On Sunday, April 10th the eighth edition of Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen presented the Audience Award to the best short film based on public vote. The documentary Snails by the Polish director Grzegorz Szczepaniak was chosen by the audience as best film of 2016 Go Short. You Have a Problem, Millions of Tears, The Sniper of Kobani and Home Suite Home placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th as chosen by the audience.
Go Short Audience Award
The Go Short Audience Award worth € 1000 is a collaboration with Omroep Gelderland. Snails is a documentary that deals with Polish snails growers who export their snails worldwide. This gives two friends the idea to start a snail farm that will bring them millions. Snails is part of the Breaking Shorts student competition of Go Short 2016. Polish filmmaker Grzegorz Szczepaniak makes his film debut with Snails for which he won the Silver Eye Award 2015 for best short documentary.
Awards
Go Short audience Award, worth € 1,000, - in collaboration with Omroep Gelderland
Snails Grzegorz Szczepaniak / Documentary / Poland / 2015 / 30’
Top5 audience favorites
1. Snails Grzegorz Szczepaniak / documentary / Poland / 2015 / 30’
2. "You Have a Problem Esra Pike / documentary / The Netherlands / 2015/25
3. "Millions of Tears Natalie Beder / fiction / France / 2015/21 '
4. The Sniper of Kobanî Reber Dosky / documentary / The Netherlands / 2015/12 '
5. Home Suite Home Jeroen Houben / fiction / The Netherlands / 2015/13 '
On Saturday evening April 9th the following awards for the best short films from Europe were presented by two international judges and a jury of young people:
NTR Go Short Award for Best European Short Fiction Film, worth € 1250, -
Sputnik Noël Loozen / The Netherlands / 2015/10
'NTRGo Short Award for Best European Short Documentary worth € 1250, -
The Sniper or Kobanî Reber Dosky / The Netherlands / 2015/12 '
NTR Go Short Award for Best European Short Art Film, worth € 1250,
-.Quantum FLAT FORM / Italy, Germany / 2015/8
'NTRGo Short Awards for Best European Short Animation Film worth € 1250, -
Chulyen, a Crow's Tale Cerise Lopez, Agnès Patron / France / 2015/20 '
VEVAM Go Short Award for Best Dutch Short Film, worth € 2500, -
LAZARUS Gonzalo Fernandez / The Netherlands / 2015/26
'SpecialMention Dutch league
Son du Serpent Tami Ravid / The Netherlands, Benin / 2015/11'
Dioraphte Encouragement Award for Best Student Short Film, worth € 5000, -
courber L'Echine Kadija Ben-Fradj / Switzerland / 2015/16
'MovieZoneGo Short Award worth € 750, -
Body Language Zone Kim Saarinen / Finland / 2015/10'
Special Mention MovieZone
You Have a Problem Esra Pike / The Netherlands / 2015/25
'GoShort - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen will take place from 6th to 10th April, 2016 in LUX. Tickets are on sale through www.goshort.nl.Guests can find the full program online