AYAAN

AYAAN

Ayaan, a short film by Alies Sluiter Best International Film, Show Me Shorts Festival & Australian Directors Guild Award Winner An escaped asylum seeker encounters a man on a rural beach, and must decide whether to trust him, or attempt the 400km journey to the nearest city on foot and alone. Starring: Babetida Sadjo, Trevor Jamieson, Gary Sweet Produced by Meng Xiong Executive Producers: William Littleton, Guchuan Chen, Bo Wang, Federica Belletti Co-Producer: Alejandra Canales Director of Photography: Jeremy Rouse Editor: Tania Nehme AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Australian Directors Guild Award (Winner) Australian Writers Guild, Best Short Screenplay Nomination National Board of Review U.S.A. Award (Winner) Best International Film Award Winner, Show Me Shorts Festival (Academy Award Qualifying) IFP Audience Award (Winner) Adrienne Shelly Best Female Director Award (Winner) Dendy Award Nomination for Best Live Action Film Dendy Award Finalist for Best Director ATOM Award Finalist (TBA) Adelaide Film Festival, Audience Award (Winner) In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Special Mention (Winner) Lighthouse International Film Festival, Best International Film Award (Winner) Grand Prix Nomination, Tampere Film Festival Best Film Award Winner, CinefestOZ Best Director Award Winner, CinefestOZ Best Actor Award Winner for Babetida Sadjo, CinefestOZ Francigena Film Festival, Special Mention Australian Cinematographers Society, Victorian and Tasmanian Gold Award Winner for Jeremy Rouse Leone Family Film Production Award Winner 3Pas Best Producing Award Winner Best Actor Nomination for Trevor Jamieson, St Kilda Film Festival Best International Short nomination, Fabrique Du Cinema Awards Grand Jury Prize, South Australian Screen Award Winner Best Drama, South Australian Screen Award Winner Best Director nomination, South Australian Screen Awards Best Screenplay, South Australian Screen Award Winner Best Male Performance, South Australian Screen Award Winner Best Female Performance, South Australian Screen Award Winner Best Editing nomination, South Australian Screen Awards Best Costumes nomination, South Australian Screen Awards ScreenCraft Film Fund Semifinalist Best Narrative Short, Big Muddy Film Festival FILM FESTIVALS Sydney Film Festival, Official Selection* Tampere Film Festival, Official Selection* Odense International Film Festival, Official Selection* In the Palace International Film Festival, Official Selection* St Kilda Film Festival, Official Selection* Adelaide Film Festival, Official Selection Split Film Festival Croatia, Official Selection* Australian Shorts Today, Australian Screen Forum, Official Selection CinefestOZ Film Festival, Official Selection 24th Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Official Selection* Social World Film Festival, Official Selection Australian Films Today, Australian Screen Forum Rhode Island International Film Festival, Official Selection* Lighthouse International Film Festival, New Jersey USA, Official Selection LA Diversity Film Festival, Official Selection Francigena Film Festival, Official Selection North Bellarine Film Festival, Official Selection Fabrique Du Cinema Awards, Official Selection Capri Hollywood, Official Selection Big Muddy Film Festival, Official Selection Ashland Independent Film Festival, Official Selection Harlem Film Festival, Official Selection *Academy Award Qualifying Blue Soup Films 2020