FeKK Grand Prix
Harnessing
David Paige
France/Slovenia, experimental, 2023, 23'


Over a period that followed the enforced shutdown of Paris, David Paige initiated a resonance through observation. Harnessing, the resultant project of filmic work, is an invitation into a record of time amidst global interruption.

FeKK BAL Award
Retreat
Anabela Angelovska
North Macedonia, documentary, 2022, 30'


Thousands of young women and men have been recruited in North Macedonia to work in kitchens and laundries of US military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq. With the withdrawal of the US troops, they came back with quickly-earned money, soon invested in real-estate, but also traumatic memories.

FeKK SLO Award
The Box
Tomaž Pavkovič
Slovenia, documentary, experimental, 2023, 23'


The sixties and the seventies of the 20th century in our former country, a country that ceased to be. A young family moves from a rural environment to a small Slovenian town, where factories are being built and the need for a workforce is increasing. The brothers are growing up.

FeKK BAL Special Mention
Minutiae: One Film, Two Cuts
Miljana Niković
Serbia, expirimental, 2022, 6'


Progression of 122 words through their sound and meaning, pared with 60 found footage clips from 1950s TV-commercials.

FeKK SLO Special Mention
The View
Ema Paš
Slovenia, documentary, 2022, 10'


The filmmaker talks to her grandma and her grandma’s sister. The View is a film about two sisters and their specific relationship defined by constant hostility of one against the other, numerous quarrels about minor and major issues, but also the tight bond they share.

Film Critics’ Jury Award Winner BAL
AirHostess-737
Thanasis Neofotistos
Greece, fiction, 2022, 16'


On a Boeing-737 a 39-y.o. flight attendant, Vanina, tries hard to hide her obvious discomfort. However, her colleagues know: this plane carries her mother’s dead body to her hometown. When the turbulence becomes threatening, Vanina needs to see her mother in what is a last chance for reconciliation.

Film Critics’ Jury Award Winner SLO
The Legend of Goldhorn
Lea Vučko, Damir Grbanović
Slovenia, animation, 2022, 14'


A hunter heads out to the mountains to mend his broken heart. On his way, he can’t escape the visions of his lover who left him. As he loses his mind, his dark side comes to life. The shadow guides him to hunt the mythical Goldhorn and ultimately leads him to his demise.