Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Fantasy Film: Low Down Larry Versus the Giant Reptile
Best Sci-Fi Film: SYNTHETIC HOPE
Best Micro-Short Film: MIRAGE
Best Direction: CLAIRE
Best Story: EYE OF JUPITER
Best Performances: FAREWELL
Best Cinematography:
Best Experimental: THE STAR
Best Student Film: Dizziness, Nausea, Heartburn, Depression
Best Animation: VIRUS
Best Sound & Music: OAZA Vol.1
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Dizziness, Nausea, Heartburn, Depression, 13min., USA
Directed by Mason Cazelet
When Shiloh’s anxiety-reducing microchip malfunctions and bombards him with radio-advertisements, he must find a way to overcome the distractions and impress coaches at a professional soccer tryout.
https://www.instagram.com/soccer_thesis/
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THE STAR, 3min., UK
Directed by Alex Brady
The light of a distant star brings revelations to the Earth from the depths of space
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VIRUS, 11min., China
Directed by Yufeng Wang
In the futuristic world of highly advanced technology, human beings are transformed into mechanical lifeforms. A deadly electronic virus suddenly breaks out and the entire mechanical civilisation is on the verge of destruction.
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MIRAGE, 3min., USA
Directed by Hanson Ma, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang
A tale of love unfolds between two individuals from opposite social classes, revealing the struggle to overcome societal boundaries in their quest for happiness and love.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/184292605/Mirage
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzketFKrAep/
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SYNTHETIC HOPE, 16min., USA
Directed by Chris Hinton
Faced with certain death a young girl unleashes a mysterious AI to help her escape.
https://www.instagram.com/synthetic_hope
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CLAIRE, 25min., USA
Directed by Paul Ambe Ngang
Committed to getting his crush to love him, Mark uses an AI to snoop into her private life; but when the AI unexpectedly develops love for him and spite for her, he must choose the AI or lose everything.
https://www.instagram.com/claireshortfilm/
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EYE OF JUPITER, 3min., Canada
Directed by Roger Gallant
Eye of Jupiter is a short animated film that follows a lost astronaut contemplating life while drifting in orbit above Jupiter.
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Low Down Larry Versus the Giant Reptile, 7min., USA
Directed by Sammy Verni
In their latest adventure together, Larry and Spike set out in a time machine to be the first to bring a living dinosaur back with them to present day. They’ve already been to the Moon and back, but this time have they gone too far?
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OAZA Vol.1, 2min., China
Directed by Rui Huang
https://instagram.com/ruihuang_art
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FAREWELL, 11min., USA
Directed by Jiayu Liu
One day, Quintin, a funeral agent is visited by Claire in order to deal with her own funeral. During the meeting, a man, Jeffrey, breaks in. Jeffrey doesn’t allow Claire to die. Now Quintin realizes that Claire is a robot, he’s about to call the police because it seems like now Claire has her own mentality. But Jeffrey stops him. Actually, Claire should have been destroyed 20 years ago, but Jeffrey doesn’t want Claire to leave his life so he keeps changing components and updating for her. Claire says she wants to die for being a complete human, but the truth is that she wants to release Jeffrey to let him have a normal life. Meanwhile, Jeffrey finally understands that love is respect and accepts Claire’s request. In the end, Quintin goes back home. He sees his robot and doesn’t think of her as a machine.
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Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL 