Category: Senza categoria

Calm Lake

By Reid Barwick

BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR, BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS (Category: Arthouse Feature Script) & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST GLOBAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR (Category: International Documentary Short) & BEST STORYTELLER

Bellatrix

By Jacek Krawczyk

BEST UNIVERSAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL INDIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EDITING (Category: Global Short film)

From Shattered to Strong: A Long Way Forward

By Darrelle Radcliff

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY, BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENWRITER (Category: Feature Script) & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Global Feature Script)

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST UNIVERSAL FAIRY TALE OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE BOOK 2026

The Singing Detective “Who Killed Lex”

By Gary St. Martin

BEST ORIGINAL PILOT TV, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE TELEVISION SCRIPT & BEST SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Television Script)

Scachs d’Amor

By Daniel Arreola

BEST UNIVERSAL SHORT SCRIPT, BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE SCRIPT 2026

The Soft Core

By Justin Gizzi

BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Global Screenplay) & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

Tomorrow’s Dream

By Justin Gizzi

BEST VISIONARY WRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026

Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

BEST EDUCATIONAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL STYLE (Category: Experimental Cinematography)

The Giant

By Kevin B Ploth

BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR (Category: International Pilot TV), BEST CINEMATIC VISION & BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026

Cock Robin

By Frances Barth

BEST UNIVERSAL COMEDY 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST CAST (Category: Global Comedy)

The Revenge Club

By Marla Eaton

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT 2026, BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Global Short Script)

Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow

By Harold Brown

BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Screenplay) & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence

By Aurélie Latona

BEST ART FILM, BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER, BEST VIDEO POETRY & BEST INTERNATIONAL SUPER SHORT FILM 2026

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST GLOBAL VISIONARY SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT

Two Fates – A True-Story

By Lori Lee Peters

BEST ARTHOUSE BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: Indie Biographical Script)

Plandemic: Tribunal

By Chris Ross Leong

BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST VISIONARY WRITER 2026

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST ARTHOUSE FIRST TIME DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE PRODUCER

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER OF THE YEAR

Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove 

BEST UNIVERSAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING, BEST STORYTELLING, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Documentary)

Doctor Hypotheses 2 – The Breakdown

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST UNIVERSAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Screenwriter) & BEST WRITER 2026

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST UNIVERSAL ARTHOUSE ANIMATION 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL MOVIEMAKER, BEST BEST EDITING & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Animated Short Film)

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTING, BEST INDIE ART FILM 2026 & BEST UNIVERSAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST VISIONARY ACTOR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATIC VISION & BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM

Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENWRITER 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY & BEST WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER (Category: Drama), BEST ACTING & BEST WRTING STYLE (Category: International Drama)

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST UNIVERAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR 2026, BEST GLOBAL ACTRESS, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT 2026, BEST COSTUME DESIGNER & BEST ORIGINAL ACTING

Wildflowers and Honey

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INDIE SONG OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE SONG WRITER 2026

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

Whispers of Love

By Michelle Lynn

BEST GLOBAL ROMANCE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Whispers of Paris

By Michelle Lynn

BEST VISIONARY WRITING STYLE 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER

Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST INDIE ACTOR 2026, BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHY

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BESTUNIVERSAL YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST VISIONARY GLOBAL FILMMAKER, BEST SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

The James Crow Hotel

By Terri Battee

BEST ARTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT (Category: Crime Fiction) & BEST GLOBAL SCREENWRITER (Category: Thriller)

Heaven

By AnayaMusic Kunst

BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST UNIVERSAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SONG WRITER

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

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 Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST POETRY SHORT FILM, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIV VISION

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST INSPIRATIONAL DIRECTOR

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL EDITOR

The Beauty in a Restless Mind

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER 2026

Michelangelo and Me and Da Vinci and me opener

By Colleen Fuglaar

BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category: Historical Script) & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST GLOBAL THRILLER SCRIPT

Aegean Love

By May Liu

BEST INDIE MOVIMAKER OF THE YEAR (Category: Indie Narrative Feature)

The Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog, Venice 2026 was created with the aim of highlighting how the independent creativity of filmmakers from around the world deserves the highest level of media attention.

Through the events and initiatives developed over the past few years, WILD FILMMAKER, as an independent platform, has achieved significant international visibility: in the United States, also thanks to its established presence in The Hollywood Reporter, and in Europe, with a recent article published by Cinecittà News, a leading reference point for both the film industry and independent cinema.

Following the great success our platform has achieved in recent days, we are also pleased to announce that inclusion in the Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog will offer selected artists the opportunity to participate in the 2026 AMDb Arthouse Movie Database Critics’ Choice Awards.

We are proud to highlight that, over seven years of activity, we have received more than 100,000 submissions from over 80 countries.

These figures have made us realize even more clearly that what we have built represents a true international cultural heritage: one shaped by filmmakers, works, stories, visions, and creative freedom, a heritage that we intend to continue supporting, promoting, and sharing.
Below, we present the artists featured in the Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog , Venice 2026, a project we are currently promoting in Venice to give voice and visibility to an ever-growing independent filmmaking community.

Here are the selected artists.

The Bride From The Depths

By Cornelia Calaidjoglu
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DRAMA 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER (Category: Drama)

A recognition that highlights the strength of independent dramatic writing and an arthouse sensibility capable of shaping a distinctive narrative identity with international appeal.

The James Crow Hotel

By Terri Battee
BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST GLOBAL THRILLER SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

A screenplay recognized for its visionary approach and its ability to explore the thriller genre through a compelling narrative framework with global potential.

Malibu and Roxie – A Story of Second Chances

By Camy De Mario
BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER & BEST VISIONARY SCREENPLAY SHORT (Category: Animation)

Animation, filmmaking and screenwriting come together in a project celebrated for originality and vision, placing the idea of second chances at the heart of a universally accessible cinematic language.

Precious the baby dragon

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

A celebration of fantasy and literary imagination, where the timeless tradition of the fairy tale meets an original authorial voice created for an international readership.

Rings of the Unpromised

By Michelle R. Arthur
BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Film)

Three awards recognize a complete cinematic vision, from original screenwriting and independent direction to the creation of a narrative feature with a strong arthouse identity.

Path

By Firouz Farman-Farmaian
BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026

A documentary recognized for its authorial approach and cinematic exploration, bringing the language of reality into a distinctive arthouse perspective.

Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay
BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST PRODUCER (Category: Indie Experimental Film)

Direction, cinematography and production converge in an experimental project that embraces independent cinema as a territory for visual and creative exploration.

Silent Room

By Kevin B Ploth
BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Arthouse Super Short Film)

Four artistic and technical recognitions celebrate a work in which direction, editing, production and cinematography combine to create a distinctive cinematic identity.

From Shattered to Strong: A Long Way Forward

By Darrelle Radcliff
BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

A screenplay distinguished by its attention to the psychological dimension of its characters and by a narrative vision capable of sustaining the scope of a feature-length story.

La Hacienda

By Patricia Fox
BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Horror) & BEST ORIGINAL HORROR SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Horror becomes a territory for stylistic exploration in a screenplay recognized both for its originality and for a distinctive writing style that brings a personal voice to the genre.

Back To Carbery

By Sarah Ortolan
BEST EUROPEAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

A major European recognition celebrating the literary value of the work and its ability to stand out within the international landscape of contemporary writing.

Storia di una Mistress

By Ciro Tomaiuoli – Produced by Monica Bartolucci
BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE FILM, BEST CAST & BEST INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY

An achievement that celebrates the project as a whole, from its European arthouse identity and ensemble cast to the independent production behind its realization.

Lolly Dagger Eats Sponge Cake

By Aaron Brown
BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY 2026

Comedy finds an international voice in a work recognized for the strength and distinctive personality of its comic language.

In 2 minds

By Fabia Cerra
BEST UNIVERSAL WRITER, BEST VISIONARY BOOK & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE MANUSCRIPT 2026

Three writing awards highlight the originality of a literary project celebrated for its vision, universal reach and distinctive arthouse sensibility.

Disclosure from a Cloakroom

By Carol Dorn
BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER & BEST WRITING STYLE

A screenplay combining independent sensibility with international ambition, distinguished by the personality of its writing style and its strong authorial construction.

Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: International Feature Script)

The strength of independent screenwriting meets a distinctly cinematic vision in a project recognized for its ability to transform words on the page into an evocative vision for the screen.

Mercy

By Laura Calderini
BEST EUROPEAN WRITER & BEST UNIVERSAL SHORT SCRIPT 2026

A double recognition celebrating a European writing voice and a short-form screenplay capable of communicating through a universal narrative language.

Whispers of Montana

By Michelle Lynn
BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

A screenplay recognized for its overall vision and attention to the psychological construction of its characters, a defining element of its narrative identity.

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST WRITING STYLE

Originality and style emerge as the defining qualities of a screenplay that reinforces the importance of a distinctive authorial voice in contemporary screenwriting.

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn
BESTINTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST GLOBAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS, BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST SONDTRACK, BEST COSTUME DESIGNER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (Category: Arthouse Short Film)

An outstanding achievement across multiple disciplines, with awards spanning direction, acting, screenwriting, music, costume design and cinematography, recognizing the short film as a complete artistic production.

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST UNIVERSAL ACTING

Performance takes center stage with two international recognitions celebrating acting, screen presence and expressive power.

Roses are Blind

By Wendy White
BEST ARHOUSE THRILLER & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026

The thriller genre meets arthouse storytelling in a project recognized for its ability to combine narrative tension with a distinctive authorial approach.

Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026, BEST CAMERA OPERATOR, BEST STORYTELLING, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Documentary)

Five awards celebrate an independent documentary in which concept, storytelling, direction and camerawork combine to create a powerful cinematic experience.

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso
BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE BOOK 2026 & BEST GLOBAL WRITER 2026

A literary work recognized for its American arthouse dimension and for writing that has earned its author a distinction of global scope.

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas
BEST UNIVERSAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT, & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE WRITER 2026

Independent screenwriting is celebrated through two awards recognizing the writer’s originality and the project’s ability to communicate through a broadly accessible cinematic language.

Non dimenticare il poeta

By Fabrizio Fuochi
BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG 2026, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) & BEST SONG WRITER

Music, songwriting and images merge in an internationally recognized project, celebrating both the musical composition and its translation into the visual language of the music video.

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman
BEST ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL MOVIEMAKER 2026 & BEST VISIONARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

An experimental visual exploration that celebrates the freedom of arthouse filmmaking and a visionary approach to cinematography as a central element of cinematic expression.

Christmas On Earth

By Janja Rakuš
BEST ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental)

An experimental short recognized for the coherence between production, direction and cinematic vision, affirming the vitality of personal and uncompromising arthouse filmmaking.

Master Heist – A True Christmas Fiction

By Kai Fischer
BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE, INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT

Three distinctions celebrate writing with a strong personality, recognizing the author’s original style and the international dimension of the feature screenplay.

Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence

By Aurélie Latona
BEST EUROPEAN SUPER SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Super Short Film)

A European super short in which direction and cinematography play defining roles, recognized alongside the film itself for originality and cinematic strength.

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson
BEST VISIONARY THRILLER SCRIPT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Three screenwriting awards celebrate a thriller project that combines vision, authorial originality and the independent spirit of feature filmmaking.

The Cassandra Venice Project

By Hugo Teugels
BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL FILMMAKER, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

A project centered on the filmmaker’s individual creative identity, with recognition extending to original cinematography and independent production.

Split Focus

By Cherie Carson
BEST VISIONARY DANCE MOVIE 2026, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND (Category: Dance Movie)

Dance and cinema enter into dialogue through movement, editing and sound, creating a work recognized for transforming rhythm and physical expression into cinematic language.

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee
BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

An original story and an independent screenwriting voice of international scope bring the project three distinctions dedicated to the power of cinematic storytelling.

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel
BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE), BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST CAST (Category: Film) & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

One of the most extensive achievements of the 2026 selection, with recognition spanning screenplay, direction, editing, cast and production, celebrating the feature as a complete cinematic accomplishment.

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris
BEST ARTHOUSE SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL ART FILM, BEST VISIONARY SHORT FILM & BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING

Five awards recognize a work in which art cinema, experimentation and editing become the instruments of a highly individual and independent creative vision.

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang
BEST ARTHOUSE YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY, BEST ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHER

A documentary bringing arthouse filmmaking into the field of human rights, recognizing a young directorial voice alongside documentary originality and visual research.

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTOR 2026 & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Performance and cinematography become the two creative poles of an experimental project exploring the relationship between acting and the construction of the cinematic image.

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental Short Film), BEST INDIE FILMMAKER, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING & BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026

Experimental cinema and visual poetry meet in a work recognized for its vision, filmmaking and editing, transforming moving images into a form of poetic expression.

The Beauty in a Restless Mind

By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND

An experimental project in which direction, editing and sound shape a coherent artistic universe, recognized for both originality and arthouse sensibility.

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson
BEST VISIONARY CINEMATOGRAPHY 2026 & BEST MOVIEMAKER

The power of the image and cinematic vision define a work that places the filmmaker at the center of the creative construction of the visual experience.

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson
BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Artistic Film)

Production and filmmaking are celebrated within a work of European artistic cinema distinguished by its arthouse identity and international perspective.

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA 20026 & BEST INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLER

A recognition centered on the strength of the original idea and its storytelling, highlighting inspiration as a fundamental element of cinematic creation.

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE DRAMA 2026, BEST ORIGINAL WRITER, BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: International Drama)

An international drama receiving three distinctions for writing, screenplay and arthouse identity, celebrating the originality of its narrative conception.

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott
BEST INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITER (Category: Drama Script)

Biographical writing meets drama in a screenplay recognized for its authorial quality and its approach to constructing a story for an international cinematic audience.

“Only You Can Save Her,” pilot teleplay of series THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC

By Lynn Elliott
BEST INTERNATIONAL FANTASY SCRIPT 2026, BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT & BEST GLOBAL SCREENNWRITER 2026

Fantasy and television writing converge in a project earning three international distinctions, highlighting the strength of its serial concept and the screenwriter’s creative voice.

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott
BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING

History becomes cinematic material through a screenplay recognized for its ability to transform the past into original and engaging storytelling.

Once There Were Stories

By Lynn Elliott
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

A double recognition celebrating American independent screenwriting and an authorial voice capable of sustaining the narrative scope of a feature-length project.

Caccia Grossa

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

European direction and original writing come together in a project that recognizes the creator’s dual artistic identity, both behind the camera and in the construction of the story.

Colombano & La 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FILM, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST SCREENPLAY

A work celebrated for its international arthouse dimension, driven by an original concept and a screenplay recognized as a central element of the project.

OSKÄR

By Ariel Orama López (AG Orloz)
BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

A double recognition celebrating an authorial vision capable of reaching the global arthouse landscape, honoring both the filmmaker’s distinctive identity and the originality of the idea behind the work.

From Shattered to Strong: A Long Way Forward

By Darrelle Radcliff

BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Down The Rabbit Hole

By Sean Waldron

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 (Category: Arthouse Short Film), BEST ORIGINLA IDEA & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST FIRST TIME SCREENWRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026

Love is a lonely Hunter

By Graciela Cassel

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Experimental Film) 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR

Riding on Duke’s Train

By Ken Kimmelman – Based on a book by Mick Carlon

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Hearts in a Trance

By Davi Kinski

BEST UNIVERSAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Screenplay)

Storia di una mistress

By Ciro Tomaiuoli – Produced by Monica Bartolucci

BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 2026 (Category: International Drama), BEST INTERNATIONAL CAST & BEST SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Drama)

Path

By Firouz Farman Farmaian

BEST SOCIAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

My Angel & Devil

By Anton Svantesson-Helkiö

BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

Doctor Hypotheses 2 – The Breakdown

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE & BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story

By Michelle R. Arthur

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST AMERICAN SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST VISIONARY INDIE SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category: Feature Script)

The Priory of Sion and the treasure of Abbe Sauniere of Rennes the Castle France

By Florence Cazebon-Taveau

BEST ORIGINAL HISTORICAL SCRIPT & BEST EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2026

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST YOUNG SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY 2026, BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR & BEST EDITING (Category: International Arthouse Documentary)

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL FANTASY & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER 2026

Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST GLOBAL VISIONARY SCREENWRITER

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

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

Master Heist – A True Christmas Fiction

By Kai Fischer

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

Nearest Faraway Place

By Kel Owens

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT, BEST GLOBAL SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Short Script)

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER (Category: Book) & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Thankful

By Earnest Diaz

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST GLOBAL INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026

Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Whispers of Paris

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Global Screenplay)

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR 2025, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST SOUNDTRACK, BEST ORIGINAL STORY (Category: Short Film) & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Caccia Grossa

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Narrative Short Film)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Feature Script) & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow

By Harold Brown

BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY, BEST GLOBAL WRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Global Screenplay)

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