WINNERS Chicago Film, Music & Literature Awards 2026

2026 November 7

WINNERS Chicago Film, Music & Literature Awards 2026

Heaven

By AnayaMusic Kunst

BEST GLOBAL SONG, BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST VISIONARY ARTIST & BEST SOUND

Mercy

By Laura Calderini

BEST UNIVERSAL SHORT SCRIPT 2026, BEST EUROPEAN WRITER & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

Rosso Melanconia

By Laura Calderini

BEST EUROPEAN BOOK OF THE YEAR & BEST WRITING STYLE (Category: International Book)

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERBNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST GLOBAL DIRECTOR, (Category: International Narrative Feature), BEST EDITING, BEST CAST, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. BEST SOUNDTRACK & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Narrative Feature)

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST GLOBAL YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY 2026 & BEST EDITING (Category: Documentary)

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST GLOBAL WRITER 2026, BEST FAIRY TALE OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL FANTASY BOOK

Unpromised Land

By Damiano Rossi

BEST ORIGINAL STORY, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Educational Film), BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING & BEST SOCIAL STORYTELLER

The Cassandra Venice Project

By Hugo Teugels

BEST INDIE ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER 2026, BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (Category: Arthouse Experimental Film) & BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST ARTHOUSE ACTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL STORY, BEST VISIONARY ACTING

The Serpent’s Caress

By Samantha Casella

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST SOUND, BEST SCREENPLAY & CINEMATOGRAPHY

Pounding Pavements

By Jeremy and Christine Stork

BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG WRITERS OF THE YEAR, BEST SOUND & BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC 2026

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST GLOBAL VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST INDIE FILMMAKER, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING & BEST CONTEMPORARY ARTHOUSE PRODUCER

Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence

By Aurélie Latona

BEST UNIVERSAL INDIE MOVIEMAKER, BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST STORYTELLING (Category: International Super Short Film)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST GLOBAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST WRITING STYLE & BEST ORIGINAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS (Category: International Feature Script)

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST GLOBAL DRAMA 2026, BEST INDIE FILMMAKER, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: International Drama)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST WRITER 2026 INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST SOCIAL SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT

The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

BEST ORIGINAL TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Television Script)

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM 2026, BEST SOUND, BEST DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Animation) & BEST VISIONARY ARTIST (Category: Animation)

Non dimenticare il poeta

By Fabrizio Fuochi

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SINGER, BEST EUROPEAN SONG & BEST FILMMAKER (Category: International Music Video)