During the height of COVID-19 paranoia the attempted human sacrifice of 28-year old Daniel Peterson-English inside Flinders St Station, Melbourne by the Victorian State Government. Daniel is subject to a police gag order so cannot speak on camera. His mother Margaret bravely speaks on camera about the immense damage caused to her much-loved son.

"Best Short Documentary"
"Best Covid-19 Film"

► Directed by: Mark A Tarrant

• mark@tarrantlaw.com.au

Álvaro dies after his first day working in a supposedly French restaurant and Sérgio, his husband, applies for the position to try to investigate the presence in Carlão's place, a man who seems to be able to predict the future just by looking at the shape of a dish. was assembled. After having his own dish read by him and putting his prediction to the test, Sérgio confronts him, because Carlão could have saved Álvaro. Carlão will now have to deal with the consequences of his own gift.

"Best Thriller"

► Directed by: Fernando Haro

• fabio.b.torres@157elefantemovies.com.br
• Official Website

"What is Synesthesia? The contamination of the senses? Can one 'see' a sound or 'feel' a color?
In this videoclip, Gianni Salamone, with the help of Katia Della Fonte, a performer with animal-like movements, takes us back to an almost primitive being with precisely primary needs: eating, smelling, touching, having sex, in a mix of contaminations that will free him from the constraints of a life that increasingly alienates us from reality. Synesthesia is somewhat a metaphor for these times. We have everything at our disposal, everything within reach, and yet we fail to realize that we no longer even know what scent a woman's body or the food we eat can have.
In this videoclip, the concept is amplified, expanding the idea that a person can express themselves to the fullest only through their 'primitive' being."

"Best Music Video"
"Best Symbolic Film"
"Best Original Song"

► Directed by: Gianni Salamone, Marzio Benelli

• giannisalamone65@gmail.com
• Official Website

The click of an ordinary Busch-Jäger standard light switch in cream white is the Fiat Lux of a very, very small, narrow and barren world that a nameless and faceless protagonist creates anew day after day, in absolute ignorance of any alternative. In the search for meaning and fulfillment, he first submits to a glorified and idealized relationship fantasy, which culminates in an outburst of lustful self-infatuation, an attempt to transform himself into the object of desire.

"Best Short Film"
"Best No-Dialogue Film"
"Best Symbolic Film"

► Directed by: Alex Reutter

• kontakt@radiant-darkness.de
• Official Website

The DISCONNECTION will take you on an extraordinary journey of discovery, combining earth’s beauty and one of our greatest needs as human beings.
This short film highlights the disconnect between our fellow earthlings, the animal and the shocking reality of our choices today. It calls into awareness the way we view and treat animals as a defining characteristic of our own species.
Amongst the beauty and the pain, the film inspires hope, a way to come into reconnection with the earth and its inhabitants, which is accessible to all of us.
All that is needed is what we already have within, compassion.

"Best Short Documentary"
"Best ECO work"

► Directed by: Frank Metivier

• francismetivier@yahoo.ca

An absurdist short film featuring a man, a coat hanger and a ladder; they converse against the backdrop of the rise of Communist Russia.

"Best Historical Film"
"Best Experimental Film"
"Best Symbolic Film"

► Directed by: Ugrin Vuckovic

• ugrinvuckovic@gmail.com

Two men meet through a screen and struggle to get closer in an impossible pre-written reality

"Best LGBTQ+ Film"
"Best Erotic Film"
"Best Director Debut"
"Best Color Editing"

► Directed by: Gal Primack Najari

• galprimacknajari@gmail.com
• Official Website

In December 2017, Model maker Constant Willems embarked on a captivating mission-to recreate Zutphen as it stood in 1485. The overarching goal is ambitious: to recreate not just the old city but also the Nieuwstad, the Spittaalstad, and a segment of the surrounding environment, all meticulously scaled down to 1:500.
To bring Zutphen from 1485 to life in miniature form, Constant engages in extensive research, collaborating closely with city archaeologist Michel Groothedde and building historian Jeroen Krijnen.
We're shadowing Constant Willems as he embarks on the creation of this intricate model. Originally estimating a timeline of 3 years for the project, Constant found himself immersed in the endeavor for a total of 5 years. Witness the meticulous precision with which he works and the extensive preparation required before he can even lay the foundation for a series of houses. Unfettered by conventional deadlines, his world takes an unforeseen twist. A sudden, unexpected deadline emerges, casting a dark cloud of stress over the entire endeavor. Will he triumph against the relentless march of time and meet the looming deadline?

"Best Feature Documentary"
"Best Original Soundtrack"

► Directed by: John Post

• john@postmediaproducties.nl
• Official Website

A pregnant woman is meant to radiate unconditional love for her unborn child but what if her feelings are more complex and dark? Post-natal depression is increasingly
understood but in a society that portrays pregnancy as an uncomplicated journey
of maternal joy, prenatal depression is a taboo, and frightening.
Yet it can also make a mother stronger than ever.
"Within The Water" is a short documentary film exploring the experiences of a number of women with prenatal depression and how the ritual of cold water swimming throughout pregnancy helped two women in particular regain

"Best Short Documeentary"

► Directed by: Katharina Koall, Eleanor Church

• info@larkrisepictures.com
• Official Website

View the plastic pollution crisis through the eyes and imagination of a child in South-East Asia, a major hotspot for plastic pollution. (PLASTIK) is the first short film made in Asia for audiences in Asia that uses creative storytelling and live action drama to raise awareness and catalyse action to end plastic pollution in the region. It pulls on the heart strings and is both wrenching and warming in equal measure. Witness how a child can take individual action to influence their family to say no to single-use plastic.

"Best ECO work"
"Best Director"
"Best Cinematographer"
"Best Color Editing"
"Best No-Dialogue Film"
"Best Original Soundtrack"

► Directed by: Philip Rom

• kay@meshminds.com
• Official Instagram

Julius Andan served the deep state as a professional liar for 25 years. After realizing that the world has fallen into such a bad state that the invisible power can no longer maintain it, he decides to expose everything to the public. The first superintelligence, Sarah, is created in the CIA's AI research center. Andan and Sarah will be partners in the fight.

"Best Director"
"Best Sound Design"
"Best Web-Series"
"Best Sci-Fi"

► Directed by: Katalin Weith

• brandingkiado@gmail.com
• Official Facebook

The mundane life of a Glaswegian middle aged couple is disrupted by on the one hand a recurring dream offering a potential life changing meeting and on the other a proposed celebrity status as a champion knitter. The consequences play out in a way no-one could have imagined.

"Best Feature Film"
"Best Actor"
"Best Actress"
"Best Original Screenplay"

► Directed by: Kevin Molony

• moochbay@btinternet.com
• Official Facebook

Guys and girls are having fun at some lounge place. They are dancing, singing. Also they hanging around the city, visiting barber shop and a roof.

"Best Music Video"

► Directed by: Alexey Belkin and Vsevolod Aljokhin

• otavae@gmail.com
• Official Website

A lost submarine wanders the depths and collides with an unknown artifact. A man searches for a solution in this labyrinth and will eventually reach an area called "The Well", where human laws do not apply.

"Best Music Video"
"Best Original Song"

► Directed by: Jean Vabre

• backtotheswamp@gmail.com

Javi returns from a party in the middle of COVID confinement. He has met the girl of his dreams when the police interrupt them. He escapes from the police and arrives home alone, but how does he escape from COVID?

"Best Short Film"
"Best Covid-19 Film"

► Directed by: Jesus Rabasco

• dr33.wesley@gmail.com