Archiv der Kategorie: SALTY

On the road to Tel-Aviv (Ba-derech le Tel-Aviv)

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Israel
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Khen Shalem
Screenplay: Hadar Galron, Khen Shalem
Cinematographer: Ofer Inov
Editor: Khen Shalem, Eran Jago
Music: Nahum Hayman, Naomi Shemer
Producer: Orit Fisher
Cast: Mosco Alkalai, Guy Arieli, Yochevet Artzi

Synopsis: In the wake of a terrorist attack, a young Israeli and his fiancée find themselves in a tricky situation when a suspicious-looking Arab woman boards their bus.

Festivals & Awards: Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2008 (Audience Award), Sixteen:Nine Film Festival Mumbay 2009 (Best Short Film), Carolina Film Festival 2009 (Best Student Film), Phoenix International Film Festival 2009 (Best Student Film), Newport Beach Film Festival 2009 (Outstanding Achievement in Short Filmmaking: Directing), Los Angeles ShortFest 2008, Montreal World Film Festival 2008, Foyle Film Festival 2008, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2009, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009, San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2009, Bermuda International Film Festival 2009, The European Independent Film Festival 2009, Tiburon International Film Festival 2009, California Independent Film Festival 2009, Atlanta Film Festival 2009, Nashville Film Festival 2009, Rochester International Film Festival 2009, Palm Beach International Film Festival 2009, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival 2009, ShortShorts Film Festival Tokyo 2009, Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival 2009, Sydney Film Festival 2009 Stony Brook Film Festival 2009, Long Island International Film Expo. 2009

Weblink: http://roadtotelaviv.com/

Love you more

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Bayerische Premiere

Vorführungen: Freitag, 19. Juni, 19:00 Uhr und Montag, 22. Juni, 21:00 Uhr (SALTY)

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Herkunftsland: Großbritannien
Entstehungsjahr: 2008
Länge: 15′
Kategorie: Fiktion

Regie: Sam Taylor-Wood
Drehbuch: Patrick Marber
Kamera: Seamus McGarvey
Schnitt: Lisa Gunning
Musik: Buzzcocks, Peter Shelley
Produzent: Caroline Harvey, Patrick Marber, Anthony Minghella, Sam Taylor-Wood
Darsteller: Andrea Riseborough, Harry Treadaway, Samuel Roukin

Synopsis: London im Sommer 1978, die Klassenkameraden Geogia und Peter entdecken eine gemeinsame Leidenschaft für Musik und füreinander durch die neuste Buzzcocks Single.

Festivals & Preise: BAFTA Nominierung 2009; Special Mention Sundance Film Festival 2009; Grand Prix for International Short & Best Actress, Premiers Plans 2009; Promotional Award of the International Competition, Winterthur 2008; Best International Short Film & Audience Prize EntreVue, Belfort 2008; Best European Short Film Leuven 2008; Prix UIP Vila do Conde 2008; Bruce Corwin Award for Best Short Film 2008, Santa Barbara; Festival International du Cour Metrage, Clermont-Ferrand 2009; Stockholm International Film Festival 2008; Cork Film Festival 2008; Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2008; Festival de Cannes 2008; et al.

Bait(Pitayon)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Israel
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction

Director: Michal Vinik
Producer: Michal Vinik

Synopsis: On a hot summer day, tomboy teenager Nitzan is on her way fishing with her sister. The unequal girls meet a young man.

 

The pig (Grisen)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Denmark
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 23′
Category: Fiction

Director: Dorte Hoegh
Screenplay: Anders August, Dorte Hoegh
Cinematographer: Jens Schlosser
Editor: Henrik Vincent Thiesen
Music: Bent Fabricius Bjerre
Producer: Christian Potalivo
Cast: Henning Moritzen, Farshad Kholghi, Trine Pallesen

Synopsis: The 78-year-old Asbjorn Hall is admitted to the hospital with suspicion of cancer. He feels scared and lonely, but a painting on the wall showing a jumping pig becomes his guardian angel. As a Pakistani man called Aslam is placed in the bed next to him the painting is removed, as the family finds it offensive. An argument evolves.

Festivals & Awards: Den norske filmfestivalen Haugesund 2008, The Hamptons Intl. Film Festival 2008, Orlando Film Festival 2008, Miami Short Film Festival 2008, Phoenix Film Festival 2008, Nashville Film Festival 2008, CPH:Pix, Copenhagen Denmark 2008, Cannes, Marche du Film, France 2009, Warsaw International Film Festival 2009

Look Sharp

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 9’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Amy Gebhardt
Screenplay: Amy Gebhardt
Cinematographer: Denson Baker
Editor: Granaz Moussavi
Music: Greg Wise
Producer: Ben Commens
Cast: Rhondda Findleton, Dave Lyons, Charlie Garber

Synopsis: After spending a drunken night together, Jo, a photographer, is compelled to capture the emotional truth beneath the rough exteriors of Sharpie gang members, Darren and Jason. But to what lengths will she go in the name of art? Inspired by the art of Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus and Carol Jerrems, Look Sharp is a gripping one-scene psychological drama set in 1970s Melbourne.

Festivals & Awards: Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 2006 (Best Student Production), Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Direction), My Queer Career Mardi Gras Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Film), St Kilda Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Actor – Rhonnda Findleton), Seattle International Film Festival USA 2007 (Special Jury Prize, Best Narrative Short), Post Alley Film Festival USA 2008 (Jury Prize), Midsummer Shorts ACMI Australia 2008, “G’Day USA” program USA 2008, Melbourne Queer Film Festival Australia 2008, Method Fest El SegundoUSA 2008, Nashville Film Festival USA 2008, Inside Out: Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival Canada 2008, New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival USA 2007, Huesca International Film Festival Spain 2007, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival USA 2007, Fitzroy Shorts Melbourne Australia 2007, Temecula Valley International Festival of Film & Music USA 2007, Hatchfest Bozeman USA 2007, Stockholm International Film Festival Sweden 2007, Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Spain 2007, “Pulse” Austalian Showcase Sydney Australia 2007, Revelation Film Festival Australia 2006, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Film USA 2006, Shorts Film Festival Adelaide Australia 2006

Weblink: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/look-sharp

Salvador (A Daily Miracle Story)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 11’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Abdalatif Hwidar
Screenplay: Abdalatif Hwidar
Cinematographer: Gabriel Guerra
Editor: Eloy Gonzalez, Goyo Villasevil
Music: Solaz Caldo
Producer: Eneko Lizarraga
Cast: Nacho Fresneda, Orlin Moran, Carlos Merchan

Synopsis: One morning in March. A train wagon. A child plays with his father to the hiding place.

Festivals & Awards: Art Film Festival Bratislava Slovakia 2008, Festival Les Lutins du Court-Metrage France 2008, Aspen Short Film Festival USA 2008, Festival de Cortometrajes de Segovia Contraplano Spain 2008, Festival Creatrivas Spain 2008, Festival de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada Spain 2008, Mostra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lleida Spain 2008, Festival de Cine del Mediterraneo de Tetuan Morocco 2008, „Proyecciones“ Aranda del Duero Spain 2008, Festival International du Film d´Aubagne France 2008, Muestra de Cine Iberoamericano de Guadalajara Mexico 2008, Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia Spain 2008, Semana del Cortometraje de San Roque Spain 2008, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008, „Cortogenia“ Pase Especial Premios Goya Spain 2008, Curt Ficcions Spain 2008, Concurso Fotogramas en Corto Spain 2008, Festival Cortos Flickerfest Australia 2008, International Film Festival Ofensiva Poland 2007, Semana de Cine Espanol de Aguilar de Campoo Spain 2007, Festival Festicurts Spain 2007, European Film Awards Germany 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes de Nerva Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes de Tirana TIFF Albania 2007, Mostra de Cortometrajes Vila de Noia Spain 2007, Reino Unido Muestra de Cortometrajes Cusco Peru 2007, Festival de Cine de Arouca Portugal 2007, Semana de Cine Experimental de Madrid Spain 2007, Festival Inter de Cine de Badalona Filmets Spain 2007, Sleepwalkers’ Students Film Festival Tallin Estonia 2007, Festival de Cortos Ciudad de Chinchilla Spain 2007, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest Germany 2007, Festival Audiovisual Asier Errasti Eibar Spain 2007, Concurso de Cine Amateur Ciudad de Valls Spain 2007, Festival de Cine de Quito Cero Latitud Ecuador 2007, Festival Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, Certamen de Cortometrajes Parla en Corto Spain 2007, Festival Cine Europeo de Sevilla Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes Silence Saturn Belgium 2007, Leicester International Short Film Festival UK 2007, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Taiwan 2007, Asiana International Short Film Festival South Korea 2007, Festival International du Cinema en Abitibi Canada 2007, Festival de Cortos „Villa de Orotava“ Spain 2007, Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes Aula 18 Spain 2007, Certamen de Documental y Video Secuencia Cero Spain 2007, „Mostra de Valencia“ Cinema del Mediterrani Spain 2007, Festival MadridImagen Spain 2007, Mercado de Cortometrajes Compostela CurtoCircuito Spain 2007, Certamen Nacional de Cortos Villa de Caudete Spain 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent Belgium 2007, Festival Internacional Villa de Espartinas Spain 2007, Concurso de Cortometrajes 35 mm Abycine Spain 2007, Festival de Cine Espanol CineSpana de Toulouse France 2007, Manaki Brothers Macedonia 2007, Drama International Short Film Festival Greece 2007, International Festival of Young Filmmakers CineFest Hungria 2007, Split International Film festival Croacia 2007, Jornadas de Cine de Bahia Brasil 2007, Certamen Audiovisual de Cabra Spain 2007, Almaty International Film Festival Kazachstan 2007, Certamen de Cortos de Videos Sociales Astorga Spain 2007, Trouville Off-Courts Short Film Festival France 2007, Festival de Montalbanejo Spain 2007, Festival des Films du Monde de Montreal Canada 2007, Festival de Cortos de Puerto Rico CineFiesta Puerto Rico 2007, Festival Vivir de cine Spain 2007, Festival de Cortometrajes Platges de Monfoca Spain 2007, OFF/ON Warszawa European Film Week Poland 2007, Lucania Film Festival Italia 2007, Portobello Film Festival UK 2007, Festival Internacional de Cinema Jove Spain 2007, Festival Internacional de Cine Indep de Elche Spain 2007

Weblink: www.madridencorto.es/salvador.html

A Day’s Work

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

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Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’33“
Category: Fiction

Director: Rajeev Dassani
Screenplay: Rajeev Dassani, Elan Dassani
Cinematographer: Nicola Marsh
Music: Toby Chu
Producer: Julie Sifuentes, Charles Uy, Micheal Tringe
Cast: Carter Jenkins, Eddie Martinez, Higo Garcia, Leigh Hill, Jack Brand

Synopsis: Alone in Los Angeles, Enrique doesn’t speak a word of English. Forced to work as a day laborer to earn money for loved ones back home, his loyalties are put to the test when a simple job escalates into a matter of life and death.

Festivals & Awards: Kodak Filmmaker Award, Fotokem Grant, Causus Foundation Grant, Film Grant from Clint Eastwood – Dreamworks, James Bridges Direction Award, Barbara Corday Award, Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award, Method Fest Independent Film Festival USA (Best Student Film), Gen Art New York Film Festival USA (Stargazer Award – Luis Chavez- for Best New Talent, Audience Award for Best Short Film), Byron Bay Film Festival Australia (Nominated for Best Short), AFI Dallas International Film Festival USA (Audience Award for Best Short Film), Florida Film Festival USA (Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast), Vail Film Festival USA (Best Student Film), Sacramento International Film Festival USA, Omaha Film Festival USA, Sedona International Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Film Festival USA, Phoenix Film Festival USA, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival USA, FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood USA, Carolina Film and Video USA, Santa Barbara Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Shorts Film Festval, Gen Art Film Festival USA, Newport Beach Festival USA, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival USA, Santa Cruz Film Festival USA, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan, Palm Beach International Film Festival USA, Indianapolis International Film Festival USA, Nashville Film Festival USA, Big Island Film Festival Hawaii USA, Fallbrook Film Festival USA, Jackson Hole Film Festival USA, Maryland Film Festival USA

Weblink: www.daysworkfilm.com

The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Congo/USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Screenplay: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Cinematographer: Ming Kai Leung
Editor: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Paul Frank
Music: Paul Bercovitch
Producer: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Valentina Canavesio, Nelson Walker
Cast: Stewart Lunanga, Freddy Makondo, Benjamin Maneno, Pascal Bashombana

Synopsis: Set in Congo, „The Vulnerable Ones“ is a coming-of-age story about a schoolboy who tries to proof his manhood to his once-famous, now-handicapped father by helping him smuggle goods over the border Congo and Rwanda. It follows the journey of Stewart, a puny teenager who must push his father in a wheelchair through the streets of a vibrant Congolese town in order to reach the border. Along the way, they encounter many of his father’s admirers and associates, each of whom teaches Stewart a lesson about respect.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Berlin Germany 2008, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2008, AFI Dallas International Film Festival USA 2008, Vail Film Festival USA 2008, Atlanta Film Festival USA 2008, Jackson Hole Film Festival USA 2008, New York Film Festival USA 2007

Weblink: www.imdb.com/name/nm1367752/