WINNER Foreign Press Film Awards 2026
2026 June 26
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Art Film).
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST BLACK & WHITE CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER.
A big thank you to the jury of the Foreign Press Film Awards,
an event promoted with the support of WILD FILMMAKER, for awarding my film The Aesthetics of Failure the following honours: BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Art Film).
I’m also deeply grateful that they awarded my film Not Without Gloves the prizes for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT.
Finally, I want to thank the jury for recognizing The Rorschach Test with the awards for BEST BLACK & WHITE CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER.
It is a great honour!
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,
You are a winner of the Foreign Press Film Awards 2026!
The second edition of the Awards brought together participants from more than 42 countries, making it one of the most prestigious independent international media events of the year.
To celebrate this achievement, we are publishing the 2026 Catalogue of Award-Winning Artists.
The Catalogue will be distributed at major international film events throughout the current festival season and will serve as a preferred reference for many of the 2026–2027 events we are currently planning.
This victory also makes you eligible for the inaugural edition of an
exciting new partnership with the IFI – International Film Institute.
2026 June 26
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Art Film).
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST BLACK & WHITE CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER.
A big thank you to the jury of the Foreign Press Film Awards,
an event promoted with the support of WILD FILMMAKER, for awarding my film The Aesthetics of Failure the following honours: BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Art Film).
I’m also deeply grateful that they awarded my film Not Without Gloves the prizes for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL PROJECT.
Finally, I want to thank the jury for recognizing The Rorschach Test with the awards for BEST BLACK & WHITE CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER.
It is a great honour!
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,
You are a winner of the Foreign Press Film Awards 2026!
The second edition of the Awards brought together participants from more than 42 countries, making it one of the most prestigious independent international media events of the year.
To celebrate this achievement, we are publishing the 2026 Catalogue of Award-Winning Artists.
The Catalogue will be distributed at major international film events throughout the current festival season and will serve as a preferred reference for many of the 2026–2027 events we are currently planning.
This victory also makes you eligible for the inaugural edition of an
exciting new partnership with the IFI – International Film Institute.
You will receive all the details very soon!
Here are the official results of the Foreign Press Film Awards 2026:
Here are the official results of the Foreign Press Film Awards 2026:
Thank you, and once again, congratulations on this outstanding
achievement.
Kind regards,
Foreign Press Film Awards
An event promoted with the support of WILD FILMMAKER."
