AWARDS / 13th StopTrik IFF ŁÓDŹ

STOPTRIK 2023 ŁÓDŹ AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX

Skinned / Écorchée / Odrta
dir. Joachim Hérissé, prod. Komadoli Studio
2022, France, 15'

In an old building, lost in the middle of the swamp, live two strange women, Siamese twins by one leg. At night, the Flayed has terrifying nightmares in which she sees her sister's flesh covering her own body…

STOPTRIK ŁÓDŹ AUDIENCE 2023 BORDERLANDS GRAD PRIX

Shuffle / Schoenmaten
dir. Quita Felix, prod. HKU - University of the Arts Utrecht
2022, The Netherlands, 5'53'’

The lives of three colourful apartment dwellers get shaken up when one of them loses his tap dance shoe.

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STOPTRIK 2023 ŁÓDŹ STUDENTS JURY

Stop motion award

Such Miracles Do Happen / Takie cuda się zdarzają,
dir. Barbara Rupik, prod. Film School Lodz
2022, Poland, 14'

One day, all the statues in the area come to life. They leave the roadside shrines and pedestals and calmly set off straight ahead, all in the same direction. They do not even stop for a moment. People watch the phenomenon with growing anxiety.

Borderlands award

Our Uniform
Yegane Moghaddam (Jalil Moghaddam)
2023, Iran, 7'

An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the folds and fabrics of her old uniform

Stop motion special mention

Movement / Mouvement
Sur Le Toit De La Ville Béton, dir. Valentine Moser (Helium Films)
2022, Switzerland, 7'30''

They have a job that suits them, enjoy their colleagues and take time to enjoy the simple things around them. They wake up every morning next to their loved one. Yet they no longer enjoy anything…

Borderlands special mention

二〇二〇
dir. Max Hattler
2023, Hong Kong, Germany, 7'

An expanded stereoscopic approach creates a strong defamiliarisation that attempts to encapsulate the darkness, confinement, and uncertainty of 2020 – the year of the global pandemic and the introduction of Hong Kong’s national security law.

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ŁÓDŹ YOUNG AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX (group age 6-8 years old)

Battery Mommy / Baterijska mamica
dir. Jeon Seungbae, prod. Toyville Studio
2023, South Korea, 8'35''

Battery Mommy works at various stuffs such as soap bubble guns, cameras, and thermometers in the nursery. During the children's nap time one winter day, Battery Mommy finds out the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire.

ŁÓDŹ YOUNG AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX (group age 9-11 years old)

The Goose / L’Oie du plus fort / Goska
dir. Jan Mika, prod. Animation People
2022, Czech Republic, France, 12'30''

A boy fantasizes about becoming a famous footballer, playing in big stadiums - but first he has to win a match in a small backyard against a goose.

ŁÓDŹ YOUNG AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX (group age 12-14 years old)

Mum's Spaghetti / Mamini špageti
dir. Lisa Kenney, prod. NFTS
2022, UK, 10'53''

MC mastermind Poppy and her beatboxing border terrier Snoop are the new kids in town – and they’re ready to make their reputation known. Straight As and bubble baths are their way of life – but when confronted by an older crew en-route her first day at school, Poppy quickly changes her tune.