BEST FILM

Bonobo (2018)

Director: Zoel Aeschbacher

Country: Switzerland

Duration: 18:00

Synopsis: When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance, intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.

BEST DIRECTOR

It’s So Charming (2021)

Director: Svend Colding

Country: Denmark

Duration: 27:13

Synopsis: Silvia, who is pregnant, is at her parents in-law wedding anniversary, and she has been looking forward to it because its the first time she is meeting her boyfriend’s, Christian, side of the family. Though she quickly realises, that Christian has a horrible relationship with his father, Thorsten. Silvia and Christian had planned to announce the pregnancy, but can’t seem to find an appropriate time for it, due to the dysfunctional father-son relationship. Therefore Silvia decides to reconcile the 2 men, though this Is proving easier said than done. “It is so Lovely” is a comedy-drama, which the main theme is being able to set boundaries, even though there may not be an appropriate time for doing this.   

BEST SCREENPLAY

Bonobo (2018)

Writer: Zoel Aeschbacher

Director: Zoel Aeschbacher

Country: Switzerland

Duration: 18:00

Synopsis: When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance, intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bonobo (2018)

Cinematographer: Dino Berguglia

Director: Zoel Aeschbacher

Country: Switzerland

Duration: 18:00

Synopsis: When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance, intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM

PUNCHLINE (2017)

Director: Christophe M.Saber

Country: Switzerland

Duration: 08:31

Synopsis: Two wannabe gangsters can’t decide on the coolest thing to say before shooting Michel.

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM

Wichita (2020)

Director: Sergine Dumais

Country: United States

Duration: 05:35

Synopsis: Sara is in bed with her lover when her husband calls. When he asks for something in his sock drawer, she runs home, stalling for time, asking endless questions about Wichita, Kansas.

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

Maks (2021)

Director: Martin Draksler

Country: Slovenia

Duration: 17:40

Synopsis: In the absence of his mother, seven years old Maks decides to find company at the basketball court. Lack of warmth and attention forces him to take matters into his own hands.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Dajla: cinema and oblivion (2020)

Director: Arturo Dueñas

Country: Spain

Duration: 15:00

Synopsis: Life is going on in Dakhla, one of the Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria, forgotten for 45 years. The celebration of a film festival, the Fisahara, breaks the monotony. The event ends, life (and oblivion) continues.

BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM

Off the Rails (2021)

Director: Bel Holborow, Isabelle Coury

Country: Australia

Duration: 04:01

Synopsis: Besties Bonbon and Cookie are hustling to catch the last train of the day in a foreign Russian city. When Cookie disappears, Bonbon is swept up in a chaotic odyssey on a mission to find her friend.

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

Three Bull-Mastiffs in a Corner Kitchen (2021)

Director: Paul Chambers

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 12:51

Synopsis: A man looks back on his younger years and relives some of the moments that led him into his troubles with addiction in later life,  he looks backwards with a mature wisdom that flows as poetry, an old head looking through young eyes, or a young mind looking forward to a rocky future, drug abuse and alcohol, spiralling behaviour and a loss of control. A true story featuring people with lived experience of addiction, toxic masculinity and false idols. A punk film with an authentic poetry that runs as an autobiographical stream of consciousness.  Young and older Sam (played by himself) battle to control the narrative over their past and their future, can we change our fate if we become aware of it?

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Lucidvox – My Little Star (2021)

Director: Egor Sheremetyev

Country: Russian Federation

Duration: 04:59

Synopsis: This music video is about psychoanalytic support which is shown through the images of children and adults. In childhood the main character lost her mother who was the closest person for her. And then she has spent her entire life trying to overcome the consequences of this loss. Her world changed dramatically due to the tragedy. Now she is an actress who has panic attacks before going on stage and everything around her turns into fear images that attack her and bring her to exhaustion. But suddenly a little girl appears supporting and taking her care. The members of the group act as friends forming a sort of brotherhood where one helps the other. With them she understands that she is not alone. There is no more fear and the play begins. The childish self ceases to dominate the adult. The little girl sees that everything is fine with the main character and gradually removes.

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

2020 (2021)

Director: Katya Telegina

Country: Russian Federation

Duration: 05:00

Synopsis: The video project “2020” is an attempt to understand and feel what is happening in 2020 through the art forms of dance and video. The film is the result of a collaboration between prima ballerina Diana Vishneva, choreographer Pavel Glukhov and director Katya Telegina.