A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival 2020. It’s been absolutely fantastic having so many filmmakers involved and seeing the global support for true indie film…
The judges’ votes have been counted and added to the audience’s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened with us! A special well done to the following films…

Festival Winners

Best Feature Film

(next screening with Lift-Off in Amsterdam 2021)

Medulla

Dir. Rudi Brekelmans
Synopsis: The conscience of a married therapist is put under pressure by the thrilling confession of a seductive female client. Will he keep his distance or does he fall for her temptation?

Best Short Film

(next screening with Lift-Off in Amsterdam 2021)

Ex-Wife Monogatari

Dir. Zihao Su
Synopsis: Broken after his wife’s sudden death, Ming begins seeking and molding other women to fill the void. One day, he meets Hong who seems to play the part of his ex-wife perfectly. Ming is enthralled. Hong is too, but for her, Ming fills a different void…

Season Award Nominations

The Lift-Off Season Awards is an annual event which celebrates the very best of indie film. Following each Lift-Off film festival, films which have excelled in their respective category are nominated and invited to attend the prestigious Lift-Off Season Awards, culminating at the end of the Lift-Off season. Click here for more information about the Lift-Off Season Awards.

- The Gliwensbourg Chronicles

Dir. Emilie Tommasi
Synopsis: Gliwensbourg, winter 1915, a French trench is pounded, all the soldiers are buried making only one survivor. Underground, the soldier who survived managed to get out of an air pocket and crawl into a hole leading to a mysterious tunnel that leads to … 1925!

Nominated for Best Art Direction

The Covenant

Dir. Adam Baroukh
Synopsis: One year after WWII concentration-camp survivor Abba Kovner is set to poison a German water-filtration plant in revenge for the crimes of the Nazis, but as the moment of truth nears, an unexpected encounter threatens to jeopardize the mission.