OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - May 2021
Documentary
(random order)
1. Ourselves, in Stories (d. Marjee Chmiel) - 24 min, United States, 2021
2. Somewhere Else (d. Iman Charles-Herrou) - Student - 32 min, Norway, 2021
3. On Brazil's Wavelength (d. Luigi Sibona) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Fiction
(random order)
1. Permanent Ink (d. Elinor Howells) - Student - 16 min, United States, 2021
2. VOIN (d. Boucand Gaelle) - 30 min, France, 2020
3. Tell Me Who I Am (d. Luca Caserta) - 17 min, Italy, 2019
4. PANDA (d. Jacob Fangel Løgstrup) - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
5. Sometimes the Devil (d. Eran Horowitz) - 14 min, France, 2021
6. The Mori (d. Daniel Bettoun) - 17 min, Israel, 2020
7. SAFAR (d. Nikhil Prakash) - 32 min, India, 2021
8. At the Circut (d. Olivier van Malderghem) - 14 min, Belgium, 2021
Animation
(random order)
1. Swim Meet (d. Caitlin (Jialin) Du) - Student - 1 min, United States, 2021
2. Final Deathtination (d. Marika Tamura) - Student - 2 min, Japan, 2021
3. Pumpkin Pal (d. Suh Woo Choi) - Student - 1 min, United States, 2021
4. Walden (d. Kate Mercer) - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
5. Favaloro (d. Edgar R. Ruiz Lozano, Nora E. Márquez Munguía) - 7 min, Mexico, 2021
Experimental
(random order)
1. Recycled Verses (d. Randy Kelly) - 3 min, Canada, 2021
2. Champagne (d. Christopher Gribbin) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2021
3. Birnam Wood (d. Maxwell C. Blackriver) - 17 min, United States, 2021
Music Video
(not enough official selections)
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Night Of The Living Ned (w. The Adamsons)
2. The Gdnask Girl (w. Dezso Krisztics)
3. The Sidekick Rules (w. Chris Warner)
4. Youth & Age Flower (w. András Attila Farkas)
5. Penrose's Triangle (w. Raymond Davenport)
6. Sanson (w. Shiva Rodriguez, D. Duckie Rodriguez)
May 2021 Winners. Screening: TBA
BEST OF THE FEST
Tell Me Who I Am (d. Luca Caserta) - 17 min, Italy, 2019
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
The Mori (d. Daniel Bettoun) - 17 min, Israel, 2020
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
PANDA (d. Jacob Fangel Løgstrup) - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
BEST STUDENT FILM
Final Deathtination (d. Marika Tamura) - Student - 2 min, Japan, 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD
Favaloro (d. Edgar R. Ruiz Lozano, Nora E. Márquez Munguía) - 7 min, Mexico, 2021 - 172 votes
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Best Documentary
Ourselves, in Stories (d. Marjee Chmiel) - 24 min, United States, 2021
NOMINEES:
Somewhere Else (d. Iman Charles-Herrou) - Student - 32 min, Norway, 2021
On Brazil's Wavelength (d. Luigi Sibona) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Animation
Final Deathtination (d. Marika Tamura) - Student - 2 min, Japan, 2021
NOMINEES:
Pumpkin Pal (d. Suh Woo Choi) - Student - 1 min, United States, 2021
Walden (d. Kate Mercer) - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Experimental
Champagne (d. Christopher Gribbin) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Recycled Verses (d. Randy Kelly) - 3 min, Canada, 2021
Birnam Wood (d. Maxwell C. Blackriver) - 17 min, United States, 2021
Best Music Video
(not enough official selections)
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Best Director
Daniel Bettoun - The Mori - 17 min, Israel, 2020
NOMINEES:
Luca Caserta - Tell Me Who I Am - 17 min, Italy, 2019
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup - PANDA - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
Best Screenplay
Luca Caserta, Elisa Bertato - Tell Me Who I Am - 17 min, Italy, 2019
NOMINEES:
Daniel Bettoun - The Mori - 17 min, Israel, 2020
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup - PANDA - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
Best Actor
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup - PANDA - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
NOMINEES:
Yoav Cohen - The Mori - 17 min, Israel, 2020
Eran Horowitz - Sometimes the Devil - 14 min, France, 2021
Best Actress
Elisa Bertato - Tell Me Who I Am - 17 min, Italy, 2019
NOMINEES:
Clara Burgold - Sometimes the Devil - 14 min, France, 2021
Genesis Ortiz - Permanent Ink - Student - 16 min, United States, 2021
Best Editing
Barak Cohen, Avishag Ben Bassat - The Mori - 17 min, Israel, 2020
NOMINEES:
Luca Caserta - Tell Me Who I Am - 17 min, Italy, 2019
Travis Laub, Kianna Dorsey - Permanent Ink - Student - 16 min, United States, 2021
Best Cinematography
Christian Hvass Birkebæk - PANDA - 25 min, Denmark, 2020
NOMINEES:
Corentin Ferrero - Sometimes the Devil - 14 min, France, 2021
Gal Genossar - The Mori - 17 min, Israel, 2020
Best Original Score
Daniel Markovich - Final Deathtination - Student - 2 min, Japan, 2021
NOMINEES:
Alexander Meade - Pumpkin Pal - Student - 1 min, United States, 2021