Winners Special Event at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic

2026 July 12

Winners Special Event at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic

Mix Art Clic & Drippin

By Sylvie Kay

BEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE MOVIE 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SOUND DESIGNER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITOR (Category: Dance Movie)

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE SUPER SHORT FILM, BEST EDITING, BEST PRODUCER & BEST SOCIAL SHORT FILM

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST INTERNATONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026

Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence

By Aurélie Latona

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST EDTING (Category: Super Short Film)

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR, BEST WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Serenity

By AnayaMusic Kunst

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC VIDEO 2026, BEST VOICE OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG

Hito

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST POETRY FILM & BEST EUROPEAN VISIONARY MOVIEMAKER

Potato Family

By Lori Hamilton

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST GLOBAL DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Animation)

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Indie Screenplay), BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCER

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE SHORT FILM

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ARTHOSUE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE ACTOR 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTER 2026 (Category: Indie Experimental Short Film)

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTING, BEST INDIE ART FILM & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITER (Category: Drama Script)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

The New Immigrants- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST INDIE FIRST TIME DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL CAMERA OPERATOR

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST ARTHOUSE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA

Cabaret Cuba

By Madeleine Duba

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY 2026