Fairplay is a 2022 French-Swiss short film directed by Zoel Aeschbacher.[1] The seventeen-minute short about extreme competition[2] premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. The film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, including the Regard Saguenay International Short Film Festival and the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.[3] Fairplay was amongst the five shorts nominated for the 2023 Quartz Award (Swiss Film Awards).[4]
| Fairplay | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Zoel Aeschbacher |
| Written by | Zoel Aeschbacher Gania Latroche |
| Produced by | Nelson Ghrénassia Elena Tatti |
| Starring | Pierre Gommé Pascal Tagnati Dorin Dragos |
| Edited by | Youri Tchao Debats |
| Music by | Mario Batkovic |
Release date | August 2022 |
Running time | 17mn |
| Countries | France Switzerland |
Plot edit
Three characters - a teenager, a blue-collar worker, and a senior executive - take part in competitions hoping to turn their lives around and heading instead towards an inevitable crash.[2]
Reception edit
Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:
| Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Locarno Film Festival | Cinema Youth Jury Award[5] | Won |
| Festival international du cinema francophone en Acadie | Prix la Vague for Best International Short Film[6] | Won | |
| Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Young Jury Prize for Best Short Film[7] | Won | |
| Jury Prize for Best Short Film[7] | Won | ||
| 2023 | Swiss Film Awards | Quarz Award for Best Short Film[8] | Nominated |
| Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival | Grand Prix - International Competition[9] | Nominated | |
| Norwegian Short Film Festival | Golden Chair Award for Best International Short Film[10] | Nominated | |
| Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Special Jury Prize - National Competition[11] | Won | |
| Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival | Moon of Valencia for Best Short Film[12] | Nominated | |
| Cortisonici Film Festival | Best Short Film[13] | Won |
References edit
- ^ Fairplay, retrieved 2023-10-31
- ^ a b Stojiljković, Marko (2022-08-11). "Locarno review: 'Fairplay' (2022)". ubiquarian. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ Boyce, Laurence (2023-02-06). "The 45th edition of Clermont-Ferrand comes to a close". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Nominations 2023". Swiss Film Award. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "75th Locarno Film Festival", Wikipedia, 2023-10-26, retrieved 2023-10-31
- ^ "Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) - 2022 (Canada) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b Malaoui, Farah (2022-10-12). "Festival International du Film de Saint Jean de Luz : Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie… Le palmarès !". Toutelaculture (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ AG, VADIAN NET. "Die Nominierten für den Schweizer Filmpreis 2023 stehen fest". www.news.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "FAIRPLAY". festivalregard.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Program 2023 IKD 6". Kortfilmfestivalen. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Festival de Clermont-Ferrand 2023 : le palmarès est tombé !". www.troiscouleurs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "FAIRPLAY - Cinema Jove" (in European Spanish). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ redazione (2023-04-23). "Cortisonici Film Festival 2023: primo premio a 'Fairplay', menzione speciale per il corto 'Garisani' | Varese7Press" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-10-30.