CLERMONT-FERRAND INT'L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

INTERNATIONAL TRACK

PROGRAMME 1

Atmenah
Cherien Dabis / Palestine / 2006 / Fiction / 12'

A young Palestinian girl will do anything it takes to buy a birthday cake.

Réalisation, production : Cherien Dabis.
Scénario : Cherien Dabis. Image : Allison Kelly. Musique originale : Kathryn Bostic. Montage : Cherien Dabis. Interprétation : Iman Aoun, Mayar Rantisse, Lone Khilleh.

Prix de la Presse, mention spéciale du Jury International Clermont-Ferrand 2007.

Wasted
Hok-man Hui / Chine, Hong Kong / 2006 / Fiction / 20'

Ma and Sze are buddies from the same school. When Sze is bullied by Jaa, a tough guy from another class, he urges Ma to avenge him. Meanwhile, Jaa and his gang continue to bully Ming, a weakling in the group, by stripping him naked in front of the class.

Réalisation : Hok-man Hui.
Production : The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Scénario : Hok-man Hui. Image : Lok-sang Wan. Son : Yuek-kei Mok, Ying-wai Chan. Musique originale :  H. Montage : Kwok-wai Lee. Interprétation : Ho-pong Leung, Kwok-sang Lee, Hing-wah Yip, Chi-hin Lam, Kam-fai Tam.

Tricko (Tee Shirt)
Hossein Martin Fazeli / Slovaquie / 2006 / Expérimental-fiction / 10'

Mark is half-American, half-Slovak and he has strong beliefs. During a trip to Slovakia he meets Tomas, a shop assistant, who is wearing a T-shirt that offends his beliefs.

Réalisation : Hossein Martin Fazeli.
Production : Forward International.
Scénario : Hossein Martin Fazeli. Image : Tomáfl Sabo. Son : Peter Moncek. Musique originale : Daniel Walter. Montage : Matej Benes. Interprétation : Marian Mitas, Andrej Kovac.

Prix de la Jeunesse International Clermont-Ferrand 2007.

Den Sista hunden i Rwanda (Last Dog in Rwanda)
Jens Assur / Suède / 2006 / Fiction / 30'

David is like so many 10-year-old boys fascinated by war. He builds plastic models of military vehicles and plays wargames with his friends. At the age of 24 he establishes himself as a news photographer with the world's theatres of war as a field of occupation.

Réalisation : Jens Assur.
Production : AB Svensk Filmindustri.
Scénario : Jens Assur. Image : Marek Wieser. Son : Lars Jameson, Arttu Kontkanen. Montage : Louise Brattberg. Interprétation : Jonas Karlsson, Reine Brynolfsson, Victor Ndnuni, Vukile Mhlomi.

Grand Prix International Clermont-Ferrand 2007.

Mirage
Youngwoong Jang / Etats-Unis / 2006 / Animation-fiction / 8'

A story about a bio-mechanic robot who has to fill his glass chest with water to survive.

Réalisation, production : Youngwoong Jang.
Son : Hyunjoo Kee. Musique originale : Hyunil Lee. Animation : Youngwoong Jang.

Pillow Talk
Araya Suriharn / Thailande / 2005 / Fiction / 14'

A woman who is left with boredom and a repetitive daily routine spices up her existence when shee meets a telephone repairman.

Réalisation : Araya Suriharn.
Production : Duangkamol Wongpratoom.
Scénario : Araya Suriharn. Image : Niramon Ross. Montage : Apichet Jaruteerachon. Interprétation : Thanicha Aomsin Watanakul, Sirichai Budsri Augsakulrat.

Fair Trade
Michael Dreher / Allemagne, Maroc / 2006 / Fiction / 14'

The shortest distance and at the same time the most obvious gap between the so-called Third World Countries and Europe is the Strait of Gibraltar. This is one of the many stories that happen there every day.

Réalisation : Michael Dreher.
Production : Kasbah-Films, Karim Debbagh, Michael Dreher.
Scénario : Michael Dreher. Image : Ian Blumers. Musique originale : Philipp Kölmel. Montage : Wolfgang Weigl. Interprétation : Judith Engel, Barnaby Metschurat, Mohamed Oumai.

 

PROGRAMME 2

Goretti
Diane Igirimbabazi / Rwanda / 2005 / Documentaire / 13'

16-year-old Goretti is the head of the family. When her parents died of AIDS, she had to leave school to take care of her five younger brothers by herself.

Réalisation : Diane Igirimbabazi.
Production : Kemit a.s.b.l.
Scénario : Diane Igirimbabazi. Image : Raymond Fromont.

San thuong (The Terrasse)
Ha Phong Nguyen / Vietnam / 2006 / Fiction / 12'

A story between father and son.

Réalisation : Ha Phong Nguyen.
Production : TPD Center, Ha Phong Nguyen.
Scénario : Ha Phong Nguyen. Image : Hoang Linh Tran. Son : Bac Hai Banh. Montage : Vinh Quoc Le, Ha Phong Nguyen. Interprétation : Cong Huy, Hung Chu.

Upstairs
Kwun-Wai Chow / Chine, Hong Kong / 2006 / Fiction / 29'

Lok has been suffering from mental disorder for many years and he has chosen to keep his illness secret. His life becomes more colourful when he falls in love with Yan. Should he tell her the truth?

Réalisation : Kwun-Wai Chow.
Production : The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Scénario : Kwun-Wai Chow. Image : Ho-yin, Rex Chan. Son : Ying-wai Chan. Musique originale : Wing-yip Tam, Wing-kit  Chan. Montage : Mei-fa, Joanne Cheung. Interprétation : Moon-yuen Cheung, Yuk-ching Lai, Wai-lin Sun, Kam-chuen Chan, Yuen-wing Ng.

Tale of How
Marcus Wormstorm, Jannes Hendrikz, The Blackheart Gang, Cherie Treweek / Afrique du Sud / 2006 / Animation-expérimental / 4'

The story of the Piranha birds or Dodos as they would be known to you...

Réalisation : Marcus Wormstorm, Jannes Hendrikz, The Blackheart Gang, Cherie Treweek
Production :  The Blackheart Gang.
Scénario :  The Blackheart Gang. Musique originale :  The Blackheart Gang. Animation :  The Blackheart Gang.

Prix Canal + Clermont-Ferrand 2007.

Putot
Jeck Cogama / Philippines / 2006 / Fiction / 20'

Putot, a young boy, takes care of his mentally ill father while making a living selling shellfish at a squatter colony by the sea. He forms a tentative friendship with Mayang, a mysterious girl with secrets of her own.

Réalisation : Jeck Cogama.
Production : Arkeofilms.
Scénario : Jeck Cogama. Image : Alma dela Pena. Musique originale : Arnold Buena. Montage : Monster Jimenez. Interprétation : Carl Patrick Taylan, Karen Grace Pilapil, Nor Domingo, Meryll Soriano, Shanicka Mae Argenda.

Monkeylove
Royston Tan / Japon, Singapour / 2005 / Fiction / 9'

In the winter landscape of Hokkaido, a guy in a monkey suit is searching for lost love. A meditation on life and art, love and longing, "Monkey Love" is lyrical, enigmatic, pensive, whimsical and spare - like a haiku.

Réalisation, production : Royston Tan.
Interprétation : Hiroaki Muragishi.

Grand Prix Labo Clermont-Ferrand 2007.

Fast Film
Virgil Widrich / Autriche-France-Luxembourg / 2003 / Animation-expérimental / 14'

A kiss. A happy couple. Then suddenly the woman is kidnapped. The man sets off to save her...

Réalisation : Virgil Widrich.
Production : Virgil Widrich Film und Multimediaproduktions, Virgil Widrich, Amour fou, Minautarus Film Luxembourg.
Scénario : Virgil Widrich. Image : Martin Putz. Son : Frédéric Fichefet. Montage : Virgil Widrich. Animation : Alexandra Pauser, David Peischi, Gernot Egger, Michael Lang, Walter Rafelsberger, Markus Loder-Taucher.

Raymond
Bif, François Roisin, Fabrice Le Nezet, Jules Janaud / Royaume-Uni-France / 2006 / Expérimental / 5'

Raymond, a lazy swimming-instructor, would like to discover the oceans. A team of scientists offers to help him.

Réalisation, production :  Bif, François Roisin, Fabrice Le Nezet, Jules Janaud.
Scénario :  Bif. Image :  Bif. Son :  Bif. Musique :  Para One . Montage :  Bif. Animation :  Bif. Interprétation :  Bif. Voix : Alain Choquet. Effets spéciaux :  Bif.

Prix de l'Oeuvre d’Art Numérique Labo Clermont-Ferrand 2007.