International Competition 13
02.09.2021 – 18.30 – 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.
Les Criminels
Serhat Karaaslan
Pays France, Romania
Genre Fiction
2020 - 24' - Color
In a small town in Turkey, a young couple is looking for some privacy. They are rejected by all the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. Just when they think they have found a trick, the situation gets out of hand.
Comme une comète
Ariane Louis-Seize
Pays Canada
Genre Fiction
2020 - 23'10" - Couleur
On a family trip to observe the shooting stars, Chloé, a withdrawn teenager, discovers a dazzling attraction for her mother’s new boyfriend.
Beats
Simon Pfister
Pays Germany
Genre Fiction
2019 - 30' - Couleur
A series of attacks terrorizes Munich. Max, having survived the first shots fired at the audience in the electro club Beats, hides in a storage room with his new friend Sefi and other party attendees. The immediate danger puts the humanity of all trapped people to the test and Max has to decide whether he wants to save himself or try to save a stranger, as well. Shortly before arriving at home, Alexa hears of the attack on the club she left her brother Max at. She decides to go back, accompanied by her boyfriend Raphik, who joins her in the end despite his misgivings.
Vieille Peau
Julie Rembauville, Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
Pays France
Genre Animation
2019 - 7'33" - Couleur
While his wife believes him at a coroporate seminar in Paris, Jean-Luc is sitting on a boat moving in the bayou somewhere in Louisiana. He has an appointment with the voodoo wizard Richardson. This wizard is know for solving all the problems.
Inefable
Gerard Oms
Pays Spain
Genre Fiction
- 11' - Couleur
Mateo is a teenage boy who lives his life glued to the screen. There he spends his hours in silence. Maria has recently moved in to face the burden of their complex family situation on her own.