WINNERS 2021

Best Cinematographer Winner

The Severing

An emotional dance film by Mark Pellington, exploring the movements and internal language of the body, as experienced through relationships, love and grief. Choreographed by Nina McNeely. Created by Mark Pellington , McNeely, and DP Ann Evelin Lawford.

Mark Pellington

Best Director Winner

A Glimpse of Happiness

Ben is a suicidal and depressed man. After a new attempt to kill himself| he meets Jean-Pierre, a former butcher who has become a serial killer since he got diagnosed with cancer. Both of them are going to change, for the best.

Raffaël Enault

Best Editor Winner

Alina – 2020

As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend's three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Starring Alia Shawkat (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH PARTY), Edin Gali (MAD MEN), Dorota Puzio, Rebeca Robles (BETTER THINGS), Erika Soto (VIDA), and Mark McCullough (LOGAN LUCKY).

Rami Kodeih

Best Experimental Winner

Fireflies

The night side of a modernist icon. The fauna and flora of Roberto Burle Marx's gardens inhabited by visitors to Parque do Flamengo while the city of Rio de Janeiro falls asleep.

Léo Bittencourt

Best Feature Documentary Winner

The Good Death

Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way but British laws do not allow it. She gets in touch with Dr. Erika in Switzerland, who is willing to help her. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from| has affected her family for generations. Janette must plan her journey to Switzerland before her rapidly advancing disease makes it impossible. With inner peace Janette organizes her departure while her loved ones go through an emotional storm. Her son Simon has also inherited this illness and, therefore| has much more sympathy regarding her decision than his sister Bridget. The relationship drama escalates as death comes closer. Do we own our life or does it own us?

Tomas Krupa

Best Feature Film Winner

Senior Citizen

Theoharis, an elderly and lonely man, takes refuge in the hospital every evening to spend the night. He sleeps on the benches and chairs of the outpatients’ wing because he is afraid to be alone. Every morning he returns to his house, where his only companion is his cat and his memories. One night he is discovered by a young nurse, Evgenia, who tries to learn more about him. Theoharis is initially skeptical and refuses to give her any information. Gradually| however, a relationship of trust between the two begins to be built and Evgenia tries to help him.

Marinos Kartikkis

Best Producer Winner

Beauty Boys

In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old| has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughed at, stands against this passion. On the night of the open stage, Leo shows up in full drag…

Florent Gouelou

Best Screenplay Winner

Pick

In order to take care of his eight-year-old son and a teenage punk girl, who suddenly appears on his doorstep, a grief-stricken widower must find the will to live again.

Best Short Documentary Winner

Wild is the Spring

Through a series of vignettes from the ancient and war-torn Levant, WILD IS THE SPRING captures moments in the lives of diverse ethnic communities who struggle to survive when life descends into chaos.

Adla Massoud

Best Short Film Winner

The Cut

Recovering from a cesarean section, Emma finally meets her newborn son. As she overcomes her unfamiliarity and slowly falls in love with him, The Cut explores the complexity of the bond between mother and child.

Chloé Cinq-Mars

Best Student Film Winner

Terminal

An 80 year old woman spends her time at a bus station. She's waiting for the right moment to leave this place forever.

Kim Allamand