This GIFF season is over! It was a unique experience for the organizers and the jury - we met excellent filmmakers and watched 374 works from 57 countries. The choice was really difficult because there were a lot of quality works, but now it's time to announce the winners:
🥇 Best Short Film – Grand prix:
“You Missed a Spot”, United States
đź’Ž Special award - Cosmic sense (Reward for a strong aftertaste):
“EINSTEIN TELESCOPE”, France
đź’Ž Special award - Best Knockdown (Reward for solid and confident directing):
“Rock Bottom”, New Zealand
đź’Ž Partner award - ShotTV certificate:
“The Station Caretaker”, Russian Federation
💎 Honorable Mention - Strong spirit (Best film of the Сovid-19 period):
“Viral Vignettes”, United States
đź’Ž Honorable Mention - The future is here (Reward for the usage of neural networks):
“Incomplete”, United States
đź’Ž Honorable Mention - Lone wolf (Especially noted for commitment and quality of work)
“Alone beneath the Northern Lights”, France
đź’Ž Honorable Mention - Volcanic movie (Noted for its special authentic spirit)
“Still Waters Run Deep”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
“The Wheel”, Turkey - NOMINEE
🏆Best Short Film – Comedy:
“Help! I've Stolen Amy Adams' Nose!”, United Kingdom - WINNER
“Plantastic!”, United States - NOMINEE
“60-WATT”, United States - NOMINEE
🏆Best Short Film – Animation:
“The Boy and The Mountain”, Chile - WINNER
“Quarantine Chorus”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
“Jumalauta”, Finland - NOMINEE
“Lego Five Nights at "Freddy's" Horror-Movie”, United States - NOMINEE
🏆Best Short Film – Experimental:
“In Blood”, United Kingdom - WINNER
“Under The Highway”, United States - NOMINEE
“Black Dog”, Australia - NOMINEE
🏆Best Short Film – Arthouse / Indie film:
“The Call”, United States - WINNER
“Contingency”, United States - NOMINEE
“Crumb”, Turkey - NOMINEE
🏆 Best Short Film – Fantasy:
“Woodland Cemetery”, Netherlands - WINNER
“Handle With Care”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
“The Lord of the Woods”, Poland - NOMINEE
🏆🚀 Best Short Film – Sci-fi (science fiction):
“EINSTEIN TELESCOPE”, France - WINNER
“ASTREA”, Italy - NOMINEE
“Kairos, tiempo cualitativo”, Spain - NOMINEE
“The Hurl”, Lebanon - NOMINEE
“DARA”, Germany - NOMINEE
🎬Best Director:
Nahd Bashir, “A DEAD SEA”, Israel - WINNER
Kasra Tirsahar, “Gallu”, Iran - NOMINEE
Arthur Pereira, “Gone Dream”, France - NOMINEE
🙍‍♀️Best Actress:
Camille James Harman, “Tigerlilly”, United States - WINNER
Melissa Tasslo, “Mine”, United States - NOMINEE
Kia Pegg, “Leap”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
🙎‍♂️Best Actor:
Juan Carlos MartĂn, “Anagnorisis”, Spain - WINNER
Alexander Lindman, “The Gunslinger”, Sweden - NOMINEE
Hiram A. Murray, “The Octopus and the Giraffe”, United States - NOMINEE
🎥Best Cinematographer:
Wawrzyniec Skoczylas, “RUST”, Poland - WINNER
Johnny Francis, “Black Dog”, Australia - NOMINEE
Oleksandr Lozytskyi, “Tierra del Fuego”, Ukraine - NOMINEE
Ross Yeandle, “A Fool's Errand”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
🎞️ Best Editing:
David Levin, “Band Mates”, United States - WINNER
Shinoy Kreativ, “YOUR CALL”, India - NOMINEE
🎼 Best Music or Score (Soundtrack, OST):
Kevin McDaniel & Dan O'Hara, “Of Dionysus”, United States - WINNER
David Cerquetti, “A Canvas Tale”, Italy - NOMINEE
Giovanni Caffagni, “Where Are You”, Italy - NOMINEE
Thomas “Wideyed” Sherman, “The Garden” - NOMINEE
🏅 Best Visual Effects (VFX) - Organizer award:
“Precursor”, Italy - WINNER
“Jericho”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
“Little Gestures”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
đź“ť Best Short Screenplay (filmed):
Mattias Königsson, “True Friends”, Sweden - WINNER
Aaron Falvey, “Rock Bottom”, New Zealand - NOMINEE
Brent Alan Henry, “The Octopus and the Giraffe”, United States - NOMINEE
đź“ť Best Short Screenplay (script):
Oscar Daniel Hernandez Moreno, “The Gleam in Her Eyes”, Colombia - WINNER
Ntando Ndlovu, “Homesick Franco”, South Africa - NOMINEE
Chance Fuerstinger, “Shelter the Lambs”, United States - NOMINEE
David J Keogh, Alice Wells, “John Sunshine's Lost Rock 'N Roll Tapes”, United States - NOMINEE
đź“ť Best Feature Screenplay (script):
Lacy McClory, “Sins of Saints”, United States - WINNER
TJ Behe, “Contraband”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
Stephen Floyd, “The Llandudno File”, United States - NOMINEE
📽️ Best Feature film:
“TWISTED VINES”, United States - WINNER
“OPAL”, Martinique - NOMINEE
“Pessoas”, Spain - NOMINEE
“Not To Forget”, United States - NOMINEE
đź“ŚBest Documentary film:
“Singing in the Wilderness”, China - WINNER
“Amuka”, Belgium - NOMINEE
“The Sound Of Identity”, United States - NOMINEE
“The Traditional Brazilian Family KATU”, Brazil - NOMINEE
🛋️ Best Web Series:
“Pastiche”, United States - WINNER
“Last Gasp - Brokeback Fields - Chapter 1”, United States - NOMINEE
“Thick Slices”, United States - NOMINEE
🎼Best Music Video:
“Hush! Noise - What an average end”, France - WINNER
“Marloe - Remember Me”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
“Lunarcode: Parasite”, United States - NOMINEE
“Hannyta - Wildflower”, United Kingdom - NOMINEE
🌌 Best AR/VR (Augmented and Virtual Reality Short Content):
“GIOTTO BEYOND BORDERS”, Italy - WINNER
“The Veil”, Australia - NOMINEE
“What lies in the imperishable”, Austria - NOMINEE
🎓 Best Debut (student) work:
“The Interview”, Russian Federation - WINNER
“Out of Play”, Israel - NOMINEE
“The Way You Smile”, United States - NOMINEE
“Again And Again”, China - NOMINEE
Congratulations! And thanks to all for your participation! Please let the fire of creativity burn inside of you and see you at the next festival, which we will announce soon!