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Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 10’30“
Category: Animation

Director: Alexander Woo
Story: Bill Presing, Matt Peters
Screenplay: Alexander Woo, Matt Peters, Dan Blank
Editor: Alexander Woo
Music: Ryan Shore
Producer: Alexander Woo
Cast: Dan Blank, Nicola Russell, Lolita Shawany

Synopsis: It is the height of World War II, and the United States is at war with Nazi Germany. The U.S. Government has just been informed that Eval Schnitzler has occupied a remote location near the mysterious source of the Amazon River. Convinced that his motives are more than leisurely, the United States sends Rex Steele, Nazi smasher extraordinaire, to find and foil Eval’s evil plans. Rex flies into the Amazon with his sidekick, Miss Penny Thimble, and the two embark on a journey full of action, adventure, and of course, Nazi smashing galore!.

Festivals & Awards: Student Academy Award 2004 (Gold in the Animation Category), Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award (1st Prize), Student Emmy Award (Third Place Animation Traditional Category), CINEME 2004 (GRAND PRIZE Best of the Fest Award), HDFEST 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Savannah Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Hollywood International Student Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Hamptons International Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animated Short), Motor City Internaional Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Forest Film Fest 2004 (Winner Best Animation), First Look Student Film Festival 2004 (1st Place Animated Short), Westchester Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Film), Zoie Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animation), Worldfest Houston 2004 (Platinum Award for Best College Production), NYU First Run Film Festival 2004 (Craft Award for Original Score), Internaional Family Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animation Classic), 35th Annual ASIFA EAST Awards (1st Honorable Mention – Student Films Category), Angelus Awards 2004, USA Film Festival, HDFEST 2004

Weblink: www.woohoopictures.com

Sign Of The Times

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 6’10“
Category: Music Video

Director: Ole Brereton
Screenplay: Ole Brereton
Cinematographer: Ole Brereton, Dan Starkey
Music: Steve Johnson, John Mullins, Adam Liell
Cast: Ole Brereton

Synopsis: “The Sign of the Times” explores the raw nature of war at an epic time in our history. As the neo-conservative party attempts to reformat the social and political structure of Eastern nations with violence, this film brings to attention the effect of death and destruction that penetrates the world as a whole today.

Festivals & Awards: Park City Film Music Festival 2006 (Gold Medal for Excellence), Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Festival of Media Arts Las Vegas 2005 (1st Place Experimental Video), Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1st Place Student „Emmy“, Music Programs)

Weblink: www.olebrereton.com

Marco Solo

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production:2004
Duration: 8’45“
Category: Fiction

Director: Adrian Bosich
Screenplay: Adrian Bosich
Cinematographer: Greig Fraser
Production Designer: Jo Ford
Editor: Adrian Bosich
Music: Andrew Callaghan
Producer: Adrian Bosch, Paola Morabito
Cast: Joseph Sollena, Robert Urban, Irini Pappas, Maria Diele, Helen Nicholas

Synopsis: Poor Marco. Accidentally born into an overcrowded Australian-Italian household, he is relegated to his parents’ bedroom. Nine years later, armed with a vivid imagination, an obsession with Dame Edna Everage, and a warped sense of Catholicism, Marco fights for a space of his own.

Festivals & Awards: Tribeca Film Festival 2005, Flickerfest Film Festival 2005 (Best Cinematography), Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 2004 (Best Student Live Action under 15 minutes), Interfilm Berlin 2004, Australian National ATOM Award 2004 (Best Film School Production), Australian National Student Film & Video Festival 2004 (Best Narrative Film), Australian Cinema Nova 2004 (Best Potential for Theatrical Release), Australian In The Bin Film Festival 2004 (The Bin Laughing Award / Best Male Actor Award / Production Value Award), Australian Fitzroy Shorts Award 2004 (Best Achivement in Sound), Victorian College of the Arts (Brian Robinson Script Award / Best Visual Effects Film Award), London Film Festival 2005

Weblink: www.bosich.com/marcosolo