Screening: Saturday, June 20, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY II)
Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Director: Steffen Reuter
Screenplay: Laurent Daniels
Cinematographer: Peter Przybylski
Editor: Bernhard Wießner
Cast: Stefanie Stappenbeck, Max Schmuckert
Synopsis: Maria ist Gast auf dem Kindergeburtstag des Sohnes ihrer besten Freundin. In Sachen Liebe ist sie recht desillusioniert, bis der neunjährige Mickey ihr Avancen macht.
Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Emden, Norderney 2007 (2nd East Friesian Short Film Award), Short Cuts Cologne 2007 (Michael Lenz Memorial Award for the best screenplay), FilmZ Mainz Short Film Competition 2007 (FILMZ-Flame for the best film), 9. Landshut Short Film Festival 2008 (1st Audience Award), Romance In A Can: Romantic Shorts / Miami Beach, Florida, USA 2009 (3rd Short Film Winner), Filmfest Dresden / 17./18./21.04.2007, Shorts at Moonlight / Hofheim / 10./12./18.08.2007, OpenEyes Festival / Marburg / 12.-15.07.2007, Weiterstadt Filmfestival / 18.08.2007, Kinofest Lünen / 16.11.2007, EI(N)FÄLLE Studentenkabarett-Festival / Cottbus / 12./18.01.2008, 33. OPEN OHR Festival / Zitadelle Mainz / 09.-12.05.2008, BUNTE ZEITEN, 5. Jugendkulturfestival Geisenhausen / Landkreis Landshut / 15.-17.08.2008, AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS Independent Film Festival / Berlin / 28.11.-06.12.2008, Sun Screen Festival / Clearwater, Florida USA 06.-08.04.2007, Sevastopol International Film Festival Ukraine 20.-25.07.2007, BUSHO Film Festival / Budapest Hungary 03.-07.08.2007, Alpinale / Bludenz Austria 10.08.2007, CineGlobe / Genf Switzerland 08.-09.11.2007, Betting on Shorts Europe 23.-28.11.2007 Resfest Turkey / Eskisehir, Istanbul, Izmir Turkey 19.03.-13.04.2008, International Short Film Festival IN THE PALACE / Balchik Bulgaria 23.-30.06.2008, Festival Internacional San Luis Cine / San Luis City Argentina 31.10.-08.11.2008, FIKE International Short Film Festival / Evora Portugal 21.-29.11.2008, EuroAsiaShorts Festival / Washington, DC USA 01.-06.06.2009