MONICA

2 categories

Monica by Dimitris Argyriou
B&H/Germany, 05:00, Exp. Doc., 2016

Monica wanted to become hair dresser, when she was young…
Things went wrong…This is her story…
(Based on a real interview with a human trafficking victim.)

AWARDS:
– Best Human Rights Short Film at Short Film Breaks 2019
– Grand Winner at Festival La Caja de Fósforos 2019
– Best Documentary Award, Festival of Nations 2018
– AUDIENCE AWARD at SHORT OF THE YEAR, 2017
– BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM at SHORT OF THE YEAR 2017
– Shortlisted for the Online Audience Award at SHORT OF THE YEAR 2017
– BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM in London Greek Film Festival 2016
– Special Mention in Balkan Focus Competition in World of Film International Festival Glasgow
– Nominated Best Short Film in WIND International Film Festival 2016
– Finalist for the Vimeo Audience Award in the 2016 Sundance Channel Short Film Competition

Selected in more than 350 Film Festivals.
Selected Festivals:
– Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, US, 20-26 June 2017
– Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany, 14th May 2017
– 29th Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany, 5th April 2017
– Nominated at Greek Film Academy Awards, 2017
– 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania, 23rd March – 6th April 2017
– Exground filmfest, Wiesbaden, Germany, 12 & 14 November 2016
– Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania, 3-11 November 2016
– 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 25 – 30, 2016
– Szczecin European Film Festival, Poland, 22nd October 2016
– Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival 2016, 17-22 October
– 39th National Short Film Festival of Drama, Drama, Greece, 19-24 September 2016
– FEST – New Directors New Films Festival,Espihnio Portugal, 20-27 June 2016
– Sundance Short Film Competition, 2016
– ECU – The European Independent Film Festival, Paris, France, 8-10 March 2016
– Landshut Shortfilm Festival, Landshut, Germany, 09 – 14 March 2016