2020 Shortsfest


March 31, 2020

2020 Shortsfest

2020 Shortsfest

Award Winners

Audience Award: FLOWER PUNK, directed by Alison Klayman (Japan) 

Best Comedy: POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, directed by Konstantinos Antonopoulos (Greece)

Special Mention for Comedy: MARCY LEARNS SOMETHING NEW, directed by Julia Kennelly (USA)

Best Drama: BABLINGA, directed by Fabien Dao (France) Not part of Virtual Version

Special Mention for Drama: I’LL END UP IN JAIL, directed by Alexandre Dostie (Canada)

Best Animation: AND THEN THE BEAR, directed by Agnes Patron (France) Not part of Virtual Version

Special Mention for Animation: BAG, directed by Robin Frohardt (USA)

Best Documentary: A YOUTH, directed by Giorgio Bosisio (UK, Italy, Greece)

Special Mention for Documentary: THE STARR SISTERS, directed by Bridey Elliott, Beth Einhorn (USA)

Best Short Short: SOMETHING TO REMEMBER, directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden)

Special Mention for Short Short: ASMAHAN THE DIVA, directed by Chloé Mazlo (France)

Best Student Short: HEADING SOUTH, directed by Yuan Yuan (China, USA) Not part of Virtual Version

Special Mention Student Short: NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE, directed by Carol Nguyen (Canada)

The Ellen Award: BAG, directed by Robin Frohardt (USA)

Youth Jury Award: THE MANCHADOR, directed by Kaveh Therani (Norway, Germany)

Films

A YOUTH directed by Giorgio Bosisio (UK, ITALY, GREECE) WORLD PREMIERE

ALL CATS ARE GREY IN THE DARK directed by Lasse Linder (SWITZERLAND)

AND THEN THE BEAR directed by Agnès Patron (FRANCE)

ASMAHAN THE DIVA directed by Chloé Mazlo (FRANCE) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

AWAITING DEATH directed by Lars Vega, Isabelle Björklund (SWEDEN)

BABLINGA directed by Fabien Dao (FRANCE) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

BAG directed by Robin Frohardt (US) WORLD PREMIERE

BROKEN BIRD directed by Rachel Harrison Gordon (US)

BUTTERFLIES directed by Yona Rozenkier (ISRAEL, FRANCE)

BYE BYE, BODY directed by Charlotte Benbeniste (US)

CAT LAKE CITY directed by Antje Heyn (GERMANY)

CHARACTER directed by Vera Brunner-Sung (US)

COFFEE SHOP NAMES directed by Deepak Sethi (US)

DADDIO directed by Casey Wilson (US)

DARLING directed by Saim Sadiq (US, PAKISTAN)

DAUGHTER directed by Daria Kashcheeva (CZECH REPUBLIC)

DÍA DE LA MADRE directed by Ashley Brandon, Dennis Hohne (US)

EN ROUTE directed by Marit Weerheijm (NETHERLANDS)

FLOWER PUNK directed by Alison Klayman (JAPAN)

GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC directed by Maryam Mohajer (UK)

HEADING SOUTH directed by Yuan Yuan (CHINA) WORLD PREMIERE

HELLO AHMA directed by Siyou Tan (US, SINGAPORE)

HINEKURA directed by Becs Arahanga (NEW ZEALAND) U.S. PREMIERE

HOT FLASH directed by Thea Hollatz (CANADA)

I’LL END UP IN JAIL directed by Alexandre Dostie (CANADA)

I’M NO HOLIDAY directed by Rick Gomez (US)

JOHN WAS TRYING TO CONTACT ALIENS directed by Matthew Killip (US)

KACHALKA directed by Gar O’Rourke (IRELAND)

LAST WEEK AT ED’S directed by Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan (UK)

LITTLE CHIEF directed by Erica Tremblay (US, SENECA CAYUGA NATION)

LITTLE GREY WOLFY. SUMMER PARTY directed by Natalia Malykhina (NORWAY)

LOVELY DAY directed by Bo Mirhosseni (US) U.S. PREMIERE

MARADONA’S LEGS directed by Firas Khoury (GERMANY, PALESTINE)

MARCY LEARNS SOMETHING NEW directed by Julia Kennelly (US) WORLD PREMIERE

MELTING HEART CAKE directed by Benoît Chieux (FRANCE) U.S. PREMIERE

MY BROTHER LUCA directed by Carlos Algara, Catalina Serna (MEXICO)

NEST directed by Sonja Rohleder (GERMANY)

NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE directed by Carol Nguyen (CANADA)

NO HARD FEELINGS directed by James Ballard, Paul Henri (AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA)

PAMPAS directed by Jessica Bishopp (UK) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

PITCH BLACK PANACEA directed by Tom Hardiman (UK) U.S. PREMIERE

POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD directed by Konstantinos Antonopoulos (GREECE) U.S. PREMIERE

QUIET CARRIAGE directed by Ben S. Hyland (UK)

RECODING ART directed by Bruno Moreschi, Gabriel Pereira (BRAZIL) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

SEE YOU NEXT TIME directed by Crystal Kayiza (US)

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (SWEDEN)

SORRY NOT SORRY directed by Julia Thelin (SWEDEN) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

SOUTH OF BIX directed by Justine Lupe, Briana Pozner (US)

STATUS PENDING directed by Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz (US)

STORY directed by Jola Bankowska (POLAND)

STREETS OF FURY directed by Aidan McAteer (IRELAND) U.S. PREMIERE

THE BLUE CAPE directed by Alejandra Lopez (PUERTO RICO)

THE CHEF directed by Hao Zheng (US)

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR directed by Abbesi Akhamie (US) WORLD PREMIERE

THE FLAME directed by Nick Waterman (AUSTRALIA) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE LAST DAY OF AUTUMN directed by Marjolaine Perreten (SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, FRANCE)

THE MANCHADOR directed by Kaveh Therani (NORWAY, GERMANY) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE MANILA LOVER directed by Johanna Pyykkö (NORWAY, PHILIPPINES) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE PHYSICS OF SORROW directed by Theodore Ushev (CANADA)

THE STARR SISTERS directed by Bridey Elliott, Beth Einhorn (US)

THE STICK directed by Teppo Airaksinen (FINLAND)

THE TAIL directed by Yiğit Hepsev (TURKEY)

THE TATTOOED TORAH directed by Marc Bennett (US)

THIRSTY directed by Nicole Delaney (US)

TROUBLEMAKER directed by Olive Nwosu (NIGERIA)

UMBILICAL directed by Danski Tang (US)

VIRAL directed by Donald Broida (US)

WALLACE directed by Delaney Buffett (US)

WHAT’S MY SUPERPOWER? directed by Justin Heymans (CANADA)

WHY SLUGS HAVE NO LEGS directed by Aline Höchli (SWITZERLAND)

YVES & VARIATION directed by Lydia Cornett (US, HAITI)

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