Archiv der Kategorie: SALTY

Waiting For…

Veröffentlicht am von

European Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

waiting-for

Country of Origin / Land: Japan
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 3’54“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Shunsuke Minowa
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Shunsuke Minowa
Cinematographer / Kamera: Shunsuke Minowa
Editor / Schnitt: Shunsuke Minowa
Music / Musik: Shinya Hashimoto
Producer / Produktion: Yoshiyuki Sunai
Cast / Darsteller: Masatomo Naya, Keishi Sugino

Synopsis: Robbers are in waiting in the car and getting more and more irritated by the minute as they wait for their accomplice to return with the loot.
Inhalt: Ein paar Diebe werden zunehmend nervös, während sie im Auto auf ihren Komplizen mit der Beute warten.

Red Water Red

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin / Land: Australia / Australien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 8’18“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Qing Xie
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Qing Xie
Cinematographer / Kamera: László Baranyai ACS/HSC
Editor / Schnitt: Qing Xie
Music / Musik: Gabriel Csaszar
Producer / Produktion: Adam Driver
Cast / Darsteller: Ferdinand Hoang, Susanna Qian

Synopsis: Sadomasochism, the specter of a dead mother, and an elaborate and grotesque fantasy all play a part as a young girl draws her father into a sexual relationship.
Inhalt: Sadomasochismus, der Geist einer toten Mutter und eine durchdachte und groteske Fantasie spielen alle eine Rolle bei der Verführung des Vaters durch ein junges Mädchen.

Festivals & Awards: VCA Premiere Awards Australia 2008 (Film Victoria Award, Best Film), VCA Premiere Awards Australia 2008 (Nominee – Village Roadshow Award BEST FILM), Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival India 2009, Adelaide Shorts Film Festival Australia 2009, Australian Cinematographers‘ Society Australia 2009 (Gold Award), Kodak-Award NEW DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Australia 2009 (Nominee), Stockholm International Film Festival – Official Shorts Competition Sweden 2009, Singapore International Film Festival Singapore 2010, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2010, St Kilda Film Festival Australia 2010, Durango Film Festival USA 2010

Weblink: www.redwaterred.com

Nighthawks (Nachtraven)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

nighthawks

Country of Origin / Land: Belgium / Belgien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 13’50“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Hans Van Nuffel
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Hans Van Nuffel
Cinematographer / Kamera: Rik Zang
Editor / Schnitt: Alain Dessauvage
Music / Musik: Tape Tum
Producer / Produktion: Steven Dhoedt
Cast / Darsteller: Valentijn Dhaenens, Kirsten Pieters, Inge Van Bruysteghem

Synopsis: A disillusioned older woman is trying to hide her true nature from the young girl she is dating. Things heat up considerably when her maker shows up, displeased with her life in denial and her outright refusal to see him. A story about passionate affaires, vicious circles and fresh blood.
Inhalt: Eine desillusionierte alte Frau versucht, ihr wahres Ich vor dem jungen Mädchen, mit dem sie ausgeht, zu verbergen. Die Lage verschärft sich, als ihr „Erschaffer“ auftaucht, der verstimmt ist, weil sie sich weigert, ihr Wesen zu akzeptieren oder sich mit ihm zu treffen. Eine Geschichte über leidenschaftliche Affären, Teufelskreise und frisches Blut.

Festivals & Awards: International Short Film Festival Lueven Belgium 2010 (National Premiere)

Weblink: www.visualantics.net

The New Tenants

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European Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin / Land: Denmark, USA / Dänemark, USA
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 21’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Joachim Back
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Anders Thomas Jensen, David Rakoff
Cinematographer / Kamera: Pawel Edelman
Editor / Schnitt: Russel Icke
Music / Musik: Laurent Parisi
Producer / Produktion: Tivi Magnusson, Sam Bisbee, Erika Hampson, Christian Potalivo, Johanne Stryhn Hørby
Cast / Darsteller: Liane Balaban, Kevin Corrigan, Vincent D’Onofrio, Helen Hanft, Jamie Harrold, David Rakoff

Synopsis: A prying neighbor, a glassy-eyed drug dealer, and a husband brandishing both a weapon and a vendetta make up the welcome wagon. Set amidst the as-yet-unopened boxes and the hopes for a fresh start of two men on what might just be the worst moving day ever. Their new apartment reveals its terrifying history in a film that is by turns funny, frightening, and unexpectedly romantic.
Inhalt: Zwei Männer einen unglaublichen Tag erleben, in dem auch Mord eine Rolle spielt.

Festivals & Awards: Los Angeles Reel Film Festival USA 2009 (Honorable Mention), Oscar Academy USA 2010 (Best Short Film, Live Action), Florida Film Festival USA 2010, Tribeca Film Festival USA 2010, Pheonix Film Festival USA 2010, Vail Film Festival USA 2010, Sydney Film Festival Australia 2010, Mexico International Film Festival Mexico 2010, Frame Line Film Festival USA 2010, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan 2010

Weblink: www.thenewtenantsfilm.com

The Twin Girls of Sunset Street (Les bessones del carrer de Ponent)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin / Land: Spain / Spanien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 13’00“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Cinematographer / Kamera: Anna Molins
Editor / Schnitt: Sergi Martí
Music / Musik: Maria Coma, Natàlia Miró
Producer / Produktion: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas

Synopsis: Ointments, elixirs and poultices. Enriqueta and Ramoneta will attend your needs with discretion, reserve and pleasant manners at Sunset Street No. 17A, Barcelona. Not sold in drugstores or chemist’s shops.
Inhalt: Heilmittel, Salben und Umschläge. Enriqueta und Ramoneta kümmern sich um ihre Wünsche mir Diskretion, Zurückhaltung und Höflichkeit in der Sunset Street, No. 17a, Barcelona. Unsere Produkte werden nicht in Drogerien oder Apotheken verkauft.

Festivals & Awards: Transilvania International Film Festival Romania 2010, Worldwide Short Film Festival Canada 2010

Weblink: www.stopmotion.cat

The Godmother

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin / Land: USA, Israel
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 15’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Lior Chefetz
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Lior Chefetz, Ben Fast
Cinematographer / Kamera: Rob Connolly
Editor / Schnitt: Jon Bernbaum
Music / Musik: Austin Wintory
Producer / Produktion: Ian Dickinson, Andres Rodriguez Franco
Cast / Darsteller: Ron Yuan, Elizabeth Bond, Camden Toy, Geroja Umano

Synopsis: In this quick paced romantic-action-comedy, Rosella Wu (Elizabeth Bond, Nip/Tuck, CSI: Miami), a fickle, capricious but heartful young wife is convinced by her overbearing mother to kill her no-good mobster husband, Danny (Ron Yuan, Fast & Furious, Prison Break, Pushing Daisies, Entourage). But when Danny quits the mob and cleans up his act, she tries to cancel the hit. Except she’s too late – the hitman (Camden Toy, Buffy the vampire slayer) crashes into the house, guns blazing! Now Rosella must stop the hitman, prevent Danny from finding out it was her, and stand up to her dictatorial mother (Georja Umano) who still wants Danny dead!
Inhalt: In dieser rasch entwickelnden romantic-action-comedy wird Rosella Wu von ihrer herrischen Mutter davon überzeugt, einen Profikiller zu engagieren. Er soll sich um Rosellas Gangster-Ehemann Danny kümmern.

Festivals & Awards: Freshly Squeezed Shorts USA 2009, 9. Oldenburger Kurzfilmtage Zwergwerk Germany 2009, 3rd Eye International Film Festival India 2009, Filmwinter Stuttgart Film Festival Germany 2010, Maverik Film Awards USA 2010 (Nominated for Best Director, Best Student Short and Best Stunts), Soho International Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Short Film Award), MPSE Golden Reel Awards USA 2010, Festivus Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Narrative Short), “MethodFest“ Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Student Film), Edgemar Short Film Festival USA 2010, 11th annual On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival USA 2010, West Chester Film Festival USA 2010, Hill Country Film Festival USA 2010, Boston International Film Festival USA 2010, Geneva Film Festival USA 2010 (Student Visionary Award), Atlantic City Film Festival USA 2010, First Look Film Festival USA 2010 (Audience Award, USC Faculty Award), Ivy Film Festival USA 2010, Tallahassee Film Festival USA 2010, „First Glance“ Film

Weblink: www.thegodmothermovie.com

Here’s Herbie

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German Premiere

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

heres-herbie

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction

Director: Mary Wickliffe
Screenplay: Mary Wickliffe (Short Story by Mike Feder)
Cinematographer: Kenneth Stipe
Editor: David Sams
Music: David Raiklen
Producer: Michael Silverman
Cast: Kenny Baumann, Katy Selverstone, Chris Coppola

Synopsis: A teenager, trapped in the web of his mother“s depression, finds inspiration in an encounter with a stranger on a New York subway.
Festivals & Awards: CineRail, Paris, France 2009 (Winner of the Prix Shorts TV Numericable), Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2009, Garden State Film Festival 2009, Newport Beach Film Festival 2009