BEST DIRECTOR (SHORT FILM) — Luke Guidici
BEST SCI-FI FANTASY

In a post-apocalyptic world where toxic mushrooms have made the air deadly to breathe, a timid boy must learn to trust a thieving bandit in order to save his dying father.

During what appears to be the aftermath of the sixth mass extinction, a lonely man wandering a vast land, is confronted by the sudden arrival of a woman. This mysterious encounter is perceived as a sign of hope for the man, an opportunity to rebuild civilization, but for the woman is the road to perdition. They are the two-last people on earth, and together they will have to make a choice. Either bring salvation for humankind, or die, and free the earth once and for all from humanity.

Alone on a deserted planet, Sami and her robot Lewis live like scavengers trying to survive.