My 1st Short Film A surreal tale of one fateful night in Oslo, where young Frøya experiences one strange sensation after another.
BestShort Film When Mariam accepts the inheritance of her estranged mother, she believes she can finally leave the past behind. But the legacy turns into her downfall, pulling her into
Best Actress Feature Film Best Supporting Actress Feature Film After surviving a mass shooting at her office, a former mean exec attends a secluded therapy retreat in the hopes of
Best Actor Feature Film Eugenio and Elvira are siblings: he is a musician, she is an actress. Along with their dentist friend Marcello, they go to a social eventin the
Best Woman Filmmaker Vigga lives in a quiet and predictable relationship with her boyfriend Matheo, but beneath the surface, a longing for something more is sprouting. Under pressure from her
Best Feature Film Best Director Feature Film After years of enduring torture from the staff and receiving increasingly poor service for their money, a group of residents of the nursing
Best Director Short Film Best Actress Short Film After a frightening encounter during her practice run, Maddie struggles with fear and self-doubt. She must find the courage to face her
Best Woman Filmmaker Two former lovers meet in a hotel room for a final, quiet goodbye.
Best Woman Filmmaker After a succession of rejections, a woman grappling with Depression and Social Anxiety retreats into the quiet comfort of her only support system—her two beloved cats. A
Best Drama Best Feature Film Best Director Feature Film Along the Western shores of Lake Michigan, just north of Milwaukee, lies the small town of Port Washington, Wisconsin where two
Best Short Film Best Director Short Film Best Actress Noridc Best Actor Nordic Markus, a slightly awkward but warm-hearted man in his forties, receives a shocking diagnosis: a rare disease
Best Actress Short Film Inspired by the play "Rabbit Hole" written by David Lindsay-Abaire, "Eternity With You" is an experimental short film that follows a young pregnant woman, Becca, who
Web/TV Series A woman invents the first stable fusion reaction and instead of a promotion, her boss tries to eliminate her to use the invention for military purposes. It backfires,
Best Documentary (Narrative) Storks is an intimate short documentary about a Ukrainian mother striving to keep her daughter’s roots alive after finding refuge in rural Northern Ireland. As they adapt
Best Actress Feature Film Since childhood, 25-year-old Luna and her younger brother Tommy have lived with their grandmother, Pen, in a small house on the edge of a riverside forest.
Best Thriller Best Actor Short Film Best Supporting Actor in Short Film CIA investigator Fred Jones is dispatched from the USA to Abu Ghraib prison (Baghdad's central prison), occupied by
Best Short Documentary A frivolous French travel "influencer" takes her audience on an exclusive safari adventure, but is more interested in expounding on French exceptionalism (as well as insulting the
My 1st Short Film Best Actress Critic On the night the clocks go forward, a girl spirals through the aftermath of her partner’s suicide — alone, high, and unraveling. Daylight
Best Actress Feature Film Buenos Aires, 1980. Malena navigates a double life: by night, she's a dancer in a vibrant cabaret; by day, she answers calls for a telephone Hotline.
Best LGBT Film Just before graduation, Alex and Ethan pretend to be trans women to get into the girls' lockers. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is
Best Screenplay Suya is standing at a crossroads in her life, and accidentally, she meets a witch who claims to be able to predict everything. Suya chooses to believe the
Best Super Short Film Mollie, a young woman in her twenties, is struggling with her mental health. She writes a diary entry, pouring out all the emotions she can’t express
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Interviews
I think of cinema as not just an ambition, but a responsibility: Saikiran Sunkoju
I think it’s becoming braver, more personal, more honest. Filmmakers...
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In Sweden, I have freedom of expression. I can write...
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I gained a better understanding of how film and images...
Read MoreSweden welcomed me with open arms: Fraser Kershaw
I find it heartbreaking to see so many people that...
Read MoreIn Need of Seawater by Richard Yeagley and Mark Anthony Thomas
In Need of Seawater emerges as a profound poetic documentary...
Read MoreMissing Meaning by Vasco Diogo
Missing Meaning, an experimental animated film by Vasco Diogo, is...
Read MoreAs They Pass: A Film by Patrice Masini
“As They Pass” is a poignant film that delves into...
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City in Observation, directed by Audrey Whiteford-Woods, serves as a...
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