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GARDEN by Peter Schreiner wins DIAGONALE AWARD 2019 for Best Artistic Film Editing

Diagonale-Preis Schnitt des Österreichischen Verbandes Filmschnitt aea Beste künstlerische Montage Spielfilm: Peter Schreiner für Garten   € 3.000, gestiftet von der VdFS – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden Garten © Peter Schreiner, Echtzeitfilm Die Begründung der Jury: „Eine Montage, die sich selbst so offenlegt, die uns Raum lässt, Erinnerungen durch eigene Erfahrungen zu ergänzen, die gefühlvo...

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A hipsters unanswered love makes him run amok in an urban environment. After several failed suicideattempts leaving the city in a total disorder he finally gives up. The community gets to clean up.   

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Hussein was sending a monthly parcel to his family where he puts drugs for his daughter who was critically ill. But in the last shipment he forgot to do this. His wife cannot tolerate this omission which can cause the death of her child. Yzza; his wife; who has never left his native village; has decided to undertake a long journey to Casablanca. Her goal was to find her husband and get drugs to save her daughter. Her mission is far to be easy. As soon as she arrived, the adventure turns into ...

The Myth Of Saleh Sharif

"The Myth of Saleh Sharif" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category Non-European Dramatic Short. The Myth of Saleh Sharif portrays the quest of a man set out to avenge his family, murdered at the hands of the Shahid Brothers. Since then, Saleh - the sole survivor of the raid, has vowed for revenge. For years he tracks down the Brothers and for years he fails... as we follow what are know as the Last Days of Sale ...

The Myth Of Saleh Sharif

"The Myth of Saleh Sharif" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category Non-European Dramatic Short. The Myth of Saleh Sharif portrays the quest of a man set out to avenge his family, murdered at the hands of the Shahid Brothers. Since then, Saleh - the sole survivor of the raid, has vowed for revenge. For years he tracks down the Brothers and for years he fails... as we follow what are know as the Last Days of Sa ...

The Last Page - Submission to ÉCU 2013

"The Last Page" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category Student Film. Macha, a little girl, asks her mother to read her the story of 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier'. As the last page was missing, Macha enters the world of dreams to imagine the end.

The Cart - Submission to ÉCU 2013

  "The Cart" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category European Dramatic Short. A cart is rolling along the endless road with no-one on aboard, with no horse or engine, or even sails...just the wheels turning by themselves. There are different people it rolls by, there are different reactions it leaves behind.

Los Caballos Salvajes - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Jose Elias works carrying pines with his horse in a little mountain village deep in Spain. His profession is doomed to disappear. Name of Director: JORGE CAÑADA ESCORIHUELA Name of Editor: CARLOS BLAS PEÑA Name of Producer: MAYI GUTIÉRREZ COBO Name of Cinematographer: DIEGO CABEZAS  

OTOH: Switzerland - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Our tradition, our home is a documentary series exploring the traditions of folk music around the world. The first stop in this series is Switzerland where musical heritage is being preserved, cultivated and passed down from generation to generation. The 'natural' yodel is a unique form of singing with no words and often no notation, with only folklore to lend an idea of it's origin. Although it may have led to the ...

La Extension Del Cielo - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Six shipwrecked people swim up to a coast bordering a huge desert. Under a torturing sun, every one of them will remember what he or she was doing before beginning their trip. At the same time, four people of massive economic power gather to take decisions that will mean ruin for millions of human beings. Then, just for fun, they plot a plan to monitor the death of the shipwrecked.  

Gorko! - Submission to ÉCU 2013

One guy is dead scared of heights, but for the sake of his girlfriend, he decides to jump with a parachute, to prove his love. Before jumping, he asks her to marry him and jokingly says that if it is broken then he will let her marry his best friend. By coincidence, she married his friend...     <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uzRV8_plgfM" frameborder="0" allowfullscr ...

Gorko! - Submission to ÉCU 2013

One guy is dead scared of heights, but for the sake of his girlfriend, he decides to jump with a parachute, to prove his love. Before jumping, he asks her to marry him and jokingly says that if it is broken then he will let her marry his best friend. By coincidence, she married his friend...   <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uzRV8_plgfM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen ...

Gorko! - Submission to ÉCU 2013

One guy is dead scared of heights, but for the sake of his girlfriend, he decides to jump with a parachute, to prove his love. Before jumping, he asks her to marry him and jokingly says that if it is broken then he will let her marry his best friend. By coincidence, she married his friend...  

Pystyssä - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Elli (Heidi Lindén), a university student, has a problem. Living in a poor area, but partying in the upscale clubs of the city is taking its financial toll, that can not be covered by her part time job as a cleaning lady. Even after her grandmother's antique necklace has been pawned, there just doesn't seem to be enough money for her lifestyle and to pay back the loans she has accumulated. So she decides to make mo ...

Falha Do Sistema - Submission to ÉCU 2013

In a society controlled by the System, a Nazi variant of  Big Brother limiting citizens' privacy, Joao falls in love with Leonor, a persecuted Jew. The vigilant inspector who watched them, decided to let them be free, reconciling with his past: he was the grandfather of Leonor   <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z8HIa_pILs8?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3"> ...

Continuüm - Submission to ÉCU 2013

  "Continuüm" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category Student Film. A residential neighbourhood somewhere in the Netherlands. Mother, father, son and daughter wake up and have breakfast. Every day is the same. Even on birthdays, they live according to specific social protocols. But cracks appear in the system.

Pianoworks 13 - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Pianoworks 13 is a short movie, which combines live action and motion design. On a original soundtrack played by Polerik Rouviere, four dancers perform different styles (break dance, new style, popping). The film illustrates the link between body, instrument and instrumentalist. The moves give birth to a sort of calligraphic language which is a representation of the moves themselves.

Fat Cat - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Italy - a night club's parking lot. We hear gunshots and screams coming from inside the club. Burro and Zeus, two goofy gangsters, come out running, jump on a car and speed away. What has happened? In the meantime their boss, a flamboyant psycho known as Mosca, is having a meeting with a gun trafficker in his magnificent castle. Mosca is a schizophrenic millionaire whose best friend is a bronze sculpture of a cat, n ...

Bué Sabi - Submission to ÉCU 2013

"Bué Sabi" is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category European Dramatic Short. The film portrays the unlikely friendship of three female characters. Despite their disparate backgrounds, they form a friendship unencumbered by discrimination and prejudice;until one fateful evening, when they go out clubbing and events cause their loyalties to be severely tested...

IL FISCHIETTO - Submission to ÉCU 2013

Following the loss of her parents, Giulia finds difficulty in coping with the harsh reality she has to face. The fragility of a young child in the aftermath of a traumatic experience and a personal journey towards acceptance.   <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h1fk4JAsLvc?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value= ...

Smaller Than The Sky - Submission to ÉCU 2013

What happens when everything you took for granted was lost in an instant? What would you do when you can’t do anything? This film is set entirely in a crashed car and takes the audience through the trauma of surviving and dying. This film tells the story about a mother (Afaaf) sufferance after a car crash in which is appears her husband and daughter die. Throughout the film we see Afaaf’s reactions as they swing ...

Sueños (Dreams) - submission to ÉCU 2013

Sueños (Dreams) is a submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category European Experimental Film. The main character, K., is a woman living in a motionless and subdued reality. Her movements barely exist; her expressions are internalized. She only dares to express her feelings, her hopes, and her mobility through three dreams. In each dream she reaches a new level of existence, merging with nature and its elements.

Pandemos - New Submission to ÉCU 2013

  Potwór is a new submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category European Dramatic Short. Little Peter escapes the orphanage after he gets beaten up badly by kids. An adventure starts which will change his life forever.

Pandemos - New Submission to ÉCU 2013

Pandemos is a new submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category European Experimental Film. A girl thinks she's like Aphrodite and that with her beauty she can cure the damned.

Love's Improvisations - New Submission to ÉCU 2013

Love's Improvisation is a new submission to ÉCU 2013 in the category Non-European Dramatic Feature. This film is an original, contemporary feature that takes us through the ups and downs of a relationship, as Mira and Omar meet, fall in love, bond, and settle down in their marriage – their relationship ruled by Mira’s concept of love as dependent on meditation and storytelling, and her refusal to be governed b ...

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