In the Palace

Starptautiskais īsfilmu festivāls In the Palace () ir viens no lielākajiem un prestižākajiem kinofestivāliem Bulgārijā, kurā tiek prezentētas dažāda stila un žanra īsfilmas, kuru garums nepārsniedz 27 minūtes. Pirmo reizi festivāls notika Velingradā 2003. gadā. Kad festivāls ieguva plašāku popularitāti, tā norises vieta 2015. gada decembrī tika mainīta uz Sofiju. Festivāls ir norisinājies arī Veliko Tarnovā, Varnā un Balčikā.

Galvenais festivāla mērķis ir palīdzēt attīstīt mūsdienu kinomākslu Bulgārijā, Eiropā un pasaulē, veidot labvēlīgu vidi un platformu jaunajiem filmu veidotājiem un atklāt jaunus profesionāļus. Pati organizācija balstās uz jauniešu brīvprātīgo darbu no dažādām Eiropas valstīm.

 Vēsture 
Kad festivāls pirmo reizi 2003. gadā norisinājās Velingradā, tas sākotnēji bija paredzēts kā forums studentu filmu festivālam. Kopš festivāla otrā norises gada tas notiek Balčikā, kas atrodas Melnās jūras ziemeļu piekrastē Bulgārijā. Festivāla norises vieta ir arhitektūras komplekss The Palace, kādreizējā Lielbritānijas princeses un Rumānijas karaļa Ferdinanda I sievas, karalienes-konsortes Marijas no Edinburgas (1875—1938) dzīves vieta. Vēlākos gados festivāls ir norisinājies ne tikai Balčikā, bet arī Sofijā, Veliko Tarnovā un Varnā. 14. festivāls In the Palace notika četrās dažādās pilsētās — Sofijā (2016. gada decembrī), Veliko Tarnovā (2017. gada aprīlī—maijā), Varnā (2017. gada maijā—jūnijā) un Balčikā (2017. gada jūnijā—jūlijā).

 Programma 
Festivāla In the Palace organizatori ir SFF Fonds un kopienas centrs Veshtina sadarbībā un ar Sofijas pašvaldību, Bulgārijas Kultūras ministriju, Bulgārijas Nacionālo kinocentru, Valsts kultūras pili un Sofijas Universitāti St. Kliment Ohridski.

Festivāls ietver starptautisko konkursu, valsts līmena konkursu un studentu sacensības. Konkursā piedalās starptautiskas žūrijas un komitejas izvēlētas filmas. Festivālam ir balvu fonds, kas tiek piešķirts kategorijās fantastikas, dokumentālās, animācijas un eksperimentālās filmas.

Festivāla ietvaros tiek rīkotas apmācību programmas, semināri, lekcijas, meistarklases kinorežijā, apmācības par filmu projektiem un pēcproducēšanu, par īsfilmu un projektu sabiedrisko attiecību un tirgus menedžmentu.

 Uzvarētāji 
GadsFilmaRežisorsValstsBalva2025THE EGGREGORE'S THEORYAndrea GatopoulosITBest FictionJAR OF TIMENevena SemovaBGBest DocumentaryFather’s Letters Alexey EvstigneevFRBest AnimationTHE DAY SHE WILL BE BORNEmil SpahiyskiBGBest NationalHumana CorpusCoraline ZoreaFRBest ExperimentalGRANNY MUST DIEYi-Jung ChenTWBest Full-lengthKOKAAliaksandr TsymbaliukPLBest Mid-lengthMAJINIJoshua Neubert, Victor MuhagachiDEBest Student FictionPlacekeepersRobert B HopeGE/USA Best Student DocumentaryBRAIDEDChenxi ZhangUSA Best Student AnimationA TOI LES OREILLESAlexandre IsabelleCASpecial Mention in FictionUNDER THE SHADY OAKHossein AllahyariIRSpecial Mention in FictionBLOODLINEWojciech WęglarzPLSpecial Mention in DocumentaryLARVALAlice BloomfieldUK Special Mention in AnimationBALCONADAIva TokmakchievaBG/FRSpecial Mention in AnimationMY MOTHER IS A COWMoara PassoniBRSpecial Mention in Student FictionTHE RIVERElise LevyFRSpecial Mention in Student FictionTORNSimone Hart, Jón H. GeirfinnssonATSpecial Mention in Student Documentary2024Things Unheard OfRamazan KiliçTRBest FictionSavageLéonore MercierFRBest DocumentaryDuckElie ChapiusCH/BEBest AnimationTwo Times TwoAndrey PaounovBG/DEBest National WAVEWIDTHEthann NéonBEBest Experimental LIZA, GO ON!Nana JanelidzeBG/GEBest Full-length SYNCOPELinus von StumbergCHBest Student FictionModern Masturbation AllegoryXinyi LiUKBest Student DocumentarySuch Miracles Do HappenBarbara RupikPLBest Student AnimationFAMILY PORTRAIT OF THE BLACK EARTHIvan Popov - ZaekaBGSpecial Mention in NationalAlarmsNicolas PanayFRSpecial Mention in FictionANQUE ES SE NOCHEGuillermo García LópezES/FRSpecial Mention in FictionCoalSaman LotfianIRNSpecial Mention in FictionSummertimeSara ScaleraITSpecial Mention in FictionTaste LifeLéo-Antonin LutinierFRSpecial Mention in FictionKnin-ZadarMelita VrsaljkoHRSpecial Mention in DocumentarySalute To The SunDarko MasnecHRSpecial Mention in AnimationDRIJFLevi StoopsBESpecial Mention in AnimationCrustJens Kevin GeorgDESpecial Mention in Student FictionCarry On PaintingJan-Oke JensDESpecial Mention in Student DocumentaryDODOYi LuoDESpecial Mention in Student Animation2023Lou's NeighbourVictoria Lafaurie, Hector AlboukerFRBest FictionBlack WagonAdilet KarzhoevKGZBest DocumentaryThe Business of PleasureGoce CvetanovskiMKBest Full-Length Dog - ApartmentPriit TenderESTBest AnimationCrack of dawnAnna LlarguésESBest Student FictionTown Hall SquareChristian KaufmannDEBest Student AnimationFamiliar StrangerSara Furrer, Fabian LütolfCHBest Student DocumentaryDear PassengersMadli LääneESTBest National How to Bury a DragonMartin MarkovBGBest Experimental 2022My eyesTommaso AcquaroneITBest FictionHoly SlutFred MascarasFRBest DocumentaryLOOPPablo PolledriARGBest AnimationRootlessStefani DoychinovaBGBest National Wall PianoAsma Ghanem Christopher Marianetti Alexia WebsterPSBest Experimental Living All of LifeMarlén Ríos-FarjatMEXBest Student FictionOther HalfLina KalchevaUKBest Student Animation2021Black HoleTristan AymonCHBest FictionMutha & The Death of Ham-Ma-FukuDaniel SuberviolaESBest DocumentaryBoxballetAnton DyakovRUBest AnimationGood Night, LilyPeter VulchevBGBest National The Night Shatters my ShadowsLuis Esguerra CifuentesCOLBest ExperimentalONDINETomasz SliwinskiPLBest Midlength FilmThe DressTadeusz ŁysiakPLBest Student FictionMay The World Not Carry YouRozalia LasPLBest Student Animation2020StickerGeorgi M. UnkovskiMKBest FictionDanielleGareth WarlandSEBest DocumentaryMy Galactic Twin GalactionSasha SvirskyRUBest AnimationThe Night ShiftYordan Petkov, Eddy SchwartzBG/FR/BEBest National Where is Lotte?Petra ZopnekATBest ExperimentalThe Lost ScotJulien CornwallUKBest Student FictionUn Diable Dans La PocheAntoine Bonnet, Mathilde LoubesFRBest Student Animation2019BrotherhoodMeryam JoobeurCABest FictionLifeboatSkye FitzgeraldUSABest DocumentaryHe Can't Live Without CosmosKonstantin BronzitRUBest AnimationTask of The DayPetya ZlatevaBGBest NationalBuzz RiotRudi van der MarweCHBest ExperimentalDouble DFey LehianeNLBest Student FictionThe KiteMartin SmatanaCZ/PL/SKBest Student Animation2018WaveBenjamin Cleary, TJ O'Grady PeytoIRLBest FictionRakijada- Distillated Village TalesNikola IlicCH/SRBBest DocumentaryConfinoNico BonomoloITBest AnimationBango VasilMilen Vitanov, Vera TrajanovaBG/DEBest National ShadowsVictoria KarakolevaBGBest Student FictionThe SandmanLauren KnappUSABest Student DocumentaryHappy EndJan SaskaCZBest Student Animation2016 - 2017An Ordinary LifeSonia RollandFRBest FictionNobody Dies HereSimon PanayFRBest DocumentaryWoolen CogwheelsBartosz KedzierskiPLBest AnimationMaybe TommorowMartin IlievBG/DEBest National  2015 | International competition  Solo Rex François Bierry  BE  Best Fiction The Beast Daina Oniunas-Pusic  PL  Special Mention in Fiction Invisible Zofia Pregowska  PL  Best Documentary Daewit  David Jansen  DEBest AnimationPatarei PrisonRicard CarbonellES/EEBest Experimental  2015 | National competition  Parking Ivaylo Minov  BG  Best National  Auf Wiedersehen Eddy Schwartz & Yordan Petkov  BG  Special Mention in NationalGrumpy Does RepairsRadostina Neykova & Sofiya IlievaBGSpecial Mention in National 2015 | Student's competition  Such a Landscape Jagoda Szelc  PL  Best Fiction The Forgotten Mauricia Caro  CO  Special Mention in Fiction Last Base Aslak Danbolt  NO/UK  Special Mention in Fiction Cipriana Maruani Landa  MX/FR  Special Mention in Fiction Retracing Merja Hannikainen  BA/DE  Best Documentary Invisible Zofia Pregowska  PL  Special Mention in Documentary What I Forgot to Say Patrick Buhr  DE  Best AnimationRubbishAngella LipskayaRUSpecial Mention in Animation The Revolution Hunter Margarida Rego  PTBest Experimental  Four Domestic Episodes Under a Beautiful Stormy Day  Mariano Leguizamón  ARSpecial Mention in ExperimentalBandit and The RamAlberto IordanovBGBest National 2014Belinda BeautifulMarianne BlicherDKBest International FictionStereo LoveMartin IlievBGBest Bulgarian FictionThe VisitMatej BobrikPLBest DocumentaryChoir TourEdmunds JansonsLVBest Animated FilmButter LampHu WeiCN/FRBest Experimental Heart of LeadSlava DoytchevaBG/UKEuroshorts Special MentionThe Haunted House of MusachevoEmil DenevBGPitching Technical Support AdwardThe HouseYana TitovaBGPitching Grant Gold BullionNewton's First LawPiero MessinaITSpecial Mention for CinematographyButter LampHu WeiCNGrand Prix Silver PrincessThe WayMax KsjondaUABlack Sea Competition Special MentionLadaDieter DeswarteRUBest Black Sea ShortAbracadafartJean-Luc SlockBEBest Animated Film 2013  Loneliness Liova Jedlicki  FR/RO  Grand Prix Silver Princess Barvalo Rasmus Kloster Bro  DK  Best International Fiction Botev is an Idiot Deyan Bararev  BG  Best Bulgarian Fiction Dogs Pedro Pío  CU  Best Documentary The Visitor George deChev  BG/NL  Best Animated Film Eat Moritz Krämer  DE  Best Experimental  2012 | International competition  The Factory Aly Muritiba  BR  Best Fiction One More Time! Pavlyicheva Nataliya, Ovchinnikova Ekaterina, Okruznova Tatyana, Yakhyaeva Alina, Petrova Elena, Arkhipova Mariya  RU  Best Animation Machine Man Roser Corella, Alfonso Moral  ES  Best Documentary The Night of the Moon Has Many Hours Mauricio Arango  CO/US  Best Experimental 2012 | National competition  The Paraffin Prince Pavel G. Vesnakov  BG  Best National  Father Ivan Bogdanov  BG/HR/DE  Best Animation Section 59 David Djambazov, Anna Stoeva  BG  Best Documentary Rew Day Svilen Dimitrov  BG  Special mention 2011  Dissection of a Storm Julio Soto Gúrpide  ES  Best Film Mother Jakub Piatek  PL  Best Documentary The Order Of Things César Esteban  ES  Best International  Trains Pavel G. Vesnakov  BG  Best National  Danny boy Marek Skrobecki  CH  Best Animated Film Her mother's daughters Oonagh Kearney  IE  Best Experimental  Oliviero Toscani – The Rage Of Images Peter Scharf, Katja Duregger  DE  Best TV Film 2010  War Paolo Sassanelli  IT  Best Fiction Thank You Skinhead Girl Sharon Woodward  UK  Best Documentary Ru Florentine Grelier  FR  Best Animation Gardens of Concrete Genka Shikerova  BG  Best TV Film 2009  Hammerhead Sam Donovan  UK  Best Fiction Rough Cut Firouzeh Khosrovani  IR  Best Documentary Three Of Us Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni  IN  Best Documentary Mrs. G. Michal Zabka  CZ  Best Animation Bulgaria: The Traces Of Terrorism Kanna Racheva  BG  Best TV Film 2008  Friend's Place, Enemy's place Elham Hosseinzadeh  IR  Best Fiction Zohar Yasmine Novak  IL  Best Fiction 2007  The T-shirt Hossein Martin Fazeli  SK  Best Fiction Sona and her family Daniela Rusnokova  SK  Best Documentary T.O.M. Tom Brown, Daniel Gray  UK  Best Animation A little tiger Anna-Carin Andersson  SE  Special Jury Award 2006  Quick View Matjaz Ivanisin  SI  Grand Prix Ousmane Dyana Gaye  FR/SN  Best Fiction The Intimacy of Strangers Eva Weber  UK  Best Documentary Rabbit Run Rake  UK  Best Animation Motodrom Jörg Wagner  DE  Special Jury Award 2005  Grief Daniel Lang  DE  Best Fiction Belgrad Backspin Anne Misselwitz, Moritz Siebert, Margarete Misselwitz  DE  Best Documentary Badgered Sharon Colman  UK  Best Animation 2004  America Sigal Mordechai  IL  Grand Prix Public / Private Christoph Behl  AR  Best Fiction Bourgas by Taralezhkov Dimitar Taralezhkov  BG  Best Documentary Brand Spanking John-Paul Harney  UK  Best Animation 2003  Resurrection Petar Valchanov  BG  Best Fiction

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 Ārējās saites 
  Starptautiskais īsfilmu Festivāls - Oficiālā vietne
 Kultūras ministrija, Bulgārija
 Valsts kultūras pils
 Nacionālais kinocentrs

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