The animated film Doom Cruise directed by Hannah Stragholz and Simon Steinhorst walked away €20,000 and the Saxon State Minister Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 33rd Filmfest Dresden short film festival in in Dresden, Germany. In the hand-colored film a cruise ship is sailing to its demise as a metaphor to current societal themes.
The Golden Horseman Animated Film in the International Competition was awarded to the German-Bulgarian film AIVA from Veneta Androva, which won the LUCA – GenderDiversity Film Award as well. In the National Competition, Shoko Hara was awarded the Golden Horseman Animated Film for Just A Guy along with the Golden Horseman Sound Design.
The Golden Horseman of the Audience in the National Competition went to Yalla Habibi from Mahnas Sarwari. In the International Competition, the audience decided to award their Golden Horseman to Kharchang (Crab) from Shiva Sadegh Asad. In addition to this, she also received a special mention from the Youth Jury.
Winners of 33rd Filmfest Dresden
Golden Horsemen International Competition
Golden Horseman Animated Film International Competition
AIVA by Veneta Androva (Germany/Bulgaria 2020)
Special Mention:
EASTER EGGS by Nicolas Keppens (Belgium/France/Netherlands 2020)
Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film International Competition
A LACK OF CLARITY by Stefan Kruse Jørgensen (Denmark 2020)
Special Mention:
I’M TOO BUSY by Carmen Aumedes Mier (China/Spain 2019)
Golden Horsemen of the Audience International Competition
KHARCHANG (CRAB) by Shiva Sadegh Asadi (Iran 2020)
Golden Horseman of the Youth Jury International Competition
LES NOUVEAUX DIEUX (NEW GODS) by Loïc Hobi (Schwitzerland/France 2020)
Special Mention:
KHARCHANG (CRAB) by Shiva Sadegh Asadi (Iran 2020)
National Competition Awards
Golden Horseman Animated Film National Competition
JUST A GUY von Shoko Hara (Germany 2020)
Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film National Competition
KAKO SAM POBEDIO LEPAK I BRONZU (HOW I BEAT GLUE AND BRONZE) by Vladimir Vulević (Germany/Serbia 2020)
Special Mention:
FREDDA MEYER by Julia Roesler (Germany 2021)
Golden Horseman of the Audience National Competition
YALLAH HABIBI by Mahnas Sarwari (Germany 2020)
Golden Horseman Youth Jury National Competition
JEIJAY by Maren Wiese and Petra Stipetić (Germany 2021)
Special Mention:
TROUBLED WATER (TRÜBES WASSER) by Elena Wiener (Germany 2020)
Saxon State Minister of Culture and Tourism Promotion Prize
DOOM CRUISE by Hannah Stragholz and Simon Steinhorst (Germany 2021)
DEFA Promotion Prize Animation
SERIAL PARALLELS by Max Hattler (Germany/Hong Kong 2019)
Cross-Competitive Awards
ARTE Short Film Prize
KHODA BIAMORZ (MAY SHE REST IN PEACE) by Nazgol Kashani (Germany/Iran 2020)
“fully political” – Short Film Award of the Saxon Centre for Political Education
MEX AND THE ANIMALS by Elisa Gleize (Canada 2020)
Special Mention:
OBERVOGELGESANG by Ferdinand Ehrhardt and Elias Weinberger (Germany 2020
Golden Horseman Sound Design
JUST A GUY by Shoko Hara (Germany 2020), Music/Sound: Chiara Strickland, Marc Fragstein, Luis Schöffend
LUCA Film Award for GenderEquality
AIVA by Veneta Androva (Germany/Bulgaria 2020)
Special Mention:
DUSTIN by Naïla Guiguet (France 2020)
Dresden Short Film Award of the German Film Critics Association
PLAY SCHENGEN by Gunhild Enger (Norway 2020)
Award in the Regional Competition
Regional Competition/Regional Film Night: Audience Award
KEEP SHIFTIN’ (SCHICHTELN) by Verena Wagner (Germany 2020)
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