Neighbour Abdi, Cherries and Finn's Heel triumph at short film weekend Film Fest Gent 2022

On 16 October, during the Short Film Award Ceremony at the end of the short film weekend of the 49th Film Fest Gent, the International Short Film Jury announced the winners. Neighbour Abdi by Douwe Dijkstra received the Award for Best International Short. In the Competition for Belgian Student Shorts, Finn's Heel by Cato Kusters was crowned Best Belgian Student Short. The THE PACK Audience for Best Belgian Student Short, as voted by the festival audience, went to Merci pour votre patience! by Simon van der Zande.
On Sunday night, the winners of the short film competitions at Film Fest Gent 2022 were revealed during a Short Film Award Ceremony at the Film Fest Café. In the past few days, The International Short Film Jury - consisting of Bendt Eyckermans, Diana Cam Van Nguyen and Elena Lazic - saw three selections of international shorts and a selection of Belgian film school.

In the International Short Film Competition, which featured films from 13 different countries, a lot of up-and-coming directorial talent emerged. In the end, the jury chose Neighbour Abdi by Douwe Dijkstra as the winner of the Award for Best International Short. In this strikingly playful film, Somali-born Abdi tells his painful life story - marked by war and crime - with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. Through reconstructions in a special effects studio, they try to understand Abdi's violent past. Douwe Dijkstra and Abdiwahab Ali accepted the Award for Best International Short (worth €5.000) in person. MyAirBridge.com is the official transfer partner of the Belgian Student Short Competition. |
Palmares
Award for Best International Short
Buurman Abdi (Douwe Dijkstra)
Special Mention
Cherries (Vytautas Katkus)
Award for Best Belgian Student Short
Finns Hiel (Cato Kusters)
Special Mentions
Merci pour votre patience! (Simon van der Zande)
La chute (Sebastian Schaevers)
THE PACK Audience Award for Best Belgian Student Short
Merci pour votre patience! (Simon van der Zande)





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