GIFF.SHORTS CONTEST

Best Short Film – Grand prix: The Delay (Italy)

Honorable Mention:
- Burn The Time (Belgium)
- The Desert King (United States)
- Quartzo (Brazil)

People's Choice Award: The Delay (Italy)

Best Short Film – Drama:
- APPALACHIA (Romania) - WINNER
- Laughter Club (Australia) - NOMINEE
- Le Poussin et les Sourcils (Lebanon) - NOMINEE
- Fuochi (Italy) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Comedy:
- World Fiction (United Kingdom) - WINNER
- Midas (United States) - NOMINEE
- Ekeko (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
- Greg (United States) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Animation:
- The Sprayer (Iran, Islamic Republic of) - WINNER
- Brothers (Belgium) - NOMINEE
- Fiesta Blood (United States) - NOMINEE
- Lullaby (Kazakhstan) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Experimental:
- Devour (France) - WINNER
- Breath (Spain) - NOMINEE
- Epoch And Scope (China) - NOMINEE
- Walking through the bardo (China) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Arthouse / Indie film:
- All We Know About IAN (China) - WINNER
- Assaman (United States) - NOMINEE
- Ceremonia Sagrada (Greece) - NOMINEE
- The Night before the Wedding (China) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Fantasy:
- The invisible links (France) - WINNER
- Wolf + Lamb (Italy) - NOMINEE
- Rose & Gin (Australia) - NOMINEE
- Quartzo (Brazil) - NOMINEE

Best Short Film – Sci-fi (science fiction):
- Chimera (United States) - WINNER
- Babel (France) - NOMINEE
- Renaissance, Year 20… (Russian Federation) - NOMINEE
- Phase 9 (France) - NOMINEE
- The Shooting Star (Brazil) - NOMINEE

Best Director:
- The Swans (France) - WINNER
- The Cadaver (Turkey) - NOMINEE
- Midas (United States) - NOMINEE
- Le Poussin et les Sourcils (Lebanon) - NOMINEE

Best Actress:
- IRIDESCENT (United Kingdom) - WINNER
- Assaman (United States) - NOMINEE
- The Road We Take (United States) - NOMINEE
- Deeplight (Hungary) - NOMINEE

Best Actor:
- The Desert King (United States) - WINNER
- Pryaniy (Latvia) - NOMINEE
- Lou (France) - NOMINEE
- All That You Love (Australia) - NOMINEE

Best Cinematographer:
- The Swans (France) - WINNER
- Pryaniy (Latvia) - NOMINEE
- Hearing the Moon (Germany) - NOMINEE
- All That You Love (Australia) - NOMINEE

Best Editing:
- Deeplight (Hungary) - WINNER
- Sweet Dreamer (France) - NOMINEE
- Cycle (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE

Best Music or Score (Soundtrack, OST):
- Burn The Time (Belgium) - WINNER
- Lou (France) - NOMINEE
- Misophonia (United States) - NOMINEE
- Irene (Italy) - NOMINEE

Best Visual Effects (VFX) - Organizer award:
- iCare (United Kingdom) - WINNER

Best Short Screenplay (filmed):
- The Night before the Wedding (China) - WINNER
- The Road We Take (United States) - NOMINEE
- The Cannibals (United States) - NOMINEE

Best Short Screenplay (script):
- Regenesis (United States) - WINNER
- Driver Seven (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
- Deadline To Death (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE

Best Music Video:
- Nove Pare (Serbia) - WINNER
- Behute (Serbia) - NOMINEE
- That's what I'm gonna do (Switzerland) - NOMINEE
- Cloud (Greece) - NOMINEE

Best Advertising video:
- Hearing the Moon (Germany) - WINNER
- The secret life of Mrs. Dianthus (Germany) - NOMINEE

Best AR/VR (Augmented and Virtual Reality Short Content):
- kin_ (Germany) - WINNER

GIFF.DOCU CONTEST

Best Documentary film:
- Quest for silence (France) - WINNER
- Alcindo (Portugal) - NOMINEE
- Aqueous Humour - A Band From Radcliffe (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
- Beloved (Iran, Islamic Republic of) - NOMINEE
- New land – The Kalinago dream (Germany) - NOMINEE
- Leglassion (Greece) - NOMINEE
- Southern Ural. Traces of Ages (Russian Federation) - NOMINEE
- ANS - The First Dutch Adventure in Space (Netherlands) - NOMINEE

GIFF.DEBUTS CONTEST

Best Short Film – Grand prix: A quiet Bloom (France)
Best Short Film – Drama: The Phone Call (Greece)
Best Short Film – Comedy: The Film Festival (Canada)
Best Short Film – Animation: Fiesta Blood (United States)
Best Short Film – Experimental: Scent of Time (Netherlands)
Best Short Film – Arthouse / Indie film: Bottom of the Barrels (Viet Nam)
Best Short Film – Fantasy: Wake up (Mexico)
Best Short Film – Sci-fi (science fiction) - Organizer award: When the sun rises, the moon shines (China)
Best Director: The Phone Call (Greece)
Best Actress: I Don't Like Mondays (Mexico)
Best Actor: Richter (Albania)
Best Cinematographer: Bottom of the Barrels (Viet Nam)
Best Editing: The Silent Witness (China)
Best Music or Score (Soundtrack, OST): All That You Love (Australia)
Best Visual Effects (VFX) - Organizer award: Bronsis 2 (Russian Federation)
Best Short Screenplay (filmed): The 2nd Act (United States)



Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! We would like to thank all the participants for their hard work and dedication. We hope to see you all again next year.

Sincerely,
The GIFF Team