Film Front, Novi Sad (Serbia)
Best Film international competition: BIG BANG BIG BOOM, Blu (I)
Best Film regional competition: ZENA U LJUBICASTOM, Igor Drijaca (BiH)
Special Jury Award: GRANDMA HAS GONE, Tomasz Jurkiewicz (PL)
http://www.kinoklub.org
Dubai International Film Festival (UAE) || 16/12/2010
Muhr Arab Short First Prize: UN MARDI (A Tuesday), Sabine El Chamaa (Lebanon)
Muhr Arab Short Second Prize: MOKHTAR, Halima Ouardiri (CAN)
Muhr Arab Short Special Jury Prize: GARAGOUZ, Abdenour Zahzah (Algeria)
Muhr Asia Africa Short First Prize: THE EARRINGS, Nargiza Mamatkulova (Kirgistan)
Muhr Asia Africa Short Second Prize: UNFUNNY GAME, Jong-Chul Park (South Korea)
Muhr Asia Africa Short Special Jury Prize: SLEEPING WITH HER, Chih Yi Wen (Taiwan)
FIPRESCI Best Short: 2 1/2, Elie Kamal (Lebanon)
Further awards see: http://www.dubaifilmfest.com
Festival des Cinemas Differents de Paris (F) || 12/12/2010
Grand Prix: OMOKAGE, Maki Satake (J)
Prix Spécial du Grand Jury: BOUNDARY, Devin Horan (LIT)
Grand Prix de la Press ex aequo: PAYSAGES LIMINAIRES, Daphné Le Sergent (F)
Grand Prix de la Press ex aequo: NOTHING TO FEAR BUT NOTHING ITSELF, Salise Hughes (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.cjcinema.org/pages/festival_edition.php
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes “Almería en corto” (ES) || 11/12/2010
Primer Premio al Mejor cortometraje: EL PABELLí“N ALEMíN, Juan Millares (ES)
Premio del Píºblico: I LOVE LUCI, Colin Kennedy (UK)
Premio Creación Audiovisual Andaluza: ESTOCOLMO, Juan Francisco Viruega (ES)
Primer Premio mejor cortometraje en video nacional: LUNA ROTA, Javier García Fernández (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.almeriaencorto.es
“Leuven Kort” International Short Film Festival (B) || 11/12/2010
Jury Award: THE COACH, Lars Kristian Mikkelsen (DK)
Audience Award: JACCO’S FILM, Daan Bakker (NL)
Jury Award Flemish Short: PAROLES, Gilles Coulier (B)
Audience Award Flemish Short: HET BIJZONDERE LEVEN VAN ROCKY DE VLAEMINCK, Kevin Meul (B)
Further awards see: http://www.shortfilmfestival.org
Festival de Cinema de Girona (ES) || 08/12/2010
Premi al Millor Curtmetrage: CARTA DE FRANCIA, Diego López Cotillo (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.gironafilmfestival.com
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival (BR) || 07/12/2010
Premio Competitiva Brasil ex aequo: FAí‡O DE MIM O QUE QUERO, Petronio Lorena & Sergio Oliveira (BR)
Premio Competitiva Brasil ex aequo: HANDEBOL, Anita Silveira (BR)
Premio Competitiva Brasil ex aequo: O SARCí“FAGO, Daniel Lisboa (BR)
Premio Competitiva Internacional ex aequo: THE SHUTDOWN, Adam Stafford (UK)
Premio Competitiva Internacional ex aequo: HUNGER, Carolina Hellsgard (D)
Premio Competitiva Internacional ex aequo: WAKARANAI BUTA, Atsushi Wada (J)
Further awards see: http://www.festivaldecurtasbh.com.br/
Entrevues, Belfort (F) || 05/12/2010
Grand Prix court métrage fiction: DES REVES POUR L`HIVER, Antoine Parouty (F)
Grand Prix court métrage documentaire: SNACK BAR AQUíRIO, Sergio da Costa (CH)
Prix public court métrage fiction: DIANE WELLINGTON, Arnaud de Pallières (F)
Further awards see: http://www.festival-entrevues.com/
Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence (F) || 04/12/2010
Grand Prix: ON NE MOURRA PAS, Amal Kateb (F)
Prix Spécial du Jury: BIG BANG BOOM, Blu (II)
Prix du Public: GARAGOUZ, Abdenour Zahzah (Algerie)
Prix Cinécourts: REAL, Rafal Samusik (PL)
Prix du Jury Jeune: GARAGOUZ, Abdenour Zahzah (Algerie)
Further awards see: http://www.aix-film-festival.com/
Kyoto International Student Film&Video Festival (Japan) || 04/12/2010
Grand Prix Short Film: TRAIN OF THOUGHT, Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas (UK)
Audience Prize: TRAIN OF THOUGHT, Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas (UK)
KISFVF Committee Short Film Prize: DROWSY TEACHER, Akifumi Nonaka (J)
Further awards see: http://www.kisfvf.com/
International Animation Festival ExpoToons, Buenos Aires (ARG) || 03/12/2010
Primer Premio Cineanimado – Expotoons: LEBENSADER, Angela Steffen (D)
Mencion Especial Cineanimado – Expotoons: EL MEDALLON Y EL MAR, Mariana Isabel Villegas Flores (Mex)
1er Premio cortometrajes: DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST, Johannes Weiland (D)
1er Mendion cortometrajes: GATO ENCERRADO, Peque Varela (ES
2da Mencion cortometrajes: SINNA MANN, Anita Killi (N)
Cortos de Graduacion 1er Premio: IN SCALE, Marina Moshkova (RUS)
Further awards see: http://www.expotoons.com
Certamen de cortos Ciudad de Soria-Castilla y León (ES) || 28/11/2010
Mejor Cortometraja Internacional ex aequo: VARIATIONS, Kriszina Eszergályo (H)
Mejor Cortometraja Internacional ex aequo: THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN, Louis Sutherland & Mark Albiston (NZ)
Mejor Cortometraje Documental: LA LARGA NOCHE, Ferran Brooks (ES)
Mejor Cortometraje Animación: O’ MORO, Christophe Calissoni & Eva Offredo (F)
Mejor Aportación Artiística: ICH BIN’S HELMUT, Nicolas Steiner (D)
Mejor Cortometraja Nacional: LA GRAN CARRERA, Kote Camacho (ES)
Premio del Píºblico: Mí‰MOIRES D’UNE JEUNE FILLE Dí‰RANGí‰E, Keren Marciano (F)
Further awards see: http://certamendecortossoria.org/
Festival ZINEBI, Bilbao (ES) || 27/11/2010
Gran Premio (ex aequo): NORIT KRUPI, Jurgis Krasons (LIT)
Gran Premio (ex aequo): THERMES, Banu Akseki (B)
Gran Premio Cine Español: ARTALDE, Asier Altuna (ES)
Gran Premio Cine Vasco: BIRDBOY, Pedro Riverio & Alberto Vázquez (ES)
Mikeldi de Oro de Animación: NORIT KRUPI, Jurgis Krasons (LIT)
Mikeldi de Plata de Animación: BABEL, Hendrick Dusollier (F)
Mikeldi de Oro Documental: MITEN MERJOJA POIMITAAN, Elina Talvensaari (FIN)
Mikeldi de Plata Documental: BLUE SKY. DARK BREAD, Ilya Tomashevich (RUS)
Mikeldi de Oro Ficción: THERMES, Banu Akseki (B)
Mikeldi de Plata Ficción: LES VARIATIONS DIELMAN, Fernando Franco (ES)
Mejor Película de América Latina: LOS MINUTOS – LAS HORAS, Janaína Marqués Ribeiro (Cuba)
Premio del Píºblico: CUANDO CORRES, Mikel Rueda (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.zinebi.com
Foyle Film Festival (Northern Ireland) || 27/11/2010
Best International Short: 3 HOURS, Regan Hall (UK)
Best Animation: BIRDBOY, Petro Rivero & Alberto Vázquez (ES)
Best Documentary: THE PIPE, Risteard O Domhnaill (Ireland)
Best Irish Short: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Johnny Cullen (Ireland)
http://www.foylefilmfestival.org/
Festival Internacional del Cine de Gijón (ES) || 27/11/2010
Premio Principado Mejor Cortometraje ex aequo: COMING ATTRACTIONS, Peter Tscherkassky (A)
Premio Principado Mejor Cortometraje ex aequo: MERCíšRIO, Sandro Aguilar (P)
Premio No Ficcion: INVERNADERO, Gonzalo Castro (ARG)
Premio del Jurado Joven: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (D/Ireland)
Premio Píºblico: THE HAPPY POET, Paul Gordon (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.gijonfilmfestival.com/
PÖFF Animated Dreams, Tallinn (Estonia) || 23/11/2010
Grand Prix: HAND SOAP, Kei Oyama (J)
Best Film: MY MOTHER’S COAT, Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scantovits (UK)
Audience Award: SINNA MANN, Anita Killi (N)
Best Design: TUSSILAGO, Jonas Odell (S)
Best Story: TUUKRID VIHMAS (Divers in the Rain), Olga & Priit Pärn (Eesti)
Further awards see: http://www.poff.ee/anima/
Brief Encounters, Bristol (UK) || 22/11/2010
Grand Prix Animated: DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST, Johannes Weiland (D)
Grand Prix : DERBY, Paul Negoecu (ROM)
Audience Award: ELLA, Hanne Larsen (UK)
Further awards see: http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/
Interfilm, Berlin (D) || 21/11/2010
Bester Film: A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION, Martin Wallner & Stefan Leuchtenberg (D)
Bester Spielfilm: I LOVE LUCI, Colin Kennedy (UK/DK)
Beste Animation: VILIAM, Veronika Overtova (Slovakia)
Dokumentarfilmpreis: TEHERAN KITCHEN, Pola Schirin Beck (D)
Bester deutscher Film: GISBERTA, Lisa Violetta Gaß (D)
ZDFneo Preis: DER KLEINE NAZI, Petra Lüschow (D)
SAE Kurzfilmpreis: APOLLO, Felix Gönnert (D)
Ic! Berlin Award: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (D)
Publikumspreis: BENIGNI, Pinja Partanen & Jasmiini Ottelin & Elli Vuorinen (FIN)
Bester Kinderkurzfilm: L’INCROYABLE VOYAGE DE MARGAUX, Marc-Etienne Schwartz (F)
Bester Film für Jugendliche: FRANSWA SHARL, Hannah Hilliard (AUS)
Further awards see: http://www.interfilm.de
Jordan Short Film Festival, Amman || 20/11/2010
Best Arab Short Film: FLU, Riad Makdessi (Syria)
Best International Short Film: DAISY CUTTER, Enrique García & Rubén Salazar (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.jordanfilmfestival.com/
L’Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona (ES) || 20/11/2010
Gran Premi Short Film Award (ex aequo): TIME’S UP, Marie-Catherine Theiler & Jan Peters (D)
Gran Premi Short Film Award (ex aequo): TRIUMPH OF THE WILD, Martha Colburn (NL)
Special Mention: FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY, Sarah Wood (UK)
Audience Award: UN MONDE POUR SOIE, Yann Sinic (F)
Further awards see: http://alternativa.cccb.org
Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar (Chile) || 20/11/2010
Mejor Cortometraje Internacional: EL ORDEN DE LAS COSAS, César & José Alenda (ES)
Mejor Cortometraje Nacional: AMBIENTE FAMILIAR, Carlos Leiva (Chile)
Further awards see: http://www.cinevina.cl/
Unlimited, Köln (D) || 19/11/2010
1. Preis: RITA, Antonio Piazza & Fabio Grassadonia (I)
2. Preis: MEIN MALLORCA, Bernadette Knoller (D)
3. Preis: THE SLEEP, Claudius Gentinetta & Frank Braun (CH)
Publikumspreis: YURI LENNON’S LANDING ON ALPHA 46, Anthony Vouardoux (D/CH)
Further awards see: http://www.unlimited-festival.de
Cinanima Espinho (P) || 15/11/2010
Gran Prémio: BIG BANG BIG BOOM, Blu (I)
Prémio Especial do Jíºri: IN SCALE, Marina Moshkova (RUS)
Melhor Curta-Metragem: TECLOPOLIS, Javier Mrad (ARG)
Melhor Média-Metragem: DIVERS IN THE RAIN, Olga & Priit Pärn (Eesti)
Prémio do Píºblico: VICENTA, Sam (ES)
Melhor Filme de Escola: STANLEY PICKLE, Vicky Mather (UK)
Prémio José Abel: PIVOT, André Bergs (NL)
Prémio António Gaio Competií§í£o Nacional: VIAGEM A CABO VERDE, José Miguel Ribeiro (P)
Further awards see: http://www.cinanima.pt/
Festival du Film Court de Brest (F) || 14/11/2010
Grand Prix: THERMES, Banu Akseki (B)
Prix Révélation: MONSIEUR l’ABBí‰, Blandine Lenoir (F)
Prix Européen: MUZICA IN SANGE (Music in the Blood), Alexandru Mavrodineanu (ROM)
Prix du Jury Presse: HALF TERM, Sam Donovan (UK)
Prix du Public: MONSIEUR l’ABBí‰, Blandine Lenoir (F)
Further awards see: http://www.filmcourt.fr
Cork Film Festival (Ireland) || 14/11/2010
Best International Short Film: BABY, Daniel Mulloy (UK)
Special Mentions: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (D/Ireland)
Special Mentions: LA FORET, Lionel Rupp (CH)
Nominee for the European Film Academy Award: INCIDENT BY A BANK, Ruben Östlund (S)
Best Irish Short: PENTECOST, Peter McDonald (Ireland)
Best Firsttime Irish Director: SMALL CHANGE, Cathy Brady (Ireland)
Further awards see: http://www.corkfilmfest.org
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH) || 14/11/2010
Hauptpreis: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (D)
Förderpreis: GLUKHOTA (Deafness), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (Ukraine)
Schweizer Preis: STICK CLIMBING, Daniel Zimmermann (CH/A)
Publikumspreis: HEIMATLAND, Loretta Arnold & Andrea Schneider & Marius Portmann & Fabio Friedli (CH)
Further awards see: http://www.kurzfilmtage.ch/
Alcala De Henares Film Festival (ES) || 13/11/2010
Primer Premio European Competition: HANOI-WARSZAWA, Katarzyna Klimkiewicz (PL)
Segundo Premio European Competition: COLIVIA, Adrian Sitaru (ROM
Tercer Premio European Competition: EL PABELLON ALEMíN, Juan Millares (ES)
Mención Especial (ex aequo): RITA, Antionio Piazza & Fabio Grassadonia (I)
Mención Especial (ex aequo): BABEL, Hendrick Dusollier (F)
Premio del Píºblico: MOBILE, Verena Fels (D)
Primer Premio: IMMERSIí“, Neus Ballíºs Montserrat (ES)
Segundo Premio: ELS SEGUNDO AMANECER DE LA CEGUERA, Mauricio Franco Tosso (ES)
Tercer Premio: DE CABALLEROS, Adrián Orr Serrano (ES)
Premio del Píºblico: QUí‰ DIVERTIDO, Natalia Mateo (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.alcine.org
International Short Film Festival “OPERE NUOVE”, Bozen/Bolzano (I) || 13/11/2010
Miglior Film Fiction: HABIBI, Davide del Degan (I)
Miglior Film Documentari: LA CASA VERDE – una storia politica, Gianluca Brezza (I)
Miglior Film Corti a Parte: BIG BANG BIG BOOM, Blu (I)
Premio del Pubblico: CAFFíˆ CAPO, Andrea Zaccariello (I)
Further awards see: http://www.operenuove.it
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cusco (Peru) || 13/11/2010
Primer lugar Ficción internacional: JESíšS TV, Gastón Goldmann & Héctor Orbegoso River (Venezuela)
Primer lugar Animación internacional: LAS GEMELAS DE LA CALLE PONIENTE, Marc Ribas & Anna Solanas (ES)
Primer lugar Dcoumental internacional: 0,39, Juan Bidegain (ES)
Premio Indígena internacional: EN PIE DE LUCHA – COMUNIDADES EN DEFENSA DE LA TIERRA, Verónica León Burch (Ecuador)
Primer lugar nacional píºblico: LAGUNA NEGRA, Michael Watts (Peru)
Further awards see: http://www.festivalcinecusco.com
Asiana International Short Film Festival, Seoul (Korea) || 09/11/2010
Grand Prize: MUZICA IN SANGE (Music in the Blood), Alexandru Mavrodineanu (ROM)
Best International Short Film: HAIR, Julien Hallard (F)
Best Korean Short Film: A BRAND NEW JOURNEY, Hee-jin Kim (South Korea)
Animation Award: BIG BANG BIG BOOM, blu (I)
Public Jury Award: DUCK CROSSING, Koldo Almandoz (ES)
Ministerial Award: THE PICTURES, Byung-hyop Lee (South Korea)
Further awards see: http://www.aisff.org/
Festival International du Film et de la Télévision Cinéma Tout Ecran, Genf (CH) || 07/11/2010
Meilleur court métrage international: CHOICE NIGHT, Christopher Dudman (NZ)
Meilleur film web: PIXELS, Patrick Jean (F)
Grand Prix du Pacte Multimédia: NERD PERFECT, Patrick Karpiczenko & Daniel Casparis (CH)
Meilleur court métrage suisse: ULTIMA DONNA, Tristan Aymon (CH)
2e Prix courts métrages suisses: YURI LENNON’S LANDING ON ALPHA 46, Anthony Vouardoux (CH/D)
3e Prix courts métrages suisses: MOVING FOREST, Niccolo Castelli (CH)
Further awards see: http://www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch
Festival Internacional de Curtas de Rio – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival (BR) || 07/11/2010
Grande Premio: ALL RESTRICTIONS END, Reza Haeri (Iran)
Melhor Ficí§í£o: NORA SA MI PACI, Aramisova (CZ)
Melhor Documentário: ALL RESTRICTIONS END, Reza Haeri (Iran)
Melhor Experimental: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (D)
Melhor Animaí§í£o: TORD AND TORD, Niki Lindroth (S)
Grande Premio nacional: ENSAIO DE CINEMA, Allan Ribeiro (BR)
Melhor Ficí§í£o nacional: RECIFE FRIO, Kleber Mendoní§a Filho (BR)
Melhor Documentário nacional: FAí‡O DE MIM O QUE QUERO, Sergio Oliveira & Petronio Lorena (BR)
Melhor Experimental nacional: FANTASMAS, André Novais Oliveira (BR)
Melhor Animaí§í£o nacional: MEU MEDO, Murilo Hauser (BR)
Jíºri Popular: RECIFE FRIO, Kleber Mendoní§a Filho (BR)
Further awards see: http://www.curtacinema.com.br
Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht (NL) || 07/11/2010
Grand Prix Narrative Short: HAND SOAP, Kei Oyama (J)
Grand Prix Non-narrative Short: FREUD FISH AND BUTTERFLY, Haiyang Wang & Liu Zengyin (CN)
Grand Prix European Student Film: MIRAMARE, Michaela Müller (HR/CH)
Audience Award Dutch Animation: WAT WIL JIJ?, Christa Moesker & Margriet Westerhof (NL)
Further awards see: http://www.haff.nl
Cortopetere Shortfilmfestival, Bergamo (I) || 31/10/2010
Miglior cortometraggio del concurso nazionale: SPUTNIK 5, Susanna Nicchiarelli (I)
Miglior cortometraggio internazionale: DIPLOMA, Yaelle Kayam (IL)
Miglior fiction: THE COUNTERPART, Laszlo Nemes (H)
Miglior Documentario: TAM GDZIE SLONCE SIE NIE SPIESZY (Where the Sun doesn’t rush), Matej Bobrik (PL)
Miglior opera di ricerca: DESERT 79°: THREE JOURNEYS BEYOND THE KNOWN WORLD, Anna Abrahams (NL)
Miglior animazione: LES JOUEUR DE CITERNES, Emmanuel Gorinstein (F)
Premio del pubblico: CHEVEAU, Julien Hallard (F)
Further awards see: http://www.cortopotere.it
Jihlava Int Documentary Film Festival East Silver (CZ) || 31/10/2010
Silver Eye award winner: TAKIE ZYCIE (That’s Life), Daniel Zielinski (PL)
Further awards see: http://www.eastsilver.net
Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi (Kenya) || 31/10/2010
Best Short: LEZARE, Zelalem Woldemariam (Ethiopia)
Special mention: WHY NOW?, Guy Wilson (Kenya)
Further awards see: http://www.kifftrust.org/
International Film Festival “Molodist”, Kiev (Ukraine) || 31/10/2010
Best Short Film(ex aquo): MAJORITí‰ OPPRIMí‰E, Eleonore Pourriat (F)
Best Short Film (ex aquo): GIRLLIKEME, Rowland Jobson (UK)
Best Student Film: IT’S ME, HELMUT, Nicolas Steiner (D)
Further awards see: http://www.molodist.com/
Uppsala International Short Film Festival (S) || 31/10/2010
Grand Prix: COLIVIA (The Cage), Adrian Sitaru (ROM)
Kommuns Filmpris till Ingmar Bergmans minne: OUT IN THAT DEEP BLUE SEA, Kazik Radwanski (CAN)
Honorary Mentions: TUSSILAGO, Jonas Odell (S)
Honorary Mentions: PREDIKER (Preacher), Daan Van Baelen (B)
Audience Award: TUSSILAGO, Jonas Odell (S)
Children’s Film Festival: ENTE, TOD UND TULPE, Matthias Bruhn (D)
Best Swedish Short: INTE PANIK, Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall (S)
Best Cinematography: PICKNICK, Henrik Andersson (S)
Honorary Mentions: NUDISTEN, My Sandström (S)
Honorary Mentions: TUSSILAGO, Jonas Odell (S)
Further awards see: http://www.shortfilmfestival.com
Semana International de Cine Seminci Valladolid (ES) || 30/10/2010
Mejor Cortometraje Europeo: SMí… BARN, STORA ORD, Lisa James Larsson (S)
Espiga de Plata: í‰RINTES (Touch), Ferenc Cakó (H)
Espiga de Oro: LAHOROG DVORAH (To Kill a Bumblebee), Tal Granit & Sharon Mayom (IL)
Premio La Noche del Corto Español: A O B (A or B), Leticia Dolera (ES)
Premio al Mejor Cortometraje Extranjero: COLIVIA (The Cage), Adrian Sitaru (ROM)
Castilla y León en Corto: LAS REMESAS, Juan Carrascal-Ynigo & Arturo Artal (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.seminci.com
Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje, Santiago (CL) || 25/10/2010
1er Premio ficcion internacional: PEZ MILAGROSO, Luke Doolan (AUS)
1er Premio ficcion nacional: AMBIENTE FAMILIAR, Carlos Leiva (CL)
1er Premio documental internacional: DIRTY MARTINI, Iban del Campo (ES)
1er Premio documental nacional: TERMOIMPACTO, Alvaro Cabello (CL)
1er Premio experimental internacional: SAFFRON TEA, Bahar Behbahani (Iran)
1er Premio experimental nacional: SOMNIO, Paulo Fernández (CL)
1er Premio animación internacional: MECANISMO OLVIDADOR, Juan Camilo González (ColUSA)
1er Premio animación nacional: TRES OBRAS, Francisco Hulchaqueo (CL)
Further awards see: http://www.festivalcortometraje.cl/
Lausanne Underground & Music Festival LUFF (CH) || 24/10/2010
Meilleur court métrage de fiction: YOU’RE THE STRANGER HERE, Tom Greens (UK)
Meilleur court métrage d’animation: ORANUS, Girlin Bassovskaja (Eesti)
Meilleur court métrage expérimental: M, Félix Dufour-Laperrière (CAN)
Further awards see: http://www.luff.ch/
Festival du nouveau Cinéma, Montréal (CAN) || 24/10/2010
Grand Prix Focus court métrage (ex aequo): SOPHIE LAVOIE, Anne Emond (CAN)
Grand Prix Focus court métrage (ex aequo): JONATHAN ET GABRIELLE, Louis-Philippe Eno (CAN)
Loup argenté meilleur court métrage: DIVERS IN THE RAIN, Olga & Priit Pärn (Eesti)
Further awards see: http://www.nouveaucinema.ca
Ottawa International Animation Festival (CAN) || 24/10/2010
Grand Prize Best Independent Short Animation: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David O’Reilly (Ireland)
Best Narrative Short: THIS IS LOVE, Lei Lei (China)
Best Experimental/Abstract Animation: LITTLE DEATHS, Ruth Lingford (USA/UK)
Best Music Video: BLOCKHEAD “šTHE MUSIC SCENE’, Anthony Schepperd (USA)
Best Short Animation Made for Children: CUL DE BOUTEILLE, Jean-Claude Rozec (F)
National Film Board of Canada Public Prize: SINNA MANN (Angry Man), Anita Killi (N)
Best Canadian Animation: LIPSETT DIARIES, Theodore Ushev (CAN)
Best Canadian Animation Honourable Mention: PLAYTIME, Steven Woloshen (CAN)
Further awards see: http://www.awn.com/ottawa/
imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, Toronto (CAN) || 24/10/2010
Best Short Drama: REDEMPTION, Katie Wolfe (NZ)
Best Short Documentary: NE LE DIS PAS (Do not tell), Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush (CAN)
Best Music Video: HAUNTED, Shane Ghostkeeper (CAN)
Best Canadian Short Drama: LUMAAJUUQ, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (CAN)
http://www.imaginenative.org
Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm (D) || 24/10/2010
Goldene Taube Dokumentarkurzfilm: KAWALEK LATA (A Piece of Summer), Marta Minorowicz (PL)
Lobende Erwähnung Dokumentarkurzfilm: NATASCHA, Anja Strelets (D)
Goldene Taube Animationsfilm: LOGORAMA, Franí§ois Hervé de Crècy & Ludovic Houplain (F)
Silberne Taube Animationsfilm: BABIOLES, Matray (F)
Lobende Erwähnung Animationsfilm: SINNA MANN, Anita Killi (N)
Lobende Erwähnung Animationsfilm: ANNA BLUME, Vessela Dantcheva (D/BUL)
Bester deutscher Animationsfilm: APOLLO, Felix Gönnert (D)
Further awards see: http://www.dokfestival-leipzig.de
Middle East International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi (UAE) || 23/10/2010
Best Narrative Short: ALBUM, Shiraz Fradi (Tunisia)
Narrative Short – Jury Special Mention: RITA, Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza (I)
Best Documentary Short: THE CITY WITH A DIRTY FACE, Peter King (UK)
Best Documentary Short: CINEMA AZADI, Mehdi Torfee (Iran)
Best Short from the Arab World: THE LAST PASSENGER, Mounes Khammar (Algeria)
Best Student Short – 1st Prize: THE FIFTH COLUMN, Vatche Boulghourjian (Lebanon)
Best Student Short – 2nd Prize: THE BIRTHDAY, Luiza Pí¢rvu (ROM)
Best Student Short – 3rd Prize: DEAF ROCK N’ ROLL, Cristian Pascariu (ROM)
Best Animated Short: TORD & TORD, Niki Lindroth von Bahr (S)
Further awards see: http://www.meiff.com
FIKE, í‰vora (P) || 23/10/2010
Best Fiction: ROSA, Mónica Lairana (ARG)
Best Documentary (ex aequo): EIN TAG UND EINE EWIGKEIT, Anne Hepp (D)
Best Documentary (ex aequo): AKTORZY (The Actors), Tomasz Wolski (PL)
Best Animation: DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST, Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschötter (D)
Best Screenplay: FíBRICAS DE MUí‘ECAS, Ainhoa Menéndez Goyaga (ES)
Best Cinematography/Best Acting: MEHMANI ZIR AAB (Banquet under water), Babak Amini (Iran)
Best European Short Film: MATKA (Mother), Jakub Piatek (PL)
Best Comedy: THE BOLEIA, Ricardo de Almeida (P)
Organization Award: LOOM, Ilija Brunck & Jan Bitzer & Csaba Letay (D)
Audience Award: MOBILE, Verena Fels (D)
Best Portuguese Short Film: OS OLHOS DO FAROL (The Eyes of the Lighthouse), Pedro Serrazina (P)
Further awards see: http://www.fikeonline.net
Zagreb Film Festival (HR) || 23/10/2010
Best Short Film: RITA, Antonio Piazza & Fabio Grassadonia (I)
Special Mention: GLÜCK, Sejla Kameric (D)
Further awards see: http://www.zagrebfilmfestival.com
Chicago International Film Festival (USA) || 21/10/2010
Gold Hugo Best Short Film: DEEPER THAN YESTERDAY, Ariel Kleiman (AUS)
Silver Hugo: THE SWIMMERS, Carlos Lechuga (Cuba)
Gold Plaque (ex aequo): GRANDMOTHERS, Michael Wahrmann (BR)
Gold Plaque (ex aequo): THE DESCENT, Shai Miedzinski (IL)
Silver Plaque: STANLEY PICKLE, Victoria Mather (UK)
1st Prize Human Condition 60 Second Film: I.D., Sam Firth (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com
International Documentary Film Festival “Flahertiana”, Perm (RU) || 20/10/2010
Best Short “Silver Nanook”: CHEMO, Pawal Lozinski (PL)
Further awards see: http://www.flahertiana.ru
Brno Sixteen (CZ) || 17/10/2010
Grand Prize: VÄKIVALTAA JA KUVAAMATAITOA (Violence and Arts), Terjo Aaltonen (FIN)
Gold Metal Category Amateur: EXTINCIí“N, Fernando Usón (ES)
Gold Metal Category Student: QUAN, Karzan Kader (S/Vietnam)
Gold Metal Category Independen Professional: EL ORDEN DE LAS COSAS, César & José Esteban Alenda (ES)
Special Prize: MAREA ALTA, Barbara Ochoa (Mex)
Further awards see: http://www.b16.cz
Filmini International Short Film Festival, Sofia (BUL) || 17/10/2010
Best Short Film: COVILIA (The Cage), Adrian Sitaru (ROM)
Best Short Animation: BENIGNI, Pinja Partanen & Jasmiini Ottelin & Elli Vuorinen (FIN)
Best Balkan Film Award: DEATH, Burcu Aykar & Uygar Sirin (Turkey)
Best Bulgarian Short Film: WARM NOVEMBER, Valentin Goshev (BUL)
Audience Award: : BENIGNI, Pinja Partanen & Jasmiini Ottelin & Elli Vuorinen (FIN)
http://www.filmini.org
Impakt Festival, Utrecht (NL) || 17/10/2010
YouTube Battle Winner: Alexander de Vree
http://www.impakt.nl/index.php/blog/youtube_battle_2010
Festival du Court Métrage, Limoges (F) || 16/10/2010
Prix du jury (ex aequo): UN 45 TOURS DE CHEVEU, Frank Beauvais (F)
Prix du jury (ex aequo): HAIKU, M. Salaud-Dalibert & M. Lalande & D. Rocher & T. Montbellet (F)
Prix du jury documentaire: MARVEL 14, Jean Depelley & Philippe Roure (F)
Further awards see: http://www.festivalducourtmetragedelimoges.com/
Novara Film Festival-Horizontal Scenarios, Novara (I) || 16/10/2010
Miglior cortometraggio – Scenari orizzontali: IO SONO QUI, Mario Piradda (I)
Miglior cortometraggio – Altri territori: NON LO FAREBBE MAI, Anarz Zuazua (ES)
Miglior cortometraggio sezione Laboratorio: MEI LING, Stephanie Lansaque & Franí§ois Leroy (F)
Miglior cortometraggio sezione Panorama: AUFSTEHEN VERGESSEN, Jörn Staeger (D)
Further awards see: http://www.novaracinefestival.com
Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market (Japan) || 11/10/2010
Best Animation: LOGORAMA, Hervé de Crecy (F)
Best Documentary: PLANK, Billy Pols (NL)
Best Contemporary/Experimental Short: STRETCHING, Franí§ois Vogel & Stéphane Lavoix (F)
Best Students Director: ABUELO, Mary Ann Kellog (USA)
Best Children Short: DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST, Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschötter (D)
Best Mini Short: THE LITTLE DRAGON, Bruno Collet (F)
Sapporo Peace Award: KAVI, Gregg Helvey (India)
Hokkaido New Director Award: MR. BUBBLEGUM, Shoh Kataoka
Grand Prix One Title Section: BICYCLE, Dean Yamada (JP)
Further awards see: http://www.sapporoshortfest.jp
Int. Short Film Festival “Capalbio Cinema” (I) || 10/10/2010
Miglior Film: APRILIS SUSKHI (The April Chill), Tornike Bziava (Georgia)
Miglior Regia: HANDLÄGGARE P327JUM, Johan Bjerkner (S)
Further awards see: http://www.capalbiocinema.com
Sedicicorto Film Festival, Forli (I) || 10/10/2010
Winner of Golden Short: VENUS VS ME, Nathalie Therlink (B)
Best Film International Fiction: SEGAL, Yuvai Shani (IL)
Best Animation Film: ESTERHAZY, Izabela Plucinska (PL/D)
Best Experimental Film: TUSSILAGO, Jonas Odell (S)
Best Documentary Film: ANGELS CITY, Davide Arosio & Alberto Gerosa (I)
Best European Film: ECHO, Magnus von Horn (PL)
Best Film Express: PIXELS, Patrick Jean (F)
Best Film FEDIC: M.D.J. LIBERTÀ IN ESILIO, Matteo Lolletti & Lisa Tormena (I)
Best National Fiction: HABIBI, Davide Del Degan (I/Lebanon)
Audience Award: 41, Massimo Cappelli (I)
Further awards see: http://www.sedicicorto.it/
Festival Inernational du Film d’Animation, Genéve (CH) || 10/10/2010
Prix Cinematou: LUIS, Joaquin Cocina & Cristobal Leon & Niles Atallah (Chile)
Prix TSR Jeune Public: NOTEBOOK, Evelien Lohbeck (NL)
Prix du Public: PERIPHERIA, Marcel Barelli (CH)
Further awards see: http://www.cinematou.ch
Raindance Film Festival, London (UK) || 10/10/2010
Best UK Short: STANLEY PICKLE, VICKY MATHER (UK)
Best International Short: LIN, Piers Thompson (UK)
Film of the Festival: I AM A FAT CAT, Alex Brook Lynn (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.raindance.co.uk
Festival courts devant, Paris (F) || 10/10/2010
Grand Prix: DANSE MACABRE, Pedro Pires / Robert Lepage (CAN)
Prix Beaumarschais-SACD: LES VENTRES VIDES, Julien Guetta (F)
Mention spéciale: APRILIS SUSKHI (The April Chill), Tornike Bziava (Georgia)
Further awards see: http://www.courtsdevant.com
International Panorama of Independent Film- and Video makers, Thessaloniki (GR) || 09/10/2010
Best Short Film: KAIN, Kristof Hoornaert (B)
Best Animation: ERGO, Geza M. Toth (H)
Best Documentary: A COLD LAND, Shahriar Pourseyedian (Iran)
Best Video Art: THE KINETICS OF FEELINGS, Werner Biedermann (D)
Best Video Dance: AN ANT, Kimmo Alakunnas (FIN)
Best Greek Short Film: FOTINI AND ALEXANDRA, Dimitris Nakos (GR)
Best Greek Documentary: THE GAME MUST GO ON, Angeli Andrikopoulou & Argyris Tsepelikas (GR)
Best Greek Video Art: THEME FROM AUTUMN DRIZZLE, G.M. Touliatou (GR)
Best Greek Animation: THE BOY AND THE TREE, Panaylotis Rappas (GR)
Further awards see: http://www.independent.gr/
The Woodstock Film Festival (USA) || 03/10/2010
Best Animation: MUSIC SCENE, Anthony Francisco Schepperd (USA)
Best Short Documentary: ROSCOE HOLCOMB FROM DAISY KENTUCKY, John Cohen (USA)
Best Short Narrative: HIROSAKI PLAYERS, Jeff Sousa (USA)
Best Student Short: GOD OF LOVE, Luke Matheny (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
Festival Internacional de Cine Puebla (Mex) || 02/10/2010
Mejor Cortometraje Extranjero: FORMIC, Roman Kälin & Florian Wittmann (D)
Mejor Cortometraje Independiente: CARRETERA DEL NORTE, Rubén Rojo Aura (Mex)
Mejor Cortometraje Novel: ROJO, Marissa Rivera Bolaños (Mex)
Mejor Cortometraje Unversitario: DORSAL, Pablo Delgado Sánchez (Mex)
Further awards see: http://www.ficp.mx/
U.Frame – Festival Internacional de Vídeo Universitário, Porto (P) || 02/10/2010
Winner Fiction: UWE+UWE, Lena Liberta (D)
Winner Animation: THE BET, Miguel Otálora (CAN)
Winner Documentary: LUX LUCIS, Juan Antonio Querol (ES)
Winner Experimental: SEE:/DATA, Sandra Isabel de Oliveira Aurajo
Audience Special Award: CATALFALQUE, Christoph Rainer
Further awards see: http://www.uframe.org/
Buster – International Children’s Filmfestival Copenhagen (DK) || 19/09/2010
Bedste Kortfilm: LOST AND FOUND, Philip Hunt (UK)
http://www.buster.dk/
Milano Film Festival (I) || 19/09/2010
Best Short Film: HABIBI, Davide Del Degan (I)
http://www.milanofilmfestival.it
Angelus Student Film Festival, Hollywood (USA) || 18/09/2010
Excellence in Filmmaking Award; GOD OF LOVE, Luke Matheny (USA)
Triumph of the Spirit Award: JEREMY, Brian Faye (USA)
Audience Impact Award: THE ROAD HOME, Rahul Gandotra (UK)
Production Excellence Award: ACHILLE, Giorgia Farina (I)
Outstanding Documentary Award: THE OLD IMMIGRANT’S DANCE, Charlene Music (USA)
Justic Award: KUNJO, Terrie Samundra (USA)
Director’s Choice Award: BETWEEN THE SHADOWS, Zac Petrillo (USA)
Further awards see: http://www.angelus.org
Split Film Festival (HR) || 18/09/2010
Grand Prix Shorts: PATIENCE OF THE MEMORY, Vuk Jevremovic (D/ES)
Special Award: LOOM, Salh Diab & Yoni Gueta (IL)
Further awards see: http://www.splitfilmfestival.hr
Jornada Internacional de Cine de Bahía, Salvador (Brasil) || 16/09/2010
Tatu de Ouro Melhor Filme Documentário: Pí“LIS, Marcos Pimentel (BR)
Tatu de Ouro Melhor Filme de Ficí§í£o: LOST MINUTOS LAS HORAS, Janaina Marques (Cuba)
Tatu de Ouro Melhor Filme de Animaí§í£o: BAILARINO DE O BONDE, Rogério Nunes (BR)
Tatu de Ouru Melhor Filme Experimental: O DIVINO – DE REPENTE, Fábio Yamaji (BR)
Tatu de Ouro Melhor Vídeo de Ficí§í£o: BODE MOVIE, Taciono Valério (BR)
Tatu de Ouru Melhot Video Experimental: OS ANJOS DO MEIO DE PRAí‡A, Ale Camargo & Camila Carrossine (BR)
Premio Glauber Rocha: Pí“LIS, Marcos Pimentel (BR)
Premio do Publico: PIMENTA, Eduardo Mattos (BR)
Further awards see: http://www.jornadabahia.com/
Fantoche – Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm, Baden (CH) || 12/09/2010
Best Film: IN A PIG’S EYE, Atsushi Wada (J)
High Risk: LOVE & THEFT, Andreas Hykade (D)
New Talent: KUCHAO, Masaki Okuda (J)
Best Sound: DIVERS IN THE RAIN, Olga & Priit Pärn (Esti)
Best Visual: GET REAL!, Evert de Beijer (NL)
Best Story: DIVERS IN THE RAIN, Olga & Priit Pärn (Esti)
Publikumspreis: SINNA MANN, Anita Killi (N)
Best Swiss: MIRAMARE, Michaela Müller (H/CH)
High Swiss Risk: CRONACHE MARXIANE, Laura Solari (CH)
Publikumspreis: HEIMATLAND, Andrea Schneider & Loretta Arnold & Marius Portmann & Fabio Friedli
Further awards see: http://www.fantoche.ch
Open Cinema Competition, St. Petersburg (RU) || 12/09/2010
Best Experimental Movie: NORA, Alla Kovgan & David Hinton
Best Traditional Movie: THE NORTH ROAD, Carlos Chahine (LEB/F)
Further awards see: http://www.artbereg.ru
Sydney Underground Film Festival (AUS) || 12/09/2010
Innovative Narrative Award: BROKEN, Christian Doran (AUS)
Unique Aesthetic Award: DR MERMAID AND THE ABOVE MARINE, Jack McGrath & Mark Elliot (AUS)
Provocative Film Award: BLAC BLOCS – NVDA, Richard Eames (AUS)
Recycled Cinema Award: GIRL ON FIRE, Tony Lawrence (AUS
Confessional Film Award: THE OLD HOUSE, Kathleen Lee (AUS)
Voyeuristic Award: RAPTURE, Angelica Mesiti (AUS)
Original Concept Award: ROBOTIC PANIC, Justin Crooks (AUS)
Audience Choice Award: TWO, Maya Newell (AUS)
Further awards see: http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com
AYE AYE Film Festival Nancy/Lorraine (F) || 11/09/2010
Grand Prix: SZCZESCIARZE (The Lucky Ones), Tomasz Wolski (PL)
Prix Spécial du Jury: BETTY B AND THE THE’S, Felix Stienz (D)
Further awards see: http://www.ayeaye-vo.com
Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica da La Biennale di Venezia (I) || 11/09/2010
Orizzonti Award (Short Films): COMING ATTRACTIONS, Peter Tscherkassky (A)
Venice Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards: THE EXTERNAL WORLD, David Oreilly (D)
Further awards see: http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/
Experimental Film and Video Festival Seoul (Korea) || 08/09/2010
Best EXiS Award: BLUE TIDE BLACK WATER, Eve Gordon & Sam Hamilton (NZ)
EXiS Award: INTERSTICES, Michel Pavlou (GR/N)
Korean EXiS Award: MAITREYA CIRCUS, Neul-Saem (Korea)
Fuji Award Best Film: KINESTASIS, John Kneller (CAN)
Avid Award Best Video: VORTICE REMIXER, Marcelo Fico (Chile)
Honorable Mention: FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY, Sara Wood (UK)
http://www.ex-is.org/
Ars Electronica Festival, Linz (A) || 07/09/2010
Prix Ars Computer Animation: L’HOMME À LA GORDINI, Jean Christoph Lie (F)
Prix Ars Award of Distinction: THE SANDPIT, Sam O’Hare (UK/USA)
Further awards see: http://www.aec.at
Festival des Fims du Monde, Montréal (CAN) || 07/09/2010
1er prix: EL VENDEDOR DEL Aí‘O, Coté Soler (ES)
Prix du Jury: SEXTING, Neil Labute (USA)
Prix du meilleur court métrage canadien: LE CIRQUE, Nicola Brault (CAN)
Further awards see: http://www.ffm-montreal.org/
Thai Short Film and Video Festival, Bangkok (Thailand) || 05/09/2010
Best Short Film from general public: CHERIE IS KOREAN-THAI, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thai)
Best International Short Film: VILAY, Umesh Kulkami (India)
Best Documentary: REMEMBRANCE, Sittiporn Racha (Thai)
Best Animation: ASPIRATION, Chakraphun Suebsan (Thai)
Popular Vote: ONLINE, Sippanon Rodkumtuy (Thai)
Further awards see: http://www.thaifilm.com
Busho Vision-Budapest Short Fiction Film Festival (H) || 05/09/2010
Gold Busho: THE LAST DAY OF BULKIN I.S., Aleksey Andrianov (RUS)
Silver Busho: KUSUM (The Flower Bud), Shumona Banerjee (India)
Bronze Busho: THE END, Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (ES)
Further awards see: http://www.busho.hu