BEST FILM
Monkey-Love, Please Hold | Canada | 2021 | 24’
Director: Greg Fox
Writer: Greg Fox
Producer: Van Wickiam
Cast: Dan Mousseau, Hannah Galway, Hayden Finkleshtain
Synopsis: An offbeat dark comedy that follows the life of the reclusive, heartbroken and karaoke loving Ben. When he receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down, taking him on a wild ride that brings a new love into his life.
BEST DIRECTOR
Monkey-Love, Please Hold | Canada | 2021 | 24’
Director: Greg Fox
Writer: Greg Fox
Producer: Van Wickiam
Cast: Dan Mousseau, Hannah Galway, Hayden Finkleshtain
Synopsis: An offbeat dark comedy that follows the life of the reclusive, heartbroken and karaoke loving Ben. When he receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down, taking him on a wild ride that brings a new love into his life.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Peaks | Australia | 30’
Writers: Navzad Dabu, Dina Grinberg
Director: Navzad Dabu
Producers: Dina Grinberg, Yianni Andrikidis
Cast: Charles Alexander, Dina Grinberg, Damon Manns
Synopsis: Two friends spend a day of boredom in a bizarre and barren landscape. After one friend plays a macabre prank on the other, pent up insecurities are released in peculiar and damaging ways.
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Noctuidae | Germany | 2021 | 24’
Actress: Elisabeth Frank
Production Designer: Merle Smalla, Julia Kraushaar
Director: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Writer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Producer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Cast: Elisabeth Frank, Hendrik Massute
Synopsis: A lonely seamstress receives a strange request: to sew a cloak made only from the wings of moths. A work of delicate beauty is painstakingly crafted, and with it a fragile bond between two lost souls. But as soon as the work is finished, her client disappears. Searching for him, she discovers his secret. The cloak holds his final hope to escape a hostile world of lights. Is it possible to reach the freedom of moonlight? Or is her client a lunatic, crazy enough to jump to his death for a fantasy? The seamstress finds no peace. She answers the call of his dream and sews a new cloak – for herself.
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Monkey-Love, Please Hold | Canada | 2021 | 24’
Actor: Dan Mousseau
Director: Greg Fox
Writer: Greg Fox
Producer: Van Wickiam
Cast: Dan Mousseau, Hannah Galway, Hayden Finkleshtain
Synopsis: An offbeat dark comedy that follows the life of the reclusive, heartbroken and karaoke loving Ben. When he receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down, taking him on a wild ride that brings a new love into his life.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hush | Norway | 2022 | 25’
Cinematographer: Benjamin Mosli
Director: Emilie Beck
Writer: Pål Espen Mulder Kilstad, Emilie Beck
Producer: Eirik Fosse
Cast: Stig Henrik Hoff, Ranghild Mønnæs Arnestad, Conrad Ørland Wathne, Oliver Normann Hibbard
Synopsis: In public 12-year-old Martin seems like a normal smiling boy, but at home he faces uncertainty, and at times a harsh reality. With an alcoholic father, and a mother who barely manages to handle the situation, Martin is forced to do what it takes to keep the family together. Hush is a short about loyalty, fear and about growing up way too fast.
BEST EDITING
Monkey-Love, Please Hold | Canada | 2021 | 24’
Editor: Greg Fox
Director: Greg Fox
Writer: Greg Fox
Producer: Van Wickiam
Cast: Dan Mousseau, Hannah Galway, Hayden Finkleshtain
Synopsis: An offbeat dark comedy that follows the life of the reclusive, heartbroken and karaoke loving Ben. When he receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down, taking him on a wild ride that brings a new love into his life.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Noctuidae | Germany | 2021 | 24’
Production Designer: Merle Smalla
Director: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Writer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Producer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Cast: Elisabeth Frank, Hendrik Massute
Synopsis: A lonely seamstress receives a strange request: to sew a cloak made only from the wings of moths. A work of delicate beauty is painstakingly crafted, and with it a fragile bond between two lost souls. But as soon as the work is finished, her client disappears. Searching for him, she discovers his secret. The cloak holds his final hope to escape a hostile world of lights. Is it possible to reach the freedom of moonlight? Or is her client a lunatic, crazy enough to jump to his death for a fantasy? The seamstress finds no peace. She answers the call of his dream and sews a new cloak – for herself.
BEST NARRATIVE
Lock Notes | Italy | 2021 | 07’
Director: Nicola Schito
Writers: Nicola Schito, Emanuele Greco
Cast: Federica Simonelli
Synopsis: Lock Notes, an intimate fiction with touches of documentary, takes place during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic. The protagonist, a young girl, is confined to her home in Milan, like the rest of humanity. She begins to write down her thoughts, talking to the city she can only see through the windows. The monologue soon turns into an inner journey that will lead the girl to find hope for the future, rediscovering the power of imagination.
BEST COMEDY
Good intentions | Russian Federation | 2021 | 14’
Director: Anton Sergeevich Dolganov
Writer: Mariya Yakutina
Producer: Anton Sergeevich Dolganov
Cast: Yuri Konnov, Vladimir Muhtarov, Violetta Shulakova, Lybov Tuvilina, Kirill Bokov, Polina Chetaeva
A young and successful architect and his family go on vacation to his small homeland to rest with his childhood friend and his family. They go to the nearest beach. However the day of pleasant nostalgia changes into competition “who’ cooler”
BEST DRAMA
The Magician | United Kingdom | 2021 | 16’
Director: Sarah-jane Potts
Writer: Sarah-jane Potts
Producer: Joseph Millson
Cast: Sarah-jane Potts, Bob Barrett
Synopsis: A desperate woman’s life is forever changed by an unexpected encounter with kindness.
BEST HORROR
Old Time Radio | United States | 2020 | 06’
Director: Joel B Harlow
Writer: Joel B Harlow
Producer: Joel B Harlow
Cast: Marti Matulis, Paul Giamitti
Synopsis: Intended as the introduction to a horror anthology. Riktus Grim, decaying away in a wretched squawler, awaits his only solace: a new tale from his Old Time Radio (voiced by Paul Giamatti). What wretchedly delightful tale will his host present to him this evening? As Riktus’s lobotomized servant, Vincent, bumbles in… the Host speaks! It’s time to prepare for a new terror!
BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI
Noctuidae | Germany | 2021 | 24’
Director: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Writer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Producer: Alexandra (Ali) Mauritz
Cast: Elisabeth Frank, Hendrik Massute
Synopsis: A lonely seamstress receives a strange request: to sew a cloak made only from the wings of moths. A work of delicate beauty is painstakingly crafted, and with it a fragile bond between two lost souls. But as soon as the work is finished, her client disappears. Searching for him, she discovers his secret. The cloak holds his final hope to escape a hostile world of lights. Is it possible to reach the freedom of moonlight? Or is her client a lunatic, crazy enough to jump to his death for a fantasy? The seamstress finds no peace. She answers the call of his dream and sews a new cloak – for herself.
BEST THRILLER/MYSTERY
When The Wind Blows | United States | 2022 | 12’
Director: Benjamin Mason
Writer: Benjamin Mason, Caleb Akers
Cast: Adam Dent, Matt Webb
Synopsis: From director Benjamin Mason of Filmanatix comes a short film When The Wind Blows, a suspenseful thriller about a man (Adam Dent) accustomed to a life of petty crimes who accepts questionable orders from an unknown caller.
BEST DANCE/MUSICAL
Mascara | Argentina | 2022 | 04’
Directors: Luli Brindisi, Alesso
Producers: Luli Brindisi, Alesso
Cast: Eluney Salazar, Bianca Cherutti, Julia Astigueta, Fiorella Gimenez, Agustina Zelko, Lucia Bilbao, Catalina Vicz, Juli Lombardi
Synopsis: A woman rebelling against her seemingly perfect life. An urgent need to escape. A transformation led by her alter egos: those women who co-exist inside of her and who guide her along a path of liberation.
BEST STUDENT
Girl in the Water | Taiwan | 2021 | 08’
Director: Shi-Rou Huang
Writer: Shi-Rou Huang
Producer: Shi-Rou Huang
Synopsis: Short Synopsis Contemplation of torn walls and scars reminds the heroine of the ups and downs of love. The film depicts femininity and female internal time-consciousness through the convalescence of a woman’s broken heart, which is based on my personal experiences. Long Synopsis Contemplation of torn walls and scars reminds the heroine of the ups and downs of love. The story is based on my personal experience, recreating the unique perspectives and inner sense of time that women have shown in the process of heartbreak and self-healing. A total of about 1,500 paintings have been drawn frame by frame by watercolors and pastels.
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR
Dealing with my eggs | Belgium | 2021 | 18’
Director: Margot Houget
Writer: Margot Houget
Producer: Margot Houget
Cast: Aurélie Dessain, Anne-Marie Polster, Gémi Diallo, Daniel Sieteiglesias
Synopsis: In Brussels, a student decides to give her eggs in exchange of 2000 euros. At the same time, a 40-year-old woman is about to receive eggs from a donor to become pregnant.
BEST ANIMATION
Saturation | Croatia | 2022 |10’
Director: Lucija Bužančić
Writer: Lucija Bužančić
Producer: Andrijana Vidaček
Synopsis: Something grew out of the cracks and walls and occupied all the empty spaces in a little Mediterranean city. This short film is about the gentrification of a place that has recently become a real archeological site thanks to severe turistification.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Cet été | Belgium | 2022 | 22’
Director: Victoria Kadjou Jadot
VWriters: ictoria Kadjou Jadot, Steeven Jacquemin
Cast: Ethelle Lagonzeth Lardued, Mélusine Loveniers
Synopsis: Voici l’histoire d’un été chaud, d’une magie douce, d’une promenade solitaire: une petite parenthèse. This is the story of a hot summer, of a soft magic,of a solitary walk: a small parenthesis.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
This life and the other | Colombia | 2022 | 10’
Director: Luis Rojas
Writer: Luis Rojas
Producer: Luis Rojas
Cast: Natalia Castrillón, Sergio Castrillón
Synopsis: Natalia and Sergio have listened to music since they were in their mother’s womb, this has strengthened their relationship as siblings, this piece is a declaration of love in a poetic way where we reflect on the meaning of family and how the places we visit make us grow.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
KORIN F – Avec amour | France | 2022 | 04’
Director: Cédric Legrand
Writers: Cédric Legrand, Max Grayt
Producer: Elsa Philippe
Cast: Joseph Rozé, Marguerite Dedeyan
Synopsis: In the halls of a university, a telepathic television makes people disappear mysteriously. Like a mermaid, it uses the fantasies of its prey to attract and absorb them into the screen. Breathing her last, the television releases a wave of love that no one can resist. The video, points the irresistible attraction we have for the screens. In this love story, fantasies are revealed in a virtual world, they are fulfilled without restraint, without fear of being judged by the other. But who do we ultimately want? The machine or the person behind it?
BEST MINI SHORT
Defy the Odds 3:00 | United States | 2022 | 04’
Director: Corry Wiens
Writer: Corry Wiens
Producer: Gavin Buckland
Cast: Bradford Haynes
Synopsis: Amateur race car driver, Bill Lester, is faced with a decision that will upend the stable office life he’s trapped in. Based on the true story of Bill Lester, the first black NASCAR driver to win a race in NASCAR’s Grand-Am series.
BEST NO/LOW BUDGET
I Made The Ruins | United States | 2022 | 08’
Directors: Sar Cohen, Ricardo Bouyett
Producer: Bouy Films
Cast: Sar Cohen
Synopsis: I Made The Ruins is a dance short that explores the desolation of one’s discomfort in their body. Plagued with body dysmorphia, the dancer in the short finds reverie in the ruins they’ve taken shelter in.
BEST DEBUT
Keep on looking | Argentina | 2022 | 09’
Director: Emanuel Vazquez Santana
Writer: Emanuel Vazquez Santana
Producer: Emanuel Vazquez Santana
Cast: María Eugenia Rigón
Synopsis: Five women with different lives but crossed by the same reality, almost imperceptible to others.
BEST COMMERCIAL/AD/TVC
Looking forward to the Asian Games | China | 2022-02-09 | 02’
Director: Hu li huai
Synopsis: In the countdown to the 19th Asian Games in 2022, the film combines traditional Ou Yue culture elements such as dragon boat and opera with modern football, showing the city’s energetic spirit. At the same time, it also demonstrates people’s keen expectation of the Asian Games and their confidence and determination to assist in hosting the Games.
