Director: Kal Bonner.
As darkness falls across the city a blonde with a gun investigates a noise - but all is not what it seems when deception is nine tenths of the law...
Director: Bryan Darling.
Within a few hours, one couple ends and another begins. Adam is leaving Trent, ending their dysfunctional relationship. Jordan, a mover and recent San Francisco transplant, crosses paths with their roommate Spencer. Their intense connection is questioned as they watch the disintegration of Adam and Trent. Who leads when four men come together?
Director: Saulius Drunga.
Young provincial girl Vilė comes to the big town with ambitions about high education. She tries to find a rented apartment for living and meets boyish looking and wearing a T-Shirt with anarchy sign on it girl Sandra. From her first days in the big town Vilė gets a perfect guide — always strong and optimistic Sandra. Under Sandra’s anarchistic philosophy’s leadership Vilė leisurely throws away her provincial modesty and fears, but incidental meeting with member of big town’s punk community overturn all her new views. Vilė understands that Sandra’s “anarchy” has nothing to do with alternative underground culture…
Paul Watson at Durban International Film Festival
Time Magazine called him one of the 20 environmental heroes of the 20th century. The Guardian mentioned him as one of 50 people who could save the planet. These are some of the numerous accolades bestowed on Paul Watson which also include honorary citizenships, environmental, animal rights and human rights awards.He has also been denied visas, banned in certain places, and arrested on numerous occasions for his provocative activism....
Director: BLASCO Didier.
Kamal, wearing jeans, a black leather jacket and a four days' beard, is peacefully walking in the street to send his baby to sleep. After a police check, he ends up accused of having stolen, his own child.
An ordinary evening in France: suspicion and denial of justice, life under lock and key, behind the video surveillance camera.
Director: Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas.
DILLI is a moving collection of heartfelt interviews with Delhi slum dwellers. Its lens focuses on a group of dwellers, bringing to life the untold story of mass exodus of thousands who were bulldozed from their homes and transferred to a makeshift facade - Bawana without water, shelter or drainage, while the city was being beautified for Commonwealth Games 2010.
DILLI - city of dreams - is a universal story of millions of underprivileged around the world.
DILLI holds up a mirror not only to India, but to every nation around the world, whose poor live forgotten under bridges, children go hungry, and fathers work thousands of miles from their families to provide.
DILLI brings awareness. And awareness is the first step towards action.
Director: Sanjay Arora.
Based on a true story of a handicapped woman ( Story of Hope,Inspiration and Courage)
Neha Bhatia, free-spirited and fun-loving who takes life for granted ends up a victim of a fatal accident, leaving her with a severe brain stem injury resulting in quadri-paralysis and comatose. Thus begins the journey of Neha?s recovery, unexpected but not impossible. A journey that explores unconditional love and support from Ayesha, Neha's older sister. Ayesha?s immense belief in her sister and undying faith in their sisterly bond becomes the spine of the film. Neha eventually sheds her inhibitions of insecurities and becomes an inspiration to other people through her independence. Sometimes even the eyes that see may not have the vision to inspire or be inspired ? it unfortunately takes a tragic happening to realise that life is not to be taken for granted. That life is a blessing to be counted and appreciated everyday and to be celebrated with unconditional love.
Director: Pierre Yves Clouin.
Once Mars is colonized, we must go to Alpha Centauri.
- Ray Bradbury
Director: Rita Figueiredo.
A secret story is stored in a reel tape, unfolded by a mother to her child, inside an organic house which commands the characters.
Two babies sleep while hearing the story; however, their world of dreams casts other mysteries deeper than those of our own.
Director: Graham Rathlin.
A hopeful e-bay entrepreneur discovers his new camera has seemingly magical qualities.
The Transatlantyk Poznan International Film and Music Festival will honor renowned Czech film director Miloś Forman with a retrospective at this year's inaugural event, which runs from August 5-13, in western Poland.
The series will screen many of the director's most popular and critically acclaimed works, ranging from his early films Black Peter (1964), Loves of a Blonde (1965) and The Firemen's Ball (1967), as well as the director's documentaries and short films produced in Czech...
Director: Laurence Fauvet.
Thomas Dupont has an idea. He keeps rehearsing it, hesitates, takes in in hand, and writes. He asks for the opinion of his circle of acquaintances, conquered. He knocks in doors and, not without setbacks, finally obtains meeting The Big Boss du Cinéma. For questions of limitation of budget, this one asks him to cut expensive scenes. Thomas applies to his spot but his story has more neither tail nor head and does not interest any more nobody. He decides to appeal to his network of the big family of the cinema. Finally only, he realizes in auto production his film spectacular with the means of the edge … He subjects his product finished to the Big Boss du Cinéma who blames him for his quite low-budget!
Director: Csaba Bene Perlenberg.
A debt-ridden man takes advantage of his aging mothers Alzheimers to borrow money she doesn´t remember lending him. But how far is the man prepared to go before his conscience eats away at him? Who are we when the people we love the most, forget who we are?
Director: ferit karahan.
If you do not speak out against the wrongdoings that take place in front of your eyes, your silence will one day be your undoing
Living in the forrest, working in the city, it felt like disney "white snow and the seven dwarfs"...but were GIANTS and the discussion were very inspiring.
Awards, thank you speeches, followed a delightful diner with WINE tasting from drinks brought from international guests. Occasion to compare french merlot with hungarian or israelian... Bols, rhum, arak... Wonderful memories. And yes there was a concert with a tributs to Bob Marley. Fusion between reggae and jazz
The awards list for THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2-11 June, 2011 SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY
AWARDS OF FEATURE
AND SHORT FICTION FILM JURY
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Director: Emmanuel ITIER.
Looking for God...Finding Peace. Let's become Peace in Action.
Director: Anouar Lahouar.
Ounies, an ordinary masseur, working in a Turkish bath.
Unable to rely on the next door dead cleaner for the corpse, his neighbors are forced to have him wash a "dead". He reluctantly accepts but does the job in his own way ...
Back to his job, he experiences great difficulties in massaging those "alive"!
Director: Delia Antal.
'Romania 1996, its six years since communism regime has ended, the president and his wife have been executed, yet the people are still living deplorable lives. Passports are scarce, travel and the western lives seen in magazines and on TV no more than fantasy.' DORA is the dramatic story of a young girl from a village deep in the Romanian countryside who decides to escape. Smuggled in the back of a furniture van, Dora, a university graduate, travels 1900 km to London, where her life is about to change beyond belief, as she embarks on a life of crime.
Director: Darin Southam.
This is a short film about a very real situation that young married couples often find themselves in. This story reinforces the principles of commitment in marriage, while at the same time bringing to life the fears and struggles that such commitment entails.
Winners of 24th Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Awards AnnouncedOut Film CT wrapped up the 24th Annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on Saturday, June 4th, with The Green earning the Audience Award for favorite feature film. Over 2,000 attendees from all over Connecticut and beyond enjoyed a wide selection of exceptional feature films, shorts and documentaries during the 10-day festival at Cinestudio, located on the beautiful campus of Trinity College in Hartford. Out Film CT is pleased ...
Director: Vladimir Shterianov.
Neshka Robeva was the coach of Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team in the 80s and 90s. She led the team to the top and won numerous gold medals at world championships and Olympic Games. Neshka and her athletes were national celebrities. After she was forced the leave the coach position she started putting on dance shows which became extremely successful in Bulgaria and toured in many countries abroad. The film tells the story of this talented and relentless woman who proves that success comes with passion and hard work.
Director: Shota Gamisonia.
It is one day in the life of two friends Moscovites. Their Moscow has got a real sea, the southern sun and home-made wine.
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2-11 June, 2011 SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY AWARDS OF FEATURE AND SHORT FICTION FILM JURYMembers of Jury GYÖRGY DURST producer HungaryVIVI DRAGAN VASILE cinematographer, producer, RomaniaDAMJAN KOZOLE, film director, SloveniaMain prize of the JuryOVSYANKISILENT SOULSDirected by: Aleksei FEDORCHENKO RussiaSpecial Prize of the jury for best artistic achievementBIBLIOTHÉQUE PASCALDirected by: Szabolcs HAJDU Germany / HungaryBest cinematographyBI, DUNG SO!DON’T BE AFRAID, B...
Director: Shafiur Rahman.