GERMAN SHORT FILMS SUCCESSFUL AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS

In recent months, German short films gained awards recognition at many international festivals, here’s a selection: At the Aspen Shorts Fest in April, Brenda Lien took home the award for Best Short Short for CALL OF CUTENESS. SPEECHLESS by Robin Polák won the Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Christian Wittmoser’s EMILY MUST WAIT received the Audience Award at Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen. The documentary FIND FIX FINISH by Mila Zhluktenko and Sylvain Cruiziat won the Amnesty International Award at IndieLisboa. Urte Zintler’s VACANCY got a Special Mention at the International Festival of Animated Films AniFest in Trebon. Another German short was awarded at the Animafest Zagreb: UGLY by Nikita Diakur received the Special Award by jury member Nobuaki Doi. PRIMA NOAPTE by Andrei Tănase won the DANZANTE AWARD at the Huesca Film Festival, where YOUNG by Nehemias Colindres was honored with a Special Mention by the jury. From the Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth PEEP AND THE PAPERPLANE by Christoph Englert took home the Audience Award – for the Best Short Animated Film. At the Palm Springs ShortFest, Jonatan Schwenk’s SOG received the Award for Best Student Animation. SOG was also awarded with the Cristal for a Graduation Film at the renowned animation film festival in Annecy.