Schlagwort-Archive: UK

Pineapple Calamari

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 21:00 (BITTER)

pineapple-calamari

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’00“
Category: Animation

Director: Kasia Nalewajka
Screenplay: Kasia Nalewajka, Daniel Negret, Manuela Lupini
Cinematographer: Stewart McGregor
Music: Matthew Kelly
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Producer: Daniel Negret

Synopsis: The horse, Pineapple Calamari, dreams of becoming a racing champion. When tragedy befalls the two sisters who take care of him, the happy family’s social life takes an unexpected turn.

Festivals & Awards:
Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2014 – Best Short Animation
Tricky Woman Animation Festival 2015 – Artist-in-Residence Award
Nashville Film Festival 2015 – Special Jury Prize
Sehsüchte International Student’s Film Festival 2015 – Special Mention
Toronto International Film Festival
Annecy International Aniimation Festival

Weblink: www.kasianalewajka.com

My Stuffed Granny

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

my-stuffed-granny

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’33“
Category: Animation

Director: Effie Pappa
Producer: Miranda Ballesteros, Hemant Sharda

Synopsis: Little Sofía loves her grumpy Granny, even though she is always hungry and eats up what little food they can buy. Granny’s pension is the only thing keeping Sofia and her Father alive. To what extremes will they go to once Granny is no more?

Festivals & Awards:
Annecy Annecy (France) 2014-06
Edinburgh SCOTLAND (United Kingdom) 2014-06 Best British Animation, Mc Lar
Rhode Island Rhode Island (United States) 2014-08
Animasyros Syros (Greece) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
Montreal Film Festival Du Monde Montreal (Canada) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
BE THERE! CORFU (Greece) 2014-11 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
FOYLE IRELAND (Ireland) 2014-11
Anima Mund Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) 2014-08

Weblink: vimeo.com/95953874

Last Base

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:00 (SOUR)

last-base

Countries of Origin: Norway, United Kingdom
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Aslak Danbolt
Screenplay: Aslak Danbolt
Cinematographer: Stian Thilert
Music: Fanny Wadman
Editor: Bjørnar Rydland Thyholdt
Producer: Pål Nordås, Aslak Danbolt

Synopsis: Soon to be father Joachim vows to give up base-jumping after going on one final adventure with his best-friend Øyvind. When a storm approaches their friendship is put to the test. Øyvind wants to turn back, but Joachim will apparently stop at nothing to pull off his very last jump.

Festivals & Awards:
Leeds International Film Festival 2014, UK
London Short Film Festival 2015, UK
Slamdance Film Festival 2015 Park City, Utah, USA
Leuven Short Film Festival 2014, Belgium
Tribeca Film Festival New York 2015, USA
Friss Hús International Short Film Festival Budapest 2015, Hungary
The Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad 2015, Norway
Rooftop Film Series 2015 New York City, USA

Weblink: vimeo.com/102709455

Flytopia

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 21, 21:00 and Monday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

flytopia

Country of Origin / Land: UK
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 20′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: English without subtitles

Director / Regie: Karni and Saul
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Karni and Saul
Cinematographer / Kamera: Matyas Erdely
Music / Musik: Adrian Utley
Editor / Schnitt: Nicolas, Chaudeurge
Producer / Produktion: Alison Sterling
Cast / Darsteller: Ashley Artus, Rebecca Palmer

Synopsis: A dark fantastical tale in which a man enters into a pact with all the insect inhabitants of his rural cottage – his existence dripping with honey, sex, flies, meat… and a very sticky end.
Inhalt: Eine dunkle, sonderbare Erzählung, in welcher ein Mann mit all den Insekten seines Landhäuschens einen Pakt eingeht.

Festivals: Encounters, UK, 2012, Clermont Ferrand, France, 2013, London Short Film Fest, 2013, Cinematheque Tel Aviv,Israel,2013, ECU European Independent Film Festival, France, 2013, European Film Festival of Lille, France 2013, Rome Independent Film Fest, 2013, Brussels Short Film Festival, 2013, Sofia International Film Fest, Bulgaria, 2013, Belgrade Short Film Fest, Serbia, 2013, Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine, 2013, Palm Springs Short Fest 2013, Seattle International Film Fest, 2013
Awards: Encounters, best of British, UK, 2012, London Short Film Fest, best British film, 2013

Weblinks:
www.flytopia.com

Corner Shop

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 21, 21:00 and Monday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

corner-shop

Country of Origin / Land: UK
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 12′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: English original version without English subtitles

Director / Regie: George Hamilton
Screenplay / Drehbuch: George Hamilton, Lucy Patrick Ward
Editor / Schnitt: Stephen Haren
Producer / Produktion: Lucy Patrick Ward, George Hamilton
Cast / Darsteller: Danny: Anatol Yusef, Zoheir: Ernest Ignatius

Synopsis: Danny walks into Zoheir’s shop, tired and at the end of his tether. ‚Corner Shop‘ explores the moment when tensions and frustrations unexpectedly erupt. ‚Corner Shop‘ is a taut and emotional piece of drama that captures a snapshot of British life.
Inhalt: Als Danny Zoheir’s Tante-Emma-Laden betritt ist er müde und erschöpft. Corner shop lotet den Augenblick aus, in dem Anspannung und Frustration unvermittelt aus Einem hervorbrechen können. Auf drastische und aufwühlende Weise zeichnet der Film eine Momentaufnahme britischen Lebens.

Festivals: Official Selection VS Vienna Independent Shorts Festival 2013, Skepto International Film Festival 2013, London United Film Festival 2012, European Independent Film Festival 2012, Official Selection Bermuda International Film Festival 2012, Special Screening at the Salon Des Refuses curation, the London Short Film Festival
Awards: Special Mention Skepto International Film Festival 2013, AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST SHORT FILM London United Film Festival 2012, BEST EUROPEAN DRAMATIC SHORT European Independent Film Festival 2012

Weblinks:
www.sentinel-productions.com

After

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 23, 19:00 (Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor) and Tuesday, June 25, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

after

Country of Origin / Land: UK
Year of Production / Jahr: 2011
Duration / Länge: 7′
Category / Kategorie: Documentary
Language / Sprache: No dialogue

Director / Regie: Lukasz Konopa
Cinematographer / Kamera: Pawel Chorzepa
Editor / Schnitt: Carmela Iandoli
Producer / Produktion: Lukasz Konopa

Synopsis: After is a film about contemporary life in Auschwitz. In an observation from dusk till dawn, it portrays the theatre of everyday life around the grim confines and captures the energies and activities of a world fascinated by this former concentration camp.
Inhalt: In einer Beobachtung von der Abenddämmerung bis zum Tagesanbruch skizziert After den Schauplatz des alltäglichen Lebens inmitten der gespenstischen Grenzen eines ehemaligen Konzentrationslagers. Der Film führt die Energien und Verrichtungen einer im doppelten Sinne gefesselten Welt vor.

Festivals: Visions du Reel, Camerimage, Encounters, Hamburg Short Film Festival, Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Zinebi, Odense Film Festival, Brest European Short Film Festival, Ridm, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Dinard British Film Festival, Busan International Short Film Festival
Awards: Visions du Reel, Young Public Award, Encounters, Cinematography Award, Hamburg Short Film Festival, Special Mention, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Best Documentary, Magma International Short Film Festival, Best Documentary

Weblinks:
www.lukaszkonopa.com

Hiding Place

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Screenings: Friday, June 21, 21:00 and Monday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

hiding-place

Country of Origin / Land: UK
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 9′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: English without subtitles

Director / Regie: Fergus Colville
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Conor Keane
Cinematographer / Kamera: Simon Wagen
Editor / Schnitt: Ed Ison
Producer / Produktion: Ed Ison, Conor Keane
Cast / Darsteller: Tom Geoffery, Zak Strickland

Synopsis: A teenager fleeing arrest and a police officer running from a violent mob find themselves trapped in the middle of a riot.
Inhalt: Ein Teenager, der vor seiner Festnahme flieht, und ein Polizist, der vor einer gewalttätigen Bande davon läuft, begegnen sich dicht an dicht in einem Volksaufruhr.

Festivals: Brief Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol, UK, London International Film Festival, UK, Skepto International Film Festival 2013, Italy
Awards: Brief Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol, UK, Special Mention

Weblinks:
www.hidingplacefilm.co.uk

True love

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German Premiere

Screenings:Friday, June 22, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 19:00 (film.coop)
SOUR

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction

Director: Mark Triller
Screenplay: Mark Triller
Cinematographer: Sandra Samacá
Editor: Melissa Lo
Producer: Yang Yang
Cast: Eloise Black, Cameron Harris, Peter Charlton, Eloise Secker, Matthew Jones

Synopsis: Adam and his girlfriend are having trouble in their relationship. But when an old man tells him the secret to making true love last forever, Adam is faced with a dilemma where the cost of saving his relationship is almost as damaging as watching it self destruct.
Inhalt: Adam und seine Freundin haben Probleme in ihrer Beziehung. Als ein alter Mann Adam ein Geheimnis verrät um wahre Liebe ewig währen zu lassen, sieht sich dieser gefangen in einem Dilemma, in dem der Preis, den er für die Rettung seiner Beziehung bezahlen muss, fast ebenso schmerzhaft ist, wie dabei zuzusehen, wie diese auseinanderbricht.

Festivals: Limelight Film Festival 2012, UK

Weblink:
www.wix.com/trueloveshort/film

Tumult

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings:Friday, June 22, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 19:00 (film.coop)
SOUR

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Johnny Barrington
Screenplay: Johnny Barrington
Cinematographer: Manuel Claro
Editor: Maya Maffioli
Producer: Rhianna Andrews

Synopsis: A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind … descends upon them.
Inhalt: Ein Klan nordischer Krieger wandert nach einer Schlacht durch die karge Landschaft. Verwundet und blutend, ist ihr Anführer dem Tode nah. Als er gerade die Macht an seinen Sohn weitergeben will, sehen sich die Krieger mit einer Armee von ihnen völlig unbekannter Art konfrontiert.

Festivals: Inverness Film Festival, Scotland; London Short Film Festival, UK; Flickerfest Sydney, Australia; Sundance Film Festival, USA: Glasgow Film Festival, UK; SXSW Austin, USA; Go Short Nijmegen, Netherlands; Sarasota Film Festival, USA; Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico; Newport Beach Film Festival 2012; USA

Weblink:
www.vimeo.com/johnnybarrington

Five lives by silence

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

Country of Origin: Hungary/Greece, UK, Turkey
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 14´
Category: Documentary

Director: Miki Ambrózy, Nick Shaw, Begüm Güleç

Synopsis: Five Lives by Silence observes the daily workings of silence and stillness, through a parallel poetic and physical journey through the Finnish Archipelago.
Inhalt: „Five Lives by Silence“ untersucht die täglichen Auswirkungen von Schweigen und Stille durch eine gleichzeitig poetische und physische Reise durch das finnische Archipel.

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