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National Short Film Competition

#21XOXO
#21XOXO

• Director: Sine Özbilge, İmge Özbilge
• BELGIUM / 2019 / DCP / Colour and B&W / 9’ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: Sine Özbilge
• Director of Photography: Sine Özbilge
• Editing: Sine Özbilge
• Producer: Annemie Degryse
• World Sales: Miyu Distribution

- 2020 Canlandıranlar (Istanbul) Best Film
- 2020 Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival Artistic Expression & Creativity Award
- 2020 Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention

#21xoxo is a surreal and humorous depiction of the 21st century cyber-love and social media craze. The story revolves around a girl and her nihilist adventures in a parallel digital universe interlaced with speed dating, hipster culture, and post-net attitudes. We encounter colourful and bizarre imaginary filled with absurd, surreal and metamorphic scenes with a touch of 90s nostalgia. The mixed-media use of live-action and animation brings forth various connotations and translates modern video clutter involving technological gadgets into the language of animation.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.