Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2019 (BISFF)

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OUR TEAM 1. Anand Varadaraj 2

2. Harish Mallya 3. Nikhil Bharadwaj 4. Pranati A S

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5. Anagha Kalale 6. Nisarga J

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7. Yash Mohite 8. Karthik S 9. Sunil Reddy

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10. Thanuja M 11. Vinay Kumar J

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12. Niranjana C 10

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AUGUST 15 - 18, 2019 www.bisff.in

400+ FILMS

PANEL TALKS

SHORT FILM PACKAGES

MASTER CLASSES

THE VOYAGE SO FAR...

The Bengaluru International Short Film Festival or, as we adorably call BISFF turns 9 this year and coincidently we have 9 different film sections screening viz.., International Competition, Indian Competition, Karnataka Competition, Animation Competition and Non Competition sections; along with which, we have special packages- Pocket Films, Short Films Export from Germany, The Oscar Nominated Short Films and The Movers. This year, BISFF has received about a 3000 odd submissions from about 60 countries; from which about 400 films will be screened.

The thought to support young filmmakers on that one casual evening has now turned into something monumental.

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has grown from an idea to one of the best short film festivals in the country.

BISFF completes its nine glorious years of celebrating short films this year. Every year BISFF receives several submissions from different countries that go through a selection process and the films are finally screened for all film enthusiasts. Film festivals create a great platform for filmmakers to meet, interact and collaborate. They’re also centres for cultural exchange.

Apart from film screenings, BISFF also aims to enhance the skills and thinking capabilities of young filmmakers by having master classes and panel talks by some of the renowned personalities in the industry.

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FOREWORD

One upon a time in BISFFwood Anand Varadaraj Founder & Artistic Director, BISFF If someone told me, that an idea that was discussed with very casual chutzpah over a drink more than 10 years ago, would actually see green shoots and then become BISFF - I would have scoffed in disbelief.

But here we are in the ninth edition of our child, whose birth has been a fruit of sheer determination and a never say die attitude. And of course, we always doff our hats to our mentor Prakash Belavadi - whose words on several occasions has been our driving factor.

Sweat, tears, blood (well figuratively at least) had laid the foundation of BISFF and then we went strength to strength on passion, grit and unadulterated love for the movies. Now the largest Short Film Festival in India - who would have thought?

From 30 submissions in the first year to over 3200 submissions this year, I am overwhelmed with the quality

FOREWORD and share the filmmakers’ elation on acceptance and their disappointment on not being selected.

We attempted crowdfunding for the very first time this year, and again to see people open their hearts and wallets for cinema, restores our faith that the arts have not been forgotten in a cluttered space. This gave us wings and this time we are across three venues in Bangalore - more access, more footfalls, more movies.

While I reminisce about the past, resting on our laurels is not something I advocate. With so many people reposing their faith is us - it pushes us to do everything bigger and better- starting with a Motion Picture Academy accreditation, which we all have our fingers crossed for!

We need your support more than ever as we want to partner with new-age streaming platforms, create a short film market, have expert workshops, crosscollaborate with other festivals and the ultimate dream where a BISFF nominated short film wins at the Oscars.

It would be remiss of me to not mention my team whose mad skills make this festival happen each year literally out of nothing at all.

With absolute joy I sign off - See you at the movies #BISFF2019

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BISFF, 9 and Growing Prakash Belawadi Mentor, BISFF We got there, before long. Pun aside, it’s true enough that when the movies were invented, they were all shot short, till the reel ran out. Later, with editing too, they were still shorts. Did you know that in our own old Bengaluru, a small filmmaking base had been established in the 1930s? By 1934, before the first full-length movie ‘Sati Sulochana’ was released, about 175 silent films were made ‘in Kannada.’

Internationally, shorts had a lean period between the Sixties and Eighties but began to find a new groove soon after. Today, in the age of digital filmmaking, the Internet and mobile phones, the short film — as animated videos,

FOREWORD memes, trolls, teasers, trailers, promotions, news, and fiction — overwhelms the storage spaces in our devices.

These are new times with new spaces, like YouTube, for instance. The first YouTube video was 18 seconds long, uploaded on 23 April 2005. Now 400 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Brandwatch.com says we watch over One Billion Hours of YouTube videos a day, 70 percent of it on mobile devices. It is big. It can be bewildering.

BISFF tries to make sense of it all, for the filmmakers, film lovers and ourselves. We yearn, we learn. We began small, with 30 entries from all over India, but now get 3,000 from 60 countries. So, across three venues in our beloved Bengaluru, we again put together this happy fest for you, this quest to find meaning, in short.

Be there with us.

FOREWORD Suchitra is a word meaning ‘good and beautiful picture’, in its literal sense.

K V Ravindranath Tagore President, Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy The Suchitra Film Academy/Society hosts its yearly SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL, returning each year with a bang on the previous record and with great exposure of the latent changing canvas across the globe.

Fast forwarding to 2019 this season has seen many new directors and their equally promising works which have won the hearts of the masses in particular Art and Films lovers and captured the fancy of connoisseurs of celluloid. This admired cultural forum has played a pivotal role in providing a platform to the new-comers in the industry and encouraging successes with awards and recognition.

Dear Bangloreans, you are in for a treat as the cinema on display is some of the best short films the world has ever witnessed, ranging from our very own and cherished Kannada to the exotics of Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese etc and even tapping our indigenous and local produce of our very diverse yet unified Indian languages.

Let the magic of SHORT FILMS/ cinema enthral us with innovative but meaningful expositions, as we enter the world of not so much known masters and their brilliant works.

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It’s not just short films...

B Suresha President, Suchitra Film Society Suchitra takes great pleasure to showcase BISFF 2019 edition. The length and duration of the short films may be short, but it will not be short of creative ideas and the impact it has on the viewer.

Short films always pose great challenge to the film maker in executing his/her creative ideas. The short film maker also has to follow all the guidelines and techniques which is required for making a full length film. Though the process is same, making a short film requires a poetic mind. So making short film remains a challenge always.

We are sure that the short film makers participating in this festival will either make feature films in the days to come or continue to create celluloid poetry through short films itself.

We wish all the participants and the festival a great success.

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Dr. Claus Heimes Director, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore We are honoured to present the ninth edition of the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF), the first edition in which we are not an only partner but also one of the three main venue hosts! The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan has collaborated with BISFF since its inception and we have witnessed the Festival grow in size and scope. This year the Festival has made the extra effort to take the films to different parts of the City, in order to reach an even wider audience. We are happy to be part of this effort.

Short films must be seen! Within the scope of its diverse activities, BISFF ensures that the short gems are brought to the public – this year the festival received no less than 400 entries! As the German cultural institute, we are proud to contribute and to present a package from Germany. The 14th edition of “SHORT EXPORT -

FOREWORD Made in Germany� comprises seven outstanding films from more than 500 German submissions at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2019.

Congratulations and a big thank you to BISFF and the great team behind this name. The Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is once again a highlight in our annual calendar.

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Our new partner...

Ravichandar Director, Bangalore International Centre It’s heartening to see Bangalore’s public spaces come alive with events like the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF). With its 9th edition, BISSF continues to provide the film loving audience a rich, cultural experience annually. Bangalore International Centre (BIC) is happy to partner with BISFF as the venue partner for this edition - it fits in with BIC’s ethos as a place for informed conversations, arts and culture

Opening Film

Synopsis:

ASHISH PANDEY Kashmiri 23 mins

Nestled in the Kashmir valley, lies a small village on the India-Pakistan border, always caught in the crossfire between the two warring nations. One night an eight year old girl ‘Nooreh’ discovers that the gun battle rages when she sleeps and the bloody duel stops when she keeps her eyes open.

Closing Film

ADITYA SUHAS JAMBHALE Marathi 38 mins

Synopsis:

Aasawari, who is a painter by profession has undergone a failed delivery and lost her girl child in a still birth. Totally frustrated by the condolence visits and typical society gossips, she withdraws to her ancestral house in a remote Konkan village.However Aasawari’s struggle to overcome this trauma is met with an ultimate provocation, when she accidentally learns about a pregnant cow due to deliver soon in their own cowshed.

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Prelimnary Jury

Arpana HS Writer, Translator, Voiceover Artist

Arpana H S is an ex-journo. After her stint in visual media she is now working as freelance writer, translator and voice over artist. A columnist and literary enthusiast. She has worked for three documentaries as writer and director. A cinephile.

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Prelimnary Jury

Kiran Kumar Writer, Film Enthusiast

Kiran Kumar is a freelance writer. In his previous avatar, he was an IT professional. He is an ardent fan of mainstream Malayalam movies from the 80s and 90s in particular, and movies; good or bad, in general.

Currently he is part of the writers’ forum formed by a reputed Kannada movie director, aspiring to transform writing expertise to screenwriting.

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Vivekananda Kodandaraman Film Enthusiast

Vivekananda Kodandaraman is an engineering graduate and data specialist by profession. But, cinema is his one and only passion. Biggest cinephile who watches average four movies in a day. His exposure to world cinema is astounding. Vivekananda is part of a film review website and a film fest regular.

International Competition Section

International Competition Section brings a collection of competitive works by filmmakers around the globe, promoting a culture of understanding and appreciating global cinema, its trends and perspectives. It also provides a platform for local and international filmmakers to connect, share and collaborate.

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International Competition

H N Narahari Rao Film Critic

H N Narahari Rao is a film critic from India and is the ex-president of FIPRESCI India. He is also a noted film society activist for over 35 years. He has authored several books, including his latest, The Most Memorable Films of the World from the Diaries of the Film Societies.

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International Competition

AgustĂ­n Acevedo Kanopa Journalist, Writer

AgustĂ­n Acevedo Kanopa is a Uruguayan psychologist, journalist and writer specializing in film criticism. He has written articles on cinema and music for the national newspaper La Diaria since 2008. In additional to working for other online and print publications, he has served on the jury of the Uruguayan International Cinematographic Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. He is vicepresident of FIPRESCI Uruguay and has worked as a programmer for the last two editions of the Montevideo Film Festival.

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International Competition

Shrihari Sathe Director, Producer

“Shrihari Sathe is a New York and Mumbai-based director and producer. Sathe most recently won the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award – Producers Award. He produced Jaron Henrie-McCrea’s Pervertigo, which worldpremiered at the 2012 Warsaw and Mumbai film festivals and was a part of the 2011 IFP Independent Filmmaker Labs. Sathe’s follow up production, Eliza Hittman’s It Felt Like Love, premiered at 2013 Sundance Film Festival and 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam to great reviews.

Sathe is a 2011 Film Independent Producing Lab fellow and a 2013 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow.

He has received fellowships from the HFPA, PGA, IFP, Film Independent and The Sundance Institute to name a few. He is a Film Independent Spirit Award (2015) nominee and a Gotham Award nominee (2014). In 2016, Sathe received the Cinereach Producer Award.

He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Senior Production Advisor at Columbia University’s School of the Arts.

2ND CLASS JIMMY OLSSON

13 mins | Swedish | Sweden

Synopsis:

Charlotte has a new job as a second grade teacher. One night, she is attacked by a Nazi and is severely injured. When she comes back to her students, she discovers that one of them is the Nazi’s son.

About the director:

Jimmy Olsson started working with films in 2002 and has worked in almost every position there is, behind the camera. He went to a film school in Stockholm for two years after 2004. He likes to listen to people around him, capture the reality and give it a funny twist. He prefers stories that focus on human beings, their inner self and their relationshipd. 2nd class is his ninth short film as a director.

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ANTXONI RUBEN SAINZ

14 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Mikel arrives with his daughters to his parents’ house to eat as he does every day. What he does not expect is the surprise that awaits him there ...His life takes an unexpected turn as he faces a great dilemma.

About the director:

Ruben Sainz, a self-taught filmmaker was born in 1974 in the city of San Sebastian. In the recent years, he has directed, written and produced several short films.

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DIALECTIC DIARY MIKE SCHÄFER

15 mins | German | Germany

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The film was created with the aim of strengthening the establishment of an urban dance form (called contemporary breaking) as a professional “performing art”. With psychedelic scenarios in a theatrical style of a performance, it accompanies four characters from their genesis - from the discovery of their passion to their coming-to-grief.

About the director:

Mike Schafer has been creating pictures for almost 28 years via two different kinds of creation. On the one hand as a visual artist, filmmaker and CEO of Still in Motion GmbH for famous brands like Disney, Mercedes, Panasonic, Glashütte Original and much more. On the other hand as an urban abstract dancer, choreographer and chairman of the center for urban culture (dance, art & music) called 84´TIL for famous institutions like HELLERAU - European Center for the Arts. Dialectic Diary is his first time as a director and he would like to produce it as a live-performance later.

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DO NOT ASK FOR YOUR WAY DEBORAH HASSOUN

15 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

After 6 years of analysis, Inès, a 31 years old, wishes to leave her analyst. When confronted with the magnitude of the task, she decides to get help from another analyst.

About the director:

A series fan since her parents got cable TV. To improve, she attends the screenwriting class at the UQAM (University of Québec Montreal) and enters the CEEA (European Conservatory of Audiovisual Writing). She then works for television as a scriptwriter, codirects a documentary and found La Mafia princess, the most thrilling collective writing experience for her, ever. She then applies for the competitive exam of the Atelier Scénario (Script Workshop) at the FEMIS. There she develops the feature script which will finally give her the desire to direct. But before, she tackles her first short: Do not ask for your way, produced by Les Films du Cygne.

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EN VENDA MATEU CIURANA

19 mins | Catalan | Spain

Synopsis:

When he tastes the stew served by the cook woman, the only customer who dines at a lonely restaurant, asks her for marriage.

This impertinent proposition triggers a situation of harassment that will take an unexpected turn when the woman takes the initiative.

The night will end with the two characters wondering if everything has a price.

About the director:

Mateu Ciurana is a filmmaker, a journalist, radio broadcaster and cultural manager. He started with amateur cinema in Super 8 and with his production company, Veinália Produccions, he has directed the short films Llàtzer (2013), Diògenes, el gos (2014), Bernadeta (2015), La señora de la 212 (2016), La roda (2017) and En venda (2018).

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ESCALADA - ESCALATION ESCALADA - ESCALATION

12 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

A mother and her daughter are driving to the mall. Such a daily situation like finding a spot in the car park quickly escalates to a violent clash.

About the director:

Nacho Solana, a Spanish director of publicity and short films has a record of more than 400 selections and 20 awards in festivals from all over the world. His film Namnala was pre-nominated to the Goya 2016 and The Cage, his sixth short film, was included in the national catalogue Map of the Spanish Short Cinema 2017.

Escalation is his seventh work as a film director.

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EVERYTHING IS FAR AWAY EMANUEL PARVU

15 mins | Romanian | Romania

Synopsis:

A mother travels a long way from the Danube Delta to Bucharest in order to celebrate her son’s 40th birthday. What she’s about to find out will make her rethink about love and devotion.

About the director:

Emanuel Parvu graduated the acting class from the Romanian National University for Theater and Film and holds a Masters Degree in the Art of Acting and a PHD in the Dramaturgical Structures. He is known for his roles in: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Tales from the Golden Age and Adrian Sitaru’s Art, His debut feature Meda or The not so bright side of things was awarded Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director and Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor. Everything is far away is his sixth film as a director.

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FIGARO DIMITRIS ANDJUS

7 mins | Modern Greek | Greece

Synopsis:

A young actress tries to show her talent in an audition, but something always stands her way!

About the director:

Dimitris Andjus was born in Athens in 1978. He graduated from Stavrakos Film and Television Academy in 2000 earning the Directing Diploma approved by the Ministry of Culture. He also received the Bachelor of Science in Film Studies from the Empire State College in Athens in 2003. He has been credited as Assistant Camera in dozens of Short films and Documentaries before directing his own projects. Since 2005, he is an active member of the Greek Director’s Guild and the Directors UK and has produced and directed 15 Short Films, 3 Documentaries and one theatrical play.

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FOLLOWER JONATHAN BENEDICT BEHR

10 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

A home invasion from a smartphone’s point of view.

About the director:

Jonathan Benedict Behr worked as a film projectionist during his school days in order to be in cinema as much as possible. He graduated with a master’s thesis on primeval fears in horror movies and in 2016 he started studying film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His first short, Fremde (2017), was screened at over 70 festivals worldwide. With his second short film Follower, he premiered at the Berlinale 2018 and 50 other festivals, as well as got a nomination for the German Short Film Award.

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GAGARIN, I WILL MISS YOU DOMENICO DE ORSI

20 mins | Italian | Italy

Synopsis:

In a world where nature prevails, a man and a woman live their lives as the last survivors of their species. Working as farmers, they deal calmly with the fatigue, the silence and existence. Driven by the desire to escape, the man finds refuge in his imagination. He explores abandoned villages, scavenges for junk and designs improbable flying machines.

About the director:

Domenico De Orsi was born in Apulia in 1978. He has directed three short movies and edited several shorts and documentaries.

Co-founder with Efisio Scanu of Purple Neon Lights, a production company based in Rome.

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HIELOS, EL MUSICAL PAULA GARISOAIN

13 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Driss is a woman who enforces in a world where wealthy men reign. Telmo is a waiter embellished by the beauty of Driss, his unattainable love. One night, both will have the opportunity to hold a conversation in which they will keep their cards on the table.

About the director:

Paula Garisoain has worked in different areas of the audiovisual world. She started working as an Art Director in the fiction short El comisario and after that, she worked as a producer and editor in the documentary Haritz Amurgain, a story inspired by nature and the passage of time. She was a producer in Al cuadrilรกtero, an entertainment program where the debates were fought in a ring, and assistant director in the short films Donuts and Ciento volando.

Ice, the musical is his first work as director and writer.

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L’ENFANT CHAMEAU CHABNAME ZARIÂB

15 mins | Farsi | France

Synopsis:

Somewhere in the desert, a little boy is plunged by force into an intimidating and completely foreign new world: the world of camel racing. Will the distant hope of seeing his mother again give him the strength to overcome his fears and find his place in this hostile environment?

About the director:

Chabname Zariab was 7 when she migrated to France with her parents. She grew up in a very literary family and in 2011; she published her first novel, The Afghan Pianist, which won several literary prizes. She then turned to documentary screenplay and in 2015 directed a short fiction film When you hear the bells, which has met with great success in festivals around the world, accounting lots of awards and being named at the César 2016. After her second short film, L’enfant chameau (The Camel Boy), she is preparing her next short film and writing her first feature-length work.

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LA FEMME CERF FRANCISCO JOSÉ GARC�A

8 mins | French | Spain

Synopsis:

Disturbed because of what she is surrounded by, she tries to leave from the space where she is not able to remember how she got there. While she walks by the cold and silence rooms, a memories stirs in her, memories she believed forgotten.

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LA NUEVE - THE NINTH DANIEL HERNĂ NDEZ TORRADO

14 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Manuel, an old veteran of World War II, recounts his memoirs to a young man in an asylum. Manuel loses most of his family during the bombing of the Condor Legion of Hitler in Spain and sends his daughter to Paris to save her. After the defeat and the exile, Nazism spreads across Europe. Hitler’s Army occupy Paris and Manuel is sent to the forced labor camps of Algeria, where the prisoners are treated like animals. After escaping Manuel joins the ninth company in a desperate struggle to recover his daughter and free Europe from Nazism. What the young man will discover in the story of Manuel will change their lives forever.

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MAIN BLESSINGS ABIGAIL BRULEY

9 mins | English | United States

Synopsis:

When an ex-alcoholic desperately attempts to convince a weary priest of his spiritual dedication, an uninvited guest from his drunken past threatens his holy facade.

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MAP TO THE STARS PEDRO JAÉN R.

10 mins | Spanish | Paraguay

Synopsis:

After the loss of her mother, a little girl arrives at an orphanage.

Outside, the greatest discovery awaits her.

About the director:

Being a self taught artist, Pedro has worked with concepts of synthetic image and literary stories, as well as his short films. He completed his training with the director / producer Antonio Gonzalo, the prestigious scriptwriter of “Syd Field”, at the ECAM.

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MY BEST FRIEND’S SHOES AJITPAL SINGH

19 mins | Gujarathi | India

Synopsis:

Rammat Gammat is a moving a tale of two best friends, young boys in rural Gujarat - the son of a lower caste thief and the son of an upper caste village head and their mutual love for football. Their friendship is stretched to the breaking point when one of them is gifted a pair of golden yellow football studs, which will take him away from his friend and out of the village. It’s a simple story of complex characters.

About the director:

Ajitpal Singh was an 8 years old boy when his father ran a cinema hall. After studying chemistry, learning theatre and photography, he slowly came to filmmaking, making some experimental films before writing a fiction film script that was selected or Sundance Screenwriter’s India Lab in 2012. Ajitpal Singh has worked as Associate Director For Gurgaon (2016), dialogue writer for Once Again (2017). He has also worked as a researcher for 16 German Documentary films in India. Currently, he is writing two International co-production feature scripts while working on his debut directorial feature.

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NOEL KIKE ARROYO

13 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Noel turns 8 years old and his birthday goes along with a dressup play organized by his teacher at the school. He thinks that dressing as his favorite character could help to find a friend who shares his same hobby.

About the director:

Kike Arroyo works on fiction documentary and advertising as a production assistant, but his strength and true vocation lies in film direction, which led him to graduate in film direction. During his graduation he produced and directed his first documentary short film “United for Life”. This film was shortlisted for the Goya awards and other national and international nominations. Now, with his first fiction short film “Noel”, he highlights the bullying problem, a menace in society today.

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PARIS YOU GOT ME JULIE BOEHM

9 mins | No Dialogue | Germany

Synopsis:

“Art may change the inner as well as the external world“. That’s how our protagonist Ksenia experiences it. The street artist George lures her into his magic world of art illusions, an artistic dance about the realization of your dreams.

About the director:

Julie Boehm is a conceptual cross-media artist in the district of Painting, Photography, Illustration, Composing, Bodypainting, Dance and Film. After her studies, she worked as a creative director for the Art Magazine Spykeheels in Berlin. Between 2013 and 2018; she studied Animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

“Paris you got me” is her third film as a director.

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SAAD’S OLIVE TREE AHMAD ZAYERI

20 mins | Arabic | Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synopsis:

The film tells us a story of a Syrian child who lost his eyes because of a mortar shell while he was playing with his friends. The child locked himself at home and the mother tries in various ways to get him out. One day, she tried an innovative way, with the help of the residents of the neighborhood who still live there.

About the director:

He directed at the Young Directors’ Club in Iran, 1999 and then produced the first short film about 100 seconds from Iraqi children (paper bullets). She produced a short film (the shadow) that tells the story of a child stealing sweets from a sick old man. The film tells the story of the life of a child imprisoned by his father in the house where the father is a drug dealer and that the child does not have the means to connect the outside world. Zeytouna Saad’s film tells the story of the life of a Syrian child, he was spotted by a rocket-propelled grenade and became a prisoner of the house, the mother and neighbors try to take him out in an ambiguous way.

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SHOUT AT ME! LAURA HERRORO GARVIN

11 mins | Spanish | Mexico

Synopsis:

Violence and judgement against women are the heavy burden that Melissa lifts off at every training. She lives in a macho society that punishes women who don’t comply with their role. On the street and on the ring, she is constantly met with the EXIGENCIA, with harassment, with guilt. But she will continue fighting and answering “Come on, shout at me! So what?”

About the director:

Laura studied Master’s in Creation Documentary at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and her interest in filmmaking started in San Francisco, California. In 2010, she arrived to Mexico to study film and work as a director, photographer and editor in different documentary projects.

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SPERM FRIENDS RAMIRO VELASCO

15 mins | Spanish | Argentina

Synopsis:

Sperm Friends is an Argentinian LGBT comedy short-film about friendship, paternity and modern-day families. Andrea and Carla’s apartment are two girlfriends determined to be mothers.

They invite Hernan and Facundo, a gay couple and the girls propose to have two babies (one for each family) through fertility treatment.

After several wine glasses, the guys accept the proposal and all of them get into an uncomfortable situation of choosing which of the two men will be the sperm donor.

About the director:

Ramiro Velasco was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is a graduate in Image and Sound Designing (UBA). Velasco also happens to be a founding partner of the production company El Delirio Cine. He has directed and written many short films, namely In the name of the son (2006), Spoiled (2011) and Sperm Friends (2019) amongst others. Currently, he is busy with advertisement production and commercials.

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STEAL YOU A NIGHT FERNANDO VERA MORENO

15 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Ana is good at locks, and Teo is looking forward to someone entering her house. How two strangers come together one night, how to dance from the ground.

About the director:

Fernando Vera Moreno is an audiovisual producer with more than 15 years of experience in management and production teams.

He has experience for more than 4 years in the preparation and implementation of educational programs that take cinema as a pedagogical tool in different schools, both in primary and secondary. He is also responsible for award-winning short films inside and outside of Spain, launch campaigns for brands nationwide, and a number of institutional documentaries.

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SUSPICION AHMED ANWAR

9 mins | Arabic | Egypt

Synopsis:

Two years into a turbulent marriage, haunted with suspicion and non-stop queries; the young couple, Khaled and Hend lead a precarious, troubled life. Up until Khaled finds out about a secret that will have great consequences.

About the director:

Ahmed Anwar, an Egyptian Director, Graduated from faculty of commerce, Cairo University, Worked as a production manager since 2008 in many advertising campaigns, TV series and documentaries. Studied film making and worked as a director for 3 short movies, a documentary movie and was also a script-writer for many short movies.

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THE BARBER ANDREW MOSSAD ZAKARIA

7 mins | Arabic | Egypt

Synopsis:

A suspicious Barber shop, where there had been a huge quarrel between a young man and the barber, the barber because he had removed the man’s hair. The customers are interfering to solve the problem in a framework characterised by black comedy.

About the director:

Andrew Mossad is a young director and producer. He worked as an assistant director in documentary films. He has worked for “The Barber” as a director and as production manager for a Swiss documentary film, Fiancee and was an official selection at the official competition of Vision du reel film festival.

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THE BOY WHO WANTED TO FLY JORGE MURIEL

20 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

In the Madrid of the 80s, Ivan, a five-year-old boy, is confronted with the birth of a new brother. His sister is dad´s favorite, the newborn is mom’s favorite. Which place does he take in this new situation? What if he could fly and escape?

About the director:

Born in Madrid, Spain. He has a Economic´s Degree and a double major in Drama. A Fulbright grant student from 1999-2001.

He lives in NYC and completes his education in HB Studio, NY Film Academy, Susan Batson Studio and Actors Center. He writes, directs and produces his films. His shortfilm Lemon Juice was nominated as best shorfilm of the year at Goya Awards, 2010.

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THE FISHHOOK JESWIN JOSE

10 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

A humble dramatic portrayal of two boys taking their chances of breaking their daily dosage of school, to dream to fish in waters.

The story revolves around the instances and devolopments of their dream.

About the director:

Jeswin Jose is a filmmaker based in Kerala. He works as an Assistant Director in the Malayalam film industry. He is also a professional photographer. He has directed two short films, Choondal (Fish Hook) and Kshnakathu (the Invitation), both winning enormous awards. He is a Visual communication graduate from SRM University, Chennai.

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THE REMAINS MANOJ BABU PANTA

17 mins | Nepali | Nepal

Synopsis:

A stream of conscious progression of a hallucinatory experience of an old man.The old man living his last few days in a small hut situated on the isolated riverbank, has lost almost all the assets of life, All he had left was his aged skinny figure, an old hut and a hazy childhood nostalgia which was also gradually vanishing towards eternity. The old man slowly paddles an old wooden boat to a river bank covered in mist where he is frequently haunted by his childhood nostalgia. His own childhood image traps himself in a fish net and play a typical game on the riverbank. The senile old man hallucinates his old hut vanishing in the flame of fire and his feeble body transformed into a gigantic fish.

About the director:

Manoj Babu Panta graduated from Tribhuvan University with a specialization of filmmaking in 2007 AD. He has been teaching cinema at Tribhuvan University for a decade. He has mentored numerous cinema workshops. He is the head of department of screenplay writing and direction faculty at Tribhuwan University(College of Film Studies) since 2012. His film “Where is 2019

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THE ROLE FARNOOSH SAMADI

12 mins | Persian | Iran

Synopsis:

A woman accompanies her husband for an audition. The thing that happens there leads her for an important decision...

About the director:

Farnoosh Samadi is an Iranian filmmaker who is graduated from Fine Art Academy in Rome. She worked as co-writer in Ali Asgari’s award winning short films. She is also co-writer of a feature film with Ali Asgari which was developed at Cinefondation Residence. The Silence her first short film co-directed by Ali Asgari had its world premiere in competition at Cannes Film Festival 2016.

Gaze is her second short film which has its world premiere in competition of Locarno Film Festival 2017.

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UPPER LIP SHIRI COHEN

10 mins | Hebrew | Israel

Synopsis:

A bitter– sweet comedy and the coming of an age tale of a 12-year-old bushy browed girl, who goes to get her eyebrows groomed for the first time for her upcoming Bat Mitzva.

About the director:

A Graduate of Film Studies from Sapir College. An artist manager in Shalash organization - a casting organization. In 2018; writer and director of “Upper Lip”, a short film that was featured in cinema south festival, won the best film and the best cinematography, supported by the Gesher foundation. Script editor of “Lola’s looking for a husband” a web series (now in pre-production). In 2017; writer and director of “Donation”, a short film that was featured in cinema south festiva, won an audience favorite and 2nd place in the official competition, “Daka Darom”. Writer and director of “People who are me”, a web series pilot that was featured in cinema south festival. In 2016-2017; Head of the feminist program in Sapir college (includes leading a national viral protest of the early release of former president and convicted rapist Moshe Katzav from prison.). In 2005-2009; a graduate of MATAN program - a creative writing program for promising youth.

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VERTE ALEJANDRO SĂ NCHEZ

7 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Clara is a college girl who lives a perfect life as a popular student, surrounded by classmates and friends who would like to be like her, and enjoy her company. Her success in social media is great and she knows so it, and uses it to the top without paying attention to anything or anyone else but her ego. However, Clara is about to experiance a very different reality, a terrifying success.

About the director:

Alejandro SĂĄnchez is a filmmaker and musician based between Edinburgh and Santander. His works range from commercials to short films and music videos. All of me, Periodo de Espera and Verte are some of his works.

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WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?....

ANTONY NDUNG’U

8 mins | English, Swahili | Kenya

Synopsis:

In a world full of social media pressure, a lady tries hard to stay afloat, compete and impress the public. In the process she ends up messing herself. Is hope lost? What’s on her mind?

About the director:

Antony Ndung’u is a seasoned actor and director who’s out to inject positivity in the industry. As an actor, he has bagged numerous awards including - Best Actor - Machafest 2016, Best Supporting Kalasha 2017 and Best Film Actor 2018. He has directed 4 short films - Tackling Extreme Radicalization, Responsible use of social media, Mental Health and Crime in the Kenyan Slums. He was feted with the BEST DIRECTOR award in the Machakos Film Festival 2018 for the short film “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?”

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ZACARIAS VIOLETA TRINCADO

12 mins |

| Spain

Synopsis:

A homeless called Zacarias. A Man in Suit and a Taxi Driver meet together in a traffic accident that causes Zacarias death. Going back in time, an insignificant detail, like the butterfly effect, will change the fate of the characters.

About the director:

Born into a family dedicated to cinema, Violeta Trincado has always been in contact with the film industry. After passing through the University of the Basque Country and the DAMS University in Rome, is carrying out a Master of Distribution of Cinema at the prestigious ECAM School in Madrid. She works in the films acquisitions department of Trece TV.

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Indian

Competition Section Indian Competition Section presents the works of merit by Indian filmmakers with their innovative narration, cutting edge techniques and alternate perspectives.

BISSF aims to provide a platform to these filmmakers to showcase and promote their films, facilitate discourses and offer networking possibilities.

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Indian Competition

Sanjay Routray Producer

Sanjay Routray has worked as an Executive/Line Producer for Hindi language films like Makdee, Khosla ka Ghosla, Johnny Gaddar, Kaalpurush, Shaurya and others.

Have executed & been associated with some of the top directors with their first films. To name a few- Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali, Sriram Raghavan, Dibakar Bannerjee, Manish Jha, and others. He has line produced 2 films with Buddhadeb Dasgupta, which were premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and one of them was the official entry in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival and both went on to win the National award for “Best Director” and “Best Film” respectively in consecutive years.

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Mahesh Narayanan Filmmaker

Mahesh Narayanan is a popular Indian film editor, writer and director who was passionate about pursuing a career in the film industry from a very young age. After completing his graduation from Adayar Film and Television Institute in Tamil Nadu, Mahesh started working as an advert editor. He subsequently progressed to edit documentaries, short films and entered the film industry with Rathimazha, a Malyaalm film award, which won five Kerala State Awards.

A few of his most popular films as an editor include Beautiful, Traffic, Kanyaka Talkies, Viswaroopam, and Ennu Ninte Moideen. After establishing himself as an accomplished and successful editor, Mahesh ventured into writing and made his debut as a writer with Mili, a Malayalam film, which opened to rave reviews in Kerala.

The editor-turned-writer made his debut as a film director with Take Off.

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S Vishwanath Senior Film and journalist

S Vishwanath is a Senior Film Critic and journalist with 3 decades of experience.

He a FIPRESCI India member, who has been on the jury of several film festivals including Abu Dhabi, Kerala, Mumbai and Bengaluru festival. Every year he travels to various international film festivals and writes reviews on the festival films.

He is a Post Graduate in English Literature and MS in Communication with Film Studies as a special subject.

He is one of the curators for the World Cinema Section at Bengaluru International Film Festival.

As an active film society member, he extensively writes on the films covering various aspects of the film narrative art form, both at national and state level and covers South Indian Films reviewing and critiquing involving Kannada Tamil Telugu Malayalam as also Hindi and English language cinema for the newspapers and magazines.

A STAR-STUDDED SKY AASIF MOYAL

20 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

After an accident leads to the death of a cow, a peaceful small town in India shuts down in apprehension of communal tensions. Residing in which, a poor Muslim labourer who is trying to earn his livelihood finds himself having to hide his identity to avoid becoming a victim of the ensuing hostility.

About the director:

Aasif Moyal is a graduate of film school FTII, Pune.

Currently, he is working as an independent writer and director in Mumbai. His work in Kalpvrikhsa and Dear Postman won the National Award in the short film category of the International Short and Independent Film Festival, Dhaka.

Kalpvrikhsa also grabbed awards at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) and Pune International Film Festival (PIFF). Additionally Dear Postman grabbed accolades at the London Asian Film Festival, London, Children International Film Festival, Dubai, Zubroffka International Film Festival, Poland and Allucinema Festival, Mexico.

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ANTYESHTI PRADIP PAWAR

18 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Antyeshti is a story of a 30 yr old woman–Indu, living on a hillside village, who has lost her husband last year. She is living in a remote place where it rains heavily all the time. She wants to complete her husband’s one year ritual but due to continuous rain she is unable to manage the food items required for rituals.While preparing for her husbands rituals, destiny has a different plan for her.

About the director:

Director and writer, Pradip Ankush Pawar, born in Pune India on December 22nd, 1982. He began his career as a software developer and later moved on to film making.

Antyeshti is his first attempt in short film media which received the best director and best film award at DMCS national short film festival.

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BALA JESAL SHAH

20 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

The film is a journey of two siblings Chaitanya (13) and Iti (8) who are willing to go to any extent to save their goat Bala who they love very much. Bala is just not an animal but a member of their family.Due to a draught, everybody in his village is migrating to the cities. To survive in the city can be expensive, but they have exhausted all their savings.

Chaitanya’s greedy elder brother makes a ruthless decision in order to protect his family. In order to protect the family, Chaitanya has to go against his brother and in order to survive, he has to let go of Bala.

About the director:

Jesal Shah is a graduate in Mass Media and Communication from Raheja College, Mumbai. He got his first job as an assistant producer for TV ads and still continues to pursue the same. He worked as an assistant producer for the feature film Hope aur Hum, soon, after which he began writing Bala.

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CHENDOO ARUNDHATI BHANDE

10 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Chendoo is a Marathi short film, a story of the bitter-sweet relationship that Mr.Kedar Rao and Mrs. Kalindi Rao have shared for 30 years. Kedar is a grumpy and stingy old man but he loves his wife dearly. The untimely death of Kedar leaves Kalindi in shambles but she gradually rediscovers herself with the help of a catalyst- a ball- Chendoo.

About the director:

Apart from being a film student, Arundhati Bhande is an enthusiast for learning new languages, making caricatures, clicking portraits and owes her allegiance to coffee. She inherits her love for storytelling from her grandmother A.K.A her first best friend.

During her industry internships, Arundhati has worked as a digital content producer for BBC Hindi in New Delhi and was a part of the creative team of Pixel Pictures for a Kannada TV Show- Family Power. She is also an advocate of child rights and has worked with Teach For India, Independent Thought and YMCA in their community development centers.

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DIVIDER ANAND RADHAKRISHNAN

27 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

A Hindu boy and a Muslim boy who are close friends sit on the same bench in a school in Kerala. One day the Hindu boy incidentally gets the sight of the cutaway foreskin of the Muslim boy at the urinal. He starts making fun of him and enjoys sharing the ‘secret’ of his friend. When the humiliation gets intense he even decides not to urinate during school hours, in between all such events something happens to the Hindu boy and all is changed forever.

About the director:

Post BTech in civil engineering at Govt: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Anand worked for two years as an Interior Designer. Then joined Revathy Kalamandir Film Academy for direction & screenplay pg diploma course.

After completing the two-year course he worked as an associate director in the movie Himalayathile Kashmalan in which he played a character too.

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LOOK AT THE SKY ASHOK VEILOU

29 mins | Other | India

Synopsis:

Hai, a 40-year-old man is treated as an outcast by the villagers for not supporting the village candidate in the local election. He shows courage and stands by his individual right.

About the director:

Ashok Veilou (27 years) hails from Purul village in Manipur.

He is currently pursuing final year postgraduate diploma in Direction & Screenplay Writing at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) Kolkata, India. This is his diploma film.

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MALAI RAJDEEP PAUL, SARMISTHA MAITI

15 mins | Other | India

Synopsis:

A low-caste rural boy goes to attend the wedding of a local politician’s son’s, excited at the prospect of having a grand meal, especially his favourite ice-cream or ‘Malai’. But he instead discovers the dark side of the Great Indian Wedding – a wake-up to the saga of discrimination and exploitation of the weak, lowcaste, women and even children that continues in the name of tradition in our country even after nearly two decades in the new millennium. Set in the rough rocky terrain of interior Odisha, the film is a tale of a little boy’s loss of innocence and a cinematic protest against such social injustice and inequalities.

About the director:

Sarmistha Maiti and Rajdeep Paul are independent filmmakers, alumni of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and recipients of the National Film Award from the Honourable President of India for the feature length documentary film “At the Crossroads London Bagchi Life and Living”. The duo has written and directed several documentary films, short fiction films, PSA, Animation and New Media films.

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MEAL ABHIROOP BASU

12 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

Set in the backdrop of ongoing communal tension instigated by rival political factions, MEAL is an 11-minute Dialogue-less story about one particular household. A woman in the kitchen carrying a bruise underneath an eye stares into the distance until a pressure cooker whistle breaks her dead gaze. A furious man in a room restlessly stuffs things into a suitcase, a child in school uniform picks up broken remnants from a wall clock, today is the first day of Madhyamik and he is already late. Also present is an ailing grandfather in a wheelchair who bears witness to it all. The house is in a state of disarray, reflecting the chaos and lovelessness of outside. Amidst all this, the family sits down for one last meal together.

About the director:

Abhiroop Basu is an award-winning Director and Screenwriter based out of Calcutta, India. A student of South Point High School and St. Xavier’s College Calcutta, Abhiroop went on to study films at the prestigious Prague Film School in the Czech Republic. Some of his award-winning shorts include Afternoon with Julia, The Paperman, and others.

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MIRCHI CAFE MEHKANSH KATHURIA

15 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A cafe that harbours three stories; an ex serial killer is set on a blind date but he suffers from withdrawal symptoms controlling urges to kill his date; To escape a break up situation, a guy cons his girlfriend into believing that he is a contract killer; a death artist, an actor who is practising or doing method acting by dying in different places.

About the director:

Mehkansh Kathuria is a student director/writer pursuing in Indian Film Industry. Born on 13th dec 1996, he spent his childhood in New Delhi. He has worked in English theatre from the age of 12 and started making short films in his school when he was 17. He frequently teaches/directs school plays in delhi as pastime. He has won the award for the best short film at Nehru Bar sangh, held in Delhi. He has also professionally worked with assisting plays at NSD rep. Company and writes with Prism Theatre Society.

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MIYAN JI KI DAADHI AMBER

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

34-year-old Zunaid is a Tailor, he provides people with a certain social identity through the clothes that he stitches for them, but situations leave him with no option other than to lose his own identity.

About the director:

Miyan is an aspiring filmmaker from Jharkhand and is currently working as a freelancer. He wrote and directed The Man’s Beard in 2018 as a part of his two-year Master’s course at Symbiosis Institute Media and Communication, Pune. He wishes to become a socially aware writer and filmmaker in the future.

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RDX JOHNNY AMBROSE

30 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A heated debate between two friends in a local bar is interrupted by a man in the adjacent table. When they realize that the man is a famous radio jockey, they immediately join him and begin talking to him like they’re his true fans. The night takes a bad turn when they run into a man who is carrying a gun and a bag with bloodstains on it. He carjacks them. The boys manage to escape from the evil man but in the end, they realize that the man’s bag is still in their car trunk. What do they find in the bag?.

About the director:

Johnny Ambrose began his career at an early age, as an actor and would play the lead in local plays. He then began working in advertising in various capacities, starting from being a spot boy for a TV Commercial shoot to directing digital films for brands such as Ola and Mom’s Magica. After high school, Johnny went on to pursue a bachelors degree in the course of Visual Communication at St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, where he codirected a critically acclaimed documentary film called Touchable and studied film extensively among other visual media.

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RED DAWN ANANYA AYACHIT

21 mins | Telugu | India

Synopsis:

The most celebrated wedding ends on the first night of marriage when the bride doesn’t bleed after consummation.

While the girl has only the family to look for support, they fear their honour the most.

About the director:

Ananya Ayachit a film student, found her passion in telling stories in her 16th year. From then she tried to move into the fast, ever growing upscale advertising industry of Mumbai, India only to find herself discontent of the true motive she set out to attain. Pertaining to this she did not take a lot of time to walk out and study cinema. She’s out of the film school now with her first film made as a graduation project which she used as a medium to communicate wider consciousness.

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THE BOOTH ROHIN RAVEENDRAN

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A female frisking inside a shopping mall booth stands as a silent ally to a forbidden romance.

About the director:

Rohin Raveendran Nair is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer based out of Mumbai, India. He holds a BA (Honours) in Journalism from University of Delhi. In 2016 he finished his specialization in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India. Namaste Ma’am is his third short film after Little Hands and Paijana (Anklet). Rohin worked as the 2nd unit director, 2nd unit DoP on India’s first Netflix Originals, Sacred Games, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap. He is currently writing his first feature script.

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THE DEMON TATHAGATA GHOSH

28 mins | Bengali, English | India

Synopsis:

A serial killer preying on infants across West Bengal hasn’t been imprisoned yet. Homicide Unit’s senior-most detective, Pablo Bose, has had sleepless nights and a dysfunctional marriage.

One morning, he is summoned to Durbarpur where a homeless man claims to have witnessed the abduction of his two-month-old daughter. Meanwhile, Pablo’s wife has given birth, but he fails to be present and instead resumes the investigation. Pablo soon finds himself vulnerable to possible threats that can also be directed to his newborn daughter.

About the director:

Tathagata, is an avid filmmaker and novelist. Having completed his B.sc in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and then his post-graduation from Vancouver Film School, Tathagata is working as a screenwriter for SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. His webisode of the anthology series Do Not Disturb, Kongshobodh (The Slaying of Kamsa) are streaming currently on Hoichoi, one of India’s biggest VOD platforms, catering to 200 million Bengalis worldwide.

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THE WALL PARASNATH GUPTA

13 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Fresh rounds in exchange of fire every other day wound both, the Wall of a home on the outside and Hope for Peace built within the hearts of the family. When hopelessness and indifference sleep inside the Old Man, the Young Boy takes the responsibility of holding on to Hope in his way...

About the director:

MA in Economics from Mumbai University, he started pursuing his dream with The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

What followed is Khiladi 786, Welcome To Karachi as a Chief Assistant Director and many more. The latest being movie Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha as 1st Assistant Director, with Suneel Darshan.

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Karnataka

Competition Section Kannada Competition Section presents the works of the talented filmmakers from Karnataka, wherein they bring in their local sensibilities and language to narrate their tales. Through this platform, we also aim to discover and promote emerging talent and provide a connect with experienced doyens from the entertainment industry.

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Karnataka Competition

Akarsh Khurana Actor, Filmmaker

One of the leading theatre producers in India, Akarsh Khurana has produced over 60 plays in the last 19 years, of which he has directed over 20. Akarsh won the award for Best Director twice at Thespo (India’s premier youth theatre festival) for his early work and went on to be nominated five times at a national level for Best Director (at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards), and win once for Stage Design. He has written screenplays for a few feature films, including the very successful Krrish, on which he was also a direction assistant. He has also directed lots of web sketches, five cineplays, a television movie for Anurag Basu (Real FM), a web series for ALT Balaji (Boygiri), and two feature films including Karwaan, featuring Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, and internet sensation Mithila Palkar. He also co-wrote two seasons of Tripling, the hugely popular Indian web series. He also acts occasionally and can be seen in the hugely popular series Yeh Meri Family on Netflix.

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D Satya Prakash National Award winning Director

D Satya Prakash is a Kannada filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. His works stand out in their ideology based on social issues and human relationships. He ventured into the sandalwood industry with his commercially and critically acclaimed debut movie Rama Rama Re. His journey towards making movies with a message and vision continued through his second movie Ondalla Eradalla. This movie has won two National Awards for the year 2018. One of the Best Feature Film On National Intergration(Nargis Dutt Award) and Best Child artist award. Satya’s debuted his movie-making with the short movie, Jayanagara 4th block.

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P Sheshadri National Award winning Director

P Sheshadri is an Indian filmmaker specifically associated with Kannada feature films. He has made ten Kannada feature films and eight of them have won the prestigious National film awards and is the first Indian filmmaker to win eight consecutive National film awards. He holds a master’s degree in Kannada literature and a diploma in journalism, after a short stint as a journalist, he entered the world of films and television in the early nineties.

1973 SAMARTH B K

14 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Set in the backdrop of Karnataka state’s renaming, 1973 is a film which showcases the tumultuous relationship of a middle class family and the couple’s separation.

About the director:

Samarth B K is a Bangalore based filmmaker who has been making short films for the past 4 years. He is a visual communication graduate from St. Joseph’s college. His films portray themes such as identity crisis, loneliness, and happiness through deadpan humour; a cynical display of modern society and surrealism. All of his films are set in Bangalore as he believes in shaping an identity for the city.

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ANAMADHEYA APPAIYAMMA DEEPAK RAM

13 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

An anonymous orphan looking for his parents, finds them in a wallet of the owner who’s walks away to be anonymous; frames it like it’s his own.

About the director:

Deepak Ram is a photographer by profession; a filmmaker and entrepreneur by passion. He is also adept in designing and animation.

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BAAGILANU TEREDU JAGANNATH SANJEEVI RAO

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

The story captures the events of a single day in Bangalore, depicting the unexpected intersection of four individual’s lives.Â

About the director:

Jagannath Sanjeevi Rao is a writer, director, and editor. He studied film editing in Bangalore and graduated in 2015. Since then he has been engaged in the media industry. In 2015, Jagannath Sanjeevi Rao co-founded a startup firm - Live action and Animation agency called Village Talkies. He has directed more than 30 corporate and animation films for business and marketing avenues. Currently, he is working as a Creative Director for Village Talkies production house.

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BHOOTHA MISSING SHASHANK SOGHAL

19 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Nagendra is named Bhootha by his friends. Bhootha and a trio desperately want their pictures on the flex banners in their locality. Jithin and two of his other friends are software engineers. Jithin is drunk, fed up with society and is on an expedition to do a flex cleanup drive in the city. The film depicts the ordeal of Jithin and Bhoota when they encounter each other.

About the director:

Shashank Soghal is an independent filmmaker and has an engineering degree in biotechnology. He hails from Mysuru and has made 5 short films so far. His fourth short film Patinga won Jury special mention award in BISFF 2015 in Karnataka competition section. Currently he’s working on his debut feature film. Bhootha Missing is his fifth short film and he has made it for the students of Abhinayataranga acting school as a part of their diploma course.

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BURMA EXPRESS KANAKARAJ BALASUBRAMANYAM

24 mins | Kannada, English | India

Synopsis:

A man, the grandson of a Burma refugee, leads his life as a coachman in Mysore. One day, he finds an abandoned bag full of valuables in his cart. What happens next forms the rest of the story.

About the director:

Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam is a writer and an aspiring film maker. He teaches English literature in a university at Saudi Arabia. He’s currently making short films and publishing books. He also writes fiction for leading Kannada newspapers and magazines.

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HONNU BITHYARO VARDHAN MH

26 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

This story is based on a farmer’s life.

About the director:

Vardhan has been working in Kannada film industry for six years now.

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LACCHAVVA JAI SHANKAR

27 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Lacchavva, a single mother from a remote village in North Karnataka moves to Bengaluru to live with her son. It’s her son’s roommate’s birthday; in pursuit of his favorite sweet, she finds herself lost in the city streets.

About the director:

Jai Shankar is an actor, writer, producer and director from Bangalore. Jai is best known for his work in Kannmare, a Kannada short film which has won a few film awards. His second project Narasimaiahan Phylum has won Regional and National awards. Jai admires the work of Lee Chang Dong and Kim Ki Duk. His signature style is making realistic movies.

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MOODHA ABHIJITH

19 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Why do people believe in the Supernatural? Do men make myths? Do myths make a man? This film is about the tussle between Morality, Faith, and Rationality.

About the director:

Abhijith N Rao is a 31-year-old, Bangalorean by descent, dissent and existence and is currently employed at Canara Bank. He is an avid reader, a writer and a student of Cinema and is inspired by the mundane as well as the extra-ordinary.

His newfound love is Film Making. Having written, directed and won several Mad Ads performances at college he further went on to write short stories and poems inspired by events happening around us. An argument with friends over making a film with no budget lead to their first short film. Moodha was made at almost no budget and the process of making this film has been a journey of personal beliefs and strengths.

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MOUNA BHARATH MC

10 mins | Kannada, English | India

Synopsis:

This story explores the crumbling relationship between a mother and son after she learns that he’s involved in a crime.

About the director:

Bharath MC is a writer, director, editor and colorist with 10+ years of experience in film, video and audio production.

He is a graduate of applied arts, and holds several certificates in film-making and applied media with a mention of film course completion from Goteborgs Filmhogskolan, Sweden. He has worked in over 250 projects, including commercial feature films and documentaries. He has been engaging with independent artists and has conducted workshops and seminars on filmmaking, coaching over 400 participants in more than 20 seminars.

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NASTI M H GANESH HEGDE

20 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Nasti tries to picturize one’s dilemma when a situation goes awry. The protagonist is a man who is willing to fight for his principles and dignity until his last breath.

About the director:

M H Ganesh Hegde pursued his career in Theatrical background for about 6-7 years at Varidhi Ranga Kendhra Kumta. Later cast as a lead in more than 10 short films. He finds immense pleasure to divulge his audience in his first directorial, which mainly focuses on the focal point of a person’s arrogance and audacity which ends up realizing that he committed a sin and wanted to cleanse himself for that.

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PADUVARAHALLI JAMADAGNI MANOJ

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

This film is set in the 1900s, when India was in the midst of her struggle for freedom. The story revolves around a barber who is orphaned because of a certain officer Kalappa - an Indian soldier in the British army. Kalappa visits the barber for a shave. Find out what happens after their meeting.

About the director:

Manoj is a software engineer with work experience in companies like Apple, Canon, Intel, and RBS. He’s always been passionate about films and has attended a six-month-long script-writing workshop in San Francisco Film school. His first short film Roller Coaster garnered around 40k views on YouTube and received many accolades for its technical efficacy. He has released his second short film - Paduvarahalli.

Both these films had full-time MNC employees on-board.

Manoj is currently scripting feature films.

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PLAN B CHIRAG MANJUSHANKAR

10 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Two journalists try to redeem themselves professionally by going after a huge kill in the city of Bengaluru.

About the director:

Chirag Manjushankar is an independent filmmaker with an astute sense of the surrounding environment, laying emphasis on cinematic images and pragmatic editing in every audio-visual attempt.

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ROOPANTHARA SHREEDHAR HEGDE

12 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

This film portrays infidelity of a man, and the repercussions after his death; and how his children want to grab his wealth.

About the director:

Shreedhar is currently pursuing his Masters in Computer Application. This is his directorial debut.

2019

93

THE REDEMPTION NAVEEN TEJASWI

21 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Manja and Ravi, two Dalit (lower caste) children live in a tiny village in the Western Ghats. Vaasudeva, a child from an orthodox Brahmin (Upper caste) family wants to befriend them. The film revolves around the conflict and tribulations faced by Manja and Ravi due to their friendship.

About the director:

Naveen Tejaswi comes from a small village located in the Western Ghats of India. He is a mass communication graduate.

He aspires to tell stories of his hometown through cinema.

2019

94

UNCOVER NARESH HEGDE DODMARI

30 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Uncover depicts the lonely life of a man in a village. He struggles to find a suitor as the days go by, after which he contemplates moving to the city to find a better life. Later, he’s found in a well and is rescued by the villagers. He claims it as an accident but they think it is an attempt to suicide. What’s the actual truth?

About the director:

Bennigelliya Kannu (aka ‘uncover’) is the fifth short film by Naresh Hegde. He believes that visual storytelling is a very personal art, and the writer/director should thrive for personal gratification through it to succeed in this art form. He loves writing multiple scripts simultaneously, and is currently fine-tuning his next film attempt. He knows that filmmaking is a slow process and hence exploring his abilities at his own pace.

2019

95

Animation

Competition Section One of the most experimental, challenging and loved genres of cinema, Animation has its special place in BISFF as well. This section is focused on animation films from India and the world, showcasing new styles, competitive techniques and unexplored narratives.

2019

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JURY

Animation Competition Section

Siva Kumar Kasetty Consultant - Animation | VFX | Game Art | AR/VR

Siva Kumar Kasetty is a Creative Energetic Leader with 14 years’ experience in animation, VFX & Gaming.

Specialized in various leadership roles of talent acquisition, outreach, employer/employee branding, outsourcing and business development. DreamWorks Animation India’s Sole recruiter for 4 years. Proactive involvement in the Animation, VFX & Gaming community through volunteer work with organizations such as ACM SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, and GAFX Conference/ABAI Fest.

JURY

Animation Competition Section

Phani Eggone Animator

After graduating of National School of Design, in 2002 he along with 2 other partners Sanath, Nagesh started Firefly Creative Studio - a feature-grade creative agency and visual effects production house based in Hyderabad.

The studio has worked on various well-known projects like ENTHIRAN, MAGADHEERA, ANJI, ARUNDHATI and many more projects.

He is now the Creative Director of Firefly.

09:09 F AVINASH MEDHE

5 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

A journey in Mumbai’s local train shows a universal human behaviour when an outsider struggles to make space for himself.

About the director:

Avinash Medhe is a co-founder/director at Girgit Studios, an animation design studio. He has directed numerous animation and live-action short films, animated TV commercials, promo films using traditional as well as experimental animation techniques.

2019

99

BLACK BREAD (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

8 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

A young Pastor promoted, John is an actor, practicing a strange worship within a closed community.

About the director:

Adrien Bourcier, Louise Duveau, Charlotte Thiriez, Rémi Fumery, Justin Lauridant, Massimo Partipilo, Clément Sagnier, Mariane Vanhoed

2019

100

CARLOTTA’S FACE VALENTIN RIEDL, FRÉDÉRIC SCHULD

5 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

As a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around here to have faces. She doesn’t even recognize her own face. Years later, she learns about a rare, untreatable deficit in her brain. It was art, after all, that offered her a way to finally recognize herself.

About the director:

Valentin won the 2016 Young Talent Award of the Cultural-Sparkassen-Foundation, a suggestion of Wim Wenders. He is currently working on his first feature-length documentary LOST IN FACE. He mainly works as a director and animator on short films, animation and documentaries.

2019

101

CAZATALENTOS JOSÉ HERRERA

8 mins | No Dialogue | Spain

Synopsis:

Dominique had been the most prestigious talent scout in Paris. Now, he is only the shadow of his past until he discovers Sofia, a Spanish flamenco dancer who immigrates to France because of the Spanish civil war and who hides the secret of the greatest talent in history.

About the director:

Jose Herrera studied Multimedia and Graphic Design at ESNE (University School of Design, Innovation and Technology). “Talent Scout” is his first short film as a director, with 12 Pingüinos Animation Studio

2019

102

DIES IRAE JORDAN DAMOUR

3 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

A young boy is going live at his first concert, as a violin player in a symphony orchestra. He’s going to perform in front of the conductor and the audience, but can he overcome his fears?

About the director:

Jordan Damour has graduated from the Pôle IIID school in Roubaix. In 2018, he directed the short film “Dies Irae”.

2019

103

FIND ME MOTHER SUCHANA SAHA

4 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

A 25 year old takes care of her hospitalized mother. They then delve into a nostalgic memory. After an encounter with an undesirable change, they find it hard to digest the same.

About the director:

Suchana is currently pursuing her post-graduate diploma in Animation Cinema from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. She got her Bachelor’s in Animation from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. She was born and brought up in Kolkata, the cultural capital of India.

2019

104

FIVE MINUTES TO SEA NATALIA MIRZOYAN

7 mins | Russian | Russia

Synopsis:

The mother issues her decree: before you get back in the water, you have to take a break and sit quietly for five minutes.

For the little girl, these five minutes are an ocean of boredom that stretches on forever and ever. She starts to watch the other bathers and how they spend their five minutes.

About the director:

Natalia Mirzoyan graduated from the Arts school named after H. Danielyan and Department of Philosophy in Yerevan State University. She attended the faculty of easel graphics in Saint Petersburg Institute of Decorative-Applied Arts. Since 2004 she works in Peterburg Studio as animator and director.

Her films “My Childhood Mystery Tree” and “Chinti” participated in many festivals and received awards all over the world.

2019

105

FUSE SHADI ADIB

7 mins | English | Germany

Synopsis:

A mouse trap snaps shut and a market place awakens. A group of men heatedly discuss how to kill the trapped animal.

But as the macabre game unfolds and spirals out of control, both the victim and the tormentor suffer the same fate.

About the director:

Her initial project, Filmfabrik. Shadi also developed and animated two films for the Haus der Geschichte Stuttgart. She worked on her short film Like a Dream and on the multiple awardee Alzheimer as a screenwriter, concept artist, and animator.

2019

106

GOOD INTENTIONS ANNA MANTZARIS

9 mins | No Dialogue | United Kingdom

Synopsis:

After a young woman is held responsible for a hit and run, strange and spooky things starts to happen. A small thriller about people who are not always prudent.

About the director:

Recently, she worked on Wes Andersons Isle of Dogs. Her films have been screened in festivals around the world, and have won multiple awards, including Walt Disney Award for Best Graduation Film and Audience Award at Ottawa International Animation Festival.

2019

107

GOTT IST SCHON WEG PETER BÖVING

10 mins | German, English | Germany

Synopsis:

The Egyptian geese march through the ages: From the bird´s perspective, a centuries-long settlement history is told.

While the water level in the pond continues to fall, the inhabitants have the water up the neck. In the end, nothing stays as it was; only the goose suspects nothing bad.

About the director:

Peter Boving founded the animation studio “Kloetzchenkino” in 2010. From 2006 to 2011 he held various commissions in the advertising film and music film industry. In 1999 he founded the audiobook label “Shower Records” and he published numerous CDs in the field of literary dubbing, funk and jazz in the distribution of EICHBORN. From 1993 to 2003, he made extensive tours with his own literary program; he visited the Goethe-Instituts in Germany, Switzerland, France, Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia. “God has already gone ahead” is his fourth short film as a director

2019

108

IAN, UNA HISTORIA QUE NOS MOVILIZARÁ ABEL GOLDFARB

10 mins | No Dialogue | Argentina

Synopsis:

Ian was born with cerebral palsy. Like all kids, he wants to have friends, but discrimination and bullying keep him from his beloved playground. But Ian won’t give up easily, accomplishing something that will surprise everyone.

About the director:

Abel Goldfarb studied Film Direction at the prestigious University of Cinema (FUC) in BA and at just age of 17, he won his first screenplay contest. Since 2004 he has been a lecturer at ORT and since 2010 he works with Oscar winner Juan José Campanella.

2019

109

MIX KOTOKO NAKAMURA

1 min | Japanese | Japan

Synopsis:

A “lie” hidden within a happy-looking family. For what, for whom is this secret kept? What is important to you in this “mix” of a world? Fact or fiction? Right or wrong?

About the director:

Born in Kyoto, Japan, Kotoko graduated from Kyoto University of Education and also has a degree from the Kyoto University of Art and Design. After working at a Stop motion Animation Company, he became a freelance animation director. Now Kotoko has been a part-time teacher at Kyoto University of Art and Design since 2015.

2019

110

NO GRAVITY (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

8 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

An astronaut comes back to earth and tries to fit in again.

About the director:

Charline Parisot, Jérémy Cissé, Fioretta Caterina Cosmidis, Flore Allier-Estrada, Maud Lemaître-Blanchart, Ludovic Abraham

2019

111

PULSE (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

7 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

Jonas, a sensitive young man who comes from a fishermen’s family, discovers a dead whale on the beach, harpooned on every side. He’s shaken in the face of this slaughter and feels the pain it has been through. He is then torn between choosing traditions and his empathy towards Nature.

About the director:

Sarah Forest, Cécile Floucat, Pauline Javelot, Juliette Gales, Thibaut Wambre, Kevin De Garidel

2019

112

SOUND (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

4 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

Record of a normal day.; All work and no play at the heart of a city, with its shiny lights and multiple sounds, surrounded by a crowd of strangers.

About the director:

Laureline Paul-Constant, Hugo Caby, AurĂŠlien Issadi, Paco Dutoit

2019

113

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

6 mins | English, French | France

Synopsis:

Four french friends are taking a road trip through the United States. In the middle of the desert, they pick up a really strange hitchhiker. From this moment on, their journey does not go as planned.

About the director:

Denis Fleurion, Etienne Bonafini, Romain Marchetti, CĂŠcile Minaud, Julien Adoum, LĂŠo Nezot

2019

114

THE GOOD QUEUE ROGER GIMÉNEZ

5 mins | No Dialogue | Spain

Synopsis:

This story portrays the human condition in a daily situation. Greed and impatience are always bad advisors, but we are doomed to follow their impulses.

About the director:

Roger Gimenez has worked as an animator in “The Living Forest” (2001), “Pinocchio 3000” (2003), “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (2005), “Donkey Xote” (2006) and the short film “Sr. Barrientos - Fuera de Juego” (2013). He also directed his first short film “Mario Animum. El primer monologuista 3D” in 2014.

2019

115

THE STAINED CLUB (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

7 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

Finn has stains on his skin. One day, he meets a group of cool kids with different stains on their bodies. Soon, he realises that these stains aren’t just pretty.

About the director:

Mélanie Lopez, Simon Boucly, Marie Ciesielski, Alice Jaunet, Chan Stéphie Peang, Béatrice Viguier

2019

116

THE UNKNOWN SWEET POTATO SELLER AHMED ROSHDY

15 mins | Arabic | Egypt

Synopsis:

An Egyptian artist named Khaled decides to investigate a murder case of a child selling sweet potatoes in Tahrir Square.

He has visions and nightmares about the child during the investigation, until it reaches a dead end and the case has unexpected outcomes.

About the director:

His first short film, Night and Tarot. His latest movie, The Unknown Sweet Potato Seller, was nominated for “Best Animation” at Miami Short Film Festival 2017, won “Best Emerging Media Storytelling/Commentary Special jury Award”, and “Outstanding Achievement Award” at Calcutta International Cult Film Festival.

2019

117

THUMBELINA AND THE OGRE CÉCILE ROBINEAU

8 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

An ogre lives alone in a huge garden. One day, he meets a tiny woman who fell from a swallow. Their peculiar friendship disintegrates because of their true nature : TommeLise wants to travel again while the appetite of the ogre awakens.

About the director:

After spending her early years in Bordeaux, Cécile Robineau did an art prep school in Agoulême before joining the prestigious Arts Decos school (ENSAD) in Paris. She has attended animation classes there and she is now at the animation school of La Poudrière in Valence.

2019

118

TOUCH RACHEL ANCIAUX, LAURENCE DE WILDE

2 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

A young girl goes home tired.

About the director:

Rachel Anciaux and Laurence De Wilde have graduated from the Pôle IIID school (Roubaix, France). In 2018, they codirected the short film “Touch”.

2019

119

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP STEP CHEUNG

3 mins | No Dialogue | Hong Kong

Synopsis:

The value and happiness of people should not be built on other people. Unstable relationships cannot give you bliss and joy; you will only suffer in pain.

About the director:

Step has studied illustration, animation and photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Gobelins School in Paris, University of Windsor and Hong Kong Polytechnic University respectively. Her illustrations are published in The Standard newspaper weekly and she has illustrated and animated for TV commercials, magazines, and other forms of media. Her passion for drawing germinated when she was a child. She loves to use a variety of media to express the world in her imagination.

2019

120

Non

Competition Section Non-Competition Section brings a delightful potpourri of work by filmmakers from India and around the world, each with their unique storytelling method which transcends categories of style, genre or technique.

2019

121

15 AUGUST ANILKUMAR SALVE

20 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

15 august (Independence Day) is a real-life movie based on helpless people and their everyday struggles.

About the director:

Anillkumar is a filmmaker who has received over 25 awards including the Ra.Sh.Datar Puraskar (USA), Dronachary Award , Marathwada Bhushan Award.

2019

122

30 POP SHIRA BILLIG

18 mins | Hebrew | Israel

Synopsis:

Mika is a girl who’s always in control, but she finds herself at a loss when her boyfriend unexpectedly breaks off their relationship.

About the director:

Shira Billig is from Jerusalem who from an early age used to play musical instruments, and later wrote and composed the music for a number of short films. At Tzvia Arts High School, Shira majored in graphics and also studied cinematography and video editing. Shira studied in a fouryear, full time directing program at the Ma’aleh School of Film and Television in Jerusalem, graduating in January 2019. A Pain in the Neck, her second-year narrative short film, has been shown at a number of festivals worldwide. She is also engaged in a B.Ed. program in Herzog college, majoring in Communication and literature. Pop 30 is her graduating film.

2019

123

300 ALL EXPENSES INCLUDED PABLO FAJARDO

14 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Since putting up the ad, Maite has had to write a list of appointments to attend to all the people interested in renting the room she has up for rent. Choosing the tenant will not be easy; but Maite is not in a hurry. For her, there is only one condition: no one can arrive later than 7pm to visit the room.

About the director:

Pablo Fajardo holds a degree in History of Art (UCM, Madrid) and is also a graduate in Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (TAI University Arts Centre, Madrid).

Throughout his career, his films have been recognised and applauded for.

2019

124

A KNOWN STORY AJMAL SHAHUL

4 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

Reflecting upon a life in a day

About the director:

Ajmal Shahul, born and brought up in Alleppey, Kerala is passionate about cinema. After his schooling & graduation, his passion towards cinema took him to the sets of the movie Amen, which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. He worked as an Assistant Director and that was the beginning. Recently, he worked in Domin D’silva’s film Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam as an Associate Director. He has worked as an Associate Director in several popular Advertisements.

2019

125

A LETTER TO HOME MUKUL HALOI

25 mins | Assamese | India

Synopsis:

Rahul, a young boy, hopes to pen down his experience of growing up in his ancestral village. His mother, being deeply connected to nature, can sense messages and signs. Urmila, a pregnant lady, is driven by sensorial experiences. But in contrast to the serenity and harmonious living, there lurks a violent societal past that re-surfaces in people’s dreams.

These peaceful and quiet lives intersect in the space of traumatic memories of death and loss in Assam’s thirty years of secessionist movement.

About the director:

Mukul Haloi is from Nalbari, Assam and has studied Film Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

His works deal with various memories - both personal and socio-political. His short film, “Days of Autumn”, was appreciated at many festivals and was awarded the top prize at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2017.

2019

126

A MIDNIGHT ROBBERY RAGHDA KARAM

12 mins | Other | Egypt

Synopsis:

A thief decides to rob a house after its owners go to spend the night out. But suddenly they came back and so the thief hides under the bed and is a witness of a series of unexpected events to happen in that late hour after midnight.

About the director:

A director & writer, Raghda graduated from the High Cinema Institute at Egypt. He has made a few short film including, “1 AM” (2015), “The Butcher” (2016), “Atelier” (2016), “The Search For An Idea” (Documentary) (2017) and “A Midnight Robbery” (2018).

2019

127

A REQUIEM FOR JENNY SOUMADEEP SEN

15 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

“Requiem for Jenny” is about one small event Jenny’s life, which leads to her death. The story revolves around three other characters and the different perspectives they have. A Standup act has been used to portray the main narrative with humor that is delivered through implicit sarcasm. Each of these acts is directly related to what’s happening in Jenny’s life and how it changes her perspective towards life.

About the director:

Soumadeep is an independent filmmaker who started making films unexpectedly. After producing his first film Urmi’s Cat, he realised that the script he had written didn’t translate his vision and so, began making films. Soumadeep has an IT background and runs a software product company.

He lives in Bangalore with his wife, Mandira, and an only daughter Kyra. He has produced and directed 5 films since 2017. Few of his films have even been selected fro international festivals across Europe and India.

2019

128

AAGAADHI THARINDU RAMANAYAKA

5 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to imagination and life to everything. The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. Classical music has blood, energy, a sinister side and the rhythm akin to that of rock music. This film is an audio-visual journey; a fusion of Indian classical music with a tinge of jazz, portraying a man who deludes in loneliness.

About the director:

Tharindu Ramanayaka is a filmmaker from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata.

2019

129

AAVARTA GANESH HEGDE

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

This story is of a young gangster who wants to prove his superiority in the underworld by killing a yesteryear don. His plan is executed, in spite of receiving demotivating information from his wingman. Consequently, his thoughts go awry and he’s confused about his deeds. The don’s last, profound words about karma makes him realise that it’s all a loop - what goes around, inevitably comes around. In the end, there’s hope for redemption; he might switch to a better path after all.

About the director:

Ganesh Hegde is a writer, director and photographer with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He created his first experimental short film in 2017 and has been a part of major Indian feature films and script-writing ever since.

Ganesh is an independent filmmaker who wishes to bring in stories unlike those told in mainstream Indian Cinema.

2019

130

ABHIYOG AADITYA BHARDWAJ

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Few years after a cop shot people praying in a mosque, he is held captive by a victim’s family. He learns that the intention is to seek revenge.

About the director:

Aaditya Bhardwaj has in B.A. in Filmmaking and has specialised in Direction from Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. His films have a twisted portrayal of characters and subtly raise socially relevant themes. Has assisted in 15 WWI short Films and has an experience of visualizing film’s pacing, tone and visual editing in pre – production stage by storyboarding sequence and scenes.

2019

131

ABUSED DELA FINN

10 mins | English | Ghana

Synopsis:

A short narrative film which tells the story of a lady - Dzifa, who suffered from domestic violence and lost her baby in the process. 3 years later, after rebuilding herself, Dzifa decides to empower other women going through a similar situation by narrating her trauma and advising the general public.

About the director:

Dela Finn is a Filmmaker in Ghana (Africa). He started his film career in the year 2016 where he directed a non-verbal short film titled Bound to be, featuring Nelson Mandela Junior. In April 2017, Dela Finn released a Christian Short Film Titled I Believe for Deland Films. The Movie featured his actor - Nelson Mandela Jnr. This is one of the Shortest film made by Dela Finn; duration of 1 minute, 11 seconds. SCARED had its Official Selection at the REALTIME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Lagos Nigeria) in June 2019.

2019

132

ACCIDENT DE PERSONNE ALVARO MARTIN

4 mins | French | Italy

Synopsis:

We often come up with metaphors to talk about things that we otherwise find a difficulty in talking about.

About the director:

Álvaro Martín Sanz (1991). Associate professor of the Design degree of the Open University of Catalonia, Master in Cinematography by the University of Córdoba and in Humanities by the Open University of Catalonia. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Media Research at the Carlos III University. As a filmmaker, his short films have been selected in more than three hundred festivals and deserving of more than thirty awards, including the Best Comedy Short of the Comic-Con in San Diego.

2019

133

ADHYASA SUNIL S BHARADWAJ

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

The title translates to “the false superimposition of attribute�. In this context, three major characters are trying to impose the existence (of what) through their own imagination.

About the director:

An editor, writer, graphic designer, photographer and a film-maker in the making.

2019

134

AFTER ASIFA SAYANTAN DUTTA

30 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

After the brutality of communal rape and murder of Asifa, a director and his team meet two characters in a void.

About the director:

Sayantan is an undergraduate student who passionately loves cinema and music. This is his first professional movieproject, but he has worked on many non-cinema videos previously. Sayantan dreams cinema and tries to make something which is radically different, both aesthetically and economically from the mainstream film industry.

2019

135

AKARUSI NEBUTT NAJDORF

8 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A girl is caught off-guard by two men in an isolated subway with a history of girls being preyed and raped.

About the director:

Nebutt Najdorf is a writer, director, cinematographer and editor. He studied Visual Communication at Loyola College in Chennai and graduated in 2018. His passion for films started from a very young age. Making short films from the age of 11, he has made about 25 short films till now.

2019

136

ALL THESE CREATURES CHARLES WILLIAMS

13 mins | English | Australia

Synopsis:

An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.

About the director:

Charles grew up in a country town in northern Victoria.

Though his household was largely dependent on government assistance, he found a way to make films with equipment ‘borrowed’ from the local school and, while still in his teens, won the Best Director award at Tropfest. His latest short film ‘All These Creatures’ has been awarded the Palme D’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

2019

137

AL-SHIT RANDHEER PYKKAT

7 mins | No Dialogue | India

Synopsis:

This film showcases how our habits create troubles in our day to day life.

About the director:

Randheer from Ernakulam, Kerala used to work in the software field until 2016. Before his first short film, al-Shit, he worked as a screenwriter for the film Seesaw which is under pre-production.

2019

138

AM CU CE - PRIDE HANNAH WEISSENBORN

19 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

Romanian truck driver Stancu, has given his nephew Dragan, a second driver card to stretch his legal driving time.

But when Dragan almost causes an accident due to microsleep at the wheel, Stancu feels responsible all of a sudden.

About the director:

Hannah shot her first documentary in USA, Mexico, Romania and Great Britain. After studying politics, social sciences and law, she studied directing at Filmakademie Baden-WĂźrttemberg. She has also passed a guest semester at Academy of Media Arts Cologne and at La FĂŠmis, Paris.

2019

139

ARANZAZU DAVID LEONARDO CORTES CASTANO

19 mins | Spanish | Columbia

Synopsis:

Actors Veronica and Manuel travel outside the city to a country house to practice and rehearse their next play.

Veronica wishes to be a mother but this wish is flustered every time her menstrual period arrives.

2019

140

ASTHA PRADEEP PARAMESHWAR

18 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

This story is about Shamanna, a Yakshagana artist living in Coastal Karnataka. Shamanna is dealing with the trauma of growing old & his everyday struggles with life in general, soon he gets acquainted with two localites. The story further unravels into the plight of several estranged parents, left to fend for themselves. Though he’s receiving temporary support from Ravi and Decosta, his friends, is he happy enough? Will their friendship persist?

About the director:

Pradeep Parameshwar comes from a small town of Shimoga District from Karnataka. Pradeep made his debut short film “Ondhsaari” (One time) in 2018 based on the Indian election system which was screened in many Short film festivals and got awards like Best movie in The Shankarnag short film festival and Best film in Samskruthi short film festival.

2019

141

ASTHU AROOR RAKESH

10 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A film about your thoughts.

About the director:

Aroor Rakesh is a graduate from Crossland college, after which he moved to Bangalore. He began as an assistant director for news media platforms, few TV ads and multiple documentaries. Later, he co founded Chukki talkies with his wife and “Asthu� happens to be the first of his directoral venture in short films.

2019

142

ATO SAN NEN PEDRO COLLANTES

26 mins | Chinese, Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Marisa is a widow who lives alone in a small countryside village, with the only company of her dog: Tico. One day, Marisa and Tico receive an unexpected visit to Hiroshi, a Japanese gentleman who claims to be friends with Marisa’s son. Despite not having a common language, Hiroshi and Marisa make efforts to communicate with each other.

About the director:

Pedro studied cinema at Valladolid University, specialized in editing at TAI Arts University (Madrid) and did an MA at the Netherlands Film Academy. His work has received awards at Clermont Ferrand, Festival de MĂĄlaga, ALCINE, and Palm Springs, among others. His work was also shown at the Biennale di Venezia 2015.

2019

143

AZAF KHALED ISSAM

27 mins | Arabic, English | Egypt

Synopsis:

A fiddler finds himself alone in an unwanted house occupied by a number of human figures and mannequins; disturbing voices and sounds start haunting him inside the place when he decides to mute that noise around him by using his violin.

About the director:

Khaled is an Egyptian architect and filmmaker, born and raised in Kuwait. He soon moved to Cairo to study Mass Communication and then shifted to Architecture in MSA University at the “6th of October� city, spending the whole education period with a passionate interest in Cinema and Film making theory.

2019

144

BACKBONE KARUNAKARAN.C

22 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

The story of an aged farmer who only knows of agriculture; he sells his own land to clear off his debts. Akin to the common folks, he too migrates to the town in search of a job.

About the director:

Karunakaran is a new filmmaker and has worked as an Assistant director in several Tamil films.

2019

145

BAD PEOPLE GIORGI TAVARTKILADZE

20 mins | Georgian | Georgia

Synopsis:

Tbilisi,1991, Georgia after the collapse of the USSR, in the midst of a civil war, Gia tries to find medicine for his son when he meets an old friend who fights on the opposite side.

About the director:

Born in Georgia, Tbilisi, a year and a half before the Tbilisi Civil war. Gerogi lived the first one year in Soviet Union and gained a Bachelors and Masters degree in Film Directing in Shota Rustaveli Film and Theatre Georgian State University.

He has filmed up to ten short fiction and documentary films. “Bad People� is the third professional film, which is about Tbilisi civil war 1991-92.

2019

146

BANDOOK PRAVIN SHINDE

7 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A child killed his father beacuse his father was beating his mother for money to drink alcohol (daru) and this happened every day . The delivery boy gets caught.

About the director:

Pravin Shinde, certified from Rachan Sansad film Institute worked as an assistant director for television soaps- Love Lagna Locha, Sant Dnyaneshwer, Durva and Radha Prem Rangi Rangali. He also works as a casting assistant.

2019

147

BBUMP SREENATH VINODAN

8 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

BBuMP is a satire based on the state of Bangalore roads. It uses comedy to try and explain how a Civil Engineer’s mind works.

About the director:

Sreenath Vinodan is a software engineer from Bangalore and “BBuMP” is his second short film. Film making is his passion and his aim is to be a great story-teller.

2019

148

BEEDIWALA PRANJAL JOSHI

21 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

This Film is an interrogative crime drama loosely based on the after effects of the Anti Sikh Riots (1984) of India. It deals with the subject of how innocent civilians were affected and how their lives were pushed into unwanted and violent directions. The film revolves around a young boy following footsteps of his father, carrying a past burden and trauma.

About the director:

Pranjal is an electronic media graduate who is now into film making. He and his fellow mates have started a small production group called Light Trails Production. He makes Films, Documentaries, Music videos, Advertisements and so on. He is also into Literature, Photography and Fine arts.

2019

149

BHAIRU MANASI DEODHAR

29 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Young Bhairu is deaf and mute, but his imagination knows no bounds. He likes to imagine what aural sensation would feel like, and quite enjoys the idea of it. But when his parents get him a hearing machine, the reality of sound floods into his head, clattering and clanging in chaos, clashing with his imaginations. As Bhairu is caught between the discord of his imagination and reality, he tries to figure out what works better for him.

About the director:

Born and brought up in small village of Maharashtra, Akeri Manasi Deodhar is an Arts Graduate. She does not have any formal education in film-making, but has made a name as a writer, director, photographer and cinematographer.

2019

150

BHROON ROHAN AHERSHINGE

4 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

An artist’s contemplation of the numerous stigmas faced by a women right from birth to the way she lives her life.

About the director:

Rohan Ahershinge is an aspiring filmmaker who works as a Copy Writer with Publicis Groupe in Bombay.. He began writing English poetry in 2009 and eventually also wrote Hindi poems and lyrics and started composing music. he shot is first short film - Devarika - in 2017. The movie was shot on an iphone for a festival held in Pune. Although the production quality of the movie was poor, its content was appreciated and the movie was also selected in the top 20 at the festival

2019

151

BILOYO SAMRATT

29 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

This is a film about people who exist, but often go unseen.

The story is based on the people living in West Bengal, a part of India where people are often dressed as mythological characters, Indian gods and goddesses. The Goddess Durga who killed Mahishasura, the buffalo demon, is undoubtedly a symbol of the power a woman carries within herself. In real life, the situation is quite different; although we say women and men are equal, there is a Mahishasura, the demon, assassinating women everyday.

About the director:

Samratt is a director, cinematographer and a scriptwriter who has also worked as an actor in the play Falguni, a production of Anya Theatre, Kolkata. His directorial Obyakto, a short film was screened at a number of film festivals. He worked as a Director, cinematographer, scriptwriter, editor for the film Biloyo that has won the Best Film award at Bengal Film and Television chamber of commerce, 2019 and other festivals.

2019

152

BINARY CODE JOAQUIN MANUEL RAMOS CARVALLO

4 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

In a dystopian future, two androids engaged in household tasks discover the small great things of life lost to humans.

About the director:

Joaquin Manuel Ramos Carvallo is a filmmaker who has directed Cicatrices, Social Shame and Aokigahara.

2019

153

BLACK DOLL MATEO NICOLAU

10 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Sara is a black girl who dreams of being an actress in Spain, can she get it?

About the director:

2019

154

BLOCK A-2-15 JUN YAP WON

15 mins | Chinese, Malay | Malaysia

Synopsis:

This is the first day Kai stays in a sub divided unit in Kuala Lumpur, where there are different race tenants living. A lot of problems are waiting for Kai and the other tenants to solve.

What is the relationship between these tenants with this sub divided unit? What is their relationship with Malaysia?

2019

155

BLUE WHALE ANIRBAN GUHA, AVI BANDOPADHYAY

13 mins | Bengali, English | India

Synopsis:

Blue Whale is a film directly inspired by the game, wherein to win you have to lose...your life. A young girl meets the game’s curator for the first time; after completing 49 painstaking tasks, she is excited and eager for instructions to complete the final task of the game to end the game. What is the final task? Does she cross the last line to face the ultimate downfall?

About the director:

Anirban Guha works as a program director in a production house in Kolkata. He has worked on 5 short films and a documentary so far and as a director, her most prominent feature has been the short film Elixir; which won many awards including the best short film award at Boston Kaleidoscope Film Festival (2016), Montage Short Film Festival (2019) and Kolkata Short Film Festival (2016).

2019

156

BOSA AITANA SERRALLET

13 mins | Spanish, French, Arabic | Spain

Synopsis:

When Lucas finds out that Driss, his best friend, has been sent back to Morocco with his uncle, decides to start a crazy adventure and go to look for him. In Morocco he’ll meet Ibrahim, a sub-Saharan that is waiting for an opportunity to cross the fence of the Spanish/Moroccan border, and another close friendship will be born between them.

About the director:

Born in Valencia to an artistic family, Aitana Serrallet had a very early exposure to fine arts. Her first approach to the cinema was in 2013 when she was part of the cast of Our school in the middle of the street movie produced by MICE festival in Valencia. In 2018 she won a price in her secondary school with a documentary about water and later that year started the recording of Bosa her opera prima, a project coproduced by the IES Luis Vives and MICE Festival in Valencia where all her family was involved.

2019

157

BURNING THE BOATS MACU MACHIN

12 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Some human figures appear on-screen, trapped by their own passions. They are part of a forgotten silent film, La hija del mestre. Nothing seems to save its protagonists from their tragic fate, except for the fragile film material of which they are made.

About the director:

Macu’s short films explore the lines between reality and fiction, her film El mar inmóvil has also been selected for 20 international festivals around the world and has accumulated numerous other accolades as well. Macu is currently working on La Hojarasca, her first feature-length film.

2019

158

BUT YOU TURNED OUT TO BE A HRISHIKESH SANGLIKAR

11 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Two brothers meet accidently and have a conversation.

Only one of them is aware of the truth.

About the director:

Hrishikesh is 23 years old and is from India. He has been writing and directing short films for a few years now.

2019

159

CAMINS SARA GRACIA JIMENEZ

4 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Macarena shares a song on Facebook. Is she trying to communicate something to Jordi or is it all just in Jordi’s head?

About the director:

Sara Gracia started acting at the age of 12. She participated in several theatre companies. In 2011, she made her acting debut for the big screen. Since then she has participated in a number of shortfilms and feature films. In 2017 she decided to make her first shortfilm, only this time behind the camera. Agelasta is her directional debut. After getting more than 50 selections and several prizes she decides to shoot her second short, Camins.

2019

160

CASE NO. 404 MITHUN BALAJI

10 mins | English, Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A psychology student holds a dark conversation with a serial killer who has been given a lifetime asylum sentence.

The conversation gets deeper and wilder as time goes by.

About the director:

Mithun Balaji has created 12 short films for various competitions over the past 4 years. He has now completed this pilot film and is regarded as an aspiring filmmaker and film lover.

2019

161

CHANGE OF PLANS MURTAZA EZZI

12 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

This is the story of a couple who decide to move to a foreign country together. On the day of departure, the man is unable to find his documents and the girl gets cold feet. What will happen when they meet to leave?

About the director:

Murtaza Ezzi is an amateur film director from Nagpur. He has been professionally doing video production since past 4 years and has worked on a variety of ad films, shot documentaries and events. He has also created music and fashion videos and other web based content. Change of Plans is his first short film.

2019

162

CHEEKY MONKEY GUILLERMO DIESTE EDUARDO DIESTE

8 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Cristina and Fran, a young couple travel by car through Madrid, during the journey they initiate a discussion where they question the roles that each one must play when their future child is born. Through this trip we will discover how the society in which we grow influences us in each of our relationships.

About the director:

Eduardo and Guillermo Dieste are directors, producers and screenwriters of short films. Their most notable works include “Gasolina Sin Plomo” (2014) and “Bóxer” (2018), which are currently being showcased in several Spanish festivals. “Pimpollo” (2019) is their first direction together and has an ambitious aesthetic.

2019

163

CHIRAG SYED USMAN AHMED

17 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Chirag is an adaptation of Ruskin Bond’s story, The Thief.

The story revolves around two characters, Chirag and Ashwath. Chirag, a stranger teen, gets employed as a man servant at Ashwath’s house. Over time, they develop a bond with each other and Ashwath starts mentoring him. Will Chirag prove to be a trustworthy friend?

About the director:

Syed Usman Ahmed is currently pursuing his Masters of Design in Film & Video Communication at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and has worked as an Assistant Director in the advertising Industry. His documentary film, Scarred, was screened at several film festivals. He has won the Best Cinematographer Award for the same. He believes that storytelling through film is the highest form of communication and has the power to provoke, shape thoughts, address issues and create social awareness.

2019

164

CHUHEDAANI RAVI SHANKAR KAUSHIK

30 mins | Hindi |

Synopsis:

Chuhedaani is a film about Meena, a young village girl who is married to an abusive caretaker of an old house. She has started coming to terms with her miserable life but fate adds its own twist to the tale when the lecherous landlord arrives one day.

About the director:

Born in Rewari, India in 1986, Ravi has a degree in Engineering and has been working in the field of Data Networks for the past decade. A self taught filmmaker, he initially honed his skills by participating in and winning numerous time-bound competitions. His subsequent short films have focused on internal conflicts of its characters and have been screened at multiple film festivals in India and abroad.

2019

165

CONFESSION OF CAESAR ARUN K VANIYAMKULAM

28 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

Experimental short movie.

About the director:

Arun K Vaniyamkulam is a filmmaker from Kerala, India who has directed December 24, War, Confession of Ceasar and others.

2019

166

CONSCIENCE 3 - BLACK VISHNULAL SUDHA

19 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

Black is the third instalment of the Conscience series, mainly dealing with mental struggles and agony. Colours, properties and symbols have been used to communicate with a different perspective. Inspired by the story of Oedipus, Black portrays a curious case of incest seduction on a whole new dimension. The two shades of truth depicted here are as two different Hindu deities and their conflicts, sums up the whole story.

About the director:

Vishnulal Sudha is an MBA graduate and an Analyst. He made his first short film Kannadakal in 2012 and got his breakthrough with the first installment of Conscience series, which fetched him 3 ‘best director’ awards in different festivals. The second installment of Conscience series grabbed him close to 20 awards throughout festivals. His short film Shyama has crossed 5 million views on YouTube and his latest short film is the third installment of conscience series named, Black.

2019

167

CONSCIENCE OF VINCENT RAKSHITH P J

26 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

An Insomnia patient stuck in his dark past visits a psychiatrist to explore his deep secrets; this event changes the psychiatrist’s life.

About the director:

Rakshith was born and raised in Bengaluru. He is a Civil Engineering graduate and was interested in filmmaking since the age of ten. After his graduation, he was very keen to make a career out of film making and so, started attending workshops. With his script of Conscience of Vincent, everything fell into place and the project was successfully made.

2019

168

COUNTING RAHIL BUSTANI

12 mins | Other | Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synopsis:

History of humanity is the tale of suffering masses in the hands of a few.

About the director:

Rahil Bustani is an undergraduate in Bachelors of Cinema.

She started as a director in 2010 and has also acted in a few films. No One Said a Word, Phobia, Counting and The Waltz of Grey Years are directed by her. She has acted in Like a Father and Harir. Cinema written by Rahil was accepted in Iranian Television Animation Festival. This animation script was elected as one of twenty-five best works.

2019

169

CROQUETAS AITOR GONZALEZ ITURBE

7 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Angel and Ana´s daughter is pregnant. Today they will know if it is a boy or a girl. But something is wrong.

2019

170

CULPABLE? GUILTY? JULIO ANTONIO ESPINOSA PENA

10 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

AndrĂŠs GutiĂŠrrez is a man with a difficult problem to control. Monica, her only daughter, shies away from him and is afraid of his presence. She acts in secret so as not to disturb him and to remove the most despicable being that lives inside his father. However, this can not continue like that. They have to find a solution quickly.

About the director:

Julio Espinosa ia director of short films and also an actor born in Malaga in the year 1970. His mother was an actress and he has always been in love with the world of cinema. He has participated as an actor in numerous shortfilms, advertising and corporate videos. In 2017, he performed his first major play El cianuro, solo o con leche. His first audiovisual project as Director and Screenwriter is Guilty?. His second project, Back to Nowhere premiered in 2018.

2019

171

CYCLE ARUN MS

14 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

A woman - a wife and a mother of two college students, wishes to learn driving. She presents her interest to the family during dinner. Will her family be supportive? This film portrays an intricate balance within a family.

About the director:

Arun MS is a student pursuing screenplay, writing and direction. Previously, he worked as a civil engineer. He has made three films - Waves, Cycle and, Rhythm of a Village as a part of academic projects at his institute. Cycle and Rhythm of a Village was selected and screened in the 12th edition of International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). Cycle has received numerous accolades in film festivals, including best film and best editing.

2019

172

DAAYAN KARTIKA DUBEY

16 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Daayan narrates the story of unconditional love between a mother and her daughter during the uprising of the myth related to the existence of witches. The film is a day in Padma’s life - a day full of revelations, decisions and impotence.

About the director:

Kartika is a Writer, Director, and a Poet from Mumbai.

Currently, she is working as the Creative Director at Basta Films, a production house in Mumbai. She has been writing commercials for 4 years and has directed a few of them. Ads/ Campaigns written by her have have fetched several prestigious awards. Her directorial debut short film Daayan (Witch) was written by her and was selected for screening at the Cannes Short Film Corner 2018. It was officially selected for the 12th Annual KAFFNY Infinite Cinema.

2019

173

DARÍO MANUEL KINZER

15 mins | Spanish | Germany

Synopsis:

A 17-year-old boy from Barranquilla (Colombia) loves to dance in one of the carnival dancing groups. But he tries to keep it secret because his mother doesn’t want him to dance, she forces him to work in his uncles shop and tells him to stop dancing. Will he be able to join the carnival which will take place soon?

About the director:

Manuel Kinzer studied Visual Communication at the Art college in Kassel and cinematography at the German Filmand Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). He has produced various short films. DARÍO is his first work as a Director.Jorge A. Trujillo was born in Colombia and raised in Spain. He studied Audiovisual Communication (UPSA-University of Salamanca), cinema (Ramon Llull-Blanquerna University in Barcelona) and politics studies (UB-University of Barcelona).

He participated in different social and journalistic projects in Spain and Colombia. Today he lives and works in Berlin.

DARÍO is his first work as a director.

2019

174

DARK WATER CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER NATALIA PIVA CHIM

9 mins | No Dialogue | Brazil

Synopsis:

The direction is characterized by the sparing use of dispersion elements. The shooting script favors contemplation planes and few and light camera movements, creating an aesthetically elaborated portrait of Julia’s universe. The narrative concept of the film is atmospheric, with the spectator being invited to participate by means of audiovisual elements used in the construction of the plot, as well as by the rupture of temporal linearity that is justified by the mental state of the character.

About the director:

Christian Schneider is a graduate in audiovisual production and directed his first short film in 1997.

Throughout the last 21 years he has participated in several films either as a Director, Cinematographer or Editor.

Schneider also has 32 awards to his name from various categories including best film, best direction, best cinematography and best editing.

2019

175

DAUGHTER TRIBENY RAI

10 mins | Nepali | india

Synopsis:

Daughter is a filmmaker’s autobiographical video journal.

About the director:

Tribeny, 27 years, hails from Nandok near Ranipool in East Sikkim. Her short films have been screened at various national and international film festivals besides fetching her awards.

2019

176

DAYBREAK PUJA CHAKRABORTY

6 mins | Other | India

Synopsis:

The monotony of life can hit you hard as you age, especially when you are tied to a pension that just isn’t enough. In a culture where fish is more than just a meal, what does life have in store for an old man who wishes to get over this lack of variety?

About the director:

Puja Chakraborty is an independent filmmaker and writer from Assam. She likes to speak about existential crises and situations that are beyond one’s control. A self-taught filmmaker, Daybreak is Puja’s debut short film.

2019

177

DEAD WISH ANIL KADIAN

11 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

The film is based on the strange wish of a tree at the time of its assassination. Since the wish has no scope for fulfilment, the film is named Dead Wish.

About the director:

Anil Kadian is a writer and director who considers the art of writing to be the closest thing to his heart. Majority of his work has been heavily influenced by his quest of finding remedies to all his troubles. He has made films on Women Empowerment and staff motivation, and educational plays for kids, including two successful theatrical launches.

2019

178

DEADLOCK NANDISH JAGADISH

18 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A story revolving around the gruesome rape and murder of a woman.

About the director:

Nandish Jagadish is a passionate filmmaker and cinematographer based out of Bangalore, India. “Deadlock� is his debut directional short film that he hopes will help him grow and boost his passion for the field.

2019

179

DELAY ALI ASGARI

15 mins | Persian | Iran

Synopsis:

A man and his two children are late for their flight. While they wait for the next flight something happens that changes his point of view about being a father.

About the director:

Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied cinema in Italy. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talent Campus. Two of his short films MoreThan Two Hours and The Silence (co-directed

by Farnoosh Samadi) were in competition at Festival de Cannes. His short film The Baby premiered in competition of Venice Film Festival in 2014. His short films were screened in more than 600 film festivals around the world including Sundance, BFI London and Melbourne and won more than 150 international awards. Disappearance is his first feature film. The script was developed at Cannes Festival’s Cinefondation La Residence.

2019

180

DEVI SHREEKANTH NAYAK

12 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

The story of a kid whose sister has been repeatedly raped, and her struggle of choosing between her beliefs and the reality.

About the director:

Shreekant Nayak has been directing ad films, corporate films and short films for over 6 years.He was born in Mudgal, Karnataka and completed MCA in Dayananda Sagar College, Bangalore. He started his career as an assistant director in short films, serials, TV commercials and feature films.

Shreekant then worked as an associate director and codirector in Kannada feature films. He is interested in stories which are close to life and Devi is one of them.

2019

181

DHACHKA DEVIK RATHOD

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A submissive woman on a family road trip gets frustrated with the constant friction within the family and decides to take control.

About the director:

With a passion for storytelling, Devik Rathod gave up a career in civil engineering and went on to pursue a diploma in filmmaking from the prestigious Whistling Woods Academy in Mumbai. His portfolio includes commercials for many prestigious brands and he has also assisted Mr.Shoojit Sircar at Rising Sun Films for various commercials for both, TV and Web media. At the moment, he is inclined towards writing and directing commercials and hopes to eventually make a feature film someday.

2019

182

DINOSAUR DAY JULIETTE KEMPF

22 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

Today is a great day: Marthe will have to face a dragon, retouch brides and not bang too much. Because today is Simon’s birthday, she decided to organize everything. But Martha, she’s tired ...

About the director:

After studying literature and photography, Juliette Kempf graduated from the Fémis in 2007. She edited fiction and documentaries for film and television collaborating with many directors he is currently writing a second short fiction film.

2019

183

DISPARUE JOAN BENTOSELA

13 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

As usual, the whole family, Mom, Dad and the kids are leaving home for the weekend. Everything works fine until Mum decides to wash the car.

2019

184

DISSENTING RIDGES ACHUTHANKUTTY

12 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

The protagonists of the film are travelling to the fast track court to attend a trial. Their leader doubts the government which looted their natural resources; the youngsters disagree with this and they negate the idea of rebels without a cause.

Polarized ridges vibrate while the journey towards justice continues.

About the director:

Achuthankutty was born in Thrissur, Kerala and holds a graduation in designing and direction for theatre. He is currently pursuing his post graduation in cinema with direction and screenplay writing as his specialization.

2019

185

DOMB ANIL SALVE

12 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

This short film is about people from backward classes those who migrate to a different village each day because they don’t even have a house to live in, and those people who can’t afford even a day’s meal.

2019

186

DOMESTICATED JUAN FRANCISCO VIRUEGA

17 mins |

| Spain

Synopsis:

A father and his son live in an isolated farmhouse. They just lost and buried the mother. Silence, modesty, and hunger settle between them. The son finds a lost donkey, decides to take care of it and take responsibility for it. A wonderful friendship grows between them.

About the director:

Juan Francisco Viruega (Almería, Spain, 1982) is Doctor cum laude in Film Studies and holds a degree in Film Direction from the ECAM with the Excellence Award of his promotion.

His three narrative shorts, ‘Stockholm’ (2010), ‘Postcards from the Moon’, (2012) and ‘Solstice’ (2013) got more than 200 selections in international festivals, and have been awarded in more than 20 countries. He has won three times the RTVA Award and the ASECAN-SGAE Award for the best fiction short film in 2014. He is the head of Official Degree in Cinema Studies of URJC / TAI since 2014, and the artistic director of Almeria Western Film Festival since 2016, while he is working in his first feature film.

2019

187

DONKEY JAI SHARMA

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

This film is based on a folk story set in a small village of Rajasthan. The story is a satirical journey of GORU (a naive washer man) who believes that MAATSA (the only teacher in the village) will be able to transform his donkey into a man.

About the director:

A native of Jodhpur, Jai started his journey 15 years ago as an assistant director. He has assisted Mr. Wes Anderson (The Darjeeling Limited), Mr. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Delhi6), Mr. Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots, PK), Ms. Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, Bombay Talkies, Lust Stories), Mr. Rajesh Mapuskar (Ferrari Ki Sawaari), Mr. Abhinay Deo (Game), Mr. Ashim Ahluwaliya (Daddy), Ms. Gurinder Chaddha (Beecham House) and many other directors on various International/ Hindi feature films, series & TV commercials. Gadhedo is Jai’s first independent film.

2019

188

EEN JONG MEISJE JEANNICE ADRIAANSENS

17 mins | Flemish | Belgium

Synopsis:

A grieving elderly and rather confused farmer is slowly losing touch with reality. After the sudden death of her husband she has to face numerous challenges in her daily life.

Also there is financial turmoil and the upcoming auction of her farm. Can her son Geert save both his mother and the farm?

About the director:

Jeannice Adriaansens first studied medicine before she followed her heart and started filmmaking. She started with 9 short movies for children and after being a teacher in screenwriting at a film school in Gent for more than 12 years she started making short films for adults. For the moment she is writing at her first feature script.

2019

189

EL AGUACATE DARWIN SERINK

10 mins | English, Spanish | United States

Synopsis:

Coworkers, Rosa and Raul always share their lunch breaks together, which always includes Rosa’s homemade dishes and an avocado from Raul’s tree. With hopes of companionship and possiblity of love, Raul finally gets the courage to ask Rosa out on a date.

About the director:

Darwin Serink is an award winning filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles. His debut film “Aban + Khorshid” was screened at over sixty film festivals world-wide and won over a dozen awards including the best LGBT film at the Cannes Emerging Filmmakers Showcase and Cleveland International Film Festival. He was a writing fellow at Out Fest Los Angeles’ Screenwriters lab with his screenplay “Paper Cranes”, this went on to become a quarter finalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting as well.

2019

190

ON THE ROAD SIDE ISABEL MACIAS

5 mins | No dialogue | Argentina

Synopsis:

The story of two men who suffer for their respective losses. The death of one’s family, the dismissal of his work as a farmer of the other. At the side of the road they will meet and learn to live differently.

About the director:

Isabel devoted herself to animated cinema by addressing both classical and experimental cartoon techniques. She is a founding member of the Argentine Animation Film Association. Her short films include “El Correo”, “La nena”, “El botón”, “Nina”, “En la banquina”, “Lady Hacker” and “Genesis”.

2019

191

ENDLESS DREAM AMJAD JAMAL, LILIAN ALAZZAH

8 mins |

| Palestine, State of

Synopsis:

The events revolve around prisoner number 25822, sentenced to life. He tries to break his prison, only to find himself trapped in a dream.

2019

192

EUIGON JEREMIAH ESTELA MAGONCIA

23 mins | Korean | Korea, Republic of

Synopsis:

Every day, Euigon follows a simple routine: he wakes up before his alarm rings; listens to an English radio show while preparing for work; goes to work; eats lunch alone; goes to the gym after work; eats dinner; goes back home. Despite having a degree in photography, he works as a security guard in a big building. One day, his step-brother, whom he has last seen 10 years ago, comes to visit. Suddenly his life starts to change.

About the director:

Jeremiah is an avif filmmaker and moviesta who pursued Filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts.

2019

193

EVENING ANUPAM BARVE

27 mins | English, Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Blurring the lines between knowing someone all too well and not knowing them at all, open wounds and closely tied knots, Evening is a simmering encounter between two former lovers. The question is - does closure even mean anything?

About the director:

Anupam Barvé is a filmmaker and educator from Pune. He holds an MA in Directing: Film and TV, from the University of Westminster, London. He is the recipient of ‘Scholarship to outstanding Performing Artistes’ by the Ministry of Culture.

His films have showcased and received critical acclaim at film festivals and competitions worldwide. His film Fresh suicide, was nominated for the Golden Palm Tree Award at IFFI, Goa and has won various awards at Pune Short Film Festival.

2019

194

EYE OF THE MOUNTAIN HUSSEIN AL-ASADI

6 mins | Arabic | Iraq

Synopsis:

Two Solders in war of Mosul 2014 Against ISIS, Their responsibility is protecting the only mountain in the area , But they face an enemy from afar ... to show in the end that he is just a boy.

About the director:

Hussein Abd Ali Abd Al-samad is from Iraq, he has worked on two cinematic short films as the Director of Photography.

2019

195

FARMER SANTHOSH G

3 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Most parents dream of raising a future engineer or a doctor. If their aspirations persist, who will look after farming?

What will we eat? Currently, the average age of a Karnatakan farmer is 50. In the next decade, these farmers will be too worn out to cultivate crops. This film is to raise awareness about this dilemma.

About the director:

A native of Bangalore, Santhosh worked in the IT industry for four years. But his lingering passion for cinema grew stronger every day and in 2009, he finally quit the corporate world to realize his dreams as a filmmaker. Since then, he has donned multiple roles in cinema. After having worked as an Assistant Director in “Aaptha” and “Premagaami”, he became an Associate Director on the film “Badmaash”.

2019

196

FILM ACTION MUSTAFA ZEKI

3 mins |

| Egypt

Synopsis:

In the absence of parental supervision, a child watching an action film, tries to imitate it, and ends having a special experience.

About the director:

Mustafa Zeki was born in Baghdad, Iraq and is a graduate in software engineering. He worked as an editor for a number of TV channels which encouraged him to study directing in the High Cinema Institute- Egypt, “ Film Action� is his first film that engaged in a number of film festivals and won the silver award as the second best short film in el-Sakia short.

2019

197

FIRST SIN VINEED MENON

18 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

What would you do if you inadvertently obtained magical powers? Ashwath, a failed businessman is having a troubled relationship with his wife. One morning, he finds a magical hour glass at his door step. Will it prove to be a boon, or a bane?

About the director:

Vineed Menon is the Founder of TOB- plays and films and co-founder of Twisted Frames. A contemporary playwright, screenplay writer, director, and actor of English and Hindi plays and short films, he tackles intense subjects in his works, aiming to provoke the audience to reflect on their lives and spark social change. He also guides the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision in their work.

2019

198

FOR ME FOR ALL MANUELA BURR TAPIA

13 mins | Spanish | Chile

Synopsis:

Blanca is only hours away from unveiling a secret that has kept her away from her family. During this time she must face her fears and open up her wounds in order to reveal the truth to her mother and her family. Only after she does this will she be able to finally begin healing her past.

About the director:

Born in Santiago, Chile, Manuela realised her passion for movies at a very young age. She studied art in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and later joined Audiovisual Communication at Duoc UC. Manuela has worked in three short films so far, “For me. For all” is her debut as a director.

2019

199

FOUR WALLS AND A SMILE RENJIT VARMA, SANJO JOE

12 mins | Arabic, Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

This anthology of three short films takes three different narratives on how trivial joy is and how it elevates our daily lives. Each story revolves around a female protagonist set in worlds apart. Confined to four walls, these tales weave a fabric of magic with an act as simple as a smile. While the world might not have resolved their conflicts and tomorrow might turn out to be just as bleak as today or worse, they still find reasons to smile.

2019

200

FUNKY LOLA JULIO MAS ALCARAZ

17 mins |

| Spain

Synopsis:

Isabel is around 70 years old. She lives alone in an old apartment in Madrid. Her son has serious debt problems but he cannot work because he is serving jailtime, and is only released on a few weekends on parole. Isabel starts a daring, resolute endeavour to find a job and help him, as obstacles arise and her frustration increases, she ends up making a bold and surprising decision.

About the director:

Filmmaker and poet, has directed several short films, has published five books of poetry, has been a finalist in the National Prize, and has been the director of several companies. He is a Master of Arts in Filmmaking from the London Film School. He also has an MBA and has a degree in Economic Sciences.

2019

201

GADHUL GANESH SHELAR

25 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Gadhul is a story of the relationship between a son (Rohit, 14) and his mother (Latika, 35). An incident takes place on the death anniversary of their father which takes a toll on Rohit’s relationship with his mother.

About the director:

Ganesh Shelar was born in Pune and had attended a film making workshop by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni (National Film Award Winner). After the workshop, Mr.Ganesh wrote and directed his first short film Jokhad (The Burden) in 2015.

Later, he wrote and directed a short film Gadhul (Turbid) in 2018.

2019

202

GANDASKATRI ROHIT PADAKI

20 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Based on TP Kailasam’s play Gandaskatri, this short film is about two men whose lives are at the mercy of a seductress.

Sanjeev meets his old friend Ashwath, only to discover that he’s now married to his ex. As the two meet again, sparks fly and a sinister plan of deceit comes to the fore.

About the director:

Rohith Padaki is a director and actor, known for Dayavittu Gamanisi (2017), Ashtralle Just Missoo (2019) and Jessie (2016).

2019

203

GOLDEN TOILET UMESH MALAN

30 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Golden Toilet is based on a true story in rural Maharashtra where it’s rare for houses to have toilets. People have to go to secluded spots or open fields to excrete. The movie is one such story of a concerned mother, determined to build a toilet at home. In spite of strong opposition and a lack of funds, will she be able to do it?

2019

204

GOODFELLAS PRAKASH S R

10 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Five small-time criminals are out on their first big mission.

Find out what happens next.

About the director:

Prakash S R is a Writer and director based in Bengaluru.

He gained interest in Filmmaking during his Engineering days.

Prakash believes Films are more of an emotional medium and not a logical medium. Movies should emotionally connect to the audience, be it a Comedy movie or a Thriller movie. “Goodfellas� (Olle Hudugaru) is his first Short movie.

2019

205

GRAHAK VIPAN MALAWAT

19 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

This film is about a prostitute’s life - how she relates to the outside world and how she finds her own space, which is much better than ‘out there’.

About the director:

Hailing from Punjab, Vipan has graduated from State Institute of Film and TV, Rohtak, with a specialisation in Direction. He has the experience of working with leading directors in various short films. This film is his degree project.

2019

206

HABĂ?A UNA VEZ LAURA TORRIJOS BESCOS

6 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

A group of children sing and play by the window of a basement, unaware of what is on the other side.

About the director:

Laura Torrijos Bescos is a filmmaker who has directed The life ahead (2015) Homo 35 (2016) Once upon a time (2018) so far.

2019

207

HAL RAM SURAT ISRAR

18 mins | Other | India

Synopsis:

This is the story of a boy and his grandmother. Life is goes on, meanwhile they come across a problem and the boy tries to find out a solution.

About the director:

Ram Surat has done a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Allahabad and also has an M. Phil. in “An analytical study of Girmitiya issues as represented in documentary films”. He has also made a documentary as an assignment named ‘The Struggle of Competitor’.

2019

208

HALF AND HALF BAPTISTE DRAPEAU

10 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

On a deserted battlefield, CLOVIS, a knight, awakens in two pieces! Another knight from the opponent side, RICHARD, is in the same situation. After a battle, the two halfmen are stuck to each other. They have to find a way to separate from each other.

2019

209

HAPPY DEVASHISH MAKHIJA

7 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A young girl is forced to re-enact a juvenile rape. She is then revealed to be a helpless victim of a much larger, more vicious, yet casual misogyny.

About the director:

Devashish Makhija has researched and assisted with Black Friday, and was the chief assistant director on Bunty aur Babli. By Two, a story by him in the omnibus Mumbai Noir, has been adapted into a feature film, directed by him next year. He has written and directed the multiple awardees Taandav, El’ayichi, Agli Baar, Rahim Murge pe mat ro and Absent, the full length feature film, Ajji and Bhonsle.

2019

210

HAPPY BREAKUP SANTHOSH G

9 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

HAPPY BREAK UP ! What if you run into your ex-lover after several years? It sounds like a rather interesting situation to be in. Here is a story of a couple who are meeting after a decade. Their break-up was bitter, but they’ve finally sorted their issues out. What’s in store for them now?

About the director:

A native of Bangalore, Santhosh worked in the IT industry for four years. But his lingering passion for cinema grew stronger every day and in 2009, he finally quit the corporate world to realize his dreams as a filmmaker. Since then, he has donned multiple roles in cinema. After having worked as an Assistant Director in “Aaptha” and “Premagaami”, he became an Associate Director on the film “Badmaash”.

2019

211

HAPPY MARRIAGE ERIK JASA?

13 mins | Slovak | Slovakia

Synopsis:

A married couple which breaks apart after the death of their only child, Andrej and Eva are inevitably getting to the point of the imaginary crossroad. There is nothing keeping Eva in the marriage so she deeply desires to leave, but Andrej is becoming self-aware of his aggressive nature and tries to change the situation of their marriage.

About the director:

Erik is an avid director, writer and producer. “Happy Marriage� is his debut short film, that he hopes will help boost his carrer as a filmmaker.

2019

212

HARMLESS VISHESH MANKAL

19 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A boy is down on his luck, a girl is looking for thrills, a plot is hatched and a kidnapping is staged. As far as crimes go, this one seems harmless. But as with all things, there is a price to pay, a ‘hefty price’. Harmless begins as a crime-thriller and develops into a dramatic adventure with a little bit of romance thrown in. It can be seen as a mix between Bonnie and Clyde and It Happened One Night.

About the director:

Vishesh Mankal has been making short films since he was in college. His first film Suicide (2006) gave him direction and got his journey started. In 2008, his short film “Peacock” managed to make a splash at the festival circuit and gain some accolades. He started making videos for small organizations and eventually became a video editor at Yash Raj Films. He is currently hoping to get his first feature film funded soon.

2019

213

HARU’S NEW YEAR ALICE SHIN

19 mins |

| Canada, Japan

Synopsis:

New year, new country, new school. Haru has a lot to adjust to in Canada let alone figuring out how to make new friends while still missing the ones she left behind in Japan.

When Haru learns about her weird classmate Frances who doesn’t often appear at school, she wonders more about this mysterious person.

About the director:

She has worked in Japan, Korea, USA, and Canada as a director, producer, and editor. Her current project follows a young immigrant living in Toronto, titled ‘Haru’s New Year’, supported by the Reel Asian International Film Festival, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts”

2019

214

HOME ALSEN ESTRELLA

13 mins | Tagalog | Philippines

Synopsis:

Sabel searches for his younger brother Bert, as they escape from Yani, an evil entity inside their home.

About the director:

Alsen Estrella is a fresh graduate from De La Salle College of Saint Benilde in the field ofDigital Filmmaking. He has won several awards during college while experimenting withvarious genres and themes. He’s very ambitious in creating unique ideas to make his filmstandout. He’s also fond of creating commercials and hopes to do it in the near future.

As afilmmaker, his goal is to create more films at the same time improve his skills as a writer anddirector. He aims to make films that is viewed on a global scale and collaborate with otherfilmmakers around the world.

2019

215

HONEST REVIEW PRAKASH

5 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Its all about the review! Watch out for the thriller video which indicates everything about the reviews and whats happening.

About the director:

A passionate and devoted writer, director and film maker, Prakash is a post graduate in mass communication and journalism from Manipal University. He has worked as a writer for a Film magazine of coastal wood and is an actor in a theater team as well as a copy writer in a ad agency. Currently, he is pursuing his theatre studies diploma in Ninasam Theatre Institute, Shimogga.

2019

216

HRIDAYA NU RUDAN BURHANUDDIN DOHADWALA

14 mins | Gujarati | India

Synopsis:

A man governed by his ego loses everything to his fatherhood.

2019

217

HUAJIANG GIRLS LIU YUEH-MING

18 mins | Chinese, English | Taiwan

Synopsis:

K is in senior high, the tutoring class every once a week is the most private time for her. Her tutor, Xian-xian, is a college student focusing on English Literature. During the class, Xianxian helps K make progress in reading comprehension and unintentionally leads K to discover her inner-self.

About the director:

Liu Yueh-Ming? is a ?Taiwan actor and director?. ?He used to act in? ?dozens of? ?independent films? ?and student films? and in 2014?,?? ?he was? ?nominated at the Les Lutins Short Film. He has received an award for the best actor? ?for the short film? ?�Shadow�? ?by Lorenzo Recio?.?? ?Since 2005?, ?he has been creating his? ?own work? ?and? ?still? ?performing? ?as well.

2019

218

HUMAN ISSAM TAACHIT

7 mins | Arabic, French, Other | Algeria

Synopsis:

The movie tells the story of a Trisomic child , He goes to the stadium, he finds a group of healthy normal children playing football. He wanted to play with them. One of those children refuse to let the child with Trisomy play with them.

The sick child was quite sad so he while he was lying on the grass, he starts imagining a story , he pictures himself in a world full of successfull Trisomic kids, and the plot unfolds from there.

About the director:

Issam has obtained an International degree in film directing and has been awarded nationally and internationally in the field of acting and cinema. Issam is the director of 5 award winning short films nationally and internationally and is also a professional actor in the national theaters with 15 professional plays. He has participated in at least 30 national and international festivals and has been framed in the Algerian University of audiovisual students in short films.

2019

219

I AM SUPERMAN RODRIGO BATISTA

20 mins | Portuguese | Brazil

Synopsis:

Lucas, a black 7-year-old boy, attends a birthday party dressed up as Superman. Eric, a white 7-year-old, the birthday kid, had the same idea as Lucas in deciding what to wear. Now they will do anything and go to any extent to prove who the real Man of Steel is.

About the director:

Rodrigo Batista, a Brazilian screenwriter and director, graduated from University of Sao Paulo in Audiovisual Arts. In 2012, he was granted a Fulbright Fellowship and went to the U.S. where he received a master’s degree in Writing for the Screen and Stage from Northwestern University. He is the writer and director of the short film “I am Superman”, selected for more than 30 film festivals in 12 countries.

2019

220

I CAME FROM THE FUTURE DAVE LOJEK

4 mins | English, Polish, French | Poland, Germany

Synopsis:

A brooding businessman reads his own suicide note, but finds more questions than answers about time travel. He stands aloof.

About the director:

Award-winning director and producer Dave Lojek was born in East-Berlin in 1975. He has over 1288 screenings of his works at international film festivals worldwide. Dave studied English and Culture at Humboldt-University in Berlin.

As independent filmmaker and organizer of annual film workshops (KinoKabarets) he teaches short film making and distribution. Mr. Lojek won 157 film awards and entertained an audience of more than 2 million people on all continents at film festivals, on TV, and online by 2018. I came from the future, Snitch, The Last Supper, Keeper are some of his recent films.

2019

221

IDOLATRY MORAN NAKAR

20 mins | Hebrew | Israel

Synopsis:

Naama is confident her partner, who unsuccessfully tries to conceive, wants something else in life. When their relationship starts to crumble, Naama goes out to ask for a radical and an unrealistic solution.

About the director:

A 28 year old, raised in national religious education. Left religion, came out of the closet and found out that life as a lesbian is not exactly what was promised. In 2015; writer, director, and producer of a short documentary film, “Al Daat Hamakom”, “Monologim Mehamonita”. Edited and produced the short film “Zaam” which was featured in dozens of festivals around the world. In 2017; writer and director of a graduation film, “Idolatry”, supported by the Rabinovich foundation.

2019

222

INLOVE LES FRERES LOPEZ

7 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

While on patrol in a Middle Eastern country, a western army squad stops for a while in the village of Iqmarba…

2019

223

INSANE LOVE EITAN PITIGLIANI

20 mins |

| Italy

Synopsis:

Alessandro is a young Italian fashion model whose life seems to have reached a dead end when, one day, walking down the streets of Rome, he bumps into Sophia, a young girl from Argentina, with whom he falls desperately in love. Loving her becomes the whole purpose of his life, to such a point that it seems to take him to another world.

About the director:

Eitan studied directing in New York and London.In this life, his first short film was selected at numerous film festivals, including the prestigeuos Corti d’Argento. In 2015, he released Like a Butterfly, a film with more than 20 awards.

Insane love is his fourth short film release.

2019

224

IRENE JOÃO MARTINHO

15 mins | Portuguese | Portugal

Synopsis:

Irene finds herself in a strange place. It’s her dates house and his mother is present.

About the director:

Joao Martinho is a graduate in directing from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School where, he was the screenwriter for the short film “Devoluto Vermelho” (2016) and producer of “Onde Foi a Minha Sorte?” (2016), which won the National Competition Prize of the Córtex Festival. He has also edited several shorts, including “Fogo de Artificio” (2017).“Irene” is his second film.

2019

225

ISLE OF CAPRI MÅNS BERTHAS

5 mins | Swedish | Sweden

Synopsis:

Lina’s grandmother is in a severe state of Alzheimer’s disease. In order to make her remember again, Lina abducts her from the hospital and takes her to her abandoned childhood home.

About the director:

Måns Berthas was born in Sundsvall, a small town in Sweden. In 2015 he directed Champion which debuted at Göteborg Film Festival and was screened in more than fifty film festivals around the world . Bitchboy and Vila i frid (Rest in Peace) are both from 2016. In 2018 , his Isle of Capri, which was one of the winners of the Nespresso Talents - Cannes Film Festival 2018. Bottleneck (2019) is his latest short.

2019

226

JOY MOHANRAJ SIVALINGAM

10 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

Tarun wants sports shoes for his birthday, but his father cannot afford them. He and his sister, Harini, exhibit how people with all the necessities and beyond, can help the less privileged.

About the director:

Mohanraj has grown up watching many worldy movies and has always wanted to become a filmmaker. He has been a part of many commercials as an assistant director and is now steering towards an independent direction.

2019

227

KAM DI GAL JABRAN ZAFAR

9 mins | Urdu | Pakistan

Synopsis:

It is the portrayal of the fact that no matter what the education,class,age,socioeconomic status or IQ of a person is,he can give you a good advice,tell you something of great value.So we should pay attention when somebody tries to tell us something important regardless of his apparent personality.

About the director:

Jabran Zafar is a part time filmmaker who comes from a small city Khushab in Punjab, Pakistan. His films Ghunchah, The gift and Kam di Gal have got international acclamation.

Kam di Gal was declared 2nd best international film at the 3rd Acharya Tulsi short film festival.The gift won best cinematography-jury prize in Shunya international film festival’s January edition 2019. Jabran has just graduated from medical school and is training in medicine.

2019

228

KARMA VAIBHAV GATTANI

10 mins | Hindi | india

Synopsis:

Two detectives are resolving a rare case and are figuring out if it is murder or suicide.

About the director:

Vaibhav Gattani`s strong desire to tell a story that touches a common man’s heart is what keeps him going. He has a specialized degree in VFX and has enrolled for many online filmmaking courses. He has also edited a few music videos and written, directed and edited short films produced under his banner ICESCAPE FILMS.

2019

229

KATRAN PREM SINGH

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Katran is the story of an elderly couple who decide to part ways after 36 years of their marriage. In the end, they realize that in some corners of their house still resides a little love that will bring them together.

About the director:

Prem Singh fell in love with Films at the age of eighteen when he watched Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella). After a Diploma in Animation, he began working on his first Hollywood feature film as an Animator. He desires to make films depicting everyday life stories.

2019

230

KIM (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

5 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

The young Kim is the heir of a spiritual chief in a totalitarian regime. Innocent as he is, Kim finds himself propelled towards the head of the country; However, he just want to have fun.

The country then takes a completely new face.

About the director:

Lucas Lermytte, Simon Krieger, Mathilde Dugardin, Simon Ameye, Antoine Dupriez and Thibaud Colin have graduated from the Pôle IIID school (Roubaix, France). In 2018, they codirected the short film “Kim”.

2019

231

KINDNESS PALLET YASAMIN ARSHIA

5 mins | Persian | Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synopsis:

There is a big basket in the store that people need to take their goods from there, but one day ...

About the director:

Yasamin Arshia is a director and writer, known for The Story of an Apple (2018) and Kindness Pallet (2019).

2019

232

KODI NAYAN AREHALLI

20 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A film about how an incident that occurs in one place, can have an impact on the lives of people in another.

About the director:

An actor and theater director in Kannada, Nayan has received two ‘best actor’ awards for theatrical plays. Now, he has taken a step into the film industry and acted in two TV shows and three Kannada movies. He has also directed three short films and recorded two singles from an album.

2019

233

LA FORTEZZA STEFANO RUSSO

20 mins | Italian | Italy

Synopsis:

The Fortress, entirely shot on the island of Ischia, is the story of Vito, the estranged father of a ten-year-old Sebastiano. With the help of Vito’s partner, Lucia, father and son will try to rebuild the broken bond between them. “La Fortress” is also an opportunity to explore the historical beauties of the island, its folk tradition and its wildest nature.

About the director:

Stefanoru studied Geology at the University of Naples. In 1994 his short film Un Paradiso, directed with Paolo Sorrentino, was screened at Palermo Cinema and since 1998, he has been writing screenplays for TV. In 2002, his Sei Quello Che Mangi won “PescaraCortoScript”, a contest of scripts for short films. In 2007 he won the 1st edition of ENDAS INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER COMPETITION with the script IL Viaggio Di Rosa, receiving the prize from the hands of Syd Field himself.

2019

234

LA PHOTOGRAPHE BERTRAND NORMAND

12 mins | No Dialogues | France

Synopsis:

Helena walks in the gardens of the Versailles palace, photographing statues of antique gods. Through her camera, she perceives the presence of a male statue that has come to life and is lurking around her. She runs away, but the statue finds her. Helena decides to face it.

About the director:

Bertrand Normand studied filmmaking at the Vancouver Film School in Canada and acting at the Jack Garfein Studio in Paris. His first fiction feature is currently in development.

2019

235

LE GRAFFITI AURELIEN LAPLACE

9 mins | French, Portugese | France

Synopsis:

Stupor in the city: this morning, someone sprayed graffiti on the wall of a historical monument! The main people concerned, the Mayor and Dr. Robin, will have to explain...

About the director:

Since 2001, Aurelien has written and directed six short films and two clips for Hku and Seldom Colin. With each new film, he explores the theme of the unsettling of daily life or how characters entangled in a routine see suddenly their life switch and their upended bearings among other. This led him to develop comedies to offbeat tone. AurĂŠlien is also currently working on a new comedy feature film.

2019

236

LEAVE US ALONE SHYAM ESHWAR, PRANAV BLAZE

14 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

A mother wakes up one morning to find an intruder in the house. The film deals with her struggle to protect herself and her family from the intruder. The happenings spiral down into something sinister.

About the director:

Pranav Blaze and Shyam Eshwar are two aspiring film makers and writers from Bengaluru.

2019

237

LIFE ON MARS MARIE LÉA REGALES

17 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

Maria wanders around her neighborhood in the North of Corsica. Tomorrow her missing brother StĂŠphane will turn 20, by a lake, Maria forgets her loneliness and communicates with lights that visit her at nightfall.

About the director:

Marie Lea Regales was born in Paris in 1993. After a few years studying editing, she directed her first shortfilm, The Sirens (Mermaids), n 2017, she produced a collection of very short experimental self-produced, hand-made, hand-made pieces without technical support, as a way to create something alone. Black Hole is part of this collection. Marie is currently developing a third short film, Nuit Verte, she has won at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in 2016 and in 2018 won the 2nd ARTE Award for Best Student Short Film.

2019

238

LINA DOMINIQUE BARNIAUD

9 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

Lina, a nine year old is facing her first girl troubles. She does ask her mother for help, but a mother cant do some things. This is the story of the film.

2019

239

LINE OF DUTY MAYANK MALHOTRA

13 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Inspired by true events, this is the story of a young recruit in the Indian army posted at a remote bunker, who is asked to forego his humane ethics because of rigid border regulations.

With a natural calamity at hand, are all regulations applicable?

About the director:

A graduate in Film from Los Angeles, Mayank started his career in India as an Assistant Director on big budget feature films and commercials. Belonging to an army family, Mayank has grown up in various cities including Mauritius, Bangalore, New Delhi, Los Angeles and Mumbai. Being a traveller and storyteller has helped him gaining different outlooks of life from various parts of the world, and that is a subject which interests him the most.

2019

240

LOCAL CHANNEL SIDHARTH SUNIL

20 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

This film is a story of a common Malayali family living in Bangalore. It’s a story of a bakery man who gets into a fight with his neighbor and wants revenge.

2019

241

LOOK AT ME PRASAD CHERKADY

10 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A single-take short film, portraying the desire of an emotionally unstable man to become a reality star using his erratic behaviour. He has been diagnosed as an Exhibitionist and Psychotic Delusive, his shenanigans have landed him in trouble previously, but this is a stepping stone for him.

Ultimately, he wants to be viewed from all over the world.The film ends with a strong monologue about how he wants to rise to the Celebrity throne, come what may, leaving the audience bewildered.

About the director:

Prasad Cherkady is an active practitioner of film making, theater, and Yakshagana- A Coastal Karnataka dance -drama repertoire. He acts, writes and directs films. He received the ‘Best Actor’ award at META 2016 for the play “Akshayambara”.

He was formally trained in Psychological Counselling and is now leaning towards Hindustani classical vocals as well.

2019

242

MADRID-ATOCHA JORGE DAYAS

6 mins | No Dialogues | Spain

Synopsis:

A commuter train departs at night from a lonely and dark station. Through the window several episodes take place over the landscape.

About the director:

Jorge Dayas has created and directed several animated shorts such as “William Wilson” (1999), “Manipai” (2003), “The Lady at the Threshold” (2007) and “Araan” (2015).

“Madrid-Atocha” (2019) is his fifth work as a director.

2019

243

MANTO’S MARRIAGE SHRIVAS NYDU

17 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

The film is an interesting and witty episode of Sadat Hasan Manto’s life - his marriage and being a man who is acknowledged for his hard hitting and heart wrenching stories dealing with social sentiments. This controversial story is arguably one of the best short stories of the 20th century.

About the director:

Shrivas is a graduate in Graphic Designing and now works in the Indian Film Industry as a writer and director. He has made 30 theatrical films for the series titled, Personalities Of India. His feature film, Balakka-Loved Women has been to several international film festivls. He has also directed a feature length documentary Reviving Imagery on Satyajit Ray. Presently, he is occupied with another feature length documentary.

2019

244

MARUNNU JITHIN JOE FRANCIS

10 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

The film revolves around the life of Nihal, an employee in a local IT firm. The story depicts the events unfolding in his life on an unusual day. Events depicted in this film are coincidentally related to an incident that took place in Bengaluru in 2016. This story is a pioneer in the discussion of the subject matter which could be considered a ‘taboo’ with respect to India’s social norms.

About the director:

Born In Kochi, Kerala, Jithin is an Aeronautical Engineer.

However, he’s currently working as an assistant director in the Malayalam film Industry, with around 5 films to his credit. This short is his first attempt at independent film making.

2019

245

MELODI MICHAEL KAM

11 mins | Chinese, Malay | Singapore

Synopsis:

An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

About the director:

Born and raised in Singapore, Michael completed a postgraduate diploma in film production from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He currently teaches in his alma mater in its film diploma programme. His short films have screened in festivals such as Berlinale, Uppsala, Encounters, and won awards in Tampere and Hamburg, among others.

2019

246

MHASANKHAEE CHETAN PATIL

10 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

This film revolves around a security guard who has just started working, guarding a new Cremation Ground. The events that follow make the rest of the plot.

About the director:

Chetan is a director and Mhasankhaee is his second film.

2019

247

MI QUERIDO BALĂ“N GAIZKA URRESTI

16 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

In 1975, the day that Franco dies, there is no school. In a village in empty Spain, children play a football match. The ball belongs to the son of the notary and he sets the rules as he wants until he scores a penalty goal.

About the director:

Gaizka Urrest is a producer, director, scriptwriter, cultural manager and teacher of both film and television. He has directed and produced many films and almost all of them have won more than a 100 national and international awards, including a nomination to Goya in 2011 and win as best fiction short in 2014 Goya Prizes. Last year he premiered his first feature film Holy Calamity with more than 50,000 spectators in theaters. He has also produced Incierta Gloria by AgustĂ­ Villaronga.

2019

248

MOM MANASA SHARMA, SPARSHA RK

3 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Khushi is sad and misses her mom on her parents wedding anniversary. While Ram wants his daughter Khushi to get along with sowmya, his newly wedded wife, Khushi is reluctant. Sowmya has to take the first step and decides to prepare Khushi’s mom’s favorite dish. Khushi is now happy.

Emotions need small gestures for understanding.

About the director:

Manasa Sharma A photographer turned cinematographer and a short filmmaker. Currently she is pursuing cinematography in L V Prasad Film institute in Chennai. She aspires to be a director of bridge films like her idol Puttanna Kanagal. Sparsha RkA singer turned actor who is also a film maker. Coming from a literature background, she has great writing and editing skills. She is keen on taking up direction.

2019

249

MOMENT DEVAVRATHA KALKURA

5 mins |

| India

Synopsis:

When fun dominates us and we forget to take care about ourself, which comes to a decision we make with life and choice regretting and etching in a life long memory.

2019

250

MONSTROUS ALEJANDRO SANTAELLA VERA

7 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

During his childhood, Esteban has been mistreated by his classmates at school, especially by Rubén and his group of friends, that pain has fueled the hatred of the child throughout his childhood, making him a vengeful monster.

About the director:

He began his cinematographic career studying Audiovisual Realization adn script and production courses at IES Guadalpín (Marbella) in 2015his first short film, “Dear Neighbor” was at the Notodofilmfest Jameson festival.

2019

251

MR. BEEJA VINAYAKA N

10 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

Mr. Beeja is a black and white experimental silent flick and a tribute to the movies belonging to the 19th and 20th century. The film is the story of an innocent orphan in the 1920’s named Mr. Beeja and an encounter that slowly shapes his life.

About the director:

Vinayaka, a 23 year old Bengaluru boy, is currently working as an associate director and writer in the Kannada film industry. He has also independently directed documentaries, short films, album songs and advertisements.

2019

252

MR. DAS RAVALI THUMMALACHETTY

27 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Mr. Das, a widower, is battling depression and loneliness after his daughter, Radhika leaves the country for her education. After a heart attack, he fights an imposter who he believes to have come into his life under the pretense of being his daughter. Where is Radhika? Will Mr. Das ever find her?

About the director:

Ravali is an actor, filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles.

As a theatre practitioner for over five years, Ravali has dabbled in various aspects of theatre such as acting, directing and writing and has worked extensively with the Bangalore based theatre group, MISF!T. She has written and directed two short films, “Urmih” and “Mr. Das”.

2019

253

MUD MUD KE NA DEKH MUJEER PASHA, VEENA KULKARNI

22 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Months after divorce, Kumar shows up with bags at his exwife’s door only to find out she is leaving with her girlfriend who happens to be Kumar’s best friend. Here is your classic triangle with a queer twist.

About the director:

Mujeer Pasha, a 29 year old, resides in Bangalore, India.

Filmmaking has been a major form of his expression and he believes storytelling through text, visuals, and sound is his super-human power. This is how he thinks he brings value and drives people to see things differently. Whereas Veena is a teacher, a filmmaker and godmother, and in all of this, She’s a powerful show runner and has put together many successes in her long career. Anything created by Veena tends to evoke love, freethinking, and hope. With her warm smile, she rules the stage and the hearts of her audience.

2019

254

MUDDHU MUDDHAAGI SAI KRISHNA ENREDDY

29 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Stuck in the storm that is her parents’ relationship Aashi bears a burden larger than her tender years. Muddhu Muddhagi is what this little one sees and experiences - the love she never sees, and the strife she has to live with.

About the director:

Sai Krishna Enreddy is a poster designer and has designed for over 450 films. He is also an actor (12 films) and is a director who has directed one feature film and one short film.

2019

255

MUFFIN RANJITH R

9 mins | No Dialogue | India

Synopsis:

A lonely depressed man’s life takes a turn when he sees a muffin so wonderful and otherworldly.

About the director:

Ranjith is 24-year-old Engineer from Bangalore who has a keen interest in stories and films. He is cuurently working in an MNC and Muffin is his first attempt at making a short film.

Some of the movies that have inspired him and had an impact are The Hunt, Zodiac and The Big Lebowski.

2019

256

MY BODY SANDRALEE ZINZEN, NICOLAS NIVESSE

2 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

A teenage girl is staring at herself in a mirror. She doesn’t like what she sees - fat, skinny, ugly; she thinks she looks like a monster. Maybe it was about time she took a step back and realized she’s not that terrible-looking.

About the director:

Sandralee Zinzen and Nicolas Nivesse have graduated from the Pôle IIID school (Roubaix, France). In 2018, they codirected the short film “My Body”.

2019

257

NAAN DEVRU UTHKARSHA BALARAM

20 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

The film narrates the tale of an ancient spirit worship ritual, with an insecure man’s skepticism growing so serious that he decides to hypnotise himself into a spirit to tackle the fight between reality and beliefs.

About the director:

Uthkarsha started making short films under his own banner - Mintonette Films in 2016. He has worked as a writer and director in nearly ten short films and has also made two documentaries and a music video. Having worked as a director, writer, cinematographer, sound designer, editor and production designer in short films, he enjoys being on the film set. He aims at creating good stories that will linger in the audiences’ minds for a long time.

2019

258

NAMMA METRO SANTHOSH G

5 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

We’ve all met familiar strangers; It’s nothing uncommon, especially with how the world seems to be contracting.

However, not many of us make an attempt to speak to that person. Why do we hesitate, when there’s a good chance of them being an acquaintance? Namma Metro is a breezy tale of familiarity and taking chances.

About the director:

A native of Bangalore, Santhosh worked in the IT industry for four years. But his lingering passion for cinema grew stronger every day and in 2009, he finally quit the corporate world to realize his dreams as a filmmaker. Since then, he has donned multiple roles in cinema. After having worked as an Assistant Director in “Aaptha” and “Premagaami”, he became an Associate Director on the film “Badmaash”.

2019

259

NARRATIVAS DE UM CRIME ALISON ZAGO

14 mins | French, Portugese | Brazil

Synopsis:

Constantin works as a police detective, but dreams about being a writer, always pursuing his next story. Paulo is a policeman with angry issues that just came back from a period of suspension. The different perspectives from Constantin and Paulo collide when they met at a crime scene, and the conflict between them flirts with tragedy, revealing a reality full of ironies, tears and blood.

About the director:

Alison Zago graduated in Cinema from São Paulo University. His first short film was “Flash”, written by Eduardo Prado. His second short was “Preto ou Branco!” written and directed by himself. Zago decided to shoot this film completely in front of a green screen, seeking to learn the complexity of the whole process of postproduction. His last project is “Narrativas de um crime”, a project that won the 1st TNT Film Festival in Brazil, selected between 1400 participants. Zago is currently working on two projects: a feature film screenplay and a multi-platform series screenplay.

2019

260

NEED HELP PRANAV KUMAR

20 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Cases of child sexual abuse comes up in daily news in India these days. At the same time, the World Health Organization states that India is going through a mental health crisis. This short film tries to show that there is a strong connection between both of the facts and possible solutions.

About the director:

Pranav Kumar was born in Bihar and is a graduate in mass communication from the School of communication, MAHE Manipal, Karnataka.

2019

261

NEPENTHE ROSALBA GARCIA GOMEZTAGLE

18 mins | Spanish | Mexico

Synopsis:

Nepenthe is a wild girl who has been ophaned. She lives alienated and doesn’t understand at all the civilized world that she observes at a distance. The day comes when she runs out of food ventures beyond her limits in order to eat. So, she meets a taciturn and a curious boy who confronts her. In their lonelinnes, both of them establish a peculiar friendship and they briefly know happyness. Until the situation suddenly changes.

About the director:

Rosalba Garcia graduated at the “Forum of contemporary art” in 2005 and has a bachelor degree in Scenic Arts from the UDG. She has participated in Theatre Staging, Dance Choreography, Short Films, Long Films, and Commercial Films. As a director she has received the National award of University Theatre in 2005 and the Centenario Award in Morelos in 2010. Rosalba has also participated in many state and country festivals.

2019

262

NO EXIT ARVIND ALOK

24 mins | Korean | Korea

Synopsis:

In the background of Korean War, clash of two ideologies confront and blame each other for the present situation of war, but there is no way out. Will they find their exit?

About the director:

Arvind Alok is a filmmaker who graduated from the Korean National University of Arts in Film Direction. No Exit, Dammed, Bollywood vs Bollywood and Who am I are some of his films.

2019

263

NOW WE CAN DIE IN PEACE ARNAUD GUEZ

3 mins | French | Belgium

Synopsis:

During the world cup final in ‘98, a cop waits in his surveillance van; along with his partner, they have the task to bring a big fish down. But things go wrong.

2019

264

OLD MAN TRUEBA & TRUEBA

8 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Carmen, once again, is about to go to her tedious workday.

With the passing of hours something extraordinary happens, sadly, not such an extraordinary thing for Carmen. The selfishness society we live in will soon make the dystopian society that “Old man� poses a reality.

About the director:

Trueba and Trueba are two brothers from Santander (Spain). Their first piece was the short film One Step Ahead.

The film was selected in more than 60 festivals all over the world and also won awards in five of them. Oldman, their second production deals with a subject of painful actuality: The loneliness in the third age.

2019

265

ONCE UPON A TIME... THE RETURN SAPIN ALBAN

2 mins | French | France

Synopsis:

When the wolf returns to pursue Little Red Riding Hood, it’s time for revenge.

About the director:

Alban Sapin has written and directed his first short movie when he was 19. Once upon a time... The return is his first experience in comedy. Earlier he has worked on western, horror, political, thiller and drama genre. His films have been selected in more than 120 festivals and won 15 prizes.Alban Sapin is working on is first feature film script.

2019

266

ONE FINE DAY VIBIN M.R

10 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A young rag picker was on his usual round of collecting garbage when he finds something unusual - a treasure chest that changed not only his life, but also his sister’s.

About the director:

Born in the state of Kerala, India Vibin was an Advertising professional for about 5 years. He is now working as Writer / Associate director in the Malayalam Film Industry. He is also the dialogue writer for various Malayalam movies like Chapters, Arikil Oraal & 100 Days of love. One Fine Day is his directorial debut.

2019

267

ONE NIGHT STAND INDRANIL BANERJEE

26 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

This movie defines an obsession and possessiveness that leads to a fatal attraction between two completely different human beings . It might seem like an erotic thriller at first, but the ending is rather twisted. This story is basically of a one night stand gone wrong.

About the director:

Indranil is into direction and D.O.P. His critically acclaimed and Award winning films for direction include Reality Show, The Chase, The Mirage, Trinayani, One Night Stand and Bahannoborti.

2019

268

OUR STREET CLARA SANTAOLAYA

17 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

The story of four very different women who live on the same street and join in a chain of sisterhood, empowerment and strength. Together they stand up and overcome the realities that others had chosen for them. Sometimes, a small day by day revolution can change everything.

About the director:

Clara Santaolaya has directed 2 short films previously: Damocles chains (2011) Pangea (2015) and various video clips, video-arts and video-essays that have been exhibited at the CCCB (Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona) as Llull movement or The voice of the people. He has been Assistant and Assistant Director in numerous series and fictions among which are Central Hospital, The Secret of Old Bridge and Victim number 8.

2019

269

PAMPHLET SHEKHAR BAPU RANKHAMBE

30 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

A 12 year old child receives a religious pamphlet which mandates circulation of copies of the same to avoid misfortune. But the child does not have money to print the copies of the same, he develops a tremendous fear. This film is about how this fear transforms a child who was once ready to compete with moon to a mentally handicapped child.

About the director:

Shekhar Bapu Rankhamb has worked as an assistant director for the film, Kunasathi Kunitari and has written and directed the short films Dhonda, Muk and Punjabi dress.

2019

270

PAPA : MON AMOUR HARSHAL PANDHE

3 mins | English, French | India

Synopsis:

An unbreakable bond between a kid and his father, changes his entire life.

About the director:

He is specialised in visual storytelling, creative direction, editing, graphic design, VFX and animation. Currently, he is working as a freelancer and collaborating with international artists, hoping to tell unique stories to break the barriers of expressing art through films.

2019

271

PENDANT QUE LES CHAMPS BRÛLENT LOUVE DUBUC-BABINET

25 mins | French, Portugese | France

Synopsis:

A girl who is struggling to get back in the saddle, a boy on the side of the road, and somewhere, a fire that goes out...

About the director:

Louve is a graduate of the ESRA in 2015; she signed her first film with Theorem & Louve Productions that she met at the Clermont-Ferrand film festival in 2016. Strong and secret female characters are often at the heart of her scripts, often immersed in a rural or remote world of cities.

2019

272

PERHAPS TODAY...

NADINE ASMAR

9 mins | Arabic | Lebanon

Synopsis:

Oum Karim, a 60-year-old Beiruti lady, is used to prepare Lahm Bi Ajin (Lebanese ham pie) once a week.

About the director:

Nadine Asmar, a Lebanese filmmaker and screenwriter.

“L’aveugle de la Cathédrale” (The Blind of the Cathedral) is her 2015 graduation short film. “Perhaps today” is her second short film produced in 2017, which is a winner of 3 awards in France and the UK and nominated for over 15 prizes. Nadine is also a photographer, producer, editor and movie blogger.

She has been a part of 10 films which have been directed by her.

2019

273

PIGGY CARLOTA MARTĂ?NEZ PEREDA

14 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Sara is an overweight teen that lives in the shadow of a clique of cool girls holidaying in her village. Not even her childhood friend, Claudia, defends her when she’s bullied at the local pool in front of an unknown man. Her clothes are stolen and Sara must get home wearing nothing but her bikini.

The long walk home will mark the rest of her life.

About the director:

Carlota has been a screenwriter and script supervisor for series such as Periodistas and Motivos Personales, she has also directed series likeEl secreto de Puente Viejo, LEX and Lalola and has worked on Los Hombres de Paco, Red Eagle and Luna. Piggy is her second short film.

2019

274

PITAAH PANKAZ SINGH TANWAR

8 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Our loved ones always care for us. They always check on us wherever they are and which ever state they are in.This thought is converted into “Pitaah�.

About the director:

Pankaz Singh is currently living in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and has a BCA degree, he is currently working for a real estate company and is rather passionate about films. He has completed a professional editing course in Mumbai and has worked as an assistant editor for the Indian tally awards 2010.

Pankaz worked in several theatre projects and with bollywood directors like Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nagesh Kukunoor & Ram Kishan Choyal. He has also worked on TV projects like Crime Petrol. Pitaah being his directorial debut.

2019

275

PLUCKED TEJUS YAKHOB

23 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A young boy tries to save his dying mother by using his eyelashes to ask for wishes.

About the director:

Tejus Yakhob graduated from AISFM, Hyderabad and Plucked is his graduation film. Currently, he is writing for a feature film.

2019

276

POSTMONITION HANS MORSA FRANZ IMPLER

6 mins | No dialogue | Germany

Synopsis:

Can we speak of reality, if something happened, which wasn‘t seen by anybody? Madnes as the source of all dreams and dreams as the source of all madness. The movie shows the try to remember a dream before it dissapears. Vanishing memories remain. A vague feeling. A hunch.

About the director:

Hans & Franz are artists and filmmakers, based in Leipzig, Germany. They study Graphic-Design and Illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig. Both are currently working on their diplomas.

2019

277

PRAWNS SWAPNIL SHETYE

16 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

This short film talks about ups & downs in the relationship between a father & son and how some situations change the father’s entire perspective on education.

About the director:

Swapnil Shetye is a filmmaker who has directed and edited many movies namely, Prawns, Cigna, Prestige, Indigo and many more. He is also coming up with a series called Astro Vastu on Hungama App. Swapnil has also worked as assistant director for few movies.

2019

278

PRIVATE MEETING FARHAD GHARIBI

11 mins | Farsi | Iran

Synopsis:

A young woman whose husband is in jail does not approve of illegal ways to make a living for herself and her little girl. She has a plan to earn money.

About the director:

Farhad Gharibi has spent his filmmaking career in the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and works as scriptwriter and director. He has directed and written the short film “Private Meeting” and has also been taking responsibilities in several short film projects like the short film “Labyrinth” as an advisor and planner and in the short fiction film “raha” as an editor.

2019

279

PROTYUSH ARINDAM BAROOAH

12 mins | Other | india

Synopsis:

The despair of a poverty stricken family accentuates, when the sole bread earner of the family meets an untimely death. The wife is now left with her two school going children and society offers her two choices; either to succumb to her miseries and employ them as child labourers or to take the challenging path which out-right rejects the societal norms of rural India. Now, the wife must make a tough decision to feed her family.

About the director:

Hailing from Assam, Arindam Barooah shot his first short film in 2014, Eti Notun Prabhat: A New Dawn, that became a turning point in his career. Since then he has made several well received short films such as Akanksha: An Impassioned Desire and Exploring Namphake, a travelogue documentary. He formed Panchoi Productions under which his films are produced. His passion for cinema drives him to shape his dreams into reality through films.

2019

280

PUB & SUCH ELEANNA SANTORINAIOU

7 mins | English | United Kingdom

Synopsis:

Ethel works night shift in a pub. It’s almost 11 o’clock, yet again she has to pick up the glasses and clear the space, as she cleans, her thoughts take over everything. A glimpse in a girl’s life, as she struggles with her life and her thoughts.

About the director:

Eleanna was born in Athens, Greece. After finishing her studies in Athens, she moved to London to study filmmaking at the London Film Academy. She has been collaborating for 9 years with Fournos Center for Digital Culture in Athens where she has written and directed 5 plays for Children. Since 2014, she has been working in London as a freelance editor and director. She has directed 5 short films with the latest one being Pub & Such.

2019

281

RAM NEEDS 75 RAMEEZ POYIL

30 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

A dream since his childhood, Ram works to make it a reality by enrolling himself into a photography course.

However, he’s not satisfied with what is provided from the course which adds on to the reasons for him to miss classes lavishly, by being late and bunking for significant reasons. He eventually runs short of adequate attendance required to clear the semester. His friends come up with a plan to save Ram. The film is creative nonfiction that deals with real-life issues of students in a fictitious plotting.

About the director:

Born and raised in Qatar, Rameez Poyil moved to India to enroll himself into a filmmaking course. He along with his friends founded One Room Mediaworks through which this film was produced. He was the awardee for Best Screenplay at the 8th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival. He has been making short films, ad films, corporate videos and wedding films ever since.

2019

282

RESERVAS NATURALES ALEJANDRO PEDREGAL

16 mins | Spanish, English | Finland, Mexico, Spain

Synopsis:

Every day Alberto cleans rooms at a fancy hotel, trying to stay out of trouble. But one day, a conflict with Emma, a business woman staying at the hotel, will disturb his peace, triggering a shift that will go beyond the lives of them both.

2019

283

RESTLESS MITUL AHMED

5 mins | Bengali | Bangladesh

Synopsis:

A child living a simple and easy life with equal amount of fear and fun, has grown up naturally with his knowledge & intellectuality. In the era of machinery, there is joy in conquering the kingdom by moving a windlass.

About the director:

Mitul Ahmed is a film-maker, journalist & writer. He is the executive-producer of the film Bhoy: The fear of silence which is based on the murder issue of bloggers in Bangladesh.

2019

284

RUFUS KING PARK VINAY PUJARA

13 mins | English | United States

Synopsis:

Sharon & Matthew both suffering from cancer last stage meet by chance. They become good friends over time & decide to spend their last lap of their lives together as much as they can.

About the director:

Vinay Pujara is an India born filmmaker. Started his career in Bollywood as an Assistant Director. After taking classes at NYU’s filmmaking school as well as other’s in 2012, he has since completed 9 short films and is in pre-production for his first feature. His company “Sun Om Productions Inc.” is quickly outputting content with strong themes. Vinay has valued his films in the sense of being fearless pieces that tell a story from a view that is not often seen. His past short films have been screened at film festivals around the globe as well as have won some awards.

2019

285

SAAD (CALLING) KUNIKA KHARAT

20 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Saad is a story of an old couple who live a mundane life and long for their children when suddenly, an unexpected event occurs in the house that changes everything.

About the director:

Kunika Kharat comes from Navi Mumbai and is studying Film and Video communication at National Institute of Design, India. Kunika’s journey as a film maker started in 2017 when she joined the course, she has always enjoyed story-telling and believes films are strong mediums of telling stories as you can re-create reality and capture it forever. But she also believes that films can do more than just story-telling and can be used as a medium to create awareness.

2019

286

SAAVITRI MADAN ANIRUDH KALE

20 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Inspired by the ancient mythological figure Sati Saavitri, this film’s main character Saavitri, lives with her husband who is unable to fulfill her sexual needs and so she is deprived of motherhood. With time, life offers her something and her choice is an ambiguity.

About the director:

Madan is currently doing his post graduation in film editing (Third year) at the Film and Television Institute of India – Pune, and is working with different art forms involved in film editing.

2019

287

SAMUDRA HARSHAL WADKAR

24 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Two young girls rent a room in a hotel to shoot an intimate video. They want to make a quick buck to pay for something illegal.

About the director:

From a family involved in the printing and bookbinding business, Harshal was driven to the art of narrative storytelling through a camera in his college days. He took to his dream when he got into theatre and gradually into films.

Starting as an apprentice, Harshal worked as a Director in commercials, corporate films, music videos, and Ad-films. He completed his FA course from FTII and NFAI in 2009 and has been involved in making short films, documentaries and AdFilms ever since. His recent short films Cycle and Conversations have gained critical acclaim across national and international film festivals.

2019

288

SAOLI KUMAR KULDIP MEDHI

8 mins | Other | India

Synopsis:

Skin color cannot define a person’s mind, but can a mind define whether it is good, bad or ugly?� This film is an attempt to shift our focus towards the problem of discrimination based on skin color in society. Why do we prefer fair or white skin?

White people make fun of black people and treat them as inferior. Saoli, a little girl feels the pain of being born with dark skin and the mindset of people prevailing in society that the dark-skinned are inferior.

About the director:

Kumar Kuldip Medhi is an Assamese filmmaker living and working in Guwahati, India.

He attended the Film Appreciation Course by FTII and has been working for Doordarshan Channel and the state government since 1992, under his production house Roopkonwar Cine Production.

His works often deal with cultural & social issues focusing on women empowerment, health, and rural development.

2019

289

SHIVA D’COSTA GURUKARANBIR SINGH BATTH

8 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Shiva D’costa is the story of a boy who adopts the transformation of religion from Hindu to Christianity and how his mother reacts to it.

About the director:

Gurukaranbir Singh Batth is a filmmaker, currently based in Florida, USA. He is pursuing Master’s in Filmmaking from Full Sail University, Orlando, Florida. Gurukaran was born in Pathankot, a city in the state of Punjab, India. He graduated from Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, Punjab in Bachelors in Multimedia. After completing his Bachelor’s, he has directed two short films, viz.., Harike Pattan (2016) and Shiva D’Costa (2018). Apart from that, he has been working as Chief Assistant Director in a web series and directed several Punjabi music videos.

2019

290

SIEGE DEEPTANSHU SINHA

16 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

After a citywide lockdown due to crime, Aaditya, a soldier from the city forces, must find a way to protect the people of the city from the commander and his forces.

About the director:

Deeptanshu is currently pursuing his passion for filmmaking at the Vancouver Film School, Canada.

Deeptanshu started off as a Screenwriter and now has 2 feature-length screenplays to his name, he has also been a Screenwriter for more than 15 short films. He has directed over 20 short-films and is also well versed in the technical aspects of cinema.

2019

291

SILKBOARD SANTHOSH G

12 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

SILK BOARD’ revolves around a couple who meet at the infamous Bangalore traffic signal (SILK BOARD). The most annoying of all traffic jams helps them bond, after which they begin the journey of a lifetime together.

About the director:

A native of Bangalore, Santhosh worked in the IT industry for four years. But his lingering passion for cinema grew stronger every day and in 2009, he finally quit the corporate world to realize his dreams as a filmmaker. Since then, he has donned multiple roles in cinema. After having worked as an Assistant Director in “Aaptha” and “Premagaami”, he became an Associate Director on the film “Badmaash”.

2019

292

SIN TI ALLAN J. ARCAL

10 mins | Spanish, English | Spain

Synopsis:

In the darkest night, Maria returns home in tears. There they wait for his husband, his daughter and a terrible secret.

About the director:

Allan J.Arcal aka Jorge Calero Alonso graduated in Audiovisual Communication at the European University of Madrid. He has been a scriptwriter and director of series and documentaries for La2 of TVE. He has also worked as a speaker and scriptwriter for Cadena SER and has been an actor for television, film and advertising. Apart from directing several short films such as El vendedor de humo and El dĂ­a que nunca te olvide, Calero has also written novels and has scripted comics.

2019

293

SKETCH SHARATH RAYSAD

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

An infamous, mentally tormented artist sedated in his solitude, seeks nature to express his troubled soul in his sketches.

About the director:

Sharath is a film maker from Bangalore, interested in creating engaging content.

2019

294

SLAUGHTER SAMAN HOSSEINPUOR, AKO ZANDKARIMI

13 mins | Kurdish | Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synopsis:

Ghasem is forced to sell their cow to spend a hard winter in their village, but his son fled out the cow.

About the director:

Saman Hosseinpuor and Ako Zandkarimi have directed 5 short films separately, and soon after they decided to write and direct films together.

2019

295

SOJU RAFAEL NAVARRO MINON

20 mins | Other | Spain

Synopsis:

On a remote island in the Pacific, a man and a woman, on a chance encounter, try to open up to each other. Perhaps they will never achieve it.

About the director:

Rafael is an architect by profession but always had a keen interest in films. He made his first short film in 2012 and since then has been writing scripts, directing and acting in various short films. He also has several awards in scripting and direction categories in various festivals.

2019

296

STRANDED IN THE CITY SUBRATA PAUL

25 mins | Bengali | Bangladesh

Synopsis:

A construction-site day worker comes to a new city with his only earning resource, a spade. Someone steals it while he is sleeping. When he fails to buy a new spade, he takes an opportunity to steal someone else’s spade.

About the director:

Subrata Paul is a writer, director and producer from Bangladesh. He graduated from the faculty of film & media, Stamford University, Bangladesh. He is the founder and owner of a production company named Cinemaya and with the immense passion of film making, he directed and produced his own graduation film “Stranded In The City”. Paul also got a government grant to make a film named “Chayajoddha” in the fiscal year 2016-2017.

2019

297

STRAY STAR PARAMJEET SINGH KATTU

8 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

This short film encompasses the plight of migration in Punjab (India). The relationship between Punjab and migration is as old as Punjab and the film focuses on the migration of landscape, language and colors. It tells the tale of contemporary concerns throughout various time spans of Punjab.

About the director:

Paramjeet is a student of literature and art. Published one research book, one translation book, 15 research paper and more than 50 articles in prominent magazines and newspapers. Currently, Paramjeet is an Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Languages at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Punjab).

2019

298

STRESS (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

3 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

In an oppressing environment, a child plays with a knife.

About the director:

Simon Dauchy, Tom Delforge, Antoine Wilmot, Théo Mechref and Julien Delcroix have graduated from the Pôle IIID school (Roubaix, France) with a Master in Digital direction. In 2018, they co-directed the short film “Stress”.

2019

299

SUMATI DEEKSHA M HASKER

15 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A small-town girl realizes she’s falling into a loop of expectation from her husband, through the story of another woman, who failed to get out of it.

About the director:

Deeksha M Haskar has had a long winding journey that was destined to lead to film-making. She is a film enthusiast and an avid reader. She has worked in a PR firm and then in a production house that produced regional language dailysoaps. She then pursued film making and enrolled in Whistling Woods International to specialise in Direction.

2019

300

SVAH: SO BE IT! GAURI DASWANI

12 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A girl wanting to get married faces the most bizarre hurdle. A defective chromosome inthe family.

About the director:

During the course of her career, Gauri has had the opportunity to assist reputed directors and to be associated with movie projects like “Chakravyuh & Satyagraha” (with Prakash Jha), “Shamitabh” (with R. Balki) and “Mom” (with Ravi Udyawar) as well as many advertising projects.

2019

301

SWACHHTA RAHUL ABHUA

4 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A Short-film about the Clean India Movement (Swachh Bharat Mission), an excellent initiative taken by India’s Prime Minister and how some people have received it in the wrong way, and are using it to show-off. CLEAN YOUR MENTALITY FIRST, THEN MAKE INDIA PROUD!

About the director:

Rahul Abhua, 23, is a young filmmaker, an aspiring actor, and Founder of ‘Bhooka Nanga Productions’. Abhua has done Theatre under the National School Of Drama’s (NSD) Professional and recently began making short and feature films for different web-portals. He has directed a documentary on the subject of ‘women empowerment and their rights’ for the Ministry of Delhi and has now directed more than 20 short films which are available on various streaming platforms.

2019

302

TAHRIB GERARD VIDAL-CORTÉS

10 mins | Arabic | Spain

Synopsis:

A young Moroccan must take a group of illegal immigrants in a boat through the Strait of Gibraltar

About the director:

Gerard Vidal – Cortes is a Graduate in Film & Audiovisual and specializes in film directing at ESCAC. After writing, directing and collaborating on many projects in and out of college, he has written and directed Tahrib as his graduation project. Last year he also co-directed a feature film developed at college called “La filla d’algu?”.

2019

303

TAILORED (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

7 mins |

| France

Synopsis:

This film tells the story of a human being in a world full of animals. It is his first day of work as a dressmaker in a famous Haute Couture workroom. Instead of doing his work, he sews together a disguise with versions of different animal parts to imitate his colleagues and hide his difference.

About the director:

Léa Cousty, Chloé Astier, Raphaël Guez, Mélanie Fourgeaud, Hugo Bourriez and Victoire Le Dourner have graduated from Supinfocom Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) with a Master in Digital Direction. In 2018, they codirected the short film “Sur Mesure”.

2019

304

TALK TO ME, PRECIOUS SABARIVASAN SHANMUGAM

20 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A man who is sentenced to death has a fervent last wish which is to have his last meal cooked and served by his young wife. What will be the mental state of the wife? How will she talk to her beloved husband, who is heading to receive death in a few hours? What will she talk, that is, if at all?

About the director:

Sabarivasan Shanmugam studied Film direction under one of the most renowned filmmakers of india, Mr. Balumahendra in his film school, “Balumahendra Cinema Pattarai”. Mr.Balumahendra is known for his national award winning Tamil films like ‘Moondram Pirai’ (Sadma in Hindi), ‘Veedu’ and ‘Sandhyaragam’. Sabarivasan has also worked as an assistant director under Balumahendra in the film ‘’Thalaimuraigal’ which won a National Award.

2019

305

TEA POOJA SUDHIR

25 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

Despite several attempts, Radha can’t brew the perfect cup of tea. When she meets Shankar, a truth about their lives is revealed.

About the director:

Pooja Sudhir studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, she currently works as a writer at Paramvah Studios. ‘Tea’ is her first short film.

2019

306

TERROR YONATAN SHEHOAH

17 mins | Arabic, Hebrew | Israel

Synopsis:

Dan, a patient who suffers from PTSD, finds himself thrown together with his Arab co-workers when multiple terror attacks hit Jerusalem again.

About the director:

Yonatan Shehoah was born and raised in Mexico City and emigrated to Israel in 2012. From 2013 to 2017 he studied directing and cinematography full time at the Maaleh School of Film and Television and graduated in 2018. Terror is his graduating film. Yonatan was the director of photography for five of his fellow students’ films viz., 11 Minutes, Taken, Round 2, Shmil and Possessed.

2019

307

THE ACCORDION SANDIP BANERJEE

20 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

The story of this film revolves around the basis of the karmic cycle, portrayed by the surreal and psychological journey of the protagonist and how the whole essence of it holds up to a quote-”Try to discover who I am from my choice of words and colours”, which also describes the inner self/ voice of the protagonist, who is shown drifting from one form to another and then to the absolute, where he meets his own philosophy.

About the director:

Sandip Banerjee is passionate about painting and poetry.

His published works include “One Barrel Blood”, “Last Sunday”, “Coffin Maker” and “Time” which are a reflection of him and the society he’s a part of. He has been into research about one of the greatest parallel film maker of all time-Ritwik Ghatak(World Cinema), for at least a period over 6 years, before he chose film making as a way of expressing himself.

2019

308

THE BALLAD OF A GEEK DEBASHIS DAS

18 mins | Bengali | Bangladesh

Synopsis:

Gittu, an introvert milkman, goes to an abandoned local temple regularly to smoke after performing his duty of delivering milk from door to door. Once while smoking cigarettes in solitude, he becomes aware of the temple’s secret.

About the director:

Debashis Das has a diploma in Film-making from Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute (BCTI). Many of his short films were screened at a number of international film festivals including International Film Festival of South Asia [IFFSA] - Toronto, Dadasaheb Phalke International Short Film Festival, Clapstick International student’s Film Festival, Pune Short Film Festival, ReelLife Film Festival, Open Window International Film Festival, South Asian Short Film Festival and The Lift-Off Session.

2019

309

THE BOLT CONNECTION (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

7 mins | No Dialogue | France

Synopsis:

After a heist that goes wrong, a frail robot who was the driver of a robot mafia, ends up processing of some loot he shouldn’t have, a human heart. Tempted by the opportunity of being like his bosses, he grafts the heart to himself and discovers the feeling of being alive. But those brief instants of life have a price.

About the director:

Nicolas Lebas, Claire Cartier, Mathilde Dourdy, Thibault Grunenberger, Maurine Lecerf and Shih-Hui Pan have graduated from Supinfocom Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) with a Master in Digital Direction. In 2018, they codirected the short film “The Bolt Connection”.

2019

310

THE CALL AMOGH RAVINDRA

11 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

A regular telephone conversation between 2 people on an ominous night, turns into something more mysterious, as strange and horrifying occurrences begin to haunt the couple.

This is a short, yet gripping tale, based on an online story by Pascal Chatterjee and a loose adaptation of Lovecraftian / Cosmic horror.

About the director:

Amogh Ravindra is a designer and an illustrator by profession but a cinephile at heart. A first-time filmmaker from Bangalore, Amogh worked as an art director for numerous Ad Films and Music Videos, which eventually got him into more of writing and directing.

2019

311

THE CIRCLE MO GOHARY

13 mins | Arabic | Egypt

Synopsis:

A day in life of an employee, working in a private company suffering from the cruelty of capitalism, which made him struggle between being as cruel as them or not.

About the director:

A 30 year old Egyptian engineering graduate, Mo worked as an engineer for 5 years until he found his passion while taking up a film-making workshop. He soon started his carrer as an assistant director in an Egyptian series and later made his debut in the short film “The Circle�.

2019

312

THE CLOSE SHAVE NEELAM SINGH

7 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A barber goes about his daily life until fate almost snips him off.

About the director:

Neelam Singh is a filmographer who’s worked as an assistant director for popular Kannada films like and with Randy Kent, a Hollywood Director. He’s written and directed several short films - “Hell-O!”,” Love in Bangalore”, “Rs. 500/-” , “PASS-I-ON”. One of his short films - “CHI CHI MAN”, was selected for six film festivals from across the world. His screenplay, “DHUNN”, has won the 3rd prize in the imA Screenwriting Competition.

2019

313

THE CORNFIELD MICHAËL GUERRAZ

20 mins |

| France

Synopsis:

Yves has accepted to plant an experimental cornfield in his farm. This decision allows the couple to be more financially stable. As they have a baby on the way, everything seems to be on the up. That is, until one day, when Yves discovers some strange sap flowing down an ear of the corn.

About the director:

After directing 5 self produced short films. Guerraz was awarded a director’s grant at the Grenoble Short Film Festival, thanks to his film “Contacts”. Since then, Michael has directed two short films, both produced by Les Films du Cygne and written by Olivier Dreux: “Clay” (2012) which was selected for over 80 festivals and awarded more than 20 prizes as well as a preselection for the 2014 César Short Film Award and more recently, “The Cornfield” (2018).

2019

314

THE DAY AFTER FATIMA ABHINAV DUBEY

15 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

This is the story of Fatima, a mother of two and object of one, who is abused by her spouse, and how that affects her children. Sometimes, society and religion make it harder for women to break barriers and take some hard decisions.

About the director:

Abhinav Dubey is a photographer from Indore ,India.

2019

315

THE DAY HE DIED ABHIJEET SARTHI

12 mins | Hindi | India

Synopsis:

This is the journey of Vikas, a 12 year old handicapped boy who is stuck between the extreme belief system of his atheist pregnant mother and an overly religious, alcoholic father.

About the director:

Coming from the city of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Abhijeet Sarthi has completed his graduation in Computer Science and Engineering and is currently pursuing a direction and screenplay-writing course from the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata. Though an introvert by nature, his narratives do not shy away from telling these bitter truths of the society. He derives major part of his inspiration from his life experiences and experiences of those close to him.

2019

316

THE ELEPHANTS WILL BE HAPPY (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

7 mins |

|

Synopsis:

Post-apocalyptic triptych, contemplating on the state of the world after humans have gone extinct. Insects have replaced humans and perpetuate their violence – a robot paints a fresco in memory of the past civilization – and a walking living plant lists the last surviving plant species.

About the director:

Lucas Roussel, Charlotte Brun, Loïc Frimat, Vincent Labis, Adrien Lannoy, Alice Lepoutre

2019

317

THE FLEA SERGIO PATÓN

19 mins | Spanish, English | Spain

Synopsis:

Paola is a Spanish backpacker who has been traveling around the world for more than a year with her camera, taking pictures. At her first day in NYC, a stranger steals her camera in Central Park. Paola will try to find the thief and to take her camera and pictures back.

About the director:

Sergio Paton studied Audiovisual Communication in the Complutense University of Madrid. He soon moved to Barcelona where he did a Cinematographic Direction Masters in the school of cinema Bande à Part. With his final master project, the short-film “Great Future”, he got over thirty official selections and won 12 national and international awards. He is currently working in advertising.

2019

318

THE GETAWAY DAVID R KRAMER

8 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

Two young gangsters try to outwit their father in order to get out of the criminal business he is leading.

About the director:

He decided to follow his dream of being a filmmaker and started the bachelor degree course “Digital Film Making” in Zürich. During the last few months ofthe degree course he already started working at two companies – one operates in the event business while the other one produces corporate films. Recently he was accepted for the graduate film course at New York University, which he is starting in September 2019.

2019

319

THE GIFT JABRAN ZAFAR

16 mins | Urdu | Pakistan

Synopsis:

The film is about the value of a gift and how it creates problems for a perfectionist.

About the director:

Jabran Zafar is a part time filmmaker who comes from a small city Khushab in Punjab, Pakistan. His films Ghunchah, The gift and Kam di Gal have got international acclamation.

Kam di Gal was declared 2nd best international film at the 3rd Acharya Tulsi short film festival.The gift won best cinematography-jury prize in Shunya international film festival’s January edition 2019. Jabran has just graduated from medical school and is training in medicine.

2019

320

THE GOOD WIFE PRATAYA SAHA

17 mins | Bengali, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Inspired by true stories & produced and part-written by two female artists, “The Good Wife”, is a short film revolving around the highs, lows, joys, defeat & triumphs of a woman in the course of a single day; a woman who is nameless because she is the epitome of an ancient and seemingly eternal typecast, ‘The Good Wife’ and thus can be anyone; your friend, colleague, mother or your sister. The story is set in the 90’s to throw light on how little has changed in the last two and half decades in the lives of these seemingly ‘Good Wives’.

About the director:

Prataya Saha is an independent filmmaker and photographer based out of Bengaluru, India. His directorial debut was “Anna’s Weekend” (2016) and since then, he has been directing short films. His films left a mark in film festivals around the world including the Woodpecker International Film Festival and Cardiff International Film Festival. Two of his films have also been accepted at Viddsee.com, South East Asia’s largest online independent short films curators.

2019

321

THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION ALENA NARTSISSOVA

19 mins |

| Russian Federation

Synopsis:

A young antique dealer visits a collector, looking to buy a few valuable etchings from him. As it turns out, the collector is a blind, elderly man. Upon hearing the name of the antique shop, he happily greets his guest, prepared to show him everything he has. His collection, however, proves to be nothing like what the antique dealer had expected.

About the director:

Alena Nartsissova is a director and screenwriter, born in Novosibirsk (Russia). Graduated from the Russian State University of Cinematography. The invisible collection, …ad astra (short film, 2014) - Festival de Cannes (Short Film Corner, 2015), Film festival “Saint Anna”, Moscow (2015), Film festival “Autumn “, Moscow (2015), “Blackbird Film Fest”, New York (2015); For a minute (short film, 2010) - Film festival “Saint Anna”, Moscow (2010), VGIK international student festival (2010); Solar eclipse (documentary, 2008); Waiting (short film, 2008).

2019

322

THE KEEPER SHREELA AGARWAL

15 mins | Chinese | Singapore

Synopsis:

Rong lives with his ailing wife, Shan. One day, Ling, their daughter returns home for a visit.

About the director:

Shreela Agarwal comes from Bombay, India and is currently completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Film at the Puttnam School of Film and Animation in Singapore. The occasion to study film set within the traditional framework of formal education has given her the opportunity to direct and complete a slew of short films such as The Keeper, Moments and Shoe Box among others. She has also served as the director of photography and editor for other film projects, the most recent one being Azizah in the capacity of an editor. At 19 years of age, Shreela is a filmmaker, photographer and a certified mountaineer who enjoys traveling, meeting new people and learning different cultures of the world.

2019

323

THE LAST CRUISE HRISTINA BELOUSOVA

2 mins |

| Uzbekistan

Synopsis:

Everyone has a ticket for this ship, but it sails, at different times always.

About the director:

In 2015, she co-founded the company Dante Rustav Films, with Dante Rustav. The same year, she shot her debut movie. She’s been drawing her films since 2017. Her short films and cartoon artworks have won different awards and have been featured on more than 100 International Film Festivals.

2019

324

THE METAMORPHOSIS IMAN HAASANZADEH MEHRABAD

30 mins | Farsi | Iran

Synopsis:

A boy paralyzed by a pestilent incident feels that he ineffective for his community and an additional burden for his family. The life insurance which he had prepared before states that if he accidentally dies, 3000 million Rials will be paid to his family. He now tries to design a random death for himself so that his family can use the insurance money.

About the director:

Iman Mehrabad is a producer, writer, director and theatre dramatist. He has written short films and plays like “Big Bang”, “Mona Lisa” and “The Completely Infected Mind” and is also the director and producer of the short film “Desperation”.

2019

325

THE OTHER HALF PRABAL CHAKRABORTY

15 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

A woman and a man are declared as joint winners for their presentation in the finale of a 5 day long business workshop in a city far from home. The film traces the life of these two individuals on that night when they return to their homes and acts as a mirror, taking a voyeuristic look into the gender disparity that exists all over world. The film shows how the win of the man is celebrated by his family and on the other hand how the win of the woman is not even talked about.

About the director:

Prabal Chakraborty is a writor and director from West Bengal, India. After completing a course in film making and editing at New York University, he embarked on his film journey. His short films “Affliction” and “Papangul” have left marks in festivals like the Kolkata International Film Festival and Garden State Film Festival. His latest flick “Sampurak” has also been selected at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI, Goa) and 15 other film festivals around the world.

2019

326

THE PLEASURES OF GUILT SUPREETH M S

8 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Set in rural Karnataka, the story is about three best friends whose weekly ritual is to treat each other alternatively after school hours. When one of them misses out on treating the other two, the story takes a different turn, all the while dribbling between innocence and maturity.

About the director:

Supreeth believes that one day, stories will change society and not degrees. He is an Engineering graduate with an urge to tell stories and a love for the ironies of life.

2019

327

THE POLE STAR JITANSHU SHARMA

19 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

The Pole Star deals with various themes like the cycle of life, hopelessness, lack of belief and the need to avoid considering suicide as a way to cope up with the harshness of reality. The film chronicles around a disillusioned documentary maker who learns about the beauty of life from a suicide survivor, Riddhi, who becomes the protagonist’s mirror image and helps the latter to see himself. An unlikely bond is formed between them but a disaster breaks that bond.

This film tries to showcase the importance of acceptance in one’s life and how it helps one be at peace.

About the director:

An Independent filmmaker and an actor.

2019

328

THE REED MANOJ HARIBHAU BHANGE

20 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

The story about a son who is trying to save his father suffering from paralysis.

2019

329

THE SLOT ISABEL MEDARDE

13 mins | No dialogues | Spain

Synopsis:

Clodette is a young woman who professes faith and good manners. She sleeps under a picture of Christ and next to her rosary. But in the middle of the night, a dream begins in which her unconscious mind takes over, letting her repressed self float. But then the horse man appears on the clock, and everything starts again.

2019

330

THE SURGEON BENJAMÍN VILLAVERDE

18 mins |

| Spain

Synopsis:

A plastic surgeon finds no inspiration for his beauty operations, until one day he meets a woman.

About the director:

Benjamín Villaverde is an independent filmmaker who makes films with a low budget, hence having to find new ways to tell stories, saving the obstacles with imagination. His films include are “Tacones”, “Le Futur”, “Peones” and ‘Look Up”. All of them have won several international awards and have been screened at more than one hundred film festivals around the world.

2019

331

THE SWALLOW’S CAGE DAVID CONILL

10 mins | Catalan | Spain

Synopsis:

An old taxidermist solitaire lives reclined between the four walls of his house. Surrounded by dissected birds as the only company, he lives frightened by monsters that live outside the building.

About the director:

David Conill was born in1971 in Catalonia,. He is an director, known for Solisombra (2013), Santa Innocència (2013), Fang (2014) and Sr. Expósito (2015).

2019

332

THE SWIMMER PABLO BARCE ORELLANA

18 mins | Arabic | Spain

Synopsis:

A boy throws himself into the sea without looking back.

Each breath is a memory; every stroke, some more hope.

About the director:

Pablo Barce is an editor and director, with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the UMA and a diploma in Assembly from the ECAM. An editor of numerous short films like Manías (Santiago Capuz, 2015), or Cabezas habladoras (Juan Vicente Córdoba, 2016), winner of a Goya Award. He has also mounted the feature-length documentary Ruibal por libre by César Martínez Herrada in 2017. His first short film as a director is El nadador, which has already won several awards at the 20th Community Short Film Week of the Community of Madrid.

2019

333

THE T - SHIRT JOSE LUIS LOPEZ ORTIZ

15 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

Ricardo looks like an unstable and aggressive person, but this morning will not be one more. Events will inevitably drag him towards what will be the first day of his new life.

Magdalena, a sweet old woman, will be responsible that it happens.

About the director:

Jose Luis has a degree in Fine Arts as well as one in marketing and communication. He has developed his entire career as an advertising creative, audiovisual producer and press editor.

2019

334

THE THIRD ROOF TATHAGATA CHATTERJEE

11 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

The Third Roof is the story of a woman who wanted to fly kites all her life but was not allowed, her journey to freedom is depicted through this film story.

About the director:

Tathagata Chatterjee is an independent filmmaker based in Kolkata, India, his previous film ‘The Machine’ was selected in many festivals throughout India as well as worldwide. Most notably, the film was officially selected to compete in River to River Florence Indian Film Festival 2017.

2019

335

THE TIME OF THE COWS ILMAZ SYED

19 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

In the year 2050, a tyrant dictator wakes up from his slumber to find that all humans have vanished from his land.

Confused and bewildered, he searches frantically but finds no one. At this moment of his peril, he meets a woman and chases her until she agrees to tell him the reason why no humans could ever exist in his land. This film quotes the price a warlord had to pay for his war.

About the director:

Syed is an independnet filmmaker from the city of Kolkata, India. He makes films on stories that revolve around him and his time. Time, he says is our greatest friend and alas our bitter enemy.

2019

336

THE WARRIORS ADARSH ESHWARAPPA

16 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

Four friends debate about current affairs, on the aftermath of a Tragic multistorey Building collapse in Dharwad, India

About the director:

Adarsh Eshwarappa is a Mechanical Engineer who was working in the BPO industry, following his dreams of becoming a Filmmaker. Adarsh’s journey as a Filmmaker began in 2006. His initial Film Making course was at home, watching thousands of world cinemas. He took up a Short Term Film-making course in NYFA at Los Angeles, USA in 2010. He is known for his debut feature, Shuddhi. Adarsh has also worked on a couple of short films. He’s all set to release his next feature, Bhinna.

2019

337

THREE TWO ONE HIMANSHU PRAJAPATI

25 mins | Hindi, Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Snippets of events in an urban police station unfold the relationship between SI Piyush and ASI Ratika. Though they share an intimacy; Ratika is not yet ready to be in a relationship. Another SI Vishwanath also has a sense of affection towards her, but he cannot express his feelings to her.

About the director:

Himanshu Prajapati is a postgraduate in film direction and screenplay from FTII (Pune) with a keen interest in Hindi literature and Iranian cinema. His short film, “Ek Kahani Aisi Bhi”, and the documentary “Jivari “ were both recipients of TOTO Film Award in cinema. He made another documentary film called ‘fill in the blank’ on veteran theatre director Sunil Shanbag’s play ‘Blank Page’. His latest work is a 25min fiction long-short ‘Three Two One’

2019

338

TICKET ABHIK DAS

15 mins |

| India

Synopsis:

A lower middle class man searches for the ticket of his existence in the socioeconomic scenario of daily Indian city life.

About the director:

Abhik Das is an independent filmmaker who learnt filmmaking by reading books, the Internet and selfexperience. Other than directing films, he writes screenplay, does cinematography and edits. Among his works lie ‘The Doors’, ‘The Gift’ and ‘Ticket’.

2019

339

TIME TO GO JHONATAN URBINA

10 mins | Spanish | Mexico

Synopsis:

Darío a young man has deep depression due to family conflicts and makes the decision to commit suicide by throwing himself on the subway tracks. Shortly before achieving his plan, he meets Soledad, a deaf girl. Darío falls deeply in love and learns sign language to enter her world.

They live a happy relationship until they suffer a fatal road accident where Darío loses his life. Death comes for him, giving him one last chance to say goodbye to the woman he loves.

2019

340

TOO TAME! REBECCA BLOECHER

7 mins | No Dialogue | Germany

Synopsis:

The seven protagonists are trapped in their clichĂŠ, recurring everyday routine. Their individuality is , because far too easy their independence can be taken away - even if they gamble with life. But show must go on and money is rolling in.

About the director:

Illustration-studies and building puppets led her to an animation-film studio. She strigs frames together in different ways, draws and photographs animation films and flip-books.

She lives and works in Hamburg, Germany.

2019

341

TORTURE ANGELA GUSEVA

14 mins | Russian | Russia

Synopsis:

Bastards who tied two people in a time of blooming youth, full of life and love, went much further in a sophisticated cruelty. With their shoulder surgery, they ripped the tenderness out of their hearts. And if people died because of physical torture, and some repented in their renunciation, and could live on, then our torture took away from us the very concept of life in life.

About the director:

Fernando Vera Moreno (Zaragoza, SPAIN, 1975). Formed in the Bigas Luna Film Workshop, the New York Film Academy and different courses in script, direction, and production.

Diploma in Teaching from the University of Zaragoza. An audiovisual producer with more than 15 years of experience in management and production teams. Experience for more than 4 years in the preparation and implementation of educational programs that take the cinema as a pedagogical tool in different schools, both in primary and secondary.

2019

342

TRAVELER (MULTIPLE DIRECTORS)

6 mins | Arabic, English | Egypt

Synopsis:

Rahaal is an ordinary book like all other books which exists in the arab world . It tells us the catastrophe of the book which is treated bad and carelessly, it also tells us the meaning of reading in our countries at modern times. The film encapsulates the story of the book from its beginning before printing to its sad ending.

About the director:

Hossam Mousa, Ahmed Raafat, Yara Magdy, Amr Galal, Zahra Ashraf

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UNLOVED AKARSH HP

13 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

Set in the Urban Jungle of India, Unloved is the story of a boy who wants to be loved.

About the director:

Based in India, Akarsh has directed two short films ‘Hunters in Bangalore’ and ‘Dream Scar’. He has been associated with other shorts and music videos through the production house Raker Media Labs and is also a published author with two titles to his name.

2019

344

URMIH RAVALI THUMMALACHETTY

8 mins | English | India

Synopsis:

An aggressive specially-abled man, Shiv, who shares a turbulent and a broken relationship with his loving sister, Madhu, chances upon a dog who’s loyalty and unconditional love bring about a change in him and his relationship with his sister.

About the director:

Ravali Thummalachetty is an actor, filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is native to Bangalore, India, where she did her Bachelors in Civil Engineering. As a theatre practitioner for over five years, Ravali has dabbled in various aspects of theatre such as acting, directing and writing and has extensively worked with the Bangalore based theatre group, MISF!T (Ratan Thakore Grant’s studio for acting). She has written and directed two short films, “Urmih”, and “Mr. Das” in the year 2018. She’s currently pursuing her MFA in Filmmaking from USC School of Cinematic Arts.

2019

345

VAEMBA ASHO ROHI

7 mins | Tamil | India

Synopsis:

This film depicts the struggle/battle of a widow for a life with her toddler. Lady (madhu) lives in a very typical fashion and has lost her husband recently. Her Landlord (sagoyaa) asks for the money which her husband had taken which is now a huge amount for her. The landlord threatens her up to the point where he starts verbally abusing her and takes advantage of her by asking her to choose between being in bed with him or sending her child to Mumbai for child trafficking. The bold woman startles for a while since there is no other option for her to choose. Later she takes an unpredictable step at a point.

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346

VALAI MOZHI KHISHORE R KUMAR

16 mins | English, Tamil | India

Synopsis:

A young adult and a divorced women are about to have a casual date in a cafeteria, both of them are interested in having a lesbian relationship but how far does their conversation go?

About the director:

Khishore R Kumar is from Chennai, India and is an independent filmmaker and a film institute graduate (Digital Film Making). So far he has made two movies.

2019

347

VASHAT - THE CANNIBAL YOGESH BABAN GADAGE

24 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Vashat- The Cannibal is a film about the life of Sada, a regular meat eater who starts consuming human flesh due to critical mental issues.

About the director:

Yogesh, a 27-year-old moved to Pune after his 12th grade to study further and make a career in Marathi films. After his graduation, he tried his luck with Hindi films in Mumbai but could not succeed. Currently, he works as an actor, director and also a writer. He started his career with his debut film Dhaap - An unexpected journey of life in 2016. DHAAP won the most prestigious award for Indian films, Dadasaheb Phalke film festival award Delhi 2017. Vashat - The Cannibal is his second short film in his career as the director, dialogue Writer, and screenplay writer.

2019

348

VITHA AVISHKAR BHARADWAJ

16 mins | Marathi | India

Synopsis:

Based on a true story of the dancer Vithabai Narayangaonkar, who performs in a live show while her pregnancy is due, only to return to the stage after delivering the baby midway.

About the director:

Avishkar Bharadwaj is a 21 year old Internationally acclaimed Indian film director, writer & actor of multiple short films. He is an alumnus of Whistling Woods International Film school and has traveled across the world as a cultural exchange student in his teenage years while representing India.

2019

349

WALKING HOME AVIK PANDE

7 mins | English, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

A couple, that is on the brink of separation, takes their last walk together back to their homes from their favourite cafĂŠ.

About the director:

Avik Pande is a director, actor, writer and musician. He has worked as an assistant director, writer and actor in various short films and has acted in several advertisements by companies such as UrbanClap and POPxo.

2019

350

WAR FOR KEYBOARD WARRIORS LAM CAN-ZHAO

3 mins | English | China

Synopsis:

The Keyboard Warrior seeks to use the power imbued in his ‘weapon’ to affect death and destruction upon his foes. In essence, the keyboard allows the keyboard warrior to manifest his true nature in a safe environment with no reallife repercussions.

About the director:

His cinematic directorial debut was at the age of 20 with THE DOG, In 2018, his second feature, ANIMAL WORLD, he has been directing the documentary THE DAY BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR (2016) and HUMANS ON DISPLAY (2018).

2019

351

WAVES ARUN MS

11 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

This film is about an old couple living in their tile roofed house. Their children have moved to cities and their son Murali is aware that they need support & care at old age. He wishes to bring them to his flat but knows it’s not easy to convince his father, so he asks his mother to do the same. Now the old mother is put in a conflict. She knows her husband won’t be happy to move to city but at the same time she is worried about the health issues that can strike him at this age.

About the director:

Arun MS is a Final year student pursuing screenplay writing & direction at K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, Kottayam, Kerala. His film Cycle (Fiction) & Rhythm of a Village (Non-Fiction) was selected & screened in 12th edition of International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). Cycle has received numerous accolades in film festivals including best film & best editing.

2019

352

WELCOME TO GOA RAKESH PRATHAP

24 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

A story about a college student with an unstable love life, a techie frustrated with all the clicking against the keyboard and a middle-class temperamental man who has had enough.

Amidst all the confusion, they have a single destination - GOA. They’ve always thought of Goa as a solution to all their problems. As usual, people don’t live up to their plans, but the trio don’t lose heart. What happens to their plan will be unfolded in the movie.

About the director:

Rakesh is a writer, director and producer, currently working in the Kannada film industry.

2019

353

WHAT’S BEHIND THAT DOOR? NATHAN HARBONN VIAUD

6 mins |

| France

Synopsis:

A couple has always lived in a room without doors or windows. One day, their life changes as they discover a mysterious door behind the wallpaper.

About the director:

Nathan is a French artist. His passion for cinema especially animation, lead him to the prestigious school of Gobelins. During an exchange in Hungary, he made his first short film - WHAT’S BEHIND THAT DOOR?

2019

354

WHEN TREE RAINS GEORGY ABRAHAM

15 mins | Malayalam | India

Synopsis:

Hiran plays the antagonist in an independent movie. The director of the movie helps him collect as much research material as possible, to portray a unique criminal persona. He gets to meet director’s muse, on whom the screenplay is based. In his public life, Hiran is trying his best to balance between his innate instincts and his character’s. After the transition period, he fails to restrain himself from criticizing the flaws of the screenplay. This talk evolves into an overblown argument and to win the argument, the director fires Hiran from the project. Can he win back his identity?

About the director:

Georgy Abraham, hails from Niranam, Kerala, he began his career life as a Digital Media Strategist for a Digital Marketing start-up. Later he interned with the Acts, Casting & Creative teams of two Television shows for two Production Companies in Mumbai . Currently he is doing a three year diploma in Screenwriting & Direction at KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science & Arts.

2019

355

WINDS OF AUTUMN DEBJIT BAGCHI

13 mins | Bengali | India

Synopsis:

The film deals with a displaced first time filmmakers journey, how he negotiates with his surroundings and expectations through the eyes of his amateur camera.

About the director:

Debjit Bagchi is a self-taught filmmaker/ writer/ producer/ cinematographer based in Kolkata. He has made 11 short films including ad films and music videos. He has also worked as an Executive Producer in an independent feature film. His films have been screened in various national and international platforms.

2019

356

WITHER NANDAN GANDHAM

21 mins | Kannada | India

Synopsis:

After living a painfully lonesome life for 6 years with only a maid visiting her everyday, a desolate widow sees something in the arrival of her daughter in law that resonates with her entire childhood and her obsession with her grandmother’s narration of a spiritual myth.

About the director:

A student of Cinema, Nandan is equally passionate about all facets of film making with a special interest for Cinematography and Sound design. He believes Cinema is more than just a communicative medium. Nandan interned at Apostrophe Films in Mumbai and AVM Studios in Chennai, and has worked as a Director, Cinematographer and Sound designer on several short films.

2019

357

YESTERDAY MAHMOUD KHAWAGA

20 mins | Arabic, English | Egypt

Synopsis:

A long tale of two old women.

About the director:

Mahmoud Khawaga is an eighteen year old prodigy with three novels and two short films to his name. “Yesterday”, is his second movie as a director, screenwriter and producer.

2019

358

Gothe

Short Export SHORT EXPORT travels the world with a selection of German short films. The cooperation between AG Kurzfilm, German films, Goethe-Institut Lyon, KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg and the International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand resulted yet another colorful short film program.

The 14th edition, Short Export 2019 presents seven entertaining films that illustrate the German short film scene’s vast artistic and stylistic variety. They wittily tell about identity, searching and finding.

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359

AM CU CE - MEIN GANZER STOLZ HANNAH WEISSENBORN

19 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

Romanian trucker Stancu has given his nephew Dragan a second driver card whichenables him to stretch his legal driving time. But when Dragan falls into microsleep at thewheel and almost causes an accident, Stancu suddenly feels responsible.

About the director:

Born 1993 in Leonberg; Hannah Weissenborn gained initial experience on film sets during her time at school. Since 2015, studying directing at the Film Academy BadenWuerttemberg; attending a guest semester at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and at La FĂŠmis in Paris.

2019

360

BIOTOPE PAUL SCHOLTEN

12 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

Life in Neuperlach, a Munich suburb, is tranquil. It is a safe neighbourhood where peopleknow and greet each other.

Everybody has their own backyard; single car garages linethe narrow footpaths and everything is nicely groomed. However, this peaceful existencehas been troubled for some time now: refugees are set to move in next door. Some ofthe residents are worried that their peace will be disturbed, so they are putting up anoise protection wall.

About the director:

Paul Scholten was born in 1996 in south Germany. He started filmmaking when he was 17. His films were screened at various festivals. Since 2017, he studies Documentary Film at the University for Film and Television.

2019

361

CARLOTTA’S FACE FRÉDÉRIC SCHULD, VALENTIN RIEDL

5 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

As a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around her to have faces. She doesn’t even recognize her own face. Years later, she learns about a rare, untreatable deficiency in her brain. In the end, it is art that gives her the chance to finally recognize herself.

About the director:

Valentin won the 2016 Young Talent Award of the Cultural-Sparkassen-Foundation, a suggestion of Wim Wenders. He is currently working on his first feature-length documentary LOST IN FACE. He mainly works as a director and animator on short films, animation and documentaries.

2019

362

FEST NIKITA DIAKUR

3 mins | No Dialogue | Germany

Synopsis:

Footage from a suburban block party. Rave, drone, BBQ and ice cream. Then a stunt. Youtube inspired and simulated.

About the director:

Nikita Diakur is a Russian-born filmmaker based in Germany. The signature technique used in his films is a dynamic computer simulation, which embraces spontaneity, randomness and mistakes.

2019

363

HALMASPIEL BETINA KUNTZSCH

15 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

The film uses animated objects discovered in the family archives to recount the life of my mother. It is a 20th century biography: growing up in the Nazi era, teenage years in postwar Germany, the building of the Wall and life in the GDR and then reunified Germany. It is a story of escaping and adapting, challenging and conforming.

About the director:

Betina Kuntzsch has studied at Hochschule für Grafik and Buchkunst Leipzig. 1988 diploma with the video tape “I sat upon a stone“. She worked at GDR TV station. Since 1988 video tapes and installations, print graphic, animation and documentaries. Betina Kuntzsch lives and works in Berlin.

2019

364

NEKO NO HI JON FRICKEY

11 mins | Japanese | Germany, Japan

Synopsis:

Little Jiro feels sick. His father takes him to see the doctor.

She diagnoses a harmlesscondition, but it shakes the boy’s identity to its core.

About the director:

Jon Frickey is a writer and director, known for Cat Days (2018), Michelles Opfer (2013) and Bankenkrise (2008).

2019

365

TRACING ADDAI ESTHER NIEMEIER

30 mins | German | Germany

Synopsis:

A true story about a war and the tragic impact it has on the lives of three people. The story of a young man who leaves his life behind in Germany and sets off to help people. In 2013, Addai joins a Salafist group in Syria. A few years later his mother meets Ilias, a returnee from Syria. Their personal stories paint a clearer picture of Addai’s story.

About the director:

Born in 1981, Esther Niemeier is a director and producer working in both the UK and Germany. She is currently enrolled in the MFA Documentary Directing course at the Film University Babelsberg. Konrad Wolf, Tracing Addai is her graduation film.

2019

366

Pocket

Films Package Pocket Films is India’s leading aggregator and distributor of alternate content. They help short films, documentaries, ‘how to’ videos, indie films etc.., find their target audience on internet and mobile platforms. They like to challenge content creators and give them opportunities to showcase their talent by organizing short film festivals. These hugely popular contests are organized in association with international film festivals and/or corporate partners. The 9th edition BISFF has six wonderful short films of various languages.

2019

367

AATOR ANIKET MITRA

11 mins | Bengali

Synopsis:

Aator (Perfume) is a Bengali emotional short film revolving around Bireswar Roy Choudhary a lonely old man living in North Kolkata awaiting his son’s visit during Durga Puja. A conversation he strikes with an old seller of perfumes, leads him down the memory lane, making him revisit stories he long forgot.

About the director:

Aniket is a Visual Designer and Concept Artist by profession and passion. A gold medalist from Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta, he is a travel photographer, illustrator and an independent filmmaker. In his seven years of industrial experience, he has worked with companies like O&M, Cognizant and Capgemini. He currently works as a Storyboard and Concept Artist with Yash Raj Films. A bookworm and music lover, Aniket is a diehard admirer of the legendary director Satyajit Ray. Fond of art in all its various forms, he believes in exploring something fresh every day!

2019

368

BURKHA SE BIKINI TAK SIDDHARTH SINGH TIWARI

15 mins | Hindi

Synopsis:

Coming to another town, a young woman discovers new and yet unknown aspects of herself, and develops many different versions of herself. Viewers accompany her through all the stages of this poetic story.

About the director:

Siddharth Singh Tiwari is an Indian filmmaker, editor, and writer. Siddharth was born and brought in the city of Rewa (Madhya Pradesh). He finished his Graphic designing course in Indore followed by an editing course in Mumbai in the year 2010. He started his career as an editor and later started his journey as a writer and director. Among his first films, Raghav and A New Door were screened in many international film festivals like Indie Film Festival 2015 in Switzerland, Kinolit Film Festival in 2015 Russia, Ozark Shorts 2016 in the USA and so on. Has done many projects as a director/writer including short films, music videos, and corporate brand films and given voice over for a few of them. Currently, he is writing for a web series which will go into production next year.

2019

369

DETOUR SUMI MATHAI

10 mins | English

Synopsis:

Two strangers who meet by a twist of an algorithm realise they have more in common than they would have imagined.

Together they find out what it means when two people form an unlikely yet beautiful connection in the middle of the night.

About the director:

Sumi Mathai is a Mumbai-based copywriter and filmmaker. She likes walking, talking, learning, loving, and living. Her favourite themes to explore are feminism, relationships, adulthood, modern romance, mental health, self-exploration, and in general, what it means to be a woman in this world and to explore that tiny/mighty corner she occupies. Detour is her first film as a Writer-Director.

2019

370

DHOOP HASKAR BOLI RAM RAMESH SHARMA

12 mins | Hindi

Synopsis:

A determined daughter walks into a matrimonial office with her quiet, circumspect mother. What follows next is an awkward conversation with a charming executive and an inward journey for all three.

About the director:

Ram is a writer-director. He did his graduation in journalism and masscommunication (Amity University, Noida), later got enrolled in a film school (Whistling woods, Mumbai) with cinematography as his specialisation.

KAAFIRON KI NAMAAZ was his maiden film which he wrote and directed after film school (link to the trailer/film attached below). It went on to get screened at various International festivals.

2019

371

MIRZA’S FRIEND GHALIB ANUPAM SEN GUPTA

30 mins | Hindi

Synopsis:

Mirza friend Ghalib is a story of talented creative professionals who strongly believe in their choices in life despite having drowned in fathomless world of anonymity. The film deals with conflicts between expression and entertainment in a film maker, a media professionals pursuit of a viable plot for a web series based on artists lost in anonymity and the demolition of a slum of street artists to make way for urban development; all culminating in a singular crescendo celebrating individual artistic choices in life.

About the director:

Anupam Sen Gupta is a debutant filmmaker. A 50-year-old professional music producer and a sonic branding practitioner with three decades of professional experience. He is a member of the Screenwriters’ Association, Mumbai and has authored a collection of shorts called ‘The Colours of Sound’ published internationally by Partridge India. Anupam and his team have produced music/sound for over 50 short films, documentaries, animation films, and a feature film. He made his debut film, ‘Mirza’s Friend Ghalib’ as a Writer and Director.

2019

372

THE GIFT KIRAN NAGDEV

7 mins | Hindi

Synopsis:

The gift is a Hindi romantic short film about a young couple who plan to surprise each other on their anniversary and get shocked instead.

About the director:

8 years of media experience as a Writer, Producer and Director. Worked with various big channels as a Promo Producer. Recently did a feature film as a Director’s Assistant.

2019

373

The Oscar

Nominated Short Films 2019 For over a decade, Shorts TV has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films and for limited time is available to watch on the big screen. Their categories of nomination are Live Action, Animation and Documentary. Shorts TV believe the nominees are the absolute leading edge of what is the world’s every best short film and the future of filmmaking, especially that the future filmmaking is short film. BISFF 2019 is screening eleven wonderful Oscar Shorts under two categories namely Live action and Animation.

2019

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The Oscar Nominated

Live Action

2019

375

DETAINMENT VINCENT LAMBE & DARREN MAHON

30 mins | English | Ireland

Synopsis:

In 1993, ten-year-old friends Jon and Robert are brought to an English police station for questioning after CCTV footage implicates them in the kidnapping and murder of a two-year-old boy.

About the director:

Vincent Lambe is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger. The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.

2019

376

FAUVE JEREMY COMTE & MARIA GRACIA TURGEON

17 mins | French | Canada

Synopsis:

At an isolated surface mine in the Quebec countryside, two boisterous young boys run wild, challenging each other to reckless tests of endurance and daring, with only Mother Nature as their witness.

About the director:

JĂŠrĂŠmy Comte is a Canadian film director from Quebec.

He is best known for his 2018 film Fauve which has won a Special Jury Prize in the short films program at 2018 Sundance Film Festival and has been shortlisted for 91st Academy Awards.

2019

377

MADRE (MOTHER) RODRIGO SOROGOYEN & MARร A DEL PUY ALVARADO

18 mins | Spanish | Spain

Synopsis:

While chatting with her mother at her apartment in Spain, Marta receives a phone call from her six-year-old son Ivรกn, who is on vacation with his father in France. Marta quickly realizes that something is desperately wrong and that she has very little time to solve the problem.

About the director:

Rodrigo Sorogoyen is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Realm.

2019

378

MARGUERITE MARIANNE FARLEY & MARIE-HÉLĂˆNE PANISSET

19 mins | French | Canada

Synopsis:

Elderly Marguerite is cared for by kindly nurse Rachel and the two become friends. As the lonely Marguerite learns more about Rachel, feelings from her youth resurface, prompting her to examine and accept her past desires.

About the director:

Marianne Farley (born Marianne Therien in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her roles as Gem Whitman in Imaginaerum, Nicole Breen in This Life, Dillan Vanderson in Vampire High and Stella and Nancy in The Intruder.

2019

379

PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE RAYKA ZEHTABCHI & MELISSA BERTON

26 mins | Hindi | USA

Synopsis:

In the rural village of Hapur, outside of Delhi, India, women hope to make feminine hygiene supplies easily available and end the stigma surrounding menstruation, which often results in girls having to drop out of school. A machine that makes sanitary pads is installed, and the women operating it find financial security and independence.

About the director:

Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence. Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son’s killer.

2019

380

SKIN GUY NATTIV & JAIME RAY NEWMAN

21 mins | English | USA

Synopsis:

After spending the day shooting guns and relaxing at the lake with several white supremacist friends, Jeffrey and Christa head home with their young son Troy. Stopping at a grocery store, Jeffrey is irate when Jaydee, an AfricanAmerican man, is friendly to Troy, and Jaydee’s innocent act results in bloodshed.

About the director:

Guy Nattiv is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker from Israel. His first American short film, SKIN, won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, along with many festivals around the world United States, Best Live Action Short FilmFrance, 2019, Clermont-Ferrand, Audience AwardUnited States, 2018, HollyShorts FF, Best Short Film Grand PrizeFrance, 2019, ECU European Independent FF, Special Jury AwardUnited States, 2018, San Jose IShFF , Best Short Film. It was acquired by FOX Searchlight.

2019

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The Oscar Nominated

Animation

2019

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ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR ALISON SNOWDEN & DAVID FINE

14 mins | English | Canada

Synopsis:

A group of five animals with emotional and psychological problems meets for therapy with compassionate canine Dr. Clement. Their group dynamic is rattled by a new member, Victor, a gorilla with anger management issues who believes that talking cannot change someone’s innate tendencies.

About the director:

David Fine is a Canadian filmmaker, who works in the animated film alongside his wife Alison Snowden. The duo is most noted as the creators of the animated television series Bob and Margaret and as the directors of several animated short films which have won or been nominated for Genie Awards and Academy Awards. Alison Snowden is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for Bob and Margaret alongside her Oscar-winning short Bob’s Birthday which was also co-directed by her partner David Fine.

2019

383

BAO DOMEE SHI & BECKY NEIMAN-COBB

8 mins |

| USA

Synopsis:

A lonely Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome is thrilled to become a parent again when one of her homemade dumplings comes to life. As Dumpling grows, however, the inevitable conflicts between parent and child arise and Mom must acknowledge that no one stays little forever.

About the director:

Domee Shi is a Chinese-born Canadian storyboard artist and director for Pixar since 2011. She has contributed to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), Incredibles 2 (2018), and Toy Story 4 (2019). Outside of her storyboard career, Shi directed the 2018 short film Bao, becoming the first woman to direct a short film for Pixar. Bao won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards, and also earned nominations for the 43rd Annie Awards, the International Online Cinema Awards, and the Tribeca Film Festival.

2019

384

LATE AFTERNOON LOUISE BAGNALL & NURIA GONZÁLEZ BLANCO

10 mins | English | Ireland

Synopsis:

Emily, an elderly lady with dementia, is increasingly alienated from the world around her. Whenever she sees her reflection, Emily wanders through memories of her childhood and young adulthood, and thereby attempts to use her past to reconnect with the present.

About the director:

Louise Bagnall is known for her work on Late Afternoon (2017), The Breadwinner (2017) and Song of the Sea (2014).

She is an Irish filmmaker and a creative director at Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny. Louise has directed several short animated films including Late Afternoon, Cúl An Tí, Loose Ends and Donkey. She has worked as a character designer on Puffin Rock and The Breadwinner, and as a storyboard artist on the upcoming feature film Wolfwalkers. Louise is currently the assistant director on Nora Twomey’s Netflix film My Father’s Dragon.

2019

385

ONE SMALL STEP ANDREW CHESWORTH & BOBBY PONTILLAS

8 mins |

| USA & China

Synopsis:

Bolstered by the unwavering support of her devoted father, a humble cobbler, Luna Chu grows up determined to become an astronaut. Although she is sometimes daunted by the obstacles she faces, Luna always shoots for the stars.

About the director:

Andrew Chesworth is a filmmaker living in Burbank, CA. ?He directed the Oscar-nominated animated short film One Small Step ?at Taiko Studios with Bobby Pontillas. He was an animator for Disney on such films as Zootopia, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Moana, Wreck-It Ralph, Feast, Get a Horse!, Inner Workings, and Olaf’s Frozen Adventure?. Previously he was a director of commercials and short films at Make, LLC in Minneapolis. Bobby Pontillas is a director at Taiko Studios.

Formerly at Disney, Blue Sky.

2019

386

WEEKENDS TREVOR JIMENEZ

16 mins | English | USA

Synopsis:

After his parents split up, a young boy must adjust to living with his mother during the week and his father during the weekend. Their new routine is difficult on all of the family members, but is especially confusing to the youngster as his parents move on with their lives without each other.

About the director:

Trevor Jimenez is a Canadian animator. He is most noted for his 2018 film Weekends, which was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

2019

387

The Movers BISFF supports organisations who are trying to make a change in the field of Humanity. We present their work

2019

388

CHASING STARS ANANYA ROY

18 mins | Kaubru, Hindi | India

Synopsis:

Chasing Stars is a two-part documentary series featuring children of Reang tribe from Kashirampara (Tripura, North East India). The film is by The Akshaya Patra Foundation to support the Great India Talent Foundation and Great India Talent School.

The first part of the film explores the lives of the Reang children on the hills of Kashirampara, their education at Great India Talent School (GITS) and their meaningful aspirations that are heart-warming. In the second part of the film, the children embark on a new journey. They visit exciting and educational places in Bangalore as a part of the school’s National Integration Project which is designed to provide children new learning experiences.

The Reang tribe (also known as Bru) is one of the largest communities in the country but also displaced since 1995. To provide quality education to the rural communities in the country, Great India Talent Foundation set up its first school in Kashirampara in 2016 to make free education accessible to the Reang children, children who are eager to learn and chase the stars.

2019

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INDIA INCLUSION SUMMIT India Inclusion Summit is an inspirational platform that brings awareness and drives inclusion of specially-abled people at Corporates, Schools, Policy making bodies, NGO’s and Parent Associations. This summit has been conceptualized to drive inclusiveness everywhere and it’s a free summit to participate in.

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DIALOGUES

The Short Film

Moving from Amateur to Commercial: The Challenges

By Sanjay Routray

Story to Script

How Word becomes Images

Workshop by Prakash Belawadi

Editing the Script for the Edit Table

Masterclass by Mahesh Narayan

Secure your script

The Law behind Copyright

Rakesh Prabhu, ALMT legal

DIALOGUES

WORSHOP (at BIC)

STORY TO SCRIPT

HOW WORDS BECOME IMAGES

Prakash Belawadi Actor, Director

“Visual writing is simply a focused use of vocabulary to evoke a visual imagery of the action.” – Guy Magar

18 Aug | 12:00 PM Audi 1

DIALOGUES

DISCUSSION (at BIC)

THE SHORT FILM

MOVING FROM AMATEUR TO COMMERCIAL: THE CHALLENGES

Sanjay Routray

Producer - AndhaDhun “If no producer, no movie.”

– Dino De Laurentiis

18 Aug | 2:45 PM Audi 2

DIALOGUES

MASTER CLASS (at BIC)

EDITING THE SCRIPT

FOR THE EDIT TABLE

Mahesh Narayanan Director – Take Off

Editing feels almost like sculpting or a form of continuing the writing process.

– Sydney Pollack

17 Aug | 2:45 PM Audi 2

DIALOGUES

DISCUSSION (at BIC)

SECURE YOUR SCRIPT

THE LAW BEHIND COPYRIGHT

Rakesh Prabhu

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INDEX International Competition Section 2ND CLASS

THE BARBER 23

ANTXONI 24 DIALECTIC DIARY

25

DO NOT ASK FOR YOUR WAY 26 EN VENDA

47

THE BOY WHO WANTED

27

ESCALADA - ESCALATION 28 EVERYTHING IS FAR AWAY 29 FIGARO 30 FOLLOWER 31 GAGARIN, I WILL MISS YOU 32 HIELOS, EL MUSICAL

33

L’ENFANT CHAMEAU

34

LA FEMME CERF

35

LA NUEVE - THE NINTH

36

MAIN BLESSINGS

37

MAP TO THE STARS

38

MY BEST FRIEND’S SHOES 39 NOEL 40 PARIS YOU GOT ME

41

SAAD’S OLIVE TREE

42

SHOUT AT ME!

43

SPERM FRIENDS

44

STEAL YOU A NIGHT

45

SUSPICION 46

TO FLY

48

THE FISHHOOK

49

THE REMAINS

50

THE ROLE

51

UPPER LIP

52

VERTE 53 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?.... 54 ZACARIAS 55

Indian Competition Section A STAR-STUDDED SKY

60

ANTYESHTI 61 BALA 62 CHENDOO 63 DIVIDER 64 LOOK AT THE SKY

65

MALAI 66 MEAL 67 MIRCHI CAFE

68

MIYAN JI KI DAADHI

69

RDX 70 RED DAWN

71

THE BOOTH

72

THE DEMON

73

FIVE MINUTES TO SEA

THE WALL

74

FUSE 104

Karnataka Competition Section

103

GOOD INTENTIONS

105

GOTT IST SCHON WEG

106

1973 79

IAN, UNA HISTORIA QUE NOS

ANAMADHEYA APPAIYAMMA 80

MOVILIZARÁ 107

BAAGILANU TEREDU

81

MIX 108

BHOOTHA MISSING

82

NO GRAVITY

BURMA EXPRESS

83

PULSE 110

HONNU BITHYARO

84

SOUND 111

109

LACCHAVVA 85

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

112

MOODHA 86

THE GOOD QUEUE

113

MOUNA 87

THE STAINED CLUB

114

NASTI 88

THE UNKNOWN SWEET

PADUVARAHALLI 89

POTATO SELLER

PLAN B

90

THUMBELINA AND THE OGRE 116

ROOPANTHARA 91

TOUCH 117

THE REDEMPTION

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

92

UNCOVER 93

Animation Competition Section

115

118

Non Competition Section 15 AUGUST

120

09:09 F

97

30 POP

121

BLACK BREAD

98

300 ALL EXPENSES INCLUDED 122

CARLOTTA’S FACE

99

A KNOWN STORY

123

CAZATALENTOS 100

A LETTER TO HOME

124

DIES IRAE

101

A MIDNIGHT ROBBERY

125

FIND ME MOTHER

102

A REQUIEM FOR JENNY

126

AAGAADHI 127

BOSA 155

AAVARTA 128

BURNING THE BOATS

ABHIYOG 129

BUT YOU TURNED OUT TO BE

ABUSED 130

A HITCHCOCK

ACCIDENT DE PERSONNE 131

CAMINS 158

ADHYASA 132

CASE NO. 404

159

AFTER ASIFA

CHANGE OF PLANS

160

AKARUSI 134

CHEEKY MONKEY

161

ALL THESE CREATURES

135

CHIRAG 162

AL-SHIT

136

CHUHEDAANI 163

AM CU CE - PRIDE

137

CONFESSION OF CAESAR 164

133

156 157

ARANZAZU 138

CONSCIENCE 3 - BLACK

ASTHA 139

CONSCIENCE OF VINCENT 166

ASTHU 140

COUNTING 167

ATO SAN NEN

CROQUETAS 168

141

165

AZAF 142

CULPABLE? GUILTY?

BACKBONE 143

CYCLE 170

169

BAD PEOPLE

144

DAAYAN 171

BANDOOK 145

DARÍO 172

BBUMP 146

DARK WATER

BEEDIWALA 147

DAUGHTER 174

BHAIRU 148

DAYBREAK 175

BHROON 149

DEAD WISH

BILOYO 150

DEADLOCK 177

BINARY CODE

151

DELAY 178

BLACK DOLL

152

DEVI 179

BLOCK A-2-15

153

DHACHKA 180

BLUE WHALE

154

DINOSAUR DAY

173

176

181

DISPARUE 182

HAPPY MARRIAGE

DISSENTING RIDGES

HARMLESS 211

183

210

DOMB 184

HARU’S NEW YEAR

DOMESTICATED 185

HOME 213

212

DONKEY 186

HONEST REVIEW

214

EEN JONG MEISJE

187

HRIDAYA NU RUDAN

215

EL AGUACATE

188

HUAJIANG GIRLS

216

ON THE ROAD SIDE

189

HUMAN 217

ENDLESS DREAM

190

I AM SUPERMAN

218

EUIGON 191

I CAME FROM THE FUTURE 219

EVENING 192

IDOLATRY 220

EYE OF THE MOUNTAIN

INLOVE 221

193

FARMER 194

INSANE LOVE

FILM ACTION

195

IRENE 223

222

FIRST SIN

196

ISLE OF CAPRI

FOR ME FOR ALL

197

JOY 225

224

FOUR WALLS AND A SMILE 198

KAM DI GAL

FUNKY LOLA

199

KARMA 227

GADHUL 200

KATRAN 228

GANDASKATRI 201

KIM 229

GOLDEN TOILET

KINDNESS PALLET

202

226

230

GOODFELLAS 203

KODI 231

GRAHAK 204

LA FORTEZZA

232

HABÍA UNA VEZ

LA PHOTOGRAPHE

233

HAL 206

LE GRAFFITI

234

HALF AND HALF

LEAVE US ALONE

235

HAPPY 208

LIFE ON MARS

236

HAPPY BREAKUP

LINA 237

205 207 209

LINE OF DUTY

238

ONE FINE DAY

265

LOCAL CHANNEL

239

ONE NIGHT STAND

266

LOOK AT ME

240

OUR STREET

267

MADRID-ATOCHA

241

PAMPHLET 268

MANTO’S MARRIAGE

242

PAPA : MON AMOUR

269

MARUNNU 243

PENDANT QUE LES CHAMPS

MELODI 244

BRÛLENT 270

MHASANKHAEE 245

PERHAPS TODAY...

MI QUERIDO BALÓN

246

PIGGY 272

MOM 247

PITAAH 273

MOMENT 248

PLUCKED 274

MONSTROUS 249

POSTMONITION 275

MR. BEEJA

250

PRAWNS 276

MR. DAS

251

PRIVATE MEETING

MUD MUD KE NA DEKH

252

PROTYUSH 278

MUDDHU MUDDHAAGI

253

271

277

PUB & SUCH

279

MUFFIN 254

RAM NEEDS 75

280

MY BODY

255

RESERVAS NATURALES

281

NAAN DEVRU

256

RESTLESS 282

NAMMA METRO

257

RUFUS KING PARK

283

NARRATIVAS DE UM CRIME 258

SAAD (CALLING)

284

NEED HELP

259

SAAVITRI 285

NEPENTHE 260

SAMUDRA 286

NO EXIT

SAOLI 287

261

NOW WE CAN DIE IN PEACE 262

SHIVA D’COSTA

OLD MAN

SIEGE 289

263

ONCE UPON A TIME...

THE RETURN

288

SILKBOARD 290 264

SIN TI

291

SKETCH 292

THE GOOD WIFE

SLAUGHTER 293

THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION 320

SOJU RAFAEL

294

THE KEEPER

321

STRANDED IN THE CITY

295

THE LAST CRUISE

322

STRAY STAR

296

THE METAMORPHOSIS

323

STRESS 297

THE OTHER HALF

324

SUMATI 298

THE PLEASURES OF GUILT 325

SVAH: SO BE IT!

299

THE POLE STAR

326

SWACHHTA

300

THE REED

327

TAHRIB 301

THE SLOT

328

TAILORED 302

THE SURGEON

329

TALK TO ME, PRECIOUS

THE SWALLOW’S CAGE

330

TEA 304

THE SWIMMER

331

TERROR 305

THE T - SHIRT

332

THE ACCORDION

306

THE THIRD ROOF

333

THE BALLAD OF A GEEK

307

THE TIME OF THE COWS 334

303

319

THE BOLT CONNECTION 308

THE WARRIORS

335

THE CALL

309

THREE TWO ONE

336

THE CIRCLE

310

TICKET 337

THE CLOSE SHAVE

311

TIME TO GO

338

THE CORNFIELD

312

TOO TAME!

339

THE DAY AFTER FATIMA

313

TORTURE 340

THE DAY HE DIED

314

TRAVELER 341

THE ELEPHANTS WILL BE

UNLOVED 342

HAPPY 315

URMIH 343

THE FLEA

316

VAEMBA 344

THE GETAWAY

317

VALAI MOZHI

THE GIFT

318

VASHAT - THE CANNIBAL 346

345

VITHA 347

DHOOP HASKAR BOLI

WALKING HOME

MIRZA’S FRIEND GHALIB 370

348

WAR FOR KEYBOARD

THE GIFT

WARRIORS 349 WAVES 350 WELCOME TO GOA

351

369 371

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019 - Live

WHAT’S BEHIND THAT DOOR? 352

DETAINMENT 374

WHEN TREE RAINS

353

FAUVE 375

WINDS OF AUTUMN

354

MADRE (MOTHER)

376

WITHER 355

MARGUERITE 377

YESTERDAY 356

PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE 378

SKIN 379

Goethe Short Export AM CU CE - MEIN GANZER STOLZ 358

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019 Animation

BIOTOPE 359

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

CARLOTTA’S FACE

BAO 382

360

381

FEST 361

LATE AFTERNOON

383

HALMASPIEL 362

ONE SMALL STEP

384

NEKO NO HI

363

WEEKENDS 385

TRACING ADDAI

364

CHASING STARS

Pocket Films Package AATOR 366 BURKHA SE BIKINI TAK

387

INDIA INCLUSION SUMMIT 388

367

DETOUR 368

OUR TEAM 13

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13. Veeresha H 14. Sanjana 15. Avinash

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16. Sahana Shetty 17. Shubhash N K

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18. Shreyas M 19. Issac Shiri 20. Sridhar Murthy

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21. Nithin 22. Siddaraju 19

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23. Rafiq 24. N Likhith 25. Rahul Desai

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