2019 Official competition

~ 2019 Official Competition ~

Results published on this page are the sole official source of information for the 2019 competition.

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9th edition

NOMINATED BEST FRENCH SHORT FILM

GRENOUILLE DE CRYSTAL (Crystal Frog), directed by Slony Sow, FRANCE, 16′.

WINNER

MORT AUX CODES (To Hell with Codes), directed by Léopold Legrand, FRANCE, 14′. FESTIVAL SPECIAL MENTION (first ever)

CHACUN SON TOUR (One after the other), directed by Didier Burnichon, FRANCE, 15′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

COUP D’FEU (Shot Fired), directed by Pierre-André Gilard, FRANCE, 8′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

JE SUIS CHAUD, directed by Benoit Bargeton, FRANCE, 3′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

PAPA, directed by Christophe Switzer, FRANCE, 15′.

PARIS PREMIERE

A TERRE (Down), directed by Arnaud Mizzon, FRANCE, 17′.

L’AMAZONE (The Amazon), directed by Alexandra Naoum, FRANCE, 14′.

CLAC!, directed by Fabien Ara, FRANCE, 20′.

ORDALIE (Ordeal), directed by Sacha Barbin, FRANCE, 16′.

LE NOM DU FILS (The Name of the Son), directed by Louis Delva, FRANCE, 11′.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

ETERNITY, directed by Anna Sobolevksa, UKRAINE, 24′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

WINNER

IN ABSENTIA, directed by Bichen Yang, USA, 17′.

WORLD PREMIERE

TREATMENT, directed by Andrea Behring, USA, 8′.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

WHITE WOLVES, directed by Sarah Koteles, USA, 14′.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

AN AUSPICIOUS EFFORT, directed by Deniz Uymaz, TURKEY, 14′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

LIFE!, directed by Ramesh Jai, GHANA, 4′.

NOMINATED BEST MUSIC VIDEO

ALAIN CHAMFORT + Cie NIKI NOVES – LINOLEUM, directed by Niki Noves, FRANCE, 6′.

FRENCH FESTIVAL PREMIERE

WINNER

DIPLO + LABYRINTH + MADDIE ZIEGLER – NO NEW FRIENDS, directed by Dano Cerny, USA, 3′.

AVICII + CHRIS MARTIN – HEAVEN, directed by Levan Tsikurishvili, SWEDEN, 6′.

FRENCH COMPETITION PREMIERE

MADBEN & REBEKA WARRIOR & MANU LE MALIN – GRIEF, DANCE TO DEATH, directed by Nobrain, FRANCE, 5′.

COMPETITION PREMIERE

BAPTISTE W. HAMON – BLOODY MARY, directed by Romain Winkler, FRANCE, 4′.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST ART / STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

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SALT OF THE EARTH, picture taken by Travis Fox, USA.

WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

LAS LUMINARIAS, picture taken by Samuel Hicks, SPAIN.

WORLD PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST DANCE

SIRENS TANGO, directed by Lisa Le Lievre, USA, 12′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

WINNER

THE STOP, directed by Komrakova Liudmila, RUSSIA, 5′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST ANIMATED FILM

BURNING BRIGHT, directed by Aaron Bierman, USA, 9′.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

WINNER

DON’T FEED THESE ANIMALS, directed by Guilherme Afonso, Miguel Madaíl de Freitas, PORTUGAL, 11′.

PARIS PREMIERE

BEYOND US: A LAST STORY AFTER THE COLLAPSE, directed by Maxime Tiberghien, FRANCE, 5′.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST STUDENT FILM

CONSOMMABLE (Consumable),  directed by Salomé Starcelli, FRANCE, 11′.

WINNER

FOURTEEN, directed by Rowena Rasmussen, AUSTRALIA, 8′.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

MASCARPONE, directed by Jonas Riemer, GERMANY, 15′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

LA JUNGLE, directed by Victor Ohmer, FRANCE, 15′.

PARIS PREMIERE

FLOOD, directed by Oshri Zeituni, ISRAEL, 24′.

WITHDRAWN

CENA PER DUE (Dinner for Two), directed by Niccolò Valentino, ITALY, 10′.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

THE TIGRESS MASQUE, directed by Gowri Neelavar, INDIA, 3′.

WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

IDIOSYNCRASY, directed by Tim Moldenhauer, HONG KONG, 2′.

WORLD PREMIERE

AWARENESS, directed by Arttu Nieminen, FINLAND, 4′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST DOCUMENTARY

THE LAPS: TASMANIA, directed by Angie Davis, AUSTRALIA, 53′.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

WINNER

MAKING IT AGAINST ALL ODDS, directed by Soraya Azzabi, CANADA, 24′.

WORLD PREMIERE

FINALIST

IN MY BLOOD, directed by Samuel Hicks, UK, 3′.

FRENCH PREMIERE

FINALIST

WERISEUP, directed by Michael Shaun Conaway, USA, 1h31.

BIG BOSS: THE LAST LEADER OF THE CROCODILE ISLANDS, directed by Paul Sinclair, AUSTRALIA, 53′.

CHAIM, directed by Kareem Atallah, USA, 5′.

NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR

BICHEN YANG for IN ABSENTIA, USA, 17′.

WINNER

ANNA SOBOLEVKSA for ETERNITY, UKRAINE, 24′.

ARNAUD MIZZON for A TERRE (Down), FRANCE, 17′.

GUILHERME AFONSO, MIGUEL MADAIL DE FREITAS for DON’T FEED THESE ANIMALS, PORTUGAL, 11′.

PIERRE-ANDRE GILARD for COUP DE FEU (Shot Fired), FRANCE, 8′.

LEOPOLD LEGRAND for MORT AUX CODES (To Hell with Codes), FRANCE, 14′.

NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS

MARIE BOISSARD, for her performance as Brigitte in CLAC!, directed by Fabien Ara, FRANCE, 20′.

WINNER ex-aequo

FUNDA SEN BAHAR, for her performance as Meryem in AN AUSPICIOUS EFFORT, directed by Deniz Uymaz, TURKEY, 14′.

WINNER ex-aequo

ALEXANDRA NAOUM, for her performance as Elie in L’AMAZONE (The Amazon), directed by Alexandra Naoum, FRANCE, 14′.

CLARA HUET, for her performance as Clarisse in CONSOMMABLE (Consumable),  directed by Salomé Starcelli, FRANCE, 11′.

TIA DIAGNE, for her performance as Ava in LA JUNGLE, directed by Victor Ohmer, FRANCE, 15′.

NOMINATED BEST ACTOR

MATHIAS PRADENAS, for his performance as Mathias in CHACUN SON TOUR (One after the other), directed by Didier Burnichon, FRANCE, 15′.

WINNER

YUEQIN YANG, for his performance as Xiong in IN ABSENTIA, directed by Bichen Yang, USA, 17′.

GASPARD ULLIEL, for his performance in ORDALIE (Ordeal), directed by Sacha Barbin, FRANCE, 16′.

RICKY ROJAS, for his performance as Josh in WHITE WOLVES, directed by Sarah Koteles, USA, 14′.

GIL ALMA, for his performance as Papa in PAPA, directed by Christophe Switzer, FRANCE, 15′.

NOMINATED BEST DOP, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

VIACHESLAV KAZANTSEV for THE STOP, directed by Komrakova Liudmila, RUSSIA, 5′.

WINNER

DENYS LUSHCHYK for ETERNITY, directed by Anna Sobolevksa, UKRAINE, 24′.

GARETH PAUL COX for WHITE WOLVES, directed by Sarah Koteles, USA, 14′.

FRANCOIS RAY for ALAIN CHAMFORT + Cie NIKI NOVES – LINOLEUM, directed by Niki Noves, FRANCE, 6′.

HUGO DIAS DA SILVA for LA JUNGLE, directed by Victor Ohmer, FRANCE, 15′.

PIERRE-ANTHONY MILLE for UNE NUIT (One Night), directed by Guillaume Caramelle, FRANCE, 3′.

NOMINATED BEST EDITOR

The festival Judges the overall editing quality of the works, as a technical category to reward the hard work of the editor(s) to achieve fluid narration fitting the film and the script.

PAPA, directed by Christophe Switzer, FRANCE, 15′.

WINNER

IN MY BLOOD, directed by Samuel Hicks, UK, 3′.

BURNING BRIGHT, directed by Aaron Bierman, USA, 9′.

CENA PER DUE (Dinner for Two), directed by Niccolò Valentino, ITALY, 10′.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST PRODUCTION

ETERNITY, / Sci-Fi / Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko and Anna Sobolevska, directed by Anna Sobolevksa, UKRAINE, 24′.

WINNER

A DEMAIN (SEE YOU TOMORROW) / Drama / Produced by Didier Fraisse, directed by Pauline Mabille, FRANCE, 19′.

SIRENS TANGO / Dance / Produced by Lisa Le Lievre, Katy Tiemann, Anna Laclergue, William Spafford, and Daniel Emanuel, directed by Lisa Le Lievre, USA, 12′.

IN MY BLOOD / Documentary / Produced by Samuel Hicks, directed by Samuel Hicks, UK, 3′.

NOMINATED BEST POSTER

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THE DAWN, directed by Brandon Slagle, USA. Poster designed by Jaguar Motion Pictures.

WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

BOXEADORA, directed by Oldren Romero, CUBA. Poster designed by Luis Ernesto Gonzalez and Oldren Romero / O man Productions.

WORLD PREMIERE

PROVIDENCE, directed by Damon Darrell, USA. Poster designed by Damon Darrell.

WORLD PREMIERE

INTOLERANT, directed by Austin Chunn, USA. Poster designed by Austin Chunn / OoM Productions.

FRENCH PREMIERE

WARRIOR WITH A CROWN, directed by JMP, ITALY. Poster designed by Francesco Cuizza.

FRENCH PREMIERE

BET THE DEMON WINS, directed by Denise Hurley, AUSTRALIA. Poster designed by Danny Irizarry.

NOMINATED BEST WEB SERIES

PREVIEW, directed by Emilien PARON, FRANCE, 15′.

FESTIVAL COMPETITION WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

HARD ON 4: THE DUBBING COMEDY, directed by Rebecca Klitzke, Christopher Groß, GERMANY, 7′.

WORLD PREMIERE

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.

MAURO CRIVELLI, for his work on SATYAGRAHA, directed by Nuanda Sheridan, ITALY.

WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

JONATHAN GALLAND, for his work on THE RIBBON, directed by Polla-Ilariy, USA

WORLD PREMIERE

ALEXANDER CIMINI, for his work on AMERICAN GUINEA PIG: SACRIFICE, directed by Poison Rouge, ITALY.

WORLD PREMIERE

JONAS WIKSTRAND, for his work on HYDE, directed by Dallas Burgess, USA.

WORLD PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST SOUNDTRACK SONG

The following movies are listed in competition, official selection. The festival judges only a specific soundtrack song, not the movie. As a result, the movies will not screen, but the tracks will play all along the festival’s various events.

COME DIE WITH ME / “Come Die With Me” – Written by Mark Schmitz, performed by Chris Hanlin.

WORLD PREMIERE

WINNER

CHAINSAW KITTY / “Hellskitty” by Richard Albert, Nicholas Tana.

WORLD PREMIERE

ANOTHER YESTERDAY / “Another Yesterday” song by Doug Heil.

WORLD PREMIERE

WHITE WOLVES / “Hounds we are”by Matthew Nicholson and Jonny Greene.

WORLD PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST SHORT SCRIPT

GENERATIONS: LETTER FROM AN OLD FATHER TO HIS SON, written by Kevin Starnino, 6 pages, CANADA.

FRENCH PREMIERE

WINNER

FROM THE FACE OF AN ANGEL, written by Frank Vespe, 8 pages, USA.

WORLD PREMIERE

KITCHEN, written by Conor Waldron, 12 pages, IRELAND.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

THE FEAST OF THE GOAT, written by Saeed Zamanian, 6 pages, IRAN.

FRENCH PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST FEATURE SCRIPT

ZAPP, written by Justin Hayward, James A. Allen, 111 pages, UK.

FRENCH PREMIERE

WINNER

WHITE WOLF, BLACK WOLF, written by Florence Nahon, 98 pages, SPAIN.

FRENCH PREMIERE

OLD TIME GIRL, written by Evelyne Tollman Werzowa, 93 pages, USA.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES, written by Faaiz Lutfi, 80 pages, FRANCE.

WORLD PREMIERE

CRICKETS, written by Jennifer Steets, 91 pages, USA.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

LIONS OF THE SEA, written by Jessi Thind, 110 pages, CANADA.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

FLYING BIRD’S DIARY, written by Melissa Tantaquidgeon, 119 pages, USA.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

NOMINATED BEST FX

MADBEN – GRIEF, DANCE TO DEATH / Music Video directed by Nobrain, FRANCE, 5′ / FX by GAETAN LEGOFF, CHARLES KERAMOAL, SYLVAIN BENOIT, JEROME OLIVERAS, ANTOINE PONSARD, studio TETSUO.

WINNER

ETERNITY / Short Film directed by Anna Sobolevksa, UKRAINE, 24′ / FX by AMINA GADZIEVA, Mental Drive Studio.

C’MON TIGRE – BEHOLD THE MAN / Experimental Film directed by Marco Molinelli, Domenico Tedone, ITALY, 5′ / FX by SIC EST.

DISQUALIFIED

NOMINATED BEST TRAILER

All trailers here.

BLOOD FROM STONE / Feature Film directed by Geoff Ryan, USA. Trailer edited by Geoff Ryan.

WORLD SCREENING PREMIERE

WINNER

THE HOUSE INVICTUS / Feature Film firected by Uche Aguh, USA.

COMPETITION PREMIERE

ACS FRANCE / Aerial shots, FRANCE.

COMPETITION PREMIERE

ONE STEP TO PERFECTION / Short Film directed by Boris Biaou, FRANCE. Trailer edited by Manon Dubois & Romain Lecourt.

WORLD PREMIERE

GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD – TEAMWORK, DREAMWORK! / Web Series directed by Erdem Ertal, USA.

COMPETITION PREMIERE

NOMINATED OUT OF COMPETITION

PARENTS INC., directed by Harold Zwart, USA, 6′ / IN SUPPORT OF The Disability Film Challenge, USA.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

DEAD. TISSUE. LOVE., directed by Natasha Austin-Green, UK, 10′ / FESTIVAL EXCHANGE with the NOT FILM FEST, ITALY.

FRENCH PREMIERE