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Marbles and Bullets
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Frankenstein
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La Hacienda
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A Red Bicycle
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Note Between Two Books
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The James Crow Hotel
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Staycation
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Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence
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NeverWere: a Lycan Love Story
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BEST UNIVERSAL SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL CHARACTERS & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER 2026
The Serpent’s Caress
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BEST GLOBAL FILM 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST ACTRESS & BEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER
American Money
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BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST SOCIAL SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
The Novice
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BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ACTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTING & BEST ARTHOUSE VIDEO POETRY
Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EXPERIMENTAL MOVIEMAKER
Alta California
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BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER
Pirandello’s Wife
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BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST DRAMA SCRIPT
Borderline Justice
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BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)
The Duchess
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BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Drama), BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLER, BEST ACTING (Category: Global Drama)
The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT OF THE YEAR, BEST YOUNG STORYTELLER & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITOR
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST EDITOR (Category: Experimental Film)
The Rorschach Test
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BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE PRODUCER
Not Without Gloves
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BEST INTERNATIONAL ART FILM & BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
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Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)
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