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Yashwant Intl. Film Festival 2015

The birth centenary of Shri Yashwantrao Chavan (1913 - 1984) was celebrated last year in a befitting manner by the Government of Maharashtra and the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai. It was an acknowledgement of his stellar contribution as first Chief Minister to the making of modern Maharashtra, as a State with progressive policies and a decentralized democratic set up of administration.

In November, 1962, he became the Defence Minister in the aftermath of the India-China conflict. He worked hard to restore the morale of the armed forces and to enhance his strength through modern weapons, better equipment, organisational changes and a harmonious relationship with the armed forces. The efforts paid off in the India-Pakistan conflict in 1965. Subsequently, he held the high offices of Union Home Minister, Union Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of India. In 1979, he became the Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a freedom fighter, effective parliamentarian and an astute administrator. He was a connoisseur of fine arts, a great lover of books and an author of acknowledged literary merit. He was very fond of watching good films, plays and stage performances of folk-art. The 'Yashwant' International Film Festival is a tribute to the outstanding personay of Yashwantrao Chavan.

Yashwantrao Chavan

Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan

Presents

Jointly with:

Supported by:

Governmentof

Maharashtra


Foreword

It is a matter of great satisfaction that the 5th Yashwant International Film Festival is being organized from 17th to 23rd January, 2015, at the Chavan Center by the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Pune Film Foundation, and financial support from the Government of Maharashtra.

In the course of seven days, about 75 films will be exhibited in various halls in the Chavan Center. These will include 40 films in the category of global cinema, 5 retrospective, 7 country focus, 5 Indian films, 5 Marathi films and 10 in the category of student competition.

As usual the endeavor will be to bring some of the best films for the discerning audience in Mumbai. The film which gets a top ranking in the Pune International Film Festival will be shown on the first day, after the inaugural function is over. As a fitting climax to the Festival the film on the life of late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan, will be shown on 23rd January, 2015.

I hope film lovers in Mumbai will give an enthusiastic response to the Film Festival which will present a varied fare from renowned directors, portraying a wide range of social and political perspectives.

My best wishes for the success of the 5th Yashwant International Film Festival.

Sharad PawarPresidentYashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai


Since the inception of the Yashwant International Film Festival (YIFF) four years ago, we have made sure to offer a unique experience to all those who are a part of this festival. We are proud of the fact that YIFF as a festival is able to distinguish itself and stand out as a favorite amongst filmmakers and delegates alike. The festival is a great opportunity for film enthusiasts and filmmakers to interact with each other and enrich one another with their thoughts, ideas and stories. The world always has its share of problems, but a world where people watch films and continue to love cinema is a world where there is always hope for the future. At the Yashwant International Film Festival and Pune International Film Festival this year we remember two events that shook the world - 2014 saw the centenary of the First World War and it has also been 25 years since the fall of the Berlin wall. These two events were vastly different in nature - one left a deadly trail of death and destruction in its wake and the other brought people together. However, both have something in common - they gave rise to an enormous amount of literature and art. It is through such creative endeavours that humans try to comprehend the world around them and build bridges with people. If human beings try to love each other instead of fighting each other, the world will be a much better place. Cinema is one such medium that makes it possible to encompass the entire humanity, to tell stories about humankind and to thus spread a message of universal peace, love and tolerance. Being a technology-driven medium, Cinema also shows how modern technology and innovation can bring people together in a kindred spirit. At YIFF, we are presenting exclusive four films regarding humanity and world peace. We would like to encourage all our participants to make connections with people all over the world through this magical medium we all love! On behalf of team YIFF, I welcome you to the 5th edition of the festival and do hope that you enjoy yourself as much as we have in presenting this festival to you.

Message

Dr. Jabbar PatelDirector5th Yashwant International Film Festival


Acknowledgments

CREDITS

Shri Sharad PawarPRESIDENT

Shri Arun GujarathiVICE PRESIDENT

Smt. Supriya SuleCHAIRPERSON

Shri Hemant TakleTREASURER

Shri Sharad KaleGENERAL SECRETARY

Dr. Jabbar PatelFESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Shri Samar NakhateCREATIVE DIRECTOR

Shri Santosh UnechaASSOCIATE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Shri Satish AlekarShri Makrand SatheShri Abhijeet RanadiveSELECTION COMMITTEE

Ms. Aditi AkkalkotkarFESTIVAL COORDINATOR

Shri Mangesh MardhekarShri Prasad KhatuShri Jaising LondhePROGRAMMER

Shri Vishal ShindeASSISTANT PROGRAMMER & PRINTUNIT INCHARGE

Shri Shubhanand JogCOVER DESIGN

Shri Mahesh ChavanShri Arun ShindeShri Sanjay BansodeFESTIVAL ASSOCIATES

Shri Datta BalsarafShri Nilesh RautShri Parag PatilPUBLICITY &SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICITY

Smt. Smita RaikarShri Shailesh ChavanOFFICE ADMINISTRATION

Golden PublicityCATALOGUE PRINTERS

Ad-Mission Graphic HouseDELEGATE CARDS

Dr. Prakash JoshiPHOTO EXHIBITION

Staff of Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, MumbaiLOGISTICS

ACKNOWLADGEMENTS

Ahmed Abd Rahaman, Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt

Reghu Devaraj,Embassy of France in India

Igor Korablev

Zdenek Tyc

PTOT Films

Paulina Jaroszewicz, New Europe Film Sales

Ihor Podolchak

Rok Secen

Montse , Eddie saeta

Patrizia Gambarotta, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai

Fabrizio Ferrari, Rome Independent FF

TECC

Antipode

Ray, EZ films

Urban Distribution

Embassy of Switzerland

Viktoria Rampal Dzurenko

Natalia Arshavskaya

Pablo Ceaser

Saloni Zaveri-Ahluwalia, Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

Helmut Groschup

Ernst Gossner


Index

FRENCH GRAND CLASSICS

The Big Day 59 Golden Marie 60The Grand Illusion 61Children of Paradise 62The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 63The Earrings of Madame de.. 64Pépé le Moko 65Pickpocket 66The Madman 67The 400 Blows 68Zero for conduct 69

COUNTRY FOCUS - EGYPTThe Land 71Thief and Dogs 72Cairo Station 73Fools Alley 74Rags & Tatters 75The Mummy 76How Do You See Me? 77

VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION

Mythopolis 79Sleeping with the Fishes 79Harald 79The Skin Factory 79Fisker 80Mirvattes Closet 80Crochet Noir 80Magarwasi 80The Awakening 81Two (2) 81Wire Cutters 81Ab Ovo 81Group Photo 82Hoop Diaries 82I am Emmanuel 82Screw You 83Given in Exchange 83Sunny 83Tightrope 84Song we wrote 84 Manorath 84Silenced 85A Dream Animal 85Color Water 86The Kid in the Closet 86

OPENING FILMLike the wind 11

CLOSING FILMYashwantrao Chavan - Bakhar eka vadalachi 13

WORLD CINEMAThe Gods of Water 15 Between black and red land 16Like Never Before 17Uncle Viktor 18Not my Day 19The Last Leaf 20Elementary Love 21It’s Gonna Take A Miracle 22La terra e il vento 23The owners 24Rocks in My Pockets 25Above us All 26Kebab & Horoscope 27Test 28The Tree 29Falling Star 30Shana - The wolf's music 31Sister 32Lovely Louise 33Juliet's 34Consequences 35Delirium 36Brothers the Final Confession 37 INDIAN CINEMAMunnariyippu 39The Punishment 40Njaan 41Swapaanam 42

MARATHI CINEMA1000 Rupee Note 44Obstacle 45Salute 46Delusion 47

WAR AGAINST WARThe Woods are still Green 49Global Warning 50The Silent Mountain 51Lacrime delle Dolomiti di Sesto 52

KALEIDOSCOPEAvalon 54Behind Blue Skies 55Palme 56The Last Sentence 57


Index

MTDC SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Gateway To The Incredible Konkan - Chiplun 88The enigma of Lonar 88Nighol 88The Silver - Golden Beach 89Radhanagari - Land of the Gaur 89Kedareshwar Temple 90Rapan 90Serendipity 90Amruteshwar 91Adorable Little Hamlet- Wai 91Festival of Happiness 92Inspiration of Kolhapur 92Odyssey - Unfolding Maharashtra 92Sangeet Govind Gaurav 93Sawantwadi Days 93


OPENING

FILM

Synopsis:Lodi, 1989: Armida Miserere is one of the first women to become a prison warden; Umberto Mormile is an educator at the penitentiary in Milan. They share a house midway between the two cities. One spring day, Umberto is killed on his way to work, and Armida's life falls apart. Now that she has nothing to lose, she chooses to work on the front line at the most dangerous facilities. She never bows to pressure and applies the laws, while doing her best to remain human and keep looking for love. Milan, 2001: Armida learns the truth: Umberto was killed for refusing to be bribed by the underworld. His name is dragged through the mud by police collaborators, and it's all too much for her.

Marco Puccioni was born in Rome in 1963 Marco Puccioni went on to study architecture. After graduating in 1989 he took up studies in film at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. After several short experimental films and documentaries, he made his feature film debut in 2002 with “Quello Che Cerchi”. “Riparo” his second feature film opened at the Berlin film festival in 2007 and toured the world afterward in over 100 festivals. The feature documentary “Il Colore delle Parole” was in competition Orizzonti at the Venice film festival in 2009. “Come il Vento”, his third feature had its premiere at the Rome film Festival in 2013.

Filmography:Shelter Me (2007), Body/Image (2004) (Short), What Are You Looking For (2002), Sell Your Body Now! (1999) (Short), The Blue Fiction (1992) (Short), Concertino (1990) (Short).

Director: Marco PuccioniItaly-France / 2013 / Col. / 110'

Festivals / Awards: BIFEST - Bari IFF: Italian Competition - Best Actress, Best Cinematography (2014) Valenciennes IF of Action and Adventure Films: Best Actress (2014) Capri, Hollywood: Capri European Actress Award, Capri Humanitarian Award (2013) Rome Film Fest: L.A.R.A. Award (2013)

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Producer: Giampietro Preziosa, Marco Puccioni, SauroFalchi, Anna Falchi, Patrice Nezan

Screenplay: Heidrun Schleef, Marco Puccioni, NicolaLusuardi

Cinematographer: Gherardo Gossi

Editor:Roberto Missiroli, Catherine Maximoff

Cast:Valeria Golino, Filippo Timi, Francesco Scianna, Chiara Caselli, Marcello Mazzarella, Salvio Simeoli

Production company:Intelfilm

CLOSINGFILM

Synopsis:This biopic tracks the early life of political leader Yashwantrao Chavan and his journey to prominence on the Indian political scenario. The life of Yashwantrao Chavan was much discussed during his tenure as Maharashtra';s chief minister and later in the central government, and this film is a representation of the same.

YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN - BAKHAR EKA VADALACHIYASHWANTRAO CHAVAN - BAKHAR EKA VADALACHI

Dr. Jabbar Patel is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar';s play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. He is the maker of classics films in Marathi cinema, like, Samna Jait Re Jait, Umbartha, Simhasan. Some of his other films are, Mukta, Ek Hota Vidushak, and Musafir(Hindi). His most acclaimed film is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar released in 1999. He won the 1995 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for his Marathi film, Mukta.

Filmography:Samna (1974), Jait Re Jait (1977), Sinhasan (1979), Umbartha (1982), Ek Hota Vidushak (1992), Mukta (1994), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)

Producer:Government of Maharashtra

Screenplay:Arun Sadhu

Cinematographer:Sikandar Sayyad

Music:Anand Modak

Cast:Ashok Lokhande, Om Bhutkar, Lubna Salim, Nana Patekar

Director: Jabbar PatelIndia / Marathi / 2014 / Col. / 165'

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WORLDCINEMA

Synopsis:Inspired by the French ethnologist Marcel Griaulese's investigation, Hermes, an Argentinean anthropologist prepares his first stage play. He is fascinated by the ancient knowledge of the Dogon and Tchokwe. Hermes dreams of recovering the information about the possible origin of mankind, created by amphibious beings from other places of the universe. He enlists the help of Oko, a young Angolan man who is in Buenos Aires to study what happened to African descendants in the post-colonial times, Ayelen, his play's actress who belongs to the Qôm, and Esteban, an Egyptologist who studies the knowledge of the African tribes. Hermes travels to Angola going through the Kwanza River in search of the last wise men, with the goal of obtaining an answer from them.

THE GODS OF WATERLOS DIOSES DE AGUA

Pablo Cesar is an Argentinian, born in Buenos Aires. He began filmmaking at the age of 13 when his older brother José María, who was a maker of short films, gave him a Super 8mm camera and taught him the first filmmaking techniques. He obtained international awards and also participated as jury in the festivals of Amiens (France), Montreal (Canada, Youth Cinema Festival), Kelibia (Tunisia), Huy (Belgium), Hyderabad (India), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Villa Carlos Paz and Buenos Aires (Argentina). He's a professor at the Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires since 1992, specialized in the subjects of Direction, Production and Author's Cinema Seminar.

Filmography:Orillas (2011), Hunabku (2007), Sangre (2003), Aphrodite, the Garden of the Perfumes (1998), Unicorn, the Garden of the Fruits (1996), Grey Fire (1994)

Festivals / Awards:IFFl Of India (World Premier) (2014)

Producer:Pablo Cesar

Screenplay: Pablo Cesar, Liliana Nadal

Cinematographer: Carlos Ferro

Editor:Liliana Nadal

Music:Gabriel Carbone, Fernando Sande Dallas

Cast:Juan Palomino, Charo Bogarin, Onesimo De Carvalho, Jovania Da Costa, Horacio Jose Kilulo, Sidney Profeta

Production company:Cesar Productions.

Director: Pablo CesarArgentina-Angola-Ethiopia /2014 / Col. / 110'

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Synopsis:There is only one young woman and two old women left in the whole nation. These old women are dreaming of something unattainable - of motherhood. One of the old women never had any children, the second old woman lost her newborn baby many years ago. And the abortion through the ritualistic suicide of the young pregnant woman reveals the most morbid corners of the souls of the old women, who were deprived of motherhood.

BETWEEN THE BLACK AND THE RED LANDSHEME DEN YOSHKAR MLANDE KOKLASHTE

Igor Korablev was born in Saint- Petersburg (Russia). He graduated from St. Petersburg State University Of Cinema And Television. He is a producer, film director as well as a scriptwriter.Galina Krasnoborova studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany in the Faculty of documentary film. She then went on to study at the All Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow, securing a first class degree. She has also studied at the Permer State University, in the department of Philology.

Filmography: Igor Korablev: After The War... Before The War... (2014)Galina Krasnoborova: After The War... Before The War... (2014), Insomania (2007)

Producer:Novum Antropologiae s.r.o.

Screenplay: Igor Korablev

Cinematographer: Fhilipp Martinov

Editor:Igor Korablev

Music:Dmitriy, Konyushevitch

Cast:Dmitriy Ogorodnikov, Dmitriy Ogorodnikov, Katerina Moiseyeva, Vera Nakoskina, Antonina Strelyaeva, Alyona Putina

Production company: The Creative Lab Novum Anthropologiae

World Sales: NIKE-ITyrsova 1832/7 Praha, 12000Czech Republic

Director: Igor Korablev, Galina KrasnoborovaRussia-Czech Republic / 2014 / Col. / 78'

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Synopsis:Determined to outrun his dire diagnosis, a painter retires to the countryside in the company of two women: his young protégé and an ex-lover, now a nurse. Rivalry, jealousy, and petty quarrels are overshadowed by the growing fear of the inevitability that lurks on the edges of the summer.

LIKE NEVER BEFOREJAKO NIKDY

Zdenek Tyc (Born 1956) is a Czech film and television director and screen-writer. In the years 1983-1990 he studied direction at FAMU. After his graduation, he worked with Czech Television. He made his debut with the 1990 film “Vojtech”, which won the main prize at the festival of Czech and Slovak films in Bratislava.

Filmography:El Paso (2009), Malé oslavy (2008), The Brats (2002), Seize the Day (1995), Ziletky (1994), Vojtech, receny sirotek (1990)

Festivals / Awards:Czech Lions Award: Best Actor, Best Actress

Producer:Ondrej Trojan

Screenplay: Marketa Bidlasová, Zdenek Tyc

Cinematographer: Patrik Hoznauer

Editor:Vladimir Barak

Music:Leos Janacek, Zdenek Kral and Kazety band

Cast:Petra Spalkova, Jiri Schmitzer, Tatjana Medvecka, Marek Nemec, Jana Pidrmanova, Zdenek Palusga

Production company:Total HelpArt T.H.A.

Director: Zdenek TycCzech Republic / 2013 / Col. / 93'

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Synopsis:The film discusses the middle generation´s emptiness and their inability to communicate among their peers and family members. Six old friends gather after 10 years. During the two days, old wounds are opened, old desires are renewed. All this followed by gluttony and alcohol. What changes in the protagonists´ lives? Nothing.

UNCLE VIKTORUJO VIKTOR

Viktória Rampal Dzurenko is a film director and painter. She has made several short and long narrative and documentary films with experimental videos and music videos in Central Europe and India. She is now doing her Phd in Film Direction, concentrating on Indian Independent Cinema.

Filmography:Wheel of Life (2012) (Short), The Father (2009) (Short), Intermezzo (2008) (Short), A Bride's Dress (2008) (Short)

Producer:Michaela Cajkova,Michal Kracmer

Screenplay: Viktoria Rampal Dzurenko, Marek Grajciar

Cinematographer: Jan Skriecka

Editor: Ranjan Rampal

Music:Tomas Reindl

Cast:Allan Paule, Sef Cadayona, Evelyn Vargas, Richard Bradley

Production Company: Studio FAMU

World Sales Address:Katedra rezie (directing dept.),FAMU (film and tv school of academy of performing arts in Prague),Smetanovo nábřeží 2, 116 65 Prague, Czech Republic

Director: Viktoria Rampal DzurenkoCzech Republic / 2014 / Col. / 72'

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Synopsis:Till, a bank teller in his mid-30s, is living an uneventful and average life. His marriage to Miriam is happy, but in danger of getting into a rut after all these years of harmony. Suddenly, Till is torn from his routine when a bank robber storms into his branch and takes Till and his car hostage. When the kidnapper takes his mask off, Till recognizes Nappo, a former con and unsuccessful loan applicant at Till's bank. As the police set up a roadblocks, Nappo decides to abandon Till in the trunk of the car and disappear with his loot. But things do not work out that way and Till and Nappo escape together. After the first shock, Till throws all caution to the wind and dives into the adventure with his kidnapper.

NOT MY DAYNICHT MEIN TAG

Peter Thorwath was born in Dortmund in 1971. As a teenager, he started shooting short films on Super8 and video, and moved to Munich after his high-school graduation to work in film. After studying Graphic Design, he enrolled at the University of Television and Film in Munich. Active as a writer and director, his films include “Bang Boom Bang” (1998), “If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer” (2001), “Out of Bounds” (2007), and “Not my Day” (2014).born in 1962 in France. She lives and works in Paris. A writer, director and filmmaker, she is president of Envers Compagnie, a company devoted to the production of interdisciplinary works since 1991.

Filmography:Goldene Zeiten (2006), If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002), Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)

Festivals / Awards:Berlin I (2014), Shanghai I (2014), Portland German FF (2014), In Corvallis (2014), FF FF FFRendezvous Istanbul FF (2014)

Producer:Christian Becker,Marcus Machura

Screenplay: Peter Thorwarth

Cinematographer: Jan Fehse

Editor:Andreas Menn

Music:Cowboys On Dope

Cast:Moritz Bleibtreu, Axel Stein, Jasmin Gerat

Production company:Westside Filmproduktion GmbH.

World Sales:Picture Tree International GmbH,Zur Börse 12,10247 Berlin, Germany

Director: Peter ThorwathGermany / 2014 / Col. / 116'

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Synopsis:The story deals with the events in the lives of Zeno and Rossana, immersing the spectator in the sentimental apathy that marks today's relationships. He is a night watchman and she is a musician. When they move to Rome for work reasons, things are already bad between them, and the change only worsens their sentimental inertia. In fact they begin to live in two different temporal dimensions: Rossana locks herself up in their home as if it were a cage, while Zeno spends his nights doing rounds across the city with his lively and easy-going colleague Tom. Zeno's friendship with Tom, and particularly with Ela, a young foreign barmaid, is a comfort for him, but also creates significant inner turmoil.

THE LAST LEAFL'ULTIMA FOGLIA

Leonardo Frosina directed the short films “Venerdì” (1998) and “Non amo nessuno” (2002), before moving to Rome to attend the Nuova Università del Cinema e della Televisione (N.U.C.T.). Here he continued directing short films, including “L'essenza dell'assenza”, in competition in the Video-Art section of the Trani film festival, Cortomirante (2004) and “Uriele”, in competition at the Reggio Film Festival (2005). In 2008 he was selected for the International Film Workshop Academy (InFWA) in Berlin where he directed “The Song of the Whale”. In 2009, he held a film workshop at the Teatro Accademia F. Centonze of Castelvetrano. In 2010 he started experimenting with the Canon 550D making the teaser for “Non Legarti a Niente”, a feature he is planning to shoot after “The Last Leaf”.

Filmography:The Song of the Whale (2008) (Short) , Uriele (2005) (Short) , L'essenza dell'assenza (2004) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:RIFF - Best Actress (2013) , Festival dei film invisibill, Florence: Best Cinematography (2013), International Festival of Independent Cinema, Krakow (2013)

Producer:Barbara Bruni, Manila Mazzarini, Silvia Ricciardi

Screenplay: Leonardo Frosina

Cinematographer: Sandro Magliano

Editor:Massimiliano Cecchini

Cast:Ferracane, Giorgia Cardaci, Kristina Cepraga, Alfio Sorbello, Ninni Bruschetta

Production company:Josei

Director: Leonardo FrosinaItaly / 2012 / Col. / 87'

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Synopsis:The film depicts the first flaming signs of love in human life. The characters are all ten years old and attend the same hockey and figure skating club in a small village set among the Italian Alps. The theft of a medal will trigger an adventurous escape to Moscow, where our six main characters will learn the first skirmishes of love.

ELEMENTARY LOVEAMORI ELEMENTARI

Sergio Basso started as a theatre director, in the Teatraz Drama Company, later moving on to the film industry. He has directed several documentaries, one feature film as well as many children's cartoons. His films have been selected and won awards at many major international film festivals. He is also a member of the European Documentary Network. More recently he has devoted himself to developing cross-media platforms for the Italian newspaper "Il Corriere della Sera". "Elementary love" is his first feature film, released in 2014 in Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Canada.

Filmography:Made in Chinatown (2009) (Short), Dora (2007) (Short), February, 30th (2006) (Short)

Producer:Elisabetta Bruscolini

Screenplay: Sergio Basso

Cinematographer: Francesco Di Giacomo

Editor:Davide Vizzini

Music:Pivio De Scalzi, Aldo De Scalzi

Cast:Cristiana Capotondi, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce, Nicola Nocella, Andrey Chernishov, Olga Pogodina

Director: Sergio BassoItaly / 2014 / Col. / 94'

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Synopsis:Between the depths of a story of miracles and the abysses, Gianluca and Elena go fishing for the truth about the evils infesting the Mediterranean Sea. Who is poisoning our fish and our waters? A half-serious inquiry on pollution and superstition. Will it always be funny?

IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLECI VORREBBE UN MIRACOLO

Davide Minnella is an Italian director, scriptwriter and television writer. His most recent short film, “As it should be”, starring Piera Degli Esposti and Diane Fleri, has won several awards both in Italy and abroad. It was presented for the first time at the 60th Berlin Festival and it received a 'Special Mention' for Screenplay at the 2011 Nastri D'Argento. His short films “The Door”, “Never where we should be”, starring Sergio Rubini and “Bar”, have earned him numerous awards and recognitions in Italy and abroad. He actively collaborates with the most important Italian TV productions and is the author of several TV programs. “It's Gonna take a Miracle” is his first long feature.

Filmography:Come si deve (2009) (Short), Mai dove dovremmo essere (2005) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:

Roma IFF: Best Italian Feature Film (2014), Villerupt Italian (2014)FF

Producer:Cristiano Gerbino, Ines Vasiljevic

Screenplay: Coralla Ciccolini, Davide Minnella

Cinematographer: Alberto Marchiori

Editor:Nicola Moruzzi

Music:Valerio Vigliar

Cast:Elena Di Cioccio, Gianluca Sportelli

Productuin company:Fake Factory

Director: Davide MinnellaItaly / 2014 / Col. / 74'

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Synopsis:Leonardo decides to quit his school and devote himself to mountain-climbing. He rejects his family and their rural life, unlike his brother who is forced into it by the will of his family. When Leonardo is ready to leave for Nepal on a new climbing mission, his step-brother Riccardo, who runs the family farm in Tuscany after his father's death, asks him for help to resolve an inheritance matter. Leonardo is forced to postpone his trip and to take a break in Tuscany where he will find love and friendship and will have to decide whether to stay or leave.

LA TERRA E IL VENTOLA TERRA E IL VENTO

Sebastian Maulucci was born in 1981. He is a director and a screenwriter. He graduated in Philosophy, Arts and Humanities from La Sapienza University of Rome, and in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production from Roma Tre University. In 2002 and 2004 he attended Marco Bellocchio's directing courses in Bobbio (PC). He was Paolo Sorrentino's assistant director in the film “L'amico di famiglia” in 2006. He has a diploma in Film Direction from the Multimedia Act school, and has presented his graduation short film “Il Ritorno, l'addio”, during the 59th Venice Film Festival in the short films by young authors section.

Filmography:Il ritorno, l'addio (2008) (Short)

Producer:Paola Populin

Screenplay: Sebastian Maulucci, Severino Iuliano

Cinematographer: Paco Maddalena

Editor:Giuseppe Pietro Tornatore

Music:Francesco Ruggiero

Cast:Lorenzo Richelmy, Robin Mugnaini, Laura Gigante, Margherita Vicario, Chiara Martegiani, Christiane Filangieri

Production company:AR.PA Film

Director: Sebastian MaulucciItaly / 2013 / Col. / 86'

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Synopsis:25 year-old John, his teenage brother Erbol, and their sickly 12 year-old sister Aliya, are forced to leave their house in the Kazakh city of Almaty. By luck their mother left them a house in a remote village, where they plan to prepare their comeback.But the house appears to be on the wish list of the District Officer's alcoholic brother, who has lived there illegally for 10 years. The police will do everything in their power to make the brothers' lives in the village impossible.Through the alembic of the absurd THE OWNERS depicts routine injustice growing to unexpected cruelty, against a background of general indifference.

THE OWNERSTHE OWNERS

Adilkhan Yerzhanov was born in Djezkazgan city, Kazakhstan on August 7, 1982.He graduated from Kazakhstan's National Academy of Arts in 2009 after studying directing at the Damir Manabay workshop. In 1999, Yerzhanov won a competition held by Kazakhstan's national TV channel - JSC “Khabar” - for writing the Best Screenplay for the first Kazakh animated series “Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu”. The show was broadcast nationwide in 2002. THE OWNERS is Yerzhanov's third feature film, following CONSTRUCTORS [2013] and RIELTOR [2011], both of which received attention from major international film festivals including Edinburgh, Busan, and Dubai.

Filmography:Constructors (2013), Rieltor (2011), Bakhytzhamal (2007) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Warsaw I : Free Spirit Award (2014), Cannes (2014), Toronto I (2014), Edinburgh FF FF FF FF(2014), Vancouver I (2014)FF

Producer:Serik Abishev, Olga Khlasheva, Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Screenplay: Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Cinematographer: Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev

Editor:Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Music:Andrei Dubodelov, Mikhail Sokolov, Alexander Sukharev

Cast:Yerbolat Yerzhan, Aidyn Sakhaman, Aliya Zainalova, Bauyrzhan Kaptagai

Production company:KAZAKHFILM JSC

World Sales:UDI - URBAN DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL14, rue du 18 Août, 93100 – Montreuil

Director: Adilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan / 2014 / Col. / 93'

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Synopsis:“Rocks in My Pockets” is a story of mystery and redemption. The film is based on true events involving the women of the director's family, including herself, and her battles with madness. It raises questions of how much family genetics determine who we are and if it is possible to outsmart one's own DNA. The film is packed with visual metaphors, surreal images and the director's twisted sense of humor. It is an animated tale full of art, women, strange daring stories, Latvian accents, history, nature, adventure and more.

ROCKS IN MY POCKETSROCKS IN MY POCKETS

Signe Baumane was born in Latvia. She received a BA degree in Philosophy from the Moscow State University in 1989. Signe made 3 animated short films in Latvia before moving to New York in 1995. In New York she continued to work in the field of animation and made 12 more award winning animated shorts. Her films have been accepted at Sundance, Berlin, Annecy, Venice, Tribeca and hundreds of other film festivals around the world. “Rocks in My Pockets” is her first feature film project.

Filmography:Birth (2009) (Short), Teat Beat of Sex II (2008) (Short), The Very First Desire Now and Forever (2008) (Short), Veterinararsts (2008) (Short), Teat Beat of Sex I (2008) (Short), Dentist (2005) (Short), Five F*cking Fables (2003) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Karlovy Vary I : FIPRESCI Prize, Award of Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention (2014)FF

Producer:Signe Baumane

Screenplay: Signe Baumane

Editor:Wendy Cong Zhao

Music:Kristian Sensini

Cast:Signe Baumane

Production company:Signe Baumane Studio

World Sales:New Europe Film Sales [PL]Słowicza 12/205-075 Warsaw

Director: Signe BaumaneUSA-Latvia / 2014 / Col. / 93'

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Synopsis:When Shay, a young Australian girl, loses her mother, she and her father Koen leave for his home country Belgium. There, Shay finds herself struggling with the new environment and the loss of her mother.

ABOVE US ALLABOVE US ALL

Eugenie Jansen graduated in 1991 from the NFTVA. She worked as an assistant director and made a name for herself as a documentary maker. “Tussenland” is her feature début.

Filmography:ABOVE US ALL (2014),CAREL VISSER (2013) ,LASTING IMAGES (documentary), ACHTERLAND (2011) (documentary),CALIMUCHO (2008),FORELAND (2005) (documentary), THE RULES OF FLYING (2003) (short), SLEEPING ROUGH (2002)

Festivals / Awards: Berlin IFF , Vancouver IFF

Producer:René Goossens, Annemiek van Gorp

Screenplay: Kim Niekerk, Patrick Minks

Cinematographer:Adri Schrover

Editor:Nico Leunen

Music:Michel Schöpping

Cast:Shayleah Sands, Kalbe Sands, Maarten Baes, Pearl Davern, Greg Griffitsh

World Sales: New Europe Film Sales [PL]Słowicza 12/205-075 Warsaw

Director: Eugenie JansenNetherlands-Belgium / 2014 / Col. / 99'

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Synopsis:The workings of destiny are inscrutable. One day you read your horoscope in your favorite magazine "The Secret World of Animals" and the stars tell you to change your life and quit your job. Rather than risk the ire of higher spheres, you hand in your notice and, quite by chance, you come across the author of said horoscope in the kebab shop where you no longer work. Sharing existential insecurities, you find common ground and discover that marketing is a line of work that requires intuition rather than any specialist training. A carpet shop, which has never had a single customer cross its threshold, is an ideal place to start a business. The staff there harbors huge potential for eccentricity, and their lukewarm position on floor coverings presents you, as self-styled professionals, with something of a challenge.

KEBAB & HOROSCOPEKEBAB I HOROSKOP

Grzegorz Jaroszuk graduated from the Directing Department of the Polish National Film School. During his studies he made six short films. His graduation film "Frozen Stories" (2011) has won many awards including the Pianifica Prize at the Locarno Film Festival and the Grand Prix at the AFI Film Festival. It was alsp nominated for the European Academy Film Award.

Filmography:Opowiesci z chlodni (2011) (Short), Story of a Missing Car (2008) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Raindance : Best Debut Feature (2014)FF

Producer:Agnieszka Kurzydlo

Screenplay: Grzegorz Jaroszuk

Editor:Aleksandra Gowin

Music:Wojciech Mazolewski

Cast:Bartlomiej Topa, Piotr Zurawski, Tomasz Schuchardt

Production company:MD4, Zentropa International Poland, Warszawa Powisle Grupa Warszawa

World Sales:New Europe Film Sales [PL]Słowicza 12/205-075 Warsaw

Director: Grzegorz JaroszukPoland / 2014 / Col. / 72’

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Synopsis:A mischievous father and his gentle, beautiful daughter live a quiet life in a vast plain until two young men fall for the girl. The love triangle leads to a wholly unexpected turn of events, in an astounding story that incorporates unimaginable beauty with a strong social message.

TESTISPYTANIE

Alexander Kott was born in Moscou in 1973.He worked as a photographer. He studied (1994-1997) at the Khotinenko workshop of the cinema institute ( VGIK ), in Moscou. He assisted lectures of Vladimir Khotinenko and Andrej Wajda. He is a director and writer, known for FORTRESS OF WAR (2010), SCARECROW (2000) and THE PHOTOGRAPHER (1998).

Filmography:Yolki 1914 (2014), Podsadnoy(2010), Fortress of War(2010), Probka (2009), Fish (2008) (Short), Geroy nashego vremeni (2006), Two Drivers(2002)

Festivals / Awards:Tokyo I : Best Artistic Contribution Award (2014)FF

Producer:Igor Tolstunov

Screenplay: Alexander Kott

Cinematographer: Levan Kapanadze

Editor:Karolina Maciejewska

Music:Alexei Aigi

Cast:Elena An, Danila Rassomakhin, Karim Pakachakov, Narinman Bekbulatov-Areshev

Production company:Igor Tolstunov Production Company

World Sales:ANT!PODE Sales & DistributionRussia, 127055, Moscow, Novolesnoy lane 5-38

Director: Alexander Kott Russia /2014 / Col./ 95'

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Synopsis:A family finds itself in a dead-end situation. They are only safe behind the walls of their own house and yard. As time vanishes from their home, the shelter slowly turns into a prison. However, nothing can keep the children from dreaming and yearning to be free and a urge to make a decision seems inevitable.

THE TREEDREVO

Sonja Prosenc was born in 1977 in Slovenia. She has a diploma in journalism and cultural studies. She began working in the field of visual production during her years at the university: film and graphic design. She attended the Berlinale and Sarajevo Talent Campuses, co-founded the Monoo production house and was selected to participate in the prestigious Torino Film Lab. After the short film “Morning” and a documentary “Man with a Raven” she made her first full feature film “The Tree” that premiered in the East of the West section of the Karlovy Vary IFF..Filmography:Morning (2013) (Short), A Man with a Raven (2012) (Short).

Festivals / Awards:Film by the Sea I : Youth Jury Award (2014), Slovene : Best Feature Film, Best Actor, FF FFBest Cinematography, Best Music (2014), Mumbai (2014).FF

Producer:Sonja Prosenc, Sandra Rzen, Rok Secen

Screenplay: Mitja Licen, Sonja Prosenc

Cinematographer: Mitja Licen

Editor:Milos Kalusek

Music:Janez Dovc

Cast:Allen Dizon, Katarina Stegnar, Jernej Kogovsek, Lukas Matija Rosas Ursic

Production Company: Monoo

World Sales:Zavod Mono oKvedrova cesta 361000 LjubljanaSlovenia

Director: Sonja ProsencSlovenia / 2014 / Col. / 90'

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Synopsis:A King overcomes his loneliness by indulging in playful adventures and carnal pleasures. A hallucinatory look into the brief reign of the Spanish King Amadeo I of Savoy in the early 1870s. Lacking the personality of a ruler and treated with contempt by his court, Amadeo withdraws into himself and becomes a prisoner in his own palace. To escape his loneliness, he seeks escape in playful adventures and carnal pleasures.

FALLING STARSTELLA CANDENTE

Lluís Miñarro is a well known Indie-film producer who has collaborated with directors like Oliveira, Weerasethakul, Guerin, Serra, Sergio Caballero and Alonso among others. In 2009, Miñarro directed “Familystrip” his first documentary, which premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Since then he has switched his career as a producer to a director. “Stella Candente” is his first fiction film and highlights a personal style as unpredictable as his work as a producer.

Filmography:Blow Horn (2009)

Festival/Awards:Tirana I : Best Director, Best Photography (2014), Rotterdam (2014), Sofia I (2014), FF FF FFI of Uruguay (2014), Karlovy Vary I (2014), Munich I (2014), Vienna I (2014) FF FF FF FF

Producer:Luis Miñarro

Screenplay: Sergi Belbel, Luis Miñarro

Cinematographer: Jimmy Gimferrer

Editor:Núria Esquerra

Sound designer:Alejandro Castillo

Cast:Lorenzo Balducci, Àlex Batllori, Àlex Brendemühl, Gonzalo Cunill, Lola Dueñas, Francesc Garrido

Production Company:Eddie Saeta

World Sales:NDM International Sales

Director: Lluís MiñarroSpain / 2014 / Col. / 105'

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Synopsis:The coming-of-age story about a Canadian First Nations girl who triumphs over obstacles in her young life. Her new teacher discovers her extraordinary gifts as a violinist. When Shana goes on a spiritual journey, she befriends a wild wolf who guides her and she reconnects with her ancestors, including her mother. Finally, she is able to make peace with her mother's death and, absorbed by nature and the spiritual world, Shana finds a unique way of musical expression, which will allow her to have a career as a violinist.

SHANA - THE WOLF'S MUSICSHANA - THE WOLF'S MUSIC

Nino Jacusso was Born in 1955 in Acquaviva Collecroce, Italy. Joint Swiss and Italian citizenship. 1960 Emigrates to Switzerland.1974-78 Attends the HFF (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen), Munich. Since 1988 collaborates with Insert Film. 1994 Attends screenwriting seminar by Frank Daniel in Denmark. Since 1996 works in media education at schools and universities. Since 1996 active member of The Magic Lantern, Solothurn. 2004-05 Heads film casestudies, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich.

Filmography:Escape to Paradise (2001), Bellinvitu - Die schöne Einladung (1992), Klassengeflüster (1982)

Festivals / Awards:Edmonton AB, Dreamspeakers : Best Youth Cinema (2014), Vancouver, Reel 2 Real I : FF FFYouth, Special Jury Award (2014), Vittorio Veneto, Vittorio Veneto : Award Category FFMonte Baldo (2014), Vittorio Veneto, Vittorio Veneto : Jury of Quality Award (2014), FFBrussels, 8th International Children´s : Special Mention (2014), Pilsen, CZ, International FFFestival: Children and Youth Juniorfest, Special Mention (2014)

Producer:Franziska Reck

Screenplay: Nino Jacusso

Cinematographer: Severine Barde

Editor:Loredana Cristelli

Music:Roman Lerch

Cast:Alana Aspinall, Delilah Dick, Sunshine O'Donovan, Marcel Shackely

Production company:Reck Filmproduktion GmbH, Red Cedar Films

World Sales:Beta filmGruenwalder Weg 28d82041 Oberhaching / MunichGermany

Director: Nino JacussoSwitzerland-Canada / 2014 / Col. / 95'

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Synopsis:Simon, 12, follows in the winter the little cable car that connects the industrial valley where he lives with his sister Louise, to the opulent ski resort that overlooks.There, he steals skis and equipment of rich tourists he subsequently sells to children of his property to make small but regular profits.Louise, who has just lost his job, Simon takes advantage of traffic that are growing and becoming more and more dependent on him

SISTER"L'ENFANT D'EN HAUT"

Ursula Meier was born in 1971 in Besançon, France. She was having Joint Swiss and French citizenship. From 1989-95 she Worked as actress, production assistant and trainee producer on various films. During 1990-94 she Studied cinema and television production at IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion) Louvain-la-Neuve. In 1997 she received degree from IAD. Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2009», Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay for “Home”.In 2012 she received Silver Bear - Special Award for “Sister”, 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. 2013 Swiss Film Award “Best Fiction Film” for “Sister”.

Filmography:Home (2008), Table Manners (2001)

Festivals / Awards:Berlin I ; special Award (2012), Buster International Children's Film Festival (2012)FF

Producer:Ruth Waldburger

Screenplay: Antoine Jaccoud, Ursula Meier, Gilles Taurand

Cinematographer: Agnès Godard

Editor:Nelly Quettier

Music:John Parish

Cast:Gilles Taurand, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson

Produstion company:Vega Film.

World Sales:Memento Films International9, Cité Paradis FR – 75010 Paris

Director: Ursula Meier Switzerland-France/ 2012 / Col. / 97'

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Synopsis:André is 55 and still lives with his 80-year-old mother Louise, an actress. He leads an unspectacular life as a taxi driver and cannot seem to muster the courage to speak to the woman working at the wurst stand at the model aircraft flying field. A stranger appears at their door one day: Bill, a charismatic man from America is about to turn their placid life upside down. For the first time in his life, André has to rouse himself from his lethargy and face up to a few facts. It is never too late to begin living and loving.

LOVELY LOUISELOVELY LOUISE

Bettina Oberli was born in 1972 in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland. She is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. She gained her diploma as a filmmaker in 2000 at the Zurich University of the Arts. Her student thesis film “Supernova” was awarded best newcomer of the year. After her awarded debut “Im Nordwind” (2004), she wrote and directed “Late Bloomers” (Die Herbstzeitlosen) in 2006. The film became the most successful Swiss film in cinemas in thirty years and was sold worldwide. She directed the award winning “Tannöd - The Murder Farm” (Tannöd) (2009) in Germany with Julia Jentsch and Monica Bleibtreu playing the leading roles. In April 2013, it was at the Theater Basel with "Anna Karenina" her first stage production.

Filmography:Déposer les enfants (2012) (Short), The Murder Farm (2009), Late Bloomers (2006), Im Nordwind (2004), Ibiza (2002) (Short), Supernova (2000) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Audi Festival of German Films (2014), Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo (2014), Washington, DC I (2014), Jameson Dublin I (2014), Solothurner Filmtage (2014), FF FFFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken (2014), Palm Springs I (2014), Starz Denver FF FF (2013), Filmfest Hamburg (2013)

Director: Bettina OberliSwitzerland-Spain-Germany / 2013 / Col. / 91'

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Producer:Christian Davi, Christof Neracher, Thomas Thümena

Screenplay: Bettina Oberli, Petra Biondina Volpe

Cinematographer: Stéphane Kuthy

Editor:Andrew Bird

Music:Adrian Weyermann

Cast:Stefan Kurt, Annemarie Duringer, Stanley Townsend, Nina Proll, Michael Neuenschwander, Matthias Breitenbach

Production company:Hugofilm, Wüste Filmproduktion

World Sales:Picture Tree International GmbH, Zur Börse 12, DE – 10247 Berlin


Synopsis:Three stories told by three different directors:In the 1970's Ju, who has never fallen in love, works in a printing store. One day a neat, good-looking boy comes to the store with banned articles in his hands, Ju's life no longer seems monotonous. Mei has just been through a breakup and is told a true story - In the 80's, a woman moved into a madhouse by faking insanity so that she could wait for her lover without being disturbed. In 2010, 40-year-old Juliet tries to commit suicide but a commercial-shooting crew gets in the way. Then Juliet meets someone who is more obstinate about love than her. What will Juliet's final decision be - to live or to die?

JULIETSZHU LI YE

Yu-Hsun Chen was born in 1962 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a director and writer, known for “Zone Pro Site” (2013), “Re dai yu” (1995) and “Ai qing lai le” (1998).Chi-jan Hou was born in 1973 in Taipei. His experimental short, “Stardust 15749001”, won the main prize at the Taipei International Film Festival in 2003. His second short, “My 747”, won the main prize of the Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards in 2006. “One Day” is his first feature film.In 1999, Ko-shang Shen won the Golden Horse Award for his short film “Layover”. Shen's documentary Baseball Boys (2009) won the Best Documentary in Asia Pacific Film Festival and was also awarded in Taiwan International Documentary Festival. Shen's first feature film was “The Sound of Siren”.

Filmography:Yu-Hsun Chen: Zone Pro Site (2013), Chi-jan Hou: You yi tian (2010), Ko-shang Shen: Bus Odyssey (2011)

Festivals / Awards:Golden Horse Awards: Best New Performer Award (2010), Golden Horse : Opening Film FF(2010), Tokyo I : Opening Film (2010), Busan I : Wide Angle Competition (2010)FF FF

Producer:Khan Lee

Screenplay: Hou Chi-Jan, Kelly Yang Yuan-Lee

Cinematographer: Mahua Feng Shin-Hua, Tao Chien, Chen Chein-Li

Editor:Ku Hsiao-Yun

Music:HAN Cheng-Yu, Jutoupi (pigheadskin), Chris HOU

Cast:Vivian Hsu, Po-Chieh Wang, Chien-Na Li, River Huang, Kang Kang, He-Chun Liang

Production Company: A Khan Entertainment Productions, Zeus International production, Cheer Film Production

Director: Yu-Hsun Chen, Chi-jan Hou, Ko-shang ShenTaiwan / 2010 / Col. / 106'

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Synopsis:On a hot summer night; Ece goes to Cenk's place. It feels like they have missed each other for so long. Suddenly a thief appears at the house – Kiliç a 14 year old boy, somehow escapes from the apartment. A moment later another thief appears from the darkness. Ece defends herself and hits him. Tayfun collapses on the floor, full of blood. Cenk sends Ece away and calls his best friend Faruk. Faruk and his lawyer Merve arrive. Apparently Faruk and Ece are engaged to be married. Faruk and Cenk are partners in a big consortium. Kiliç chases Ece and forces her in the car as he doesn't have any news from his brother Tayfun. A chain of events reveals complex urban relations, deep wounds and the fragile lives of the characters; and its consequences that will change Cenk, Faruk and Ece forever.

CONSEQUENCESSILSILE

Ozan Aciktan was Born in Eskisehir in 1978. He received his undergraduate degree from Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Radio TV and Cinema, in 2000. During his studies he started shooting short films that were later screened and awarded internationally. Between 2003-2005, Aciktan continued his studies in the department of direction of photography in the Lodz, Polish National Film School. In 2006 he received a grant to study in the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, in Ludwigsburg, Germany, focusing on scriptwriting and dramaturgy. The same year he attended the Berlinale Talent campus. He then became a TV commercial director. In 2007 the script that he wrote with Cem Akas, “Silsile”, won a script development grant at the Antalya Film Festival with the project name, “50 Reasons in your Eyes”.

Filmography:Sen Kimsin? (2012), Multi Release Movements (2010), Marlis. (2004) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Istanbul I : Best Cinematography (2014)FF

Producer:Tunay Vural, Necati Akpinar

Screenplay: Cem Akas, Ozan Aciktan, Faruk Ozerten

Cinematographer: Ahmet Sesigurgil

Editor:Erkan Erdem

Music:Burak Güven

Cast:Tardu Flordun, Nehir Erdogan, Ilker Kaleli, Serkan Keskin, Esra Bezen Bilgin

Production Company:Ptot Film

World Sales:Ebulula Mardin Cad.Maya Meridyen Plaza No:16 K:3 D:13 34335 Akatlar - İstanbul

Director: Ozan AciktanTurkey / 2014 / Col. / 105'

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Synopsis:A family asks a young psychiatrist to be their guest for a while to untangle the circumstances of their father's illness. He's developed a suicidal fixation for ropes and knots among other things. While deeply involved in analyzing the patient's delirium, the doctor begins to lose track of what is taking place. The task of “how to help” is twisted into “who am I - doctor or patient? Chance guest, member of this suffering family, or a catholic priest who has dreamed this all up?” In order to get a handle on it all, it's best to start from the beginning, but why do things keep shifting, changing?

DELIRIUMDELIRIUM

Ihor Podolchak was born in 1962 in Lviv, Ukraine. He graduated from the Lviv Academy of Fine Art in 1984 with a distinction. An artist and creator of numerous projects in the field of visual art, he has had over 25 international art exhibitions across the globe. His book 'Jacob Bohme', was awarded the World's Best Book (Bronze Medal) at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. One of his 24 personal exhibitions was the first art exhibition ever to be held in space, at the Mir space station in 1993. The premiere of his feature film “Las Meninas” took place in the competition section at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2008). The film has participated at 26 International film festivals worldwide with ten of them in the competition section.

Filmography:Las Meninas (2008)

Festivals / Awards:Baghdad I : Long Fiction Competition (2013)FF

Producer:Ihor Dyurych, Tamara Podolchak, Ihor Podolchak

Screenplay: Dmytro Belyansky, Ihor Podolchak

Cinematographer: Mykola Yefymenko

Editor:Ihor Podolchak

Music:Oleksandr Shchetynsky

Cast:Volodymyr Khimyak, Lesya Voynevych, Petro Rybka, Olha Horbach

Production Company: Podolchak Films, MF Films, Paulus von Lemberg

Director: Ihor PodolchakUkraine-Czech Republic / 2013 / Col. / 96’

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Synopsis:The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick the one still wants to outlive the other. But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling, who tries to restore the brothers' life-story.

BROTHERS THE FINAL CONFESSIONBRATY. OSTANNYA SPOVID

Victoria Trofimenko is a Director of the number of shorts that were shown at International Film Festivals in Greece, Island, Russia, UK, Ukraine. “Brothers. The Final Confession” is her first feature film.

Filmography: Nestor Makhno (2009), 9 lives of the terrorist Yakov Bljumkin (2008), In love with agent Petrov (2008), Back home (2005)

Festivals / Awards:Beijing IFF – Panorama, Moscow IFF – Competition: best actress, Critics Guild Award, Shanghai IFF, 'Golden Apricot' FFF, Yerevan

Producer:Asadchiy, Igor Savychenko, Victoria Trofimenko

Screenplay: Victoria Trofimenko

Cinematographer: Yaroslav Pilunskiy

Editor:Tatyana Khodakovskaya

Music:Sviatoslav Luniov

Cast:Mykola Bereza, Viktor Demertash, Yuri Denysenkov, Roman Lutskiy

Production Company:Pronto Film

World Sales: ANT!PODE Sales & DistributionRussia, 127055, Moscow, Novolesnoy lane 5-38

Director: Victoria TrofimenkoUkraine / 2013 / Col. / 120'

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INDIANCINEMA

Synopsis:Anjali Arakkal, a freelance journalist makes her living being a ghost writer. She meets jailed criminal C.K. Raghavan, during one of her assignments to write the autobiography of a jail superintendent. Raghavan was jailed for a double homicide, which he claims he never committed. Still, he prefers to be in jail rather than living a social life. Anjali grows curious about Raghavan, and writes a feature based on him in a magazine. The news article receives national attention, and Anjali receives an offer from a leading publishing agency to write a book on the untold story of Raghavan.

MUNNARIYIPPU MUNNARIYIPPU

Venu is an Indian cinematographer and film director in Indian Cinema. Venu graduated in cinematography from the FTII, Pune. He has won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography thrice, in 1987 for “Amma Ariyan and Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal”, in 1993 for “Miss Beatty's Children”, and in 1994 for “Ponthan Mada”. He is one of the founding members of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). His debut directorial venture "Daya" won the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Debut Director in 1998.

Filmography:Daya (1998)

Producer:Ranjith

Screenplay: Unni R.

Cinematographer:Venu

Editor:Beena Paul

Music:Bijubal

Cast:Mammootty, Aparna Gopinath, Nedumudi Venu, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Joy Mathew, Prathap Pothan, Renji Panicker, Sreeraman, Sudheesh, Saiju Kurup

Production Company:Gold Coin Motion Picture Company

Director: VenuMalayalam / 2014 / Col. / 115'

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Synopsis:The movie explores an interesting spectrum of lifestyles and how one unexpected incident influences people from diverse lifestyles. This is a story of 24 hours of a young female teacher who married against the wish of her family, tries to start a new life with the beloved engineer. The inter-religion wedding had a less support, though the issue turns to be something else.

THE PUNISHMENT KUTTRAM KADITHAL

Bramma.G is a theatre personality who has written and directed many plays in English and Tamil for more than 12 years, across Tamil Nadu. He has directed PSAs, short films and documentaries and hails from a social work and communication background.

Producer:J. Sathish Kumar, Christy Siluvappan

Screenplay: Bramma G.

Cinematographer:S. Manikandan

Editor:C.S. Prem

Music:Shankar Rengarajan

Cast:Sai Rajkumar, Radhika Prasidhha, Kulothungan Udayakumar, Pavel Navageethan, Durga, Master Ajay

Production Company:Chris Pictures, JSK Film

Director: Bramma G.Tamil / 2014 / Col. / 120,'

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Synopsis:Njaan narrates the story of a man torn to shreds, as he tries to come to terms with the internal strife buried deep within himself. Devastated, he makes a silent exit from the world, leaving behind a trail of perplexity that has a young blogger, Ravi Chandrashekhar all enthused

NJAANNJAAN

Ranjith Balakrishnan (Born 4 September, 1964) is an Indian film director, screen writer, producer and actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. In his career spanning over two decades, he has scripted several commercially successful films. In the year 2001, Ranjith made his directorial debut with “Ravanaprabhu”, a sequel to “Devaasuram”. His directorial ventures “Thirakkatha” and “Indian Rupee” won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011 respectively.

Filmography:Raavanaprabhu (2001), Thirakkatha (2008), Kerala Café (2009), Indian Rupee (2011), Spirit (2012), Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty (2013)

Producer:Ranjith

Screenplay: Ranjith

Cinematographer:Manoj Pillai

Editor:Sandeep Nandakumar

Music:Bijibal

Cast:Dulquer Salmaan, Suresh Krishna, Saiju Kurup, Renji Panicker, Anumol, Harish Perady

Production Company:Gold Coin Motion Pictures

Director: RanjithMalayalam / 2014 / Col. / 160'

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Synopsis:The rhythm of life, even for a master drummer, is at the same moment disrupted and harmonized by the love, passion, jealousy, hate and spite of those around. Unni, unequaled in the art of playing the Chenda, and Nalini, peerless in Mohiniyattam, are drawn to each other by an affection that transcends the devotion to their arts and the love for each other. The pulse of their passion cannot hold up against the tumults of Unni's life. A brother and a father figure, whose love sours to jealousy and hate, a wife who despises his drumming and a mother from whom the truth about his birth is not forthcoming all hasten the tempo of a mental imbalance rooted in Unni's childhood to an inevitable dark end.

SWAPAANAMSWAPAANAM

Shaji N. Karun (Born on 1 January, 1952) is a National Award-winning Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film “Piravi” (1988) won the Caméra d'Or - Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the premier Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the first academy for film and TV in India and was also the Executive Chairman of the IFF of Kerala from 1998 to 2001. He is best known for his award winning films “Piravi” (1989), “Vanaprastham” (1999) and “Kutty Srank” (2009).

Filmography:Kutty Srank: The Sailor of Hearts (2009), Octave (2002), Pilgrimage (1999), Swaham (1994), Piravi (1988), Lady of the Landing (1974) (Short)

Producer:M. Rajan

Screenplay: Harikrishnan, Sajeev Pazhoor

Cinematographer: Saji Nair

Editor:A. Sreekar Prasad

Music:Sreevalsan J. Menon

Cast:Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Jayaram, Kadambari, Siddique, Vineeth

Production company:Horizon Enterteinment

Director: Shaji N. KarunMalyalam / 2013 / Col. / 152'

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MARATHICINEMA

Synopsis:Budhi is a widow from a village in the Vidarbha district who has lost her husband and son to farming-related debts. She has a set routine: she wakes up in the morning, spends a few rupees on a daily breakfast of jaggery-laced tea and bread, earns her living as a maid, and spends time with Sudama, who lives in the shack next to hers. The munificence of a visiting politician breaks the pattern of forced minimalism. Budhi now has more liquidity than before, not enough to lift her out of poverty, but enough to be able to change the broken glass in her spectacles and afford a new frame for her beloved son's portrait and clothes for Sudama's family. Budhi and Sudama set out to the local market for a shopping expedition, setting into motion an unexpected series of events.

1000 RUPEE NOTE EK HAZARACHI NOTE

Shrihari Sathe was a Born and raised in Mumbai, Shrihari Sathe received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he majored in Film and Video Studies (High Honors), and Global Media and Culture. He has received fellowships from the HFPA, PGA, IFP, Film Independent, Sundance Institute to name a few. In 2009 Sathe received the Entertainment Partners' Best Producer Award at the Columbia University Film Festival. He has an MFA-Film Degree from Columbia University's School of the Arts in New York. He is a visiting faculty member at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Sathe was selected to attend the 2011 Film Independent Producer's Lab with the feature project “Man With Van”. He has become a Trans Atlantic Partners fellow in 2013.

Filmography:Fragments (2005) (short)

Festivals / Awards:

IFF of India: Special Jury Award, Centenary Award for Best Film (2014), Mill Valley FF (2014)

Producer:Shrihari Sathe

Screenplay: Shrikant Bojewar

Cinematographer:Ming Kai Leung

Editor:Shrihari Sathe

Music:Shailendra Barve

Cast:Devendra Gaikwad, Usha Naik, Pooja Nayak, Sandeep Pathak, Ganesh Yadav, Shrikant Yadav

Production Company:Infinitum ProductionsC-10 Dattaguru, Deonar village road, Deonar, Mumbai-88

Director: Shrihari SatheMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 100'

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Synopsis:For a hope of getting back his acquired land from Forest, after fighting a case for 10 years Raghu karhe age 55, along with wife, 2 sons and grandson are on their way for grazing their sheeps. They meet a relative Gulaba Handal age 45 who proposes his daughter for balu's starts dreaming for his marriage.

OBSTACLEKHWADA

Bhaurao Karhade has been making films since 2009. His short films have won several national and international awards. “Khwada” is his debut feature made in 2014.

Producer:Vithalrao Karhade, Bhaurao Karhade

Screenplay: Bhaurao Karhade

Cinematographer:Veerdhawal Patil

Editor:Rohan Patil

Music:Rohit Nagbhide

Cast:Bhausaheb Shinde, Shashank Shende, Surekha, Anil Nagarkar, Chandrakant Dhumal, Hemant Kadam

Production Company:Chitraksha Films

World Sales Address: Flat no-6, Muktai Niwas , Sant Tukaram Nagar, Kranti Chowk, New Sangvi, Pune -411027

Director: Bhaurao KarhadeMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 115'

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Synopsis:Raghu's father works with the Police department, while Sada's father works with the Indian army. Raghu and Sada are best of friends but with an innocent feeble sense of rivalry. There is a constant ego clash about the superiority of the army over the police and whose father is more brave. The Principal of their school appeals for a fund raising programme, to support eligible students who are deprived of education due to their financial situation. He also announces a special medal for the highest fund collector. Raghu and Sada set out on this mission with rage. This journey takes them through various upswings and enriching experiences. As the tussle for the special medal heats up, the entire village is shaken because of an unexpected incident.

SALUTESALAAM

Kiran Arun Yadnyopavit is a Chemistry graduate from Nowrosjee Wadia College and a post graduate in advertising from Symbiosis, Pune. He is well known as a writer, director and actor in Marathi theatre. He has won several awards for his plays “Malabha”' “Mitradwaya”, “Manomilan”, “Aparadhi Sugandh” etc. and still remains active on stage. He started his film carreer as a writer. In 2005 he wrote his first commercial feature film. His second written film “Sukhant” was critically acclaimed and won a prestigious State award. “Taryanche Bait” was his debut film as a director. This film gave him wide recognition and also won numerous awards. “Salaam” is his second feature film as a writer - director. The film was critically acclaimed giving him mileage across all audiences.

Filmography:Resonant Notes (2012), Taryanche Bait (2011),

Festivals / Awards:Online Film & Television Association: Motion Picture Award (2011), New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Foreign Language Film (1939), National Board of Review, USA: Best Foreign Film (1938), Venice FF: Best Overall Artistic Contribution (1937)

Producer:Dr. Gaurav Somani, Sunil Somani, Anand Somani

Screenplay: Kiran Yadnyopavit

Cinematographer: Abhijit D. Abde

Editor:Suchitra Sathe

Music:Rahul Ranade

Cast:Girish Kulkarni, Aatisha Naik, Vivek Chabukswar, Sanjay Khapre, Savita Prabhune, Abhishek

Production company:Calyx Media & Entertainment

Director: Kiran YadnyopavitMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 120'

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Synopsis:"Aabhas" in literal sense is "Semblance", what you see is just one form but in reality it's different. It is a one night suspense thriller revolves around a popular writer (Ankush Chaudhari) who happened to be landed in kind of a prodigious village as he receives letters of weird incidences from an unknown but helpless girl of that village. The story unfolds as he goes through many astonishing events throughout night. People from the village believe that there is a witch in village and she would kill every "man" who is getting married. One night journey of a writer, would help him revealing the truth? Watch it in "Aabhas".

DELUSION AABHAS

Gajanan Kulkarni started his film career as a writer, director and actor for his debut short film “The Soul”. It was selected in IFF at Chicago. This film was also honored at different FF. He has written and directed number of shorts and documentaries. Along With the films he is very active in the theater field for which he has been recognized by govt. of Maharashtra for Marathi play like “ADHANTAR”, “DIVYA” as a writer and director. He got inspired after directing his story “BHAS”(ILLUSION) to go ahead and Create full length Feature film “ABHAS' (DELUSION) which turned out to be his debut film for direction.

Filmography:Bhas (2010) (short), Cigarrate (2008) (short), Ice-Cream (2007) (short), The Soul (2007) (short)

Producer:Deepali G.

Screenplay: Gajanan N. Kulkarni

Cinematographer: Shekhar Anna Iyer

Editor:Santosh Jivangikar

Music:Shaikh Kasim

Cast:Ankush Choudhary, Deepali G, Milind Shinde, Suhas Palshikar, Gajanan Kulkarni, Aniket Deshmukh, Abhay Kulkarni

Production company:Shree siddh ImaginationB/21, Aditya Garden Floraa, Back to RMD Sinhagad Campus, Warje, Pune : 411058

Director: Gajanan N. KulkarniMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 117'

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WAR AGAINST

WAR

Synopsis:A group of Austrian-Hungarian soldiers hold an artillery post in the mountains on the southern front to Italy during World War I. The group is cut off from their own troops and under heavy artillery fire from the Italian side. When the post receives a fatal direct hit from a shell, killing the comrades, Private Jacob Lindner and the seriously injured Captain Jan Kopetzky are the only survivors of the post. Jakob has to suffer the madness of this hellish war in all its human atrocities. Without care, help from the command, food and water, to survive becomes an existential challenge. The young soldier tries desperately with humanity and dignity to save his and the injured Captain's life.

THE WOODS ARE STILL GREEN DIE WÄLDER SIND NOCH GRÜN

After graduating from high school in Maribor, Marko Naberšnik took up studies at the Faculty of Economics. In 1996 he attended one semester at the New York Film Academy, where he shot his first short film “The Beginning”. With the help of this film he began his studies at the Ljubljana Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. In 2000 his short film “With Love” received the University Prešern's Award and his film “Pavle” was awarded the Vesna, the award for the best student film at the 5th Film Festival in Portorož. His film “Rooster's Breakfast” was the Sloveninan contribution for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscar Academy Awards in 2008. For “Shanghai Gypsy” he won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Montreal World Film Festival 2012.

Filmography:Shanghai Gypsy (2012), Rooster's Breakfast (2007), Pavle (2001) (Short), Z ljubeznijo (2000) (Short)

Festivals / Awards: Cottbus FF of Young East European Cinema (2014), Shanghai IFF (2014), Cinedays Festival of European Film (2014), Rendevous Istanbul IFF (2014)

Producer:Robert Hofferer

Screenplay: Robert Hofferer, Marko Nabersnik

Cinematographer:Milos Srdic

Editor:Jan Lovse

Music:Michael Wollny

Cast:Kristian Hodko, Michael Kristof, Clemens Aap Lindenberg

Production Company:Miha Ferkov

Director: Marko NabersnikGerman / 2014 / Col. / 107'


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Synopsis:Why are societies predisposed to war? And why are completely unrelated wars fatally similar in their making? These questions are on Global Warning's agenda as director Ernst Gossner inquires into his native Tirol's own last war - the war between Austria and Italy on top of Tirol's mountains a hundred years ago. What at first seems like just one more episode of WWI slowly reveals its relevance towards present events, and the grand tragedy of war in general.

GLOBAL WARNINGGLOBAL WARNING

Ernst Gossner (born 1st of July 1967 in Tirol, Austria) graduated from Business School in 1992. Within seven years Ernst acted in more than 50 plays in Austria, Germany and Italy. Simultaneously he wrote and directed his first short film and was accepted to the American Film Institute's Director's Programme. His thesis film BAR TIME won several awards and was released on the star-studded CELEBRATING AFI DVD and sold to networks all over the world. Ernst founded his company Vent Productions/Los Angeles in 2003 and his first feature film SOUTH OF PICO garnered several international awards in 2007. 2011 marked the release of Ernst's first documentary GLOBAL WARNING - a journey into war. Ernst currently lives and works in Vienna and Los Angeles.

Filmography:South of Pico (2007), Otto+Anna (2003) (Short), Bartime (2002) (Short), Parzival (2002), The Point (2001) (Short), Bender (2000) (Short)

Festivals / Awards: IFF Innsbruck (IFFI)

Producer:Robert Narholz, Ernst Gossner

Screenplay: Robert Narholz, Ernst Gossner

Cinematographer:Richard Marcus

Editor:Robert Narholz

Music:Gregor Narholz

Cast:Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, George W. Bush, Kaiser Franz Josef I., Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip

Production Company:Lena Film, Vent Productions

World Sales Address:Vent Productions Inc., Theresianumgasse 10, 1040 Vienna, Austria

Director: Ernst GossnerGerman, English / 2011 / Col. / 43'


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Synopsis:Dolomite Mountains, Austria 1915: At his sister's wedding, Andreas (19) discovers the opposite sex for the first time. Her name is Francesca, a 17-year-old Italian girl. But the young love has no time to blossom. The very next day Andreas is sent off to new front lines in the mountains. Italy has declared war against Austria. World War I turns the Dolomite Mountains into one of the most bizarre battlefields in the history of mankind. The war in the Alps tears apart families and turns neighbors into enemies. But the tougher the war, the stronger their love binds Andreas and Francesca.

THE SILENT MOUNTAIN DER STILLE BERG

Ernst Gossner (born 1st of July 1967 in Tirol, Austria) graduated from Business School in 1992. Within seven years Ernst acted in more than 50 plays in Austria, Germany and Italy. Simultaneously he wrote and directed his first short film and was accepted to the American Film Institute's Director's Programme. His thesis film BAR TIME won several awards and was released on the star-studded CELEBRATING AFI DVD and sold to networks all over the world. Ernst founded his company Vent Productions/Los Angeles in 2003 and his first feature film SOUTH OF PICO garnered several international awards in 2007. 2011 marked the release of Ernst's first documentary GLOBAL WARNING - a journey into war. Ernst currently lives and works in Vienna and Los Angeles.

Filmography:South of Pico (2007), Otto+Anna (2003) (Short), Bartime (2002) (Short), Parzival (2002), The Point (2001) (Short), Bender (2000) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Trento FF (oldest mountain FF in the world), Taormina FF, Dutch Mountain FF, International Mountain FF Graz

Producer:Heinz Stussak, Ernst Gossner

Screenplay: Clemens, Aufderklamm

Cinematographer: Daniela Knapp

Editor:Janine Dauterich, Florian Miosge, Evi Romen

Music:Gregor Narholz

Cast:William Moseley, Eugenia Costantini, Claudia Cardinale, Werner Daehn, Corrado Invernizzi, Fritz Karl

Production company:Production Company: Sigma Film, Vent Productions, Bilgeri Film Productions

World Sales Address:Premiere Entertainment Group17049 Ventura Blvd.Encino, CA91316 – USA

Director: Ernst GossnerGerman, Italian, English / 2014 / Col. / 100'


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Synopsis:In 1915, Franz, the young son of peasants, is conscripted and sent to the front of the Dolomites. Since the looming war against Italy, the atmosphere in the country is like a powder keg ready to explode. Peter is a friend of Anna. For him it is clear, he loves Anna and wants to marry her. But Anna is not sure. She is the daughter of a doctor and is soon to become a nurse herself. Except that the eyes of Anna fall right on Franz. The two competitors Peter and Franz now become bitter enemies. When war breaks out, however, Peter and Franz find themselves in the same unit in the role of defenders of their homeland. Faced by the Italian Alpini, an elite unit specialized in mountain warfare, they are totally at the mercy of nature, which is ruthless in both good and bad times.

LACRIME DELLE DOLOMITI DI SESTOTRÄNEN DER SEXTNER DOLOMITEN

Hubert Schönegger is a filmmaker from South Tyrol. “Tränen der Sextner Dolomiten” is his first feature film about World War in the Dolomites. The film has been produced in German and Italian and was released in the fall of 2014.

Producer:Hubert Schönegger

Screenplay: Peter Dollinger, Hubert Schönegger

Cinematographer: Hubert Schonegger, Alexander Zeidler, Martin Schonegger

Editor:Hubert Schönegger

Music:Hansjorg Mutschlechner

Cast:Thomas Prenn, Florian Sumerauer, Jasmin Barbara Mairhofer, Gedeon Burkhard, Christiane Filangieri, Ricardo Angelini, Anton Algrang, Oliver Pezzi, Martin Perdatscher

Production company:Geosfilm

World Sales Address:Hubert Schönegger, Geosfilm, Firchatstr. 20, I-39038 Winnebach/Innichen, Italy

Director: Hubert SchöneggerGerman / 2014 / Col. / 143'


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KALEIDOSCOPE

Synopsis:Janne, a 60 year old party promoter is arranging a nightclub at the annual tennis week in the small coastal town of Båstad, where he also teams up with his older sister Jackie. But an accident turns his life upside down and forced by the people around him, he desperately seeks a way out.

AVALONAVALON

Axel Petersén (Born 1979), is a Swedish visual artist and filmmaker. His numerous short films and video installations have been shown widely in art and film contexts and his first feature film “Avalon” (2011) - which he both wrote and directed - premiered in 2011 at the Toronto FF where it became the first Swedish film to be awarded with the Critics Award for 'Best Debut'. Furthermore, Avalon received four nominations at The Official Swedish Film Awards where it went on to win two Guldbagge Awards and continued to be praised at the 2012 Båstad FF, where Axel was assigned The Bo Widerberg Scholarship for his work. Currently Axel is working on his next feature “Under the Pyramid”.

Festivals / Awards: Guldbagge Awards: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (2013), Toronto IFF: FIPRESCI International Critics' Award (2011)

Producer:Jesper Kurlandsky, Erika Wasserman

Screenplay: Axel Petersén

Cinematographer:Måns Månsson

Editor:Theis Schmidt

Music:Julian Hruza

Cast:Johannes Brost, Peter Carlberg, Léonore Ekstrand, Charlotte Wandt

Director: Axel Petersén2012 / Col. / 79'

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Synopsis:It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. Martin joins the resort, where the presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation. Soon though, Martin is chosen to become the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.

BEHIND BLUE SKIESHIMLEN ÄR OSKYLDIGT BLÅ

Hannes Holm was born on November 26, 1962. He is a director and writer, known for “Adam & Eva” (1997), “Behind Blue Skies” (2010) and “The Reunion” (2002).

Filmography:En man som heter Ove (2015), The Anderssons Hit the Road (2013), The Anderssons in Greece (2012), Wonderful and Loved by All (2007), Every Other Week (2006), The Reunion (2002), Shit Happens (2000)

Producer:Patrick Ryborn

Screenplay: Hannes Holm

Cinematographer:Göran Hallberg

Editor:Fredrik Morheden

Music:Mattias Bärjed

Cast:Bill Skarsgård, Peter Dalle, Josefin Ljungman, Amanda Ooms

Production Company:Fladen Film, Swedish Television, Nordisk Film, Filmpool Stockholm Mälardalen

Director: Hannes Holm2010 / Col. / 110'

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Synopsis:On Friday evening, February 28, 1986 Olof Palme was shot dead in the street. The day after, the news reached out to the people that the country's Prime Minister was dead, and the whole country found itself suddenly shocked. The film is a biographical portrait of the former Prime Minister Olof Palme, and covers his life from childhood to the role as a leading figure of Swedish politics.

PALME PALME

Kristina Lindström was born in 1957 in Sundbyberg, in Sweden. A writer, journalist and filmmaker, she was trained at the School of Journalism in Gothenburg from 1977 to 1979. She has worked at the Daily News and has been a producer at Swedish Radio's community editorial board from 1984 to 1994.Maud Nycander: She was born in 1960. She started her career as a still photographer and did several photo exhibitions and photo books. In the middle of the 90's she started to work in film and television. She collaborated with Kristina Lindström as a reporter on the series “Elbyl” and “Kobra”.

Filmography:Maud Nycander: Nunnan (2007)

Festivals / Awards:Guldbagge Awards: Best Editing, Best Music (2013)

Producer:Fredrik Heinig, Mattias Nohrborg

Screenplay: Kristina Lindström, Maud Nycander

Cinematographer: Magnus Berg, Anders Bohman

Editor:Nils Pagh Andersen, Andreas Jonsson, Hanna Lejonqvist

Music:Benny Andersson

Cast:Olof Palme, Catharina Palme, Lisbet Palme, Richard Guston, Olof Ruin

Production company:B-Reel Feature Films, Danmarks Radio (DR), Det Danske Filminstitut, Manden med Cameraet, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Pan Vision, St Paul Film, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Sveriges Television (SVT)

Director: Kristina Lindström, Maud Nycander2012 / Col. / 103'

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Synopsis:The film focuses on the life and career of Torgny Segerstedt, a Swedish newspaper editor who was a prominent critic of Hitler and the Nazis during a period when the Swedish government and the monarch were intent on maintaining Sweden's neutrality to avoid tensions with Germany. The film also deals with Segerstedt's personal life including his relations with his wife, his mistress, and his mistress's husband.

THE LAST SENTENCEDOM ÖVER DÖD MAN

Jan Troell was born on 23rd July, 1931. He is a famed Swedish film director. Usually, Troell writes his own scripts and serves as his own director of photography. His realistic films, with a lyrical style of photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him amongst the great modern Swedish film directors along with Ingmar Bergman and Bo Widerberg. Troell has also made documentaries, including “Land of Dreams” (Sagolandet, 1988), which deals with modern society's alienation from nature and “A Frozen Dream” (En frusen dröm, 1997) in which he brings up explorer Salomon Andrée's polar expedition.

Filmography:Med mitt mått mätt - en ökenvandring (2010) (Short), Everlasting Moments (2008), Reflexion 2001 (2002) (Short), As White as in Snow (2001), Hamsun (1996), Il capitano (1991), The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

Festivals / Awards:Chicago IFF (2012), Guldbagge Awards (2013), Montréal World FF (2012)

Producer:Francy Suntinger

Screenplay: Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell

Cinematographer: Mischa Gavrjusjov

Editor:Ulrika Rang, Jan Troell

Music:Gaute Storaas

Cast:Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog, Björn Granath, Kenneth Milldoff, Lennart Hjulström

Production company:Filmlance International AB

Director: Jan Troell2012 / B&W / 120'

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FRENCHGRAND

CLASSICS

Synopsis:Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.

THE BIG DAY JOUR DE FÊTE

Jacques Tati was born on 9 October 1907 in Le Pecq, Yvelines, France. He was a French filmmaker who also worked as a comic actor, writer, and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors, Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time. With only six feature-length films to his credit as director, he directed fewer films than any other director in the list.

Filmography:Trafic (1971), Playtime (1967), Mon Oncle (1958), Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953), The School for Postmen (Short) (1947), Gai dimanche (Short) (1935)

Festivals / Awards:

Venice FF: Best Screenplay (1949)

Producer:Michael Chauvin, Fred Oren, Andre Paule, Pierre Tati

Screenplay: Jacques Tati, Henri Marquet, Rene Wheeler

Cinematographer:Jacques Mercanton, Jacques Sauvageat

Editor:Marcel Morreau, Sophie Tatischeff.

Music:Jean Yatove

Cast:Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli, Maine Vallee, Robert Balpo

Production Company:Cady Films, Panoramic Films

Director: Jacques Tati France / 1949 / B&W / 70'

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Synopsis:When Georges Manda and Marie meet at an outdoor tavern in the countryside near Paris, they are immediately drawn to each other. He is a reformed criminal now working as a carpenter; she is currently the moll of Roland, a member of Felix Leca's criminal gang. Manda and Roland stage a knife fight over her, resulting in Roland's death. Manda and Marie flee to the countryside, where they spend an all-too-brief night of bliss. However, Leca himself has designs on Marie and contrives to have Manda's old friend Raymond framed for the murder. Manda turns himself in to save Raymond from the guillotine, but later escapes to exact revenge against Leca.

GOLDEN MARIECASQUE D'OR

Jacques Becker (1906 - 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during his peak period, which produced such cinematic masterpieces as “La Grande Illusion” and “The Rules of the Game”. He later went on to become a director in his own right and directed the brilliant period romance “Casque d'or”, the influential gangster film “Touchez pas au grisbi”, and the prison escape drama “Le Trou”. Long underrated, Becker is now regarded as one of the masters of French cinema.

Filmography:Le Trou (1960), Modigliani of Montparnasse (1958), Ali Baba And The Forty Theives (1954), Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954), Rue de l'Estrapade (1953), Edward and Caroline (1951), Rendezvous in July (1949)

Festivals / Awards: Italian National Syndicate Of Film Journalists: Best Foreign Film (1956), BAFTA Film Awards: Best Foreign Actress (1953)

Producer:Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, Andre Paule

Screenplay: Jacques Becker, Jacques Companeez, Annette Wademant

Cinematographer:Robert Lefebvre

Editor:Marguerite Renoir

Music:Geoges Van Parys

Cast:Simon Sigronet, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussierries, Odette Barencey, Loleh Bellon.

Production Company:Robert et Raymond Hakim

Director: Jacques BeckerFrance / 1952 / B&W / 94'

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Synopsis:La Grande Illusion follows French prisoners of war in two German camps during World War I. The core group of officers includes the working-class Maréchal, the aristocrat De Boeldieu, the wealthy Jewish bourgeois Rosenthal and the comic music-hall actor Cartier. Their attempt to tunnel out of the first camp is foiled at the last moment by a transfer to the forbidding fortress of Wintersborn where they once again meet the German officer glimpsed in the film's prologue, Captain von Rauffenstein. From there, thanks to the sacrifice of de Boeldieu, Maréchal and Rosenthal finally escape. After being rescued by German widow Elsa, they eventually make it across the border to Switzerland.

THE GRAND ILLUSION LA GRANDE ILLUSION

Jean Renoir (1894 -1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films “Grand Illusion” (1937) and “The Rules of the Game” (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. As an author, he wrote the definitive biography of his father, the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “Renoir, My Father” (1962). Jean Renoir was ranked by the BFI's Sight and Sound poll of critics as the fourth greatest director of all time.

Filmography:Le Caporal épinglé (1962), Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1959), Elena et les hommes (1956), French Cancan (1955), Le Carrosse d'or (1952), The River (1951), Una Mujer en la Playa (1947)

Festivals / Awards:Online Film & Television Association: Motion Picture Award (2011), New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Foreign Language Film (1939), National Board of Review, USA: Best Foreign Film (1938), Venice FF: Best Overall Artistic Contribution (1937)

Producer:Albert Pinkovitch, Frank Rollmer

Screenplay: Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir

Cinematographer: Christian Matras

Editor:Marthe Huguet, Renée Lichtig, Marguerite Renoir

Music:Joseph Kosma

Cast:Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette, Georges Péclet

Production company:Réalisation d'art cinématographique (RAC)

Director: Jean RenoirFrance / 1937 / B&W / 114'

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Synopsis:Children of Paradise is set in the theatrical world of Paris during the July Monarchy (1830–48), centred on the area around the Funambules theatre, situated on the Boulevard du Temple. The film revolves around a beautiful and charismatic courtesan, Garance. Four men, the mime Baptiste Debureau, the actor Frédérick Lemaître, the thief Pierre François Lacenaire, and the aristocrat Édouard de Montray, are in love with Garance, and their intrigue drives the story forward. Garance is briefly intrigued/involved with them all, but leaves them when they attempt to force her to love them on their terms, rather than her own.

CHILDREN OF PARADISE LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS

Marcel Carné was born on 18 August 1906 in Paris, France. The son of a cabinet maker, Carné entered the movies as the assistant of Jacques Feyder. At the age of 25 he directed his first movie “Jenny” (1936). Collaborating with writer Jacques Prévert, production designer Alexandre Trauner, musician and composer Maurice Jaubert and actor Jean Gabin he became the great director of the pre-war era of French cinema with his poetic realism style. During the occupation of France by Nazi-Germany he worked in the Vichy zone where he subverted the regime's attempts to control art by making “Children of Paradise” (1945), a clear anti-nazi parabola and an all time classic of French cinema.

Filmography:The Marvelous Visit (1974), Law Breakers (1971), Young Wolves (1968), Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965), Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963), Wasteland (1960), Youthful Sinners (1958)

Festivals / Awards:Online Film & Television Association: Best Motion Picture (2010), Venice FF: International Critics Award (1946)

Producer:Raymond Borderie, Adrien Remaugé

Screenplay: Jacques Prévert

Cinematographer: Roger Hubert

Editor:Henri Rust, Madeleine Bonin

Music:Maurice Thiriet

Cast:Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, María Casares, Gaston Modot, Fabien Loris

Production company: Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Director: Marcel CarnéFrance / 1945 / B&W / 190'

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Synopsis:Sixteen year old Geneviève, who works in her widowed mother's umbrella shop called 'Les parapluies de Cherbourg', and twenty year old Guy, who works as a mechanic at a gas station, are madly in love and want to get married. They are reluctant to tell anyone not only of their want to get married, but of their relationship. Geneviève believes her mother will think she is too young and would want her to marry someone with better prospects, especially considering her own tenuous financial situation. And Guy is more concerned about not abandoning his ailing godmother, Aunt Élise, who raised him, and who he looks after along with a young woman named Madeleine.

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG

Jacques Demy was born on June 5, 1931 in Pontchâteau, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a director and writer, known for “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (1967) and “Lola” (1961). He was married to Agnès Varda. He died on October 27, 1990 in Paris, France.

Filmography: Three Seats for the 26th (1988), Parking (1985), Une chambre en ville (1982), Lady Oscar (1979), A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973), The Pied Piper (1972), Donkey Skin (1970)

Festivals / Awards:Cannes FF: OCIC Award, Palme d'Or, Technical Grand Prize (1964), French Syndicate of Cinema Critics: Best Film (1965), Prix Louis Delluc: Winner (1963)

Producer:Mag Bodard

Screenplay: Jacques Demy

Cinematographer: Jean Rabier

Editor:Anne-Marie Cotret,Monique Teisseire

Music:Michel Legrand

Cast:Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon

Production Company:Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film

Director: Jacques DemyFrance / 1964 / Col. / 91'

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Synopsis:In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess, Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess and her new lover, the Italian Baron, Donati.

THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE..MADAME DE...

Max Ophüls was born in Saarbrücken, Germany. He began his career as a stage actor and director in the 20's. In the early 1930's Ophüls began to work as an assistant director for Anatole Litvak. He directed his first movie “I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil” (1931) followed by “The Company's in Love” (1932). Around 1933 he emigrated to France and also worked in the Netherlands and Italy. In 1941 he emigrated again, this time to the USA where he worked for a period of 10 years before he went back to France in 1950. Beginning in 1954 he also worked in Germany again, mainly for German radio in Baden-Baden. Max Ophüls died in 1957 in Hamburg, Germany and is buried at the famous cemetery Père-Lachaise in Paris, France..Filmography:Lola Montès (1955), Le Plaisir (1952), La Ronde (1950) , The Reckless Moment (1949), Caught (1949), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), The Exile (1947)

Producer:Ralph Baum

Screenplay: Louise De Velmorin, Marcel Achard, Max Ophuls, Annette Wadement

Cinematographer: Christian Matras

Editor:Borys Lewin

Music:Oscar Straus, Georges Van Parys

Cast:Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt, Jean Galland, Mirreille Perrey

Production Company:

Franco London Films, Indusfilms, Rizzoli Films

Director: Max OphulsFrance / 1953 / B&W / 105'

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Synopsis:Pépé le Moko, a criminal on the run from the police in metropolitan France, hides in the Casbah quarter of Algiers, where he is out of reach of the local police. Inspector Slimane seeks a way to lure Pépé out of his refuge. He sees his chance when he learns that Pépé is in love with Gaby, the mistress of a rich businessman. Slimane uses Gaby to lure Pépé out of hiding. When Pépé is informed that Gaby is about to leave Algiers for good, he leaves the Casbah to set out to find her.

PÉPÉ LE MOKOPÉPÉ LE MOKO

Julien Duvivier (1896-1967), Lille, France), began his film career as an assistant director and an occasional script writer. Neither his first film, “Haceldama” (1919), nor the 20 other features he directed during the 1920s gained him much of a following, but with “Au bonheur des dames” (1929), Duvivier began a series of films that made his reputation. In 1938 Duvivier was invited to Hollywood to direct “The Great Waltz”. During World War II Duvivier returned to the United States, where he directed several famous films. Returning to Europe after the war, Duvivier directed a number of successful films such as the British “Anna Karenina” (1948), “Sous le ciel de Paris” (1950), “Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo” (1951), and “Diaboliquement Vôtre” (1967).

Filmography:Diaboliquement vôtre (1967), Chair de poule (1963), The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962), The Burning Court (1962), Boulevard (1960), The High Life (1960), Marie-Octobre (1959)

Festivals / Awards:National Board of Review, USA: Best Foreign Film (1941), Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Foreign Language Film (1940)

Producer:Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim

Screenplay: Henri Jeanson,Henri la Barthe

Cinematographer: Marc Fossard,Jules Kruger

Editor:Marguerite Beaugé

Music:Vincent Scotto

Cast:Jean Gabin,Gabriel Gabrio,Saturnin Fabre,Fernand Charpin,Lucas Gridoux

Production company:Paris Film

Director: Julien DuvivierFrance / 1937 / B&W / 94'

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Synopsis:Michel takes up picking pockets as a hobby and is arrested almost immediately, giving him the chance to reflect on the morality of the crime. After his release, he rejects the support of friends Jeanne and Jacques and decides to return to pick pocketing (after taking lessons from an expert) because he realizes that it's the only way he can express himself.

PICKPOCKETPICKPOCKET

Robert Bresson (1901 - 1999) was a French film director known for his spiritual, ascetic and aesthetic style. He contributed notably to the art of film and influenced the French New Wave. He is often referred to as the most highly regarded French filmmaker after Jean Renoir. Initially also a photographer, Bresson made his first short film, “Les affaires publiques” (Public Affairs) in 1934. During World War II, he spent over a year in a prisoner-of-war camp - an experience which informs “Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut” (A Man Escaped). In a career that spanned fifty years, Bresson made only 13 feature-length films. This reflects his meticulous approach to the filmmaking process and his non-commercial preoccupations.

Filmography:L'argent (1983), The Devil, Probably (1977), Lancelot of the Lake (1974), Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971), A Gentle Woman (1969), Mouchette (1967), Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Producer:Agnès Delahaie

Screenplay: Robert Bresson

Cinematographer: Léonce-Henri Burel

Editor:Raymond Lamy

Music:Jean-Baptiste Lully

Cast:Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri

World Sales:Guildhall PicturesHarewood Drive 3 East AngliaPe30 2bs Kings LynnUnited Kingdom

Director: Robert BressonFrance / 1959 / B&W / 75'

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Synopsis:Dissatisfied in marriage and life, Ferdinand takes to the road with the babysitter, his ex-lover Marianne Renoir, and leaves the bourgeoisie behind. Yet this is no normal road trip.

THE MADMANPIERROT LE FOU

Jean-Luc Godard was born in Paris, France, on December 3, 1930, Jean-Luc Godard is one of the central filmmakers of the French New Wave movement of the 1960s. Like his contemporaries François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer, Godard reworked the conventions of Hollywood movies and brought new energy and irreverence to film. His romance-crime movie “Breathless” (1959) is one of the most influential movies of its era.

Filmography:Vivre Sa Vie Vivre Sa Vie (1962) , Breathless (1960), Alphaville Alphaville (1965)

Festivals / Awards:British Film Institute Awards (1965)

Producer:Georges de Beauregard

Screenplay: Jean-Luc Godard, Lionel White

Cinematographer: Raoul Coutard

Editor:Françoise Collin

Music:Antoine Duhamel

Cast:Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani

Production company:Films Georges de Beauregard, Rome Paris Films, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Director: Jean-Luc GodardFrench / 1965 / Col. / 110'

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Synopsis:Seemingly in constant trouble at school, 14 year-old Antoine Doinel returns at the end of every day to a drab and unhappy home life. His parents have little money and he sleeps on a couch that's been pushed into the kitchen. He knows his mother is having an affair and his parents bicker constantly. He decides to skip school and begins a downward spiral of lies and later stealing. His parents are at their wits end and after he's stopped by the police, they decide the best thing to do would be to let Antoine face the consequences. He's sent to a juvenile detention facility where he doesn't do much better. He does manage to escape however.

THE 400 BLOWSLES QUATRE CENTS COUPS

François Truffaut started his own film club in 1948, François Truffaut met André Bazin, who would have a great effect on his professional and personal life. After deserting the army Truffaut joined Bazins newly formed film magazine 'Cahiers du cinéma'. After having been a critic, Truffaut decided to make films of his own. He started out with the short film “Une Visite” in 1955 and followed that up with “Les Mistons” in 1957. His feature film debut “The 400 Blows” came to be a defining film of the French New Wave movement. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry, having worked on over 25 films.

Filmography:Confidentially Yours (1983), The Woman Next Door (1981), The Last Metro (1980), Love on the Run (1979), The Green Room (1978), The Man Who Loved Women (1977), Small Change (1976)

Festivals / Awards:Online Film & Television Association: Best Motion Picture (2005), Sant Jordi Awards: Best Foreign Director (1961), French Syndicate of Cinema Critics: Best Film (1960), New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Foreign Language Film (1959), Cannes Film Festival: Best Director, OCIC Award (1959)

Producer:François Truffaut

Screenplay: Marcel Moussy, François Truffaut

Cinematographer: Henri Decaë

Editor: Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Music:Jean Constantin

Cast:Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier, Guy Decomble

Production Company: Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions

Director: François TruffautFrance / 1959 / B&W / 99'

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Synopsis:Four rebellious young boys at a repressive French boarding school plot and execute a revolt against their teachers and take over the school.

ZERO FOR CONDUCTZÉRO DE CONDUITE

Jean Vigo was born on April 26, 1905, in Paris, France, to anarchist parents, Jean Vigo became a filmmaker, releasing the visually arresting short “À Propos de Nice” before creating the longer features “Zéro de Conduite” and “L'Atalante”. Though his work was censored by authorities, he would later be seen as having a unique, highly influential vision. Having struggled with illness, Vigo died at age 29, on October 5, 1934.

Filmography:L'Atalante (1934)

Festivals / Awards:Beverly Hills FF: Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award (2011)

Producer:Jacques-Louis Nounez

Screenplay: Jean Vigo

Cinematographer: Boris Kaufman

Editor: Jean Vigo

Music:Jean Constantin

Cast:Jean Dasté, Robert le Flon, Du Verron, Louis Lefebvre

Production Company: Franfilmdis, Argui-Film

Director: Jean Vigo France / 1933 / B&W / 41'

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COUNTRYFOCUSEGYPT

Synopsis:A small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited. The plot concerns the unsuccessful attempts of the villages to retain.

THE LANDAL-ARD

Youssef Chahine was born in Alexandria, Egypt 1926. He started studying in a friars' school, and then turned to English College. His debut film was Father Amine (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes FF. In 1970, he was awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. He won a Silver Bear FF in Berlin for Iskanderija...lih? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with adduta misrija (1982) and Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman (1989).

Filmography:September 11 (2002), Silence... We're Rolling (2001), The Other (1999), Destiny (1997), Iskanderija... lih? (1979)

Screenplay: Hassan F

Cinematographer:Abdelhalim Nasr

Editor:Rashida Abdel,Salam

Music:Ali Ismail

Cast:Hamdy Ahmed, Yehia Chahine, Ezzat El Alaili

Director: Youssef ChahineArabic / 1969 / Col. / 130'

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Synopsis:After four years in prison, the young thief Said Mahran come out of jail & seek revenge against those who betrayed him,his beloved wife and his trusted henchman, who conspired to turn him into the police,they are now married to each other and are keeping his six-year-old daughter from him and his mentor Rauf Ilwan.

THIEF AND DOGSEL LESS WAL KILAB

Kamal El Sheikh (2 February, 1919 - 2 January, 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987. Some of his famous films inlcude, “The Peacock” (1982), “Whom should we Shoot” (1975), “Last Night” (1964), “The Small Devil” (1964), “The Thief and the Dogs”, “Because of My Love” (1960) and “Life or Death” (1955).

Cinematographer: Kamal Karim

Screenplay: Sabry Ezzat, Kamal El Sheikh

Cinematographer: Kamal Karim

Editor:Said El Sheikh

Music:Andre Raider

Cast:Shadia, Kamal Al Shennawi, Shoukry Sarhan, Fakher Fakher, Salwa Mahmoud, Salah Mansour, Adli Kaseb, Zayn El Ashmawi, Fatim Shaarawi, Salah Jaheen

Production Company: Gamal El Leithi Films

Director: Kamal El SheikhArabic, English / 1962 / B&W / 130'

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Synopsis:Kinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma, an attractive young woman who sells cold drinks. While she treats Kinawi in a sympathetic way and jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss's exploitative and abusive treatment.

CAIRO STATION BAB EL HADID

Youssef Chahine was born in Alexandria, Egypt 1926. He started studying in a friars' school, and then turned to English College. His debut film was Father Amine (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes FF. In 1970, he was awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. He won a Silver Bear FF in Berlin for Iskanderija...lih? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with adduta misrija (1982) and Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman (1989).

Filmography:September 11 (2002), Silence... We're Rolling (2001), The Other (1999), Destiny (1997), Iskanderija... lih? (1979)

Producer:Gabriel Talhami

Screenplay: Mohamed Abu Youssef, Abdel Hay Adib

Cinematographer: Alevise Orfanelli

Editor:Kamal Abul Ela

Music:Fouad El-Zahry

Cast:Farid Shawqi, Youssef Chahine, Hend Rostom, Hassen el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Naima Wasfy

Director: Youssef ChahineArabic / 1958 / B&W / 77'

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Synopsis:In an archetypal Egyptian neighborhood, Taha works hard to put aside enough money to marry his beloved Khadija, but when the necessary funds suddenly become available thanks to a winning lottery ticket, the neighborhood is turned upside-down, revealing the greed, materialism and opportunism of the alley's inhabitants.

FOOLS' ALLEY DARB AL-MAHABIL

Tewfik Saleh was born in 1926 in Alexandria. After graduating from the Victoria College in Alexandria, he earned a BA in English Literature from Alexandria University. He eventually moved to Cairo to study directing. He went to France in 1950 on a scholarship to study the art of cinema. After coming back to Cairo, he wrote and directed “Fools' Alley” in 1955. In 1973, he moved to Iraq to teach cinema at Iraq's Radio and TV Institute and its Art Academy. He returned to Egypt in the mid 1980s to teach at the Higher Film Institute. He was deservedly awarded a first-class Sciences and Arts Decoration from President Abdel Nasser in 1967, the Tunisian Medal for Cultural Distinction in 1988 and the State Appreciation Prize in 1996.

Filmography: Long Days (1980), The Dupes (1973), Diary of a Country Prosecutor (1968), The Rebels (1968), Mister Fish (1967), Struggle of the Heroes (1962)

Festivals / Awards:Carthage FF (1972)

Screenplay: Tewfik Saleh, Naguib Mahfouz

Cinematographer: Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Editor:Said El Sheikh, Hassein Afifi

Music:George Kazazan

Cast:Berlanty Abdel Hamid, Tewfik El dekn, Shukry Sarhan

Production Company:Al Nagar Film

Director: Tawfik SalehArabic / 1955 / B&W / 90'

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Synopsis:After escaping years of incarceration, a nameless man tries to find his way home in a Cairo turned upside down by the protests of the Egyptian Revolution. As he revisits the family and country he has been separated from for so long, he finds that everything about life as he knew it has irrevocably changed.

RAGS & TATTERS FARSH WA GHATA

Ahmad Abdullah is an Egyptian film director, editor and screen writer born on December 19, 1978 in Cairo. He studied music in the 1990s and began working as a film editor in 1999. He moved to feature-length films in 2002 and began doubling as a visual effects supervisor and credits designer. He is best known for “Heliopolis” (2009), “Microphone” (2010) and “Rags & Tatters” (2013).

Filmography:Decor (2014), 18 Days (2011), Microphone (2010), Heliopolis (2009)

Festivals / Awards:Premiered: Toronto IFF (2013), London FF (2013), Abu Dhabi FF (2013), Montpellier Mediterranean Film: Grand Prix (2013)

Producer:Mohamed Hefzy

Screenplay: Ahmad Abdalla

Cinematographer: Tarek Hefny

Editor:Hisham Saqr

Music:Mahmoud Hamdy

Cast:Asser Yassin, Amr Abed, Mohamed Mamdouh, Yara Gubran, Atef Yousef

Production Company: Film-clinic

Director: Ahmad AbdallaArabic / 2013 / Col. / 87’

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Synopsis:When government officials in Egypt discover mummies being sold on the open market in Cairo, an investigation is launched. A tribe living in the mountains has passed down information for millennia about the hidden treasures in the Valley of Kings. The tribal chieftain dies and his two sons are taken to a secret tomb containing entire family dynasties of mummies and artifacts. One son who feels the plunder is sacrilegious is murdered, leading his younger brother to pinpoint the location of the tomb to the authorities. The tribe must now find a different way of life after grave robbing for three thousand years.

THE MUMMY: THE NIGHT OF COUNTING THE YEARS

AL-MUMMIA

Shadi Abd El Salam was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1930. He graduated from the Victoria College, in Alexandria in 1948 and went on to study theatre arts in England for 2 years. In 1955 he graduated as an architect from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo and later worked as a set and costume designer for several Egyptian historical films. From 1963 to 1969 Mr. Salam taught at Egypt's Cinema Higher Institute in the Dept. of Decorations, Costume and Film Direction. It was not until 1968-69 that he directed the film, “The Mummy: The Night of Counting the Years”. He also directed a short film entitled “The Eloquent Villager”. In 1970, Salam was appointed the Director of the Ministry of Culture's Center for Experimental Films, a position which he held until his death in 1986 at the age of 56..Filmography:El-Fallâh el-fasîh (1970) (Short)

Festivals / Awards:Dubai IFF (2013), Hong Kong IFF (2011), London FF (2009), New York FF (2009), Cannes FF (2009), Egypt Film Week (1981)

Producer:Roberto Rossellini

Screenplay: Shadi Abdel Salam

Cinematographer: Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Editor:Kamal Abou-El-Ella

Music:Mario Nascimbene

Cast:Ahmed Marei, Ahmad Hegazi, Zouzou Hamdy El-Hakim, Nadia Lutfi.

Production Company:

Egyptian General Cinema Organization

Director: Shadi Abdel SalamArabic / 1969 / B&W / 102'

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Synopsis:The film is centered on a series of encounters between two neighbours, Layla and Yassin, who hail from opposite backgrounds, a reality that unearths contradictions in Yassin's personality.

HOW DO YOU SEE ME?KAYF TARANI

Soad Shawky is a director born in 1974. Her films include "El Hawy khtaf el tabak" (The Magician's Stolen the Plate) (1995), the story of Naguib Mahfouz, "El rasm bel nar" (Drawing with Fire ) (1995), a documentary about the pottery artist Nabil Darwish, "Entezar" (Waiting) (1996), "Omahat lam yaledn abadan" (Childless Mothers) (1996), the story of Youssef Gohar, "Fih haga keda" (There's Something) (1998) and "Lela" (A Night) (2002). She has also directed 8 series live action segments in "Sesame Street" the program, from 1999-2000..Filmography:The Magician’s Stolen the Plate (1995) (Short),Waiting (1996) (Short), Childless Mothers (1996) (Short), There’s Something (1998) (Short). A Night (2002) (Short).

Screenplay: Ahmed Abou Elfadl, Soad Shawky

Editor:Kamal Elmallakh

Cast:Ramez Amir, Amina Khalil

Production Company:

Egyptian Film Center

Director: Soad ShawkyArabic / 2014 / Col. / 27'

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VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL

STUDENT COMPETITION


ANIMATION

Institute: FAMUCzech Republic / 11'

MYTHOPOLISMYTHOPOLIS

Institute: NFTSUK / 9'

SLEEPING WITH THE FISHESSLEEPING WITH THE FISHES

Institute: FABWGermany / 6'

HARALDHARALD

Institute: GFSAustralia / 3'

THE SKIN FACTORYTHE SKIN FACTORY

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ANIMATION

Institute: RITZBelgium / 4'

FISKERFISKER

Institute: IESAVLebanon / 8'

MIRVATTES CLOSETMIRVATTES CLOSET

Institute: VCAAustralia / 7'

CROCHET NOIRCROCHET NOIR

Institute: DSK SupifocomIndia / 6'

MAGARWASIMAGARWASI

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ANIMATION

Institute: VSMUSlovakia / 7'

THE AWAKENINGTHE AWAKENING

Institute: UNATCRomania / 12'

TWO (2)TWO (2)

Institute: Chapman UUSA/ 8'

WIRE CUTTERSWIRE CUTTERS

Institute: PWSFTviTPoland / 5'

AB OVOAB OVO

HOOP DIARIESHOOP DIARIES

Synopsis:The story is about Riya, a 15 year-old basketball player put up in a boarding school. It revolves around an unpleasant incident involving her cousin trying to feel her up when she goes home for her birthday, which leaves her confused as she wants to explore it further. The story is about how Riya comes back from home and tries to resolve this issue in the boarding school atmosphere, and how she comes to terms with the feminine side of her.

Institute: WWIIndia / 28'

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GROUP PHOTOGROUP PHOTO

Synopsis:Clara, a teenager, suffers a day full of embarrassing episodes; first she forgets her piano lessons on her final day, add to that, her father being over protective by default, creates a lot of unintended moments. Clara though turns out to be a fighter and takes it all in her stride.

Institute: HFFMGermany / 19'


LIVE ACTION

I AM EMMANUELI AM EMMANUEL

Synopsis:Emmanuel is determined not to let the past define his future. After fleeing from war-torn Sudan with his family, he finds the chance to start a new life in Austra l ia , which offers many opportunities, and equally, many challenges.

Institute: AFTRSAustralia / 19'

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SCREW YOUSCREW YOU

Synopsis:Clara, a teenager, suffers a day full of embarrassing episodes; first she forgets her piano lessons on her final day, add to that, her father being over protective by default, creates a lot of unintended moments. Clara though turns out to be a fighter and takes it all in her stride.

Institute: NPSingapore / 3'

GIVEN IN EXCHANGEGIVEN IN EXCHANGE

Synopsis:Given in Exchange achieves to combine different images of various content and meaning to contrast the remorse of a young mother and reinforce the emotional impact on loneliness, rejection and a mothers love. We find simultaneously a call to find the lost son through prayers of various religions and spirituality.

SUNNYSUNNY

Synopsis:Hajo is 19 and a brand-new dad. Now, instead of kicking it with his friends he takes care of his son. But Hajo is done changing diapers and playing mommy. He wants to work and make money. Hajo has a plan, but it involves putting his child at risk.


LIVE ACTION

Institute: VGIKRussia / 28'

Institute: FABWGermany / 29'


LIVE ACTION

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MANORATHMANORATH

Synopsis:Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's short story 'Postmaster', this film is about the relationship between a 10 year-old village girl and a documentary photographer, who is stranded in a remote village, waiting to document the touring talkies tradition.

Institute: WWIIndia / 11'

Institute: FTIIIndia / 23'

TIGHTROPETIGHTROPE

Synopsis:A Chinese man who comes to Singapore for the first time rents an apartment with a fellow citizen, a hooker. After they become friends, he confides in her and tells her that he is actually a smuggler, and wants to make a quick buck before heading back home to start a new career. The hooker reveals that she is doing what she is, as she too has the same aspirations. They both picture themselves as tightrope walkers, surrounded by fear, but pushed by hope.

Institute: LCASingapore / 28’

SONG WE WROTESONG WE WROTE

Synopsis:Jeet, a young musician and sound recordist is tired of the city and it's fast paced life. He sets out on a journey to re-discover his music and himself. Along the way he meets Kaya, an Italian traveling in India who can't hear or speak. She travels with a purpose unknown, keeping to herself. The two take a journey of a few days together, meeting strangers, making music, changing the course of their travels, and their lives.


LIVE ACTION

SILENCEDSILENCED

Synopsis:This silent film unfolds a lyrical tragedy of a woman who is brutally raped and a mute dwarf who is also sexually endangered in the social frame of manliness. Their quest for love and vengeance begins in a forlorn island. In this battle for survival of human instincts and sanity, the film's silent, dark, and lyrical approach along with the characters puts forward the feeling of helplessness, a feeling which plagues us in this time. This film is not an account of crime and punishment but a more profound tale of human infirmity and the core of obscurity.

A DREAM ANIMALA DREAM ANIMAL

Synopsis:A wildlife sound recordist is on the trail of an undocumented animal, when she disappears in the forests of the Western Ghats. The recorder and microphone become her sole companions. The recorder functions as a verifier of the existence of all that it relays, visible or out of sight. She relies on them to locate herself and lead her way out of the forest. As the recorder starts giving trouble, her journey depends on discerning the glitches from the real sounds.

Institute: SRFTIIndia / 28'

Institute: FTIIIndia / 21'

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LIVE ACTION

COLOR WATERCOLOR WATER

Synopsis:When the newly out-of-love Shulan met Yangshu, a painting teacher, the two went through an excruciating love story. Years later, when the two independent souls re-encounter each other in the cafe owned by Yangshu, they recall the laughter and tears of the past, now that they are both in a peaceful state of mind. The present entangles with the past as the two, in a seemingly calm conversation, gradually reveal the real reason behind their break up. Innocence and regret of the past salvaged by the words of today, the past adds to the helplessness and insensibility of today.

THE KID IN THE CLOSETTHE KID IN THE CLOSET

Synopsis:Dodo is a 5 year-old 'hidden child' of the One Child Policy who is raised in the country by his grandparents. When he is taken to the city to live with his parents, he finds it hard to fit into the new environment and is initially not welcomed by his nasty sister Lily. Lily, witnessing the ordeal Dodo is going through while being hidden, begins to show sympathy for his situation. She can't change the fact that Dodo is an illegal second child, but she makes her own efforts to make his life brighter.

Institute: BFAChina / 19'

Institute: VCAAustralia / 16'

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MTDCSHORT FILM

COMPETITION

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GATEWAY TO THE INCREDIBLE KONKAN - CHIPLUNGATEWAY TO THE INCREDIBLE KONKAN - CHIPLUN

Synopsis:Focusing on the unknown tourist spots of the Chiplun surroundings, the film talks about the beautiful gateway of the God gifted Konkan region. The film exposes the history and natural locales, along with the beauty of manmade heritage structures as well.

Director: Satish KadamMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 10'

THE ENIGMA OF LONARTHE ENIGMA OF LONAR

Synopsis:The Enigma of Lonar is a visual discovery tour of Lonar, its awe inspiring landscapes, its locales, as well as the sense of mystery and secretiveness that always seems to shroud it. Lonar has a silence about it, that is cosmic. Often, it gives an impression of being in ‘no man’s land’, this could also be because very few tourists or travelers visit it.

Director: Avdhoot NavaleMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 10'

NIGHOLNIGHOL

Synopsis:Nighoj is a village in Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra. It is about 90 kilometres away from Pune and is famous for the naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River.

Director: Dinkar PanditMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 51'


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THE SILVER - GOLDEN BEACHTHE SILVER - GOLDEN BEACH

Synopsis:Konkan is a region blessed by breathtaking scenic beauty and an affable companionship with the Arabian sea, with approximately 720 kms of coastlines. With its profound historic background and the lovely sandy beaches of Diveagar, the region is ever-welcoming.

Director: Kanchan JadhavEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 5'

RADHANAGARI - LAND OF THE GAURRADHANAGARI - LAND OF THE GAUR

Synopsis:This short film depicts the rich biodiversity of the Radhanagari wildlife sanctuary. It especially represents the beauty of the flagship species present there, the Indian gaur. This sanctuary is a paradise and a treasure trove for nature lovers.

Director: Raman KulkarniEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 10'


NATURAL HERITAGE

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KEDARESHWAR TEMPLEKEDARESHWAR TEMPLE

Synopsis:Dharmpuri is 29 kms south of Ambaogai, Beed on the Pune - Nanded road. A short distance to the east of the village stands an old temple, with a shrine, an antechamber and a square hall, with three porches to the north, south and the east. The architectural style of the temple belongs to the eastern Chalukyan style from the 11th and 12th century AD.

Director: Narwane Rahul NageshEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 5'

RAPANRAPAN

Synopsis:Rapan is the story of a manmade source of livelihood for thousands of fishermen in the Malwan region. Rapan is a fishing net which has been in existence since over a hundred years in this region. The Sindhudurg district is well known for its tourism, but this hidden gem needs to be explored further.

Director: Sandip Pandurang ManeMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 10'

Synopsis:Serendipity revolves around a hobbyist photographer and his quest to quench his inner self. One fine morning, his chance encounter with Karmarkar Shilpalaya opens a route of self enrichment for him.

Director: Sachin PatekarSilent / 2014 / Col. / 44'

SERENDIPITYSERENDIPITY

MANMADE HERITAGE


MANMADE HERITAGE

AMRUTESHWARAMRUTESHWAR

Synopsis:Amruteshwar is a temple of Lord Shiva, built in the Yadav-Shilahar era, around the eleventh century AD, approximately 74 kms from Sangamner. The temple is built in the ancient Bhumij style of architecture. The speciality of this elegant sculptural building are two sabhamandapas; the sanctum and santorum is situated in between these sabhamandaps. It is seen that the Shivalinga is always half submerged in water. Nandi was constructed in recent times at the rear door. This door is currently used as the main entrance.

Director: Nitin BhaskarEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 6'

ADORABLE LITTLE HAMLET- WAIEK- AAT PAAT GAON - WAI

Synopsis:A tale of an adorable little Hamlet, Wai.Wai, situated on the banks of the Krishna nurtures the reminiscences of culture and history. It is a confluence of exquisite temples, glorious mansions and magnificent scenic beauty. Here we can see the foot prints of the eras from the Mahabharat to the Peshwas. With the changing times, Wai has preserved its cultural inheritance through it's cultural activities and traditions. In the whirlwind of modernity it has not lost its essence. It has nurtured its uniqueness despite its close proximity to bustling towns. No wonder then, that it is the first choice of tourists, connoisseurs and scholars.

Director: Laxmikant Alias Bhai DoleMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 10'

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CULTURE OF MAHARASHTRA

FESTIVAL OF HAPPINESSFESTIVAL OF HAPPINESS

Synopsis:The story revolves around a working man being away from his family and missing the most auspicious festival of the year loved by all, Diwali, and how his neighbors celebrate the festival with him.

Director: Anup DeshpandeMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 34'

INSPIRATION OF KOLHAPURINSPIRATION OF KOLHAPUR

Synopsis:Inspiration of Kolhapur, shows a different identity of Kolhapur, through its art and cultural heritage. It shows the journey of the making process of artefacts that are unique to Kolhapur. Articles that have made their own identity across the globe, including Kolhapur's saaj and footwear.

Director: Prasad MahekarrEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 6'

ODYSSEY - UNFOLDING MAHARASHTRAODYSSEY - UNFOLDING MAHARASHTRA

Synopsis:Odyssey, the enriching journey of Raavi, dwells into her enthralling experiences with people and places, as she explores the vibrant and soulful land of Maharashtra all by herself.

Director: Mrinmayee Vaishampayan,Aditi PatwardhanEnglish / 2014 / Col. / 10'

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SANGEET GOVIND GAURAVSANGEET GOVIND GAURAV

Synopsis:This documentary is based on the musical journey of senior harmonium and organ player, Late Govindrao Patwardhan. This film includes some rare photographs and videos of Sangeet Natak played by Govindrao along with interviews of artists for whom he played.

Director: Dhananjay MehendaleMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 51'

SAWANTWADI DAYSSAWANTWADI DAYS

Synopsis:A grandfather and his grandson live together. One day, the grandson faces a problem with his friends while playing, then, the grandfather tells him a story about Sawantwadi to make him happy. The story deals with love, understanding and attachment to one's motherland.

Director: Sushil MahajanMarathi / 2014 / Col. / 10'


CULTURE OF MAHARASHTRA


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