Film

International Showcase

The International Short Film Festival opens once again a window to the world – or worlds seen through the eyes of filmmakers from all continents.

With over 3,000 entries, 58 productions got selected and they are so diverse that they make it difficult for us to establish trajectories and similarities. It would be frivolous to say that European filmmakers have become accustomed or that perhaps they have overcome the crisis their continent has been facing for a few years now. But the fact is that the production we got this year seems to be more interested in more intimate and selected issues, in a very rich and diverse output.

Filmmakers of all ages contribute to this variety, but it is worth noting that many of the selected come from audiovisual schools and are filmmakers with a lot of inspiration, which no doubt we’ll see emerge in the market.

If most films bet on their musical soundtrack, others make use of deep silence to punctuate their works. Technically, the realization in digital media is also an undisputed fact that is taking over the program.

In terms of origin, the contribution of the Middle East and Africa this year is crucial, especially regarding the issue of femininity - or femininities, to be more precise. In films from the Middle East, women are strong, almost rebels with remarkable presence. And from Africa comes a message that might resonate here in terms of affirmation of identity and gender.

The most unbalanced scale plates nowadays - and that could not fail to be addressed by the short film - are perhaps fear x fraternal coexistence. Yes, fear is present in several films, as well as tolerance and acceptance of others, which also have their space.

Come watch this landscape with us from a privileged point that only the short film can provide.

 

 

 

Selected films:

37°4 S, de Adriano Valerio - France
9 METER, de Anders Walter - Denmark
A STORY FOR THE MODLINS, de Sergio Oksman - Spain
ABU RAMI, de Sabah Haider - Lebanon
AĞRI VE DAĞ / AGRI AND THE MOUNTAIN, de Hasan Serin - Turkey
ALDONA, de Emilija Skarnulyte - Lithuania, Norway
AMSTEL, de Jaap van Eyck - Netherlands
BA BI LUO SHAO NIAN / THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, de Yan Zhou - China
BETONIERA / THE CEMENT MIXER, de Liviu Sandulescu - Romania
BISHTAR AZ DO SAAT / MORE THAN TWO HOURS, de Ali Asgari - Iran Islamic Republic Of
BOLES, de Spela Cadez - Slovenia
BRUCHIM HABAIM VE... MISHTATFIM BETZAARCHKEM / WECOME AND... OUR CONDOLENCES, de Leon Prudovsky - Israel
CALCUTTA TAXI, de Vikram Dasgupta - Canada, India
CONDOM LEAD, de Mohammed Abunasser,Ahmad Abunasser - Palestinian Territory, Occupied
DIE ARBEITERINNEN VERLASSEN DIE FABRIK / WORKERS LEAVING THE FACTORY, de Katharina Gruzei - Austria
DJUR JAG DÖDADE FÖRRA SOMMAREN / ANIMALS I KILLED LAST SUMMER, de Gustav Danielsson - Sweden
EL PRIMER DÍA DEL RESTO DE MI VIDA / THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE, de Marta Loza - Spain
ENFIN LA FIN / THE END AT LAST, de Benoît Delépine - France
ENTRE LES GOUTTES / BETWEEN DROPS, de Airy Routier - France, Belgium
GLORIA VICTORIA, de THEODORE USHEV - Canada
HAMOMILI / CHAMOMILE, de Neritan Zinxhiria - Greece, Albania
HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA, de Marc Raymond Wilkins - United States, Switzerland
HVALFJORD / WHALE VALLEY, de Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson - Denmark, Iceland
INTUS, de Gary Seghers - Belgium
JIBEURO-ONEUN-GIL / THE WAY BACK, de Halla Kim - Korea Republic Of
KAVA SA DŽEMOM / COFFEE WITH JAM, de Filip Peruzovic - Croatia
LA FUGUE / THE ESCAPE, de Jean-Bernard Marlin - France
LA NUIT DE L'OURS / THE NIGHT OF THE BEAR, de Sam et Fred Guillaume - Switzerland
LE SAC / THE BAG, de julien Jacques Dara,Yohan Manca - France
MANHÃ DE SANTO ANTÓNIO / MORNING OF SAINT ANTHONY'S DAY, de João Pedro Rodrigues - Portugal, France
MERRY-GO-ROUND, de Esther Löwe - Germany
MONTAÑA EN SOMBRA / MOUNTAIN IN THE SHADOW, de Lois Patiño - Spain
MUD CRAB, de Igor Coric,Sheldon Lieberman - Australia
NA ZAWSZE MOJ / FOREVER MINE, de Matylda Kawka - Poland
NADYA, de Jonathan Sanford,Mary Rasmussen - United States, Russian Federation
NASHORN IM GALOPP / RHINO FULL THROTTLE, de Erik Schmitt - Germany
NATION ESTATE, de Larissa Sansour - Denmark, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
NIET OP MEISJES / STRAIGHT WITH YOU, de Daan Bol - Netherlands
NOUS SOMMES REVENUS DANS L'ALLÉE DES MARRONNIERS / WE CAME BACK TO CHESTNUT TREE AVENUE, de Leslie Lagier - France
OÙ JE METS MA PUDEUR / MY SENSE OF MODESTY, de Sébastien Bailly - France
QUAND ILS DORMENT / WHEN THEY SLEPT, de Maryam Touzani - Morocco
ROGALIK, de Pawel Ziemilski - Poland
SANTUL / THE DITCH, de Adrian Silisteanu - Romania
SEGRETI / SECRETS, de Margherita Spampinato - Italy
SEVILLA / SEVILLE, de Bram Schouw - Netherlands
SONNTAG 3 / SUNDAY 3, de Jochen Kuhn - Germany
SPEL / GAMING, de Ylva Forner - Sweden
T'ES MOCHE / YOU ARE UGLY, de Yasmina Bennani - France
TABATÔ, de João Viana - Portugal, Guinea
THE GIANT, de David Raboy - United States
THE MASS OF MEN, de Gabriel Gauchet - United Kingdom
THE SEARCH FOR INSPIRATION GONE, de Ashley Briggs - United Kingdom
UNE JOURNEE ORDINAIRE / ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY, de BAHIA ALLOUACHE - Algeria
UNTIL IT HITS YOU, de Jan Van Dyck - Belgium
WALKING THE DOGS, de Jeremy Brock - United Kingdom
WHAKATIKI / A SPIRIT RAISING, de Louise Leitch - New Zealand
YELLOW FEVER, de Ng'endo Mukii - United Kingdom, Kenya
ZIEGENORT, de Tomasz Popakul - Poland