12th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2014
Best Short Fiction
Awards:
“Belinda Beauiful”
by Marianne Blicher
Winner:
Belinda Beauiful
Marianne Blicher
Denmark,
Fiction,
23'09''
BELINDA BEAUTIFUL IS A STORY ABOUT A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO RISKS HER ONLY FRIENDSHIP WITH THE YOUNGER FREDERIC IN HER LONGING FOR LOVE AND EXPLORATION OF HER OWN BOUNDARIES.
Best Short Documentary
Awards:
“The Visit”
by Matej Bobrik
Winner:
The Visit
Matej Bobrik
Poland,
Documentary,
11’
IN A CARE HOME SURROUNDED BY MAGICAL FOREST DEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THE RESIDENTS LEAD QUIET, UNRUFFLED LIVES. ONLY SUNDAYS SEEM TO BRING ANY VARIETY. FOR SUNDAY IS VISITING DAY.
Best Short Animation
Awards:
“Choir Tour”
by Edmunds Jansons
Winner:
Choir Tour
Edmunds Jansons
Latvia,
Animation,
05'00''
A WORLD-FAMOUS BOYS CHOIR GOES ON A TOUR. IN THE HANDS OF THEIR SEVERE CONDUCTOR THEY ARE AN OBEDIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. BUT LEFT ALONE WITHOUT SUPERVISION, THEY ARE JUST PLAYFUL CHILDREN
Best Short Experimental
Awards:
“Butter Lamp”
by Hu Wei
Winner:
Butter Lamp
Hu Wei
France,
China,
Experimental,
15'00''
A YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AND HIS ASSISTANT SUGGEST TO TIBETAN NOMADS TO TAKE THEIR PICTURE. AGAINST DIVERSE AND MORE OR LESS EXOTIC BACKGROUNDS, FAMILIES APPEAR TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER. THROUGH THESE SHOTS, THE PHOTOGRAPHER WILL WEAVE UNIQUE LINKS WITH EACH OF THE VARIOUS VILLAGERS.
Best National Film
Awards:
“Stereo Love”
by Martin Iliev
Winner:
Stereo Love
Martin Iliev
Bulgaria,
Fiction,
9'
A YOUNG COUPLE HAS LOST THE SPARK AND SUNK INTO ROUTINE. NOW THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS RUN BY A MECHANICAL VOICE COMING THROUGH THE STEREO. IT SHOULD REKINDLE THEIR SEX LIFE, BUT SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG.