WINNER Truman Capote International Film Awards – NEW ORLEANS
2026 OCTOBER 28
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST EDITOR (Category: Experimental Film).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE PRODUCER.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ART FILM & BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EUROPEAN VIDEO POETRY, BEST VISIONARY EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FILMMAKER.
Congratulations from New Orleans!
You have won the Truman Capote International Film Awards 2026!
This achievement qualifies you for the Halloween Special Event dedicated
to Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula, one of the most anticipated events of the year for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers!
You will receive an invitation shortly.
2026 OCTOBER 28
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST EDITOR (Category: Experimental Film).
The Rorschach Test
By Lena Mattsson
BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE PRODUCER.
Not Without Gloves
By Lena Mattsson
BEST INTERNATIONAL ART FILM & BEST INSPIRATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY.
The Aesthetics of Failure
By Lena Mattsson
BEST EUROPEAN VIDEO POETRY, BEST VISIONARY EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FILMMAKER.
Congratulations from New Orleans!
You have won the Truman Capote International Film Awards 2026!
This achievement qualifies you for the Halloween Special Event dedicated
to Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula, one of the most anticipated events of the year for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers!
You will receive an invitation shortly.
In the meantime, here are the official results of the Truman Capote International Film Awards 2026:
Thank you, and warmest regards,
Truman Capote International Film Awards, New Orleans
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 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
Truman Capote International Film Awards, New Orleans
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 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
