Schlagwort-Archive: Australia

Abalone

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European Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

abalone

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Tracey Rigney
Screenplay: Tracey Rigney
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Editor: Rochelle Oshlack
Producer: Rhea Stephenson
Cast: Rodney Smith

Synopsis: When night falls the battle is on for Ted to defeat the foreboding psychosis that is out to get him. What is real? What is illusion? Will he make it through another night?
Inhalt: Wenn es Nacht wird, geht für Ted der Kampf los. Er muss die Unheil verkündende Psychose, die ihn verfolgt, bekämpfen. Was ist real? Was ist Illusion? Wird er es diese Nacht wieder schaffen?

Festivals: imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (Canada, 2013)
Awards: Best Short Drama at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Smoke and Mirrors (Rauch und Spiegel)

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 21, 19:00 and Monday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
UMAMI

smoke-and-mirrors

Country of Origin / Land: Australia
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 5′
Category / Kategorie: Experimental
Language / Sprache: No dialogue

Director / Regie: Nick Moore
Cinematographer / Kamera: Marcus Dineen
Music / Musik: Nick Moore
Editor / Schnitt: Nick Moore
Producer / Produktion: Simone Taylor
Cast / Darsteller: Tank

Synopsis: The moving image <-> the body in motion. A one minute trapeze routine is transformed into an elementary stage trick, a music box automaton and a kaleidoscopic carousel. This is where slight-of-hand meets spectacle and circus becomes cinema.
Inhalt: Das bewegte Bild – der bewegte Körper. Eine einminütige Routineübung auf dem Trapez wird umgewandelt in einen elementaren Bühnentrick, eine Musikbox und ein kaleidoskopisches Karussell. Das ist die Grenze, an der zierliche Hände zum Schauspiel werden und Zirkus zum Kino wird.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2013, Mecal Short Film and Animation Festival (Barcelona, Spain) 2013, Message to Man (St Petersburg, Russia) 2012, Sydney Film Festival 2012, Melbourne International Film Festival 2012, Athens International Film and Video Festival (Ohio, USA) 2012
Awards: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2013, Prix Canal+ in The Lab Competition

Weblinks:
www.nickmoore.com.au

Crosshairs

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European Premiere

Screenings:Saturday, June 23, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Monday, June 25, 21:00 (film.coop)
SALTY

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 11′
Category: Short Fiction

Director: Mike Hoath
Screenplay: Peter Templeman
Cinematographer: Jimmy Frater
Music: Ash Gibson Grieg
Editor: Stefan A. Radonovich
Producer: Dan Wood
Cast: Lindsay Farris, Luke Ledger, Michael Muntz

Synopsis: Beau and Jamie, two brothers from a rural Western Australian town are caught poaching a lamb from a neighbouring property. When Beau refuses to go quietly his younger brother becomes a pawn in a violent showdown.
Inhalt: Beau und Jamie, zwei Brüder aus einer Stadt im ländlichen Westen Australiens, werden dabei erwischt, wie sie auf dem Grundstück des Nachbarn eines dessen Schafe schießen. Als Beau sich weigert, ruhig zu bleiben, wird sein jüngerer Bruder zu einer Figur in einem brutalen Kräftemessen.

Weblink: www.17south.com.au/
Trailer: www.vimeo.com

Via Gori

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 17, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 19:00 (SALTY)

via-gori

Country of Origin: Australia, Georgia
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: George Barkakadze
Screenplay: George Barbakadze
Cinematographer: Goga Devdariani
Editor: Adrian Rostirolla
Music: Giya Kancheli
Producer: Scott Gustetter, Lazaro Hernandez

Synopsis: Russian planes start bombing the Georgian town of Gori when a Russian woman has to travel inconspicuously on a minibus with Georgian evacuees. A single Russian word uttered by her or her young daughter could make them the enemy of everyone around. Will they pass unnoticed or will they be discovered?
Inhalt: Ein packendes Drama vor dem Hintergrund des Kaukasus-Konflikts: Eine Russin flieht mit ihrer kleinen Tochter vor dem Krieg – in einem Minibus mit georgischen Flüchtlingen. Ein einziges russisches Wort könnten sie verraten, deshalb stellen sie sich stumm. Rettendes Ziel scheint die georgische Stadt Gori zu sein. Doch dann beginnt ein Bombenangriff russischer Flugzeuge auf Gori.

Festivals: St. Kilda Film Festival, Australia; Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain; Rome Independent Film Festival, Italy; Tampere International Film Festival, Finland; Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia; CAMBOFEST, Film and Video Film Festival of Cambodia; Adelaide Film Festival, Australia; Victoria Independent Film Festival, Australia; London International Film Festival, United Kingdom; Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia; Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Awards: Best Human Rights Film, Honolulu Film Awards, USA; Best Film, Margaret River Shorts Festival, Australia; Best of Australian Programme and Best Direction in an Australian Short Film, Flickerfest International Film Festival, Australia; Winner Best Short Film, Whistler Film Festival, Canada; Best Foreign Short Film Nominee, Orlando Film Festival, Orlando, USA.

Weblink: www.illuminar.net

Something Fishy

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German Premiere

Screenings: Monday, June 20, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 21:00 (BITTER)

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ben Young
Screenplay: Dan Wood, Ben Young
Cinematographer: Richard Kickbush
Editor: Alexandra Smee
Music: David Bridie
Producer: Dan Wood

Synopsis: Something Fishy is a poignant drama about best friends, Nick and Trev who do everything together including trouble! The fact their skin colour is different means nothing to these boys until one day something goes terribly wrong.
Inhalt: Regisseur Ben Young legt mit Something Fishy ein bewegendes Drama zweier bester Freunde vor dem Hintergrund seiner Heimat Australien vor: Nick, ein weisser Junge, und Trev, ein Aboriginee, sind unzertrennlich. Dass sie unterschiedlicher Hautfarbe sind, spielt für sie keine Rolle. Zusammen gehen sie durch dick und dünn, bis eines Tages einer ihrer Streiche ein furchtbares Ende nimmt.

Festivals: Los Angeles United Film Festival; Fargo Film Festival; Jaipur International Film Festival; Flickerfest; Pune International Film Festival; Nashik International Film Festival; Somewhat North of Boston; Cinefest en San Antonio; 41st International Film Festival of India
Awards: Gold Award, Australian Cinematography Society (VIC/NSW).

Weblink: 17south.com.au

 

Glenn Owen Dodds

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 17, 19:00 and Saturday, June 19, 21:00 (SWEET)

glenn-owen-dodds

Country of Origin / Land: Australia / Australien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 16’15“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Frazer Bailey
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Trent Dalton
Cinematographer / Kamera: Tony Luu
Editor / Schnitt: Steve Cooper
Music / Musik: Mark McDuff
Producer / Produktion: Bec Dakin
Cast / Darsteller: David Wenham, Abe Forsythe, Bella Heathcote

Synopsis: Michael Radcliffe was catching the bus this morning, like he does every day of his everyday life. He didn’t expect to have a five-minute sit-down with God, Glenn Owen Dodds that is, a mysterious man who claims to be God. Could he really be God? He seems to know an awful lot about Michael Radcliffe… But what kind of God looks like a hapless mug punter with a frightful filing system? But, then again, how does Glenn Owen Dodds know the meaning of life?
Inhalt: Michael Radcliffe trifft einen mysteriösen Mann, der behauptet, er sei Gott.

Festivals & Awards: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival France 2010 (Winner of the International Prix Canal+ Award), Heart of Gold International Film Festival Australia 2010 (Winner Best Queensland Film), Aspen Shortsfest USA 2010, Next Film Festival Romania 2010, Newport Beach Film Festival USA 2010, Seattle International Film Festival USA 2010

Weblink: www.glennowendodds.com

Red Water Red

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

red-water-red

Country of Origin / Land: Australia / Australien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 8’18“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Qing Xie
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Qing Xie
Cinematographer / Kamera: László Baranyai ACS/HSC
Editor / Schnitt: Qing Xie
Music / Musik: Gabriel Csaszar
Producer / Produktion: Adam Driver
Cast / Darsteller: Ferdinand Hoang, Susanna Qian

Synopsis: Sadomasochism, the specter of a dead mother, and an elaborate and grotesque fantasy all play a part as a young girl draws her father into a sexual relationship.
Inhalt: Sadomasochismus, der Geist einer toten Mutter und eine durchdachte und groteske Fantasie spielen alle eine Rolle bei der Verführung des Vaters durch ein junges Mädchen.

Festivals & Awards: VCA Premiere Awards Australia 2008 (Film Victoria Award, Best Film), VCA Premiere Awards Australia 2008 (Nominee – Village Roadshow Award BEST FILM), Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival India 2009, Adelaide Shorts Film Festival Australia 2009, Australian Cinematographers‘ Society Australia 2009 (Gold Award), Kodak-Award NEW DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Australia 2009 (Nominee), Stockholm International Film Festival – Official Shorts Competition Sweden 2009, Singapore International Film Festival Singapore 2010, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2010, St Kilda Film Festival Australia 2010, Durango Film Festival USA 2010

Weblink: www.redwaterred.com

Deeper Than Yesterday

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German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 21, 19:00 (BITTER)

deeper-than-yesterday

Country of Origin / Land: Australia / Australien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 19’43“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Ariel Kleiman
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Ariel Kleiman
Cinematographer / Kamera: Peter Eastgate
Editor / Schnitt: Ariel Kleiman
Music / Musik: Maxwell Riess
Producer / Produktion: Anna Kojevnikov, Benjmain Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler
Cast / Darsteller: Albert Goikhman, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Dmitri Pronin, Timur Safiullin

Synopsis: After three months submerged underwater, the men have become savages. Oleg fears that losing perspective may mean losing himself.
Inhalt: Nach drei Monaten unter Wasser in einem U-Boot verrohen die Sitten der Mannschaft zusehends. Oleg hat Angst, seine Prinzipien und damit sich selbst zu verlieren.

Festivals & Awards: Cannes Critics Week France 2010 (World Premiere), Sydney International Film Festival Australia 2010, Victorian College of the Arts graduate screenings Australia 2009 (Village Roadshow Best Undergraduate Production & Cinema Nova Best Potential for theatrical distribution)

Weblink: www.deeperthanyesterday.com

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

Look Sharp

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SATLY)

look-sharp

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 9’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Amy Gebhardt
Screenplay: Amy Gebhardt
Cinematographer: Denson Baker
Editor: Granaz Moussavi
Music: Greg Wise
Producer: Ben Commens
Cast: Rhondda Findleton, Dave Lyons, Charlie Garber

Synopsis: After spending a drunken night together, Jo, a photographer, is compelled to capture the emotional truth beneath the rough exteriors of Sharpie gang members, Darren and Jason. But to what lengths will she go in the name of art? Inspired by the art of Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus and Carol Jerrems, Look Sharp is a gripping one-scene psychological drama set in 1970s Melbourne.

Festivals & Awards: Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 2006 (Best Student Production), Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Direction), My Queer Career Mardi Gras Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Film), St Kilda Film Festival Australia 2007 (Best Actor – Rhonnda Findleton), Seattle International Film Festival USA 2007 (Special Jury Prize, Best Narrative Short), Post Alley Film Festival USA 2008 (Jury Prize), Midsummer Shorts ACMI Australia 2008, “G’Day USA” program USA 2008, Melbourne Queer Film Festival Australia 2008, Method Fest El SegundoUSA 2008, Nashville Film Festival USA 2008, Inside Out: Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival Canada 2008, New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival USA 2007, Huesca International Film Festival Spain 2007, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival USA 2007, Fitzroy Shorts Melbourne Australia 2007, Temecula Valley International Festival of Film & Music USA 2007, Hatchfest Bozeman USA 2007, Stockholm International Film Festival Sweden 2007, Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Spain 2007, “Pulse” Austalian Showcase Sydney Australia 2007, Revelation Film Festival Australia 2006, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Film USA 2006, Shorts Film Festival Adelaide Australia 2006

Weblink: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/look-sharp