Screening: Friday, June 18, 23:00 (BEST OF GERMANY I)
Country of Origin / Land: Germany / Deutschland
Year of Production / Jahr: 2008
Duration / Länge: 16’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Director / Regie: Andrzej Król
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Andrzej Król
Cinematographer / Kamera: Andrzej Król
Editor / Schnitt: Andrzej Król
Producer / Produktion: Andrzej Król
Cast / Darsteller: Micha³ Majnicz, Birgit Unterweger, Casper Unterweger
Synopsis: A father living on his own remembers an event which took place on the night of his 5-year-old son‘s birthday, exactly one year ago. This fateful night is shown in flashes of memory in which the father being in a drunken state, tries to prevent what is already happening.
Inhalt: Ein allein lebender Familienvater erinnert sich an ein Ereignis, das genau vor einem Jahr in der Geburtstagsnacht seines 5-jährigen Sohnes geschah. Alkohol und ein Kinderfahrrad spielten eine Rolle… Übrig geblieben sind Erinnerungsfetzen.
Festivals & Awards: Plus Camerimage – XVI International Filmfestival of Cinematography Poland 2008, 30. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Germany 2009, PACT Zollverein Germany 2009, Festival Cinerail Paris 2009, Grenzland Filmtage Germany 2009, Cellu l ´art – Jena Germany 2009, 55. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Germany 2009, FlensFlensburger Kurzfilmtage & tricky Germany 2009 (Best Short Film Jury Award), Film + Germany 2009 (Nominee – Promotional Editing Award), Konstenzer kurz.film.spiele Germany 2009 (1st Prize Winner), Kodak Filmschool Competition Europe/Africa/Middle East 2009 (Best Cinematography – 1st Prize), Deutscher Kurzfilmpreise Germany 2009 (Nominee), 19. Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany 2009 (Best Short Film Jury Award), OpenEyes Filmfest Germany 2009, Festival Signes de Nuit France 2009, Odense International Film Festiva Denmark 2009, 10th Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival Italy 2009, Cinefiesta – International Shortfilm Festival Puerto Rico 2009, 33. Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt Germany 2009, BUSHO International Short Film Festival Hungary 2009, Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival IX Edizione Italy 2009, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival England 2009, 6th CON-CAN Movie Festival Japan 2009, NovaraCineFestival Italy 2009, Brno Sixteen – 50th International Competitive Festival of Short Fiction Films Czech Republic 2009, 29th Amiens International Film Festival France 2009, Interfilm Berlin – 25th International Short Film Festival Germany 2009, Young Collection 42 Germany 2009, Flensburger Kurzfilmtage & tricky Germany 2009, ZINEBI 51 – International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao Spain 2009, PLATFORMA VIDE09 International Film Festival Greece 2009, Stuttgarter Filmwinter Germany 2009, 21st Filmfest Dresden Germany 2010, Festival International Du Court Metrage Clermont-Ferrand Kodak Showcase France 2010
Weblink: www.andrzejkrol.de