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APRIL 2023 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM
Payasam and Other Careful Processes
Written & Directed by Akshay Ravi
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When he brings a girlfriend who doesn’t match his parents’ expectations to a family holiday, Sidharth and his family are forced to reckon with their conflicting values.
(USA)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Fatih the Conqueror
Written & Directed by Onur Yagiz
Huddled in a car outside a Turkish wedding, Fatih, wants to get married. He has set his sights on Ipek, Recep’s sister. But neither Murat, his best friend, nor Recep, or even Ipek are aware of this yet.
(France)
BEST DIRECTOR
The Way to Happiness
Directed by Nicolas Steil
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Saul Birnbaum is a 'hidden child', who at the age of 6 had to be separated from his parents to escape the upcoming Shoah. He is sent by a Kindertransport abroad, from Vienna to Brussels.
(Belgium)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Payasam and Other Careful Processes
Written & Directed by Akshay Ravi
When he brings a girlfriend who doesn’t match his parents’ expectations to a family holiday, Sidharth and his family are forced to reckon with their conflicting values.
(USA)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SONAR
Directed by James Hughes
Cinematography by
Jan Vaceanu-Staicov & David Cawley
A swimmer detects an unusual sound late at night and she decides to investigate.
(UK)
BEST EDITING
SONAR
Directed by James Hughes
Edited by Chiara Armentano
A swimmer detects an unusual sound late at night and she decides to investigate.
(UK)
BEST MUSIC
The Pink Pill
Directed by Cassiah Joski-Jethi
Composed by Hollie Buhagiar
Valentine’s Day. Two young people looking for love meet in a Love Hotel for their second date. Girl seems nervous. Boy seems forward… We’ve all seen this a million times before, right? Wrong.
(UK)
BEST SOUND
SONAR
Directed by James Hughes
Sound Design by Greg Claridge
A swimmer detects an unusual sound late at night and she decides to investigate.
(UK)
BEST ACTOR
Fatih the Conqueror
Written & Directed by Onur Yagiz
Actor: Thomas Curel as Fatih
Huddled in a car outside a Turkish wedding, Fatih, wants to get married. He has set his sights on Ipek, Recep’s sister. But neither Murat, his best friend, nor Recep, or even Ipek are aware of this yet.
(France)
BEST ACTRESS
ALEA
Written by Richi Maione
Directed by Niccolò Buttigliero Junior
Actress: Wanda Gomboli as Alea
As they leave the cinema, Alea and Nyx begin to talk about the right way to look at things. While they discuss, the world around them begins to evaporate.
(Italy)
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Il Gulliver
Written & Directed by Roberto di Matteo
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After ending high school, Giulio is tired about the narrow view that his small city offers about the future. So, he decides to go away with Caterina, but he discovers something unexpected.
(Italy)
GRAND JURY AWARD
Pregnant
Written & Directed by Golnaz Jamsheed
Becoming a mother for the second time, she prepares for the unknown. Based on a short story by the French author Anna Gavalda.
(Iran)