BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG: Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2013

Berlin Fashion Film Festival celebrated its second edition with a three day program with several screenings, award show, party and fashion show. Now looking back to Berlin Fashion Week I can say that the festival is true enrichment to the Berlin Fashion Week. Although an offsite event during Berlin Fashion Week this event really stands on its own as a strong and a promising festival with aim to stage fashion film and aspiring film makers. I was proud that our FASHIONCLASh film 'Aspire' was featured in the Young Guns section among a great selection of short fashion films.
Beside the film screening and the awards show, visitors were treated with a spectacular fashion presentation by Charlie Le Mindu and the after party with DJ HELL.

Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2013 Award Show
The Award Show took place on July 4th at ARENA GLASHAUS and the evening contained a screening part showing a selection of nominated films and the actual award ceremony. Fifty-three films were nominated for ten different award categories.

The finalists were judged by an international jury according to different categories, formed by: filmmaking duo Alexandliane for Best Cinematography, makeup artist and beauty expert Boris Entrup for Best Makeup and Hair, international star DJ HELL for Best Music, Final Cut editor James Rose for Best Editing, creative director Michael Schachtner for Best Idea/Script, Vogue Italia’s senior editor Sara Maino for Best Fashion, and international Production Designer Steve Summersgill for Best Production Design.

The BfFF 2013 Award goes to:

Best Fashion + Best Cinematography: River Island x Georgia Hardinge - Design Forum by Alex Turvey
River Island x Georgia Hardinge - Design Forum by Alex Turvey
Commissioned by River Island to mark the launch of their latest Design Forum collection in collaboration with Georgia Hardinge, the film tells the story of a macabre alien life cycle set within a universe inspired by Hardinge's print textures and the intricate detailing of the collection's showpiece which references the timeless aesthetic of artist H R Giger.

Best Music: Oscar Dawson for Belle du Jour by Astrid Salomon

Best Idea: Possession - Moga E Mago (by Ralf Schmerberg)

Best Editing: Odyssey by Adrien Cothier

Best Production Design + Best Film by a Major Brand: Prada Candy by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Best Make-up and hair: GOLD by Gustavo Lopez Mañas

Best Emerging Artist: Happy Tears by Julian Zigerli

Best Fashion Film: Odditory by Monica Menez

My other favorites:

Fashion Film By Matthew Frost

Princess Cornflakes - FOR.ME Elena Miro by Anoine Asseraf & René Habermacher

Amor Sacro Amor Profano by Luca Maria Piccolo

Impressions from the Award Show on July 4th at Arena Glashous