{"id":12422,"date":"2023-11-09T20:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmsenoff.com\/festival\/short-winners-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:59:49","slug":"short-winners-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmsenoff.com\/festival\/en\/short-winners-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Winners 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12422\" class=\"elementor elementor-12422 elementor-11366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-742dac11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"742dac11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8c496c\" data-id=\"f8c496c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad17c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ad17c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The second edition of La Mercantil Film Fest has closed its doors for another year with outstanding winners who dazzled the audience and the jury alike. With their captivating stories and exceptional visual storytelling skills, they took home the top prizes in a hotly contested competition. From poignant dramas to witty comedies, these award-winning short films shined for their originality and technical excellence. In this article, you will find the award-winning short films that stood out at the festival.   <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In the Western Lands category, awarded by the audience, we find Laura Castelo&#8217;s short, <em>Un pessic de mel<\/em>, which tells us the reality of a family but in a rather bittersweet way. Also in this category, but awarded by the jury, we have <em>Llodrigons<\/em>, a short film by Joana Antonin that shows us the violence exercised by a father towards his son and how he reacts. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In the next category, Original version in Catalan, the audience decided to award Albert Carb\u00f3&#8217;s short film, <em>Sis\u00e8 Primera<\/em>, a comedy about an apartment and six potential tenants. On the other hand, awarded by the jury in the same vein, we have <em>La Masia<\/em> by V\u00edctor Catal\u00e0, a story of horror and comedy that did not leave anyone indifferent. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As for the video clips awarded by the audience, we have <em>Lobo&#8217;s <\/em>video clip directed by Ivan Labanda. I <em>Feeling <\/em>by Guillem Barcel\u00f3 awarded by the jury. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the short film that was awarded the prize in the international selection category, both the jury and the audience agreed that the one that deserved the laurel was <em>Our males and famales<\/em> directed by Ahmad Alyaseer who tells us the pain of parents having to clean and dress their dead transgender daughter.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we have the mini short film winner, from the audience we find <em>Mr Windibanks&#8217; 1 o&#8217;clock<\/em> directed by Tom Shiner a mini short that shows Mr Windibanks&#8217; waiting for his date. Awarded by the jury we have <em>Le Climatoseur <\/em>by Arthur Jeanroy and Damien Babikian, which is about Jean-Marc falling asleep at the wheel of his car when a man from the future appears in the passenger seat to save his life. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In short, La Mercantil Film Fest has concluded with a group of talented winners who stood out for their creativity and exceptional skills in visual storytelling. These award-winning shorts and video clips offered a wide range of stories and genres, demonstrating the diversity and quality of independent cinema at the festival. <\/p>\n<p>All this has been possible thanks, once again to the <a href=\"https:\/\/salamercantil.cat\/es\/\">La Mercantil<\/a> hall and also this year we have had the collaboration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iei.cat\/\">IEI<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputaciolleida.cat\/\"> Diputaci\u00f3 de Lleida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2052c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2052c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e06c1d\" data-id=\"9e06c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bbce7 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31bbce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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