International Winners 2021
The 16th KINOFILM Festival online edition is now over and we’re proud to remind our audiences and filmmakers of the winning films announced on 16th may 2021. Time to look back and reflect on the amazing array of short films we were proud to showcase this year.
With over 230 shorts in our international online edition our jury selected the winners in 16 categories, each of an exceptional standard, it was no easy task for the jury to decide the standout selections.
Thanks to all our jury members for the task of viewing and appraising all the wonderful films. We hope you agree they have made some great decisions!
Student/Docs/Animation Section
Best Animation Short
Winner – THE BACKWARD ASTRONOMER directed by Jake Nelson (USA)
Runner-Up – MY OTHER SON directed by Gustavo Fabián Alonso (ARGENTINA)
Special Mention – MOTH directed by Ewa Łuczków (UK)
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- The Backward Astronomer
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- My Other Son
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- Moth
Best International Student
Winner – MONK BY THE SEA directed by Elenie Chung (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO).
Runner up – KILL directed by Quentin Guobadia (USA)
Special mention – OLD HABITS directed by Mary Musolino (AUSTRALIA)
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- Monk By the Sea
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- Kill
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- Old Habits
Best UK student: (to be announced in OCT)
Best Documentary
Winner – THE TRAFFIC SEPARATING DEVICE by Johan Palmgren (SWEDEN)
Runner Up – POLAROIDS: THE WAREHOUSE OF MEMORY by Josu Venero (SPAIN)
Special Mention – Night Shift – Keep on Breathing Calmly by Eva Neidlinger (GERMANY)
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- Traffic Separating Incident
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- Polaroid: Warehouse Memory
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- Night Shift
Newcomer Section
Best International Newcomer:
Winner – SHADOW CUT directed by Lucy Suess (NEW ZEALAND)
Runner-Up – GREEN ARMY directed by Nicholas Keiffer (FRANCE)
Special Mention – KRIM directed by Manual Huttner (AUSTRIA)
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- Shadow Cut
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- Green Army
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- Krim
Best UK Newcomer: (To be announced in OCT)
European Section
Best European Short
Winner – MILA directed by Andreas Vakalios (GREECE)
Runner Up – BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE directed by Mads Koudal (DENMARK)
Special Mention – GRUB directed by Pierre Mazingarbe (FRANCE)
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- Mila
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- Between a Rock & Hard Place
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- Grub
Best European Actor
Winner – Yasha Belorusov from MUM’S HAIRPINS by Tatiana Fedorovskaya (RUSSIA).
Runner Up – Valentin Troise from PAPA by Christopher Switzer (FRANCE).
Special Mention – Olivier Broche from GRUB by Pierre Mazingarbe (FRANCE)
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- Mum’s Hairpins
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- Papa
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- Grub
Best European Actress
Winner – Ghita Nørby BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE by Mads Koudal (DENMARK)
Runner Up – Khalissa Houicha from IN PIECES by Guillaume Tordjman (FRANCE)
Special Mention – Carmen Machi WHY DO PEOPLE LIE? by Didac Cervera Casademont (SPAIN)
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- Between a Rock & Hard Place
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- In Pieces
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- Why Do People Lie
Best European Cinematography
Winner – Fili Olsefski from MILA by Andreas Vakalios (GREECE)
Runner Up – Joanna Kakitek from BORDER CROSSING by Agnieszka Chmura (POLAND)
Special Mention – Pepe Anon from MY DEAR BALL by Gaizka Urresti (SPAIN)
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- Mila
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- Border Crossing
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- My Dear Ball
Best European Screenplay
Winner – MILA by Andreas Vakalios (GREECE)
Runner Up – BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE by Mads Koudal (DENMARK)
Special Mention – PAPA by Christophe Switzer (FRANCE)
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- Mila
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- Between a Rock & Hard Place
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- Papa
Best Polish Short
Winner – BORDER CROSSING directed by Agnieszka Chmura (POLAND)
Runner Up – WIKI directed by Veronica Andersson (POLAND)
Special Mention – HIGH HEELS directed by Juan Bermudez Martinez (POLAND)
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- Border Crossing
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- Wiki
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- High Heels
International Section
Best International Short
Winner – THE BOOGEYWOMAN directed by Erica Scoggins (USA)
Runner Up – FISH CRACKER directed by Yigit Evgar (TURKEY)
Special Mention – MOTH directed by Shu Zhu (USA)
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- The Boogeywoman
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- Fish Cracker
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- Moth
Best International Acting
Winner – Nancy Denis from FOURTEEN by Rowena Rasmussen. (AUSTRALIA)
Runner Up – Alireza Saanifar from DISSECT by Siavash Shahabi (IRAN)
Special Mentions –
Maryam Boobani from OBLIVION by Fatemeh Mohammadi (IRAN)
Okan Yalabık from FISH CRACKER by Yigit Evgar (TURKEY)
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- Fouteen
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- Dissect
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- Oblivion
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- Fish Cracker
Best International Screenplay
Winner – Shu Zhu & G Wilson for MOTH by Shu Zhu. (USA)
Runner Up – Ithaca Yixian Deng & Leqi Vanessa Kong for THE CHEF by Hao Zheng (USA)
Special Mentions –
DISSECT by Siavash Shahabi (IRAN)
FOURTEEN by Rowena Rasmussen (AUSTRALIA)
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- Moth
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- The Chef
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- Dissect
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- Forteeen
Best International Cinematography
Winner – Michael Tebinka for TOMORROW ISLAND by Gwenn Joyaux (ESTONIA)
Runner Up – DISSECT by Siavash Shahabi (IRAN)
Special Mention – THE BOOGEYWOMAN by Erica Scoggins (USA)
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- Tomorrow’s Island
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- Dissect
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- The Boogeywoman
Best Iranian Short
Winner – DISSECT directed by Siavash Shahabi (IRAN)
Runner Up – OBLIVION directed by Fatemeh Mohammadi (IRAN)
Special Mention – UMBRA directed by Saeed Jafarian (IRAN)
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- Dissect
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- Oblivion
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- Umbra
Women in Film Section
Best Women in Film International Short
Winner – MUM’S HAIRPINS directed by Tatiana Fedorovskaya (RUSSIA)
Runner Up – WIKI directed by Veronica Andersson (POLAND)
Special Mentions –
THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING directed by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (USA)
SUMMER RAIN by Miwako Van Weyenberg (BELGIUM)
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- Mum’s Hairpins
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- Wiki
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- Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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- Summer Rain
Best Women in Film International Actress
Winner – Kamila Kobic from WIKI by Veronica Andersson (POLAND)
Runner Up – Marayam Boobani from OBLIVION by Fatemeh Mohammadi (IRAN)
Special Mentions –
Emma Ramos from MARISOL by Zoe Salicrup (USA)
Sylwia Gola from DREAMLAND by Natasza Parzymies (POLAND)
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- Wiki
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- Oblivion
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- Marisol
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- Dreamland
Best Women in Film International Screenplay
Winner – MUM’S HAIRPINS by Tatiana Fedorovskaya (RUSSIA).
Runner Up – A NIGHT WITH JUAN DIEGO by Teresa Bellón (SPAIN)
Special Mentions –
Samiramis Kia for MILK (CANADA)
UNDER MUM’S SKIRT by Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix (FRANCE)
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- Mum’s Hairpins
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- A Night With Juan Diego
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- Milk
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- Under Mum’s Skirt
Best Women in Film International Cinematography
Winner – Joanna Kakitek for BORDER CROSSING by Agnieszka Chmura (POLAND)
Runner Up – Kakitek- Avigail Sperber for THE YOUNGEST by Rachel Elitzur (ISRAEL)
Special mention – Tina DiLuccia for MARISOL by Zoe Salicrup (USA)
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- Border Crossing
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- The Youngest
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- Marisol
PLEASE NOTE: ALL THE BRITISH SECTION AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN PART 2 OF THE FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER.
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