Super 8 Role Play

German Premiere

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

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Countries of Origin: Spain
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2015
Running Time: 15:00
Category: Fiction

Director: Ángel Haro de Rosario
Screenplay: Ángel Haro de Rosario
Cinematographer: Pablo Miralles
Music: Ángel Salazar
Editor: César Herradura
Producer: Ángel Haro de Rosario

Synopsis: A young couple tries an innovative therapy to save their relationship. Armed with only two super8 cameras, they set out into the desert alone.

Festivals & Awards:
Termita Film Festival, Muestra de cine SINÚ (Argentina)
2º Prize at Certamen de Jóvenes Creadores (Madrid)
Mal del Cap (Ibiza), Award of Merit at The Indie Fest Film Awards
Feria Internacional de Cine de Manizales (FICMA)
Cortos con Ñ, Viva Cinema Latino (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Saman Festicine Video Imagen de Viterbo (Colombia)
“Honorable mention“ at Short Festival The Indie)-Gathering (Hudson, Ohio)
Hollywood Shorts Reel-14
XII Festival Internacional de cortometrajes Almería en Corto, y Cortopatía.

Weblink: super8roleplay.com

Poor Sailor

International Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 14’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Víctor Carrey
Screenplay: Víctor Carrey, Martí Roca (adapted from a comic book by Sammy Harkham)
Cinematographer: Bet Rourich
Music: Rauelsson
Editor: Martí Roca
Producer: Lita Roig, Sergi Casamitjana

Synopsis: „Poor Sailor“ chronicles the misadventures of a farmer who decides to leave his quiet and simple life in the mountains to embark on a great adventure at sea.

Festivals & Awards:
Concurso EL CORTO DEL AÑO: Mención especial
Estrenos CortoEspaña 2015. CortoEspaña Rute, Córdoba
XXI Trofeo Torretes de Curtmetratges. Calella, Barcelona
VI Festival Internacional de cortos PIÉLAGOS EN CORTO. Categoría Nacional Torrelavega, Santander

Weblink: www.agenciafreak.com

Serori

German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Japan, Spain
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles

Director: Pedro Collantes
Screenplay: Pedro Collantes
Cinematographer: Hisayuki Sato
Editor: Pedro Collantes
Producer: Sayaka Akitsu
Cast: Akemi Nitta, Shintaro Murakami

Synopsis: There is always a first time for everything, even for celery.
Inhalt: Es gibt immer ein erstes Mal für alles, sogar für Sellerie.

Festivals: International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands), Hors Pistes Tokyo Film Festival (Japan), Festival de Cine de Huesca (Spain)

Weblinks:
www.mizunonaka.com
www.vimeo.com
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The Society

German Premiere

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

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction
Language: Basque with English subtitles

Director: Kote Camacho
Screenplay: Ander Lendinez, Kote Camacho
Cinematographer: Kote Camacho
Editor: Kote Camacho
Music: Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa and Donostiako Orfeoia
Producer: Kote Camacho
Cast: Iñaki Beraetxe, Eriz Alberdi, Pako Revueltas, Martxelo Rubio, Iker Galartza

Synopsis: A group of old friends get together to cook and have a good dinner. Life has played tricks on one of them, disappeared for years, and he is now living on the street. The dinner will not be as comfortable as expected.
Inhalt: Eine Gruppe alter Freunde trifft sich, um gemeinsam zu kochen und einen guten Abend zu verbringen. Doch einem von ihnen hat das Leben Streiche gespielt. Er war für Jahre verschwunden und lebt jetzt auf der Straße. Das Dinner wird also nicht so angenehm wie erwartet.

Festivals: Gau Laburra (Spain, 2013), Eibar Short Film Festival (Spain, 2013), Ikuska – Pasaia Short Film Exhibition (Spain, 2013), Ull-nu (Andorra, 2013), Hendaia International Film Festival (France, 2013), Lekeitio Film and Video Festival (Spain, 2013), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2014), Tetouan Short Film Festival (Morocco, 2014), The Norwegian Short Film Festival (Norway, 2014)
Awards: First Prize at Gau Laburra, Best Basque Film Award at Eibar Short Film Festival, First Prize at Ull-nu, Best Short Film Award at Hendaia International Film Festival, Best Direction Award at Lekeitio Film and Video Festival

Weblinks:
www.vimeo.com

The City of Gao Feng (La ciudad de Gao Feng)

German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 25, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

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Country of Origin / Land: Spain, China
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 14′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Chinese with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Oriol Martínez
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Oriol Martínez
Cinematographer / Kamera: J. Oriol Vila
Music / Musik: Cálido Home
Editor / Scnitt: Laura Tresserras
Producer / Produktion: Chi – Shin Hou
Main Cast / Darsteller: Zhu Liu Sheng, Wang Jun Feng

Synopsis: Gao Feng, an old rural widower with senile dementia, comes to town to settle with his son in the city. He became fascinated by the city, but his health prevents him from speaking and acting out his feelings and his son locked him in his small apartment. After the boredom and frustration, Gao Feng is visited by some strange fantasy animals that help him escape.
Inhalt:Gao Feng, ein greiser, verwitweter Bauer mit Altersdemenz, kommt in die Großstadt, um sich bei seinem Sohn niederzulassen. Die Metropole beeindruckt ihn, aber Gao`s Gesundheit versagt es ihm, zu sprechen oder seine Gefühle auszudrücken. So wird er von seinem Sohn in dessen kleinem Appartment eingeschlossen. Aber dann finden plötzlich drei Fantasiewesen den Weg zu ihm…

Festivals: Sitges, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya, Filmets, Badalona Film Festival, Almeria en Corto, Zinebi 54 Festival de Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao, La Pedrera Short Film Fetsival, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia, Festival Internacional de Cine Fantastico de Monachil, Kinoki Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.flavors.me
www.vimeo.com

Wake the Flies

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 23, 19:00 (Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor) and Tuesday, June 25, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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Country of Origin / Land: Spain
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 15′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Spanish with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Cinematographer / Kamera: Alfonso Postigo
Music / Musik: Pascal Gaigne
Editor / Schnitt: Carolina Marti´nez Urbina, Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Producer / Produktion: Mari´a Zamora
Main Cast / Darsteller: Victoria Smith, Luis Daniel del Barrio, Miguel Zurita

Synopsis: In a lost landscape there is a cottage in ruins; in the area a caravan and a car with foreign license plates, apparently abandoned. Apparently, because among the physical and emotional ruins of a world that has vanished Tom and Ann subsist, two confused children struggling to survive, living like animals. Tom wants to be Spanish; Ann wants to be herself. An event will rearrange the pieces of this chaotic frame, even if it means removing the hidden and overcoming misfortune.
Inhalt: Inmitten der physischen und seelischen Bruchstücke einer entschwundenen Welt kämpfen Tom und Ann darum, am Leben zu bleiben. Sie sind verwirrt, leben wie Tiere. Tom sehnt sich danach, Spanier zu werden, Ann möchte sie selbst sein. Ein Ereignis muss die Einzelstücke dieses chaotischen Rahmens neu anordnen, muss das verborgene Unglück besiegen.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 25 Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo, Radio City Festival internacional de cortometrajes, CORTOGENIA 13 Temporada de Estrenos de Cortometrajes, Festival de Cine de Madrid, Alter-Native International Short Film Festival, 14 ABYCINE Festival de Cine de Albacete, Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, BRNO16 International Competition of Short Non-commercial Fiction Film, Festival Madrid Imagen

Weblinks:
www.marvinwayne.com
www.youtube.com

Mystery (Misterio)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 25, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

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Country of Origin / Land: Spain
Year of Production / Jahr: 2013
Duration / Länge: 11′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Spanish with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Chema García Ibarra
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Chema García Ibarra
Cinematographer / Kamera: Alberto Gutiérrez
Editor / Schnitt: Chema García Ibarra
Producer / Produktion: Leonor Díaz
Main Cast / Darsteller: Angelita López, Asun Quinto, Josefa Sempere, Antonio Blas Molina, José Manuel Ibarra, Luismi Bienvenido, Susi Martínez, Josette Mora

Synopsis: They say that if you put your ear to the back of his neck, you can hear the Virgin talk.
Inhalt: Man sagt, wenn du dein Ohr ganz nah in seinen Nacken legst, kannst du die Jungfrau sprechen hören…

Festivals: Berlinale Film Festival 2013, NexT International Film Festival 2013, Bucharest, Bafici, 2013, Buenos Aires, Mecal Short Film Festival, 2013, Barcelona
Awards: Berlinale Film Festival 2013, EFA short film nomination award, NexT International Film Festival 2013, Bucharest, Best Director

Weblinks:
www.chemagarcia.com

 

Nearby (Muy cerca)

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 24, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 21:00 (film.coop)
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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction

Director: Iván Caso
Screenplay: Iván Caso, Silvia Nanclares
Cinematographer: Iván Caso
Music: Nacho Alvarez
Editor: Carolina Martinez
Producer: Koldo Zuazua Iván Caso
Cast: Isable Blanco, Juana Caso Hedo, Manolo Solo, Mateo Caso Riera, Mercedes Almarcha

Synopsis: Julia has arranged to meet her partner Jaime on a beach, who has left her some cryptic clues. Julia and the children will follow the clues until they get lost in a forest near the beach. During this little odyssey she will show us the fragile link she has with reality and her true nature.
Inhalt: Julia hat sich mit ihrem Partner Jaime zu einem Treffen am Strand verabredet, der ihr mehrere rätselhafte Zeichen hinterlässt. Julia und die Kinder verfolgen die Anweisungen, bis sie sich in einem in der Nähe des Strandes gelegenen Wald verirren. Während dieser kleinen Odyssee wird die fragile Verbindung aufgezeigt, die Julia zur Realität, ihren Kindern und ihrer wahren Natur pflegt..

Festivals: MECAL Festival Internacional de Cine de Barcelona, Spain; ALCINE Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain; ZINEBI Festival Interacional de Cine de Bilbao, Spain
Awards: Best Cinematography Award at MECAL Festival Internacional de Cine de Barcelona, Spain; Best Musical Score Award at ALCINE Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares Madrid, Spain; Best Screenplay Award at ZINEBI Festival Internacional de Cine de Bilbao, Spain

Weblink:www.imdb.com

Dirty Friday

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 22, 21:00 (City Kinos) and Monday, June 25, 19:00 (film.coop)
UMAMI

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 8′
Category: Animation

Director: Adrián Miguel Delgado, Tenesor Cruz Niesvaara
Screenplay: Adrián Miguel Delgado, Tenesor Cruz Niesvaara
Music: Tenesor Cruz Niesvaara, Ruth Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Daniel Negrín Galván
Editor: Adrián Miguel Delgado, Tenesor Cruz Niesvaara
Producer: Carlos Roca Ramírez
Cast: Juan Aguiar Clavijo, Tamara Vázquez Schröder, Johnathan Ip, Tenesor Cruz Niesvaara, Adrián Miguel Delgado

Synopsis: A man very fussy about order punishes his cat in a very exaggerated manner. The owner of the animal starts to lose his mind as he obsessively speculates about the pet’s possible plans for revenge.
Inhalt: Ein ordnungsliebender Mann bestraft seine Katze auf sehr übertriebene Weise. Er beginnt seinen Verstand zu verlieren, als er obsessiv darüber spekuliert, welche möglichen Rachepläne sein Haustier nun hegen könnte.

Festivals: 11th International Animation Film festival Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria; 3rd Festival TOFUZI 2011, Georgia; 7th FAIAL FILMES FEST – Festival de Cinema dos Açores, Portugal; 31st Festival de cine d’Amiens, France; FICG27 Festival Internacional de cine de Guadalajara, Mexico; 1st Festival de Animación Cromafest, Mexico; 5th International Film Festival „STEPS“ 2012, Kharkov, Ukraine; 30th Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay; 22th MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival, Hungary; 8th Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes FENACO Perú; Festival Baumann 2011, Terrassa, Spain; Festival Internacional de Cine de Albacete, Spain; 16 Certamen Nacional de Creación Audiovisual de Cabra, Spain; Festival Int’l de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao – ZINEBI 53, Spain; XXIII Concurso de cortos fantásticos y de terror de Sants, Spain; Muestra Cine Club UNED – Sección La Factoría de cortos Nacionales, Soria, Spain; Concurso cortos de terror y suspense de Orès, Zaragoza, Spain; Cinemad 2011 – XVII Festival de Cine independiente y de culto, Spain; VIII Festival Internacional de Cine Solidario KO & DIGITAL. Sant Sadurní D’Anoia. Barcelona, Spain; XIII Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes “Ciudad de Soria”, Spain; Festival de cine de Zaragoza, X Certamen de Cortometrajes de Animación, Spain; XII Certamen de Cine Corto de Salas de los Infantes, Spain; Mostra Internacional de Cinema d’Animació de Catalunya; Spain; 18ª Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Catalunya, Leida
Awards: Best Canaries Animated Short at Canarias Media Fest, Spain; Audience Award for Best Animated Short at Festival Baumann 2011, Terrassa, Spain; Best Islands Short at 7th FAIAL FILMES FEST Festival de Cinema dos Açores, Portugal; Best Direction at Cinemad 2011, Spain;

Weblinks:
www.canariasencorto.org
www.youtube.com

The Bird Spider (La Migala)

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 24, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 21:00 (film.coop)
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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Jaime Dezcallar
Screenplay: Jaime Dezcallar
Cinematographer: José Martín Rosete
Music: Raffel Plana Honorato
Editor: Manu Sainz de los Terreros
Producer: Marta García Larriu
Cast: Israel Elejalde

Synopsis: A brokenhearted man seeks for something—anything—to bring feeling back to his numb state of existence. He buys a bird spider, the most poisonous of tarantulas, and sets him free in the house… making every day a life or death struggle.
Inhalt: Ein Mann mit gebrochenem Herzen sucht nach irgendetwas um wieder Emotionen in sein gefühlloses Dasein zu bringen. Er kauft eine Vogelspinne, die giftigste unter den Taranteln, setzt sie in seiner Wohnung aus und macht so jeden Tag zu einem Kampf ums Überleben.

Festivals: Palm Springs, USA; Seattle International Short Film Festival, USA; New York Film Festival, USA; Rhode Island Film Festival,USA; Starz Denver, USA; Zinebi 53 Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Spain; Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium; Dead by Dawn International Horror Film Festival, UK; Kiev International Short Film Festival, Russia
Awards: Best Short Film, Boston Film Festival, USA; Best of Fest, Ovation Short Film Contest; Best Recent Fiction Short Film, Fesdecurt Denia, Spain; Best Photography, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena, Colombia; Premio Objetivo Best Short Film, XV Muestra Independiente de Cine Fantástico de Toledo, Spain

Weblink: www.jaimedezcallar.com