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114 min., 16+
Language: English, Chinese, Danish, Italian

Zenerù

2021, Italy, 30 min.

At the end of the winter, Flaminio, a resistant shepherd, prepares materially and spiritually for the arrival of the spring through daily rituals, using the tools he built for himself: he moves and sows the ground, shears the sheep and makes a woolen suit for the new season. The communities of the valley chase the winter away with cowbells and bon res through the ritual of "Scasada dol Zeneru", which is inserted into the story of the shepherd’s life as a dreamlike element that draws on an ancestral memory. Flaminio’s sensitivity, strongly connected to Nature, allows him to perceive when it is time to call the community to act, starting the ritual.

Director:: Andrea Grasselli

Awards & Festivals

ISAFF - Best Documentary

Milk

2021, New Zealand, 5 min.

As an eight year old girl carefully decides which lollies to spend her hard earned pocket money on, she notices an old man at the counter ahead of her that is struggling to pay for the basics, bread and milk.

Director:: Celia Jaspers

Awards & Festivals

ISAFF - Best Drama, Best Young Actress
Tokyo Short Film Festival - Jury Prize
Roma Short Film Festival - Honorable Mention (Best Film)

Panda Panda

2021, 6 min.

Director:: Zijie Zhou

Awards & Festivals

ISAFF - Best Symbolic Film, Best Actress (ISAFF Masterpiece)

Behind The Glass

2021, Spain, 5 min.

Behind the glass is a drama about a man struggling to overcome his own limitations, while facing the rejection of society.

Director:: Pedro De La Llave

Awards & Festivals

The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) - Animation of the Month
Hollywood Gold Award - Best Super short film
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival - best animation short film
London Web Fest - Best Animation
Milan Gold Awards - Best Drama
New York International Film Awards - Best animation

The Hand That Feeds You

2021, UK, 11 min.

A bed-bound, morbidly obese man spends his days playing video games, watching movies and sexually assaulting his social carer. One fateful day, a seemingly harmless power cut leads to heinous consequences.

Director:: John Perivolaris

Awards & Festivals

ISAFF - Best Actor, Best Horror, Best Director
Changing Face International Film Festival - April Award (Best Horror Short)
Independent Horror Movie Awards - Summer Award (Best Editing), Best Original Concept

Rifugi

2020, Italy, 30 min.

Havens. A boy and a girl live together in a stilt house, surrounded by a boundless expanse of water. Suspended in that place, they share words, a playful relationship, thoughts, and their different way of loving each other, as well as their research of solitude.

Director:: Elena Griggio

Det er så yndigt

2021, Denmark, 27 min.

It's co charming. Silvia, who is pregnant, is at her parents in-law wedding anniversary, and she has been looking forward to it because its the first time she is meeting her boyfriend's, Christian, side of the family.

Director:: Svend Colding

Awards & Festivals

ISAFF - Best Actress, Colour Editing, Best Director (Honorable Mention)
Raindance Film Festival - participation
Best Istanbul Film Festival - Best Director
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest - Best Short Film, Best Student Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Editor
Danish Film Awards (Robert), Nominee - Best Short (Fiction/Animation)
TMFF Awards: April Winner - Film of the Month, Director of the Month, Screenwriter of the Month, Actress of the Month & Cinematographer of the Month