BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINEES 2020

 

ANNA

DIRECTOR: DEKEL BERENSON

Cannes Official Selection 19' - Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love. Nominated for a short Palme d'Or, BIFA award winner for Best British Short Film, was shortlisted for a BAFTA, more than 200 selections and dozens of awards.

divided we scroll

DIRECTOR: KLAAS DIERSMANN

Technology is rewiring our brains and changing both our physical movements and inner thought processing. 'Divided We Scroll' is an experimental and eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with these technologies, which have become obsessive, compulsive and divisive. Through contemporary dance, we explore the chilling reality of a constantly connected world where data and software is continuing to redefine us within an increasingly complex technological network.

headless chooks

DIRECTOR: SEAN CLANCY DONOVAN

Brahm and Tex are on the run from the law of the land, The Crone.

They have been destructive and disrespectful, wandering the land unchecked until now.

OFFICE SONG

DIRECTOR: MARCUS MARKOU

It's another office affair – one of thousands. But in Office Song, the inner world of ordinary office workers and their humdrum lives bursts into life with poetry and something greater than the sum of their tedious working day is revealed.

THE RECORDIST

DIRECTOR: INDIANNA BELL & JOSIAH ALLEN

Sound recordist Andrew operates from the fringes of film sets, unseen and often forgotten. Using his sound equipment, he regularly listens to and records private conversations between crew and cast members. When Andrew tunes into a young actress having an affair with a film director, he uses the recording to blackmail her into submitting to his perverted desires.

THE SILENCE OF THE RIVER

DIRECTOR: FRANCESCA CANEPA

Juan, a 9 year-old kid, lives with his dad in a floating house across the amazon river. Through an oniric journey into the rainforest jungle, he will discover the truth about his
dad.