THE SHADOW by Petra Balekić
For its minimalist statement and bold filmic exploration of body’s gravity that penetrates us to the core.
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SILENT CINEMA by Krste Gospodinovski
For the incredible work of camera which hypnotically guides us through the backwaters of time, highlighting particles of love to the art of cinema.
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HOW by Marko Mestrović
A suggestive philosophical lament about the beginning and neverending of everything. This film is constantly wondering….
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DOG ALONE by Marta Reis Andrade
A haunting melancholic film portraying the personal hardships of both leaving and being the last one left. This tender film is full of rich visual details and indelible imagery.
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WHERE MEMORIES LIVE by Florencia de la Maza and Matías Yunge
Floating in the void, built out of boxes, this object of art is giving shelter to fading childhood memories from a family archive.
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LIFE IS LIKE THAT AND NOT OTHERWISE by Lenia Friedrich
For immersing the audience through the disintegration of identity into fragments of memory and introspection.
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THE LAST DROP by Anna Tokes
With precision of expression the relationship between a gymnast and her ruthless coach is elegantly described. The sound design in particular enhances the brittleness of steel and crunching of joints.
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LORINC BARABAS — WHERE BLUE MEETS RED by Tomas Patrovits
This film utilizes a creative and minimal animation style, one where we can almost smell the ink on paper. A strong rhythmic playfulness dances along with the ephemerality of music.
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The Legend of the Hummingbird was chosen as the best film because it is an exciting story full of detail, with great characters who become unexpected heroes, also because we appreciated the animation, which clearly involved a lot of effort, as well as the film’s important message about helping others in need.
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We would like to give a Special Mention to the film Monster, which we really liked for its excellent character design, visual style, and strong storytelling.
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For masterfully told personal, honest and heartbreaking story about loss, coping with pain and finding reason to carry on.
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For being lavish but simple, for being varied but unified, for being rational in psychodelic, personal but universally understandable by making increadible credible.
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For being beautifully nihilistic, graphicaly impressive, and visceraly bold!
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For best editorial concept of a magazine with high artistic and design quality of execution.
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For managing to reach new highs after decades continous and inovative work in fanzines.