OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - June 2020
Documentary
(random order)
1. Are You Chasing a Feeling? (d. Theo Kapetanakis) - 20 min, Greece, 2019
2. Yesteryear (d. Chris Esper) - 13 min, United States, 2020
3. Two Magic Drops (d. Soren Dickens, Eriksen Dickens) - 14 min, United States, 2020
4. I Am Eva (d. Nata Zverovich) - Student - 8 min, United States, 2020
5. Heart of the House (d. Josiah Williams) - Student - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2019
6. When Better Letters Met Barbara Enright (d. Lewis Eyers-Stott) - 10 min, Australia, 2020
Fiction
(random order)
1. The Fate (d. Zehra Karahan) - Student - 13 min, Germany, 2020
2. Merry Christmas (d. Yang Kai) - Student - 17 min, China, 2019
3. The Cry of Silence (d. Mara Cracaleanu) - 13 min - Romania, 2020
4. Miniatures (d. Matias Luge) - 14 min, Germany, 2020
5. Soy No Soy (d. Frederik Paludan) - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
6. I'll (d. Alex Maxwell) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
7. Let Me In (d. Jonas Solberg Rydningen) - 10 min, Norway, 2020
8. DryStone (d. Karl Walsh) - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2019
9. Koselig (noun/verb) (d. Cassie LeFevre) - 10 min, United States, 2020
10. Five Seconds (d. Shahar Tenne) - Student - 6 min, Israel, 2019
11. Haute Couture (d. Wells Watson Jr.) - 7 min, United States, 2020
Animation
(random order)
1. The Boy and the Mountain (d. Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal) - 11 min, Chile, 2020
2. The Box Assassin (d. Jeremy Schaefer) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
3. Scribblings (d. Tori Richards) - Student - 2 min, Canada, 2020
4. VIOLA (d. Chae Young Kim) - Student - 3 min, United States, 2020
5. Trapeze (d. Charis Dussek) - Student - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2020
6. The Society of Dads (d. Christina Imbro) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
7. MY TAGALONG (d. Jerry WANG) - Student - 6 min, Canada, 2020
Experimental
(random order)
1. Silence (d. Boyang Li) - 2 min, United States, 2019
2. The Journey (d. Henrique Lopes) - Student - 11 min, Portugal, 2020
3. Iva Bedlam/ Shinner Dogma (d. Luyckx Jonas) - 9 min, Belgium, 2020
4. A Winter's Grave (d. Joel Stephen Birnie) - 7 min, Australia, 2020
Music Video
(random order)
1. No Robell - Round Here (d. Kian Kalayeh) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2020
2. EL AMOR REMIX (d. Nicole Alexander) - 3 min, Australia, 2018
3. Inverted Gloaming (d. Matias Alvarado) - 6 min, Chile, 2020
4. Wasted (d. Denys Shchukin) - 4 min, Ukraine, 2020
5. Come Closer (d. Frank Meyer, Maged Mohamed) - 3 min, Germany, 2020
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. On Par (w. Paul G. Andrews)
2. The Crossing (w. Fred Perry)
3. An Angel Whispers (w. Jeremy Storey)
4. Buried Truths (w. Jan Miller Corran, Adam Huss)
5. A Little Empire (w. Brian Stoddart)
6. What Dreams May Come (w. Ellis Barrowman)
Winners: July 25. Screening: December 18
BEST OF THE FEST
Soy No Soy (d. Frederik Paludan) - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
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2nd BEST OF THE FEST
I'll (d. Alex Maxwell) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Let Me In (d. Jonas Solberg Rydningen) - 10 min, Norway, 2020
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Merry Christmas (d. Yang Kai) - Student - 17 min, China, 2019
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AUDIENCE AWARD
The Fate (d. Zehra Karahan) - Student - 13 min, Germany, 2020 - 701 votes
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Best Documentary
Two Magic Drops (d. Soren Dickens, Eriksen Dickens) - 14 min, United States, 2020
NOMINEES:
Yesteryear (d. Chris Esper) - 13 min, United States, 2020
Are You Chasing a Feeling? (d. Theo Kapetanakis) - 20 min, Greece, 2019
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Best Animation
The Boy and the Mountain (d. Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal) - 11 min, Chile, 2020
NOMINEES:
The Box Assassin (d. Jeremy Schaefer) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
The Society of Dads (d. Christina Imbro) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020
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Best Experimental
A Winter's Grave (d. Joel Stephen Birnie) - 7 min, Australia, 2020
NOMINEES:
Iva Bedlam/ Shinner Dogma (d. Luyckx Jonas) - 9 min, Belgium, 2020
The Journey (d. Henrique Lopes) - Student - 11 min, Portugal, 2020
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Best Music Video
Wasted (d. Denys Shchukin) - 4 min, Ukraine, 2020
NOMINEES:
Inverted Gloaming (d. Matias Alvarado) - 6 min, Chile, 2020
EL AMOR REMIX (d. Nicole Alexander) - 3 min, Australia, 2018
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Best Director
Frederik Paludan - Soy No Soy - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
NOMINEES:
Alex Maxwell - I'll - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
Yang Kai - Merry Christmas - Student - 17 min, China, 2019
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Best Screenplay
Alex Maxwell - I'll - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2020
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NOMINEES:
Anders Lidin Hansen - Let Me In - 10 min, Norway, 2020
Zehra Karahan - The Fate - Student - 13 min, Germany, 2020
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Best Actor
Jacob August Ottensten - Soy No Soy - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
NOMINEES:
Anders Lidin Hansen - Let Me In - 10 min, Norway, 2020
Wang Yibin - Merry Christmas - Student - 17 min, China, 2019
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Best Actress
Sharon Ingrid Stark - Five Seconds - Student - 6 min, Israel, 2019
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Best Editing
Yang Kai - Merry Christmas - Student - 17 min, China, 2019
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NOMINEES:
Ogi Curcic - Soy No Soy - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
Matias Luge - Miniatures - 14 min, Germany, 2020
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Best Cinematography
Morten Jensen - Soy No Soy - 18 min, Denmark, 2019
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NOMINEES:
Jeremy Liguori - Haute Couture - 7 min, United States, 2020
Even Grimsgaard - Let Me In - 10 min, Norway, 2020
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Best Original Score
José Miguel Miranda, José Miguel Tobar - The Boy and the Mountain - 11 min, Chile, 2020
NOMINEES:
Juan Dussan - Haute Couture - 7 min, United States, 2020
Daniel Markovich - The Society of Dads - Student - 2 min, United States, 2020