Looking for inspiration / Poszukiwanie inspiracji
By Michał Kucharski
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Split Focus
By Cherie Carson
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Phantom and Percepter
By AJ Bucci
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Sheldon Mashugana gets stooged
By Dean Morgan
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Lambada The Dance Of Fate
By Kai Fischer
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A nest in My Heart
By Mira Kim
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Pretty Little Lucy
By David Williamson
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Il tuo riparo
By Don Pasquale Ferone
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Alzati dal buio
By Don Pasquale Ferone
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Into LA Art Show 2
By Rick Meghiddo
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Staycation
By Russell Emanuel
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Precious the baby dragon
By Dawn Menge
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Omnipotent Resolution
By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia
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Uncle Franco’s Birthday Suit
By Lynn Elliott
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Alta California
By Lynn Elliott
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The Mongrel
By Lynn Elliott
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Bellatrix
By Jacek Krawczyk
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The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
By Vivian Tsang
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Zone
By Danilo Del Tufo
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The Duchess
By C. Arnold Curry
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An Ever After Drama
By Michelle Lynn
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The Green Mill
By Michelle Lynn
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Secrets of Montmartre
By Michelle Lynn
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Freedoms Under Assault
By Jacob Comforty & Robert Arnove
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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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Out of Control
By Bellopropello
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Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Ken Kimmelman
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Fractures In Time
By Lesley Ann Albiston
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Katabasis
By Samantha Casella
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Action 8
By Maximillian Decker
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My Hollywood Circus
By Roger Paradiso
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The Dead Ringer
By Suzanne Lutas
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Cataclysm Down Under – Hero
By Akal Demir
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An adventure An Adventure of a Tiny Man and Gulliver
By Giorge Megrelishvili
BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER (Category: Indie Narrative Feature) 2026
