Just A Pitch

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: France / Frankreich
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 23’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Eric Raynaud
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Eric Raynaud
Cinematographer / Kamera: Simon Beaufils
Editor / Schnitt: Stéphanie Pédelacq
Music / Musik: Thierry Los
Producer / Produktion: Eric Raynaud
Cast / Darsteller: Gérald Laroche, Jean Fornerod, Sanjay Mirabeau, Nicolas Bienvenu

Synopsis: Sanjay, a young Indian screenwriter, lands in Paris Airport on his way to sign the biggest contract of his budding film career. But Robert, the chief of the immigration, notices that Sanjay’s passport will expire before his return flight. Robert thinks this is no accident and he’s just not buying Sanjay’s “story”.
Inhalt: Sanjay landet in Paris um den wichtigsten Vertrag seiner Karriere zu unterzeichnen. Doch zuvor muss sich der junge Drehbuchautor aus den Fängen der Flughafenpolizei befreien und zwar mit seinen eigenen Waffen.

Festivals & Awards: Festival international de comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez France 2009, Festival Itinérances France 2009 (Audience Award and Youth Jury Sp), COLCOA Film Festival USA 2009, World Wide Short Film Festival Canada 2009, Festival du court métrage en plein air France 2009 (Grand Prix and Audience Award), Cinéma Nouvelle génération France 2009, International Film Festival of Troia Portugal 2009, IFFI Goa India (Special Jury Prize), Festival des Jeunes Réalisateurs France 2009 (Audience Award), Rencontres Cinématographiques France 2009 (Best Acting), Interfilm Germany 2009, 27+1 Festival Russian Federation 2009, Hérault du Cinéma France 2009 (Audience Award), Festival de Film Francophone France 2010 (Youth Jury Award), Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2010, Espoir 35 mm France 2010 (Audience Award), Short Shorts Film Festival Japan 2010, Rencontres Cinématographiques France 2010 (Best Short Film)

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1424802

Ten (Dix)

Bavarian Premiere

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

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 7′
Category: Fiction

Director: Fabrice Le Nezet
Music: Raphael Martinez-Bachel aka Azel
Producer: Nicolas Schmerkin
Cast: Ian Faure, Lucien Momy, Alain Choquet

Synopsis: Marc is afraid of stepping on the lines between paving stones. He starts a treatment to overcome his phobia.

 

Lonely (Solitaire)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 21, 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 10′
Category: Fiction

Director: Anne Zinn-Justin
Screenplay: Anne Zinn-Justin
Music: Olivier Calmel
Producer: Alice Beckmann
Cast: Adrien de Van, Ludmila Ruoso

Synopsis: Irene and Bruno, two friends in their mid-thirties, end up alone at the end of a party. As Irene tries to leave, Bruno manages to keep her there and invites her to play strange games.

4

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 7′
Category: Fiction

Director: Edouard Salier
Producer: Nicolas Schmerkin
Cast: Thomas Winter, Sarah Hilker, Vi Sapyyapy

Synopsis: Four letters. 400 000 possibilities. Only one is real.

 

Silence (Stille)

Screening: Sunday, June 15, 19:00 (GIRLFRIENDS)

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Country of Origin: France/Germany
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 10’19“
Category: Fiction

Director: Corinna Thamm
Screenplay: Corinna Thamm
Cinematographer: Sonia Charoki, Jeremy Forni
Editor: Corinna Thamm
Music: Michael Bunn
Cast: Martin Boulou, Alexandra Boye, Chantal Dehaene, Laure Hunot, Francois Mueller, Philippe Vidal

Synopsis: After his father’s death, Tristan returns to his parental house. Back in the place, where his father once sexually abused his sister, he understands that the time has come to break the silence.

Festivals & Awards: „La corrida audiovisuelle“ Toulouse France 2007

The Dinner (Le Diner)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 13’25“
Category: Fiction

Director: Cecile Vernant
Screenplay: Cecile Vernant
Cinematographer: Yohann Charrin
Editor: Xavier Marsais
Music: Erwann Kermorvant
Producer: Eric Pattedoie, Caroline Perchaud
Cast: Julie Dray, Guillaume Cramoisan

Synopsis: Clara and Julien have their first date at a restaurant. She, a lovely secretary, tries hard to seduce him, especially as she feels ill at ease in this environment, hoping to see him again. He, young diplomat, is restless and tries everything to cut the evening short…

Festivals & Awards: Valladolid International Film Festival Spain 2006 (Prix UIP), International Film Festival Larissa Greece 2007 (Acting Award – Julie Dray), Film Festival Cyprus 2007, RIFF Rome Italy 2007 (Prix International Short Film Category), Granada International short film festival Spain 2007 (Audience Award), Festival de Huesca Spain 2007 (Spacial Mention), 10eme nuit du court de Lausanne Switzerland 2007 (Public Award), Short Shorts Film Festival Tokyo Japan 2008, College Film Tour Cleveland USA 2007-2010, Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2007, NEFF Vitoria Gasteiz Spain 2007, Almeria en Corto Spain 2007, Corti da Sogny Italy 2007, BiancoFilmFestival Italy 2007, Short Shorts Film Festival Tokyo Japan 2007, Festival Maremetraggio de Trieste Italy 2007, Comedia Juste pour rire Canada 2007, Independent Producers‘ International Film Festival Bucarest Romania 2007, Motovun Film Festival Croatia 2007, Salento Internatnional Film Festival Italy 2007, Sarajevo Film Festival 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Belgium 2007, Sevilla Festival de Cine Spain 2007, Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, Sleepwalkers International Student Film Festival Tallin Estonia 2007, Toffifest Torun Film Festival Poland 2007, Festival de Tbilisi Georgia 2007, Alpinale Film Festival Austria 2006, Palm Springs International Film Festival USA 2006, Sao Paulo International Short Film Fest Barazil 2006, Festival des Films du Monde Montreal Canada 2006, Ismailia International Festival Egypt 2006, Festival Pegasus Athenes Greece 2006, Hull International Film Festival UK 2006, Independent Film Festival Osnabrueck Germany 2006, Curto circuito San Tiago de Compostella Spain 2006, London Film Festival UK 2006, Festival Cinenygma Luxemburg 2006, Festival du Cinema International Rouyn-Noranda Canada 2006, Festival du Cinema en Atibi-Temiscamingue Canada 2006, The Magic Lantern UK 2006, Groningue Pays Bas France 2006, Interfilm Berlin Germany 2006, Braunschweig International Film Festival Germany 2006, New-York/Avignon Film Festival USA 2006, DaKino Bucarest Romania 2006, Schwenninger Short Film Festival Germany 2006, International Short Film Festival Leuven Belgium 2006

Weblink: www.laboitefilms.com/pages/pdf/lediner.htm

Amin

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

amin

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 8’45“
Category: Fiction

Director: David Dusa
Screenplay: David Dusa
Cinematographer: Armin Franzen
Editor: Nathalie Alonso Casale
Music: Laurent Michaud
Producer: Vanessa Ciszewski, Elena von Saucken, David Dusa, Mikolaj Pokromski
Cast: Romain Berger, Tariq Bettahar, Ramzi Bouaia, Vincent Deslandres

Synopsis: Abdel is driving his son, Amin, through the Parisian suburbs. The radio broadcasts the news of the day, while Amin is playing with the world floating by the window. Suddenly, they are stopped by the police, apparently Abdel’s headlight is broken. The officers start badgering Abdel, the tension rises, until an outburst comes from an unexpected source.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 2007 (Prix UIP), Milano Short Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention of the Aprile Award), Goteborg Filmfestival Sweden 2008, Sydney International Filmfestival Austalia 2007, International Short Film Festival Grimstad Norway 2007, Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Portugal 2007, International Competition Belo Horizonte Brazil 2007, Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 2007, International Bunker Film Festival Italy 2007, Sao Paulo Kinoforum Brazil 2007, International Film Festival Sarajevo Bosnia 2007, Imagio Filmfest Portugal 2007, Tinklai Filmfest Latvia 2007, Festival de Sevilla Spain 2007, Interfilm Festival Berlin Germany 2007, Sleepwalkers International Student Festival Tallinn Estonia 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/amin

The Sad Story Of Knave (La Pauvre Histoire Du Maraud)

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 6’48“
Category: Animation

Director: Anne Larricq
Screenplay: Anne Larricq
Producer: Laurent Pouvaret
Distributer: Eric Reginaud

Synopsis: An unkind husband enjoyes hitting his wife. Ske takes her revenge with the complicity of her lover.

Festivals & Awards: Film Festival Vendome France 2006, Bimini Riga Lettland 2007, Future Film Festival Bologna Italy 2007, Krok International Animated Film Festival Russia 2007

Weblink: www.en.unifrance.org/movie/27612/the-sad-story-of-knave

When I’m Big (Quand Ch’rai Grand)

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 3’10“
Category: Fiction

Director: Pierrick Servais
Screenplay: Pierrick Servais
Cinematographer: Nicolas Batisse
Music: Geoffroy Montel
Producer: Pierrick Servais
Cast: Christophe Provot, Lana Ettinger, Florian Jamey, Adrien Coche, Melanie Regnier, Nathalie Bernard, Yann L’Henoret, Geoffroy Montel, Ariane

Synopsis: There are some who want to live their dreams and some who kill them.

Festivals & Awards: Time Film Festival Lausanne Switzerland, Festival CineMages Sollies-Pont France, Festival Cine Sans Filet France, Festival Off-Courts Trouville-sur Mer France, Festival Grain a demoudre France, Festival Sur les pas de mon oncle St. Maur France, Film Festival Vezelise France, Festival Court Devant Paris France, Festival d’Aubagne „Nuit du court-metrage“ France, Festival Tout Court Toulouse France, La Nuit du Film Court de l’Escurial Paris France

Weblink: www.tapasnocturn.com/content/view/61/97/

Even Pigeons Go To Heaven (Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 8’30“
Category: Animation

Director: Samuel Tourneux
Screenplay: Karine Binaux, Olivier Gilbert, Samuel Tourneux
Animation: Alexis Bonnet , Lucie Hlawka , Catherine Lee, Frederic Mace, Emmanuel Margoux, Mathias Ninot, Yoane Pavade, Michel Samreth, Lise Vautrin
Editor: Aurelie Speranza
Music: Regis Santaniello
Producer: Simon Vanesse

Synopsis: A priest and a mysterious motorcyclist engage in a fierce chase to save the endangered soul of Monsieur Moulin. The priest’s heroic behavior turns out to be not so selfless. Using a long list of unforgivable sins, the priest convinces Monsieur Moulin to reserve his spot in heaven to ensure his post-mortem comfort. The ticket: investing in a strange machine…

Festivals & Awards: Acadamy Award in Los Angeles 2008 (Oscar Nominee), Short Film Festival of Velizy France 2008 (First Jury Award), International Animated Film Festival Annecy France 2007 (Junior Prize for Best Short Film), Siena International Short Film Festival Italy 2007 (Audience Award), Courtmetrange – Rennes France 2007 (Prize for Animation, Grand Prix, Prix Ecole et Cinema), San Sebastian Horror Film Festival Spain 2007 (Audience Award), Festival du film de Saint Paul Trois Chateaux France 2007 (Special Prize for Animation), Ars Electronica Festival Linz Germany 2007 (Honorary Mention), Short Cuts Cologne Germany 2007 (2nd Jury Award), The International Festival of Short Films of Evreux Franve 2007 (Special Prize), Vail Film Festival USA 2008, Cleveland Film Festival USA 2008, Paris tout court France 2008, Granada Festival Spain 2008, „AnimaBasauri“ International Aniamated Film Festival Spain 2008, International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Germany 2008, International Film Festival Bratislava Slovakia 2008, lutin du court metrage France 2008, International Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2007, Anima Film Festival Bruxelles Belgium 2007, Festival international du court metrage de Lille France 2007, Imagina Monaco France 2007, Festival europeen de court metrage de Bordeaux France 2007, Cote court Pantin France 2007, Festival du film francais Richmond USA 2007, Festival „City of Lights, City of Angels“ Los Angeles USA 2007, 16eme festival sequence court metrage Toulouse France 2007, Short Film Festival Altkirtch France 2007, Bruxelles „Oh ce court“ Belgium 2007, Prix Gras Savoye France 2007, Festival de Six Fours France 2007, „Arcipelago“ International Festival of Short Film and New Images Italy 2007, court18 Festival de Court-metrages France 2007, Anima Mundi International Animation Festival of Brasil 2007, Fantasia International Film Festival Canada 2007, Prades Film Festival France 2007, BAM New York USA 2007, Lama Film Festival France 2007, Edinburgh International Film Festival UK 2007, Ismaila International Film Festival Egypt 2007, „Silhouette“ Paris France 2007, „Cartoon d’or“ Bruxelle Belgium 2007, Jaja Festival Spain 2007, International Drama Film Festival Greece 2007, Krok International Animated Film Festival Ukraine 2007, „Festival Courts-Bouillon“ Rousset France 2007, festival d’humour de Meudon France 2007, „Animatu“ International Digital Animation Festival Portugal 2007, Festival de Wissembourg France 2007, Festival of European Films on Wheels Ankara Turkey 2007, Braunschweig Film Festival Germany 2007

Weblink: www.samueltourneux.com