A TRAZIONE INTERIORE

Old archaeologist Michele Dondi has been dreaming of finding Attila’s legendary grave all his life. When he finally discovers it, despite being praised by the press and his staff, he realises how desperately lonely he is: all his beloved ones have died.

 

regia/director giacomo mondadori
sceneggiatura/screenplay giacomo mondadori
montaggio/editing roberto
musica/music federico odling
cast/cast voice off by giancarlo ilari
genere/genre fiction
formato originale/original format mini dv – b/w
durata/running time 5’
anno di produzione/year of production 2006
paese di produzione/country of production  italia / italy
produzione/production nica film by Giacomo mondadori
distribuzione/distribution  nica film by giacomo mondadori

Old archaeologist Michele Dondi has been dreaming of finding Attila’s legendary grave all his life.
When he finally discovers it, despite being praised by the press and his staff, he realises how desperately lonely he is: all his beloved ones have died.

GIACOMO MONDADORI
Giacomo Mondadori graduated in history at the University of Milan. He collaborated with Mondadori in the publication of  “I Meridiani” book series. He worked for “Kubla Khan” and for Maurizio Costanzo. He is now collaborating with Mediatrade and R.T.L radio station.

2006 A trazione interiore (corto, short), 2004 Tutù (corto, short); 2002 Per le gambe di Lalla (corto, short); 1999 L’uomo bianco (corto, short).

 

ALDRIG SÖM FORSTA GÅNGEN!

A short film where four people each get to tell the story of their first time, an animated film based on documentary interviews. As we hear the people tell their stories in their own words, these are visualized in a range of different animation styles. These are stories that range from comedy to…

regia /director jonas odell
sceneggiatura /screenplay jonas odell
fotografia /cinematographer per helin
montaggio/editing krister linder
suono / sound dolby srd / dts
cast / cast mikael brolin, rebecca haridi, jenny holmström, fredrik östling
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format 35 mm – color and b/w
durata / running time 15’
anno di produzione / year of production 2004
paese di produzione / country of production  svezia – sweden
produzione / production filmtecknarna f. animation ab
distribuzione / distribution  swedish film institute

A short film where four people each get to tell the story of their first time, an animated film based on documentary interviews. As we hear the people tell their stories in their own words, these are visualized in a range of different animation styles. These are stories that range from comedy to tragedy, stories from last year or from the 1920’s, stories that are remembered with nostalgia, embarrassment or even horror. All these stories have one thing in common: it is never like the first time!

JONAS ODELL
Jonas Odell was born in 1962 and is one of the founders of Filmtecknarna. He specializes in making films mixing live action and various mixed media animation techniques. Besides from a number of short films, TV series and commercials Jonas’ music videos have won serious acclaim.

2006 Aldrig som första gången! (corto, short); 2004 Franz Ferdinand: Take me out (music video); 2002 Family & Friends (corto, short) ; 1997 Otto (corto, short) ; 1993 Revolver (corto, short); 1989 Exit (short).

 

 

37 OHNE ZWIEBELN

Fast moves. No endless conversations. No lengthy developments: a life as if in the movies. There are many who wish for such an existence; however for Lukas Knispe it is a harsh and bitter reality. Lukas is abruptly transported from one situation to the next. His efforts to bring his life back in…

regia/director andré erkau
sceneggiatura /screenplay andré erkau
fotografia/cinematographer dirk morgenstern
montaggio/editing dirk morgenstern
musica / music dürbeck und dohmen
suono / sound dolby a
cast / cast bernd moss, bjarne mädel, linda olsansky
genere /genre fiction
formato originale /original format 16 mm – color
durata /running time 14’55’’
anno di produzione /year of production 2006
paese di produzione /country of production  germania / germany
produzione /production academa of media arts cologne (khm)
distribuzione /distribution academa of media arts cologne (khm)

Fast moves. No endless conversations. No lengthy developments: a life as if in the movies. There are many who wish for such an existence; however for Lukas Knispe it is a harsh and bitter reality. Lukas is abruptly transported from one situation to the next. His efforts to bring his life back in line are without success and flow in a chaos. 37 WITHOUT ONIONS is a comedy about the effects of the rushing society on the individual.

ANDRÉ ERKAU
André Erkau was born in Dortmund in 1968. He attended an acting school in Hamburg and worked as an actor in the Bremen and Esslingen theatres. In 2001 he entered the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and studied film directing for four years. He graduated in 2005. His short-film „37 without Onions“ became very successful and was awarded on several occasions in Germany. He is now preparing his 90-minute debut.

2005 37 Ohne Zwiebeln (corto, short), 2004 Der Coach (corto, short), 2003Morula (corto, short),  2002 Nina Hoss Und Ich (corto, short).

 

 

DELIVERY

An old hermit lives a lonely life under the dark clouds of a polluted world. One day he receives a mysterious parcel containing the ability to change the environment around him. “Delivery” is a surreal story about how to change a corrupt world.

regia / director till nowak
sceneggiatura / screenplay till nowak
fotografia / cinematographer till nowak
montaggio / editing till nowak
musica / music andreas & matthias hornschuh
suono / sound dolby srd
cast / cast computer animation
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format 35mm – color
durata / running time 9’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  germania / germany
produzione / production till nowak
distribuzione / distribution  shortfilm agency hamburg

An old hermit lives a lonely life under the dark clouds of a polluted world. One day he receives a mysterious parcel containing the ability to change the environment around him. “Delivery” is a surreal story about how to change a corrupt world.

TILL NOWAK
Till Nowak was born in 1980 in Bonn, Germany and has been working as a freelance graphic designer and animator since 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he studied media design at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, where he graduated with his film “Delivery”. Between 2001 and 2005 he was awarded at the AFI Fest Los Angeles, the OFFF Festival Barcelona, the Prix UIP Ghent and at some other film festivals.

2006 Göring – Eine Karriere (corto, short);  2005 Delivery (corto, short), Mr. Cool ICE – Ein Portrait (corto, short); 2003 Telesync (corto, short), Observation (corto, short); 2000 Hitlers Kinder (corto, short).

 

DIVINI INCONTRI D’ORGASMO

From his hotel room, a man tells about his experience with a prostitute. He did not want anything from her, but sex. However, he never thought that would be a divine encounter.

regia / director barbara caggiati
sceneggiatura / screenplay barbara caggiati
fotografia / cinematographer marco bassano
montaggio / editing gianandrea tintori
musica / music gionata bettini
suono / sound magnetico / magnetic
cast / cast lucilla agosti, corrado d’ella, pierluigi picchetti
genere /genre fiction
formato originale / original format 16 mm – color
durata / running time 13’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  italia / italy
produzione / production barbara caggiati

From his hotel room, a man tells about his experience with a prostitute. He did not want anything from her, but sex. However, he never thought that would be a divine encounter.

BARBARA CAGGIATI
Barbara Caggiati was born in Florence and won a scholarship to attend a screenwriting course at the Holden School. She got a master degree from the Cinema, Television and the New Media School in Milan. Her first short film, “Parole rubate”, was distributed by Blockbuster and included in a DVD containing the best Italian short films made in 2004 (“I migliori corti italiani 2004”). She participated in international film festivals and broadcast a TV programme for “Canale 5”, an Italian TV channel. In 2004 she directed the first interactive fiction for 3, H3g telephone company. One year later, she was asked to write a script for a long feature film to participate in the NHK International Filmmakers Award, at the Sundance Festival. She was also one of the directors selected to participate in the 2005 Berlinale Talent Campus. She was the director of “Giustizia divina”, a short film belonging to the “Corti Pluriel” commissioned by Solinas Award and Istituto Luce which was shown in Venice in 2005.

2005 Divini incontri d’orgasmo (corto, short), Giustizia divina (corto, short); 2004 Parole rubate (corto, short)

 

DREAMS AND DESIRES – FAMILY TIES

Beryl acquires a digi video camera and becomes obsessed with filmmaking, using it to keep a video diary of her friend Mandy’s wedding with disastrous and hilarious consequences.

regia / director joanna quinn
sceneggiatura / screenplay les mills
fotografia / cinematographer michael tang
montaggio / editing paul hibbs
musica / music costantino martinez orts
suono / sound dolby srd
cast / cast menna trussler, rachel atkins, brendan charleson
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format 2dcolor
durata / running time 10’
anno di produzione / year of production 2006
paese di produzione / country of production  inghilterra / england
produzione / production beryl productions international ltd
distribuzione / distribution s4c international ltd

Beryl acquires a digi video camera and becomes obsessed with filmmaking, using it to keep a video diary of her friend Mandy’s wedding with disastrous and hilarious consequences.

JOANNA QUINN
Joanna Quinn has shot 6 films so far: “Girls Night Out” (1986),  “Body Beautiful” (1990), “Elles” (1992), “Britannia” (1993), “Famous Fred” (1996) and “Wife Of Bath” (1998) for which she has received over 70 awards including 2 Oscar nominations, 3 Emmys and 4 BAFTAs. Her company, Beryl Productions International,  has made a lot of TV commercials in the UK and other countries, including Whiskas cat food in the US, United Airlines, and Charmin toilet paper (now being broadcast). Joanna had retrospectives in Italy, Brazil, Spain and Germany and in 1996 received the Leonardo Da Vinci award for her contribution to animation art. She is a committed teacher in Europe and America. She has been awarded fellowships from the University of Wales and an Honorary Degree by the University of Wolverhampton and the Royal College of Art.

2006 Family Ties (corto, short); 1998 Wife of Bath (corto, short), 1996 Famous Fred (corto, short), 1993 Britannia (corto, short), 1992 Elles (corto, short), 1990 Body Beautiful (corto, short), 1988 Castell Cant (corto, short), 1987 Tea at number 10 (corto, short), 1987 Moo Glue (corto, short), 1986 Girls Night Out (corto, short), 1984 Dancer (corto, short), 1983 Superdog (corto, short).

 

COUCOU CLOCK

Object of a kitchen take life when there is nobody. Their principal occupation is a match of darts opposing the corkscrew to the vase. One day, new arrives…

regia / director françois cailleau, audrey fobis
sceneggiatura / screenplay audrey fobis
fotografia / cinematographer françois cailleau
montaggio / editing audrey fobis
suono / sound mono
genere / genre animazione / animation
formato originale / original format 3d animation – color
durata / running time 3’23’’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  francia / france
produzione / production françois cailleau
distribuzione / distribution  françois cailleau

Object of a kitchen take life when there is nobody. Their principal occupation is a match of darts opposing the corkscrew to the vase. One day, new arrives…

FRANÇOIS CAILLEAU
Cailleau François born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he makes scientific studies in Bastia (Corsica). He makes also design Web and learns photography. Its hobbies are the judo, table tennis, and of course the drawing. He goes to Paris in 2002 and enter the EESA where he co-directed “Coucou Clock”. He works today as digital compositor.

2005 Coucou Clock (corto, short); 2004 le ptit lutin (corto, short); 2003 La date (corto, short)

AUDREY FOBIS
Fobis Audreey born in Montpellier (France), she makes scientific studies. She makes desogn Web, logos for companies and learns drawings. She goes ti Paris in 2002 and eneter the EESA where she co-directed “Coucou Clock”. She works today as 3D Animator.

2005 Coucou Clock (corto, short).

 

CUADRILÁTERO

Four nameless people, unable to express their own feelings, love without being reciprocated.

regia / director josé carlos ruiz
sceneggiatura / screenplay josé carlos ruiz
fotografia / cinematographer alfonso postigo
montaggio / editing adoranción g. elipe
musica / music christopher slaski
suono / sound dolby srd
cast / cast mathieu amalric, silvia marsó, jordi dauder, ángeles maeso
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format 35 mm- color
durata / running time 16’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  spagna / spain
produzione / production master cluster sl

Four nameless people, unable to express their own feelings, love without being reciprocated.

JOSÉ CARLOS RUIZ
Born in Madrid in 1972, he studied Film Directing at the Madrid Film School (ECAM), where he later started to teach. “Cuadrilatero” (2004) is the second version of his 1998 graduation short film made at ECAM, with which he had never been completely happy.

2004 Cuadrilátero (corto, short),  2000 Vía láctea (corto, short),  1999 Clave de silenzio (corto, short),1998 Cuadrilátero (corto, short),  1997 La mala estrella (corto, short).

 

DUE BRAVI RAGAZZI

Michael sees Gino again after twenty years, when he goes back to New York for a family reunion. A Sicilian tragicomic “road movie” thus begins, in which Gino has to kill Michael. The two cousins’ story develops through a subtle psychological, surreal game.

regia / director tony palazzo
sceneggiatura / screenplay tony palazzo
fotografia / cinematographer tony palazzo
montaggio / editing tony palazzo
musica / music aa.vv.
suono / sound dolby sr
cast / cast  tony palazzo
genere / genre fiction
formato originale / original format mini dv – color
durata / running time 15’50’’
anno di produzione / year of production 2005
paese di produzione / country of production  italia / italy
produzione / production la paz film
distribuzione / distribution  la paz film

Michael sees Gino again after twenty years, when he goes back to New York for a family reunion. A Sicilian tragicomic “road movie” thus begins, in which Gino has to kill Michael. The two cousins’ story develops through a subtle psychological, surreal game.

TONY PALAZZO
Tony Palazzo graduated at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Catania in 1987. The Principal of the Academy was director Giuseppe Di Martino, Honorary President of the Pietro Sharoff National Academy.

2006 Una domenica d’agosto (corto, short);  2005 Due bravi ragazzi (corto, short), 2002  L’uomo scaduto (corto, short), Arresti domiciliari (corto, short)

 

SPRAKKER

A girl can’t sleep. There is a strange crack in the ceiling. Her parents are in the middle of a violent argument. Something makes her leave th house and climb aboard a bus that is full of children. The next day everything had returned to normal. Was she just dreaming.

 

regia / director aage rais-nordentoft

sceneggiatura / screenplay aage rais-nordentoft

fotografia / cinematographer jacob banke olesen

montaggio / editing miriam nørgaard

musica / music mikkel lentz & jacob buchanan

suono / sound dolby sr

cast / cast metha rais-nordentoft, sofia da silva andersen, laura ljungdalh, mikkel bay mortensen

genere / genre fiction

formato originale / original format 35 mm – color

durata / running time 15’

anno di produzione / year of production 2005

paese di produzione / country of production danimarca / denmark

produzione / production fourhands film

distribuzione / distribution danish film institute

A girl can’t sleep. There is a strange crack in the ceiling. Her parents are in the middle of a violent argument. Something makes her leave th house and climb aboard a bus that is full of children. The next day everything had returned to normal. Was she just dreaming.

 

AAGE RAIS-NORDENTOFT

He was born in Århus in 1969 and studied history of literature. He is a self-taught director. To date he has participated in several European festivals and has shot some short and documentary films.

 

2005 Spraekker (corto, short), 2003 Operation Bilka (doc), 2002 Wonderkids – Jaeger (doc), 1994 Glasmuren (corto, short).