Fairplay (2022 film)

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Fairplay
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Directed byZoel Aeschbacher
Written byZoel Aeschbacher
Gania Latroche
Produced byNelson Ghrénassia
Elena Tatti
StarringPierre Gommé
Pascal Tagnati
Dorin Dragos
Edited byYouri Tchao Debats
Music byMario Batkovic
Release date
  • August 2022 (2022-08)
Running time
17mn
Countries France
Switzerland

Fairplay is a 2022 French-Swiss short film directed by Zoel Aeschbacher. [1] The seventeen-minute short about extreme competition [2] premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. The film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, including the Regard Saguenay International Short Film Festival and the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. [3] Fairplay was amongst the five shorts nominated for the 2023 Quartz Award (Swiss Film Awards). [4]

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Plot

Three characters - a teenager, a blue-collar worker, and a senior executive - take part in competitions hoping to turn their lives around and heading instead towards an inevitable crash. [2]

Reception

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2022 Locarno Film Festival Cinema Youth Jury AwardWon
Festival international du cinema francophone en Acadie Prix la Vague for Best International Short Film [5] Won
Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Jury Prize for Best Short Film [6] Won
Jury Prize for Best Short Film [6] Won
2023 Swiss Film Awards Quarz Award for Best Short Film [7] Nominated
Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival Grand Prix - International Competition [8] Nominated
Norwegian Short Film Festival Golden Chair Award for Best International Short Film [9] Nominated
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Special Jury Prize - National Competition [10] Won
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival Moon of Valencia for Best Short Film [11] Nominated
Cortisonici Film Festival Best Short Film [12] Won

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