A shortlist of the top 5 International Films which are nominated for Best International Film 2020
Pizza Boy
Writer & director – Gianluca Zonta
Producer – Miguel Gatti
Italy
15 mins
Saba, from Georgia, works as a Pizza delivery boy in Bologna. During his evening shift he receives an important phone call: his son is about to be born. Forced to finish his deliveries, Saba goes through the city frenetically, hoping to be on time at the hospital.
Matilde’s First Day
Writer, director & producer – Rosario Capozzolo
Producers – Simona Mondello & Adam Selo
Italy
10 mins
Today is Matilde’s first day of school. Her father Claudio was supposed to take her there but he didn’t show up. Her grandfather decided to walk Matilde, but Claudio joined them to talk with her little daughter, giving her some advice to face this important day of her life, before embracing his own destiny.
Anna
Writer, director & producer – Dekel Berenson
Producers – Merlin Merton & Olga Beskhmelnytsina
UK/Ukraine
15 mins
Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an ageing single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Song Sparrow
Writer, director & producer – Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Writer – Mehdi Rostampour
Denmark/Iran
12 mins
People of different colour and race and culture, old and young, embark on journey, eager to find some place they can call home, or just some place they can live in. Many brave perils more formidable than the ones they ran for in the first place. They dream of better lives while in reality having little choice.
Fifteen
Writer & director – Peiman Zekavat
Producer – Yani Roncal Villanueva
UK/Peru
10 mins
Maria struggles with the consequences after a private video of her goes viral during a volleyball class in a school in Lima.
