2026 June 15
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER 2026, BEST SUSPENSE & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST DIRECTOR (Category: ART FILM), BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EDITOR.
A big thank you to the jury of Cinema’s Black Sheep Awards, NYC, an event supported by WILD FILMMAKER, for awarding my film Not Without Gloves the following honours: BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER 2026, BEST SUSPENSE & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
I’m also deeply grateful that they awarded my film
The Rorschach Test the prizes for BEST DIRECTOR (Category: ART FILM), BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM.
Finally, I want to thank the jury for recognizing The Aesthetics of Failure with the awards for BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EDITOR.
It is a great honour!
I am profoundly proud and thankful.
Special thanks to everyone for the incredible work you do to support independent filmmakers:
Michele Diomà
Valentina Lumi
Wild Filmmaker
I would also like to thank Conny Malmqvist for the outstanding music in Not Without Gloves and The Rorschach Test, and Ebba Melber for their talented performance in The Rorschach Test.
Warmest regards,
Lena Mattsson.
"Congratulations,
You have won the Cinema’s Black Sheep Awards 2026, the event that more than any other award celebrates the courage of artists who dare to be original!
Furthermore, your victory at the Cinema’s Black Sheep Awards 2026 makes you eligible for the highly anticipated TriBeCa Film Critics Circle Awards in New York, which will take place on Friday, June 19.
You will receive your invitation shortly!
RESULTS:https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-cinemas-black-sheep-awards-2026/
Thank you.
Kindest regards,
Cinema’s Black Sheep Awards, NYC
An event supported by WILD FILMMAKER."
