BEST SHORT FILM OF 2019

Winner - Kubrick by Candlelight (Ireland) | Dir. David O'Reilly

In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland and brought the whole goddamn British Army. A multi award winning light-hearted romantic comedy set behind the scenes of the filming of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Website | Twitter

Finalist - Starshot (Switzerland/Germany) | Dir. Samuel Perriard

After twelve years, Matti returns to the city where his life had changed. Just like then, he carries the revolver with him. He‘s eager to play the game – but his companion is hesitating. A modern Western about unsettled men. The first part of the film was shot in 2007, the second twelve years later in January 2019.

Finalist - Nemisis (Iran) | Dir. Behzad Jafarimazhab Haghighi

In an amusement park, where everything is standing out of circulation, a defendant is charged for having a whirligig.