13th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2015
Best Short Student Documentary
Awards:
“Retracing”
by Merja Hannikainen
Winner:

Retracing
Merja Hannikainen
Germany,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Documentary,
25'14''
Retracing tells about a person, who was born in Mostar, Bosnia and came with her parents as a refugee to Sweden in 1993. She does not have memories of her childhood prior to Sweden. In the film family and friends tell their stories about the child.
Best Short Student Animation
Awards:
“What I Forgot to Say”
by Patrick Buhr
Winner:

What I Forgot to Say
Patrick Buhr
Germany,
Animation,
8'45''
A flaneur tries to explain what purposeless walking is about and how he became what he is. As time goes on he realises that he talks like he walks and reaches a conclusion
Best Short Student Experimental
Awards:
“The Revolution Hunter”
by Margarida Rego
Winner:

The Revolution Hunter
Margarida Rego
Portugal,
Experimental,
10'56''
It all started with a picture taken in 1974 in Lisbon, just after the Portuguese Revolution. She, the Revolution Hunter, tries to enter in that picture as if she could enter into a time she did not belong and finally understand what it means to be part of a revolution or what it means to fight for a country.
Best Student National
Awards:
“Bandit and the Ram”
by Alberto Iordanov
Winner:

Bandit and the Ram
Alberto Iordanov
Bulgaria,
United Kingdom,
Documentary,
24'40''
Doycho is the last person inhabiting a remote village in the heart of the Balkan mountains, where his neighbours are animals and best friend is a Ram. This film transcends the idyllic vision of rural life and challenges the meaning of isolation.