Main Competition - International Short Film
The international jury composed by Pascal Vimenet (France), Matilda Tavelli (Swiss), Georges Sifianos (Greece), Andrijana Ruzic (Serbia) decreed the following winners of the 21st edition of the Imaginaria festival.
Best Animated Short Film
ELECTRA
Daria Kashcheeva (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 2023, 26’33)
The jury appreciated masterful treatment of cinematographic language, mixing live action and stop motion animation and capacity to translate, with bitter humor, within contemporary aesthetic the actual social stereotypes and the Grand Prix, goes to Electra by Daria Kashcheeva.
Special Mention
DRIJF
by Levi Stoops
(Belgium, 2023, 14’59)
“For skillful use of animation techniques and the capacity to resonate with the audience in a deep emotional experience.”
Special Mention
11
by Vuk Jevremovic
(Croatia, 2022, 5’28)
“for surreal animation capriccio about soccer, flowed into turbulent montage of all possible painting techniques, collage memories and authentic sounds.”
Special Mention
IN QUANTO A NOI
by Simone Massi
(Italy, 2022, 5′)
“For the existential depth, the plastic density and the sound quality of its poetic and dark adaptation of Eugénio Montale, “We studied for the beyond”.”
Special Mention
WAY BETTER
by Skirmanta Jakaité
(Lithuania, 2022, 13’34)
“For the cinematographic mastery and the originality of his plastic universe, tinged with a subtly biting humor.”
Graduation Short Film and Music Video Competition
The Graduation Short Film and Music Video Jury composed by Marino Neri, Alessandro Baronciani and Vincenzo Beschi decreed the following winners:
Best Graduation Short Film
FURRIE
Lucie Grannec (France, 2022, 8’36)
“Furrie is an idea, even before a short film, which finds its only means of communication in animation. It would not have been possible to create Furrie with other mediums. Everything is important: from the disturbing content to its realization. Everything is beautiful: from the aesthetics to the background noise of old PC hard drives. He speaks to the new generation by citing the past and does so with disenchantment and provocation.”
Special Mention
HUMAN RESOURCES
Trinidad Plass Caussade, Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek
(France, 2022, 3’30)
Special Mention
LA NOTTE
Martina Generali, Simone Pratola, Francesca Sofia Rosso
(Italy, 2023, 6’30)
Best Animated Music Video
TWIST INTO ANY SHAPE
Donato Sansone (Italy, 2022, 3’21)
“For the originality of the animation, the lively synchronism between music and image and the overwhelming irony.”
Children Short Film Competition
The young Jury composed by Laura Cicorella, Emma Lasorella, Paolo Laghezza, Nicoletta Necco, Rossana Matarrese, Nina Buono, Sara Palmisani, Luca Gasparro, Gerardo Rizzo, Martina Farina, Aurora Pace, Leonardo Mancini, Emma Daddabbo, Paolo Della Rocca, Francesco Lucarelli, Nicolò Valenzano, Martina Budau, Micaela Amenduni, Anna Cappiello De Bari, Marco Valerio decreed the following winners:
Best Children's Short Film
PIG
Jorn Leeuwerink (Netherlands, 2022, 8’17)
For the environmental theme treated with a sense of humour, for the drawing technique and for the engaging music, the winner of the Children’s short film competition of Imaginaria 2023 is Pig by Jorn Leeuwerink.
