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WINNERS
MONTH OF JANUARY
OPAL
Once upon a time a magic kingdom where summer lasted forever and where the animals and the inhabitants were immortal. The source of all magic was a young princess called Opal. Legends said that her joy would bring wonders and prosperity to the kingdom. But her sadness would only bring chaos and darkness.
Best Animated Film - Directed by Alan Bidard
Best Animated Film - Directed by Alan Bidard
Xaviar Mendosa
Xaviar mendosa's the trial at redemption bar sheds light on the struggles faced by the elderly, who are often overlooked and neglected in our society. As people age, they face a host of challenges, including loneliness, isolation, and discrimination. Unfortunately, these issues are not always recognized or addressed by younger generations, and as a result, the elderly may feel invisible and forgotten.
Best Short Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities (under 40min) -Directed by Daryl Sledge
Best Short Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities (under 40min) -Directed by Daryl Sledge
Solitary
With minutes left before U.S. forces level a Mujahideen camp, a Sikh prisoner trapped in solitary confinement turns to his faith to make a daring escape.
Best Film (under 40 min) - Directed by Maninder Chana
Best Film (under 40 min) - Directed by Maninder Chana
The Birds Have Left Beirut
August 4, 2020. A date that shook a country, changed a city and destroyed lives... Zeina was one of them.
Best Documentary(Under 40 min) Directed by Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour
Best Documentary(Under 40 min) Directed by Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour
April Skies
Three stories based in three countries in Europe. Three languages with three sets of peoples, all intertwine to the same tragedy.
Best Film(Over 40min) - Directed by pascal payant
Best Film(Over 40min) - Directed by pascal payant
The Graduates
The war in Ukraine revealed a deep crisis of Serbia's identity: although a candidate for EU membership, Serbia is unable to see things as the rest of the continent. The documentary was filmed before the war, but it sheds light on the roots of this ambivalent attitude
Serbian high school graduates get together, 30 years later, in their former Belgrade classroom.
They finished school in 1989. It was the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and their horizons seemed wide open towards Europe and the world. But instead, the Yugoslav wars broke out.
Best Emerging Film Maker( Over 40min/ Documentary) - Dusan Gajic
Serbian high school graduates get together, 30 years later, in their former Belgrade classroom.
They finished school in 1989. It was the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and their horizons seemed wide open towards Europe and the world. But instead, the Yugoslav wars broke out.
Best Emerging Film Maker( Over 40min/ Documentary) - Dusan Gajic
Michiko
The main story of the movie "Michiko", which won nearly 100 awards at film festivals around the world, and the main movie and documentary footage that collects the making videos and comments of the actors. Visualize how the director, Kagawa, created Michiko. In particular, the acting guidance of the director of Michiko's rampaging scene brought a real performance to the movie by the acting guidance of Kagawa who is an experiencer. The whole story is covered
Special Jury Award - Ryo Kagawa
Special Jury Award - Ryo Kagawa
Chinese Speaking Vampires
A desperate actor becomes a vampire and uses his newfound powers to land a movie role and the girl but then must choose between life and the undead.
Best Screenplay(Over 40min) - Davy Williams
Best Editing - Enyi Zhu, Randy Kent
Bite the Bullet
"Bite The Bullet" is a short film of a couple's night dream and real life. the moment that they realize the colour never describe their personality.
Special Jury Award - Experimental Work of Mousa Ghodratifard
Special Jury Award - Experimental Work of Mousa Ghodratifard
Sweety
Story of a girl who turns tragedy into action by promoting vaccines.
Best Animated Short Film - Directed by Ranjit Koka, Aaron Koka
Best Animated Short Film - Directed by Ranjit Koka, Aaron Koka
Can't Stop the Sun from Shining
A documentary about four centenarian and almost centenarian women living in New York who unravel their courage, strength and zest for life in unique and inspiring ways. An homage to aging without regrets.
Best Director (Documentary Over 40min ) - Dr. Teresa Mular
Best Director (Documentary Over 40min ) - Dr. Teresa Mular
Autonomous
When Neaimé, a mega popstar with the world as her stage, arrives for yet another concert, she is forced into a slow self-driving electric bus in order to reduce her carbon footprint. She immediately clashes with the war veteran Carl and their incompatible personae turn the bus into an emotional pressure cooker, ready to explode. When the doors finally open, nothing will ever be the same.
Best Director(Under 40min) - Birgitta Liljedahl, Therése Neaimé, Henrik Norman, Anna Brixter
Best Director(Under 40min) - Birgitta Liljedahl, Therése Neaimé, Henrik Norman, Anna Brixter
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