International Competition 9
31.08.2021 – 21.30 – Kinograph
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.
E14
Zekavat Peiman
Pays United Kingdom
Genre Documentary
2020 - 19'03" - Color
In the UK's densest residential area during the coronavirus pandemic, the filmmaker studies human behaviour by capturing, from his window, events during the first two weeks of containment.
Dalej jest dzien
Damian Kocur
Pays Poland
Genre Fiction
2020 - 25' - Black & White
Paweł is a lonely man who works on a small river ferry near his village. Most of Paweł's time is spent transporting villagers across the river. Although Paweł is famous in the area, he spends every next day alone. One day he notices someone trying to swim across the river. This person is Mohammad, the illegal immigrant. Paweł decides to help and hides Mohammad. After all, there is someone to talk to.
Un Coche Cualquiera
David Pérez Sañudo
Pays Spain
Genre Fiction
2019 - 13' - Couleur
Manuel wants to get in his car but three bullies block him. “What have you done inside that nightclub?”
Raout Pacha
Aurélie Reinhorn
Pays France
Genre Fiction
2019 - 28'27" - Couleur
Varec leads an unstable life and is sentenced to community service. He meets the whimsical Clint, whom he introduces to the joys of forced labour. Not far from there, Jo struggles among the on-hold telephone music in the French administration. To a disco-punk choir tune, three anti-heroes have doubts about the notion of work.