The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 2026 (Category: Experimental), BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST SPIRITUAL PROJECT 2026 & BEST VIDEO POETRY.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM.
A big thank you to the jury of the Amsterdam New Filmmakers Archive Awards, Netherlands, in partnership with the Global Archive Of Independent Cinema and in collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER, for awarding my film The Aesthetics of Failure the following honours: BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 2026 (Category: Experimental), BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR, BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER.
I’m also deeply grateful that they awarded my film Not Without Gloves the prize for BEST SPIRITUAL PROJECT 2026 & BEST VIDEO POETRY.
Finally, I want to thank the jury for recognizing The Rorschach Test with the awards for BEST EXPERIMENTAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM.
It is a great honor!
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 from Amsterdam!
We are very pleased to announce that you have won the Amsterdam New Filmmakers Archive Awards 2026!
The only award of the year that, starting today, allows you to become part of the Global Archive of Independent Cinema.
Here are the results:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-amsterdam-new-filmmakers-archive-awards-2026/
Thank you
Best regards
Amsterdam New Filmmakers Archive Awards, Netherlands
In partnership with Global Archive Of Independent Cinema
In collaboration with WILD FILMMAKER
