"Greetings from Venice,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been included in the
Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog, which we are currently sharing with leading international media outlets!
Read it at this link and get an exclusive preview of our new partnership with AMDb – Arthouse Movie Database, which we will officially announce in the coming hours: https://wildfilmmaker.net/self-made-filmmaker-catalog-venice-2026-2/
Thank you.
Warmest regards from Venice,
The WILD FILMMAKER Editorial Team
The platform bringing the creativity of independent filmmakers to the world’s leading film festivals."
A warm and sincere expression of gratitude is extended to the jury, to Michele Diomà, the visionary Editor-in-Chief of Wild Filmmaker, and to the entire Wild Filmmaker team, whose unwavering commitment to giving a voice to independent and free cinema is truly admirable.
I am deeply honoured and grateful that my films — The Beauty in a Restless Mind, Not Without Gloves, The Aesthetics of Failure, and The Rorschach Test — have been selected for inclusion in the Self-Made Filmmaker Catalog, Venice 2026. It is a particular privilege to have these works recognised with the following distinctions:
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND
An experimental project in which direction, editing and sound shape a coherent artistic universe, recognized for both originality and arthouse sensibility.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST VISIONARY CINEMATOGRAPHY 2026 & BEST MOVIEMAKER
The power of the image and cinematic vision define a work that places the filmmaker at the center of the creative construction of the visual experience.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER (Category: European Artistic Film)
Production and filmmaking are celebrated within a work of European artistic cinema distinguished by its arthouse identity and international perspective.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA 20026 & BEST INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLER
A recognition centered on the strength of the original idea and its storytelling, highlighting inspiration as a fundamental element of cinematic creation.
I should also like to take this opportunity to thank all those with whom I have collaborated on these films, in particular Conny Malmqvist, who composed the music for The Beauty in a Restless Mind, Not Without Gloves, and The Rorschach Test, and Ebba Melber, who performed as an actor in The Beauty in a Restless Mind and The Rorschach Test.
With warm regards,
Lena Mattsson
