Last Base

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:00 (SOUR)

last-base

Countries of Origin: Norway, United Kingdom
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Aslak Danbolt
Screenplay: Aslak Danbolt
Cinematographer: Stian Thilert
Music: Fanny Wadman
Editor: Bjørnar Rydland Thyholdt
Producer: Pål Nordås, Aslak Danbolt

Synopsis: Soon to be father Joachim vows to give up base-jumping after going on one final adventure with his best-friend Øyvind. When a storm approaches their friendship is put to the test. Øyvind wants to turn back, but Joachim will apparently stop at nothing to pull off his very last jump.

Festivals & Awards:
Leeds International Film Festival 2014, UK
London Short Film Festival 2015, UK
Slamdance Film Festival 2015 Park City, Utah, USA
Leuven Short Film Festival 2014, Belgium
Tribeca Film Festival New York 2015, USA
Friss Hús International Short Film Festival Budapest 2015, Hungary
The Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad 2015, Norway
Rooftop Film Series 2015 New York City, USA

Weblink: vimeo.com/102709455

Six, Half Past Six (6, pola 7)

International Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:00 (UMAMI)

six-half-past-six

Countries of Origin: Croatia
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 14:40
Category: Fiction

Director: Dalija Dozet
Producer: Hrvoje Osvadic

Synopsis: Ana is getting ready to attend her best friend Maja’s wedding. The groom arrives to give her lift, but first they must confront their secret past.

Festival & Awards:
Pula Film Festival 2014, Croatia

As A Friend

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 21:00 (BITTER)

as-a-friend

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 18’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Screenplay: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Cinematographer: James Siewert
Music: Kevin Reilly, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Editor: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Producer: Joseph Mastanstuono, Reed Price, Nicole Peyrafitte, Pierre Joris

Synopsis: Three teenagers spend their summer partying, smoking and having fun together. When one of them tragically dies, they claim it was an accident. But then the police starts to investigate…

Festivals & Awards:
LA Short Film Festival
Williamsburg Film Festival: Willfilm Award of Distinction
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Inside Out LGBT Toronto
Cannes Short Film Festival

Weblink: milesjorispeyrafitte.com

Between Sky and Sea (Mellom Himmel Og Hav)

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 19:00 (SALTY)

between-sea-and-sky

Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 10’05“
Category: Fiction

Director: Håkon Anton Olavsen
Screenplay: Håkon Anton Olavsen
Cinematograper: Jardar Solli
Music: Fridtjof Wesseltoft, Simen Aasen, Julie Ofelia Østrem Ossum
Editor: Håkon Anton Olavsen
Producer: Samir Zedan

Synopsis: Jens struggles to come to terms with his father’s heartbreaking decision.

Festivals & Awards:
KORT på KINOKINO Sandnes (Norway) 2014
3rd Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2014 Delhi (India) Best cinematography, student
12th International Festival Signes de Nuit 2014 Paris (France)
Lecce Film Fest – Cinema Invisibile Lecce 2014 (Italy)
El Corto del Año Madrid 2015 (Spain) Special jury mention
DaKINO International Film Festival Bucharest 2015 (Romania) Best Director Award
Festival Taglia Corti Trieste 2015 (Italy)
The Plein la Bobine Film Festival La Bourboule 2015 (France)
The Norwegian Student Film Festival Lillehammer 2015 (Norway)

Pierrick

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

pierrick

Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 10′
Category: Fiction
Language: French with English subtitles

Director: Clément Abbey, Arthur Lecouturier
Screenplay: Clément Abbey, Arthur Lecouturier
Cinematographer: Clémence Warnier
Editor: Cyril Delannoy
Music: Adrien Navez
Producer: Véronique Duys
Cast: Cédric Eeckhout, Vincent Grass

Synopsis: Pierrick and his father, farmers, come to collect the plow that a few days ago accidentally killed their brother and son.
Inhalt: Pierrick und sein Vater, Bauern, holen den Pflug, der einige Tage zuvor versehentlich ihren Bruder und Sohn umgebracht hat.

Festivals: Zinebi International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao (Spain, 2013), Cork Film Festival (Ireland, 2013), kurzundschön (Germany, 2013), Le court en dit long (France, 2013)
Awards: Best Short Film at kurzundschön

Wolf’s Milk

German Premiere

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

wolfs-milk

Country of Origin: Belgium
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction
Language: Dutch with English subtitles

Director: Hans Vercauter
Screenplay: Hans Vercauter
Cinematographer: Brecht Goyvaerts
Editor: Koen Timmerman
Music: Raf Keunen
Producer: Eva Van Riet
Cast: Wouter Hendrickx, Ben Segers, Marijke Pinoy, Wine Dierickx, Oliver Pintens, Johan van Assche

Synopsis: After being imprisoned for several years, Marcus is determined to settle a score with his brother Simon. „Wolf’s Milk“ is a story about brotherly love, a family’s struggling decomposition, and a white lie with dire consequences.
Inhalt:
Nachdem er einige Jahr im Gefängnis saß, ist Marcus fest entschlossen, mit seinem Bruder Simon ein Hühnchen zu rupfen. „Wolf’s Milk“ ist eine Geschichte über Bruderliebe, den quälenden Verfall einer Familie und eine Notlüge mit fatalen Folgen.

Festivals: The Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Quebec City Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Raindance Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), shnit international shortfilmfestival (Switzerland, 2013), Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Leuven International Film Festival (Belgium, 2013), Miami Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival (France, 2014), Vlaamse Film Festival (Netherlands, 2014), Shanghai International Film Festival (China, 2014)
Awards: Jury Award at the Montreal World Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.vimeo.com
www.facebook.com

45 Degrees

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 21, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

45degrees

Country of Origin: Greece
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction
Language: Greek with English subtitles

Director: Georgis Grigorakis
Screenplay: Georgis Grigorakis
Cinematographer: Claudio Bolivar
Editor: Thodoris Armaos
Producer: Georgis Grigorakis
Cast: Stelios Ksanthoudakis, Yiannis Tsortekis, Eleutheria Komi

Synopsis: Athens, August 2012. 45 degrees. The fridge is empty. The situation is very tense. A father changes under the burden of the economic crisis. It’s getting dark and it’s still boiling hot. A capital on the verge of exploding.
Inhalt: Athen, August 2012. 45 Grad. Der Kühlschrank ist leer, die Situation angespannt. Ein Vater verändert sich unter der Last der Wirtschaftskrise. Es wird dunkel und es ist immer noch kochend heiß. Eine Hauptstadt, die kurz davor ist zu explodieren.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2013), Festival de Tetouan (Marocco), Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium), Kyiv International Short Film Festival (Ukraine), Human Rights Film Festival of Donostia (Spain), The Norwegian International Short Film Festival (Norway), International Short Film Festival Cinefiesta (Puerto Rico), Greek Film Festival (USA), Maryland Film Festival (USA), Costa Rica International Film Festival (Costa Rica), MedFilm Festival (Italy), Linea D’ombre Fest (Italy), Psarokokalo Film Festival (Greece), International Sequence Short-Film Festival (France), Telluride Film Festival (USA), Odense International Film Festival (Denmark), Ljubljana International Film Festival (Slovenia), Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival (Italy), Universo Corto Elba Film Festival (Italy), Festival Ciné-Rencontre (France), Brest European Short Film Festival (France), Festival International du Film Independant de Bordeaux (France), shnit international shortfilmfestival (Switzerland), Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market (Japan), Jameson CineFest International Film Festival (Hungary), International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (Turkey), Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada), International Short Film Festival Winterthur (Germany), Other movie‘-Festival (Switzerland), St. Louis International Film Festival (USA), International Festival Signes de Nuit (France, 2013), Braunschweig International Film Festival (Germany), Alcine – Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid Film (Spain), Festival du Film Court de Villeurbnne (France), Festical Tous Courts (France), Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium), XXI Short Film Festival (Indonesia), FEC – European Short Film Festival (Spain), Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
Awards: Special Mention at Festival de Tetouan

Weblinks:
www.georgisgrigorakis.com

Damage

World Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

damage

Country of Origin: Israel
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

Director: Maya Meiri
Screenplay: Maya Meiri
Cinematographer: Roee Keren
Editor: Or li-tal
Producer: Mati Hanya, Lidor Leibovich
Cast: Salwa Nakra, Istabrak, Ayelet Robinson, Neta Orbach

Synopsis: Hanin and her mother Suad work together in a butchery. There are many things they leave aside, things they do not dare to talk about.
Inhalt: Hanin und ihre Mutter Suad arbeiten gemeinsam in einer Metzgerei. Es gibt viele Dinge, die sie beiseite lassen. Dinge, über die sie nicht zu sprechen wagen.

Weblinks:
www.facebook.com

Gypsy

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

gypsy

Country of Origin: Portugal
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Director: David Bonneville
Screenplay: David Bonneville, Diego Rocha
Cinematographer: Vasco Viana
Editor: Mariana Gaivão, David Bonneville
Music: Buraka Som Sistema
Producer: Fernando Vendrell
Cast: Jaime Freitas, Tiago Aldeia, Manuel Camoesas

Synopsis: Sebastian is a wealthy young man. He finds out that he has a flat tire and ends up accepting help from a Gypsy passer-by. In return Sebastian will have to give him a ride home… but they won’t reach their expected destination.
Inhalt: Sebastian ist ein wohlhabender junger Mann. Er hat eine Reifenpanne und kommt so weit, dass er sich gezwungen sieht, die Hilfe eines vorbeiziehenden Zigeuners zu akzeptieren. Als Gegenleistung schuldet Sebastian ihm eine Fahrt nach Hause… Doch werden sie nicht das erwartete Ziel erreichen.

Festivals: Festival der Nationen (Austria), Cinerama.BC International Film Festival (Brazil), Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Film-makers (Greece), Sarasota Film Festival (USA), Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico) South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference (USA), Tampere Film Festival (Finland), London Shorts Film Festival (England), Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium), Istanbul International Short Film Festival (Turkey), Hamptons International Film Festival (USA), Brest European Film Festival (France), Cork Film Festival (Ireland), Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (France), Palestinian International Young Filmmakers Festivals (Palestine), Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (Turkey), Bristol Encounters International Film Festival (India), Curtas Vila Do Conde International Film Festival (Portugal), BFI London Film Festival Think-Shoot-Distribute (UK)
Awards: Grand Jury Award nominee at South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference, Iberoamerican Short nominee at Guadalajara International Film Festival, Golden Starfish at Hamptons International Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.davidbonneville.net
www.facebook.com
www.vimeo.com
www.youtube.com
www.david-golias.com
www.imdb.com

Mobile Homes

German Premiere

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

mobilehomes

Country of Origin: USA, France
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Vladimir de Fontenay
Screenplay: Vladimir de Fontenay
Cinematographer: Pepe Vila del Pino
Editor: Vladimir de Fontenay
Music: Vicky de la Vega
Producer: Colin Whitlow, Tati Barrantes
Cast: Alison Folland, David Call, Ash Devens

Synopsis: The story of a young woman, trapped in sex trafficking, and her son who explores an unlikely way out.
Inhalt: Die Geschichte einer jungen Frau gefangen im Sexhandel und ihres Sohnes, der einen unwahrscheinlichen Ausweg findet.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival (France, 2013), South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference (USA, 2013), Atlanta Film Festival (USA, 2013), Aspen Film Festival (USA, 2013), Sarasota Film Festival (USA, 2013), First Run Film Festival (USA, 2013), Maryland Film Festival (USA, 2013), Seattle Film Festival (USA, 2013), Kerala Film Festival (India, 2013), Champs-Élysées Film Festival (France, 2013), Concorto Film Festival (Italy, 2013), Indianapolis Film Festival (USA, 2013), Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2013), Grenoble Film Festival (France, 2013), Rhode Island Film Festival (USA, 2013), Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art (Ukraine, 2013), Athens International Film Festival (Greece, 2013), International Short Film Festival Winterthur (Switzerland, 2013), Chacun Son Court – Strasbourg Short Film Festival (France, 2013), Los Angeles Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Woodstock Film Festival (USA, 2013), Milano Film Festival (Italy, 2013), Milwaukee Film Festival (USA, 2013), Fenêtres Sur Courts – Dijon Short Film Festival (France, 2013), Calgary International Short Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (USA, 2013), Tallgrass Film Festival (USA, 2013), Southern Screen Film Festival (USA, 2013), Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), San Joaquin Film Festival (USA, 2013), Hong-Kong International Film Festival (China, 2014), Maremetraggio – Trieste International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Minimalen Short Film Festival (Norway, 2014), Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma de Vincennes (France, 2014)
Awards: First Wasserman King Award, King Award in Screenwriting and National Board of Review Award at First Run Film Festival, Special Jury Award at Seattle Film Festival, SIGNIS Award Honorary Mention at Guanajuato International Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.vladimirdefontenay.com
www.vimeo.com