Category: BEST COMEDY – WSXA AMSTERDAM 2026

Original Film Title: Je Suis Hamlet

Director’s Name: Tracy Elizabeth Pellegrino

Writer’s Name: Tracy Elizabeth Pellegrino

Producer: Tracy Elizabeth Pellegrino

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes 54 seconds

Film Description:

Documentary filmmakers follow a former child star making a wildly misguided comeback—as Hamlet. But with a chaotic international cast and backstage antics spinning out of control, the real drama isn’t onstage.

Original Film Title: The Quest For The Golden Dragon

Director’s Name: Tom Whiteley

Writer’s Name: Tom Whiteley

Producer: Tom Whiteley

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 29 minutes 59 seconds

Film Description:

From the Director who has watched Lord of the Rings and many other movies comes an epic tale of epic epicness! Two sisters embark on a quest through a mythical land (that looks suspiciously like someone’s back garden) to find a Golden Dragon. On the way they encounter a wizard, zombies and other assorted weird and zany characters.

Original Film Title: American Sweat

Director’s Name: Radostina Peteva

Writer’s Name: Alexander Cabana

Producer: Radostina Peteva

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: Bulgaria

Language: English

Runtime: 41 minutes 20 seconds

Film Description:

Original Film Title: Farmhands

Director’s Name: Chris Wellems

Writer’s Name: Chris Wellems

Producer: Chris Wellems

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 5 minutes 20 seconds

Film Description:

A farm couple must navigate loss and unequal division of labor after a bizarre accident.

Original Film Title: A Steep Revival: Hot Springs Rising

Director’s Name: Lee Lamarche

Writer’s Name: Lee Lamarche

Producer: Lee Lamarche, Cassie Haley

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 8 minutes 32 seconds

Film Description:

Hot Springs, Arkansas is revitalized through the “generosity” of the Meridian Tea Company and their somewhat outrageous proposal in this mockumentary-style short.

Original Film Title: Sorry: Tai Tai From The Future

Director’s Name: Andry Ganda

Writer’s Name: Andrew Lincoln Suleiman

Producer: Benjamine Gama Nusantara, Nia Lesmana

Country of Origin: Indonesia

Country of Filming: Indonesia

Language: English, Indonesian, Mandarin Chinese

Runtime: 21 minutes

Film Description:

Dion, a depressed Chinese Indonesian photographer, one evening he wakes up in bed and finds himself stuck in a repeating time loop next to a mysterious and eccentric Chinese transgender female named Sorry, who claims to be his wife from the distant future.