Schlagwort-Archive: USA

Wake

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

wake

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 17′
Category: Fiction

Director: Keun-Pyo Park
Screenplay: Keun-Pyo Park
Cinematographer: PJ Raval
Editor: Keun-Pyo Park
Sound Design: Chris Keyland, Jorge Murakami, Todd Smith
Producers: Bo-Lim Han, Keun-Pyo Park
Cast: Eun Jee Wang, Sung Mi Kim, Ji Won Kang, Erin Imbrie, Temsy Chen

Synopsis: Wake is the heartbreaking story about a 5-year-old girl who spends four days in a small apartment when her mother doesn’t wake up from sleeping, and not understanding the concept of death.

Festivals & Awards: Kodak Award Competition 2004 (Grand Prize Winner), ASC Student Heritage Award 2004, McGuffin Film Festival 2005 (Best Short), Arizona International Film Festival 2005, Spindletop Film Festival 2005 (1st Place: College Shorts), Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes Film Festival 2005, Seoul Net Festival 2005 (Special Jury Mention), Newport International Film Festival 2005, Jackson Hole Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Texas Filmmakers Showcase 2005, Dallas Video Festival 2005, GwangJu International Film Festival 2005, Palm Springs International Film Festival of Shorts 2005, Hawaii International Film Festival 2005, Austin Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Savannah Film Festival 2005, Lyon Asian Film Festival 2005 (Jury Award for Best Short Film / Public Award), Edge works Film Festival 2005, Slamdance Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Korean American Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Asian American Film Festival 2006

Chaos Theory

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET); Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 18:00 (BEST OF 2006)

chaostheory

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 30′
Category: Fiction

Director: Suny Behar
Screenplay: Suny Behar
Cinematographer: Alexa Ihrt
Editor: Amy Ferraris, Suny Behar
Music: Kaz Boyle
Producer: Jocelyn Hublau, Angela Sostre, Suny Behar, Cheryl Rave
Cast: Greg Lee, Donovan Oakleaf, Jim Grollman, Alexandra Ford Thum, Shelby Janes, Michael Troynel, Lorinne Vozoff, Darryl F. Saraga, Fairly Tull, Fred Tatasciore

Synopsis: CHAOS THEORY is a comedy about the outrageous misadventures of a meteorologist, Thor (Donovan Oakleaf), desperate to stop the endless cycle of disorder that is ruling his life. When Lisa (Alexandra Ford Thum) accidentally walks into his life, introducing a new element into his predetermined equation, she unknowingly sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of chaotic and zany events. The result is an unpredictable, whirlwind romantic adventure that will forever change Thor’s life. If a butterfly flapping its’ wings in Brazil can cause a Tornado in Texas, imagine what it could do to his love life.

Festivals & Awards: Queens International Film Festival 2005, California Independent Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Film), Kyoto International Student Film Festival 2005 (Competition Winner), San Diego Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Festival 2005 (Jury Prize – Best Student Film, Audience Award – Best Student Film), Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2005, BAFTA Los Angeles 2005 (Best Student Film), WorldFest Houston 2005 (Grand Jury Prize – Gold), Newport Beach International Film Festival 2005, Beverly Hills Film Festival 2005 (Audience Award – Best Short), Student Emmy Award 2005 (1st Place Comedy), DIY Film Festival 2005, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2005, Beijing International Film Festival 2004 (Audience Award), Crosstown Film Festival 2004, Ojai International Film Festival 2004, Lake Arrowhead International Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Film), Reel Film Festival 2004, Los Angeles IFP „UCLA Winners“ 2004, UCLA Spotlight 2004 (Best Narrative, Best Visual Design, Best Sound Design)

Weblink: www.chaostheorythefilm.com

Frog

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

frog

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 4′
Category: Animation

Director: Christopher Conforti
Screenplay: Christopher Conforti
Animation: Christopher Conforti
Cast: Marc Tatti, Garrett Koeppicus, Melissa Jordan, Christopher Conforti

Synopsis: In an attempt to escape the heat of the sun, a frog get himself in even more trouble.

Festivals & Awards: Student Academy Awards (2nd place), Television Academy Student Competition (2nd Place), ASIFA East Animation Awards (Best Student Film), Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival (1st Place Student), Marco Island Film Festival (Best Student Film), World Fest Houston (Platnium Remmi Award), Kalamazoon Animation Festival (Bronze), Brooklyn International Film Festival (Audience Award), Texas Film Festival (Audience Award), Spike & Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, Annecy (Avoid Eye Contact), Cannes (Kodak Student Filmaker Showcase), Los Angeles Film Festival, KROK, Woodstock Film Festival

Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY)

rexsteelenazismasher

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 10’30“
Category: Animation

Director: Alexander Woo
Story: Bill Presing, Matt Peters
Screenplay: Alexander Woo, Matt Peters, Dan Blank
Editor: Alexander Woo
Music: Ryan Shore
Producer: Alexander Woo
Cast: Dan Blank, Nicola Russell, Lolita Shawany

Synopsis: It is the height of World War II, and the United States is at war with Nazi Germany. The U.S. Government has just been informed that Eval Schnitzler has occupied a remote location near the mysterious source of the Amazon River. Convinced that his motives are more than leisurely, the United States sends Rex Steele, Nazi smasher extraordinaire, to find and foil Eval’s evil plans. Rex flies into the Amazon with his sidekick, Miss Penny Thimble, and the two embark on a journey full of action, adventure, and of course, Nazi smashing galore!.

Festivals & Awards: Student Academy Award 2004 (Gold in the Animation Category), Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award (1st Prize), Student Emmy Award (Third Place Animation Traditional Category), CINEME 2004 (GRAND PRIZE Best of the Fest Award), HDFEST 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Savannah Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Hollywood International Student Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Hamptons International Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animated Short), Motor City Internaional Film Festival 2004 (Winner Best Animation), Forest Film Fest 2004 (Winner Best Animation), First Look Student Film Festival 2004 (1st Place Animated Short), Westchester Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Film), Zoie Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animation), Worldfest Houston 2004 (Platinum Award for Best College Production), NYU First Run Film Festival 2004 (Craft Award for Original Score), Internaional Family Film Festival 2004 (Best Student Animation Classic), 35th Annual ASIFA EAST Awards (1st Honorable Mention – Student Films Category), Angelus Awards 2004, USA Film Festival, HDFEST 2004

Weblink: www.woohoopictures.com

Sign Of The Times

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 20:30 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 15:00 (SALTY)

signofthetimes

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 6’10“
Category: Music Video

Director: Ole Brereton
Screenplay: Ole Brereton
Cinematographer: Ole Brereton, Dan Starkey
Music: Steve Johnson, John Mullins, Adam Liell
Cast: Ole Brereton

Synopsis: “The Sign of the Times” explores the raw nature of war at an epic time in our history. As the neo-conservative party attempts to reformat the social and political structure of Eastern nations with violence, this film brings to attention the effect of death and destruction that penetrates the world as a whole today.

Festivals & Awards: Park City Film Music Festival 2006 (Gold Medal for Excellence), Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Festival of Media Arts Las Vegas 2005 (1st Place Experimental Video), Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1st Place Student „Emmy“, Music Programs)

Weblink: www.olebrereton.com

9

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

9

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 11′
Category: Animation

Director: Shane Acker
Screenplay: Shane Acker
Animation: Shane Acker
Sound Design: Dave Steinwedel
Music: Earganic

Synopsis: In the shadow of urban desolation, a rag doll must face a monster that is hunting his brethren and stealing their souls.

Festivals & Awards: Ion International Short Film Festival 2004, Zinebi International Festival of Documentary and Short Film 2004, Sundance Film Festival 2005, Animex International Festival of Animation 2005 (3D CHARACTER ANIMATION AWARD – 1st Prize), Anima International Animation Festival 2005, Cinequest Film Festival 2005, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation College Awards 2005 (1st Place NON-TRADITIONAL ANIMATION), Philadelphia Film Festival 2005 (2nd Place – FESTIVAL FAVORITE), Florida Film Festival 2005 (Grand Jury Award for BEST ANIMATED SHORT), Indianapolis International Film Festival 2005 (Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Animation ), Newport Beach Film Festival 2005 (Best Animated Short Film), Coachella Independent Film Festival 2005, Maryland Film Festival 2005, Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2005 (Junior Jury Award for Best Student Animation), Student Academy Awards 2005 (Gold Medal), Short Shorts Film Festival Burma 2005, Melbourne International Animation Festival MIAF 2005 (Best CGI and Audience award for best CGI), SIGGRAPH 2005 (Best of Show), George Lindsey UNA Film Festival 2005 (Best College Animation / Student Best of Show), BENDFilm 2005 (Best Animated Short), Next Reel Film Festival 2005 (Best Animation), ArtFutura 2005 (First Prize), Beijing Film Academy International Student Film Festival 2005 (Gold Award), Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Short 2006

Weblink: www.shaneacker.com