Festival Corti a Ponte 2021 – Winners
Winners of the Official International Competition
Winners of other sections of the Festival
WINNERS OF THE OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2021
OFFICIAL JURY
BEST FILM
THE SHOES OF A LITTLE GIRL
di Kedar Shrestha
2019 – Nepal – 13:01 min.
Jury comments:
The film assigns the rigorous and ambitious score of its leitmotif to the light movements of the young protagonist. Next to her, everyday life shines again and the world opens up the horizon of its possibilities. The outcome is an ode to intelligence free from conventions and constraints, which gives us the wonder of creativity.
BEST “BRIDGE” THEMED FILM
WINTRY SPRING
di Mohamed Kamel
2015 – Egitto – 15:00 min.
Jury comments:
The film follows a gesture capable of illuminating, even for a moment, a fabric of affections concealed in restless and suffering lives. In pursuing its slow emergence, the film traces with clear lines the fragility of the two characters, lost in different seasons of life.
BEST “TECHNOLOGY” THEMED FILM
A TINY TALE
di Sylvain Cuvillier, Chloé Bourdic, Théophile Coursimault, Noémie Halberstam, Maÿlis Mosny, Zijing Ye
2020 – Francia – 7:33 min.
Jury comments:
A Tiny Tale gives back to technology the surprising playfulness of an action capable of giving shape and reassembling worlds that correspond to our desires. The story is complex but well managed: the screen becomes a palette on which to create synchronicity or temporal holes, actions that are immediately linked together or large ellipses.
BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN
THE BOY AND THE EGG
di Juliana Capilé
2020 – Brasile – 11:59 min.
Jury comments:
Lightness, irony and estrangement for a non-rhetorical hymn to the discovery of the world and solidarity. In an orchestration that holds together with a sure hand the variety of audiovisual registers, sometimes slow and other times exuberant, The boy and the egg gives a joyful and serious polyphony at the same time, welding it in the hope of a reunification.
BEST FILM FOR TEENS
THE GIRLS ARE ALRIGHT
di Gwai Lou
2019 – Malesia – 14:30 min.
Jury comments:
In the walk of the two protagonists, “The girls are always right” creates a crystal suspended between the harshness of contexts and experiences, portrayed without discounts or compliments, and the beauty of youth that faces it, without however being corrupted by it yet. Amidst the turmoil and intimacy of friendship, spurred on by the aggression of an imminent future, the film pays homage to a difficult phase of life that the interpretation of the two young women forcefully returns.
BEST ANIMATION AWARD ex-aequo
JEAN
di Marion Auvin
2020 – Francia – 13:00 min.
Jury comments:
In the fluidity of the stroke that pours into the fullness of the form, Jean gives body to a passionate character in the pacified sweetness with which he relates to the world. In pursuing the protagonist’s momentary disorientation, which comes to life in a landscape of supporting actors drawn with precise lines, the film leads to an ending that pays homage to the surprising strength of the narrative, capable of freeing reality from its cages.
BEST ANIMATION AWARD ex-aequo
INANIMATE
di Lucia Bulgheroni
2018 – Regno Unito – 8:40 min.
Jury comments:
In a game of mirrors, through the intensity of its mechanical characters, Inanimate invites us to reflect on the very essence of humanity increasingly exposed to the drifts of inertial mechanism, convulsion, manipulation. As in a training journey, after having faced the ghosts of the present, we can look with confidence at the flight of paper wings
PREMIO MIGLIOR INTERPRETAZIONE
BRIXHILDA SHQALSI in Oltre il fiume
di Luca Zambolin
2020 – Italia – 15:00 min.
GIURIA LENTEZZA
PREMIO LENTEZZA
THE SHOES OF A LITTLE GIRL
di Kedar Shrestha
2019 – Nepal – 13:01 min.
Jury comments:
There is no right way to learn things, everyone learns at their own pace and follows their own paths, getting past judgments and conventions.
Observing the small details helps us to see the whole picture.
The times of education, together with the peaceful atmosphere of a Nepalese landscape, are the elements that led us to award the 2021 Lentezza prize to The shoes of a little girl.
GIURIA CLUB PER L’UNESCO DI PADOVA
PREMIO CLUB PER L’UNESCO DI PADOVA
THE SHOES OF A LITTLE GIRL
di Kedar Shrestha
2019 – Nepal – 13:01 min.
Jury comments:
The short film represents Nepalese culture simply and poetically. This modern fairy tale is a delicate representation of the never-ending learning process of the human being and it can be interpreted as a metaphor for respecting cultural diversity, as it suggests that we need to learn from differences rather than a passive acceptance that diversity simply exists.
PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO
PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO
MIGRANTS
di Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte, Zoé Devise
2020 – Francia – 8:22 min.
VINCITORI CONCORSO BY 3.25
GUIRIA CIAS
PREMIO CIAS – CONCORSO BY 3.7
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE
di Camera-etc
2020 – Belgio – 4:55 min.
Jury comments:
For the spontaneous truth of the little ones, recognized and valued by the adults who led the project. The result is a simple, effective and congruent animation with the age and experiences of early childhood. Excellent sound and editing work.
PREMIO CIAS – CONCORSO BY 8.10
VIOLENCE NO MORE
di Anilupa
2020 – Portogallo – 3:47 min.
Jury comments:
For having dealt with a complex issue with originality, at the risk of stereotypes and clichés. We appreciated the care in the expressive research, in the backgrounds and in the animations that know how to combine different techniques, giving life to a simple and functional message. The work on the soundtrack is interesting. Professional post-production.
PREMIO CIAS – CONCORSO BY 11.13
LOST CHILDHOOD
di Ömer Güzel
2020 – Turchia – 5:44 min.
Jury comments:
For the touching way in which the destruction of the Kurdish city of Nusaybin is told, seen through the eyes of the boys, who have been protagonists from the very beginning. The terrible experience of the war is rendered very effectively with the metaphor of the game of ‘hide and seek’, which allows us to follow the protagonist in the anguished search for his companions. The filmic language is used in an expressive way as well as the choice of sound, which takes strength from the desperate voice, which calls and doesn’t find.
Menzione speciale CIAS
VIBRANT
di Toon Club
2020 – India – 0:39 min.
Jury comments:
For the freshness of the animation and the expressive choice, which finds its poetic signature in simplicity. The sound choice is fun.
GIURIA UNICEF
ATTESTATO DI MERITO PER L’EDUCAZIONE AI DIRITTI BY 3-7
ASSEGNATO DALLA GIURIA UNICEF
GOOD FRIENDS
di Karine Miralles
2020 – Francia – 1:40 min.
Jury comments:
Idea and characters united in their coherence of the theme, creativity and animatorship, (Art.12-Charter of Rights: children are entitled […] to live artistic and cultural experiences accompanied by their teachers) ,together with small directors, they managed to combine art-culture-rights.
The short Good friends : 5 friends, different in their membership, from different countries, “together” share the only source of fundamental water of life (CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child: art.6 the right to life, survival and proper development) without any prevarication (CRC art.15 right to reunite with your Friends… always respecting the rights of others).
ATTESTATO DI MERITO PER L’EDUCAZIONE AI DIRITTI BY 8-10
ASSEGNATO DALLA GIURIA UNICEF
INTERLACED STORIES
di Anilupa
2019 – Portogallo – 7:07 min.
Jury comments:
A dream among the pages of a book memorized and developed with joyful and colorful images in a garden on the seabed as spatial…. An excellent work of animation, creative and original, where imaginative and heterogeneous characters live together in harmony. In this Short the following CRC rights are won: art.13… the child has the right to freedom of expression… Art.28… right to education… Art.31 … right to play and creative activities.
ATTESTATO DI MERITO PER L’EDUCAZIONE AI DIRITTI BY 11-13
ASSEGNATO DALLA GIURIA UNICEF
LOST CHILDHOOD
di Ömer Güzel
2020 – Turchia – 5:44 min.
Jury comments:
The incipit of the video frames a round circle of five boys. In the background condominiums under construction. Near a cemetery begins the game of “hide and seek”. During the count, in retrospect, a ghostly landscape appears with only one tree in the center surrounded by rubble.
The close-up of a boy’s eyes brings back to reality, words are no use. That questioning look seems to mean: -And which side are you on? A non-didascalic short film that goes straight to the theme of war and its harmful consequences on future generations. Clear reference to the following CRC articles: -art.31 right to play -art.38 protection from war -art.39 support from trauma due to war.
ATTESTATO DI MERITO PER L’EDUCAZIONE AI DIRITTI BY 14-18
ASSEGNATO DALLA GIURIA UNICEF
KĀHULI
di Phoenix Maimiti Valentine
2020 – Hawaii – 3:02 min.
Jury comments:
This short film, with original language, simple images and drawings, with the use of particular colors, presents children with the importance of defending the environment for the survival of all living things. The right to live in a world that is respectful of health and the environment (Article 24 of the CRC), as well as the objective of protecting the seas and oceans, recalls the need for sustainable development, as indicated by United Nations Agenda 20/30.
ATTESTATO DI MERITO PER L’EDUCAZIONE AI DIRITTI BY 14-18 COVID
ASSEGNATO DALLA GIURIA UNICEF
GROWTH OF THE HUMAN BEING
di Studio DA
2020 – Russia – 7:06 min.
Jury comments:
Originality and creativity in animation, have been able to transmit and share moods and BI-DREAMS that ALL OF US, have experienced and /or are still experiencing due to this pandemic. This short film has been able to express the NEED which the CRC identifies as one of the four main rights of the Convention: in Art. 12 the right to listen, which is even more important when the right to listen involves family and social relationships ‘the right of children and adolescents to their emotions’, or the right to hear what they feel (fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, and loneliness).
GIURIA SENIOR BY 3-7
PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 3-7
FRIENDSHIP
di Gidion Anastasia Alexandrovna
2020 – Russia – 2:58 min.
Jury comments:
For the originality of the narration of a strange friendship that can transform a misadventure into a pleasant and fun experience. For the simplicity of the drawings that reflect the age of the authors. For the music that becomes an integral part and goes well with the story.
GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
PRIMO PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
BETTER THAN THIS
di Studio DA
2019 – Russia – 5:20 min.
Jury comments:
For the story, which is serious but at the same time enriched by notes of comedy. Because it’s a courageous narration of freedom that unfolds through the use of drawings with delicate transparencies, capable of creating chromatic suggestions.
SECONDO PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
ONE SMALL CHANGE
di Whole School with Elaine Lucey
2020 – Irlanda – 3:18 min.
Jury comments:
For the captivating song on environmental sustainability, passionately performed by young Irish rappers. The video clip, without any special effects but very accurate in shooting and editing, is capable of making even those who do not like this genre dance, bringing its valuable message to everyone.
TERZO PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
MEGA MEGA MEGA MEGA PARTY
di Camera-etc
2020 – Belgio – 4:19 min.
Jury comments:
For the lively and funny story, developed by two very likeable protagonists. The colored monochromatic backdrops on which the story moves are simple and essential like the final party: it doesn’t take much to make a mega mega mega mega short film.
MENZIONE SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
INTERLACED STORIES
di Anilupa
2019 – Portogallo – 7:07 min.
Jury comments:
For the bright-colored landscapes, capable of painting a dream world animated by fantastic characters and space monsters. For the attention to detail and the soundtrack that accompany the viewer on an unprecedented exploratory journey between underwater and lunar worlds.
MENZIONE SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
THE BLACKSMITH KUDAY BAKHSY
di Studio DA
2020 – Russia – 2:57 min.
Jury comments:
For the attention to sounds and music accompanied by synchronized movements and noises. For the ability to create an ancestral atmosphere, even in silence, full of charm and magic.
MENZIONE SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 8-10
FLY LITTLE BIRD
di Otto Cortes
2018 – Brasile – 5:00 min.
Jury comments:
For the originality of the first-person shots produced by the young director, capable of carrying us with a weightless and musical flight in the delicate vision of the world from the point of view of a sparrow.
GIURIA SENIOR BY 11-13
PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 11-13
LOST CHILDHOOD
di Ömer Güzel
2020 – Turchia – 5:44 min.
Jury comments:
For the simplicity and immediacy of the shots they reveal, on the background of a nostalgic tale of the game by children, landscapes and places witnessed of conflicts and wounds unknown to us, but of which we become indissolubly aware witnesses.
MENZIONE SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 11-13
TANK FISH
di Vaigaraiyazhan
2020 – India – 9:23 min.
Jury comments:
For the sensitivity of its author in showing the oppressive condition imposed by the cultural and family tradition, which traps them in pre-established commitments girls and women of a bourgeois and modernized society, but full of contradictions.
MENZIONE SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 11-13
EGYPTIAN FAIRY TALE
di Anastasia Gidion
2019 – Russia – 4:30 min.
Jury comments:
For the originality and refinement with which experimental techniques of the precinema have been reworked, which involved a large group of children and teenagers.
GIURIA SENIOR BY 14.18
PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 14-18
CATEGORIA ANIMAZIONE
SOPHIE AND JACOB
di Max Shoham
2020 – Canada – 8:49 min.
Jury comments:
Once again Max Shoam manages to turn a “small” personal story into a universal story, exploiting the expressive potential of animation with poetic rhythm.
PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 14-18
CATEGORIA FINZIONE
BUFFERING
di Thamanna Sol
2020 – India – 3:22 min.
Jury comments:
A skilful combination of rhythm, sound and cinematography builds an atmosphere full of meaning.
PREMIO DELLA GIURIA SENIOR BY 14-18
SPECIALE COVID-19
BE RIGHT BACK
di Szymon Pawletko
2020 – Polonia – 5:50 min.
Jury comments:
The Covid-19 emergency is used to invent a new scenic space without detracting from the cinematic narrative that unfolds in a convincing and compelling way.
GIURIA SENIOR BY 18.25
PREMIO GIURIA SENIOR BY 18.25
CATEGORIA FINZIONE
FISH BROTH
di Әлішер Жәдегров
2019 – Kazakistan – 8:00 min.
Jury comments:
For its minimalistic and always meaningful choices concerning shots and direction. For its black-and-white lighting, which highlights the shapes of the barren landscapes where the two brothers move and come together in their mother’s care. For its touching finale, which uses a synecdoche to bring back a parent’s caring role.
PREMIO GIURIA SENIOR BY 18.25
CATEGORIA ANIMAZIONE
QUOI QU’IL ARRIVE
di Mathilde Cotillon
2020 – Francia – 3:15 min.
Jury comments:
For the evocative charm of its drawn lines, as well as colours and movement. The protagonist’s flashing through the sunken layers of her house of memories teaches us, with its dream-like lightness, to live in the present while keeping our faith in the future.
MENZIONE SPECIALE GIURIA SENIOR BY 18.25
CATEGORIA FINZIONE
SPIRAL BOUND
di Jones Nasilele
2020 – Zambia – 5:00 min.
Jury comments:
For its near-acrobatic use of the iPhone to create a sequence that gives a powerful and thought-provoking rendition of our repetitive daily life, a life where a primal fight for survival is the constant in our fundamental equation. As a side note, we found it quite fitting, since we are dealing with a long sequence, to comment it with one lengthy period. We do hope our translator is up to the challenge.
MENZIONE SPECIALE GIURIA SENIOR BY 18.25
CATEGORIA ANIMAZIONE
GAZOP
di Chiara Pagliarin, Francesca Zanoncelli, , Sara Oneda, , Giovanna Gentilomo, Thea Ambrosini
2020 – Italia – 8:12 min.
Jury comments:
For the meticulous work that went into the decor and the puppets, all very fit for stop motion. The intriguing story, filled with dim lights and faint, surreal sounds, tells of its stolen glances with melancholic poetry.
GIURIA UNI
CONCORSO BY 18.25
PREMIO GIURIA UNI – CATEGORIA FICTION
GROUNDING
di Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
2019 – Irlanda – 7:00 min.
Jury comments:
The psychological accuracy in simulating the phases of a panic attack is incredible. The sound and visual effects clearly recreate the sensations experienced by the young protagonist and give authenticity to the interpretation. We appreciated the sensitivity in addressing such a delicate and difficult topic without trivializing it, raising awareness about the importance of mental health.
CONCORSO BY 18.25
PREMIO GIURIA UNI – CATEGORIA ANIMAZIONE
GAZOP
di Chiara Pagliarin, Francesca Zanoncelli, , Sara Oneda, , Giovanna Gentilomo, Thea Ambrosini
2020 – Italia – 8:12 min.
Jury comments:
We appreciated the mastery in the construction and animation of the models, capable of evoking a fascinating and surreal atmosphere. The original and innovative plot brings us directly into the life of this peculiar character, full of elements drawn from the steampunk imagery. The alchemy of music, sounds and images certainly leaves the viewer enchanted.
CONCORSO BY 18.25
MENZIONE SPECIALE GIURIA UNI
LOVE GAME
di Siān-sûn Tiunn
2020 – Taiwan – 8:09 min.
Jury comments:
The photography of the short is of the highest quality and shows particular attention for the aspect of the composition. The shots highlight the scene and the emotional bond between the two characters.
GIURIA JUNIOR BY 14.18
CONCORSO BY 14.18
PREMIO TRUTTERO (GIURIA JUNIOR)
SOPHIE AND JACOB
di Max Shoham
2020 – Canada – 8:49 min.
Jury comments:
For the quality and carefulness of the narration, which through the rhythm of editing and attention to detail has been able to convey emotions with delicacy and lightness through the narration of a private but also collective dramatic story. The originality, the drawing style and the quality of the animation together with an essential and effective soundtrack make this film a moving and captivating work.
CONCORSO BY 14.18
MENZIONE SPECIALE GIURIA JUNIOR
MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
di Emmanuel Li
2020 – Regno Unito – 2020 min.
Jury comments:
For the originality and topicality of the theme, the ability to narrate the story with irony, the professionalism of the production and the soundtrack.
GIURIA JUNIOR BY 11.13
CONCORSO BY 11.13
PRIMO PREMIO GIURIA JUNIOR
TEDDY KILL
di Kir Likdov
2020 – Russia – 6:06 min.
Jury comments:
For the ability of the very young author to wisely use the ingredients of the horror genre and to create, only with lights and sounds and without the use of special effects, an atmosphere of suspense, anxiety and fear that made us shiver. We would also like to congratulate the protagonist, a talented actress, who with her excellent performance manages to convey strong emotions to the viewers. This short film talks about our childhood fears: children often create terrible nightmares with their imagination.
CONCORSO BY 11.13
SECONDO PREMIO GIURIA JUNIOR
PAURA E DELIRIO AGLI ESAMI DI TERZA MEDIA
di Ivan Adami e Marco Rota
2016 – Italia – 9:56 min.
Jury comments:
For having dealt with a topic that concerns all students at the end of middle school, but above all for the message that the short film sends us: to pass the exams we must discover the strength in us, combine our skills and help each other study. The irony used to describe the anxiety about the exams, the characterization of the characters and the references to the Star Wars movie make this short film even more enjoyable.
GIURIA JUNIOR BY 3.7
CONCORSO BY 3.7
PREMIO GIURIA JUNIOR DI 7 ANNI
HORROR OINK-OINK
di Anastasia Gidion
2019 – Russia – 4:28 min.
Jury comments:
Because whenever it seemed scary, it was amusing; the characters dance and make you laugh, the background music enhances the story.
CONCORSO BY 3.7
PREMIO GIURIA JUNIOR DI 5 ANNI
SAI LA STORIA DEGLI ELEFANTI?
di AVISCO
2020 – Italia – 6:14 min. min.
Jury comments:
Because it was funny, because the mouse kept saying: “Do you know the story of the elephants?”. Because there were the kids in the hospital who made drawings and the elephants who talked.
PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO
PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO BY 8.10
ONE SMALL CHANGE
di Whole School with Elaine Lucey
2020 – Irlanda – 3:18 min.
PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO BY 11.13
PAURA E DELIRIO AGLI ESAMI DI TERZA MEDIA
di Ivan Adami e Marco Rota
2016 – Italia – 9:56 min.
VINCITORI CONCORSO COLONNE SONORE 2021
GIURIA COLONNE SONORE
1° PREMIO: Osvaldo Tateo Pacifico, Milano
2° PREMIO: Alvise Carraro, Treviso
3° PREMIO: Carlo Putignano, Bari
PREMIO UNDER 20: Alberto David Cannetta, Milano
MENZIONE SPECIALE UNDER 20: Enrico Mangia, Lecce
GIURIA DEGLI AUTORI
PREMIO DEGLI AUTORI: Mariachiara Spora, Napoli
VINCITORI CONCORSO 48ore 2021
PREMIO GIURIA UFFICIALE
Bonjour
troupe Short Bridge
Jury comments:
Corto completo che ha portato sullo schermo tutti gli elementi principali del cinema, curando la storia e la recitazione dei personaggi, ha proposto un genere, il tutto realizzato in sole 48ore.
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