Archiv der Kategorie: International Competition

Minotauromaquia, Pablo In The Labyrinth (Minotauromaquia, Pablo En El Laberinto)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

minotauromaquia

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 10′
Category: Animation

Director: Juan Pablo Etcheverry
Animation: Juan Pablo Etcheverry, SAM, Pablo Pellicer
Music: Xurxo Varela, Pablo Perez
Producer: Xose Zapata, Ignacio Benedeti

Synopsis: Inspired in Pablo Picasso’s work and the Myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, a journey to the ins and outs of artistic creation.

Festivals & Awards: Goya Animated Shorts Award 2005 (Nomination), 19. Anchorage International Film Festival (Golden Oossik in Animation), Washington DC Independent Film Festival, Sonar International Short Film Festival 2005

Weblink: www.minotauromaquia.com

Susie

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

susie

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 4’2″
Category: Animation

Director: Cathy Snelling
Screenplay: Cathy Snelling
Cinematographer: Christine Vestergaard
Editor: Stuart Bruce
Music: Gustavo Arteaga
Producer: Robin Lyons
Cast: Rhian Blythe

Synopsis: A woman’s masturbatory fantasy becomes a bizarre folk tale of a voracious vagina that cannot be silenced. ‚Susie‘ is a frank celebration of female sexuality written and directed by Cathy Snelling.

Festivals & Awards: Brief Encounter Film Festival Bristol 2005 (Jameson Award)

Love Thy Neighbor

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

lovethyneighbor

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 25’47“
Category: Fiction

Director: Stacey Kattman
Screenplay: Stacey Kattman
Cinematographer: Jeff Dolen
Editor: Ryan Fenton-Strauss
Music: Mike Patti
Producer: Hillary Cook
Cast: Sunny Doench, Erick Holloway, Graham Sibley, Charlene Modeste

Synopsis: Shelley, a hopeless romantic, is devastated when her next-door neighbor, Byron, dumps her and then flaunts his new relationship in her face. Shelley retreats into her work but when Kevin, the boy in the next cubicle, shows interest in her, she must decide whether to risk her only sanctuary.

Festivals & Awards: DGA Student Film Award 2004, Los Angeles Int’l Short Film Festival 2004, Hollywood Int’l Student Festival 2005 (Best Comedy), Kodak Showcase in Cannes Film Market 2005, Houston Worldfest 2005 (Best Romantic Comedy), Sedona Film Festival 2005, Asheville Film Festival 2005, Newport Beach Film Festival 2005, San Diego Girl Film Festival 2005, DC Independent Film Festival 2006, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2006, Method Fest 2006

Weblink: www.staceyfilms.com

Letters From The Czecho (Dopisy Z Česka)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

lettersfromtheczecho

Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 10′
Category: Animation

Director: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Screenplay: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Cinematographer: Martin Procházka, Stanislav Slušný, Zdeněk Pospišil, Jan Malíř
Production Designer: Pavel Koutský, Michaela Pavlátová, Jiři Barta
Music: Petr Skoumal, Michael Vích, Zdeněk Zdeněk
Producer: Dagmar Juráková

Synopsis: This animated film has been inspired by three letters of Japanese children from the Czech Republic.

Festivals & Awards: Anifest 2005 (Jameson Award)

Before Life, After Death (Predi Zjivota, Sled Smartta)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY)

beforelifeafterdeath

Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Dragomir Sholev
Screenplay: Dragomir Sholev
Cinematographer: Krum Rodriguez
Music: Ani Manazian
Art Direction: Iva Petrova, George Iakimov
Producer: Lachezar Velinov
Cast: Valentin Ganev, Dani Rashev, Ilia Bekirov, Teodor Borisov-Teo, Svezjen Mladenov, Dimitur Sardzjev

Synopsis: End of war. An army officer is executing the last prisoners-of-war in front of his own troop. Their only chance for survival is playing Beethoven’s symphony on the violin. To him this mortal ritual costs more than the lives of his soldiers, and his own.

Festivals & Awards: Lozd 2005 (Golden Tadpode), Next Reel Film Fest New York 2005 (Best Cinematography), Sofia Film Fest 2005, Sarajevo Film Fest 2005 (Jameson Award)

Hankerchifs For Sale (Nenäliinoja myytävänä)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

hankerchifsforsale

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 17′
Category: Animation

Director: Jan Andersson
Screenplay: Jan Andersson
Cinematographer: Anna Cadia
Editor: Jan Andersson
Sound: Pirkko Tiitinen
Music: Cleaning Women
Producer: Tomi Riionheimo

Synopsis: Paavo is forced to sell handkerchiefs on the street to get money for his bitter and tired father. At home Paavo escapes his harsh reality by drawing pictures of happier times and thoughts. One day three old ladies with runny noses give Paavo crayons instead of money for his handkerchiefs…..and Dad gets mad. Jan Anderssons urban fairy-tale is a combination of puppet-, drawn-, and 3D-animation

Festivals & Awards: Tampere Film Festival 2004 (Jameson Award), Binini Riga 2004, Anifest Trebon 2004, Tough Eye Days Turku 2004, Indielisboa 2004, Espoo Cine 2004, Nordisk Panorama Reykjavik 2004, Hiroshima 2004, Bangkok 2004, Seoul 2004

Weblink: www.indiefilms.fi

Pilala

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

pilala

Country of Origin: Greece
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: Theo Papadoulakis
Screenplay: Theo Papadoulakis, Giorgios Papadopoulos
Cinematographer: Evangelos Vlachakis
Editor: Donny Boocock
Music: Giannis Psaroudakis
Producer: Alki Ditsa
Cast: Adipas Ntamotsidis, Adipas Ntamotsidis, Zoi Maniti, Christos Gianoularis

Synopsis: A big day is set ahead for twelve year old Adipas. He prepares to watch his idol on TV but an electricity failure in his village ruins his plans. His Granddads Café is the only place with electricity and in a rush to get there, he causes pandemonium in the village.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Drama 2004 (Best Greek Short Jameson Award / Greek Film Centres Distinction Award / Greek Independent Film Press Award / Special Award for Technical Excellence), Festival Cinema Mediterraneen Montpellier 2004 (Special Prize by Canal Plus), Greek State Film Awards / Thesaloniki International Film Festival 2004 (1st Prize Best Greek Short Film Award), Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2004 (Audience Award), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2005 (Special Jury Best Short Film), Larisa International Film Festival 2005 (Silver Horse Award), Ecofilms Rhodes International Films and Visual Arts Festival 2005 (Special Mention), Festival Of Nations Austria 2005 (1st Prize Best Film in Competition), The Mediterranean Short Film Festival Tangier 2005 (Jury Award), International Panorama of Independent Film and Video (1st Prize Best Short Film / Best Male Leading Actor), Roshd International Film Festival 2005, Berlin International Film Festival 2005, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2005, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2005

Weblink: www.pilala.com

Butterflies

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

butterflies

Country of Origin: Luxembourg
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction

Director: Max Jacoby
Screenplay: Max Jacoby
Cinematographer: Fredrik Bäckar
Editor: Amine Jaber
Music: Frambo
Cast: Glyn Pritchard, Joanna Scanlan, Federay Holmes, Jules Werner

Synopsis: A man gets interrogated by the police about the drowning of a little girl that he claims he witnessed.

Festivals & Awards: Letzebuerger Filmprais 2005 (Meilleur Court Metrage), Cynenygma 2005, Zagreb Film Festival 2005, Festival de Venise 2005 (Best European Short / Prix UIP), Mediterranean Festival of New Film Larissa 2006

Hope’s Choice

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

hopeschoice

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 19’18“
Category: Fiction

Director: Garrett Thompson
Screenplay: Jerry Whitfield
Cinematographer: John Savedra
Editor: M.R. Stiff
Music: Tony Morales
Producer: Jessica Funches
Cast: Jocko Sims, Ruel Samuels, Rochelle Lee, Stephanie Sanders-Smith, Koury Brown, Kim Estes, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Kevin L. Rushing, Karen Dolittle, Robert Heap

Synopsis: Dante made a choice. Now, all he has is Hope.

Festivals & Awards: Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase 2005, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Television Award 2005 (1st Place), Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards 2005 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Black Film Festival 2004 (3rd Place Winner / Best Short / Melvin Van Peebles Award), Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series 2005 (Favorite Pic), Christian Film & Television Market 2004 (Opening Night Selection), Hollywood Black Film Festival 2004, Indianapolis Film Festival 2004, Denver Pan-African Film Festival 2004, Baytowne Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Music Festival 2005

Weblink: home.earthlink.net/~hopeschoice