Location | Uppsala, Sweden |
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Founded | 1982 |
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.
Uppsala Grand Prix is the main award of the festival.
Year | Title | Director | Country |
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1999 | El paraíso perdido / Paradise Lost | Jaime Marques | Spain |
2000 | Home | Morag McKinnon | United Kingdom |
2001 | La pomme, la figue et l'amande / The Apple, the Fig and the Almond | Joël Brisse | France |
2002 | Comme un seul homme / All for one | Jean-Louis Gonnet | France |
2003 | Fast Film | Virgil Widrich | Austria |
2004 | Russelltribunalen / The Russell Tribunal | Staffan Lamm | Sweden |
2005 | El otro sueño americano | Enrique Arroyo | Mexico |
2006 | Medianeras | Gustavo Taretto | Argentina |
2007 | Lampa cucăciulă/ The Tube with a Hat | Radu Jude | Romania |
2008 | Jos Kaadun / If I Fall | Hannaleena Hauru | Finland |
2009 | Elefantenhaut | Severin Fiala and Ulrike Putzer | Austria |
2010 | Colivia / The Cage | Adrian Sitaru | Romania |
2011 | Miten marjoja poimitaan / How to Pick Berries | Elina Talvensaari | Finland |
2012 | Chefu’ | Adrian Sitaru | Romania |
2013 | Khaterate Enghelabe Bahman Asheghe Leila / Revolutionary memories of Bahman who loved Leila | Farahnaz Sharifi | Iran |
2014 | Mondial 2010 [2] | Roy Dib | Libanon |
2015 | Over | Jörn Threlfall | United Kingdom |
2016 | Univitellin | Terence Nance | France |
2017 | Wednesdays with Goddard | Nicolas Ménard | United Kingdom |
2018 | (Fool Time) Job | Gilles Cuvelier | France |
2019 | Blessed Land | Phạm Ngọc Lân | Vietnam |
2020 | Have a Nice Dog | Jalal Maghout | Germany/Syria |
2021 | Noir-Soleil | Marie Larrivé | France |
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