Winner of the grand prize valued at $500: The Owl - Directed by Mary Danielyan

Beno is a 30-year-old man whose life, one might say, came to a halt after the war. In his rural everyday life, Benno can no longer stick to his usual routine; instead, he has formed a new one: to find and kill an owl whose periodic hooting keeps him restless. Every day, he wakes up and falls asleep with the sounds of the owl in his ears. However, Beno is not alone. There is Sahk, who wants to help Beno in everything. Despite hearing from neighbors that there are no owls in the village, Sahk wants to believe in Beno and thinks that with his help, Beno will find the owl. Beno does not allow Sahk to accompany him into the woods, so Sahk decides to do it on his own. The little child, unaware of the danger and only concerned with helping Beno, goes into the woods alone, climbs a tree, and tries to call the owl. Benno is also in the woods and, seeing movement in the tree, aims his gun at Sahk. This marks the end of Benno's desperate attempts to find the owl. The owl's voice doesn't disappear, but Benno will learn to live with it.