Official Selections
November 2020
Fiction
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Abandoned, d. Samer Beyhum, Social/Human Rights, 12 min, Lebanon, 2019
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Aicha, d. Zakaria Nouri, Drama/Family, 21 min, Morocco, 2020
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All through the night, d. Kiril Todorov, Drama/Thriller, 20 min, Czech Republic, 2020
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Alternate, d. Adrián Adamec, Sci-Fi/Student, 13 min, Slovakia, 2019
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Anagnorisis, d. Arturo Dueñas Herrero, Drama/Mental Health, 15 min, Spain, 2018
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Apprev., d. Damian Harris, Drama/Family, 23 min, Australia, 2020
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August.September., d. Ludovic Dufresne, Romance, 15 min, Canada
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Black Heart, Red Hands, d. Russell Southam, Crime/Thriller, 15 min, Australia, 2019
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Calf Rope, d. Bradley Hawkins, Drama/Family, 28 min, United States, 2020
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Chasing, d. Steven Calvert, Thomas Blackburne, Drama, 15 min, United Kingdom, 2019
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Cheyenne, d. Gerard Corporon, Drama/Family, 19 min, France, 2019
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Chillar, d. Paratha Sarathi Manna, Drama/Family, 15 min, India, 2019
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Clean Exit, d. Eyal Levine, Drama/Student, 18 min, Israel, 2020
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Close away, d. Miguel Ángel Cardona, Drama/Romance, 10 min, Spain, 2020
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Cuddlers, d. Darren Kwan, Drama/Romance, 10 min, United States , 2018
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Death Offers Life - last moments of Vincent Van Gogh, d. Saheer Abbas, Drama, 8 min, India, 2019
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Decrescendo, d. Olivia Chiesi, Drama/Suspense, 11 min, United States
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Display Home, d. Dan Walls, Dark Comedy/Drama, 16 min, Australia, 2020
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Edge of Love, d. Takuya Matsumoto, Drama, 30 min, Japan, 2018
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Far away from time, d. Deyan Tsvyatkov, Drama/Romance, 17 min, Bulgaria, 2020
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First Communion, d. Ignacio Lasierra, Drama, 19 min, Spain, 2018
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Flawless, d. Oliver Efesopoulos, Drama/Crime, 22 min, United Kingdom, 2016
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Funeral, d. Marie Vandelannoote, Drama/Family, 14 min, France, 2019
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God Exists, d. Antonio Benedetto, Comedy, 15 min, Italy, 2020
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Gran Theft Auto, d. Lucas Wakman, Comedy, 6 min, Canada, 2020
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His Cannibal Granny, d. Dessislava Nikolova-Besedin, Drama/Student, 16 min, Bulgaria, 2019
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Idda, d. Salvatore Sclafani, Drama/LGBT, 14 min, Italy, 2019
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If you love her, let her go, d. Ilan Zerrouki, Comedy/Sci-Fi, 6 min, France, 2019
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Insectarium, d. Kilian Thomas, Sci-Fi/Student, 12 min, France, 2019
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Lasagna!, d. Gus Arruda Lins, Drama/Suspense, 12 min, Brazil
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Lena, d. Jędrzej Gorski, Drama/Student, 12 min, Poland, 2019
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Life Goes On, d. Nicolas Monfort, Drama/Dark Comedy, 11 min, Belgium, 2019
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Little Diva Rising, d. Les Zig, Satire/Dramedy, 28 min, Australia, 2020
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Long Pants, d. Jackson Ho, Drama/Student, 29 min, Singapore, 2019
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Look/Listen, d. A. Alexander Smith, Romance/Student, 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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Man of the Harvest, d. Orion Eshel, Luther Clayton, Drama/Youth, 15 min, United States, 2020
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Manasanamaha, d. Deepak Reddy, Drama/Romance, 16 min, India, 2020
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Parallel Windows, d. Reza Kermani, Drama, 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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Peppermint, d. Jesse Cook III, Drama/Politics, 27 min, United States, 2020
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Please, Have a Seat!, d. Eteri Nioradze, Drama, 11 min, Russia, 2020
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Pop Corn, d. Paul Paulsen, Teen, 13 min, France, 2020
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Pupone, d. Alessandro Guida, Drama/Comedy, 13 min, United Kingdom, 2019
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Reclaimer, d. Laurie Waplington, Crime/Student, 14 min, United Kingdom, 2019
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Script, d. Piero Cannata, Horror/Thriller, 8 min, Italy, 2018
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Seedling, d. Marco Bitonti, Drama/Thriller, 19 min, Switzerland, 2020
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Solo Travelling, d. Chen Kuo-chieh, Drama, 30 min, Taiwan, 2019
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Soy No Soy, d. Frederik Paludan, Comedy/Thriller, 18 min, Denmark, 2019
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Susie, d. Jordan Doig, Drama, 15 min, United States, 2020
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Sycamore, d. Mehmet Tığlı, Drama/Family, 14 min, Turkey, 2019
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Tales of a Falling Man, d. Luca Nicolosi, Andrea Dragoni, Horror/Student, 16 min, Italy, 2019
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Temple, d. Andrea Granata, Drama, 12 min, Italy, 2019
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The Gentle Art Of Violence, d. Andrew Przybytkowski, Thriller, 4 min, Canada, 2019
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The Family Gold, d. Emanuele Pisano, Drama/Family, 15 min, Italy, 2020
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The Hunter, d. Jero Yun, Crime/Thriller, 15 min, South Korea, 2019
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The Mirror, d. Leila Murton Poole, Dark Comedy/Student, 16 min, Australia, 2020
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The Prisoner, d. Harvey Eaton, Psychological Horror/Suspense, 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
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The Rats, d. Juha Rosma, Crime/Thriller, 20 min, Finland, 2018
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The She-Wolf, d. Svetlana Trébulle, Drama/Fantasy, 23 min, France, 2019
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The Suit, d. Maurizio Ravallese, Drama, 15 min, Italy, 2020
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This Town. That Future, d. Thomas John, Drama/Family, 24 min, India, 2019
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Three Brothers Two, d. Craig Moore, Drama/Family, 29 min, Ireland, 2020
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Where do we go from here, d. Antonello Schioppa, Drama/Family, 19 min, Italy, 2019
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Wilderness, d. Nicolas Avrand, Adventure, 25 min, France, 2019
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Wings of the Spirit, d. Albert Meisl, Comedy/Student, 29 min, Austria, 2019
Documentary
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A Short Story, d. Michał Ciechomski, 14 min, Poland, 2019
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At first they don't believe - Surviving the Khmer Rouge, d. Paul A. Cooke, 22 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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Belle-Ile in Acadie, d. Phil Comeau, 26 min, Canada, 2019
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Erraiak. The echo of the ancestors, d. Ekain Martinez De Lizarduy Sturtze, 30 min, Spain, 2019
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Heroes of Terrible Time, d. Mariya Filinkova, 27 min, Russia, 2020
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Little Hearts, d. Richard Higson, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2019
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Minör, d. Matteo Bontempi, Giacomo Mantovani, Andrea Panni, Pietro Repisti, 31 min, Italy, 2019
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Saucy Toinha, d. Sérgio Bloch, 13 min, Brazil, 2020
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The Art of Fremantle Prison, d. Paul Cooke, 26 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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The Confession of a Fearless Man, d. Cristian Lascu, Oana Ghiocel, 14 min, Romania, 2020
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The Other Side: Pehelwaan, d. Rajeev Thottippully, 3 min, United Arab Emirates, 2020
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The Secrets of Adaptation, d. Guyslaine Thalmann, 31 min, Switzerland, 2020
Animation
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Gon, The Little Fox d. Takeshi Yashiro, Drama, 27 min, Japan, 2019
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My Tagalong, d. Jerry Wang, Fantasy/Drama, 5 min, Canada, 2020
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Of Wolves and Men, d. Dominic Higgins, Ian Higgins, Drama/Adventure, 10 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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Robot will protect you, d. Nicola Piovesan, Distopy/Sci-Fi, 10 min, Estonia, 2018
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Snow Shelter, d. Robertas Nevecka, Distopy, 16 min, Lithuania, 2020
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The Boy and The Mountain, d. Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal, Adventure, 11 min, Chile, 2020
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The Train to Qinling, d. Shir Baron, Adventure/Student, 2 min, United States, 2020
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Tobi and the Turbobus, d. Verena Fels, Adventure, 7 min, Germany, 2019
Experimental
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Hush, d. Joseph McGovern, 11 min, United States
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Just Friends, d. Marc Lesperut, 2 min, Spain, 2018
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Kopacabana, d. Marcos Bonisson, Khalil Charif, 13 min, Brazil, 2019
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Lucky Day, d. skjmmjngtonrjde., 10 min, United States, 2020
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The past is now, d. Corina Andrian, 12 min, Romania, 2018
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Those who don't like Handel will be roughly handled, d. Sergey Solovyov, 15 min, United States, 2020
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Two, d. Vasilios Papaioannu, 8 min, United States, 2018
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Vortex, d. Cüneyt Işık, 5 min, Turkey, 2020
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When La Rumorosa Quiets, d. Patricia Montoya, 16 min, Mexico, 2020
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Wild Boars, d. Manuel Cojocaru, 7 min, Romania, 2020
Web Shorts
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Fear of the others, d. Guillem Valle, Sci-Fi/Thriller, 5 min, Spain, 2020
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Glitter Model - Season 3, d. Angelo Nunes, Teen/Animation, 24 min, Brazil, 2020
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It's Complicated - Episode 101, d. Ender Bowen, Comedy, 24 min, United States
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Plan B, d. Karin Lee, Health/Drama, 22 min, Canada, 2019
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The Killing of Time, d. Neil Murphy, Drama, 5 min, 2020
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The Other Side: Pehelwaan, d. Rajeev Thottippully, Sports, 3 min, United Arab Emirates, 2020
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Wild Life with Paul Edward Robson, d. Mark Rivers, Nature/Adventure, 24 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Music Video
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Dermot Kennedy - Giants, d. Oriol Puig, 3 min, Spain, 2020
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Franklin Street, d. Eric Lindquist, 4 min, United States, 2019
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Funky Cha, d. Kirill Kuzin, 4 min, United States, 2020
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I am Rosie - Can See You, d. Jan Moravec, 5 min, Czech Republic, 2019
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I'm here, d. Kateryna Tiurina, 4 min, Ukraine, 2020
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Siamese Katz - Hit and Sunk, d. Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Lorca, 5 min, United States, 2020
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Talisman, d. Firas El Hallak, 5 min, Lebanon, 2020
Screenplay
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A Christmas Without Snow, w. Robert Cox, United States
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Acceptance, w. Laurent Auclair, Australia
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Alone in Baghdad, w. Mary B. McDaniel, United States
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Beautiful and Frightening, w. Alexys J. Hillman, United States
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Captive, w. Warren Paul Glover, Australia
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Community Resources, United States
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Down, w. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Qatar
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Harbor Island, w. Tiffany Rhodes, United States
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Java for Joe, w. Anna Weinstein, United States
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Lake Hart, w. Laurent Auclair, Australia
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Oaksterdum, w. Aleksandar Filimonovic, Nemanja Colovic, United States
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Padre, w. Ian Davies, United Kingdom
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Pulse of My Heart, w. Johnny Zito, United States
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Review, w. Jonathan Zarantonello, United States
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Special, w. RK Priddy, DL Harris, United States
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Table for Two?, w. Warren Paul Glover, Australia
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The Methodists, w. Jonathan Kinch, United Kingdom
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The Seedling, w. Kevin J. Howard, United States
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The Shadow of Frankenstein, w. John Johnson, Adam Stover, United States
Winners
Best Film

The Rooms, d. Heeryun You, Thriller/Crime, 24 min, South Korea, 2023

Silver Award
The Last Garden, d. Matthew Camfield, Thriller/Sci-Fi, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Bronze Award
Fiabexit, d. Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli, Drama, 19 min, Italy, 2024
Special Mention
Death Date, d. Alex Mathieson, Romance, 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Animation
Wyldstar, d. Rastko Milojković, Sci-Fi/Action, 21 min, Serbia, 2024
Nominees
In Half, d. Jorge Morais Valle, Drama/Adventure, 24 min, Spain, 2024
Purga, d. Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė, Antanas Skučas, 13 min, Lithuania, 2023
Best Documentary
Torn, d. Simone Hart, Jón H. Geirfinnsson, 29 min, Austria, 2024
Nominees
Tichilesti - "The Place of Lepers", d. Daniel Balteanu, 32 min, Ireland, 2024
But the flowers remain, d. Joscha Kotlan, Maximilian Ihlenburg, 13 min, Germany, 2024
Best Experimental
A Poet's Quest, d. Xiaolin Yang, 30 min, China
Nominees
Stray dog, d. Lai Cheuk Nam, Mystery/Student, 21 min, Hong Kong, 2024
Venous Returns, d. Laura Sheeran, 23 min, Ireland, 2023
Best Music Video
Canon - Knocked Out, d. Michael S.U. Hudson, 2 min, Sweden, 2024
Nominees
100% Hyaku Paasento, d. Parker Shen, 3 min, Taiwan, 2023
Zehn, d. David Hidalgo Moreno, 5 min, Spain, 2022
Best Student Film
North, d. Fengkai Liu, Drama/Student, 29 min, China, 2024
Nominees
Seeing Myself Through, d. Berta Saura, Drama/Student, 16 min, Spain
The Ghost fire, d. Zhan Yang, Fantasy/Student, 15 min, China, 2023
Best Web Shorts
About people and about war, d. Dmitrij Pasichnyuk, Drama/War, 11 min, Russia, 2022
Nominees
Sasha Counters!, d. Anna Zaytseva, Comedy/Drama, 27 min, Russia, 2023
Smile Library, d. Bernardo Bibancos, 5 min, Brazil, 2023
Best Director
Heeryun You - The Rooms, Thriller/Crime, 24 min, South Korea, 2023
Nominees
Matthew Camfield - The Last Garden, Thriller/Sci-Fi, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli - Fiabexit, Drama, 19 min, Italy, 2024
Best Editor
Heerun You - The Rooms, Thriller/Crime, 24 min, South Korea, 2023
Nominees
Sandra Liscio, Matthew Camfield - The Last Garden, Thriller/Sci-Fi, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Lucy Miller, Alex Mathieson - Death Date, Romance, 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Cinematographer
Sandra Liscio - The Last Garden, Thriller/Sci-Fi, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Nominees
Richard Bell - Death Date, Romance, 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Charlie Painter - Operation Dynamo, Drama/War, 18 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Best Original Score
Gualtiero Titta - Fiabexit, Drama, 19 min, Italy, 2024
Nominees
Harry Wilson - Operation Dynamo, Drama/War, 18 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Julia Rodriguez - Seeing Myself Through, Drama/Student, 16 min, Spain
Best Actor
Ri-hwan - The Rooms, Thriller/Crime, 24 min, South Korea, 2023
Nominees
Madheb Rmili - The Box, Drama/Family, 29 min, Tunisia, 2024
George Rowlands - Operation Dynamo, Drama/War, 18 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Best Actress
Ingrid Heiderscheidt - Love To Death, Comedy/Drama, 26 min, Belgium, 2024
Nominees
Angela Alves Da Silva - Being Angela, Drama/LGBT, 30 min, France, 2023
Yeonji Lee - Cafe Diem, Drama/Mental Health, 18 min, South Korea, 2024
Best Written Screenplay
The Pickelball Killer, w. Jim Carroll, Drama/Thriller, United States
Runner Up
Fido, w. John Norris Ray, Horror/Thriller, United States
Second Runner Up
Doruntine, w. Carlo Massimo, Drama/Historical, United States