Congratulations to all the winners!  At the same time, we value the work of all applicants.

All winners will receive diplomas. The best films will be screened in partner cinemas.

HEI

  

OFFICAL WINNERS CHECK LIST

 

BEST SHORT FILM

Departure

Directed by:  Tanguy Pochoy (France) 

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 BEST LOW BUDGET

Cardio

Directed by: Petr Cerny (Czech Republic)

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BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 

Expedition On 3 Rivers 

Directed by Irfan Alijagić, Ervin Duratović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Sentient

Directed by: Natasha Beste (United States)

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

What is Dance

Directed by: Jerry Monty Wilson (United States)

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BEST STUDENT VIDEO

First Snow

Directed by: Anton Sytnik (Ukraine)

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 BEST MOBILE PHONE SHORT FILM

STEVEN

Directed by: Jakub Varinský (Slovakia)

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BEST ART SHORT FILM

Spiral Shifting 

Directed by: Cihan Abdal (Turkey)

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 BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM

Julia

Directed by: Víctor Muñoz (Spain)

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BEST INDIE SHORT FILM

INTERNO 5

Directed by: Siddhartha Prestinari (Italy)

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BEST DANCE SHORT FILM

once upon a common ground

Directed by: Anja Neukomm, Laetitia Kohler, Naomi Kamihigashi (Switzerland)

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BEST ACTOR

Milan

Directed by: Jakub Raček (Canada)

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Blind Turn

Directed by: Isabel Dickson (Australia)

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BEST EDITING

Blind Turn

Directed by: Isabel Dickson (Australia)

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BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM

Papercut

Directed by: Giorgos Konstantinou (United Kingdom)

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BEST VFX

Precursor

Directed by: Marco Castiglione (Italy)

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BEST PRODUCTION

Over Under

Directed by: Lucy Harris (United Kingdom) 

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BEST DRONE SHOTS

Borderlands | A visual ode to Southern New Mexico

Directed by: Kevin Mannens (United States)

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BEST FEATURE FILM

Doors

Directed by: Abhineet Gogne (India)

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 BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Doing is everything

Directed by: Petr Cerny (Czech Republic)

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BEST LGBT FILM

Communication

Directed by: JIAQI Liu (China)

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BEST HORROR FILM

Enter the Room

Directed by: Harry Waldman (United States)

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BEST SCI-FI

V

Directed by: Silvano Perozic (Croatia)

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BEST DIRECTOR

Julia

Directed by: Víctor Muñoz (Spain)

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BEST ACTRESS

Julia

Directed by: Víctor Muñoz (Spain)

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 BEST TEASER

I Know A Stranger

Directed by: Carlos Leos (United States)

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BEST TRAILER

Street Ratz

Directed by: Austin Hill (United Kingdom)

 

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SPECIAL AWARD

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Square of Miracles and Leaning Tower of Pisa

Directed by: Daniele Dini (Italy)

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Wednesday's Child

Directed by Katreeva Phillips (United States)

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Rybár (The Fisher)

Directed by Marek Tomajka (Slovakia)

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HONORABLE MENTION

A Carousel in the Rain, Directed by: Jaro Jääskeläinen (Finland)

A Solitude Quartet, Submitted by: Kuo-Hao Li

Acquaintance, Directed by: Vitalii Ermakov (Russian Federation)

In A Box, Directed by: Liam MacDonald (Canada)

Giù le mani da Paperino - don't touch Donald Duck, Directed by: Alessandro Bonolis, Pier Francesco Bonolis (Italy)

Omnipotent Resolution, Directed by: Uniqueness, 

A Refugee's Guide to Rome, Directed by: Ted Efremoff (United States)

Contract, Directed by: Draško Prašnički (Croathia)

Handkerchief Hero, Directed by Bas van der Ham (Netherlands)

iCare, Directed by Bruno Urzi (United Kingdom)

Some like it silence, Directed by Shufan Li, (China)

After The Death, Directed by Issara Maneewat (Thailand)