37e 17 - 26.03.2023

International Competition: Short Films 2

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Iku Manieva

Concordia, north-east Mexico. An idyllic setting, surrounded by a reality straight out of a horror film: the reign of the drug lords. In the middle of it all, two children seek refuge...

  • Isaac Ruiz Gastélum, Meta Xinema
    Filmobiography
  • Experimental
  • Mexique
  • 2017
  • Swiss Premiere
2004
Una piedra, mi corazón (short)
2007
Mariposas en el estómago(short)
2011
Los Amorosos (short)
2013
El Hombre Sol (short)
2014
Salto al vacío (short)
2017
Desprendimiento de la passion (short)
  • 8 min.
  • Black and white
  • Language : no dialogue
  • Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Isaac Ruiz Gastélum
Cinematography
Isaac Ruiz Gastélum
Editing
Isaac Ruiz Gastélum
Music
Eduardo Dueñas Caldéron
Sound
Eduardo Dueñas Caldéron
Cast
Bryan Ramírez
Jacqueline Vizcarra
Producer
Isaac Ruiz Gastélum
Production Company
, Meta Xinema
Print Contact
Meta Xinema
Isaac Ruiz Gastélum
metaxinema@gmail.com

What Happens to a Displaced Ant

A nurse who has just fallen in love sets off to the Mediterranean to help rescue refugees. Her thoughts drift from her new love to the people she wants to save...

  • Shirin Abu Shaqra
    Filmobiography
  • Docufiction
  • Liban, France
  • 2018
  • World Premiere
2010
Master of Fine Arts: Le Fresnoy, National Studio for Contemporary Arts
2010
Conversation with Changes (short)
2014
Sulayma (short)
2017
Co-director: Hotel Al Naim (short)
2018
Even Donkeys have remorse (in development)
  • 42 min.
  • Colour
  • Language : French, English, Arabic
  • Subtitles : Français
  • Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Shirin Abu Shaqra
Cinematography
Shirin Abu Shaqra
Editing
Fouad Elkoury
Music
Ada Milea
Kiosk
Sotiria Leonardou
Forabandit
Alexander Balanescu
Sound
Rana Eid
Producer
Shirin Abali
Fouad Kurani
Production Company
, Godot Production
, Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
Print Contact
Shirin Abu Shaqra
shirinabushaqra@gmail.com

Retouch

The ordinary day of a woman who has just done something terrible.

  • Kaveh Mazaheri, Darvash Film
    Filmobiography
  • Fiction
  • Iran
  • 2017
  • Swiss Premiere
2007
Tweezers (short)
2008
Bachelor's Degree in Cinema from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society
2015
A report about Mina (documentary, awarded in Yamagata and at the Black International Cinema Berlin)
  • 20 min.
  • Colour
  • Language : Farsi
  • Subtitles : English
  • Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Kaveh Mazaheri
Cinematography
Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah
Editing
Pooyan Sholehvar
Sound
Hadi Manavipour
Hossein Ghoorcian
Cast
Siamak Farsi
Hanieh Mofleh
Azadeh Abaadpoor
Mohammad Hossein Ziksari
Sonia Sanjari
Producer
Kaveh Mazaheri
Production Company
, Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS)
Print Contact
Darvash Films
Peyvand Sholevar
marketing@darvashfilm.com

White Noise

Beirut, at night. Said begins his first shift as a security guard. His orders are clear: watch a bridge. However, in the heart of “the city that never dies”, the exercise is going to be more complicated than it seems.

  • Lucie La Chimia
    Ahmad Ghossein
    Filmobiography
  • Fiction
  • Liban, France
  • 2017
  • Swiss Premiere
    Ahmad Ghossein
2004
Operation Nb… (short, awarded in Beirut)
2011
My Father Is Still A Communist (awarded in Doha)
Lucie La Chimia
2014
Les Macaronis (short-animated documentary)
  • 17 min.
  • Colour
  • Language : Arabic
  • Subtitles : English
  • Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Lucie La Chimia
Ahmad Ghossein
Cinematography
Shady Chaaban
Editing
Nadia Ben Rachid
Sound
Karine Bacha
Cast
Toni Kanaan
Nizar Nassar
Reslan Al Kara
Mia Habis
Said Serhan
Producer
Myriam Sassine
Production Company
, Abbout Productions
Print Contact
Cineli Digital
Frédéric Busnel-Joncour
fbj@cinelidigital.com

Man of Pa'aling Manong Ng Pa'aling

Nong is soon to retire, so it’s time to pass on his fishing skills and think about the future. Faced with an incessant doubt, the ocean seems to bring him comfort and infinite possibilities.

  • E del Mundo
    Filmobiography
  • Fiction
  • Philippines, États-Unis
  • 2017
  • International Premiere
    CEO-Producer at iLong Productions
2017
The Warship (chosen for the Virtual Reality Lab at Mostra di Venezia)
  • 15 min.
  • Black and white
  • Language : Tagalog
  • Subtitles : English
  • Cast & Crew
Screenplay
E del Mundo
Cinematography
Marissa Floirendo
Editing
Joris Fernandez
Music
Teresa Barozzo
Sound
, Wildsound
, Click Multimedia Resource Inc.
Cast
Jeramil Banda
Tali Jilona
Jeremy Banda
Filboy Jillona
Producer
Erwin Blanco
E del Mundo
Production Company
, iLong Productions
Print Contact
Jack Weinstein
jackaweinstein@gmail.com


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