OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - February 2020
Documentary
(random order)
1. The Unrecognized (d. Anna Oliker) - 45 min, Israel, 2019
2. The Secrets of Adaptation (d. Guyslaine Thalmann) - 31 min, Switzerland, 2020
3. Belgium Wilderness (d. Sébastien Pins) - 2 min, Belgium, 2020
4. A Walk With Dad (d. Ryan O'Connor) - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2019
5. ANTARCTICA. Slides of Life (d. Andrii Andreiev) - 7 min, Ukraine, 2020
Fiction
(random order)
1. Aftermath (d. Gergő Elekes, József Gallai) - 19 min, Hungary, 2020
2. Dead Air (d. Jordan Dean) - 13 min - United Kingdom, 2019
3. Candy Floss (d. Laura Torenbeek) - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
4. Those who don't like Handel will be roughly handled (d. Sergey Solovyov) - 15 min, United States, 2020
5. It's just a boy (d. Jane Webb) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
6. Love in the Rain (d. Rajendra Thakurathi) - 13 min, United States, 2019
7. Almost Midnight (d. Jan Fabris) - 19 min, Slovenia, 2020
8. The Prisoner (d. Harvey Eaton) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
9. Loop (d. Ricardo M. Leite) - Student - 10 min, Portugal, 2019
Animation
(random order)
1. Regeneration (d. Cameron Carr) - Student- 2 min, United Kingdom, 2019
2. Shimmery (d. TzuYi Yang) - Student - 3 min, Taiwan, 2018
3. The Butterfly Cage (d. Hélèna Serra, Maxime Sabisik) - 6 min, France, 2020
Experimental
1. Into the Ripple (d. Shane Lim) - Student - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2019
2. The Computer Lab Episode #2 (d. Alex Hutcherson) - Student | Web - 17 min, United States, 2019
3. The Computer Lab Episode #3 (d. Mark von Schlemmer) - Student | Web - 26 min, United States, 2019
4. The Computer Lab Episode #4 (d. Chris Moore) - Student | Web - 22 min, United States, 2019
Music Video
(random order)
1. Falling Under | Pipedream (d. James Grimley) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2020
2. FALLING (d. Zen Pace) - 5 min, United States, 2020
3. Friend Anxiety (d. Daniel Díaz, Gloria Tejero) - 6 min, Spain, 2018
4. Am I Just A Shadow (d. Lance Kawas) - 5 min, United States, 2020
5. Rooted in Shadow (d. Bob van de Gronde) - 4 min, Netherlands, 2020
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Retribution (w. Kevin C. Williams)
2. Shell Game (w. Louise Geraghty)
3. Do You Take... (w. Louise Geraghty)
4. Thursday's Child (w. Louise Geraghty)
5. Happy Medium (w. Aaron Lieben)
6. Renaissance Man (w. Robert Tolz)
7. SQUADRE (w. Charles Petrilla)
February 2020 Winners. Screening: June 4
BEST OF THE FEST
Candy Floss (d. Laura Torenbeek) - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
The Prisoner (d. Harvey Eaton) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
It's just a boy (d. Jane Webb) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
BEST STUDENT FILM
Loop (d. Ricardo M. Leite) - Student - 10 min, Portugal, 2019
AUDIENCE AWARD
Falling Under | Pipedream (d. James Grimley) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2020 - 124 votes
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Best Documentary
The Unrecognized (d. Anna Oliker) - 45 min, Israel, 2019
NOMINEES:
The Secrets of Adaptation (d. Guyslaine Thalmann) - 31 min, Switzerland, 2020
A Walk With Dad (d. Ryan O'Connor) - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Best Animation
The Butterfly Cage (d. Hélèna Serra, Maxime Sabisik) - 6 min, France, 2020
NOMINEES:
Shimmery (d. TzuYi Yang) - Student - 3 min, Taiwan, 2018
Regeneration (d. Cameron Carr) - Student- 2 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Best Experimental
The Computer Lab Episode #4 (d. Chris Moore) - Student | Web - 22 min, United States, 2019
NOMINEES:
The Computer Lab Episode #2 (d. Alex Hutcherson) - Student | Web - 17 min, United States, 2019
Into the Ripple (d. Shane Lim) - Student - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Best Music Video
Rooted in Shadow (d. Bob van de Gronde) - 4 min, Netherlands, 2020
NOMINEES:
Falling Under | Pipedream (d. James Grimley) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Friend Anxiety (d. Daniel Díaz, Gloria Tejero) - 6 min, Spain, 2018
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Best Director
Laura Torenbeek - Candy Floss - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Harvey Eaton - The Prisoner - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
Gergő Elekes, József Gallai - Aftermath - 19 min, Hungary, 2020
Best Screenplay
Melissa Fielding - Candy Floss - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Rajendra Thakurathi - Love in the Rain - 13 min, United States, 2019
József Gallai - Aftermath - 19 min, Hungary, 2020
Best Actor
Ross Newell - Candy Floss - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Simon Parkin - Dead Air - 13 min - United Kingdom, 2019
Evgeny Tonkha - Those who don't like Handel will be roughly handled - 15 min, United States, 2020
Best Actress
Sarah Eastwood - It's just a boy - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Briana Evigan - Love in the Rain - 13 min, United States, 2019
Joana Africano - Loop - Student - 10 min, Portugal, 2019
Best Editing
Harvey Eaton - The Prisoner - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2019
NOMINEES:
Alex Stroud - It's just a boy - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Lia Hayes - Candy Floss - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Best Cinematography
Engel Mulder - Candy Floss - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2020
NOMINEES:
Dulce Catarina Ribeiro - Loop - Student - 10 min, Portugal, 2019
Arjun Kamath - Love in the Rain - 13 min, United States, 2019
Best Original Score
Anna Drubich - Those who don't like Handel will be roughly handled - 15 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Gergo Elekes - Aftermath - 19 min, Hungary, 2020
Tim White - It's just a boy - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020