BEST FILM
New Mom | Russian Federation | 2022 | 15’
Director: Alexander Kuzovkov
Writers: Alexander Kuzovkov, Ilya Ponomarev
Producers: Evgeny Drukovsky, Sofya Kudrya
Cast: Sofia Schmit, Olesya Shilyakova, Vasily Kondrashin, Maria Dolganeva
Synopsis: Little pioneer Marusya lives in a room with her parents. But one day, mom disappears, and dad brings another woman into their home. The new mother does not like to share the living space with the girl. Then, together with Marusya’s dad, they get rid of her.
BEST DIRECTOR
New Mom | Russian Federation | 2022 | 15’
Director: Alexander Kuzovkov
Writers: Alexander Kuzovkov, Ilya Ponomarev
Producers: Evgeny Drukovsky, Sofya Kudrya
Cast: Sofia Schmit, Olesya Shilyakova, Vasily Kondrashin, Maria Dolganeva
Synopsis: Little pioneer Marusya lives in a room with her parents. But one day, mom disappears, and dad brings another woman into their home. The new mother does not like to share the living space with the girl. Then, together with Marusya’s dad, they get rid of her.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Mileage | Canada | 2022 | 08
Directors: Jennifer Wu, Kym Santiana, Ruyee Lu, Christopher Hsueh, Nicole Taylor-Topacio, Joy Zhou, Ruby Saysanasy, Miranda Li, Saul Benavides
Synopsis: One dark rainy evening, a young woman hails a cab and an old rusty taxi picks her up to take her home. In a moment of comfort, she looks at her reflection and see herself aging. The once old driver is now becoming younger. Confused and scared, she tries to stop the car, but her efforts are futile. The faster they go the faster she ages and the younger the driver becomes. They fight for control of the car leading to an accident, which only the woman makes it out alive. Now able to escape, she realizes this taxi was like no other, it could give her youth but at the price of the passenger. Old and weak, she looks at the haunting car, her only way back to youth. She decides to continue the cycle and pick up another passenger.
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Gum Cigarette | Greece | 2022 | 18’
Actress: Sofia Labrinou
Director: Angelika Katsa
Writers: Angelika Katsa, Stergios Paschos
Producer: Sofia Dimopoulou
Cast: Ana Mandic, Sofia Labrinou
Synopsis: Alexandra a young mother (30) and Senka (8), a hyperactive and impulsive little girl will be forced to “grow up” abruptly. One morning they will hastily load the car with their belongings and leave the house where they lived, in the peaceful suburbs of Athens. They will start travelling by road to Serbia, Alexandra’s country of origin,which is unknown to Senka. Senka will not be able to say goodbye to her dad. Senka thinks that they are going to visit her grandparents, as Alexandra avoids telling her the truth. Alexandra’s squinting eyes, lurking tension and some unanswered phone calls are slowly creating a sense of anxiety in Senka. The atmosphere in the car is heavy. Alexandra tries to hide her sorrow while Senka refuses to even look at her. They leave behind the place that was their home for so many years. They will spend the night in an old epmty resort by the sea. In the inhospitable space of the room, Senka and Alexandra will try to get closer to each other. A phone call that Alexandra will make to her mother in the middle of the night, will wake Senka up. It is this phone call that will confirm to Senka that the real reason they are travelling to Serbia is her parent’s separation. Senka will break out, refusing to believe what she heard. When the anger subsides, mother and daughter will finally come closer. Senka, exhausted from crying, will fall asleep deep in her mom’s arms.
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Recoil | Israel | 2021 | 21’
Actor: Noam Tal
Directors: Noam Sobovitz, Hila Salomon
Writers: Noam Sobovitz, Hila Salomon
Producer: Moran Kedem
Cast: Noam Tal, Carmel Bin, Noam Sobovitz, Hilal Kabub
Synopsis: When Dafna (16) asks Lior (17) to join her on a trip to the river of the settlement where they live, which is a conflict area, he has no choice but to agree, or she’ll suspect he is afraid .When his older brother shows up to guard him, they are dragged on a shaky journey from which none of them will return as he was.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gum Cigarette | Greece | 2022 | 18’
Director: Angelika Katsa
Writers: Angelika Katsa, Stergios Paschos
Producer: Sofia Dimopoulou
Cast: Ana Mandic, Sofia Labrinou
Synopsis: Alexandra a young mother (30) and Senka (8), a hyperactive and impulsive little girl will be forced to “grow up” abruptly. One morning they will hastily load the car with their belongings and leave the house where they lived, in the peaceful suburbs of Athens. They will start travelling by road to Serbia, Alexandra’s country of origin,which is unknown to Senka. Senka will not be able to say goodbye to her dad. Senka thinks that they are going to visit her grandparents, as Alexandra avoids telling her the truth. Alexandra’s squinting eyes, lurking tension and some unanswered phone calls are slowly creating a sense of anxiety in Senka. The atmosphere in the car is heavy. Alexandra tries to hide her sorrow while Senka refuses to even look at her. They leave behind the place that was their home for so many years. They will spend the night in an old epmty resort by the sea. In the inhospitable space of the room, Senka and Alexandra will try to get closer to each other. A phone call that Alexandra will make to her mother in the middle of the night, will wake Senka up. It is this phone call that will confirm to Senka that the real reason they are travelling to Serbia is her parent’s separation. Senka will break out, refusing to believe what she heard. When the anger subsides, mother and daughter will finally come closer. Senka, exhausted from crying, will fall asleep deep in her mom’s arms.
BEST EDITING
New Mom | Russian Federation | 2022 | 15’
Editor: Evgeny Drukovsky
Director: Alexander Kuzovkov
Writers: Alexander Kuzovkov, Ilya Ponomarev
Producers: Evgeny Drukovsky, Sofya Kudrya
Cast: Sofia Schmit, Olesya Shilyakova, Vasily Kondrashin, Maria Dolganeva
Synopsis: Little pioneer Marusya lives in a room with her parents. But one day, mom disappears, and dad brings another woman into their home. The new mother does not like to share the living space with the girl. Then, together with Marusya’s dad, they get rid of her.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
New Mom | Russian Federation | 2022 | 15’
Director: Alexander Kuzovkov
Writers: Alexander Kuzovkov, Ilya Ponomarev
Producers: Evgeny Drukovsky, Sofya Kudrya
Cast: Sofia Schmit, Olesya Shilyakova, Vasily Kondrashin, Maria Dolganeva
Synopsis: Little pioneer Marusya lives in a room with her parents. But one day, mom disappears, and dad brings another woman into their home. The new mother does not like to share the living space with the girl. Then, together with Marusya’s dad, they get rid of her.
BEST NARRATIVE
The Hive | South Africa | 2022 | 23’
Director: Greg Karvellas
Writer: Julie-Anne McDowell
Producers: Daniel Galloway, Julie-Anne McDowell Hegarty, Casey Diepeveen
Cast: Julie-Anne McDowell, Andrew Buckland, Sibonga Nduli, Gabriella Samson, Lindokuhle Maseti-Breakfast, Simthembile Breakfast, Darryn Thackwell, Casey Diepeveen
Synopsis: Flora is used to being wanted. Needed actually. But once her inattentive husband Andrew gets busy with his bees after their kids leave home, she finds herself rather needy and wanting. When her flirtatious attention seeking gains a larger audience than intended, Andrew finally notices and looks to reconnect.
BEST DRAMA
Gum Cigarette | Greece | 2022 | 18’
Director: Angelika Katsa
Writers: Angelika Katsa, Stergios Paschos
Producer: Sofia Dimopoulou
Cast: Ana Mandic, Sofia Labrinou
Synopsis: Alexandra a young mother (30) and Senka (8), a hyperactive and impulsive little girl will be forced to “grow up” abruptly. One morning they will hastily load the car with their belongings and leave the house where they lived, in the peaceful suburbs of Athens. They will start travelling by road to Serbia, Alexandra’s country of origin,which is unknown to Senka. Senka will not be able to say goodbye to her dad. Senka thinks that they are going to visit her grandparents, as Alexandra avoids telling her the truth. Alexandra’s squinting eyes, lurking tension and some unanswered phone calls are slowly creating a sense of anxiety in Senka. The atmosphere in the car is heavy. Alexandra tries to hide her sorrow while Senka refuses to even look at her. They leave behind the place that was their home for so many years. They will spend the night in an old epmty resort by the sea. In the inhospitable space of the room, Senka and Alexandra will try to get closer to each other. A phone call that Alexandra will make to her mother in the middle of the night, will wake Senka up. It is this phone call that will confirm to Senka that the real reason they are travelling to Serbia is her parent’s separation. Senka will break out, refusing to believe what she heard. When the anger subsides, mother and daughter will finally come closer. Senka, exhausted from crying, will fall asleep deep in her mom’s arms.
BEST COMEDY
Good Evening | France | 2022 | 23’
Director: Antoine Giorgini
Writer: Antoine Giorgini
Producer: Marie Dubas
Cast: Georgia Scalliet, Romain Cottard, Édouard Sulpice
Synopsis: VALENTINE and ALEX (35) join TIM (25), Valentine’s little brother, in Wimereux at the family vacation home. Tim claims to have discovered a makeshift camp in the garage and pretends to think that it was set up by a migrant. Alex and Valentine, who understood that he was making them a hoax, decide to pretend to believe it.
BEST STUDENT
Taking the desert | Switzerland | 2021 | 14’
Director: Noémie Guibal
Producers: Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Thomas Reichlin
Cast: Luc Chessel
Synopsis: Cevennes, 1702. In a totalitarian political state, four men take up arms.
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR
Mileage | Canada | 2022 | 08
Directors: Jennifer Wu, Kym Santiana, Ruyee Lu, Christopher Hsueh, Nicole Taylor-Topacio, Joy Zhou, Ruby Saysanasy, Miranda Li, Saul Benavides
Synopsis: One dark rainy evening, a young woman hails a cab and an old rusty taxi picks her up to take her home. In a moment of comfort, she looks at her reflection and see herself aging. The once old driver is now becoming younger. Confused and scared, she tries to stop the car, but her efforts are futile. The faster they go the faster she ages and the younger the driver becomes. They fight for control of the car leading to an accident, which only the woman makes it out alive. Now able to escape, she realizes this taxi was like no other, it could give her youth but at the price of the passenger. Old and weak, she looks at the haunting car, her only way back to youth. She decides to continue the cycle and pick up another passenger.
BEST ANIMATION
9:30 AM | United States | 2022 | 02’
Director: Jiawen Liang
Synopsis: 9:30 Am is a short 3D motion graphic animation. The project will look colorful, stylized, and a little bit abstract. It tells the story of a young man chasing a nonexistent job offer in a daydream. The project was created using a standard 3D character animation workflow but uses Cinema 4D as the main software to animate the character. The software includes Maya, Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Marvelous Designer. 9:30 Am is inspired by a psychological problem called maladaptive daydreaming. Sufferers of this condition will daydream for a long time and become seriously addicted to it, thus affecting normal life. While few people indulge in daydreaming this much, many of us have tried to escape the pressures of real life in our dreams, myself included. It’s not the right way to solve a dilemma, but I think it makes for an exciting story. I wanted to express a general mood of joy in this animation, with some excitement and absurdity.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Moroccan Tea | Netherlands | 2021 | 17’
Director: Kristina Daurova
Producer: Kristina Daurova
Synopsis: An inner journey, an exploration of a foreign culture through a traditional gesture – making tea. When I attended a Moroccan women’s morning tea gathering and asked if I could stay, Fatima replied: “Of course you can stay, we are the same!”. This phrase guided me on my journey with my Moroccan neighbours. My body and mind were like a sponge, absorbing its surroundings. The Moroccan tea turned into a metaphor for a safe and warm place. A place where it doesn’t matter which language we speak, where we can communicate with our bodies, a place where we can be so different yet similar at the same time.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Becoming Creature | United Kingdom | 09’
Director: Zoë Marden
Writer: Zoë Marden
Producers: Zoë Marden, Rosie Taylor
Cast: Zoë Marden, Clio Marden
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Stay Inside – Fracture | United States | 2022 | 04’
Director: Stephen Mlinarcik
Writer: Stephen Mlinarcik
Producer: Concetta Morabito
Cast: Angèle Pressley, Brian Birnbaum, Bryn Nieboer, Chris Johns, Chris Lawless, Crystal Cox, Jamie Avery, Jessica McIlquham, Matthew Jonathan, Mike Rugnetta, Rob Schnabel, Olivia Hern, Vishnu Anantha
Synopsis: Unbeknownst to most, there is an indiscriminate hour during which people feel the physical effects of what they’re watching on television. What begins as a mysterious means of connecting to a sensation quickly unravels into desperate scenarios in which the lives of the viewers, and those around them, are inextricably altered.
BEST NO/LOW BUDGET
IN THE SHADOW | France | 2022 | 10’
Directors: OPHÉLIE KOERING, SOPHIE BACRY PICCIOTTO
Writer: Laura Pelerins
Producer: Collectif Sous Contrôle
Cast: Marie-Bénédicte Roy, Romuald Vachet, Tessa Volkine, Anne Broussard, François Rimbau, Jacques-Henry Fabre, Françoise Lorente, Fabien Le Mouël
Synopsis: In reaction to the number of laws and by-laws aiming at destroying all cultural institutions and artistic life in France, resistance networks have taken shape operating covertly. But the Nemeos secret police has its sources of information and plans to silence the dissidents. The chase begins…
BEST DEBUT
Tall Grass Silence | Netherlands | 2022 | 12’
Director: Mikolaj Stojanow-Jaskot
Writer: Mikolaj Stojanow-Jaskot
Producer: Bram Arts
Cast: Bogdan Samardak, Diron Sterk
Synopsis: In the abstract world of the young man, nothing seems to make sense. Each circumstance slowly shapes his distorted self-image and leads to bigger chaos in his head.
BEST FASHION
‘AN ODE TO TEENAGEHOOD (AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES)’ | United Kingdom | 2021 | 06’
Director: Celia Arias
Synopsis: ‘We all are incredibly fragmented as human beings. We all have conflicting desires and believes. This film is a meeting point of collective experiences, an insight into a ‘quantum’ family setting where everyone exists in the same space whilst navigating different realms of reality. It’s not (only) so much about the individual styles but about their identity: the teenagers fragile-strength of character they arm themselves with to “be out” and present themselves into the World, glimpses of a family presence suggest that whilst some of them are finding their own identity others are loosing theirs. The observer is able to witness multiple points of view and have the capacity to observe different states of mind and emotion. This is a coming of age story, with its tenderness and its chaos but where love and companionship prevail above all.’ FEATURED BRANDS: 666999acc BIRKENSTOCK CAITLIN YATES Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY Dosisg6c FALKE FIORUCCI INTROVERTED ANGEL JIMMY CHOO MIU MIU NATACHA MARRO NATASHA ZINKO NODRESS PRANGSTA COSTUMIERS RICHARD QUINN ROKER ATELIER SAMUEL SLATTERY SHUSHU THONG TEKLA Teodora Mitrovska TOGA VALENTINO
BEST COMMERCIAL/AD/TVC
Chicken Wings Commeical | 2022 | 01’
Director: Yuchi Tian
Writer: Yuchi Tian
Cast: Justin Avila, Jase Rhodes, Noemy Del Mar
BEST STOP-MOTION/TIME-LAPSE
Warm Hands | Japan | 2021 | 05’
Director: Tsuneo Goda (dwarf)
Producer: Ayano Kinashi (dwarf)
Synopsis: A patient spends a sleepless night alone in a hospital room. “I got cancer … I’m scared” She sighs and closes her eyes, wondering if she should post it on SNS. Then suddenly, she seems to be in the mountains, walking towards the summit. Along the way, she encounters many difficulties, but she moves forward with the support of various animals. What will she see at the top of the mountain?
