Archiv der Kategorie: BITTER

Insideout

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 9′
Category: Fiction

Director: Tim Spreng
Screenplay: Tim Spreng, Katrin Jahn
Cinematographer: Gaurav Mathur
Editor: Tim Spreng
Music: Katrin Jahn
Producer: Tim Spreng

Synopsis: Dusin enters his house and sees a homeless man sleeping in the hallway. He hates homeless people and kicks him out into the cold. When his daughter comes home from university the homeless man is almost frozen to death and so she carries him inside. Dusin and his daughter argue until Dusin calls the police…
Inhalt: Dusin betritt sein Haus und sieht einen Obdachlosen der im Hausflur schläft. Dusin hasst Obdachlose und wirft ihn gewaltsam hinaus in die Kälte. Als Dusins Tochter nach Hause kommt, ist der Obdachlose beinahe erfroren. Sie hat Mitleid und trägt ihn ins Haus. Die nachfolgende Auseinandersetzung zwischen Dusin und seiner Tochter eskaliert, und Dusin ruft die Polizei.

Weblink: www.sprengfilm.com

Casus Belli

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Greece
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction

Director: Yorgos Zois
Screenplay: Yorgos Zois
Cinematographer: Yiannis Kanakis
Editor: Ioannis Chalkiadakis
Producer: Maria Drandaki

Synopsis: All kinds of people are waiting in seven different queues. The first person of each queue becomes the last of the next one, thus creating an enormous human line. But at the end of the line, it all begins backwards again..
Inhalt: Menschen verschiedenster Art stehen in verschiednen Schlangen an und warten. Die erste Person jeder Reihe wird zur letzten der nächsten Reihe. Auf diese Weise entsteht nach und nach eine gigantische Menschenschlange, bis am Ende der Schlange ein Dominoeffekt rückwärts ausgelöst wird…

Festivals: 67th International Venice Film Festival, Italy; 16th Athens International Film Festival, Greece; Gijon International Film Festival 2010; Amiens International Film Festival 2010; Trieste Film Festival 2011; Rotterdam International Film Festival 2011; Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2011; Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey, 2011; Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival, 2011; Shadowline Festival Culture Giovani, 2011; Brussels Short Film festival, 2011; Short Shorts Film Festival, 2011; Krakow Short Film Festival, 2011
Awards: 1st Prize of Fiction Film, Special Prize of Debut Film Director, Best Script, Best Production Value Film, Best Costumes, Best Set Design, 33rd International Drama Film Festival, Greece; Best Balkan Shorts, Sofia International Film Festival 2011; First Prize of the Official International Competition / Short Films, Gulf Film Festival, 2011

Weblink: casusbellifilm.com

Something Fishy

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ben Young
Screenplay: Dan Wood, Ben Young
Cinematographer: Richard Kickbush
Editor: Alexandra Smee
Music: David Bridie
Producer: Dan Wood

Synopsis: Something Fishy is a poignant drama about best friends, Nick and Trev who do everything together including trouble! The fact their skin colour is different means nothing to these boys until one day something goes terribly wrong.
Inhalt: Regisseur Ben Young legt mit Something Fishy ein bewegendes Drama zweier bester Freunde vor dem Hintergrund seiner Heimat Australien vor: Nick, ein weisser Junge, und Trev, ein Aboriginee, sind unzertrennlich. Dass sie unterschiedlicher Hautfarbe sind, spielt für sie keine Rolle. Zusammen gehen sie durch dick und dünn, bis eines Tages einer ihrer Streiche ein furchtbares Ende nimmt.

Festivals: Los Angeles United Film Festival; Fargo Film Festival; Jaipur International Film Festival; Flickerfest; Pune International Film Festival; Nashik International Film Festival; Somewhat North of Boston; Cinefest en San Antonio; 41st International Film Festival of India
Awards: Gold Award, Australian Cinematography Society (VIC/NSW).

Weblink: 17south.com.au

 

The Scoop (Skuuppi)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

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

Director: Juuso Räsänen
Screenplay: Juuso Räsänen
Cinematographer: Aleksi Ahonen
Editor: Jyrki Nevala
Music: Jyrki Nevala
Producer: Erkki Mattila, Juuso Räsänen

Synopsis: The Scoop is a drama about two reporters of an imaginary yellow publication trying to get the story of a certain famous person’s love affair. Veteran reporter Leo „Leipis“ Sipilä and younger Arto Käki are different personalities but have similar questionable methods getting their scoops.
Inhalt: Zwei Boulevard-Reporter warten im Drama „The Scoop“ darauf, ein Enthüllungsfoto einer bekannten Persönlichkeit zu machen. Um die Affäre der entsprechenden Person zu entlarven arbeiten die beiden ungleichen Reporter Leo „Leipis“ Sipilä und Arto Käki zusammen – der eine bereits ein Veteran, der dem jüngeren Kollegen zeigt, wie man an eine Sensationsnachricht kommt.

Festivals: Tampere Film Festival 2011

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt2296955

My Name is Mohammed

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: U.K, Netherlands, Iraq, Jordan
Year of Production: 2009
Duration: 10′
Category: Fiction

Director: Sinan Najm Abdullah, Yahya T Hassan, Baan S Shibab, Rania Okla Yacoub Haddad
Producer: Mohamed Al-Daradji, Isabelle Stead

Synopsis: A young refugee boy from Iraq living in Jordan is forced to clean shoes in order to support his widowed mother and little sister.
Inhalt: Ein aus dem Irak stammender Flüchtlingsjunge, der nun in Jordanien lebt,ist gezwungen Schuhe zu putzen, um für seine verwitwete Mutter und seine kleine Schwester den täglichen Lebensunterhalt zu finanzieren.

Awards: Best Short Film, Aleph 2009 (Gold) Beirut International Film Festival; Jury Award at Rotterdam Arab Film Festival 2009

Weblink: www.facebook.com

The Birthday (Aniversarea)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

birthday

Country of Origin: Romania
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction

Director: Luiza Parvu
Screenplay: Luiza Parvu, Toma Peiu
Cinematographer: Andrei Goaga
Editor: Letitia Stefanescu
Producer: Sorin Botoseneanu

Synopsis: Adina tries to make a birthday for herself, but this is not an easy job for a lonely bus ticket saleswoman, living alone in the old apartment of her late parents. She eventually finds an unusual way of spending the day, when she decides to call a professional party entertainer.
Inhalt: Die Protagonistin des rumänischen Films „The Birthday“ Adina möchte sich selbst zu ihrem Geburtstag eine Freude machen – keine einfache Sache für eine einsame Busticketverkäuferin, die allein lebt. Doch Adina hat eine besondere Idee: sie engagiert einen professionellen Partyunterhalter.

Festivals: NexT International Film Festival, Romania, 2010; Timishort International Film Festival, Romania, 2010; Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania, 2010
Awards: Best Short Film shot in digital, Cinemaiubit ISFF (work-in-progress screening), 2009; Jury Special Mention, 7a Mostra Internacional de Escolas de Escolas de Cinema ESAP, Portugal, 2010; Black Pearl Award 2nd Prize, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2010; Best Foreign Film, Early Bird ISFF, Bulgaria, 2010

Weblink: www.facebook.com

Six Weeks (Szesc Tygodni)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

six-weeks

Country of Origin: Poland
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 18′
Category: Documentary

Director: Marcin Janos Krawczyk
Screenplay: Marcin Janos Krawczyk
Cinematographer: Wojciech Staron
Editor: Agnieszka Glinska
Producer: Malgorzata Staron

Synopsis: Due to different life situations there are mothers who do not want or those who cannot bring up their children. They have the right to give the child away just after delivery. During the first six weeks of the newborn’s life the mother has to make the decision about the definit resignation of her parental rights. She is free in making her decision however the decision she makes cannot be changed afterwards. A biological mother loses any contact with her child. She can only write a final letter to the child. The film shows in a poetical way the first six weeks of the small human being who was given up.
Inhalt: Der polnische Regisseur Marcin Janos Krawczyk zeigt in seiner ergreifenden Dokumentation „Six Weeks“ die ersten Wochen eines Babys, das zur Adoption freigegeben wird. Er vernachlässigt auch nicht den Blick auf die leibliche Mutter und die wahrscheinlich schwerste Entscheidung in ihrem Leben – denn sie hat nur sechs Wochen Zeit, ihre Entscheidung rückgängig zu machen.

Festivals: Dox Box, Syria; Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece; Curtocurcuito, Spain; Doc a Tunis, Tunisia; Hot Docs, Canada; It’s All True – International Documentary FF, Brasil; Pärnu Film Festival, Estonia; Documentarist, Turkey; Message to Man International FF, Russia; Palm Springs International Short FF, USA; Curt.Doc ISFF, Spain; Lemesos International Documentary Festival, Cyprus; Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal; DokumentArt, Germany; DokuFest, Kosovo; CNEX Documentary Film Festival, Taiwan; 12th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil; International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana, Russia; Al cine, Spain; REC Film Festival, Mexico; Norwegian documentary film festival Eurodok, Norway
Awards: Best Short Film Award, IDFA 2009, The Netherlands; Silver Eye Award, East Silver, Czech Republic; Best Short Documentary Award, Monterrey Film Festival, Mexico.

Weblink: www.idfa.nl

If I Should Fall Behind

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Ireland / Irland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 14’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Morgan Bushe
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Morgan Bushe
Cinematographer / Kamera: Arthur Mulhern
Editor / Schnitt: Gwyn Moxham
Music / Musik: Grattan Smith
Producer / Produktion: Rory Dungan
Cast / Darsteller: Paul Roe, Shane Murray-Corcoran, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Brendan Conroy

Synopsis: A haunted father and a distraught mother cannot deal with a family death, so it’s up to their young son to try change things for the better.
Inhalt: Ein ruheloser Vater und eine verzweifelte Mutter kommen mit einem Todesfall in der Familie nicht klar. Nun muss ihr Sohn versuchen, ihr Leben wieder besser zu gestalten.

Festivals & Awards: The BFI 53rd London Film Festival UK 2009,Galway Film Fleadh Ireland 2009 (Honourable Mention), BFI London Film Festival UK 2009, Irish Film and Television Awards Ireland 2010 (Nominee), Celtic Media Festival Ireland 2010 (Best Short Drama), Belfast Film Festival UK 2010, Shadowline Festival Culture Giovani Italy 2010

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1463407