The 28th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde was announced today at the closing ceremony of the festival. "The Unseen River" by Vietnamese Pham Ngoc Lân was the winner of the International Competition Great Prize. In the National Competition the big winner of the Best Film Award was Diogo Salgado with "Noite Turva". Discover the remaining winners below.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
GREAT PRIZE
Best film in competition, worth 2.000 euros
GIÒNG SÔNG KHÔNG NHÌN THAY
THE UNSEEN RIVER
Pham Ngoc Lân · Vietname/Laos · 2020 · FIC · 23’
Prizes for the best film in competition in each category
Animação
ELO
Alexandra Ramires · Portugal/França · 2020 · ANI · 12’
Documentário
HIDDEN
Jafar Panahi · França/Irão · 2020 · DOC · 19’
Ficção
DUSTIN
Naïla Guiguet · França · 2020 · FIC · 20’
AUDIENCE AWARD
For the film of the International Competition with the best average vote in the audience poll
PHYSIQUE DE LA TRISTESSE
Theodore Ushev · Canadá · 2019 · ANI · 27’
PORTUGUESE COMPETITION
BEST FILM
Prize
2.000 euros
Prize Pixel Bunker
2.500 euros, in services, sponsored by Pixel Bunker Lda
NOITE TURVA
Diogo Salgado · Portugal · 2020 · FIC · 14’
PRIZE Kino Sound Studio
4.000 euros in post-production services awarded to the best director, sponsored by Kino Sound Studio
ARMOUR
Sandro Aguilar · Portugal/Canadá · 2020 · DOC · 30’
AUDIENCE AWARD
SPA – Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
For the film in the Portuguese Competition with the best average vote in the audience poll, 1.500 euros, sponsored by SPA - Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
O NOSSO REINO
Luís Costa · Portugal · 2020 · FIC · 15’
VILA DO CONDE SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
One of the jury awards will be chosen as candidate to the nominees for the European Film Awards, short film category
NHA MILA
Denise Fernandes · Portugal/Suíça · 2020 · FIC · 18’
TAKE ONE! COMPETITION
The best film in the Take One! Competition will be awarded the following prizes:
PRIZE Showreel
1.500 euros in services and rental of equipment, sponsored by Showreel
PRIZE Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude
600 euros, sponsored by the Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude (IPDJ)
PRIZE Restart
Training and/or means of production and post-production with technical equipment or spaces, 500 euros, at Restart
PRIZE Agência da Curta Metragem
The awarded film will be distributed and promoted by Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency, including its submission (and respective fees) to an international circuit of film festivals.
I DON’T LIKE 5PM
Francisco Dias · Portugal · 2020 · DOC · 9’
Escola das Artes – Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Honourable Mention:
CORTE
Afonso Rapazote, Bernardo Rapazote · Portugal · 2020 · FIC · 29’
Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema
PRIZE Blit
Prize for the best portuguese director, 2.000 euros, in services, sponsored by Blit
CORES DE OUTONO
Lucas Tavares · Portugal · 2020 · DOC/EXP · 7’
Ubi Cinema – Universidade da Beira Interior
MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION
PRIZE Coloreffects
For the best film in the Music Videos Competition, Sony equipment (Camera + lens), worth approximately 1,150 euros, offered by Coloreffects
BATIDA APRESENTA: IKOQWE – VAIVAI
Pedro Coquenão, Manuel Lino · Portugal · 2020 · 3’
EXPERIMENTAL COMPETITION
PRIZE Experimental
Para o melhor filme da Competição Experimental
For the best film in the Experimental Competition
SOUTH
Morgan Quaintance · Reino Unido · 2020 · DOC/EXP · 28’
CURTINHAS COMPETITION
PRIZE
For the best film in the Curtinhas Competition, elected by a group of thirteen children, aged between 8 and 12
TO: GERARD
Taylor Meacham · EUA · 2020 · ANI · 7’
Menção honrosa M/3
BLACK & WHITE
Jesús Pérez, Gerd Gockell · Suíça/Alemanha · 2020 · ANI · 5’
Menção honrosa M/6
TOBI AND THE TURBOBUS
Verena Fels, Marc Angele · Alemanha · 2019 · ANI/FIC · 7’
Menção honrosa M/10
LUCE & ME
Isabella Salvetti · Itália · 2019 · FIC · 10’
MY GENERATION
The film with the best average resulting from audience voting in the festival and high school screenings will be the winner of My Generation
I, JULIA
Arvin Kananian · Suécia · 2020 · FIC · 15'
