Short Film Festivals Call for Entries  Rules and Regulations - Entry Form  The Jury  Previous Editions: 2010  2009  2008  2007  2006   2005   2004  2003  AWARDED FILMS BY CATEGORIES: Notes on the awarded films by Jan-Eje Ferling, President of the Jury Best Short Film An exciting story, superbly composed and persuasively told to the audience. HEAVEN GARDEN by ARI CANDIDO FERNANDES - Brazil In a violent world below the line of Ecuador - a situation of human contradiction gives the possibility that perhaps redemption can also take place.         Best Direction A beautiful choreographic composition, excellently directed and skillfully performed. THE CELL by ALEXANDER KARGALTSEV - Russia Film-poem. Characters spend all their life on the bed. Best Screenplay An unusual and fascinating drama with a sharp dialogue. B FLAT by CLARA MARTINEZ-LAZARO ALAMEDA - Spain Mario the dentist is hit by a lightning and suddenly becomes a virtuoso playing the piano. Becoming obsessed with music, Mario starts composing his own pieces. But his obsession will put in danger the rest of his life and he'll have to decide what he wants most. Best Integral Realization An excellent, emotive documentary with intimate portrays of the main characters and their stories. BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS by ANIRBAN DUTTA - India Born into a wealthy family and once one of the most promising sport stars in the state, Siama was thrown out of his home in Northeast India when his family discovered he was HIV positive. Best Actress Performance, Rasika Agashe A compelling and naturalistic acting in a powerful drama. AKHBAR KA EK PANNA by VARADRAJ SWAMI - India A husband wife they suffering economic crisis and some personal problems also. They try to survive; but they are not able to survive. Best Actor Performance, Flavio Bauraqui A realistic and winning performance of a remarkable gifted actor. HEAVEN GARDEN by ARI CANDIDO FERNANDES - Brazil In a violent world below the line of Ecuador - a situation of human contradiction gives the possibility that perhaps redemption can also take place. Best Photography, Steve Nelson, Greg Williams A thrilling and virtuous filmed drama achieved with an advanced camera technique. TELL-TALE by GREG WILLIAMS - UK A police interrogation room. An ice-cold femme fatale and her apparently naive husband deny the crime they're accused of; the murder of a police informant. The missing informant is her lover, but the affair is more twisted than it first appears and there are dark secrets under the floorboards. Best Art Direction, Meredith Woodley A suggestive and prophetic drama artistically visualized and with a moving love story. APOCALYPSE STORY by JEFFREY P. NESKER - Canada Cissi 27 and Bernt 59 become friends in AA. They cannot respond to each other's wants. She is searching her alcoholic father and Bernt his missing daughter. Best Editing A breathtaking drama, cleverly edited with just the right pulse. BUS 8 by THOMAS ZINSLI - Switzerland Recruited to commit a terrorist attack, Rahim, the son of Arabic immigrants in Switzerland, is preparing to fulfill his mission... and realizes that he hasn't come to terms with his fate just yet. Special Mention Simply done, very affecting, broad subject matter. GUO'S CHILDHOOD by PANKAJA BROOKE - UK Guo grew up in Henan province in China during the cultural revolution, living in a cave with his 6 siblings. He describes his family's struggle to survive during period when millions died from starvation, and speaks very movingly about his love for his home and his parents. Special Mention The actor Rodolfo Corsato clearly demonstrates the talent to be equally interesting not only in thrillers but in other genres as well. LOYALTY AND DECEPTION by NICOLO TAGLIABUE - USA Dante, Randy and Mike are three gangsters, they work for their boss John. Everyting goes as planned till Dante finds out that Randy is in a relationship with Ana (John's woman). Special Mention Excellent animated story. PAPERMAN by RICHARD KELLY - Ireland A lone man's quest to find his true love in a busy paper metropolis.  Will he find the Papergirl he hopes for?   OFFICIAL SELECTION Click on the title to watch. The titles in gray are available to watch online. Only the films who's producers do not authorize its online screening can not be viewed publicly and will not have a link. Those films have been reviewed by the Committee of Art and the Jury privately. A HOME IN THE THEATRE by MELODIE BRYANT A VOICE TO YOUR HEART by E LOVERIDGE AKHBAR KA EK PANNA by VARADRAJ SWAMI APOCALYPSE STORY by JEFFREY P. NESKER BAD HAIR DAY by CHRIS VON HOFFMANN BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS by ANIRBAN DUTTA BUBBLEGUM by MARCO CHIAVARELLI BULLIED by YOLANDA SANTIDRIAN BUS 8 by THOMAS ZINSLI CEES by VIOLA GROENHART COMMENTARY by ROBERT CAMBRINUS DANGER by HECTOR SUNOL BERT EAR by ALEX STANGO EXTINTION II - QUADRATURE OF THE CIRCLES by FERNANDO USON FALLING FRUIT by KARE TONAPETYAN FINANCIAL ADVISER by SILVANO PLANK and DANIELE MALFATTI FOREPLAY by E.V. SMITH GET ME OUT by JAIME SANCHEZ GUO'S CHILDHOOD by PANKAJA BROOKE HEAVEN GARDEN by ARI CANDIDO FERNANDES INBETWEEN by BERNARD WRIGHT IZ QALA (TRACE OF GALA) by SHAMIL ALIYEV KEY&POCKET by TAKETOSHI KUMADA LIEBESMASCHINE by DAVID CAVE LOOK AROUND by NOE GARCIA ROBLES LOYALTY AND DECEPTION by NICOLO TAGLIABUE OSCILLOSCOPE1 - PHYSICS OF THE GOSPEL by DANIA REYMOND OUR FIRST DIRTY WEEKEND by DAVID ADAMS PAPERMAN by RICHARD KELLY PRIDE OF THE TRIBE by RICHARD DILALLO QUIPPE DANCE by ALBERTO NACCI RUKMINI by SHARAT KUMAR RUUUDOLF by MARC RYAN SAM by YUNUS DANIEL BIREN SI BEMOL (B FLAT) by CLARA MARTINEZ-LAZARO ALAMEDA TELL-TALE by GREG WILLIAMS THE BEARD by VISAKH LEELA GOPINATH THE CELL by ALEXANDER KARGALTSEV THE ELEPHANT WALK by RAISSA CONTRERAS THE INTIMATE (O INTIMO) by ROBERTO CHRISTO THE SON OF THE SEA by ROBERTO AZNAR TRANSFIGURATION by FRANCIS KUIPERS WOODY HOLLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA by GREGORY J LOWE YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR PAST, BUT by ELENA RYBINA   New York Short Film Festival   Comment by Jan-Eje Ferling, President of the International Jury, about the 2011 edition. It was a great experience for me to watch and enjoy the nominated films of the New York Short Film Festival 2011. It was a stimulating and inspiring job, but also a challenge to choose the winners among all the impressive creations and their variety of ideas and emotional expressions. Film artists from very different countries and cultures shared their ambitions and inventive works with us by participating in this film festival linked to the Annual Program Without Frontiers, APWF. The Committee of Art of the Program made the first selection. Then the competent and professional Jury members made the sensitive and challenging work to choose and nominate the winners within each category. Some films stood out remarkably for their exceptional skill of cinematography, acting or script, but we also had the delicate task to decide the best short film of the program among all these shining stars of ability and imagination. The market for short films is still very limited. Most of the films will seldom be subject to commercial distributors or screened at cinemas for a broader public, an undeserved fate these short film enthusiasts are sharing with many gifted and individual film makers all over the world. Therefore the APWF gives the wonderful opportunity for film makers of any race, age, sex or confessional, political or cultural ideas to compete under the same conditions and to communicate their creations "without any boarders" to an expert Jury of film lovers with an open attitudes, wide tolerance and with no commercial aspects. Individuality and skillfulness always grow from courage, conviction and compassion. Originality and talent always have to struggle to get their deserved attention and acceptance. The Jury is proud to have completed its purpose and wants to congratulate the finalists and the winners. I am grateful and happy for being a part of this exciting process. I want to thank all the film makers and the gifted artists that so generously have contributed with your significant films to the New York Short Film Festival 2011. Please, go further and convince us and the film audience again with your talent and exciting stories. "I enjoyed the opportunity to watch such a broad selection of films.  Happily there were some very deserving films among those I viewed, which made final decisions a bit heart wrenching." Chris Swider Member of the International Jury "I have been part of the jury at a couple of festivals, though I have never had to write such reviews. The experience was great. Especially interesting was the way international jury functioned, including remote previews and the ability to review films independently, without extra interference. While I have done my best to remain duly objective, the selection was so good that I have had hard time picking the best ones for each category. I gave no consideration to aspects like sex, age, nationality, film material quality, nor how much or how little the film cost to make. I believe it is pretty difficult to have documentary and fiction projects competing in same categories, and since the festival continues to attract brilliant films from around the world, I do think it is time Best Documentary nomination was introduced. I would like to congratulate all the participants for being part of this excellent festival, as well as commend the festival organizers for their brilliant work and wish everyone lots of success!" Giorgi Kharebava Member of the International Jury    .    Short Film Festivals Call for Entry  Rules and Regulations - Entry Form  The Jury  Previous Editions: 2010  2009  2008  2007  2006   2005   2004  2003