OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - September 2021
Documentary
(random order)
1. Behind the Loom (d. Heejoo Kim) - 11 min, United States, 2021
2. Haunted Thrills (d. Michael T Lyddon) - 25 min, United States, 2021
3. Umoja (d. Justin R. Brown) - 24 min, United States, 2021
4. Serge Hollerbach: A Russian Painter in New York (d. A'Dora Phillips, Brian Schumacher) - 24 min, United States, 2021
Fiction
(random order)
1. Coward (d. Saeed Masoudian) - 23 min, Iran, 2019
2. JUMPING (d. Mohsen Nabavi) - 23 min, Iran, 2021
3. Heart of Rose Hip (d. Rune Abildgaard) - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
4. Ohnmacht (d. Timon Gabriel Meyer) - 15 min, Switzerland, 2021
5. His Struggle (d. Flynn Alberry) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021
6. Bushwhacker Blues (d. James Campbell) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2021
7. LOT______ (d. Jonathan Kinch) - 23 min, United Kingdom, 2021
8. LAMB (d. Pollyanna Popermajer) - 12 min, Sweden, 2021
9. Stalkers (d. Teen Gohan) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
10. Inconvenience Store (d. Danny Coolahan) - 6 min, Australia, 2020
Animation
(random order)
1. Tella (d. Zachary Conlu) - 12 min, Philippines, 2021
2. To fit in (d. Lili Giacobino) - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Experimental
(random order)
1. Whose Bullet? (d. Philipp Octanovich) - Student - 12 min, Russia, 2021
2. White, Black and True Love (d. Anja Paternoster) - Student - 5 min, Slovenia, 2021
3. DIZIUS (d. Riu Lohri) - 12 min, Switzerland, 2021
Music Video
(random order)
1. Love to lose (d. Paul Jerndal) - 3 min, Sweden, 2021
2. Monsters Walk Among Us (d. Thomas Crane) - 7 min, United States, 2021
3. Space Chaser - Remnants of Technology (d. Lucas Fiederling) - 8 min, Germany, 2021
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Traumatic (w. Donnalyn Vojta)
2. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY (w. Kate Harbert)
3. Flat Blurbs (w. John S McCloskey)
4. A Real Man (w. Magda Pazdej)
5. Casa Liliane (w. Nadia Pandolfo)
6. Barth (w. Scott Marshall Taylor)
September 2021 Winners: October 24. Screening: TBA
BEST OF THE FEST
Heart of Rose Hip (d. Rune Abildgaard) - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
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2nd BEST OF THE FEST
JUMPING (d. Mohsen Nabavi) - 23 min, Iran, 2021
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Ohnmacht (d. Timon Gabriel Meyer) - 15 min, Switzerland, 2021
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Whose Bullet? (d. Philipp Octanovich) - Student - 12 min, Russia, 2021
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Tella (d. Zachary Conlu) - 12 min, Philippines, 2021 - 83 votes
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Best Documentary
Serge Hollerbach: A Russian Painter in New York (d. A'Dora Phillips, Brian Schumacher) - 24 min, United States, 2021
NOMINEES:
Behind the Loom (d. Heejoo Kim) - 11 min, United States, 2021
Haunted Thrills (d. Michael T Lyddon) - 25 min, United States, 2021
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Best Animation
Tella (d. Zachary Conlu) - 12 min, Philippines, 2021
NOMINEES:
To fit in (d. Lili Giacobino) - 4 min, United Kingdom, 2021
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Best Experimental
Whose Bullet? (d. Philipp Octanovich) - Student - 12 min, Russia, 2021
NOMINEES:
DIZIUS (d. Riu Lohri) - 12 min, Switzerland, 2021
White, Black and True Love (d. Anja Paternoster) - Student - 5 min, Slovenia, 2021
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Best Music Video
Space Chaser - Remnants of Technology (d. Lucas Fiederling) - 8 min, Germany, 2021
NOMINEES:
Monsters Walk Among Us (d. Thomas Crane) - 7 min, United States, 2021
Love to lose (d. Paul Jerndal) - 3 min, Sweden, 2021
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Best Director
Rune Abildgaard - Heart of Rose Hip - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
NOMINEES:
Timon Gabriel Meyer - Ohnmacht - 15 min, Switzerland, 2021
Mohsen Nabavi - JUMPING - 23 min, Iran, 2021
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Best Screenplay
Dennan Chew - Inconvenience Store - 6 min, Australia, 2020
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NOMINEES:
Rune Abildgaard - Heart of Rose Hip - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
Mohsen Nabavi - JUMPING - 23 min, Iran, 2021
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Best Actor
Christian Jankovski - Ohnmacht - 15 min, Switzerland, 2021
NOMINEES:
Hossein Safariyan - Coward - 23 min, Iran, 2019
Charlie Garber - Inconvenience Store - 6 min, Australia, 2020
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Best Actress
Marina Mikaeilian - JUMPING - 23 min, Iran, 2021
NOMINEES:
Amine Kromann Karacan - Heart of Rose Hip - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
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Best Editing
Behzad Mosleh, Simin Aleali - Coward - 23 min, Iran, 2019
NOMINEES:
Hamila Moayed - JUMPING - 23 min, Iran, 2021
Asger Gram Johansen - Heart of Rose Hip - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
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Best Cinematography
Theis Emil Christensen - Heart of Rose Hip - 21 min, Denmark, 2021
NOMINEES:
Ehsan Kaffash - JUMPING - 23 min, Iran, 2021
Morteza Qaregozloo - Coward - 23 min, Iran, 2019
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Best Original Score
Pauline Jan Villanueva - Tella - 12 min, Philippines, 2021
NOMINEES:
Teen Gohan, Tom Jeeves - Stalkers - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Jack Cullimore - His Struggle - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2021