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MILBON BEAUTY AWARD
LIVE TILL I DIE
In a state-funded nursing home on the outskirts of Stockholm, a close relationship develops between Monica, a compassionate care worker who still grieves for her grandmother, and Ella - a 99 year-old resident without a family of her own. A life-affirming emotional account of the challenges and opportunities of late life care.
Gustav ?gerstrand, ?sa Ekman, Oscar Hedin Hetteberg, Anders Teigen / 0:23:46 / Sweden / Documentary / 2022
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Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony’s Xperia Best Short Award
Floating in between
This is a story of an artistic swimmer, Misa, and how she embraces "now" after she let go of her career.
Shiori Saito / 0:11:49 / Japan / Documentary / 2023
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Most Viewed Award
STRANGE
One evening a shy suburban Tokyo high school student, Odeko, meets a tearful Kuma dressed in drag in a park.?
As their earnest friendship develops, Kuma's struggle to live confidently with himself changes Odeko's timidity as well.?Ken Ochiai / 0:15:00 / Japan / Drama / 2023
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HOPPY HAPPY AWARD
Perfect Strangers
Uta's life takes a sudden turn when her father reveals that her mother is alive. Determined to find her, she heads to Shinjuku only to be rejected. At a loss, Uta wanders the streets, meets a girl, and learns about her mother's secret through this encounter.
Daisuke Kamijyo / 0:25:00 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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Shibuya Diversity Award
Margot’s Sister
Margot, a pre-teen who struggles to find acceptance at school is challenged by the arrival of her intellectually disabled sister in the after-school program. Margot initially struggles to keep her worlds separated but an event soon leads her to re-evaluate her position.
Christine Doyon / 0:17:00 / Canada / Drama / 2022
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George Lucas Award（Grand Prix）/ Animation Competition Best Short Award
The Bridge
The film’s inspired by events of the year 1920 that’d brought two nations closer: Poland and Japan. The story is told from a 10-year-old boy’s perspective, showing the history of orphans who lost their families and had to rush into manhood to fight for their lives.
Izumi Yoshida / 0:22:30 / Poland / Animation / 2022
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Best Actor Award (Live-action Competition Japan)
Sweet
Miwa, a second grader, follows various rules, striving to be a "perfect child," as expected by her mother, Mizuho. On the other hand, her piano teacher, Yuko, encourages her to express herself freely. Miwa's heart is torn between the two.
Shoji Yasui / 0:24:04 / Japan / Drama / 2023
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Live-action Competition Japan Best Short Award/Governor of Tokyo Award
Seen
A love story based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "The Nose." Tatsuya, a man afflicted with a nose complex, meets Fumi, a reclusive woman with an eye patch. Both burdened with their emotional scars, the two find themselves drawn to each other.
Shinji Hamasaki / 0:23:37 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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Creators' Award
Everywhere
Things that we thought were gone may not truly leave us ? perhaps they are still with us somehow. Life is full of ups and downs. Death is a natural part of life.
Step Cheung, Ng Kai Chung / 0:09:25 / Hong kong / Animation / 2022
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Live-action Competition International Best Short Award
Beyond Teruel
A shepherd who wants to leave his village and a young photographer who seeks to unearth the traces of the past travel together in an old van through the corners of a forgotten province.
Manuel Omonte / 0:23:00 / Spain / Drama / 2022
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