Our Best Short Film winner will receive our custom Global Shorts statuette which we ship anywhere in the world, free of charge. The award is manufactured by Society Awards, the same awards company that manufactures the Golden Globe and the Emmy. All winners will receive our Global Shorts Winner laurels in black, white, and gold.
Award of Excellence – Not Quite Lost (Norway)
Title: Not Quite Lost
Runtime: 11 min
Country: Norway
Director: Kristian Repshus
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: September, 2020
Synopsis: 2 years after the death of his girlfriend, the 21-year old Travis must face his inner demons and change his way of living, to recognize his need for change.
FILMMAKER Q&A – Kristian Repshus – Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Actor
GS: What was the inspiration for your film?
KR: I was inspired by the idea to create high level storytelling in a low budget environment and see how well it could be done.
GS: When did you conceive the idea for your film and how long did it take before it was realized?
KR: I wrote it about a month and started production as soon as a month after finishing the last draft.
GS: What was the most challenging aspect of working in a short film format?
KR: Everything really. It’s my first time making a Short and I had to learn everything from scratch as we were making it.
GS: What was the most challenging aspect of your production?
KR: Lighting and blocking. I had no experience with it from before and it became a huge challenge during production.
GS: Do you have any advice for first-time filmmakers?
KR: Just do it and find out how to do it along the way.