WINNER - Best Film


Director: Nancy Camaldo


Runtime: 28 minutes 35 seconds
Release date: June 15, 2016
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Middle-aged bachelor Peter leads a miserable existence in his father’s flat. His whole life he has been dreaming of a serious relationship with another man. But his father strictly fights against Peter’s sexual orientation and fiercely tries to transform his son into a ‘real man’.

Runner-Up - Best Film


Director: Tomaso Aramini


Runtime: 18 minutes 50 seconds
Release date: September 21, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy


Synopsis: A man wanders alone at night. As he peregrinates aimlessly in an unknown suburb, he enters an altered state of consciousness. His mind produces a series of hallucinations that eventually resolve in reaching a state of absolute psychological stillness.

Runner-Up - Best Film


Director: Cosmea Spelleken


Runtime: 11 minutes 15 seconds
Release date: March 31, 2016
Genre: Silent Film, Comedy, Drama, Slatstick
Country: Germany

Synopsis: The two pensioners Mr. Schmitt and Mr. Fink spend their sunset years by playing boule all day long. After a childish fight both try to find a new hobby their own. A hilarious hunt begins...

Nominee - Best Film


Director: Jasper Graeve


Runtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Nemo doesn't know anymore how to deal with his current life. The illusion of a harmonic relationship with his girlfriend Linda is already evaporated. Just at this crucial moment he experience an extraordinary situation.

Nominee - Best Film


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Nominee - Best Film


Director: Nick Sarafis


Runtime: 16 minutes 54 seconds
Release date: June 20, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: United States

Synopsis: A woman goes missing. Her sister (Jane) arrives in New York to find her. Her only lead - a tattoo on the wrist of her sister in the most recent photo. An emotional "twisted Alice in Wonderland" tale in the dark prostitution world of New York.

WINNER - Best Documentary


Director: Justin Weinrich


Runtime: 7 minutes 44 seconds
Release date: February 15, 2016
Genre: Documentary, Experimental, Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: In the United States, there are currently over 100 million rats live out their lives in research laboratories. This is a day in the life of one such creature.

Nominee - Best Documentary


Directed by Doug Kruse


Runtime: 26 minutes 28 seconds
Release date: May 10, 2015
Genre: Documentary, Short, Other
Country: United States

Synopsis: A teenager made a promise to his parents that if things got bad he would take care of the family; decades later that promise came do with his father's suicide. Funded through Kickstarter, this short blends the experimental and documentary genres in a monologist style.

Nominee - Best Documentary


Director: William Randall


Runtime: 9 minutes 20 seconds
Release date: January 29, 2016
Genre: Landscape, Ecological
Country: United States

WINNER - Best Experimental


Director: Tomaso Aramini


Runtime: 18 minutes 50 seconds
Release date: September 21, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy


Synopsis: A man wanders alone at night. As he peregrinates aimlessly in an unknown suburb, he enters an altered state of consciousness. His mind produces a series of hallucinations that eventually resolve in reaching a state of absolute psychological stillness.

Nominee - Best Experimental


Director: Frédérique De Montblanc


Runtime: 7 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental / Music Video
Country:Canada / Belgium

Synopsis: Invited at an exclusive cocktail party, a woman (Queen KA) tries her best to engage with what seems to be quite an austere group. After some unfortunate exchanges, awkward smiles and odd food bits, she eventually escapes through the garden. As darkness surrounds her, she discovers the guests in a new light.

Nominee - Best Experimental


Director: Jasper Graeve


Runtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Nemo doesn't know anymore how to deal with his current life. The illusion of a harmonic relationship with his girlfriend Linda is already evaporated. Just at this crucial moment he experience an extraordinary situation.

Nominee - Best Experimental


Director: Hadi Moussally


Runtime: 12 minutes
Release date: February 10, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Web / New Media
Country: France

Synopsis: 12 Months, 12 Films, 12 Editorials, 12 Fashion Designers, 12 Models & 12 Themes
A story BORN of the rejection of the NARCISSUS nature of modern film. Within our chapters LIVE questions. Inspired by the philosophy of KULESHOV, we went in pursuit of the FALL of the WILD art of film for film’s sake.

WINNER - Best Student Film


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Nominee - Best Student Film


Director: Gina Wenzel


Runtime: 27 minutes 21 seconds
Release date: January 5, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: When Marc is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he doesn't know how and when to tell his girlfriend Sophie about it.

Nominee - Best Student Film


Director: Dominica Harrison


Runtime: 5 minutes 22 seconds
Release date: May 6, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: United States

Synopsis:'Illusions' is a film about two characters that meet because of an accident, due to which they find themselves lost, each in their own limbo. To get out, they need to win a simple game with only one rule: the next level is just a step down.

WINNER - Best Music Video


Director: Frédérique De Montblanc


Runtime: 7 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental / Music Video
Country:Canada / Belgium

Synopsis: Invited at an exclusive cocktail party, a woman (Queen KA) tries her best to engage with what seems to be quite an austere group. After some unfortunate exchanges, awkward smiles and odd food bits, she eventually escapes through the garden. As darkness surrounds her, she discovers the guests in a new light.

Nominee - Best Music Video


Director: Matthias De Bondt


Runtime: 20 minutes 5 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2015
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium

Synopsis: Hopelessness drives Sara, trapped in a small cellar, to a primitive existence in which the pressing silences and the passing of time leave scars on her mind.

Nominee - Best Music Video


Director: Lana MacIver


Runtime: 3 minutes 26 seconds
Release date: October 20, 2015
Genre: Drama, Art house, Art-Film
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Written, directed, and performed by singer/songwriter and filmmaker Lana MacIver, comes 'Titled', Lana's debut single.

Nominee - Best Music Video


Director: Terry Thomas

Runtime: 4 minutes 14 seconds
Release date: January 12, 2016
Genre: Music Video
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: A handmade paper stop motion music video that tells the story of a lonely starling waiting for love.

Nominee - Best Music Video


Director: Marek Skrzecz

Runtime: 4 minutes 41 seconds
Release date: September 26, 2014
Genre: Music Video
Country: Poland

Synopsis: Dawid is a twenty-year-old farmer from a village in Małopolskie province. Each day, he
works in his homestead and drives a tractor. After his daily hard work, he gets lost in his
true passion for dance.

WINNER - Best Director


Director: Tomaso Aramini


Runtime: 18 minutes 50 seconds
Release date: September 21, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy


Synopsis: A man wanders alone at night. As he peregrinates aimlessly in an unknown suburb, he enters an altered state of consciousness. His mind produces a series of hallucinations that eventually resolve in reaching a state of absolute psychological stillness.

WINNER - Best Director


Director: Nancy Camaldo


Runtime: 28 minutes 35 seconds
Release date: June 15, 2016
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Middle-aged bachelor Peter leads a miserable existence in his father’s flat. His whole life he has been dreaming of a serious relationship with another man. But his father strictly fights against Peter’s sexual orientation and fiercely tries to transform his son into a ‘real man’.

Nominee - Best Director


Director: Frédérique De Montblanc


Runtime: 7 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental / Music Video
Country:Canada / Belgium

Synopsis: Invited at an exclusive cocktail party, a woman (Queen KA) tries her best to engage with what seems to be quite an austere group. After some unfortunate exchanges, awkward smiles and odd food bits, she eventually escapes through the garden. As darkness surrounds her, she discovers the guests in a new light.

Nominee - Best Director


Director: Jasper Graeve


Runtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Nemo doesn't know anymore how to deal with his current life. The illusion of a harmonic relationship with his girlfriend Linda is already evaporated. Just at this crucial moment he experience an extraordinary situation.

Nominee - Best Director


Director: Cosmea Spelleken


Runtime: 11 minutes 15 seconds
Release date: March 31, 2016
Genre: Silent Film, Comedy, Drama, Slatstick
Country: Germany

Synopsis: The two pensioners Mr. Schmitt and Mr. Fink spend their sunset years by playing boule all day long. After a childish fight both try to find a new hobby their own. A hilarious hunt begins...

Nominee - Best Director


Director: Elias Ressegatti


Runtime: 7 minutes 39 seconds
Release date: January 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: A young man is about to drastically alter the course of his life. As he contemplates going through with an armed robbery, he is haunted by repeating visions of what could go wrong.

WINNER - Best actor


Director: Cosmea Spelleken


Runtime: 11 minutes 15 seconds
Release date: March 31, 2016
Genre: Silent Film, Comedy, Drama, Slatstick
Country: Germany

Synopsis: The two pensioners Mr. Schmitt and Mr. Fink spend their sunset years by playing boule all day long. After a childish fight both try to find a new hobby their own. A hilarious hunt begins...

Nominee - Best actor


Director: Nancy Camaldo


Runtime: 28 minutes 35 seconds
Release date: June 15, 2016
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Middle-aged bachelor Peter leads a miserable existence in his father’s flat. His whole life he has been dreaming of a serious relationship with another man. But his father strictly fights against Peter’s sexual orientation and fiercely tries to transform his son into a ‘real man’.

Nominee - Best actor


Director: Gina Wenzel


Runtime: 27 minutes 21 seconds
Release date: January 5, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: When Marc is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he doesn't know how and when to tell his girlfriend Sophie about it.

Nominee - Best Actor


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Winner - Best Actress


Director: Nick Sarafis


Runtime: 16 minutes 54 seconds
Release date: June 20, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: United States

Synopsis: A woman goes missing. Her sister (Jane) arrives in New York to find her. Her only lead - a tattoo on the wrist of her sister in the most recent photo. An emotional "twisted Alice in Wonderland" tale in the dark prostitution world of New York.

Nominee - Best actress


Director: Gina Wenzel


Runtime: 27 minutes 21 seconds
Release date: January 5, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: When Marc is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he doesn't know how and when to tell his girlfriend Sophie about it.

Nominee - Best actress


Director: Peter Jensen

Runtime: 24 minutes 37 seconds
Release date: August 3, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: DANNI goes on a journey to explore relationship addiction and seeks to find out at what cost does one become "clean" - or not.

WINNER - Best Cinematograpgy


Director: Jasper Graeve


Runtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Nemo doesn't know anymore how to deal with his current life. The illusion of a harmonic relationship with his girlfriend Linda is already evaporated. Just at this crucial moment he experience an extraordinary situation.

Nominee - Best cinematography


Director: Peter Jensen

Runtime: 24 minutes 37 seconds
Release date: August 3, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: DANNI goes on a journey to explore relationship addiction and seeks to find out at what cost does one become "clean" - or not.

Nominee - Best cinematography


Director: Kostis Charamountanis


Runtime: 16 minutes 58 seconds
Release date: September 13, 2016
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fiction, Surreal
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The associative thoughts of a lonely man who has committed suicide out of love.

Nominee - Best cinematography


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Nominee - Best cinematography


Director: Dominica Harrison


Runtime: 5 minutes 22 seconds
Release date: May 6, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: United States

Synopsis:'Illusions' is a film about two characters that meet because of an accident, due to which they find themselves lost, each in their own limbo. To get out, they need to win a simple game with only one rule: the next level is just a step down.

Nominee - Best cinematography


Director: Hadi Moussally


Runtime: 12 minutes
Release date: February 10, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Web / New Media
Country: France

Synopsis: 12 Months, 12 Films, 12 Editorials, 12 Fashion Designers, 12 Models & 12 Themes
A story BORN of the rejection of the NARCISSUS nature of modern film. Within our chapters LIVE questions. Inspired by the philosophy of KULESHOV, we went in pursuit of the FALL of the WILD art of film for film’s sake.

WINNER - Best Screenplay


Director: Cosmea Spelleken


Runtime: 11 minutes 15 seconds
Release date: March 31, 2016
Genre: Silent Film, Comedy, Drama, Slatstick
Country: Germany

Synopsis: The two pensioners Mr. Schmitt and Mr. Fink spend their sunset years by playing boule all day long. After a childish fight both try to find a new hobby their own. A hilarious hunt begins...

Nominee - Best Screenplay


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Nominee - Best Screenplay


Director: Nancy Camaldo


Runtime: 28 minutes 35 seconds
Release date: June 15, 2016
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Middle-aged bachelor Peter leads a miserable existence in his father’s flat. His whole life he has been dreaming of a serious relationship with another man. But his father strictly fights against Peter’s sexual orientation and fiercely tries to transform his son into a ‘real man’.

Nominee - Best Screenplay


Director: Andrea Brusa


Runtime: 12 minutes 20 seconds
Release date: October 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: Italy

Synopsis: A refugee hides in a smuggler's van to cross the Italian border into Germany, but, having made a promise to his son, he tries to follow live commentary of the World Cup final, which jeopardizes the trip.

WINNER - Best Editor


Director: Tomaso Aramini


Runtime: 18 minutes 50 seconds
Release date: September 21, 2016
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy


Synopsis: A man wanders alone at night. As he peregrinates aimlessly in an unknown suburb, he enters an altered state of consciousness. His mind produces a series of hallucinations that eventually resolve in reaching a state of absolute psychological stillness.

Nominee - Best Editor


Directed by: Oliwia Siem


Runtime: 15 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: August 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis: Some losses leave a scar.

Torn between a high-maintenance girlfriend and his emotionally unstable mother, David finds himself drawn to rituals of death. An old photo may hold the key to his vivid and inexplicable experiences. Is David’s quest for the truth more urgent than the needs of the two women in his life?

Nominee - Best Editor


Director: Kostis Charamountanis


Runtime: 16 minutes 58 seconds
Release date: September 13, 2016
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fiction, Surreal
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The associative thoughts of a lonely man who has committed suicide out of love.

Nominee - Best Experimental


Director: Jasper Graeve


Runtime: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Release date: September 1, 2016
Genre: Experimental, Short
Country: Germany

Synopsis: Nemo doesn't know anymore how to deal with his current life. The illusion of a harmonic relationship with his girlfriend Linda is already evaporated. Just at this crucial moment he experience an extraordinary situation.

Nominee - Best Director


Director: Elias Ressegatti


Runtime: 7 minutes 39 seconds
Release date: January 1, 2016
Genre: Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: A young man is about to drastically alter the course of his life. As he contemplates going through with an armed robbery, he is haunted by repeating visions of what could go wrong.