Short Life Stories created by Bensimon Byrne Toronto for White Ribbon, is the top winner in the global 2024 ONE Screen Short Film Festival, produced by The One Club for Creativity to celebrate global filmmakers from both commercial advertising and film industries.
The film is the fictional story of a young trans woman as she celebrates the beginning of her new life and navigates the obstacles that ensue.
It was selected by a global jury as 2024 ONE Screen Best of Show and Best of Region: North America, as well as winner in the Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Fiction, and Best Music Composition disciplines.
Klick Health Toronto also had a strong year with five ONE Screen wins. They include three for 47 created for Café Joyeux – in Best Animation, Best Branded Entertainment Film, and Best Production Design, and two for American Cancer Story on behalf of Change the Ref – in Best Directing and Best Drama.
Other 2024 ONE Screen winners:
Craft winners
- Best Emerging Filmmaker: Parker Schmidt Santa Monica Bowl of Life
- Best Screenplay: Zulu Alpha Kilo Toronto Living From Work for Zulubot
- Best Type on Poster: Lucky Together New York Don’t F*ck With Ba
- Best Visual Effects: Candice Wu Los Angeles Erasure
Genre winners
- Best Branded Content Film: Stink Films Berlin The First Speech for Reporters Without Borders
- Best Comedy: FCB Chicago The Last Barf Bag for Dramamine
- Best Experimental Film: Parker Schmidt Santa Monica Bowl of Life
- Best Independent Film: Violeta Films Mexico City The Mark on the Wall for Anderson Wright
- Best Music Video: Kyle Gilmour Provo Lonely World – A Dance Film
- Best Non-Fiction/Documentary: FCB Chicago The Last Barf Bag for Dramamine
- Best Student Film: FH Salzburg Drip
Regional winners
- Best of Region-APAC: Publicis Communications Beijing The Song of My Life for Huawei (Runnerup: OPPO Shenzhen For Moments You Have to Get Right for OPPO Reno11 Pro)
There were no regional winners for Europe or Latin America. All winners can be viewed here.
ONE Screen is a global festival that recognizes numerous forms of short films, including narrative fiction, comedy, passion projects, commercials, branded content, music videos, spec work, animation, sound design, movie poster design, title sequences, and more.
The mission of the program — which typically receives entries from upwards of 45 countries — is to celebrate filmmakers working in both the film and ad industries, with no limitation and total artistic freedom, all on one screen.
The ONE Screen Short Film Festival was launched in 2011 to honour creative excellence in film.
