
ROSEBUD Filmmaker Awards 2026 – The Biggest Showcase Of Indie Hollywood!



The Arcangel Of Death
By Vincenzo Amoruso
BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Experimental Short Film)
The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
By Vivian Tsang
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY 2025
Noise
By R. Scott MacLeay
BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER
The Lost Village
By Roger Paradiso
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST AMERICAN INDIE PRODUCER
AMERICA BOXED IN
By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, BEST EDITING & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary)
The Dead Ringer
By Suzanne Lutas
BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Indie Screenwriter)
Staycation
By Russell Emanuel
BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2025, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST PICTURE, BEST EDITING, BEST ORIOGINAL CAST & BEST SOUNDTRACK
Una Luce
By Don Pasquale Ferone
BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SPIRITUAL SONG 2025
Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Ken Kimmelman
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2025, BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Fractures In Time
By Lesley Ann Albiston
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST ORIGINAL STORY & BEST WRITING STYLE
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR & BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL)
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION & BEST ACTING
Brothers of Babylon
By Gabriel Womack
BEST INDIE WRITER 2025 & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: International Feature Script)
Thankful
By Earnest Diaz
BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER
Alta California
By Lynn Elliott
BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST SOCIAL SCREENPLAY
Pirandello’s Wife
By Lynn Elliott
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR
An Ever After Drama
By Michelle Lynn
BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT OF THE YEAR, BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Silver Lights: City of Dreams
By Michelle Lynn
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST AMERICAN FILMMAKER
Behind The Algorithm
By Michelle Lynn
BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)
The Little Match-Seller
By Danilo Del Tufo
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST INPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INDIE PRODUCER
American Money
By Timothy A McGhee
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER
Planetary Rebellion
By Fabrizio Fuochi
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER, BEST EDITING & BEST PRODUCER (Category: International Music Video)
Omnipotent Resolution
By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia
BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Dance Film), BEST INTERNATIONAL EDITING & BEST SOUND DESIGNER (Category: MUSIC VIDEO)
The Duchess
By C. Arnold Curry
BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA 2025, BEST ORIGINAL WRINTING SYLE & BEST SCREENWRITER
Colombano e la 21esima Fetta
By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
BEST HISTORICAL FILM OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DIRECTOR
Bagliori – Flashes of Light
By Mattia Paone
BEST EUROPEAN INDIE SHORT FILM 2025



Paco
By Cresencio Medina
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE SERIES 2025
Ctabka (The Bet)
By Edward Bryson
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT THRILLER & BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT (Category: International Thriller)
Poo Pookudhu (From RAIL Movie) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
By S. J. Jananiy
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK & BEST INTERNATIONAL SOUND DESIGNER
Precious the baby dragon
By Dr Dawn Menge
BEST INTERNATIONAL FANTASY & BEST ARTHOUSE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Lambada The Dance Of Fate
By Kai Fischer
BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER (Category: FEATURE SCRIPT), BEST CINEMATIC WRITING & BEST BIOGRAPHICAL STORY
Noise
By R. Scott MacLeay
BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST INSPIRATIONAL EDITING
The Edge “Into “The Past”
By Gary St. Martin
BEST WEB/TV SERIES, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER
Gipsy
By Anaya (AnayaMusic) Kunst
BEST VOICE, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: MUSIC VIDEO) & BEST SOUND DESIGNER
Sheldon Mashugana gets Stooged
By Dean Morgan
BEST ACTING, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST AMERICAN COMEDY
Fire Flies
By Larry Gene Fortin
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA
Voyage In The Desert
By ΕΛΠΙΔΑ ΑΜΙΤΣΗ
BEST INDIE FILM 2025 & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature)
The Duchess
By C. Arnold Curry
BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA
The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
By Vivian Tsang
BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE CAMERA OPERATOR
The Arcangel Of Death
By Vincenzo Amoruso
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE ACTOR & BEST ORIGINAL ACTING
AMERICA BOXED IN
By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE OF THE YEAR, BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Documentary Feature)
Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Ken Kimmelman
BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING
Cassandra Venice
By Hugo Teugels
BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Una Luce
By Don Pasquale Ferone
BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO
Meraviglie
By Don Pasquale Ferone
BEST POETRY SONG, BEST EUROPEAN SINGER 2025 & BEST SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Eye of the Storm
By Brooke Wolff
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY, BEST AMERICAN PRODUCER & BEST FILMMAKER
Alta California
By Lynn Elliott
BEST AMERICAN SCREENPLAY, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT
Omnipotent Resolution
By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST DANCE FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Inspirational Music Video)
Bagliori – Flashes of Light
By Mattia Paone
BEST EUROPEAN NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST ORIGINAL MOVIEMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Short Film)
Cataclysm Down Under – Hero
By Akal Demir
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR
Staycation
By Russell Emanuel
BEST PICTURE, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST EDITING, BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Film) & BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Money
By Timothy A McGhee
BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
The Little Match-Seller
By Danilo Del Tufo
BEST DIRECTOR 2025, BEST EDITING, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST CINEMATIC NEW VISION (Category: ANIMATION)
Am I a painter?/Czy jestem malarzem?
By Michał Kucharski
BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER, BEST ORIGINAL ANIMATED SHORT & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
I Waited for You
By Jennifer Glee
BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR (Category: EXPERIMENTAL FILM), BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST SPIRITUAL FILM
Katabasis
By Samantha Casella
BEST INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE & BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2025
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATIC VISION, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ACTRESS
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE INDIE DIRECTOR
The Dead Ringer
By Suzanne Lutas
BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST WRITING STYLE (Category: INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY)
Wave Man
By Anna Morelli
BEST EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST FANTASY SCRIPT 2025
Wacko
By Matthew Roch
BEST MAKE-UP, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR & BEST AMERICAN THRILLER OF THE YEAR




Michelangelo and Me
By Colleen Fuglaar
BEST INTERNATIONAL FANTASY OF THE YEAR
Heart of the Matter
By Angelena Bonet
BEST INTERNATIONAL WEB/TV SERIES 2025
Bagliori – Flashes of Light
By Mattia Paone
BEST EUROPEAN NARRATIVE SHORT FILM, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST SOUNDTRACK
Dancing with Spies @Goddess novel manuscript
BY Francis Billingsley
BEST WRITER (Category: Indie Book) & BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK/MANUSCRIPT 2025
Fractures In Time
By Lesley Ann Albiston
BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VIDEO (Category: Feature Script) & BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER
Sheldon Mashugana gets Stooged
By Dean Morgan
BEST ORIGINAL ACTING, BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDIAN & BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER
Man in a Can
By Henk Pringels
BEST POETY ANIMATED SHORT FILM, BEST ORIGINAL MOVIEMAKER & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY SHORT
AMERICA BOXED IN
By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams
BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST CAMERA OPERATOR (Category: Documentary) & BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Behind The Algorithm
By Michelle Lynn
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER
An Ever After Drama
By Michelle Lynn
BEST INDIE SHORT FILM, BEST ACTING, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Screenplay Short) & BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Lights, Camera, Paris
By Michelle Lynn
BEST INTERNATIONAL POETRY SONG & BEST ORIGINAL SONG WRITER
Lucky in Long Island 2
By Michelle Lynn
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR
Staycation
By Russell Emanuel
BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST AMERICAN PRODCUTION COMPANY, BEST MAKE-UP & BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER
Nossos Caminhos
By Carla Di Bonito
BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL STORY 2025
Out of Control
By Bellopropello
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING
Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Ken Kimmelman
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM OF THE YEAR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
The Stones of Rome
By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM, BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM & BEST ORIGINAL ACTOR 2025
The Pathos of Hamlet
By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST POETRY FILM & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE ACTING
I Waited for You
By Jennifer Glee
BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST PRODUCER & BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: Experimental Film)
American Money
By Timothy A McGhee
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENPLAY & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE NOVELIST
The Dead Ringer
By Suzanne Lutas
BEST ORIGINAL INDIE SCREENWRITER 2025 (Category: FEATURE SCRIPT) & BEST ORIGINAL STORY
Eye of the Storm
By Brooke Wolff
BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2025 & BEST EDITING
The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
By Vivian Tsang
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE YOUNG FILMMAKER, BEST INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM & BEST EDITING
The Duchess
By C. Arnold Curry
BEST INDIE DRAMA, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST PRODUCER & BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: DRAMA)
Elysian Dreams
By Anaya (AnayaMusic) Kunst
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST SONG 2025 & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SINGER
The Little Match-Seller
By Danilo Del Tufo
BEST ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Virulence
By Christopher Pennington
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2025 & BEST WRITER
Colombano e la 21esima Fetta
By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
BEST EUROPEAN FILM, BEST PRODUCER, BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Narrative Feature)
Alta California
By Lynn Elliott
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER & BEST WRITING STYLE 2025
Pirandello’s Wife
By Lynn Elliott
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT
Noise
By R. Scott MacLeay
BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Experimental Film)
Am I a painter?/Czy jestem malarzem?
By Michał Kucharski
BEST PRODUCER, BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT & BEST FILMMAKER (Category: ANIMATION)
Omnipotent Resolution
By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO 2025, BEST EDITING (Category: Dance Film), BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL & COREOGRAPHY
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST FILMMAKER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EDITING
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INDIE PRODUCER (Category: EXPERIMENTAL) & BEST ORIGINAL STORY
