NEW YORK, USA — Publicis Communications Beijing has clinched the Best of Region – APAC award at the 2024 ONE Screen Short Film Festival for their moving short film, The Song of My Life, created for Huawei. The festival, organized by The One Club for Creativity, honors top-tier storytelling in both commercial advertising and the film industry on a global scale.
The runner-up for the APAC region was For Moments You Have to Get Right by OPPO Shenzhen for OPPO Reno11 Pro, showcasing the region’s continued dominance in cinematic storytelling.
Taking home the festival’s highest honor, Short Life Stories by Bensimon Byrne Toronto for White Ribbon won Best of Show and Best of Region: North America, along with multiple awards in categories including Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Fiction, and Best Music Composition—a testament to the film’s powerful storytelling and technical execution.
Toronto-based Klick Health also made an impact with five major wins, including three for 47 on behalf of Café Joyeux (Best Animation, Best Branded Entertainment Film, Best Production Design) and two for American Cancer Story for Change the Ref (Best Directing, Best Drama).
Other 2024 ONE Screen winners are as follows
Craft winners
- Best Emerging Filmmaker: Parker Schmidt Santa Monica “Bowl of Life”
- Best Screenplay: Zulu Alpha Kilo Toronto “Living From Work” for Zulubot
- Best Type on Poster: Lucky Together New York “Don’t F*ck With Ba”
- Best Visual Effects: Candice Wu Los Angeles “Erasure”
Genre winners
- Best Branded Content Film: Stink Films Berlin “The First Speech” for Reporters Without Borders
- Best Comedy: FCB Chicago “The Last Barf Bag” for Dramamine
- Best Experimental Film: Parker Schmidt Santa Monica “Bowl of Life”
- Best Independent Film: Violeta Films Mexico City “The Mark on the Wall” for Anderson Wright
- Best Music Video: Kyle Gilmour Provo “Lonely World – A Dance Film”
- Best Non-Fiction/Documentary: FCB Chicago “The Last Barf Bag” for Dramamine
- Best Student Film: FH Salzburg “Drip”
Notably, there were no regional winners named for Europe or Latin America this year.
ONE Screen is a premier festival recognizing a diverse range of short films, from narrative fiction and branded content to animation, music videos, and experimental works. With entries pouring in from over 45 countries, it serves as a global platform for filmmakers in both the film and advertising industries to showcase their craft with total artistic freedom.
