We Shoot With Love

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

The New Tenants

European Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Denmark, USA / Dänemark, USA
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 21’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Joachim Back
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Anders Thomas Jensen, David Rakoff
Cinematographer / Kamera: Pawel Edelman
Editor / Schnitt: Russel Icke
Music / Musik: Laurent Parisi
Producer / Produktion: Tivi Magnusson, Sam Bisbee, Erika Hampson, Christian Potalivo, Johanne Stryhn Hørby
Cast / Darsteller: Liane Balaban, Kevin Corrigan, Vincent D’Onofrio, Helen Hanft, Jamie Harrold, David Rakoff

Synopsis: A prying neighbor, a glassy-eyed drug dealer, and a husband brandishing both a weapon and a vendetta make up the welcome wagon. Set amidst the as-yet-unopened boxes and the hopes for a fresh start of two men on what might just be the worst moving day ever. Their new apartment reveals its terrifying history in a film that is by turns funny, frightening, and unexpectedly romantic.
Inhalt: Zwei Männer einen unglaublichen Tag erleben, in dem auch Mord eine Rolle spielt.

Festivals & Awards: Los Angeles Reel Film Festival USA 2009 (Honorable Mention), Oscar Academy USA 2010 (Best Short Film, Live Action), Florida Film Festival USA 2010, Tribeca Film Festival USA 2010, Pheonix Film Festival USA 2010, Vail Film Festival USA 2010, Sydney Film Festival Australia 2010, Mexico International Film Festival Mexico 2010, Frame Line Film Festival USA 2010, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan 2010

Weblink: www.thenewtenantsfilm.com

Desert/Exterior/Day (Wüste/Aussen/Tag)

Screening: Saturday, June 19, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY II)

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Country of Origin / Land: Germany / Deutschland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 30’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Mia Grau
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Mia Grau
Cinematographer / Kamera: Jakub Bejnarowicz
Editor / Schnitt: Andreas Schultz
Music / Musik: Daniel Dickmeis
Producer / Produktion: Urte Amelie Fink
Cast / Darsteller: Kathleen Morgeneyer, Stefan Rudolf, Lars Rudolph

Synopsis: This is the story of two actors who meet at a film set. They play a fighting and kissing couple. In real life they are strangers until they become acquainted to each other during a day off shooting. Their different realities collide. They both search for something but they don’t comprehend each other. It is not a love story but a fight story about emotional closeness and distance, sense and interpretation, hopes and fears.
Inhalt: Zwei Schauspieler lernen sich bei Dreharbeiten kennen; sie spielen ein sich küssendes und sich bekämpfendes Paar. Als Kollegen verbringen sie gemeinsam einen drehfreien Tag. Was folgt, ist aber keine Liebesgeschichte, sondern ein Kampf um Nähe und Abgrenzung, Wahrnehmungen und Projektionen, Sehnsüchte und Ängste.

Festivals & Awards: Taipei International Golden Lion Student Film Festival Taiwan 2009, German Short Film Award Germany 2009 (Nominee) 7. Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival India 2009, Molodist Festival – GerMany Shorts Night Ukraine 2009, Achtung Berlin! New Berlin Film Award Germany 2009, AG-Kurzfilm Short Film Lounge – GerMany Shorts at Cannes France 2009, Sehsüchte Potsdam Germany 2009 (Producer’s Award Nominee), Fresh Film Fest Karlovy Vary Czech Republic 2009, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – The Fresh Selection, The Promising Five Czech Republic 2009, FILMZ Festival of German Cinema Germany 2009, Akademie der Künste – PROBELAUF Germany 2009, Skena Up Festival Prishtina Kosovo 2009, Über Kurz Oder Lang Germany 2009 ,Nomination for German Camera Award 2010, Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken Germany 2010

Weblink: www.wueste-aussen-tag.de

Ella

German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Norway / Norwegen
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 24’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Hanne Larsen
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Hanne Larsen
Cinematographer / Kamera: Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Editor / Schnitt: Lars Apneseth
Music / Musik: Nicholas Sillitoe
Producer / Produktion: Hilde Berg, Bent Rognlien
Cast / Darsteller: Mona Andersson, Maria Galkina Henriksen, Gøran Østerbøl, Helene Holm Glad

Synopsis: Ella is a burlesque drama about old, boozed-up Ella, 73, who refuses to take a bath. Ella’s hobby is to drive her home helpers crazy. Neither the municipality nor the home helpers know the real reason Ella won’t take a bath, or that Ella generally does not want to do anything at all that others do. Ella has tucked away the reason in the darkest recesses of her mind, and each time the thoughts emerge she drowns them in alcohol. For no one knows, there is no one who really knows Ella, and Ella does not know anyone. The film is based on an incident that took place during the German retreat from Finnmark, Northern Norway in 1945.
Inhalt: Ella ist ein Drama um die stets betrunkene Ella, 73, die sich weigert, ein Bad zu nehmen. Ellas Privatvergnügen ist es, ihre Altenpfleger in den Wahnsinn zu treiben. Weder die Gemeinde noch ihre Pfleger kennen den wahren Grund, warum sie sich weigert zu baden, oder weshalb sie partout nichts machen will, das andere machen. Ella hat die Gründe tief in sich hineingegraben, und jedes Mal, wenn sie wieder an die Oberfläche kommen, versenkt sie sie im Alkohol. Niemand weiss, wie es in Ella aussieht und deshalb kennt keiner Ella und Ella kennt keinen.

Festivals & Awards: Norwegian International Film Festival Norway 2009, Bergen Internasjonale Film Festival Norway 2009, Tromsø Film Festival Norway 2010, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival France 2010 (Special Jury Award), IndieLisboa Portugal 2010, Brüssel Int. Short Film Festival Belgium 2010, La Cittadella del Corto Trevignano Italy 2010, World Wide Short Film Festival Toronto Canada 2010

Weblink: www.hannelarsen.no

Cocoon (Kokon)

Screening: Saturday, June 19, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY II)

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Country of Origin / Land: Germany / Deutschland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 7’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Till Kleinert
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Till Kleinert
Cinematographer / Kamera: Tom Akinleminu
Editor / Schnitt: Till Kleinert
Music / Musik: Conrad Oleak
Producer / Produktion: Anna de Paoli
Cast / Darsteller: Julius Kunze, Charlotte Wnendt und Schüler der Klasse 10A des Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Gymnasiums Berlin Prenzlauer Berg

Synopsis: A coming of age story filmed with enormous amount of intimacy that will bring in mind memories of the importance of a new teen hairdo.
Inhalt: Ein Teenager lässt sich die Haare schneiden. Wer versteckt sich hinter der Matte?

Festivals & Awards: 62. Festival del Film Switzerland 2009, 28. Nouveau Cinema Canada 2009, 43. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2009, Viennaler V’09 special program 2009, IndiLisboa Portugal 2010, Deutsche Kurzfilmpreis Germany 2009 (Best Film under 7 minutes), Interfilm KUKI Germany 2009, Wendland Shorts Germany 2010

Weblink: www.kurzfilmpreisunterwegs.org/index.php?c=filme&jahr=2010&film=3

Family Planning (Kinderwunsch)

Screening: Sunday, June 20, 19:00 and Wednesday, June 23, 19:00 (FRIENDS AND FAMILY)

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Country of Origin / Land: Germany / Deutschland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 10’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Willy Rollé
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Willy Rollé
Cinematographer / Kamera: Rolando Rogés
Editor / Schnitt: Marcos Eberle
Music / Musik: Torsten Kuehn
Producer / Produktion: Ivan Mance
Cast / Darsteller: Kerem Can, Rebecca Lina, Esther Maaß, Stevie Eichstaedt

Synopsis: On earth, 22nd Century. Two people get a child, that was ordered at the enterprise “GenTech BDB”. JOSEPH did not know nothing about this order. He does not want the child and begins to argue with MARY. The quarrel is so strong that the man and the woman call their relationship into question.
Inhalt: Deutschland im 22. Jahrhundert. Ein Paar bekommt ein Kind von einer gentechnologischen Firma geliefert. Joseph, der von der Bestellung nichts wusste, möchte das Kind nicht und fängt daraufhin einen heftigen Streit mit Marie an. Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen den beiden eskaliert so stark, dass sie sogar ihre Liebe anzweifeln.

Festivals & Awards: Le Film Pur France 2010, Festival of BURUNDI Africa 2010, Filmfestival La.Meko Germany 2009, 15. Filmschau BW Germany 2009, Flensburger Kurzfilmtage Germany 2009, Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele Germany 2009, Out of Competition in Baden-Baden Germany 2009, Montreal World Film Festival Canada 2009, CINEFIESTA Puerto Rico 2009, Independent Days Germany 2009

Weblink: www.kinderwunsch-derfilm.de

The Godmother

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: USA, Israel
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 15’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Lior Chefetz
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Lior Chefetz, Ben Fast
Cinematographer / Kamera: Rob Connolly
Editor / Schnitt: Jon Bernbaum
Music / Musik: Austin Wintory
Producer / Produktion: Ian Dickinson, Andres Rodriguez Franco
Cast / Darsteller: Ron Yuan, Elizabeth Bond, Camden Toy, Geroja Umano

Synopsis: In this quick paced romantic-action-comedy, Rosella Wu (Elizabeth Bond, Nip/Tuck, CSI: Miami), a fickle, capricious but heartful young wife is convinced by her overbearing mother to kill her no-good mobster husband, Danny (Ron Yuan, Fast & Furious, Prison Break, Pushing Daisies, Entourage). But when Danny quits the mob and cleans up his act, she tries to cancel the hit. Except she’s too late – the hitman (Camden Toy, Buffy the vampire slayer) crashes into the house, guns blazing! Now Rosella must stop the hitman, prevent Danny from finding out it was her, and stand up to her dictatorial mother (Georja Umano) who still wants Danny dead!
Inhalt: In dieser rasch entwickelnden romantic-action-comedy wird Rosella Wu von ihrer herrischen Mutter davon überzeugt, einen Profikiller zu engagieren. Er soll sich um Rosellas Gangster-Ehemann Danny kümmern.

Festivals & Awards: Freshly Squeezed Shorts USA 2009, 9. Oldenburger Kurzfilmtage Zwergwerk Germany 2009, 3rd Eye International Film Festival India 2009, Filmwinter Stuttgart Film Festival Germany 2010, Maverik Film Awards USA 2010 (Nominated for Best Director, Best Student Short and Best Stunts), Soho International Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Short Film Award), MPSE Golden Reel Awards USA 2010, Festivus Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Narrative Short), “MethodFest“ Film Festival USA 2010 (Best Student Film), Edgemar Short Film Festival USA 2010, 11th annual On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival USA 2010, West Chester Film Festival USA 2010, Hill Country Film Festival USA 2010, Boston International Film Festival USA 2010, Geneva Film Festival USA 2010 (Student Visionary Award), Atlantic City Film Festival USA 2010, First Look Film Festival USA 2010 (Audience Award, USC Faculty Award), Ivy Film Festival USA 2010, Tallahassee Film Festival USA 2010, „First Glance“ Film

Weblink: www.thegodmothermovie.com

Deeper Than Yesterday

German Premiere

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

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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

The Descent (Hayerida)

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Israel
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 20’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Shai Miedzinski
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Shai Miedzinski
Cinematographer / Kamera: Itai Marom
Editor / Schnitt: Anat Maltz
Producer / Produktion: Shai Miedzinski, Amir Armel
Cast / Darsteller: Gabi Golan, Shosh Miedzinski, Keren Miedzinski

Synopsis: A family who lost its son goes to find a stone that will be a tombstone on his grave. The journey takes place in desert scenes of the craters region of the Negev, places that the son loved and used to visit, and awakens repressed feelings in the family.
Inhalt: Eine Familie sucht einen Stein. Einen Grabstein für das Grab des verlorenen Sohnes. Die Suche wird zur Reise, und der Verlust bringt zurück, was unterdrückt war.

Festivals & Awards: Berlinale Germany 2010 (Silver Bear – Berlinale Shorts), Timishort Film Festival Romania 2010 (Best Debut Film and Best Short Film awards), SFC Cannes Festival France 2010, Sydney Film Festival Australia 2010, The Palace Short Film Fest Bulgaria 2010, Toffifest Poland 2010, and Gold Lion Film Festival Swaziland 2010

Weblink: www.hayerida_info.com

Rita

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Italy / Italien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 19’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Cinematographer / Kamera: Olaf Hirschberg
Editor / Schnitt: Desideria Rayner
Producer / Produktion: Massimo Cristaldi
Cast / Darsteller: Marta Palermo, Marco Maria Correnti, Diana Sergio

Synopsis: Rita, 10 years old and blind since birth, lives close to Palermo. The claustrophobic world of her home is broken through by a boy on the run, wounded, terrified. Thanks to her new friend, Rita escapes and goes to the beach, where she lives a brief moment of freedom which ends when the boy disappears.
Inhalt: Rita, 10 Jahre alt und blind seit der Geburt, lebt in der Nähe von Palermo. Ihre klaustrophobische Welt wird von einem flüchtenden, verwundeten Jungen durchbrochen. Dank ihres neuen Freundes flieht Rita zum Strand und lebt einen Moment der Freiheit, der mit dem Verschwinden des Jungen endet.

Festivals & Awards: Bratislava International Film Festival Slovakia 2009 (Best Short Film), Rotterdam Film Festival Netherlands 2010, Festival D’Angers Premiers Plans France 2010 (Prix Arte), Tampere Film Festival Finland 2010 (Diploma of Merit), Ankara Inernational Film Festival Turkey 2010, The International Film Festival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2010 (Best Short Film), The Cape Winelands Film Festival South Africa 2010, Aspen Shorts Festival USA 2010 (Award for Directing), Athens International Film and Video Festival Greece 2010, Busan International Short Film Festival South Korea 2010, Cannes Film Festival France 2010, Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival Spain 2010, Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2010, Vineyard Film Festival Cyprus 2010, Golden Boll Film Festival Turkey 2010

Weblink: www.shortfilmcentral.com/film/2597