Schlagwort-Archive: Mexico

Reality 2.0

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Screening: Wednesday, June 25, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BEST OF GERMANY

reality-20

Country of Origin: Germany, Mexico
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 11′
Category: Documentary
Language: Spanish with English subtitles

Director: Victor Orozco Ramirez
Screenplay: Victor Orozco Ramirez
Cinematographer: Victor Orozco Ramirez
Editor: Victor Orozco Ramirez
Producer: Victor Orozco Ramirez

Synopsis: It was autumn when I arrived in Germany. I thought that in this exotic country I could distance myself a little bit from Mexico, but I was wrong. Drug traffickers managed to take me back in a ruthless way. A short animated documentary about drug-related violence in Mexico.
Inhalt: Es war Herbst, als ich nach Deutschland kam. Ich dachte, an diesem für mich exotischen Ort könnte ich mich von Mexiko ein wenig distanzieren. Aber ich habe mich geirrt. Die Narcos haben mich brutal eingeholt. Eine Doku-Animation über die endlose Spirale der Drogengewalt in Mexiko.

Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis in Gold für Dokumentarfilme bis 30 Minuten

Weblink: www.kurzfilmtournee.de

Ismael

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German Premiere

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

ismael

Country of Origin: Mexico
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 7′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Sebastián Hofmann
Screenplay: Sebastián Hofmann
Cinematographer: Eva Villaseñor
Editor: Sebastián Hofmann
Music: Rafael Pérez, Martín Delgado
Producer: Alberto Trujillo
Cast: Arturo López, Monserrat Medina, Teresa García, Rodolfo Galindo

Synopsis: Ismael and his little sister wake up, like every Sunday, to watch the children’s show on television, their only escape to survive the neglect and abuse that surround them.
Inhalt: Ismael und seine kleine Schwester wachen wie jeden Sonntag auf, um sich die Kindersendung im Fernsehen anzusehen. Es ist ihr einziger Ausweg, um der Vernachlässigung und dem Missbrauch, der sie umgibt, zu entkommen.

Festivals: Film Festival Locarno (Switzerland, 2012), Domino Mexican Independent Film Tour (United States, 2013), London MexFest (United Kingdom, 2013), Lima Short Film Festival (Peru, 2013), Cork Film Festival (Ireland, 2013), Tampere International Film Festival (Finland, 2014)

Destination North

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reening: Saturday, June 23, 23:00 (City Kinos)
CINE-BOAT BY NISI MASA

Country of Origin: France, Lithuania, Mexico/Spain
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 9´
Category: Documentary

Director: Gautier Dulion, Albina Griniute, Melissa Suárez del Real

Synopsis: A guide to the Finnish Archipelago… with a twist.
Inhalt: Ein Reiseführer des finnischen Archipels, der eine unerwartete Wendung enthält.

Weblinks:
www.nisimasa.com
www.turku2011.fi

The Goldmine (La Mina de Oro)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 17, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 21, 19:00 (SOUR)

gold-mine

Country of Origin: Mexico
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction

Director: Jacques Bonnavent
Screenplay: Jacques Bonnavent
Cinematographer: Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg
Editor: Alexis Rodil
Music: Marc Lejeune
Producer: Hilda Soriano, Ana Graciela Ugalde

Synopsis: Betina, a lonely spinster, meets what appears to be the man of her dreams online, and in the course of time he proposes to her. After quitting her job and selling her apartment, she makes the arduous trip to be with him, but what awaits her is a wholly unexpected fate.
Inhalt: Mit über 50 lernt die allein lebende Betina online den Mann ihrer Träume kennen. Als er ihr einen Heiratsantrag macht, kündigt sie ihren Job, verkauft ihr Appartement und macht sich auf den Weg zu ihm in ein einsames Dorf bei einer alten Goldmine – doch dort schlägt das Schicksal unerwartet zu.

Awards: ShortsTV Best Short Award, Festival de Biarritz, France, 2010; Critics Award, Huesca International Film Festival, Spain 2010; Best Iberoamerican Short Film, Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2010; Best Short Fiction, Festival Intl. de Cine de Morelia, Mexico, 2010; Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award, 2nd place, Best Live Action Short 15min. and Under, Best of the Festival Award, Palm Springs International Shortfest, USA, 2010; Young Jury Award, Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival, France, 2011.

Weblink: www.facebook.com

Cages (Jaulas)

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German Premiere

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

cages

Country of Origin / Land: Mexico / Mexiko
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 10’00“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Juan José Medina
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Juan José Medina
Cinematographer / Kamera: Juan José Medina
Editor / Schnitt: Uri Espinosa
Music / Musik: Alfredo Sánchez Gutiérrez, Mario Osuna
Producer / Produktion: Ana de la Rosa Zamboni, Juan José Medina, Rita Basulto

Synopsis: As an old man collects his traps in the desert, hunting for any new game he might have caught, an unearthly spirit is stalking his own prey.
Inhalt: Während ein alter Jäger seine Fallen in der Wüste auf der Suche nach einem neuen Fang einsammelt, lauert ein ausserirdisches Wesen auf seine eigene Beute.

Festivals & Awards: Huesca International Film Festival Spain 2009 (Cacho Pallero Award:Best Short Film), Anima Mundi Brasil 2009, Palm Spring Film Festival USA 20 (Best Animation Short Film), Festival Internacional De Cine en Guadalajara Mexico 2009, Flickerfest Australia 2010

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1409104

A Trip (Un Viaje)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

atrip

Country of Origin:Mexico
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 10′
Category: Fiction

Director: Gabriela Monroy
Screenplay: Gabriela Monroy
Cinematographer: Emiliano Villanueva
Editor: Roberto Bolado, Gabriela Monroy
Music: Daniel Hidalgo
Producer: Mariana Chenillo
Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Mauricio Bueno

Synopsis: One trip taken by a father and his autistic son in the subway of Mexico City.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Guadalajara (Honorific Mention), Huesca Film Festival (Casa de América Award / Best Novel Director), Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Expresión en corto Film Festival 2004 (Journalist Award / Jury Mention), Internatinal Shortfilm Festival of Sao Paulo (Audience Award), International School Film Festival of Buenos Aires 2004 (Best Film), Shortfilm Festival La Boca de Lobo (Best international shortfilm), International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy (Audience Award), Sleepwalkers Student Film Festival (Best Visual Interpretation), International School Shortfilm Festival of Uruguay (Best Film), International Student Short Film Festival Beirut ISAV (Best Image / Best Actor), KODAK Emerging Filmmaker Showcase 2004 (Best Photography), Ariel Best Shortfilm Mexican Academy of Cinematography, Cine Las Americas Film Festival Austin (Best fiction), International Student Filmfestival Sehsuchte (Best Film), Cuadro Shortfilm Festival 2006 (Best Film)