20 in '20
selected films
20
Selected films
3
Awards
3
special mentions
ALITHEIA AWARD
PATHFINDER – LIFE BEYOND FEAR (2020)
Documentary film
Directed by Adam Rubin, Dan Lior (Team Raised by Wolves)
Country of Origin Israel
Runtime 10:05
Pathfinder is a tale about the human spirit.The film follows six world-class slackliners (Highliners) on a mission deep into the Norwegian mountains to attempt something that’s never been seen before: Walking a thin line, elevated in the vastness between two colossal cliffs, illuminated only by the mystical northern lights.The yearning that drives adventurers and explorers to climb the highest peaks, sail endless oceans, and cross vast deserts in the name of progress, is the same passion that drives these slack-liners to attempt what has still been unclaimed. Through the extreme conditions and endless challenges, we learn about their elemental desire to explore the limits of humankind.
FANTASIA AWARD
RENAIDANCE (2020)
Animation film
Directed by Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, Han Chen Chang
Country of Origin United States
Runtime 3:47
“RenaiDance” is a 3D narrative emotional animation.The theme invigorates cultural inheritance and the integration of dreams, courage, and culture as transformation. By artistically interpreting a motif of inheritance and family support, integrating different cultures“inheritance” through the inspiring story, this film braces strong family love and elder culture in a never-ending chain.
MYTHOS AWARD
WITH NEW EYES (2020)
Live action film
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 25:00
Pavlos, a cynical, racist Airbnb host, spends a night with his new tenant, Fotis, a romantic, insightful blind man seeking human contact after his wife’s death. As the night progresses, however, Fotis begins to shed light on Pavlos’ misconceptions.
ALITHEIA GREEK SPECIAL MENTION
COLLECTING TIME (2020)
Documentary film
Directed by Christos Sagias
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 30:36
Dimitris Pistiolas, a retired employee for the Greek Post Office, is the owner of the largest cinema museum in the world. In two tiny venues in Athens lies his renowned by the Guinness World Records collection. Now, 90 years old, Dimitris recounts his past, hidden in his machines, hoping that his memories are not going to be lost forever.
FANTASIA GREEK SPECIAL MENTION
EYES BLEEDING AMBER (2020)
Animation film
Directed by Chris Angelis
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 10:51
A young woman meets her biological mother for the first time, which proves to be a transformative experience.
MYTHOS GREEK SPECIAL MENTION
iCon (2017)
Live action film
Directed by Konstantina Papadopoulou
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 17:45
In a society where smart apps dominate, a man chooses an environment away of the comforts high technology offers and tries to face a powerful opponent, using only his own strength.
A-Z (2020)
Animation film
Directed by Sara Buccellato
Country of Origin United Kingdom
Runtime 2:30
“If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters.”Micheal Ende, The Neverending Story.A to Z is an animated alphabet that contains all the stories ever told and it’s a reflection about the common threads of narration.
CHOKER (2019)
Live action film
Directed by Orson Cornick
Country of Origin United Kingdom
Runtime 4:07
As a girl drops from the sky onto a crowded beach, a mysterious man drives at breakneck speed towards her.
CLEATS (2019)
Live action film
Directed by Abdullah Şahin
Country of Origin Turkey
Runtime 10:30
Ilyas and Ahmet are two close friends. Emir, the refugee completes the gang. Ilyas wants to make the tryouts for a local football team and saves money to buy new cleats. Emir shares his ideal. After seeing his father pays the debts of Emir’s family at the grocery store, Ilyas gives his new cleats as a gift to Emir in order to join to the tryouts. However, his own cleats tear up just after. The shoemaker gives him a bigger cleats temporarily. The tryouts morning one of Ilyas’ cleats drops to the river. When Ilyas and Ahmet try to take it out, Emir surprises them with what he’s done.
IF YOU LOVE HER LET HER GO (2020)
Live action film
Directed by Ilan Zerrouki
Country of Origin France
Runtime 6:17
We are giving birth to the monsters of tomorrow.
CODE RUTH (2018)
Animation film
Directed by Caroline Voagen Nelson
Country of Origin United States
Runtime 4:00
A true love story about a Morse code instructor finding her path during WWII. Code Ruth blends stop motion techniques and archival materials to share a family’s history of connecting through technology.
CON DIOS (2018)
Live action film
Directed by Carlos Ibarra
Country of Origin United States
Runtime 12:38
Seventeen-year-old Pablo Sanchez is an aspiring architect longing to go to college. But with no clear path to citizenship, Pablo’s growing anxiety causes him to take actions that go against his moral code.
DIVISION SERIES (2019)
Animation film
Directed by Kim Hokwon
Country of Origin Korea, Republic of
Runtime 6:00
Prime Minister Abe goes into KFC(Kennedy Fried Chicken) stores to buy chicken, but chicken is already sold out. At the next table, presidents from various countries start playing cards to win the last chicken basket.
ESCAPE VELOCITY (2019)
Animation film
Directed by Tamás Rebák
Country of Origin Hungary
Runtime 7:43
Escape velocity: the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body, without ever falling back. An astronaut awakens in an abandoned cave of a strange planet. An interstellar vagabond, so to say. A light path leads him to the surface, where he looks at his compass and heads for his spaceship. He keeps glancing back, treading nervously, looking afraid. He has been chased by a creature for a long time, and his only way to break free is to escape this curious planet.
FOR THE SHAKE OF AN OUTRAGE PROFIT (2020)
Documentary film
Directed by Nejla Osseiran
Country of Origin Turkey
Runtime 6:26
The people’s watch that started against the gold digging company in July 2019 at Ida Mountains, may have been one of the biggest environmental movements in Turkey.
IVAN (2018)
Live action film
Directed by Panagiotis Kountouras
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 9:24
Can you consume your human nature in a meal? When hidden instinct is transformed into morbid obsession, then self-preservation turns into a meaningless ritual of imitation, an act of empty logic.
MANASANAMAHA (2020)
Live action film
Directed by Deepak Reddy
Country of Origin India
Runtime 16:37
A young man muses on the nature of love, recounting three relationships from his past. The girls in his life resemble three different seasons, namely Chaitra (Spring), Varsha (Monsoon) & Seeta (Winter).
MY TAGALONG (2020)
Animation film
Directed by Jerry Wang
Country of Origin Canada
Runtime 6:40
A story about two Gemini brothers’ journey on the earth. The Older brother wants to enjoy the trip himself, but his younger brother always follows him and makes a lot of troubles.
POLITICALLY CORRECT (2020)
Live action film
Directed by Dimitris Filis
Country of Origin Greece
Runtime 16:16
Alexandros Dimopoulos, a rising, innovative politician of the new generation and amateur painter, strives to achieve the “ideal red” in his paintings, in order to be able to continue his charity work.
THE YOUNG MAN AND DEATH (2020)
Live action film
Directed by Koen Van Loocke
Country of Origin Belgium
Runtime 7:50
Death comes to collect a young man, he has one more minute to live. She decides to give him the chance to leave with a good thought.