OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - August 2021
Documentary
(random order)
1. Dajla: cinema and oblivion (d. Arturo Dueñas) - 15 min, Spain, 2020
2. S'Avanzada (d. Francesco Palomba) - 39 min, Italy, 2021
3. Moment of Impact (d. Blair Stewart) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2021
4. Positive Rides | The race within (d. Constantin Gross, Lukas Steinbrecher) - 10 min, Germany, 2021
Fiction
(random order)
1. Bandits Suite (d. Marios Gloeckner) - 19 min, Austria, 2021
2. KUMKUMARCHAN (Holy Ritual) (d. Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi) - 22 min, India, 2020
3. Imago (d. Nim Dewhirst) - 14 min, Australia, 2021
4. Princesses do as they please (d. Quarxx) - 34 min, France, 2021
5. All We Know About IAN (d. Danming Niu) - Student - 13 min, China, 2020
6. Jumpcut (d. Walter Rastelli) - Student - 39 min, Italy, 2021
7. The Egg (d. Andrej Dojkic) - 11 min, United States, 2019
8. RESET (d. NJ Brown) - 32 min, United States, 2021
9. Hanna's Bistro (d. Áron Török) - 38 min, Hungary, 2021
10. Me, Myself and Id (d. Chandler Thornber) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2021
11. Les Notes (d. Georgios Dimitropoulos) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2021
12. Me and Myself (d. Passos Zamith) - 9 min, Portugal, 2021
13. 500 Eskimo (d. Daria Karpova) - 8 min, Russia, 2021
14. Room (d. Jacob Bellmore) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Animation
(random order)
1. The Magentalman and The Gentlemint (d. James Crang) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
2. Isaiah (d. Imke Reintjens) - Student - 3 min, Belgium, 2021
3. Bird (d. Wu-Ching Chang) - Student - 4 min, Taiwan, 2019
4. Smithy (d. Xi Chen) - Student - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Experimental
(random order)
1. The Blackbird Interviews (d. Tiffany Rhodes) - 17 min, United States, 2021
2. Light (d. Thomas Zapata) - Student - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2021
3. Penn-ar-Bed (d. Emma Ramsay) - 1 min, France, 2021
4. Near the End of April (d. Justė Rutkauskaitė) - Student - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
5. "I LIVE FOR YOU" (d. Gaetano Ippolito) - 6 min, Italy, 2021
Music Video
(random order)
1. FRANK (d. Miroslav Kiss) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2021
2. Love Bind (d. Anna Rose Duckworth) - 3 min, New Zealand, 2020
3. Ride Of The Devils Teeth (d. Jon Hanusa) - 4 min, United States, 2021
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Metallic Blue (w. Andy Cause)
2. Midnight Echoes (w. Conor Waldron)
3. Without Recourse (w. Noah Rubio)
4. Ice Shanty (w. Clifford Zimowski)
5. Perfect Timing (w. Caroline Byrne)
6. Ropers (w. Seppe Van Beneden)
August 2021 Winners. Screening: TBA
BEST OF THE FEST
Bandits Suite (d. Marios Gloeckner) - 19 min, Austria, 2021
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Hanna's Bistro (d. Áron Török) - 38 min, Hungary, 2021
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Princesses do as they please (d. Quarxx) - 34 min, France, 2021
BEST STUDENT FILM
All We Know About IAN (d. Danming Niu) - Student - 13 min, China, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD
Isaiah (d. Imke Reintjens) - Student - 3 min, Belgium, 2021 - 63 votes
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Best Documentary
Dajla: cinema and oblivion (d. Arturo Dueñas) - 15 min, Spain, 2020
NOMINEES:
Moment of Impact (d. Blair Stewart) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Positive Rides | The race within (d. Constantin Gross, Lukas Steinbrecher) - 10 min, Germany, 2021
Best Animation
The Magentalman and The Gentlemint (d. James Crang) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Isaiah (d. Imke Reintjens) - Student - 3 min, Belgium, 2021
Smithy (d. Xi Chen) - Student - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Experimental
Near the End of April (d. Justė Rutkauskaitė) - Student - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
tied with
Light (d. Thomas Zapata) - Student - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
"I LIVE FOR YOU" (d. Gaetano Ippolito) - 6 min, Italy, 2021
The Blackbird Interviews (d. Tiffany Rhodes) - 17 min, United States, 2021
Best Music Video
Ride Of The Devils Teeth (d. Jon Hanusa) - 4 min, United States, 2021
NOMINEES:
FRANK (d. Miroslav Kiss) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Love Bind (d. Anna Rose Duckworth) - 3 min, New Zealand, 2020
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Best Director
Marios Gloeckner - Bandits Suite - 19 min, Austria, 2021
NOMINEES:
Quarxx - Princesses do as they please - 34 min, France, 2021
Áron Török - Hanna's Bistro - 38 min, Hungary, 2021
Best Screenplay
Marios Gloeckner - Bandits Suite - 19 min, Austria, 2021
NOMINEES:
Daria Karpova - 500 Eskimo - 8 min, Russia, 2021
Nim Dewhirst - Imago - 14 min, Australia, 2021
Best Actor
Andrej Dojkic - The Egg - 11 min, United States, 2019
NOMINEES:
Reinhold G. Moritz - Bandits Suite - 19 min, Austria, 2021
Dmitry Zakharov - 500 Eskimo - 8 min, Russia, 2021
Best Actress
Panka Kovács - Hanna's Bistro - 38 min, Hungary, 2021
NOMINEES:
Mickaela Sands - Me, Myself and Id - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Manon Maindivide - Princesses do as they please - 34 min, France, 2021
Best Editing
Jacob Bellmore - Room - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Remi Orth - Princesses do as they please - 34 min, France, 2021
Walter Rastelli - Jumpcut - Student - 39 min, Italy, 2021
Best Cinematography
Roland Földi, Feit Gabor, András Gravi Kiss, Áron Török - Hanna's Bistro - 38 min, Hungary, 2021
NOMINEES:
Colin Wandersman - Princesses do as they please - 34 min, France, 2021
Danming Niu, Lance Yijin Lao - All We Know About IAN - Student - 13 min, China, 2020
Best Original Score
Antonis Simintiras, Evan Macdonald, Human Symphony Orchestra, Awyr, Adigold - Les Notes - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Adytia D Bedekar - KUMKUMARCHAN (Holy Ritual) - 22 min, India, 2020
Jerry Growl - Isaiah - Student - 3 min, Belgium, 2021