Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Music: SHE’S NOT YOU
Best Experimental: 6 MINUTES PER KILOMETER
Best Animation: TEXTPOP
Best Direction: SHADOW OF THE LIGHT
Best Story: JENNIFER THOMAS – UNDERWATER CARNIVAL RIDE
Best Performances: HEAVEN
Best Student Film: THE NEXT BELLS
Best Music Video: TOGETHER WE ARE ONE, YOU AND I
See info for each film:
6 MINUTES PER KILOMETER, 3min,. Canada
Directed by Catherine Boivin
In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekws ancestors, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs.
https://www.instagram.com/otehima/
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TEXTPOP, 2min., USA
Directed by Samantha Olschan
Textpop is an experimental short that explores visible language, neurodivergence, and constructed meaning, through an innovative blend of color, imagery, and typography—texts, phrases, direct messages, fragments, lists. The animation, shifting every 2-5 seconds, mirrors our contemporary attention spans influenced by technology. The film invites viewers to experience text as a material, reflecting on information construction, retention, and delivery. It is a fractured poem, which meditates on grief, perception, and meaning, created without storyboarding or previsualization. Each scene developed in a continuous, unedited flow borrowing from the process of direct filmmaking and cameraless animation. Textpop investigates the interplay between digital animation, motion design, and traditional experimental practices.
https://www.samanthaolschan.com/projects/textpop
https://www.instagram.com/samanthaolschan
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SHE’S NOT YOU, 3min., Italy
Directed by Valentina Valenti
Based on Savarese and Valitutti’s cover of “She’s not you” (Elvis Presley)
https://www.instagram.com/costanza_savarese/
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SHADOW OF THE LIGHT, 7min,. Indonesia
Directed by Tono Wisnu
This short film tells the journey of three generations traditional puppet master and his struggle to preserve the ancient craft of Wayang Kulit (Javanese traditional shadow puppetry).
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TOGETHER WE ARE ONE, YOU AND I, 14min., USA
Directed by Harrison Shook
With accolades from Paste, Nylon, Billboard, Under the Radar, Ones To Watch and more, indie-rocker mercury is back with her first release of 2024, a 3 song EP titled “Together We Are One, You and I.” The 22 year-old Nashville native Maddie Kerr (aka mercury) is defined by her ethereal melodies and enchanting voice mixed with edgy guitar riffs. Self taught on guitar and a natural lyricist, these 3 songs were solely written by Maddie. They were produced by Alex Farrar (Snail Mail, Suki Waterhouse) and mastered by Dave Cooley (Paramore, Wolf Alice). Accompanied by a short-form video that highlights her cinematic artistry, “Born In Early May” serves as a stepping stone to further solidify her in the indie space and will be supported by a US and international press and radio campaign.
https://www.thebandmercury.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thebandmercury/
https://www.instagram.com/thebandmercury/
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HEAVEN, 6min,. Finland
Directed by Masha Shalagina
A young woman struggles with feeling trapped inside her body, and the authoritarian and dystopian society she lives in. She clings on to hope as she desperately tries to escape.
http://www.cruxmusique.com/https://www.instagram.com/cruxmusique/
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THE NEXT BELLS, 16min., USA
Directed by Joey LaFrance
In this musical, Lily is waiting for an important phone call and navigates life assuming the worst, leading her down a dance-filled, spiraling path of self-discovery.
https://www.instagram.com/the.next.bells_film/
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JENNIFER THOMAS – UNDERWATER CARNIVAL RIDE, 8min,. USA
Directed by Jennifer L. Thomas
An innocent girl enters a carnival full of wonder, where everything seems whimsical and fantastical. She starts to notice that things are off and this carnival and the people are not what it seems. Twisted halls of mirrors, wolves in sheep’s clothing, and shark infested waters – this music film will leave you spinning for an exit.
http://jenniferthomasmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jenniferthomaspiano/
https://www.twitter.com/jennifer_thomas
https://instagram.com/jenniferthomasofficial
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