WINNERS Dante Alighieri International Film Awards 2026

2026 May 26

WINNERS Dante Alighieri International Film Awards 2026

The Sicilians

By Frank Mancuso

BEST ACTION SCREENPAY 2026

Precious the baby dragon

By Dr Dawn Menge

BEST ORIGINAL WRITER, BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK & BEST FANTASY

Colombano e la 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

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

NeverWere: a Lycan Love Story

By Chris Ross Leong

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST INTERNATIONAL SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIEMAKER & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

63Geminorum

By Laura Calderini

BEST SHORT SCRIPT 2026, BEST ITALIAN WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Screenplay Short)

Freedoms Under Assault

By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE OF THE YEAR, BEST EDITING, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Documentary)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE

Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER, BEST SOUND & BEST POETRY INDIE VIDEO

Heart of Love

By Gaetano Cristiano

BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Planetary Rebellion

By Fabrizio Fuochi

BEST ORIGINAL INDIE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST DIRECTOR (Category; Music Video), BEST CHOREOGRAPHY, BEST SOUND & BEST EUROPEAN VOICE OF THE YEAR

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT

Pace regnerà

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST EUROPEAN SONG 2026 & BEST SPIRITUAL SONG WRITER

Floating Eyes

By Daniel Arreola

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SHORT SCRIPT

Case of Choice

By Daniel Arreola

BEST WRITING STYLE OF THE YEAR (Category: Short Script)

I Waited for You

By Jennifer Glee

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Experimental)

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

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST VISIONARY WRITER & BEST WRING STYLE

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE), BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST CAST (Category: Film) & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ORIGINAL MOVIEMAKER OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Vertigo

By Sylvie Kay

BEST INDIE DANCE MOVIE 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE DANCER OF THE YEAR

The Mongrel

By Lynn Elliott

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

PIRANDELLO’S WIFE

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST AMERICAN WRITER (Category: Drama Script)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER, BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITING STYLE

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR 2026

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA 2026, BEST ORIGINAL WRITER, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS (Category: International Drama)