SHORT MATTERS! (other five)
11.12. 2013
At the beginning of January, Berlin will be hosting the annual European Film Awards. One of the fifteen short films that were awarded by festivals in Berlin, Rotterdam, Venice, Locarno and other cities will be chosen as the best one. For the first time in the Czech Republic, all fifteen selected shorts will be screened during three screenings taking place just before the announcement of the winner. Come and see them all before the one is known!
A STORY FOR THE MODLINS (UK)
Sarajevo Short Film Nominee:
Director: Sergio Oksman | Producer: Sergio Oksman
Year: 2012 | Length: 26 min | Documentary
After appearing in the film ROSEMARY’S BABY by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his family to a distant land where they lock themselves inside a dark apartment for thirty years.
ORBIT EVER AFTER (UK)
Bristol Short Film Nominee:
Director: Jamie Stone | Producers: Chee-Lan Chan, Len Rowles
Star: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, MacKenzie Crook, Bronaugh Gallagher, Bob Goody
Year: 2013 | Length: 20 min | Live Action
Year: 2013 | Length: 20 min | Live Action
Earth’s orbit. The distant future. Two star-crossed lovers overcome all probabilities and sacrifice ev- erything they have in order to spend one perfect moment together.
BUTTER LAMP (France/China)
Tampere Short Film Nominee:
Director: Hu Wei | Producers: Julien Féret, Yangxu Zhou
Star: Genden Punstok
Year: 2013 | Length: 15 min | Live Action
Year: 2013 | Length: 15 min | Live Action
A young photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to photograph them. On diverse and more or less exotic backgrounds, families present themselves to the photographer, through these shots, the photographer will weave uniquelinks with each of the various villagers.
DOOD VAN EEN SCHADUW (Belgium/France)
Valladolid Short Film Nominee:
Director: Tom Van Avermaet | Producer: Ellen De Vaele
Star: Matthias Schoenaerts, Peter Van den Eeden, Laura Verlinden, Benjamin Ramon
Year: 2012 | Length: 20 min | Live Action
Year: 2012 | Length: 20 min | Live Action
Soldier Nathan Rijckx died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10,000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him, as his purpose is to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But when he discovers that she’s already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bit- ter decision, a decision not without consequences ...
SONNTAG 3 (Germany)
Tampere Short Film Nominee:
Director: Jochen Kuhn | Producer: Jochen Kuhn
Year: 2012 | Length: 14 min | Animation
The third part in a series about Sunday outings. In SONNTAG 3, the protagonist has a blind date in the Grand Café.
Total lenght of the screening 95 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.
