Finalists and Winners
True Story
BEST SCREENPLAY Throwback89 (episode 1) by Ricarda Saleh and Nil Idil Çakmak (NDR & Tagesschau) (12,5 min)
What if Instagram stories had existed when the Berlin Wall came down?
Badera by Catherine Veilleux (21 min)
A percussionist group from Guinea, West Africa, give their all as they strive for recognition. But there’s tough competition.
BEST DOCUMENTARY & GRAND JURY PRIZE The Reef by Sven Dreesbach (8 min)
The field team of the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme monitors the demographics and movement of different species such as whale sharks. This is their story.
Feeling Human
Home Stream by Giulia Gandini (11 min)
Lily has been homeless for a year and a half. Over 3 days, she filmed herself with an iPhone to tell her story.
Absences. by Jovana Dominguez (5 min)
The narration of an “Absence” shared in the daily life of a kitchen. The memories provoked by aromas, sounds and flavors – experiences of her childhood.
Alma by Ananké Films Producción (4 min)
“Today is one of those days we reconsider who we are…” A female painter applies the finishing touches to a mannequin.
January 18, 2022 by Robert Postrozny (10 min)
Seen through an iPhone data import, a man tries to reconnect with his family after a mysterious event.
Shock Therapy
BEST SWISS FILM Promise Me The Moon And The Stars by Esther Petsche (4 min)
An eco message about the schizophrenia in which we live today (music video).
Dead End by Arly Jover (1 min)
How do you feel when life meets a cul-de-sac?
Submerged Tom F. Pardo (5 min)
Submerged by the noise of the city, a young woman finds refuge into a world of silence.
YOUNG TALENT The Guilt Syndrome by Juan Orellana (28,5 min)
Saúl brings his new girlfriend home to meet the family, who struggle to cope with the behaviour of older brother Raúl, who has Tourette syndrome.
Boys Meet Girls
BEST MUSIC VIDEO La Nostra Intersezione by Filippo Di Primio (3,5 min)
A boy and a girl find their space (“intersection”) at a house party (music video).
A Postcard To Nina by Ronald Baez (13 min)
Longtime Instagram penpals Jean and Nina meet in person for the first time, re-defining their relationship as they stumbling through a deceptive, although well-meaning dinner with Nina’s ultra-conservative father.
Second Half by Leonid Grigurko (1,5 min)
A couple fight over misunderstandings in their relationship.
BEST FICTION Felix by Beck Williams (12,5 min)
An average guy with a memory problem wakes up in a bathtub covered in blood and retraces the events of the past week.
Personal Journeys
Hopefully by Marie-Stéphane Cattaneo (1 min)
BEST TRAVEL FILM Opening The Door by Giordano Cagnin (6 mins)
BEST DOCUMENTARY & AUDIENCE CHOICE Teta, Opi & Me by Tara Hakim (25 mins)
Woman In 3 Acts
YOUNG TALENT A Pair Of Horns On A Female Homo Sapiens by Saleh Kashefi (10 mins)
BEST FICTION & GRAND JURY PRIZE Maria on a Wire by Christophe Granger (15 mins)
She Rose by Malwina Wodzicka (6.30 mins)
Scifi Attack
Robot Attack by Brian Vowles (11,5 mins)
Upend by Blake Worrell & Arly Jover (6 mins)
Intermission by Jacob Givens (24,5 mins)
WTF?
Sad Sachs by Joel Perlgut (10 mins)
Cat Girl by Pascal Schmidlin (3 mins)
Head Over Heels by Leonid Grigurko (1 min)
BEST SWISS FILM Hunger by Rob Schneider & Michel Wild (5 mins)
Sonatina by Hoi Wong (8 mins)
Screenplays
BEST SCREENPLAY Salamoon by Ashkan Chavoshi (8 pages)
“Best Animation”
WINNER 20 Kicks ~ Dimitar Dimitrov, Bulgaria
The Virgin Flower ~ Dylan Montalbo, Guam
“Best Documentary”
WINNER The missing things ~ Jason Van Genderen, Australia
Shake Up Your Life ~ Alvaro Stocker, Argentina
Frauke Petry Kocht ~ Livio Beyeler, Switzerland
“Best Fiction”
You’re a Guy! ~ Sylvain Certain, France
WINNER A Guide to Breathing Underwater ~ Raven Jackson, USA
INT.ROOM ~ Boris Takovski, Macedonia, First-time Filmmaker
Winner takes field ~ Salma Amir Salem and Sarah Amir Salem, Egyp
iReal ~ Florent Sabatier, France
“Best Music Video”
And this I dreamt, and this I dream ~ Wesley Chang
WINNER #88 ~ Lilian Manansala, USA
“Best Snapchat Short”
WINNER Cracked Screen ~ Trim Lamba, UK, First-time Filmmaker
“Best Feature Film”
WINNER Brothers ~ Jack Ballo, USA
“Best Screenplay”
Rap Go ~ Ian Leer, UK
An Arabican Night ~ Andrew Griffin, UK
WINNER A Twisted Love ~ Sam Camilleri, UK
“Grand Jury Prize”
WINNER A Guide to Breathing Underwater ~ Raven Jackson, USA
“Best Swiss Film”
WINNER Frauke Petry Kocht ~ Livio Beyeler, Switzerland
“Audience Choice”
WINNER You’re a Guy! ~ Sylvain Certain, France
“Best Animation”
WINNER The Retarded Child ~ Dimitar Dimitrov, Bulgaria
Mondmänner ~ Carolyn Pini, Switzerland
“Best Documentary”
WINNER Good Day To Die ~ Adrian Jeffs, Australia, First-time Filmmaker
This is Something ~ David Doobinin, USA, First-time Filmmaker
The Echoes of Chloe Cooley ~ Andrea Conte, Canada
“Best Fiction”
WINNER Confession ~ Natalia Gurkina, Russia, First-time Filmmaker
Mon Amour ~ Arian Vazirdaftari, Iran
iMedium ~ Alfonso García López, Spain
Blown out of Proportion ~ Lauren Dowling & Tom Diffenthal, UK
1984 ~ Aleksandr Abraztcov, Belarus, First-time Filmmaker
A Strange Feeling ~ Philipp Andonie, Switzerland
For the sea, which is a shining desert ~ Simon Helbling, Switzerland
“Best Music Video”
WINNER Acid Waves ~ Jessica Janos, USA
Fly Away ~ Luis Juarez, USA
Old Table – Dancin’ in Hell ~ Tim Nicholas, USA
“Best Snapchat Short”
WINNER Little Brothers ~ Tom McGovern, First-time Filmmaker
Almost Famous & Broke ~ Ryan Egan, Australia
“Grand Jury Prize”
WINNER Confession ~ Natalia Gurkina, Russia, First-time Filmmaker
“Best Swiss Film”
WINNER For the sea, which is a shining desert ~ Simon Helbling, Switzerland
“Audience Choice”
WINNER Fly Away ~ Luis Juarez, USA
“Best Animation”
WINNER Journey Birds ~ Daphna Awadish, Israel, Galaxy 2
Walking Johnnie ~ Johnnie Semerad, USA, iPhone 3, 4, 5
“Best Documentary”
WINNER Colours of death ~ Hassan Zaidi, Pakistan, iPhone 5
Plastic Garbage – Scourge of the Seas ~ Giacomo Mantovani, UK, OnePlus 1
“Best Fiction”
The Fingers ~ Teodos Ralev, Bulgaria, Samsung S6
90 Seconds before the End of the World ~ Jean David Izambard, France, GoPro
SEXWAX ~ Frederic van Strydonck, UK, iPhone 5s
Parametric ~ Amila C. Kumarasinghe, Sri Lanka, iPhone 6 plus
An other ~ Min K Kang, Korea, LG G4
Balloon ~ Jacqueline Passos, Switzerland, iPhone 6
WINNER The Cloud ~ Alfonso Garcia Lopez, Spain, iPhone 6
How I Became a Movie Theatre Murderer ~ Aris Tyros, Canada, iPhone 6s
“Special Mention”
Dancers of Zurich ~ Tristan Pope, USA, iPhone 6
“Grand Jury Prize”
WINNER Journey Birds ~ Daphna Awadish, Israel, Galaxy 2
“Best Swiss Film”
WINNER Balloon ~ Jacqueline Passos, Switzerland, iPhone 6
“Young Talent”
WINNER The Fingers ~ Teodos Ralev, Bulgaria, Samsung S6
“Audience Choice”
WINNER The Cloud ~ Alfonso Garcia Lopez, Spain, iPhone 6
“Best International Film”
Forever Young ~ David Bagaric, Croatia
WINNER: Horseface ~ Marc Martínez, Spain
Odvajanje ~ Stuart Thomas, United Kingdom
Perpetoom ~ José Marquez, Venezuela
Rules ~ Razid Season, Bangladesh
The Asking Room ~ Conrad Mess, Spain
The day of the bleeding gums ~ Dimitar Dimitrov, Bulgaria
“Best Swiss Film”
Ein Mord ist kein Tod ~ Y. K. H. (password momo)
Hiraeth ~ Célia Antunes
WINNER: Nachtschicht ~ Philipp Andonie
“Young Talent”
WINNER: Speed Ball Race ~ Mirko Schütze, Germany
Timetable ~ Ross Ferrier, Scotland
What He Saw ~ Nikko P. Dajao, Philippines
“Special Prize”
WINNER: Dancers of NYC ~ Tristan Pope, USA
“Audience Choice Award”
WINNER: Horseface ~ Marc Martínez, Spain