Previous Award Winners
Here is a list of all previous OFF winners.
Today this includes the following categories:
– The International Competition
– The Danish Competition
– The Animation Competition
– The Documentary Competition
– The Youth Competition
– The Audience Competition
– Pitch Me Baby
– Robert Award for Best Short Film
– European Film Awards (EFA) Qualification
You can learn more about the competitions HERE
- Best International Short Award: Vox Humana, Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Philippines, Singapore, USA, 2024
Grand prix prize: 25.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: Pharmacies, Martín Montellano, Mexico, 2025
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Artist Award: A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers, Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, Taiwan, 2024
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: The Thief (Anngeerdardardor), Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, Denmark, Greenland, 2025
Prize: 25.000 DKK. - FilmFyn Storyteller Award: Maybe in March (Måske i Marts), Mikkel Bjørn Kehlert, Denmark, 2025
- Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Acting Performance: Maria Rich from Aftertime (Afsoning), Denmark, 2025
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Børge Ring Award: Sisowath Quay (Quai Sisowath), Stephanie Lansaque & François Leroy, France, 2025
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Short Award: Ritardando, Selma Sunniva, Denmark, 2025
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Best Short Documentary: Adult Child (Voksenbarn), Hugo Francker, Norway, 2024
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Documentary: Visit From Beyond (Plejehjemmet ser syner), Lukas Bjerre, Denmark, 2024
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Youth Award: Resort, Emma Birkø, Denmark, 2025
Prize: 10.000 DKK. - YOU-Audience Award: The Terrorist, Meena Rathor, Norway, 2024
Audience Award: A Friend of Dorothy, Lee Knight, Storbritannien, 2025
- First prize: ‘Musik for døve ører’, Selma Munksgaard Hansen
Prize: 35.000 DKK. - Second prize: ‘Et Liv’, Pernille Lund
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
The nominees are:
– What Remains, by Malthe Jagd Miehe-Renard
– Korean Bloom, by Lin Jo Skytte
– Ladybugs, by Thor Zing
– Ritardando, by Selma Sunniva
– Sir Stella, by Lina Vain Illalla
Candidate for European Film Awards 2024 (EFA): Stomach Bug, Matty Crawford, United Kingdom, 2024
- Best International Short Award: Crust, Jens Kevin Georg, Denmark, 2023
Grand prix prize: 25.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: With All Due Humanity, Kacper Checinski, France, 2023
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Artist Award: Jungle Law, Madli Lääne, Estland, 2024
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: A Study Of Empathy (En Undersøgelse Af Empati), Hilke Rönnfeldt, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 25.000 DKK. - FilmFyn’s Talent Award: The Red Bike, Torben Bech, Denmark, 2024
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Acting Performance: Elias Budde Christensen from Jumping Jack, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Børge Ring Award: Electra, Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 2023
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Short Award: Puddle (Vandpyt), Mads Theodor Bonde & Maria-May Backhaus Brown, Denmark, 2024
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Best Short Documentary: Leila, Fariba Haidari, Sverige, 2023
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Documentary: Sit.Play.Stay., Cecilie Flyger Hansen, Denmark, 2024
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Youth Award: Jumping Jack (Sprællemanden), Gustav Werner, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK. - YOU-Audience Award: Homeward (På Vej Hjem), Trine Nadia, Denmark, 2024
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: Get A Grip (Kolde Hænder), Jonas Robstad Nielsen & Magnus Axelsen, Denmark, 2024
- First prize: ‘Sorg’, Malthe Miehe-Renard
Prize: 35.000 DKK. - Second prize: ‘Pseudo’, Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist, Lana Tankosa Nikolic, and Matilde Digmann
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
The nominees are:
– Companion, by Nivetha Balasubramaniam
– En Anden Uden Mig (Another Without Me), by Emilie Fabricius Hacke
– En Undersøgelse Af Empati (A Study Of Empathy), by Hilke Rönnfeldt
– Seeking Hwa Sun, by Sandra Yi Sencindiver
– Wild Child, by Sif Lina Lambæk
Candidate for European Film Awards 2024 (EFA): The Film Might Be White (Filmen Känns För Vit), Sebastian Johansson Micci, Sverige, 2023
- The HCA Award: Skinned, Joachim Hérissé, France, 2022
Grand prix prize: 25.000 DKK. - Storyteller Award: Circle of Trust, Victor Nyåker, Sweden, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Artist Award: Asterión, Francesco Montagner, Czech Republic, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: An Example, Selma Sunniva, Denmark, 2022
Prize: 25.000 DKK. - FilmFyn’s Talent Award: The Shift, Amalie Maria Nielsen, Denmark, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Best Danish Acting Performance: Kimmie Liv Sennova from Stranded, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Børge Ring Award: Amok, Balász Turai, Hungary, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - The Talent Award, Animation: Let Them Eat Cake, Mathias Rodrigues Bjerre, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Best Short Documentary: Neighbour Abdi, Douwe Dijkstra, The Netherlands, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: Squid Fleet, Will N. Miller & Ed Ou, USA, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Youth Award: Dream, Snobar Avani, Denmark, 2023
Prize: 10.000 DKK. - YOU-Audience Award: From Above, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Denmark, 2023
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: Papa – Notes on life and death, Andreas Bøggild Monies, Denmark, 2023
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: Papa – Notes on life and death, Andreas Bøggild Monies, Denmark, 2023
- First prize: ’Alperne og Strygebræt’, Marie-Louise Højer Jensen & Ditte Lundsgaard Nielsen
Prize: 35.000 DKK. - Second prize: ‘Etnisk Smerte’, Nivetha Balasubramaniam
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
The nominees are:
– An Example, by Selma Sunniva
– IVALU, by Anders Walter
– The Last Straw, by Andrias Høgenni
– Salmon, by Mattis Huus Heurlin
– The Shift, by Amalie Maria Nielsen
Candidate for European Film Awards 2023 (EFA):
Papa – Notes on life and death, Andreas Bøggild Monies, Denmark, 2023
- The HCA Award: Astel, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Senegal/France, 2021
Grand prix prize: 35.000 DKK. - Storyteller Award: Lili Alone, Zou Jing, China, 2021
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Artist Award: The Shift, Chiara Marotta & Loris Giuseppe, Italy , 2021
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: Nest, Hlynur Pàlmason, Denmark, 2022
Prize: 20.000 DKK. - FilmFyn’s Talent Award: The Dinner, Marco Lawson, Denmark, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Børge Ring Award: The Seine’s Tears, Yanis Belaid, Eliot Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur, France, 2021
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - The Talent Award, Animation: I’ll Be Your Kettle, Tobias Rud, Denmark, 2021
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Bedste Korte Dokumentar: The Game, Andreas Haubjerg, Denmark, 2022
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: How I Like It, Nida Mehboob, Pakistan, 2021
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Youth Award: The Stupid Boy, Phil Dunn, UK, 2022
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: The Stupid Boy, Phil Dunn, UK, 2022
- First prize: ’Forventningens Glæde’, Alexender Olai Sau, Danmark
Prize: 35.000 DKK. - Second prize: ‘Den Sidste Dråbe’, Andrias Høgenni, Danmark
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
The nominess are:
– Katastrofer by Tone Ottilie
– Nest by Hlynur Pàlmason
– Shegod by Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
– The Dinner by Marco Lawson
– The Last Sacrament by Jahfar Muataz
Candidate for European Film Awards 2022 (EFA):
Nest, Hlynur Pàlmason, Denmark, 2022
- The HCA Award: The Long Goodbye, Aneil Karia, UK, 2020
Grand prix prize: 35.000 DKK. - Storyteller Award: We’re Not Animals, Noé Debré, France, 2021
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Artist Award: You’re Dead Helen, Michiel Blanchart, France/Belgium, 2021
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: Amourteur, Sylvia Le Fanu, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 20.000 DKK. - FilmFyn Talent Award: When the Moon was Gibbous, Erika Grace Strada, Denmark, 2021
Prize: 15.000 kr.
- Børge Ring Award: The Expected, Carolina Sandvik, Sweden, 2020
Prize 15.000 DKK. - Talent Award, Animation: Favorite Daughter, Susi Haaning, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Best Short Documentary: A View from Above, Dylan Werkman, Netherlands, 2020
Prize 15.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: Three Songs for Benazir, Elizabeth Mirzaei og Gulistan Mirzaei, Afghanistan, 2021
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Youth Award: Turned, Anders Walter, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: Turned, Anders Walter, Denmark, 2020
- First prize: ’Bon Voyage’, Andreas Roland Jensen, Denmark
Prize: 35.000 DKK. - Second prize: ‘Ulve i Fåreklæder’, Hooman Aznavy, Denmark
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- First prize: ’PlasticC’, Sachin Vs, India
Prize: 2500 € - Second Prize: ‘Plastic Ecosystem’, Stefie Gan, USA
Prize: 1250 € - Third Prize: ‘PALASTIK’, Asghar Besharati, Iran
Priza: 500 €
The nominees are:
– Amourteur, Sylvia Le Fanu
– BUFF COPS, Camilla Kaufmann
– It’s So Charming, Svend Colding
– Inherent, Nicolai G. H. Johansen
– Wild Minds, Hannah Elbke
Candidate to European Film Awards 2021 (EFA):
The Long Goodbye, Aneil Karia, UK, 2020
- The HCA Award: Nina, Hristo Simeonov, Bulgaria, 2019
Grand prix prize: 35.000 DKK - Artist Award: On the Boat, Baizak Mamataliev, Kirgisistan, 2020
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Storyteller Award: Wade, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya & Kalp Sanghvi, India, 2019
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: In the Blink of an Eye, Katrine Brocks, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 20.000 DKK. - FilmFyn’s Talent Award: The Nannies, Signe Barvild Stæhr, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Børge Ring Award: Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic, Paul Bush, Denmark, 2020
Prize 15.000 DKK. - Talent Award, Animation: Totem, Katrine Glenhammer, Denmark, 2020
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
- Best Short Documentary Award: Mama Rosa, Dejan Barac, Switzerland, 2019
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Soapbox Award: Everything for Riana, Mihai Dragolea, Romania, 2019
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Youth Award: Manifest, Assa Rytter, Denmark, 2019
Prize: 10.000 DKK.
Fyens Stiftstidende Audience Award: Bonaparte, Jesper Quistgaard, Denmark, 2020
- First prize: ’Splittet’, Jahfar Muataz, Denmark
Prize: 35.000 DKK: - Second prize: ‘Kvalt’, Amalie Maria, Danmark
Price: 15.000 DKK:
The nominees are:
– Bleed, Hannah Elbke
– 100,000 Acres of Pine, Jennifer Alice Wright
– A Calling, Christian Bengston
– Pinkie’s Funeral, Simon Mortensen
– In the Blink of an Eye, Katrine Brocks
OFF Candidate for European Film Awards 2020 (EFA):
Nina, Hristo Simeonov, Bulgarien, 2019
- The HCA Award: Child Eater, Mohammad Kart, Iran, 2018
Grand prix prize: 35.000 DKK. - Artist Award: Nursery Rhymes, Tom Noakes, Australia, 2018
Prize: 15.000 DKK. - Storyteller Award: Fun Factory, Lisa Brooke Hansen & Even Hafnor, Norway/Germany, 2019
Prize: 15.000 DKK.
- Best Danish Short Film: Mount Everest, Rasmus Nyholm Schmidt, Denmark, 2018
Prize: 20.000 DKK. - FilmFyn’s Talent Award: Drawn, Christian Bengtson, Denmark, 2018
Prize: 15.000 DKK: