MOSCOW SHORTS – MARCH 2022 AWARDS
BEST FILM
Gallu (2021)
Director: Kasra Tirsahar
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 30:00
Synopsis: A village man comes across a piece of meat by chance , after cooking and eating it realises the uncanny taste that is unknown to him . The search to find the same taste leads to a catastrophic turn of events…
BEST DIRECTOR
Gallu (2021)
Director: Kasra Tirsahar
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 30:00
Synopsis: A village man comes across a piece of meat by chance , after cooking and eating it realises the uncanny taste that is unknown to him . The search to find the same taste leads to a catastrophic turn of events…
BEST SCREENPLAY
Nightly Whispers (2021)
Director: Omid Abdollahi
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 17:05
Synopsis: A man is worried about his teenage daughter’s relationship with a guy he doesn’t know. The daughter refuses to introduce her boyfriend. However, Once the boy unexpectedly goes to the father to reveal a secret about the girl.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Tundra (2021)
Director: José Luis Aparicio
Country: Cuba
Duration: 30:00
Synopsis: Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city.
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Premium Baby (2019)
Director: Jeanne Signé
Country: France
Duration: 12:07
Synopsis: In a near future, a couple enters a shop to buy a baby.
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BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Snorrie (Mustachio) (2021)
Director: Victoria Warmerdam
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 11:35
Synopsis: Absurd tragicomedy about thirty-something Freek, who is reuniting with his imaginary friend from the past, who is looking for closure.
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BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Sliced Bread (2022)
Director: Gulliver Moore
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 03:00
Synopsis: Sliced Bread is a Comedy short film in which we imagine what a world would look like if Sliced Bread had never been invented – and what would happen in 21st Century society if suddenly it was.
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Vlada Goes to London (2020)
Director: Arti Savchenko
Country: Israel
Duration: 21:54
Synopsis: Vlada is a pizza delivery girl who lives in Haifa and dreams of becoming a famous DJ. Within a five-hour shift, we get a glimpse into her world full of pressure where she’s willing to do whatever it takes to find the money for a flight to perform at a festival in London.
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Where our home: Vadim Keosyan (2022)
Director: Vladimir Nikolaevich Tarasov
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 12:19
Synopsis: Story of microsurgeon Vadim Keosyan known for his unique operations of returning a lost body parts. After more than 20 years of doing the impossible, he finds a new struggle – GPS swimming in cold Enisey river.
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Outsiders (2019)
Director: Almantas Petkunas
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 16:38
Synopsis: Outsiders is about young men looking for a place to belong. Kestutis is in a gang dealing drugs. Arni is struggling at home living with an alcoholic father. They both spend their days outside on a basketball court to escape their realities. This is where they meet Wyte – the father of streetball in Lithuania. They are inspired by the remarkable tricks he does with a basketball. Through streetball, Wyte creates a community where these young men can express themselves and grow together to overcome their obstacles.
BEST ANIMATION
Tempête je t’aime (2022)
Director: Flore Montmory
Country: France
Duration: 04:21
Synopsis: A couple leads a passionate love-life; their stormy relationship is sustained by violent rants and slow reconciliations.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Things never told (2022)
Director: Juntai He
Country: China
Duration: 04:05
Synopsis: It’s about different ages of generation talking about the things they regretted in their lifes.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Tempête je t’aime (2022)
Director: Flore Montmory
Country: France
Duration: 04:21
Synopsis: A couple leads a passionate love-life; their stormy relationship is sustained by violent rants and slow reconciliations.