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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.

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

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Jury 1
Jury 2
Jury 3