Queen Palm International Film Festival's Corona Creates Contest was designed for all films that were created during the Coronavirus Pandemic & Lock Down of 2020 as well as for films whose subject matter reflects any aspect of these unprecedented times that we are living in.
Congratulations to our incredible Winners!
We Hear Running (2020)
Canada | English | 11min | Color | Drama/Thriller Short
Director: Karine Dashney
How two family members cope in isolation when the world has gone awry. Dani, a reclusive workaholic, self isolates in her apartment after a recent pandemic left her working from home. Elliot, her older brother, has made repeated attempts to contact her, but finds no answer, descending deeper into a disconnected reality as loneliness and depression overwhelm his sense of self.
Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Sane..? (2020)
United Kingdom | English | 3min | Color | Animation Short
Director: Nick Hales
A tale of working from home whilst losing your grip in lockdown. Creator, Director and Animator Nick Hales created this multi-award winning short over lockdown 2020.
Beat the Curve (2020)
South Africa | English | 2min | Color | PSA Short
Directors: Bruce Macdonald, Shane Martin
A short film PSA that showcases the effect of the COVID 19, and how humans are forced to live.
(dir. Bruce Macdonald, Shane Martin, South Africa)
(dir. Karine Dashney, Canada)
(dir. Xabsio Zweni, South Africa)
(dir. Shigeyuki Komatsubara, Japan)
(dir. Tuğba Yiğitcan, Turkey)
(dir. Frank Meyer, Maged Mohamed, Germany)
(dir. Nick Hales, South Africa)
(dir. Andree Sascha, Indonesia)
(dir. Victoria Chudinova, Ukraine)
(dir. Emelie Claxton, USA)
(dir. Johannes Ziegler, Germany)
(dir. Burak Oguz Saguner, Turkey)
(dir. Kyle Lawrence, Canada)
(dir. Tyler J. French, USA)
(dir. Elanor Miller, United Kingdom)
(dir. John Macdonald & Florian Robin, United Kingdom)
(dir. Martin K Hansen, Denmark)
(dir. Antonio Aleixo, Portugal)
(dir. Nathaniël Siri, USA)
(dir. Naman Gupta, USA)
(dir. Cameron Perry, United Kingdom)
(dir. Mana Pakseresht, Iran)
(dir. Dominic Ryan, United Kingdom)
(dir. Krister Persson, USA)
(dir. Antonio Benedetto, Italy)
(dir. Charly Santagado, Eriel Santagado, USA)
(dir. Alan Bidard, Martinique)
(dir. Damian Overton, Ed Cali, Australia)
(dir. Andrew Ball-Shaw, United Kingdom)
(dir. Emma Pitt, United Kingdom)