Mon. 18/11/2024 - 13:00 to Wed. 18/12/2024 - 13:00

Jury awards 2024

Chico
Enzo Lorenzo
2023
22'
BelgiumFrance
vo: fr
sub: en

Jojo, a clumsy young squatter, starts repairing a washing machine to please Lucien, the object of his desires. He wanders around Brussels searching, ready to take any risk to achieve his goals.

Mon Dewulf
2023
18'
Belgium
vo: nl
No speech
sub: fren-gb

When a farmer's son decides to spend a night out in the big city, he discovers that his future could be different. 

 

 
 
Du bist So Wunderbar
Leandro GoddinhoPaulo Menezes
2024
17'
BrazilGermany
vo: deenpt-br
sub: fren

In Berlin, finding an apartment is hard, especially if you’re queer and foreign. This impossible quest offers a scathing portrait of our time.

 

 
 
À mort le bikini!
Justine Gauthier
2023
17'
Canada
vo: fr
sub: en

Lili has always swam topless. Now her parents force her to wear a bikini top: why should she hide her flat chest when her male friends don't have to?

Ne jamais s
Abdellah Taïa
2023
10'
France
vo: fr
sub: en

Writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taia writes a letter to his gay nephew Brahim to help him overcome his fear, support him and walk by his side. In fine, the letter is proof of how much he loves his nephew

Gigi
Cynthia Calvi
2023
14'
France
vo: fr
sub: en

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humor and sensitivity.

 
 

This year, we were once again able to recognize several short films from our program with three jury awards worth €1,000 each and three special mentions worth €500 each. One prize and one mention were awarded in each of the three categories. Discover here the winners in each category and the members of the respective juries. These awards are made possible thanks to the support of the National Lottery and its players, as well as the City of Brussels.

 

Belgian Short Films
Jury Prize: Chico by Enzo Lorenzo
Special Mention: 'T voorjaer by Mon Dewulf
JURY:
Saskia De Keyser (former Pink Screens Festival programmer)
Werner Borkes (Rozefilmdagen Festival Amsterdam)
Benoît Arnulf (In & Out Festival Nice)
Ivan Mitifiot (Écrans Mixtes Festival Lyon)
Fred Lavigne (director)
 
Animation and/or Experimental Short Films
Jury Prize: Ne jamais s'arrêter de crier by Abdellah Taïa
Special Mention: Gigi by Cynthia Calvi
JURY:
An Smolar (former Pink Screens Festival programmer, director, and professor at Erg)
Ania Levin (illustrator, animator, and film director)
Lazare Lazarus (artist and designer of this year’s poster)
Louis Vangeneken (freelance journalist and contributor to Médor Journal)
 
International Fiction Short Films
Jury Prize: Du bist so wunderbar by Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes
Special Mention: À mort le bikini! by Justine Gauthier
JURY:
Natacha Pfeiffer (PhD in aesthetics and film philosophy, professor at Erg)
Sarah Saadi Garcia (print, video, and podcast journalist at Le Soir)
Marina Festré (producer)
David Lambert (director)

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