Monsters and Rabbits

German Premiere

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

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 11′
Category: Fiction

Director: Nicky Lianos
Screenplay: David Lemon
Cinematographer: Annemarie Lean-Vercoe
Editor: Rachel Tunnard
Music: Tom Marsh
Producer: Nicky Moss
Cast: James Bachman, Alice Lowe, Tyler Kennington,Sophie Hattersley

Synopsis: A story about monsters, rabbits and what happens to your imaginary friend when you make your first real one.

 

Honey Trap (Honigfalle)

Screening: Sunday, June 15, 19:00 (GIRLFRIENDS)

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Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 16’21“
Category: Fiction

Director: Kim Neumann
Screenplay: Kim Neumann, Ulrich Jaschek
Cinematographer: Roland Fritzenschaft
Editor: Heike M. Stumm
Music: Ossy Pfeiffer
Producer: Kim Neumann
Cast: Wolf Bachofner, Moritz Duerr, Marcel Metten, Yvonne Werner-Mees

Synopsis: Guenter Frentzke is in imprisonment on remand for some weeks now. He is accused to have brutally killed a child. The police don’t have any precise evidence and so the justice’ hands are tied. In a few days they will have to free him…

Festivals & Awards: Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney Germany 2007, Shortmoves Festival Halle/Saale Germany 2007, Biberacher Filmfestspiele Germany 2007

A Good Day For A Swim (O Zi Buna De Plaja)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Romania
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 9’24“
Category: Fiction

Director: Bogdan Mustata
Screenplay: Catalin Mitulescu
Cinematographer: Barbu Balasoiu
Editor: Letitia Stefanescu, Bogdan Mustata
Music: Dragos Stanomir
Producer: Catalin Mitulescu
Cast: Florin Sinescu, Okan Kaya, George Hoffman, Cerasela Iosifescu, Marian Ghenea

Synopsis: Early in the morning Lili, a 36 year old prostitute is waiting at a deserted crossroad for the next client. Suddenly a van stops. When Lili looks inside she gets scared and tries to run away, but the van, driven by Blondu (14), who just escaped together with the other boys from a prison for minors, is faster and she is pulled inside. Arrived at a beach the wild boys like to play with Lili and the driver Miki (40) who are their victims for today.

Festivals & Awards: 58th Berlin International Film Festival (Golden Bear for Best Short Film)

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/a-good-day-for-a-swim

Retreating (La Ritirata)

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

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Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 18′
Category: Fiction

Director: Elisabetta Bernardini
Screenplay: Elisabetta Bernardini
Cinematographer: Luca Coassin
Editor: Roberto Trapanese
Music: Massimiliano Faraci
Producer: Elisabetta Bernardini, Ines Vasiljevic
Cast: Valery Usai, Julian Siravo, Romano Talevi, Leonardo Caneva, Ludovica Dezi, Elvis Pasqual, Luca Coassin, Luciano Roffi, Maria Dolores Genolini, Patrizio Cigliano, Gabriele Tuccimei

Synopsis: World War II. Rosa, Lucia, and the younger brother, Dumi have been left by their parents at the grandparents. Rosa has a big, special and dangerous love that she has to take care of, being the only one to know about it. His survival depends on her. But someone has been spying on her and she is forced to commit an extreme gesture to save her love.

Festivals & Awards: 38th Film Festival Giffoni Valle Chiara Italy 2008, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2008

Weblink: www.elisabettabernardini.com

The Fallen Woman

World Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)

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Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5′
Category: Animation

A Film By: Ceile Prowse

Synopsis: Fallen Woman is the story of a confident, self-involved woman who will not let pregnancy get in the way of her goals. This all goes awry when she is exercising on a treadmill in stilettos and breaks her leg. Through a harsh conveyor belt of medical treatment, she is forced to accept her condition. When she finds she is physically incapable of getting the bus home, she makes a startling discovery in her crutches.

Weblink: www.ceilefilms.com

Films by Country

Australia
Look Sharp
We Have Decided Not To Die

Belgium
Mur
Personal Spectator
Ruin
Tanghi Argentini

Canada
Found Objects
Madame Tutli-Putli
The Fallen Woman

Congo
The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)

France
Amin
Even Pigeons Go To Heaven (Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis)
The Dinner (Le Diner)
The Sad Story Of Knave (La Pauvre Histoire Du Maraud)
Silence (Stille)
When I’m Big (Quai Ch’rai Grand)

Germany
2 Or 3 Things I Knew About Her
Cigaretta Mon Amour – The Portrait Of My Father (Cigaratta Mon Amour – Portrait Meines Vaters
The Ferryman (Der Faehrmeister)
The Frozen Sea (Das Gefrorene Meer)
The Golden Nazi Vampire of Absam: Part II – The Secret of Kottlitz Castle (Der Goldene Nazivampir von Absam 2 – Das Geheimnis von Schloss Kottlitz)
Heart’s Beating (Herz Sticht)
Honey Trap (Honigfalle)
Keychild (Schluesselkind)
Lea
Macedonian Dream – A Girl And Her Accordion (Die Akkordeonspielerin)
The Pheasant (Der Fasan)
Poolside (Beckenrand)
The Prisoner Of The Month (Der Haeftling Des Monats)
The Runt (Der Kloane)
The Secret Adventures Of The Projectionist
Shift (15 Minuten)
Sibling’s Love (Geschwisterliebe)
Violin Solo (Geigensolo)

Greece
Time Out (Mia Zoi Son Alli)

Italy
Retreating (La Ritirata)

Norway
Tommy

New Zealand
War Party (Taua)

Peru
One Day Trip (El Viaje)

Romania
A Good Day For A Swim (O Zi Buna De Plaja)

Russia
My Love (Moya Lybov)

Spain
Lightborne (Alumbramiento)
Salvador (A Daily Miracle Story)
Closer (APROP)

Slovakia
About Socks And Love (O Ponozkach A Laske)

Sweden
Looking Glass (Spergelbarn)

Turkey
Downstairs (Ayak Altinda)

United Kingdom
For The Love Of God
Rotten Apple
Son
The Object

USA
A Day’s Work
Black Cabinet
Coons
Hirsute
I Met The Walrus
Just
The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)
No. 6
Sky

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