WINNER – Leonardo da Vinci Critics’ Film Awards 2026
2026 February 25
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INSPIRATIONAL MOVIEMAKER, BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026.
A huge thank you to the Leonardo Da Vinci Critics' Film Awards – a project created in collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER – for honoring my film "Not Without Gloves" with BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
I’m deeply grateful to the jury for also recognizing "The Rorschach Test" with awards for BEST INSPIRATIONAL MOVIEMAKER, BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026.
It is a great honor!
I am profoundly proud and thankful.
My heartfelt thanks go to the jury and everyone involved.
Special thanks for the incredible work you do to support us as filmmakers:
Michele Diomà
Valentina Lumi
Wild Filmmaker
Conny Malmqvist for the outstanding music in Not Without Gloves and The Rorschach Test. Ebba Melber the talented actor who participated in The Rorschach Test.
Warmest regards,
Lena Mattsson.
"Congratulations!
You have won the Leonardo Da Vinci Critics’ Film Awards!
An event of unique cultural value, as it is the only film initiative in
the world dedicated to the figure of Leonardo, and inspired by the great Renaissance artist and scientist, it celebrates ingenuity and originality in Contemporary Cinema.
Here are the winners of the Leonardo Da Vinci Critics' Film Awards:https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-leonardo-da-vinci-critics-film-awards-2026/
Thank you.
Kind regards,
The Editorial Team of the Leonardo Da Vinci Critics' Film Awards
A project created in collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER, where cinema is culture, free expression, and an act of peace among peoples"
