International Short Film Competition 2

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The Carriageworks: Main Auditorium
10 November • 3.15pm

Like the first International Short Film Competition, this second programme is a selection of stories that bring together unknown worlds, real or imagined, where both the cruel and the wonderful are possible. Aïe is an example of this fantastical world where dancing with a ferocious vampire could lead to an intense love story. Fair Trade is a hard-hitting reality check, where the trade of humans could provide the key to resolving certain frustrations. And the powerful drama Dragon Flies is a tale of teen sweethearts whose first love is full of passion and disappointment.

The Water and the Milk (La Leche y el Agua)
Dir. Celso R Garcia, Mexico, 2006, 12mins, 35mm, UK Premiere

One cow, that's all our heroine has left to survive on. In the middle of an isolated land, in true magical realist manner, she will have to defend herself from the real and from the unbelievable too.

Contact: Imcine, Alejandro Diaz
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx

Fair Trade
Dir. Michael Dreher, Germany / Morocco, 2006, 14mins, Digibeta, UK Premiere
Contact: Franziska Remmele
f.remmele@gmx.de

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

Aïe
Dir. Virginie Gourmel, Belgium, 2006, 11mins, DigiBETA, UK Premiere
Contact:Versus Production, Caroline Thirion
info@versusproduction.be

What would you do if a Latin Vampire chased you? At the beginning the lady of this tale runs away, then dances following his hypnotic rhythm and finally she falls into his clutches.

Dragon Flies (Wazki)
Dir: Justyna Nowak, Poland, 2007, 15mins, 35mm, UK Premiere
Contact: Andrej Bednarek
swzfilm@filmschool.lodz.pl

A young girl experiences the joys and disappointments of teenage love in this beautifully shot and expertly narrated film, which balances content and style to a mesmerising effect.

The Pub (Die Kneipe)
Dirs. Gabriel Gauchet / Andrej Krol, Germany, 2007, 10mins, 35mm, UK Premiere
Contact: Andrej Krol
andreaskrol@web.de

The film is a dark lyrical portrait of a pub and the people who linger in it. While they increasingly lose themselves into innermost thoughts, their perception of things starts mingling with surreal events.

Wigald
Dir. Timon Modersohn, Germany, 2006, 11mins, 35mm, UK Premiere
Contact: Jana Wolff
wolff@dffb.de

Wigald is miserable. His unsuccessful suicide attempts are ignored by the people around him. Will he ever manage to grab their attention? A humorous take on a difficult subject.

A Shadow of a Doubt (Skyggen af Tvivl)
Dir. Esben Tonnesen, Denmark, 2007, 19mins, 35mm, UK Premiere
Contact: Thura, Line Andersen
line@thura.com

Liv has a first date; it all goes well, but she can't stop listening to the voices that tell her to run away! Will she choose to ignore them or will she wait for another Prince more Charming?

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