WINNER IFI FEST – International Film Institute 2026
2026 August 24
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST STORYTELLING, BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR (Category: Experimental).
Congratulations,
You have won the IFI International Film Institute Fest 2026!
The festival’s main annual award, presented by film historians and, starting with this edition, also dedicated to independent productions!
In addition, this victory will give you the opportunity to participate
in WILD SCREENINGS 2026, 48 hours of independent cinema from around the world, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29, in the Principality of Monaco.
You will receive all the information soon!
Here is the link to the IFI International Film Institute Fest 2026
Thank you.
Kind regards,
IFI International Film Institute Fest 2026
In partnership with WILD FILMMAKER.
Thank you so much for this wonderful news. I am truly honoured and deeply grateful to receive these awards for The Rorschach Test, Not Without Gloves and The Aesthetics of Failure.
A warm and heartfelt thank you to the jury, to Wild Filmmaker’s editor-in-chief Michele Diomà, and to his entire international team.
Special thanks also to Conny Malmqvist, who created the music for Not Without Gloves and The Rorschach Test, and to Ebba Melber, who appears as an actor in The Rorschach Test.
With warmest regards,
