14th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2016-2017
Best Short Fiction
Awards:
“An Ordinary Life”
by Sonia Rolland
Winner:
An Ordinary Life
Sonia Rolland
France,
Fiction,
20'26''
Nadia, 15 years old, has to take care of the education of her 11 years old brother, of home maintenance and studies, her mother being in training at the other end of France. She will have to face her mother and make choices.
Best Short Documentary
Awards:
“Nobody Dies Here”
by Simon Panay
Winner:
Nobody Dies Here
Simon Panay
France,
Documentary,
23'30''
Perma gold mine, Benin. Some dream to find something, others realized there was nothing to be found. Some dig relentlessly hoping to become rich, others died in the process. And a few of them say that here, nobody dies.
Best Short Animation
Awards:
“Woolen Cogwheels”
by Bartosz Kedzierski
Winner:
Woolen Cogwheels
Bartosz Kedzierski
Poland,
Animation,
13'54''
An ageing couple Aniela and Konstanty lead a quiet life together. She gives herself over to knitting while he eagerly works on some invention. Although their everyday life seems extremely well-organized there is something deeply lacking.
Best National Film
Awards:
“Maybe Tommorow”
by Martin Iliev
Winner:
Maybe Tommorow
Martin Iliev
Bulgaria,
Germany,
Fiction,
23'31''
Hidden behind a telescope, Lone, a modern-day hermit falls in love with a quirky woman from the building opposite. He has to cross the threshold to finally meet her. Maybe tomorrow.