16th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2019
Best Short Fiction
Awards:
“Brotherhood”
by Meryam Joobeur
Winner:
Brotherhood
Meryam Joobeur
Canada,
Fiction,
24'57''
Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.
Best Short Documentary
Awards:
“Lifeboat”
by Skye Fitzgerald
Winner:
Lifeboat
Skye Fitzgerald
USA,
Documentary,
34'00''
LIFEBOAT showcases the crisis of refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night and pushing off into the unknown, despite a high probability of drowning.
Best Short Animation
Awards:
“He Can't Live Without Cosmos”
by Konstantin Bronzit
Winner:
He Can't Live Without Cosmos
Konstantin Bronzit
Russia,
Animation,
16'00''
This is the story of mother and son. It is also about love and destiny
Best National Film
Awards:
“Task of The Day”
by Petya Zlateva
Winner:
Task of The Day
Petya Zlateva
Bulgaria,
Animation,
05'00''
A short visual poem based on the poem Daily Tasks by Stefan Ivanov, where the protagonist strives to escape from solitude into her daily chores only to face madness and chaos.
Best Short Experimental
Awards:
“Buzz Riot”
by Rudi van der Marwe
Winner:
Buzz Riot
Rudi van der Marwe
Switzerland,
Experimental,
7'56''
Buzz Riot takes inspiration from the internet, particularly the way in which it enables us to consume information.
Best Short Student Fiction
Awards:
“Double D”
by Fey Lehiane
Winner:
Double D
Fey Lehiane
The Netherlands,
Fiction,
19'51''
13-year old PUCK knows who she is: a fighter.
