Winners of BSFF 8
Yugo
Yugo YUGO (yoke):(i) A rudimentary tool used in the basic processes of agrarian production.(ii) Law or superior domination that subjugates and compels to obey.(iii) m. Heavy burden, imprisonment, ties Testimonies from relatives trace the itinerary of a woman and a man forced to leave their native countryside to settle in the outskirts of Bogotá and […]
The Record
The Record An antique musical instrument dealer obsessively plays a magical vinyl record that “reads your mind and plays your lost memories.” Even the forgotten ones. “Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a first film ” at Annecy 2022 Switzerland | 2022 | 8′ The Record An antique musical instrument dealer obsessively plays a magical vinyl record […]
Goodbye Jérôme!
Goodbye Jérôme! Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help him. “Special Prize of the Generation 14plus” at Berlinale 2022 France | 2021 | 8′ Goodbye […]
Letter to a Pig
Letter to a Pig A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature. “Grand Prize” at Anima Brussels 2023 France | […]
Lucky Man
Lucky Man A man plays and wins. He’s over the moon. But… Different player, different game, different winner. Nature shows its presence. On the end, a praise of slowness. Selected at Annecy 2022 Switzerland | 2022 | 8′ Lucky Man A man plays and wins. He’s over the moon. But… Different player, different game, different […]
Trumpets in the Sky
Trumpets in the Sky Boushra, one of the potato-picking girls, returns from a long day of work in the field only to learn that today her childhood will come to an end. “Honorable Mention Short Cuts Award” at Toronto Int. Film Festival 2021 Lebanon, France, Belgium, Occupied Palestinian Territory | 2021 | 15′ Trumpets in […]
Night Stop
Night Stop A teenage boy is on his way home at night when his bicycle breaks down in the middle of a quiet highway. He stops to fix it and a mysterious woman in a veil appears at the nearby stop. Selected at Helsinki Int. Film Festival 2023 Finland | 2022 | 12′ Night Stop […]
Scale
Scale Driving along the motorway, Will loses his sense of scale. As his condition deepens, he struggles to unpick the sequence of events that led to this predicament, before he’s lost forever. “Audience Award” (lab competition) at Clermont-Ferrand 2023 France, UK, Belgium, Czech Republic | 2022 | 15′ Scale Driving along the motorway, Will loses […]
27
27 Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. It takes a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize that it’s time to move out. “Palme d’Or Winner for Best Short Film” at Cannes 2023 France, Hungary | 2023 | 11′ 27 […]
