Archiv der Kategorie: SOUR

Focal Point

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 22, 19:00 (SOUR)

focal-point

Country of Origin / Land: Malaysia, Iran
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 12’36“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Alireza Khatami, Ali Seiffouri
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Alireza Khatami
Cinematographer / Kamera: Filus Ghazali
Editor / Schnitt: Alireza Khatami, Hoda Hajizadeh
Producer / Produktion: Alireza Khatami
Cast / Darsteller: Patrick Teoh, Min Chan, Evi Abdul Jabar, Eka Abdul Jabar, Mina Jazayeri

Synopsis: An old photographer has a magical camera, a legacy from his ancestors. People come to him to find out who their soul mate are. It is not always a happy story when a couple discovers they are not meant for each other. Once in a while he takes his own pictures to add to the growing collection os his loved one’s photograph. Then one day she herself shows up. Fearing that he might not appear in her photograph he lays awake at night. Next day he places his own photograph in the package that he has to hands to her.
Inhalt: Ein alter und einsamer Fotograf hat eine magische Kamera, die Seelenverwandte zeigt. Eines Tages versucht er seine eigene Seelenfreundin zu finden.

Festivals & Awards: Cinemanila International Film Festival Philippine 2009 (Best SEA Short Film Award), International Film & Photo Festival of Students Iran 2010, SFF-rated Athens Intl Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival Greece 2010, Image Of The Year Film Festival Iran 2010, Spectrum Shorts – Rotterdam International Film Festival Netherlands 2010, FAJR International Film Festival Iran 2010, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2010

Weblink: www.quix3d.com

Good Night

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

good-night

Country of Origin: Korea
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 21′
Category: Fiction

Director: Min-Kee CHAE
Screenplay: Min-Kee CHAE
Cinematographer: Jae-Hyeok LEE
Editor: Chang-Ju KIM
Music: Deok-Kyoung LIM
Light: Chan-Yun PARK
Cast: Dong-Yun KIM, Jeong-Seok KIM, Bok-In YOON, Si-Eun HA

Synopsis: For an important exam Do-Jin undergoes an operation that results in not needing any sleep. Some time later he experiences certain difficulties. And the only way to regain sleep is kind of extreme.
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Marooned?

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

marooned

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ryan Nagata
Screenplay: Ryan Nagata
Cinematographer: Collin Brink
Editor: Justin Guerrieri
Producer: George Edelman, Veronica Shamo-Garcia
Cast: Mike McCafferty, Justin Roiland

Synopsis: A space hero is marching through the desert of an alien planet. Or at least he wants to be a hero…

Festivals & Awards: Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009 (Audience Award – Best Science Fiction Film), Florida Film Festival 2009, Vail Film Festival 2009, The Method Fest 2009, Sci-Fi London Film Festival 2009, Newport Beach Film Festival 2009, Durango Independent Film Festival 2009, San Francisco Indiefest Another Hole in the Head 2009, Tromadance Film Festival 2009

Weblink: www.maroonedmovie.com/

The Archivist

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 3′
Category: Fiction

Director: James Lees
Screenplay: David Whitehouse
Music: Wild Beasts
Producer: Libby Durdy
Cast: Finlay Robertson, Shonagh Marshall

Synopsis: A man explores his dual obsessions, his girlfriend and the art of vacuum packing, in a beautiful story about what it is to love and to never let go. Can a perfect moment be preserved forever?

 

Jerrycan

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

jerrycan

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Julius Avery
Screenplay: Julius Avery
Cinematographer: Adam Arkapaw
Editor: Jack Hutchings
Music: Andrew Callaghan
Producer: Stuart Parkyn
Cast: Tristan Burke

Synopsis: Nathan and his friends have nothing to do so they decide to blow something up. Paper, scissors, rocks seals the fate of Nathan, who risks everything after he is bullied into making a life and death decision.

Festivals & Awards: 61st Cannes Film Festival 2008 (Jury Prize), Berlin Film Festival – Generation Kplus 2009 (Special Mention), Sundance Film Festival 2009 (Honourable Mention), Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2008 (Best Short Fiction), Flickerfest International Short Film Fest 2009, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009, Berlin International Film Festival 2009, Glasgow Film Festival 2009, Adelaide Film Festival 2009, OzFlix Toronto and Vancouver 2009, Aspen Shortsfest 2009, London Australian Film Festival 2009, Wood Green Film Festival 2009, International Film Festival Breda 2009, Atlanta Film Festival 2009, Nashville Film Festival 2009, RiverRun International Film Festival 2009, Washington DC Int Film Festival 2009, Athens International Film Festival 2009, Brussels Short Film Festival 2009, St Kilda Film Festival 2009, 61st Cannes Film Festival 2008, Melbourne International Film Festival 2008, Brisbane International Film Festival 2008, London Film Festival 2008, Hamptons International Film Festival 2008, Chicago International Film Festival 2008, Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2008, AFI Fest (Los Angeles) 2008, Encounters Film Festival 2008, Stockholm International Film Festival 2008, Gijon International Film Festival 2008, Oslo International Film Festival 2008, Almería en Corto, Spain 2008

Retreating (La Ritirata)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

retreating

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: Elisabetta Bernardini
Screenplay: Elisabetta Bernardini
Cinematographer: Luca Coassin
Editor: Roberto Trapanese
Music: Massimiliano Faraci
Producer: Elisabetta Bernardini, Ines Vasiljevic
Cast: Valery Usai, Julian Siravo, Romano Talevi, Leonardo Caneva, Ludovica Dezi, Elvis Pasqual, Luca Coassin, Luciano Roffi, Maria Dolores Genolini, Patrizio Cigliano, Gabriele Tuccimei

Synopsis: World War II. Rosa, Lucia, and the younger brother, Dumi have been left by their parents at the grandparents. Rosa has a big, special and dangerous love that she has to take care of, being the only one to know about it. His survival depends on her. But someone has been spying on her and she is forced to commit an extreme gesture to save her love.

Festivals & Awards: 38th Film Festival Giffoni Valle Chiara Italy 2008, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2008

Weblink: www.elisabettabernardini.com

Personal Spectator

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

personal-spectator

Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 14’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Emmanuel Jespers
Screenplay: Emmanuel Jespers
Cinematographer: Glynn Speeckaert
Editor: Emmanuel Jespers
Music: Marc Engels, Carine Zimmerlin
Producer: Emmanuel Jespers
Cast: Emily Hamilton, Tom Harper

Synopsis: In an almost deserted self-service a woman is accosted by a guy offering her a brand new and quick therapy to cure her seemingly bland existence: looking at her for 5 minutes, until she starts feeling that she exists. The woman thinks of a joke… It isn’t. And it has unpredictable consequences.

Festivals & Awards: Ghent International Film Festival Belgium (Best Film), Heart of Gold International Film Fest Australia 2007 (Nominee – Best Foreign Film), WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival USA 2007 (Best Comedy/Adaptation), Festival International du Film d’Amour de Mons Belgium 2007 (Arte Belgium Award), International Film Festival of Drama Greece 2007 (Best Actress: Emily Hamilton), Capalbio International Short Film Festival Italy 2007 (Best Subject), Festival Internacional de Filmets Badalona Spain 2007 (Best European Film, Best Actress: Emily Hamilton), Miami International Short Film Festival USA 2007 (Opening Ceremony, Nominee – Best Narrative Film), Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007 (Special Mention of Jury Award), Rhode Island International Film Festival USA 2007 (Opening Ceremony, Best Screenplay), Media 10-10 Belgium 2006 (Press Jury Award, BeTV Award), International Short Film Festival Detmold Germany 2007, Avignon International Film Festival 2007, Festival Le Court en Dit Long France 2007, Festival International du Film Independant Belgium 2007, International Short Film Festival Bristol UK 2007, Short Cuts Cologne Germany 2007, Festival International du Film d’Amiens France 2007, DC Shorts Int Short Film Fest USA 2007, Los Angeles Int Short Film Fest USA 2007, Woods Hole Int Film Fest USA 2007

Weblink: www.imdb.com/personal-spectator