Edition 2022
Official Selection - Shortfilm
'You will be taken care of' - Robbin Rooze (Belgium)
Selim has to carry out community service in a medieval castle used for psychological rehabilitation. However, the staff and patients seem to be hiding something. The more Selim unravels the mysteries of the castle, the more he becomes entangled in them, until everything reaches a boiling point. |
'Fading Numbers' - Aron Attiwell (Australia)
A holocaust survivor shares her story to a journalist, only to discover the connection they both share. Winner 'Best Shortfilm 2022' Winner 'Best Actrice 2022' - Chloe-Jean Vincent Winner 'Best Cinematography 2022' - Liang Xu Winner 'Best Screenplay 2022' - Sean Ryan |
'Can I Help You?' - Bianca Jaeger Montobbio (Luxembourg)
Is short drama, which disguises itself as a prepubescent coming-of-age story in one key scene. Mara is 11 years old and her body has started changing. Since the death of her mother, she’s been lacking a female trusted guidance. Sadly, it is not possible for her to share this moment, where she gets her first bra. On top of that, Mara is too embarrassed to confide in her father. Not only does she have to dare to go in alone in the store, but also she is confronted with her mother’s absence – literally. Life goes on, even after her mother’s death. And something as simple as buying a needed bra becomes symbolic for Mara’s growth and new found independence. ‘’Kann ech Iech weider hellëfen?’’ is about that particular, vulnerable moment, which encompasses change and loss. The ‘’letting go and moving on’’. Mara learns – what is the first lesson towards adulthood – that she can be her own champion, while also saying good-bye to her beloved mother. |
'Uncle Maurice' - Xavier Diskeuve (Belgium)
Centenary still alert, Tonton Maurice is offered to beat the world record in the 100 meters category "centenary". And this to straighten the finances of the Flawinne’s party committee, and maybe save the school's snow classes ... Winner 'Best Actor 2022' - Vincent Pagé |
Official Selection - Student Shortfilm
'Herr Herrmann Mann' - Lars Smekal (Germany)
It's a day like any other for amateur athlete Herr Herrmann Mann - his wife Frauke Mann is rampaging once again. With "little night music" by Mozart playing on his Discman Mr. Mann hastily puts on his running shoes and flees into the nature. At the railway crossing in the forest he can take a short breather in front of the closed barriers. Suddenly he realizes why Frauke was so furios: He forgot her umpteenth wedding anniversary. |
'Our Land' - Loula Burnus (Belgium)
The film tells a story set in an unknown world. A group of homeless people move through a bleak, alienating landscape, hoping they will find a home somewhere. When time passes by, all life seeps out of them because they are not welcome anywhere. As they approach the end of the world and contemplate the universe , they decide to leave the planet. |
Official Selection - Student Animated Shortfilm
'Lotus' - Gwyneth Jones (Australia)
A girl at a party, is taken advantage of by a demon after being handed a spiked drink. Lured into a vulnerable state, the demon attacks her, leaving the girl in a state of uncertainty and withdrawal. The girl regains her courage, and, must rise against the demon that haunts her, to regain her dominance. |
Official Selection - Music Video
'Dreamland' - Irenka (USA)
A mysterious creature embarked on a turbulent, emotional, lonely journey across the Ocean of Hope. Her name is Al'ora ("divine light"). Along the way, she is lost, she doubts, and she is swept off her feet. She is confronted with the elements that try to dim her light but most importantly she has to overcome herself. Will she find her light and let it shine through to carry her to her destination? |
Official Selection - Unproduced Screenplay
The Wolves of Lock Mountain - Chris Hite (feature film)
An unlikely trio traverses a haunted canal system to solve the disappearances of men from a rural Pennsylvania village under fantastic circumstances. Each of the three faces the potential to learn their true skills and self-worth on this journey, while also running the risk of being killed by supernatural forces in the process.
An unlikely trio traverses a haunted canal system to solve the disappearances of men from a rural Pennsylvania village under fantastic circumstances. Each of the three faces the potential to learn their true skills and self-worth on this journey, while also running the risk of being killed by supernatural forces in the process.
The Greenwood - Nathaniel Baker (feature film)
A Wyoming woman must rescue her kidnapped daughter from a forest cult before the full moon sets and her daughter is sacrificed.
A Wyoming woman must rescue her kidnapped daughter from a forest cult before the full moon sets and her daughter is sacrificed.
Free - Pascot Sebastien (short film)
Marie, 16 years old. Escort girl at 200 bucks a pop. Today is her birthday. The only gift she can offer herself is to regain her freedom..
Marie, 16 years old. Escort girl at 200 bucks a pop. Today is her birthday. The only gift she can offer herself is to regain her freedom..
Next, please - Diego Trovarelli (short film)
A 65-year-old ordinary employee is about to live his last day of work before retiring. Instead of being a handshakes-and-congratulations day, it is going to be the one in which a decision taken many years earlier is going to have its lethal effects. This man, depressed and miserable, is aware of what he is going through: he leaves his family as if it was the last time and at 7 p.m. says goodbye to his colleagues from the post office, who almost cry for sadness. His destiny now depends on a mysterious man with a suitcase, dressed like a detective in 1940s, who picks him up at the end of his working day and leads him in a room where he will finally confront himself with his past. But he won’t be alone. At the same time, in the same room, a young man unemployed is about to discover the price for his future.
A 65-year-old ordinary employee is about to live his last day of work before retiring. Instead of being a handshakes-and-congratulations day, it is going to be the one in which a decision taken many years earlier is going to have its lethal effects. This man, depressed and miserable, is aware of what he is going through: he leaves his family as if it was the last time and at 7 p.m. says goodbye to his colleagues from the post office, who almost cry for sadness. His destiny now depends on a mysterious man with a suitcase, dressed like a detective in 1940s, who picks him up at the end of his working day and leads him in a room where he will finally confront himself with his past. But he won’t be alone. At the same time, in the same room, a young man unemployed is about to discover the price for his future.
Purgatorio - Hakan Unal (short film)
An SS Nazi Officer with an injured in head has been found by a Jewish woman in the middle of nowhere. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He sets out to build himself a new life, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Winner 'Best Unproduced Screenplay 2022'
An SS Nazi Officer with an injured in head has been found by a Jewish woman in the middle of nowhere. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He sets out to build himself a new life, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Winner 'Best Unproduced Screenplay 2022'
Youth & Age Flower - Andras Attila Farkas (short film)
In his last days, the seriously ill comedic actor is visited only by his young colleague in the hospital.
Saying goodbye is difficult for both of them, made no easier by the memory of good jokes and excellent roles.
But which do we consider the performance of our lifetime when the end is near and we face the final curtain?
In his last days, the seriously ill comedic actor is visited only by his young colleague in the hospital.
Saying goodbye is difficult for both of them, made no easier by the memory of good jokes and excellent roles.
But which do we consider the performance of our lifetime when the end is near and we face the final curtain?
Fluidity - Tayler Carter (pilot)
In a society where children are free to explore their gender, but must choose one of the extreme binaries on their 13th birthday, one preteen wonders why they can't just be themselves.
In a society where children are free to explore their gender, but must choose one of the extreme binaries on their 13th birthday, one preteen wonders why they can't just be themselves.