Abarca, Cady: One Day Trip (El Viaje)
Ali, Leslie: The Object
Askill, Daniel: We Have Decided Not To Die
Bernardini, Elisabetta: Retreating (La Ritirata)
Birnbaum, David: Found Objects
Bruhn, Joerg: The Ferryman (Der Faehrmeister)
Brummund, Marc: Gaining Ground (Land Gewinnen)
Chapero-Jackson, Eduardo: Lightborne (Alumbramiento)
Cloyd, Chris: Coons
Copikova, Michaela: About Socks And Love (O Ponozkach A Laske)
Cramer, Chloe: Ruin
Daniel, Marc: Sky
D’Aoust, Benjamin: Mur
Dassani, Rajeev: A Day’s Work
Dircks, Mario: The Prisoner Of The Month (Der Haeftling des Monats)
Dusa, David: Amin
Echeverria, Aitor: Closer (APROP)
Fehre, Meike: Keychild (Schluesselkind)
Garvanlieva, Biljana: Macedonian Dream – A Girl And Her Accordion (Die Akkordeonspielerin)
Gebhardt, Amy: Look Sharp
Giaever, Ole: Tommy
Haitidis, Zafeiris: Time Out (Mia Zoi San Alli)
Hidalgo, Eli Cortinas: 2 Or 3 Things I Knew About Her
Hydake, Andreas: The Runt (Der Kloane)
Hwidar, Abdelatif: Salvador (A Daily Miracle Story)
Jespers, Emmanuel: Personal Spectator
Kahi, Tearepa: War Party (Taua)
Koch, Michael: Poolside (Beckenrand)
Kuehn, Jan-Marcel: Sibling’s Love (Geschwisterliebe)
Larriqc, Anne: The Sad Story of Knave (La Pauvre Histoire Du Maraud)
Larsen, Robin: No. 6
Lavis, Chris: Madame Tutli-Putli
Malwitz, Karin: Violin Solo (Geigensolo)
Miko, Lukas: The Frozen Sea (Das Gefrorene Meer)
Mulloy, Daniel: Son
Musikic, Zorana: The Pheasant (Der Fasan)
Mustata, Bogdan: A Good Day For A Swim (O Zi Buna De Plaja)
Neumann, Kim: Honey Trap (Die Honigfalle)
Niederzoll, Steffi: Lea
Nolte, Lasse: The Golden Nazi Vampire of Absam: Part II – The Secret of Kottlitz Castle (Der Goldene Nazivampir von Absam 2 – Das Geheimnis von Schloss Kottlitz)
Oztufekci, M. Cem: Downstairs (Ayak Altinda)
Perlmutt, Bent-Jorgen: The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)
Petrov, Alexander: My Love (Moya Lybov)
Petrova, Raltza: Rotten Apple
Prowse, Ceile: The Fallen Woman
Raskin, Josh: I Met The Walrus
Rebet, Christine: Black Cabinet
Rosenlund, Erik: Looking Glass (Spergelbarn)
Sacker, Max: The Secret Adventures Of The Projectionist
Servais, Pierrick: When I’m Big (Quai Ch’rai Grand)
Szczerbowski, Maciek: Madame Tutli-Putli
Thamm, Corinna: Silence (Die Stille)
Thys, Guido: Tanghi Argentini
Tourneux, Samuel: Even Pigeons Go To Heaven
Tucker, Joe: For The Love Of God
Vernant, Cecile: The Dinner (Le Diner)
Wimmer, Mario: Heart’s Beating (Herz Sticht)
Wheeler, Jesse: Just
Zingelmann, Nico: Shift (15 Minuten Wahrheit)
Ziegler, Rosa Hannah: Cigaretta Mon Amour – The Portrait Of My Father (Cigaratta Mon Amour – Portrait Meines Vaters
Archiv des Autors: Lia Ekizoglou
Heart’s Beating (Herz Sticht)
Screening: Wednesday, June 18, 19:00 (BOYFRIENDS)
Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 22′
Category: Fiction
Director: Mario Wimmer
Screenplay: Mario Wimmer
Cinematographer: Christian Schraml
Editor: Mario Wimmer, Christian Schraml, Stefan Lülf, Julia Goltsche
Cast: Andreas Speth, Antonia Goltsche, Stefan Lülf, Dominik Sennes, Benjamin Driller, Maximilian Poidinger
Synopsis: In a small Bavarian village a catastrophy has to be avoided: the innkeeper’s daughter wants to marry a Prussian boy, who just moved into the town. The mayor’s son doesn’t want to marry at all and the group of regulars, as always, wants the opposite. What a relief to know that the mayor is the one who makes the decisions. Everything is clear now, isn’t it?
Festivals & Awards: „Jugend filmt“ Landshut Gemany 2007 (Best Screenplay), Jufinale Oberbayern Germany 2007 (Young Filmmaker Award), Bavarian Film Festival Of Amateurs Falkenstein Germany 2008 (Bavarian Lion), Bavarian Jufinale Germany 2008
Weblink: www.vagenwood.de
Lea
Screening: Sunday, June 15, 19:00 (GIRLFRIENDS)
Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 43′
Category: Fiction
Director: Steffi Niederzoll
Screenplay: Steffi Niederzoll
Cinematographer: Steph Ketelhut
Editor: Rita Schwarze
Music: Herwig Zamernik
Producer: Tobias Horn, Christian Mueller
Cast: Alma Leiberg, Martin Kliefer
Synopsis: Lea is in her mid-twenties. Her parents finance her student life, which is colored by boredom and affluence. With no foothold and no direction Lea is letting herself drift. To escape the emptiness of her life she is continually testing the limits. A brief meeting with Lukas results in a closeness that is new for Lea. At first Lukas is prepared to follow Lea unquestioningly and they go to the deserted house of Lea’s grandfather. Here, time seems to have stood still. Surrounded by memories of a bygone time Lea and Lukas try to find a way to connect with each other.
Festivals & Awards: 58. International Film Festival Berlin Germany 2008
Weblink: https://vimeo.com/lea
The Object
German Premiere
Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 7′
Category: Experimental/Fiction
Director: Leslie Ali
Screenplay: Leslie Ali
Cinematographer: Ben Moulden
Editor: Alaster Jordan
Music: Eric Neveux
Producer: Isibeal Ballance
Cast: Morgan James, Ken Collard, Victoria Wicks, Geraldine O’Reilly
Synopsis: This is a story about a bunch of stupid greedy people in a parallel universe, not too dissimilar to ours. We open on two men hunting. Suddenly, they spot a beautiful object flying in the sky; one of the men is struck by it as it falls to earth. It’s a small shiny cube that makes really nice sounds. This sets off a very particular chain of events, which ultimately reveal the true nature of the people who live there.
Festivals & Awards: Sundance Film Festival USA 2008
Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/the-object
Tommy
Bavarian Premiere
Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)
Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 12’00“
Category: Fiction
Director: Ole Giaever
Screenplay: Ole Giaever
Cinematographer: John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Editor: John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Music: Erlend Nielsen, Andreas Revheim
Producer: Ole Giaever
Cast: Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Bjorn Sundquist
Synopsis: Arild runs into Kjell by accident, the father of a former class mate. They haven’t met in twenty years and now they’re alone in the mountains. Controversies surface as Kjell confronts Arild with issues from the past.
Festivals & Awards: Tromso International Film Festival Norway 2007 (Tromsopalmen for Best Short Film), Norwegian Short Film Festival 2007 (Nordisk Film Talent Award), Norwegian Short Film Festival 2007 (Prix UIP Grimstad), Milano International Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention), Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Australia 2008, Minimalen Short Film Festival Norway 2007, Sarajevo Film Festival Bosnia 2007, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent Belgium 2007, Cork International Film Festival Ireland 2007, Uppsala International Short Film Festival Sweden 2007, Nordische Filmtage Luebeck Germany 2007, Festival de Cine Sevilla Spain 2007, Interfilm Berlin Germany 2007, Festival du Vendome France 2007
Weblink: http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=831
Coons
International Premiere
Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’55“
Category: Fiction
Director: Chris Cloyd
Screenplay: Chris Cloyd
Cinematographer: Rob Connolly
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah, Jay Visit
Music: Gad Zeitune
Producer: Sean-Michael Smith
Cast: Devin Leigh, Joseph Bisoglio, Clara Couturier, R.J. Jones, Jonny Irons
Synopsis: An innocent joyride is not all it seems when Rich discovers that his brother and a friend have kidnapped a black teen and thrown him in the back of their truck. Trapped with his brother’s girlfriend, it becomes clear that the humiliation and cruelty are but a prelude of the true purpose of the drive: a lynching.
Festivals & Awards: Honorable Mention – DGA Student Filmmaker Awards, Big Muddy Film Festival USA, The Method Fest USA 2008, First Look 2.0 USA 2008, Hollywood Black Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2008
Weblink: www.coonsmovie.com