OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - December 2017
Fiction
(random order)
1. SKIN (d. Emma Blakey, Jason Lance David) - Drama | Fantasy | Student - 17 min, Australia, 2017
2. Nemesi (d. Simone Ciancotti Petrucci) - 26 min, Italy, 2017
3. New Year's Eve (d. Dudu Hou) - 16 min, China, 2017
4. Eden (d. Ana Pio) - Student -15 min, Portugal, 2016
5. Deleted Scene (d. Nicolò Tagliabue) - 23 min, Italy, 2017
6. Whoever Was Using This Bed (d. Andrew Kotatko) - Drama - 20 min, Australia, 2017
7. Under your skin (d. Felice Antignani) - Drama - 15 min, Italy, 2017
8. Prisoners (d. Yam Kin Wai) - Student -16 min, Taiwan, 2016
9. Steps for Life (d. Paul Jerndal) - 5 min, Sweden, 2016
10. Coquille (d. Yorn Heijnen) - 7 min, Netherlands, 2017
11. I Feel (d. Steve Blackwood) - Mockumentary - 10 min, United States, 2017
12. Trio (d. Phoebe Van Min) - Student | Drama - 4 min, Australia, 2017
13. Growing Alice (d. Danilo Zambrano) - Student | Drama - 4 min, Ireland, 2017
14. The Escape (d. Paco Arasanz) - Horror, War - 12 min, Spain, 2018
Documentary
(random order)
1. The Most Beautiful Years (d. Livia Parisi) - 43 min, Italy, 2017
2. 2.38: A Glimpse Into the Eclipse (d. Malea Bailey, Marcia Kuhlman) - Student - 32 min, United States, 2017
3. Ballad for Syria (d. Eda Elif Tibet, Maisa Al Hafez) - 47 min, Turkey, 2016
4. Brothers (d. Randy Kerr) - 5 min, United States, 2017
Animation
(random order)
1. WEIRD (d. Fausto Montanari) - Drama - 2 min, Italy, 2017
2. Ready for a Baby (d. Anastasia Dyakova) - 5 min, Australia, 2017
3. Radiance (d. ChiaLing Yang) - Family | Fantasy | Student - 3 min, Taiwan, 2017
4. Sword and Flower (d. Yulan Sun) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2017
Experimental
(random order)
1. I thought the world had come to an end (d. Rain Zheng) - Student - 5 min - United States, 2015
2. Sakura and Steel (d. Jennie Feyen) - Dance - 5 min - Australia, 2017
3. Skin (d. Gabrielle Sorel) - 3 min - Canada, 2017
4. Lost But Found (d. Kartikay D Pawar) - 8 min - India, 2017
Music Video
(random order)
1. Happy Wasteland Day (d. Ryan P Calavano) - 6 min, United States, 2017
2. MNNQNS - Next Time I Try (d. Florent Dubois) - 3 min, France, 2017
3. Dardem: El Reloj (d. Lorenzo Ayuso) - 4 min, Spain, 2017
4. Long time (d. Cassandre Émanuel) - 4 min, Canada, 2018
5. Approximation (d. Benno M. Hanke) - 6 min - Austria, 2017
6. Chesterton - Tu no tienes que dormir contigo (d. Iván Moreno) - 5 min - Spain, 2017
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Clouds (w. David Keogh)
2. The Magic Door (w. Sylvain V. Guerin)
3. Her Dream (w. Mina Soliman, Raja Mishal)
4. Wild Mind (w. Fujio Torikai)
5. Nymphs: Life of the Sea (w. Raymond Davenport)
6. The Long Drive Home (w. Jennifer Farley)
7. Moonracer (w. Jessi Thind)
8. The Proper Study of Zanny Stone (w. Rob Weinstein)
9. Word Over Word (w. Tonia Davidson)
10. Turn the Tables (w. Herschel Medlin, Dale Baker)
December 2017 Winners. Screening: January 28, 2018
BEST OF THE FEST
Deleted Scene (d. Nicolò Tagliabue) - 23 min, Italy, 2017
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Whoever Was Using This Bed (d. Andrew Kotatko) - Drama - 20 min, Australia, 2017
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Under your skin (d. Felice Antignani) - Drama - 15 min, Italy, 2017
BEST STUDENT FILM
Eden (d. Ana Pio) - Student -15 min, Portugal, 2016
AUDIENCE AWARD
Nemesi (d. Simone Ciancotti Petrucci) - 26 min, Italy, 2017 - 192 votes
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Best Documentary
Ballad for Syria (d. Eda Elif Tibet, Maisa Al Hafez) - 47 min, Turkey, 2016
NOMINEES:
The Most Beautiful Years (d. Livia Parisi) - 43 min, Italy, 2017
Brothers (d. Randy Kerr) - 5 min, United States, 2017
Best Animation
Sword and Flower (d. Yulan Sun) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2017
NOMINEES:
Radiance (d. ChiaLing Yang) - Family | Fantasy | Student - 3 min, Taiwan, 2017
Ready for a Baby (d. Anastasia Dyakova) - 5 min, Australia, 2017
Best Experimental
I thought the world had come to an end (d. Rain Zheng) - Student - 5 min - United States, 2015
NOMINEES:
Skin (d. Gabrielle Sorel) - 3 min - Canada, 2017
Lost But Found (d. Kartikay D Pawar) - 8 min - India, 2017
Best Music Video
Long time (d. Cassandre Émanuel) - 4 min, Canada, 2018
NOMINEES:
Chesterton - Tu no tienes que dormir contigo (d. Iván Moreno) - 5 min - Spain, 2017
Approximation (d. Benno M. Hanke) - 6 min - Austria, 2017
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Best Director
Nicolò Tagliabue - Deleted Scene - 23 min, Italy, 2017
NOMINEES:
Andrew Kotatko - Whoever Was Using This Bed - Drama - 20 min, Australia, 2017
Dudu Hou - New Year's Eve - 16 min, China, 2017
Best Screenplay
Dudu Hou - New Year's Eve - 16 min, China, 2017
NOMINEES:
Emma Blakey - SKIN - Drama | Fantasy | Student - 17 min, Australia, 2017
Nicolò Tagliabue - Deleted Scene - 23 min, Italy, 2017
Best Actor
Thomas Francesconi - Deleted Scene - 23 min, Italy, 2017
NOMINEES:
Jean-Marc Barr - Whoever Was Using This Bed - Drama - 20 min, Australia, 2017
Rodrigo Quadrado - Eden - Student -15 min, Portugal, 2016
Best Actress
Radha Mitchell - Whoever Was Using This Bed - Drama - 20 min, Australia, 2017
NOMINEES:
Lucy Orr - Trio - Student | Drama - 4 min, Australia, 2017
XiaoNi Chang - New Year's Eve - 16 min, China, 2017
Best Editing
Nicolò Tagliabue - Deleted Scene - 23 min, Italy, 2017
NOMINEES:
Maria Gonzalez - Eden - Student -15 min, Portugal, 2016
Ola Ohlsson & Paul Jerndal - Steps for Life - 5 min, Sweden, 2016
Best Cinematography
Davide Pedace - Under your skin - Drama - 15 min, Italy, 2017
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