NOMINATED BEST FEATURE FILM
KIDS WITH GUNS, directed by Anthony James Faure, FRANCE, 1H27 > More. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
INGENIUM, directed by Steffen Hacker, GERMANY, 1H28 > More. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER
SNAPSHOTS, directed by Melanie Mayron, USA, 1H32 > More.
Sgt STUBBY, AN UNLIKELY HERO, directed by Richard Lanni, FRANCE, USA, 1H24.
NO ALTERNATIVE, directed by William Dickerson, USA, 1H38 > More.
NOMINATED BEST FRENCH SHORT FILM
Screening Sunday 24, June, 2PM, at the Grand Rex Paris.
COCU (Cuckold), directed by Pierre Amstutz Roch, FRANCE, 3′. WORLD PREMIERE
QUAND J’ETAIS PETIT (When I Was Young), directed by Benoît Pillet et Florent Colignon, FRANCE, 6′. WORLD PREMIERE
LA DORMANCE (The Dormant Season), directed by Vincent Malaisé, FRANCE, 19′ > More. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER
FILM FRANCAIS – Enfin Presque (A French Film – Kind Of), directed by Aymeric Goetschy, FRANCE, 11′ > More. PARIS PREMIERE
ORBITAL INN, directed by Pierre-Alain M’Barga, FRANCE, 15′.
PAR LE SANG (By Blood), directed by Guillaume Enard and Jonathan Delerue, FRANCE, 20′ > More.
NOMINATED BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Screening Sunday 24, June, 1PM, at the Grand Rex Paris.
THE JUDGMENT OF KYLE NOBLE, directed by Danilo Dayani, USA, 11′. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
LION, directed by Davide Melini, UK, 12′. FRENCH PREMIERE
THE DARK OF NIGHT, directed by Robin Wright, USA, 9′ > More. PARIS PREMIERE
CONTACT, directed by Teal Greyhavens, USA, 14′. DISQUALIFIED
NOMINATED BEST MUSIC VIDEO
MACHINE TRANSLATIONS – SOLA, directed by Jonathan Nix, AUSTRALIA, 4′. WORLD PREMIERE
MYSTERY SKULLS – ENDLESSLY, directed by Double Ninja, USA, 3′. FRENCH PREMIERE
KAPLAND – UP IN THE SKY, directed by Arly Jones and Sami Natsheh, SPAIN, 6′. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER
CONTRAILS – ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD, directed by Thomas Vernay, FRANCE, 5′. FRENCH PREMIERE
OVERWERK – REIGN, directed by Lasse Noer and Lasse Tvilum Tof, CANADA, 6′. FRENCH PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST ART / STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
MUDRA OF STRENGTH, picture taken by Ed Benkowski, USA. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
FALLEN, picture taken by Kavan Cardoza, USA. WORLD PREMIERE
LADIES MARKET, picture taken by Vikram Valluri, USA. WORLD PREMIERE
BEAUTIFUL DUST, picture taken by Brandon Burgess, USA. WORLD PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST DANCE
TANGO SOUS LA TABLE, directed by Bertrand Vacarisas and Thomas Siemieniec, FRANCE, 2′. WORLD PREMIERE
HE VENIDO, directed by Taylor Drury, USA, 4′. WORLD PREMIERE
LE CHOREGRAVE, directed by Jake Russell, FRANCE, 5′. WORLD PREMIERE
PARIS YOU GOT ME, directed by Julie Boehm, GERMANY, 10′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
SALT WATER II, directed by Abe Abraham, USA, 13′ > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
OFF LIMITS, directed by Severine Reisp, USA, 4′> More. PARIS PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST ANIMATED FILM
PHARAOH, directed by Derrick Forkel and Mitchell Jao, USA, 6′. WORLD PREMIERE
A DRAWING, directed by Brad Condie, USA, 6′. WORLD PREMIERE
THE PANTHER, directed by Carla Albiero, CANADA, 3′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER (tie)
01, directed by Julian Friedrich and Katharina Potratz, GERMANY, 8′. WORLD PREMIERE
BEING GOOD, directed by Jenny Harder, UK, 5′ > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
SHADOW, directed by Morning MengYing Wu, USA, 4′. WORLD PREMIERE
GAME CHANGER, directed by Aviv Mano, USA, 3′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE WINNER (tie)
NOMINATED BEST STUDENT FILM
OUR HORIZON, directed by Jack Szynaka and Nikki Conero, USA, 7′. WORLD PREMIERE
PARIS YOU GOT ME, directed by Julie Boehm, GERMANY, 10′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE
NO CORRESPONDENCE, directed by Núria Audi, SPAIN, 14′. FRENCH PREMIERE
LA CHAMBRE NOIRE (The Dark Room), directed by Morgane Segaert, FRANCE, 21′ > More. WINNER
NOMINATED BEST VISUAL ART IN MOTION (Experimental films)
UNO SENSE, directed by Van Chriqui, ISRAEL, 5′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
ADAM, directed by Evelyn Jane Ross, USA, 3′. FRENCH PREMIERE
TUSH-TODSHICK, directed by Jan Brockmann, GERMANY, 2′. FRENCH PREMIERE
WEIRD, directed by Fausto Montanari, ITALY, 3′. FRENCH PREMIERE
AVE MARIANNE, directed by Aurélien Sallé, FRANCE, 5′. DISQUALIFIED
NOMINATED BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEHIND THE COVE, directed by Keiko Yagi, JAPAN, 1H45. WORLD PREMIERE
A DYING KING, directed by Bobak Kalhor, USA, 1H25. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
CEDAR TREE OF LIFE, directed by Odessa Shuquaya, CANADA, 11′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
PARALLEL LINES, directed by Allison Walsh, USA, 11′ > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
AN UNDENIABLE VOICE, directed by Price Arana and Adam Rothlein, USA, 16′ > More. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, directed by Efim Graboy, ISRAEL, 8′. FRENCH PREMIERE
TALES FROM TIN PAN ALLEY, directed by Henry Scott-Irvine, UK, 1H28 > More. WORLD PREMIERE
LOWRIDER BRASIL, directed by Stephane Benini, BRAZIL / FRANCE, 21′. FRENCH PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR
MELANIE MAYRON, for her work on SNAPSHOTS / Feature film, USA, 1H32 > More. WORLD PREMIERE
JULIE BOEHM, for her work on PARIS YOU GOT ME / International short film, GERMANY, 10′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
RAOUL DATTOLA, for his work on PARIAS / Web-series, FRANCE, 6×52′ > More. FESTIVAL WORLD PREMIERE
CARLA ALBIERO, for her work on THE PANTHER / Animated film, CANADA, 3′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE
STEFFEN HACKER, for his work on INGENIUM / Feature film, GERMANY, 1H28 > More. FRENCH PREMIERE
LASSE NOER and LASSE TVILUM TOFT, for their work on OVERWERK – REIGN / Music Video, CANADA, 5′. FRENCH PREMIERE
MORGANE SEGAERT, for her work on LA CHAMBRE NOIRE (THE DARK ROOM) / French short film, FRANCE, 21′ > More.
NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS
EMILY BALDONI, for her performance as Allison in SNAPSHOTS of directed by Melanie Mayron, USA, 1H32 > More. WORLD PREMIERE
AURELIE GARAULT, for her performance as Mélanie in LA DORMANCE (The Dormant Season), directed by Vincent Malaisé, FRANCE, 19′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE
TIZANA SAUNDERS, for her performance in BEHIND BARRES of directed by Sophia Bender, AUSTRALIA, 13′ > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
MICHAELA CAVAZOS, for her performance as Bridget Harrison in NO ALTERNATIVE, directed by William Dickerson, USA, 1H38 > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
ESTHER MAAß, for her performance as Felicitas in INGENIUM of directed by Steffen Hacker, GERMANY, 1H28 > More. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER
LESLIE BIBB, for her performance as Madeline in THE DARK OF NIGHT of directed by Robin Wright, USA, 9′ > More. PARIS PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST ACTOR
JEAN-PIERRE KALFON, for his performance as The Director in UN FILM FRANCAIS (ENFIN PRESQUE), directed by Aymeric Goetschy, FRANCE, 11′ > More. PARIS PREMIERE
LIAM JOHNSON, for his performance in THE JUDGMENT OF KYLE NOBLE, directed by Danilo Dayani, USA, 11′. WORLD PREMIERE
ERIC CHANTELAUZE, for his performance as Police Inspector Ratjev in KIDS WITH GUNS, directed by Anthony James Faure, FRANCE, 1H26 > More. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
SAM ROCKWELL, for his performance as Officer Witt in THE DARK OF NIGHT, directed by Robin Wright, USA, 9′ > More. PARIS PREMIERE WINNER
LEO MARKS, for his performance in CONTACT, directed by Teal Greyhavens, USA, 14′. DISQUALIFIED
OLIVIER RAYNAL, for his performance in ORBITAL INN, directed by Pierre-Alain M’Barga, FRANCE, 15′.
NOMINATED BEST DOP, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
EKATERINA BOURINDINE for UNO SENSE, directed by Van Chriqui, ISRAEL, 5′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE
DAVID McROBBIE PARK for BEHIND BARRES, directed by Sophia Bender, AUSTRALIA, 13′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
GUILLAUME OGIER for LA CHAMBRE NOIRE (THE DARK ROOM), directed by Morgane Segaert, FRANCE, 21′ > More.
MALIK BRAHIMI for PAR LE SANG (BY BLOOD), directed by Guillaume Enard and Jonathan Delerue, FRANCE, 13′. WINNER
ROMUALD RIFFAUD for ORBITAL INN, directed by Pierre-Alain M’Barga, FRANCE, 15′.
NOMINATED BEST EDITOR
FKY for AT HOME, directed by Nick Kontostavlakis, GREECE, 5′. WORLD PREMIERE
JEREMY PITARD and SEBASTIEN BACCHINI for THE CELL, directed by Guillaume Lubrano / Web Series, France, Ep 01 : 7′. WORLD COMPETITION PREMIERE WINNERS
SOPHIA BENDER for BEHIND BARRES, directed by Sophia Bender, USA, 13′ > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
STEFFEN HACKER for INGENIUM, directed by Steffen Hacker, GERMANY, 1H28 > More. FRENCH PREMIERE
DANIEL SALINAS for LION, directed by Davide Melini, UK, 12′ > More. FRENCH PREMIERE
SANTIAGO RUBIRAS for NO CORRESPONDENCE, directed by Núria Audi, SPAIN, 14′. FRENCH PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST PRODUCTION
AN UNTOLD STORY OF PAPERBOATS / Short film / Produced by NEERU KHERA, directed by Amit Khanna, INDIA, 22′. WORLD PREMIERE
PARIS YOU GOT ME / Short film / Produced by ALEKSANDRA TODOROVIC and ANN KATRIN BOBERG, directed by Julie Boehm, GERMANY, 10′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE
KIDS WITH GUNS / Feature film / Produced by ANTHONY JAMES FAURE, ANTONY RENAULT and FLORENT LARRIVEN, directed by Anthony James Faure, FRANCE, 1H27 > More. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE WINNER
OCTAV / Feature film / Produced by ADELA VRINCEANU CELEBIDACHI, directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi, ROMANIA, 1H40. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
LITTLE BIG – LOLLY BOMB / Music Video / Produced by EKATERINA LISOVSKAIA and EVGENIA MOTORKINA, directed by Alina Pasok, Ilia Prusikin, RUSSIA, 6′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
MILLION LOVES IN ME / Feature film / Produced by KENNY CHAN and JOHN Y, directed by Sampson Yuen, HONG KONG, 1H49. FRENCH PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST WEB SERIES
Screening Saturday 23, June, 1PM, at the Café de Paris.
INK, directed by Laurent King, FRANCE, Ep 01 : 11′ > More. WORLD PREMIERE / UNRELEASED WINNER
THE CELL, directed by Guillaume Lubrano, FRANCE, Ep 01 : 7′ > More. WORLD COMPETITION PREMIERE / RELEASED
SPRINGDALE, directed by Tom Evrard, FRANCE, Ep 01 : 7′ > More. WORLD COMPETITION PREMIERE / RELEASED
SPOTTERS’ RIFT, directed by Léo Guyard, FRANCE, Ep 01 : 13′ > More. WORLD COMPETITION PREMIERE / RELEASED
NOMINATED BEST SCORE
The following composers and scores all are listed in competition, official selection. The festival judges only the music, not the movie. As a result, the movies will not screen, but the available music scores will play all along the festival’s various events.
DAVID MICHAEL FRANK, for his work on SNAPSHOTS, directed by Mélanie Mayron, USA, 1H32 > More. WORLD PREMIERE
ARULDEV, for his work on MY DEAR FRIEND, directed by Kevin Shadrach, INDIA, 8′. WORLD PREMIERE
VLADIMIR COSMA, for his work on OCTAV, directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi, ROMANIA, 1H40. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
MARK DANIEL DUNNETT, for his work on PAPA, directed by Dan Israeli, USA, 10′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
IVAN SINTSOV, for his work on INSIDE THE WALLS, directed by Vyacheslav Rudenko, RUSSIA, 41′. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
ALEJANDRO VIVAS PUIG, for his work on THE CHESS PLAYER, directed by Luis Oliveros, SPAIN, 1H38. FRENCH PREMIERE
ENRIQUE PONCE, for his work on AIRSHIP DUEL, USA, 3′. FRENCH PREMIERE
ALEXANDER CIMINI, for his work on DARK WAVES – BELLEROFONTE , directed by Domiziano Cristopharo), ITALY, 1H. FRENCH PREMIERE
JEANNE-PERI FOUCAULT, for her work on L’OISEAU (THE BIRD), directed by Lisa Hurel, FRANCE, 20′. WORLD PREMIERE WINNER
NOMINATED BEST SOUNDTRACK
The following movies are listed in competition, official selection. The festival judges only the soundtrack, overll or specific song (depending on the submission), not the movie. As a result, the movies will not screen, but an available music selection will play all along the festival’s various events.
COWBOY’S HEART / Overall soundtrack / Directed by Gui Pereira, USA, 1H55. WORLD PREMIERE
SUGARLAND / Soundtrack song SUGARLAND – multiple versions / Directed by Jason Chiang, USA, 19′. WORLD PREMIERE
NO ALTERNATIVE / Overall soundtrack / Directed by William Dickerson, USA, 1H37 > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE WINNER
THE ASTRONOT / Soundtrack song WALK WITH ME / Directed by Tim Cash, USA, 1H12. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST SHORT SCRIPT
EMPTY, written by Katherine Hill, CANADA, 11 pages. WORLD PREMIERE
THE GARDEN, written by Clark Childers, USA, 7 pages. WORLD PREMIERE
LE MUR DE CRISTAL (WALL OF CRYSTAL), written by Constant Candelara and Clément Candelara, FRANCE, 14 pages. WORLD PREMIERE
CHERRY GLAZED, written by Christine Sherwood, USA, 10 pages. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
THE SHEPHERDS OF CAT ISLAND, written by Attila Rostas, USA, 7 pages > More. EUROPEAN PREMIERE WINNER
MY WEEK WITH MAISY, written by Mark Oxtoby, UK, 14 pages. FRENCH PREMIERE
FEARBUSTER, written by Eszter Angyalosy, HUNGARY, 10 pages. FRENCH PREMIERE
NOMINATED BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
THE BARON OF NULFORD, written by Leevi Ikonen and Heikki Ikonen, FINLAND, 117 pages > More. WORLD PREMIERE
THE GATES OF PARIS, written by Jordan Zignego, USA, 90 pages. WORLD PREMIERE
HELLSEHER, written by Curtis Merritt, USA, 94 pages. WORLD PREMIERE
THE GOOD SON, written by Tiffany Hanssen, USA, 95 pages. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
THE SWORD IN THE STONE – Episode #1: The Druid, the Sword and the Raven, written by Guido Maria Giordano, ITALY, 117 pages. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
SEEDS, written by Natalie van der Meulen, USA, 110 pages. FRENCH PREMIERE WINNER