December 20: Award-winning Shorts
On Wednesday 20 December, watch a one-off screening of four short films that all received an IDFA Award or Special Mention during the past festival.
Shorts - IDFA 2023 Award Winners
And a Happy New Year
Sebastian Mulder - Netherlands - 2023 - 21 min.
Without commentary, but still loud and clear, this short documentary shows how animals experience fireworks on New Year’s Eve. We follow the mounting stress of animals and their owners, from the perspective of dogs wearing GoPros.
IDFA Award for Best Youth Documentary, 9-12 jaar
Sister of Mine
Mariusz Rusiński - Poland - 2023 - 30 min.
The young filmmaker Mariusz Rusiński films his desperate parents and his 17-year-old drug-addicted sister Zuzia. How did it come to this? And what is his role in the messed-up family dynamic?
IDFA Award for Best Youth Documentary, 13 jaar en ouder
My Father
Pegah Ahangarani - Iran, Czech Republic - 2023 - 19 min.
A personal, essayistic narrative using archive footage and personal photos, exploring how the lives of the filmmaker and her family have been affected by the Iranian Revolution and the shift to a religious fundamentalist state.
Special Mention IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary
At That Very Moment
Rita Pauls, Federico Luis Tachella - Argentine, Germany - 2023 - 12 min.
A boy raised in the mountains films his home surroundings, while letting his thoughts flow freely. The jumbled-up images match the energy of a child, but the boy also proves to be a surprisingly deep and existential thinker.
IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary
Praktische info
- Venue: IDFA Vondelpark Pavilion, Vondelpark 3 in Amsterdam. Find here all info about the venue’s accessibility.
- Time: 8.30 PM - 10.00 PM
- Ticket price: Regular: €12. CJP and Stadspas holders: €9. Students: €6.
- The film has English subtitles.
