Broken Heart Love Affair's "Immortal" Wins Best of Show at 2022 One Screen Short Film Festival

Dec. 02, 2022

Film work from eight countries picked up wins last night at the 2022 One Screen Short Film Festival, part of The One Club for Creativity and the premiere short film festival that celebrates global filmmakers from both the advertising and film industries.

Best of Show went to "Immortal", created by Broken Heart Love Affair Toronto on behalf of Royal Ontario Museum.  The work also won four Best in Genre honors, in Branded Entertainment Film, Experimental Film, Non-Fiction/Documentary, and Social Media.

Three entrants had three wins each on the night.  

"A Future Begins" by Observatory Los Angeles for Chipotle Mexican Grill won for Best in Craft - Production Design, Best in Genre - Music Video, and Best in Region - North America.

OPPO Shenzhen won Best in Craft - Remote Production for "Picture Life Together" on behalf of OPPO Reno5, as well as Best in Craft - Visual Effects for "Awaken Colour" for OPPO Find X3.  “Awaken Colour” was also named Best in Region for APAC.

Also with three wins was "The Rabbit Hole" by tao/s Mexico City on behalf of SOS International.  They include Best in Craft in Directing and Emerging Filmmaker, as well as Best in Genre - Action.

The complete list of One Screen 2022 winners by category is as follows.

Best of Show

• "Immortal" by Broken Heart Love Affair Toronto for Royal Ontario Museum

Best in Craft

• Animation (tie): “OFFF Dach 2021 ‘Repeater’ “ by Carbon, Gujarat (India) for OFFF, and “TEDx:REAL” by Substance Sydney for TEDx Sydney
• Casting: “The Gentle Giant” by R/GA New York for Ad Council, Love Has No Labels
• Cinematography: “Battle of the Year - Nigeria” by 0307 Films Cape Town for Globacom
• Directing: “The Rabbit Hole” by tao/s Mexico City for SOS International 
• Editing: “Don’t Try This At Home” by Cut+Run New York for Vans
• Emerging Filmmaker: “The Rabbit Hole” by tao/s, Mexico City for SOS International
• Music Composition: “Uncomposed” by Bensimon Byrne Toronto for White Ribbon
• Producing: “Black Ice” by HungryMan with Heckler, both in Sydney, for On Running
• Production Design: “A Future Begins” by Observatory Los Angeles for Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Remote Production: “Picture Life Together” by OPPO Shenzhen for OPPO Reno5
• Screenplay: “The Myth” by Wieden+Kennedy Portland
• Sound Design: “Shout” by VMLY&R Mexico Mexico City for Movistar Telecommunications
• Title Sequence: “TEDx:REAL” by Substance Sydney for TEDx Sydney
• Visual Effects: “Awaken Colour” by OPPO Shenzhen for OPPO Find X3

Best in Genre:

• Branded Entertainment Film: "Immortal" by Broken Heart Love Affair Toronto for Royal Ontario Museum
• Experimental Film: "Immortal" by Broken Heart Love Affair Toronto for Royal Ontario Museum
• Fiction: "The Rabbit Hole" by tao/s, Mexico City for SOS International
• Independent Film: "Datsun" by Sweetshop & Green Auckland
• Music Video: "A Future Begins" by Observatory Los Angeles for Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Non-Fiction/Documentary: "Immortal" by Broken Heart Love Affair  Toronto for Royal Ontario Museum
• Social Media: "Immortal" by Broken Heart Love Affair Toronto for Royal Ontario Museum

Along with awarding work in specific Craft and Genre categories, One Screen also presented best-of awards for creative excellence by region.  This year’s regional winners are:

• Asia Pacific: "Awaken Colour" by OPPO Shenzhen for OPPO Find X3
• Europe: "Uprooted" by Halal London for UNHCR (United Nations refugee agency)
• Latin America: "Cempasúchil - The Taste Of Reunion" by Media.Monks Mexico City for Victoria
• North America: "A Future Begins" by Observatory Los Angeles for Chipotle Mexican Grill

Winners were announced last night at the One Screen Short Film Festival 2022 ceremony and screening at the SVA Theater in New York.  To view the complete list of winners, please visit the One Screen website.

The complete list of 97 shortlisted entries from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Georgia, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and US can be viewed here.  

This year’s entries were judged by a jury of leading film directors, producers, agency creatives, and production company heads from around the world.  

The fast-growing global festival focuses on all forms and aspects of short films — narrative fiction, comedy, passion projects, commercials, branded content, music videos, spec work, animation, sound, movie poster design, title sequences, etc. — and has a mission to celebrate and award filmmakers from around the world working in both the film and ad industries with no limitation and total artistic freedom, all on one screen.  

As part of The One Club, One Screen has its pedigree in the non-profit organization’s prestigious One Show, a leading global awards program for advertising and design.  The One Show was the first ad industry awards competition to recognize original branded content, creating the separate new category of Branded Entertainment in 2003 to accommodate the first work from BMW Films.  

The One Screen Short Film Festival was launched in 2011 to further honor creative excellence in film.  An archive of past winners is available here.