KAAFFILM is an international network for the distribution, production, and promotion of short films. We are an independent short film festival named The Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival. Our manifesto is summed up in four words: Happiness, Hope, Help, and Heart.
We love short films and the goal of our festival is to compete and showcase short filmmakers from all over the world together.
WINNERS | |||
| SECTION | TITLE | COUNTRY | DIRECTOR |
| Human Rights | Rewind | Spain | Amaia Sebastian |
| International Narrative | Knock-Knock | Poland | Sophie Chamoux |
| International Documentary | LAST BREATH | France | Claudia Acosta, Pierre Waucquez |
| International Animation | Dream Of Kafka | Armenia | David Babayan |
| Children Rights | Mahakan | Iran | Hessam Hosseini, Abbas Hosseinzadeh |
| Iranian Women Filmmakers | HANGED | Iran | Roqiye Tavakoli |
This year, the first edition of the 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival it was in Milan, Italy, and the festival was hold both online and in person. During this edition, we received 1001 short films from 50 countries. The festival includes six main competitive sections: (https://www.kaaffilm.com/festival/1st/official-selection/)
HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| SECTION | TITLE | COUNTRY | DIRECTOR |
| Human Rights | Holy Mother | Egypt | Hussein Hossam |
| Human Rights | JANUARY | Kazakhstan | Alisher Zhadigerov |
| International Narrative | Bertie wrote me a poem | Italy | Vittoria Rizzardi Penalosa |
| International Narrative | Toli | Russia | Diana Mashanova |
| International Documentary | I Am Michelle | Ukraine | Olena Siyatovska |
| International Documentary | I Am the People 1 | United States | Xiaofei Li |
| International Animation | TOY | Belarus | Rita Shagray |
| International Animation | Hot Summer | Belgium | Simon Dupuis |
| Children Rights | Pleasure | Argentina | Fermin de la Serna |
| Children Rights | The Fire of Rebirth | China | Yafei Xu |
| Iranian Women Filmmakers | Good Girl | Iran | Raheleh Karami |
| Iranian Women Filmmakers | COMPANY | Iran | Ilnaz Kheirkhah |
Jury members of this festival can be mentioned: Giacomo Battiato (Director), Lluís Valenti (President of Girona Film Festival), Maurizio Di Rienzo (Artistic Director of ShorTS International Film Festival), Raffaella Bonivento (Producer), Michele Cogo (Writer), Jorge Muriel (Director), Roger Rueff (Writer), Alessandro Scillitani (Artistic Director of Reggio Film Festival), Elena Bedei (Director), Davide Donadini (Producer), Tuna Dwek (Actress), Veronica Bottanelli (Producer), Laura Bertelli (Producer), Andrea Del Boca (Actress), Alessandro Ciotoli (President of Dieciminuti Film Festival), Tiziana Martini (Director), Ntrita Rossi (President of Amicorti Film Festival), Annamaria Gallone (Art Director of African, Asia and Latin America Film Festival) and Antonio Augugliaro (Director). (https://www.kaaffilm.com/festival/1st/1st-edition/jury/)
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