20th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2023
Best Short Documentary
Awards:
“Black Wagon”
by Adilet Karzhoev
Winner:
Black Wagon
Adilet Karzhoev
Kyrgyzstan,
Documentary,
23'37''
A crew of miners digs coal 500 meters underground. Miners must fulfill the daily plan. But with each hit with the pick, it becomes more and more difficult to get to the coal in the safe zone. The foreman decides to take risks and dig coal in the danger zone.
Best Short Fiction
Awards:
“Lou's Neighbour”
by Victoria Lafaurie, Hector Albouker
Winner:
Lou's Neighbour
Victoria Lafaurie, Hector Albouker
France,
Fiction,
18'00''
Vladimir, 17-years-old, is secretly in love with his neighbour Lou.
Best Full-Length
Awards:
“The Business of Pleasure”
by Goce Cvetanovski
Winner:
The Business of Pleasure
Goce Cvetanovski
North Macedonia,
Fiction,
97''00
A journalist undercover investigation into a sex trafficking network spirals down with unforeseen complications.
Best Short Animation
Awards:
“Dog - Apartment”
by Priit Tender
Winner:
Dog - Apartment
Priit Tender
Estonia,
Animation,
14'14''
Absurdist drama about a decayed male ballet dancer and his barking apartment.
Best Short Student Fiction
Awards:
“Crack of dawn”
by Anna Llargués
Winner:
Crack of dawn
Anna Llargués
Spain,
Fiction,
28'23''
The farmhouse of a rural family is declared unfit for habitation. While part of the family fights to save the space their ancestors built, the younger ones imagine where they could go.
Best Short Student Animation
Awards:
“Town Hall Square”
by Christian Kaufmann
Winner:
Town Hall Square
Christian Kaufmann
Germany,
Animation,
08'35''
Bernard's uneventful life is turned upside down by the unexpected visit of a cheeky little tiger.