Author: Christian Candido

Avartia

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Christmas Card

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The Legend Of The Bum-Barian

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Master Heist – A True Christmas Fiction

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Mother, Mother

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3327 Il figlio dei fulmini

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The Duchess

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Heaven

By AnayaMusic

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Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay

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When Cassandra Venice speaks

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The Arcangel Of Death

By Vincenzo Amoruso

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Bellatrix

By Jacek Krawczyk

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I Waited for You

By Jennifer Glee

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Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

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Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove

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Monument to Love

By Jacob Comforty

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The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

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Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

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Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

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Moviment I – Discipline: Episode I Of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Bradley Reinhold

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The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

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American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

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Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

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Thankful

By Earnest Diaz

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Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

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The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

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Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

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By Lynn Elliott

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Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

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By Zsolt Pozsgai

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Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

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Ailene

By Liesel Galletly

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Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

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Bellatrix

By Jacek Krawczyk

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Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

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Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

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Precious the baby Dragon

By Dawn Menge

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Urban Eats MTL

By Ioannis Koutroubis

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An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

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Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

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Lucky in Long Island

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The Riddle Pact

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Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

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I Swear

By Richard VanOverbroeck

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Split Focus

By Cherie Carson

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Walking With God

By Lois M. Banks

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Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

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The Arcangel Of Death

By Vincenzo Amoruso

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Soularis

By Janja Rakuš

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Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

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Heat and Love

By Michał Kucharski

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The Greenstone Narrated by Orson Welles

By Kevin Irvine

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Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay

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Going Home

By TerryLee WHETSTONe

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The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

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Mind over Matter

By Pamela PerryGoulardt

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Heaven

By AnayaMusic Kunst

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Sheldon Mashugana gets Stooged

By Dean Morgan

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A nest in My Heart

By Mira Kim

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Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

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The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

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PIRANDELLO’S WIFE

By Lynn Elliott

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Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

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Il tuo riparo

By Don Pasquale Ferone

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Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

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NEVERWERE: a Lycan Love Story

By Chris Ross Leong

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Out of Control

By Bellopropello

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The Little Match-Seller

By Danilo Del Tufo

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Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

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American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

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The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

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The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

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Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

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Moviment I – Discipline: Episode I Of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Bradley Reinhold

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Planetary Rebellion

By Fabrizio Fuochi

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The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

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Omnipotent Resolution

By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia

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Connor and Sonia

By Carla Di Bonito

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When Cassandra Venice speaks

By Hugo Teugels

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Measure for Measure

By Phil Howe

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Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

By Alexander Senicki

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Michelangelo and Me

By Colleen Fuglaar

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Phantom and Percepter

By AJ Bucci

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Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST WRING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

Thankful

By Earnest Diaz

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Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

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American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

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The Enforcers

By A. L. Jobrail

BEST TV/SERIES OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: TV/Series)

Tightly Bound

By David Morwick

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Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

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I Waited for You

By Jennifer Glee

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Ailene

By Liesel Galletly

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NeverWere: a Lycan Love Story

By Chris Ross Leong

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Colombano e la 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

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Asherah’s Colors

By Gary Mazeffa

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Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

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The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

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The Riddle Pact

By Zsolt Pozsgai

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Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

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Love Comes Home To Holly Teaser/Trailer

By Mysti Cozart Smith

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Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

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Walking With God

By Lois M. Banks

BEST ORIGINAL INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DIRECTOR

Why We Create. The Art of Being Human

By Inigo Laugermann

BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Narrative Short)

Uq’axik b’e (Atravesar caminos- Crossing Paths)

By Lucia Ixchiu

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER (Category: Documentary Short)

Wisdom’s Teeth

By Daniel Arreola

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER (Category: Arthouse Short Script), BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY SHORT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Hearts Aligned

By Michaela Kuti

BEST ARTHOUSE SONG OF THE YEAR

Midnite’s Journey

By Dana Silkiss

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY & BEST INTERNATIONAL TRUE CRIME 2026

Soularis

By Janja Rakuš

BEST INTERNATIONAL POETRY SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR & BEST ARTHOSUE CINEMATOGRAPHER

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR & BEST PRODUCER (Category: Animation)

Master Heist – A True Christmas Fiction

By Kai Fischer

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER 2026

Appointment With The Plague Doctor, Lester Haywood

By L. S. Strange

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

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

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Water

By Gary Beeber

BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary Feature)

Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove

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Monument to Love

By Jacob Comforty

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The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd

By Uwe Schwarzwalder

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 2026, BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER, BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER

Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

BEST INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FILMMAKER

Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

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A Pilgrimage Into Tibet

By Mark Gould

BEST SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER (Category: Indie Documentary Short)

AMERICA BOXED IN

By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FEATURE OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY 

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE BOOK 2026 & BEST AMERICAN WRITER

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Arthouse Feature Script) & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

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The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

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TV Man

By Leonardo Valenti

BEST EUROPEAN NARRATIVE SHORT 2026

Sheldon Mashugana gets stooged

By Dean Morgan

BEST COMEDY 2026, BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR 2026 & BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: International Comedy)

Cycle of Life

By Miguel Raymond

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Heaven

By AnayaMusic Kunst

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

By Monte Albers de Leon

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENPLAY

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE), BEST SOUNDTRACK, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EDITING (Category: Film)

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

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Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER, BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING SYLE (Category: Feature Script)

Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR & BEST FILMMAKER 2026

Agnus Dei

By Agim Sopi

BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL MOVIEMAKER

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG DIRECTOR

The Revenge Club

By Marla Eaton

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The Arcangel Of Death

By Vincenzo Amoruso

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Alzati dal buio

By Don Pasquale Ferone

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Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

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The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

BEST PILOT TV & ORIGINAL TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026

PIRANDELLO’S WIFE

By Lynn Elliott

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Omnipotent Resolution

By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia

BEST ORIGINAL DANCE FILM 2026, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Music Video), BEST EDITING (Category: Music Video), BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

When Cassandra Venice speaks

By Hugo Teugels

BEST GLOBAL INDI DIRECTOR 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING (Category: Indie Short)

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

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Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

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The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

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Eye of the Storm

By Brooke Wolff

BEST AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY 2026, POETRY ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST AMERICAN PRODUCER & BEST FILMMAKER

Pounding Pavements

By Jeremy and Christine Stork

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An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

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Silver Lights: City of Dreams

By Michelle Lynn

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Recipe for A Dream

By Michelle Lynn

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Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER

Roses are Blind

By Wendy White

BEST AMERICAN INDIE ACTOR & BEST ORIGINAL THRILLER 2026

Elevation To The Depths I

By Andrew Noble

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Elevation To The Depths II

By Andrew Noble

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Elevation To The Depths III

By Andrew Noble

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Meet My Pet Monster

By James Storm

BEST DARK COMEDY 2026 & BEST AMERICAN FILMMAKER

My Life as a Piece of Space Debris

By Damien Donnelly

BEST INDIE DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026

Cataclysm Down Under – Hero

By Akal Demir

BEST INDIE DIRECTOR 2026 & BEST INDIE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER