WINNER ABAFTA – Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2026


 




WINNER ABAFTA – Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2026
2026 February 19

Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR.

The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson

BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR.

The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson

BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION.

A huge thank you to the ABAFTA Arthouse
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2026
and WILD FILMMAKER – for awarding my film "Not Without Gloves" the honors of BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, and my film "The Aesthetics of Failure" the honors of BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

I’m deeply grateful to the jury for also recognizing "The Rorschach Test" with awards for BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION.

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 from the United Kingdom!

We are delighted to inform you that you have won the ABAFTA Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2026!

Here is the list of the Awarded Works:https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-abafta-arthouse-british-academy-of-film-and-television-arts-awards-2026/


Thank you.
Kind regards,
ABAFTA Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, London, UK
WILD FILMMAKER, the largest Community of Independent Artists in the World."