Archiv der Kategorie: International Competition

Money Back, Please

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

money-back-please

Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Language: Norwegian with English Subtitles

Director: Even Hafnor
Screenplay: Trond Arntzen
Cinematographer: Cecilie Semec
Editor: Sigurd Solen
Producer: Stine Blichfeldt, Marte Pedersen
Cast: Nara Walker, Jeanne Bøe, Alexander De Senger, Arne Vilhelm Tellefsen, Delia Borcoman, Line Marie Østerhus, Silje Aas Meyer

Synopsis: An eight-year-old Romani girl enters a shopping mall to get warm and people’s prejudices are put to the test.
Inhalt: Ein 8-jähriges Roma-Mädchen betritt ein Einkaufszentrum, um sich aufzuwärmen: die Vorurteile der Menschen werden auf die Probe gestellt.

Festivals: Art Film Fest (Slovakia, 2014), Tampere Film Festival (Finland, 2014), European Short Film Festival (Spain, 2014), Minimalen Short Film Festival (Norway, 2014), Leeds International Filmfestival, Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition (United Kingdom, 2013), The Norwegian Filmfestival Haugesund (Norway, 2013), Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival (Estonia, 2013), Bergen International Filmfestival (Norway, 2013), FilmReg Programmet (Norway, 2013), Kort på KinoKino (Norway, 2013)
Awards: Grand Prix and Baltic Sea Competition Prize at Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival, Best Norwegian Short at Bergen International Filmfestival, The Golden Eye at Kort på KinoKino

Weblinks:
www.themgirls.no
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International Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 19:00 and Monday, June 23, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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Country of Origin : Brazil
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 18′
Category: Documentary
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Directors: Alexandre Wahrhaftig, Helena Ungaretti, Miguel Antunes Ramos
Screenplay: Miguel Antunes Ramos
Cinematographer: Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Editor: Lia Kulakauskas
Producer: Juliana Donato, Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Cast: Silvio Restiffe

Synopsis: Parking. Park-ing. From the verb „to park“. From the old French „parc“: legal term for the land held by royal grant for keeping game animals.
Inhalt: Parking. Park-ing. Vom englischen Verb „to park“. Vom alten französischen Wort „parc“: der rechtmäßige Begriff für das Stück Land, in dem die königliche Liga ihr Wild hält.

Festivals: 17th Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes (Brazil), It’s all True – International Dcoumentary Film Festival (Brazil)
Awards: Best Short Film at It’s all True – International Documentary Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.vimeo.com

Miss Todd

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

miss-todd

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, USA
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Kristina Yee
Screenplay: Frances Poletti, Kristina Yee
Cinematographer: Nick Cooke
Editor: Michele Chiappa
Music: Matt Kelly
Producer: Suzanne Mayger
Cast: Lucie Jones, Tristan Chenais, Peter Marinker, Joy McBrinn

Synopsis: It’s 1909, and the whole world is waking to the possibilities of flight. Miss Todd dreams of flying, but she’s got more than gravity holding her down. This is the story of her determination, her perseverance, and her passion.
Inhalt: Es ist 1909 und die ganze Welt ist sich der Möglichkeiten des Fliegens bewusst. Miss Todd träumt vom Fliegen, aber es ist mehr als die Schwerkraft, die sie zurückhält. Dies ist die Geschichte ihrer Entschlossenheit, ihrer Ausdauer und ihrer Leidenschaft.

Festivals: Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France, 2013), Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Traverse City Film Festival (USA, 2013), Anima Mundi (Brazil, 2013), Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA, 2013), LA Shorts Fest (USA, 2013), Raindance Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Hamptons International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland, 2013), Blackrock Animation Film Festival (Ireland, 2013) Vermont International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (USA, 2013), Heartlands Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Austin Film Festival (USA, 2013), Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2013), Bradford Animation Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Northern Lights Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. Louis International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Puchon International Student Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Poitiers International Film School Festival (France, 2013), British Shorts in Berlin (Germany, 2014), Athena Film Festival (USA, 2014), Beloit International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Anima Brussels (Belgium, 2014), Boomtown Film Festival (USA, 2014), MECAL Barcelona (Spain, 2014), Tricky Women Animation Festival (Austria, 2014), San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Women+Film VOICES Film Festival (USA, 2014), Stuttgart International Animation Festival (Germany, 2014), Sarasota Film Festival – Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Nashville Film Festival (USA, 2014)
Awards: 2013 Student Academy Award for Foreign Film (Gold Medal), Best International Student Film at Blackrock Animation Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.misstoddfilm.com
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Afterwards

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World Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

afterwards

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 18′
Category: Documentary
Language: French with English subtitles

Director: Valérie Osouf
Screenplay: Valérie Osouf
Cinematographer: Valérie Osouf
Editor: Valérie Pico
Producer: Jean-François Fernandez, Vincent Trintignant
Cast: Sylvia Haki

Synopsis: A very old woman tries to remember his past. Alzheimer allows her to hide and reinvent swathes of her existence. She remembered the Foxtrot dance and her Jewishness but forgot her own name, or rather her two names: Sylvia Lignon and Messaouada Haki.
Inhalt: Eine sehr alte Dame versucht sich an ihre Vergangenheit zu erinnern. Der Alzheimer erlaubt es ihr, weite Teile ihrer Existenz zu verstecken und neu zu erfinden. Sie erinnert sich an den Foxtrott und ihr Judentum, aber sie hat ihren eigenen Namen vergessen, oder eher ihre zwei Namen: Sylvia Lignon und Messaouada Haki.

Weblinks:
www.granitfilms.com
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Abalone

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European Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

abalone

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Tracey Rigney
Screenplay: Tracey Rigney
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Editor: Rochelle Oshlack
Producer: Rhea Stephenson
Cast: Rodney Smith

Synopsis: When night falls the battle is on for Ted to defeat the foreboding psychosis that is out to get him. What is real? What is illusion? Will he make it through another night?
Inhalt: Wenn es Nacht wird, geht für Ted der Kampf los. Er muss die Unheil verkündende Psychose, die ihn verfolgt, bekämpfen. Was ist real? Was ist Illusion? Wird er es diese Nacht wieder schaffen?

Festivals: imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (Canada, 2013)
Awards: Best Short Drama at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

A Tropical Sunday

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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a-tropical-sunday

Country of Origin: Mozambique, Italy
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Director: Fabián Ribezzo
Screenplay: Fabián Ribezzo
Cinematographer: Pipas Forjaz
Editor: Fabián Ribezzo, Dario Zanasti
Music: Roland Pickl
Producer: Fabian Ribezzo (Azabache Films), Silvia Bottone
Cast: Odette Chissano, Fabião Machava, Zé Zimila, Batista Goca

Synopsis: Maputo, Mozambique. Lisa, Babu, Gito and Nuno live on the streets. On Sunday they spend the time at a funfair, looking for a chance to jump on a ride.
Inhalt: Maputo, Mosambik. Lisa, Babu, Gito und Nuno leben auf der Straße. Am Sonntag gehen sie auf einen Jahrmarkt und suchen nach einer Gelegenheit, eine Fahrt zu ergattern.

Festivals: Kuki International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Germany, 2013), Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France, 2014), International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2014), Children’s Film Festival Seattle (USA, 2014), Bif&st Bari International Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Filmfest DC Washington (USA, 2014), Redcat International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Aspen Shortsfest (USA, 2014)
Awards: Best Drama Award at Aspen Shortsfest

Weblinks:
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Twitcher

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

twitcher

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Jane Gull
Screenplay: Jane Gull
Cinematographer: Susanne Willett
Editor: Benjamin Gernstein
Music: Luke Coltman
Producer: Luis Sanchez
Cast: Darren Kent, Krisdeana Reed

Synopsis: On a cold winter’s day a man living in solitude searches for rare birds. He makes a discovery that leads to tragic circumstances.
Inhalt: An einem kalten Wintertag sucht ein in Einsamkeit lebender Mann nach seltenen Vogelarten. Er macht eine Entdeckung, die zu tragischen Umständen führt.

Festivals: 26th Filmfest Dresden (Germany, 2014), London Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), St. Albans Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), Cornwall Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Colchester Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013)

Weblinks:
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Karaoke

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

karaoke

Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Ondřej Hudeček
Screenplay: Ondřej Hudeček
Cinematographer: Ondřej Hudeček
Editor: Ondřej Hudeček
Producer: Ondřej Sejnoha
Cast: Marek Adamczyk, Barbora Benešovská, Vuk Čelebič, Václav Hašek, Iva Holubová, Nina Horáková, Radovan Klučka, Martin Maxa, Marek Mikulášek, Lukáš Příkazký, Ondřej Vacke

Synopsis: There is a classy speed walker, there is a disabled beggar, there are saintly singers, there are free guns for everyone, there is an extremely heavy suitcase, there are cozy toilet stalls, there is an uncertain forecast, and it all has to make sense eventually, hasn’t it?
Inhalt: Ein stilvoller Schnellgänger, ein behinderter Bettler, heilige Sänger, freie Waffen für jeden, ein extrem schwerer Koffer, enge Toilettenkabinen, eine unsichere Vorhersage und all dies muss letztendlich Sinn machen, oder?

Festivals: Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania), Salt Lake City Film Festival (USA), Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary), Fresh Film Fest (Czech Republic), Guanajuato International Film Festival (México), Prague Short Film Festival (Czech Republic), interfilm Berlin (Germany)

Weblinks:
www.ondrejhudecek.com
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