WINNER Route 66 Film Critics Circle Awards 2026
2026 August 5
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
BEST POETRY SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE MOVIEMAKER.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INDIE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM & BEST VISIONARY EDITOR.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST INDIE PRODUCER.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ART FILM 2026.
Congratulations!
You have won the Route 66 Film Critics Circle Awards 2026!
This prestigious achievement also grants you access to the exclusive group of filmmakers invited to participate in the Beat International Film Prize in Las Vegas. You will receive an email shortly with all the
details.
You can view the official results of the Route 66 Film Critics Circle Awards 2026 at the following link:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-route-66-film-critics-circle-awards-2026/
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Route 66 Film Critics Awards
In partnership with WILD FILMMAKER.
Thank you so much for this wonderful news. I am truly honoured and deeply grateful to receive these awards for The Beauty in a Restless Mind, The Aesthetics of Failure, Not Without Gloves and The Rorschach Test.
A warm and heartfelt thank you to the jury, to Wild Filmmaker’s editor-in-chief Michele Diomà, and to his entire international team.
Special thanks also to Conny Malmqvist, who created the music for The Beauty in a Restless Mind, Not Without Gloves and The Rorschach Test, and to Ebba Melber, who appears as an actor in The Beauty in a Restless Mind and The Rorschach Test.
With warmest regards,
Lena Mattsson
