Archiv der Kategorie: SWEET

Beats

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 21, 19:00 (film.coop) and Saturday, June 23, 21:00 (City Kinos)
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Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 10′
Category: Fiction

Director: Espen Skagen
Screenplay: Espen Skagen
Cinematographer: Tor Edvin Eliassen
Music: Espen Skagen
Editor: Espen Skagen
Producer: Espen Skagen
Cast: Bjørn Vegard Straumsnes, Miriam Myrstad

Synopsis: It´s the last party before high school ends. Thomas and Anna get pushed into a bedroom to get to know each other a little better. On the outside are their friends waiting in excitement on what´s gonna happen.
Inhalt: Auf der letzten Party vor Ende der Schulzeit werden Thomas und Anna in ein Schlafzimmer gesperrt, damit sie sich besser kennenlernen. Vor der Tür warten ihre Freunde gespannt darauf, was passiert.

Festivals: BUFF Film Festival Malmö, 2012; Student Film Festival, Lillehammer, 2011; KinoKino Short Film Festival, Norway, 2011; Alter-native 19th International Film Festival, Romania, 2011
Awards: Best Short, KinoKino Short Film Festival, Norway, 2011

Weblink: www.espenskagen.com

The Wind is Blowing on My Street (Dar Kouche baad miayad)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

the-wind

Country of Origin: Iran, USA
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction

Director: Saba Riazi
Screenplay: Saba Riazi
Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani
Editor: Saba Riazi
Music: Lhasa de Sela, Mohsen Namjoo
Producer: Mohammad Hosseini

Synopsis: A young girl in Tehran accidentally gets left on the street with no head scarf. She is forced to interact with who keeps her company in an environment where her mishap could equal trouble.
Inhalt: In einem langen ruhigen Fluss erzählt die Iranerin Saba Riazi die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die durch einen Windstoß ausgesperrt wird und so ohne Kopftuch auf der Straße steht. Sie kommt mit einem jungen Mann ins Gespräch, der ihre Gesellschaft nicht meidet, obwohl ihr Missgeschick ihr viel Ärger einbringen kann.

Festivals: Filmcaravan Festival, Italy; Los Angeles Film Festival, California; Block Cinema Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University; Brussels short Film Festival; Herning Film Festival, Denmark; Athens short Film Festival, Ohio; Middle East Now, Milano, Italy; Washington West Film Festival; Aspen Film Festival, Colorado; Breda Film Festival, Netherlands, Sundance Film Festival
Awards: Best Student Film Award, Aspen short film festival, Colorado; Semifinalist for Student Academy Awards 2011; Sound Design, Screenwriting and Original Score Award and in First Run Film Festival; National Board of Review motion pictures (NBR) grant; Special Jury Mention at Clermont Film Festival, France

Weblink: sabariazi.com

Sweet (Dulce)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

sweet

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Iván Ruiz Flores
Screenplay: Iván Ruiz Flores
Cinematographer: Carmelo Barberá
Editor: Alex Bolumar
Music: Lolo Moldes
Producer: Iván Ruiz Flores

Synopsis: In that house Sweetness is said to dwell. Its window reflects the lovely story hidden inside. In Sweet, each Word obtains imperious meaning and the greatest feelings are transformed into little gestures.
Inhalt: Im Fenster jenes Hauses, wo einige sagen, die Sanfmut würde darin wohnen, spiegelt sich jede Nacht die entzückende Geschichte wieder, die sich darin versteckt.

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Weblink: www.aniur.es

The Tongueling (Kielitiettyni)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

the-tongueling

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 4′
Category: Animation

Director: Elli Vuorinen
Screenplay: Elli Vuorinen
Cinematographer: Elli Vuorinen
Editor: Alex Bolumar
Music: Jani Lehto
Producer: Eija Saarinen, Turku Arts Academy

Synopsis: Wooden knocks are echoing in a frozen landscape when a lonesome man is searching for a tongueling of his own.
Inhalt: Ein hölzernes Klopfen hallt durch eine eisige Landschaft, wo ein einsamer Mann nach dem passenden Gegenstück für seine Zunge sucht – ein liebevoll gezeichnetes Animationsmärchen.

Festivals: Animadrid 2010, Spain; Tindirindis 2010, Lithuania; Dok Leipzig 2010, Germany; Cicdaf 2010, China; Holland Animation festival 2010, Netherlands; Banja Luka 2010, Bosnia Herzegovina; Golden Kuker 2010, Bulgaria; Balkanima 2010, Serbia; Fredrikstad iaff 2010, Norway; Animania 2010, Serbia; First Step Film Fest 2010, Albania; Puchon International Student Animation Festival 2010, PISAF, Korea; Animateka 2010, Slovenia; Animated Dreams 2010, Estonia; Zinebi 2010, Spain; Euro Shorts 2010, Poland; Kettupäivät 2010, Finland; Anilogue 2010, Hungary; Istanbul animation festival 2010, Turkey; WIA-fest 2011, USA; Arktisen Upeeta 2011, Finland; Clermont-Ferrand 2011, LAB competition, France; Premiers Plans 2011, France; Flatpack Festival 2011, UK; TABAKALERA 2011, Spain; Minimalen 2011, Norway; Roanne animation film festival 2011, France; International Short Film Festival Dresden 2011, Garmany; Annecy International Animation Festival 2011, France; Artichoke Film Festival 2011, Finland; Rappiotaiteenfestivaali, Finland; Vienna Independent Shorts 2011, Austria; The 2011 Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival 2011, USA; CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival 2011, Canada; MUMIA – Underground World Animation Festival 2011, Brazil
Awards: Tricky Women Award of the City of Vienna, Austria; Best Student Animation, Anifest 2011, Czech Republic; Special Prize, Prize of the Youth Jury, Tampere Film Festival 2011, Finland; Best Sound, FLIP Animation Festival 2010, UK; Honorable Mention, Animatricks 2010, Finland

Weblink: www.ellivuorinen.com

Vicky & Sam

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18,21:00 (SWEET)

vicky-and-sam

Country of Origin: Portugal
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Nuno Rocha
Screenplay: Nuno Rocha
Cinematographer: Drew Daniels
Editor: Nuno Rocha
Music: Piero Piccioni, Daniell Moore
Producer: Nuno Rocha, Michael Stanger, Larissa Saenz

Synopsis: While working at the local video store, Vicky meets Sam, who quickly becomes a regular custumer. Both fall in love, ignoring the true reason for their rendez-vous.
Inhalt: Vicky arbeitet in einem Videoladen und lernt dort Sam kennen, der nun regelmäßig kommt, um Filme auszuleihen. Sie verlieben sich – nichts ahnend, dass sie Charaktere eines Drehbuchs sind. Als sie eines Abends zusammen ausgehen, kommt es zu einer unheimlichen Begegnung der 3. Art.

Festivals: Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden, 2010; Salford Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2010; Iasi Film Festival, Romania, 2010; Thess International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2010; First Step Film Festival, Albania, 2010; International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium, 2010; 242 Short Film Festival, Italy, 2010; Mostra Cinema Português no cineclube de Aveiro , Portugal, 2010; Comunidad de Madrid International Film Festival, Spain, 2010; Euroshorts, European Festival of Short Films and Creative Television Commercials, Poland, 2010; International Filmfestival Landau, Germany, 2010; Almería en Corto, International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2010; Associação Ao Norte, Portugal, 2010; Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2010; Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2010; Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 2010; Nashville Film Festival, USA, 2011; Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium, 2011; Market – Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011; Art Film Fest, Slovakia, 2011; Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival, Portugal, 2011; European Film Festival Lille, France, 2011; Mecal – International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain, 2011.
Awards: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Short Film of the December, Shortcutz Lisboa, Portugal, 2010; Best Short Film, Best Original Argument, Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2010; Public Prize, Ovarvídeo, Portugal, 2010; Best Script, Best Supporting Actor (Luke Francis), Best Editing, Best Ensemble, Most Experimental Film, Aphrodite Cinefest International, USA, 2011.

Weblink: www.curtas.pt

Mouse for sale

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

mouse-for-sale

Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 4′
Category: Animation

Director: Wouter Bongaerts
Screenplay: Wouter Bongaerts
Cinematographer: Wouter Bongaerts
Editor: Wouter Bongaerts
Music: Olivier Wery
Producer: Wouter Bongaerts

Synopsis: Snickers is a lonely mouse in a petshop, craving to be bought by someone. But he’s got one big problem: his huge ears. The kids entering the store keep laughing at him. Will Snickers find the buddy he so desires, someone who will take him for who he is?
Inhalt: Snickers ist ein einsames Mäuschen in einer Tierhandlung. Er hat ein Riesenproblem: seine großen Ohren. Die Kinder, die in die Tierhandlung kommen, lachen ihn alle aus. Wird Snickers den Freund finden, nach dem er sich so sehr sehnt? Jemanden, der ihn nimmt wie er ist?

Festivals: Emmentaler Filmtage 2010
Awards: ISFF Leuven 2010: winner VAF Wildcard Animation 2010; Het Grote Ongeduld! Brussels 2010: winner Canvasprize Animation 2010; Cinéjeune de l’Aisne 2011: winner school jury prize

Weblink: wallysketches.wordpress.com

The Lost Town of Switez

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Poland, France, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 20′
Category: Animation

Director: Kamil Polak
Screenplay: Kamil Polak
Cinematographer: Kamil Polak
Editor: Kamil Polak
Music: Irina Bogdanovich
Producer: Stanislaw Dziedzic

Synopsis: The animated film The Lost Town of Switez is based on the 19th-century epic poem by Poland’s greatest writer, Adam Mickiewicz, about a ghostly town deluged after a bloody massacre in medieval times, which now lies at the bottom of a remote lake. It is an apocalyptic tale of destruction, religious miracles and spectral visitations.
Inhalt: Ein bildgewaltiges, apokalyptisches Märchen, angesiedelt im Polen des 19. Jahrhunderts: Eine Pferdekutsche verunglückt im Wald, ein junger Reisender steigt aus dem Wrack und findet Kutscher und Pferde tief schlafend vor. Verwirrt stolpert er in den Wald, als aus der Dunkelheit kriegerische Schatten auf dunklen Rössern auftauchen. Als sie mit brennenden Pfeilen schießen, rennt er um sein Leben bis zu einem See. Er fällt hinein und landet in einer mittelalterlichen Stadt, die am Grunde des Sees liegt – und von den unheimlichen Kriegern bedroht wird.

Festivals: 61. Berlin International Film Festival
Awards: Best Short Film, Las Palmas IFF 2011; Best Short Film, Cartoons at the Bay 2011.

Weblink: www.switez.com

Dead Happy

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

dead-happy

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction

Director: Nicky Lianos
Screenplay: David Lemon
Cinematographer: Rollo Hollins
Editor: Rachel Tunnard, Adam Biskupski
Music: Anne Nikitin, Adam Franklin
Producer: Nicky Lianos, Huberta Von Liel

Synopsis: Dead Happy is a short comedy about the Grim Reaper bored with her job trying to cope with her unrequited love for another.
Inhalt: Dead Happy ist eine warmherzige Komödie über einen weiblichen Sensenmann, der von seinem Job gelangweilt ist und außerdem auch noch die unerfüllte Liebe zu einem Kollegen bewältigen muss.

Festivals: Scifiworld SHOTS Short Film Festival; Fresno Film Festival; Omaha Film Festival; Fantasporto Film Festival; London Short Film Festival; Thess International Short Film Festival

Weblink: www.nickylianos.com

Cages (Jaulas)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 19, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 22, 21:00 (UMAMI)

cages

Country of Origin / Land: Mexico / Mexiko
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 10’00“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Juan José Medina
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Juan José Medina
Cinematographer / Kamera: Juan José Medina
Editor / Schnitt: Uri Espinosa
Music / Musik: Alfredo Sánchez Gutiérrez, Mario Osuna
Producer / Produktion: Ana de la Rosa Zamboni, Juan José Medina, Rita Basulto

Synopsis: As an old man collects his traps in the desert, hunting for any new game he might have caught, an unearthly spirit is stalking his own prey.
Inhalt: Während ein alter Jäger seine Fallen in der Wüste auf der Suche nach einem neuen Fang einsammelt, lauert ein ausserirdisches Wesen auf seine eigene Beute.

Festivals & Awards: Huesca International Film Festival Spain 2009 (Cacho Pallero Award:Best Short Film), Anima Mundi Brasil 2009, Palm Spring Film Festival USA 20 (Best Animation Short Film), Festival Internacional De Cine en Guadalajara Mexico 2009, Flickerfest Australia 2010

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1409104