Archiv der Kategorie: International Competition

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

Pineapple Calamari

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 21:00 (BITTER)

pineapple-calamari

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’00“
Category: Animation

Director: Kasia Nalewajka
Screenplay: Kasia Nalewajka, Daniel Negret, Manuela Lupini
Cinematographer: Stewart McGregor
Music: Matthew Kelly
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Producer: Daniel Negret

Synopsis: The horse, Pineapple Calamari, dreams of becoming a racing champion. When tragedy befalls the two sisters who take care of him, the happy family’s social life takes an unexpected turn.

Festivals & Awards:
Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2014 – Best Short Animation
Tricky Woman Animation Festival 2015 – Artist-in-Residence Award
Nashville Film Festival 2015 – Special Jury Prize
Sehsüchte International Student’s Film Festival 2015 – Special Mention
Toronto International Film Festival
Annecy International Aniimation Festival

Weblink: www.kasianalewajka.com

FISH

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German Premiere

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

fish

Country of Origin: China
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 4’00“
Category: Animation

Director: Lin Zhang
Screenplay: Lin Zhang
Music: Ayo Chen
Editor: Lin Zhang
Producer: Hui Han

Synopsis: A surreal tale about the fate of a fisherwoman who catches more than just a fish.

Festivals & Awards:
Animafest 2015, Zagreb/Croatia
Anifilm 2015, Třeboň/Czech Republic
5th Chinese Visual Festival 2015, London/UK
9th River Film Festival 2015, Padova/Italy
Across Asia Film Festival 2014, Cagliari/Italy
2nd Independent Animation Biennale 2014, Shenzhen/China
1st Taiwan Magic Animation Award 2014, Taipeh/Taiwan: Best Student Animation Award
5th International Animation Festival 2014, Xian/China: Best Writing Award
9th China International Student Animation Festival 2014, Beijing/China: Best Directing Award
13th International Student Film & Video Festival 2014, Beijing/China
15th Platinum Originality National University Students Graphic Design Competition 2014, Hangzhou/China: Grand Prize, Gold Award
11th China Independent Film Festival 2014, Xiamen/China
9th China Element International Creative Award 2014, Guiyang/China: Silver Award
Kunshan China International Anamation Art Expro 2014, Kunshan/China
7th Xiamen International Animation Festival 2014, Xiamen/China
Chinese unknown animation treasures 2014, Paris/France
12th China Artists Association Exhibition 2014, Jiaxing/China
11th Beijing Independent Film Festival 2014, Beijing/China
2nd Northeastern Asia International Animation and Comic Competition 2014, Changchun/China: Silver Award

Weblink: vimeo.com/121447011

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

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

09:55 – 11:05, Ingrid Ekman, Bergsgatan 4B

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

Countries of Origin: Sweden
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 14’41“
Category: Fiction

Director: Cristine Berglund, Sophie Vukovic
Screenplay: Cristine Berglund, Sophie Vukovic
Cinematographer: Josua Enblom
Music: Niklas Aldén
Producer: Jessica Liander

Synopsis: 67 year old Ingrid ignores her cancer treatment and refuses to leave her apartment. One day home care employee, Frida, knocks on her door and awakens feelings that Ingrid can’t shut out.

Festivals & Awards:
Slamdance 2015, Park City, USA