Author: Christian Candido

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST ANIMATION, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING (Category: Animated Short Film) & BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

In Search of A P-I-G

By Keith Szarabajka

BEST ORIGINAL WEB/TV SERIES & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST FAIRY TALE OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category: International Book)

Faust – This Had Never Happened OR Resurrection of Angels with Broken Wings

By Peyman Majidi & Sabina Shiari

BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Poetry Film), BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Cose nuove

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO, BEST SPIRITUAL SONG WRITER & BEST ARTHOUSE SINGER OF THE YEAR

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR (Category: Documentary Short)

Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST ORIGINAL ACTING OF THE YEAR, BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR & BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTOR 2026

Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

Coke and a Smoke

By Charli Brown

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT 2026

Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary Feature), BEST CAMERA OPERATOR, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026 & BEST VISIONARY EDITING

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST THILLER SCRIPT, BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

Heaven

By AnayaMusic

BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR, BEST SINGER 2026 & BEST SONG

Colombano e la 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE DIRECTOR

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Documentary), BEST ORIGINAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY 2026, BEST GLOBAL FILMMAKER & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Super Short Film), BEST SOUND & BEST INTERNATIONAL SUPER SHORT FILM

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CAST, BEST CASTING DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Walking With God

By Lois M Banks

BEST AMERICAN FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY & BEST STORYTELLING

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST ORIGINAL STORY, BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE FILMMAKER

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY

Secrets of Montmartre

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ROMANCE SCRIPT 2026, BEST SPIRITUAL SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Strawberries and Cream

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE ACTRESS, BEST ACTING, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT OF THE YEAR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DRAMA 2026, BEST INDIE FILMMAKER, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS & BEST STORYTELLING (Category: International Drama)

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE WRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ART FILM & BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST VIDEO POETRY, BEST VISIONARY EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FILMMAKER

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE PRODUCER

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST GLOBAL SCREENWRITER

The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST DRAMA 2026, BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

Our Brilliant Destruction

By Sarah Bitely

BEST PICTURE 2026, BEST EDITING, BEST CAST & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST AMERICAN BOOK OF THE YEAR, BEST WRITING STYLE & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER 2026

The Harmony Saga & Movement I – Disciple: Episode I of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

BEST ARTHOUSE ANIMATION

Six Years of Revolution in Independent Cinema
2026 marks a historic year for WILD FILMMAKER. We celebrate our sixth anniversary and look back on the journey we have taken with pride, aware that what began as an ambitious project has now become one of the most respected and closely followed realities in the international film landscape.
The achievements reached over these years have been extraordinary. Today, WILD FILMMAKER stands as the platform with the largest number of film events worldwide, a true reference point for directors, producers, screenwriters, actors, and independent artists from every corner of the globe.
However, this milestone represents only the beginning of a new phase of our growth. Our next objective is to create even more opportunities for filmmakers and the industry to connect by organizing international meetings dedicated to the presentation and promotion of film projects before producers, distributors, and professionals from the entertainment sector.
We believe that talent deserves not only visibility, but also concrete opportunities for development, collaboration, and professional growth.
WILD FILMMAKER events will continue to take place in the most important capitals around the world, thanks to collaborations with highly prestigious institutions and organizations. Alongside our presence in the most influential international industry publications, such as Cineuropa, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety, we are building new partnerships with film critics’ associations, strengthening an increasingly profound dialogue with the global film industry.
Our network of creatives has become an increasingly influential voice in shaping the future of world cinema.
And you are part of this journey.
If you are reading this Annual Report 2026, it means that your work, your talent, and your contribution have become part of the history of WILD FILMMAKER.
We are proud to include you among the films and artists who have left a mark on our journey throughout this year.
At WILD FILMMAKER, we can say only one word: thank you!
This is only the first chapter of an even greater journey ahead.

Among the award-winning artists who participated in the Annual Report World Cinema 2026:

AnayaMusic Kunst

Andrea Natale

Angelena Bonet

Ariel Orama López (AG Orloz)

C. Arnold Curry

Camy De Mario

Carla Di Bonito

Casey Williams

Chris Ross Leong

Colleen Fuglaar

Cosmo Swevens

Daniel Arreola

Daniel Smith

Danilo Del Tufo

David Williamson

Derek Martin

Dianne Lang

Dr Dawn Menge

Earnest Diaz

Fabia Maria Cerra

Fabrizio Fuochi

Faye Fayerman

Florence Cazebon-Taveau

Gabriel Womack

Hugo Teugels

Ian S. Williams

Inigo Laugermann

Jacek Krawczyk

Joey Agbayani

Kai Fischer

Kevin B Ploth

Leilani Amour Arenzana

Lena Mattsson

Lesley Ann Albiston

Lois M. Banks

Lynn Elliott

Markus McLaughlin

Matthew Roch

Monte Albers de Leon

Pamela PerryGoulardt

Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

Patricia Planck

R. Scott MacLeay

Ricardo Fleshman

Roger Paradiso

Samantha Casella

Sean Gregory Tansey

Sofia Mavrou

Sol Solaris

Suzanne Lutas

Sylvie Kay

Timothy A McGhee

Tommy Anderson Sherry Severs

Uwe Schwarzwalder

Vicentini Gomez

Vincenzo Amoruso

Vivian Tsang

Walid Salhab

Faust – This Had Never Happened OR Resurrection of Angels with Broken Wings

By Peyman Majidi & Sabina Shiari

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL ARTHOUSE FILM, BEST INDIE STORYTELLING & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST ARTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY

Metal

By Andrea Natale

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST EDITOR (Category: Animation)

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Experimental)

Non dimenticare il poeta

By Fabrizio Fuochi

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SONG, BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO 2026, BEST SONG WRITER & BEST SINGER

Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

BEST EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL FILM 2026, BEST POETRY FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR 

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR, BEST THRILLER, BEST SUSPENSE & BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING

Our Brilliant Destruction

By Sarah Bitely

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE OF THE YEAR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST INTERNATIONAL CAST, BEST CASTING DIRECTO, BEST FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST VISIONARY ACTING & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM

Urban Eats MTL

By Ioannis Koutroubis

BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: INTERNATIONAL WEB/TV SERIES), BEST ORIGINAL WEB/TV SERIES OF THE YEAR & BEST WRITING STYLE

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST FAIRY TALE OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category: International Book)

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL ACTING

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST SOUNDTRACK, BEST EDITING & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

I Waited for You

By Jennifer Glee

BEST ORIGINAL ART FILM, BEST ARTHOUS EDITING & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST ORIGINAL MOVIEMAKER, BEST VISIONARY SHORT FILM & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Video Poetry)

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER (Category: Arthouse Screenplay) & BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDTING, BEST INDIE PRODUCER (Category: Documentary Short)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST CHARACTERS & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER

Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER, BEST INSPIRATIONAL DIRECTOR & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE DANCE MOVIE OF THE YEAR

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER & BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST HISTORICAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATIC VISION

We are Rivers

By Graciela Cassel

BEST ORIGINAL EDITING, BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST STORYTELLING & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST DRAMA OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITING SYLE 2026

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST VISIONARY CINEMATIC VISION

My heads f*cked

By Fabia Maria Cerra

BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER 2026, BEST SUSPENSE & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL)

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: ART FILM), BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM

 

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EDITOR

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Super Short Film) & BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 2026

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST ACTING

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER, BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE

Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

BEST ORIGINAL DANCE SHORT MOVIE 2026, BEST SOUND & BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER (Category: International Dance SHORT Film)

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

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

Going Spaceward

By Yichea Lin

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR (Category: Animation)

Il tuo riparo

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST EUROPEAN SONG OF THE YEAR & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SONG WRITER 2026

Ogni male vincerai

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SONG WRITER & BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO

Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

BEST VISIONARY INDIE FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE HISTORICAL SHORT FILM

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INSIPRATIONAL SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, ORIGINAL ACTING & BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE BOOK 2026 & BEST AMERICAN WRITER

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CAST, BEST CASTING DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST STORYTELLING, BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR (Category: Experimental)

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Uncle Franco’s Birthday Suit

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE SCREENWRITER

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT

Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST VISIONARY FILMMAKER 2026

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Drama), BEST EDTING, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS (Category: International Drama)

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM DIRECTOR 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER