OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - January 2021
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES
Fiction
(random order)
1. Majority (d. Tessa Hoffe) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2019
2. Pure (d. Julia Johnson) - Student - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
3. Breadcrumbs (d. Lilia Le Dieu, Konstantin Pivovar) - 27 min, United States, 2020
4. Louise & Louise (d. Danny Thykaer) - 23 min, Denmark, 2020
5. On A List (d. Lee Foster, Tito Guillen) - 30 min, Canada, 2020
6. The Water May Rise (d. Sven Peetoom, Chris de Krijger) - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
7. Weekend in the Forest (d. Micha Meyer) - 17 min, Switzerland, 2020
8. Getaway (d. Pedro Hector Canales) - Student - 11 min, United States, 2020
9. 10 Photographs (d. Brandon Jordan) - 15 min, Canada, 2020
10. Opal (d. Kirsty McLean) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
11. A Circle Line Train (d. Martin Venier) - 5 min, Austria, 2020
12. Dying of the Light (d. David Newton) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2020
13. PARENTHOOD 2050 (d. Svetlana Bolycheva) - Student - 9 min, Russia, 2020
14. The Undatable George Gibbs (d. Matt Mirams) - 7 min, Australia, 2020
15. Adéla (d. Philip Martin) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Animation
(random order)
1. Re-Animal (d. Rubén Garcerá) - 13 min, Spain, 2021
2. Half a Saba (d. Ben Molina) - Student - 4 min, Israel, 2020
3. Family Tree (d. Emmet O'Brien) - 9 min, Ireland, 2020
4. Ways of Keeping (d. Miles Aijala, Anna-Ester Volozh) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2020
5. Home of my memories (d. Javier Méndez Lafón) - Student - 6 min, Mexico, 2020
Experimental
(random order)
1. Mirage (d. Marcel Thompson) - Student - 10 min, United States, 2020
2. Empty Feet & Fireflies (d. Benjamin Meads) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2020
3. Summer (d. Chris Garcia) - 6 min, France, 2021
4. Chocolate's Land (d. Bruna Michelin) - 1 min, Brazil, 2020
Music Video
(random order)
1. Livin' in the Light (d. Hannah Hefner, Emmanuel Henreid) - 4 min, United States, 2020
2. Beautiful Lure (d. Koutaro Ishida) - 7 min, Japan, 2021
3. Big House (d. Jessica G.Z.) - 3 min, United States, 2020
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Losing Innocence (w. Matthew R. Ford)
2. THE HALF-LING (w. Noel Hoffmann, Kenneth Louis Hoffmann)
3. Three Unwishes (w. Troy Harvey Graham)
4. The Second Queen of Hirta (w. David Finlay)
5. Lies Of A StoryTeller (w. Frederick D Stephenson)
6. Over and Out (w. Callie LeClaire)
January 2021 Winners. Screening: TBA
BEST OF THE FEST
The Water May Rise (d. Sven Peetoom, Chris de Krijger) - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Breadcrumbs (d. Lilia Le Dieu, Konstantin Pivovar) - 27 min, United States, 2020
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Adéla (d. Philip Martin) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021
BEST STUDENT FILM
Pure (d. Julia Johnson) - Student - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD
Adéla (d. Philip Martin) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021 - 152 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES
Best Animation
Home of my memories (d. Javier Méndez Lafón) - Student - 6 min, Mexico, 2020
NOMINEES:
Re-Animal (d. Rubén Garcerá) - 13 min, Spain, 2021
Ways of Keeping (d. Miles Aijala, Anna-Ester Volozh) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Best Experimental
Empty Feet & Fireflies (d. Benjamin Meads) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Mirage (d. Marcel Thompson) - Student - 10 min, United States, 2020
Chocolate's Land (d. Bruna Michelin) - 1 min, Brazil, 2020
Best Music Video
Livin' in the Light (d. Hannah Hefner, Emmanuel Henreid) - 4 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Beautiful Lure (d. Koutaro Ishida) - 7 min, Japan, 2021
Big House (d. Jessica G.Z.) - 3 min, United States, 2020
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Best Director
Sven Peetoom, Chris de Krijger - The Water May Rise - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
NOMINEES:
Lilia Le Dieu, Konstantin Pivovar - Breadcrumbs - 27 min, United States, 2020
Brandon Jordan - 10 Photographs - 15 min, Canada, 2020
Best Screenplay
Sven Peetoom, Chris de Krijger - The Water May Rise - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
NOMINEES:
Micha Meyerm Timon Meyer - Weekend in the Forest - 17 min, Switzerland, 2020
Julia Johnson - Pure - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Best Actor
Patrick Merveille - Breadcrumbs - 27 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Marcel Romeijn - The Water May Rise - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
Scott Major - The Undatable George Gibbs - 7 min, Australia, 2020
Best Actress
Maria Popistasu - Majority - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2019
NOMINEES:
Raagni Sharma - Pure - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Tanja Fleth Boenke - Louise & Louise - 23 min, Denmark, 2020
Best Editing
Martin Venier - A Circle Line Train - 5 min, Austria, 2020
NOMINEES:
Eirene Wallace, Kristy McLean - Opal - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Gijs Walstra - The Water May Rise - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
Best Cinematography
Jonathan David Damborg - The Water May Rise - 11 min, Netherlands, 2020
NOMINEES:
Mischa Müller - Weekend in the Forest - 17 min, Switzerland, 2020
Daniel Patrick Vaughan - Adéla (d. Philip Martin) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Original Score
Thomas McLaughlan - Adéla - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Dario Escobedo - Home of my memories - Student - 6 min, Mexico, 2020