The Portrait

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Rouzie Hassanova
Producer: Zoe Rocha

Synopsis: Poignant family drama focusing on the greatest taboos of the late 50s, sexual abuse

Festivals & Awards: Sofia International Film Festival 2008, Galway Films Festival 2008, San Diego Women’s Film Foundation 2008, 5th Annual Girl Fest Hawaii 2008, Vine Short Fest 2008

Let Us Go

European Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 21., 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Korea
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ri-woong PARK
Screenplay: Ri-woong PARK
Cinematographer: Um Tae-sik
Editor: Ri-woong PARK
Music: Ho-jung YOU
Producer: Gi-jung JUNG
Cast: Tae-il HAN, Jung-sun SUNG

Synopsis: One village has just ended the forced movement. One final house is about to leave. Han(65 years old) wants to pay his last respects to his father and scatter his ashes, but there are allready construction vehicles everywhere. Returning to his house he finds his wife arguing with some construction workers.

Festivals & Awards: Green Film Festival in Seoul 2008, Seoul international Film festival 2008, New York Korean Film Festival, USA 2008, Korea Youth Film Festival 2008.

Weblink: http://roadtotelaviv.com/

A Good Day For A Swim (O Zi Buna De Plaja)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Romania
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 9’24“
Category: Fiction

Director: Bogdan Mustata
Screenplay: Catalin Mitulescu
Cinematographer: Barbu Balasoiu
Editor: Letitia Stefanescu, Bogdan Mustata
Music: Dragos Stanomir
Producer: Catalin Mitulescu
Cast: Florin Sinescu, Okan Kaya, George Hoffman, Cerasela Iosifescu, Marian Ghenea

Synopsis: Early in the morning Lili, a 36 year old prostitute is waiting at a deserted crossroad for the next client. Suddenly a van stops. When Lili looks inside she gets scared and tries to run away, but the van, driven by Blondu (14), who just escaped together with the other boys from a prison for minors, is faster and she is pulled inside. Arrived at a beach the wild boys like to play with Lili and the driver Miki (40) who are their victims for today.

Festivals & Awards: 58th Berlin International Film Festival (Golden Bear for Best Short Film)

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/a-good-day-for-a-swim

Son

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Daniel Mulloy
Screenplay: Daniel Mulloy
Cinematographer: Robbie Ryan
Editor: Dan Robinson
Music: Adrian Sical
Producer: Ohna Falby
Cast: Natalie Press, James Wilson, Glenn Doherty

Synopsis: „Son“ tells the story of an underground theatre director and the possessive grip he holds over his female colleague, and her young son James. James‘ unhappy world unfolds in the confines of the theatre’s vaults where soon reality and fiction become indistinguishable.

Festivals & Awards: Slamdance Film Festival USA 2008 (Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short Film), 11th NYC Picturestart Film Festival USA (Grand Jury Award for Best Film), The 3rd Annual SoCal Independent Film Festival UK, 36th Festival du Nouveau Cinema de Montreal Canada, Small Town Film Festival Canada 2007, 30th Starz Denver Film Festival USA, Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival USA 2007, 13th Cucalorus Film Festival USA, Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival Italy 2007, 20th Foyle Film Festival Ireland, Barbados International Film Festival 2007, 2nd Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival USA, 5th London Short Film Festival UK, 2nd Trail Dance Film Festival USA, 1st Festivus Film Festival USA, British Film Festival Israel 2007, 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival Netherland, 23rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival USA, 30th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival France, 3rd NYC Dowtown Short Film Festival USA, 20th Minimalen Short Film Festival Norway, Tampere International Film Festival Finland 2008, 7th Tiburon International Film Festival USA, California Independent Film Festival USA 2008, Syracuse International Film and Video Festival USA 2008, Britspotting British and Irish Film Festival Berlin Germany 2008

Weblink: www.imdb.com/son

About Socks And Love (O Ponozkach A Laske)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Slovakia
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 6’35“
Category: Animation

Director: Michaela Copikova
Screenplay: Michaela Copikova, Katarina Uhrova
Editor: Richard Chomo
Music: Martin Hasak

Synopsis: Short movie about an usual relationship of man and woman.

Festivals & Awards: 12th International Student Film Festival Tel Aviv Israel 2008, International Competition Tricky Women Austria 2008, 17th Youthmediafestival Berlin Germany 2008, International Film Festival Huesca Spain 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/about-socks-and-love

Downstairs (Ayak Altinda)

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Turkey
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 18’52“
Category: Fiction

Director: M. Cem Oztufekci
Screenplay: M. Cem Oztufekci
Cinematographer: Meryem Yavuz
Editor: Natalin Solakoglu
Music: Ismail Karadas
Producer: M. Cem Oztufekci, Can Oztufekci
Cast: Tarik Koksal, Kanbolat Gorkem Arslan, Gozde Sinem Ozturk, Aykut Oray

Synopsis: Ibrahim is a worker living with his two little children and a wife. Everyday he lives the same day, he goes to work, pub, coffehouse, mosque and he comes back home. When he works in early morning shift, he has to wake up at night. And he has to sleep in the day time, when he works in the late night shift.

Festivals & Awards: Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival Turkey 2008 (Special Jury Prize), Konya Selcuk University Kisa-ca National Student Films Festival Turkey 2008 (Best Fiction Prize), Malatya Inonu University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008 (Special Jury Prize), Bursa Pembe Carsi Short Film Week Turkey 2008 (People’s Choice Award), Aubagne International Film Festival France 2008, International Salerno Shadowline Film Festival Italy 2008, “La Cittadella del Corto” International Festival of Short Fiction Rome Italy 2008, Tanger International Meditarrean Short Film Morocco 2008, Yilmaz Guney Culture & Arts Festival National Short Film Turkey 2008, Bahcelievler Short Film Days Turkey 2008, Ankara International Film Festival Turkey 2008, Hisar Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Yildiz University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Konya Selcuk University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Middle East Technical University Short Film Days Turkey 2008, Istanbul Technical University Short Film Week Turkey 2008, Pasofest Student Films Festival Turkey 2008, Malatya Inonu University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Laborfest International Film and Video Festival Istanbul Turkey 2008, Pembe Carsi Short Film Week Bursa Turkey 2008, Balikesir Cinema Days Turkey 2008, Galatasaray University Sinepark Short Film Festival Istanbul Turkey 2008, Eskisehir Film Festival Turkey 2008, Koc University Short Film Days Istanbul Turkey 2008, Aksaray University Spring Fest Turkey 2008, Istanbul American Robert College Fine Arts Festival Turkey 2008, Kartal Municipality Short Film Festival Istanbul 2008, Adana Golden Boll Film Festival Turkey 2008, International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Izmir Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, Pam Short Film Festival Istanbul Turkey 2007, International Istanbul Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Akbank Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Bursa Silk Road Film Festival Turkey 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/downstairs

Amin

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 8’45“
Category: Fiction

Director: David Dusa
Screenplay: David Dusa
Cinematographer: Armin Franzen
Editor: Nathalie Alonso Casale
Music: Laurent Michaud
Producer: Vanessa Ciszewski, Elena von Saucken, David Dusa, Mikolaj Pokromski
Cast: Romain Berger, Tariq Bettahar, Ramzi Bouaia, Vincent Deslandres

Synopsis: Abdel is driving his son, Amin, through the Parisian suburbs. The radio broadcasts the news of the day, while Amin is playing with the world floating by the window. Suddenly, they are stopped by the police, apparently Abdel’s headlight is broken. The officers start badgering Abdel, the tension rises, until an outburst comes from an unexpected source.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 2007 (Prix UIP), Milano Short Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention of the Aprile Award), Goteborg Filmfestival Sweden 2008, Sydney International Filmfestival Austalia 2007, International Short Film Festival Grimstad Norway 2007, Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Portugal 2007, International Competition Belo Horizonte Brazil 2007, Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 2007, International Bunker Film Festival Italy 2007, Sao Paulo Kinoforum Brazil 2007, International Film Festival Sarajevo Bosnia 2007, Imagio Filmfest Portugal 2007, Tinklai Filmfest Latvia 2007, Festival de Sevilla Spain 2007, Interfilm Festival Berlin Germany 2007, Sleepwalkers International Student Festival Tallinn Estonia 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/amin

Looking Glass (Spegelbarn)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5′
Category: Animation

A Film By: Erik Rosenlund
Animation: Erik Rosenlund, Susanne Sturesson

Synopsis: A dark stormy night. A little girl is home alone, but is she really?

Festivals & Awards: Molise Cinema Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention), Sarasota Film Festival USA 2008, Aubagne International Film Festival France 2008, Rennes Film Festival for Children France 2008, East Lansing Children’s Film Festival USA 2008, International Youth Film Festival Ale Kino! Poland 2007, „Les Nuits Magiques“ Festival international du Film d’Animation France 2007, „Anilogue“ Budapest Animation Film Festival Hungary 2007, International Animated Film Festival „I Castelli Animati“ Italy 2007, Short Cuts Cologne Germany 2007, Foyle Film Festival Ireland 2007, Exground Filmfest Germany 2007, Oslo International Film Festival Norway 2007, Rencontres Internationales du Cinema d’Animation de Wissembourg France 2007, Cinessonne European Film Festival France 2007, International Week of Fantastic Film Spain 2007, „CINANIMA“ International Animated Film Festival of Espinho Portugal 2007, Nordic Film Days Luebeck Germany 2007, Swedish Film Week St. Petersburg Russia 2007, Animatricks Animated Film Festival Finland 2007, „Screamfest“ Horror Film Festival USA 2007, Austin Film Festival USA 2007, Chicago International Film Festival USA 2007, Zurich Film Festival Switzerland 2007, Swedish Film Week Moscow Russia 2007, Istanbul International Children Film Festival Turkey 2007, Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2007, Milwaukee International Film Festival USA 2007, Drama International Short Film Festival Greece 2007, North Cape Film Festival Norway 2007, „Circuito Off“ Venice International Short Film Festival Italy 2007, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival Brazil 2007, Busan International Kids‘ Film Festival Korea 2007, Monterrey International Film Festival Mexico 2007, InDPanda International Short Film Festival Hong Kong 2007, „Avanca“ International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia Portugal 2007, Westside Short Film Festival Malta 2007, „ANIMA MUNDI“ International Animation Festival of Brazil 2007, Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival Italy 2007, 47th International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlin Czech Republic 2007, International Film Festival Cannes France 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/looking-glass

Ruin

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 13’50“
Category: Fiction

Director: Chloe Cramer
Screenplay: Chloe Cramer
Cinematographer: Florent Bagard
Editor: Nicolas Rumpl
Music: Boris Kish
Producer: Rodolphe de Callatay, Samuel Henry, Catherine Lemarchand
Cast: Yasko Sakaedani, Jean-Michel Vovk, Takano, Cyril Briant, Ives Swennen, Kunbo Meng

Synopsis: A video-surveillance evidence seems to prove that she had an affair with an employee of the hotel where the Japanese stay. The employee is fired and leaves the hotel. The Japanese girl follows him, the employee sends her packing. She drifts into the city, until their road cross again. The employee takes her to an abandoned house. He deflowers her. That marks the end of their relationship. She leaves the house and meets her father in the night.

Festivals & Awards: Bologna European School Festival Bologna Italy 2006, International Festival for Cinema School Huy Belgium 2006, Het groote Ongeduld Brussels Belgium 2006

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/ruin

Madame Tutli-Putli

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’21“
Category: Animation

Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Screenplay: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Special Visual Effects: Jason Walker
Choregraphy and Costume Design: Laurie Maher
Music: Jean-Frederic Messier, David Bryant
Producer: Marcy Page

Synopsis: Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. A drift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of mystery and suspense.

Festivals & Awards: Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2008 (Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation), Cartoon and Animated Film Festival Brussels Belguim 2008 (Jury Special Mention, Best Short Animation), Independent Film and Video Festival Victoria Canada 2008 (Cineplex Entertainment Award for Best Short Animation), Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2007 (Movieola Best Short Award), Atlantic Film Festival Halifax Canada 2007 (Best Canadian Short), The Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal Canada 2007 (NFB Prize for Best Short Film), International Animation Festival Ottawa Canada 2007 (Best Narrative Short Animation under 35 minutes), Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007 (C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures Award for Best Animated Short), „Animated Dreams“ Black Nights Film Festival Tallinn Estonia 2007 (Jury Prize for Best Design), International Film Festival Cannes France 2007 (Petit Rail d’Or for Best Short Film, Canal+ Award for Best Short Film), International Shortfilm Festival Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007 (Special Mention), International Festival of Animated Films „I Castelli Animati“ Italy 2007 (Special Jury Prize), „CINANIMA“ International Film Festival for Animated Film Espinho Portugal 2007 (Grand Prize, Prize RTP2 – Onda Curta, Alves Costa Prize), „Animateka“ International Animation Film Festival Cordoba Spain 2007 (Best Short Film), New York City Short Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Animation), International Festival of Short Films Palm Springs USA 2007 (Best Animation Award), Genie Awards Toronto Canada 2008 (Best Animated Short), Festival du film de l’Outaouais Ottawa Canada 2008, Festival de Cinema des Trois Ameriques Quebec Canada 2008, Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families Vancouver Canada 2008, International Film Festival Hong Kong China 2008, International Short Film Festival Tampere Finland 2008, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, Cinerail Paris France 2008, International Festival for Animation and Short Films Dresden Germany 2008, International Animation Film Festival Stuttgart Germany 2008, Festival du court metrage/Minimalen Trondheim Norway 2008, Next International Short and Medium Length Film Festival Bukarest Romania 2008, South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW) Austin USA 2008, International Film Festival Cleveland USA 2008, International Film Festival Miami USA 2008, Sundance Film Festival Park City USA 2008, Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival San Francisco USA 2008, Edmonton International Film Festival Event Canada 2007, International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie Canada 2007, Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois Montreal Canada 2007, Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Temiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda Canada 2007, Cinefest Sudbury Canada 2007, International Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007, International Film Festival Vancouver Canada 2007, International Film Festival Leeds UK 2007, London Film Festival UK 2007, International Animated Film Festival Annecy France 2007, International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film Leipzig Germany 2007, International Film Festival Athenes Greece 2007, Corona Cork Film Festival Cork Ireland 2007, Animation Nation Singapore 2007, International Film Festival Valladolid Spain 2007, International Short Film Festival Uppsala Sweden 2007, Taiwan International Animation Festival Taipei Taiwan 2007, International Short Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2007, San Francisco International Animation Festival San Francisco USA 2007, Film Festival Telluride USA 2007

Weblink: www.nfb.ca/tutliputli