Archiv des Autors: Lia Ekizoglou

Gaining ground (Land gewinnen)

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Screening: Friday, June 13, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY I)

gaining-ground

Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 20’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Marc Brummund
Screenplay: Fabian Wiemker
Cinematographer: Bettina Herzner
Editors: Ulf Albert, Magdolna Rokob
Music: Carsten Rocker
Producer: Yildiz Ozcan
Cast: Radik Golovkov, Olga Kolb, Andreas Schust, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Jan Peter Heyne

Synopsis: Andrej and his family have been living in Germany illegally for years. When his son reaches school age, he can´t hide any longer. Mischa´s future is at stake.

Festivals & Awards: International Creativ Award Of The Senate Of Hamburg Germany 2008, Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers Larissa Greece 2008 (Second Prize: Silverhorse), 18. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage Germany 2008 (Third Audience Award), 30. International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2008 (Kodak Showcase), 34th Annual Student Academy Awards USA 2007 (Nomination For Student Oscar), Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis Germany 2007 (Best Directing), International Women Film Festival Cologne Germany 2007(Best Cinematography, Special Mention), 57th Berlin International Film Festival Germany 2007 (Best Short Film, Special Mention), Golden Knight International Film Festival Moskau Russia 2007 (Silver Knight XVI), Vilnius Film Shorts Lithuania 2007 (Special Mention), Wendland Short Luechow Germany 2007 (Best Script), 37th International Children Film Festival Giffoni Italy 2007 ( Best Short Film, Special Prize), Nomination for First Steps Award 2007 (Best Short Film), International Competition VGIK International Filmschool Festival Moskau Russia 2007 (Audience Award), Konstanzer Kurzfilmspiele Germany 2007 (Best Short Film), CILECT Prize Competition Bulgaria 2007 (Fifth Prize), „My Europe“ Film Festival Germany 2007 (Audience Award), Nomination for Best German Short Film 2007

Weblink: http://www.kurzfilmtournee.de/gaining-ground

Downstairs (Ayak Altinda)

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German Premiere

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

downstairs

Country of Origin: Turkey
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 18’52“
Category: Fiction

Director: M. Cem Oztufekci
Screenplay: M. Cem Oztufekci
Cinematographer: Meryem Yavuz
Editor: Natalin Solakoglu
Music: Ismail Karadas
Producer: M. Cem Oztufekci, Can Oztufekci
Cast: Tarik Koksal, Kanbolat Gorkem Arslan, Gozde Sinem Ozturk, Aykut Oray

Synopsis: Ibrahim is a worker living with his two little children and a wife. Everyday he lives the same day, he goes to work, pub, coffehouse, mosque and he comes back home. When he works in early morning shift, he has to wake up at night. And he has to sleep in the day time, when he works in the late night shift.

Festivals & Awards: Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival Turkey 2008 (Special Jury Prize), Konya Selcuk University Kisa-ca National Student Films Festival Turkey 2008 (Best Fiction Prize), Malatya Inonu University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008 (Special Jury Prize), Bursa Pembe Carsi Short Film Week Turkey 2008 (People’s Choice Award), Aubagne International Film Festival France 2008, International Salerno Shadowline Film Festival Italy 2008, “La Cittadella del Corto” International Festival of Short Fiction Rome Italy 2008, Tanger International Meditarrean Short Film Morocco 2008, Yilmaz Guney Culture & Arts Festival National Short Film Turkey 2008, Bahcelievler Short Film Days Turkey 2008, Ankara International Film Festival Turkey 2008, Hisar Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Yildiz University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Konya Selcuk University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Middle East Technical University Short Film Days Turkey 2008, Istanbul Technical University Short Film Week Turkey 2008, Pasofest Student Films Festival Turkey 2008, Malatya Inonu University Short Film Festival Turkey 2008, Laborfest International Film and Video Festival Istanbul Turkey 2008, Pembe Carsi Short Film Week Bursa Turkey 2008, Balikesir Cinema Days Turkey 2008, Galatasaray University Sinepark Short Film Festival Istanbul Turkey 2008, Eskisehir Film Festival Turkey 2008, Koc University Short Film Days Istanbul Turkey 2008, Aksaray University Spring Fest Turkey 2008, Istanbul American Robert College Fine Arts Festival Turkey 2008, Kartal Municipality Short Film Festival Istanbul 2008, Adana Golden Boll Film Festival Turkey 2008, International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Izmir Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, Pam Short Film Festival Istanbul Turkey 2007, International Istanbul Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Akbank Short Film Festival Turkey 2007, International Bursa Silk Road Film Festival Turkey 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/downstairs

The Ferryman (Der Fährmeister)

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Screening: Friday, June 13, at 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY I)

the-ferryman

Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 15′
Category: Fiction

Director: Joerg Bruhn
Screenplay: Joerg Bruhn
Cinematographer: Franz Rath
Editor: Jessica Ehlebracht
Music: Andre Feldhaus
Producer: Saskia Wegelein
Cast: Guenter Lamprecht, Radik Golovkov, Marie-Christine Friedrich

Synopsis: The countryside at night, a lonely road and a hearse. This is the story of the old ferryman who guides the souls of the deceased from the world of the living to the world of the dead. And of Andrew who is entangled in his memories and his belief that death holds some kind of truth.

Festivals & Awards: Nominee for Best German Short Film Potsdam Germany 2007, International Short Film Festival zwergWERK Oldenburg Germany 2007 (Audience Award), International Vilnius Short Film Festival Lithunia 2008, Filmfest Weiterstadt Germany 2007, Filmfest Eberswalde Germany 2007, Short Film Festival Biberach Germany 2007, Short Film Festival Braunschweig Germany 2007

Weblink: http://www.kurzfilmtournee.de/the-ferryman

No. 6

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Bavarian Premiere

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

no-6

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Robin Larsen
Screenplay: Robin Larsen
Cinematographer: David Colclasure
Editor: David Colclasure, Rochelle Watson
Music: Steve Pacey
Producer: David Colclasure, Steven Klein
Cast: Ron Perlman, Charlotte Ayanna, Brian Baumgartner, Lorinne Vozoff, Francois Chau, Meredith Kaufman, Jade Wu, Vanessa Born, Marina Mouhibian

Synopsis: A mysterious man finds redemption for his dangerous past in a young Ukrainian sex slave.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Independent Film Festival USA, Rhode Island International Film Festival USA, Zinebi-Bilbao Film Festival Spain, Sonoma Valley Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Film Festival USA, USA Film Festival, Lake County Film Festival USA, Sidewalk Motion Picture Festival USA, Short Cuts Cologne Germany

Weblink: www.fireflyinc.com

Amin

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Bavarian Premiere

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

amin

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 8’45“
Category: Fiction

Director: David Dusa
Screenplay: David Dusa
Cinematographer: Armin Franzen
Editor: Nathalie Alonso Casale
Music: Laurent Michaud
Producer: Vanessa Ciszewski, Elena von Saucken, David Dusa, Mikolaj Pokromski
Cast: Romain Berger, Tariq Bettahar, Ramzi Bouaia, Vincent Deslandres

Synopsis: Abdel is driving his son, Amin, through the Parisian suburbs. The radio broadcasts the news of the day, while Amin is playing with the world floating by the window. Suddenly, they are stopped by the police, apparently Abdel’s headlight is broken. The officers start badgering Abdel, the tension rises, until an outburst comes from an unexpected source.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 2007 (Prix UIP), Milano Short Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention of the Aprile Award), Goteborg Filmfestival Sweden 2008, Sydney International Filmfestival Austalia 2007, International Short Film Festival Grimstad Norway 2007, Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Portugal 2007, International Competition Belo Horizonte Brazil 2007, Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 2007, International Bunker Film Festival Italy 2007, Sao Paulo Kinoforum Brazil 2007, International Film Festival Sarajevo Bosnia 2007, Imagio Filmfest Portugal 2007, Tinklai Filmfest Latvia 2007, Festival de Sevilla Spain 2007, Interfilm Festival Berlin Germany 2007, Sleepwalkers International Student Festival Tallinn Estonia 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/amin

The Frozen Sea (Das Gefrorene Meer)

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Screening: Saturday, June 14, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY II)

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Country of Origin: Germany/Austria
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 27’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Lukas Miko
Screenplay: Lukas Miko
Cinematographer: Martin Gschlacht
Editor: Bernd Schlegel
Sounddesign: Ansgar Frerich
Producer: Sabine Lamby, Martin Gschlacht
Cast: Felix Steitz, Anna Schudt, Andreas Patton

Synopsis: His father’s frequent absence is a source of great sorrow for 8-year-old Marco. Even on Christmas Day he’s leaving – to work, according to Marco’s mother. Marco, however, suspects his mother’s bickering to be the real reason. When, later that day, Marco is sure he spotted his dad from a bus window, his confusion is complete. Are his parents hiding something from him? Or is he just fooled by his own longing? Marco puts himself and his parents to the test…

Festivals & Awards: LOLA for Best German Short Film 2007, Les Lutins Du Court-Metrage France 2008 (Longlist-Nominee), Paris Tout Court International Short Film Festival 2008 (Special Jury Award, Audience Award), Short Film Festival Bamberg Germany 2008 (Orlando-Jury Award, Best Short Film), International Short Film Festival Alpinale Austria 2007 (Audience Award), International Short Film Festival Dresden Germany 2007 (Audience Award), International Short Film Festival Palm Springs USA 2007 (Best of the Fest Selection), International Short Film Festival Jackson Hole USA 2008, Landshuter Kurzfilmtage Germany 2008, Bamberger Kurzfilmtage Germany 2008, International Short Film Festival of Drama Greece 2007, International Film Festival Rouyn-Noranda Canada 2007, International Film Festival Olympia Greece 2007, International Short Film Festival of Calcutta India 2007, International Film Festival Nairobi Kenya 2007, International Short Film Week Regensburg Germany 2007, Diagonale Graz Austria 2007, Max-Ophuels-Prize Saarbrücken Germany 2007, Grenzland Filmtage Germany 2007, Open-Air Festival Weiterstadt Germany 2007, Open-Air Filmnaechte Bonn Germany 2007, Open-Air Filmnaechte Dresden Germany 2007

Weblink: http://www.kurzfilmtournee.de/the-frozen-see

Poolside (Beckenrand)

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Screening: Saturday, June 14, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY II)

poolside

Country of Origin: Germany/Switzerland
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 19′
Category: Fiction

Director: Michael Koch
Screenplay: Michael Koch
Cinematographer: Benedikt Ritter
Editor: Rosa Albrecht
Music: Frank Boehle, Johann Laeschke
Producer: Michael Koch
Cast: Hansjuerg Mueller, Luca Zindel, Lea Baur

Synopsis: The setting is a packed swimming pool at the height of summer. A group of teenagers catch the pool attendant’s attention and a confrontation leads to a tragic misunderstanding…

Festivals & Awards: Nominee for Best German Short Film Potsdam Germany 2007, Nominee for Swiss Film Prize in category Best Short Film 2007, Festival du film court de Lille France 2007 (Special Prize), Young Filmmaker’s Festival Luzern Switzerland 2006 (Best Direction), International Short Film Days Winterthur Switzerland 2006 (Special Mention), International Short Film Festival Hamburg Germany 2007 (Special Mention), Festival Signes de Nuit Paris France 2007 (First Prize), Festival International des Ecoles de Cinema FIDEC Belgium 2007 (Special Mention), Berlin&Beyond Festival San Francisco USA 2007, International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand France 2007, Solothurner Short Film Days Switzerland 2007, Festival Premiers Plans Anger France 2007, Mediawave International Film Festival Hungary 2007, Befilm The Underground Film Festival New York USA 2007, Sonar International Short Film Festival Italy 2007, „Sehsuechte“ International Student Film Festival Berlin Germany 2007, VIS Vienna Independent Shorts Viena Austria 2007, Courtisane Festival of Short Film Ghent Belgium 2007, Seattle International Film Festival USA 2007, „La Cittadella del Corto“ International Short Film Festival Roma Italy 2007, Cinema Jove International Film Festival Valencia Spain 2007, Mostra Independent de Curtmetratges „MIC07“ Barcelona Spain 2007, Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche Spain 2007, Monterrrey International Film Festival Mexico 2007, Tinklai International Short Film Festival Lithuania 2007, Cork Film Festival Ireland 2007, International Short Film Festival Santiago de Compostela Spain 2007, Kolkata Film Festival India 2007, Short Film Festival of Lyon-Villeurbanne France 2007, Cucalorus Film Festival North Carolina USA 2007, International Film Festival Locarno Switzerland 2006, Leeds International Film Festival UK 2006, Regensburg Short Film Week Germany 2006, Une Nuit Trop Courte Grenoble France 2006, International Short Film Festival Leuven Belgium 2006

Weblink: http://www.kurzfilmtournee.de/poolside

Macedonian Dream – A Girl And Her Accordion (Die Akkordeonspielerin)

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Screening: Friday, June 13, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY I)

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Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 30′
Category: Documentation

Director: Biljana Garvanlieva
Screenplay: Biljana Garvanlieva
Cinematographer: Susanne Schuele
Editor: Andre Nier
Sound: Manuel Zimmer
Producer: Christian Beetz
Cast: Emilija Obradova

Synopsis: At the age of seven, Emilija gets an accordion, with 14 she wins the national accordion competition of Macedonia. The author portrays the life of her 17-year-old cousin who comes from a poor but very musical and swinging family. Living in a little village she fights for the right to participate in an international competition that is taking place in spring. Emilija plays well enough, but the condition is to have a professional and exorbitantly expensive accordion.

Festivals & Awards: Nominee for Juliane Barthels Award 2008, Award for Best German Short Film Germany 2007, Axel Springer Award for Young Journalists Germany 2007, International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb Croatia 2007 (Special Mention Award), ASTERFEST International Film & Video Festival of Southern Europe Macedonia 2007 (Golden Projector), Sichuan TV Festival China 2007 (Gold Panda Award), Danube Island Festival Bratislava Slovakia 2007 (Nominee for Prix Danube), Filmmor International Women’s Film Festival Istanbul Turkey 2008, FIPA Biarritz Competition Contest France 2007, Femme Total Film Festival Dortmund Germany 2007, KRATKIMETAR International Short Film Festival Belgrad Serbia 2007, International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren Kosovo 2007, Macedonian Film Festival Toronto Canada 2007, Barcelona International TV Festival Spain 2007, Festival of the New German Film Skopje Macedonia 2007

Weblink: www.kurzfilmtournee.de