Seventh Edition | Iasi | Filmstrip International Film Festival

Official Selections

November 2020

Fiction

Abandoned, d. Samer Beyhum, Social/Human Rights, 12 min, Lebanon, 2019
Aicha, d. Zakaria Nouri, Drama/Family, 21 min, Morocco, 2020
All through the night, d. Kiril Todorov, Drama/Thriller, 20 min, Czech Republic, 2020
Alternate, d. Adrián Adamec, Sci-Fi/Student, 13 min, Slovakia, 2019
Anagnorisis, d. Arturo Dueñas Herrero, Drama/Mental Health, 15 min, Spain, 2018
Apprev., d. Damian Harris, Drama/Family, 23 min, Australia, 2020
August.September., d. Ludovic Dufresne, Romance, 15 min, Canada
Black Heart, Red Hands, d. Russell Southam, Crime/Thriller, 15 min, Australia, 2019
Calf Rope, d. Bradley Hawkins, Drama/Family, 28 min, United States, 2020
Chasing, d. Steven Calvert, Thomas Blackburne, Drama, 15 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Cheyenne, d. Gerard Corporon, Drama/Family, 19 min, France, 2019
Chillar, d. Paratha Sarathi Manna, Drama/Family, 15 min, India, 2019
Clean Exit, d. Eyal Levine, Drama/Student, 18 min, Israel, 2020
Close away, d. Miguel Ángel Cardona, Drama/Romance, 10 min, Spain, 2020
Cuddlers, d. Darren Kwan, Drama/Romance, 10 min, United States , 2018
Death Offers Life - last moments of Vincent Van Gogh, d. Saheer Abbas, Drama, 8 min, India, 2019
Decrescendo, d. Olivia Chiesi, Drama/Suspense, 11 min, United States
Display Home, d. Dan Walls, Dark Comedy/Drama, 16 min, Australia, 2020
Edge of Love, d. Takuya Matsumoto, Drama, 30 min, Japan, 2018
Far away from time, d. Deyan Tsvyatkov, Drama/Romance, 17 min, Bulgaria, 2020
First Communion, d. Ignacio Lasierra, Drama, 19 min, Spain, 2018
Flawless, d. Oliver Efesopoulos, Drama/Crime, 22 min, United Kingdom, 2016
Funeral, d. Marie Vandelannoote, Drama/Family, 14 min, France, 2019
God Exists, d. Antonio Benedetto, Comedy, 15 min, Italy, 2020
Gran Theft Auto, d. Lucas Wakman, Comedy, 6 min, Canada, 2020
His Cannibal Granny, d. Dessislava Nikolova-Besedin, Drama/Student, 16 min, Bulgaria, 2019
Idda, d. Salvatore Sclafani, Drama/LGBT, 14 min, Italy, 2019
If you love her, let her go, d. Ilan Zerrouki, Comedy/Sci-Fi, 6 min, France, 2019
Insectarium, d. Kilian Thomas, Sci-Fi/Student, 12 min, France, 2019
Lasagna!, d. Gus Arruda Lins, Drama/Suspense, 12 min, Brazil
Lena, d. Jędrzej Gorski, Drama/Student, 12 min, Poland, 2019
Life Goes On, d. Nicolas Monfort, Drama/Dark Comedy, 11 min, Belgium, 2019
Little Diva Rising, d. Les Zig, Satire/Dramedy, 28 min, Australia, 2020
Long Pants, d. Jackson Ho, Drama/Student, 29 min, Singapore, 2019
Look/Listen, d. A. Alexander Smith, Romance/Student, 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Man of the Harvest, d. Orion Eshel, Luther Clayton, Drama/Youth, 15 min, United States, 2020
Manasanamaha, d. Deepak Reddy, Drama/Romance, 16 min, India, 2020
Parallel Windows, d. Reza Kermani, Drama, 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Peppermint, d. Jesse Cook III, Drama/Politics, 27 min, United States, 2020
Please, Have a Seat!, d. Eteri Nioradze, Drama, 11 min, Russia, 2020
Pop Corn, d. Paul Paulsen, Teen, 13 min, France, 2020
Pupone, d. Alessandro Guida, Drama/Comedy, 13 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Reclaimer, d. Laurie Waplington, Crime/Student, 14 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Script, d. Piero Cannata, Horror/Thriller, 8 min, Italy, 2018
Seedling, d. Marco Bitonti, Drama/Thriller, 19 min, Switzerland, 2020
Solo Travelling, d. Chen Kuo-chieh, Drama, 30 min, Taiwan, 2019
Soy No Soy, d. Frederik Paludan, Comedy/Thriller, 18 min, Denmark, 2019
Susie, d. Jordan Doig, Drama, 15 min, United States, 2020
Sycamore, d. Mehmet Tığlı, Drama/Family, 14 min, Turkey, 2019
Tales of a Falling Man, d. Luca Nicolosi, Andrea Dragoni, Horror/Student, 16 min, Italy, 2019
Temple, d. Andrea Granata, Drama, 12 min, Italy, 2019
The Gentle Art Of Violence, d. Andrew Przybytkowski, Thriller, 4 min, Canada, 2019
The Family Gold, d. Emanuele Pisano, Drama/Family, 15 min, Italy, 2020
The Hunter, d. Jero Yun, Crime/Thriller, 15 min, South Korea, 2019
The Mirror, d. Leila Murton Poole, Dark Comedy/Student, 16 min, Australia, 2020
The Prisoner, d. Harvey Eaton, Psychological Horror/Suspense, 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
The Rats, d. Juha Rosma, Crime/Thriller, 20 min, Finland, 2018
The She-Wolf, d. Svetlana Trébulle, Drama/Fantasy, 23 min, France, 2019
The Suit, d. Maurizio Ravallese, Drama, 15 min, Italy, 2020
This Town. That Future, d. Thomas John, Drama/Family, 24 min, India, 2019
Three Brothers Two, d. Craig Moore, Drama/Family, 29 min, Ireland, 2020
Where do we go from here, d. Antonello Schioppa, Drama/Family, 19 min, Italy, 2019
Wilderness, d. Nicolas Avrand, Adventure, 25 min, France, 2019
Wings of the Spirit, d. Albert Meisl, Comedy/Student, 29 min, Austria, 2019

Documentary

A Short Story, d. Michał Ciechomski, 14 min, Poland, 2019
At first they don't believe - Surviving the Khmer Rouge, d. Paul A. Cooke, 22 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Belle-Ile in Acadie, d. Phil Comeau, 26 min, Canada, 2019
Erraiak. The echo of the ancestors, d. Ekain Martinez De Lizarduy Sturtze, 30 min, Spain, 2019
Heroes of Terrible Time, d. Mariya Filinkova, 27 min, Russia, 2020
Little Hearts, d. Richard Higson, 19 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Minör, d. Matteo Bontempi, Giacomo Mantovani, Andrea Panni, Pietro Repisti, 31 min, Italy, 2019
Saucy Toinha, d. Sérgio Bloch, 13 min, Brazil, 2020
The Art of Fremantle Prison, d. Paul Cooke, 26 min, United Kingdom, 2020
The Confession of a Fearless Man, d. Cristian Lascu, Oana Ghiocel, 14 min, Romania, 2020
The Other Side: Pehelwaan, d. Rajeev Thottippully, 3 min, United Arab Emirates, 2020
The Secrets of Adaptation, d. Guyslaine Thalmann, 31 min, Switzerland, 2020

Animation

Gon, The Little Fox d. Takeshi Yashiro, Drama, 27 min, Japan, 2019
My Tagalong, d. Jerry Wang, Fantasy/Drama, 5 min, Canada, 2020
Of Wolves and Men, d. Dominic Higgins, Ian Higgins, Drama/Adventure, 10 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Robot will protect you, d. Nicola Piovesan, Distopy/Sci-Fi, 10 min, Estonia, 2018
Snow Shelter, d. Robertas Nevecka, Distopy, 16 min, Lithuania, 2020
The Boy and The Mountain, d. Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal, Adventure, 11 min, Chile, 2020
The Train to Qinling, d. Shir Baron, Adventure/Student, 2 min, United States, 2020
Tobi and the Turbobus, d. Verena Fels, Adventure, 7 min, Germany, 2019

Experimental

Hush, d. Joseph McGovern, 11 min, United States
Just Friends, d. Marc Lesperut, 2 min, Spain, 2018
Kopacabana, d. Marcos Bonisson, Khalil Charif, 13 min, Brazil, 2019
Lucky Day, d. skjmmjngtonrjde., 10 min, United States, 2020
The past is now, d. Corina Andrian, 12 min, Romania, 2018
Those who don't like Handel will be roughly handled, d. Sergey Solovyov, 15 min, United States, 2020
Two, d. Vasilios Papaioannu, 8 min, United States, 2018
Vortex, d. Cüneyt Işık, 5 min, Turkey, 2020
When La Rumorosa Quiets, d. Patricia Montoya, 16 min, Mexico, 2020
Wild Boars, d. Manuel Cojocaru, 7 min, Romania, 2020

Web Shorts

Fear of the others, d. Guillem Valle, Sci-Fi/Thriller, 5 min, Spain, 2020
Glitter Model - Season 3, d. Angelo Nunes, Teen/Animation, 24 min, Brazil, 2020
It's Complicated - Episode 101, d. Ender Bowen, Comedy, 24 min, United States
Plan B, d. Karin Lee, Health/Drama, 22 min, Canada, 2019
The Killing of Time, d. Neil Murphy, Drama, 5 min, 2020
The Other Side: Pehelwaan, d. Rajeev Thottippully, Sports, 3 min, United Arab Emirates, 2020
Wild Life with Paul Edward Robson, d. Mark Rivers, Nature/Adventure, 24 min, United Kingdom, 2020

Music Video

Dermot Kennedy - Giants, d. Oriol Puig, 3 min, Spain, 2020
Franklin Street, d. Eric Lindquist, 4 min, United States, 2019
Funky Cha, d. Kirill Kuzin, 4 min, United States, 2020
I am Rosie - Can See You, d. Jan Moravec, 5 min, Czech Republic, 2019
I'm here, d. Kateryna Tiurina, 4 min, Ukraine, 2020
Siamese Katz - Hit and Sunk, d. Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Lorca, 5 min, United States, 2020
Talisman, d. Firas El Hallak, 5 min, Lebanon, 2020

Screenplay

A Christmas Without Snow, w. Robert Cox, United States
Acceptance, w. Laurent Auclair, Australia
Alone in Baghdad, w. Mary B. McDaniel, United States
Beautiful and Frightening, w. Alexys J. Hillman, United States
Captive, w. Warren Paul Glover, Australia
Community Resources, United States
Down, w. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Qatar
Harbor Island, w. Tiffany Rhodes, United States
Java for Joe, w. Anna Weinstein, United States
Lake Hart, w. Laurent Auclair, Australia
Oaksterdum, w. Aleksandar Filimonovic, Nemanja Colovic, United States
Padre, w. Ian Davies, United Kingdom
Pulse of My Heart, w. Johnny Zito, United States
Review, w. Jonathan Zarantonello, United States
Special, w. RK Priddy, DL Harris, United States
Table for Two?, w. Warren Paul Glover, Australia
The Methodists, w. Jonathan Kinch, United Kingdom
The Seedling, w. Kevin J. Howard, United States
The Shadow of Frankenstein, w. John Johnson, Adam Stover, United States

Winners

Best Film

It's So Charming, d. Svend Colding, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Silver Award

Incident at school, d. Jacob Thomas Pilgaard, Drama/Crime, 23 min, Denmark, 2020

Bronze Award

Brother Troll, d. Gudmund Helmsdal, Drama/Dark Comedy, 29 min, Faroe Islands, 2021

Special Mention

Crocodile, d. Caroline Wloka, Drama, 26 min, Switzerland, 2020

Best Animation

My Grandma Matilde, d. Miguel Anaya Borja, 10 min, Mexico, 2021

Nominees

Phantom, d. Sotir Gelev, Drama/Romance, 28 min, Bulgaria, 2020

The Dead Hands of Dublin, d. Leo Crowley, Horror/Thriller, 7 min, Ireland, 2020

Best Documentary

From the Ground Up, d. Trent Zulkiewicz, Will Brenninkmeyer, 14 min, United States, 2020

Nominees

The Spirit of Pioneers, d. César Rozas, 30 min, Spain, 2020

Not Worth Killing, d. Eric M. Ivey, 21 min, United States, 2020

Best Experimental

Eternal, d. Nicolai Sagasser, Sci-Fi/Student, 4 min, Germany, 2020

Nominees

Exit, d. Moritz Staudte, Thriller/Action, 8 min, Germany, 2019

Pest(s), d. Victor Cesca, Pierre Cesca, Comedy/Fantastic, 11 min, France, 2020

Best Music Video

PONY5IBE -THEY SAID ft. Chen Hsien-Ching, d. Parker Shen, 3 min, Taiwan, 2020

Nominees

Mad World, d. Shaun David Barker, Matt Henry, 3 min, United States, 2020

My Deepest Darkest Friend, d. Mick Johnson, 3 min, United Kingdom, 2021

Best Student Film

It's So Charming, d. Svend Colding, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Nominees

Hydrangea, d. Koraphat Cheeradit, Drama/Student, 35 min, Thailand, 2021

The Dreams Of Lonely People, d. Marek Leszczewski, Drama/Student, 23 min, Poland

Best Web Shorts

Best Before, d. Laura Bergeron, Maxime Robin, 10 min, Canada, 2020

Nominees

Resistance, d. Maxime Chefdeville, War/Comedy, 7 min, France, 2020

Growing Up Guide Pup, d. Matthew Thomas Chapman, Family, 10 min, United States, 2017

Best Director

Svend Colding - It's So Charming, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Nominees

Jacob Thomas Pilgaard - Incident at school, Drama/Crime, 23 min, Denmark, 2020

Caroline Wloka - Crocodile, Drama, 26 min, Switzerland, 2020

Best Editor

Jessy Langlois - Deus Ex Machina, Drama/Family, 20 min, France, 2021

Nominees

Manolo Zacate- Crocodile, Drama, 26 min, Switzerland, 2020

Jonas í Dali Wagner- Brother Troll, Drama/Dark Comedy, 29 min, Faroe Islands, 2021

Best Cinematographer

Rógvi Rasmussen- Brother Troll, Drama/Dark Comedy, 29 min, Faroe Islands, 2021

Nominees

Lukas Daugbjerg - It's So Charming, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Emerson Lefrançois - Deus Ex Machina, Drama/Family, 20 min, France, 2021

Best Original Score

Tróndur Bogason - Brother Troll, Drama/Dark Comedy, 29 min, Faroe Islands, 2021

Nominees

Abhibroto Mitra, Milan Porey, Suryadoy Ghosh, Sarwar Hussain - Inanimate, Drama/Magic, 24 min, India, 2021

Arthur Valentin Grósz- Legacy, War/Drama, 24 min, Hungary, 2020

Best Actor

Leeb Tom - Deus Ex Machina, Drama/Family, 20 min, France, 2021

Nominees

Nicolaj Falck - Brother Troll, Drama/Dark Comedy, 29 min, Faroe Islands, 2021

Henrik Birch - It's So Charming, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Best Actress

Cecilie Elisabeth Bogø Bach - Incident at school, Drama/Crime,

23 min, Denmark, 2020

Nominees

Ági Gubik - Legacy, d. Jeno Hodi, War/Drama, 24 min, Hungary, 2020

Fanny Louise Bernth - It's So Charming, Drama/Student, 27 min, Denmark, 2021

Best Written Screenplay

Black Ocean, w. Francesca Florentyna O'Hop, Drama/Romance, United States

Runner Up

Southern Gothic, w. John Budge, Adam Davenport, Drama/Sci-Fi, United States

Second Runner Up

Out On A Limb, w. Antoinette Fernandez, United States