OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - April 2021
Documentary
(random order)
1. The Romans (d. Maurice Micallef) - 29 min, Malta, 2020
2. In the name of the Olive (d. Tulin Tezel) - 13 min, Turkey, 2021
3. 14 GAMES (d. Victor Baltazar) - 7 min, United States, 2019
4. Le chant des chevaux (d. Julien Henry) - 8 min, Belgium, 2021
Fiction
(random order)
1. After the Rain (d. Beston Zîrian) - 27 min, Germany, 2021
2. Water Demon (d. Bikramjit Gupta) - 20 min, India, 2021
3. Support Group (d. Tim Walker) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
4. Compel (d. Kev Watts) - 12 min, United States, 2021
5. Beach Body (d. Kelly Diaz) - Student - 9 min, United States, 2021
6. Separation (d. Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin) - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
7. Leaks in Exposure (d. Katharina Nesterowa) - 19 min, Germany, 2021
8. Nobody's Crowd (d. Manoel Fernandes Neto) - 20 min, Brazil, 2021
9. Last Orders (d. Katie Harriman) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Animation
(random order)
1. Yendor (d. Rodney Matthews, Sarah Matthews) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2021
2. The School Bell (d. Delaram Majdzadeh) - Student - 3 min, Canada, 2021
3. MISHOU (d. Milen) - 7 min, Germany, 2020
4. MAN ON THE MOON (d. Sean Conway, Oliver Jackson) - 7 min, Australia, 2021
5. A Compulsive Job (d. Dunja Đorđević) - Student - 2 min, Serbia, 2020
Experimental
(random order)
1. Divine decadence, darling (d. Kristina Steinbock) - 14 min, Denmark, 2020
2. ... Lucid dreams (d. Kostiantyn Mishchenko) - 13 min, United States, 2021
3. $hithole Paradise (d. Melina Kiyomi Coumas) - 2 min, United States, 2020
Music Video
(random order)
1. Mestizo & Controller 7 - Promised Land (ft. D-Styles) (d. Zack Kasten) - 3 min, United States, 2020
2. A NAME (d. Baruq Gibran Seth) - 6 min, Mexico, 2021
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Non-Official Cover (w. Jodi Shelton and Hudson Shelton)
2. I Don't Know (w. Arthur Tiersky)
3. The StarPeople: Our Evolution (w. Kelly LaCombe)
4. Scanty & Swanky (w. Mike Meier)
5. Inhibition (w. Leonid Marshall)
6. Silly Willy (w. Magda Pazdej)
April 2021 Winners. Screening: TBA
BEST OF THE FEST
After the Rain (d. Beston Zîrian) - 27 min, Germany, 2021
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Separation (d. Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin) - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Water Demon (d. Bikramjit Gupta) - 20 min, India, 2021
BEST STUDENT FILM
The School Bell (d. Delaram Majdzadeh) - Student - 3 min, Canada, 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD
Last Orders (d. Katie Harriman) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021 - 146 votes
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Best Documentary
Le chant des chevaux (d. Julien Henry) - 8 min, Belgium, 2021
NOMINEES:
In the name of the Olive (d. Tulin Tezel) - 13 min, Turkey, 2021
14 GAMES (d. Victor Baltazar) - 7 min, United States, 2019
Best Animation
MISHOU (d. Milen) - 7 min, Germany, 2020
NOMINEES:
The School Bell (d. Delaram Majdzadeh) - Student - 3 min, Canada, 2021
Yendor (d. Rodney Matthews, Sarah Matthews) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Experimental
... Lucid dreams (d. Kostiantyn Mishchenko) - 13 min, United States, 2021
NOMINEES:
Divine decadence, darling (d. Kristina Steinbock) - 14 min, Denmark, 2020
$hithole Paradise (d. Melina Kiyomi Coumas) - 2 min, United States, 2020
Best Music Video
Mestizo & Controller 7 - Promised Land (ft. D-Styles) (d. Zack Kasten) - 3 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
A NAME (d. Baruq Gibran Seth) - 6 min, Mexico, 2021
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Best Director
Beston Zîrian - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021
NOMINEES:
Kev Watts - Compel - 12 min, United States, 2021
Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
Best Screenplay
Beston Zîrian - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021
NOMINEES:
Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
Bikramjit Gupta - Water Demon - 20 min, India, 2021
Best Actor
Fawad Jalal - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
NOMINEES:
Hassan Kello - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021
David Waterman - Compel - 12 min, United States, 2021
Best Actress
Thea Rasche - Leaks in Exposure - 19 min, Germany, 2021
NOMINEES:
Nimra Bucha - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
Kayla Esmond - Beach Body - 9 min, United States, 2021
Best Editing
Atanu Mukherjee - Water Demon - 20 min, India, 2021
NOMINEES:
Nadeem Abbas, Subtain - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
Marc Bohlhoff, Beston Zirian - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021
Best Cinematography
Pooja Gupte - Water Demon - 20 min, India, 2021
NOMINEES:
Markus Cloth - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021
Marcelo Quixaba - Nobody's Crowd - 20 min, Brazil, 2021
Best Original Score
Ibrahim Imdad, Gentle Robot - Separation - 7 min, Pakistan, 2020
NOMINEES:
Finnek - After the Rain - 27 min, Germany, 2021