Main Competition - International Short Film
The international jury composed by Anca Damian (Romania), Paul Wenninger (France), Miljana Dragičević (Croatia), Eugenia Gaglianone (Italy) and Maicol&Mirco (Italia) decreed the following winners of the 20th edition of the Imaginaria festival.
Best Animated Short Film
ICE MERCHANTS
by João Gonzalez (14′, Portugal, 2022)
The classic relationship between father – son, gutted countless times, is told in a new and surprising way. A technique, a rhythm, a stunning twist, capable of arousing intense emotional involvement. Also absolutely fascinating is the integration of a current theme, such as that of climate change, used here to describe the inner storms of humanity
Special Mention
GRANNY’S SEXUAL LIFE
by Urška Djukić ed Émilie Pigeard (13'40, Slovenia, 2022)
Graduation Short Film and Music Video Competition
The Graduation Short Film and Music Video Jury composed by Ahmed Neb Nassib (Algeria), Michele Bernardi (Italy), and Luigi Tassinari (Italy) decreed the following winners:
Best Graduation Short Film
PERSONA
by Sujin Moon (06'45, South Korea, 2022)
It is a work that “divides reality with a clean cut, light and shadow. The struggle between one’s personality and one’s hidden ego. Original in its treatment, far from modal contamination. Black and white, divergences and convergences. PERSONA are all of us
Best Animated Music Video
SE PROPRIO DEVO
by Mara Cerri (03'38, Italy, 2021)
Visual, oral, written reports. This music video finds its poetic figure in simplicity. Daily glimpses, the soccer field, the open construction sites, the shutters. A delicate black and white accompany a mature and thoughtful piece of music. A video designed and created with the heart.
Children Short Film Competition
The young Jury composed by Victoria Sanna, Arianna Grasso, Carola Manganelli, Angelica Ligorio, Nikol Palokaj, Giulia Giannuzzi, Anna Chiara Zupone, Giovanni Marangelli, Domiziano Savino, Noemi Rizzo, Sofia Bufano e Marco Valerio decreed the following winners:
Best Children's Short Film
MUSSELS E FRIES
by Nicolas Hu (26, France, 2021)
For the determination that the protagonist shows in following her dreams, in never giving up
