The inaugural event of WildDogs International Screendance Festival in 2020 was a great success with more than 80 applications from 23 countries. Below are trailers of a few of the award-winning films.
AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
I HAVE A DREAM – Artistic Directors’ Choice
Director: Vito Alfarano ( Italy )
MAIDS – Best Student Film
Director: Sofia Castro ( Argentina )
WALLS of LIMERICK – Official Selection
Director: Arturo Bandinelli ( Ireland )
WAITING for COLOR – Best Student Film
Director: Kosta Karakashyan ( United States )
SPECTRE – Special Selection: Innovation
Director: Sebastien de Buyl ( Belgium )
BREATH / LIGHT /STONE – Official Selection
Director: Allen Hahn, Ryan Newman, Elizabeth Shea ( United States )
HER COOKING SMEELS LIKE DEATH – Canadian Voices
Director: Nicole Charlton Goodbrand ( Canada )
TRIPOLAR – Official Selection
Director: Cristina Hall, Daniel N. Buxton ( Spain )
LUCID GREEN – Best Special Submissions Film
Director: Joseph Gebrael ( Lebanon )
INTANGOUT – Official Selection
Director: Vito Alfarano ( Italy )
TEMPLE ISLAND – Special Selection
Director: Anto Astudillo ( United States )
THE LAST CHILDREN – Best Screendance Short
Director: Fu LE ( France )
SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS
A MYSTERIOUS ROAD – Special Jury Mention
Director: Peng Hsiao-yin ( Taiwan )
ABOUT INTERIA – Special Jury Mention: Connecting During Covid
Director: Tom Tsai ( United States )
THE WOMAN – Special Jury Mention
Director: Monika Field ( United States )
IN PASSING – Special Jury Mention
Director: Anne Verheij ( United Kingdom )
VLEK – Special Jury Mention
Director: Oscar O’Ryan, Gustavo Fasani, Louise Coetzer, Doke Pauwels ( South Africa )
BOOKANIMA: Dance – Special Jury Mention
Director: Shon Kim ( Republic of South Korea )
KEEPERS of THE ROCK – Special Jury Mention: Student Film
Director: Zoe Abrigo ( United States )
VIDEO PROJECT #STATE – Special Jury Mention
Director: Daniel Navarro Lorenzo ( United Kingdom )
GASLIGHT – Special Jury Mention
Director: Good John ( Australia )
CANADIAN VOICES
LISTEN – CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? – Student Film Category
Director: Alyssa Maturino ( Calgary, Alberta )
HILA – Special Submissions Category
Director: Adam Bentley ( Edmonton, Alberta )
A PRACTICAL GUIDE to SERENITY – Student Film Category
Director: Reese Wilson ( Calgary, Alberta )
SHIPWRECK – Screendance Short Category
Director: Simon Alteen ( Toronto, Ontario & St. Johns )
HIDDEN HANDS – Special Submissions Category
Director: Meghann Michalsky ( Calgary, Alberta )
Ho.ME – Screendance Short Category
Director: Carolin Bergonzoni ( Vancouver, BC )
THE NEXT WAVE(s) – Student Film Category
Director: Tessa Leier ( Saskatoon, Saskatchewan )
For the full list, see this link. https://wmdance.com/wilddogs-international-screendance-festival-2020/,