IF/Then Shorts Europe 2017

Six projects focusing on female-identified European voices were selected to enter the IF/Then Shorts pitch competition during the 2017 CPH:DOX Film Festival on March 22, 2017.

The winner was selected by a professional jury consisting of:

Oli Harbottle, Head of Distribution at Dogwoof
Amy Hobby, Executive Director of TFI
Riina Spørring Zachariassen, Producer at Bacon Pictures

The jury chose the project NUDAR, directed by Rand Beiruty, as the competition winner from the following six projects:

ANDREY SULEYMAN
Director: Alina Gorlova
Producer: Yelizaveta Smith
Location: Ukraine

ANTI RODINA
Directors/Producers: Diana Zolotarova & Tatjana Moutchnik
Location: Germany

NUDAR (Received GRANT AWARD)
Director: Rand Beiruty
Location: Germany

S/He 
Director: Chloe White
Producer: Helen Jack
Locations: United Kingdom / Albania

THE END OF ALL
Directors: Sun Hee Engelstoft & Piotr Rafal Winiewicz
Location: Denmark

WE SHALL NEVER PART
Directors: Martina Melilli & Lidia Savioli
Location: Italy

Riina Zachariassen commented on behalf of the jury:

“The winner is a personal story by someone with a connection to the community in which they found their protagonist and to the wider issue of mass migration in Europe. Through the intimate relationship between filmmaker and subject, the film allows a positive presentation of what migrants to bring to their new homes in the face of much adversity. Furthermore we felt this funding would make a clear difference to the outcome of the film.”