Archiv für das Jahr: 2008

I Met The Walrus

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5’10“
Category: Animation

Director: Josh Raskin
Screenplay: Josh Raskin
Animation: Josh Raskin
Pen Illustrator: James Braithwaite
Computer Illustrator: Alex Kurina
Producer: Jerry Levitan

Synopsis: In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck and a head full of questions, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This was in the midst of Lennon’s „bed-in“ phase, during which John and Yoko were staying in hotel beds in an effort to promote peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it.

Festivals & Awards: San Francisco Shorts USA 2007 (Director’s Special Recognition), Platform International Animation Festival USA 2007 (Best Sound Design), Middle East International Film Festival Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2007 (Best Animation), Brooklyn International Fim Festival USA 2007 (Spirit Award), Winnipeg International Film Festival Canada 2007 (Outstanding Animation), Odense Film Festival Denmark 2007 (International Special Mention), 10 Or Less Film Festival Oregon USA 2007 (Best Animation), AFI Fest Los Angeles Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Animated Short), NYC Shorts USA 2007 (Best Animtion), Ottawa International Animation Festival Canada 2007(Best Canadian Animation, Honorary Mention, Best Animation), Los Angeles International Short Film Festival USA 2008, True False Film Festival USA 2008, NEMO Film Festival Paris France 2008, Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2008, Quebec Festival de Cinema des Trois Ameriques Canada 2008, Sundance Film Festival 2008, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, Hawaii International Film Festival 2008, Manhattan Short Film Festival USA 2008, AFFest Cleveland USA 2008, Red Rope Screening USA 2008, Red Stick International Animation Festival USA 2008, Nashville Film Festival USA 2008, Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival UK 2008, Ashland Independent Film Festival USA 2008, Cinematheque Quebecoise USA 2008, Viewfinders International Film Festival for Youth USA 2008, Vail Film Festival USA 2008, Rooftop Film Festival Brooklyn USA 2008, „ANIMA 07“ Argentina 2008, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival Brazil 2008, CFC Worlwide Short Film Festival Toronto Canada 2008, Ann Arbour Film Festival USA 2008, Starz Denver Film Festival USA 2007, Swerve Festival USA 2007, International Kortfimfestival Lueven Belgium 2007, Asiana International Short Film Festival Korea 2007, Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, International Film Festival Cannes France 2007, Etiuda & Anima Poland 2007, International Animation Festival Ottawa USA 2007, Vancouver International Film Festival Canada 2007, Marfa Film Festival USA 2007, Atlantic Film Festival Canada 2007, Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2007, Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona Spain 2007, Tallgrass Film Festival USA 2007, LA Shorts Fest USA 2007, Quickdraw Animation Society GIRAF3 Toronto Canada 2007, New York United Film Festival USA 2007, Austin Film Festival USA 2007, Philadelphia Film Festival USA 2007, IndieLisboa Portugal 2007, Best of Fest Indie Express USA 2007, Tabacalera Film Festival Spain 2007, !fistanbul Turkey 2007

Weblink: www.imetthewalrus.com

The Secret Adventures Of The Projectionist

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Screening: Wednesday, June 18, 19:00 (BOYFRIENDS)

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Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 3’15“
Category: Fiction

Director: Max Sacker
Screenplay: Max Sacker, Heleen Gerritsen
Cinematographer: Dustin Wallrap
Editor: Max Sacker
Music: Dmitri Petrovski
Cast: Nikolai Kinski, Senta Dorothea Kirschner, Mark Gisbourne

Synopsis: The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist starring Nikolai Kinski and Senta Dorothea Kirschner, tells the (very short) story of a cinema projectionist (Kinski) who becomes entangled in a dangerous liaison with a silver screen femme fatale (Kirschner). Spanning several cinema styles from silent movie to sword and scandals Technicolor to Film Noir, the film was shot on 16mm film in under four days in Berlin, Germany using old cameras from the Soviet Union.

Weblink: www.maxsacker.com/projectionist_about.html

Keychild (Schluesselkind)

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Screening: Friday, June 13, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY I)

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Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5′
Category: Animation

Director: Meike Fehre
Screenplay: Claire Doutriaux
Producer: Meike Fehre

Synopsis: Mit einem Augenzwinkern erklärt der Film das Wort „Schlüsselkind“ als deutsche Eigenart.

Weblink: http://www.kurzfilmtournee.de/keychild

Sky

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International Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

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Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Marc Daniel
Screenplay: Marc Daniel
Cinematographer: Chad Michael Cohlmia
Editor: John Watson
Music: Waymon Boone
Producer: Debora Parks
Cast: Vanessa Born, Dwight Bacquie

Synopsis: A street-wise Latina comes home to find an intruder in her house. The confrontation that ensues proves that people are not always what they seem.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Film Festival USA 2008 (Best Actress – Vanessa Born), Accolade Competition USA 2008 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Independent Film Festival USA 2008, 32nd Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2008, Newport Beach Film Festival USA 2008, Riverside International Film Festival USA 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/sky

One Day Trip (El Viaje)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin: Peru
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Cady Abarca
Screenplay: Cady Abarca
Cinematographer: Frank Barrera
Music: Irene Vivanco
Producer: Cady Abarca
Cast: Eugenio Do Nascimento, Pablo Ucanay, Monica Rossi, Magali Bolivar

Synopsis: Gonzalo, a young 13 year-old boy, embarks on a journey with his best friend Tito to one of the most sordid and sleaziest places in Lima, Peru, where one of the boys’ devastating secret is revealed. This event will mark the end of their innocence.

Festivals & Awards: Student Acadamy Award 2006, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures U.S.A, Sao Paulo Film Festival Brazil (Premio Cervantes), Columbia University Film Festival New York USA (New York State Council of Arts), Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival USA (Special Jury Recognition), Tampere International Film Festival Finland, Asiana International Film Festival Korea, Latin American Film Festival Peru, New York Latino Film Festival USA, Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival Brazil, Bilbao International Film Festival Spain

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1034468/

Madame Tutli-Putli

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’21“
Category: Animation

Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Screenplay: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Special Visual Effects: Jason Walker
Choregraphy and Costume Design: Laurie Maher
Music: Jean-Frederic Messier, David Bryant
Producer: Marcy Page

Synopsis: Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. A drift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of mystery and suspense.

Festivals & Awards: Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2008 (Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation), Cartoon and Animated Film Festival Brussels Belguim 2008 (Jury Special Mention, Best Short Animation), Independent Film and Video Festival Victoria Canada 2008 (Cineplex Entertainment Award for Best Short Animation), Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2007 (Movieola Best Short Award), Atlantic Film Festival Halifax Canada 2007 (Best Canadian Short), The Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal Canada 2007 (NFB Prize for Best Short Film), International Animation Festival Ottawa Canada 2007 (Best Narrative Short Animation under 35 minutes), Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007 (C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures Award for Best Animated Short), „Animated Dreams“ Black Nights Film Festival Tallinn Estonia 2007 (Jury Prize for Best Design), International Film Festival Cannes France 2007 (Petit Rail d’Or for Best Short Film, Canal+ Award for Best Short Film), International Shortfilm Festival Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007 (Special Mention), International Festival of Animated Films „I Castelli Animati“ Italy 2007 (Special Jury Prize), „CINANIMA“ International Film Festival for Animated Film Espinho Portugal 2007 (Grand Prize, Prize RTP2 – Onda Curta, Alves Costa Prize), „Animateka“ International Animation Film Festival Cordoba Spain 2007 (Best Short Film), New York City Short Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Animation), International Festival of Short Films Palm Springs USA 2007 (Best Animation Award), Genie Awards Toronto Canada 2008 (Best Animated Short), Festival du film de l’Outaouais Ottawa Canada 2008, Festival de Cinema des Trois Ameriques Quebec Canada 2008, Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families Vancouver Canada 2008, International Film Festival Hong Kong China 2008, International Short Film Festival Tampere Finland 2008, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, Cinerail Paris France 2008, International Festival for Animation and Short Films Dresden Germany 2008, International Animation Film Festival Stuttgart Germany 2008, Festival du court metrage/Minimalen Trondheim Norway 2008, Next International Short and Medium Length Film Festival Bukarest Romania 2008, South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW) Austin USA 2008, International Film Festival Cleveland USA 2008, International Film Festival Miami USA 2008, Sundance Film Festival Park City USA 2008, Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival San Francisco USA 2008, Edmonton International Film Festival Event Canada 2007, International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie Canada 2007, Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois Montreal Canada 2007, Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Temiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda Canada 2007, Cinefest Sudbury Canada 2007, International Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007, International Film Festival Vancouver Canada 2007, International Film Festival Leeds UK 2007, London Film Festival UK 2007, International Animated Film Festival Annecy France 2007, International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film Leipzig Germany 2007, International Film Festival Athenes Greece 2007, Corona Cork Film Festival Cork Ireland 2007, Animation Nation Singapore 2007, International Film Festival Valladolid Spain 2007, International Short Film Festival Uppsala Sweden 2007, Taiwan International Animation Festival Taipei Taiwan 2007, International Short Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2007, San Francisco International Animation Festival San Francisco USA 2007, Film Festival Telluride USA 2007

Weblink: www.nfb.ca/tutliputli

My Love (Moya Lybov)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Russia
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 27′
Category: Animation

Director: Alexander Petrov
Screenplay: Alexander Petrov, Michail Tumelya, Tatyana Pavlovich
Cinematographer: Sergey Reshetnokov
Editor: Anna Brunchugina
Music: Norman Roger, Denis Chartrand
Producer: Dmitry Yurkov, Konstantin Ernst, Keichi Miura, Takashi Yoshimura
Cast: Alexander Palamishev, Alexandra Zhivova, Evgenia Krukova, Sergey Garmash, Alexander Oleshko, Nina Ruslanova, Oleg Sherbenin, Julia Artyemova, Mikhail Lukashev, Gergy Malikov, Nikolay Makikov, Mikhail Georgiu, Ekaterina Afrikantova, Ekaterina Shankina, Nastya Dobrynina, Vanya Dobrynin, Ilya Sherbenin

Synopsis: The scene of action is laid in Moscow of 90th years of XIX century, with a sonorous spring and a summer downpour. The protagonist Anton is sixteen years old high-school student. The dreams of lofty feelings carry him away to another reality, but the daily life returns him to the routine actuality. Nevertheless, he looks for something the bright and pure in this life. Anton is full of romanticism and heroism and He is looking for his unique beloved, to whom he’ll give his first feelings.

Festivals & Awards: Los Angeles International Film Festival USA 2008 (Oscar Nomination For Best Animated Short), Teheran International Animation Festival Iran 2007 (Grand Prix), Russian Animation Festival Suzdal Russia 2007 (Grand Prix), Dresden International Festival for Animation and Short Film Germany 2007 (Grand Prix: Golden Horseman), „Message to Man“ Film Festival St. Petersburg Russia 2007 (Grand Prix), Golden Knight International Film Festival Russia 2007 (Best Animation), Melbourne International Animation Festival Australia 2007 (Best Film, Audience Award), Hiroshima International Animation Festival Japan 2006 (Jury Award, Audience Award), 49th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film Germany 2006 (FIPRESCI Jury Prize), Balkanima International Animated Film Festival Belgrade Serbia 2006 (Diploma in category more then 10 min), 29th International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2007, Brussels Cartoon & Animated Film Festival Belgium 2007, “Anima Mundi” Film Festival Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2007, “ESPINHO Cinanima“ International Animated Film Festival Portugal 2006

Weblink: http://moya-lubov