WINNERS WOMEN IN FILM Beyond Borders Awards

2026 May 6

WINNERS WOMEN IN FILM Beyond Borders Awards

The Revenge Club

By Marla Eaton 

BEST SHORT SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER 2026

Fractures In Time

By Lesley Ann Albiston

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

The Enforcers

By A. L. Jobrail

BEST INTERNATIONAL WEB/TV SERIES & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER 2026

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST DIRECTOR 2026, BEST AMERICAN INDIE PRODUCER & BEST SUPER SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary)

Our Brilliant Destruction

By Sarah Bitely

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST POETRY FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER & BEST EDITING

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Arthouse Short) & BEST VISIONARY PROJECT

Precious the baby dragon

By Dr Dawn Menge

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER 2026

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

BEST POETRY FILM & BEST EXPERIMENTAL MOVIEMAKER 2026

The Jaguar and the Dragonfly

By Pamela PerryGoulardt

BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SHORT FILM, BEST POETRY INDIE VIDEO & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR, BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST ORIGINAL HUMAN RIGHTS SHORT FILM, BEST INDIE NARRATIVE SHORT 2026, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST FILMMAKER (Category: Short)

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST WRITING SYLE & BEST SCREENPLAY 2026 (Category: Drama)  

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL ACTOR, BEST ORIGINAL WRITER & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT

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

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST ARTHOUSE DRAMA, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST FILMMAKER 2026

A Tale Of Two Tailes

By Camy De Mario

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ORIGINAL NARRATIVE SHORT 2026, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT OF THE YEAR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST COSTUME DESIGN & BEST SCREENWRITER

Silver Lights: City of Dreams

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ORIGINAL WRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

The Green Mill

By Michelle Lynn

BEST AMERICAN SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST SPIRITUAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FILMMAKER

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST HISTORICAL INDIE SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE ACTOR 2026

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST ANIMATION 2026, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND DESIGNER (Category: Animated Short Film)

Love Comes Home To Holly

By Mysti Cozart Smith

BEST INTERNATIONAL TEASER 2026

The Harmony Saga & Movement I – Disciple: Episode I of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026, BEST SCRIPT & BEST ANIMATION