The German film Sensitive Content by Narges Kalhor walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize at the 36th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany. The jury commented, “The winning film interweaves found footage, animation and sound in a skillful and precise way, taking the viewer to the scene of the action. Who is allowed to show themselves, who can act and who is denied the opportunity to look and participate? The film powerfully denounces patriarchal structures and shows the fearless struggle of women. In terms of the form and content, the jury was completely captivated from the very first second.”
Mast-Del from Maryam Tafakory won two prizes: the “fully political” – Short Film Award for Democratic Culture, as well as the Dresden Short Film Award of the Association of German Film Critics; along with a special mention from the Youth Jury in the International Competition.
Land of Mountains from Olga Kosanović was another double winner, taking both the Golden Horseman of the Youth prize, as well as the Golden Horseman of the Audience in the National Competition. Land of Mountains also received an honorable mention from the jury for the “fully political” – Short Film Award for Democratic Culture.
The Golden Horseman of the Audience in the International Competition was awarded to the Polish production Zima from Tomasz Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki.
The Golden Horseman Animated Film in the International Competition for the best animation was awarded to La Perra from Carla Melo Gampert. In the National Competition, Daniel Sterlin-Altman’s Carrotica, which celebrated its world premiere at Filmfest Dresden won the Golden Horseman Animated Film in the National Competition. The DEFA Promotion Prize Animation went to the animated musical Zoopticon from John Frickey, Thies Mynther and Sandra Trostel.
The Chilean-Argentinian co-production Alien0089, Valeria Hofmann received the Golden Horseman Short Film in the International Competition as the best short, and the Golden Horseman Short Film in the National Competition for the best short was awarded to Marie Zrenner for Alex in the Fields.
Finn Ole Weigt and Paula Milena won the Golden Horseman Central German Competition for their work Urlaubsversuche and the ARTE Short Film Prize was awarded to Irish production “The Un-chaotic Cabinet That Wishes for Me to Sleep” from Cillian Green.
Award Winners of the 36th Filmfest Dresden
Golden Horsemen International Competition
Golden Horseman Animated Film International Competition
LA PERRA by Carla Melo Gampert (France, Colombia 2023)
Special Mention:
THE LOVERS by Carolina Sandvik (Sweden 2023)
Golden Horseman Short Film International Competition
ALIEN0089 by Valeria Hofmann (Chile/Argentina 2023)
Special Mention:
OYU by Atsushi Hirai (France, Japan 2023)
Golden Horsemen of the Audience International Competition
ZIMA by Tomasz Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki (Poland 2023)
Golden Horseman of the Youth Jury International Competition
THE BEADS (AS MIÇANGAS) by Rafaela Camelo, Emanuel Lavor (Brasil 2023)
Special Mention:
MAST-DEL by Maryam Tafakory (Iran, UK 2023)
National Competition Awards
Golden Horseman Animated Film National Competition
CARROTICA by Daniel Sterlin-Altman (Germany 2024)
Special Mention:
TECHNICALLY_BREATHING by Markéta Müllerová (Germany 2024)
Golden Horseman Short Film National Competition
ALEX IN THE FIELDS (ALEX IN DEN FELDERN) by Marie Zrenner(Germany 2023)
Golden Horseman of the Audience National Competition
LAND OF MOUNTAINS (LAND DER BERGE) by Olga Kosanović (Austria/ Germany 2023)
Golden Horseman Youth Jury National Competition
LAND OF MOUNTAINS (LAND DER BERGE) by Olga Kosanović (Austria/ Germany 2023)
Special Mention:
MY ORANGE GARDEN by Anna-Sophia Richard (Germany 2023)
Saxon Film Promotion Prize
SENSITIVE CONTENT by Narges Kalhor(Germany 2023)
DEFA Promotion Prize Animation
ZOOPTICON by John Frickey, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel (Germany 2023)
Award in the Central German Competition
Golden Horseman Central German Competition
URLAUBSVERSUCHE by Finn Ole Weigt and Paula Milena Weise (Germany 2022)
Special Mention:
A SINGLE INCIDENT (EINE EINZELNE TAT) by Constanze Wolpers (Germany 2023)
Cross-Competitive Awards
ARTE Short Film Prize
THE UN-CHAOTIC CABINET THAT WISHES FOR ME TO SLEEP by Cillian Green (Ireland 2023)
“fully political” – Short Film Award for Democratic Culture
MAST-DEL by Maryam Tafakory (Iran, UK 2023)
Special Mention:
LAND OF MOUNTAINS (LAND DER BERGE) by Olga Kosanović (Austria/ Germany 2023)
Golden Horseman Sound Design
A KIND OF TESTAMENT by Stephen Vuillemin (France 2023), Sound: Lucien Krampf, Matthieu Gasnier, Music: Qoso
Special Mention:
THE ELECTRIC KISS by Rainer Kohlberger (Austria/ Germany 2023)
Sound/Music: Jung An Tagen
LUCA Film Award for GenderEquality
MY ORANGE GARDEN by Anna-Sophia Richard (Germany 2023)
Special Mention:
EL DANCE-OFF by Nicolás Keller Sarmiento (USA 2023)
Dresden Short Film Award of the German Film Critics Association
MAST-DEL by Maryam Tafakory (Iran, UK 2023)
Special Mention:
DREAMS LIKE PAPER BOATS (DES RÊVES EN BATEAUX PAPIERS) by Samuel Suffren (Haiti 2024)