Unifrance announces the winners of the 21st Unifrance Short Film Awards

Special Jury Prize

• Here Ends the World We've Known by Anne-Sophie Nanki
  
  Production co.: Vertical production – Black Moon Films

Grand Action Prize

• Concrete Heart by Enrika Panero
  
  Production co: Takami Productions

Best Actress Prize

• Lou Deleuze in Sweet Tooth by Joséphine Darcy Hopkins
  
  Production co.: To Be Continued (TBC) – Need Productions (Belgium) – Le Lapin Blanc Production

Best Actor Prize

• Théo Augier Bonaventure in Roadtripper by Christophe Granger
  
  Production co.: Haïku Films

Broadcasters' Prizes

Be TV Prize (Belgium):

• Lions, de Beru Tessema
  
  Production co.: KG Productions – Saturday Films (United Kingdom) – Préludes

Movistar+ Prize (Spain):

• Ghosts by (LA) HORDE : BRUTTI/DEBROUWER/HAREL
  
  Production co.: Ballet national de Marseille – MJZ (USA) – Henry – Toni Films 

RTBF Prize (Belgium) :

• Sweet Tooth by Joséphine Darcy Hopkins
  
  Production co.: To Be Continued (TBC) – Need Productions (Belgium) – Le Lapin Blanc Production

Jury Special Mentions

• Salvation Has No Name by Joseph Wallace
  
  Production co.: Delaval Film (United Kingdom) – Autour de Minuit – Animation People (Czech Republic)
• The Purple Season by Clémence Bouchereau
  
  Production co.: Bandini Films – ARTE France

Distributor Prize

This award ceremony is also an opportunity to recognize the international distribution work of a distributor. Unifrance and La Fête du court métrage are keen to support the artistic approach of a distribution structure, both in the way it promotes works within the network of foreign festivals, and in the way it reinforces their exposure in commercial circuits. For its excellent export results, Unifrance and La Fête du court métrage awarded the 2023 Distributor Prize to Autour de Minuit.

 

Unifrance would like to warmly thank its partners for their unwavering support and commitment to a genre like no other, with a vitality and uniqueness unmatched in France.

 

Historically present at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the undisputed cradle of short film, Unifrance has always been able to rely on this world-class event to keep its finger on the pulse of French creation and spot the works most likely to seduce the international market. Hence, over the decades, we've built up a strong relationship of trust, and worked hand in hand to promote French short films in all their facets, beyond our borders.

This is why, at a time when this festival is facing challenges, Unifrance would like to express its full solidarity with the teams at Clermont-Ferrand, who each year carry out work that is more than indispensable to discovering and revealing the best of these works and bringing them to all audiences; indispensable to carrying forward the noble ambition that we accord to culture in France and in Europe; indispensable to keeping alive our democratic ideal, of which cultural diversity is one of the major foundations.

Partners:

TitraFilm – Grand Action – Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival –  shortfilmdepot – Courant3D – La Fête du court métrage, and Bref Cinéma.

TitraFilm – Cinéma Grand Action – Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand – Shortfilmdepot  – Sauve qui peut le court métrage – Courant3D – Bref Cinema

Our warm thanks also go to Bastien Dubois, for the visuals that illustrate this 21st edition of the Unifrance Short Film Awards.