Scheduled from July 10-14, 2021, the third annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to announce the finalist shorts of the 2021 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj.
“While the Festival de Cannes has decided to go on this year, we have opted to hold our festival online again,” adds Goesseringer Muj. “We look forward to returning to Cannes in May 2022 to hold our festival live at The Eden Hotel on Rue d’Antibes, as well as virtually for those who can’t make it to the Riviera.”
As part of the program during the 2021 Festival de Cannes, FRFF will also feature the fourth annual Global Entertainment Showcase to kick off the virtual festival on July 10. The showcase, usually held live in the International Village at the Palais des Festival in Cannes, will also be held online this year.
The festival will culminate on Bastille Day, July 14th with a special online awards ceremony to air on It's A Short to feature live and pre-recorded segments, celebrity hosts and guests, musical performances, and some surprises. Special Lifetime Achievement and Industry Excellence awards will be presented in person at an exclusive reception at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. Additional details to be provided shortly.
Drama
Finalists
Boundless
Director Kate Campbell (Canada)
Cindy
Director Shemer Gaon Baraba (Israel)
Family Week
Director Lisa Poggi (USA)
Into the Night
Director Kamila Tarabura (Poland)
INVISIBLE ALICE
Director Anna Fishbeyn (USA)
Little French Fish
Director Eva Lanska (UK)
MONTANA 1977
Director Kimyan Flückiger (Switzerland)
October
Director Luca Visingardi, Federico Siano (Italy)
The Taste of Ginger
Director Jean-Robert Thomann (France)
Animation
Finalists
GON, THE LITTLE FOX
Director Takeshi Yashiro (Japan)
Mr. Teddy is Angry
Director Fabrizio Ellul (Malta)
The Mouse B
Director Ioachim Stroe (Romania)
Documentary
Finalists
A Club Called Rhonda
Director Greg Ferro (USA)
A Woman's New World
Director Christina Rose (USA)
LINDA KARSHAN: COVID-19 CONVERSATION
Director ISHMAEL FIIFI ANNOBIL (UK)
Puntos de Vida (Broderie de Vie)
Director James Hall
The O Show
Director Sharad Khare (Canada)
Comedy
Finalists
From Russia with Motive 107
Director Colin Francis Costello (USA)
Oh Dalia
Director Seanie Sugrue (USA)
Sugar Crash
Director Liat Glik (Israel)
Sci-Fi/Horror
Finalists
Aliens On Halloween
Director Riker Lynch (USA)
Briar
Director Brianna Woo (USA)
Cold Dark Hollow
Director Patricia Vonne (USA)
In Memoriam
Director Dimitrios Karas (Greece)
Iskra
Director Adrian Replanski (Russian Federation)
Nymphoclistes
Director Eric Minh Swenson (USA)
What was That
Director Jodi Beth , Rich McKee (USA)
Experimental
Finalists
Dreams
Director Douglas Alves Ferreira (Brazil)
Lost Time
Director Anna Radchenko (UK)
Nadia Mejia's (2016 Miss USA Runner-Up) AI Driven Interactive Food Film
Director AJ KAMDAR (USA)
Paradise
Director Ryan Paterson (USA)
Music Video
Finalists
Back to Us
Director Gabriele Rossi (Italy)
Break the Silence
Director Noah Frech (USA)
Home
Director Ben Willis-Teff (USA)
The Silence
Malcolm Solomon (USA)
TIME
Director Eric Rino, Roxana Stern (Austria)
Fashion
Finalists
Daily
Directors Vincent Groen (France)
Fenice - Momoni SS21
Director Giulia Achenza (Italy)
Francesca Marchisio #weareallinfinite
Director Mauro Vecchi (Italy)
Oasis
Director Adrien Servadio (USA)
RISQUES
Director Thomas GERARD (France)
The Awakening
Director Nils A. Witt (Germany)
Special Mention
Alex
Director Luca Spreafico (Italy)
Barbe À Papa
Director Gina Constantine (Lebanon)
My Rose
Director Milda Baginskaite (United Kingdom)
Switch
Director Desiree Faust, Stefana D. Brancastle (United Kingdom)
Chatelin Bruno 
