FESTIVAL
20th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival Jury Members
Aleksandra Chrapowicka / Александра Храповицка
Aleksandra Chrapowicka
She was born in Lodz in Poland. First she studied Graphics in the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, before she went on to study Animated Film and Special Film Effects in the Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz.
Since 1998, she has worked at this Department as а lecturer. She has been an artistic adviser for a huge number of students’ films. She makes short animated movies for children. She has staged events for young audience, making animation to music which was mostly played live by the different Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland. Thanks to Erasmus mobility she had workshops in different universities like ESAD in Portugal and FAMU in Czech Republic.
Александра Храповицка
Родена е в Лодз, Полша. Първоначално учи Графика в Академията за изящни изкуства в Лодз, преди да продължи с изучаването на Анимационни филми и Специални филмови ефекти в Полското национално училище за филми, телевизия и театър в Лодз. От 1998 г. работи в там като преподавател. Била е артистичен консултант на многобройни студентски филми. Прави кратки анимирани филми за деца. Участва в организацията на събития за младата аудитория, правейки анимация към музиката, която се изпълнява на живо от различни филхармонични оркестри в Полша. Чрез програма Еразъм на Европейската комисия е водила уъркшопи в различни университети като ESAD в Португалия и FAMU в Чехия.
Blagoy D. Ivanov / Благой Д. Иванов
Blagoy D. Ivanov
Blagoy D. Ivanov was born in 1980 in Sofia. He holds a MA degree in movie critics from the Bulgarian National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov". Currently he works in Focus Radio as a host of the radio program "Storyboard". He wrote the non-fiction collection "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Ones" and co-created the comic book collection "Seven Urban Sins". Also, he is the author of "The Cellar" and "Krehar". In 2021 his first children book is released – "The Plush Adventure". Together with his colleagues from the website Operation Kino he is a co-founder of the project Inglourious Kunts – video podcast focused almost entirely on cinema.
Благой Д. Иванов
Благой Д. Иванов е роден през 1980 г. в София. Завършва магистратура по кинознание в НАТФИЗ "Кръстьо Сарафов". В момента е част от екипа на радио "Фокус", където води кино предаването "Сториборд". Автор е на сборника "Добрите, лошите и грозните"и реализира комиксовата колекция от кратки новели "Седем градски гряха". Пише и художествени книги, романите "Мазето" и "Крехар", а през 2021 г. излиза от печат първата му детска книга – "Плюшеното приключение". Заедно с колегите си от специализирания сайт Operation Kino създава през 2015 г. видео подкаст, посветен на киното – Inglourious Kunts, който продължава да е активен и до днес.
Diane Malherbe / Диан Малерб
Diane Malherbe
Diane Malherbe was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France. In 1999, she joined the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She was a PhD student in Art Culture Studies at the University of Montpellier, where she also obtained a Master's degree in Performing Arts & Entertainment. She worked for the distribution company "Some Like it Short" as a sales agent and later co-founded Kinoctambule, an International Laboratory for Short Films & Soundtracks Productions in 2014. Her last short film "The Washing Machine" received more than 65 official selections in 28 different countries and obtained 7 awards until now.
Диан Малерб
Даян Малерб е родена в Клермон-Феран, Франция. През 1999 г. се присъединява към Международния филмов фестивал за късометражни филми в Клермон-Феран. Има докторантура по Науки за културата на изкуството от университета Монпелие, където получава и магистърската си степен по Сценични изкуства и развлечения. Работила е за дистрибуторската компания "Some Like it Short". През 2014 г. е съосновател на Kinoctambule, международна лаборатория за късометражни филми и продукция на музикалното оформление. Последният й късометражен филм “Пералнята” до момента е получил над 65 официални селекции в 28 държави и 7 награди.
Dimitar Drinov / Димитър Дринов
Dimitar Drinov
Dimitar Drinov was born in 1980 in Sofia. Ever since he was a child, Dimitar has always been interested in cinema – he was a co-founder of an annual film program in his high school (High school 22, Georgi S. Rakovski). After graduating he continued his education, studying "Film directing and editing" in New Bulgarian University, while working as an usher in "Center" movie theater, under the management of Boyana film center.
From 2004 until the publication closed, Dimitar was working as a contributing author and editor in magazine "Ekran". In 2010 he established one of the most popular internet sites, dedicated to cinema - Operation Kino, where he serves as an editor-in-chief and contributor, as well as an executive producer on the Inglourious Kunts video podcast. Dimitar has worked as a coordinator on the independent film festival SoIndependent, where he has been in charge of the festival selection. Since 2017 he has worked as a PR professional for Forum Film Bulgaria - the official Disney, Universal, Paramount and MGM cinema distributor in Bulgaria.
Dimitar can often be seen on TV or heard on the radio and different podcasts as a guest and contributor. He has served on different juries for the International Sofia Film Fest and Cinelibri festivals.
Димитър Дринов
Димитър Дринов е роден през 1980 г. в София.
Още от малък проявява интерес към киното – той е един от организаторите на ежегодна филмова програма в 22-ра гимназия, където завършва средното си образование. За висшето си образование учи режисура и монтаж в програмата "Кино и телевизия" в Нов български университет, като паралелно работи като разпоредител в кино "Център", стопанисвано от Киноцентър Бояна.
От 2004 г. е автор, а впоследствие и отговорен редактор в киносписание "Екран", до закриването му. През 2010 година създава един от най-популярните сайтове за кино Operation Kino, където е главен редактор и автор, както и изпълнителен продуцент на видеоподкаста Inglourious Kunts. Той е координатор и основен програматор на фестивала за независимо кино SoIndependent, а от 2017 г. е PR специалист във Форум Филм България, които са официалният разпространител на филмите на Disney, Universal, Paramount и MGM за България.
Димитър е чест коментатор на кино теми в телевизии, радиа и подкасти и е бил част от журито в различни програми на фестивали като Международния София Филм Фест и Синелибри.
Don O'Mahony / Дон О'Махони
Don O'Mahony
Don O'Mahony is Senior Programmer with Cork International Film Festival, Ireland's most venerable film festival! Since becoming involved in the festival as part of their selection committee in 1999, Don has been in charge of the festival’s experimental programme, Free Radicals, since 2004. He has overseen the festival’s short film programming since 2016.
Дон О'Махони
Дон О’Махони е главен програматор на Международния филмов фестивал в Корк – най-уважавания филмов фестивал в Ирландия. От 1999 г.е член на Селекционната комисия на фестивала. От 2004 г. Дон отговаря за програмата за експериментални филми "Свободни електрони". През 2016 г. поема програмацията на Късометражната програма на фестивала.
Emilia Stoeva / Емилия Стоева
Emilia Stoeva
Prof. Dr. Emilia Stoeva is a cinematographer with years of experience with more than 40 documentaries, documentaries, scientific popular, corporate and advertising films.
She teaches film and TV cinematography at NATFIZ "Krastyo Sarafov" and New Bulgarian University.
She has lectured at the University of the Arts in Porto and Maltepe University in Istanbul. Regular participant in international conferences and seminars. Member of the jury of a number of film festivals. Prof. Stoeva has over 50 published articles in specialized publications. Author of terminological dictionaries and publications in the field of cinema. Member of the National Commission for Documentary and Popular Science Cinema and the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Chairman of the Association "Akademika 21".
Емилия Стоева
Проф. д-р Емилия Стоева е кинооператор. В професионалната си биография има над 40 документални, документални, научно популярни, корпоративни и рекламни филма.
Преподава Филмово и телевизионно операторство в НАТФИЗ "Кръстьо Сарафов" и Нов български университет. Водила е лекции в Университета по изкуствата в Порто и Университета Maltepe в Истанбул. Редовен участник в международни конференции и семинари, както и член на жури на редица филмови фестивали. Проф. Стоева има над 50 публикувани статии в специализирани издания. Автор на терминологични речници и публикации в областта на киното. Член на Националната комисия за документално и научно-популярно кино, както и на Съюза на българските филмови дейци. Председател на Асоциация "Академика 21".
Emre Doğan / Емре Доган
Emre Doğan
He was born in 1991 in Istanbul. In 2010, he got into the Department of Radio, TV and Cinema at Ege University. In 2013, he shot the short film "Whitewash". He started his master's degree at Dokuz Eylül University, Film Design Department in 2014 and his doctorate in this department in 2016. In 2019, he wrote and directed the short film "In Infinite Time", "Multiple Choice" and "Eleji: Efeler". He received his doctorate with his thesis on the relationship between cinema and philosophy of science in 2021. Formerly an assistant professor in Istanbul Gelisim University, Radio, TV and Cinema department in 2021, he is appointed as the head of the department in 2022.
Емре Доган
Роден е през 1991 г. в Истанбул. През 2010 г. се записва в катедрата по радио, телевизия и кино в университета Еге. През 2013 г. заснема късометражния филм Whitewash. Започва магистърската си степен по филмов дизайн в университета Dokuz Eylül през 2014 г. и през 2016 г. записва докторантура. През 2019 г. режисира филмите Infinite Time, Multiple Choice и Eleji: Efeler. Получава докторска степен с дисертацията си за връзката между киното и философията на науката през 2021 г.През 2021 г. работи като асистент в катедрата по радио, телевизия и кино в Университета Гелисим в Истанбул. През 2022 г. е избран за ръководител на катедрата.
Faisal Qureshi / Файзал Куреши
Faisal Qureshi
Faisal Qureshi is a producer and scriptwriter with over 20+ years in the industry. His short film work has screened at Bucheon, Huesca, London and Leeds that led him to mentor filmmakers in Pakistan, Syria and Uzbekistan. When not focusing on his own work, Faisal has worked on films and documentaries such as the BAFTA award winning feature FOUR LIONS (Film4/Warp Films), the BAFTA and Emmy award winning documentary LEAVING NEVERLAND (Channel 4/HBO/AMOS Productions) as well as IN THE SHADOW OF 9/11 (PBS Frontline/Channel 4/AMOS Productions) and the comedy THE DAY SHALL COME (See-Saw/Film 4/BFI). He is also a researcher and has worked on shows such as LOADED, SUCCESSION, TRAINWRECK: WOODSTOCK '99 and THE MOST HATED MAN ON THE INTERNET. He is a visiting lecturer at the Escula Internacional Cine y TV in Cuba.
Файзал Куреши
Файзал Куреши е продуцент и сценарист с над 20-годишен опит в индустрията. Неговите късометражни филми са прожектирани в Бучеон, Уеска, Лондон и Лийдс. Става ментор на режисьори в Пакистан, Сирия и Узбекистан. Когато не е съсредоточен върху собствената си работа, Файзал е работил по продукции като отличения с награда BAFTA FOUR LIONS, документалния филм, отличения с наградите BAFTA и Emmy LEAVING NEVERLAND (Channel 4/HBO/AMOS Productions ), както и В СЯНКАТА НА 11 септември (PBS Frontline/Channel 4/AMOS Productions) и комедията ДЕНЯТ ЩЕ ДОЙДЕ (See-Saw/Film 4/BFI). Като рисърчър е работил за предавания като LOADED, SUCCESSION, TRAINWRECK: WOODSTOCK '99 и THE MOST HATED MAN ON THE INTERNET.
Гост-лектор в Escula Internacional Cine y TV в Куба.
Ivan Popov-Zaeka / Иван Попов-Заека
Ivan Popov-Zaeka
Ivan Popov, who almost everybody calls Zaeka ("The Rabbit"), is a film director and creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in the fields of animation and advertising. Throughout this time he has worked on major campaigns for leading international brands, directed a number of animated short films and designed immersive visuals and SFX concepts for music videos and dance performances. His creative output includes more than 100 animated videos.In 2013 Ivan founded ROBO Lab, which has grown to become a leading animation and post-production studio on the Bulgarian market. He also holds a master’s degree in Movie Animation from New Bulgarian University and a marine captain’s license.
Иван Попов-Заека
Иван Попов, когото почти всички наричат "Заекa", е режисьор и творчески директор с повече от 20 години опит в сферите на анимацията и рекламата. Работил е по ключови рекламни кампании на водещи международни компании, автор е на късометражни филми и е правил видео инсталации и визуални ефекти за музикални клипове и танцови спектакли. Режисирал е над 100 анимационни видеа.През 2013 г. Иван основава ROBO Lab, което постепенно се превръща в едно от водещите студиа за анимация и пост-продукция на българския пазар. Има магистърска степен по анимационно кино от Нов български университет и диплом за капитан на ветроходна яхта.
Levente Galambos / Левенте Галамбош
Levente Galambos
Born in 1997. He studies at the German Nationality High School in Budapest with a bilingual education, specializing in physics. He is a bachelor student in mechatronic engineering at TU Budapest. His specialization is in optomechatronics and his thesis is on "Development and implementation of distortion measurement for cameras". He is a cameraman and editor at Kármán Studio, TU and at weareEnigma, Budapest. He is also a lecturer on courses about editing and cinematography. Since 2021 he is a self-employed cinematographer, lighting technician and camera technician for short films, music videos, feature films.
Левенте Галамбош
Роден e през 1997 г. Учи от 2012 г. до 2017 г. в Националната немска гимназия в Будапеща със специализация по физика с двуезично обучение. Завършва бакалавърска степен по мехатронно инженерство в Техническия университет в Будапеща. Пише дипломна работа на тема "Разработка и изпълнение на измерването на камерната дисторсия". Специализира оптомехатроника. Работи като оператор и монтажист в "Карман студио" в Техническия университет в Будапеща. Лектор е в курсове по монтаж и кинематография. От 2018 г. до 2020 г. е оператор и монтажист в "weareEnigma", Будапеща. От 2021 г. е оператор, техник по осветлението и камерата на свободна практика.
Onur Keşaplı /Онур Кешаплъ
Onur Keşapli
Onur Keşaplı was born in İzmir in 1986. He shot his first short films at American Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication in 2008. In 2012, he completed his master's degree in Film Design at Dokuz Eylül University. He received his Ph.D in 2019 in Radio, Television and Cinema at Ege University. He has been a director, writer and producer of many short films, documentaries, TV shows and a jury at national and international film festivals. He works as an academician and lecturer at Uşak University, Faculty of Communication since 2013 and he is the founder of The International Uşak Short Film Festival since 2014.
Онур Кешаплъ
Онур Кешаплъ е роден в Измир през 1986 г. Снима първите си късометражни филми в American Collegiate Institute. Завършва факултета по Комуникации в университета Анадолу през 2008. През 2012 г. получава магистърската си степен по Филмов дизайн в университета "Dokuz Eylül". Завършва докторантурата си през 2019 г. по Радио, телевизия и кино в университета Еге. Режисьор, сценарист и продуцент на много късометражни и документални филми и ТВ предавания. Жури на различни филмови фестивали. От 2013 г. преподава във факултета по Комуникации в университета Ушак. През 2014 г. основава Международния фестивал за късометражно кино Uşak.
Phaedra Vokali / Федра Вокали
Phaedra Vokali
Phaedra Vokali studied Piano, Economics and Architecture Theory in Athens and Film in University College London. In 2012 she took on Marni Films as a managing director, completing numerous films as a producer. In 2020, she co-founded Late Bloomers production company. She is an EAVE Producers Workshop alumnus as well as Torino Film Lab alumnus. Her films (Suntan, Afterlov and more) have been awarded and screened in many international film festivals. Phaedra is a member of the Feminist Autonomous Centre for Research in Athens. She is an Artworks fellow and recently completed her first short film as a writer/director, titled Enomena.
Федра Вокaли
Федра Вокали е изучавала Пиано, икономика и теория на архитектурата в Атина и Кино в University College в Лондон. През 2012 г. поема компанията Marni Films като управляващ директор, реализирайки многобройни филми като продуцент. През 2020 г. става съосновател на продуцентската компания Late Bloomers. Тя е възпитаник на EAVE Producers Workshop, както и на Torino Film Lab. Филмите й (Suntan, Afterlov и др.) са показвани и награждавани на много международни филмови фестивали. Член е на Феминисткия автономен център за изследвания в Атина и е сътрудник на Artworks. Завършеният наскоро Enomena, е първият ѝ късометражен филм като сценарист и режисьор.
Rastko Ćirić / Растко Чирич
Rastko Ćirić
Born in 1955 in Belgrade, Serbia. Graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade in 1979, where he is also a retired professor of Illustration and Animation and a vice-rector. Founder of the subject of Animation at the FAA, Belgrade and the FAA Animation Studio (2006). Illustrated for the New York Times Book Review (2002-2004). Founder and editor of the book edition and magazine Signum of the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade (2006). Author of the concept and music of the conceptual multimedia project The Rubber Soul Project dedicated to the Beatles. Founder and Art Director of six Festivals of European Student Animation (FESA) in Belgrade (2012 - 2017).
Растко Чирич
Роден e през 1995 г. в Белград, Сърбия. През 1979 г. завършва Факултета по приложни изкуства (FAA) на Университета по изкуства в Белград. Пак там преподава Илюстрация и Анимация и е бил заместник-ректор. Основател на дисциплината Анимация и Анимационното студио на FAA (2006). Илюстратор за New York Times Book Review (2002-2004). Основател и редактор на книжното издание и списание Signum на Факултета за приложни изкуства в Белград (2006). Автор на идеята и музиката на концептуалния мултимедиен проект The Rubber Soul Project, посветен на Бийтълс. Основател и арт-директор на шест издания на Festivals of European Student Animation в Белград (2012 - 2017).
Vasiliki Maltasoglou / Василики Малтасоглу
Vasiliki Maltasoglou
Vasiliki Maltasoglou is Festival Director of Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival and co-founder of the organization Balkans Beyond Borders. She is specialized in Digital Communication and Storytelling undertaking storytelling and short film inspired workshops to adults and teenagers. In Balkans Beyond Borders she directs the Festival, realizes workshops on filmmaking and storytelling, and curates all screenings and cultural events of BBB. Also, she has been Jury member in several short film festivals such as BUZAU and Aegean Film Festival. All her actions are linked with her passion for creativity and communication.
Василики Малтасоглу
Василики Малтасоглу е директор на Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival и съосновател на организацията Balkans Beyond Borders. Специализира Цифрови комуникации и сторителинг. Провежда семинари за разказване на истории и късометражни филми за възрастни и тийнейджъри. В компанията Balkans Beyond Borders тя организира и провежда уъркшопите за производство на филми и сторителинг, а също курира прожекциите и културните събития. Била е член на журито на няколко фестивала за късометражно кино като BUZAU и Aegean Film Festival. Всичките дейности, с които се занимава, са обусловени от страстта ѝ към креативността и комуникациите.
Vítězslav Chovanec / Витеслав Чованец
Vítězslav Chovanec
Graduated from Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies at Masaryk University in Brno. During his studies he worked for Czech Television as an assistant dramaturge. Since 2010, he worked for several film festivals including Cinema Mundi, Karlovy Vary IFF, Ji.hlava IDFF or Mezipatra IQFF. As a journalist, Vítězslav has contributed to various Czech outlets including 25fps, Film a doba, and he is still writing for Cinepur, where he also handle production and distribution of the magazine. He is also a member of programming team of One World Human Rights Film Festival in Prague. In September 2017, he joined the team of the Czech Film Center, a division of Czech Film Fund, where he is responsible for promotion and festival distribution of Czech documentary and short films abroad.
Витеслав Чованец
Завършва филмови науки и аудио-визуална култура в Университета Масарик в Бърно. По време на следването си работи в Чешката телевизия като асистент драматург. От 2010 г. работи за няколко филмови фестивала, включително Cinema Mundi, Karlovy Vary IFF, Ji.glava IDFF и Mezipatra IQFF. Като журналист, Витеслав е работил за различни чешки издания като 25fps, Film a doba, и все още пише за Cinepur, където е ангажиран и с производството и разпространението на списанието. Член е на програмния екип на One World Human Rights Film Festival в Прага. През септември 2017 г. се присъединява към екипа на Чешкия филмов център, подразделение на Чешкия филмов фонд, където отговаря за промотирането и фестивалното разпространение на чешки документални и късометражни филми в чужбина.
Vladislav Apostolov / Владислав Апостолов
Vladislav Apostolov
Vladislav Apostolov is a film journalist and author, whose work has appeared in almost all major national media outlets in Bulgaria, and has been translated abroad. He writes and speaks about cinema in print, radio and TV. He has also been part of two online film podcasts, products of the websites Operationkino.net and Webcafe.bg.
He is a culture editor in the national newspaper Trud News, а regular guest on film topics for the weekend morning show of the leading national TV station bTV, and has a culture commentary slot on thе waves of Bulgarian National Radio.
Vladislav has written hundreds of articles and film reviews, published in various bulgarian magazines. He has covered the festivals in Cannes and Venice and has interviewed many film figures, from Francis Ford Coppola to Luc Besson.
He absolutely loves film noir and some solid screen satire.
Владислав Апостолов
Владислав Апостолов е филмов журналист и автор, чиято работа е публикувана в почти всички големи български медии и е била превеждана в чуждестранни издания. Той пише и говори за кино в печата, радиото и телевизията. Участвал е и в два подкаста, продукти на сайтовете Operationkino.net и Webcafe.bg.
Той е културен редактор в националния всекидневник Труд News, редовен гост за филмови теми в телевизия bTV и има коментарна рубрика в Българското национално радио.
Владислав е автор на стотици статии и филмови ревюта, публикувани в множество списания и сайтове. Отразявал е фестивалите в Кан и Венеция и има интервюта с десетки филмови фигури, от Франсис Форд Копола до Люк Бесон.
Обожава film noir и всяка солидна екранна сатира.
Vlado Srbinovski / Владо Сърбиновски
Vlado Srbinovski
Vlado Srbinovski is a founder and President of BALKANIA. His purpose is to restore the positive image of the Balkans in the public eye and promote its exceptional cultural, natural and historical heritage. With Balkania he initiates and supports many tourism activities on local, national, and regional level, while focusing on projects to develop human capacity in the field of tourism, sustainable economic development and education. He had been an Advisor in the Agency for Promotion and Support of Tourism of Macedonia. For the past 6 years continually a member of the jury in “On The East Coast Europe”- International Tourism Film Festival in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Владо Сърбиновски
Владо Сърбиновски е основател и президент на "Балкания". Целта му е да възстанови положителния имидж на Балканите и да популяризира изключителното им културно, природно и историческо наследство. С "Балкания" той инициира много туристически дейности на местно национално и регионално ниво, като същевременно се фокусира върху проекти за развитие на човешкия капацитет в областта на туризма, устойчивото икономическо развитие и образованието. Бил е съветник в Агенцията за насърчаване и подкрепа на туризма на Македония. През последните 6 години е член на журито на "На източния бряг на Европа"- Международен фестивал на туристическия филм във Велико Търново, България.
Wohoo!
We are announcing the list with the selected projects for this year's FILMER FORGE PITCH, which will be held on June 15th and June 16th, 2023, within 20th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival!
BULGARIAN PROJECTS
• Angel-Mikhail (dir. Yordan Chichikov / prod. Izabella Tzenkova)
• Bureaucracy Machine (dir. Desislava Stoyanova / prod. INVICTUS LTD.)
• Christmas Eve (dir. Ilina Perianova / prod. PHOENIX PRODUCTION)
• Come Back (dir. Tanya Black / prod. Eleni Dekidis)
• Don't Flatter Yourself (dir. Michaela Rogacheva / prod. Delyana Angelova)
• Encrypted Love (dir. Lyubomir Dutsolov / prod. Yanitsa Lazarova (FILM FRAME COMPANY)
• Hercules - A Gift from Dad (dir. Anton Zhekov / prod. Anton Zhekov)
• In the Name of the Son (dir. Nikolay Urumov / prod. Nikolay Urumov)
• L+T (dir. Nevena Nikolova / prod. Nevena Nikolova, EMAJICK PRODUCTIONS)
• Lynx-spirit from the Mountain (dir. Stefan Voyvodov / prod. Stefan Voyvodov)
• Manual of Happiness (dir. Lora Markova / prod. peter Raijekov)
• Pretty Girl (dir. Alexandar Tomov / prod. Chavdar Variyski)
• Raspberry Sorbet (dir. Biser Jonev / prod. Nevena Semova)
• Schroedinger's Man (dir. Asparuh Frangov / prod. Irina Gurova)
• Stop the Car (dir. Igor Hristov / prod. Nevena Semova)
• Teeth (dir. Lyubo Yonchev / prod. Lyubo Yonchev, Rosen Savkov, Samuil Djoganov)
• The Call (dir. Diko Boutchoukov / prod. Ivo Nikolov)
• The Driving Lesson (dir. Anastassya Angelova / prod. Albena Stoyanova-Nikolova)
• The Fall (dir. Petar Ganchev / prod. Petar Ganchev, Zhaklin Peycheva)
• Unfledged (dir. Georgi Martev / prod. Aneliya Mangarova)
• Virile (dir. Alex Krasimirov / prod. Lyubomir Balabanov, EUROFILMS)
• Wheee (dir. Kiril Todorov / prod. Irina Gurova)
• When I Say Nothing I Say Everything, and Vice Versa (dir. Lina Pavlova / prod. Kaloyan Nikolov)
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
• A Little Celebration (dir. Selen Örcan / prod. Elif Reis) [TURKEY]
• All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun (dir. Michalis Kimonas / prod. Romanna Lobach) [GREECE]
• Brazil (dir. Danilo Stanimirović / prod. Ivan Stepanović) [SERBIA]
• Closure (dir. Melika Rezapour / prod. Melika Rezapour) [GERMANY]
• Finding Home (dir. Maria Stanisheva / prod. Maria Stanisheva, Manon Messiant) [BULGARIA, FRANCE, USA]
• Gentlepunks (dir. Shirin Ekhlasi / prod. Shirin Ekhlasi) [IRAN]
• Ivan's Childhood (dir. Yiğit Armutoğlu / prod. Yiğit Armutoğlu) [TURKEY]
• Kamikaze (dir. Christina-Kalliroi Garbi / prod. Myrto Stathi) [GREECE]
• Lethe (dir. Nefeli Rapti / prod. Maria Repousi) [GREECE]
• Messenger (dir. Julian Lona / prod. MANTO FILMS) [SPAIN, ARGENTINA]
• Rando (dir. Edoardo Ulivelli / prod. Arianna Pera) [ITALY]
• Swimming Girl (dir. Anıl Güldoğan / prod. Ramazan Kılıç, Anıl Güldoğan) [TURKEY]
• The Mammoth (dir. Thomas Isaksen / prod. Dak Erik Hansen) [NORWAY]
• The Sandwich (dir. Claudio Giusti / prod. David Boldrini, Claudio Giusti, Alexandra Hroncova) [ITALY]
• The Song of Sleepless Nights (dir. Madli Lääne / prod. Marianne Ostrat) [ESTONIA]
• The Wolves Return (dir. Stelios Moraitidis / prod. Ioanna Petinaraki) [GREECE]
• Weird Fishes (dir. Lyndon Hanrahan / prod. Xenia Glen, Antosh Wojcik) [UNITED KINGDOM]
We wish everyone best of luck!
Bulgarian and foreign filmmakers, writers and producers who seek producing, co-producing, funding, and development opportunities for their current or upcoming short film are invited to apply for the FILMER FORGE PITCH. The most promising projects will have the opportunity to take part in the PITCHING DAY 2.
- THE PITCH
Each project team/representative will have up to 7 minutes to present their project and answer questions from the jury.
The order, in which the representatives pitch their projects, will be randomly selected.
Every project, in each phase, must be pitched in English!
PITCHING DAY 1: Bulgarian projects only.
PITCHING DAY 2: PITCHING DAY 1 winning Bulgarian projects + International projects.
- ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS
The program includes One-to-one meetings in 2 phases after the TWO PITCHING DAYS:
1st phase: Speed dating with pitching panelists. To ensure that all projects receive feedback, the programme is initiating “speed dating” meetings between projects’ representatives and each jury member from the FILMER FORGE PITCH.
2nd phase (if there is an interest): Meetings with potentially interested collaborators.
- WHO CAN APPLY?
Film professionals who seek producing, co-producing, funding, and development opportunities for their upcoming short film.
Short film projects in pre-production stage are accepted.
Short film projects in any genre are eligible to apply.
Secured funding by third parties is not an obligatory condition to submit a project.
Participants from all countries are eligible to submit a short film project.
- REQUIRED MATERIALS
Please, provide us with a link to a zipped folder, titled by the name of the short film project, and containing the following materials:
1. Synopsis, treatment, and script.
2. Short biography, photo of director/writer and contacts (phone number and email).
3. Director's statement of artistic choices (image, sound, music, cast, etc.).
4. Production company: profile and selected filmography (if applicable).
5. Short biography and photo of producer and contacts (phone number and email).
6. Producer's statement and strategy for producing this film.
7. Confirmation of secured funding (letter of intent, positive notice, grant, etc.) - if applicable.
8. Any visuals (storyboard, locations, rough cut, animatic, etc.) that will support the application.
! All materials sent must be in English !
- AWARD
The winning Bulgarian, or international short film will be rewarded with 15 000 BGN in cash.
- DEADLINE FOR APPLYING - MAY 9TH, 2023
Please, send the requested materials and the filled form (attached below) to filmerforge@inthepalace.com
You can download the form from this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NFQf6hAdE7vPSnq0au5lf5usWDxh9rPy?usp=share_link
We are announcing the BEST FULL-LENGTH FILM selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST FULL-LENGHT FILM CATEGORY
Faithbreaker (dir. Piotr Zlotorowicz / Poland / 2021 / 76`)
Queen of Hearts (dir. Chema Ramos / Spain / 2022 / 65`)
The Business of Pleasure (dir. Goce Cvetanovski / North Macedonia / 2022 / 97`)
The Riot (dir. Evgeny Grigorev / Russian Federation / 2022 / 108`)
Where is Ida (dir. Petra Zoepnek / Austria / 2022 / 70`)
We are announcing the BEST NATIONAL FILM selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
Silver Princess Competition (OSCAR® qualifying)
BEST NATIONAL FILM CATEGORY
Am I not My Brothers' Keeper? (dir. Nick Stanchev / Bulgaria / 2022 / 30`00``)
To Bury a Dragon (dir. Martin Markov / Bulgaria / 2023 / 29`55``)
Finding Home (dir. Maria Stanisheva / Bulgaria / 2022 / 06`40``)
Freeride (dir. Julian Vergov, Antoni Krastev / Bulgaria / 2022 / 07`07``)
I'm Here (dir. Vilma Kartalska / Bulgaria / 2022 / 04`00``)
Mirror Touch (dir. Roman Pessarov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 15`00``)
Party Bus (dir. Dilyana Daneva / Bulgaria / 2022 / 29`43``)
Task (dir. Deyan Angelov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 09`35``)
The Object (dir. Deyan Tsvyatkov / Bulgaria / 2023 / 15`00``)
The Groomsmaid (dir. Dimitar Donski / Bulgaria / 2023 / 13`00``)
The Outcast (dir. Nikolay Urumov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 08`25``)
We are announcing the BEST FICTION selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
Silver Princess Competition (OSCAR® qualifying)
BEST FICTION FILM CATEGORY
5PM Seaside (dir. Valentin Stejskal / Greece / 2022 / 26`00``)
A Bullfighter's Dog (dir. Sandra Romero / Spain / 2022 / 18`00``)
About Me (dir. Ali Asgari / Netherlands / 2022 / 15`00``)
Agosto in Pelliccia (dir. Alessandro Rocca / Italy / 2022 / 19`32``)
Allas (dir. PV Lehtinen / Finland / 2022 / 15`00``)
Argento Vivo (dir. Giantommaso Puglisi / Italy / 2021 / 13`33``)
Around the Corner (dir. Martin Turk / Slovenia / 2022 / 13`16``)
As Possible as Everything (dir. Selen Örcan / Turkey / 2022 / 15`00``)
Atonement (dir. Kaveh Akaber / Sweden / 2022 / 18`00``)
Betty's Burning (dir. Camille Vigny / Belgium / 2022 / 15`00``)
City of Ghosts (dir. Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter / United Kingdom / 2022 / 15`50``)
Colonie (dir. Romain Daudet-Jahan / France / 2022 / 13`14``)
Crossing the Blue (dir. Victoria Aleksanyan / Armenia / 2022 / 12`10``)
Dash (dir. Rory Fleck Byrne / Ireland / 2021 / 14`56``)
Don't Breathe (dir. Milad Nasim Sobhan / Islamic Republic of Iran / 2022 / 14`38``)
Everything at Once (dir. Henrik Dyb Zwart / Norway / 2022 / 08`18``)
Haven (dir. Maureen OConnell / Ireland / 2022 / 15`00``)
Hooves Beat (dir. Fargol Masrourirad, Seyed Zeitoonnejad / Islamic Republic of Iran / 2022 / 13`27``)
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run (dir. Yue Li / China / 2022 / 14`53``)
If There was no Sky (dir. Branko Popchevski / North Macedonia / 2022 / 28`50``)
Il Vespista (dir. Francesco Crivaro / Estonia / 2022 / 25`00``)
Invincible (dir. Vincent René-Lortie / Canada / 2022 / 29`43``)
Life After Death (dir. Ognjen Petković / Serbia / 2022 / 18`21``)
Lou's Neighbour (dir. Victoria Lafaurie, Hector Albouker / France / 2021 / 18`00``)
Monico Perseus (dir. Alfie Stewart / United Kingdom / 2022 / 07`24``)
Monkey Business (dir. Everon Jackson Hooi / Netherlands / 2021 / 13`50``)
My Eyes are Up Here (dir. Nathan Morris / United Kingdom / 2022 / 13`48``)
North Pole (dir. Marija Apcevska / North Macedonia / 2021 / 15`00``)
Not Tomorrow (dir. Amerissa Basta / Greece / 2022 / 19`46``)
O Que Resta (dir. Daniel Soares / Portugal / 2021 / 20`00``)
Olayan (dir. Khalifa Al-Marri / Qatar / 2021 / 18`00``)
Olly Olly Oxen Free (dir. Valerio Filardo / Italy / 2022 / 12`00``)
Pendulus (dir. Dimitris Gkotsis / Greece / 2022 / 18`07``)
Poppies and Ducks (dir. Christina-Kallirroi Garbi / Greece / 2022 / 20`50``)
PsyChicken (dir. Ata Mojabi / Italy / 2022 / 13`45``)
Queen (dir. Samuel Perriard / Switzerland / 2022 / 09`15``)
Radio Silence (dir. Kerren Lumer-Klabbers / Denmark / 2021 / 16`00``)
Safe as Houses (dir. Mia Mullarkey / Ireland / 2022 / 15`50``)
Selkie (dir. Chris Mul, Michael Mul / United Kingdom / 2022 / 12`23``)
Separation (dir. Aurélien Achache / France / 2022 / 15`00``)
Solo (dir. Alberto Gross Molo / Spain / 2022 / 20`00``)
Soul Food (dir. Nikos Tseberopoulos / Greece / 2021 / 24`09``)
Story (dir. Mohamed Bouhari / Morocco / 2022 / 19`00``)
Street Light (dir. Vladislav Ikonnikov / Russian Federation / 2021 / 25`00``)
The Connection (dir. Daniele Morelli / Italy / 2022 / 20`00``)
The Fence (dir. Tomasz Wolski / Poland / 2022 / 19`00``)
The Mighty Kingdom (dir. Julien Meynet / France / 2022 / 28`30``)
The Shepherd of Clouds (dir. Lorenzo Cassol / Italy / 2022 / 11`15``)
The Silent Ones (dir. Basile Vuillemin / France / 2022 / 20`00``)
The Swan Song (dir. Julián Lona / Spain / 2023 / 15`00``)
The Wasp (dir. Marc Beaupré / Canada / 2022 / 28`05``)
To Die Without Noticing (dir. Paloma Argentina / Mexico / 2022 / 11`34``)
Treasures (dir. Welf Reinhart / Germany / 2022 / 08`00``)
Tria (dir. Giulia Grandinetti / Italy / 2022 / 17`00``)
Useless (dir. Raquel Guerrero / Spain / 2022 / 07`52``)
Yama (dir. Andreas Vakalios / Greece / 2021 / 15`00``)
Yanni (dir. Rachid Allaoua / Canada / 2022 / 20`06``)
You Promised (dir. Marco Renda / Italy / 2022 / 08`00``)
Zof (dir. Rino Barbir / Croatia / 2022 / 15`40``)
We are announcing the BEST DOCUMENTARY selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Black Wagon (dir. Adilet Karzhoev / Kyrgyzstan / 2021 / 23`37``)
Busy (dir. Jan Otto Ertesvåg / Norway / 2021 / 06`52``)
Dicks That I Like (dir. Johanna Gustin / Germany / 2022 / 13`19``)
Endless Return (dir. Andrea Bersani / Italy / 2021 / 23`00``)
Eva and Ramona (dir. Minka Jakerson / Sweden / 2022 / 15`00``)
Eva Ray (dir. Ross Casswell / United Kingdom / 2021 / 15`02``)
Grand National (dir. Serge-Olivier Rondeau / Canada / 2021 / 21`00``)
Kambana (dir. Samuel Pastor / Spain / 2021 / 15`00``)
Leglassion (dir. Lefteris Pasalidis / Greece / 2022 / 14`44``)
Piché Returns to the Ring (dir. Helgi Piccinin / Canada / 2021 / 23`00``)
Searching Heleny (dir. Esther Vital / Brazil / 2022 / 29`20``)
See You in April (dir. Alex Helm / United States / 2022 / 17`00``)
Sex Relish (dir. Ananda Safo / France / 2021 / 11`50``)
Sirens (dir. Ilaria Di Carlo / Germany / 2022 / 13`23``)
Sonnenstube (dir. Davide Palella / Italy / 2022 / 07`52``)
The Maestrat on Film (dir. Fermin Sales / Spain / 2022 / 16' 30``)
Thrown Away Child (dir. JD Donnely / United Kingdom / 2022 / 31`13``)
Touch Down (dir. Andi Bänziger, Aron Marty / Switzerland / 2022 / 24`38``)
Under the Lake (dir. Thanasis Trouboukis / Greece / 2022 / 16`33``)
To be continued…
We are announcing the BEST ANIMATION selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
Silver Princess Competition (OSCAR® qualifying)
BEST ANIMATION FILM CATEGORY
11 (dir. Vuk Jevremovic / Croatia / 2022 / 05`28``)
A Dream of Hawaii (dir. Thomas Smoor Isaksen / Norway / 2022 / 10`26``)
A Tiny Man (dir. Aude David, Mikael Gaudin / France / 2022 / 10`00``)
Ashkasha (dir. Lara Maltz / Spain / 2022 / 06`17``)
Black Eyed Dog (dir. Alessandro Cino Zolfanelli / Italy / 2023 / 15`11``)
Botanica Exotica (dir. Sofia Laszlovszky / Hungary / 2022 / 12`52``)
Crab (dir. Piotr Chmielewski / Poland / 2022 / 08`00``)
Dancing in the Shadows (dir. Elliot Bloom, Alexandra Gordon-Gibson / Netherlands / 2022 / 03`04``)
Dog Apartment (dir. Priit Tender / Estonia / 2022 / 14`14``)
Egoland (dir. Ignasi López Fàbregas / Spain / 2022 / 09`57``)
Even Stone Flows (dir. Michaela Čopíková / Slovakia / 2022 / 03`18``)
Garrano (dir. Vasco Sá, David Doutel / Portugal / 2022 / 14`08``)
Ice Merchants (dir. João Gonzalez / Portugal / 2022 / 14`00``)
Il Formaggio (dir. Claudio Giusti / Italy / 2021 / 11`28``)
Inner Polar Bear (dir. Gerald Conn / United Kingdom / 2022 / 07`00``)
Island (dir. Michael Faust / Israel / 2022 / 07`38``)
Kiss 'n' Ride (dir. Olivia Jensen / United States / 2022 / 07`46``)
Little Smasher (dir. Gilles Cuvelier / France / 2021 / 13`56``)
Lupus in Fabula (dir. Vuk Palibrk, Tanja Brzaković / Serbia / 2022 / 07`18``)
Money and Happiness (dir. Ana Nedeljković, Nikola Majdak Jr / Serbia / 2022 / 09`47``)
My Airline (dir. Antoine Ceunebroucke / France / 2022 / 01`38``)
Once There was a Sea (dir. Joanna Kozuch / Poland / 2022 / 16`24``)
Red Rabbit (dir. Rory Kerr / Ireland / 2022 / 04`50``)
Regular Rabbit (dir. Eoin Duffy / Ireland / 2022 / 07`43``)
Rest in Piece (dir. Antoine Antabi / France / 2022 / 09`35``)
Shakespeare for All Ages (dir. Hannes Rall / Germany / 2022 / 02`42``)
Suzie in the Garden (dir. Lucie Sunková / Czech Republic / 2022 / 13`19``)
The Antiquary (dir. Manuel Matos Barbosa / Portugal / 2022 / 08`00``)
The Benefactors (dir. Christophe Lopez-Huici / Switzerland / 2022 / 08`49``)
The Bridge (dir. Izumi Yoshida / Poland / 2022 / 22`00``)
The Foam and the Lion (dir. Cláudio Jordão / Portugal / 2022 / 17`00``)
The Garbage Man (dir. Laura Gonçalves / Portugal / 2022 / 11`50``)
The Legend of Goldhorn (dir. Lea Vucko / Slovenia / 2022 / 13`35``)
The Pioneers (dir. Simon Cottee / Canada / 2021 / 09`40``)
The Queen of the Foxes (dir. Marina Rosset / Switzerland / 2022 / 08`50``)
The Record (dir. Jonathan Laskar / Switzerland / 2022 / 08`38``)
The Song of Flying Leaves (dir. Armine Anda / Armenia/Islamic Republic of Iran / 2023 / 12`37``)
Think Something Nice (dir. Claudius Gentinetta / Switzerland / 2022 / 06`00``)
To Fall (dir. Ivan Morales Jr. / Germany / 2022 / 13`53``)
To the Moon (dir. Rickie Cai / Sweden / 2022 / 00`43``)
Without Us (dir. Julie Engaas / Norway / 2022 / 08`00``)
Zidane Roulette (dir. Emy Mirel Ivasca / Romania / 2023 / 08`50``)
To be contuinued...
We are announcing the BEST STUDENT ANIMATION selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST STUDENT ANIMATION FILM (Student Academy Award® qualifying)
A Bloody Graveyard Story (dir. Vanessa Stachel / Germany / 2022 / 03`22``)
A Dog Under Bridge (dir. Tang Rehoo / China / 2022 / 12`44``)
Boom (dir. Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augerai, Laurie Pareira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Charles Di Cicco / France / 2022 / 05`36``)
Carp Xmass (dir. Anna Heribanová / Czech Republic / 2022 / 07`58``)
Death of the Gods (dir. Leto Stojanovic Meade / United Kingdom / 2022 / 11`32``)
Headprickles (dir. Katarzyna Miechowicz / Poland / 2022 / 08`00``)
Journey in Amnesia (dir. Anouk Kilian-Debord / Belgium / 2021 / 05`27``)
Mom is Always Right (dir. Marie Urbánková / Czech Republic / 2022 / 07`39``)
Out of Habit (dir. Ivana Savova / United Kingdom / 2022 / 06`10``)
Pentola (dir. Leo Černic / Italy / 2022 / 07`12``)
Pinocchio (dir. Valentin Clauzon, Guillaume Collin, Paul Goubet, Stella Jullian, Loic Lemoine, Theo Miramon, Aymeric Richard, Laura Salomoni / France / 2021 / 06`13``)
Resting Fog (dir. Nikolett Fábián / Hungary / 2022 / 05`14``)
Spring Roll Dream (dir. Mai Vu / United Kingdom / 2022 / 09`19``)
Swing to the Moon (dir. Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau / France / 2022 / 06`40``)
Synchrony (dir. Julia Le Bras-Juarez, Emmie Marriere, Marianne Fourmanoit, Laura Techer, Louise-Marie Rousselie, Jean Delamarre, Alexis Prost / France / 2022 / 07`57``)
The Building at 9 Etzel Str. (dir. Bar Vaknine, Tamar Sharvit, Matan Levi / Israel / 2023 / 08`52``)
The House of Loss (dir. Jinkyu Jeon / Japan / 2022 / 09`34``)
Town Hall Square (dir. Christian Kaufmann / Germany / 2023 / 08`35``)
To be continued…
We are announcing the BEST STUDENT FICTION selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST STUDENT FICTION FILM (Student Academy Award® qualifying)
+963 (dir. Daood Alabdulaa / Germany / 2022 / 10`00``)
5/3/0 (dir. Danilo Stanimirović / Serbia / 2023 / 15`00``)
Acid Base (dir. Shirin Ekhlasi / Islamic Republic of Iran / 2022 / 15`40``)
Aykuo (dir. Ayaal Adamov / Russian Federation / 2023 / 20`00``)
Bestial Ones (dir. Miles Davis Murphy / Ireland / 2022 / 19`52``)
Between Us the Wilderness (dir. Vincent Ercolani / Germany / 2022 / 21`57``)
Blind Spot (dir. Patrycja Polkowska / Poland / 2022 / 15`00``)
Blue Noise (dir. Simon Maria Kubiena / Germany / 2022 / 16`30``)
Blue Note (dir. Pavel Andonov / Finland / 2022 / 22`25``)
By the Rivers Blue (dir. Tong Liu / United Kingdom / 2021 / 23`56``)
CASTRO (dir. Socratis I Zavitsanos, Diamantis I Zavitsanos / France / 2021 / 07`16``)
Charlie (dir. Etienne Glénat / France / 2022 / 16`52``)
Elevator Pitch (dir. Lyndon Henley Hanrahan / United Kingdom / 2022 / 14`58``)
Fallen Apples (dir. Hristo Kostov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 19`58``)
Fixing Things (dir. Jan Prazak / Austria / 2022 / 28`00``)
For Dummies (dir. Sirma Stoyanova / Bulgaria / 2022 / 15`12``)
Graveyard of Horses (dir. Xiaoxuan Jiang / China / 2022 / 16`56``)
Guardieladri (dir. Gabriele Manzoni / Italy / 2022 / 10`42``)
Headfish (dir. Jakub Prysak / Poland / 2021 / 24`00``)
Heart Fruit (dir. Kim Allamand / Switzerland / 2022 / 20`00``)
Heat! (dir. Patricio de la Maza / United States / 2022 / 15`00``)
How to Tame a Wild Elephant (dir. Sushant Bhat / Portugal / 2022 / 23`43``)
Ice Break (dir. Elvira Dulskaia / Czech Republic / 2023 / 19`50``)
IDYLL (dir. Fanny Rösch / Germany / 2022 / 10`00``)
Jia (dir. Vee Shi / Australia / 2022 / 15`00``)
Killing Bagheera (dir. Muschirf Shekh Zeyn / Syrian Arab Republic / 2022 / 13`00``)
Little Sky (dir. Jess X. Snow / Canada / 2021 / 13`45``)
Lo Sguardo [The Look] (dir. Edoardo Ulivelli / United Kingdom / 2022 / 25`00``)
Lonely Fans (dir. David Oesch / Switzerland / 2022 / 19`47``)
Louis & Jeanne (dir. Amaury Fontaine / Belgium / 2021 / 18`57``)
Mud Crab (dir. David Robinson-Smith / Australia / 2022 / 12`25``)
Neighbouring Sounds (dir. Ali Kıvanç Güldürür / Turkey / 2022 / 18`00``)
On the Edge (dir. Matteo Sanders / Austria / 2022 / 19`00``)
On Your Behalf (dir. Ana Garcia Rico / United Kingdom / 2021 / 16`27``)
Our Home (dir. Bogdan Alecsandru / Romania / 2021 / 14`00``)
Paradise on Earth to See (dir. Vojtěch Novotný / Czech Republic / 2022 / 26`54``)
Pizza d'Amour (dir. Elsa van Damke / Germany / 2022 / 10`47``)
Red Admiral (dir. Marin Rangelov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 21`24``)
Rooftop (dir. Nevena Nikolova, Petar Garzilov / Bulgaria / 2022 / 15`45``)
She is a Good Boy (dir. Alina Yklymova / Germany / 2021 / 25`31``)
Son Pardos (dir. Carlos Llaó / Spain / 2023 / 29`58``)
Sonderlackierung (dir. Lena Strohmaier / Germany / 2021 / 19`00``)
Taste of Home (dir. Âni Võ / Germany / 2022 / 29`07``)
The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain (dir. Eugen Merher / Germany / 2022 / 20`00``)
The Campsie Fells (dir. Luca MacCormick / United Kingdom / 2021 / 17`09``)
The Dependent Variables (dir. Lorenzo Tardella / Italy / 2022 / 15`00``)
The One-Way Ticket (dir. Melika Rezapour / Germany / 2022 / 10`11``)
The Other End of the Street (dir. Kálmán Nagy / Austria / 2022 / 22`00``)
The Tears of Things (dir. Kate Voet / Belgium / 2021 / 13`49``)
The Viewing Room (dir. Love von Hauswolff / Sweden / 2022 / 22`31``)
To Mother (dir. Aleksander Szamalek / Poland / 2022 / 13`51``)
Traces (dir. Omer Weiss / Israel / 2022 / 16`34``)
Trenc d'Alba (dir. Anna Llargués / Spain / 2023 / 28`23``)
Trumoiak (dir. Iker Maguregi / Spain / 2021 / 12`40``)
Unfamiliars (dir. Lauri Elstelä / Estonia / 2022 / 15`50``)
Vinland (dir. Martin Kuba / Czech Republic / 2022 / 30`00``)
Waiting Room (dir. Katarina Zrinka Šarić / Czech Republic / 2022 / 11`47``)
Water Balloons (dir. Aleksa Borković / Serbia / 2022 / 13`04``)
Wetsuit (dir. João Salgado / Portugal / 2022 / 18`00``)
Winners (dir. Dániel Füzes / Hungary / 2022 / 16`04``)
Your Guardian (dir. Mimi Vlaovic / United Kingdom / 2021 / 20`00``)
To be continued…
We are announcing the BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM
Abel (dir. Petya Atanasova / Bulgaria / 2022 / 18`35``)
At Spiral's End (dir. Eliška Kerbachová / Czech Republic / 2022 / 04`27``)
Below the Surface (dir. Tomas Ponsteen / Netherlands / 2022 / 14`00``)
Bloodshed (dir. Eva Babington / United Kingdom / 2022 / 15`00``)
Contraction (dir. Christof Bruggmann / Switzerland / 2022 / 10`40``)
Driving Force (dir. Daniela Magnani Hüller / Germany / 2022 / 29`54``)
Familiar Stranger (dir. Sara Furrer, Fabian Lütolf / Switzerland / 2022 / 19`24``)
Filho (dir. Tomas Ponsteen / Netherlands / 2022 / 23`00``)
Foxy Girls (dir. Maja Penčič / Czech Republic / 2021 / 12`46``)
Fragments (dir. Marie-Lou Béland / Canada / 2023 / 08`30``)
Geamăna (dir. Matthäus Wörle / Germany / 2022 / 30`00``)
Home (dir. Altynkyz Sharshenkulova / Kyrgyzstan / 2021 / 18`32``)
Life Line (dir. Sara Čolić, Aline Danielle Bavier / Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2022 / 19`40``)
May the Earth Become the Sky (dir. Ana Vijdea / Romania / 2022 / 15`00``)
Navarinou Square (dir. Andreas Lazidis / Greece / 2022 / 12`14``)
Shells (dir. Marie Magdalena Kochová / Czech Republic / 2022 / 09`12``)
Sweet Life (dir. Pieter Genee / United Kingdom / 2023 / 19`34``)
The Divine Flower (dir. Tessa van der Riet / Netherlands / 2022 / 27`41``)
To Eat Bread (dir. Mohamed Rabie/ Poland / 2022 / 10`22``)
uStopia (dir. Denisa Parobekova / Slovakia / 2021 / 29`42``)
With My Thoughts on the Sea (dir. Fabiana Fragale / Germany / 2022 / 23`00``)
To be continued…
We are announcing the BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM and BEST STUDENT EXPERIMENTAL FILM selection for the 20th IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND BEST STUDENT EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1 MTH/MIN (dir. Ethann Néon / Belgium / 2021 / 03`45``)
All My Scars Vanish in the Wind (dir. Angélica Restrepo, Carlos Velandia / Colombia / 2022 / 14`18``)
AMO (dir. Emmanuel Gras / France / 2022 / 19`46``)
Cinquemarzo (dir. Stefano Malchiodi / Italy / 2022 / 15`00``)
Dear Passengers (dir. Madli Lääne / Estonia / 2022 / 11`00``)
EO DE ME (dir. Viktorie Štěpánová / Czech Republic / 2023 / 05`22``)
Our Pain (dir. Shunsaku Hayashi / Japan / 2022 / 16`08``)
You are Dust (dir. Micael Espinha / Portugal / 2022 / 09`03``)
saudade; (dir. Eimear Young / Ireland / 2022 / 07`25``)
Sunspots (dir. Yannick Mosimann / Switzerland / 2022 / 08`45``)
The Stream XII (dir. Hiroya Sakurai / Japan / 2022 / 03`57``)
Turbulence (dir. Telemach Wiesinger / Germany / 2022 / 15`00``)
XX (dir. Vasja Lebarič, Julij Zornik / Slovenia / 2022 / 10`57``)