OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - July 2020
Documentary
(random order)
1. White Paradise (d. Xavier Istasse) - 10 min, Belgium, 2020
2. Kuzra - A Reflexive Documentary of a Maltese True Crime Narrative in the 1800's. (d. Lara Azzopardi) - 29 min, Malta, 2018
3. Hackers: The Misfit Superheroes (d. Ethan Wilk) - Student - 8 min, United States, 2020
4. The Cultivators (d. Yuzhong Ge) - 9 min, China, 2018
Fiction
(random order)
1. Last Game (d.Jordan Sultana) - Student - 13 min, Israel, 2019
2. With New Eyes (d. George Leontakianakos) - Student - 25 min, Greece, 2020
3. In Your Hands (d. Lorenzo Maria Chierici) - 13 min - Italy, 2020
4. Preservation (d. Benjamin L. Connell) - 13 min, United States, 2020
5. The Ticket (d. Franz Ufer) - 12 min, Germany, 2019
6. Doblez (d. Gabriel Vidal) - Student - 7 min, Brazil, 2019
7. Don't Smoke in Bed (d. Dritan Kastrati) - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2020
8. OH SH*T! (d. Elsa van Damke) - Student - 7 min, Germany, 2020
9. Arlecchino (d. Jordan Sultana) - Student - 10 min, Israel, 2019
10. Lexi (d. Danny Gold) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2019
11. The Fight (d. Bradley Shemmell) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Animation
(random order)
1. White Tape (d. Emily Hampson) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
2. Rawr (d. Sorcha McGlinchey) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2020
3. Woodrow and Willow (d. Max Crawley) - 4 min, United States, 2020
4. Polaris (d. Ellen Gordon) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
5. Cycle (d. Dexter Stevens) - Student - 1 min, Canada, 2020
6. Mime Your Manners (d. Kate Namowicz, Skyler Porras) - Student - 3 min, United States, 2020
Experimental
(random order)
1. Masque of the Red Dead (d. Donald E. Tepper) - 14 min, United States, 2020
2. Ouroboros (d. Heather Knott) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
3. Nirantar - Save the Unborn, Save the Mother (d. Sourav Roychoudhury) - 7 min, India, 2020
Music Video
(random order)
1. Gogol (d. David Cabannes) - 3 min, France, 2020
2. How (d. Vasilios Papaioannu) - 6 min, United States, 2020
3. Crossing (d. Taian Lu) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Screenplays
(postponed for the next edition)
July 2020 Winners. Screening: December 18
BEST OF THE FEST
In Your Hands (d. Lorenzo Maria Chierici) - 13 min - Italy, 2020
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
With New Eyes (d. George Leontakianakos) - Student - 25 min, Greece, 2020
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
The Ticket (d. Franz Ufer) - 12 min, Germany, 2019
BEST STUDENT FILM
OH SH*T! (d. Elsa van Damke) - Student - 7 min, Germany, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD
Doblez (d. Gabriel Vidal) - Student - 7 min, Brazil, 2019 - 299 votes
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Best Documentary
White Paradise (d. Xavier Istasse) - 10 min, Belgium, 2020
NOMINEES:
Hackers: The Misfit Superheroes (d. Ethan Wilk) - Student - 8 min, United States, 2020
The Cultivators (d. Yuzhong Ge) - 9 min, China, 2018
Best Animation
Mime Your Manners (d. Kate Namowicz, Skyler Porras) - Student - 3 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Polaris (d. Ellen Gordon) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Cycle (d. Dexter Stevens) - Student - 1 min, Canada, 2020
Best Experimental
Nirantar - Save the Unborn, Save the Mother (d. Sourav Roychoudhury) - 7 min, India, 2020
NOMINEES:
Ouroboros (d. Heather Knott) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
Masque of the Red Dead (d. Donald E. Tepper) - 14 min, United States, 2020
Best Music Video
How (d. Vasilios Papaioannu) - 6 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Gogol (d. David Cabannes) - 3 min, France, 2020
Crossing (d. Taian Lu) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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Best Director
George Leontakianakos - With New Eyes - Student - 25 min, Greece, 2020
NOMINEES:
Lorenzo Maria Chierici - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020
Franz Ufer - The Ticket - 12 min, Germany, 2019
Best Screenplay
Clara Marchesi - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020
NOMINEES:
George Leontakianakos, Alexandra Dyranis - Maounis - With New Eyes - Student - 25 min, Greece, 2020
Franz Ufer, Lukas John Günther - The Ticket - 12 min, Germany, 2019
Best Actor
Yannis Sarakatsanis - With New Eyes - Student - 25 min, Greece, 2020
NOMINEES:
Martin Müller - The Ticket - 12 min, Germany, 2019
Ido Golan - Arlecchino - Student - 10 min, Israel, 2019
Best Actress
Ellie Poussot - Don't Smoke in Bed - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Jane Chirwa - OH SH*T! - Student - 7 min, Germany, 2020
Caterina Gabanella - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020
Best Editing
Alessandro Zucchelli - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020
NOMINEES:
Vincent Eckert, Stefan Strüber - The Ticket - 12 min, Germany, 2019
Wibke Deschamps-Lange - OH SH*T! - Student - 7 min, Germany, 2020
Best Cinematography
Nichola Bastianello - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020
NOMINEES:
Simon Shen - Lexi - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Vincent Eckert - The Ticket - 12 min, Germany, 2019
Best Original Score
Corey Wallace - Mime Your Manners - Student - 3 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Christopher Gentle - Preservation - 13 min, United States, 2020
Daniele Bettini - In Your Hands - 13 min - Italy, 2020