The short films have a special competition. They compete for the following prizes: The Silver Lion for best short film and Special Mentions. The 2000 selection accounts for a true diversity that will give you a map of the world in less than 5 days. It also reflects the richness of the feature selection in offering films from South Korea and India. Though questionable, the special end-of-festival screening schedule of these shorts certainly allowed to bring them into focus before the prestigious closing ceremony.

Corto Cortissimo Selection:

Motionless (Sem Movimiento) by Sandro Aguilar, Portugal

Via CrucisTrajets by Faouzi Bensaidi, France/ Morocco

When Eyes Close (Quando Si Chiundono Gli Occhi) by Beniamino Catena, Italy

Via Crucis by Serge Denoncourt, Canada

Money, Fear and Justice by Tom Hopkins, Ireland

It's a Goat's Life by Enrico Lando, Great Britain/ Italy

To My Love (Nae Narang Ship Ja Driver) by Ha Ki-ho, South Korea

Self-Portrait 2000 (Jahwasang 2000) by Lee Sang-yeol, South Korea

A Telephone Call For Genevieve Snow by Peter Long, Australia

The Tightrope WalkerWarmth by Michael Schaerer, USA

There Is Nothing To Be Scrared Of (Nicego Strasnego) by Uljana Shilkina, Russia

The Tightrope Walker (Swamahita) by Sidharth Srinivasan, India

Still Life (C'est Pour Bientôt) by Nader Takmil Homayoun, France

The Upper Storey (Oberstube) by Sebastian Winkels, Germany


And the award for Best Short Film went to the Portuguese short film A Telephone Call For Genevieve Snow.

Awards:

TrajetsSilver Lion: A Telephone Call For Genevieve Snow by Peter Long

Special Mention: Trajets by Faouzi Bensaidi

Special Mention: Motionless (Sem Movimiento) by Sandro Aguilar
The Corto Cortissimo Jury:

Georges Bollon Director
Georges Bollon studied History at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. In 1979, after meeting Jacques Tati, advocate of the short-length film, he and his friends founded the Short-Length Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, of which he is still a member of the national and international selection committee. He has actively participated in the creation of the European Coordination of Film Festivals, under which he has launched the operation "Europe in Short". He directed the short-length film Lointain, which gained a mention at the Oberhausen Festival in 1986. He won the short-length film screenplay competition with Révision at the Pessac Historical Film Festival in 1991.
Giuseppe Piccioni Director
Giuseppe Piccioni attended the Gaumont Film School, headed by Renzo Rossellini, between 1980 and 1983. In 1987, he made Il Grande Blek, winning the Premio De Sica for young Italian film. In 1990 Chiedi La Luna won the Grolla d'oro for best director, and its protagonist, Margherita Buy, won the Sacher d'oro. After Condannato a Nozze (1992), he made Cuori al Verde in 1997 and a film for the RAI Le Parole del Cuore. In 1998 Fuori dal Mundo was released, winning five David di Donatellos, four Ciak d'oros and among other international prizes the Jury Prize at the Montreal Film Festival. The film was alsonominated for best foreign film at the Oscars.

Nina Proll Actress
Nina Proll is a film, TV and musical actress. She made her debut in a musical, in 1994, with a part in Jesus Christ Superstar. Since 1995 she has worked steadily in TV adaptations, series and films (1996 Kommissar Rex), although never abandonning the theatre (1997 Cabaret; 2000 Fame). In 1997 she acted in her first roles, in Harald Sicheritz's Hinterholz 8, and in Barbara Albert's short Sonnenflecken. With the latter she appeared at the Venice Film Festival in 1999 with Nordrand, presented in competition for which she won the Marcello Mastroianni Prize for best new actress. In 1999 she took on the leading role in Mirjam Unger's Ternitz/Tennessee.