BEST FILM
Lucy | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2018 | 15’
Director: Roberto Gutiérrez
Writers: Roberto Gutiérrez, Héctor Torres
Producers: Rafael Ponce, Roberto Gutiérrez
Cast: Luigi Sciamanna, Eloísa Maturén, Elvis Chaveinte, Daniela Bueno Synopsis: Raúl, a solitary and obsessive 60-year-old foley artist, lives austerely in an apartment full of curious objects, where he feeds an obsession with his neighbor, whom he films in secret and then reproduces the sounds of her life through foleys. Despite remaining hidden, he begins to develop a one-sided relationship from the distance with this woman, whom he calls Lucy. After several sessions, on day 13 of his project, Raul discovers Lucy finding evidence of her husband’s infidelity. After fighting and throwing him out of her house, Lucy suffers intensely from the breakup, which Raúl takes advantage to film her and bonds with her, pretending to approach her emotions. Raul is convinced that the window of opportunity is now open and he believes that a sad and vulnerable Lucy, might be his. He wants to become the architect of the sounds of her life and somehow he begins to feel that she enjoys the imaginary company that he gives her. In this climax of compatibility between them, Lucy’s husband returns home unexpectedly. She loses the determination of her initial annoyance and lets him stay. However, she continues to be sad and indifferent to the return of her husband, who tries to recover his place and return to the routine of his marriage. Devastated, Raul intends to persuade her, crossing to her door with the intention to remind her about the connection they now have. The amorous delirium leads him to be confronted closely by what is behind his obsession: Lucy’s true identity. Tormented by what he has just discovered, he returns home distressed and gets rid of all traces of Lucy, at that point, we discover that his obsession is greater than we thought.
BEST DIRECTOR
MY LAST LULLABY | France | 2019 | 20’
Director: Pauline GARCIA
Writer: Pauline GARCIA
Producer: Arthur BEAUVOIS
Cast: Lily-Rose DEPP, Félix MARITAUD, Alexandra STEWART, Emmanuel SALINGER, Florence THOMASSIN, Alysson PARADIS
Synopsis: Is there a suitable age to face a loss for the first time ? Pamela, is 20 years old. She has just lost her grandfather. Her entire family gets together in the grandparents’s house, the day before the funeral. It is a place full of memories. Without noticing, Paloma is led to confront her loss. As if this end of summer marked the end of her frivolity.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Lucy | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2018 | 15’
Writers: Roberto Gutiérrez, Héctor Torres
Director: Roberto Gutiérrez
Producers: Rafael Ponce, Roberto Gutiérrez
Cast: Luigi Sciamanna, Eloísa Maturén, Elvis Chaveinte, Daniela Bueno
Synopsis: Raúl, a solitary and obsessive 60-year-old foley artist, lives austerely in an apartment full of curious objects, where he feeds an obsession with his neighbor, whom he films in secret and then reproduces the sounds of her life through foleys. Despite remaining hidden, he begins to develop a one-sided relationship from the distance with this woman, whom he calls Lucy. After several sessions, on day 13 of his project, Raul discovers Lucy finding evidence of her husband’s infidelity. After fighting and throwing him out of her house, Lucy suffers intensely from the breakup, which Raúl takes advantage to film her and bonds with her, pretending to approach her emotions. Raul is convinced that the window of opportunity is now open and he believes that a sad and vulnerable Lucy, might be his. He wants to become the architect of the sounds of her life and somehow he begins to feel that she enjoys the imaginary company that he gives her. In this climax of compatibility between them, Lucy’s husband returns home unexpectedly. She loses the determination of her initial annoyance and lets him stay. However, she continues to be sad and indifferent to the return of her husband, who tries to recover his place and return to the routine of his marriage. Devastated, Raul intends to persuade her, crossing to her door with the intention to remind her about the connection they now have. The amorous delirium leads him to be confronted closely by what is behind his obsession: Lucy’s true identity. Tormented by what he has just discovered, he returns home distressed and gets rid of all traces of Lucy, at that point, we discover that his obsession is greater than we thought.
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
The Original | United Kingdom | 2018 | 14’
Actress: Ariana Lebron
Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
Writer: Andrew Fleming
Producer: Hiroyuki Ishiguro
Synopsis: Alana is a woman struggling to keep her relationship alive as her partner suffers with a debilitating illness. A new medical procedure offers the answer to their prayers, but not without forcing her to make one last sacrifice.
BEST LEADING ACTOR
The Legend of The Lake | Switzerland | 2019 | 24’
Actor: Leo Panchard
Director: Hetzel Chloé
Writer: Hetzel Chloé
Cast: Jean Winiger, Leo Panchard, Tibor Ludwig, Alain Lecoultre, Amandine Gardoni, Pierre-Olivier Sridharan, Guillaume Barbey, Jacqueline Corpataux
Synopsis: A young woman went missing a few days before the formation of the artificial lake of Gruyère, in Switzerland. Two teenage boys find themselves immersed in this unsolved mistery.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lucy | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2018 | 15’
Cinematographer: Marco Mora
Director: Roberto Gutiérrez
Writers: Roberto Gutiérrez, Héctor Torres
Producers: Rafael Ponce, Roberto Gutiérrez
Cast: Luigi Sciamanna, Eloísa Maturén, Elvis Chaveinte, Daniela Bueno Synopsis: Raúl, a solitary and obsessive 60-year-old foley artist, lives austerely in an apartment full of curious objects, where he feeds an obsession with his neighbor, whom he films in secret and then reproduces the sounds of her life through foleys. Despite remaining hidden, he begins to develop a one-sided relationship from the distance with this woman, whom he calls Lucy. After several sessions, on day 13 of his project, Raul discovers Lucy finding evidence of her husband’s infidelity. After fighting and throwing him out of her house, Lucy suffers intensely from the breakup, which Raúl takes advantage to film her and bonds with her, pretending to approach her emotions. Raul is convinced that the window of opportunity is now open and he believes that a sad and vulnerable Lucy, might be his. He wants to become the architect of the sounds of her life and somehow he begins to feel that she enjoys the imaginary company that he gives her. In this climax of compatibility between them, Lucy’s husband returns home unexpectedly. She loses the determination of her initial annoyance and lets him stay. However, she continues to be sad and indifferent to the return of her husband, who tries to recover his place and return to the routine of his marriage. Devastated, Raul intends to persuade her, crossing to her door with the intention to remind her about the connection they now have. The amorous delirium leads him to be confronted closely by what is behind his obsession: Lucy’s true identity. Tormented by what he has just discovered, he returns home distressed and gets rid of all traces of Lucy, at that point, we discover that his obsession is greater than we thought.
BEST EDITING
Lucy | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2018 | 15’
Editor: Roberto Gutiérrez, Antonio Febles
Director: Roberto Gutiérrez
Writers: Roberto Gutiérrez, Héctor Torres
Producers: Rafael Ponce, Roberto Gutiérrez
Cast: Luigi Sciamanna, Eloísa Maturén, Elvis Chaveinte, Daniela Bueno Synopsis: Raúl, a solitary and obsessive 60-year-old foley artist, lives austerely in an apartment full of curious objects, where he feeds an obsession with his neighbor, whom he films in secret and then reproduces the sounds of her life through foleys. Despite remaining hidden, he begins to develop a one-sided relationship from the distance with this woman, whom he calls Lucy. After several sessions, on day 13 of his project, Raul discovers Lucy finding evidence of her husband’s infidelity. After fighting and throwing him out of her house, Lucy suffers intensely from the breakup, which Raúl takes advantage to film her and bonds with her, pretending to approach her emotions. Raul is convinced that the window of opportunity is now open and he believes that a sad and vulnerable Lucy, might be his. He wants to become the architect of the sounds of her life and somehow he begins to feel that she enjoys the imaginary company that he gives her. In this climax of compatibility between them, Lucy’s husband returns home unexpectedly. She loses the determination of her initial annoyance and lets him stay. However, she continues to be sad and indifferent to the return of her husband, who tries to recover his place and return to the routine of his marriage. Devastated, Raul intends to persuade her, crossing to her door with the intention to remind her about the connection they now have. The amorous delirium leads him to be confronted closely by what is behind his obsession: Lucy’s true identity. Tormented by what he has just discovered, he returns home distressed and gets rid of all traces of Lucy, at that point, we discover that his obsession is greater than we thought.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Lab Rat | United Kingdom | 2018 | 16’
Production Designer: Isabella Bruno
Director: Nour Wazzi
Writer: Matt Brothers
Producers: Neil Chordia, Amanda Brennan
Cast: Matt Harris, Kirsty Sturgess, Abeo Jackson, Max Williams, Sian Hill Synopsis: In the near future, a group of scientists trapped in a lab learn that one of them is an A.I….. and it has been deceiving them.
BEST COMEDY
Hero of the day | Russian Federation | 2018 | 12’
Director: Aleksey Sokolov
Writer: Aleksey Sokolov
Producer: Sergey Shein, Alena Nikitina, Aleksandr Arbuzov
Cast: Andrey Nekrasov, Rustam Fayzulaev, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Valentina Novikova, Yuliya Popova, Antonis Shamanidi, Ruslan Zemnuhov, Temirlan Shudaev
Synopsis: Arseniy is on a way of getting his breakfast. Can he ever imagine that he will be saving people and animals, taking part in a fight, meeting a girl and probably having a chance to become a hero that day, and even have a desired reward?
BEST DRAMA
Forgive me | Spain | 2019 | 03’
Director: Cucho L. Capilla
Writer: Tony Pérez
Producer: Ivandra Films
Cast: Gema Pérez Fernández, Alejandra López
Synopsis: A girl comes home to apologize to her mother for the news she is yet to receive.
BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI
La Source | Switzerland | 2018 | 17’
Director: Yatoni Roy Cantu
Writer: Yatoni Roy Cantu
Producer: Jean-Guillaume Sonnier
Cast: Elsa Thebault, Isabelle Vesseron
Synopsis: In the middle of the darkness of a chalet of a past century, between the cracks and the dirt of an old mirror, somebody appears. It is Lisbeth. She moves forward in her dressing gown with precaution, trying not to wake Anne who is still sleeping. In front of her reflection, she discovers her shoulder. The skin is cracked, darkened and in blood. The disease is back.
BEST HORROR
A Triste Figura | Brazil | 2018 | 18’
Director: Calebe Lopes
Writer: Calebe Lopes
Producer: Klaus Hastenreiter
Cast: Carlos Betão, Dora Goritzki, Nayara Homem, Eduarda Miranda, Vica Laert Synopsis: Dad. Daughter. Past. Revenge. A strange figure walks at night.
BEST NARRATIVE
The Bribe | Russian Federation | 2018 | 13’
Director: Alexey Kharitonov
Writer: Alexey Kharitonov
Producers: Kirill Alekhin , Dmitry Sharov , Pavel Roytberg , Dmirty Kupovikh , Dmirty Shepelev
Cast: Mikhail Trukhin , Sergey Burunov , Nikolay Kovbas , Sergey Annenkov , Alexander Revenko
Synopsis: A citizen offers the investigator a bribe to close a case… about bribery. But the events unfold in an unpredictable manner.
BEST STUDENT
Pulsar | Israel | 2019 | 17’
Director: Gregory Yarin
Writer: Gregory Yarin
Producer: Danil Tsiporukha
Cast: Paulo E. Moura
Synopsis: A story about an artist trying to adjust to the void left after his wife left him.
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR
Pernicio | Ireland | 2018 | 19’
Director: Dave Fox
Writer: Dave Fox
Producer: Laura Gaynor
Cast: Eoin O’Sullivan, Danielle Galligan
Synopsis: In this futuristic dark comedy, a young man explores his attitude towards life and death when his suicide plans are interrupted.
BEST CHILDREN SHORT FILM
A monster day | China | 2019 | 14’
Director: chan ning
Writer: chan ning
Producer: coco
Cast: huang ling chen
Synopsis: Ye zi’s mother is stressed out. After suppressing herself under pressure for a long time, she turned into a monster one morning. Now the 5 year old Ye zi have to take care of her monster mom, how’s it gonna be…
BEST ANIMATION
Tiffany | United States | 2019 | 07’
Director: Christina Christie
Writers: Christina Christie, Taylor Estape, Desiree Vargas, Genesis Laboy, Savannah Berry, Sofia Santos, Austin Royall, Megan Burbach, Kylie Campbell, Peter Lupton, Beryl Van Ness, Chris Gomes, Lauren Gisewhite
Producer: University of Central Florida’s School of Visual Arts and Design
Cast: Callie Wills
Synopsis: While packing away her deceased grandmother’s affairs, Pauline discovers that one of their stained glass sculptures has come to life. As the lights in the house go out and their memories together begin to dim, Pauline realizes there is joy in celebrating the legacy of those who have been lost.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
MALKO | Brazil | 2019 | 06’
Director: Guilherme Bohn
Writers: Guilherme Bohn, Malko Joseph, Maurício Padilha
Producer: Francesco Civita
Cast: Malko
Synopsis: The story of Malko, a Haitian immigrant in Brazil.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
The Eternity of Paula | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2018 | 11’
Director: Dayana Gauthier
Writers: Dayana Gauthier , Lino Ocando
Producers: Mireya Piñuela, Luis Linarez
Cast: Estefany Chirinos, Evarista Vásquez, Mercedes Bueno
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
You’re Not Alone Anymore | United Kingdom | 2019 | 05’
Director: Giovanni Bolzani Valenzano
Writer: Giovanni Bolzani Valenzano
Producer: Lewis O’Loughlin
Cast: Ali Goldsmith, Greta O’Brien Vial , Giovanni Pisas
Synopsis: Music Video for “You’re Not Alone Anymore” by Piet Row.
BEST MINI SHORT
Godspeed | United States | 2019 | 03’
Director: Sunny Wai Yan Chan
Synopsis: “Godspeed” is a story about a mother saying goodbye to her son at the airport. The son wants a hug, but the non-expressive mother is reluctant to do so. The seemingly small conflict between the two is amplified by the close-ups of their faces, visualizing the weight of struggle each of them is experiencing.
BEST MOBILE PHONE
Before and after | United States | 2019 | 02’
Director: Polina Zaitseva
Synopsis: The first installment of MORE.MORE.MORE campaign. Finding beauty in ugliness and ugliness in beauty.
BEST AMATEUR
71 QUESTIONS | United Kingdom | 2019 | 06’
Director: Justine Léaux
Writer: Justine Léaux
Producer: Itunu Olowo
Cast: Yazmin Joy Vigus, Mirdrit Zhinipotoku
Synopsis: The interrogation of a lifetime.
BEST SERIES
Russian Hackers Life | Russian Federation | 05’
Director: Viktoriia Kravchenko
Writers: Viktor Kravchenko, Viktoriia Kravchenko, Marat Amirov
Producers: Natali Reznikova, Mari Kuleshova
Cast: Viktor Kravchenko, Marat Amirov, Andrey Vaseiko
Synopsis: Welcome to Universe of Hacking! Russian Hackers (Fedor, Boris and Ignat) are going to hack the world for digital freedom equality brotherhood under Fedor’s control. There is only one problem: they need big hackerhood all over the world. So they decide to invite international shooting team (America Tomorrow) to make documentary.. sorry.. hackumentary.
BEST COMMERCIAL/AD/TVC
Life is a beautiful journey | Slovenia | 2019 | 02’
Director: Sven Greif
Producer: Sven Greif
Synopsis: The story talks about the journey of life. A young boy, who is a big fan of racing, so he watches all the races. He imagines he is one of the racers on the racing track, fighting for the title – to be the best. Races are his motivation that one day he will become number one. So he starts to train, race and train some more. During his journey, he faces multiple obstacles, which make him devastated. He is somehow more driven to achieve his goal through the strength of his memories. All roads lead him to the fastest supercar in the world. Every journey starts with a reason.
BEST STOP-MOTION/TIME-LAPSE
Impermanence – An Inner Journey | France | 2019 | 06’
Director: Nicolas Jouhet
Synopsis: Making this film led me to travel to many holy places in Asia. But it is not this trip that I wanted to tell here, but an inner journey through the progressive understanding of impermanence. This leads us to realize that everything is linked, that we are all connected. This understanding can come with meditation, but also through the contemplation of nature. How can we not feel united to the whole universe when one immerses oneself in a starry sky? As this knowledge takes root in us, we act with greater kindness for ourselves, others, and the planet. The time lapse makes it possible to contract the time, it is the ideal technique to turn into pictures the impermanence. This film was shot in Thailand, China, Burma, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India (Ladakh) and Cambodia.
