The winners of Court Métrange 2024

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And the Melies d’argent winner of the ​Court Métrange Festival is…

Méliès d’argent Award Winner – Short Films @ Court Métrange 2024

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The winner of the Méliès d’Argent Award for Best European Fantastic Genre Short Film at the Court Métrange is “SHÉ (SNAKE)” by Renee Zhan (UK 2023, 15min).

When pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, her internal monsters take external form.

Court Métrange is part of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, an association currently consisting of 30 film festivals, whose mission it is to promote European fantastic cinema around the globe. The Méliès d’argent is awarded to short films for cinematic quality and creativity. The winning short film at Court Métrange qualifies for the competition for the Méliès d’or.

The following films were nominated for the Méliès d’argent:

– AGNUS DAY by Giussepe Isoni (Italy, 17 min)
– ALICIA by Tony Morales (Spain, 5 min)
– Au Prix de la Chair by Tomas Palombi (France, 9 min)
– Autophagy by Edie Lawrence (UK, 10 min)
– Canard by Elie Chapuis (France, 9 min)
– Chew by Félix Dobaire (France, 20 min)
– DAGON by Paolo Gaudio (Italy, 6 min)
– Drijf by Levi Stoops (Belgium, 14 min)
– La Valla by Sam Orti (Spain, 14 min)
– LE SEXE DE MA MÈRE by Francis Canitrot (France, 14 min)
– LEECH by George Coley (UK, 10 min)
– LES LIENS DU SANG by Hakim Atoui (France, 18 min)
– MATTA UND MATTO by Bianca Caderas & Kerstin Zemp (Switzerland, 10 min)
– Mi Zona by Cristian Beteta (Spain, 19 min)
– Ne Rompez Pas la Chaîne du Froid ! by Jeanne Tiessé (France, 7 min)
– No Hay Que Hablar con Extraños by Imanol Ortiz López (Spain, 5 min)
– PRENDS CHAIR by Armin Assadipour (France, 17 min)
– Pubert Jimbob by Quirijn Dees (Belgium, 15 min)
– Serpente by Félix Imbert (France, 24 min)
– Shé (Snake) by Renee Zhan (UK, 15 min)
– Stuffed by Louise Labrousse (France, 10 min)
– The Sin-Eater by Kelly Holmes (UK, 17 min)
– THIRD WHEEL by Kevin Haefelin (Switzerland, 4 min)
– TransiciÓn by David Velduque (Spain, 16 min)
– Trees Painted in Tar by Casper Rudolf (Denmark, 14 min)

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