Afterwards

World Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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afterwards

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 18′
Category: Documentary
Language: French with English subtitles

Director: Valérie Osouf
Screenplay: Valérie Osouf
Cinematographer: Valérie Osouf
Editor: Valérie Pico
Producer: Jean-François Fernandez, Vincent Trintignant
Cast: Sylvia Haki

Synopsis: A very old woman tries to remember his past. Alzheimer allows her to hide and reinvent swathes of her existence. She remembered the Foxtrot dance and her Jewishness but forgot her own name, or rather her two names: Sylvia Lignon and Messaouada Haki.
Inhalt: Eine sehr alte Dame versucht sich an ihre Vergangenheit zu erinnern. Der Alzheimer erlaubt es ihr, weite Teile ihrer Existenz zu verstecken und neu zu erfinden. Sie erinnert sich an den Foxtrott und ihr Judentum, aber sie hat ihren eigenen Namen vergessen, oder eher ihre zwei Namen: Sylvia Lignon und Messaouada Haki.

Weblinks:
www.granitfilms.com
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Miss Todd

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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miss-todd

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, USA
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Kristina Yee
Screenplay: Frances Poletti, Kristina Yee
Cinematographer: Nick Cooke
Editor: Michele Chiappa
Music: Matt Kelly
Producer: Suzanne Mayger
Cast: Lucie Jones, Tristan Chenais, Peter Marinker, Joy McBrinn

Synopsis: It’s 1909, and the whole world is waking to the possibilities of flight. Miss Todd dreams of flying, but she’s got more than gravity holding her down. This is the story of her determination, her perseverance, and her passion.
Inhalt: Es ist 1909 und die ganze Welt ist sich der Möglichkeiten des Fliegens bewusst. Miss Todd träumt vom Fliegen, aber es ist mehr als die Schwerkraft, die sie zurückhält. Dies ist die Geschichte ihrer Entschlossenheit, ihrer Ausdauer und ihrer Leidenschaft.

Festivals: Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France, 2013), Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Traverse City Film Festival (USA, 2013), Anima Mundi (Brazil, 2013), Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA, 2013), LA Shorts Fest (USA, 2013), Raindance Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Hamptons International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland, 2013), Blackrock Animation Film Festival (Ireland, 2013) Vermont International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (USA, 2013), Heartlands Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Austin Film Festival (USA, 2013), Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2013), Bradford Animation Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Northern Lights Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. Louis International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Puchon International Student Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Poitiers International Film School Festival (France, 2013), British Shorts in Berlin (Germany, 2014), Athena Film Festival (USA, 2014), Beloit International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Anima Brussels (Belgium, 2014), Boomtown Film Festival (USA, 2014), MECAL Barcelona (Spain, 2014), Tricky Women Animation Festival (Austria, 2014), San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Women+Film VOICES Film Festival (USA, 2014), Stuttgart International Animation Festival (Germany, 2014), Sarasota Film Festival – Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Nashville Film Festival (USA, 2014)
Awards: 2013 Student Academy Award for Foreign Film (Gold Medal), Best International Student Film at Blackrock Animation Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.misstoddfilm.com
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A Tropical Sunday

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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a-tropical-sunday

Country of Origin: Mozambique, Italy
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

Director: Fabián Ribezzo
Screenplay: Fabián Ribezzo
Cinematographer: Pipas Forjaz
Editor: Fabián Ribezzo, Dario Zanasti
Music: Roland Pickl
Producer: Fabian Ribezzo (Azabache Films), Silvia Bottone
Cast: Odette Chissano, Fabião Machava, Zé Zimila, Batista Goca

Synopsis: Maputo, Mozambique. Lisa, Babu, Gito and Nuno live on the streets. On Sunday they spend the time at a funfair, looking for a chance to jump on a ride.
Inhalt: Maputo, Mosambik. Lisa, Babu, Gito und Nuno leben auf der Straße. Am Sonntag gehen sie auf einen Jahrmarkt und suchen nach einer Gelegenheit, eine Fahrt zu ergattern.

Festivals: Kuki International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Germany, 2013), Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France, 2014), International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2014), Children’s Film Festival Seattle (USA, 2014), Bif&st Bari International Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Filmfest DC Washington (USA, 2014), Redcat International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Aspen Shortsfest (USA, 2014)
Awards: Best Drama Award at Aspen Shortsfest

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Twitcher

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

twitcher

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Jane Gull
Screenplay: Jane Gull
Cinematographer: Susanne Willett
Editor: Benjamin Gernstein
Music: Luke Coltman
Producer: Luis Sanchez
Cast: Darren Kent, Krisdeana Reed

Synopsis: On a cold winter’s day a man living in solitude searches for rare birds. He makes a discovery that leads to tragic circumstances.
Inhalt: An einem kalten Wintertag sucht ein in Einsamkeit lebender Mann nach seltenen Vogelarten. Er macht eine Entdeckung, die zu tragischen Umständen führt.

Festivals: 26th Filmfest Dresden (Germany, 2014), London Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), St. Albans Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), Cornwall Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Colchester Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013)

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Karaoke

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

karaoke

Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Ondřej Hudeček
Screenplay: Ondřej Hudeček
Cinematographer: Ondřej Hudeček
Editor: Ondřej Hudeček
Producer: Ondřej Sejnoha
Cast: Marek Adamczyk, Barbora Benešovská, Vuk Čelebič, Václav Hašek, Iva Holubová, Nina Horáková, Radovan Klučka, Martin Maxa, Marek Mikulášek, Lukáš Příkazký, Ondřej Vacke

Synopsis: There is a classy speed walker, there is a disabled beggar, there are saintly singers, there are free guns for everyone, there is an extremely heavy suitcase, there are cozy toilet stalls, there is an uncertain forecast, and it all has to make sense eventually, hasn’t it?
Inhalt: Ein stilvoller Schnellgänger, ein behinderter Bettler, heilige Sänger, freie Waffen für jeden, ein extrem schwerer Koffer, enge Toilettenkabinen, eine unsichere Vorhersage und all dies muss letztendlich Sinn machen, oder?

Festivals: Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania), Salt Lake City Film Festival (USA), Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary), Fresh Film Fest (Czech Republic), Guanajuato International Film Festival (México), Prague Short Film Festival (Czech Republic), interfilm Berlin (Germany)

Weblinks:
www.ondrejhudecek.com
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Love. Love. Love.

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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love-love-love

Country of Origin: Russia, India
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 11′
Category: Documentary
Language: Russian with English subtitles

Director: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Screenplay: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Cinematographer: Alexey Filippov
Editor: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Producer: Tanya Petrik, Guillaume Protsenko

Synopsis: Every year, through the endless winters, her love takes new shapes and forms.
Inhalt: Jedes Jahr, den ganzen endlosen Winter hindurch, nimmt ihre Liebe neue Formen und Ausdrücke an.

Festivals: Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA, 2014), Sydney Film Festival (Australia, 2014), Big Sur International Short Film Festival (USA, 2014), Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia (Japan, 2014), Seattle International Film Fest (USA, 2014), International Eskisehir Film Festival (Turkey, 2014), Sundance London Film and Music Festival (UK, 2014), Darklight Film Festival (Ireland, 2014), Dvijenie Film Festival (Russia, 2014), Nashville Film Festival (USA, 2014), Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA, 2014), IAWRT Film Festival (India, 2014), Angkor Wat International Film Festival (Cambodia, 2014), Sundance Film Festival (USA, 2014), Kanyakumari International Film Festival (India, 2013), Hangzhou Asian Film Festival (China, 2013), Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania, 2013), Baghdad International Film Festival (Iraq, 2013), One Voice International Film Festival (UK, 2013), Huesca International Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
Awards: Special Jury Award for Non-Fiction at Sundance Film Festival (2014), Best Short Film at Dvijenie Film Festival, Jury Honorable Mention at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (2014), Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short Film at Nashville Film Festival (2014), Best Documentary at One Voice International Film Festival (2013)

Weblinks:
www.cinetrain-project.com
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My Guide

German Premiere

FIRST PRIZE

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
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my-guide

Country of Origin: Hungary
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 12′
Category: Fiction
Language: Hungarian with English subtitles

Director: Barnabás Tóth
Screenplay: Barnabás Tóth
Cinematographer: Gábor Marosi
Editor: Barnabás Tóth
Music: László Pirisi
Producer: Lajos Tóth, Andrea Kuczkó
Cast: Judit Pogány, Zsolt Kovács

Synopsis: An elderly couple in the traffic. The wife chats, warns, controls. She is a policeman, a GPS and a commentator, all at once. The husband growls or strikes out. This is how their world works. But life is a constant replanning…
Inhalt: Ein älteres Ehepaar im Verkehr. Die Frau plaudert, warnt und kontrolliert. Sie ist gleichzeitig Polizistin, GPS und Kommentatorin. Der Mann brummt oder streikt. So funktioniert ihre Welt. Das Leben ändert aber ständig die Richtung…

Festivals: Asiana International Short Film Festival (South Korea), Heartland Film Festival (USA), Montreal World Film Festival (Canada), Encounters Festival (UK), Cleverland International Film Festival (USA), Leeds International Film Festival (UK)
Awards: Public Jury Award at Asiana International Short Film Festival, Best U.S. Premiere at Heartland Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.barnabastoth.com
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Coffee with Jam

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 19:00 and Monday, June 23, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
UMAMI

coffee-with-jam

Country of Origin: Croatia
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 5′
Category: Fiction
Language: No dialogue

Director: Filip Peruzovic
Screenplay: Nikolina Bogdanovic
Cinematographer: Dubravka Kurobasa
Editor: Iva Ivan
Music: Al Bowlly
Producer: Djina Jakir
Cast: Katarina Bistrovic-Darvas, Damir Klemenic

Synopsis: A couple has breakfast in a manner rehearsed to perfection – but one mistimed gesture could turn everything into disaster.
Inhalt: Ein Paar frühstückt, als würde es ein perfektes Theaterstück einüben – doch nur eine unangebrachte Geste würde reichen, um alles in ein Desaster zu verwandeln.

Festivals: 9th International Short Film Festival Detmold (Germany), 11th Tabor Film Festival (Croatia), 11th Gastro Film Festival Osijek (Croatia), International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus (Croatia), 60th Pula Film Festival (Croatia), 24th Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival (Brazil), 10th Miskolc International Film Festival (Hungary), 11th Bogota Short Film Festival (Colombia), 11th Gastro Film Fest (Croatia)
Awards: Best Film and Audience Award at Gastro Film Fest, Best Regional Film at International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus, Best Short Film at Pula Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.havc.hr
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