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AWARD WINNERS
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
The Water Spring
Written & Directed by Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone
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Synopsis:
Bernado, a 9-year-old boy, lives in the mountains with his family. One day, he meets a little girl. Together, they discover a secret in a nearby forest.
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Country: Argentina
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT FILM
Life Gone With The Wind
Written by Omid Gharibi
Directed by Siavash Saedpanah
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Synopsis:
A story of an old woman who remembers her bitter memories of childhood when she sees a kite. Based on child marriage in the middle east.
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Country: Iran
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Stuck In 2020
Written & Directed by Dong Yuhao
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Synopsis:
The film documents the process in which volunteers of the Lancaster University Chinese Students & Scholars Association handed out "health kits" to Chinese Students who remained at the university and could not get home.
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Country: UK/China
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
No Change
Written by Zak Jaques & George Kroon
Directed by Zak Jaques
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Synopsis:
No Change follows the experiences of Andrew, a rough sleeper living on the UK streets. The story is based on the real life accounts of Andrew Fraser, author of the book "Invisible" (published by Freedom Press).
Country: UK
BEST DIRECTOR
Suddenly A Tree
Written & Directed by Safi Yazdanian
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Synopsis:
Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist.
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Country: Iran
BEST SCREENPLAY
Raheel
Written & Directed by Ayat Asadi Rahbar
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Synopsis:
Raheel, an Afghan national, has illegally travelled to Iran to look for her husband, but there comes up some problems that leave her no hope to move ahead.
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Country: Iran
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The River Will Carry Them
Written & Directed by Keyi Zhang
Cinematography: Chris Song
Synopsis:
The geological explorer Bin finds a "non-existent" river in the mountains, which guides him gradually to find his lover who had died in the past.
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Country: China
BEST EDITING
Magnum Opus
Written & Directed by Myriam Khammassi
Editor: Med Aziz Zariat
Synopsis:
In his quest for the perfect sculpture, aiming to reproduce the human body and especially the flesh, Slim, a sculptor, will go as far as kill to create the perfect exposure, the perfect mix between
pulp and clay.
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Country: Tunisia
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Suddenly A Tree
Written & Directed by Safi Yazdanian
Music: Christophe Rezai
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Synopsis:
Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist.
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Country: Iran
BEST SOUND DESIGN
MODEM
Written & Directed by Ä°zem AyÅŸegül Topal
Sound: Onur Güngör
Synopsis:
Throughout the movie, we see the character we call ‘Person’ trying to escape from his loneliness by watching what other people do in a virtual environment.
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Country: Turkey
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Water Spring
Written & Directed by Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone
Art Direction: Marina Pessuto
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Synopsis:
Bernado, a 9-year-old boy, lives in the mountains with his family. One day, he meets a little girl. Together, they discover a secret in a nearby forest.
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Country: Argentina
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BEST VISUAL FX
Light Room
Written, Directed & Edited by Pouya Aghelizadeh
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Synopsis:
Light Room is a space in the depth of a filmmaker's mind to enter. Entering this room is a new life in the world of light and color...
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Country: Iran
BEST HAIR, MAKEUP & COSTUME
Gourmandises
Directed by Hira Park & Samuel Yon
Hair, Makeup & Costume: Hira Park, Rebecca Rever,
Nicoleta Tigoulet & Louise Top
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Synopsis:
To recover the beauty that her sister Snow White stole from her, the witch conspires to poison an apple so that she can eat her body.
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Country: France
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Born Of The Earth
Written by Omid Mirzaie & Keyvan Taghie
Directed by Mojgan Bayat
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Synopsis:
Abdou is a Yemeni war-torn boy whose body is saved by an Iranian captain in the open waters. After entering Iran, he is entrusted to an Iranian family by the captain.
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Country: Iran
BEST ACTOR
Raheel
Written & Directed by Ayat Asadi Rahbar
Actor: Majid Seifi
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Synopsis:
Raheel, an Afghan national, has illegally travelled to Iran to look for her husband, but there comes up some problems that leave her no hope to move ahead.
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Country: Iran
BEST ACTRESS
Bed Bug
Written & Directed by Pourya Osati
Actress: Sahar Setvat as Alla
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Synopsis:
The movie narrates the story of Alla who lives in a dormitory. She happens to find out that the guard of the dorm has abused one of her friends. Alla decides to inform those in charge of the dormitory to get the guard fired.
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Country: Iran
BEST CHILD ACTOR
Suddenly A Tree
Written & Directed by Safi Yazdanian
Actor: Arman Moradi as Young Farhad
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Synopsis:
Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist.
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Country: Iran
BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM
You Really Got Me
Written by Hayley Osborne
Directed by Joe. J Walker and Hayley Osborne
Synopsis:
It's 1964. James and Linda are young and in love, until one day she disappears. 43 years later he finds her, but James has to find out: is it always best to know the truth?
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Country: UK
BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
The Fregoli Project
Written by Elisha Luckett
Directed by Samuel Broadous
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Synopsis:
A short comedy that comments the white saviour complex through the story of Danny as he tries to complete a construction project with an all Black team, but fails to distinguish anyone apart.
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Country: USA
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BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Nebula
Written by Borja Ros Espejo & Sandra Martínez Orenes
Directed by Borja Ros Espejo
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Synopsis:
A girl receives a box where she finds a sinister photo. Then, some strange things start to happen...
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Country: Spain
BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM
Shattered
Written by Brogan Waller-Parkinson
Directed by Teresa Moorhead
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Synopsis:
Set in the Netherlands during the Second World War, Ilse is Jewish. She lives in fear of what the Nazi occupation will mean for her and her brother. In four short years, her life is shattered by the horrors of the war.
Country: UK
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
La Bestia Humana
Written & Directed by Javier Campo & Lucio Cruces
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Synopsis:
Fantasy/animation based on the cyclops social assistance report.
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Country: Spain
BEST LGBTQ+ SHORT FILM
Park View
Written & Directed by Tab Ballis
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Synopsis:
The 1990 murder of Talana Kreeger, in the Southern coastal community of Wilmington, NC, still challenges our assumptions about legal, religious, and media responses to LGBTQ hate crimes.
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Country: USA
BEST POSTER
Bambiland
Written & Directed by Danilo Stanimirović
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Synopsis:
Strahinja has just finished acting school and he works as a clown in a kid’s playhouse. Bambiland is a big amusement park in his home town which was open when he was a child. Now, it is an abandoned, creepy place and as such it represents a metaphor for Strahinja’s generation in Serbia.
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Country: Serbia
GRAND JURY AWARD
Tangled
Written & Directed by Katie Lai
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Synopsis:
Inspired by an Asian myth, the red thread of fate means that people who are destined to fall in love are tied together by a red thread around the pinky finger.
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Country: UK
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
We're Fine
Written by Alicia Ocana
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Country: USA
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Finalists:
Undone Written by Tom Carroway
Ashes Written by Alicia Ocana
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BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Bombshell
Written by Ludwig Leidig & Brett Williams
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Country: Australia
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Finalists:
The Forge Written by Howard W. Robertson
Grief Written by Kyle Gray
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BEST TV PILOT SCRIPT
'Blue Spice Queen'
Written by Dean Harakas
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Country: USA
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Finalists:
Devildog Written by James O'Neal
Sunshine State Written by Sophia George