WINNER – Shakespeare Film Golden Gala in Venice 2026
2026 January 8T
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST POETRY FILM 2026 & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE DIRECTOR.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EDITOR, BEST CINEMATIC ATMOSPHERE & BEST SOUND DESIGN.
Thank you very much to the Shakespeare Film Golden Gala in Venice, supported by ABAFTA
in partnership with WILD FILMMAKER for awarding the film ”The Aesthetics of Failure” the honors of BEST POETRY FILM 2026 & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE DIRECTOR and ”Not Without Gloves” with the honors of BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT. I am deeply grateful to the jury for also recognizing my film ”The Rorschach Test" with awards for BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EDITOR, BEST CINEMATIC ATMOSPHERE & BEST SOUND DESIGN.
It is a tremendous 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:
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!
The international jury of the Shakespeare Film Golden Gala has awarded you several prizes with the following motivation: “for having been able to express, with a poetic yet modern style, an original interpretive key to the contemporary world.”
Here is the link with the results:
Thank you
Warm regards,
Shakespeare Film Golden Gala in Venice
Supported by ABAFTA
