WINNER – Special Event in PALM SPRINGS – 8 & Halfilm Awards 2026
2026 March 6
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Spritual Film).
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental) & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER.
A huge thank you to the 8 & Halfilm Awards, in collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER – for awarding my film "The Aesthetics of Failure" the honors of BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Spritual Film), and my film "Not Without Gloves" the honors of BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
I’m deeply grateful to the jury for also recognizing "The Rorschach Test" with awards for BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental) & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER.
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 Special Event in Palm Springs organized by the team of the 8 & Halfilm Awards!
We are very happy about this achievement from one of the most respected teams promoting indie cinema in the world.
This victory allows you to qualify for the Fifth Edition of the 8 & Halfilm Awards in Cannes, an event that last year received extraordinary media attention.
You will receive the invitation shortly!
In the meantime, here are the results of the Special Event in Palm
Springs – 8 & Halfilm Awards 2026:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-special-event-in-palm-springs-8-halfilm-awards-2026treet/
Thank you.
Kind regards,
8 & Halfilm Awards
In collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER.”
2026 March 6
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Spritual Film).
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental) & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER.
A huge thank you to the 8 & Halfilm Awards, in collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER – for awarding my film "The Aesthetics of Failure" the honors of BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Spritual Film), and my film "Not Without Gloves" the honors of BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL).
I’m deeply grateful to the jury for also recognizing "The Rorschach Test" with awards for BEST CINEMATIC VISION (Category: Experimental) & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER.
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 Special Event in Palm Springs organized by the team of the 8 & Halfilm Awards!
We are very happy about this achievement from one of the most respected teams promoting indie cinema in the world.
This victory allows you to qualify for the Fifth Edition of the 8 & Halfilm Awards in Cannes, an event that last year received extraordinary media attention.
You will receive the invitation shortly!
In the meantime, here are the results of the Special Event in Palm
Springs – 8 & Halfilm Awards 2026:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-special-event-in-palm-springs-8-halfilm-awards-2026treet/
Thank you.
Kind regards,
8 & Halfilm Awards
In collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER.”
