October 21, 2015

Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market – Winners 2015


We present the winners of the Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market.

The 10th Sapporo Short Fest (officially known as Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market) was held from the 7 to 12 of October in Sapporo, Japan.

Filmmaker’s Section - Grand Prix
Omid Abdollahi (Iran) for the his films:

Bandag (2011) - 9 minutes
Glimmer (2012) - 17 minutes
Hostess (2014) - 19 minutes


One Title Section

Grand Prix
The Chicken by Una Gunjak – Germany | 2014 – 15 minutes

Best Director
Marie Gratho Sorensen for the film Teenland – Denmark | 2014 – 30 minutes

Best Asian Short
Under The Water by Chen Nien Ko – Taiwan | 2014 – 27 minutes

Best National Short
A Warm Spell by Toshimichi Saito – Japan | 2014 – 25 minutes

Best Hokkaido Short
Hungry for Love by Justin Ambrosino – Japan | 2015 – 15 minutes


Best Contemporary, Experiment Short
Seven Times a Day We Bemoan Our Lot
and at Night We Get Up to Avoid Dreaming
by Susan Maria Hempel
Germany | 2014 – 18 minutes


Best Animation
Sweet Cocoon by M.Bernard, M. Bruget, J.Duret, M.Marco, Q.Puiraveau
France | 2014 – 6 minutes


Best Documentary
If Mama Ain´t Happy, Nobody´s Happy by Mea Dols de Jong
Netherlands | 2014 – 25 minutes


Best Student Director
The Present by Jacob Frey – Germany | 2014 – 5 minutes

Best Screenplay
Father by Lotfi Achour – Tunisia | 2014 – 16 minutes

Best Mini Shot (under 5 minutes)
Prey by Boyoung Kim – South Korea | 2014 – 5 minutes


Best Non Dialogue
The Race by Michael Le Meur – France | 2015 – 15 minutes


Best Original Score
The Canaries Know by Kaltrina Krasniqi – Kosovo | 2014 – 17 minutes


Best Cinematography
Best Man Wins by Stéphane Dumonceau – USA | 2014 – 20 minutes


Best Actor
Hole by Martin Edralin – Canada | 2014 – 15 minutes


Best Actress
Albertin by Alexis van Stratum – France | 2014 – 20 minutes


Best Children Actor
Bicycle by Mailesan Rangaswamy – India | 2014 – 20 minutes

Best Children Actress
The Chicken by Una Gunjak – Germany | 2014 – 15 minutes

Best Production Design
Teenland by Marie Gratho Sorensen – Denmark | 2014 – 30 minutes

Jury Award by Diane Pernet
From Bed Thou Arouse by Bartosz Konopka – Poland | 2014 – 23 minutes

Jury Award by Wilson J. Tang
The Apology by Yu Shibuya – Japan | 2015 – 23 minutes


Jury Award by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Joseito by Shigeyoshi Tsukahara – Japan | 2014 – 14 minutes

Jury Award by Ji-seung Lee
Socipath by A.T – Japan | 2015 – 5 minutes


Jury Award by Takayuki Suzui
Rafael Bolliger (Switzerland)

Visionary Award
Rosto – Netherlands

Sapporo Short Fest Special Awards

Sapporo Peace Award
The Chicken by Una Gunjak – Germany | 2014 – 15 minutes

Crypton - Best Sound Award
Subotika – Land of Wonders by Peter Volkart
Switzerland | 2015 – 14 minutes

Amino Up – Hokkaido Director Award
My Little Guidebook by Yoshiro Osaka – Japan | 2015 – 28 minutes

Japan Tourism Agency Award
Shutter x Shutter by Takahiro Chubachi – Japan | 2015 – 25 minutes


UGC Award Grand Prize
Taking Hands of Lostboy - R-Ta – Japan | 2015 – 6 minutes


UGC Award First Prize
Caramel Heaven – Not-166 – Japan | 2015 – 4 minutes
Red Encroachment-3DPV – Ikeda – Japan | 2015 – 5 minutes

Best Children Short
Gunther by Erick Oh – South Korea | 2014 – 7 minutes

Children Short Award Silver
The Present by Jacob Frey – Germany | 2014 – 5 minutes

Children Short Award Bronze
The Ocean Maker by Lucas Martell – US | 2014 – 10 minutes

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