Destination North

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:
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

Listen to Me (Escuchame)

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 17, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 19:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 5′
Category: Fiction

Director : Mabel Lozano
Screenplay: Mabel Lozano
Cinematographer: Rafa Roche
Editor: Ismael Álvarez
Music: Jose Ignacio Arrufat
Producer: Mabel Lozano

Synopsis: Trafficking in women and girls for sexual exploitation is partly generated by the demand for „customer“, this one turns into accomplice of the dealers of persons.
Inhalt: Der spanische Beitrag „Escuchame/Listen to me“ bringt das Thema Zwangsprostitution kurz und knapp auf den Punkt. Das Besondere: Die Kameraperspektive zeigt nur die Füße der beiden Protagonisten, als Zuschauer fühlt man sich daher wie ein Komplize der Menschenhändler, der unter dem Bett sitzt.

Festivals: CORTADA 2010 (Vitoria-Gasteiz); VII National Festival of shorts „Redondela en Curto“, VII National Festival of shorts „Redondela en Curto“, Spain, 2011; 1st „Festival de Cortometrajes y Videocreación de Almagro“.
Awards: Against Gender Violence Award, Comunidad de Castilla la Mancha, 2010; Best Short Award, „Sal a Escena“ Festival against discrimination, 2010; 1st Jury Prize, DONAMCINE, Barcelona, 2011.

Weblink: vimeo.com/24383180

Sweet (Dulce)

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 16, 19:00 and Saturday, June 18, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Iván Ruiz Flores
Screenplay: Iván Ruiz Flores
Cinematographer: Carmelo Barberá
Editor: Alex Bolumar
Music: Lolo Moldes
Producer: Iván Ruiz Flores

Synopsis: In that house Sweetness is said to dwell. Its window reflects the lovely story hidden inside. In Sweet, each Word obtains imperious meaning and the greatest feelings are transformed into little gestures.
Inhalt: Im Fenster jenes Hauses, wo einige sagen, die Sanfmut würde darin wohnen, spiegelt sich jede Nacht die entzückende Geschichte wieder, die sich darin versteckt.

Festivals:
Awards:

Weblink: www.aniur.es

Formol

German Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 19, 19:00 and Monday, June 20, 21:00 (UMAMI)

formol

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 15′
Category: Documentary

Director: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Screenplay: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Cinematographer: Alberto Martín Sanchidrián
Editor: Noelia Rodríguez Deza
Producer: Noelia Rodríguez Deza, Alberto Martín Sanchidrián

Synopsis: In a ghost village, apparently deserted, past, present and future blend and the traces of hundreds of lives remain preserved in the formol of time.
Inhalt: Regisseur Noelia Rodríguez Deza zeigt in seinem Wettbewerbsbeitrag „Formol“ ein verlassenes Geisterdorf. Bilder aus Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft verschwimmen, unterlegt von Erzählungen ehemaliger Dorfbewohner, die Spuren hunderter Lebensgeschichten vor dem inneren Auge entstehen lassen.

Weblink: promocionecam.wiki.zoho.com

How I Met Your Father (Cómo conocí a tu padre)

Bavarian Premiere

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

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Country of Origin / Land: Spain / Spanien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 9’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Alex Montoya
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Alex Montoya
Cinematographer / Kamera: Jon D. Dominguez
Editor / Schnitt: Alex Montoya
Producer / Produktion: Alex Montoya, Jon D. Dominguez, Artemis Montoya
Cast / Darsteller: Irene Anula, Inaki Ardanaz

Synopsis: Every couple has two stories: the one they tell their children…and the real one.
Inhalt: Jedes Paar hat zwei Varianten ihrer Kennenlern-Geschichte: die eine, die sie ihren Kindern erzählen und die, wie es wirklich war.

Festivals & Awards: Abycine Spain 2009 (Best Short Film), Ficcab Spain 2009 (Best Short Film), Fascurt Spain 2009 (Best Short Fiction), Cinema Jove Film Festival Spain 2009 (Best Short Spanish Film), Festcurts Figueres Spain 2009 (Best Short Film), Kinofest International Digital Film Festival Romania 2009 (Best Short Fiction), V Festival AluCine Spain (Best Short Film), Quartmetratges Spain 2009 (Best Short Fiction), Cortos Origen Rioja Spain 2009 (Best Short Film), Premis Tirant Avant Spain 2009 (Best Short Film), X Festival Internaciaonal de Cortometrajes Spain 2009 (Second Prize), 18 Festival de cine de Madrid Spain 2009 (Second Prize), Mardridimagen Spain 2009 (Second Prize), Contraplano de Segovia Spain 2009 (Best Director), Sundance Film Festival USA 2010 (Honorable Mention), 1er Certamen de Cortocetrajes Sexpresan Spain 2010 (Best Short Film)

Weblink: www.alexlightbox.blogspot.com

The Twin Girls of Sunset Street (Les bessones del carrer de Ponent)

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 19:00 and Monday, June 21, 21:00 (SALTY)

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Country of Origin / Land: Spain / Spanien
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 13’00“
Category / Kategorie: Animation

Director / Regie: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Cinematographer / Kamera: Anna Molins
Editor / Schnitt: Sergi Martí
Music / Musik: Maria Coma, Natàlia Miró
Producer / Produktion: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas

Synopsis: Ointments, elixirs and poultices. Enriqueta and Ramoneta will attend your needs with discretion, reserve and pleasant manners at Sunset Street No. 17A, Barcelona. Not sold in drugstores or chemist’s shops.
Inhalt: Heilmittel, Salben und Umschläge. Enriqueta und Ramoneta kümmern sich um ihre Wünsche mir Diskretion, Zurückhaltung und Höflichkeit in der Sunset Street, No. 17a, Barcelona. Unsere Produkte werden nicht in Drogerien oder Apotheken verkauft.

Festivals & Awards: Transilvania International Film Festival Romania 2010, Worldwide Short Film Festival Canada 2010

Weblink: www.stopmotion.cat

Mom (Mama)

Bavarian Premiere

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

mom

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 3′
Category: Fiction

Director: Andres Muschietti
Screenplay: Andres Muschietti
Cinematographer: Sebastian Serraute
Editor: Jaume Garcia, Pablo Farina, Sebastian Antico
Producer: Ricardo Carrasco
Cast:Victoria Harris, Berta Ros, Irma Monroig

Synopsis: One morning Victoria is waken up by her sister Lily who tells her that Mom is back

 

Centigrade

Bavarian Premiere

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

centigrade

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 3′
Category: Fiction

Director: Colin Cunningham

Synopsis: Centigrade is a contemporary thriller about a Man who lives in an old, busted up camper trailer… but wakes up one morning to find himself (and it) rolling down the highway.

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Closer (APROP)

German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)

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Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 6’20“
Category: Experimental

Director: Aitor Echeverria
Screenplay: Aitor Echeverria
Cinematographer: Aitor Echeverria
Editor: Pedro Pablo Rodenas
Music: Chalart 58
Producers: Roger Amigo, Mireira Ibars
Cast: Carolina Alejos, Silvia Marin

Synopsis: Sleep interrupted by the brush of a familiar touch. The light caress of a finger across your back. The sigh of that voice inviting you to play. The most everyday gestures become, at close range, an extraordinary dance.

Festivals & Awards: Zemos98 Sevilla Spain 2008 (Audience Award), Barcelona Visual Sound Spain 2008 (Jury Award for Best Video Art), 5º Cinekink NY USA 2008 (Best Experimental Short Film), Short Film Festival Of Real Spain 2007 (Best Video Art), IXX Festival Internacional de Fano Italy 2007 (Third Place Award), IX Mostra Minima en Gandia Spain 2007 (Re-accion Award), IX Abycine de Albacete Spain 2007 (Special Mention), XIV Certamen de cortometrajes de Leioa Spain 2007 (Third Place Award), IV Certamen de cortometrajes Ca Revolta de Valencia Spain 2007 (Best Short Film), Festival Arrivanoicorti en Montelanico Italy 2007 (Best Editing), Festival de cortometrajes de Soria Spain 2007 (Best Photography), Certamen de cortometrajes Ca Revolta Spain 2007 (Best Short Film), The Northern Wave International Film Festival Iceland 2008, Bradford Film Fest-BIFF08 UK 2008, 48. International Festival of Cinema and TV Cartagena Colombia 2008, DanceFilmAssociation New York USA 2008, 24. International Short Film Festival Lille France 2008, Newfilmmakers Film Festival NY USA 2008, La Fila Valladolid Spain 2008, Festival Amori in corto Itay 2008, Festival de jovenes realizadores de Granada Spain 2008, Festival Maremetraggio Trieste Italy 2008, Cinedans Amsterdam Holland 2008, Sofia International Film Festival Bulgaria 2008, III Festival de cortometrajes Las Dunas Spain 2008, XI Spanish film festival Australia 2008, REC08 Tarragona Spain 2008, ACT Festival Spain 2008, Canadian Worldwide Film Festival Canada 2008, Amsterdamshorts! Amsterdam Holland 2008, Dance Camera West Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2008 Festival IDN Barcelona Spain 2007, Festival de Cine en Forli Italy 2007, Festival de Cine de Girona Spain 2007, Sardinia Film Festival Italy 2007, International Short Film Montecatini Italy 2007, Festival Fascurt in Masnou Spain 2007, Film Festival in Ponferrada Spain 2007, Cinespana France 2007, MECAL International Short Film Festival Spain 2007, International Short Film Festival Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Brasil 2007, FICCAB – festival de cine alternativo en Benalmadena Spain 2007, 9 Abycine Spain 2007, „Curta Cinema“ Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2007, „Optica“ Festival Of Visual Arts Spain 2007, Zinebi Film Festival Bilbao Spain 2007, Certamen cortometrajes de Jerez Spain 2007, FIFE – experimental film festival of Carburari – Rumania 2007, Cinemad07 Spain 2007, ALCINE Madrid Spain 2007

Weblink: www.playtimeaudiovisuales.com

Lightborne (Alumbramiento)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

lightborne

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Screenplay: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Cinematographer: Juan Carlos Gomez
Editor: Ivan Aledo, Quique Dominguez
Music: Pascal Gaigne
Producer: Pepe Jordana
Cast: Marivi Bilbao, Cristina Plazas, Manolo Solo, Marta Berenguer, Sara Parbole

Synopsis: A family faces the last night of its eldest member, showing their different ways of dealing with a life´s ending. In a surprising manner, overcoming fear and taboo, one of them will guide the passing.

Festivals & Awards: 64. Mostra Cinematografica di Venecia (Prix UIP), European Film Academy Awards 2007 (Prix UIP), 22. Brest European Short Film Festival France (Prix des „Passeurs de Courts“), 21. Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo Valladolid (Press Award for Best Short Film, Best Director), Afia Film Festival Dinamarca Best Short Fiction, Festival de Cine de Guadalajara Spain (Press Award for Best Short Film), Festival de Cine de Catagena (Best Short Film), Fundacion Bancaja al Mejor proyecto de cortometraje (First Prize), 10. Festival Europeo de Cortometrajes FEC Cambrils-Reus (Premi del Public del Concurs Europeu de Curtmetratges), Gijon International Film Festival Spain, VI Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de San Sebastian Spain, 15. Festival Internacional de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada Spain, 8. Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote Spain, 11. Festival de Cine Espanol de Malaga Spain, Festival Contraplano de Segovia Spain, VIVA Film Festival UK, International Human Right Film Festival Albania, Festival de Cine Mediterraneo de Larissa Greece, 18. Festival de Cine Espanol de Nantes France, Atlanta Film Festival USA, International Film Festival Dresden Germany

Weblink: www.imdb.com/title/tt1121927