Archiv der Kategorie: SOUR

Lightborne (Alumbramiento)

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Bavarian Premiere

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

lightborne

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Screenplay: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Cinematographer: Juan Carlos Gomez
Editor: Ivan Aledo, Quique Dominguez
Music: Pascal Gaigne
Producer: Pepe Jordana
Cast: Marivi Bilbao, Cristina Plazas, Manolo Solo, Marta Berenguer, Sara Parbole

Synopsis: A family faces the last night of its eldest member, showing their different ways of dealing with a life´s ending. In a surprising manner, overcoming fear and taboo, one of them will guide the passing.

Festivals & Awards: 64. Mostra Cinematografica di Venecia (Prix UIP), European Film Academy Awards 2007 (Prix UIP), 22. Brest European Short Film Festival France (Prix des „Passeurs de Courts“), 21. Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo Valladolid (Press Award for Best Short Film, Best Director), Afia Film Festival Dinamarca Best Short Fiction, Festival de Cine de Guadalajara Spain (Press Award for Best Short Film), Festival de Cine de Catagena (Best Short Film), Fundacion Bancaja al Mejor proyecto de cortometraje (First Prize), 10. Festival Europeo de Cortometrajes FEC Cambrils-Reus (Premi del Public del Concurs Europeu de Curtmetratges), Gijon International Film Festival Spain, VI Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de San Sebastian Spain, 15. Festival Internacional de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada Spain, 8. Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote Spain, 11. Festival de Cine Espanol de Malaga Spain, Festival Contraplano de Segovia Spain, VIVA Film Festival UK, International Human Right Film Festival Albania, Festival de Cine Mediterraneo de Larissa Greece, 18. Festival de Cine Espanol de Nantes France, Atlanta Film Festival USA, International Film Festival Dresden Germany

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1121927

No. 6

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Bavarian Premiere

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

no-6

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Robin Larsen
Screenplay: Robin Larsen
Cinematographer: David Colclasure
Editor: David Colclasure, Rochelle Watson
Music: Steve Pacey
Producer: David Colclasure, Steven Klein
Cast: Ron Perlman, Charlotte Ayanna, Brian Baumgartner, Lorinne Vozoff, Francois Chau, Meredith Kaufman, Jade Wu, Vanessa Born, Marina Mouhibian

Synopsis: A mysterious man finds redemption for his dangerous past in a young Ukrainian sex slave.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Independent Film Festival USA, Rhode Island International Film Festival USA, Zinebi-Bilbao Film Festival Spain, Sonoma Valley Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Film Festival USA, USA Film Festival, Lake County Film Festival USA, Sidewalk Motion Picture Festival USA, Short Cuts Cologne Germany

Weblink: www.fireflyinc.com

Sky

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International Premiere

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

sky

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Marc Daniel
Screenplay: Marc Daniel
Cinematographer: Chad Michael Cohlmia
Editor: John Watson
Music: Waymon Boone
Producer: Debora Parks
Cast: Vanessa Born, Dwight Bacquie

Synopsis: A street-wise Latina comes home to find an intruder in her house. The confrontation that ensues proves that people are not always what they seem.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Film Festival USA 2008 (Best Actress – Vanessa Born), Accolade Competition USA 2008 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Independent Film Festival USA 2008, 32nd Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2008, Newport Beach Film Festival USA 2008, Riverside International Film Festival USA 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/sky

Rotten Apple

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Bavarian Premiere

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

rotten-apple

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ralitza Petrova
Screenplay: Ralitza Petrova
Cinematographer: Nemone Mercer
Editor: Ralitza Petrova
Music: Birger Clausen
Producer: Paul Zabihi, Zara Balfour
Cast: Nathaniel Gleed, Glenn Conroy, Tania Kereishi, Gregg Sulkin

Synopsis: Growing up on a deserted farm a precocious boy spends his days contemplating the ironies of his austere life with his father. Lost in despair and frustration his father has no time for affection and the two hardly ever speak. One day a mysterious woman visits the farm and the men’s estrangement spirals into a rivalry for mother’s love. Her transient passing makes them realize something about themselves.

Festivals & Awards: 57th Berlin International Film Festival Germany 2007 (Prix UIP, Nominee for Best European Short Film), Telluride Film Festival USA 2007, London International Film Festival UK 2007, Sarajevo Film Festival Bosnia 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Belgium 2007, Seville International Film Festival Spain 2007, Barcelona International Film Festival Spain 2007, Sao Paulo International Film Festival Brazil 2007, Ofensiva International Film Festival Poland 2007, Femina International Women Film Festival Brazil 2007, Molodist International Film Festival Ukraine 2007

Weblink: https://vimeo.com/rotten-apple

Hope’s Choice

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

hopeschoice

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 19’18“
Category: Fiction

Director: Garrett Thompson
Screenplay: Jerry Whitfield
Cinematographer: John Savedra
Editor: M.R. Stiff
Music: Tony Morales
Producer: Jessica Funches
Cast: Jocko Sims, Ruel Samuels, Rochelle Lee, Stephanie Sanders-Smith, Koury Brown, Kim Estes, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Kevin L. Rushing, Karen Dolittle, Robert Heap

Synopsis: Dante made a choice. Now, all he has is Hope.

Festivals & Awards: Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase 2005, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Television Award 2005 (1st Place), Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards 2005 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Black Film Festival 2004 (3rd Place Winner / Best Short / Melvin Van Peebles Award), Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series 2005 (Favorite Pic), Christian Film & Television Market 2004 (Opening Night Selection), Hollywood Black Film Festival 2004, Indianapolis Film Festival 2004, Denver Pan-African Film Festival 2004, Baytowne Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Music Festival 2005

Weblink: home.earthlink.net/~hopeschoice

The Last Farm In The Valley (Síðasti Bærinn Í Dalnum)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

thelastfarminthevalley

Country of Origin: Iceland
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 17’09“
Category: Fiction

Director: Runar Runarsson
Screenplay: Runar Runarsson
Cinematographer: Magni Agustsson
Music: Kjartan Sveinsson
Cast: Jón Sigurbjonsson, Kristjana Vagnsdóttir, Sigurdur Skúlason

Synopsis: Somewhere in Iceland there is a lonely farm where old Hrafn and his wife live. When she dies, Hrafn stops at nothing to hold on to his independence and his dignity.

Festivals & Awards: Best shortfilm Nordisk Panorama 2004, Best shortfilm Kiev International Film Festival Molodist 2004, FIPRESCI Jury Diploma for the best shortfilm Kiev International Film Festival Molodist 2004, Best Short at EDDA awards 2004 The annual Icelandic film Academy awards, Nomination for Jón Sigurbjörnsson in Edda Award 2004, The annual Icelandic film Academy awards, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Danzante Award – Best film of the Huesca Film festival 2005, The jury of the critics – Special mention at the Huesca Film festival 2005, Jury’s special mention – Shortshorts Filmfestival Tokyo 2005, The audience’s choice-The 16th São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2005, Honorary Distinction- Drama International Short Film Festival 2005, Audience-award at the 9th International Short Film Festival Winterthur Schweiz 2005, Best Film of Spiritual Competition of 10th International & 22nd National Short Film Festival of theIranian Young Cinema Society in Iran, Oscar nomination 2006, Best Short at Durango Independent Film Festival

Weblink: thelastfarm.blogspot.com

Wake

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

wake

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 17′
Category: Fiction

Director: Keun-Pyo Park
Screenplay: Keun-Pyo Park
Cinematographer: PJ Raval
Editor: Keun-Pyo Park
Sound Design: Chris Keyland, Jorge Murakami, Todd Smith
Producers: Bo-Lim Han, Keun-Pyo Park
Cast: Eun Jee Wang, Sung Mi Kim, Ji Won Kang, Erin Imbrie, Temsy Chen

Synopsis: Wake is the heartbreaking story about a 5-year-old girl who spends four days in a small apartment when her mother doesn’t wake up from sleeping, and not understanding the concept of death.

Festivals & Awards: Kodak Award Competition 2004 (Grand Prize Winner), ASC Student Heritage Award 2004, McGuffin Film Festival 2005 (Best Short), Arizona International Film Festival 2005, Spindletop Film Festival 2005 (1st Place: College Shorts), Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes Film Festival 2005, Seoul Net Festival 2005 (Special Jury Mention), Newport International Film Festival 2005, Jackson Hole Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Texas Filmmakers Showcase 2005, Dallas Video Festival 2005, GwangJu International Film Festival 2005, Palm Springs International Film Festival of Shorts 2005, Hawaii International Film Festival 2005, Austin Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Savannah Film Festival 2005, Lyon Asian Film Festival 2005 (Jury Award for Best Short Film / Public Award), Edge works Film Festival 2005, Slamdance Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Korean American Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Asian American Film Festival 2006

Brave Girl (La Valiente)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (Sour)

bravegirl

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 5’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Isabel Ayguavives
Screenplay: Isabel Ayguavives
Cinematographer: Ignacio Gimenez-Rico
Editor: Jose Manuel Jimenez
Music: Douglas Roberts
Producer: Isabel Ayguavives, Rafael Álvarez, Ignacio Monge
Cast: Laura Ballesta, Blanca Nicolas, Pedro Miguel Martinez, Nicolas Barrero

Synopsis: A girl closes her eyes, trying not to think anything for 10 seconds, which become eternal.

Festivals & Awards: Sofia Internatinal Film Festival 2005, Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad 2005, Stockholm International Film Festival 2005, CineEspanol Tuebingen 2005, Short Cuts Cologne 2005

Weblink: www.elmedanoproducciones.com