2026 SEPTEMBER 13
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
BEST CONTEMPORARY EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR, BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING & BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026.
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST UNIVERSAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST POETIC CINEMATOGRAPHER.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST GLOBAL ORIGINAL STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR.
Congratulations,
You have won the WILD LION, awarded by the Venice Production Bridge Awards!
With over 7,000 entries from 34 countries, this victory is one of the most significant achievements of the year for the entire independent film community!
In addition, your prestigious victory at the Venice Production Bridge Awards qualifies you for the ABAFTA 2027 – Arthouse British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, the first event of the new year, which
will take place in London!
You will soon receive an invitation to enter!
In the meantime, here are the results of the Venice Production Bridge Awards:
https://wildfilmmaker.net/winners-production-bridge-awards-2026/
Thank you, and warmest regards,
Production Bridge Awards
In partnership with WILD FILMMAKER, the platform that stands with
independent artists!
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 Rorschach Test, Not Without Gloves and The Aesthetics of Failure
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
