Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Film: APPETHAI
Best Direction: PUBERTY
Best Performances: CHINESE SANTA
Best Experimental: COLOR OF THE SKY
Best Cinematography: DAWN RISING
Best Animation: PHYGITAL SUPERMARKET

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

CHINESE SANTA, 6min., USA, Family
Directed by Bang Xiao
A mom who wants to be an internet influencer must choose between her child’s Christmas wish or her online audience.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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PUBERTY, 2min., USA, Animation
Directed by Jiabao Peng
A Chinese teenager confronts her friend in class, which leads to a self-discovery of her sexuality.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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APPETHAI, 10min., USA, Drama
Directed by Nippich Suppasiripoka
After recently moving away from home, Paan begins feeling homesick. Unsatisfied by the food in the school’s dining hall, Paan decides to take matters into his own hands.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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COLOR OF THE SKY, 13min., USA, Drama
Directed by Dominick Cura
In a world where no one sees color, new glasses are created that grant the ability to see color. Sky, a failing painter, buys them in hopes of reviving his lost creativity.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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DAWN RISING, 11min., USA, Drama
Directed by Dominick Cura
Life is complicated, grief is complicated. A short drama film about handling emotions surrounding loss. Three friends try to navigate the sudden death of their friend by continuing his dream of going on a trip to watch the sunrise.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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PHYGITAL SUPERMARKET, 6min., USA, Animation
Directed by Nix Liu Xin, Yuting Zhu
Step into digital chaos in a vivid virtual world.

In these virtual supermarket scenes, daily necessities and even food have lively dynamics influencing each other as if they have a life of their own. The original function, form, and meaning of these objects in the real world are dissociated, allowing us to escape the familiar relationship with the everyday and to see an exquisite and imaginary alternative reality.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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