Spectrum Shorts
Ziegenort Tomasz Popakul
Summer in the fishing village of Ziegenort. Early in the day, an introverted boy and his father go fishing. He struggles with his fears and constant rejection. He is as trapped as the fish he sees gasping for air. Polish animation about teenage angst with magical, surreal scenes. WORLD PREMIERE
Poland, 2013 | colour/b&w, video, 18 min, Polish Prod: Piotr Szczepanowicz | Prod Comp: Nolabel Sp. | Sc: Tomasz Popakul | Ed: Tomasz Popakul, Piotr Szczepanowicz | Prod Des: Tomasz Popakul | Sound Des: Michal Fojcik | Music: Stuart Dahlquist, Pawel Cieslak | With: Jakub Nosiadek, Maciej Miszczak, Daria Polasik, Natalia Brozynska, Slawomir Sulej | Print/Sales: New Europe Film Sales
Echo Lewis Arnold Walking down the street, 17-year-old Caroline gets a call that her dad has had a serious motorbike accident. Passers-by help her out, even with her life. Exceptional, impressive story about mourning, in which reality and imagination intertwine. Based on a true story. WORLD PREMIERE
Spectrum Shorts
Short Stories: Latin Treats Back again. Unique Latin shorts from Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Chile. Public SCREENINGS Thu 24-1 22:15 LantarenVenster 3 Fri 25-1 12:15 LantarenVenster 3
Serra do Mar Sea Ridge Iris Junges
Jonas and his girlfriend live in a house in the Serra do Mar mountains that separate São Paolo from the coast. He watches the power stations on monitors. A fire breaks out. Beautiful, mysterious fiction that raises questions and was triumphant at major Brazilian festivals. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Brazil, 2012 | colour, 35mm, 1:1.85, 15 min, Portuguese Prod: Ângelo Ravazi | Prod Comp: Massa Real Filmes | Sc: Iris Junges | Cam: Jasmin Tenucci | Ed: Eduardo Chatagnier | Prod Des: Flora Leite | Sound Des: Guile Martins | With: Rodrigo Bolzan, Roney Villela, Luciana Paes | Print/Sales: Massa Real Filmes
UK, 2013 | colour, video, 17 min, English Prod: Lewis Arnold | Prod Comp: National Film and Television School | Sc: James Walker | Cam: Alfie Biddle | Ed: Paulo Pandolpho | Prod Des: Stephanie Cross | Sound Des: Nikola Medic | Music: Finn McNicholas | With: Lauren Carse, Oliver Woollford, Caroline Giametta, Joel Morris, Shauna Shim | Print/Sales: National Film and Television School | www.lewisarnold.co.uk
Para armar un helicóptero
To Put Together a Helicopter
Faraways
Izabel Acevedo
Audrey Lam
Two non-conformist girls skate, flypost and hang around in a desolate urban landscape. They’re not from round here, don’t belong here, but at least they have each other. Loneliness and togetherness convincingly portrayed; the spirit of Linklater’s Slacker is always near. EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Australia, 2012 | colour, DCP, 10 min, English Prod: Audrey Lam | Sc/ Ed: Audrey Lam | Cam: Charlie Hillhouse | Sound Des: Joel Stern | Music: Primitive Motion | With: Tachika Yokota, Xiao Deng | Print/Sales: Audrey Lam | www.audreylam.net/film
Ugly Night
17-year-old Oliverio lives in an apartment in Mexico City with rural immigrants. Together they make ends meet. When heavy rain makes their electricity cut out, Oliverio comes up with a solution. Original, authentic fiction about inventiveness and the will to survive. WORLD PREMIERE
Mexico, 2013 | colour, video, 35 min, Spanish Prod: Ana Valentina Hernandez Delgado | Prod Comp: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica | Sc: Izabel Acevedo | Cam: José Stempa Steinberg | Ed: León Felipe González | Prod Des: Marcos Vargas | Sound Des: León Felipe González | Music: Galo Durán | With: Roberto Pichardo, Tomihuatzi Xelhua, Angeles Cruz, Melissa Guzmán, Gerardo Taracena | Print/Sales: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
Won Kang
Dongchul tries to save face by carrying out an important assignment. It’s the middle of the night and the two leads journey further and further into the dark. Things get darker with every scene. This raw story grabs you by the throat and drags you in. WORLD PREMIERE
South Korea, 2013 | colour, DCP, 22 min, Korean Prod: Won Kang | Sc/Ed: Won Kang | Cam: Ja Sung Choi | Prod Des: Sung Hyub Lim | Sound Des: Tak Whan Lee | Music: Jin Ho Jung | With: Kim Chang Hwan, Kang Bong Sung, Hyung Young Sun, Park Sung Tak | Print/Sales: Won Kang
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42ND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
42ND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
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