The winners of the Filmfest Dresden short film festival have been announced. The Saxon Film Prize - the festival's highest endowed award with 20,000 euros - went to "Saigon Kiss" by Hong Anh Nguyen about the encounter between two young, queer women in Ho Chi Minh City at the award ceremony in the evening, as announced by the Filmfest.
"Every cinematic decision - from the camera work to the casting to the music - seems carefully chosen and comes together to form a sensitively composed overall work that is convincing and enchanting," said the jury of the national competition, explaining its decision.
