Award announcements for Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2016!
The award ceremony for Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, often described as the largest short film festivals in the world, was held at 6pm on Saturday 13th February. It was a full house for the event, which overflowed with filmmakers and industry professionals, as well as key public figures from the region and local citizens of all ages. Numerous awards were allocated during the two-hour event, hosted at Cocteau Theatre inside the Clermont-Ferrand House of Culture (Maison de la Culture).
Following the announcements, there were screenings of the award-winning shorts. For a full list of the winner, please see below:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Grand Prix
Las Cosas Simples / Dir. Alvaro Anguita / Chile / 26′
Special Jury Prize
Die Badewanne (The Bathtub) / Dir. Tim Ellrich / Austria, Germany / 12′
Special Mention
Uzak mı… / Dir. Leyla Toprak / Turkey / 16′
Panorama / Dir. Virginia Urreiztieta / Venezuela / 20′
Audience Prize
Madam Black / Dir. Ivan Barge / New Zealand / 11′
Best Animation
Last Door South (Dernière porte au sud) / Dir. Sacha Feiner / Belgium, France / 14′
Student Prize
Babor Casanova / Dir. Karim Sayad / Algeria, Switzerland / 35′
Canal+ Award
El Hueco / Dirs. Daniel Martin Rodriguez, Germán Tejada / Peru / 14′
Nomination for European Film Awards
In the Distance / Dir. Florian Grolig / Germany / 7′
LAB COMPETITION AWARDS:
Grand Prix
Eden’s Edge (Three shorts on the californian desert) / Dirs. Leo Calice, Gerhard Treml / Austria / 19′
Special Jury Prize
Hotaru / Dir. William Laboury / France / 21′
Special Mention
The Reflection of Power (Le reflet du pouvoir) / Dir. Mihai Grecu / France / 9′
Audience Prize
Ghost Cell / Dir. Antoine Delacharlery / France / 6′
Canal+ Award
Greener Grass / Dir. Paul Briganti / USA / 15′
NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS:
Grand Prix
Les amours vertes / Dir. Marine Atlan / France / 32′
Special Jury Prize
Sunday Lunch (Le repas dominical) / Dir. Céline Devaux / France / 14′
Special Mention
Fuck l’amour / Dir. François Zabaleta / France / 6′
Le gouffre / Dir. Vincent Le Port / France / 52′
Isabella Morra / Dir. Isabel Pagliai / France / 22′ (Isabel Pagliai and Julien Guillery mentioned for the photography in this short)
Audience Prize
Ennemis intérieurs / Dir. Sélim Azzazi / France / 28′
ACSE Award
Réplique / Antoine Giorgini / France, Belgium / 19′
Award for Best Original Score
Pierre Caillet for Dans les eaux profondes / Dir. Sarah Van Den Boom / France, Canada / 12′
Award for Best Photography
Paul Guilhaume for l’ïle jaune / Dir. Paul Guilhaume, Léa Mysius / France / 30
SACD Award for Best French-Speaking Animation
Sunday Lunch (Le repas dominical) / Dir. Céline Devaux / France / 14′
SACD Award for Best First Live Action Short
Au bruit des clochettes / Dor. Chabname Zariab / France, Tunisia / 26′
Adami Award for Best Actress
Florence Fauquet for Une sur trois / Dir. Cecilia de Arce / France / 19′
Adami Award for Best Actor
Eddy Suiveng for Réplique / Dir. Antoine Giorgini / France, Blegium / 19′
Student Prize
Ennemis intérieurs / Dir. Sélim Azzazi / France / 28′
Canal+ Award
Fais le mort / Dir. William Laboury / France / 9′
Télérama Press Prize
Le gouffre / Dir. Vincent Le Port / France / 52′
Télérama Press Special Mention
Réplique / Dir. Antoine Giorgini / France, Belgium / 19′
Fernand Raynaud Award for Best Comedy
Première séance / Dir. Jonathan Borgel / France / 10′
Procirep’s Award for Best Producer
Je Suis Bien Content
Canal+ Family
Pourquoi les vaches ont des taches? / Dirs. Nina Degrendel, Soizic Delon / France / 5′
Orange Prize
À géométrie variable / Dir. Marie-Brune de Chassey / Belgium / 4′