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WINNERS & NOMINEES

JUNE 2017

The Cherry Tree

WINNER - Best Film

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

The Interview

RUNNER-UP - Best Film

Director: Marc Gurung

Runtime: 17 minutes 38 seconds
Release date: September 4, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment. The evening has only just begun...

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RUNNER-UP - Best Film

Director: Thanassis Vassiliou

Runtime: 19 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: March 30, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The country’s Nationalist Party has just rented the building of an old Film School. It starts interviewing young people to man the Association’s Communication Area. Two young women go through various interviews, leading to the revelation of dark secrets.

The Shortest are Always the Best!

NOMINEE - Best Film

Director: Daniel Jenny

Runtime: 16 minutes 10 seconds
Release date: January 1, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Film with sketches in the form of three amoral fables with epilogue in which the characters will learn at their expense that it is better to consult or to think before acting.

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Best Documentary

Breathe

WINNER - Best Documentary

Director: Jonathan Remple

Runtime: 3 minutes 46 seconds
Release date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States, Egypt, Portugal, United Kingdom

Synopsis: Freediving tests the limits of human potential. For Rebecca Illing, this breathless "meditation with consequences" released her from addiction.

Her journey to self acceptance takes her to unspeakable depths, where she finds absolute peace of mind at the bottom of the sea.

Over There

NOMINEE - Best Documentary

Director: Piotr Malecki

Runtime: 29 minutes 5 seconds
Release date: April 25, 2017
Genre: Documentary, Social
Country: Poland, United Kingdom

Synopsis: Two Polish families in the UK discuss the experience of their migration.

Poles make up almost half of the population of a small British town of Boston. 19 yrs old Ola came to UK for love, to join her boyfriend. They both work hard and save money for the wedding of their dreams.

Moonlight Princess

NOMINEE - Best Documentary

Director: Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss

Runtime: 13 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Documentary, Experimental
Country: Israel, Germany

Synopsis: Despite her albinism and only 8% sight, it is the 19-years-old Ruths greatest dream to become an actress. But her way is full of small hurdles of everyday life, which we experience with her in an audiovisual voyage.

Documenting Donald

NOMINEE - Best Documentary

Director: Brett Sanders & Darren R. Reid

Runtime: 9 minutes 47 seconds
Release date: March 6, 2017
Genre: Documentary, Web/New Media
Country: United Kingdom, United States

Synopsis: Historian-filmmakers Brett Sanders and Darren R. Reid took to the streets of New York in 2016 to document the Donald Trump phenomenon. Unlike Trump’s critics, however, his supporters refused to appear on camera.

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Best Experimental

Moonlight Princess

WINNER - Best Experimental

Director: Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss

Runtime: 13 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Documentary, Experimental
Country: Israel, Germany

Synopsis: Despite her albinism and only 8% sight, it is the 19-years-old Ruths greatest dream to become an actress. But her way is full of small hurdles of everyday life, which we experience with her in an audiovisual voyage.

Variations on Breathing

NOMINEE - Best Experimental

Director: Jean Carlo Ramirez

Runtime: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Release date: October 30, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Animation, Experimental, Music Video
Country: United States

Synopsis: How can we embrace our true selves amid an ocean of false social constructs and unconscious biases?

The 3rd Woman

NOMINEE - Best Experimental

Director: Benjamin Nicolas

Runtime: 1 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: May 5, 2017
Genre: Experimental, Web/New Media
Country: France

Synopsis: If you look at yourself too much, you loose yourself.

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Best Student Film

COAT CHECK LADY

Director: Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi

Runtime: 30 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2016
Genre: Student Film
Country: Russian Federation

Synopsis: Who knows which demons may be awakened by insolence or blind love?
As the old adage goes: the theater begins with the coat check. Galina Alexandrovna, a coat check lady at one of Moscow's most prestigious theaters, is fueled by a grand sense of purpose. All the world's a stage and the coat check lady is clearly a key player.

IL VOLERE DI (D)IO

Director: Lavinia Del Croce

Runtime: 18 minutes
Release date: May 20, 2017
Genre: Student Film
Country: Italy

Synopsis: 250 million years ago one of the first humans gives birth to the idea of God .
Since then God will be unfairly accused to be the responsible of all the pain of the world until one day accidentally discover an ability that allows him to be heard from the people.

UNPAID INTERNS

Director: Brendan Hughes

Runtime: 18 minutes
Release date: May 1, 2017
Genre: Student Film
Country: United States

Synopsis: An econo-terrorist cell of American millennials give some tall buildings the what-for.

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Best Animation

Reminiscenses

WINNER - Best Animation

Director: Erika Weiste & Reetta Neittaanmäki

Runtime: 12 minutes
Release date: January 31, 2017
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Country: Finland

Synopsis: Animation documentary examines memory processes via recollections of four interviewees. What kind of memories linger and what short of stories awaken when a person is reguested to tell a life story freely, without leading to any subjects or themes.

Kramer

NOMINEE - Best Animation

Director: Chrisitna Avagliano

Runtime: 3 minutes
Release date: April 24, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Animation, Student
Country: United States

Synopsis: "Kramer" illustrates some of what happens when a dog is raised for service. Inspired by real events and past history with a local guide dog association, the animation seeks to inform and inspire others to welcome such puppies into their homes.

Self Portrait

NOMINEE - Best Animation

Director: Cody Greene

Runtime: 2 minutes 37 seconds
Release date: April 14, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Animation, Experimental
Country: United States

Synopsis: Self Portrait is a short about the healing properties of creation; Using art as a means of coping with inner turmoil such as depression and anxiety. It's about self reflection; carving out a portrait that doesn't shy away from the past, but rather, presenting it in an honest light, no matter how painful.

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Best Music video

Fires

WINNER - Best Music Video

Director: Natalie Erika James & Benjamin Morgan

Runtime: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Release date: March 2, 2017
Genre: Music Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis: Consumed by a virtual reality set in a reimagined 1950s, a player’s longing for motherhood transcends the rules of the game.

Bad Brother

NOMINEE - Best Music Video

Director: Hugo Jouxtel

Runtime: 5 minutes 16 seconds
Release date: April 14, 2017
Genre: Music Video
Country: France

Synopsis: A young man is armed and on the run. He’s hiding at a motel with his eight-year-old sister. When the police find them, he does his best to distract her attention from the inevitable dramatic outcome.

Variations on Breathing

NOMINEE - Best Music Video

Director: Jean Carlo Ramirez

Runtime: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Release date: October 30, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Animation, Experimental, Music Video
Country: United States

Synopsis: How can we embrace our true selves amid an ocean of false social constructs and unconscious biases?

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Best Director

The Cherry Tree

WINNER - Best Director

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

The Interview

NOMINEE - Best Director

Director: Marc Gurung

Runtime: 17 minutes 38 seconds
Release date: September 4, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment. The evening has only just begun..

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NOMINEE - Best Director

Director: Thanassis Vassiliou

Runtime: 19 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: March 30, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The country’s Nationalist Party has just rented the building of an old Film School. It starts interviewing young people to man the Association’s Communication Area. Two young women go through various interviews, leading to the revelation of dark secrets.

The Shortest are Always the Best!

NOMINEE - Best Director

Director: Daniel Jenny

Runtime: 16 minutes 10 seconds
Release date: January 1, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Film with sketches in the form of three amoral fables with epilogue in which the characters will learn at their expense that it is better to consult or to think before acting.

Whoever Was Using This Bed

NOMINEE - Best Director

Director: Andrew Kotatko

Runtime: 20 minutes
Release date: January 12, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Psychological Drama
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

A married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call. Unable to sleep, they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fears and desires.

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Best Actor

The Interview

WINNER - Best Actor

- Christophe Ntakabanyura -

Director: Marc Gurung

Runtime: 17 minutes 38 seconds
Release date: September 4, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment.

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NOMINEE - Best Actor

- Zacharias Rochas -

Director: Thanassis Vassiliou

Runtime: 19 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: March 30, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The country’s Nationalist Party has just rented the building of an old Film School. It starts interviewing young people to man the Association’s Communication Area. Two young women go through various interviews, leading to the revelation of dark secrets.

No Smoking

NOMINEE - Best Actor

- Andrea Venditti -

Director: Michelangelo Di Pierro

Runtime: 20 minutes
Release date: January 20, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: Italy

Synopsis: Riccardo is a manager extremely respectful of rules and passionately fond of smoking. A new law makes smoking cigarettes illegal, thus Riccardo's life turns into hell.

The Cherry Tree

NOMINEE - Best Actor

- Jean-Pierre Granet -

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

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Best Actress

The Interview

WINNER - Best Actress

- Pauline Cassan -

Director: Marc Gurung

Runtime: 17 minutes 38 seconds
Release date: September 4, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment.

Coat Check Lady

NOMINEE - Best Actress

- Galina Petrova -

Director: Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi

Runtime: 30 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
Country: Russian Federation

Synopsis: Who knows which demons may be awakened by insolence or blind love?

As the old adage goes: the theater begins with the coat check. Galina Alexandrovna, a coat check lady at one of Moscow's most prestigious theaters, is fueled by a grand sense of purpose.

The Cherry Tree

NOMINEE - Best Actress

- Laure Haulet -

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

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Best Web Short

NO NOMINATIONS

Best Cinematography

Fires

WINNER - Best Cinematography

Director: Natalie Erika James & Benjamin Morgan

Runtime: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Release date: March 2, 2017
Genre: Music Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis: Consumed by a virtual reality set in a reimagined 1950s, a player’s longing for motherhood transcends the rules of the game.

The Interview

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Marc Gurung

Runtime: 17 minutes 38 seconds
Release date: September 4, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment.

Traces

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Thanassis Vassiliou

Runtime: 19 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: March 30, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The country’s Nationalist Party has just rented the building of an old Film School. It starts interviewing young people to man the Association’s Communication Area. Two young women go through various interviews, leading to the revelation of dark secrets.

Breathe

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Jonathan Remple

Runtime: 3 minutes 46 seconds
Release date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States, Egypt, Portugal, United Kingdom

Synopsis: Freediving tests the limits of human potential. For Rebecca Illing, this breathless "meditation with consequences" released her from addiction.

Her journey to self acceptance takes her to unspeakable depths, where she finds absolute peace of mind at the bottom of the sea.

Coat Check Lady

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi

Runtime: 30 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
Country: Russian Federation

Synopsis: Who knows which demons may be awakened by insolence or blind love?

As the old adage goes: the theater begins with the coat check. Galina Alexandrovna, a coat check lady at one of Moscow's most prestigious theaters, is fueled by a grand sense of purpose.

Bad Brother

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Hugo Jouxtel

Runtime: 5 minutes 16 seconds
Release date: April 14, 2017
Genre: Music Video
Country: France

Synopsis: A young man is armed and on the run. He’s hiding at a motel with his eight-year-old sister. When the police find them, he does his best to distract her attention from the inevitable dramatic outcome.

The Cherry Tree

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

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Best Editor

Coat Check Lady

WINNER - Best Editor

Director: Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi

Runtime: 30 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
Country: Russian Federation

Synopsis: Who knows which demons may be awakened by insolence or blind love?

As the old adage goes: the theater begins with the coat check. Galina Alexandrovna, a coat check lady at one of Moscow's most prestigious theaters, is fueled by a grand sense of purpose.

No Love For Fuckboys

NOMINEE - Best Editor

Director: Ricardo Bouyett

Runtime: 19 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2017
Genre: Short
Country: United States

Synopsis: A portrait of a sexual assault survivor's journey through love, sex, violence, and hope post-assault.

Fires

NOMINEE - Best Editor

Director: Natalie Erika James & Benjamin Morgan

Runtime: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Release date: March 2, 2017
Genre: Music Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis: Consumed by a virtual reality set in a reimagined 1950s, a player’s longing for motherhood transcends the rules of the game.

Tethered

NOMINEE - Best Editor

Director: Daniel Robinette

Runtime: 13 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Horror
Country: United States

Synopsis: Abandoned by his mother, Solomon is left to live in isolation while abiding by three rules. Having grown accustomed to his routine, he begins to realize the rules may be a hindrance to a life-changing discovery.

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Best Screenplay

Traces

WINNER - Best Screenplay

Director: Thanassis Vassiliou

Runtime: 19 minutes 53 seconds
Release date: March 30, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Country: Greece

Synopsis: The country’s Nationalist Party has just rented the building of an old Film School. It starts interviewing young people to man the Association’s Communication Area. Two young women go through various interviews, leading to the revelation of dark secrets.

The Cherry Tree

NOMINEE - Best Screenplay

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

Unpaid Interns

NOMINEE - Best Screenplay

Director: Brendan Hughes

Runtime: 18 minutes 34 seconds
Release date: May 1, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: United States

Synopsis: An econo-terrorist cell of American millennials give some tall buildings the what-for.

Ace and Anxious

NOMINEE - Best Screenplay

Director: Bri Castellini

Runtime: 13 minutes 45 seconds
Release date: December 18, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
Country: United States

Synopsis: Emma is an asexual graphic designer with generalized anxiety disorder who learns that one of the benefits of sex is lower stress levels. She decides to test this by placing an ad on Craigslist, to see if the one thing she's never tried due to her sexuality might finally "cure" her of her anxiety.

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Best Original Score

The Cherry Tree

WINNER - Best Original Score

Director: Matthieu Boivineau

Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Release date: February 9, 2017
Genre: Fiction
Country: France

Synopsis: A large cherry tree in a garden, a family, moments of life, time passing by. Through the 4 seasons, this majestic cherry tree changes, this family too.
Like a poem about passing time and an ode to nature, a reflection on our changing identities...

Coat Check Lady

NOMINEE - Best Original Score

Director: Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi

Runtime: 30 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
Country: Russian Federation

Synopsis: Who knows which demons may be awakened by insolence or blind love?

As the old adage goes: the theater begins with the coat check. Galina Alexandrovna, a coat check lady at one of Moscow's most prestigious theaters, is fueled by a grand sense of purpose.

Tethered

NOMINEE - Best Original Score

Director: Daniel Robinette

Runtime: 13 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2017
Genre: Fiction, Horror
Country: United States

Synopsis: Abandoned by his mother, Solomon is left to live in isolation while abiding by three rules. Having grown accustomed to his routine, he begins to realize the rules may be a hindrance to a life-changing discovery.

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Best Film

Kramer

NOMINEE - Best Animation Director: Chrisitna Avagliano Runtime: 3 minutes Release date: April 24, 2017 Genre: Fiction, Animation, Student Country: United States Synopsis: "Kramer" illustrates some of what happens when a dog is raised for service. Inspired by real events and past history with a local guide dog association, the animation seeks to inform and inspire others to welcome such puppies into their homes.