2023 Award winners
International Competition
Jury: Lucie Zhang, Farnoosh Samadi, Bahar Pars, Antoine Wielemans
Winner of the International ‘Grand Prix’ is considered for pre-selection of the Oscars® in the category of Best Fiction/Animation Short Film provided that the film complies with the Academy’s rules.
National Competition
Jury: Myriam Leroy, Bernard Payen, Pedro Toro
National Audience Award
€1.000 offered by the Sabam to the director + €1.000 in services offered by the Belgian Short Film Agency on the distribution of the director’s next film (in the form of a guaranteed minimum on international sales of the film)
MOTHERLESS CHILD
by Sophie Maréchal
Belgium, France - 2023 - 18’35”
The film will be part of the ESFAA Tour 2024-2025
Winner of the National ‘Grand Prix’ is considered for pre-selection
of the Oscars® in the category of Best Fiction/Animation Short Film provided that the film complies with the Academy’s rules.
Winner of the Audience Award will be part of the ESFAA Tour 2024-2025.
Next Generation Competition
Jury: Ish Ait Hamout, Coralie Amédéo, Ben Vandendaele, Aurélie Reinhorn
Industry
Musical Date
€2.500 offered by the Sabam
The choice of Catherine Graindorge:
TOUCH ME
by Tom Dupont
produced by De Wereldvrede
Musical Date
€2.500 offered by the Sabam
The choice of Aiko Devriendt:
BACKSTAGE
by Inès Eshun
produced by Winnie Productions & IOTA Production
Best Pitch Award
Writing grant for an amount of €500offered by the SACD
L'ANTRE DE LA GALIPOTE
by Raphaël Delorme-Duc
+ Mention for
LE CADEAU
by Nathalie Van Tongelen
Workshop Pitchen
Writing grant for an amount of €500 offered by the deAuteurs
DE GRAAFMACHINE
by Jeroen Zeegers
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Scriptwriting Contest
€500 offered by ASA
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LE CADEAU
by Nathalie Van Tongelen