The Last Wish – dir. Ilya Noyabrev

(FINALIST)

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Original Film Title: The Last Wish

Director’s Name: Ilya Noyabrev

Writer’s Name: Semen Khanin

Producer: Semen Khanin

Country of Origin: Ukraine

Country of Filming: Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Runtime: 14 minutes 4 seconds

Film Description:

On the threshold of the Supreme Court, everyone anxiously awaits the Decision about their fate. And only one strives to return to where a part of their soul remains…

Pick Up Artist – dir. Alvaro Orlando

(HONORABLE MENTION)

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Original Film Title: Pick Up Artist

Director’s Name: Alvaro Orlando

Writer’s Name: Alvaro Orlando

Producer: Evan Ross, Alexis Knapp

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes

Film Description:

Drew is seconds away from proposing to his girlfriend—he’s got the ring, the speech, the whole Pinterest-worthy plan—when she strolls in and casually announces she’s found someone else. Now heartbroken, humiliated, and housing enough sadness to flood a small Airbnb, Drew is convinced he’ll die alone.

Enter his best friend, who decides the cure for heartbreak is… a Pick-Up Artist seminar. Yes, those guys. Suddenly Drew is trapped in a world of spray-tanned dating “gurus,” aggressive cologne, and grown men shouting affirmations in the mirror.

What follows is Drew’s wildly disastrous attempt to “get back out there” using advice that absolutely no woman on Earth would ever respond to. But somewhere between the cringe, the chaos, and the catastrophic flirting, Drew just might stumble into something real—mostly by accident.

ENESCU, skinned alive – dir. Toma Enache

(AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER)

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Original Film Title: ENESCU, skinned alive

Director’s Name: Toma Enache

Writer’s Name: Toma Enache

Producer: Toma Enache

Country of Origin: Romania

Country of Filming: Romania

Language: Romanian

Runtime: 2 hours

Film Description:

George Enescu, a brilliant composer and violinist, is at the peak of his career and wants to compose an opera. He falls in love with a princess, Maruca, who inspires and challenges him. She is fascinated by Enescu and his music, she loves him passionately, but has a duty towards her husband and her two children. Destiny will release her from the chains of marriage, but will that be enough for the genius and the princess to live happily ever after? What about the opera? Will he ever compose it?

My Love Flows Like a Song – dir. Xiaotian Fan

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Original Film Title: My Love Flows Like a Song

Director’s Name: Xiaotian Fan

Writer’s Name: Xiaotian Fan

Producer: Jinmei Huang, Qing Zhang

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes 24 seconds

Film Description:

The film tells the story of Wan Quanhe, a barefoot doctor, and his absurd yet happy life. Wan Quanhe, a rural young man with limited intelligence, is inspired a city girl called Ma Li, and he spends 50 years “treating” villagers and researching herbal medicine in order to become the person Ma Li expects him to be. However, when Ma Li returns to the city, she has already forgotten about him. Wan Quanhe is like the Chinese version of Forrest Gump and Sisyphus. Whether his life is happy or unfortunate is open to interpretation.