Archiv für das Jahr: 2011

Silent River (Apele Tac)

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Screenings: Friday, June 17, 23:00 and Wednesday, June 22, 19:00 ( FRIENDS & FAMILY)

silent-river

Country of Origin: Germany, Romania
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 30′
Category: Fiction

Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu
Screenplay: Anca Miruna Lazarescu
Cinematographer: Christian Stangassinger
Editor: Dan Olteanu
Producer: David Lindner Leporda, Daniel Schmidt
Cast:  Toma Cuzin, Andi Vasluianu, Patricia Moga, Marius Ursu, Doru Oniga, Catalin Oniga, Branko Tomovic

Synopsis: Romania, 1986: Gregor and Vali want to get away. Both need each other, yet there is mutual distrust. One night Gregor finds his doubts confirmed. In the end only hope is left.
Inhalt: Rumänien, 1986: Gregor und Vali wollen abhauen. Beide sind aufeinander angewiesen, beide misstrauen sich. Gregor muss feststellen, dass seine Befürchtungen zutreffen. Am Ende bleibt die Hoffnung.

Festivals & Awards: Berlinale International Competition Berlinale Shorts – Berlin (Germany); FEC Cambriles-Reus, European Short Film Festival (Spain): 1st prize Best European Short Film; Tampere Film Festival (Finland): EFA Award, nomination for the Best European Short Film of the European Film Academy; Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche (Germany): FFF Award; NexT Filmfestival Bucuresti (Rom.): Audience and Jury Award for the Best Romanian Short Film; Sehsüchte Studentenfilmfestival Potsdam (Germany): Best Film Award; Short Film Festival Brussels (Belgium): Grand Prix du Festival; Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela (Spain): Onda Curta Award

Weblink: www.silent-river.com

Sweet (Dulce)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

sweet

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Iván Ruiz Flores
Screenplay: Iván Ruiz Flores
Cinematographer: Carmelo Barberá
Editor: Alex Bolumar
Music: Lolo Moldes
Producer: Iván Ruiz Flores

Synopsis: In that house Sweetness is said to dwell. Its window reflects the lovely story hidden inside. In Sweet, each Word obtains imperious meaning and the greatest feelings are transformed into little gestures.
Inhalt: Im Fenster jenes Hauses, wo einige sagen, die Sanfmut würde darin wohnen, spiegelt sich jede Nacht die entzückende Geschichte wieder, die sich darin versteckt.

Festivals:
Awards:

Weblink: www.aniur.es

The Wind is Blowing on My Street (Dar Kouche baad miayad)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

the-wind

Country of Origin: Iran, USA
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction

Director: Saba Riazi
Screenplay: Saba Riazi
Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani
Editor: Saba Riazi
Music: Lhasa de Sela, Mohsen Namjoo
Producer: Mohammad Hosseini

Synopsis: A young girl in Tehran accidentally gets left on the street with no head scarf. She is forced to interact with who keeps her company in an environment where her mishap could equal trouble.
Inhalt: In einem langen ruhigen Fluss erzählt die Iranerin Saba Riazi die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die durch einen Windstoß ausgesperrt wird und so ohne Kopftuch auf der Straße steht. Sie kommt mit einem jungen Mann ins Gespräch, der ihre Gesellschaft nicht meidet, obwohl ihr Missgeschick ihr viel Ärger einbringen kann.

Festivals: Filmcaravan Festival, Italy; Los Angeles Film Festival, California; Block Cinema Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University; Brussels short Film Festival; Herning Film Festival, Denmark; Athens short Film Festival, Ohio; Middle East Now, Milano, Italy; Washington West Film Festival; Aspen Film Festival, Colorado; Breda Film Festival, Netherlands, Sundance Film Festival
Awards: Best Student Film Award, Aspen short film festival, Colorado; Semifinalist for Student Academy Awards 2011; Sound Design, Screenwriting and Original Score Award and in First Run Film Festival; National Board of Review motion pictures (NBR) grant; Special Jury Mention at Clermont Film Festival, France

Weblink: sabariazi.com

Films by Country

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Australia
Something Fishy
Via Gori

Belgium
Mouse for Sale
Stardust
You Too (Na Wewe)

Brazil
Awfully Deep

Burundi
You Too (Na Wewe)

China
Clown’s Revolution

Croatia
No Sleep Won’t Kill You (Nespavanje Ne Ubija)

Czech Republic
Inside Out

Denmark
Clean Carousel

Finland
The Scoop (Skuuppi)
The Tongueling (Kielitiettyni)

France
White Crow (Le Corbeau Blanc)

Georgia
Via Gori

Germany
After the years (Nach Den Jahren)
Drive
Holding Still
It’s Me. Helmut (Ich Bin’s Helmut)
Last Exit Weiden-East (Letzte Ausfahrt Weiden-Ost)
Love & Theft
Manolo
Silent River (Apele Tac)
Strange Love
Too Many Muses (Zu Viele Musen)
Underground Odyssey

Greece
Casus Belli

Hungary
Cold Shower (Hidegzuhany)

Iran
The Wind is Blowing on my Street (Dar Kouche baad miayad)

Iraq
My Name is Mohammed

Italy
Industrial Bay

Jordan
My Name is Mohammed

Mexico
The Goldmine (La Mina de Oro)

Poland
Six Weeks (Szesc Tygodni)
The Lost City of Switez

Portugal
Vicky & Sam

Romania
The Birthday (Aniversarea)

Spain
Formol
Listen to Me (Escuchame)
Sweet (Dulce)

The Netherlands
Cat and Mice (Kattenkwaad)
Little Quentin
My Name is Mohammed
The Masters of the Media

Ukraine
White Crow (Le Corbeau Blanc)

UK
Awfully Deep
Bad Night for the Blues
Dead Happy (Wüste/Aussen/Tag)
For Cultural Purposes Only
My Name is Mohammed
That Thing you Drew

USA
Cigarette Candy
Culebra
The Wind is Blowing on my Street (Dar Kouche baad miayad)

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Industrial Bay

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 17, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 19:00 (SALTY)

industrial-bay

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2009
Duration: 6′
Category: Documentary

Director: Giuseppe Petruzzellis
Screenplay: Giuseppe Petruzzellis
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Petruzzellis, Ameleto Cascio
Editor: Giuseppe Petruzzellis
Music: Johan Grill (WAKO)
Producer: Giuseppe Petruzzellis

Synopsis: Termini Imerese (Sicily). A beach covered of waste, surrounded by industrial chimneys, crowded by a great number of bathers. A disturbing picture, symbol of a paradoxal relationship between man and natural environment.
Inhalt: Termini Imerese auf Sizilien: Ein Strand der einer Müllhalde gleicht: von Industrietürmen umgeben, aber dennoch von einer beträchtlichen Anzahl an Badegästen bevölkert. Ein verstörendes Bild und zugleich ein Symbol der paradoxen Beziehung des Menschen zu seiner natürlichen Umgebung.

Festivals: Sedicicorto Forli‘ International Film Festival, 2010; Bolzano Short Film Festival, 2010; Film Festival sul Paesaggio, 2010; Kef’Art Festival, 2010;
Awards: „FAI il tuo Film“ AWARD, Milano Film Festival, 2009; Hors Pistes AWARD, Circuito Off Venice, 2010; Visual Park Bologna (screening), 2010; Centre Pompidou Paris (special screening), 2011; Hors Pistes, 2011

Weblink: industrialbay.aplysia.net

The Tongueling (Kielitiettyni)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

the-tongueling

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 4′
Category: Animation

Director: Elli Vuorinen
Screenplay: Elli Vuorinen
Cinematographer: Elli Vuorinen
Editor: Alex Bolumar
Music: Jani Lehto
Producer: Eija Saarinen, Turku Arts Academy

Synopsis: Wooden knocks are echoing in a frozen landscape when a lonesome man is searching for a tongueling of his own.
Inhalt: Ein hölzernes Klopfen hallt durch eine eisige Landschaft, wo ein einsamer Mann nach dem passenden Gegenstück für seine Zunge sucht – ein liebevoll gezeichnetes Animationsmärchen.

Festivals: Animadrid 2010, Spain; Tindirindis 2010, Lithuania; Dok Leipzig 2010, Germany; Cicdaf 2010, China; Holland Animation festival 2010, Netherlands; Banja Luka 2010, Bosnia Herzegovina; Golden Kuker 2010, Bulgaria; Balkanima 2010, Serbia; Fredrikstad iaff 2010, Norway; Animania 2010, Serbia; First Step Film Fest 2010, Albania; Puchon International Student Animation Festival 2010, PISAF, Korea; Animateka 2010, Slovenia; Animated Dreams 2010, Estonia; Zinebi 2010, Spain; Euro Shorts 2010, Poland; Kettupäivät 2010, Finland; Anilogue 2010, Hungary; Istanbul animation festival 2010, Turkey; WIA-fest 2011, USA; Arktisen Upeeta 2011, Finland; Clermont-Ferrand 2011, LAB competition, France; Premiers Plans 2011, France; Flatpack Festival 2011, UK; TABAKALERA 2011, Spain; Minimalen 2011, Norway; Roanne animation film festival 2011, France; International Short Film Festival Dresden 2011, Garmany; Annecy International Animation Festival 2011, France; Artichoke Film Festival 2011, Finland; Rappiotaiteenfestivaali, Finland; Vienna Independent Shorts 2011, Austria; The 2011 Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival 2011, USA; CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival 2011, Canada; MUMIA – Underground World Animation Festival 2011, Brazil
Awards: Tricky Women Award of the City of Vienna, Austria; Best Student Animation, Anifest 2011, Czech Republic; Special Prize, Prize of the Youth Jury, Tampere Film Festival 2011, Finland; Best Sound, FLIP Animation Festival 2010, UK; Honorable Mention, Animatricks 2010, Finland

Weblink: www.ellivuorinen.com

Cat and Mice (Kattenkwaad)

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German Premiere

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

cat-and-mice

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 9′
Category: Fiction

Director: Nova van Dijk
Screenplay: Laura van Dijk
Editor: JP Luijsterburg
Music: Jeroen Goeijers
Producer: Keren Cogan Galjé

Synopsis: Jonas makes a living by kidnapping cats and returning them to their owners once a reward has been offered. Upon returning home one day with a flyer of a missing girl instead of a missing cat, his life changes dramatically.
Inhalt: Jonas „verdient“ seinen Lebensunterhalt mit der Entführung von Katzen aus der Nachbarschaft. Zurück bringt er sie erst, wenn eine Belohnung ausgesetzt wurde. Als er eines Tages mit der Vermisstenanzeige einer jungen Frau anstatt mit der einer Katze nach Hause kommt, ändert sich sein Leben dramatisch.

Festivals: Dutch Film Festival
Awards: Dutch Entry Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film

Weblink: www.imdb.com

That Thing You Drew

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Bavarian Premiere

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

that-thing-you-drew

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 8′
Category: Fiction

Director: Kerri Davenport Burton
Screenplay: Nicholas Horwood
Editor: Mat Platts Mills
Producer: Sophie Venner

Synopsis: A seven-year old girl with a hearing impediment turns the sound down on her hearing aid to keep the disruptive sounds of the adult world at a safe, muted distance.
Inhalt: Ein kleines, schwerhöriges Mädchen aus schwierigen Verhältnissen flüchtet vor den dauerstreitenden Eltern. Unterwegs in der Stadt sieht sie überall an den Hauswänden das gleiche Bild. Als sie „Das Ding“ in der Schule nachmalt, gibt es Ärger – denn sie weiß noch nicht, dass es sich um das männliche Geschlechtsteil handelt.

Festivals: Palm Springs, Montreal, London, Brest, Tirana, London Short Film Festival, Dresden, Nashville, Oberhausen, Atlanta
Awards: Honorary Mention, LA International Film Festival, 2010; Audience Award, Warsaw International Film Festival, 2010

Weblink: vennerfilm.com

Formol

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German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 19, 19:00 and Monday, June 20, 21:00 (UMAMI)

formol

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 15′
Category: Documentary

Director: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Screenplay: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Cinematographer: Alberto Martín Sanchidrián
Editor: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Producer: Noelia Rodríguez Deza, Alberto Martín Sanchidrián

Synopsis: In a ghost village, apparently deserted, past, present and future blend and the traces of hundreds of lives remain preserved in the formol of time.
Inhalt: Regisseur Noelia Rodríguez Deza zeigt in seinem Wettbewerbsbeitrag „Formol“ ein verlassenes Geisterdorf. Bilder aus Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft verschwimmen, unterlegt von Erzählungen ehemaliger Dorfbewohner, die Spuren hunderter Lebensgeschichten vor dem inneren Auge entstehen lassen.

Weblink: promocionecam.wiki.zoho.com