Archiv der Kategorie: SWEET

Love Thy Neighbor

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

lovethyneighbor

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 25’47“
Category: Fiction

Director: Stacey Kattman
Screenplay: Stacey Kattman
Cinematographer: Jeff Dolen
Editor: Ryan Fenton-Strauss
Music: Mike Patti
Producer: Hillary Cook
Cast: Sunny Doench, Erick Holloway, Graham Sibley, Charlene Modeste

Synopsis: Shelley, a hopeless romantic, is devastated when her next-door neighbor, Byron, dumps her and then flaunts his new relationship in her face. Shelley retreats into her work but when Kevin, the boy in the next cubicle, shows interest in her, she must decide whether to risk her only sanctuary.

Festivals & Awards: DGA Student Film Award 2004, Los Angeles Int’l Short Film Festival 2004, Hollywood Int’l Student Festival 2005 (Best Comedy), Kodak Showcase in Cannes Film Market 2005, Houston Worldfest 2005 (Best Romantic Comedy), Sedona Film Festival 2005, Asheville Film Festival 2005, Newport Beach Film Festival 2005, San Diego Girl Film Festival 2005, DC Independent Film Festival 2006, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2006, Method Fest 2006

Weblink: www.staceyfilms.com

Between Us (Mellem Os)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

betweenus

Country of Origin: Denmark
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 35′
Category: Fiction

Director: Laurits Munch-Petersen
Screenplay: Laurits Munch-Petersen, Jeff Matthews, Ine Urheim
Cinematographer: Jan Pallesen
Editor: Cathrine Ambus
Production Designer: Sabine Hviid
Sound: Allan Holmberg
Music: Flemming Nordkrog
Producer: Emilie Luke
Cast: Kristian Ibler, Helle Fagralid, Thomas Bendixen, Maria Stokholm, Farshad Kholghi

Synopsis: ‚Between us‘ is a modern, humorous and sexy love story which takes place during one night, in one apartment with four young copenhageners. The little brother Adam invites his closest family for dinner; his beloved girlfriend, his successful big brother and his brother’s beautiful wife. They’re having a good time! But there’s a special reason for the invitation. Adam has prepared a highly untraditional plan for the night; a plan which will make up for all the humiliations suffered in the past as a little brother…especially one of them!

Festivals & Awards: International Student Film Festival Amsterdam 2005 (Audience Award), Kodak Student Filmmaker Award Cannes 2005 (Emerging Filmmaker Award), Oscars 2004 (Foreign Student Academy Award), Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2004 (Best Fiction Film), FIPA International Film Festival Biarritz 2004 (Best Short Film), Premiers Plans Angers 2004 (Audience Award, Prix des Etudiants d’Angers), European Festival of Film Schools Bologna 2003 (Best European Graduation Film), Mexican International Film School Festival (Special Prize, OCIC-Prize), Danish Film Talent of The Year 2003 (Best Director), Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2003 (Audience Award), Nordisk Panorama Film Festival Malmø 2003 (Special Award)

Weblink: www.laurits.com/titles/between us.html

Chaos Theory

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

chaostheory

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 30′
Category: Fiction

Director: Suny Behar
Screenplay: Suny Behar
Cinematographer: Alexa Ihrt
Editor: Amy Ferraris, Suny Behar
Music: Kaz Boyle
Producer: Jocelyn Hublau, Angela Sostre, Suny Behar, Cheryl Rave
Cast: Greg Lee, Donovan Oakleaf, Jim Grollman, Alexandra Ford Thum, Shelby Janes, Michael Troynel, Lorinne Vozoff, Darryl F. Saraga, Fairly Tull, Fred Tatasciore

Synopsis: CHAOS THEORY is a comedy about the outrageous misadventures of a meteorologist, Thor (Donovan Oakleaf), desperate to stop the endless cycle of disorder that is ruling his life. When Lisa (Alexandra Ford Thum) accidentally walks into his life, introducing a new element into his predetermined equation, she unknowingly sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of chaotic and zany events. The result is an unpredictable, whirlwind romantic adventure that will forever change Thor’s life. If a butterfly flapping its’ wings in Brazil can cause a Tornado in Texas, imagine what it could do to his love life.

Festivals & Awards: Queens International Film Festival 2005, California Independent Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Film), Kyoto International Student Film Festival 2005 (Competition Winner), San Diego Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Festival 2005 (Jury Prize – Best Student Film, Audience Award – Best Student Film), Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2005, BAFTA Los Angeles 2005 (Best Student Film), WorldFest Houston 2005 (Grand Jury Prize – Gold), Newport Beach International Film Festival 2005, Beverly Hills Film Festival 2005 (Audience Award – Best Short), Student Emmy Award 2005 (1st Place Comedy), DIY Film Festival 2005, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2005, Beijing International Film Festival 2004 (Audience Award), Crosstown Film Festival 2004, Ojai International Film Festival 2004, Lake Arrowhead International Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Film), Reel Film Festival 2004, Los Angeles IFP „UCLA Winners“ 2004, UCLA Spotlight 2004 (Best Narrative, Best Visual Design, Best Sound Design)

Weblink: www.chaostheorythefilm.com

Rendezvous (Randevú)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

rendezvous

Country of Origin: Hungary
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 6’40“
Category: Animation

Director: Ferenc Cakó
Screenplay: Ferenc Cakó
Cinematographer: Antal Kazi
Animation: János Szabolcsi
Editor: Magda Hap
Music: Zoltán Mericske
Producer: Ferenc Cakó

Synopsis: Our hero is going to have a date, so like all of us he is very excited…

Festivals & Awards: Interfilm Berlin 2005, Brest International Short Film Festival 2005, Chieti MATITA Film Festival 2005 Ferenc Cakó Retrospective), Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2005, Dresden International Festival for Animation and Short Films 2005, European Film Academy Sort Film Awards 2005, Ghent Flanders International Film Festival 2005, Granada International Short Film Festival 2005, Istanbul International Short Film Days 2005, Kiev KROK International Animated Film Festival 2005, La Bourboule PLEIN la BOBINE 2005, Ljubljana ANIMATEKA 2005, Lleida Animac 2005, Odense Film Festival 2005, Riga BIMINI 2005, Sarajevo Film Festival 2005, Sevilla Festival de Cine 2005, Tehran International Animation Festival 2005, Valladolid International Film Festival 2005, Amiens International Film Festival 2004, Interfilm Berlin 2004, Genzano di Roma I Castelli Animati 2004, Seoul SICAF 2004, Valladolid International Film Festival 2004

Weblink: www.cakostudio.hu

Mebana

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

mebana

Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 14’46“
Category: Fiction

Director: Daniel Wallentin
Screenplay: Wiktor Ericsson
Cinematographer: Ari Willey
Music: Johan Testad
Producer: Fredrik Wikström
Cast: Gustaf Hammarsten, Anna Furbacken, Nobuyoshi Taguchi

Synopsis: Ingemar works at an exotic greenhouse. When his Japanese boss goes away for a trip he can’t resist entering “the forbidden room”. There he finds a big mysterious pot which he waters. The next day he sees that a couple of fingers have grown up from the earth. He continues to water and soon appears: Mebana – something in-between a woman and a plant.

Festivals & Awards: Fantasporto 2006, Stockholm International Film Festival 2005 (Jameson Award)

Weblink: www.trevanner.se