Best International Short Film Award in Spain

Journey of No Return has won Best International Short Film Award on the 13th Internatinal Short Film Festival of Soria in Spain. For this year’s Festival, a total of 1200 films were submitted.

El Mundo - 13th Soria International Film Festival

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“Journey of No Return” on the 8th Asiana International Film Festival in South Korea

(FESTIVAL ANOUNCEMENT) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

For this year’s International Competition, a total of 2,262 films (714 domestic films/1,548 international films) from 83 countries were submitted only to reach the largest number of film submission and countries in the history of AISFF. Consisting with 7 preliminary juries, the iuries selected films advancing to the final with consideration in its content and structure, value as short film,the consciousness and attitude of director and region and genre arrangements. A total of 52 films from 30 countries in AISFF lntemational Competition will be competing for the prizes and the final result will be announcing at the end of the festival.

Taking a close look at the genre of the finalists, the fiction genre is dominant with 37 films, 8 animations, 4 experimental films, 2 documentaries and 1 music video, all of which are featured with new experimental attempts and the spirit and vision to expand the boundary of genre of short films. Above all, as a film festival for cultural diversity and coexistence, this year’s International Competition sought to discover not only noteworthy films but also films standing where quota per country intersects with their quality.

From films examining rising social issues like domestic violence, sexual crime and human rights abuse and a film touching our heartstrings with a thoughtful consideration and introspection on human beings, to a film featured with an original imagination and humor immersed in a short but strong image and a film with stirring impression and bitter smile, 52 finalists in the competition will deliver joy, anger, sorrow, happiness of short films with their own voice and color.

Journey of No Return is in Experimental Forum of 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece

52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival Announces 2011 Experimental Forum

Journey of No Return will be screened in the section “LAST YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS – DISAPPEARANCE OF THE AVAILABLE” of  the Experimental Forum of 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

From the announcement of the festival:
LAST YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS – DISAPPEARANCE OF THE AVAILABLE

This section presents a small, choice selection of experimental films from all over the world, made in the past year and defined by the general subject of Disappearance. These films are not considered rare in the experimental scene, so they are essentially “disappearing” because of their availability; the Forum aims to correct that and give them the attention that they deserve.

The Sea of Tranquillity, Antoon Cox, Belgium 2011, 13’
Journey of No Return – Last Stop Frankfurt Airport, Güclü Yaman, Germany 2010, 25’,
Sivan, Zohar Elefant, Israel, 2010, 14’

Best Directing Award at NYC Filmmakers Festival in New York

Journey of no Return has won Best Directing Award at NYC Filmmaker’s Festival in New York City.

Silver Aleph Award at 11th Beirut Film Festival

The Silver Aleph Award for Second Best Short Film in the Middle Eastern Short Film competition on the 11th edition of the Beirut International Film Festival in Lebanon went to “Journey of No Return – Last stop Frankfurt Airport”.

Che Revolution Post Award in Argentina

“Che Revolution Post Award” for Best Short Film goes to “Journey of No Return” by Cinemigrante International Film Festival in Buenos Aires / Argentina.  The Jury says: “It is a short film with an enormous force, that makes very intelligent use of resources typical of a documentary to tell a fictional story.”

Jury Special Award by 18th Golden Boll Film Festival

Journey of No Return has won Jury Special Award by Mediterranean Short Film Competition of 18th Golden Boll Film Festival in Adana-Turkey

Festival Website: http://www.altinkozafestivali.org.tr/en/

“Journey of No Return” won Special Mention in Italy

“Journey of No Return” has won “Special Mention” on Overlook International Film Festival in Finale Ligure, Italy with these motivations.
“A true story about a shocking injustice and terrible abuses. The style, neutral and apparently distant, values a story nearly unbearable for its emotional impact.”
Festival Website: http://www.festivaloverlook.it

“Journey of No Return” on the 38th Telluride Film Festival in USA

38th Telluride Film Festival invited “Journey of No Return” to the 38th editon of the festival. The film will be screened in Great Expectations program.

About the Festival
http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org
It’s a secret.
What’s playing in the Telluride program is not revealed until you reach the mountains. In what has become our tradition, three distinguished artists will be honored with a silver medallion, one presented each night of the Festival. We sometimes honor the well-known: Francis Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Catherine Deneuve. But more often than not, we also like to spring a real surprise and pay tribute to those you may have forgotten, or never even knew: Abel Gance, D.A. Pennebaker, Harriet Andersson, Alexander Sokurov, Philip Glass, Joel McCrea, Andrei Tarkovsky. more

Program Guide:
http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org/show/program_guide

Best Director Award in Kosova

Journey of no return – Last Stop Frankfurt Airport won the award for “Best Film Director” by International Short FILM FESTIVAL SHQIP in Peja/Kosova. 843 short films from different countries were submitted for this year’s festival.