Official Selections
Winter 2024/2025
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Best Short Film
"A Long Journey" by Mira Kim
"Best Experimental Film"
"A Long Journey" weaves a poignant tale of Korea's modern history and the life of a family, as seen through the reflections of an elderly man in his 80s. From the Japanese colonial period, through the Korean War, the era of overseas labor, and the nation’s rapid economic rise, the protagonist's life unfolds in parallel with the growth of the country. Through the lens of deep familial love, sacrifice, and his unwavering care for his wife until the very end, this moving story contemplates the profound meaning and value of life.
"Venus Visited São Paulo" by Socorro Lira
"Best Short Film"
Humanity is going through the most challenging phase of their existence with a serious risk of extinction. Coming from Venus, Nui comes to Earth to seek information to help with the planetary transition process, the current stage of which takes place on the neighboring planet. After seeing the hard reality of the center of São Paulo, Nui is taken to the Mooca neighborhood where Father Júlio Lancellotti and a group of volunteers serve more than five hundred homeless people every day.
"That's The Plan" by Michael Ringdal
"Best Short Film"
When you feel that you have nothing more to live for. It's good to have a true friend to help you out.
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Best Original Screenplay
"Visitors Book" by Lesley Ann Albiston
"Best Original Screenplay"
A romantic road-comedy, about Sienna, Theodore and beautiful Celtic coastal landscapes.
When Welsh-Italian art teacher Sienna finds a Scottish photographer’s (Theodore) precious journal left behind in a Welsh seaside Airbnb, she embarks upon an odyssey to return the lost property. The two were clearly meant to be together. It just takes a while and eight hundred miles for that to become apparent to either of them...
A series of mishaps and near-misses almost prevent a soulful love developing; but this journey can only really have one destination.
"Karma" by Michael Ringdal
"Best Original Screenplay"
This is a story about KARMA. A young girl gets unexpected help from a homeless guy after she has been attacked and raped in her own home.
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"A Normal Life" by Inès Khannoussi
"Best Feature Documentary"
A NORMAL LIFE shows the personal everyday life of four Bosnian women who were forced to flee their home country due to the consequences of the Yugoslav Wars and have been working as cleaning women in Vienna ever since.

We get personal insights into their lives, their work, their urge to build a new life and their personal way of overcoming trauma. Through the individual stories of the women, we find out more about the historical and political background of the war in its entirety and can draw parallels to the current situation, which is characterised by unemployment and uncertainty, but despite everything also by hope.
"Palmento" by Christopher L Barnes
"Best Short Documentary"
The short film Palmento offers an intimate look into the winemaking traditions of Sicily’s Mount Etna region, focusing on the ancient practice of using palmenti—stone wine presses carved into volcanic rock. These structures, dating back centuries, are a testament to the island's deep-rooted viticultural heritage. The film explores how these traditional presses, once widespread across the slopes of Etna, were integral to the local wine production process, allowing generations of winemakers to ferment and press grapes in harmony with nature.

In modern times, the traditional use of Palmenti has been outlawed by governmental agencies and today a group of winemakers are fighting to protect an important winemaking heritage. The spectacular images of volcanic eruptions are all filmed by cinematographer and Etna local Giuseppe Distefano.
"Anomia" by Marco Cini and Emi Cuomo
"Best Experimental Film"
Anomia is an unconventional visual experience, a way of create something, starting from what intimately tears us apart.
The photo-novel, therefore, was born with the aim of casting out his own demons who find, here, the face of an ambiguous black-dressed figure that, sadistically, tortures the victim pushing her to meditate an extreme act, in order to cease that suffering.
"Unseen, Unheard, Unafraid" by David Londo
"Best Feature Documentary Film", "Best Director Debut"
From thousands to 33. A historical look at the U.S. Sky Marshal program and the fateful decisions that changed the course of the world.
"CELLAR DOOR" by SLEEPINFEAR
"Best Experimental Film"
An experimental film focusing on a man combating his obscured surroundings.
"A Long Journey" by Mira Kim
"Best Experimental Film"
"A Long Journey" weaves a poignant tale of Korea's modern history and the life of a family, as seen through the reflections of an elderly man in his 80s. From the Japanese colonial period, through the Korean War, the era of overseas labor, and the nation’s rapid economic rise, the protagonist's life unfolds in parallel with the growth of the country. Through the lens of deep familial love, sacrifice, and his unwavering care for his wife until the very end, this moving story contemplates the profound meaning and value of life.
"Enchantment" by Adrian Tsang
"Best Student Film"
Jade, a reserved young woman, embarks on a hiking trip with her boyfriend John and their friends, Lewis and Kirsten, to a remote hilltop campsite. During their ascent, Jade is the first to notice a haunting presence — a mysterious entity cloaked in a yellow raincoat, its face a void of impenetrable darkness. Her sense of unease is dismissed by her companions, who see her as timid and fragile compared to the rest of the group.
After a seemingly uneventful night, Jade awakens to find her friends have vanished, leaving her alone in the wilderness. Trapped and disoriented, she begins to experience nightmarish visions and eerie illusions conjured by the sinister entity, preventing her from escaping. Unbeknownst to her, John and Kirsten are also lost in the forest, inexplicably unable to leave, as if an unseen force holds them captive.
As Jade navigates her terror, she is forced to confront her inner fears and unravel the mystery behind the entity's power. In a final confrontation, Jade discovers the entity's weakness and uses her newfound strength to shatter the enchantment, freeing herself, and her friends from the entity's dark grip and returning them to reality.
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