CONTRACUERPO

A young woman obsessed with her image takes a journey into the labyrinth of her own perception, turning her body into a prison for the world to see and living the self-destructive dream of becoming what she is not.

regia / director eduardo chapero-jackson
sceneggiatura / screenplay eduardo chapero-jackson
fotografia / cinematographer juan carlos gómez
montaggio / editing miguel ángel san antonio
musica / music pascal caigne
suono / sound dolby a
cast / cast macarena gómez, sarai encinas, yaiza guimaré
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format 35 mm – color
durata / running time 17’
anno di produzione / year of production 2006
paese di produzione / country of production  spagna / spain
produzione / production prosopopeya producciones
distribuzione / distribution  freak short film agency

A young woman obsessed with her image takes a journey into the labyrinth of her own perception, turning her body into a prison for the world to see and living the self-destructive dream of becoming what she is not.

EDUARDO CHAPERO-JACKSON
He was born in Madrid in 1971 from a Spanish father and an American mother. He studied fine arts and filmmaking in New York. In 1996 he returned to Spain and started to work as a freelance and to exhibit his works. From 1997 to 2004 he worked at Sogecine, one of Spain’s leading film production companies. In the same period he studied acting and film directing for four years. He left Sogecine in 2005 to continue his writing and directing career.

2005 Contracuerpo (corto, short).

 

COMPITO IN CLASSE

A primary school teacher asks her pupils to write a composition as part of the ordinary testing activities provided for in schools. The subject is chosen by the pupils themselves: “describe an important person in your life, your dad”. One of the compositions reveals a family drama…

regia/director daniele cascella
sceneggiatura / screenplay stefano marcocci, domenico tomassetti, daniele cascella
fotografia / cinematographer luca coassin
montaggio / editing lilli lombardi
musica / music bungaro & aidan zammit
suono / sound dolby sr
cast / cast teresa saponangelo, ilaria cascella
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format 35 mm – color
durata / running time 13’30’’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  italia / italy
produzione / production daniele cascella

A primary school teacher asks her pupils to write a composition as part of the ordinary testing activities provided for in schools. The subject is chosen by the pupils themselves: “describe an important person in your life, your dad”. One of the compositions reveals a family drama, a hidden atrocity.

DANIELE CASCELLA
Daniele Cascella directed and chose the casting for some TV commercials and worked as a production adviser and assistant director for Fabio Rosi’s “L’ultima lezione”, Pupi Avati’s “ La via degli angeli”, Carlo Lizzani’s “Federico II”, Ettore Scola’s “Mario, Maria e Mario” and Ricky Tognazzi’s “La scorta”.

2005 Compito in classe (corto, short); 2002 Bbobbolone (corto, short), Chi era Piripicchio? (documentario, documentary), Verso Roma (documentario, documentary)

 

COMMENT ON FREINE DANS UNE DESCENTE?

Engulfed in a new delirium crisis, Nadia’s father calls her for help. Another time… But she wants it to be the last: she decides to server a link that is too strong and resigns herself to return the apartment where he lives. Before taking him back to the hospital for goos, she chooses to spend…

regia / director alix delaporte
sceneggiatura / screenplay alix delaporte
fotografia / cinematographer claire mathon
montaggio / editing loris goldsmith
suono / sound optical
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format 16 mm – color
durata / running time 18’
anno di produzione / year of production 2006
paese di produzione / country of production  francia / france
produzione / production why not productions

Engulfed in a new delirium crisis, Nadia’s father calls her for help. Another time… But she wants it to be the last: she decides to server a link that is too strong and resigns herself to return the apartment where he lives. Before taking him back to the hospital for goos, she chooses to spend his last days of “freedom” with lives.

ALIX DELAPORTE
TV director. He shot two short films.

2005 Comment on freine dans une descente  (corto, short) ; 2003 Le piège (corto, short)

 

COMME UN AIR…

An unusual run between a messenger and a song…

regia / director yohann gloaguen
sceneggiatura / screenplay yohann gloaguen
fotografia / cinematographer terence bulley
montaggio / editing sonia mariaulle
musica / music dominique grimaldi
suono / sound dolby sr
cast / cast stéphane höhn, ambre boukebza, olivier girard, annie grégorio, olivier le joubioux
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format 35 mm – color
durata / running time 9’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  francia / france
produzione / production agence mercredi, couramiaud
distribuzione / distribution agence mercredi

An unusual run between a messenger and a song…

YOHANN GLOAGUEN
Born in 1975, Yohann Gloaguen moved to Paris in 2000. He did study Communications in Canada. He didn’t study Cinema but he has worked a lot as assistant director. “Comme un air…” is his first short.

2005 Comme un air… (corto, short).

 

CITY PARADISE

Tomoko arrives in London and accidentally discovers a secret and cheerful city beneath it, inhabited by friendly aliens and beautiful blossoms.

regia / director gaëlle denis
sceneggiatura / screenplay gaëlle denis
fotografia / cinematographer sarah bartles smith
montaggio / editing tony fish
suono / sound dolby srd
cast / cast hiroe takei, robert stevenson
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format digibeta – color
durata / running time 5’58’’
anno di produzione / year of production 2004
paese di produzione / country of production  inghilterra / england
produzione / production passion pictures
distribuzione / distribution  passion pictures

Tomoko arrives in London and accidentally discovers a secret and cheerful city beneath it, inhabited by friendly aliens and beautiful blossoms.

GAËLLE DENIS
Studied at Ecole Suprieure des Arts Appliqués Duperre, alla Central St. Martin’s, London. In 2000 she graduated in animation at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs, Paris. In 2001 she got some courses in animation at Kyoto University of Arts e al Royal College of Art, London.

2004 City paradise (corto, short), 2002 Fish Never Sleep (corto, short), 2001 Abubacar and the Afrodisiac (corto, short),  2000 Cho wa dada? (corto, short),  1998 Emma (corto, short)

 

 

CHRONICLES OF IMPECCABLE SPORTSMANSHIP

A girl, her parents and their ball.

 

regia / director erika tasini
sceneggiatura /screenplay erika tasini
fotografia / cinematographer juli kang
montaggio / editing erika tasini
musica erika tasini
suono / sound stereo
cast / cast  alessandra Daniele, jona newhall, julie alexander
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format mini dv – b/w
durata / running time 7’
anno di produzione / year of production 2006
paese di produzione / country of production  italia / italy,  stati uniti / usa
produzione / productionmaldoror pictures

A girl, her parents and their ball.

ERIKA TASINI
Erika comes from Emilia Romagna and lives in Los Angeles, where she got a master degree in film directing at the UCLA Film School. She also graduated in foreign languages at the University of Bologna, wrote and directed five short films. She worked in theatres and directed “The bold singer”, “Scimmia” and was assistant director to Jon Kellam for his film “I tamburi nella notte”, based on a novel by Bertold Brecht. She is now shooting “M. Perfect”, a short film shot in Rimini, and writing screenplays for two long feature films. Film directing, she claims, will always be her greatest passion.

2006 M. Perfect (corto, short), Cjronicles of impeccable sportsmanship (corto, short); 2004 Winter Sea (corto, short); 2002 The Burrow (corto, short); 2000 Vermilion (corto, short); 1999 S (corto, short).

 

CARLITOPOLIS

Carlito, a small laboratory mouse, suffers all kinds of experiments.

regia / director luis nieto
sceneggiatura / screenplay luis nieto
montaggio / editing luis nieto
suono / sound dolby sr
cast / cast luis nieto
genere / genre sperimentale / experimental
formato originale / original format hd – color
durata / running time 3’10’’
anno di produzione / year of production 2006
paese di produzione / country of production  francia / france
produzione / production autor de minuit
distribuzione / distribution  autor de minuit

Carlito, a small laboratory mouse, suffers all kinds of experiments.

LUIS NIETO
Perversionist artist born in Colombia in 1979. Actually lives and works in Paris. Persecuted by animals defensor and Hare Krischna.

2006 Far west (corto, short), Carlitopolis Redux (corto, short); 2005 Carlitopolis (corto, short), Oreille Remplie de Plumes.

 

CHAHUT

Dunkerque, North of France. It’s Carnival and a masked figure wanders the streets alone. No one is there, the town is empty. From the beach, the boisterous Carnival music and songs seem to be coming from the sea.

regia / director gilles cuvelier
sceneggiatura / screenplay gilles cuvelier
montaggio / editing gilles cuvelier
musica / music michel de rudder
suono / sound dolby sr
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format 2d computer – color
durata / running time 12’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  francia / france
produzione / production les films du nord
distribuzione / distribution  les films du nord

Dunkerque, North of France. It’s Carnival and a masked figure wanders the streets alone. No one is there, the town is empty. From the beach, the boisterous Carnival music and songs seem to be coming from the sea.

GILLES CUVELIER
Gilles Cuvelier was born in 1977 in Lille.  After studies of applied arts, he enters the first promotion of the « cinema of animation » DMA of the E.S.A.A.T School of Arts in Roubaix, then the Gobelins’ Image School, in Paris.  Back in the North of France, he starts as animator assistant for the Frits Standaert’s short «The Writer », produced by Arnaud Demuynck.  Since this first collaboration, he works successively on « The Wallet », by Vincent Bierrewaerts, « Bonhommes » by Cecilia Marreiros Marum, « Delirious Tales », by Fabrice Luang-Vija and « Signs of Life », by Arnaud Demuynck, all produced by the production company Les Films du Nord. « Chahut » is his first film as a director.

2005 Chaut (corto, short).

 

BAIANO

The cancellation of geographical distance between two friends becomes possible through long letters they write to each other behind calendar pages.

regia / director elisabetta bernardini
sceneggiatura / screenplay elisabetta bernardini
fotografia / cinematographer mauro petito
montaggio / editing roberto trapanese
musica / music massimiliano faraci
suono / sound stereo
cast / cast leonardo martinelli, mauro petito, francesca lamonaca
genere / genrefiction
formato originale / original format mini dv – color
durata / running time 14’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  italia / italy
produzione / production elisabetta bernardini
distribuzione / distribution  elisabetta bernardini

The cancellation of geographical distance between two friends becomes possible through long letters they write to each other behind calendar pages.

ELISABETTA BERNARDINI
Elisabetta Bernardini is mainly a photographer. Her interest in cinema arose when she began working as script girl and assistant director for both short and long feature films. Her works have been nationally and internationally recognized. Between 2003 and 2005 she participated in various internships with film directors Abbas Kiarostami, Jabe Campion and Fernando E. Solanas. His short film “Servizio Giardini” received a special mention at the “Golden Globe Awards 2003 – 2004”.

2005 Baiano (corto, short), Il vero amore (corto, short); 2004 Indelebile (corto, short); 2003 Servizio Giardini (corto, short); 2002 Lo spaventapasseri (corto, short); 2001 Besame mucho (corto, short)

 

AMPERIO

The electrostatic misfortune of a loving, square-headed boy.

regia/director francesco alliaud, pietro ciccotti, michele monti, harald pizzinini, francesca taurino
sceneggiatura /screenplay francesco alliaud,
pietro ciccotti, michele monti, harald pizzinini, Francesca taurino
montaggio/editing francesco alliaud, pietro ciccotti, michele monti, harald pizzinini, Francesca taurino
musica / music umberto smerilli
suono / sound dolby sr
genere /genre animazione / animation
formato originale /original format beta sp – color
durata /running time 7’04’’
anno di produzione /year of production 2005
paese di produzione /country of production  italia / italy
produzione /production centro sperimentale di cinematografia – sede del piemonte dip. di animazione
distribuzione /distribution  centro sperimentale di cinematografia – sede del piemonte dip. di animazione

The electrostatic misfortune of a loving, square-headed boy.

FRANCESCO ALLIAUD
Student at the Animation Department of the Film Experimental Centre. “Amperio” is his graduation short film.

2005 Amperio (corto, short).