OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - April 2018
Documentary
(random order)
1. Living in Chains (d. Nur Humaira Sajat) - Student - 14 min, Singapore, 2017
2. INSOMNIA (d. Andrii Andreiev, Olga Andreieva) - 3 min, Ukraine, 2018
3. Mr. Finne's Reality Tunnel (d. Henrik Edelbo) - 47 min, Denmark, 2018
4. Whatever Happened to Nevada? (d. James Costello) - 15 min - United Kingdom, 2017
5. LIVING ON THE EDGE-DEGLAMOURIZING BOLLYWOOD (d. Opender Chanana) - 19 min - India, 2017
6. Quiet Sundays (d. Opender Chanana) - Student - 20 min - United States, 2018
7. The Shadow of the Night (d. Jari Oikuri) - Student - 5 min - Finland, 2017
8. Inga (d. Uffe Mulvad) - 6 min - Denmark, 2017
Animation
(random order)
1. Twelve (d. Matthew Chow) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2017
2. Red's Barbershop: The Sandbox and the Desk (d. Daniel Maw) - 1 min, United States, 2018
3. Scissors (d. Julia Song) - 3 min, Canada, 2018
4. Cupid is not a Terrorist (d. Bellopropello) - 5 min, Switzerland, 2017
5. The Mind Of An Artist: Don McCullin (d. ChenZhong Liu) - Student - 1 min, United Kingdom, 2018
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Experimental
(random order)
1. The Sound of Silence (d. Sejiane BELMONT) - 7 min - France, 2017
2. Unspoken Thoughts (d. Edvin Eriksson) - 10 min, Sweden, 2017
3. Spiral Knot (d. Kristaps Locmelis) - 6 min - Latvia, 2017
Music Video
(random order)
1. Believe - Yolanda Adams (d. Bim Ajadi) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2017
2. Never Always (d. Natalie Bible') - 7 min, United States, 2018
3. Mia cara dolce coscienza (d. Fabio Sanna) - 3 min, Italy, 2018
4. Neuland / Acid Arab feat. A-WA - Gul l'Abi (d. Behsat VeyseloÄŸlu) - 3 min, Turkey, 2018
5. BCH - We all are severely ill (d. Vladimir Galeev) - Student - 3 min, Russia, 2017
Screenplays
(finalists)
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1. Seeds (w. Natalie van der Meulen)
2. Long Exposure (w. Cameron Voris)
3. The Bench (w. Cjay Boisclair)
4. Life's a Stage (w. Joshua Essenburg)
5. Motel (w. Madigan Bachman)
6. Mind World (w. Miranda Sen)
7. Lost in a Dream (w. Rachel Khoury)
8. Bus Stop (w. Vanessa Bailey)
Fiction
(random order)
1. Nothingness (d. Harm Dens) - 15 min, Belgium, 2015
2. Palookaville (d. Pim Algoed, Sem Bucman) - 17 min, Belgium, 2017
3. 10 minutes (d. Aman Adlakha) - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
4. Mourning (d. Florian Schmitz) - Student - 20 min, Germany, 2016
5. Ariana: A Folk Musical (d. Astrid Harrison) - Student | Fiction - 16 min, Canada, 2017
6. The Bird (d. Lisa Hurel) - Drama | Family - 20 min, France, 2018
7. The Longneck Goodbye (d. Creighton Satterfield) - Comedy | Drama | LGBT - 32 min, United States, 2017
8. OF MEN AND MICE (d. Gonzague Legout) - 20 min, France, 2015
9. Charlotte (d. Anthony Thornton-Hopwood) - Thriller | Horror | Comedy - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2017
10. Disclosure (d. T.J. Penton) - Drama | Thriller | Crime - 21 min, United States, 2018
11. The Date (d. Ryan Welink) - Student - 4 min, Canada, 2018
12. Destiny (d. Vikkramm Chandirramani) - Romantic Comedy - 13 min, India, 2018
13. Whales (d. Nora Jaenicke) - 20 min, Italy, 2018
March 2018 Winners. Screening: April 21, 2018
April Winners. Screening: June 28, 2018
BEST OF THE FEST
10 minutes (d. Aman Adlakha) - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
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2nd BEST OF THE FEST
OF MEN AND MICE (d. Gonzague Legout) - 20 min, France, 2015
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
The Bird (d. Lisa Hurel) - Drama | Family - 20 min, France, 2018
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Mourning (d. Florian Schmitz) - Student - 20 min, Germany, 2016
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Believe - Yolanda Adams (d. Bim Ajadi) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2017 - 3060 votes
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Best Documentary
The Shadow of the Night (d. Jari Oikuri) - Student - 5 min - Finland, 2017
NOMINEES:
INSOMNIA (d. Andrii Andreiev, Olga Andreieva) - 3 min, Ukraine, 2018
Living in Chains (d. Nur Humaira Sajat) - Student - 14 min, Singapore, 2017
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Best Animation
Twelve (d. Matthew Chow) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2017
NOMINEES:
Cupid is not a Terrorist (d. Bellopropello) - 5 min, Switzerland, 2017
Scissors (d. Julia Song) - 3 min, Canada, 2018
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Best Experimental
The Sound of Silence (d. Sejiane BELMONT) - 7 min - France, 2017
NOMINEES:
Unspoken Thoughts (d. Edvin Eriksson) - 10 min, Sweden, 2017
Spiral Knot (d. Kristaps Locmelis) - 6 min - Latvia, 2017
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Best Music Video
Believe - Yolanda Adams (d. Bim Ajadi) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2017
NOMINEES:
Neuland / Acid Arab feat. A-WA - Gul l'Abi (d. Behsat VeyseloÄŸlu) - 3 min, Turkey, 2018
BCH - We all are severely ill (d. Vladimir Galeev) - Student - 3 min, Russia, 2017
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Best Director
Gonzague Legout - OF MEN AND MICE - 20 min, France, 2015
NOMINEES:
Aman Adlakha -10 minutes - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
Harm Dens - Nothingness - 15 min, Belgium, 2015
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Best Screenplay
Aman Adlakha - 10 minutes - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
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NOMINEES:
Gonzague Legout - OF MEN AND MICE - 20 min, France, 2015
Florian Schmitz - Mourning - Student - 20 min, Germany, 2016
Best Actor
David Atrackchi - OF MEN AND MICE - 20 min, France, 2015
NOMINEES:
Weston Lord - 10 minutes - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
Brad Stein - Disclosure - Drama | Thriller | Crime - 21 min, United States, 2018
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Best Actress
Lisa Hurel - The Bird - Drama | Family - 20 min, France, 2018
NOMINEES:
Shaeane Jimenez - Ariana: A Folk Musical - Student | Fiction - 16 min, Canada, 2017
Andrea Rosaker - Whales - 20 min, Italy, 2018
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Best Editing
Thibaut Blanchet - OF MEN AND MICE - 20 min, France, 2015
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NOMINEES:
Andre Jedzig, Florian Schmitz - Mourning - Student - 20 min, Germany, 2016
Connor Bland - 10 minutes - Student - 13 min, United States, 2018
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Best Cinematography
Tim Pfeffer - Mourning - Student - 20 min, Germany, 2016
NOMINEES: