Archiv der Kategorie: SALTY

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/

For The Love Of God

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Bavarian Premiere

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

for-the-love-of-god

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 11’11“
Category: Animation

Director: Joe Tucker
Screenplay: Joe Tucker, Raphael Warner
Cinematographer: Liam Landoli
Editor: Miikka Leskinen
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Producer: Raphael Warner

Synopsis: Graham lives with his overbearing Mother and their pet Jackdaw in a Christian bookshop, trapped in the seedy outskirts of a decaying nowhere town. He and his Mother both love God… but in very different ways. Will Graham consummate his unholy fantasy and can it live up to his expectations?

Festivals & Awards: Santa Barbara International Film Festival USA 2008 (Best Animation), Chicago International Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Animation), Rhode Island International Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Animation), Festival de Cannes France 2007, Sundance Film Festival USA 2008, Cinequest Film Festival USA 2008, Florida Film Festival USA 2008, Indianapolis International Film Festival USA 2008, International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Germany 2008, Telluride Film Festival USA 2007, London International Animation Film Festival UK 2007, Ottawa International Animation Festival Canada 2007, Austin Film Festival USA 2007, Cinanima – Espinho International Animation Film Festival Porutgal 2007, Bristol International Short Film Festival UK 2007, St. Louis Film Festival USA 2007

Weblink: www.colonelblimp.com/directors/joetucker/

Coons

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International Premiere

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

coons

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’55“
Category: Fiction

Director: Chris Cloyd
Screenplay: Chris Cloyd
Cinematographer: Rob Connolly
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah, Jay Visit
Music: Gad Zeitune
Producer: Sean-Michael Smith
Cast: Devin Leigh, Joseph Bisoglio, Clara Couturier, R.J. Jones, Jonny Irons

Synopsis: An innocent joyride is not all it seems when Rich discovers that his brother and a friend have kidnapped a black teen and thrown him in the back of their truck. Trapped with his brother’s girlfriend, it becomes clear that the humiliation and cruelty are but a prelude of the true purpose of the drive: a lynching.

Festivals & Awards: Honorable Mention – DGA Student Filmmaker Awards, Big Muddy Film Festival USA, The Method Fest USA 2008, First Look 2.0 USA 2008, Hollywood Black Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2008

Weblink: www.coonsmovie.com

Tommy

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Bavarian Premiere

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

tommy

Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 12’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Ole Giaever
Screenplay: Ole Giaever
Cinematographer: John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Editor: John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Music: Erlend Nielsen, Andreas Revheim
Producer: Ole Giaever
Cast: Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Bjorn Sundquist

Synopsis: Arild runs into Kjell by accident, the father of a former class mate. They haven’t met in twenty years and now they’re alone in the mountains. Controversies surface as Kjell confronts Arild with issues from the past.

Festivals & Awards: Tromso International Film Festival Norway 2007 (Tromsopalmen for Best Short Film), Norwegian Short Film Festival 2007 (Nordisk Film Talent Award), Norwegian Short Film Festival 2007 (Prix UIP Grimstad), Milano International Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention), Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2008, Minimalen Short Film Festival Norway 2007, Sarajevo Film Festival Bosnia 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent Belgium 2007, Cork International Film Festival Ireland 2007, Uppsala International Short Film Festival Sweden 2007, Nordische Filmtage Luebeck Germany 2007, Festival de Cine Sevilla Spain 2007, Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, Festival du Vendome France 2007

Weblink: http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=831

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)

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

Cleopatra’s Nose (La Nariz De Cleopatra)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

cleopatrasnose

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 11’36“
Category: Fiction

Director: Richard Jordan
Screenplay: Richard Jordan, Lola Pantoja
Cinematographer: Alex Catalan
Editor: Richard Jordan
Music: Jesus Garcia
Producer: Richard Jordan, Pedro Lopez Luna
Cast: Antonio Navarro, Maria Alfonsa Rosso, Sebastian Haro, Rebeca Torres, Carmelo García, Beatriz Prior, Alejandro Munoz Biggie, Santiago Gonzalez Sarrion

Synopsis: Seville, 6th May 1943. While Franco passes through the streets in open-top car, the conspirators lie in wait….

Festivals & Awards: Caja Madrid Short Film Festival 2004 (Best Photography), Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004 (Best European Short / Prix UIP), Tampere Film Festival 2005, Filmfest Dresden 2005, Jerusalem International Film Festival 2005, Helsinki International Film Festival 2005, Uppsala Film Festival 2005, Muestra Nacional de Nuevos Realizadores Cuba 2006

Miracle

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Bavarian Premiere

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

miracle

Country of Origin: Lebanon
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 25′
Category: Fiction

Director: Georges Homsy
Screenplay: Georges Homsy
Cinematographer: Toufic Tabbal
Editor: Leila Kanaan, Riad Chebli
Music: Bassem Rizk
Producer: Dima El Joundi
Cast: Carmen Lebbos, Carlos Azar, Raymonde Gelalian, Joelle Homsy, Mona Chahine, Roland Tomb

Synopsis: The story sheds light on the life of the Lebanese applying for visas at the American Embassy in Cyprus. The main role centers around Jad’s personality, a 27 years old man, and his interaction with other applicants at the embassy. 8h05, the hall is full. At 8h10, Jad is called by the employee who conducts the interviews at the embassy to translate for the Lebanese… The story starts from there…

Festivals & Awards: Festival du Film Européen Beirut 2003, Sehsuechte Potsdam 2004 (Best Original Idea), Next Frame Film Festival 2004 (Best Writing / Best Director), Festival des Jeunes Cinéastes Budapest 2004 (Best International Short Film), FIKE Portugal 2004, MedFilm Festival Rome 2004, Curta Cinema 2004, International Student Short Film Festival Beirut 2004, Cinestud 2005, Festival de Cannes 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Showcase), Internationall Student Film & TV Festival Beijing Film Academy 2005

Weblink: www.iesav.usj.edu.lb

Protection (Prostasia)

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German Premiere

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

protection

Country of Origin: Greece
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 15’20“
Category: Fiction

Director: Christos Nikoleris
Screenplay: Panayotis Iosifelis
Cinematographer: Dimitris Stmabolis
Editor: Christos Nikoleris
Music: CMYK
Producer: Yannis Exintaris, Dionisa Dimitrakellou
Cast: Michaelis Iatrooulos, Toni Souli

Synopsis: The “Venetian”, a known felon, has taken out the “Eskimo” and the market is now his. He’s afraid of no one – or is he?

Weblink: www.n-orasis.gr