Archiv des Autors: Martin Blankemeyer

Go Daan Go! (Daan Durft)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

go-daan-go

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 15’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Mari Sanders
Screenplay: Lianne Damen
Cinematographer: Sal Kroonenberg
Music: Bart Westerlaken
Editor: Stanley Kolk
Producer: Marc Bary

Synopsis: Daan dreams of becoming a competitive swimmer when he finds his Mother’s old medals. However, worried Daan may suffer the same heart condition as she did, his Mother bans him from swimming. Will Daan listen to his Mother or will he chase his dream?

Festivals & Awards:
Cinekid Festival 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nederlands Film Festival 2014, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Bridge Film Fest, Mitrovica, Kosovo, 2014
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne 2015 (FIFA), Aubagne, France
TIFF Kids International Film Festival Toronto, Canada, 2015
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, 2015 (school program)
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage: Rolle Vorwärts, Flensburg (Germany) 2015 (school program)
Overtime Film Festival de Temática Deportiva, Mexico 2015.
International Festival of Sport Movies Krasnogorski, Russia 2015
Barcelona Sports Film Festival, Spain 2015
IndieLisboa, International Film Festival of Independent Films, Portugal 2015
Children’s International Film Festival, Dubai 2015
The Seattle International Film Festival, USA, 2015
International Film Festival for Children and Youth Kinolub, Polen 2015
17th Seoul International Youth Film Festival, Korea, 2015.
XPO North, Scotland, 2015

Weblink: ijswater.nl

Toy Car

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German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 19:00 (SALTY)

toy-car

Countries of Origin: USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Muamer Celik
Cinematographer: Ross Heran
Music: Valentina Ignjic
Editor: Patrick Wimp
Producer: Hamzah Jamjoom, Muamer Celik

Synopsis: After moving to Chicago in hopes for a better life, a family from Bosnia is on the verge of collapse.

Festivals & Awards:
Sarajevo Film Festival / Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina / August 2014
Dallas VideoFest / Dallas, USA / October 2014
Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival / November 2014 – Won an Audience Award for Best Film
Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival / Istanbul, Turkey / April 2015
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival / New York City, USA / May 2015

Weblink youtu.be/OZO_cKFSU6Q

Thicker Than Water (물보다 진한)

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European Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:00 (UMAMI)

thicker-than-water

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2015
Running Time: 15’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Seung Yeob Lee
Screenplay: Seung Yeob Lee
Cinematographer: J.R. Kim
Music: Louis Jang
Editor: Seung Yeob Lee, Woosuk Kim
Producer: Seung Yeob Lee

Synopsis: A mother with a vampire son tries to get him fresh blood everyday. One day, there’s no blood to be found…

Festival & Awards:
Florida Film Festival 2015
Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival 2015
Sarasota Film Festival 2015
Rochester International Film Festiva 2015: Honorable Mention
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival 2015: Special Jury Mention

Registered (Das Mädchen von Kasse 2)

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Screening: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:00 (OUT OF COMPETITION)

registered

Countries of Origin: Germany
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 17’46“
Category: Fiction

Director: Sebastian Jansen
Screenplay: Sebastian Jansen
Cinematographer: Sascha Heyden
Music: Ben Hansen
Editor: Sebastian Jansen, Sebastian Schnabel
Producer: Daniel Seideneder, Wolf-Tassilo Sack

Synopsis: To convince her professor to give her an extension on her psychology paprer, Nike lies about a customer she’s been observing. Now she has a week to make the lie come true…

Festivals & Awards:
Backup Festival Weimar 2014, Germany
In the Palace International Short Film Festival Sofia 2014, Bulgaria
Shorts at moonlight Mainz 2014, Germany
Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2014, Germany
Heartland Film Festival Indianapolis 2014, USA
Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück 2014, Germany
FILMZ Festival des deutschen Films Mainz 2014, Germany: Audience Award
Reggio Emilia Film Festiva 2014, Italy
Exground Film Festival Wiesbaden 2014, Germany: Winner Wiesbaden Special
kontrast Filmfest Bayreuth 2015, Germany: 3rd in the Audience Award
ClujShorts 2015, Romania

Weblink: youtu.be/kHTs2tM7Gkc

Carpe Jugular

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Screening: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:00 (OUT OF COMPETITION)

carpe-jugular

Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 5’17“
Category: Music Video

Director: Kai Stänicke
Cinematographer: Thomas Schneider
Editor: Susanne Ocklitz
Music: The Hidden Cameras
Producer: Kai Stänicke

Synopsis: The dance floor is a battlefield.

Festivals & Awards:
3rd EVERYBODY’S PERFECT – INTERNATIONAL LGBTIQ FIL Geneva (Switzerland) 2014-09
3rd EKA DESHMA – FESTIVAL DE CONTEMPORARY CINEMA Kathmandu (Nepal) 2014-09
12th SOUTHWEST GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL — (United States) 2014-10
25th HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL Hamburg (Germany) 2014-10
31st VIDEO/FILM TAGE KOBLENZ Koblenz (Germany) 2014-11
28th INTERNATIONALES FILMFEST BRAUNSCHWEIG Braunschweig (Germany) 2014-11
16th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CIUDAD DE S Soria (Spain) 2014-11
30th LJUBLJANA GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL Ljubljana (Slovenia) 2014-11
25th BAMBERGER KURZFILMTAGE Bamberg (Germany) 2015-02
2nd FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE LGBTIQ DE CANAR — (Spain) 2015-01
ALLGÄUER FILMFESCHDIVAL 2015 — (Germany) 2015-01
9th THE HAGUE – STREAMING FESTIVAL FOR AUDIO AND V The Hague (Netherlands) 2014-12
GOLDEN ORCHID INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVA — (United States) 2014-09
THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SARAJEVO “SARAJEVO WINT Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2015-02
5th FILUMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (Pakistan) 2015-02
PAINTED LIPS & LOLLY LICKS: THE SEXY FILM Ottawa (Canada) 2015-02
BOOMTOWN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 — (United States) 2015-02
BYRON BAY INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Byron (Australia) 2015-03
5th CA‘ FOSCARI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015 – PREVIEW Venice (Italy) 2015-03
29th BFI FLARE – LONDON LGBT FILM FESTIVAL London (United Kingdom) 2015-03
SHORTS ON TAP PRESENT: TRUE CALOURS – 7 SHORT FILM London (United Kingdom) 2015-03
39th ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Atlanta (United States) 2015-03
CLUJ SHORTS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — (Romania) 2015-03
15th VUES D’EN FACE – FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FI Grenoble (France) 2015-04
9th NEXT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Bucharest (Romania) 2015-04
SKEPTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (Italy) 2015-04
44th SEHSÜCHTE – INTERNATIONALES STUDENTENFILMFEST Potsdam (Germany) 2015-04
17th FAIRY TALES QUEER FILM FESTIVAL Calgary (Canada) 2015-05
26th INTERNATIONALES FILMFEST EMDEN-NORDERNEY Emden (Germany) 2015-06
12th OUTFEST PERÚ – FESTIVAL DE CINE GAY, LÉSBICO, — (Peru) 2015-06

Weblink: vimeo.com/102826857

Lothar

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Screening: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:00 (OUT OF COMPETITION)

lothar

Country of Origin: Switzerland
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2013
Running Time: 13’20“
Category: Fiction

Director: Luca Zuberbühler
Screenplay: Luca Zuberbühler
Cinematographer: Valentino Vigniti
Music: Martin Skalsky, Michael Duss, Christian Schlumpf
Editor: Aurora Vögeli
Producer: Rajko Jazbec

Synopsis: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To protect mankind, he locks himself away from the world. Until one day he decides to venture outside…

Festivals & Awards:
Zurich Film Festival 2013, Switzerland
7th Swikos Kurzfilmfestival 2013, Switzerland: Best Director
1st Hollywood Shorts Reel 2014, India
35th Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken 2014, Germany
50th Solothurner Filmtage 2014, Switzerland
Los Angeles Movie Awards 2014, USA: Best Student Film
Cinetour – Swiss Life 2014, Switzerland
Berlin Independent Film Festival 2014, Germany: Winner
10th DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL New York (United States) 2014-02
OX.I – FESTIVAL DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE EN LA CIUDAD Juarez (Mexico) 2014-02
CURTMIRATGES – FESTIVAL DE CURTS — (Spain) 2014-03
9th ATHENS ANIMFEST Athen (Greece) 2014-03
CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (Canada) 2014-03 Best Experimental Film
38th SCHWEIZER JUGENDFILMTAGE — (Switzerland) 2014-04
15th BARE BONES INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM, AR — (United States) 2014-04
SCHWEIZER JUGENDFILMTAGE – FESTIVAL CINÉ JEUNESSE — (Switzerland) 2014-04
6th INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL — (India) 2014-04
DAWSON CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Dawson City (Canada) 2014-04
DIRECTORS LOUNGE BERLIN Berlin (Germany) 2014-04
CINEMA PERPETUUM MOBILE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM F — (Belarus) 2014-04
5th BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL Bangkok (Thailand) 2014-05
AVIFF CANNES – ART FILM FESTIVAL Cannes (France) 2014-05
NEW VISION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (Ukraine) 2014-05
HIGH DESSERT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (United States) 2014-05
NOMINATION STUDIO HAMBURG NACHWUCHSPREIS Hamburg (Germany) 2014-06
7th CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL — (Poland) 2014-06
1a MUESTRA CORTOMETRAJES CORTOMATÓN — (Spain) 2014-09
47th HOF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Hof (Germany) 2014-10
HIGH DESSERT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — (United States) 2014-05 BEST CINEMATHOGRAPHY
3rd DUHOK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Duhok (Iraq) 2014-09
32nd CARROUSEL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM – RIMOUSKI 20 — (Canada) 2014-09
NEUCHÂTEL INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL — (Switzerland) 2014-07 *H. R. Giger „Narcisse“ Award
BYRON BAY INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Sitges (Spain) 2014-10
9th SAPPORO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & MA Sapporo (Japan) 2014-10 BEST STUDENTS DIRECTOR
19th SCHLINGEL – INTERNATIONALES FILMFESTIVAL FÜR Chemnitz (Germany) 2014-10
31st TEHRAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Tehran (Iran) 2014-10
11th KONSTANZER KURZ.FILM.SPIELE ( Konstanz (Germany) 2014-10
28th LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Leeds (United Kingdom) 2014-11
28th INTERNATIONALES FILMFEST BRAUNSCHWEIG Braunschweig (Germany) 2014-11
30th INTERFILM – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Berlin (Germany) 2014-11
11th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOMETRAJES FENAC Cusco (Peru) 2014-11
14th SLEEPWALKERS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVA Tallin (Estonia) 2014-11
KYOTO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVA Kyoto (Japan) 2014-11
6th WORDLESS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — (Australia) 2014-11
3rd DUHOK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Duhok (Iraq) 2014-12
14th NONSTOPKURZFILM-FESTIVAL Nürnberg (Germany) 2014-12
5th BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Beloit (United States) 2015-02
16th BAYREUTHER FILMFEST “KONTRAST” Bayreuth (Germany) 2015-02
25th BAMBERGER KURZFILMTAGE Bamberg (Germany) 2015-02
WATERSPRITE 2015 – THE CAMBRIDGE INT’L STUDENT FIL Cambridge (United Kingdom) 2015-03
BYRON BAY INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2015 — (Australia) 2015-03
TAOS SHORTZ FILM FEST New Mexico (United States) 2015-03
CLUJ SHORTS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — (Romania) 2015-03
3rd INTERNATIONAL MOTION FESTIVAL – IMF 2015 — (Cyprus) 2015-03

Weblink: www.lothar-movie.com

Impromptu

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

impromptu

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 4’40“
Category: Animation

Director: Sirpa Loivarinne, Claudia Hidvegi, Kalle Rantakallio, Tuuli Sihvonen, Juulia Valkola
Screenplay: Claudia Hidvegi
Music: Toni Ilo, Perttu Koho, Arttu Aarnio
Editor: Kalle Rantakallio
Producer: Eija Saarinen

Synopsis: A lonley bartender dreams about becoming a skilled jazz musician.

Festivals & Awards:
Animatricks Helsinki (Finland) 2014-04
Priit Pärna Animafestival Tallinn (Estonia) 2013-10
Upload-festival Kemiö (Finland) 2014-01

The Dancing

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:00 (UMAMI)

the-dancing

Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 16’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Edith Depaule
Screenplay: Edith Depaule
Cinematographer: Vincent Van Gelder
Editor: Damien Keyeux
Producer: François-Xavier Willems

Synopsis: Twelve beautiful women turn up to a dance. When the men fail to arrive, the women must make their own entertainment…

Festivals & Awards:
Festival ‘Le court en dit long’, Paris
Brussels Film Festival: Special Mention
Festival CourtsCourts, France: Jury Award
Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto, Colombia: Best International Short Film
Shortini International Short Film Festival, Italy
International Kansk Video Festival, Russia
Jumping Frames International Dance Video Festival, China
international dancefilmfestival brussels „l’art difficile de filmer la danse“ Bruxelles
Shnit International Short Film Festival, Switzerland
16:th Norrköping Film Festival Flimmer, Sweden
Festival BRNO16, Czech Republic: Special Mention for Performance
Festival du film francophone de Namur, Belgium
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, Greece
Riga International Film festival 2ANNAS
IndieCork Film Festival, Ireland
Festival International du Film Francophone de Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
Magma International Short Film Festival Acireale, Italy
Festival Courts Devant Paris, France
SCENECS International Debut Film Festival Amersfoort, Netherlands
Linea d’Ombra Festival Salerno, Italy
Parentesi Cinema Bergamo, Italy
Amarcort Film Festival 7th Edition, Italy
L’ombre d’un court“ de Jouy-en-Josas
International Shortfilm Festival “Piélagos en Corto”, Spain
REGARD sur le court métrage
Skepto International Film Festival
Short Short Film Festival & Asia, Japan

Weblink: www.nextdayfilms.com

After School (Après Les Cours)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:00 (SOUR)

after-school

Country of Origin: France
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: Guillaume Renusson
Screenplay: Clément Peny, Guillaume Renusson
Cinematographer: Noé Bach
Music: Olivier Militon
Editor: Joseph Comar
Producer: Frédéric de Goldschmidt, Benjamin Bonnet

Synopsis: Gerald, a shy and asthmatic teenager, follows his roommate Theo and his gang one night to try the game they secretly play…

Festivals & Awards:
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Philadelphia Film Festival
Berlin Short Film festival
Singapore International Film Festival
Kolkata Film Festival
Bermuda International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Tournez court St. Etienne
Ciné Banlieue

Weblink: vimeo.com/105971788

My Stuffed Granny

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

my-stuffed-granny

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’33“
Category: Animation

Director: Effie Pappa
Producer: Miranda Ballesteros, Hemant Sharda

Synopsis: Little Sofía loves her grumpy Granny, even though she is always hungry and eats up what little food they can buy. Granny’s pension is the only thing keeping Sofia and her Father alive. To what extremes will they go to once Granny is no more?

Festivals & Awards:
Annecy Annecy (France) 2014-06
Edinburgh SCOTLAND (United Kingdom) 2014-06 Best British Animation, Mc Lar
Rhode Island Rhode Island (United States) 2014-08
Animasyros Syros (Greece) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
Montreal Film Festival Du Monde Montreal (Canada) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
BE THERE! CORFU (Greece) 2014-11 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
FOYLE IRELAND (Ireland) 2014-11
Anima Mund Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) 2014-08

Weblink: vimeo.com/95953874