Huesca Film Festival
Catalogue
37th Edition
2009
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST
- GERMANY
- AUSTRALIA
- BELGIUM
- BULGARIA
- CANADA
- SOUTH KOREA
- SLOVENIA
- UNITED STATES
- UNITED STATES - ITALY
- FRANCE
- FRANCE - BELGIUM
- FRANCE - COMOROS
- FRANCE - ISRAEL
- GREECE
- INDIA
- IRAN
- IRELAND
- ISRAEL - FRANCE - THE NETHERLANDS
- ITALY
- NORWAY
- POLAND
- UNITED KINGDOM
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- SWITZERLAND
- SWITZERLAND - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- TAIWAN - FRANCE
- TURKEY
- UKRAINE
GERMANY
ALLES WIEDER GUT
(ALEMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 18 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Satu Siegemund.
- GUIÓN: Satu Siegemund.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Alke M. Scherrmann.
- MONTAJE: Valentin Fastabend.
- MÚSICA: Sebastian Pillo.
- SONIDO: Michael Bartylak.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Patricia Desing.
- INTÉRPRETES: Franziska Neiding, Silke Bodenbender, Antje Widdra.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Nominal Film GbR. info@nominalfilm.com
After a terrible fight with her mother six-year-old Clara decides to go to her father’s place. But she falls asleep in the bus, gets lost and finally ends up with the Wagner family in a suburban housing scheme. When Julia Wagner, by chance, discovers a bruise on the girl’s upper body, she is convinced that she has to act.
SIEGEMUND, Satu
She was born in Tampere, Finland. She grew up in Germany and Egypt and moved to Munich in 1993. After some years of training at a camera rental, a film laboratory and a commercial agency, she worked as a camera assistant. In 1999, she decided to apply at the Munich Film School. Her first two social spots as director and DoP already won awards. Alles wieder gut (2008) is her first short film as a scriptwriter and director.
DIE SCHIEFE BAHN
(ALEMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Jim Lacy, Kathrin Albers.
- GUIÓN: Jim Lacy.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Jim Lacy.
- MONTAJE: Georg Krefeld.
- MÚSICA: Edward Harris.
- SONIDO: Pierre Brandt.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Kathrin Albers.
- ANIMACIÓN: Kathrin Albers.
- INTÉRPRETES: Gustav-Adolph Artz, Erik Schäffler, Kristina v. Weltzien, Joey Cordevin, Monty Arnold, Isabella Grothe, Ole Jacobsen.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Stoptrick. info@stoptrick.com
Since the British train privatisation went so well, the German government has decided to follow their lead and privatise their own rail service. German Rail, once a Mercedes among Fiats, is now ready for the stock market, but what happened to all of those German Rail employees we always loved to hate…
LACY, Jim
Together with Kathrin Albers he forms the creative team behind the animation studio Stoptrick in Hamburg. Since 2001 the two have written and directed their price-winning animated shorts, TV commercials and trailers. He studied Political Science, Philosophy and German Literature in Hamburg and the USA. In 2008 they have co-directed the short film Die Schiefe Bahn.
ALBERS, Kathrin
Together with Jim Lacy she forms the creative team behind the animation studio Stoptrick in Hamburg. Since 2001 the two have written and directed their price-winning animated shorts, TV commercials and trailers. She studied illustration and design in Hamburg. In 2008 they have co-directed the short film Die Schiefe Bahn.
HUNGER
(ALEMANIA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 17 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Carolina Hellsgård.
- GUIÓN: Carolina Hellsgård.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Manuel Kinzer.
- MONTAJE: Carolina Hellsgård.
- MÚSICA: Niklas Kammertöns.
- SONIDO: Robert Fuhrmann.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Nadin Meister.
- INTÉRPRETES: Dennis Seiler, Robin Längert.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Filmgestalten. info@filmgestalten.eu
The neglected siblings Roland and Paul watch the deportation of their immigrant neighbours. After that the police has left, they decide to enter the abandoned apartment. Inside they discover another world; exotic food, music, clothes and make-up, belonging to the deported family. For a moment they have the chance to immerse themselves in a world of games and play. However when their father discovers them, they are quickly brought back to reality.
HELLSGÅRD, Carolina
Born in 1977 in Stockholm. After finishing her studies in Film History at the Stockholm University, she attended the experimental film program at The Berlin University of Arts. Karaoke which she wrote and directed was her graduation film. In 2009 she has written and directed Hunger.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCING
(ALEMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 7 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Joachim Dollhopf, Evi Goldbrunner.
- GUIÓN: Evi Goldbrunner, Joachim Dollhopf, Robby Dannenberg.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Gregor Schönfelder.
- MONTAJE: Kai Minierski.
- MÚSICA: Johannes Heidingsfelder.
- SONIDO: Johannes Heidingsfelder.
- INTÉRPRETES: Antonio Wannek, Vesela Kazakova.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Film & Television University "HFF Konrad Wolf". distribution@hff-potsdam
Somewhere in a war zone. Three young stationed soldiers divert themselves from everyday war life. One of them becomes aware of a native girl. The comrades follow her…
DOLLHOPF, Joachim
He studies at the University of Film & Television "HFF Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, specializing in Directing. In 2008 he has written and co-directed with Evi Goldbrunner the short film I don’t feel like dancing.
GOLDBRUNNER, Evi
He studies at the University of Film & Television "HFF Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, specializing in Scriptwriting. In 2008 he has co-directed with Evi Goldbrunner the short film I don’t feel like dancing.
OUR WONDERFUL NATURE
(ALEMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 5 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Tomer Eshed.
- GUIÓN: Tomer Eshed.
- MÚSICA: Stefan Maria Schneider.
- SONIDO: David Ziegler.
- ANIMACIÓN: Tomer Eshed.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Hochschule für Fernsehen "Konrad Wolf". distribution@hff-potsdam.de
The mating habits of the water shrew as never seen before…
ESHED, Tomer
He was born in 1978 in Israel. In 1995 he graduated from the Jerusalem School of Arts in Israel. Since 2004 he studies Animation at the university for film and television Konrad Wolf in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany. In 2008 he has written and directed Our Wonderful Nature.
AUSTRALIA
BONFIRE
(AUSTRALIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 20 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Melissa Anastasi.
- GUIÓN: Melissa Anastasi.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Steve Macdonald.
- MONTAJE: Adrian Rostirolla.
- MÚSICA: Caitlin Yeo.
- SONIDO: Tony Vaacher, Phil Jeffers.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Marryanne Christodoulou, Christina Conrad.
- INTÉRPRETES: Dominique Loisos, Lex Marinos.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Katrina Beck. kbeckal@hotmail.com
Mira is a wild little girl desperate for her father's love. Stavros is an alienated factory worker unable to maintain relationships with his family. Their unspoken needs spark off a chain of emotionally confrontational happenings.
ANASTASI, Melissa
She studied Journalism before studying cinema at Macquarie and Sydney Universities. She has worked as an Assistant Director on short and feature film projects, and as a producer on independent productions, as well as an arts coordinator on youth arts projects. Bonfire (2008) is her first fiction short film. She is currently in development on her first feature film.
BELGIUM
PREMIERE NUIT A BEIJING
(BÉLGICA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 22 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Olivier Meys.
- GUIÓN: Olivier Meys.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Hichame Alaouie.
- MONTAJE: Yannik Leroy.
- SONIDO: Song Yuzhé.
- INTÉRPRETES: Francois Pirot.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Eklektik Productions. marie@eklektik.be
Confident in his feelings, François, a trusting but slightly irresponsible young man, moves to Beijing to live with a young Chinese woman, Jijing. But she is not ready for a commitment yet. This "First Night" will be very different from the one that François had (over-) imagined.
MEYS, Olivier
He graduated from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium with a degree in Film Direction. He has directed several documentaries and short films, among which we could mention Vies nouvelles (2005), Qian Men Qian (2008), Premiere Nuit a Beijing (2008).
BULGARIA
OMELETTE
(BULGARIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 7 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Nadejda Koseva.
- GUIÓN: Georgi Bogdanov.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Anton Bakarski.
- MONTAJE: Nina Altaparmakova.
- SONIDO: Monchil Bozhkov.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Elena Soyanova.
- INTÉRPRETES: Svetla Tsotsorkova.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Agitprop. producer@agitprop.bg
There is a country where people wake up poorer and poorer every morning. Inflation grows by the hour… September 1996, Sofia, somewhere in Europe.
KOSEVA, Nadejda
After graduating the Bulgarian National Film and Television Academy, she directed a short fiction novel The Ritual, part of the film Lost and Found premiered at Berlin IFF 2005. She produced the Bulgarian short fiction film Waltzes and Tangos from the Village of Whitewater premiered at Locarno IFF 2007. In 2008 she has directed Omelette.
VSICHKO ZA TEB
(BULGARIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 20 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Toma Waszarow.
- GUIÓN: Radoslav Parushev, Toma Waszarow.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Anton Bakarski.
- MONTAJE: Toma Waszarow.
- MÚSICA: Bluba Lu.
- SONIDO: Ivan Andreev.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Deyana Boneva.
- INTÉRPRETES: Ulyana Chan, Plamen Dimitrov, Ovanes Torosian, Aleksander Goncharov.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Two and a half, Ltd. office@penko.ru
Ana thinks she knows exactly what she wants with men. And with life in general. Tonight though, her views will face a tough challenge. A meeting awaits her, and it will turn her world upside down.
WASZAROW, Toma
In 2005 he gets a master’s degree in the Film and TV director course in the Television and Cinema Art Department at the South-Western University Neofit Rilski, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. After university, he participates in several important workshops such as Berlinale Talent Campus; TOSMI (multimedia); and How to say it (screenwriting). He is the film editor of many full-length features, documentaries, shorts, commercials. He has directed shorts, experimental films and documentaries. One of his most successful films is Celuvkata (The kiss) presented in over 30 festivals around the world, and winner of 5 international awards. His last project is called Vsichko za teb (Anything for you). This is his official debut as a director.
CANADA
LA BATTUE
(CANADÁ) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 20 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Guy Édoin.
- GUIÓN: Guy Édoin.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Serge Desrosiers.
- MONTAJE: Mathieu L. Denis.
- MÚSICA: Pierre Desrochers.
- SONIDO: Claude Beaugrand.
- INTÉRPRETES: Amélie Prévost, Denise Dubois.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Metafilms Inc. vascah@locomotionfilms.com
A few acres of land covered in snow. A group of women are hunting. A search. Lost in the forest, a young teenager announces her mother that she is leaving the family’s farm.
ÉDOIN, Guy
He studied screenplay writing at Université du Québec à Montreal (2000). He also made cinematographic studies at Université de Montréal (2003), where he directed two short fiction films. Comme une image (2002) and Placebo (2002) were both presented at the 2003 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. In 2004, he delivered, at the age of 23, his first 35 mm short called Le Pont, the first of a shorts trilogy called Les Affluents. The film was seen a lot in festivals around the world and was given three awards. In 2008 he wrote and directed La Battue.
THREE MOTHERS
(CANADÁ) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Daniel Isaiah Schachter.
- GUIÓN: Daniel Isaiah Schachter.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Nathalie Moliavko Vizotsky.
- MONTAJE: Mathieu Bouchard Malo.
- SONIDO: Joe Barucco.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Alexis Dubois.
- INTÉRPRETES: Linda Smith, Miriam Samuels, Jenna Wright.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Peripheria Inc. info@peripheria.ca
Barbara hasn’t been sleeping well. Not since her pregnant daughter Rebecca was due nine days ago. Barbara wants to go to London to be with her, but Rebecca has forbidden it. Distressed and impatient, Barbara decides to go to London anyway, with her elderly mother Hannah in tow.
SCHACHTER, Daniel Isaiah
He is a filmmaker and songwriter living in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood. After graduating from Concordia University in 2003 in Communication Studies, he worked as a script editor and later a writer in the Quebec television industry. In 2007, he directed a short documentary on singer/painter David Macleod, a National Film Board production. Last year his short film screenplay Three Mothers won the Grand Prix at “Cours Écrire ton Court”, a writing competition hosted by the Festival du nouveau cinema in Montreal. The film recently premiered at the Atlantic Film festival in Halifax.
SOUTH KOREA
LA CHICA
(COREA DEL SUR) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 17 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Hong Sunghoon.
- GUIÓN: Hong Sunghoon.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Kim Hyungju.
- MONTAJE: Lee Seungwhan.
- MÚSICA: Jeon youjin.
- INTÉRPRETES: Jo Youngjin, Na haeryung.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Jae Jengju. hooni531@hotmail.com.
A man working in a factory receives an unexpected visit from a young woman. He has only one son, who is a troublemaker, and the girl tells him that she is pregnant by his son. She has come to the father because the boy has run off and joined the army to get away from the situation. She wants the father to pay for an abortion and expects him to go with her to get it. He doesn't get along with his son, but he feels obligated to go with the girl because she's not capable of taking care of herself. This sudden visit begins to complicate the man's life.
SUNGHOON, Hong
Born in Korea, in 1978. Graduated from Kyungsung University, Film & Theatre department (2004). Also graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts as Film Directing major (2007). In 2008 he wrote and directed the short film Girl. His filmography also includes A Bitter taste (2003), Witch (2004), A Whisper (2005), and A Reunion (2007).
SLOVENIA
VSAKDAN NI VSAK DAN
(ESLOVENIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 12 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Martin Turk.
- GUIÓN: Martin Turk.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Bojan Kastelic.
- MONTAJE: Matjaz Jankovic.
- MÚSICA: Chris Eckman.
- SONIDO: Miha Jaramaz.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Ursa Loboda.
- INTÉRPRETES: Vladimir Vlaskalic, Maja Gal Stromar, Robert Prebil, Boris Cavazza, Barbara Zefran.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: RTV Slovvenija - Cultural and Art Programs. tanja.princic@rtvslo.si
Six ordinary people’s lives are intertwined: a pregnant woman gives birth to a child, but her husband is late because he’s caught in a dispute with a troubled woman at a parking lot. And a postman comes along, wanting an elderly man's signature.
TURK, Martin
Born in Trieste. He is a member of the Slovenian ethnic minority living in Italy. In 1998 began his studies of Film and TV direction at the Ljubljana Film Academy. His graduating short film The Excursion won several international awards (Montpellier, Bologna, Wiesbaden). His professional debut film A Slice of Life was presented at several international film festivals (Edinburgh, Angers, Huesca, Valencia, Bristol, Montpellier...) and won prize for the best Slovenian short film in 2006. In 2008 he directed Vsakdan ni vsak dan.
UNITED STATES
15 EXPERIMENTS ON PERIPHERAL VISION
(ESTADOS UNIDOS) -2008- 16 mm. / ByN / 29 min. Experimental.
- DIRECTOR: Adele Horne, Paul VanDeCarr.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Adele Horne, Paul VanDeCarr.
- MONTAJE: Adele Horne, Paul VanDeCarr.
- SONIDO: Kenny Klimak.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Sun Circle Films. tailenders@gmail.com / tailenders@gmail.com.
A series of short experiments, each of which explores peripheral vision in a different way: attempting to capture it on film, conducting perceptual experiments, and telling stories about interpreting things seen from the corner of the eye.
HORNE, Adele
She is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She makes observational and essayistic films. Her work has been shown internationally at festivals and won an Independent Spirit Award in 2007. In 2008 she has written and directed with Paul VanDeCarr 15 Experiments on Peripheral Vision.
VANDECARR, Paul
He has a bachelor's degree from Brown University in Russian Language and Literature, and master's degrees from the Divinity School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is an arts writer living in New York. He has made videos and audio walking tours about San Francisco. In 2008 she has written and directed with Adele Horne 15 Experiments on Peripheral Vision.
ÁNGEL ORENSANZ IN THE SNOW
(ESTADOS UNIDOS) -2009- 16 mm. / Color / 10 min. Experimental.
- DIRECTOR: Ángel Orensanz.
- GUIÓN: Ángel Orensanz.
- MONTAJE: Andrés F. Barrabés.
- MÚSICA: Tosca - Delhi 9.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Ángel Orensanz Foundation.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Angel Orensanz Foundation, Inc. estudio@orensanz.org
Snow of the world. Everything dissolves under our feet. A film photographed and produced during two months in the mountains of Park City, Utah, in L’Hay-les-Roses, Paris and in New York City. It is part of a global interpretation of the snow and the urban environments by sculptor and filmmaker Angel Orensanz.
ORENSANZ, Ángel
Born in Larues (Huesca) and educated in Barcelona and Paris. Presently is a resident of New York. Since 1992 he has opened his Foundation to artists of all disciplines and origins, making it a centre of art renewal. He has developed over the last 20 years an extensive series of interventions, installations and performances in museums and cultural spaces throughout Europe, Japan and the US. In 2009 he has directed the short film Ángel Orensanz in the snow.
UNITED STATES - ITALY
BIRTH
(ESTADOS UNIDOS - ITALIA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 12 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Signe Baumane.
- GUIÓN: Signe Baumane.
- MONTAJE: Signe Baumane.
- MÚSICA: Douglas Mullins.
- SONIDO: Rob Daly.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Signe Baumane.
- ANIMACIÓN: Signe Baumane.
- INTÉRPRETES: Kamala Sankaram, Anne Thibault.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Pierre Poire Productions. signe69@earthlink.net
Amina is 17 and pregnant. She is afraid to give birth. For a consolation and advise she goes to older women but their stories scare her even more.
BAUMANE, Signe
She was born in Latvia and educated in Moscow. She has a BA degree in Philosophy. She started to work at Riga's Animated Film Studio. In a few years she gained enough experience to write, direct, design 3 animated shorts. The films were recognized at the international festival circle. She gained a good reputation as a new Latvian animation director. She left Riga in 1995 for New York, and in 2002 she started her own small studio. In New York she has produced and co-produced, written, directed and designed 8 independent animated shorts. She has also continued her collaboration with Latvia's leading animation studio - Rija Films. Her films have been screened at such prestigious festivals as Annecy, Tribeca, Sundance, Berlin, Ottawa and they have received numerous awards. In 2009 she has directed Birth.
FRANCE
L'ANNEE DE L'ALGERIE
(FRANCIA) -2009- 35 mm. / Color / 17 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: May Bouhada.
- GUIÓN: May Bouhada.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Antoine Manichon.
- MONTAJE: Pauline Dairou.
- MÚSICA: Alexandros Markéas.
- INTÉRPRETES: Kouthair Baccouche, Nouah Matlouti, Sabrina Ouazani, Catherine Ferran, Nina Nkundwa, Lou Hussein, Lassen Razzougui, Yves Pignot, Mostafa Stiti, Tewfik Jallab.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: La Luna Productions. diffusion@lunaprod.fr
During the Year of Algeria, actors with north African origins are requested for an historical film. The casting includes young actors recently graduated from school. As an actor, they already had to use their physical appearance and familial culture. But individually, they all have their own story. Very French.
BOUHADA, May
Born in May 1972, she is an actress of North African origins. Her own personal experiences have inspired her first short film as a scriptwriter and director L'annee de L'Algerie (2009).
LES WILLIAMS
(FRANCIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Alban Mench.
- GUIÓN: Caroline Deruas.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Benoît Feller.
- MONTAJE: Noel Fuzellier.
- MÚSICA: Franck Gervais.
- SONIDO: Olivier Dandre.
- INTÉRPRETES: Jacques Bonnaffé, Denis Lavant.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Les Films au Long Cours. distribution@longcours.fr
Among his wedding presents, Francis has received a dog. He asks William, his childhood friend, to look after it while he’s on his honeymoon. This simple request reveals a deep-seated problem that William has.
MENCH, Alban
He graduated in Economics in 1977 from the University of Paris Dauphine and got a master in Film in 1999 from Paris 8. Between 1999 and 2002 he worked as a scriptwriter for ludic educational programmes produced by Vivendi Universal. In 2003 he created the society Callipolis Films. In 2004 he made Pink Room, which won 7 awards in 26 selections in France and abroad. He has also directed Valeriane va en ville (2006) and Les Williams in 2008. He is presently working in the script for two feature films and a television series.
L'ONDÉE
(FRANCIA) -2008- 35 mm. / ByN / 7 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: David Coquard Dassault.
- GUIÓN: David Coquard Dassault.
- MONTAJE: Hervé Guichard.
- MÚSICA: Christophe Heral.
- SONIDO: Christophe Heral.
- ANIMACIÓN: Antoine Lanciaux,Julien Bisaro, Kamal Ait-Mihoub , Eloic Gimenez
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Folimage. d.templier@folimage.fr
This film is connected with a shipwreck, the shipwreck of a city which, drawn up under the repeated attacks of the rain, sees its inhabitants sinking in his centre. An urban poetry with the particular style, made up mainly of fixed and frontal plans and conceived like a tiny opera.
COQUARD DASSAULT, David
Born in 1977, he got a degree in Applied Arts from the School Emile Cohl (Lyon, France). Since 2001 he has worked as an illustrator, painter and background designer in animation series and short films. He presently works as head of backgrounds team in Folimage studio (France). L’Ondée (2008) is his first short film as a director and scriptwriter.
SKHIZEIN
(FRANCIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Jérémy Clapin.
- GUIÓN: Jérémy Clapin, Stéphane Piera.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Jérémy Clapin, Jean-François Sarazin.
- MONTAJE: Jérémy Clapin.
- MÚSICA: Nicolas Martin.
- SONIDO: Marc Piera.
- ANIMACIÓN: Jérémy Clapin, Stéphane Piera.
- INTÉRPRETES: Julien Boisselier, Theo Grimmeisen, Mado Debrus.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Dark Prince. darkprince@darkprince.fr
Struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living 91cm precisely from himself…
CLAPIN, Jérémy
Born in Paris in 1974, he graduated from the Arts Décoratifs school of Paris in 1999. Since then, he has worked in several areas: as a graphic artist, as an illustrator for the press and various publishing houses, and as an independent director working in adverts. In 2004, he directed his first animated short film, Une histoire vertébrale which was featured in over 60 festivals worldwide, and won more than 15 prizes. Skhizein (2008) is his second short film.
FRANCE - BELGIUM
LA SVEDESE
(FRANCIA - BÉLGICA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Nicolas Liguori.
- GUIÓN: Nicolas Liguori.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Nicolas Liguori.
- MONTAJE: Nicolas Liguori.
- MÚSICA: Marc Perrone.
- SONIDO: Hugues Praet, Cyrille Lauwerier.
- ANIMACIÓN: Nicolas Liguori, Anne-Laure Totaro.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Les Films du Nord. smr@euroanima.net
A woman arrives in Italy to meet her lover. The man, a filmmaker fascinated by his country, guides her through the places he likes. Whereas he has to leave to shoot fishermen at work, the woman stays in Naples and continues her walk-through. But in her loneliness, she feels oppressed by what surrounds her.
LIGUORI, Nicolas
Graduated of the ESAAT School of Animation (Roubaix, France), he started as Assistant Animator on La Prophetie des Grenouilles (Feature film, Prod. Folimage). Then, he took in charge the background design of the short Signes de vie, by Arnaud Demuynck, and worked as animator on the short film Chahut, by Gilles Cuvelier. He comes back to Folimage to sign the graphic Design of the short Marottes, by Benoit Razy. Finally, in 2008 Les Films du Nord gives him a chance to direct his first professional short, La Svedese, a tribute to Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman.
FRANCE - COMOROS
LA RÉSIDENCE YLANG YLANG
(FRANCIA - COMORAS) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 20 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Hachimiya Ahamada.
- GUIÓN: Hachimiya Ahamada.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Claire Mathon.
- MONTAJE: Thomas Marchand.
- MÚSICA: Nawal.
- SONIDO: Katia Maduale.
- INTÉRPRETES: Abidine Said, Mohamed Asthadina, Msa Soilihi, Fahamwe Ibouroi, Mama Hayiriya.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Aurora Films. contact@aurorafilms.fr
A Comorian village. Djibril spends his free time to take care of an abandoned villa located above the village. While he is busy there, its small straw box at the bottom of the village is ravaged by a fire. Homeless, he must find a place to live.
AHAMADA, Hachimiya
She was born in Dunkirk in 1976. In 2004 she graduated from the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et de la Diffusion (INSAS) in Brussels. At 21, she visited the home country of her parents, the Comoros Islands, for the first time and began to orient her work on memory on the themes of exile and the uprooting. La Résidence Ylang Ylang (2008), selected in the official competition of the Cannes Festival, is the first 35 mm. film made in the Comoros Islands, and her first short film as a scriptwriter and director.
FRANCE - ISRAEL
LOST PARADISE
(FRANCIA - ISRAEL) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 10 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun.
- GUIÓN: Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Oded Binnun.
- MONTAJE: Mihal Brezis.
- MÚSICA: Ronen Shapira.
- INTÉRPRETES: Moris Cohen, Rothem Zissman-Cohen.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Divine Productions. contactdivine@divineproductions.fr
A man and a woman are tenderly making love in a one star hotel room. A moment later when they are both dressed up, the idyll that seamed authentic is now gone. A modern look at the story of Adam and Eve.
BREZIS, Mihal
He is a graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem. His diploma film, co-directed with Oded Binnun, Sabbath Entertainment (2003) has won numerous awards in festivals worldwide and has been released in Israel theatrically. Tuesday's Women (2004) was their second short film and in 2008 they have co-written and directed Lost Paradise.
GREECE
I ARKOUDA
(GRECIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 19 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Victoria Vellopoulou.
- GUIÓN: Alexandre Castro, Victoria Vellopoulou.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Michael Tsimperopoulos.
- MONTAJE: Thodoris Armaos.
- MÚSICA: Yanis Psaroudakis.
- SONIDO: Stefanos Efthymiou.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Stamatis Deligiannis.
- INTÉRPRETES: Danai Skiadi, Giorgos Karamichos.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Cinegram. vellovic@cinegram.gr
Angelos, photographer for a nature magazine, arrives in a remote village in Epirus to do a story. The inhabitants of the village are guarded towards him. And things get worse when he finds out that a wild beast, a bear, roams the surrounding woods and has already killed one person. As Angelos wanders in the woods he doesn’t discover the bear but thinks that maybe he shouldn’t have…
VELLOPOULOU, Viktoria
She was born in Athens in 1974. She studied French literature in Greece, and Cinema in France. Her first film Apnea was screened at the festivals of Drama, Warsaw, New Jersey and Clermont Ferrand. She has received an award for best supporting role. I Arkouda (2008) is her second short film as a scriptwriter and director.
INDIA
THREE OF US
(INDIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Documental.
- DIRECTOR: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni.
- GUIÓN: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Shariqa Badar Khan.
- MONTAJE: Abhijit Deshpande.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Film and Television Institute of India. ftifro@yahoo.co.in
An unsentimental observation of an ordinary day in the life of a family that is far from ordinary. The mother cooks, the father delivers newspapers, and the son reads the newspaper with the aid of a magnifying glass he holds with his feet.
VINAYAK KULKARNI, Umesh
Born in 1976, in Pune, India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute in Pune, India, and started out as a director of short features and documentary films (including Satyakam, Save the Children, Darshan). He studied in the summer university course in La Femis, France. His film The Wild Bull received the awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography in 2008 at the International Film Festival in Pune, India, and also enjoyed successful screenings at the international film festival in Rotterdam. Three of Us (2008) is his latest short film.
IRAN
PANJEREH
(IRÁN) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 21 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Mehdi Jafari.
- GUIÓN: Mahin Abbas Zadeh.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Mehdi Jafari.
- MONTAJE: Mehdi Jafari, Hassan Hassandoost.
- SONIDO: Mohammad Mokhtari.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Documentary & Experimental Film Center. int@defc.ir
A boy, in order to make it possible to visit his mother more often, buys a small flat for her in a big city. But the mother in her loneliness sees outside through a window.
JAFARI, Mehdi
He was born in 1969. He studied filmmaking at the Art University and began his artistic career as a cinematographer and director. He has made several short films including Pilgrimage (1999), A Little Bit Higher, All Good Days (2006) etc. In 2008 he directed Panjereh.
IRELAND
FEILEACAN
(IRLANDA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 13 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Cecilia McAllister.
- GUIÓN: Cecilia McAllister.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Paddy Jordan.
- MONTAJE: Dean Hagan.
- MÚSICA: Frank Ilfman.
- SONIDO: Fionan Giggan.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Ben Gough.
- INTÉRPRETES: Aine Hanlon, Dairine Ni Dhonnchu.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Lunah Productions. bmcc79@aol.com
A mother, a daughter, a relationship in freefall. A mother trying to reclaim her place with her daughter. A daughter who no longer trusts her and who just wants to have fun with her friends but she has a choice to make.
McALLISTER, Cecilia
She has been working in the film and television industry for over seven years. Her experience includes writing feature scripts for Danish and German producers and writing for BBC One's Doctors. She has written and directed award winning shorts The Fixer and Missing Link as well as a number of short documentaries. She has taught on a number of international and Irish programmes. In 2008 she wrote and directed the fiction short film Feileacan.
ISRAEL - FRANCE - THE NETHERLANDS
THE HEART OF AMOS KLEIN
(ISRAEL - FRANCIA - PAÍSES BAJOS) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Michal Kranot, Uri Kranot.
- GUIÓN: Michal Kranot, Uri Kranot.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Michal Kranot, Uri Kranot.
- MONTAJE: Michal Kranot, Uri Kranot.
- MÚSICA: Uri Kranot.
- SONIDO: Thomas Richard Christensen.
- ANIMACIÓN: Michal Kranot, Uri Kranot.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Les Films de L'Arlequin. arlequin@wanadoo.fr
During a heart transplant operation, as he struggles between life and death; Amos Klein returns to significant landmarks over the course of his life. These correspond with key moments in Israeli history. His journey is a reflection on moral corruption, militarism and indoctrination.
KRANOT, Michal
Born in Israel in 1977. He is an independent animation filmmaker. He teaches animation at The Animation Workshop in Denmark and at Bezalel Art Academy, in Israel; he has been previously associated with the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film. Together with Uri Kranot he has produced numerous award winning short films as well as commercial projects. In 2008 they co-directed The Heart of Amos Klein.
KRANOT, Uri
Born in Israel in 1975. He is an independent animation filmmaker. He teaches animation at The Animation Workshop in Denmark and at Bezalel Art Academy, in Israel; he has been previously associated with the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film. Together with Michal Kranot he has produced numerous award winning short films as well as commercial projects. In 2008 they co-directed The Heart of Amos Klein.
ITALY
IL PRIGIONIERO
(ITALIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Davide Del Degan.
- GUIÓN: Fabio Bartolomei.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Massimo Intoppa.
- MONTAJE: Elsa De Falco Bonomi.
- MÚSICA: Max Maber, Raz Mataz.
- SONIDO: Francesco Morosini.
- INTÉRPRETES: Diego Reggente, Laura Bussani, Lorenzo Acquaviva.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Davide del Degan. davide.deldegan@gmail.com
After another silly incident, Pietro, an old arteriosclerotic man, is forced to live locked up in his apartment. The family that lives in the communicating and adjacent flat, looks unable to react to this situation.
DEGAN, Davide del
Graduated in Political Science at the Trieste University. In 1997 he began to work as a cameraman and editor in several Italian television production and in the same period he worked as an assistant director in movies. Since 2000 he started new collaborations as director in commercials, videoclips and documentaries. In 2008 he directed the short film Il Prigioniero.
L'AMORE NON ESISTE
(ITALIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Massimiliano Camaiti.
- GUIÓN: Massimiliano Camaiti, Giovanni Carta, Giovanni Ferrara.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Michele D'Attanasio.
- MONTAJE: Paola Freddi.
- MÚSICA: Stefano Fresi.
- SONIDO: Antongiorgio Sabia.
- INTÉRPRETES: Pietro Sermonti, Marina Rocco.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Blue Suede Shoots S.r.l. projects@bluesuedeshoots.com
Solo is convinced to possess a terrible power: wherever he goes, love fades.
CAMAITI, Massimiliano
Born in Rome in 1977, he graduated in Economics before deciding to concentrate on his greatest passion: film making. He started working as an assistant to several Italian directors like Carlo Verdone, Silvio Soldini and Andrea Barzini. His experience as a screenwriter includes short films and various tv series. In 2006 he wrote and directed Armando, his second short film as a writer and director, which won awards worldwide and was nominated at the prestigious David di Donatello Award in 2007. In 2008 he directed L'amore non esiste. He is currently developing his first feature film project.
NORWAY
OH, MY GOD!
(NORUEGA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Anne Sewitsky.
- GUIÓN: Kathinka Nicolaysen.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Anna Myking.
- MONTAJE: Ida Kolsto.
- SONIDO: Gunn Tove Gronsberg.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Sunniva Rostad.
- INTÉRPRETES: Ebba Tange, Julie Solberg, Ella Vicorie Henriksen Haagensen.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Maipo Film & TV-produksjon AS. maipo@maipo.no
A humorous observation of children's interpretations and experiences of sexuality. The film also looks back through grown-up eyes at the reality of being part of the "in-crowd" and the lengths to which one is prepared to go to become a respected member. But first and foremost it is a film about the orgasm.
SEWITSKY, Anne
Born in Oslo in 1978, she studied film directing until 2006 and subsequently worked for Norwegian television. She works in screenplay development for the Oslo production company Tordenfilm. Filmography: Hjerteklipp (2006), Himmelblå (2007), Oh, my God! (2008).
LYDSKYGGER
(NORUEGA) -2008- 35 mm / ByN / 7 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Julie Engaas.
- MONTAJE: Simen Gengenbach.
- MÚSICA: Jon Platou Selvig, Stian Torstenson.
- SONIDO: Hakon Lammetun.
- ANIMACIÓN: Julie Engaas.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: True Fiction. mai@truefiction.no
Many people think that I live in darkness, but before my eyes there is nothing. Just air.
ENGAAS, Julie
Born in 1968, she studied at National College of the Arts and animation at Volda College. She is now working at the animation studio Mikrofilm as. In 2008 she directed the short film Lydskygger.
POLAND
GROBARI
(POLONIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 8 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Bartek Cierlica.
- GUIÓN: Mojca Tirš.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Bartek Cierlica.
- MONTAJE: Bartek Cierlica.
- MÚSICA: Filip Kuncewicz.
- SONIDO: Bartek Baranowski.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Zbyszek Olejniczak.
- INTÉRPRETES: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Pawel Tchórzelski, Grzegorz Skrzecz, Michal Pilat, Lucja Kalbarczyk, Lukasz Grabarkiewicz.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Polish National Filmschool in Lodz. swzfilm@filmschool.lodz.pl
In July 1995 in a small mountain town Srebrenica, on the southern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina the biggest genocide since World War II took place. The film is the authors reflection about one of the darkest period in history of former Yugoslavia.
CIERLICA, Bartek
Born in 1979 in Warsaw, Poland. For one year, he was studying at FAMU film school in Prague, Czech Republic, now he is a graduate of Polish National Film School in Lódz, Poland. In 2007 he made his debut as a cinematographer of a short feature film Obcy. He also works as a cinematographer in commercials and music videos. Grobari (2008) is his first short film as a director.
UNITED KINGDOM
POST-IT LOVE
(REINO UNIDO) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 4 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Simon Atkinson, Adam Townley.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Carl Nielsson.
- MONTAJE: Sam Rice-Edwards.
- MÚSICA: Masaki Kurihara.
- INTÉRPRETES: Charity Wakefield, Lee Ingleby.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Academy Films. post@academyfilms.com
Girl meets boy in quirky office romance. Two like minded souls, too shy to approach each other, find a new way to show their love for each other.
ATKINSON, Simon
He studied a BA in Graphic Design at Salford University and in the process won a D&AD award for Best New Media Design. In 1998 he met Adam Townley when he joined Virgin Records where Adam was already employed. There they worked as designers in-house creating artwork and websites for acts as varied as The Rolling Stones, The Chemical Brothers, The Spice Girls, The Verve and Massive Attack. They then moved onto making video clips in-house at Virgin for bands including The Music and Gomez. In 2008 they co-directed the short film Post-It Love.
TOWNLEY, Adam
He went to Kings College where he did a BSc in Mathematics. In 1998 he met Simon Atkinson when he joined Virgin Records where Adam was already employed. There they worked as designers in-house creating artwork and websites for acts as varied as The Rolling Stones, The Chemical Brothers, The Spice Girls, The Verve and Massive Attack. They then moved onto making video clips in-house at Virgin for bands including The Music and Gomez. In 2008 they co-directed the short film Post-It Love.
THIS WAY UP
(REINO UNIDO) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 9 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Smith & Foulkes.
- GUIÓN: Smith & Foulkes, Christopher O'Reilly.
- MÚSICA: John Greswell, Christopher Taylor.
- ANIMACIÓN: Nexus.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Nexus Productions. alice@nexusproductions.com
Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.
SMITH & FOULKES
Smith & Foulkes graduated from the Royal College of Art animation course in 1997 and teamed up with producers Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso at the Nexus studio. They have gone on to develop a reputation as one of London’s top animation directors and their portfolio spans short films, music videos, commercials and film title sequences, including that for Thunderbirds and an animated ‘film within a film’ for DreamWorks and Paramount’s Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events. They have also directed for the BBC’s animated comedy show Monkey Dust. Their commercial work has won them numerous awards and accolades including the Grand Prix Award at Cannes Lions. En 2008 they wrote and directed the animation short film This way up.
ROMANIA
FATA GALBENA CARA RÂDE
(RUMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Constantin Popescu.
- GUIÓN: Doru Lupeanu.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Liviu Marghidan.
- MONTAJE: Eugen Kelemen.
- SONIDO: Florin Tabacaru.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Simona Paduretu.
- INTÉRPRETES: Luminita Gheorghiu, Teodor Corban.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Saga Film. oiancu@sagafilm.ro
Mia and Florin Popescu, two old and computer illiterate parents, try to get in touch with their son, who lives abroad, by means of Yahoo Messenger.
POPESCU, Constantin
Born in 1973 in Romania. Graduated from the University of Bucharest in Foreign Languages and Literature, he did a Master’s in British Language and Culture and Spanish Language and Culture in 1999. In 2002 he made his debut as a writer with the novel Chew and you’ll breath easier, awarded by the Bucharest Writers’ Association as best debut book in 2003. Over the years he became interested in cinema and has made three short films and a television film: The Apartment (2004), A Lineman’s Cabin (2005), Water (2008) and Fata Galbena Care Rade (2008).
MEGATRON
(RUMANIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 14 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Marian Crisan.
- GUIÓN: Marian Crisan.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Tudo Mircea.
- MONTAJE: Tudor Pojoni.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Cristina Barbu.
- INTÉRPRETES: Gabriela Crisu, Maxim Strinu Adrian, Erwin Simsenshon, Damian Oancea.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Mandragora. anca@mandragora.ro
It's Maxim birthday. He's 8 years old. He lives with his mother in a village quite far from the nearest city. For his birthday, his mother takes him to a McDonald's restaurant.
CRISAN, Marian
Born in September 1976, Salonta, Romania. Licensed in Film and TV directing at the Academy of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, in 1998. He lives in Bucharest. Since 1998, he has directed several fiction short films and documentaries, selected and awarded in numerous international festivals. His latest short film, Megatron won the Palm d’Or for short film in Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
RUSSIA
CAMILA
(RUSIA) -2008- 35 mm. / ByN y Color / 20 min. Animación.
- DIRECTOR: Yulya Aronova.
- GUIÓN: Yulya Aronova.
- MONTAJE: Yulya Aronova.
- MÚSICA: Globalis, Marimba Plus.
- SONIDO: Oleg Kabalevskiy, Nikolay Kozyrev.
- ANIMACIÓN: Yulya Aronova, Masha Govrilenko, Natasha Tomilova.
- INTÉRPRETES: Marina Alexandrova, Alexandr D'yatchenko, Oleg Doska.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Animose Studio. rrbikmetova@gmail.com
He lives in animated world. He is an animated hero. But once he fell in love. His flame is not an ordinary girl. She is a famous actress and she's real…
ARONOVA, Yulya
Born in Moscow in 1978. She Graduated at Film Institut in 2002 (arts). She has made music videos for various artists.
SWITZERLAND
RACINES
(SUIZA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 18 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Eileen Hofer.
- GUIÓN: Eileen Hofer.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Geregory Bindschedler.
- MONTAJE: Valentin Rotelli.
- MÚSICA: Erdem Helvacioglu.
- SONIDO: Carlos Ibáñez Díaz.
- INTÉRPRETES: Jacky Nercessian, Hulusi Keles.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: 5 To Five Team Production. info@eileenhofer.ch
In a small Turkish village, doomed to be flooded by the construction of a dam, an unemployed widower wants to celebrate the birthday of his child, who dreams of flying like Spiderman. The same day he learns that the dam will finally be constructed.
HOFER, Eileen
Born in 1976, graduated in Literature and History of Cinema that she completed in Istanbul. She worked for a film festival as a press officer for 4 years. She started then working as a journalist for a Swiss daily newspaper before becoming the chief editor of a Swiss magazine. She’s now working as a filmmaker. Racines (2008) is her first fiction film.
SWITZERLAND - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
ICH TRÄUME NICHT AUF DEUTSCH
(SUIZA - BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 15 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Ivana Lalovic.
- GUIÓN: Lisa Blatter, Ivana Lalovic, Kristina Djukovic.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Aladin Hasic.
- MONTAJE: Anne Corsten.
- MÚSICA: Philippe Milner.
- SONIDO: Davor Tatic, Andrej Sinikevic.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Laila Seiler.
- ANIMACIÓN: Florian Siegrist.
- INTÉRPRETES: Luna Mijovic, Zenit Djozic.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: ZHDK - Fachrichtung Film. laura.zimmermann@zhdk.ch
17 years old Lejla works with her friend Angie (25) in a noble hotel restaurant. One day Lejla meets Milos (46) a businessman from Switzerland. At nightfall they rest in the hotel restaurant and get closer to each other. Without knowing what they will discover the next morning.
LALOVIC, Ivana
Born in 1982 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has joint Swiss and Bosnian citizenship. Between 2002-03 she studies Political Science and Russian at the University of Zurich. In 2003-04 she made a preparatory course at the ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). In 2005 a workshop with Emir Kusturica at Mokra Gora, Serbia. During 2004-08 she attends the ZHdK, Film department. In 2008 she received her degree from ZHdK. She has directed several animation, documentary and fiction short films, the latest Ich Träume nicht auf Deutsch.
TAIWAN - FRANCE
SÉANCE FAMILIALE
(TAIWAN - FRANCIA) -2008- 35 mm. / Color / 28 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Cheng-Chui Kuo.
- GUIÓN: Cheng-Chui Kuo.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Thomas Bataille.
- MONTAJE: Tannis Polinacci.
- SONIDO: Chen Chou.
- DIRECCIÓN ARTÍSTICA: Jia-Wei Jeng.
- INTÉRPRETES: Yi-Ching Lu, Lun-Mei Kwai, Mark Lee, Bryan Polach.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Ananda Productions. seancefamiliale@gmail.com
A French TV crew breaks into a Taiwanese family in Taipei for a real TV programme during a weekend. After a short thought and seducing by the possible winnings, Lin’s family accepts to be followed by the cameraman Pierre for two days. Little by little, Pierre’s camera has become a new way of communication in this family. Everyone delivers their way of life and thinking, and maybe a little secret…
KUO, Cheng-Chui
He was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1971. He arrived in France in 1997 as a student in the Provence University, he now lives and works in Paris. He used to be assistant director for tv commercials, short and feature films. In 2006, his theatre play A room to rent was shown in Paris. He has directed three short films Play Chat (2005), Le Nageur (2005) and Séance Familiale (2008).
TURKEY
YOKUS
(TURQUÍA) -2008- 35 mm. / ByN / 14 min. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Mehmet Can Mertoglu.
- GUIÓN: Mehmet Can Mertoglu.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Ersan Capan.
- MONTAJE: Orkan Bayram, Mehmet Can Mertoglu.
- SONIDO: Ismail Karadas.
- INTÉRPRETES: Feridum Koc.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: MCM Films. mcm@mcmfilm.net
A look at humankind's marathon of a life, from the perspective of a suburban hospital's janitor.
MERTOGLU, Mehmet Can
He was born in Akhisar, Turkey, in 1988. He studied Turkish Literature at Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul. Yokus is his first film. He is the editor of cinema magazine "Cinephile" and also wrote for a while 'European Basketball' articles for a sport magazine "Sixth Man".
UKRAINE
KALENDAR
(UCRANIA) -2008- 16 mm. / Color / 10 min. Experimental.
- DIRECTOR: Naomi Uman.
- GUIÓN: Naomi Uman.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Naomi Uman.
- MONTAJE: Naomi Uman.
- SONIDO: Naomi Uman.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Naomi Uman. naomiuman@yahoo.com
This small, silent film examines language acquisition and learning. As the filmmaker studied Ukrainian language her teachers give her a very real way to taste the month of July.
UMAN, Naomi
She came to live in a village near the Ukrainian city of Uman in 2006. All eight of her great-grandparents had come from eastern Europe and she wanted to see if she could get a taste of what their lives had been like. In the process she became part of a small village where she has been living for the past 3 years. She continues to live and work in the village, teaching children, working the land, making paintings and starting a fledgling residency program for people interested in the intersection of art and agriculture. She has directed the short film Kalendar as a tribute to the place.