Archiv der Kategorie: International Competition

One Day Trip (El Viaje)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

one-day-trip

Country of Origin: Peru
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Cady Abarca
Screenplay: Cady Abarca
Cinematographer: Frank Barrera
Music: Irene Vivanco
Producer: Cady Abarca
Cast: Eugenio Do Nascimento, Pablo Ucanay, Monica Rossi, Magali Bolivar

Synopsis: Gonzalo, a young 13 year-old boy, embarks on a journey with his best friend Tito to one of the most sordid and sleaziest places in Lima, Peru, where one of the boys’ devastating secret is revealed. This event will mark the end of their innocence.

Festivals & Awards: Student Acadamy Award 2006, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures U.S.A, Sao Paulo Film Festival Brazil (Premio Cervantes), Columbia University Film Festival New York USA (New York State Council of Arts), Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival USA (Special Jury Recognition), Tampere International Film Festival Finland, Asiana International Film Festival Korea, Latin American Film Festival Peru, New York Latino Film Festival USA, Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival Brazil, Bilbao International Film Festival Spain

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1034468/

The Sad Story Of Knave (La Pauvre Histoire Du Maraud)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 6’48“
Category: Animation

Director: Anne Larricq
Screenplay: Anne Larricq
Producer: Laurent Pouvaret
Distributer: Eric Reginaud

Synopsis: An unkind husband enjoyes hitting his wife. Ske takes her revenge with the complicity of her lover.

Festivals & Awards: Film Festival Vendome France 2006, Bimini Riga Lettland 2007, Future Film Festival Bologna Italy 2007, Krok International Animated Film Festival Russia 2007

Weblink: www.en.unifrance.org/movie/27612/the-sad-story-of-knave

My Love (Moya Lybov)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

my-love

Country of Origin: Russia
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 27′
Category: Animation

Director: Alexander Petrov
Screenplay: Alexander Petrov, Michail Tumelya, Tatyana Pavlovich
Cinematographer: Sergey Reshetnokov
Editor: Anna Brunchugina
Music: Norman Roger, Denis Chartrand
Producer: Dmitry Yurkov, Konstantin Ernst, Keichi Miura, Takashi Yoshimura
Cast: Alexander Palamishev, Alexandra Zhivova, Evgenia Krukova, Sergey Garmash, Alexander Oleshko, Nina Ruslanova, Oleg Sherbenin, Julia Artyemova, Mikhail Lukashev, Gergy Malikov, Nikolay Makikov, Mikhail Georgiu, Ekaterina Afrikantova, Ekaterina Shankina, Nastya Dobrynina, Vanya Dobrynin, Ilya Sherbenin

Synopsis: The scene of action is laid in Moscow of 90th years of XIX century, with a sonorous spring and a summer downpour. The protagonist Anton is sixteen years old high-school student. The dreams of lofty feelings carry him away to another reality, but the daily life returns him to the routine actuality. Nevertheless, he looks for something the bright and pure in this life. Anton is full of romanticism and heroism and He is looking for his unique beloved, to whom he’ll give his first feelings.

Festivals & Awards: Los Angeles International Film Festival USA 2008 (Oscar Nomination For Best Animated Short), Teheran International Animation Festival Iran 2007 (Grand Prix), Russian Animation Festival Suzdal Russia 2007 (Grand Prix), Dresden International Festival for Animation and Short Film Germany 2007 (Grand Prix: Golden Horseman), „Message to Man“ Film Festival St. Petersburg Russia 2007 (Grand Prix), Golden Knight International Film Festival Russia 2007 (Best Animation), Melbourne International Animation Festival Australia 2007 (Best Film, Audience Award), Hiroshima International Animation Festival Japan 2006 (Jury Award, Audience Award), 49th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film Germany 2006 (FIPRESCI Jury Prize), Balkanima International Animated Film Festival Belgrade Serbia 2006 (Diploma in category more then 10 min), 29th International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2007, Brussels Cartoon & Animated Film Festival Belgium 2007, “Anima Mundi” Film Festival Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2007, “ESPINHO Cinanima“ International Animated Film Festival Portugal 2006

Weblink: http://moya-lubov

Madame Tutli-Putli

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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

When I’m Big (Quand Ch’rai Grand)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 3’10“
Category: Fiction

Director: Pierrick Servais
Screenplay: Pierrick Servais
Cinematographer: Nicolas Batisse
Music: Geoffroy Montel
Producer: Pierrick Servais
Cast: Christophe Provot, Lana Ettinger, Florian Jamey, Adrien Coche, Melanie Regnier, Nathalie Bernard, Yann L’Henoret, Geoffroy Montel, Ariane

Synopsis: There are some who want to live their dreams and some who kill them.

Festivals & Awards: Time Film Festival Lausanne Switzerland, Festival CineMages Sollies-Pont France, Festival Cine Sans Filet France, Festival Off-Courts Trouville-sur Mer France, Festival Grain a demoudre France, Festival Sur les pas de mon oncle St. Maur France, Film Festival Vezelise France, Festival Court Devant Paris France, Festival d’Aubagne „Nuit du court-metrage“ France, Festival Tout Court Toulouse France, La Nuit du Film Court de l’Escurial Paris France

Weblink: www.tapasnocturn.com/content/view/61/97/

Found Objects

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)

found-objects

Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: David Birnbaum
Screenplay: David Birnbaum
Cinematographer: Adam Marsden
Editor: Ross Birchall
Music: Michael-Paul Ella
Producer: David Birnbaum, Chris Cunningham
Cast: D.B. Mickelson, Kristina Vasiljevic, Sophia Zoe, Helen Barber, Emanuele Galea

Synopsis: In a future-past world crumbling and wracked by perpetual war, frantic preparations for a music recital are underway in a disintegrating theatre. With the spectators oblivious to the imminent danger, the children are lined up and forced to perform. As the bombings become increasingly more frequent, only one thing holds the structure together – the unwavering determination of a forgotten old man in the cellar beneath the janitor’s apartment. Will this be enough to protect them from catastrophe?

Festivals & Awards: Florida Film Festival Maitland Florida USA 2008, Fantasporto Film Festival Porto Portugal 2008, Toronto International Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007, Montreal World Film Festival Montreal Canada 2007, Sao Paulo International Film Festival Sao Paulo Brazil 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/found-objects

War Party (Taua)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)

war-party

Country of Origin: New Zealand
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Tearepa Kahi
Screenplay: Tearepa Kahi
Cinematographer: Rhys Duncan
Editor: Tearepa Kahi
Music: John Boswell
Producer: Quinton Hita
Cast: Graham Hohapata, Vaughn Ahchee Ti Tore, Reweti Te Mete, Antonio Te Maioha, Fred Te Kani Dargaville Koro

Synopsis: A war party has abducted an enemy leader and bound him to the bow of their war canoe. The canoe is being towed through the forest, driven by a merciless chief in a bid to escape pursuers and return home safely with their trophy. Two young boys sit at the stern. They serve as bailers of the water to the men. On the desperate and gruelling journey, every man is in need of water, even the unknown prisoner…

Festivals & Awards: Telecom New Zealand International Film Festival 2007 (Best Short Film), National Geographic All Roads Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Short Film), imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Canada 2007 (Honourable Mention), MIC Homegrown New Zealand 2007, 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival Scotland 2007, Louis Vuitton International Film Festival Hawaii 2007, 21st International Festival of Audiovisual Programs France 2008, 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008, 30th Internatinonal Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, 58th Berlin International Film Festival 2008, Seattle International Film Festival 2008, 17th Aspen Shortsfest USA 2008, Rome Independent Film Festival 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/war-party