Archiv der Kategorie: 2014

Abalone

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European Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

abalone

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Tracey Rigney
Screenplay: Tracey Rigney
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Editor: Rochelle Oshlack
Producer: Rhea Stephenson
Cast: Rodney Smith

Synopsis: When night falls the battle is on for Ted to defeat the foreboding psychosis that is out to get him. What is real? What is illusion? Will he make it through another night?
Inhalt: Wenn es Nacht wird, geht für Ted der Kampf los. Er muss die Unheil verkündende Psychose, die ihn verfolgt, bekämpfen. Was ist real? Was ist Illusion? Wird er es diese Nacht wieder schaffen?

Festivals: imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (Canada, 2013)
Awards: Best Short Drama at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

A Tropical Sunday

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

a-tropical-sunday

Country of Origin: Mozambique, Italy
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Director: Fabián Ribezzo
Screenplay: Fabián Ribezzo
Cinematographer: Pipas Forjaz
Editor: Fabián Ribezzo, Dario Zanasti
Music: Roland Pickl
Producer: Fabian Ribezzo (Azabache Films), Silvia Bottone
Cast: Odette Chissano, Fabião Machava, Zé Zimila, Batista Goca

Synopsis: Maputo, Mozambique. Lisa, Babu, Gito and Nuno live on the streets. On Sunday they spend the time at a funfair, looking for a chance to jump on a ride.
Inhalt: Maputo, Mosambik. Lisa, Babu, Gito und Nuno leben auf der Straße. Am Sonntag gehen sie auf einen Jahrmarkt und suchen nach einer Gelegenheit, eine Fahrt zu ergattern.

Festivals: Kuki International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Germany, 2013), Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France, 2014), International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2014), Children’s Film Festival Seattle (USA, 2014), Bif&st Bari International Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Filmfest DC Washington (USA, 2014), Redcat International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Aspen Shortsfest (USA, 2014)
Awards: Best Drama Award at Aspen Shortsfest

Weblinks:
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Twitcher

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

twitcher

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Jane Gull
Screenplay: Jane Gull
Cinematographer: Susanne Willett
Editor: Benjamin Gernstein
Music: Luke Coltman
Producer: Luis Sanchez
Cast: Darren Kent, Krisdeana Reed

Synopsis: On a cold winter’s day a man living in solitude searches for rare birds. He makes a discovery that leads to tragic circumstances.
Inhalt: An einem kalten Wintertag sucht ein in Einsamkeit lebender Mann nach seltenen Vogelarten. Er macht eine Entdeckung, die zu tragischen Umständen führt.

Festivals: 26th Filmfest Dresden (Germany, 2014), London Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), St. Albans Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), Cornwall Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Colchester Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013)

Weblinks:
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Karaoke

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

karaoke

Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Ondřej Hudeček
Screenplay: Ondřej Hudeček
Cinematographer: Ondřej Hudeček
Editor: Ondřej Hudeček
Producer: Ondřej Sejnoha
Cast: Marek Adamczyk, Barbora Benešovská, Vuk Čelebič, Václav Hašek, Iva Holubová, Nina Horáková, Radovan Klučka, Martin Maxa, Marek Mikulášek, Lukáš Příkazký, Ondřej Vacke

Synopsis: There is a classy speed walker, there is a disabled beggar, there are saintly singers, there are free guns for everyone, there is an extremely heavy suitcase, there are cozy toilet stalls, there is an uncertain forecast, and it all has to make sense eventually, hasn’t it?
Inhalt: Ein stilvoller Schnellgänger, ein behinderter Bettler, heilige Sänger, freie Waffen für jeden, ein extrem schwerer Koffer, enge Toilettenkabinen, eine unsichere Vorhersage und all dies muss letztendlich Sinn machen, oder?

Festivals: Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania), Salt Lake City Film Festival (USA), Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary), Fresh Film Fest (Czech Republic), Guanajuato International Film Festival (México), Prague Short Film Festival (Czech Republic), interfilm Berlin (Germany)

Weblinks:
www.ondrejhudecek.com
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Love. Love. Love.

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

love-love-love

Country of Origin: Russia, India
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Documentary
Language: Russian with English subtitles

Director: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Screenplay: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Cinematographer: Alexey Filippov
Editor: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Producer: Tanya Petrik, Guillaume Protsenko

Synopsis: Every year, through the endless winters, her love takes new shapes and forms.
Inhalt: Jedes Jahr, den ganzen endlosen Winter hindurch, nimmt ihre Liebe neue Formen und Ausdrücke an.

Festivals: Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA, 2014), Sydney Film Festival (Australia, 2014), Big Sur International Short Film Festival (USA, 2014), Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia (Japan, 2014), Seattle International Film Fest (USA, 2014), International Eskisehir Film Festival (Turkey, 2014), Sundance London Film and Music Festival (UK, 2014), Darklight Film Festival (Ireland, 2014), Dvijenie Film Festival (Russia, 2014), Nashville Film Festival (USA, 2014), Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA, 2014), IAWRT Film Festival (India, 2014), Angkor Wat International Film Festival (Cambodia, 2014), Sundance Film Festival (USA, 2014), Kanyakumari International Film Festival (India, 2013), Hangzhou Asian Film Festival (China, 2013), Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania, 2013), Baghdad International Film Festival (Iraq, 2013), One Voice International Film Festival (UK, 2013), Huesca International Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
Awards: Special Jury Award for Non-Fiction at Sundance Film Festival (2014), Best Short Film at Dvijenie Film Festival, Jury Honorable Mention at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (2014), Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short Film at Nashville Film Festival (2014), Best Documentary at One Voice International Film Festival (2013)

Weblinks:
www.cinetrain-project.com
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www.vimeo.com
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www.twitter.com

My Guide

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German Premiere

FIRST PRIZE

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

my-guide

Country of Origin: Hungary
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: Hungarian with English subtitles

Director: Barnabás Tóth
Screenplay: Barnabás Tóth
Cinematographer: Gábor Marosi
Editor: Barnabás Tóth
Music: László Pirisi
Producer: Lajos Tóth, Andrea Kuczkó
Cast: Judit Pogány, Zsolt Kovács

Synopsis: An elderly couple in the traffic. The wife chats, warns, controls. She is a policeman, a GPS and a commentator, all at once. The husband growls or strikes out. This is how their world works. But life is a constant replanning…
Inhalt: Ein älteres Ehepaar im Verkehr. Die Frau plaudert, warnt und kontrolliert. Sie ist gleichzeitig Polizistin, GPS und Kommentatorin. Der Mann brummt oder streikt. So funktioniert ihre Welt. Das Leben ändert aber ständig die Richtung…

Festivals: Asiana International Short Film Festival (South Korea), Heartland Film Festival (USA), Montreal World Film Festival (Canada), Encounters Festival (UK), Cleverland International Film Festival (USA), Leeds International Film Festival (UK)
Awards: Public Jury Award at Asiana International Short Film Festival, Best U.S. Premiere at Heartland Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.barnabastoth.com
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Coffee with Jam

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 19:00 and Monday, June 23, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
UMAMI

coffee-with-jam

Country of Origin: Croatia
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 5′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Filip Peruzovic
Screenplay: Nikolina Bogdanovic
Cinematographer: Dubravka Kurobasa
Editor: Iva Ivan
Music: Al Bowlly
Producer: Djina Jakir
Cast: Katarina Bistrovic-Darvas, Damir Klemenic

Synopsis: A couple has breakfast in a manner rehearsed to perfection – but one mistimed gesture could turn everything into disaster.
Inhalt: Ein Paar frühstückt, als würde es ein perfektes Theaterstück einüben – doch nur eine unangebrachte Geste würde reichen, um alles in ein Desaster zu verwandeln.

Festivals: 9th International Short Film Festival Detmold (Germany), 11th Tabor Film Festival (Croatia), 11th Gastro Film Festival Osijek (Croatia), International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus (Croatia), 60th Pula Film Festival (Croatia), 24th Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival (Brazil), 10th Miskolc International Film Festival (Hungary), 11th Bogota Short Film Festival (Colombia), 11th Gastro Film Fest (Croatia)
Awards: Best Film and Audience Award at Gastro Film Fest, Best Regional Film at International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus, Best Short Film at Pula Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.havc.hr
www.imdb.com

Kotobuki/To Us

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

kotobuki-to-us

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction
Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Director: Kimie Tanaka
Screenplay: Kimie Tanaka
Cinematographer: Corey Kupfer
Editor: Kimie Tanaka
Music: Wei-San Hsu
Producer: Kimie Tanaka, Mayumi Sanda, Yoshiko Nomura
Cast: Nahana, Kikuko Kanazawa, Hiroyuki Fujii, Yoshiyuki Shibata

Synopsis: Sayo, a single girl who works and lives in Tokyo, visits her parents for her 30th birthday weekend. She suspects that her parents‘ relationship is shaky. Unable to make herself comfortable in her own home, Sayo visits her ex-boyfriend in the same town and spends the night there, while at home her parents confront each other.
Inhalt: Sayo, single und in Tokyo lebend und arbeitend, besucht an ihrem 30. Geburtstag ihre Eltern übers Wochenende. Sie vermutet, dass die Beziehung dieser in die Brüche geht. Unfähig sich im Elternhaus wohlzufühlen, besucht Sayo ihren Ex-Freund, der in derselben Stadt wohnt. Dort verbringt sie die Nacht, während sich Vater und Mutter zu Hause gegenseitig konfrontieren.

Festivals: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan, 2013), Short Shorts Film Festival México (México, 2013), Sapporo International Short Film Festival (Japan, 2013), Camera Japan Festival (Netherlands, 2013), Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan, 2013), International Student Film and Video Festival in Beijing Film Academy (China, 2013), San Diego Asian Film Festival (USA, 2013), International Izmir Short Film Festival (Turkey, 2013), OZU Film Festival (Italy, 2013), Festival Tours Courts (France, 2013), Bio Rio (Sweden, 2014), Rome Independent Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Sguardi Altrove Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Hong Kong International Film Festival (China, 2014)
Awards: Best Short Award (Japan Section), Governor of Tokyo Award at Best Actress Award at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Weblinks:
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