International Competition 2
21.04.2022 – 21.30 – Vendôme
24.04.2022 – 15.30 – Flagey
Out of 3714 short films submissions, 59 films will compete for the prizes in the International Competition.
Winners of the Grand Prix in the International Competition and National Competitions are considered for pre-selection for the Oscars® in the Best Fiction/Animation Short Film category provided that the film complies with the Academy’s rules.
God in the Sky
Daniel Fox, Sean Peter Fox
Pays Australia
Genre Fiction
2021 - 19'00" - Couleur
'God In The Sky' tells the story of a young woman dealing with a crisis of faith. One day, an interstellar object appears on Earth and begins sending everyone visions of the afterlife - everyone except her.
朵丽 (Lili Alone)
Zou Jing
Pays China
Genre Fiction
2021 - 22'00" - Couleur
Lili, a young mother, lives with her gambler husband in a remote part of Sichuan. Lonely and poor, she heads for the city in a bid to earn enough money to save her dying father.
Kierre
Salla Sorri, Eva-Maria Koskinen
Pays Finland
Genre Fiction
2022 - 18'00" - Couleur
Anna sees Jasmine, her former school bully, after years when Jasmine brings her daughter to Anna’s dance class. Anna and Jasmine try to behave in a civilized manner, but there’s something bubbling beneath the surface. “Spiral” is about a ballet class that gets out of hand.
Cavales
Juliette Riccaboni
Pays Switzerland
Genre Fiction
2021 - 19'55" - Couleur
Just out of his teens, Oscar is passionate about horse racing. At night, he dreams of the winning horses and bets successfully the next day at the local bar. One night, Oscar sees Dan, an ex-lover of his mother's, again. In his dreams, everything blends together: the horses have disappeared. Oscar must then face dark memories.
La pote d’un pote
Julien Henry
Pays Belgium
Genre Fiction
2021 - 08'21" - Color
Lou kills time by telling Mady the stories of her friends' friends. And if one day, a story happens to her friend?