OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - May 2020
Documentary
(random order)
1. Dear Covid-19 (d. Mark Watt) - 3 min, Canada, 2020
2. Canaries (d. Amy Sargeant) - 11 min, United Kingdom 2020
3. Portrait of a Baller (d. Jack Darrer) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
4. Barney Lee: My Long Walk Around Britain (For HNPP) (d. Matt Colin Evans) - Student - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Fiction
(random order)
1. Ghosty Mc Ghostface (d. Emma Richardson, Will Austin) - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
2. XENO (d. Fanny Galan) - 13 min, France, 2020
3. Kubric (d. Anthony Greco) - Student - 13 min - Canada, 2020
4. The Echo of Gold (d. Alberto Nardone) - Student - 13 min, Italy, 2019
5. The English Teacher (d. Blake Ridder) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
6. Games Night (d. James Campayne) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2020
7. As The Devil Drives (d. Callum Patrick O'Brien) - Student - 18 min, Ireland, 2019
8. Acid Fantasy (d. Lorenzo Lanzillotti) - 29 min, United States, 2020
9. Vestige (d. Anthony Thornton-Hopwood) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2020
10. Resolution (d. Neil Kemp, Nathan Loynes) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2019
11. Blood is Thicker (d. Jordan Goldstein) - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
12. Sam (d. Diogo Simão) - 11 min, Portugal, 2019
13. Stuck (d. Steve Blackwood) - 14 min, United States, 2020
14. Shutter (d. Andres Ramirez) - Student - 10 min, United States, 2019
15. This Is ME (d. Josh Pickup) - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Animation
(random order)
1. Just Play (d. Kirill Chikalin) - 3 min, Russia, 2020
2. Get Fancy (d. Tyler Carrigan) - 2 min, United Kingdom 2020
3. A to Z (d. Sara Buccellato) - Student - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2020
4. The Train to Qinling (d. Shir Baron) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
5. Delivery (d. Kenna Hornibrook, Crissy Peters) - Student - 6 min, United States, 2020
6. Berry's Voyage (d. Katya Frakine) - Student - 5 min, United States, 2020
Experimental
(random order)
1. Bubble (d. Haonan Wang) - 14 min, China, 2020
2. 19 (d. Ryan Ayalla) - 2 min, United States, 2020
3. Manasanamaha (d. Deepak) - 16 min, India, 2020
Music Video
(random order)
1. Lights Out (d. Ben Walden) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2020
2. DREZDEN "DAVIDA OLEN" (d. Vladimir Nefedov) - 4 min, Belarus, 2020
3. Tame (d. Kalina Pulit) - 4 min, Poland, 2019
4. Grow Up (d. Kalina Pulit) - 4 min, Poland, 2020
5. Blow (d. Goldwyn Thandrayen) - 4 min, United States, 2020
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Black Sheep and Scapegoats (w. Allan Wood)
2. Leapers (w. SherLann D. Moore)
3. The Red Cloth (w. Bo Svenson)
4. A Dream of America (w. Bo Svenson)
5. Veiled Fences (w. Daniele Dominguez)
6. Nine Years (w. Andrea Castelli)
May 2020 Winners. Screening: December 18
BEST OF THE FEST
Blood is Thicker (d. Jordan Goldstein) - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
XENO (d. Fanny Galan) - 13 min, France, 2020
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
The English Teacher (d. Blake Ridder) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
BEST STUDENT FILM
As The Devil Drives (d. Callum Patrick O'Brien) - Student - 18 min, Ireland, 2019
AUDIENCE AWARD
Manasanamaha (d. Deepak) - 16 min, India, 2020 - 1136 votes
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Best Documentary
Dear Covid-19 (d. Mark Watt) - 3 min, Canada, 2020
NOMINEES:
Portrait of a Baller (d. Jack Darrer) - Student - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Barney Lee: My Long Walk Around Britain (For HNPP) (d. Matt Colin Evans) - Student - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Best Animation
The Train to Qinling (d. Shir Baron) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Just Play (d. Kirill Chikalin) - 3 min, Russia, 2020
Delivery (d. Kenna Hornibrook, Crissy Peters) - Student - 6 min, United States, 2020
Best Experimental
Bubble (d. Haonan Wang) - 14 min, China, 2020
NOMINEES:
Manasanamaha (d. Deepak) - 16 min, India, 2020
19 (d. Ryan Ayalla) - 2 min, United States, 2020
Best Music Video
DREZDEN "DAVIDA OLEN" (d. Vladimir Nefedov) - 4 min, Belarus, 2020
NOMINEES:
Grow Up (d. Kalina Pulit) - 4 min, Poland, 2020
Tame (d. Kalina Pulit) - 4 min, Poland, 2019
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Best Director
Jordan Goldstein - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Steve Blackwood - Stuck - 14 min, United States, 2020
Blake Ridder - The English Teacher - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Best Screenplay
Blake Ridder - The English Teacher - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Jordan Goldstein - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
Steve Blackwood - Stuck - 14 min, United States, 2020
Best Actor
Louis James - The English Teacher - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Max Schochet - Stuck - 14 min, United States, 2020
Cormac Ó Broin - As The Devil Drives - Student - 18 min, Ireland, 2019
Best Actress
Crawford M. Collins - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Emma Richardson - Ghosty Mc Ghostface - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Mélia Lucchini - XENO - 13 min, France, 2020
Best Editing
Jordan Inconstant - XENO - 13 min, France, 2020
NOMINEES:
Jordan Goldstein - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
Cian Desmond - As The Devil Drives - Student - 18 min, Ireland, 2019
Best Cinematography
Nathanael MacDonald - As The Devil Drives - Student - 18 min, Ireland, 2019
NOMINEES:
Jake Catalonotto - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
Michael De Luca - Kubric - Student - 13 min - Canada, 2020
Best Original Score
Sylvain Ott - XENO - 13 min, France, 2020
NOMINEES:
Kevin Becker - Blood is Thicker - Student - 14 min, United States, 2020
Daniel Markovich -The Train to Qinling - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020