One, Two, Three, Volcano! (Um, dois, três, vulcão!)

International Premiere

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

one-two-three-volcano

Country of Origin / Land: Brazil
Year of Production / Jahr: 2012
Duration / Länge: 19′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Portuguese with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Miguel Ramos
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Miguel Ramos, Rafael Nantes
Cinematographer / Kamera: Alexandre Wahrhaftig, Cauê Laratta
Music / Musik: Luís Labaki
Editor / Schnitt: Rafael Nantes
Producer / Produktion: Catarina Bassoti, Julia Alves de Oliveira
Cast / Darsteller: Gabriel Nascimento, Thaís Medeiros

Synopsis: Young engineer, Cristóvão meet Joana, a image technician. Together, they walk through their spaces, trying to share experiences and testing limits. But despair round, silent.
Inhalt: Der junge Ingenieur Cristóvão trifft die Industriedesignerin Joana. Gemeinsam laufen sie durch ihre konstruierten Welten, teilen Erfahrungen, testen Grenzen aus. Aber ringsherum herrscht Hoffnungslosigkeit und Schweigen.

Festivals: Festival Brasileiro de Cinema Universitário
Awards: Prize for Artistic Contribution, Festival Brasileiro de Cinema Universitário

Fear of Flying

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 20, 19:00 and Saturday, June 22, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

fear-of-flying

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

Director / Regie: Conor Finnegan
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Conor Finnegan
Cinematographer / Kamera: Ivan McCullough
Music / Musik: Echolab
Producer / Produktion: Brunella Cocchiglia
Cast / Darsteller: Mark Doherty, Aoife Duffin, Steven Courtney
Editor / Schnitt: Conor Finnegan

Synopsis: A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.
Inhalt: Ein kleiner Vogel mit Flugangst versucht, die jährliche, obligatorische Luftreise in den warmen Süden zu vermeiden.

Festivals: LA Shorts Festival, Cinanima Animated Film Festival, Portugal, Foyle Film Festival, Flickerfest, Australia, Glasgow Short Film Festival, ANIMA, 2013, Brussels Animation Film Festival, Belgium, Pictoplasma, Berlin, TRIBECA Film Festival
Awards: Best animation, James Horgan Award at the Galway Film Fleadh, 2012, Best animation at LA SHORTS Fest, 2012, International audience award at Glasgow Short Film Festival, 2013, Audience award 1st Place at Chicago Irish Film Festival, 2013, Audience award for Best Short Film at ANIMA Brussels Animation Film Festival, Best animated short film at Omaha Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.fearofflyingfilm.com
www.vimeo.com

More Than Two Hours (Bishtar az do saat)

German Premiere

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

more-than-two-hours

Country of Origin / Land: Iran
Year of Production / Jahr: 2013
Duration / Länge: 15′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Persian with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Ali Asgari
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Ali Asgari,Farnoosh Samadi
Cinematographer / Kamera: Amir Aliweisi
Editor / Schnitt: Esmaeel Monsef
Producer / Produktion: Sasan Salour
Main Cast / Darsteller: Taha Mohamaddi, Shahrzad Ghasemi

Synopsis: It’s 3 AM, a boy and a girl are wandering in the city. They are looking for a hospital to cure the girl, but it is much harder than they thought.
Inhalt: Es ist drei Uhr nachmittags. Ein Junge und ein Mädchen laufen durch die Stadt auf der Suche nach einem Krankenhaus, in dem das Mädchen behandelt werden kann. Aber das ist schwieriger, als sie gedacht haben.

Festivals: Festival de Cannes, France, 2013, New York International Film Festival, USA, 2013, Kalatnissa Short Film Festival, Italy, 2013, Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, 2013, New York Independent Film Festival, USA, 2013, International Student Film Festival, Mexico, 2013, Hoboken International Film Festival, USA, 2013, Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, Spain, 2013, Palm Springs International Short Festival, USA, 2013, A Film For Peace Film Festival, Italy, 2013, Manhattan Film Festival, USA, 2013, Snake Alley Festival Of Film, USA, 2013, Festival dei corti, Italy, 2013, New York No Limits Film Series, USA, 2013, Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, 2013, Indianapolis International Film Festival, USA, 2013, Euganea Short Film Festival, Italy, 2013, Inigo Film Festival, Brazil, 2013, Curtas Vila Do Conde Short film Festival, Portugal, 2013, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2013, Long Island Film Festival, USA, 2013

Weblinks:
www.vimeo.com

Films by Director / Regisseur

Asgari, Ali: More Than Two Hours (Bishtar az do saat)
Colville, Fergus: Hiding Place
Comes, Jules: This Is Ronald (Dit Is Ronald)
Compagnone, Giacinto / Febo, Aurora / Rotelli, Lucia / Vasile, Emma: The Dance of the Little Spider (La danza del piccolo ragno)
Elif Durlu, Nazli: Later (Sonra)
Finnegan, Conor: Fear of Flying
Garcia Ibarra, Chema: Mystery (Misterio)
Hamilton, George: Corner Shop
Harada, Yuji: Girl of Wall
Hlynur Haraldsson, Björn: Korriro
Hufnagel, Helena: The Safest Nuclear Power Plant Worldwide (Erntefaktor Null)
Ka, Charbel: Dreamer
Karni and Saul: Flytopia
Konopa, Lukasz: After
Lalancette, Michael: First Snow (Première neige)
Law, Stephanie / Wu, Jessica: Little Miss Jihad
Legrand, Guillaume: Short of Breath (Le souffle court)
Lessovitz, Danielle: The Earthquake
Liova, Jedlicki: Loneliness (Solitudes)
Madar, Tom / Noy, Emlly: Mouth Wide Open, Ears Shut Tight (Bepe Paur Ve’oznaim Atzumot)
Magee, Micah: Coming Home (Heimkommen)
Mantzaris, Anna / Grønmo Bjørnsen, Eirik: But Milk Is Important
Martinez Dominguez, Oriol: The City of Gao Feng (La Ciudad de Gao Feng)
Mikalacki, Nenad: At Home (Zu Hause)
Moore, Nick: Smoke and Mirrors (Rauch und Spiegel)
Novak, Till: The Centrifuge Brain Project
Parnian, Fereshteh: After the Class (Baed Az Class)
Pavlovic, Dejan: Freewind
Prudovsky, Leon: Welcome and…Our Condolences
Rahkonen, Jenni: When One Stops (Hänen tilanne)
Ramos, Miguel: One, Two, Three, Volcano! (Um, dois, três, vulcão!)
Ruiz Capillas, Nacho: Wake the Flies (Despierta a las moscas)
Saleh, Ahmad: House
Schuh, Jakob / To Bin-Han: The Princess, The Prince and the Green-Eyed Dragon (Die Prinzessin, der Prinz und der Drache mit den grünen Augen)
Shin, Minhee: Dug – Goo TV
Spampinato, Margherita: Secrets (Segreti)
Telengut, Alisi: Tengri
Toivoniemi, Jenni: The Date (Treffit)
Vácz, Péter: Rabbit and Deer (Nyuszi és Oz)
Vroegop, Frank: Feral Painter
Wearetresgentil: And Death Will Be Alright

Flytopia

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

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

Films by Title

After
After the Class (Baed Az Class)
And Death Will Be Alright
At Home (Zu Hause)
But Milk Is Important
Coming Home (Heimkommen)
Corner Shop
Dreamer
Dug – Goo TV
Fear of Flying
Feral Painter
First Snow
Flytopia
Freewind
Girl of Wall
Hiding Place
House
Korriro
Later (Sonra)
Little Miss Jihad
Loneliness (Solitudes)
More Than Two Hours (Bishatr az do saat)
Mouth Wide Open, Ears Shut Tight
Mystery (Misterio)
One, Two, Three, Volcano! (Um, dois, três, vulcão!)
Rabbit and Deer (Nyuszi és Oz)
Secrets (Segreti)
Short of Breath (Le souffle court)
Smoke and Mirrors (Rauch und Spiegel)
Tengri
The Centrifuge Brain Project
The City of Gao Feng (La ciudad de Gao Feng)
The Dance of the Little Spider (La danza del piccolo ragno)
The Date (Treffit)
The Earthquake
The Princess, the Prince an the Green-eyed Dragon (Die Prinzessin, der Prinz und der Drache mit den grünen Augen)
The Safest Nuclear Power Plant Worldwide (Erntefaktor Null)
This is Ronald (Dit Is Ronald)
Wake the Flies (Despierta a las moscas)
Welcome and…Our Condolences
When One Stops (Hänen tilanne)

Veröffentlicht unter 2013

Girl of Wall

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 20, 19:00 and Saturday, June 22, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

girl-of-wall

Country of Origin / Land: Japan
Year of Production / Jahr: 2011
Duration / Länge: 16′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Japanese with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Yuji Harada
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Yuji Harada
Cinematographer / Kamera: Yuji Harada, Daishi Kato
Music / Musik: Ayumi Nigo
Editor / Schnitt: Yuji Harada
Producer / Produktion: Yuji Harada
Cast / Darsteller: Ayumi Nigo Ryoko Asakura Masataka Bando Koichi Ito Go Katori

Synopsis: Hitomi Yoda, age 26, single, lives in a rubbish-filled room, is scolded by her boss, and lives an indescribably dull life. Her hobby is to embrace walls and she starts a blog. She also fancies the delivery man that regularly comes to her workplace.
Inhalt: Die 26jährige Hitomi Yoda lebt ein unbeschreiblich trübes Leben: sie wohnt in einem Raum voller Müll und wird von ihrem Chef beschimpft. An ihrem Arbeitsplatz liebäugelt sie Tag für Tag mit dem Lieferanten und beginnt mit ihrem Hobby, Mauern zu umarmen, ein Blog.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2013
Awards: Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2013

Weblinks:
www.about.me/yujiman
www.youtube.com

Korriro

German Premiere

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

korriro

Country of Origin / Land: Iceland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2011
Duration / Länge: 15′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Icelandic with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Cinematographer / Kamera: óttar Guðnason
Music / Musik: Bjarni M. Sigurdsson
Editor / Schnitt: Birgir A
Producer / Produktion: Rakel Gardarsdottir
Cast / Darsteller: Nina Dogg Filippusdottir, Gisli Örn Gardarsson

Synopsis: Korriro is about a homeless woman in Reykjavík and an eventful day in her rather miserable life, which resembles a dark version of “Goldilocks”.
Inhalt: Korrirò erzählt einen ereignisreichen Tag im kläglichen Leben einer Odachlosen in Reykjiavik. Dieser Tag erinnert an eine dunkle Version von „Goldilocks“.

Festivals: Minimalen, Trondheim FilmFestival, Salento Film Festival, RIFF, Reykjavík Film Festival
Awards: LIFF awards Minimalen

Weblinks:
www.vesturport.com