January 2016

Awards
PEACOCK © Ondrej Hudecek

PEACOCK © Ondrej Hudecek – Special Jury Award for Best Direction Sundance Film Festival

Premiers Plans, Festival d’Angers (F) || 31.01.2016
Grand Prix du Jury Courts Metrages Europeens: CÓRKA, Tomasz Wolski, PL

Grand Prix du Jury Courts Metrages Français: L’ÎLES JAUNE, Léa Musius & Paul Guilhaume, F

Prix du public Courts Metrages Europeens: CÓRKA, Tomasz Wolski, PL

Prix du public Courts Metrages Français: JEUNESSE DES LOUPS GAROUS, Yann Delattre, F

Prix CCAS Court Métrages Français: AU LOIN LES DINOSAURES, Arthur Cann, F

Prix des Bibliothécaires Court Métrages Français: JEUNESSE DES LOUPS GAROUS, Yann Delattre, F

Grand Prix du Jury Plans Animés: TSUNAMI, Sofie Kampmark, DK

Prix Arte Plans Animés: MANOMAN, Simon Cartwright & Sofie Kampmark, UK

Prix Format Court Plans Animés: MR MADILA, Rory Waudby-Tolley, UK

Grand Prix du Jury Films d’Ecoles Européens: EDMOND, Nina Gantz, UK

Prix des Ètudiants d’Anger Films d’Ecoles Européens: HOTARU, William Laboury, F

Prix du Public Films d’Ecoles Européens: TOMBÉS DU NIC, Loic Espuche, F

Mentions Spéciales Films d’Ecoles Européens (ex aequo): DAS SATANISCHE DICKICHT – ZWEI, Willy Hans, D

Mentions Spéciales Films d’Ecoles Européens (ex aequo): LES AMOURES VERTES, Marine Atlan, F

 

Sundance Film Festival, Park City (USA) || 31.01.2016

Grand Jury prize: THUNDER ROAD, Jim Cummings, USA

Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: MAMAN(S), Maimouna Doucouré, F

Short Film Jury Award: US Fiction: THE PROCEDURE, Calvin Lee Reeder, USA

Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction: BACON & GOD’S WRATH, Sol Friedman, CAN

Short Film Jury Award: Animation: EDMOND, Nina Gantz, UK

Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Direction: PEACOCK, Ondrej Hudecek, CZ

Short Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance: HER FRIEND ADAM, Grace Glowicki, CAN

 

Slamdance Film Festival, Park City (USA) || 28.01.2016

Jury Award for Documentary Short: IF MAMA AIN’T HAPPY, NOBODY’S HAPPY, Mea de Jong, NL

Jury Mention for Documentary Short: THE BULLET, Jordan Bahat, USA

Jury Award for Narrative Short: WINTER HYMNS, Dusty Mancinelli, CAN

Jury Mention for Narrative Short: THE BEAST, Daina O. Pusic, HR/FIN

Jury Award for Animation Short: MY DAD, Marcus Armitage, USA

Jury Mention for Animation Short: FLAWS, Josh Shaffner, USA

Jury Award for Experimental Short: INFRASTRUCTURES, Aurèle Ferrie, CH

Jury Mention for Experimental Short: CUP OF STARS, Ryan & Tyler Betschart, USA

Jury Award for Anarchy Short: DISCO INFERNO, Alice Waddington, ES

Jury Mention for Anarchy Short: GWILLIAM, Brian Lonano, USA

Jury Mention for Anarchy Short: HI, HOW ARE YOU DANIEL JOHNSTON?, Gabriel Sunday, USA

 

Solothurner Filmtage (CH) || 28.01.2016
Best Swiss Video Clip: DÉCOR, Ursula Meier, CH

Best Swiss Video Clip: FUNERAL MARCH, Fabian Chiquet, CH

Best Swiss Video Clip: THROUGH MY STREET, Piet Baumbarter, CH

 

Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken (D) || 24.01.2016

Kurzfilmpreis: PITTER PATTER GOES MY HEART, Christoph Rainer, D/A/USA

Publikumspreis: BORN IN BATTLE, Yangzom Brauen, USA/CH

Preis für den besten mittellangen Film: INVENTION OF TRUST, Alex Schaad, D

Publikumspreis für den besten mittellangen Film: ROUTE B96, Simon Ostermann, D

 

Prague Short Film Festival (CZ) || 24.01.2016

Main Prize: LISTEN, Hamy RAmezan, DK/FIN

Jury Special Mention: JAY AMONGST MEN, Zèno Graton, B

Audience Award: PEOPLE ARE STRANGE, Julia Hallard, USA

 

Schmalfilmtage Dresden (D) || 23.01.2016

Jury-Preis: DEUX HOMMES DANS UNE AUTO, Eric Barzman, F

Publikumspreis: WAS WIR TUN WENN WIR ALLEIN SIND, Moritz Adlon & Felix Pflieger, D

 

Whistling Woods International Student Film Competition, Pune (India) || 21.01.2016

Best Film Award: SLAP, Nick Rowland, UK

Best Screenplay: RAAKH, Vedanti Dani, India

Best Director: REQUIEM, Muye Wen, CN

Best Cinematographer: ESTELA, Jeremias Soto, Cuba

Best Audiographer: ELEGY, Arash Ghasemi, Iran

 

Guldbagge Awards, Swedish Film Institute (S) || 18.01.2016

Best Short Film: KUNG FURY, David Sandberg (S)

Nomination: AUDITION, Lovisa Sirén (S)

Nomination: NORRA STORFJÄLLET, Amanda Kernell (S)

 

International Short Film Festival Flickerfest, Sydney (AUS) || 17.01.2016

Best International Short Film: BALCONY, Toby Fell-Holden, UK

Best International Short Film: ALLES WIRD GUT, Patrick Vollrath, D

Best International Short Animation: CELUI QUI A DEUX ÂMES, Fabrice Luang-Vija, F

Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film: DISSONANCE, Till Nowak, D

Best Australian Short Film: SLINGSHOT, David Hansen, AUS

Special Jury Prize Australian Short Film: NULLA NULLA, Dylan River, AUS

Best Direction in an Australian Short Film: RED ROVER, Brooke Goldfinch, AUS

Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Short Animation: THE ORCHESTRA, Mikey Hill, AUS

Miller Australia Award for Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film: REG MAKES CONTACT, Chorrie Chen, AUS

Best Editiing in an Australian Short Film: WOOF!, Nina Buxton, AUS

Best Short Documentary: UN CUENTO DE AMOR, LOCURA Y MUERTE (A Tale of Love, Madness and Death), Mijael Bustos, Chile

Special Mention Short Documentary: GIOVANNI AND THE WATER BALLET, Astrid Bussink, NL

Best Environmental Short Film: A PASSION OF GOLD AND FIRE, Sébastien Pins, B

Special Mention Environmental Short Film: BURNT, Devin Bell, USA

Best High School Production: MALCOM & JOHN, Miles Gibson, AUS

Best High School Animation: INTROSPECTION, Lara Ngyen, AUS

Best Editing in High School Film: MY FUTURE, Olivia DJonge, AUS

 

London Short Film Festival (UK) || 17.01.2016

Best Animated Short Film: THE EVENING HER MIND JUMPED OUT OF HER HEAD, Kim Noce & Shaun Clark, UK

Best Experimental Short: DAILIES TO DAWN, Kristina Cranfeld, UK

Best Cinematography: RITUALS, Daisy Moore, UK

Best Comedy Short: OH-B-JOYFUL, Susan Jacobson, UK

Best Lo-Budget Short: KEITH, Luke Kondor, UK

Best London Short Film: SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, Tal Amiran, UK

Best Documentary: MINING POEMS OR ODES, Callum Rice, UK

LSFF Rising Star: THE EARTH BELONGS TO NO ONE, Ani Laurie, UK

Best Student Short Film: BETTER THAN TOMORROW, Eui Jeong Hong, UK

Best Women Director: PATRIOT, Eva Riley, UK

 

Stuttgart Filmwinter (D) || 17.01.2016

Norman 2016 international: APPROACHING THE PUDDLE, Sebastian Gimmel, D

Team-Work-Award: TEN, Marta Jurkiewicz, NL

Team-Work Lobende Erwähnung: ALIENATION, Laura Lehmus, D

2 Minutes Short Film Award: THE BEATLES, PETER AND ME, Eva Becker, D

Wand 5 Ehrenpreis: CRAVING FOR NARRATIVE, Max Grau, D