He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like the color of a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music. It keeps popping up… He thinks he forgot what it meant. All he knows, for sure, is that he cannot get it out of his head.

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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Nominee for EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2026 by Zinebi
Nominee for David di Donatello 2026
Nastro d’Argento per la Sperimentazione
81. Venice Film Festival / 39. Film Critics’ Week – Opening Film
29. Athens International Film Festival – Onassis Award
43. Uppsala Short Film Festival
53. Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
7. El Gouna Film Festival
66. ZINEBI Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films – Grand award – EFA Candidate 2026
6. Castrovillari Film Festival
18. Kurzfilmfestival Koln – Opening Film New Aesthetic
12. Bosphorus Film Festival
41. Sulmona Film Festival
7. Castrovillari Film Festival
15. Beijing Short Film Festival – Best short film
16. Gargano FilmFest – Best short film
21. Accordi @ DISACCORDI International Film Festival
21. Corto Dorico Film Festival
1. AI Motion Festival Milano
20. London Short Film Festival
10. Cagliari Essay Film Festival
20. Passaggi D’Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei
17. Festival CinemaZERO
37. Aguilar Film Festival
8. The Next Generation Short Film Festival – Best artist short film
47. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
25. Landshut Short Film Festival
9. IBIZACINEFEST – Ibiza International Independent Film Festival
16. Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival
12. Winter Apricots: Prilep International Film Festival – Best concept
19. Prague Shorts Film Festival
12. ClujShorts International Short Film Festival
55. Tampere Film Festival – Best Genre Film Generation XYZ
3. Lucid Dream Film Festival
40. VIDEOFORMES Hybrid and Digital Arts
20. 20minmax International Short Film Festival Ingolstadt
22. IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
49. Hong Kong International Film Festival
9. International Festival Signs of the Night – Italy – Night Award Winner
31. International Film Festival ART FILM Košice
8. AFSAD International Short Film Festival
11. Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
43. Bellaria Film Festival – Out of competition
23. One Shot International Short Film Festival
24. Independent Days Karlsruhe
21. Fantaspoa
42. Uruguay Film Festival
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3. Plasmata Exhibition – Onassis Stegi
12. FERFILM – International Film Festival
18. Mediterranean Film Festival Split
61. Pesaro Film Festival
24. Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival – Youth Award for the Best Short Film
15. Notti di Mezza Estate – Lo schermo dell’arte
29. LA Shorts International Film Festival
16. Postira Seaside Film Festival
1. CortoCircuito Film Festival Milano
11. Cisterna Film Festival – International Short Film Festival
24. DokuFest – International Documentary and Short Film Festival
11. Toko Film Fest
10. Paphos International Film Festival
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6. FestCine Itaúna
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1. Ostia In Corto – Short Film Fest
36. São Paulo International Short Film Festival – Curta Kinoforum
2. Silver Frame Film Festival – Honorable Mention
20. Vicoli Corti
23. Tirana International Film Festival – Best Film Panorama
23. shnit worldwide shortsfestival
9. Batroun Film Festival
8. Gozo Film Festival
17. IDSFFK: International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
6. i-Fest International Film Festival
20. Sole Luna Doc
4. Corrosivo Film Fest
3. Fine Line Film Fest
17. International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
25. Un Festival c’est trop court!
11. Civitanova Film Festival
20. BIAFF Film Festival
39. Braunschweig International Film Festival
11. Spektrum Film Festival
24. Magma | Mostra di cinema breve
8. Blue Danube Film Festival
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