Mon 8 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
Croatian shorts: What is love
Kurvo! | You bitch!
Directed, Written by Sonja Tarokić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Isa Živanović Cast Marina Redžepović, Iva Babić, Zoran Pribičević
2011, 25’
Two friends, Marta and Lana, are spending vacation on the island of Pag. While Marta is trying to get over a break-up, Lana gets involved in a summer affair. It’s a summer day.
Nina, molim te | Nina, please
Directed, Written by Barbara Vekarić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Đina Jakir Cast Lana Barić, Nikša Butijer, Vedran Živolić, Sara Stanić, Nora Ban
2010, 14’
After giving birth to her daughter, Nina loses interest in sex. Her husband Neven’s efforts to awake her passion prove futile.
Prvi put | The first time
Directed, Written by Neven Dužanec Production house Kinoklub Zagreb Producer Neven Dužanec
Cast Mirna Medaković, Vedran Živolić
2010, 5’
A girl is preparing dinner for herself and her boyfriend, but he has other plans.
Room Service
Directed, Written by Neda Radić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producers Neda Radić, Sanja Zanki Cast Ivan Vukelić, Sara Stanić, Robert Jozinović, Irena Matas, Anđelko Struški
2011, 15’
Goran is hotel waiters whose boring night shift changes when drunken guests, foreigners Ana and Robert, arrive to the hotel and order room service.
Sretan rođendan, Marija | Happy birthday, Marija
Directed by Ivana Škrabalo Written by Ivana Škrabalo, Jasna Žmak Production house Kult film
Producer Tiha Gudac Cast Jagoda Kaloper, Mustafa Nadarević, Dijana Vidušin
2011, 15’
A day in the life of an older married couple begins with a lie-in and hasty shopping. Somewhat later their daughter visits them, bringing a dog as a present for her mother’s birthday.
Takav ti je život | That’s Life
Directed, Written by Saša Dodik Producer Goran Pleša Cast Amar Bukvić, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Katarina Perica, Ivica Pucar, Filip Puljić
2010, 17’
As a boy, Josip came to Zagreb, where his dreams clashed against reality. He works on the construction site and during an early lunch break he opens his soul to an older colleague.
Tue 9 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
Croatian shorts: Departures
Prva! | First!
Directed, Written by Silva Ćapin Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Branka Mitić Cast Ljerka Boroša, Branka Tomljanović, Nina Katalenić
2011, 8’
Katica Krolo lives in a nursing home, in room 306. Her days in retirement are not as peaceful as it first appears, because Katica most of all loves to be the first.
Visibabe | Hanging flowers
Directed, Written by Ivica Mušan Production house UMAS Producer Ivica Mušan
Cast Josip Zovko, Nikola Ivošević, Snježana Sinovčić-Šiškov, Dubravka Vučković, Zela Luša
2010, 19’
While securing the possible murder scene on his first assignment at the beginning of May 1980, unusual things start to happen to lost and scared police officer Zoran.
Uspavanka | Lullaby
Directed, Written by Jadran Puharić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Branka Mitić Cast Božidar Boban, Darko Šatalić, Luna Divić, Iva Visković
2010, 15’
Two long-time friends share small rituals but their routine gets interrupted when one of them suddenly goes to the hospital.
Zima | Winter
Directed by Marko Stanić, Denis Lepur Written by Neven Trbović Production house Kadar 22
Producers Marko Stanić, Denis Lepur, Neven Trbović Cast Živko Anočić, Judita Franković, Pero Kvrgić
2011, 15’
It’s winter time. A young man wanders around the snow-covered forest searching for a way out. In the middle of the woods he bumps into a girl.
Zagorski specijalitet
Directed by David Kapac Written by David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb Producer Saša Bijelić Cast Ivana Roščić, Filip Juričić, Iva Mihalić, Luka Petrušić
2011, 45’
Zagorje hospitality will prove to be dangerous for young businessmen enjoying pork-and-potatoes stew at a seemingly peaceful farm.
Wed 10 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
Croatian shorts: Erotic games
Six short films based on the motifs from the short story Fucking game by Tarik Kulenović.
Igra tucanja | Fucking game
Directed, Written by Josip Žuvan Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Marko Sušac Cast Mirela Videk, Zoran Pribičević
2010, 7’
A young man faces a problem during a sexual intercourse. Will he get a second chance?
Igra tucanja | Fucking game
Directed, Written by Daina Oniunas Pusić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Antonija Putić Cast Anastazija Jankovska, Goran Bogdan
2009, 15’
In their bed, a young couple practices and rehearses an adaptation of the short story Fucking game.
Adieu, N
Directed, Written by Barbara Vekarić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producer Marija Ratković Cast Nataša Janjić, Silvio Vovk
2011, 15’
Smoking in front of her house, a young woman meets her young neighbour and invites him for a drink.
Zimica | Chill
Directed, Written by Hana Jušić Produkcijska kuća | Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb Uloge | Cast Iva Mihalić, Neven Aljinović Tot
2011, 10’
A girl visits her ex-boyfriend in search of their lost intimacy.
Mi na suncu | Us in the Sun
Directed, Written by Neda Radić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb
Producers Ivan Mrđen, Rea Rajčić Cast Silvija Dogan, Jan Kerekeš
2011, 7’
Him and Her and their relationship...
Igra tucanja | Fucking game
Directed by David Kapac Written by David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb Producer Saša Bijelić Cast Marija Borić, Goran Bogdan
2009, 6’
A young businessman has a wild sexual life. But is that really so?
Strejt pul | Straight pool
Integral version, Directed by Filip Šovagović Written by Filip Peruzović, Hrvoje Belanović, Vedrana Klepica Production house Akademija dramske umjetnosti Zagreb Producer Hrvoje Belanović Cast Jure Radnić, Silvio Vovk
2011, 12’
Marko and Ivan, two students, are in a romantic relationship but, fearing that the society would judge them, they keep it secret. One night Marko is tired of pretending and they start to argue…
Samo smo se poljubili | We just kissed
Directed by Kristina Vuković Written by Kristina Vuković, Matea Miljan Producer Josip Visković Cast Maja Ujević, Dejan Fajfer, Svjetlana Magdić
2011, 12’
Jan lives with his girlfriend Sara and her best friend Milka. During Sara’s visit to her parents Jan and Milka end up in bed. Shortly after coming back home, Sara notices that something is wrong.
Thu 11 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
EFA: Short Matters - European Film Academy Short Film Nominations 2010
Tussilago
EFA Short Film Nominee Cracow 2010
Sweden | Animation Directed, Designed, Edited by Jonas Odell Producers Linda Hambäck, Niklas Adolfsson Cinematography Per Helin Animation Jonas Odell, Per Helin, Marcus Krupa, Susanne Sturesson, Martin Nyberg, Johan Sonestedt, Mikael Lindbom, Jakob Bastviken, Lindor Tidäng, Kaspar Christophersen Music Martin Landquist Cast Malin Buska, Camaron Silverek
2010, 14′
In 1977, West German terrorist Norbert Kröcher was charged for planning to kidnap Swedish politician Anna-Great Leijon. Among the suspects arrested was his then-girlfriend. This is her story.
Lumikko | The Little Snow Animal
EFA Short Film Nominee Tampere 2010
Finska | Documentary Directed by Miia Tervo Producer Mahsa Malka Cinematography Päivi Kettunen Edited by Okku Nuutilainen Sound Jussi Rantala Animation Ami Lindholm
2009, 19′
It’s not wrong to want love – you just need to look for it in the right place.
Venus vs Me
EFA Short Film Nominee Berlin 2010
Belgium | Fiction Directed, Written by Nathalie Teirlinck Producers Xavier Rombaut, Nathalie Teirlinck Cinematography Rik Zang Edited by Dieter Diependaele Music Peter van Laerhoven Cast Sarah van den Berghe, Brit van Hoof, Thomas Ryckewaert, Geert van Rampelberg
2009, 27′
Entangled in a realm of thought, 12-year-old Marie has trouble growing up. When her young mother brings home a new boyfriend, questions remain unanswered and communication seems impossible. Frenetic, Marie tries to win back her mother while she silently finds solace in a world of memories.
Blijf Bij Me, Weg | Stay, Away
EFA Short Film Nominee Angers 2010
The Netherlands | Fiction Directed, Written by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito Producers Connie Pingen, Ruth Heida Cinematography Menno Mans Edited by Saskia Kievits Sound Evelien van der Molen Cast Katrien van Beurden, Raymond Thiry, Caro de Jonge
2009, 24’
Five fragments describing the relational problems between three family members, in particular the struggle of the mother, split between her partner and her daughter.
Rendez-vous a Stella-Plage | Rendezvous in Stella-Plage
EFA Short Film Nominee Sarajevo 2010
France | Fiction Directed, Written by Shalimar Preuss Producer Emmanuel Chaumet Cinematography Elin Kirschfink Edited by Antoine Scannapiego Sound Olivier Touche
Cast Anna Lien, Jonathan Heckel, Laure Duthilleul
Volunteers hold funerals for unknown or forgotten deceased. Stella-Plage. On the beach, a phone booth is ringing. A young couple strolling by picks up the receiver. At the other end of the line, a mother is trying to reach her daughter.
Pet │ Fri 12 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
EFA: Short Matters II
Ampelmann | Lights
EFA Short Film Nominee Valladolid 2010
Germany | Fiction Directed by Giulio Ricciarelli Written by Soern Menning Producers Sabine Lamby, Cornelia Partmann Cinematography Max Penzel Edited by Wolfgang Weigl Music Alessandro Ricciarelli Cast Lisa Martinek, Johann von Bülow, Sven Walser, Beat Marti
2009, 14′
Lights is a comedy. It is the story of a small-town police officer with big dreams of being a hero. His only problem is that the peaceful village at the end of the world offers no opportunity for heroism. So he decides to take matters into his own hands.
María’s Way
EFA Short Film Nominee Edinburgh 2010
UK, Spain | Documentary Directed, Produced, Edited by Anne Milne Cinematography Julian Krubasik Sound Hannah Hüglin
2009, 16′
María’s Way is an observational documentary which allows a glimpse into the ways of the modern pilgrim and a woman who awaits their arrival at her small slice of the Camino de Santiago.
Itt Vagyok | Here I Am
EFA Short Film Nominee Drama 2010
Hungary | Fiction
Directed, Written by Bálint Szimler
Producers Miklós Bosnyák, András Pires Muhi, Gábor Osváth
Cinematography Marcell Rév
Edited by Wanda Kiss, Róbert Gradvolt
Sound Bence Bükki Music Esclin Syndo Cast Viktor Vida, Szilvi Murányi, Juli Villányi, Gáspár Bonta, Hans Van Villet, Marianna Szalay, Tamás Lengyel, Kata Wéber, Zsolt Máthé, Dalma Berger, Dániel Eke
2010, 36′
Viktor can’t sleep, so he wanders around in the city. He meets various friends as well as strangers. He is looking for something. Just like the rest of us.
Ønskebørn| Out of Love
EFA Short Film Nominee Rotterdam 2010
Denmark | Documentary Directed by Birgitte Stærmose Written by Peter Asmussen Producer Jesper Morthorst Cinematography Marek Septimus Wieser Edited by Anne Østerud Music Jomi Massage
2009, 29′
Fusing documentary and fiction, Out of Love depicts the lives of children trying to survive the aftermath of war in Kosovo by selling cigarettes on the street. Through monologues performed by the children against the eerie backdrops of Pristina, the film tells their gripping and sad story of memory, loss and fear.
Les Escargots de Joseph | Joseph’s Snails
EFA Short Film Nominee Cork 2010
France | Animation Directed, Written by Sophie Roze Cinematography Sara Sponga Edited by Colombe Nicolas Animation Pierre-Luc Granjon, Gilles Coirier, Elmer Kaan, Cédric Mercier Sound Loïc Bürkhardt, Julien Baissat, Loïc Moniotte Music Nicolas Bernard
2009, 12′
Joseph is a shy, introverted little boy who collects snails. One day he gets swallowed up by his own tummy-button and discovers the disturbing world of the “navel-gazers”, people who, by only communicating with their navel, curl in on themselves and turn into snails…
Sat 13 August, Sv Donat │ 23.30
EFA: Short Matters III
Talleres Clandestinos
EFA Short Film Nominee Vila do Conde 2010
Austria, Argentina | Fiction Directed, Written by Catalina Molina Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
Producer David Bohun Edited by Matthias Halibrand Sound Juan José Suárez, Ina Nokolow Music Patrik Lerchmüller Cast Juan José Choque, Juana Salgueiro, David Bracamonte, Sandra Rocha
2010, 40′
A job as a seamstress tempts Juana, a young Bolivian woman, to neighbouring Argentina. Her husband and child remain behind in their homeland. It doesn’t take long for the illusion of financial gain to burst – Juana is being exploited and must produce textiles for a luxury brand. Her employer’s demands become ever more absurd, working conditions become unbearable. When her son falls ill, Juana starts making plans to return, but as far as her employer is concerned, leaving is not an option.
Hanoi – Warszawa | Hanoi – Warsaw
Kratkometražni film nominiran za EFA-u, Grimstad 2010 | EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2010
Poland | Fiction Directed, Written by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz Producer Bogusław Kisielewski Cinematography Andrzej Wojciechowski Edited by Andrzej Dąbrowski Sound Paulina Bocheńska, Kamil Radziszewski, Jarek Wójcik Music Marzena Majcher Cast Thu Ha Mai, Le Thanh Hunh, Michał Podsiadło, Klaudia Barcik, Przemek Modliszewski, Viet Dung, Łukasz Pruchniewicz, Tran Thi Thanh Minh, Irwin Wojciechowski
2009, 30’
Smuggled across borders, cheated by immoral intermediaries, trailed by police, at the mercy of foreigners – such is the fate of illegal immigrants from Vietnam who try to settle in Poland. Among them is young Mai Anh, whose boyfriend now works at a bazaar in Warsaw. Their meeting in a foreign country will not transpire as they had imagined.
Diarchia | Diarchy
EFA Short Film Nominee Locarno 2010
Italy | Fiction Directed, Written by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino Producers Marco Morabito, Luca Guadagnino, Riccardo Scamarcio Cinematography Daria D’Antonio Edited by Walter Fasano
Sound Ivano Mataldi Cast Riccardo Scamarcio, Louis Garrel, Alba Rohrwacher
2010, 20′
Giano and Luc hardly know each other. They are driving through the woods, about to take shelter from the rain in Luc’s immense villa. After having broken the tension talking, disagreeing, they start wrestling playfully, but suddenly an accident happens.
Amor
EFA Short Film Nominee Ghent 2010
Norway | Fiction Directed, Written by Thomas Wangsmo Producer Daniel Henriksbø Cinematography Benjamin Loeb Edited by Thomas Wangsmo, Benjamin Loeb Sound Thomas Wangsmo, Sindre Skollevoll Music Clemet Rotevatn Cast Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Ida Elise Broch, Jenny Skavlan, Anders Rummelhoff
2009, 14′
Five minutes. € 1,000. Everybody’s happy. In a city where young, rich people will spend whatever it takes to get what they want, Thomas provides them with a service no one else will.
The External World
EFA Short Film Nominee Venice 2010
Germany | Animation Directed by David OReilly Written by David Oreilly, Vernon Chatman
Producers Henning Kamm, David OReilly Animation Tobias Von Burkersroda, Jim Levasseur, Max Stöhr
Sound, Music Bram Meindersma
2010, 15′
Dječak uči svirati klavir.
A boy learns to play the piano.
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