Fairplay (2022 film)

Not to be confused with Fair Play (2023 film) or Fairplay (magazine).
Fairplay
Directed byZoel Aeschbacher
Written byZoel Aeschbacher
Gania Latroche
Produced byNelson Ghrénassia
Elena Tatti
StarringPierre Gommé
Pascal Tagnati
Dorin Dragos
Edited byYouri Tchao Debats
Music byMario Batkovic
Release date
  • August 2022 (2022-08)
Running time
17mn
CountriesFrance
Switzerland

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]

Plot

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

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 Won
Festival international du cinema francophone en Acadie Prix la Vague for Best International Short Film[5] Won
Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Jury Prize for Best Short Film[6] Won
Jury Prize for Best Short Film[6] Won
2023 Swiss Film Awards Quarz Award for Best Short Film[7] Nominated
Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival Grand Prix - International Competition[8] Nominated
Norwegian Short Film Festival Golden Chair Award for Best International Short Film[9] Nominated
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Special Jury Prize - National Competition[10] Won
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival Moon of Valencia for Best Short Film[11] Nominated
Cortisonici Film Festival Best Short Film[12] Won

References

  1. ^ Fairplay, retrieved 2023-10-31
  2. ^ a b Stojiljković, Marko (2022-08-11). "Locarno review: 'Fairplay' (2022)". ubiquarian. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ Boyce, Laurence (2023-02-06). "The 45th edition of Clermont-Ferrand comes to a close". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ "Nominations 2023". Swiss Film Award. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  5. ^ "Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) - 2022 (Canada) - Unifrance". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ AG, VADIAN NET. "Die Nominierten für den Schweizer Filmpreis 2023 stehen fest". news.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ^ "FAIRPLAY". festivalregard.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ^ "Program 2023 IKD 6". Kortfilmfestivalen. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  10. ^ "Festival de Clermont-Ferrand 2023 : le palmarès est tombé !". troiscouleurs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  11. ^ "FAIRPLAY - Cinema Jove" (in European Spanish). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  12. ^ 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.