International Competition 11
02.09.2021 – 21.00 – Galeries
Out of nearly 6800 short films submissions (received in 2020 and in 2021), 98 films from 36 countries will compete for the prizes in the International Competition.
In addition to the films selected in 2021, the 24th edition of the BSFF also welcomes the films selected for the International Competition in 2020 which had to be postponed.
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.
Hi, How Are You
Michał Chmielewski
Pays Poland
Genre Fiction
2019 - 23' - Couleur
50-year-old Sławek quits his job. His day now consists of running errands for his wife or taking care of the house. Sometimes he wanders around the neighborhood looking for his missing cat. One day he meets Camilla, a rather peculiar girl who lives nearby. She promptly invites Sławek to stay in her garden.
The Quiet
Radheya Jegatheva
Pays Australia
Genre Fiction
2019 - 10' - Couleur
When an astronaut ponders on the quietude of space, he comes upon a startling self-realisation.
Orquesta Los Bengalas
David Valero Simón
Pays Spain
Genre Fiction
2020 - 20' - Couleur
Los Bengalas is a band made up of four retired friends who have been playing at village festivals for over 30 years, but this year something has changed.
Chauffeur
Reza Nejati
Pays Iran
Genre Fiction
2020 - 16'30" - Couleur
“Chauffeur” is about a father whose ignorance and false believes makes his son go through a crisis which cost him some innocent man’s life…
Luge
Mickaël Dupré
Pays France
Genre Animation
2019 - 12'36" - Couleur/N&B
Marion would like to go sledding on « the » hill of her childhood, she brings her brother in the mountain in order to find it once more.
Grab them
Morgane Dziurla-Petit
Pays Sweden
Genre Fiction
2020 - 12'44'' - Color
Sally is sixty years old and dreams of being happy. But this quest for happiness is made particularly difficult by her resemblance to the new President of the United States.