WINNER Human Rights Film Awards in Venice 2026


 







WINNER Human Rights Film Awards in Venice 2026
2026 September 2

I am deeply honoured to have received the following awards at the Human Rights Film Awards in Venice 2026 (2 September 2026):

The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND.

Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson

BEST VISIONARY CINEMATOGRAPHY 2026 & BEST MOVIEMAKER.

The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson

BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Artistic Film).

The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA 20026 & BEST INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLER.

"Congratulation!

You have won the Human Rights Film Awards in Venice!

The event received significant media attention, including coverage from Cinecittà News, the historic magazine covering the world’s oldest film festival!

Thanks to this important achievement, you now have the opportunity to be featured in the Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog, Venice 2026, which we will present on Monday, September 7, to the international press attending the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, giving your prestigious Human Rights Film Awards victory the media exposure it deserves.

Winning the Human Rights Film Awards also qualifies you for the second edition of “From Venice to the American Film Market,” an exclusive event reserved for award winners. You will receive your invitation shortly.

Here are the RESULTS:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-human-rights-film-awards-in-venice-2026/

Thank you and congratulations!
Human Rights Film Awards, Venice
In partnership with WILD FILMMAKER, the platform that puts independent cinema in the spotlight at the world’s most exclusive international film events."

I wish to express my warmest and most heartfelt thanks to the jury, to Michele Diomà Editor-in-Chief of Wild Filmmaker, and to the entire international Wild Filmmaker team.

Special thanks are also due to Conny Malmqvist for composing the music for The Beauty in a Restless Mind, Not Without Gloves, and The Rorschach Test, and to Ebba Melber for her performances in The Beauty in a Restless Mind and The Rorschach Test.

With warmest regards,
Lena Mattsson