Archiv der Kategorie: UMAMI

It’s All In the Fingers

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European Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Japan, Poland / Japan, Polen
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 10’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Kei Ishikawa
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Kei Ishikawa
Cinematographer / Kamera: Yori Fabian
Editor / Schnitt: Justyna Wierszynska
Music / Musik: Mitch & Mitch
Producer / Produktion: Weronika Czolnowska
Cast / Darsteller: Wincent Walczak, Dorota Kielkowicz-Suszka, Piotr Pecyna

Synopsis: Weapons of mass destruction are very dangerous. That’s what we heard from Mr. President…
Inhalt: Massenvernichtungswaffen sind sehr gefährlich. Das hat unser Präsident behauptet…

Festivals & Awards: New Directors New Films USA 2009, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan 2009, Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Japan 2009

Weblink: www.keiishikawa.com/films-finger.htm

Still Birds (Alle fugler)

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Norway / Norwegen
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 12’39“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction, Experimental

Director / Regie: Sara Eliassen
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Sara Eliassen
Cinematographer / Kamera: Cecilie Semec
Editor / Schnitt: Erik Aster, Anton Herbert
Music / Musik: Aslak Dørum
Producer / Produktion: Henrik J. Henriksen
Cast / Darsteller: Marcus Oliver Charles Qualmann, Philip Lawrence Qualmann, Isabella Juliette Qualmann, Amalia Iva Qualmann, Amanda Kvakland a.o.

Synopsis: Still Birds is a dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which meaning is about to disappear. In a theatrically constructed universe with no specific geography or time, the only remaining people are children who have lost the ability to use language. In the aftermath of a human catastrophe, Still Birds is a fable with a glimmer of utopian hope.
Inhalt: Nach einer Umweltkatastrophe sind nur ein paar Kinder, die ihre Sprache verloren haben, übrig geblieben. Nur die Vögeln spiegeln einen Hauch utopischer Hoffnung.

Festivals & Awards: Norwegian Short Film Festival Norway 2009 (Honorary Mention), 66th Venice International Film Festival Italy 2009, Nordisk Panorama 5 Cities Film Festival Norway 2009 (Special Jury Mention), Stockholm International Film Festival Sweden 2009, Sundance Film Festival USA 2010, Miami International Film Festival USA 2010, Go Short! The Netherlands 2010, Bresda International Film Festival The Netherlands 2010, San Francisco International Film Festival USA 2010, Transylvania International Film Festival Romania 2010, World Wide Short Film Festival Toronto Canada 2010

Weblink: www.saraeliassen.com

Unicycle Film

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German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: UK
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 6’00“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Thomas Hicks
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Thomas Hicks
Cinematographer / Kamera: Thomas Hicks, Nick White
Editor / Schnitt: Paddy Molloy, Aaron Lampert
Producer / Produktion: Thomas Hicks
Cast / Darsteller: Julie Bower, Glen Sheppard

Synopsis: In a dark forest two unicyclists find each other and fall in love. The man’s heart beats and the women’s lungs inhale and exhale. They dance together as they cycle through the forest. The unicycles join and the mechanical workings of the unicycles work together as with the hearts and lungs which join together and work in harmony. The solitary unicyclists find each other and fall in love. Their unicycles work together in harmony.
Inhalt: In einem dunklen Wald treffen sich zwei Einrad-Fahrer und verlieben sich. Das Herz des Mannes rast und die Lunge der Frau pumpt. Sie tanzen gemeinsam, während sie durch den Wald fahren. Ihre Räder und deren Teile stimmen in den Rhythmus von Herz und Lungen mit ein.

Festivals & Awards: British Animation Awards UK 2010, Zagreb Animation Festival Croatia 2010, London Animation Festival UK 2010, Melbourne Animation Festival Australia 2010

Weblink: www.animateprojects.org/films/by_date/2009/unicycle

The Snail on the Slope

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Singapore / Singapur
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 7’40“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Vladimir Todorovic
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Vladimir Todorovic
Cinematographer / Kamera: Vladimir Todorovic
Editor / Schnitt: Vladimir Todorovic
Producer / Produktion: Vladimir Todorovic

Synopsis: The Snail on the Slope is a generative movie based on a book of the same title by Strugatsky brothers. The novel is set on an unknown planet, where humans have a base from which they are investigating and trying to conquer the Forest. The Forest, which is a huge single organism is constantly changing and fighting back. It is also dangerous and there are a lot of unexplained phenomena that they are discovering, frequently.
Inhalt: The Snail On The Slope basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Buch der Strugatsky Brüder. Die Geschichte spielt auf einem unbekannten Planeten, auf dem Menschen von ihrer Basis aus den Wald erforschen und erobern wollen. Der Wald, der ein einziger grosser Organismus ist, verändert ständig seine Form und kämpft zurück. Bei diesem gefährlichen Unterfangen treten zusätzlich ein Menge unerklärbarer Phänomene auf.

Festivals & Awards: Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid 2009, 22. Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival Germany 2010, Melbourne International Animation Festival Australia 2010, MediaWave International Film and Music Festival Hungary 2010, Moves10: Framing Motion UK 2010, 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 2010, Clermont-Ferrand Videoformes France 2010, 25th International Video and Digital Culture Festival Croatia 2010 (Prix de la Creation Video Nominee)

Weblink: www.tadar.net

We Shoot With Love

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European Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Czech Republic / Tschechien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 12’38“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Milan Balog, Tomas Barina, Karel Janak, Alexander Lauf, Roman Valent
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Milan Balog, Tomas Barina, Karel Janak, Alexander Lauf, Roman Valent
Cinematographer / Kamera: Alexander Surkala, Tomas Sysel, Martin Preiss, Jakub Dvorsky, Jan Cabalka
Editor / Schnitt: Sasa Gojdicova, Petr Mrkous, Petr Turyna, Petr Stanek
Music / Musik: Jakub Hauskrecht, Karel Havlicek, Jan P Muchow, DJ Mike Trafik, Michal Novinski
Producer / Produktion: Daniela Stranska, Jan Hrubec, Jiri Hersalek, Lucie Slavickova, Andrea Plankova
Cast / Darsteller: Rene Pribil, Vojtech Kotek, Kristyna Leichtova, Jiri Madl, Petr Vanek, Karel Dobry, Mark O’Neal

Synopsis: This unique project began at the Boogie Films s.r.o. production company. Based on their own scripts, five prominent Czech and Slovak directors represented by the company filmed five short movies on a common theme — We Shoot With Love.
Inhalt: Dieses einzigartige Projekt der Boogie Films Produktionsfirma vereint fünf bekannte tschechische und slowakische Regisseure, die je einen Kurzfilm zu demselben Thema drehen – We Shoot With Love.

Weblink: www.weshootwithlove.com

Red-end and the Seemingly Symbiotic Society

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Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Netherlands / Holland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 14’38“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Robin Noorda, Bethany de Forest
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Robin Noorda
Cinematographer / Kamera: Robin Noorda
Editor / Schnitt: Robin Noorda
Music / Musik: Phantom Frank
Producer / Produktion: Erik Schut
Animation: Robin Noorda, Bethany de Forest

Synopsis: Ants gather sugar cubes in an icy marl cave in order to build a big palace. This turns out to be a nursery to cultivate larvae. These grubs reveal themselves as bizarre, marching gluttons. The ant Red-end is different and tries an experiment.
Inhalt: Ameisen tragen Zuckerwürfel in einer eisigen Höhle zusammen, um einen grossen Palast zu bauen. Daraus entsteht eine Art Brutstätte für Larven. Diese kleinen Maden entpuppen sich als marschierende Vielfrasse. Die Ameise Red-end ist anders und versucht ein Experiment.

Festivals & Awards: Holland Animation Film Festival Netherlands 2009 (MovieSquad Award), Cinanima Animation Film Festival Portugal 2009 (Best Short Film Award), Animated Dreams Festival Estonia 2009 (Braintap Award), Castelli Animati Italy 2009, Animateka Slovenia 2009, Premiers Plan d’Angers France 2010 (Audience Award), AnimFest Greece 2010, Go Short! Netherlands 2010, Mecal International Short Film Festival Spain 2010, International TrickFilmFestival Germany 2010

Weblink: www.rocketta.nl

Ergo

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 21:00 (UMAMI)

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Country of Origin: Hungary
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 12′
Category: Animation

Director: Geza M. Toth
Screenplay: Geza M. Toth
Animation: Zoltan Bogdan, Arpad Koos, Bela Klingl, Gergely Kozma
Editor: Judit Czako
Music: Attila Pacsay
Producer: Geza M. Toth

Synopsis: A story about the music in us. The film is the encounter of two, one of them is leaving childhood. It is the monotonity of freedom and the freedom of monotonity.