The jury decided to award two special mentions to the short films Swimming Through by SAMANTHA SANDERS (USA) and Something is changing by MIKEL SARASOLA (Spain).
Best Short Film Award.
Diploma and €3,000 for the short film The Draconians by MAXIME MOULIN (France). The jury recognizes an outstanding image quality to tell in a fluid way an authentic adventure in an unknown territory.
Best Adventure and Sports Short Film Award.
Diploma and 1,500 € to the short film Eternal Flemme by NICOLAS BOSSARD (Switzerland). For transmitting in an intense way an adventure at the limit. A tribute to the pioneers of base jumping portrayed with spectacular images not lacking in humor.
Best Short Film on Culture and Nature Award.
Diploma and 1,500 € to the short film Ardiak, Ezkontza Eta Kontrabandoa by ANDRÉS SALABERRI (Spain). For portraying in a very intimate way the life of a family over generations, always in a relationship of respect, harmony and symbiosis with the mountain.
Best Animation Short Film Award.
Diploma and/or trophy awarded by the town of Benasque to the short film Magda by ADELA KACZMAREK (Poland). For its exciting and faithful account of a real event, in which the female character prevails over adversity in this action-packed animated thriller.
Best Script Award.
Diploma and/or trophy awarded by the town of Tarbes to the short film Pimeän Vieraat by JENNI PYSTYNEN and PERTTU INKILÄ (Finland). For showing us the impact that human beings cause on nature through a script full of experimentation and unusual creative resources that also provokes empathy.
Best Iberoamerican Short Film Award.
Diploma and/or trophy awarded by the town of Barbastro to the short film Alcanzando las estrellas by REMI VORANO (Mexico). For showing us how the mountain serves as therapy in three ways: approach to nature, self-improvement and socialization tool.
Audience Award.
Diploma and/or trophy awarded by the town of Boltaña to the short film Pico Lenin: El comienzo del camino by HÉCTOR CALVO (Spain).