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International Competition

International Competition

ABOUT THE CATEGORY

WHERE WORLD CINEMA FINDS ITS SHORT FORM AN OPEN CALL TO THE
WORLD'S SHORT FILMMAKERS. CURATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL JURY
ACROSS ALL FORMS FICTION, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION AND
EXPERIMENTAL WORK.

OSCAR®-QUALIFYING. ALUMNI HAVE SCREENED AT SUNDANCE,
BERLINALE, AND TIFF.

ABOUT THE LOGO

THE MARK TAKES ITS SILHOUETTE FROM A SQUARE, WHICH IN KOLAM
TRADITION REPRESENTS THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD. MULTIPLE
SQUARES LAYER AND COMBINE TO ECHO THE MANY COUNTRIES AND
FILMS THAT MAKE UP BISFF'S INTERNATIONAL SLATE. RENDERED IN DEEP
BLUE AND BRIGHT GREEN, DRAWN FROM THE COLOURS OF THE GLOBE,
TO REPRESENT THE FESTIVAL'S INTERNATIONAL REACH.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OFFICIAL SELECTION FINALISTS
DIRECTORPROJECT TITLEFF CODE
HAE-SUP SIN
BAN DAL (HALF-MOON)
FF-26-73
ANDRE BALBUENA
BUS
FF-26-477
MEYER LEVINSON-BLOUNT
BUTCHER'S STAIN
FF-26-2222
MARKO CRNOGORSKI
CHOICE
FF-26-560
AMIR ZAZA
CLOSE YOUR EYES HIND
FF-26-1626
AIME OCTAVE
ECHOES BENEATH THE HILL
FF-26-1432
VLAD GRADESCU
HAI DAVAI
FF-26-280
HELENA BODLOVIC
HEAVEN ON EARTH
FF-26-350
ALEXANDRA STRUNIN
I GAZE AT THE SKY
FF-26-1425
TUNA KAPTAN
ISHAQ
FF-26-929
HUGO BECKER
LA LIGNE DE VIE (THE LIFELINE)
FF-26-1976
JAIME ALONSO DE LINAJE
MAX
FF-26-460
MURTADHA HARZ AL YASRY
NOAH
FF-26-2075
SOLAL BOULOUDNINE
PLEASE HOLD
FF-26-1264
BÁRBARA FERNÁNDEZ, DAVID MENDIZÁBAL
RELAY
FF-26-636
ZHUANG ZHOU
RIGHT NOW WRONG THEN
FF-26-2141
HAYATO OTOGI (ハヤトオトギ)
ROUND AND ROUND (ラウンドアンドラウンド)
FF-26-1815
JIWON SONG
SEE YOUR EYES
FF-26-2111
ANIL GÜLDOĞAN
SWIMMER GIRL
FF-26-2016
GIACOMO BENDOTTI
THE BRIDGE (IL PONTE)
FF-26-586
TIGRAN TOVMASIAN
THE CIRCUS LION
FF-26-1490
TORFINN IVERSEN
THE CORKSCREW
FF-26-1845
ARTHUR DUPONT DE LA MOTTE
THE FINAL APPEAL
FF-26-1439
ALI COOK
THE PEARL COMB
FF-26-846
BÁLINT KENYERES
THE SPECTACLE
FF-26-1473
HEMANT GABA
THE UNKNOWN FILMMAKER
FF-26-1042
GABRIEL MOTTA
THE VEIL
FF-26-1921
SUN KUN
THE WIND IN ASH
FF-26-134
COKE ARIJO
THE WRITTEN HOUR
FF-26-424
OSCAR TORIBIO
UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS
FF-26-889
LAM CAN-ZHAO
WHEN THE TIGER ROARS
FF-26-1054
JULIETTA KORBEL, YAN CISZEWSKI
YONNE
FF-26-564

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Prof. Maike Mia Höhne

Prof. Maike Mia Höhne

Umesh Kulkarni

Umesh Kulkarni

Christopher Dalton

Christopher Dalton

WINNERS OVER THE YEARS

WINNER

AUTOMAGIC

Directed by Ashok Vish

AUTOMAGIC

1ST RUNNER UP

THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

Directed by Nebojša Slijepčević

THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

2ND RUNNER UP

CLEAR SKIES AHEAD

Directed by Yuki Yoshii

CLEAR SKIES AHEAD

2ND RUNNER UP

AKABABURU: EXPRESSION OF ASTONISHMENT

Directed by Rita Djoya Landa Vagari

AKABABURU: EXPRESSION OF ASTONISHMENT