WINNERS Hong Kong Film & Screenplay Awards 2026

Tomorrow’s Dream

By Justin Gizzi

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER 2026

Normal Thoughts From A Strange Mind: Session A

By L. S. Strange

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST ORIGINAL YOUNG ACTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

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

Sand Leveling 9-20

By Faye Fayerman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER, BEST EDITIMG & BEST VISIONARY MOVIEMAKER

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST THRILLER SCRIPT 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST INDIE WRITER & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION

Dancing with Spies @Goddess – novel

By Francis Billingsley

BEST GLOBAL WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Scacs d’Amor

By Daniel Arreola

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Short Script) & BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT OF THE YEAR

Cherished Viciousness

By Daniel Arreola

BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: International Feature Script)

Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER 2026

Our Brilliant Destruction

By Sarah Bitely

BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR, BEST SOUND DESIGNER, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST ACTING & BEST VIDEO POETRY

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR & BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM 2026

Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Dance Film), BEST ARTHOUSE DANCE MOVIE, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY & BEST SOUND

Walking With God

By Lois M. Banks

BEST INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION & BEST EDITING

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

Is He Cheating?

By Bill Morton

BEST LGBTQ+ & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST INDIE FILMMAKER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Connor and Sonia

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST DRAMA SCRIPT 2026 & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Indie Screenwriter)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT 2026

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

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

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Colombano e la 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

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

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

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

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE BOOK 2026 & BEST AMERICAN WRITER

WINNERS TriBeCa Film Critics Circle Awards 2026

Pints With Kelly

By Stephen Kelly

BEST ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST INDIE PRODUCER (Category: Documentary Feature)

The Giant

By Kevin B Ploth

BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR (Category: Television Script), BEST ORIGINAL PILOT TV & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Pilot TV/Television Script)

Scachs d’Amor

By Daniel Arreola

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Short Script 2026) & BEST ARHOUSE SHORT SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Bellatrix

By Jacek Krawczyk

BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR (Category: Narrative Short), BEST SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST CAST, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST SOUNDTRACK

Plandemic: Tribunal

By Chris Ross Leong

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: International Screenwriter)

Not Fore Long

By Patricia Marshall

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

A Tale Of Two Tailes

By Camy De Mario

BEST FILMMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Animated Short Film) & BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM 2026

The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd

By Uwe Schwarzwalder

BEST INDIE PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST ARTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 2026, BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER, BEST CASTING DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY

Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

BEST SCREENWRITER 2026, BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY & BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR (Category: Experimental Film), BEST EDITING (Category: Experimental)

The Fall of Ted

By Monte Albers de Leon

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER, BEST FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

On My Special Day

By Leilani Amour Arenzana

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST CAST, BEST SOUND DESIGNER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Experimental Film) & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

Love is Lonely Hunter

By Graciela Cassel

BEST GLOBAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST STORYTELLING & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST FILMMAKER (Category: International Documentary Short), BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING (Category: Documentary Short)

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST SUSPENSE, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER, BEST THRILLER SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE WRITER

Connor and Sonia

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST DRAMA SCRIPT

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST CINEMATIC ACTING & BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ACTOR 2026

The Armchair Travellers

By Patricia Planck

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 (Category: Arthouse Feature Script) & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER & BEST ARTHOUSE SCRIPT 2026

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

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

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST DRAMA SCRIPT 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE CAST & BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: Drama)

Mix Art Clic

By Sylvie Kay

BEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE MOVIE FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Dance Film)

Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

BEST DANCER, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2026

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: International Screenplay) & BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CAST, BEST EDITOR, & BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER, BEST EUROPEAN PROJECT 2026 2026 & BEST ART FILM

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL)

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC IDEA, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Inspirational Film)

Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING

The Cassandra Venice Project

By Hugo Teugels

BEST INDIE DIRECTOR & BEST FASHION SHORT FILM 2026

WINNERS Independent Critics’ Week Awards, Copenhagen, Denmark

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

ANNUAL REPORT WORLD CINEMA 2026

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