Archiv des Autors: Martin Blankemeyer

Letters From The Czecho (Dopisy Z Česka)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

lettersfromtheczecho

Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 10′
Category: Animation

Director: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Screenplay: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Cinematographer: Martin Procházka, Stanislav Slušný, Zdeněk Pospišil, Jan Malíř
Production Designer: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Music: Petr Skoumal, Michael Vích, Zdeněk Zdeněk
Producer: Dagmar Juráková

Synopsis: This animated film has been inspired by three letters of Japanese children from the Czech Republic.

Festivals & Awards: Anifest 2005 (Jameson Award)

Love Thy Neighbor

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

lovethyneighbor

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 25’47“
Category: Fiction

Director: Stacey Kattman
Screenplay: Stacey Kattman
Cinematographer: Jeff Dolen
Editor: Ryan Fenton-Strauss
Music: Mike Patti
Producer: Hillary Cook
Cast: Sunny Doench, Erick Holloway, Graham Sibley, Charlene Modeste

Synopsis: Shelley, a hopeless romantic, is devastated when her next-door neighbor, Byron, dumps her and then flaunts his new relationship in her face. Shelley retreats into her work but when Kevin, the boy in the next cubicle, shows interest in her, she must decide whether to risk her only sanctuary.

Festivals & Awards: DGA Student Film Award 2004, Los Angeles Int’l Short Film Festival 2004, Hollywood Int’l Student Festival 2005 (Best Comedy), Kodak Showcase in Cannes Film Market 2005, Houston Worldfest 2005 (Best Romantic Comedy), Sedona Film Festival 2005, Asheville Film Festival 2005, Newport Beach Film Festival 2005, San Diego Girl Film Festival 2005, DC Independent Film Festival 2006, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2006, Method Fest 2006

Weblink: www.staceyfilms.com

Before Life, After Death (Predi Zjivota, Sled Smartta)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY)

beforelifeafterdeath

Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Dragomir Sholev
Screenplay: Dragomir Sholev
Cinematographer: Krum Rodriguez
Music: Ani Manazian
Art Direction: Iva Petrova, George Iakimov
Producer: Lachezar Velinov
Cast: Valentin Ganev, Dani Rashev, Ilia Bekirov, Teodor Borisov-Teo, Svezjen Mladenov, Dimitur Sardzjev

Synopsis: End of war. An army officer is executing the last prisoners-of-war in front of his own troop. Their only chance for survival is playing Beethoven’s symphony on the violin. To him this mortal ritual costs more than the lives of his soldiers, and his own.

Festivals & Awards: Lozd 2005 (Golden Tadpode), Next Reel Film Fest New York 2005 (Best Cinematography), Sofia Film Fest 2005, Sarajevo Film Fest 2005 (Jameson Award)

Hankerchifs For Sale (Nenäliinoja myytävänä)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

hankerchifsforsale

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 17′
Category: Animation

Director: Jan Andersson
Screenplay: Jan Andersson
Cinematographer: Anna Cadia
Editor: Jan Andersson
Sound: Pirkko Tiitinen
Music: Cleaning Women
Producer: Tomi Riionheimo

Synopsis: Paavo is forced to sell handkerchiefs on the street to get money for his bitter and tired father. At home Paavo escapes his harsh reality by drawing pictures of happier times and thoughts. One day three old ladies with runny noses give Paavo crayons instead of money for his handkerchiefs…..and Dad gets mad. Jan Anderssons urban fairy-tale is a combination of puppet-, drawn-, and 3D-animation

Festivals & Awards: Tampere Film Festival 2004 (Jameson Award), Binini Riga 2004, Anifest Trebon 2004, Tough Eye Days Turku 2004, Indielisboa 2004, Espoo Cine 2004, Nordisk Panorama Reykjavik 2004, Hiroshima 2004, Bangkok 2004, Seoul 2004

Weblink: www.indiefilms.fi

Pilala

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

pilala

Country of Origin: Greece
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: Theo Papadoulakis
Screenplay: Theo Papadoulakis, Giorgios Papadopoulos
Cinematographer: Evangelos Vlachakis
Editor: Donny Boocock
Music: Giannis Psaroudakis
Producer: Alki Ditsa
Cast: Adipas Ntamotsidis, Adipas Ntamotsidis, Zoi Maniti, Christos Gianoularis

Synopsis: A big day is set ahead for twelve year old Adipas. He prepares to watch his idol on TV but an electricity failure in his village ruins his plans. His Granddads Café is the only place with electricity and in a rush to get there, he causes pandemonium in the village.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Drama 2004 (Best Greek Short Jameson Award / Greek Film Centres Distinction Award / Greek Independent Film Press Award / Special Award for Technical Excellence), Festival Cinema Mediterraneen Montpellier 2004 (Special Prize by Canal Plus), Greek State Film Awards / Thesaloniki International Film Festival 2004 (1st Prize Best Greek Short Film Award), Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2004 (Audience Award), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2005 (Special Jury Best Short Film), Larisa International Film Festival 2005 (Silver Horse Award), Ecofilms Rhodes International Films and Visual Arts Festival 2005 (Special Mention), Festival Of Nations Austria 2005 (1st Prize Best Film in Competition), The Mediterranean Short Film Festival Tangier 2005 (Jury Award), International Panorama of Independent Film and Video (1st Prize Best Short Film / Best Male Leading Actor), Roshd International Film Festival 2005, Berlin International Film Festival 2005, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2005, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2005

Weblink: www.pilala.com

Butterflies

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

butterflies

Country of Origin: Luxembourg
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction

Director: Max Jacoby
Screenplay: Max Jacoby
Cinematographer: Fredrik Bäckar
Editor: Amine Jaber
Music: Frambo
Cast: Glyn Pritchard, Joanna Scanlan, Federay Holmes, Jules Werner

Synopsis: A man gets interrogated by the police about the drowning of a little girl that he claims he witnessed.

Festivals & Awards: Letzebuerger Filmprais 2005 (Meilleur Court Metrage), Cynenygma 2005, Zagreb Film Festival 2005, Festival de Venise 2005 (Best European Short / Prix UIP), Mediterranean Festival of New Film Larissa 2006

The Last Farm In The Valley (Síðasti Bærinn Í Dalnum)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

thelastfarminthevalley

Country of Origin: Iceland
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 17’09“
Category: Fiction

Director: Runar Runarsson
Screenplay: Runar Runarsson
Cinematographer: Magni Agustsson
Music: Kjartan Sveinsson
Cast: Jón Sigurbjonsson, Kristjana Vagnsdóttir, Sigurdur Skúlason

Synopsis: Somewhere in Iceland there is a lonely farm where old Hrafn and his wife live. When she dies, Hrafn stops at nothing to hold on to his independence and his dignity.

Festivals & Awards: Best shortfilm Nordisk Panorama 2004, Best shortfilm Kiev International Film Festival Molodist 2004, FIPRESCI Jury Diploma for the best shortfilm Kiev International Film Festival Molodist 2004, Best Short at EDDA awards 2004 The annual Icelandic film Academy awards, Nomination for Jón Sigurbjörnsson in Edda Award 2004, The annual Icelandic film Academy awards, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Danzante Award – Best film of the Huesca Film festival 2005, The jury of the critics – Special mention at the Huesca Film festival 2005, Jury’s special mention – Shortshorts Filmfestival Tokyo 2005, The audience’s choice-The 16th São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2005, Honorary Distinction- Drama International Short Film Festival 2005, Audience-award at the 9th International Short Film Festival Winterthur Schweiz 2005, Best Film of Spiritual Competition of 10th International & 22nd National Short Film Festival of theIranian Young Cinema Society in Iran, Oscar nomination 2006, Best Short at Durango Independent Film Festival

Weblink: thelastfarm.blogspot.com

Hope’s Choice

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

hopeschoice

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 19’18“
Category: Fiction

Director: Garrett Thompson
Screenplay: Jerry Whitfield
Cinematographer: John Savedra
Editor: M.R. Stiff
Music: Tony Morales
Producer: Jessica Funches
Cast: Jocko Sims, Ruel Samuels, Rochelle Lee, Stephanie Sanders-Smith, Koury Brown, Kim Estes, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Kevin L. Rushing, Karen Dolittle, Robert Heap

Synopsis: Dante made a choice. Now, all he has is Hope.

Festivals & Awards: Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase 2005, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Television Award 2005 (1st Place), Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards 2005 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Black Film Festival 2004 (3rd Place Winner / Best Short / Melvin Van Peebles Award), Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series 2005 (Favorite Pic), Christian Film & Television Market 2004 (Opening Night Selection), Hollywood Black Film Festival 2004, Indianapolis Film Festival 2004, Denver Pan-African Film Festival 2004, Baytowne Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Music Festival 2005

Weblink: home.earthlink.net/~hopeschoice

Between Us (Mellem Os)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

betweenus

Country of Origin: Denmark
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 35′
Category: Fiction

Director: Laurits Munch-Petersen
Screenplay: Laurits Munch-Petersen, Jeff Matthews, Ine Urheim
Cinematographer: Jan Pallesen
Editor: Cathrine Ambus
Production Designer: Sabine Hviid
Sound: Allan Holmberg
Music: Flemming Nordkrog
Producer: Emilie Luke
Cast: Kristian Ibler, Helle Fagralid, Thomas Bendixen, Maria Stokholm, Farshad Kholghi

Synopsis: ‚Between us‘ is a modern, humorous and sexy love story which takes place during one night, in one apartment with four young copenhageners. The little brother Adam invites his closest family for dinner; his beloved girlfriend, his successful big brother and his brother’s beautiful wife. They’re having a good time! But there’s a special reason for the invitation. Adam has prepared a highly untraditional plan for the night; a plan which will make up for all the humiliations suffered in the past as a little brother…especially one of them!

Festivals & Awards: International Student Film Festival Amsterdam 2005 (Audience Award), Kodak Student Filmmaker Award Cannes 2005 (Emerging Filmmaker Award), Oscars 2004 (Foreign Student Academy Award), Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2004 (Best Fiction Film), FIPA International Film Festival Biarritz 2004 (Best Short Film), Premiers Plans Angers 2004 (Audience Award, Prix des Etudiants d’Angers), European Festival of Film Schools Bologna 2003 (Best European Graduation Film), Mexican International Film School Festival (Special Prize, OCIC-Prize), Danish Film Talent of The Year 2003 (Best Director), Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2003 (Audience Award), Nordisk Panorama Film Festival Malmø 2003 (Special Award)

Weblink: www.laurits.com/titles/between us.html