of the Genesis International Film Festival (GIFF). We are proud to announce the results.
April 29, 2023.
Best Short Film Grand prix
"The Delay"
Mattia Napoli
Best Documentary film
"Quest for silence"
Julien Guéraud
Best Debut (student) film
"A quiet Bloom"
Léo Poignard
Press release
We are pleased to announce the winners and nominees of the Genesis International Film Festival (GIFF2023). It was a unique experience for the organizers and the jury - we met excellent filmmakers and watched 590 submissions from 63 countries around the world. The festival showcased a wide range of short films, documentaries, and debuts from all over the world. The event was a great success, and we are proud to present the following list of winners and nominees:
Submissions Map
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 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
THIS SEASON'S JURY
Alexey Derevyanko
Editing director and post-production producer @aderevyanko