Uppsala International Short Film Festival

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Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Location Uppsala, Sweden
Founded1982
Awards"Uppsala Grand Prix" and "Uppsala Film Jackdaw for Best Children's Film"
Website Uppsala International Short Film Festival web page

Uppsala International Short Film Festival is an annual festival hosted in Uppsala, Sweden since 1982. As of 2002 the winner of the award "Uppsala Grand Prix" and the winner of the Uppsala Film Jackdaw for Best Children's Film are eligible for an Academy Award nomination. [1] The Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden's premier arena for short film, shows more than 300 short films along with lectures and seminars that give an insight into Swedish film, culture, and history. Swedish and international filmmakers and other professionals attend.

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Award winners

Uppsala Grand Prix is the main award of the festival.

YearTitleDirectorCountry
1999El paraíso perdido / Paradise Lost Jaime Marques Spain
2000Home Morag McKinnon United Kingdom
2001La pomme, la figue et l'amande / The Apple, the Fig and the Almond Joël Brisse France
2002Comme un seul homme / All for one Jean-Louis Gonnet France
2003Fast Film Virgil Widrich Austria
2004Russelltribunalen / The Russell Tribunal Staffan Lamm Sweden
2005El otro sueño americano Enrique Arroyo Mexico
2006Medianeras Gustavo Taretto Argentina
2007Lampa cucăciulă/ The Tube with a Hat Radu Jude Romania
2008Jos Kaadun / If I Fall Hannaleena Hauru Finland
2009Elefantenhaut Severin Fiala and Ulrike Putzer Austria
2010Colivia / The Cage Adrian Sitaru Romania
2011Miten marjoja poimitaan / How to Pick Berries Elina Talvensaari Finland
2012Chefu’ Adrian Sitaru Romania
2013Khaterate Enghelabe Bahman Asheghe Leila / Revolutionary memories of Bahman who loved Leila Farahnaz Sharifi Iran
2014Mondial 2010 [2] Roy Dib Libanon
2015Over Jörn Threlfall United Kingdom
2016Univitellin Terence Nance France
2017Wednesdays with Goddard Nicolas Ménard United Kingdom
2018(Fool Time) Job Gilles Cuvelier France
2019Blessed Land Phạm Ngọc Lân Vietnam
2020Have a Nice Dog Jalal Maghout Germany/Syria
2021Noir-SoleilMarie Larrivé France

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References

  1. IMDb entry on Uppsala International Short Film Festival, retrieved on 11 February 2010.
  2. "33rd Uppsala International Short Film Festival announces winners". Cineuropa Shorts. Retrieved 2021-11-04.