Edition 2018
Official Selection - Shortfilm
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Thanks For Everything - Frank Aron Gardso (Norway)
After a series of coincidences two strangers happen to meet on a deserted bridge at night. They have little in common but they do share one thing. |
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Day of Reckoning - Gideon van Eeden (The Netherlands)
Eighty year old Hans blows out his birthday candles with particular force this year; he is ready to die. But first he must contend with a spectre from his past, who holds the key to his final peace. Winner 'Best Shortfilm 2018' Winner 'Best Director 2018' Winner 'Best Actor 2018' |
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Stakhanov - Alex Scarpa (Italy)
ALEXEY spends his day in a room sitting at a table, building paper airplanes and eating at the sound of a bell. He has a roommate, SERGEI, but there is no relationship between the two. Sergei is a young boy, struggling to make it through the hard day of work. One day, too tired, he faints. Alexey wakes him, but it is too late: two guards, with the task to safeguard the efficiency and productivity of the room, grab the young boy and drag him out. Alexey is now alone. His only way of escaping from his claustrophobic life is a postcard of a beautiful sunset he hides in his shoe he looks at when he is not working. It is during this time of loneliness that he decides it is time to escape and find out what is outside the room. His plan, though, encounters some complications. A new colleague, meant to replace Sergei, is brought the room. Her name is KATERINA. |
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Blues - Fiorenza Salvador (Italy)
Luca and Teresa are going home after doing the grocery. While Luca is complaining about the supposed discounts at the supermarket, Teresa, suddenly, sees an open gate that leads to a fully furnished garden as if it was an apartment. Curious, she decides to go in, thinking that it's a garden sale. But then, the arrival of the owner will make her see that enchanted garden very differently. |
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Pricetag - Myrthe Nymph Wai (The Netherlands)
The 29-year-old Jeffrey Chen works as a shop assistant in a Chinese supermarket. His fiancé is the 26-year-old Annie Li, who comes from a traditional, wealthy Chinese family with strict parents. Struggling financially, Jeffrey does not have enough money to meet the demands of his parents-in-law. |
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Shoes - Ray Kermani (Belgium)
A young woman is haunted by ... Shoes! Winner 'Best Sounddesign 2018' |
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Answer Me - Marco Antonio Barajas (Mexico)
Mr. Leonel is an old medical examiner, polite and well-behaved; his life has become old, repetitive and lonely. The strange and mysterious cellphone calls does not capture his attention anymore, but that night, a call makes the difference to end with his solitude. |
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I Can Change - Joachim Dejonghe (Belgium)
When his son is attacked by a herding dog in the park, Martin’s seemingly harmonious family is shaken. As the father, he can merely look on helplessly, while his son records his impotence with a camcorder. I Can Change debunks the illusion of masculinity with dark humor and asks us who really ‘herds’ the modern family… |
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Agelasta - Sara Garcia Jimenez (Spain)
Laughter: Movement of the mouth and other parts of the face, that express happiness. What if someone doesn’t know how to do it? |
Official Selection - Student Shortfilm
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P - Marcus Hanisch (Germany)
To unburden himself from his feeling of guilt, scientist "P" transfers a traumatic memory to an android robot girl. Meanwhile the Robot starts to remember Details of P’s life, that P has already forgotten. A surreal stream of consciousness that contains memories, conversations and the most important question of all. |
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Mariposas - Adrian Carey (USA)
Set in a universe of magical realism, a boastful father prattles on superficially about his daughter to another parent in the school pick up line, but is unable to perceive her when it matters most. |
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Invisible Eyes - Gustavo Sani (Brasil)
The life of a couple is drastically affected after a car accident. Sofia suffers severe injuries in her face, while her husband André blames himself for the tragic accident and doesn't know how to react and to face it. He finds a way out to resolve the situation. A new relationship that involves self-punishment, pain and guilt. |
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Change - Tobias Deruwe (Belgium)
An introverted woman starts her day like any other when an intruder changes her life for good. Winner 'Best Actrice 2018' |
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White Pigeon - Serhat Gönen (Turkey)
The woman goes to her house in Sur with her child when she hears the news of lifting of curfew. But, the curfew is declared again due to begining of severe conflicts. The film tells in a tragic language that the woman stucks in Sur with her child, the woman's struggle to save her child from Sur, the war which has been happening on the sight of woman and child, the effect of war on people |
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A Gold Friend - Ruben Vandenborre (Belgium)
A story about friendship and solitude, about attachment and letting go. In this short, the nineyear old Victor searches his way through childhood in a grey village in Flanders, still licking its wounds from both wars. Will he find the friendship he yearns for so desperately? Winner 'Best Student Shortfilm 2018' Winner 'Best Cinematography 2018' |
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Fifo - Sacha Febus & Jeremy Puffet (Belgium)
First in first out (FIFO) is a shelving technique used in supermarkets. Stephan must place the freshest products behind the oldest ones. Products nearing their sell-by date must be destroyed. When going to the bins in the basement, Stephan will have to face those who could still benefit from them, but who are excluded by the system. He will also have to confront who he was before getting a job. |
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The Buzzing of a bumblebee - Vladimir Beldian (Russia)
Once an old woman in a nursing home made three wishes in case of her death: to eat pudding, to listen a little chorus and ... bumblebee buzzing outside the window. It will be difficult to arrange all this but she wants it so much... |
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All about Emily - Valentina Casadei (Italy)
A modest housekeeper keeps being bullied by an hysterical bourgeois for no apparent reason. Forced to endure these abuses in order to avoid being sent back to Cuba, she makes a discovery that will change everything. |
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Vanilla Sunday - Nicole Westpfel (UK)
Set in 1994, two 8 year old boys, Ronan and Michael, have a budding friendship. Michael suddenly disappears with his single mother, and Ronan is forced to survive the struggles of primary school life on his own. Ronan begins to receive letters from Michael which help him with his current issues. One day these letter stop. Ronan sets out to find Michael’s new home and what has happened to him. Through this adventure he discovers the ultimate demise of his best friend. |
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Bluebird - Carlota Caldeira (UK)
A young girl, obsessed with the Universe, manages to contact an astronaut aboard the ISS, who she believes to be her father. |
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Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir - David E. Munz-Maire (USA)
'Chateau Sauvignon: terroir' follows the isolated adolescent son of a storied vintner family who finds himself torn between obeying his father’s callous restrictions and preventing his ailing mother from deteriorating further. When a doting woman and her indifferent son arrive seeking a tasting and tour of the winery, Nicolas sees an opportunity to help care for his mother, as well as prove his worth to his choleric father. However, his wayward plan quickly takes a turn for the worse, and his missteps puts his family’s secretive murderous ways in peril of being unearthed. |
Official Selection - Student Shortfilm - Animation
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Dandelions - Nicole Hines (USA)
An immortal beast that resides in a field of dandelions is plagued by a curse that causes him to kill anything he touches with his paws. Until one day a young girl stumbles upon him and takes it upon herself to solve his problem. Through this chance encounter a friendship blooms through the years. |
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Leave a print - Christina S. Nerland (UK)
A family of arctic foxes learn to cope with the fact that one of them is fading away. |
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KCLOC - Ninaad Kulkarni (USA)
KCLOC is a 3D animated documentary on people’s perceptions of time. A selection of brief interviews provide the voices for ten meticulously designed CGI clock characters, in a variety of real-world settings, as they respond to a single question: “What does time mean to you?” |
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Expiration Date - Shwenn Shunya Chang (USA)
A poetic story about searching for an unexpired romance, a mélange of sexy fantasy and innocent love. |
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Stroke - Jiani Zhao (UK)
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The Artist and the Kid - Sasank Dhulipudi (India)
A frustrated artist looking for inspiration in the mountainous valley of India is unknowingly led into a journey by a mysterious kid Winner 'Best Student Animation Shortfilm 2018' Winner 'Best Screenplay 2018' |
Official Selection - Music Video
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Lovers - Daniel Alejandro (Australia)
‘Lovers’ is an original song about unfulfilled desire and the pain of unrequited love. When one partner wants more than a physical connection, how can he say adios to his dream come true? |
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The Sunstar - Vozduhoplavatelny Park Feat. Victor Tsjoy (Russia)
Archaic text describing the mystery of live. Impulsion that changes the borders of the human world. Two unexpectedly for both of them, forgetting all the promises, rushed to each other and not realizing that their impulse is doomed. An intention not to possess, but to release the inner strength |
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I can stand it - Omer Netzer (Israel)
An old man reflects on the past & the paths he has chosen that ended in solitude. Winner 'Best Music Video 2018' |
Official Selection - Unproduced Screenplay
The Coffin - Emanueli Pessoli (shortfilm)
During an allegorical funeral organized by civil society groups to celebrate Brexit Day, July 14th, a hesitant 18-year-old Kenyan mut break free from the haunting memory of the dead father in order to fall in love with a girl before he travels back home.
During an allegorical funeral organized by civil society groups to celebrate Brexit Day, July 14th, a hesitant 18-year-old Kenyan mut break free from the haunting memory of the dead father in order to fall in love with a girl before he travels back home.
The Hotel - Engin Poyraz (shortfilm)
Mercy is not an interference of God that is only peculiar to this world. Even the guests of hell, after their death, encounter with His mercy for the last time.
Mercy is not an interference of God that is only peculiar to this world. Even the guests of hell, after their death, encounter with His mercy for the last time.
Fortuity - Kayla Ditlefsen (shortfilm)
The truth about a young man's marriage comes to surface moments after a car crash.
The truth about a young man's marriage comes to surface moments after a car crash.
Rejuvenation - Ian John Wilson (shortfilm)
A young woman, Maria, is kidnapped as she leaves the university library one dark, rainy night. She wakes up to find herself drugged and strapped to a stretcher in some form of medical establishment.
A young woman, Maria, is kidnapped as she leaves the university library one dark, rainy night. She wakes up to find herself drugged and strapped to a stretcher in some form of medical establishment.
Honor - Ed Vela (shortfilm)
A young teen grapples with his feelings about an incident that took the life of his younger brother.
A young teen grapples with his feelings about an incident that took the life of his younger brother.
The Other Truth - Inga Sempel (shortfilm)
Chased by an imaginary group of hunters, a woman finds refuge in the asylum where she had spent part of her life.
Upon her arrival, another woman who is nearing the conclusion of her recovery path, opens the front door and lets her in.
The two women create a bond over their common phobias and hopes, wondering about what will happen to them inside and outside the institution.
When a letter announces the imminent arrival of a familiar face, they prepare for a long-awaited reunion, unaware that his appearance will deliver a frightening yet inevitable verdict.
Chased by an imaginary group of hunters, a woman finds refuge in the asylum where she had spent part of her life.
Upon her arrival, another woman who is nearing the conclusion of her recovery path, opens the front door and lets her in.
The two women create a bond over their common phobias and hopes, wondering about what will happen to them inside and outside the institution.
When a letter announces the imminent arrival of a familiar face, they prepare for a long-awaited reunion, unaware that his appearance will deliver a frightening yet inevitable verdict.
Outcall - Chris Beadnell (shortfilm)
This elderly widower pays the agency a handsome amount for his needs to be frequently fulfilled. The new girl is about to show him real value for his money.
This elderly widower pays the agency a handsome amount for his needs to be frequently fulfilled. The new girl is about to show him real value for his money.
Gourmet Recipe - Chris Beadnell (shortfilm)
He has few tomorrows left. Tonight his devoted wife is serving a meal meticulously prepared from special ingredients.
He has few tomorrows left. Tonight his devoted wife is serving a meal meticulously prepared from special ingredients.
Bingo Man - Chris Beadnell (shortfilm)
The small town of Harper’s Peak has had two young girls go missing in one month. Can this 8 year old girl’s imaginary friend protect her from being the next one caught?
The small town of Harper’s Peak has had two young girls go missing in one month. Can this 8 year old girl’s imaginary friend protect her from being the next one caught?
Think Forward - David Keogh
A man with terminal cancer, an ex-army vicar and a homeless teenage girl, become unlikely allies when they stumble across some drug money. But a local Russian Crime Lord wants the money and the girl, back.
A man with terminal cancer, an ex-army vicar and a homeless teenage girl, become unlikely allies when they stumble across some drug money. But a local Russian Crime Lord wants the money and the girl, back.
Cadeby - David Keogh
When Vikings invade the village of Cadeby a small band of desperately unprepared people must defend it or lose everything.
A cross between Zulu, The Magnificent Seven, Assault on Prescinct Thirteen and Braveheart, set in the Post Roman British Dark Ages at the times of early Viking incursions along the coast.
A love story, an adventure story and a war film rolled into one. The tension builds throughout the piece as the Vikings close in on Cadeby, a real fifth century village populated mainly by the elderly and the infirm. They must defend the village from the Vikings to stop them from travelling south and wiping out all of the villages along the coast.
One man, Faelan, with the help of an unlikely and unprepared band of heroes stands in the way of the invaders. Can he persuade the villagers to defend themselves or will they just become another slaughtered village?
This works as a series of short films, a mini series, a full length series or a movie - this being the movie version.A story of tragedy, loss, love and what people will do when the odds are stacked against them.
When Vikings invade the village of Cadeby a small band of desperately unprepared people must defend it or lose everything.
A cross between Zulu, The Magnificent Seven, Assault on Prescinct Thirteen and Braveheart, set in the Post Roman British Dark Ages at the times of early Viking incursions along the coast.
A love story, an adventure story and a war film rolled into one. The tension builds throughout the piece as the Vikings close in on Cadeby, a real fifth century village populated mainly by the elderly and the infirm. They must defend the village from the Vikings to stop them from travelling south and wiping out all of the villages along the coast.
One man, Faelan, with the help of an unlikely and unprepared band of heroes stands in the way of the invaders. Can he persuade the villagers to defend themselves or will they just become another slaughtered village?
This works as a series of short films, a mini series, a full length series or a movie - this being the movie version.A story of tragedy, loss, love and what people will do when the odds are stacked against them.
The Blind Spot - Alain G. Cloarec
Police detective TOM KELLY is put in charge of a serial murder case. Normally this would just be routine for him, except that all the victims were early paroled convicted child offenders that he had originally arrested some years ago. Kelly quickly becomes an obstacle for the serial killer – but also a target...
Winner 'Best Unproduced Screenplay 2018'
Police detective TOM KELLY is put in charge of a serial murder case. Normally this would just be routine for him, except that all the victims were early paroled convicted child offenders that he had originally arrested some years ago. Kelly quickly becomes an obstacle for the serial killer – but also a target...
Winner 'Best Unproduced Screenplay 2018'
The Mortality Game - Ed Vela
Three unlikely friends, all terminal patients at the same mid-west hospital, decide to embark on one final "last hurrah" road trip across the country, all the while playing a dangerous game of death cheating one-upmanship.
Three unlikely friends, all terminal patients at the same mid-west hospital, decide to embark on one final "last hurrah" road trip across the country, all the while playing a dangerous game of death cheating one-upmanship.
Official Selection - Pitch
Kenos - Patrycja Holuk (Italy)
Big Rock, Little People - Michael Aliotti (USA)
Like starting over - Jon Smitch (USA)
Winner 'Best Pitch 2018'
Big Rock, Little People - Michael Aliotti (USA)
Like starting over - Jon Smitch (USA)
Winner 'Best Pitch 2018'