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  Japan / Sci-Fi / 2021 / 04:33

  Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony Best Short Award

  In the future, after “something” happened to the human race, a man continues to video stream himself in solitude as he wanders about the city ruins for the one single viewer he has.

  

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  Daigo Hariya & Yosuke Kobayashi

  6th GEMSTONE Remote Film Contest Grand Prix (short ver.)

  They met in university and made indie films in the school movie group.
  After graduating, Hariya started making TV shows and Kobayashi commercials.
  Utilizing their spare time from work, they continue to make sci-fi short films.

• Filipiñana

  Philippines, UK / Drama / 2020 / 23:59

  George Lucas Award (Grand Prix)
  Asia International Competition Best Short Award
  Governor of Tokyo Award

  The self-contained cosmos of the golf course reflects societal structures. Although new ‘tee girl’ Isabel still has to learn the rules, she’s already looking for loopholes to subvert the system.

  

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  Rafael Manuel

  Silver Bear Jury Prize – Berlin International Film Festival, 2020
  Loup Argenté – Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal, 2020
  Grand Prix – Encounters Short Film Festival, 2020
  Best British Short Film – Encounters Short Film Festival, 2020
  Nominated for Best British Short Film – British Independent Film Awards, 2020
  Berlinale International Film Festival
  Festival du Nouveau Cinema de Montreal
  Encounters International Short Film Festival
  San Sebastian International Film Festival
  Edinburgh International Film Festival
  Guanajato International Film Festival
  BREST European Short Film Festival
  Go Short – International Short Film Festival, Nijmegen
  Singapore International Film Festival
  Kaohsiung Film Festival
  Shorts Mexico Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes de Mexico In the Palace International Short Film Festival
  Tirana International Film Festival
  Vilnius International Short Film Festival
  TofiFest International Film Festival
  Der Neue Heimat Film Fernweh
  London Short Film Festival
  Muestra de Cine Paraíso Desigual
  Filmschoolfest Munich
  Prague International Short Film Festival

  Rafael Manuel is a Filipino filmmaker currently based in between London, Amsterdam, & Manila. His work has been featured by Arte, Screen Daily, Variety, Cineuropa, and Vice. He is currently working on his debut feature film with the support of the Cannes Cinéfondation La Residence.

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• And Then

  USA / Romance / 2020 / 17:54

  Cinematic Tokyo Competition Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award

  And Then is about two women who meet and grow closer to each other through their insomnia and art. The story follows Mana, a Japanese-American woman who arrives in Tokyo seeking to find a break from her life as an artist, and Haru, a Japanese woman who dreams of becoming an artist herself one day.

  

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  Jenn Ravenna Tran

  Seattle Asian American Film Festival – Audience Choice Award

  Jenn Ravenna Tran is an Asian-American emerging film director and cinematographer based in Seattle, Washington. Her goal is to connect people to one another through shared emotional experiences by visual storytelling.

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• Leylak

  USA / Drama / 2020 / 16:58

  Best Actor Award (International Competition)

  In present day Queens, New York, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth, and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.

  

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  Scott Aharoni & Dennis Latos

  Tribeca Film Festival 2021 (Main Competition, Nominated – Best Short Film)

  Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos are a directing DUO based out of New York. They have produced award winning films, branded content for major brands, and have continued to develop new content that they hope can affect audience’s world wide.