Catalogue 2014 - Encounters Film Festival

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BRISTOL, UK @EncountersSFF encounters-festival.org.uk
WELCOME
W
elcome to the 20th
edition of Encounters
Festival. Since it’s rather
humble beginnings in 1995 the
Festival has established itself as
a key date in the calendar for the
industry, emerging talent and
all those interested in short film
and animation, both nationally
and internationally. Surviving
20 years in these turbulent
times is no mean feat so we
are celebrating the fact with a
series of inspirational screenings
and events focussed on radical
debates, cutting edge labs and
forward thinking visions in sound
and image to project us forward
from where we have come from.
Everything in our industry has
changed since that first Festival
two decades ago. To put the date
in context, in 1995 the Channel
Tunnel had just opened, the term
“information Superhighway” was
coined, Java script was launched
and the term “download” wasn’t
yet in the public vocabulary.
Text messaging was a year old,
Avid Media Composer had just
been introduced to the market
and You Tube was still a dream
which would take another eleven
years to be realised. People
were getting used to shooting
on VHS Camcorders, cinemas
were still putting in brand new
35mm projector systems, “The
Lion King”,”Four Weddings and a
Funeral” and “Forest Gump” were
all released and the first DVDs
hit the market. The business
models were pretty stable with
commissioners and distributors
being the gate keepers to the
market, with people watching
films at the cinema or on
television, there were no other
options. Now look at where
we are, with everyone being
able to shoot HD video on their
smart-phone and instantly
launch it into the world
through digital social networks
or through their own digital
video channel. It’s a very
different world, one which is
very exciting for film-makers
and one which Encounters
Festival wants to be at the very
heart of, leading the way and
helping people navigate the
stories we want to tell through
film and the moving image in
the disrupted media jungle.
Welcome to Encounters 2014!
DAVID SPROXTON
CHAIRMAN
t’s my pleasure to welcome
you to Bristol and to
Encounters 20th Edition, six
days of discovery, learning and
discussion. It’s something of a
landmark for us, as a team, as
we invite you to celebrate
twenty years of this much
loved festival, and for me,
personally, in my first year as
its director. And what a year
it’s been!
I come to this festival with a
passion for innovation and for
new and emerging mediums of
live, innovative and radical
cinema — the cinema yet to be
claimed, imagined, invented or
mainstreamed.
This year our theme is
20/20: Looking back to look
forward. It combines the rich
heritage of the festival with a
series of festival experiments
in film exhibition. This festival
is designed to explore, develop
and comment on cinema’s
relationship to digital culture,
media and other art forms.
Prepare to be challenged, excited
and inspired. Don’t miss the
Encounters Retrospective in our
new Perpetual Cinema, and try
out CinemaLIVE! a new
programme of live audio visual
performance. All this alongside
the 2014 International
Competition and redesigned
Industry Forum which this year
takes place at Watershed,
consolidating our business of
talent development into one
venue to pave the way for
diversifying the programme and
infrastructure for future festivals.
The word ‘festival’ is loaded
with magical possibilities. It’s a
live experience that requires the
participation, engagement and
enjoyment of many people. By
its very nature it’s not about the
things we encounter every other
day. More than any other
creative process, perhaps,
‘festival’ is unpredictable. It’s of
the moment and improvised. Old
friends will meet, imaginations
will ignite and debates rage.
There will be laughs, there will be
tears. But, regardless of what
we’ve put in the programme,
everyone’s festival experience
will be unique.
So enjoy your festival. Reap
the benefits. For their part in
making this tremendous festival
happen, I’d like to thank the film
makers, artists and speakers,
our venue and event partners
and the festival team who will be
hosting and delivering the
festival this week. I’d like to pay
tribute to our funders and
sponsors without whom this
festival would not happen.
We’re keeping our fingers
crossed that it’ll be the best
festival yet. That many of you
travel long distances to be here
serves to remind us all just how
important this festival is to the
international film community.
On behalf of this talented and
committed festival community, I
wish you a fabulous festival!
DEBBI LANDER
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
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SPONSORS
FUNDERS
MAIN SPONSORS
SPONSORS
MAIN PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
Aesthetica
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CONTENTS
1. Festival Information
1
WELCOME...............................................................1
SPONSORS............................................................ 2
ENJOYING ENCOUNTERS................................... 5
2014 PROGRAMME............................................... 7
2014 FESTIVAL OVERVIEW............................8 — 9
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE — DAY BY DAY.........10 — 1 1
2. 20/20 Festival Celebration
13
ENCOUNTERS RETROSPECTIVE ..................... 15
HEADLINE EVENTS ...........................................23
WHAT IS RADICAL NOW?..................................28
DIGITAL INVENTION.......................................... 34
FESTIVAL SHORTS.............................................36
FESTIVAL SPECIAL....................................38 — 4 4
FESTIVAL EXTRAS..............................................45
FEATURE FILMS ................................................ 46
3. Industry Forum
47
HOW TO USE YOUR INDUSTRY
FORUM PASS...................................................... 50
DAY 1 : WED 17 — FUSION................................... 51
DAY 2 : THU 18 — FESTIVALS..............................53
DAY 3 : FRI 19 — FORM.........................................59
SCHEDULE.......................................................... 64
MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS........................67 —70
4. International Competition
74
JURY.....................................................................76
AWARDS...............................................................78
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
SHORT FILM........................................................79
ANIMATION........................................................103
STATES OF MIND..............................................142
MUSIC VIDEO....................................................146
LATE LOUNGE...................................................153
CHILDREN’S AWARD........................................158
DOCUMENTARY................................................162
COMEDY: WHY THE SHORT FACE?................165
HIGHLIGHTS...................................................... 170
ASSOCIATED COMPETITIONS............... 171 — 178
5. Festival Development
183
EVENT PARTNERS........................................... 202
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & THANKS... 204 — 205
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ENJOYING
ENCOUNTERS
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ENJOYING ENCOUNTERS
Tickets and Passes
Venues and Access
Meeting Places
Tickets and Industry Forum
Passes can be booked online
encounters-festival.org.uk
Main festival venues:
Mingle with festival guests,
discuss film and get the most
out of this year’s festival by
spending time at our three main
meeting places. We encourage
you to try them all out — you never
know who you might meet.
Beat the Queues!
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
+
44 (0) 117 917 2300
arnolfini.co.uk
Book online and your tickets
can be emailed directly to you.
Just show your e-ticket to the
usher on your phone or tablet.
Watershed
1 Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
+
44 (0) 117 927 5100
watershed.co.uk
Box Office
Arnolfini and Watershed are both
well equipped for visitors with
disabilities, including wheelchair
access and adapted toilets.
The festival Box Office is
situated at Watershed
Watershed
1 Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
+
44 (0) 117 927 5100
The Industry Forum Pass
The Industry Forum pass covers
all Industry Forum activity
Wed — Fri and also gives you free
access to daytime International
Competition screenings, as
well as Industry related activity
taking place at Arnolfini. For
more information about the
Industry Forum please see P.47
Age Restrictions
Unless otherwise stated,
screenings are a suggested
15 certificate.
Other Venues
The Cube Microplex
Dove St S, Bristol, Avon BS2 8JD
+44 (0) 117 907 4190
Please contact the festival
office for more details on
accessibility (see below).
Useful Contacts
Festival Office
1 Unity Street, Bristol, BS1 5HH
+44 (0) 117 929 9188
During the festival the office
will be located at Watershed
Waterside 2 from Tuesday
16 — Sunday 21 September.
encounters-festival.org.uk
Please note: This programme is
correct at the time of going to
press but the festival reserves
the right to make changes.
Watershed Bar
Happy Hour: 18:00 — 19:00
Offering Special promotional offers
and discounts for Forum Pass
holders and Festival ticket holders
Arnolfini Cafe / Bar
Happy Hour: 12:00 — 13:00
The Shore Bar
Prince St, Bristol BS1 4QF
Open until 00:00.
Wed 17, Thurs 18 and Fri 19.
Co Working Space
/Hybrid Playground
CO WORKING SPACE
WATERSHED, WATERSIDE 3
WED 17 — F RI 19
10:00 — 1 7:30
FORUM PASS HOLDERS ONLY
Between Wed 17 and Fri 19
September Industry Forum Pass
holders can access a new Co
Working Space in Watershed
Waterside 3. The space offers pass
holders a relaxed and quiet space
in which to work and network with
other Industry Pass Holders, with
festival staff nearby to offer help
and information if needed. The Co
Working Space is combined with
this year’s Hybrid Playground — an opportunity to come and
see the exhibition technology
of tomorrow being developed
today. Experience future facing
platforms for narrative storytelling
environments and explore new
possibilities for film and gaming
technology in this interactive
hands on environment.
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2014
PROGRAMME
2014 FESTIVAL OVERVIEW
20/20 Looking back to look forward
Festival Celebration
Highlights
The 2014 Encounters Festival presents 20/20:
Looking back to look forward alongside the 2014
International Competition and Industry Forum.
20/20 Looking back to look forward is a
special anniversary celebration of inspirational
screenings and events, radical debates, cutting
edge labs and workshops, live performances and
forward thinking visions in sound and image.
Connecting the past to the future, the 20/20
programme stretches short film from its origins
in the analogue medium to the expanded worlds
of live audio-visual, immersive and interactive
cinema creation. The programme explores the
themes of time and change, marking two decades
of festival history within the context of the era
that saw the change from analogue to digital.
Join us as we push the boundaries of cinematic
expectations, explore social and technological
film futures, reimagine the analogue/digital
fusion and debate the post medium condition
of film, celebrating our role as the UK’s leading
Short Film and Animation Festival.
The 2014 Festival continues to revolve around our two
main venues — Watershed and Arnolfini and extends at
the weekend to The Cube Microplex and Harbourside.
There will also be opportunities to participate online.
Encounters Festival invites all those with an interest
in short film to discuss, debate and explore its
past, present and future territory through practice,
research, debate and presentations exploring a
film trajectory from digital to environment.
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OPENING EVENT:
DESERT ISLAND FLICKS
WITH WILL SELF / P.23
Presented in association with
Festival of Ideas, Will Self will
present a limited number of his
favourite films and why they
warrant his special attention
ENCOUNTERS
RETROSPECTIVE / P.15
20 outstanding short films
presented in a Perpetual Cinema.
Watch the films for FREE during
the evening Wed — Fri and
across the Festival Weekend.
VINYL REQUIEM
(REPLAYED) / P.24
UK premiere of the film version of
a one off audio visual performance
in 1993 created by sound artist
Philip Jeck and visual artist
Lol Sargent to celebrate the
end of the analogue era.
BENEDICT DREW
IN PERFORMANCE / P.25
Encounters 2014 and Arnolfini
present a new commissioned
performance by Benedict Drew,
an artist who works across
video, sculpture, music and
their associated technologies.
CINE-SEIZURE / P.26
Five big screen performances
blur the lines between sound and
image, cinema and club, presenting
Benjamin Damage, COH and Frank,
Konx-Om-Pax, Thor Magnusson and
HOL from Brazil as part of British
Council’s TRANSFORM programme
WHAT IS RADICAL NOW? / P.28
Festival symposium debating
radicalism in the moving image
and weekend of events exploring
counterculture short film making,
fascinating TV experiments and
the physicality of Super 8 and film
footage as a form of resistance.
HYBRID PLAYGROUND
AND INTERACTIVE
CINEMA LAB / P.35/51
International
Competition
Industry
Forum
The best new short and animated
films from around the world
presenting 219 films from 31
countries in competition with 29
screening programmes including
9 short film and 7 animation
programmes, evening and
weekend showcases of Comedy,
States of Mind, Documentary and
sell out competition programmes
of Music Video, Late Lounge and
the family friendly screening
of our Children’s Award.
An intensive three day event for
film makers and professionals
combining high level master
classes, panel discussions and
industry film screenings with
cutting edge labs, workshops
and networking sessions.
Curated around the themes of
fusion, festivals and form and
designed to foster connectivity
across the film community, the
Industry Forum offers an informal,
social and friendly environment
for professional exchange,
learning and conversation.
Festival experiments in cinema
exhibition at Watershed
showcasing online and interactive
and alternative immersive
viewing experiences
THE WORLDS FIRST
HDR CINEMA LAB / P.35
Presented by the Centre for
Moving Image Research (CMIR) in
association with the 2015 Festival
of Cinematography exploring
new horizons in cinematography,
art and the moving image.
CLOSING EVENT: REELS
FROM LIFE TWO: OR HOW
WE LEARNED TO LOVE
POSTMODERNISM / P.33
An incandescent evening
of celluloid film treasure
with Screen Bandita.
FEATURE FILMS 2014
Films you can watch at Encounters Festival include Shorts 2
Features, with two first features by women directors — Hyena and
Gone Too Far; an animation double bill Waltz and Bashir & The
Congress presented by Animation Director Yoni Goodman; artist
film feature Art Party by artist Bob and Roberta Smith plus 20,000
Days on Earth Preview + Live Satellite Event with Nick Cave.
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2014 SCHEDULE
Tuesday 16 September
Thursday 18 September
16:00
10:00
CROSSOVER DOCS HACKATHON
ARNOLFINI LS
NFTS OPEN DAY WATERSHED C3
20:00
DESERT ISLAND FLICKS WITH WILL SELF
(FC) ARNOLFINI
20:00 NAHEMI STUDENT SHORTS WATERSHED C1
10:30
SF 4: FORCE OF NATURE (IC) WATERSHED C3
10:30
LFA: DIE HARDS (IF) WATERSHED W3
11:00
HELLOFEST (IF) WATERSHED C2
Wednesday 17 September
12:00
NFTS KEYNOTE LOOKING BACK
TO LOOK FORWARD (IF) WATERSHED C1
11:00
12:00
MEET THE BUYERS: DEEP IMPACT
(IF) WATERSHED W3
INTERACTIVE CINEMA (IF) WATERSHED C2
10:30
SF 1: THICKER THAN WATER
(IC) WATERSHED C3
12:30
SF 5: NO EASY WAY OUT (IC) WATERSHED C3
12:00
NEXUS: FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION
(IF) WATERSHED W3
13:00
OBERHAUSEN PRESENTS: ARTIST FILM &
VIDEOS FROM 1994 TO 2014 (FC) ARNOLFINI
12:00
ANI 1: THE SANDS OF TIME
(IC) WATERSHED C1
13:00
COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS
(IF) WATERSHED C2
12:30
SF 2: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
(IC) WATERSHED C3
13:30
MEET THE RAIDERS OF THE NEW ARK
(IF) WATERSHED W3
13:00
14:00
ANI 4: FEAR AND LOATHING
(IC) WATERSHED C1
TOUCH PRESENTS: THE MEMORY OF WATER
(FC) ARNOLFINI
13:30
ROVIO: THE GENESIS OF A
PHENOMENON (IF) WATERSHED W3
14:30
SF 6: MODERN ROMANCE
(IC) WATERSHED C3
14:00
ANI 2: PLEASURE AND PAIN
(IC) WATERSHED C1
14:30
SF 3: MEMORY LANE (IC) WATERSHED W3
15:00
CINEMA DE DESBUNDE
(COUNTERCULTURE CINEMA)
(IF) WATERSHED C2
15:00
THE BUSINESS OF CONVERGENCE (IF) WATERSHED W3
16:00
ANI 3: REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
(IC) WATERSHED C1
16:30
FILMMAKERS Q&A (IF) WATERSHED W3
SHORTS2FEATURES: HYENA
16:30
(IF) WATERSHED C3
17:00
20/20 PERPETUAL CINEMA
(FC) WATERSHED C2
17:30
MEET THE FILMMAKERS (IF) WATERSHED W3
NICK CAVE 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH PREVIEW
19:00
WATERSHED C1
19:30
COMEDY: WHY THE SHORT FACE
(IC) WATERSHED C3
21:30
VINYL REQUIEM (REPLAYED) (FC) ARNOLFINI
15:00
PAST AND FUTURE ENCOUNTERS
(IF) WATERSHED W3
16:00
ANI 5: LOVE, LOSS AND LONELINESS
(IC) WATERSHED C1
16:30
16:30
SHORTS2FEATURES: A WOLF AT THE DOOR
(IF) WATERSHED C3
17:00
(FC) WATERSHED C2
17:30
18:00
WALTZ WITH BASHIR WATERSHED C1
19:00
ILLUMINATING THE RETROSPECTIVE
— PROGRAMMERS DISCUSSION
(FC) WATERSHED C3
20:00 THE CONGRESS WATERSHED C1
20:00
COMMISSION — BENEDICT DREW IN
PERFORMANCE (FC) ARNOLFINI
21:00
RETROSPECTIVE INSIGHT — DIRECTORS TALK (FC) WATERSHED C3
22:00 LATE LOUNGE DELUXE (FC) WATERSHED C1
Key:
10
(IF) INDUSTRY FORUM
(IC) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
(FC) FESTIVAL CELEBRATION 20/20
Friday 19 September
Saturday 20 September
10:00
AESTHETICS/POLITICS/ACTIVISM/ART:
WHAT IS RADICAL NOW? (IF) BUSH HOUSE
10:00
10:00
ANIMATION ON PRESCRIPTION ARNOLFINI LS
10:30
SF 7: DREAMLIKE STATES
(IC) WATERSHED C3
10:00
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN:
ANALOG VIDEO WORKSHOP (FC) ARNOLFINI
10:00
2
(FC) WATERSHED C2
CHILDREN’S AWARD (IC) WATERSHED C3
10:30
FERNANDO COIMBRA MASTERCLASS
(IF) WATERSHED W3
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN: LIVE AUDIOVISUAL
10:00
CODING WORKSHOP (FC) ARNOLFINI
10.30
DUET SCREENING AND Q & A
WITH GLEN KEANE
(IF) WATERSHED C1
10:30
TRIPS AND TRANCE — IDEAS OF
A SUBCUTANEOUS CINEMA + Q&A
(FC) CUBE MICROPLEX
11:00
WHEN HITCHCOCK WENT TO KAZAKHSTAN
(IF) WATERSHED C2
10:30
SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTS
(IC) WATERSHED C1
12:00
NFTS MASTERCLASS WITH
DEAN HUMPHREYS: SOUND
MASTERCLASS (IF) WATERSHED C1
HDR LABORATORY & WORKSHOP — 12:00
NEW HORIZON (FC) ARNOLFINI DS
12:00
LIBERATED WORDS POETIC FORMS PANEL
DISCUSSION (IF) WATERSHED W3
12:30
SF 8: JOURNEYS (IC) WATERSHED C3
13:00
LUX PRESENTS: LOOKING, MEDIATED
(FC) ARNOLFINI
13:00
LIBERATED WORDS VISUALISING WORDS
SCREENING (IF) WATERSHED C2
13:30
IDEASTAP, SCRIPTS, SCREENINDS AND
THE BITS INBETWEEN (IF) WATERSHED W3
14:00 ANI 6: STRANGE BEAUTY (IC) WATERSHED C1
14:30
SF 9: FRAGMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS
(IC) WATERSHED C3
12:00
DOCUMENTARY (IC) WATERSHED C3
12:30
KNOW YOUR ENEMY — A JOURNEY
INTO RADICAL FILMMAKING +
Q&A (FC) CUBE CINEMA
12:30
ANIMATION HIGHLIGHTS (IC) WATERSHED C1
14:00
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN: SEEING
SOUND SALON (FC) ARNOLFINI
COMEDY: WHY THE SHORT FACE
14:00
(IC) WATERSHED C3
14:30
CYCLOPES TV: ARTIST FILM IN LATVIAN TV
80’S AND 90’S + Q&A (FC) CUBE MICROPLEX
15:00
DEPICT! (IC) WATERSHED C1
19:30
MUSIC VIDEO (IC) WATERSHED C1
21:30
LATE LOUNGE (IC) WATERSHED C1
15:00
SHORTS2FEATURES: GONE TOO FAR
(IF) WATERSHED C2
15:00
FILMWORKS PANEL (IF) WATERSHED W3
16:00
ANI 7: A CURE FOR THE CURIOUS
(IC) WATERSHED C1
16:30
16:30
iSHORTS PREMIERE (IF) WATERSHED C3
17:30
11:00
LUX PRESENTS: LOOKING, MEDIATED
(FC) ARNOLFINI
17:30
(FC) WATERSHED C2
12:00
HDR LABORATORY & WORKSHOP
— NEW HORIZON (FC) ARNOLFINI DS
18:00
STATES OF MIND (IC) WATERSHED C1
14:00
SUPER 8 CELEBRATION: BRING YOUR OWN
ARCHIVE WORKSHOP (FC) CUBE MICROPLEX
19:30
BAFTA CREW MASTERCLASS WATERSHED C3
20:00 CINE-SEIZURE (FC) ARNOLFINI
20:00 MUSIC VIDEO (IC) WATERSHED C1
22:00 LATE LOUNGE (IC) WATERSHED C1
Sunday 21 September
10:00
15:00
(IF) INDUSTRY FORUM
(IC) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
(FC) FESTIVAL CELEBRATION 20/20
OUR SOULS ARE PALESTINIAN ARNOLFINI
16:00
AWARD WINNERS SCREENING
(IC) WATERSHED C1
17:00
CINEMA DE DESBUNDE (COUNTERCULTURE
CINEMA) (FC) CUBE CINEMA
17:00
Key:
(FC) WATERSHED C2
ART PARTY (FC) ARNOLFINI A
18:00
AWARD WINNERS SCREENING
(IC) WATERSHED C1
20:30SUPER 8 CELEBRATION: REELS FROM LIFE 2
(FC) CUBE MICROPLEX
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BUY
THE ENCOUNTERS
RETROSPECTIVE
PUBLICATION AT
THE FESTIVAL
£10
FESTIVAL
CELEBRATION
INTRODUCTION
Connecting the past to the future, the 20/20
programme stretches short film from its origins
in the analogue medium to the expanded worlds
of live audio-visual, immersive and interactive
cinema creation. The programme explores the
themes of time and change, marking two decades
of festival history within the context of the era
that saw the change from analogue to digital.
Join us as we push the boundaries of cinematic
expectations, explore social and technological
film futures, reimagine the analogue/digital
fusion and debate the post medium condition
of film, celebrating our role as the UK’s
leading Short film and Animation Festival.
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Image: Metronomy, I’m Aquarius, Dir Edouard Salier
20/20 Looking back to look forward is a
special anniversary celebration of inspirational
screenings and events, radical debates, cutting
edge labs and workshops, live performances and
forward thinking visions in sound and image.
ENCOUNTERS RETROSPECTIVE
Watch 20 outstanding films for
free in our 20/20: Perpetual Cinema.
PERPETUAL CINEMA
WED 17 — S UN 21 SEPTEMBER
WATERSHED CINEMA 2
FREE — D ROP IN
For its 20th Anniversary, Encounters Festival is
proud to announce the creation of the Encounters
Retrospective. This is a unique collection of 20 short
films from 20 years of the Festival. Individually each
one shines as a beacon for championing the form of
the short film, while united they show the full breadth
of diversity and freedom which the festival has had
the pleasure to showcase over the last twenty years.
Setting an international standard for short film, the
Encounters Retrospective points us in the direction of
what is next, augmenting a new era for the Festival.
Recognising those viewers who like to watch film
content when they choose, Encounters Festival
brings you the Perpetual Cinema, offering drop
in viewing of the Encounters Retrospective from
Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 September at Watershed.
WED 17 / 17:00 — 20:00
THU 18 / 17:00 — 20:00
FRI 19 / 17:30 — 20:00
SAT 20 / 10:00 — 20:00
SUN 21 / 10:00 — 20:00
Image: Helgoland, Karin Westerland Copyright Kirsten Bille
With the support of the BFI Film Festival Fund
awarding funds from The National Lottery.
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WED 17 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
THU 18 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
FRI 19 / 17:30 — 2 0:00
SAT 20 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
SUN 21 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
ZYKLON PORTRAIT
HELGOLAND
DIR: ELIDA SCHOGT
CANADA 1999
13 MINS
DOCUMENTARY /
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: KARIN WESTERLUND
DENMARK 2000
12 MINS
DOCUMENTARY
A clinical look at how the Nazis
transformed Zyklon B gas
from pesticide to genocidal
weapon gives way to the
enormity of one family’s loss.
This powerful film finds shape
and form for the unspeakable,
un-showable memories.
Writer: Elida Schogt
Cinematography:
Roberto Ariganello
Editor: Caroline Christie
and Elida Schogt
Narration: Gerhard Hauck
Sound Design: Julie Saragosa
Elida Schogt: A Toronto-based
filmmaker, Elida Schogt has an
MA in Media Studies from the
New School for Social Research
in New York. Her deeply personal
film trilogy on Holocaust
memory — “Zyklon Portrait”
(1999), “The Walnut Tree” (2000)
and “Silent Song” (2001) — has
been seen around the globe.
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When the sun shines, it’s bathing
weather — even in February or
March. Undaunted by the icy
water, the film’s director gave
into the temptation, climbing
down into the waters with a
camera mounted on her head.
Screenplay: Karin Westerlund
Producer: Vibeke Windeløv
Editor: Fredrik Morheden
Sound: Niels Hauge, Christian
Skeel, Asser Borgen, Anne Jensen
Production company: Zentropa
Productions
Domestic distribution: Det
Danske Filminstitut
Karin Westerlund: Karin
Westerlund is a Swedish artist,
writer and director. She works and
lives in Cairo and Copenhagen.
Her prize-winning films are shown
worldwide on TV, at film festivals,
cinemas and art museums.
Image copyright: Kirsten Bille.
DREAMS & DESIRES
— FAMILY TIES
DIR: JOANNA QUINN
UNITED KINGDOM 2006
9 MINS 50 SECS
ANIMATION
Beryl acquires a digital video
camera and becomes obsessed
with filmmaking, using it to
keep a video diary of her friend
Mandy’s wedding, with disastrous
and hilarious consequences.
Writer/Producer: Les Mills
Production Manager: Catrin Unwin
Animation: Joanna Quinn/
Andy McPherson
After Effects: Michael Tang
Editor: Paul Hibbs
Colour Co-ordinator: Marci Rojas
Sound: Les Mills
Cast: Menna Trussler,
Rachel Atkins, Brendan
Charleson and Pepi Blade
Joanna Quinn: Joanna was born
in Birmingham, England and
completed a foundation course
in art at Goldsmiths College,
University of London before
studying for a BA in Graphic
Design at Middlesex University. It was here that Joanna first
discovered the magic of animation.
DOG
DIR: SUZIE TEMPLETON
UNITED KINGDOM 2000
5 MINS 41 SECS
ANIMATION
A young boy longs for
reassurance about how his
mother died. To protect each
other, he and his father hold their
agony inside, where it festers.
Music: Kostas Kyriakidis
Sound: Tim Barker
Editor: Tony Fish
Suzie Templeton: Suzie
Templeton is an Oscar-winning
writer and director specialising
in stop-motion animation.
E I, E I, E I
WORDS WORDS WORDS
DIR: MICHAELA PAVLATOVA
CZECH REPUBLIC 1991
7 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
Pavlatova visualizes words
that people use lavishly
in their everyday life.
Producer: Kratky Film Praha
Animator: Michaela Pavlatova
Music: Vit Sazavsky,
Zuzana Navarova
Michaela Pavlatova: Michaela
Pavlatova was born in Prague,
Czech Republic, in 1961. In
1987 she graduated from the
Academy of Arts, Architecture,
and Design in Prague. As an
animation film director, her films
have received numerous awards
at international film festivals,
including an Oscar© nomination.
EVERYDAY SOMETHING
DIR: CAROL MORLEY
UNITED KINGDOM 2001
14 MINS
DOCUMENTARY
Drawing on Carol’s extensive
collection of newspaper cuttings,
this film explores ideas of
boredom and mundanity and is a
poetic rendering of everyday life.
Writer: Carol Morley
Producer: Cairo Cannon
DOP: Mary Farbrother
Editor: Diarmid Scrimshaw
Featuring the voice of John Peel
Carol Morley: Carol Morley left
school at sixteen and formed
her Manchester band TOT who
were “going to be bigger than the
Beatles before the next gas bill
came around” but never were.
After this she moved to Devon
and London before eventually
going to Central St Martins and
studying fine art film. Interested
in not just telling stories, but in
how stories are told, she has
made a number of award winning
films that blur the lines between
fact and fiction notably The
Alcohol Years and Dreams of
a Life. She has just completed
the feature film The Falling.
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WED 17 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
THU 18 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
FRI 19 / 17:30 — 2 0:00
SAT 20 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
SUN 21 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
SOFT
BLIGHT
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
DIR: SIMON ELLIS
UNITED KINGDOM 2006
14 MINS
FICTION
DIR: JOHN SMITH
UNITED KINGDOM 1996
14 MINS
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: MICHAEL DUDOK DE WIT
NETHERLANDS/UK 2000
8 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
A father rediscovers his
fear of confrontation, at
the worst possible time.
Blight revolves around the
building of the M11 link road
in East London. A stunning
collaboration between filmmaker
John Smith and composer
Jocelyn Pook, the soundtrack
does aurally what the editing
does visually creating a
powerful and passionate film.
A father says goodbye to his
young daughter and leaves. As
the wide Dutch landscapes live
through their seasons so the
girls lives through hers. She
becomes a young woman, has a
family and in time she becomes
old, yet within her there is always
a deep longing for her father.
Composer: Jocelyn Pook
Associate Music Director:
Harvey Brough
Executive Producers: Peter
Maniura, Rodney Wilson
Producer: David Stacey
Sound recordist: Roger Ollerhead
Dubbing Mixer: Clive Pendry
Production: Nobby
Martin, Colin Stewart
Animation: Michael Dudok De Wit,
Arjan Wilschut
Producers: Willem Thijssen,
Claire Jennings
Music: Normand Roger,
Denis Chartrand
Sound: Jean-Baptiste Roger
Technical Direction:
Spider Eye LTD
Writer: Simon Ellis
Producer: Jane Hooks
DOP: Chris Ross
Editor: Simon Ellis
Sound: Susan Pennington
Music: Tom Bailey
Cast: Jonny Phillips, Matthew
O’Shea, Michael Socha
Simon Ellis: Simon’s short
films have received many
awards and been presented
collectively in retrospective
programmes worldwide.
John Smith: John Smith is a
British filmmaker known for his
playful subversion of documentary
imagery, frequently recorded in
his native East-End of London.
Since 1972 he has made over fifty
films, videos and installation works
that have been shown in cinemas,
art galleries and on television
around the world; additionally
awarded major prizes at many
international film festivals.
Michael Dudok De Wit: Michael
Dudok de Wit was born (1953)
and educated in Holland.
Studying animation at the
West Surrey College of Art and
Design, Farnham, where he made
his first film ‘The Interview’,
he later settled in London in
1980. Working free-lance with
different animation studios he
has directed and animated many
award-winning commercials
for television and cinema.
Image copyright 2000 CineTe Filmproductie bv
and Ckoudrunner Ltd.
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UNCLE
SEPTEMBER
EL CERCO
DIR: ADAM ELLIOT
AUSTRALIA 1996
6 MINS
ANIMATION
DIR: ESTHER MAY CAMPBELL
UNITED KINGDOM 2008
21 MINS
DRAMA
DIR: RICARDO ISCAR
& NACHO MAR Ť IN
SPAIN 2006
12 MINS
DOCUMENTARY
The biography of a humble man,
his lemon tree, his Chihuahua and
his crumpets. This claymation
animation is an exceptional
first film which manages to be
incredibly droll and poignant.
In an in-between world of
flyovers, grass verges and
dead-ends, Marvin is not going
anywhere. In this forgotten
corner arrives an adolescent,
changing his world forever.
Writer/Animator: Adam Elliot. Narrator: William Mc Innes
Voice: John Flaus
Produced by the Victorian
College of the Arts (c)1996. Producer: Stewart Le Maréchal,
Met Films
Cast: Nicholas Aaron,
Georgia Henderson,
Bridie King, Tim Plester,
Jane Thorne
DOP: Zac Nicholson
Editor: John Minton
Adam Elliot: Adam Elliot is
an Academy Award winning
Melbourne based animator
who creates what he terms
‘clayographies’ — clay animated
biographies. His 5 films have
participated in over 700 festivals
and won over one hundred
awards. He is currently making
his sixth clayography due
for release early 2015. He is
also bald and has asthma.
Image copyright: Adam
Elliot pictures 2014
Esther May Campbell: Esther’s
early work as the director of
shorts and music videos took
her all over the world, winning
her acclaim and awards from the
outset. She moved on to directing
prime time drama for both the
BBC and Channel 4. Esther
is currently in production on
her debut feature film, Light Years.
Image copyright: Met Film
Every year thousands of tuna fish
migrate to the Mediterranean
Sea. Men chase them in a ritual of
blood and death: three hundred
tuna fish are trapped into a
ring of nets. Images of nature
abused and overwhelmed.
DOP: Nacho Martin, Ricardo Íscar
Sound Director: Pablo de Michelis
Producer: Antonia Casado
Production: CECC, Ricardo
Iscar, Nacho Martin
Ricardo Iscar: Ricardo Íscar, born
in Salamanca, is known for fiction
and documentaries films alike. He
has continued working on his own
projects, as sound operator and
cinematographer, both in Germany
and Spain. He is currently a
lecturer at the Pompeu Fabra
University of Barcelona and at the
CECC (Center for cinematograpic
studies of Catalunia).
Nacho Martin: Nacho Martín was
born in Ayamonte, Spain. Studying
both Information Sciences at the
University of Salamanca, and a
Documentary Master’s Program
at Pompeu Fabra University in
Barcelona, he has gone on to
co-screenwrite and collaborated
on many projects. He currently
works as Assistant Director for
the Japanese TV network TBS on
the UN World Heritage in Spain.
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WED 17 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
THU 18 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
FRI 19 / 17:30 — 2 0:00
SAT 20 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
SUN 21 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
THE PEARCE SISTERS
BOB’S BIRTHDAY
I HEAR YOU SCREAM
DIR: LUIS COOK
UNITED KINGDOM 2006
8 MINS
ANIMATION
DIR: DAVID FINE & ALISON
SNOWDEN
CANADA/UK 1993
12 MINS 18 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: PABLO LAMAR
PARAGUAY 2008
13 MINS
EXPERIMENTAL
A bleak tale of love, loneliness,
guts, gore, nudity, violence,
smoking and cups of tea.
Based upon the story by:
Mick Jackson.
Adapted by Luis Cook Animation: Adam Cootes, Nigel
Davies, Eve Coy, Theresa Whatley,
Emma Greenwood, Les Orton,
Marten Jonmark, Dan Lane Editor: Dan Williamson Voices: Len Gray, Dan Williamson Sound Supervisor: Will Norie Dubbing Editor: Sean Richards Script Editor: Phil Parker Executive Producers: Peter Lord,
David Sproxton, Miles Bullough,
Helen Brunsdon Producer: Jo Allen
Luis Cook: Following a degree in
Graphic design, Luis has worked
as an Art Teacher, Photographer,
Art Director and Illustrator.
Image Copyright: Aardman
Animations Ltd 2007.
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The man; the hill; the shack.
Surprise birthday parties
can be risky. Especially
when the guest of honor is
turning 40! Oscar winner.
Animation: Alison Snowden,
David Fine, Janet Perlman,
Neville Astley, Paul Stone
Voices: Bob — Andy Hamilton,
Margaret — Alison Snowden
Additional voices: Harry Enfield,
Tessa Wojiczak, Sally Grace,
Andrew Maclachlan
Producer for the NFB: David Verrall
Exec Producer for the NFB: Barry
Angus McLean
Commissioning Editor for
Channel 4: Clare Kitson
David Fine & Alison Snowden:
Alison Snowden and David Fine
are award winning filmmakers
and TV series creators. Their
films have been nominated for
Oscars three times, winning
once for Bob’s Birthday.
Image Copyright 1993 Snowden
Fine Animation, Channel 4
and National Film Board.
Scriptwriter: Pablo Lamar
Cinematographer: Andrés Jordon
Art Director: Mauricio Rial
Sound: Ana Prieto, Lorena Ortiz
Music: Daniela Jahari — Collected
by Guillermo Sequera
Producers: Argentina — Alexandra
Mora, Gabriela Maldonado
Paraguay — Eugenia Venialgo
Production: Sapukai Cine
Pablo Lamar: Pablo Lamar was
born in Asunción, Paraguay. He
studied film at the Universidad
del Cine of Buenos Aires. He has
written and directed two shorts,
Ahendu nde Sapukai (2008) and
Noche Adentro (2009), both of
which premiered at the Semaine
de la critique of the Cannes
Film Festival in 2008 and 2009
respectively. At present he is in
preproduction of his first feature
film entitled La Última Tierra.
HANOI WARSAW
JOMEO AND RULIET
CHRISTMAS WITH DAD
DIR: KATARZYNA KLIMKIEWICZ
POLAND 2009
30 MINS
DRAMA
DIR: ALNOOR DEWISH
UNITED KINGDOM 1999
4 MINS
DRAMA
DIR: CONOR MCCORMACK
UNITED KINGDOM 2008
11 MINS 43 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
A young Vietnamese woman,
Mai Anh, illegally enters Poland
through the green border
with Ukraine. Now she only
has to reach Warsaw, where
she is to join her boyfriend
and start her dream life.
A modern micro retelling of
the old balcony scene.
AJ is just 22-years-old but
already a father of seven. His
tough appearance conceals
a sensitive young man living
through some of the defining
moments in his life.
Cinematographer: Andrzej
Wojciechowski
Editor: Andrzej Dąbrowski
Production: Kinso Polska TV
Music: Marzena Majcher
Katarzyna Klimkiewicz: is a
graduate from the Polish Film
School in Lodz and alumni of the
Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam.
Her films have won numerous
awards bringing her international
acclaim. Katarzyna is a
member of the European Film
Academy and an consultant
at the Polish Film Institute.
Cast: James Lever, Zoe Brown
Music: Que Falta Me Haces by
Miguel Calo y su Orquesta Tipica
(Vocal: Alberto Podesta)
P & © Jasmine Records
Alnoor Dewish: Alnoor is a
filmmaker with a track record of
award-winning innovative films.
His work includes fiction film “77
Beds” featuring Ben Whishaw,
and “Building” a documentary
about an extraordinary
apartment block in Cambodia.
Producer: Sarah Tiemey
Executive Producer: Scottish
Documentary Institute, Sonja
Henrici and Noe Mendelle
Camera: Becky Bell
Editor: Matt Meech
Music: Theo Weywood
Conor McCormack: Conor
McCormack is an Irish filmmaker
based in Bristol, working in
both documentary and fictions
that deal with contemporary
social ethnographic themes.
Image Copyright:
Tomek Michalczewski.
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WED 17 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
THU 18 / 17:00 — 2 0:00
FRI 19 / 17:30 — 2 0:00
SAT 20 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
SUN 21 / 10:00 — 2 0:00
HONG KONG
THIRTY FIVE ASIDE
DIR: GERARD HOLTHUIS
NETHERLANDS 1999
13 MINS
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: DAMIEN O’DONNELL
IRELAND 1996
26 MINS
DRAMA
Poetic film recording Boeings
landing and taking off amid
the skyscrapers in the heart of
Hong Kong at Kai Tak airport,
which closed in 1998.
Philip is having a hard time in
his new school, as he is being
constantly bullied and always
left out of the football team.
Cinematographer: Hein
Van Liempd
Sound: Roel van der Maaden
Editor: Nathalie Alonso Casale
Music: David Byrne
Gerard Holthuis: (1952) started
out as a sculptor but switched
to the moving image in the
seventies. His company, Filmstad
producties, produces independent
films. At the moment he mainly
focuses on his own work.
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Writer: Damien O’Donnell
Producers: Petra Conroy
and Paul Fitzgerald
DOP: John Moore and
Harry Purdue
Editor: Alan Duffy
Damien O’Donnell: Damien
O’Donnell is an award winning
director well known for his
feature films East Is East
and Inside I’m Dancing.
HEADLINE EVENTS
Encounters Festival 20th Anniversary celebration
presents an evening programme of live events
across five nights of the festival, gathering the
iconic, legendary and inventive from the worlds
of film, literature, visual art, experimental music
and club culture. It includes two premieres.
Image: Valerie Bennett
OPENING EVENT:
DESERT ISLAND FLICKS
WITH WILL SELF
TUE 16 SEPT / 20:00
ARNOLFINI / £10 / £9 CONC.
Encounters Festival 20th Anniversary kicks off
with Desert Island Flicks. Will Self is this year’s
celebrity castaway marooned with only a limited
number of his favourite films. In conversation with
Andrew Kelly (Director of Bristol Festival of Ideas
and founder of Encounters), Will Self will discuss
why these films warrant his special attention.
Presented in association with Bristol Festival of Ideas
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HEADLINE EVENTS
VINYL REQUIEM (REPLAYED)
WED 17 SEPT / 21:30
ARNOLFINI / £10 / £9 CONC.
Encounters Festival marks two decades
of technological change with the UK
Premiere of the film of Vinyl Requiem.
Created by sound artist Philip Jeck and visual
artist Lol Sargent, this reinvention of the
landmark film and music event includes a
live performance by Philip Jeck with his on
screen 21 year younger digitised self, and
after show discussion with the artists.
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The original performance in 1993
was at the Union Chapel in London. It
featured 180 dansette record players
operated by three technicians, alongside
Jeck surrounded by turntables.
“Vinyl Requiem bids a fond farewell to the
scratch and crackles of the past, welcoming
the variations and imperfections of the
bits and bytes of the digital future. 21 years
on marks another change in recorded
media with the seeming demise of hard
media and the growth of virtual media.”
Philip Jeck and Lol Sargent
BENEDICT DREW
IN PERFORMANCE
THU 18 SEPT / 20:00
ARNOLFINI / £5 / £4.50
Encounters 2014 and Arnolfini have commissioned
a performance by Benedict Drew, an artist who
works across video, sculpture, music and their
associated technologies. His work uses the
apparatus of film, video and music to test and reflect
upon the relationships we have with technology
and its oscillation between the exalted and the
commonplace, between desire and redundancy.
Recent solo exhibitions include The Onesie Cycle,
Rhubaba, Edinburgh; Now Thing, Whitstable
Biennale; This Is Feedback, Outpost, Norwich;
Gliss, Cell Project Space; and The Persuaders,
Circa Site / AV Festival, Newcastle. Benedict
Drew is represented by Matt’s Gallery, London.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through
Arts Council England.
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HEADLINE EVENTS
CINE-SEIZURE
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00
ARNOLFINI
£10 / £9 CONC.
Benjamin Damage, COH and Frank,
Konx — Om — Pax, Thor Magnusson and HOL.
Following the groundbreaking animated sound
experiments of Norman McLaren, these five big screen
electronic performances blur the lines between sound
and image, cinema and club, accelerating the tempo
as this five hour immersive cinema night progresses.
Benjamin Damage is an innovative UK techno producer
and was the first artist signed to Modeselektor’s 50
WEAPONS label. His visual collaborator Panther Panther!
is a Bristol based AV artist specializing in immersive
environments and Latin America inspired electronica.
Konx-Om-Pax is the hallucinogenic musical project
of Glasgow-based graphic artist Tom Schofield, who
has produced fantastical animations for the likes of
Underground Resistance and Oneohtrix Point Never.
Benjamin Damage
COH (raster-noton, Editions Mego) produces
seductive pulsar excursions which modulate
live video feedback produced by the acclaimed
graphic artist and animator Tina Frank.
HOL, aka Henrique Roscoe, is one of Brazil’s most highlyregarded AV artists. He uses custom-built hardware,
chance elements and high concepts to improvise
compelling sound-image performances. Thor Magnusson
codes live AV performances in the spirit of free jazz.
Cine-Seizure is presented through a partnership between Encounters
Festival, McLaren 2014, Arnolfini, Bath Spa University’s Seeing
Sound symposium and in association with Sao Paulo Film Festival
as part of British Council’s TRANSFORM Programme.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through
Arts Council England.
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ENCOUNTERS FESTIVAL
2014 CLOSING EVENT
REELS FROM LIFE TWO:
OR HOW WE LEARNED TO
LOVE POSTMODERNISM
SUN 21 SEPT / 20:30
CUBE MICROPLEX
£8 / £7 CONC.
Revel in an incandescent evening of celluloid film treasure
with Screen Bandita as they present a remarkable
showcase of some of the spectacles encased within the
forgotten frames of previously abandoned 8mm film.
An evocative film — poem stitched together from 8mm
reels salvaged from junk shops, flea markets and dusty
attics, these glimmering, mercurial moments captured
in celluloid dart amid and ricochet off a fascinating
selection of hand — cranked 78rpm gramophone
records charting sounds from all across the world.
Engaging humour and focusing upon the inherently
surreal and absurd elements inherent to everyday life,
the piece interrogates notions of ‘Postmodernism’
and the way that identity, connection, searching and
journeying are enacted and experienced through the
process (and performance) of recording our lives on film.
Through the exploration of the ‘forgotten’ and obsolete
elements of visual culture and photochemical film,
the analogue projection medium and ancient soundrecording mediums, Screen Bandita make elemental
links with the past while creating a new, participatory,
multi-disciplinary piece very much rooted in the present.
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Harmony Korine — Snowballs
WHAT IS RADICAL NOW?
Are you radical? What does
that mean? Join in our 20th
Anniversary festival debate
and take a journey through
radical film making with
screenings, workshops and
live events over the festival
weekend. This three day
focus on radicalism explores
aesthetics, politics, activism
and art in film and the
moving image, culminating
in an incandescent evening
of celluloid film treasure.
SYMPOSIUM — AESTHETICS
/POLITICS/ACTIVISM/ART:
FRI 19 SEPT / 10:00
BUSH HOUSE / £5 / £4.50 CONC.
The Centre for Moving Image Research (CMIR) and
Encounters Festival, in association with the Radical
Film Network and Arnolfini Gallery, invite all those with
an interest in radicalism in the moving image
to discuss, debate and explore exactly what
that word has, does, could or should mean.
From newsreel, documentary and fiction film to
artists’ film and video and gallery installation, the
word ‘radical’ has been used to describe a variety
of practices that may be broadly grouped under
the banner of the moving image. From its long
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association with the politics of the radical left and
grass-roots activism to its more general usage
to describe fundamental or profound departures
from the norm (whatever that is), ‘radicalism’ is a
word with a variety of competing and sometimes
contradictory meanings. This event is dedicated to
exploring radicalism in the moving image using the
Open Space Technology (OST) format (en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology). In contrast to
the traditional mode of conference organisation, the
OST format allows participants to self-organise the
event on the day: collectively forming the agenda,
electing facilitator/s and deciding the nature and
duration of each of the processes that comprise
the symposium. A CMIR representative will talk
through the OST process at the start of the day and
there will be a loose schedule to fall back on, but the
idea is to design the day together and encourage
free-thinking within a safe, yet ‘live’, environment.
Vienna — Bristol — Riga
A Journey Into
Radical Filmmaking
TRIPS AND TRANCE:
IDEAS OF A SUBCUTANEOUS
CINEMA (15) + Q&A
SAT 20 SEPT / FROM 10:30
THE CUBE
£5 / £4.50 CONC. PER SCREENING
10:30 / 1 HOUR 8 MINS
DIR: VARIOUS
PROGRAMME BY VIENNA INDEPENDENT SHORTS
This programme of three film
screenings created by Vienna
Independent Shorts, Encounters
and Bristol Radical Film Festival
and 2Annas Film Festival in Riga
explores the idea of radical from the
perspective of festivals based in three
different geographical locations.
While Encounters and the Bristol
Radical Film Festival deal with political
radicalisation in short film, 2Annas
looks at a fascinating TV experiment
of the early 90s. Vienna Independent
Shorts, on the other hand, chases
down the idea of subcutaneous
cinema on an aesthetic level.
At the beginning we see a woman — and she sees us.
Her hands are fettered over her head, the look in her
eyes goes right under our skin, until she becomes
unconscious after countless blows. It won’t be the
only time in this programme that we will be directly
addressed and confronted with unconsciousness
and other states of mind. In Karin Fisslthaler’s work
tender embraces only leave behind lifeless bodies,
while Ben Russell’s protagonists get caught up in
a trance, induced either by wild dancing or drugs,
resulting in a trance-like cinematic experience
due to the uncompromising filmic execution.
Harmony Korine’s fever fantasy, however, seems
like a nasty trip, while the classics by Takashi Ito and
Roy Andersson left a mark on radical aesthetics
that one will never forget. This radical form of
cinema doesn’t aim for a punch in the gut, but a
stealthy unfolding of emotions under your skin.
The three screenings will take place from 10.30.
Tickets are £5 / £4.50 Conc (per screening)
Image: XXX, Askolds Saulitis
Films:
THE SLEEP OF REASON
(DER SCHLAF DER VERNUNFT)
AUT 1999 / MICHAELA PÖSCHL
DRILL
JPN 1983 / TAKASHI ITO
SATELLITES
AUT 2011 / KARIN FISSLTHALER
BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS NUMBER THREE
USA 2007 / BEN RUSSELL
SNOWBALLS
USA 2011 / HARMONY KORINE
TICKET DEAL
Buy tickets to these three
screenings for £10 by
calling the Watershed Box
Office +44 (0) 117 927 5100
WORLD OF GLORY (HÄRLIG ÄR JORDEN)
SWE 1991 / ROY ANDERSSON
TRYPPS #7 (BADLANDS)
USA 2010 / BEN RUSSELL
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KNOW YOUR ENEMY:
A JOURNEY INTO RADICAL
FILMMAKING (15) + Q&A
Being asked to create a programme
on radical film immediately resonated
with Encounters Festival and our home,
Bristol, where activism, street art and
counterculture are defining elements
of the city’s identity. In Stokes Croft,
Bristol’s vibrant cultural quarter,
Banksy’s iconic Mild Mild West mural
represents a teddy bear throwing a
Molotov cocktail at three riot policemen.
Exploring the idea of fighting against
an enemy across different places and
times has progressively become our
pathway to this programme, a truly
thought-provoking collaboration.
From local to global, past and present
struggles resonate and reveal aspects
of each other. Dealing with political
action, acts of resistance and the
grating contradictions lying at the
heart of any conflict, these films
challenge the viewer with the aesthetic
flair and structural anarchy inherent
in short filmmaking, which we, as a
festival, unconditionally celebrate.
Image: Eut-elle été criminelle, Jean-Gabriel Périot
SAT 20 SEPT / 12:30 — 1 4:00
THE CUBE
DIR: VARIOUS / PROGRAMME BY ENCOUNTERS
SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL
& BRISTOL RADICAL FILM FESTIVAL
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
BRISTOL FREE PROP / GB / 10 MIN
ISLAND OF FLOWERS
JORGE FURTADO / BR / 12 MIN
EUT-ELLE ETE CRIMINELLE…
(EVEN IF SHE HAD BEEN A CRIMINAL..)
JEAN-GABRIEL PÉRIOT / FR / 10 MIN
THE DEATH ROW
MARYAM EBRAHIMI / SE / 06 MIN
CHA FANG (THE QUESTIONING)
ZHU RIKUN / CHINA 2013 / 20 MIN 30 SEC
CHINESE (TRADITIONAL)
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CYCLOPES TV:
ARTIST FILM IN LATVIAN TV
80S AND 90S (15) + Q&A
Cyclopes TV (orig.: Ciklops TV) is a
phenomenon in the history of Latvian
National Television. It was the first
time that experimental content was
broadcasted as a separate show. As the
director of the show, Gintars Kavacis,
noted: “TV people were furious.” The
show had four editions starting in
1989 — a year known not only for its
political changes but also for changes
in film. First VHS cameras then suddenly
video mixers also became available
which caused (along with a FrenchLatvian video art festival) an explosion
of video montage and art films.
Cyclopes TV was a natural reaction to
this process: it was an experimental
show in content and form. The show
featured filmmakers and artists like
Herc Frank, Juris Poskus and Dainis
Klava. The programme consists
of films that were screened, as
well as excerpts of interviews and
artistic introductions that reveal
the show’s experimental spirit.
Image: XXX, Askolds Saulitis
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:30 — 16:00
THE CUBE
DIR: VARIOUS / PROGRAMME BY
2ANNAS FILM FESTIVAL IN RIGA
XXX
ASKOLDS SAULITIS / LATVIA / 1989 / 7’’
COITUS
ARNIS RITUPS AND HARALDS ELCERS
LATVIA / 1989 / 2’’
THE ONLY WAY
VIESTURS GRAZDANOVICS / LATVIA / 1990 / 5’’ SIGULDA
RAIVIS ZIGMUNDS / LATVIA / 1989 / 4’’
’NAIL’ (NAGLA) FROM THE FILM
SERIES ‘JAM’ (IEVĀRĪJUMS)
RAIVIS ZIGMUNDS AND KASPARS ROGA
LATVIA / 1989 / 4’’
MISIJA KABULĀ
JURIS POŠKUS AND ANDREJS ĒĶIS
LATVIJA / 1989 / 3’’ / BLACK AND WHITE
EXPERIMENTAL FILM ON 16 MM.
ROLL HOMO (HOMO RULLIS)
DAINIS KLAVA / LATVIA / 1989 / 5’’
MAIDEN (JUMPRAVA)
VALDIS POIKANS / LATVIA / 1989 / 7’’
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CINEMA DO DESBUNDE (COUNTER CULTURE CINEMA) AND
TOMADA UNICA (SINGLE SHOT) (18)
SUN 21 SEPT / 17:00 / THE CUBE
THU 18 SEPT / 15:00 / WATERSHED CINEMA 2
Cinema do Desbunde
(Counterculture Cinema)
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Tomada Unica (Single Shot)
A retrospective of some of the most
ingenious and provocative Brazilian
filmmakers from the 1970s.
A creative exercise in Super 8
made by guest artists using
a marginal concept as their
source and bringing it to life
through excessive visibility.
O DUELO
MATA ADENTRO
DIR: VARIOUS / 1 HOUR 36 MINS
DANIEL SANTIAGO / BRASIL (PE) / 3’ / 1979
TOQUES
JOMARD MUNIZ DE BRITO /
BRASIL (PE) / 7’ / 1976
GATO/CAPOEIRA
MARIO CRAVO NETO / BRASIL
(BA) / 13’ / 1979
JIMI GOGH
ARNALDO ANTUNES, ALEXANDRE
DACOSTA, GO, PLINIO VERAS
/ BRASIL (RJ) / 8’ / 1979
CÉU SOBRE ÁGUA
JOSÉ AGRIPINO DE PAULA / BRASIL
(SP/BA) 22’ / 1978
O LENTO, SEGURO, GRADUAL E RELATIVO
STRIP-TEASE DO ZÉ FUSQUINHA
AMIN STEPPLE / BRASIL (PE) / 3’ / 1978
REI DO CAGAÇO
EDGARD NAVARRO / BRASIL
(BA) / 11’ / 1977
VIVENCIAL I
JOMARD MUNIZ DE BRITTO / BRASIL (PE)
12’ / 1974
EXPOSED
EDGARD NAVARRO / BRASIL
(BA) / 7’ / 1978
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CLAUDIA PRISCILLA, HILTON LACERDA,
RODRIGO BUENO (SP)
SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
O SANGUE DE JESUS TEM DENDÊ
DANIEL LISBOA (BA)
SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
FALOS E BADALOS
ANA ROCHA DA SILVEIRA (RJ)
SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
Y
DÁCIO PINHEIRO, STEFAN FÄHLER
YONY LEYSER / SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
SEM TÍTULO
NINO CAIS (SP) SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
AMOR E OUTRAS CONSTRUÇÕES OU UMA
BOCA/QUE ABARCASSE/ TANTO CU
GUSTAVO VINAGRE (SP) SUPER 8
3’ / COR / 2013
DELETE DELEITE
KAREN BLACK, ANA IZABEL AGUIAR (RJ)
SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
LAGOA REMIX
LEONARDO MOURAMATEUS (CE)
SUPER 8 / 3’ / COR / 2013
Cinema do Desbunde is presented through
a partnership between Encounters Festival
and Sao Paulo Short Film Festival as part of
British Council’s TRANSFORM programme.
BRING YOUR
OWN ARCHIVE
SUN 21 SEPT / 14:00
THE CUBE
FREE, DROP IN
Screen Bandita invite you to contribute
to their participatory community
gathering: a welcoming space in
which to share, speak and see.
Do you have any spools of 8mm film or
old slides gathering dust in the attic?
Bring them along and we’ll project
them for you! And if you have any old
photographs you’d like to share, come
and display them in our pop- up gallery.
The Banditas will also be bringing a
wealth of treasures from their own
archive for participants to enjoy:
a rummage box of archival found
photographs, a wealth of 8mm
films, vintage viewing toys and two
wind- up Russian gramophones. All welcome! A free drop- in
session suitable for all ages. CLOSING EVENT: REELS FROM
LIFE TWO: OR HOW WE LEARNED
TO LOVE POSTMODERNISM.
SUN 21 SEPT / 20:30
THE CUBE
£8 / £7 CONC.
Revel in an incandescent evening of celluloid
film treasure with Screen Bandita as they
present a remarkable showcase of some of the
spectacles encased within the forgotten frames
of previously abandoned 8mm film. See P 15
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DIGITAL INVENTION
Encounters Festival explores synchronised worlds of
sound and vision, new horizons in the moving image and
alternative immersive experiences, transforming the
festival environment into an experimental laboratory
and play space for film makers, artists and audiences.
LIVE AUDIOVISUAL
CODING WORKSHOP
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00 — 1 3:00
ARNOLFINI / £20
This workshop with Thor Magnusson will
explore how new expressive performance
and compositional methods, such as live
coding, allow for audiovisual pieces where
sound and visuals are intrinsically mapped.
This workshop based in McLaren’s work will
explore how systems such as SuperCollider and
Processing can be used to create audiovisual
systems aimed for performance settings. The
workshop will use both SuperCollider and
Processing and participants need to have both
environments installed on their laptops.
ANALOG VIDEO WORKSHOP
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00 — 1 3:00
ARNOLFINI / £25
Media Artists Chris J King and Alexander
Peverett will present a workshop on hands on
video techniques influenced by McLaren. The
themes in McLaren’s work of drawn sound and
visual music were expanded by later artists
using electronic video and video synthesis. The
workshop will include an introduction to both
the historical and technical aspects of electronic
video work as well as the construction of a simple
circuit and experimentation with video feedback.
Be prepared for vivid colours, frenetic sounds
and dancing shapes! The cost includes all the
parts to make your circuit to take away and play
with, as well as mirrors to manipulate video
feedback and a small publication containing
all the information covered in the workshop.
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Synchromy (1971), Directed by Norman McLaren ©National
Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved
HDR LABORATORY
& WORKSHOP:
NEW HORIZONS
IN MOVING IMAGE
SAT 20 — S UN 21 SEPT
12:00 — 1 7:00
ARNOLFINI DS
FREE ENTRY —
B OOKING ESSENTIAL
In association with the Centre
for Moving Image Research
(CMIR) at the University of the
West of England & The Bristol
Vision Institute at the University
of Bristol, the 2014 Encounters
Festival will house the world’s
first Higher Dynamic Range
Laboratory and Workshop
for Cinematographers
and Artists. Led by Terry
Flaxton and involving Gina
Czarnecki, Ric Lander
and Chris Meigh-Andrews.
The results of the lab will be
available for small groups
of the public to see this new
technology across the Festival
Weekend during Saturday
20th and Sunday 21st of
September in 20 minute
group visits to the lab.
SEEING SOUND SALON
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:00 — 1 8:00
ARNOLFINI / £5 / £4.50 CONC.
Organised by Bath Spa University’s Seeing Sound symposium,
this informal afternoon ‘salon’ will focus on the legacy of Norman
McLaren’s innovative experiments with ‘hand-drawn’ or ‘animated’
sound, with the aim of introducing a wider, non-specialist audience
to his role in the development of synthetic sound, electronic ‘visual
music’, and experimental animation. It will feature the first UK
screening of a new documentary, Norman McLaren: Animated
Musician (2014, 27 mins) by Donald McWilliams, as well as a
selection of McLaren films and talks by experts such as Dr Nichola
Dobson (University of Edinburgh, author of Between the Frames,
a new book on McLaren forthcoming from Scarecrow Press), and
Prof Jo Hyde and Dr Richard Stamp (Bath Spa University), whose
Seeing Sound symposium showcases research in the field of
audio-visual music, performance and experimental animation.
McLaren the Musician is presented through a partnership between Encounters
Festival, Arnolfini and Bath Spa University’s Seeing Sound Symposium. This
project is part of the McLaren 2014 Programme. McLaren 2014 is part of the
Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme and part of Homecoming Scotland 2014. The
McLaren 2014 Programme has been produced by the Centre for the Moving Image
in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada. www.mclaren2014.com
Check the website
for more details
A research collaboration between
Encounters Festival and the Centre for
Moving Image Research supported by UWE.
HYBRID PLAYGROUND
SAT 20 & SUN 21 SEPT
FROM 10 AM
WATERSHED W2
DROP IN / HANDS ON / FREE
An opportunity to come and
see the exhibition technology
of tomorrow being developed
today. Experience future
facing platforms for narrative
storytelling environments
and explore new possibilities
for film and gaming
technology in this interactive
hands on environment. Check the website for more details
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FESTIVAL SHORTS
Fennez, Liquid Music, Touch, 2001
These short film programmes were curated specifically
for the Encounters 20th Anniversary by leading UK and
International organisations and introduce a dedicated
strand of artist film and video into the festival. Explore
a selection of contemporary and historical works from
the aesthetic and political to the visual and sublime.
OBERHAUSEN PRESENTS:
ARTIST FILM AND VIDEOS
FROM 1994 TO 2014
THU 18 SEPT / 13.00
SUN 21 SEPT / 13:00
TOUCH PRESENTS:
THE MEMORY
OF WATER
WED 17 SEPT / 13:00
ARNOLFINI AUDITORIUM
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Since 1982, Touch has created
sonic and visual productions that
combine innovation with a level of
care and attention that has made
it the most enduring independent
company of its time. Label founder
Jon Wozencroft introduces some
of their finest film productions.
Works:
LIQUID MUSIC
41 MINS / MUSIC: FENNESZ
FILM: JON WOZENCROFT
VATNAJÖKULL
20 mins/ Music: Chris Watson
Film: Jon Wozencroft
The International Short Film
Festival Oberhausen has been
archiving and distributing
films from the festival since
its very beginning in 1954.
This programme comprises a
selection of eight artist films
and videos from the archive
of the last 20 years, including
The Artist (Laure Prouvost)
and Shock of Time (Sun
Xun). The International Short
Film Festival Oberhausen
celebrated its 60th edition
in 2014 and operates as a
catalyst and a showcase for
contemporary developments,
new trends and talent, and it
is one of the most important
short film institutions
anywhere in the world.
1. LUNA 10
MARINA GRZINIC / AINA
SMID / SLOVENIA / 1994
Inserts from neo-avant-garde
films made during the so-called
yugoslav film period of 70s-80s
by Kustorica, Pavlovic and
Zilnik are re-read, re-worked
and re-coded in a video story
contemplating the role played
by the different media in the
war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. BLIGHT / JOHN SMITH
GREAT BRITAIN / 1996
TICKET DEAL
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event and Vinyl Requiem
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Houses were demolished and
land was cleared during the
building of the M11 Link Road
in East London that provoked
a long and bitter campaign.
3.STAR ESCALATOR
OLIVER HUSAIN /
MICHEL KLÖFKORN /
GERMANY / 1998
Music video for Sensorama.
4. MANUAL
CHRISTOPH GIRARDET/
MATTHIAS MÜLLER /
GERMANY / 2002
Combining close-ups of
redundant technology
gleaned from 60’s US sci-fi
television series with a female
voice of a 40’s Hollywood
melodrama, Manual makes
absolute detachment clash
with magnified emotion.
5. SHOCK OF TIME
SUN XUN / CHINA / 2006
An animation about the
history of China.
6. KEMPINSKI
NEIL BELOUFA / FRANCE / 2007
Welcome to Kempinski. The
people of this mystical and
animistic place introduce it
to us. This science-fiction
documentary has no script
and its scenario is caused by a
specific game rule. Interviewed
people imagine the future and
speak of it in present tense.
7. THE ARTIST
LAURE PROUVOST
GREAT BRITAIN / 2010
A kind of self-portrait, in
Prouvost’s inimitable style.
8. LA ESTANCIA
FEDERICO ADORNO
PARAGUAY/ 2014
A group of peasants enters
La Estancia in search of their
missing relatives. Are they
dead? Are they alive? Nobody
knows. Some survivors of the
massacre hide in the forest
wandering around in shock
This strand of artist film and video is supported using public funding
by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Image: Johann Arens, Marte e Venere — A Handheld
Monument, 2013, HD Video, 10mins. Courtesy Johann Arens.
Works:
MARTE E VENERE — A HANDHELD MONUMENT, 2013
JOHANN ARENS / HD VIDEO, 10MINS
THE FUTURE QUEEN OF
THE SCREEN, 2011
HELEN CARMEL BENIGSON / HD VIDEO, 10MINS
THE PINES
LUX PRESENTS:
LOOKING, MEDIATED
FRI 19 SEPTEMBER / 13:00
SUN 21 SEPT / 11:00
ARNOLFINI
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Looking, Mediated is a new LUX touring programme
of moving image works by artists who utilise,
address and challenge contemporary forms of visual
experience. Often traversing formal boundaries these
works explore how we view and interact with imagery
today and how these interactions inform social and
cultural relationships both on and off the screen.
LUX is an international arts agency for the support and promotion
of artists’ moving image practice and the ideas that surround it.
2014 RICHARD HEALY /HD VIDEO, 5 MINS
BASTARDS SERIES
2013 - 2014 / FABIENNE HESS
IMAGE ARCHIVE, 3 MINS
OBJECT INTERVIEWS
(PART I AND PART II), 2013
PATRICK HOUGH / HD VIDEO
/ 6 MINS & 14 MINS
PARALLEL IV, 2014
HARUN FAROCKI /HD VIDEO, 12 MINS
SHRUGGING OFFING, 2013
LUCY CLOUT / HD VIDEO, 10MINS
Films:
Total running time: 70 mins
THEY DO NOT EXIST
MUSTAFA ABU ALI / 1974
25MINS / B&W / SOUND
Image: Mustafa Abu Ali - They Do Not Exist
EXPERIMENTAL FILM CLUB
PRESENTS: OUR SOULS
ARE PALESTINIAN
SUN 21 SEPT / 15:00
ARNOLFINI
£5 / £4.50
Our Souls Are Palestinian is a programme of short
artists film works which look at Palestine from various
perspectives, external, embedded and provocative.
The two films which anchor this programme are ‘They
Do Not Exist’ by Mustafa Abu Ali (1974) and ‘Future
Archaeology’ (2009/10) by Armin Linke & Francesco
Mattuzzi (part of the project Decolonizing Architecture). Presented in partnership with Cork Film Festival.
THE STORY OF MILK AND HONEY
BASMA AL-SHARIF / 2011
10MINS / COLOUR / SOUND
DIRTY PICTURES
JOHN SMITH / 2007
THIS MINED LAND OF OURS
MIRNA BAMIEH / 2012 /
FUTURE ARCHAEOLOGY
ARMIN LINKE & FRANCESCO MATTUZZI
2009/10 / 1 9MINS /
3D COLOUR / SOUND
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FESTIVAL SPECIAL
If you want to delve deeper into the
what and the why of the Encounters
Retrospective, or experience the crème
de la crème from 20 years of the adult
only Late Lounge short film showcase
make sure you catch these events:
ILLUMINATING THE RETROSPECTIVE:
PROGRAMMERS’ DISCUSSION
THU 18 SEPT / 19:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
£8 / £7 CONC.
Mark Cosgrove, Artistic Director (2005 — 2011),
and Animation and Short Film Programmers
Kieran Argo and Gaia Meucci share their selection
process, passions and enthusiasm for the 20th
Anniversary Retrospective. This retrospective
event will highlight some of the exceptional
creativity that the festival has screened over the
years and also to discuss the impact that these
films have had on the festivals, film curators,
audiences and the wider filmmaking community.
RETROSPECTIVE INSIGHT :
DIRECTORS TALK
THU 18 SEPT / 21:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
£8 / £7 CONC.
An insider’s view on the trials, tribulations
and successes of being a director.
Featuring filmmakers who have previously
screened at the festival, this unique event
gives you a chance to follow a director’s career
and to hear about the impact of having their
films screened at Encounters Festival.
Find out about the nitty gritty of being
launched into the festival world and get
a personal take on the film industry.
Soft, Simon Ellis
With the support of the BFI Film Festival Fund awarding funds from The National Lottery.
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FESTIVAL SPECIAL — LATE LOUNGE DELUXE
THU 18 SEPT / 22:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
The Encounters Festival Late Lounge film
programme is an annual festival favourite
for those who like extreme, experimental and
downright gory offerings. This 2014 deluxe
edition revisits the crème de la crème of
Late Lounge over 20 years of festival history,
allowing you the chance to enjoy them once
again on the big screen or experience them
for the first time. From blood and genitals
to rotting fish we invite you, lovers of the
controversial, to spend an evening celebrating
films and topics others may shy away from.
PLEASURE
DIR: NINJA THYBERG
SWEDEN 2013
15 MINS
FICTION
Behind the scenes of a porn
shoot, they are practicing various
positions. The rumor is that one
of the girls is doing a double
anal, an advanced routine that
requires someone extremely
tough. A startling film about
workplace intrigue, set at a
decidedly different place of work.
Producer: Jonas Sörensson
DOP: Gabriel Mkrttchian
Production Designer:
Miriam Myrtell
Editor: Patrik Forsell
Casting: Daniela Dahl
Cast: Jenny Hutton, Christian
Brandin, Ingrid Meling Enoksen,
Jonas Karlström, Håkan Karlsson,
Jenny Kihlström, Ted Eriksson,
Samuel Brissman
Distributer: Theo Tsappos
Ninja Thyberg: Originally from
Gothenburg, Sweden. Ninja
currently studies film directing
at The Stockholm Academy of
Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2015.
Image Copyright: Gabriel Mkrttchian.
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THU 18 SEPT / 22:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
DIE INTRIGE UND DIE
ARCHENMUSCHELN
INTRIGUE AND
THE RONCHES
DIR: KURDWIN AYUB
AUSTRIA 2011
2 MINS
ANIMATION
A penis performs a cult hit
by the Sonics, swings its
hips and gathers a group
of vaginas around it.
Prod: Akademie der Bildenden,
Künste Wie
Animator: Kurdwin Ayub
Music: The Sonics
Kurdwin Ayub: Born 1990 in Iraq.
Since 2008 he has studied at
University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Going onto study at the Academy
of Fine Arts Vienna in 2011.
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BUSBY BERKELEY
TRIBUTE TO MAE WEST
DIR: PAUL BUSH
UNITED KINGDOM 2002
1 MINS 20 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
Busby Berkeley’s tribute to
screen sex goddess Mae West as
imaged by director Paul Smith.
Paul Bush: Bush was born in 1956
and studied Fine Art at Central
School and Goldsmiths College,
London. He taught himself how to
make films while a member of the
London Film-makers Co-op and
Chapter Film Workshop in Cardiff.
CARNE
DIR: MIRUNA BORUZESCU
ROMANIA 2007
8 MINS 35 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
A man, in a bathroom, a morning
which seems to be ordinary but
turns out to be different…
DOP: Ilija Zogovski
Editor: Alexandru Belc
Sound Editor and Design: Mircea
Kiraly
Make up and Special Effects:
Miruna Panaitesc
Music: Mircea Kiraly
Cast: Tudor Naparu
Miruna Boruzescu: Born
in Romania, she graduated
film direction at the National
University for Drama and Film
“I.L.Caragiale” in Bucharest.
Now residing in Berlin, where
she studied Media, her main
artistic focus is electronic music
production in its many forms.
ANGRY KID — BONE
BILLY’S BALLOON
TRUST AND ESTATES
DIR: DARREN WALSH
UNITED KINGDOM 2001
1 MIN 10 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: DON HERTZFELDT
US 1997
6 MINS
ANIMATION
DIR: JEANETTE BONDS
US 2013
4 MINS 48 SECS
DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION
Oh no, the bone… what’s
that doing there?
A darkly hilarious and
unbelievably twisted look at
a little boy and his balloon.
A hand-drawn animated satire
adapted from a conversation
overheard in a Santa Monica
restaurant in 2011. Four
lawyers engage in a bantering
dinner conversation that
quickly devolves into a
grotesque and brutal comedy
of cruelty and hypocrisy.
Animator: Pasqual Perez
DOP: Mark Chamberlain
Producer: Jo Allen for
Aardman Animations
Voice: Darren Walsh
Performed by Nick Upton
Darren Walsh: Darren Walsh is a
director, animator and writer using
stop frame animation, live action
and CG in his work. Walsh lives
in London and is represented for
commercials by Passion Pictures.
Editor: Rebecca Moline
Don Hertzfeldt: Is an Academy
Award nominee whose animated
films have screened around
the world.
Pro: Sandra Chanis,
Kim Blickenstaff
Music: Jeanette Bonds,
Pal&Drome
Cast: Juan Riedinger, Jess Iglehart,
Sean Buckelew, Dan Russo
Distributor: Jeanette Bonds
Jeanette Bonds: Jeanette
Bonds is an animator living in
Los Angeles. She received her
BFA and MFA from CalArts in
Experimental Animation.
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THU 18 SEPT / 22:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
VENGEANCE RHYTHM
SEX AND VIOLENCE
ON TENDER HOOKS
DIR: CHRISTOPHER ULLENS DE
SCHOOTEN
UNITED KINGDOM 2012
3 MINS 13 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BILL PLYMPTON
US 1997
8 MINS
ANIMATION
DIR: KATE SHENTON
UK 2011
10 MINS 38 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
A compendium of short animated
gags that push the edges of
good taste and bad humor.
On Tender Hooks is a short
documentary about freak
show magician Damien LloydDavies who is about to do his
first human suspension.
This is the story of a very
angry teddy bear.
Producer: Adam Farley
Writer/Animator: Chris Ullens
Second Animator: Cadi Catlow
DOP: Ben Magahy
Editor: James Wright at Ten three
Art Director: Ciaran Beale
Music: Two Fingers
Cast: Flynn Karlssen
Distributor: Christopher
Ullens De Schooten
Chris Ullens: Chris is a Belgian
director born in 1980. He
lives and works in London.
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Animator: Bill Plympton
Camera: John Donnelly
Colourist: Signe Baumane
Assistant: Josh Rechnitz
Editor: Anthony Arcidi
Sound: David Rovin
Production Manager:
John Holderried
Bill Plympton: Considered the
King of Indie Animation Bill
Plympton was born and raised
in Portland, Oregen, where he
studied Graphic Design. Twice
Oscar© nominated for animated
shorts, Your Face and Guard
Dog, he has gone on to create
numerous feature length films.
Producer: Kate Shenton
Kate Shenton: Kate Shenton is a
London based filmmaker. Since
filming the short film On Tender
Hooks she has now turned it into a
feature length documentary under
the same name. She is currently
working on her latest feature film
‘Bloody Burrito’.
PERFECT DRUG
OH MY GOD
DIR: TOON AERTS
BELGIUM 2012
13 MINS 33 SECS
FICTION
DIR: JOHN BRYANT
US 2004
9 MINS 52 SECS
FICTION
Misha, Yumiko and Chinatsu
are sitting in a parked car in
front of a strange motel. In
the backseat they have a huge
amount of test tubes filled
with different substances.
It’s clear that their attempted
burglary didn’t go as planned…
The horrifyingly hilarious story
of a man who comes home to
discover his family have become
the victims of a brutal attack…
and while trying to save their
lives, bad things happen.
Producer: Eurydice Gysel
Sound: Raf Enckels
Music: Praxis
Cast: Misha Downey, Yumiko
Funaya, Minami Takahashi,
Philippe Genion, Begir Memeti
Distributor: Jean Charles
Mille (Premium Films)
Toon Aerts: In 2001, Toon
Aerts graduated with honours
from the Sint Lukas film school
in Brussels. He has since won
a number of national and
international film awards.
Writer/Producer: John Bryant
DOP: Mike Washlesky
Editor: Andy Fisher
Music: Byron Westbrook
and Co-Exist
Boom Operator / Blood Pump
Operator: Nathan Zellner
John Bryant: John is a
filmmaker based out of Austin,
TX. His short films, Oh My God
and Momma’s Boy played at
Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand,
and numerous other festivals.
He produced the feature film
Baghead which premiered at
Sundance in 2008 and was
picked up by Sony Pictures
Classics for theatrical release.
He wrote, directed, and produced
the feature The Overbrook
Brothers which premiered in
competition at SXSW in 2009.
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FOCUS ON...
BRAZIL → If you are
interested in Brazil, make
sure you catch these
filmmakers and events.
SHORTS 2 FEATURES:
A WOLF AT THE DOOR (18)
THU 18 SEPT / 16:30
WATERSHED CINEMA 3 / £8 / £7 CONC
INCLUDED IN THE INDUSTRY FORUM PASS
PRESENTING DIRECTOR: FERNANDO COIMBRA
CINE-SEIZURE
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00 / ARNOLFINI / P.26
PRESENTING ARTIST: HOL
COUNTER CULTURE CINEMA
SUN 21 SEPT / 17:00
THE CUBE / P.32
THU 18 SEPT / 15:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 2
Presented through a partnership between Encounters Festival
and Sao Paulo Short Film Festival as part of British Council’s
TRANSFORM programme.
McLaren 2014 → Make sure
you catch the Grand Finale
to the McLaren 2014
celebrations, a series of
projects which took
place throughout 2014 to
celebrate the life and work
of legendary animator
Norman McLaren.
Dir: Fernando Coimbra.
Set in a suburban Rio de Janeiro, A
Wolf at the Door is a nerve-rattling
tale of a kidnapped child and the
distraught parents left behind that
captures the darkness that ensues
when panic breeds suspicion and love
turns to hate. Fernando Coimbra’s
suspenseful debut feature captures the
heightened anxiety of every parent’s
worst nightmare, casting a light upon the
cruelties of which humans are capable.
LIVE AUDIOVISUAL CODING WORKSHOP
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00
ARNOLFINI / £20
SEE P.34
ANALOG VIDEO WORKSHOP
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00
ARNOLFINI / £25
SEE P.34
McLaren the Musician is presented through a partnership between
Encounters Festival, Arnolfini and Bath Spa University’s Seeing Sound
Symposium. This project is part of the McLaren 2014 Programme.
McLaren 2014 is part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme and
part of Homecoming Scotland 2014. The McLaren 2014 Programme
has been produced by the Centre for the Moving Image in partnership
with the National Film Board of Canada. www.mclaren2014.com
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SEEING SOUND SALON
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:00
SEE P.35
FESTIVAL EXTRAS
NICK CAVE 20,000 DAYS
ON EARTH PREVIEW
WED 17 SEPT / 19:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1 / £10 / £8 CONC.
DIR: IAIN FORSYTH, JANE POLLARD
Join Watershed for a live satellite event with
musician, screenwriter and novelist Nick Cave
as we preview this hotly anticipated profile of
his first 20,000 days on earth, which has been
wowing audiences since its premiere in Berlin.
A fascinating, illuminating exploration of the
musician’s process, this British film skilfully
transcends its already formidable polymath
subject, appealing to anyone with a curiosity about
creativity. After the film we will link up live to the
Barbican for a special event with Nick Cave.
20/20: CELEBRATING 20
YEARS — PRESENTING HOCK
HIAP LEONG BY ROYSTON TAN
TUE, WED, THU, FRI / 20:20
BIG SCREEN / BRISTOL MILLENNIUM SQ
FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING
Join in celebrating Encounters
20th Anniversary with the screening of
Hock Hiap Leong by Royston Tan. This
is a great short from Singapore about
the closing of a 55 year old coffee shop.
Curated by Mark Cosgrove in response
to the brief to curate one era defining
short film that characterises the period
of which Encounters Festival and
represents the quintessential short film.
This 7 minute film will be screened
on the Big Screen in Millennium
Square at 20.20pm from Tues — Fri.
HOCK HIAP LEONG
DIR: ROYSTON TAN
SINGAPORE 2001
7 MINS 30 SECS
DRAMA
In the narrow confines of a coffee shop
the ceaseless flow of customers weaves a
colourful tapestry of motion. The aroma
of fresh-brewed coffee dissipates their
loneliness and evokes ephemeral bliss.
DOP: Lim Ching Leong
Co-writer: Darren Thng
Sound: Timothy Chua
Editor: Mervyn Lim
Distributor: Objectifs Films
www.objectifsfilms.com
Royston Tan: Royston Tan is a Singaporean
film maker, director and scriptwriter known for
his provocative shorts and features alike. Films include: Sons (2000), Hock Hiap Leong
(2001), 48 on AIDS (2002), Mother (2002) and
15 (2002). He has so far directed four features.
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FEATURE FILMS
An unmissable selection of feature films
from Festival Specials to Box Office hits.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR (18)
THE CONGRESS (15)
ART PARTY (12A)
THU 18 SEPTEMBER / 18:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1 £8 / £7 CONC.
DIR: ARI FOLMAN
90MINS / VARIOUS /
2008 / ANIMATION
THU 18 SEPT / 20:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£8 / £7 CONC.
DIR: ARI FOLMAN
122MINS / VARIOUS / 2013
SUN 21 SEPT / 17:00
ARNOLFINI
£8 / £7 CONC.
DIR: BOB AND ROBERTA SMITH,
TIM NEWTON
80MINS / UK / 2014
One night at a bar, an old friend
tells director Ari Folman about
a recurring nightmare in which
he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.
Every night, the same number of
beasts. The two men conclude
that there’s a connection to
their Israeli Army mission in the
first Lebanon War of the early
eighties. Ari is surprised that he
can’t remember a thing anymore
about that period of his life.
Intrigued by this riddle, he
decides to meet and interview
old friends and comrades around
the world. He needs to discover
the truth about that time and
about himself. As Ari delves
deeper and deeper into the
mystery, his memory begins to
creep up in surreal images …
Introduced by Yoni Goodman,
Animation Director
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This live action-animation hybrid
from director Ari Folman stars
Robin Wright as “Robin Wright”
a once famous actress who
gets her final job offer: she will
be scanned, and her ‘likeness’
owned by the studio. Fast forward
twenty years to the world of future
fantasy cinema, where movie
stars are little more than avatars
able to be “worn” by anyone.
Introduced by Yoni Goodman,
Animation Director
How do you tell one man he’s got
it wrong? In 2011, artist Patrick Brill
made waves in the art world with
his letter to Michael Gove and his
proposed eradication of art from the
British school syllabus. In his feature
film Art Party, Smith builds on his 2011
protest with a mix of performance,
interviews and imagined scenes.
INDUSTRY FORUM
INDUSTRY FORUM
WED 17 — F RI 19 SEPT
WATERSHED WITH ADDITIONAL EVENTS
TAKING PLACE AT ARNOLFINI
An intensive three day event for filmmakers
and professionals combining high level
master classes, panel discussions and
industry film screenings with cutting edge
labs, workshops and networking sessions.
Curated around the day themes of fusion,
festivals and form and designed to foster
connectivity across the film community,
the Industry Forum offers an informal, social
and friendly environment for professional
exchange, learning and conversation.
On the following pages you will find a
day by day breakdown of Industry Forum
activity, alongside extra Industry related
events and screenings that are also
included in the Industry Forum pass.
The Industry Forum Pass
The only way to access the Encounters Festival Industry Forum 2014 is
with an Industry Forum Pass. Available to buy online, the three day pass will
allow you access to the following Industry Forum Activity between Wed 17 —
Fri 19 September, as well as the listed daytime screenings in the International
Competition Wed — Fri and selected festival events taking place at Arnolfini.
Day passes are also available.
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BOOK ONLINE FROM 9AM ON THE DAY
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empowers the Creative
Industries helping individuals and
companies develop skills and talent
Funding for film training…
We offer a wide range of bursaries
including:
• Craft and Technical film funding*
• International Scholarships*
• Management and Leadership bursaries*
For more information, please visit
www.creativeskillset.org/filmfunding
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Funded Training for
animation companies?
Sarah & Duck © Karrot Entertainment 2012
Funded Training will provide 50%
funding for employees working in
the animation industries.
We support companies of all sizes
across the UK’s Creative Industries
helping them upskill their staff and
bringing new talent into the
Creative Industries.
For more information, please email
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Looking to hire a trainee for
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With Trainee Finder you could become a trainee
for the best companies, working on their latest
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Claim up to 50% of trainees costs for up to 12
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For more information or to apply, please
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*These funds are targeted to varying experience levels.
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Trainee Finder has placed department trainees on
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INDUSTRY FORUM
10:00 — 1 8:00
DAY BY DAY ACTIVITY INCLUDED IN
THE INDUSTRY FORUM PASS
HOW TO USE YOUR INDUSTRY FORUM PASS:
To gain access to Industry Forum events or screenings
you must first use your pass to book a ticket for every
event/screening you wish to attend. You can book
your tickets on the morning of the event from 9am.
For the first time this year you won’t have to leave
the comfort of your room to book your tickets as you
can book all Industry Forum events online, and if you
have a smartphone/tablet (or access to a printer)
you can have your tickets emailed to you so you won’t
even have to collect them from the box office! For full
instructions on how to book please visit the website
encounters-festival.org.uk/industry-forum-pass-faqs/
All Industry Forum events take place at Watershed, with some additional events taking place at Arnolfini.
DIGITAL VIEWING LIBRARY
Industry Forum pass holders will have
access to our online digital viewing
library for 6 months after the festival. By
accessing the library viewers can not only
watch the films participating in this years
international competition programmes
but also some of the other 2000+ films
submitted for the 2014 festival.
Log in instructions will be sent to registered
Industry Forum pass holders at the
beginning of the festival week.
** Please note tickets are limited and
therefore subject to availability for each
Industry Forum event/screening **
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Booking in Person at the Box Office: Alternatively
you can book all your tickets in person at Watershed
Box Office from 9am on the day (don’t forget to show
your pass as this will have to be scanned by the box
office team!). The box office can get very busy during
the festival so we suggest if you are unable to book
online, and you have to visit the box office in person,
you leave yourself plenty of time to book your tickets.
DAY 1: WED 17 SEPT / FUSION
The first day of the Industry Forum
will be focused on convergence and
the fusion of forms and industries
within the film and creative sector.
CO-WORKING SPACE AND
HYBRID PLAYGROUND
10:00 — 1 7:30
WATERSIDE 1
A breakout space to encourage collaborations and
co-working with new contacts forged at the forum.
This space will also showcase some inspirational
immersive exhibition platforms of the future.
ROVIO: THE GENESIS OF A PHENOMENON
MASTERCLASS
13:30 — 1 4:30
WATERSIDE 3
A case study from Rovio detailing how a simple
app became a global phenomenon which in turn
became an industry leader in animation.
INTERACTIVE CINEMA LAB
11:00 — 1 7:00
CINEMA 2
THE BUSINESS OF CONVERGENCE
Led by Jon Weinbren from NFTS, an exploration
into the potential future use of the traditional
cinema exhibition space and beyond.
PANEL DISCUSSION
15:00 — 16:00
WATERSIDE 3
Led by Chris Auty from NFTS, a panel discussion
on funding convergence work, revenue streams
for this work and potential future audiences.
NEXUS: FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION
MASTERCLASS
12:00 — 1 3:00
WATERSIDE 3
Nexus is an independent studio based in London
with a worldwide reputation for creative storytelling
across a range of media. They are dedicated to the
development of unique voices in filmmaking, working
with multi-disciplinary skills in animation, live-action
and interactive media. Their award-winning work
includes an Oscar nominated short, the Golden
Nica at Ars Electronica, Grammy nominated and
MTV Award winning music videos, Cannes Grand
Prix, Gold Lions, Webbys and Black D&AD pencils.
Nexus will present a range of recent film and
interactive projects, hybrid physical /digital, animated
games, to award winning short films and interactive
projects, including a preview of Nexus Stage, a new
digital product by Jim leFevre, which will launch
at the Science Museum in London this autumn.
ENCOUNTERS-FESTIVAL.ORG.UK
SHORTS 2 FEATURES: HYENA (18)
SCREENING
16:30 — 1 8:30
CINEMA 3
DIR: GERARD JOHNSON
112 MINS / UK
Case Study of an emerging filmmaker who has
graduated from shorts to feature films, looking
at this journey and the pitfalls experienced.
The screening is presented by Joanna Laurie
accompanied by Stephen Woolley.
Michael Logan is an anti-hero for our times: a natural
predator and a complex mix of high-functioning
addict and corrupt police officer. But his dark world
is evolving. A recent influx of ruthless Albanian
gangsters is threatening to change London’s
criminal landscape. Michael’s razor sharp instincts
have always kept him one step ahead, but now
his increasingly self-destructive behavior and the
sheer brutality of the new gang lords find Michael
in a spiraling descent of fear and self-doubt.
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INDUSTRY FORUM: DAY 1: WED 17 SEPT / FUSION
Also included in the Industry
Forum pass on Wed 17 Sept
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SHORT FILM
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
SHORT FILM 1:
THICKER THAN WATER
10:30 — 1 2:00 / SEE P.80
12:30 — 1 4:00 / SEE P.82
SHORT FILM 3:
MEMORY LANE
14:30 — 16:00 / SEE P.85
The Chicken, Una Gunjak
SHORT FILM 2:
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Coda, Alan Holly
ANIMATION
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
ANIMATION 1:
THE SANDS OF TIME
12:00 — 1 3:30 / SEE P.104
ANIMATION 2:
PLEASURE AND PAIN
14:00 — 1 5:30 / SEE P.109
ANIMATION 3:
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
16:00 — 1 7:30 / SEE P.114
FESTIVAL CELEBRATION
TOUCH PRESENTS:
THE MEMORY OF WATER
13:00 / ARNOLFINI / SEE P.36
MEET THE FILMMAKER
SESSIONS WITH Q&A
16:30 — 1 8:30
WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3
Join the filmmakers screening in competition that
day for an informal discussion about their films, the
filmmaking process and their views on the industry.
HAPPY HOURS:
12:00 — 1 3:00
CAFE BAR
18:00 — 1 9:00
BAR
OPEN UNTIL 00:00
Shore Café Bar / Prince Street
Harbourside / Bristol BS1 4QP
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The Little Costeau
Jakub Kouřil
LATE NIGHT HUB
DAY 2: THU 18 SEPT / FESTIVALS
The second day of the Industry Forum
will be focused on Festivals, look at
the festival environment and it’s role
and relevance in the 21st century.
Hellofest: Retrospective
CO-WORKING SPACE
AND HYBRID PLAYGROUND
A compilation of Indonesian
short animation from 2000 to
2013 to celebrate the 20th year
of Encounters Festival. Indonesia
is all about diversity. Enjoy the
diverse Indonesian animation!
10:00 — 1 7:30
WATERSIDE 1
LFA: DIE HARDS
MASTERCLASS
10:30 — 1 1:30
WATERSIDE 3
An award-winning producer provides insight
on how to get the most out of attending a film
festival, based on his own personal experiences.
SCREENING
11:00 — 12:30
CINEMA 2
ASIA RAYA BY ANKA ATMAWIJAYA ADINEGARA
ANIMATION / HD / COLOR / 10:00 / 2012
This is a story about a Japanese soldier who
is forced to seek the meaning of nationalism
when Japan surrenders to defeat in World
War II. This is a story about sacrifice,
when he fulfills his country’s promise
to assist Indonesia’s independence.
GELISE BY ADITYO SOFYANDI
ANIMATION / 06:54 / 2012
A 2D animation adventure set in the mysterious
world of surrealistic culture, in which the
future, the past and present are interrelated.
INVASION OF THE PENGUINS
BY FIRMAN WIDYASMARA
When the iceberg melts. When penguins
have no more place to call home. That’s
when they all come to our very own home.
Skyfall
Little Tree Little Mee
ANIMATION / 01:56 / 2007
LEYAK & LOST LOLIPOP
BY DHARMIKA ADHIYAKSA PUTRA
Zsa Zsa Zsu
The Black Journey
Napak Tilas Trisna
Stop Human Cloning
ANIMATION / 03:51 / 2012
Rara, Balak, and Wolai chased by a
creature that looks fierce. When they
are cornered, the creature prepares
to suck, swallow and digest them.
NAPAK TILAS TRISNA BY WIRYADI DHARMAWAN
ANIMATION / 07:42 / 2008
Trisna is a young girl who lives happily
with her adoptive parents, but she felt
incomplete without the presence of her
biological parents, she finally decided with
professors Semar will perform a black ritual
to bring her to her shadow in the past.
Continued on next page →
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STOP HUMAN CLONING BY WAHYU ADITYA
Meet The Buyers: Deep Impact
ANIMATION / 04:26 / 2007
TALKS & PANELS
12:00 — 1 3:00
WATERSIDE 3
Various constraints on someone who
could create a man from a potion.
A KITE BY ACHMAD ROFIQ
ANIMATION / 03:58 / 2004
A selection of national and European buyers
and commissioners give their experienced
opinions on how filmmakers should and shouldn’t
make their presence felt at festivals.
A little boy who loved to fly kites.
DAPUPU PROJECT BY WAHYU ADITYA
ANIMATION / 02:26 / 2007
The story of an artist who is
chasing his painting’s model.
HARTA KARUN MBAH
BY WIRYADI DHARMAWAN
ANIMATION / 10:14 / 2003
In the research world, the two creatures
named Penthil and Penthol get the
special message, they are assigned to
look for grandpa Sangkil’s treasure.
KAPIT BY TOSAN PRIYONGGO P
ANIMATION / 06:58 / 2007
Kapit is an Indonesion super hero. In this
pilot episode, he must infiltrate into the
Japanese military head quarters in order
to pursue the commander of the Japanese
army. He must face a gigantic robot and the
commander, who himself has a secret power.
LITTLE TREE LITTLE ME
BY FIRMAN WIDYASMARA
ANIMATION / 05:27 / 2010
A story about a tree, a boy, and a loving father.
SKY FALL BY GAO LU
ANIMATION / 03:50 / 2007
Sky Fall tells the story of the life cycle,
nature, death and rebirth of nature.
THE BLACK JOURNEY ASTU PRASIDYA
ANIMATION / HD / COLOR / 03:55 / 2011
A short and hard journey of a newly
hatched baby bird seeking his mother.
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NFTS Keynote Looking
Back To Look Forward
TALKS & PANELS
12:00 — 1 3:30
CINEMA 1
Led by Nik Powell, Director of the NFTS. Keynote
speech exploring the role film festivals have played
for the last 20 years and the role they will play in the
future. Reflecting on a trajectory that has seen the
rise of the short film through 20 years of the digital
age — an age that is only just beginning, this keynote
looks at the role, impact and future of festivals in
facilitating talent development. Looking back to look
forward, this talk looks at who is making cinema
today and for what purpose to reimagine what a 21st
century film festival might look like in the future.
Nik Powell has had a colourful career starting out
as a co-founder of Virgin Records with Richard
Branson, with bands from the Sex Pistols to Henry
Cow. He then, with producer Stephen Woolley
started Palace Pictures, the foremost independent
distributor and producer of the eighties. While
they distributed many of the great independent
films of that era from Paris Texas to Evil Dead to
Blood Simple to When Harry met Sally, they also
produced some of the classics of the 80s and 90s
including Company of Wolves, Mona Lisa, Scandal
and Crying Game. Nik is now Director of the National
Film and TV School and Chairman of BAFTA Film.
Commonwealth Connections
SCREENING
13:00 — 14:30
CINEMA 2
In celebration of Commonwealth
2014, Edinburgh International
Film Festival has partnered with a
selection of Commonwealth nations
to provide a platform to showcase
some of the best animated short
films from around the world.
Focusing on work from both new
and established filmmakers, this
programme of nine films offers
a broad overview of both UK and
international animation talent.
Partners include festivals and film
bodies from almost all continents:
Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Australia, Oceania, and Europe.
The following films are included
in the programme:
BIG GAME
DIR: JARROD HASENJAGER
SOUTH AFRICA 2013
NO DIALOGUE COLOUR NONDCI DIGITAL / 6 MINS
DOP: Jarrod Hasenjager
Screenwriters: Miro Kolenic, Aarin Lehmkuhl
Animation: Aarin Lehmkuhl, Matthew Furnell
Production Designers: Jarrod Hasenjager,
Sarah Scrimgeour, Romy Latter
Sound: Andrew Schar, Kamil Govender
Production: The Animation School, Cape Town,
South Africa (www.theanimationschool.co.za)
Partner Organisation: National
Film and Video Foundation
The National Film and Video Foundation
(NFVF) is an agency of the Department of Arts
and Culture that was created to ensure the
equitable growth of South Africa’s film and
video industry. The NFVF supports the growth
of the animation sector in close partnership
with the Animation School.Since its launch in
2000, the Animation School has established
itself as the leading specialist animation training
institution in South Africa. http://nfvf.co.za
CYBORG CHICKEN
DIR: KELSEY NOEL
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2011
ENGLISH DIALOGUE WITH
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
COLOUR / NON-DCI DIGITAL / 5 MIN
Director/Production Designer: Kelsey Noel
Character Design: Dominic Ross
Cast: Anthony Baptiste, Marcus Marshall,
Kelsey Noel
Contact: [email protected]
Partner Organisation: Animae Caribe Festival
Animae Caribe Festival is considered the
Caribbean’s foremost animation and digital
media festival, providing a beautiful platform
to celebrate ‘world’ animation in the Caribbean
since 2001. (www.animaecaribe.com)
BURGER BURGER
DIR(S): HUANG SHICONG,
GAVIN TAN JUN JIE
SINGAPORE 2010
NO DIALOGUE COLOUR
NON-DCI DIGITAL
2 MINS
Music: Jay Foster
Director: Gavin Tan Jun Jie, Huang Shicong
Partner Organisation: The Arts House.
The Arts House focuses on the development of
literary arts, while supporting and presenting
programmes and festivals that aim to give
audiences a wide and multidisciplinary
experience. www.theartshouse.com.sg
HOLY SHE*P
DIR(S): KATERINA PANTELA,
MAGNUS KRÄVIK / CYPRUS
2012 / NO DIALOGUE / COLOUR
NON-DCI DIGITAL / 3 MINS
Screenwriters/Animation: Parina Mehta,
Katerina Pantela, Magnus Krävik
Editors: Thorbjørn Münter, Carl Reader
Production Designers: Katerina Pantela,
Heather Vogel
Sound/Music: Daniel Weismayr
Partner Organisation: Animafest Cyprus
Animafest Cyprus aims at raising audience
awareness and promoting cultural and
social development in the field of animation
focusing on independent, non-commercial
films that show acute artistic sensibility.
www.animafest.com.cy
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I AM TOM MOODY
DIR: AINSLIE HENDERSON
UK — S COTLAND 2012 / ENGLISH DIALOGUE
COLOUR / DCP / W7 MINS
Screenwriter/Animation: Ainslie Henderson
Production Designer: Alice Bodgener
Sound: Joe Achison, Ainslie Henderson
Music: Peter Deane, Ainslie Henderson
Compositing: Will Anderson
Cast: Mackenzie Crook, Jude Crook
Partner Organisation: Edinburgh International
Film Festival. Established in 1947, the Edinburgh
International Film Festival is renowned around
the world for discovering and promoting the
very best in international cinema - and for
heralding and debating changes in global
filmmaking. www.edfilmfest.org.uk
PIFUSKIN
DIRECTOR: TAN WEI KEONG
SINGAPORE 2014 / NO DIALOGUE
COLOUR / NON-DCI DIGITAL / 4 MINS
Editor: Loo Zihan
Sound/Music: Darren Ng
www.crushedpaper.com
Partner Organisation: The Arts House.
The Arts House focuses on the development of
literary arts, while supporting and presenting
programmes and festivals that aim to give
audiences a wide and multidisciplinary
experience. www.theartshouse.com.sg
SUBCONSCIOUS PASSWORD
DIR: CHRIS LANDRETH
CANADA 2013
ENGLISH DIALOGUE/COLOUR
DCP / 11 MINS
Screenwriter: Chris Landreth
Producers: Marcy Page, Mark Smith
Animation: Sean Craig
Sound: Andy Malcolm, Pierre Yves Drapeau
Music: Daniel Janke
Cast: Don McKellar, Ron Pardo,
Patrice Goodman,
Ray Landry, Tony Daniels
Distributor: National Film Board of
Canada Print / Source: National Film
Board Of Canada / (www.nfb.ca)
Partner Organisation: Toronto International
Film Festival. TIFF is dedicated to presenting
the best of international and Canadian
cinema to film lovers. http://tiff.net
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IN THE AIR IS CHRISTOPHER GRAY
DIR: FELIX MASSIE / UK — E NGLAND 2013
ENGLISH DIALOGUE / COLOUR
NON-DCI / DIGITAL / 10 MINS
Screenwriter/Animation: Felix Massie
Executive Producer: Christopher O’Reilly
Sound: Marty O’Brien
Music: Joe Paine
Cast: Andy London, Peter Ahern,
Justin Cassano, Carolyn London,
Ian Miller, Erica Perez
Print & Rights: Nexus Productions,
London, UK (+44 (0)20 7749 7500,
[email protected])
Partner Organisation: Encounters Festival.
Encounters Festival is the UK’s longest
running competitive short film and animation
festival. Encounters is one of the world’s
best-known showcases and meeting points
for international short film and animation
talent. / www.encounters-festival.org.uk
RIPPLED
DIR: DARCY PRENDERGAST / AUSTRALIA
2011 / ENGLISH DIALOGUE / COLOUR
NON-DCI DIGITAL / 4 MINS
Producer: Nicky Pastore
Animation: Josh Thomas, Mike Greaney,
Josh O’Keefe, Donna Yeatman, Darcy
Prendergast, Seamus Spilsbury,
Andrew Onorato
Music: All India Radio, Martin Kennedy
Print Source: Oh Yeah Wow, Australia
(www.ohyeahwow.com)
Partner Organisation: Australian Centre for the
Moving Image. A unique institution at the
heart of Melbourne’s iconic meeting place,
Federation Square, the Australian Centre for
the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates, explores,
and promotes the cultural and creative richness
of the moving image in all its forms — film,
television and digital culture / www.acmi.net.au
A Wolf At The Door, Fernando Coimbra
MEET THE PROGRAMMERS:
RAIDERS OF THE NEW ARK
TALKS & PANELS / 13:30 — 14:30 / WATERSIDE 3
Programmers from across Europe welcome
filmmakers to engage in a debate on what filmmakers
should realistically hope to achieve by attending a
film festival and how this influences their roles.
PAST AND FUTURE ENCOUNTERS
PANEL DISCUSSION
15:00 — 16:00
WATERSIDE 3
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
started as Brief Encounters 20 years ago. From
a one off event to mark the centenary of cinema
to an international success story, Encounters is
now the UK’s leading short film festival. In this
unique event, you can hear past and present
festival directors look back at the festival, the
short film and the issues that were present then
and now. The group will discuss, debate and
explore how successful the festival has been,
what it’s done for short films and the possible
future development of short film festivals and
the short film. This event will be chaired by
Andrew Kelly, founder of Brief Encounters.
CINEMA DO DESBUNDE
TOMADA UNICA (18)
SHORTS 2 FEATURES:
A WOLF AT THE DOOR (BRAZIL)
SCREENING
15:00 — 16:30
CINEMA 2
SEE P.32
SCREENING / DIR: FERNANDO COIMBRA
100 MINS / BRAZIL
16:30 — 1 8:30 / CINEMA 3
São Paulo Short Film Festival will present a daring
double-bill from their Counterculture strand,
a retrospective of some of the most ingenious
and provocative Brazilian filmmakers from the
70’s, preceded by Single Shot (Tomada Unica),
a creative exercise in Super 8, made by guest
artists using a marginal concept as their source.
CINEMA DO DESBUNDE (COUNTERCULTURE CINEMA)
A retrospective of some of the most ingenious and
provocative Brazilian filmmakers from the 1970s.
TOMADA UNICA (SINGLE SHOT)
A creative exercise in Super 8 made by guest
artists using a marginal concept as their source
and bringing it to life through excessive visibility.
Introduced by Fernando Coimbra. Set in a suburban
Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is a nerve-rattling
tale of a kidnapped child and the distraught parents
left behind that captures the darkness that ensues
when panic breeds suspicion and love turns to
hate. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers
her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at
school by an unknown woman, police summon her
husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for
questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extramarital affair with the beautiful young Rosa (Leandra
Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the
kidnapping. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra’s
suspenseful debut feature captures the heightened
anxiety of every parent’s worst nightmare, casting a
light upon the cruelties of which humans are capable.
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INDUSTRY FORUM: DAY 2: THU 18 SEPT / FESTIVALS
Forum pass on Thu 18 Sept
SHORT FILM
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
SHORT FILM 4:
FORCE OF NATURE
10:30 — 1 2:00 / SEE P.88
SHORT FILM 5:
NO EASY WAY OUT
14:30 — 16:00 / SEE P.92
ANIMATION
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
ANIMATION 4:
FEAR AND LOATHING
14:00 — 1 5:30 / SEE P.121
ANIMATION 5:
LOVE, LOSS AND LONELINESS
16:00 — 1 7:30 / SEE P.125
Father, Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
SHORT FILM 6:
MODERN ROMANCE
Crocodile, Gaëlle Denis
12:30 — 1 4:00 / SEE P.90
MEET THE FILMMAKER
SESSIONS WITH Q&A
16:30 — 1 8:00
FROM 1994 TO 2014
HAPPY HOURS:
12:00 — 1 3:00
CAFE BAR
18:00 — 1 9:00
BAR
LATE NIGHT HUB
OPEN UNTIL 00:00
BRITISH COUNCIL RECEPTION
Shore Café Bar / Prince Street
Harbourside / Bristol BS1 4QP
WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 / 18:30
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DAY 3: FRI 19 SEPT / FORM
The final day of the Industry Forum
will look at form and the progressive
nature of short film and animation.
CO-WORKING SPACE
AND HYBRID PLAYGROUND
10:00 — 1 7:30
WATERSIDE 1
When Hitchcock Went To Kazakhstan
SCREENING
11:00 — 1 2:30
CINEMA 2
This film programme is a selection from
20:20 — a short film competition for Kazakhstan
filmmakers launched by The British Council and
Encounters Festival in 2014 to celebrate twenty
years of the British Council in Kazakhstan.
The winner comes to Bristol (UK) to receive an
Award and will be present at this screening.
MAN IN MY LIFE (MUZHCHINA V MOEI ZHIZNI)
MASTERCLASS
10:30 — 1 1:15
WATERSIDE 3
Brazilian director Fernando Coimbra will
deliver a masterclass traversing his prolific
career as a short filmmaker leading to his
acclaimed debut feature A Wolf at the Door.
DUET SCREENING + Q&A
SCREENING / 10:30 — 1 1:15 / CINEMA 1
Animated in its entirity and directed by Glen Keane
(former Disney animator and creator of beloved
characters such as Ariel, Beast, Pocahontas,
Tarzan and Rapunzel), Duet tells the story of Mia
and Tosh and how their individual paths in life
weave together to create an inspired duet.
Followed by a Q&A with director Glen Keane
DIR: DARYA BELKINA
KAZAKHSTAN 2014
5 MINS 30 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
I am a single parent. My man is my son. I do
everything in his presence. This short film is a
fragment of our life with him. I am grateful to be
strong to accept this gift of new life. Everything is
new in my life since my Arstan (lion in Kazakh) has
made my life courageous, yet tender and happy.
Prod: Darya Belkina
Writer: Darya Belkina
Art Director: Alim Sabitov
Costume Designer: Darya Belkina
DOP: Darya Belkina
Executive Producer: Darya Belkina
Music: Depeche Mode (Tainted Love), Depeche Mode
(Free Love), Coldplay (Viva la Vida)
Production Company: Public Fund “Institute of
Central Asian Cinematography”
Cast: Darya Belkina, Arstan Belkin
Darya Belkina: Graduated from Higher Courses of
Script Writers and Film Directors in Moscow, Russia,
2010-2012. Studio of Irakliy Kvirikadze and Andrey
Dobrovolskyi. This is my debut as a film director.
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PILLARS OF CREATION
BASTAU
DIR: YEKATERINA SHMONINA
KAZAKHSTAN 2013
3 MINS 13 SECS
ART HOUSE, PARABLE
DIR: SHARIPA URAZBAYEVA
KAZAKHSTAN 2012
9 MIN
DRAMA
Who poisoned Socrates, burned Joan of Ark, and
crucified Christ? Crowd. The crowd has no mind.
Direct it on a truths way. 3 great women: Joan of Ark,
Eve, the queen Tomiris in claws of modern paparazzi.
What awaits them? Why have they returned?
“Bastau”— the film is a parable, an allusion to
the Greek myth of Sisyphus. The protagonist
overcomes enormous distance by cycling,
for to water lifeless field in the desert.
Producer: Yekaterina Shmonina
Writer: Yekaterina Shmonina
Art Director: Maria Mucha
Costume Designer: Nina Danilova
DOP: Omar Ametbay
Production Company: Kazakh National Academy of
Arts named after T.Zhurgenov
Sound: Dmitriy Podoluk, Alexandr Shadrin
Cast: Yekaterina Shmonina
Distributor: Kazakh National Academy
of Arts named after T.Zhurgenov
Shmonina Ekaterina: Shmonina Ekaterina, was born
on November 26, 1993, in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan). In
2011 I graduated from school and I arrived in cinema
direction in the Kazakh National Academy of Arts
named after Zhurgenov. I shot 6 educational movies.
JULIETTE IN YEARS
DIR: OLGA NAGAYEVA
KAZAKHSTAN 2014
8 MINS 24 SECS
MELODRAMA
The film is about an old Juliette, who met her Romeo.
Writer: Olga Nagayeva
Animator: Vitaliy Dvoretskiy
Art Director: Lilia Pozdnyakova
Costume Designer: Olga Nagayeva
Director of photography:
Executive Producer: Music: Oleg Belov
Production Company: Sound: Vitaliy Dvoretskiy
Cast: Viktoria Kozi, Vladimir Batenev, Vera Hristoforidi
Distributor:
Olga Nagayeva: television and newspaper
journalist in Kazakhstan, an aspiring filmmaker
Contact: Almaty, Kazakhstan.
[email protected]
A partnership between the British Council Kazakhstan and
Encounters Festival in association with the Artbat Fest Almaty
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Prod: Madiyar Kassymov
Writer: Sharipa Urazbayeva
DOP: Talgat Bektursunov
Executive Producer:Madiyar Kassymov
Sound: Raushan Sartabanova
Cast: Erbolat Toguzakov
Distributor: Sharipa Urazbayeva
Sharipa Urazbayeva: Born in 1985. Graduated from
the Kazakh National Academy of Arts after named
T. Zhurgenov in “Film and TV Production” (2010),
in 2013 graduated High course of directors in the
Kazakh National Academy of Arts T.Zhurgenov,
workshop Georgian director I.M.Kvirikadze.
MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
DIR: YEVGENIY NAUMOVICH, ALEXEY LI
KAZAKHSTAN 2014
1 MIN 16 SECS
DOCUMENTARY, SOCIAL VIDEO
This is a story about a kid, brought up in a
troubled family. The child is totally alone. The
parents do not pay any attention to the girl,
being over-busy with their own problems and
ignoring the kid’s needs for attention and care.
Producer: Yevgeniy Naumovich
Writer: Yevgeniy Naumovich, Alexey Li, Rinata
Galeyeva, Dmitriy Berezovskiy
Art Director: Alexey Li
Costume Designer:
Director of photography: Alexey Li
Executive Producer: Yevgeniy Naumovich
Music: Bosques de mi Mente — Jardin De Estatuas
Production Company: NEOLAD Studio
Sound: NEOLAD Studio
Cast: NEOLAD Studio
Distributor: NEOLAD Studio
Yevgeniy Naumovich and Alexey Li: Both directors,
Yevgeniy Naumovich and Alexey Li are working
together in NEOLAD Studio. Their main professional
focus is on creating commercials, image film and
video production, art & visual design and copywriting.
Both are true fans of cinema and movie-making.
Contact: e-mail: [email protected]
LIBERATED WORDS POETIC FORMS
PANEL DISCUSSION
12:00 — 1 3:00
WATERSIDE 3
A panel discussion into the form of poetic
filmmaking and just what makes a film a poetry
film. With the advent of accessible digital media
software, poetry films have spawned a new wave of
experimental filmmakers who enjoy the interaction
of word, sound and image, where showing and
telling are ermissible, and equally abstracted and
graphic patterning can create perceptual and
narrative effects. New, visually dominating forms
of poetry film are springing up on a daily basis.
These have been inherited not only from video
poetry and experimental filmmaking (or visual text
art films) but also concrete poetry, film poems
(early twentieth century) and even the rhythms
and repetitions of page-based verse. Some argue
that a poetry film has to contain words, others
that a poetry film cannot be taken from an existing
poem but is a new form created from the blending
of language (visual and/or aural), image and music.
Sarah Tremlett, chair
Lucy English
Penny Florence
Gabriel Labanauskaitė
Adele Myers
Marc Neys
Martin Sexton
SOUND MASTERCLASS
WITH DEAN HUMPHRIES
MASTERCLASS
12:00 — 1 3:30
CINEMA 1
Dean Humphreys is an award winning re-recording
mixer and sound designer who works in Film and TV.
His talk today is about the impact that dialogue, music
and sound effects can have on the final soundtrack.
He’s worked with, amongst others, Ridley Scott,
Richard Attenborough, Bernardo Bertolucci and
Roman Polanski — and managed to do 2 movies with
the late Michael Winner without being either fired,
needing to take legal action or requiring therapy after.
IDEASTAP: SCRIPTS, SCREENINGS,
AND THE BITS IN BETWEEN
TALKS & PANELS
13:30 — 1 4:30
WATERSIDE 3
An opportunity to tap into some funding opportunities
and also discuss the potential for your creative output.
LIBERATED WORDS
VISUALISING WORDS (18)
SCREENING
13:00 — 1 4:30
CINEMA 2
A showcase of poetry films from around the world
exploring the diversity of storytelling devices
used within this genre. From poetry films as
diverse as animated and visual text to lyrical
cinematic poetry, music-based performance
poetry (and hybrid forms of multiple kinds!) we
journey through a world of language on screen in
a showcase of contemporary forms. Films include
selections from Liberated Words collaborators
VideoBardo in Argentina and Visible Verse in
Vancouver and this year we also have films from
Oslo Poesifestival and Tarp festival, Lithuania.
THE ROLE OF THE HYPERSHORT
PANEL DISCUSSION
15:00 — 16:00 / WATERSIDE 3
Led by Rich Warren, a panel discussion featuring
Youtube, DepicT, 9.88 and Professor Andy Miah,
Creative Futures Institute, University of the West
of Scotland looking at the role the hypershort
can play in developing emerging talents creative
output and how it can find an audience.
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SHORTS 2 FEATURES:
GONE TOO FAR (12A)
SCREENING
DIR: DESTINY EKARAGHA
86 MINS
UK
15:00 — 1 7:00
CINEMA 2
Case Study of an emerging filmmaker
who has graduated from shorts to feature
films looking at this journey and the pitfalls
experienced. In this case Destiny Ekaragha.
When Peckham teenager Yemi meets his long-lost
Nigerian brother Iku for the first time, his estranged
sibling’s African heritage and unimpressive
fashion sense soon start to endanger Yemi’s street
cred, particularly when trying to impress local
troublemaking temptress Armani. Adolescent
angst and cultural tensions erupt in this razor-sharp
comedy from a team of vibrant new British talent.
iSHORTS SHOWCASE
SCREENING
16:30 — 1 8:30
CINEMA 3
iShorts is Creative England’s entry level shorts
initiative for new filmmakers outside of London,
delivered through the Sheffield and Brighton
Talent Centres as part of the BFI.NETWORK.
We produced 20 films that run the gamut of genres
and styles, from quirky comedy to supernatural
horror, social-realism to magic realism, sci-fi to
road movie. The films express regional voices from
Exeter to Gateshead, Morecombe to Brighton,
and one side of the Pennines facing off the other.
Each project received £5000 towards the
production budget and a wealth of on-going
support from Creative England’s Talent
Centres to deliver the finished films, with
intensive residential training supported by
the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund.
The filmmakers were chosen for their passion,
their vision, their ambition, and their potential. Join
us to celebrate the inaugural year of the scheme
with a small but choice selection of their films, and
to find out more about the next round of iShorts.
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SHORT FILM
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
Forum pass on Fri 19 Sept
PLUS...
SHORT FILM 7: DREAMLIKE STATES
10:30 — 1 2:00 / SEE P.95
SHORT FILM 8: JOURNEYS
12:30 — 1 4:00 / SEE P.98
SHORT FILM 9: FRAGMENTS
AND RECOLLECTIONS
14:30 — 16:00 / SEE P.101
ANIMATION
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
MEET THE FILMMAKER SESSIONS WITH Q&A
ANIMATION 6: STRANGE BEAUTY
14:00 — 1 5:30 / SEE P.130
16:30 — 1 8:00
ANIMATION 7: A CURE FOR THE CURIOUS
16:00 — 1 7:30 / SEE P.135
SYMPOSIUM AESTHETICS
POLITICS/ACTIVISM
ART: WHAT IS RADICAL NOW?
HAPPY HOURS:
12:00 — 1 3:00
CAFE BAR
18:00 — 1 9:00
BAR
The Centre for Moving Image Research (CMIR)
and Encounters Short Film and Animation
Festival, in association with the Radical Film
Network and Arnolfini Gallery, invite all those
with an interest in radicalism in the moving image
to discuss, debate and explore exactly what
that word has, does, could or should mean.
BAFTA CREW: NETWORK
21:00 — 2 2:00
WATERSHED WATERSIDE W3
For full details see P.28
CREATIVE ENGLAND RECEPTION
LUX PRESENTS:
LOOKING, MEDIATED
WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 / 18:30
(LIMITED NUMBERS — ACCESS NOT
GUARANTEED FIRST COME FIRST SERVED)
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INCLUDED IN INDUSTRY FORUM PASS
WED 17
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
Watershed
Cinema 1
12:00
12:30
Watershed
Cinema 2
SHORT FILM 1:
THICKER THAN WATER
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
HELLOFEST
Watershed
Cinema 3
SHORT FILM 4:
FORCE OF NATURE
Watershed
Waterside 3
LFA: DIE HARDS
ROVIO: GENESIS
OF A PHENOMENON
THE BUSINESS
OF CONVERGENCE
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:30
SHORT FILM 5:
NO EASY WAY OUT
MEET THE BUYERS:
DEEP IMPACT
15:00
15:30
ANIMATION 4:
FEAR AND LOATHING
COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS
Arnolfini
Auditorium
CINEMA DO DESBUNDE
(COUNTERCULTURE CIN
SHORT FILM 6:
MODERN ROMANCE
MEET THE
PROGRAMMERS:
RAIDERS
PAST AND FUTURE
ENCOUNTERS
FROM 1994 TO 2014
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
DUET +
Q&A
Watershed
Cinema 2
12:00
12:30
13:00
13:30
NFTS SOUND MASTERCLASS
WITH DEAN HUMPHRIES
WHEN HITCHCOCK WENT
TO KAZAKHSTAN
Watershed
Cinema 3
SHORT FILM 7: DREAM
LIKE STATES
Watershed
Waterside 3
FERNANDO COIMBRA
MASTERCLASS
Arnolfini
Auditorium
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15:30
SHORT FILM 3: MEMORY LANE
NFTS KEYNOTE LOOKING
BACK TO LOOK FORWARD
Watershed
Cinema 2
Key:
15:00
TOUCH PRESENTS:
THE MEMORY OF WATER
Watershed
Cinema 1
Bush House
14:30
ANIMATION 2: PLEASURE
AND PAIN
NEXUS:
IDEA TO EXECUTION
Arnolfini
Auditorium
Watershed
Cinema 1
14:00
SHORT FILM 2:
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Watershed
Waterside 3
FRI 19
13:30
INTERACTIVE CINEMA
Watershed
Cinema 3
THU 18
13:00
ANIMATION 1:
THE SANDS OF TIME
14:00
LIBERATED WORDS VISUALISING
WORDS SCREENING
LIBERATED WORDS
POETIC FORMS
IDEASTAP: SCRIPTS,
SCREENS AND BITS
LUX PRESENTS:
LOOKING, MEDIATED
AESTHETICS/POLITICS/ACTIVISM/ART: SYMPOSIUM: WHAT IS RADICAL NOW?
INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION (IC)
INDUSTRY
FORUM (IF)
FESTIVAL
CELEBRATION (FC)
14:30
15:00
15:30
ANIMATION 6:
STRANGE BEAUTY
RECEPTIONS
SHORTS 2 FEATURES: G
SHORT FILM 9: FRAGMENTS
AND RECOLLECTIONS
FILMWORKS PANEL
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
ANIMATION 3:
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
SHORTS 2 FEATURES 1:
HYENA (UK)
16:00
FILMMAKERS Q&A
MEET THE
FILMMAKERS
16:30
17:30
17:00
18:00
ANIMATION 5:
LOVE, LOSS AND LONELINESS
E
NEMA)
SHORTS 2 FEATURES:
A WOLF AT THE DOOR (BRAZIL)
16:00
FILMMAKERS Q&A
MEET THE
FILMMAKERS
16:30
17:30
17:00
18:00
BRITISH COUNCIL
RECEPTION
18:30
19:00
ANIMATION 7:
A CURE FOR THE CURIOUS
GONE TOO FAR (UK)
iSHORTS SHOWCASE
FILMMAKERS Q&A
MEET THE
INTERNATIONAL
FILMMAKERS
Open Every Day
Wed 17 — Fri 19
CREATIVE ENGLAND
RECEPTION
CO WORKING SPACE AND HYBRID PLAYGROUND
WATERSIDE 1 / 10:00 — 1 7:30:
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MORE INDUSTRY
EVENTS
MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS
NFTS OPEN DAY
TUE 16 SEPT / 16:00 — 1 8:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
FREE — S IGN UP ONLINE
If you are interested in going to ‘the best film school in
the world’ (The Observer 2013) but want to find out more
in person and fire all the questions that you’ve got, then
the NFTS Open Day is the event for you! An opportunity
to see the BAFTA and OSCAR winning work that goes
on inside the National Film and Television School and
to see how the experience has benefited some of the
talent produced by the School. Join Director Nik Powell
and the team from the NFTS for this very special event.
CROSSOVER DOCS HACKATHON
WORKSHOP
THU 18 SEP / 10:00 — 1 8:00
ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO
£60
A one day workshop creating interactive
documentary experiences using Racontr.
Want to make your films more interactive? Racontr provides
storytellers, filmmakers and journalists everything they need
to easily build, publish and share interactive stories. Used by
Arte, Orange and France 24, Racontr allows storytellers to
create beautiful and intuitive interactive experiences. This
one-day workshop run by Racontr presented by Sheffield
Doc/Fest and Crossover Labs will teach you all you need to
know to start creating your own interactive experiences.
The Racontr Interactive Workshop will be preceded
by a live webinar with Racontr so book early to ensure
you can take part. The webinar will be recorded
however so should you book after the webinar you’ll
still be able to get up to speed for the workshop.
Leading the workshop will be Benjamin Hoguet. Benjamin
is the cofounder of Racontr, a global platform for
interactive storytellers, and of Storycode Paris, a series
of independent conferences and hackathons dedicated to
transmedia and new forms of storytelling. Entrepreneur
and writer, he experiments in the ever-expanding world
of interactive and transmedia creation, helping content
producers embrace the narratives of the future.
Tickets for the Racontr Interactive Workshop are £60
and can be booked on the website. The workshop is
part of the Crossover Interactive Workshop series
supported by Creative England to help grow the
developing field of interactive storytelling.
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ANIMATION ON PRESCRIPTION
CONFERENCE
FRI 19 SEPT / 10:00 — 1 8:00
ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO
£75 / £70 CONC
Now in its third year, Animation on Prescription
is a unique one day event which brings together
animation and health professionals, sharing good
practice and new advances in the field. Guest
speakers include Professor Ashworth from the Royal
College of Art talking about her latest collaboration
with Great Ormond Street Hospital and the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM),
Yoni Goodman — Animation Director of BAFTA
award winning animated feature film ‘Waltz with
Bashir’ and leading therapists in the field of arts
and health including Helen Mason occupational
therapist and CEO of Animation Therapy Ltd.
A bi-ennial event where networking,
sharing of skills and new collaborations
are as important as the programme.
A private evening viewing of Encounters Festival
programme ‘States of Mind’ will follow the event.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
BAFTA CREW MASTERCLASS
MASTERCLASS
FRI 19 SEPT / 19:30 — 2 1:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
£8 / £7 CONC.
Steve Browell on Post Production Sound.
BAFTA Crew welcomes specialist sound effects and
sound editor, Steve Browell to share his craft and
career at this year’s Encounters Short Film Festival.
Steve’s credits include Under the Skin, My Week
with Marilyn, On the Road and Alice in Wonderland.
Continuing his collaboration with director Tim Burton,
Steve has worked productions including Sweeney
Todd and the animated favourite, Frankenweenie
along with Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox.
Steve Browell, along with host Ian Haydn Smith delve
into Steve’s key work processes around recording and
editing sound effects and highlight the techniques and
tricks used to bring both film and television to life.
BAFTA Crew is funded by Creative Skillset’s Skills Investment Fund
and is run in partnership with Creative England ENCOUNTERS-FESTIVAL.ORG.UK
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MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS — SHORT MATTERS
Short Matters is the European Film Academy’s short film tour which
brings the short films nominated for the European Film Awards to a
series of film festivals and institutions across Europe and beyond.
As one of the nominating festivals for the Awards,
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is
proud to bring you the stars of tomorrow, including
its nominee short film from 2013, Orbit Ever After
by Jamie Stone. No red carpet, no long speeches, just
the best and brightest on the big screen.
Come and decide for yourselves who deserves the
gongs! In partnership with European Film Academy.
European Short Film Nominees on Tour 1:
SUN 21 SEPT
80 MINS
SUN 21 SEPT
96 MINS
SUN 21 SEPT
87 MINS
DOOD VAN EEN SCHADUW
(DEATH OF A SHADOW)
AS ONDAS THE WAVES
YADERNI WYDHODY /
(NUCLEAR WASTE)
TOM VAN AVERMAET /
BELGIUM/FRANCE 2012 /
20 MIN / FICTION / EUROPEAN
SHORT FILM 2013 (VALLADOLID
SHORT FILM NOMINEE)
SONNTAG 3 (SUNDAY 3)
JOCHEN KUHN / GERMANY 2012
14 MIN / ANIMATION
TAMPERE SHORT FILM NOMINEE
MORNING
CATHY BRADY / IRELAND
UK 2012 / 20 MIN / FICTION
SARAJEVO SHORT FILM NOMINEE
CORK SHORT FILM NOMINEE
A STORY FOR THE MODLINS
SERGIO OKSMAN / SPAIN 2012
26 MIN / DOCUMENTARY
SARAJEVO SHORT FILM NOMINEE
MIGUEL FONSECA / PORTUGAL
2012 / 22 MIN / FICTION
GHENT SHORT FILM NOMINEE
MISTERIO (MYSTERY)
CHEMA GARCÍA / IBARRA SPAIN
2013 / 12 MIN / FICTION
BERLIN SHORT FILM NOMINEE:
THOUGH I KNOW
THE RIVER IS DRY
OMAR ROBERT HAMILTON
EGYPT/PALESTINE / UK
/ QATAR 2013 / 19 MIN
FICTION / ROTTERDAM
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
SKOK (JUMP)
PETAR VALCHANOV & KRISTINA
GROZEVA / BULGARIA 2012 30
MIN / FICTION / CLERMONTFERRAND SHORT FILM NOMINEE
ZIMA
CRISTINA PICCHI / RUSSIA 2013
13 MIN / DOCUMENTARY
EXPERIMENTAL / LOCARNO
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
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MYROSLAV SLABOSHPYTSKIY
UKRAINE 2012 / 25 MIN / FICTION
NO DIALOGUE / GRIMSTAD
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
ORBIT EVER AFTER
JAMIE STONE / UK 2013
20 MIN / FICTION / BRISTOL
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
CUT
CHRISTOPH GIRARDET &
MATTHIAS MÜLLER / GERMANY
2013 / 12 MIN / EXPERIMENTAL,
NO DIALOGUE / VILA DO CONDE
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
HOUSES WITH
SMALL WINDOWS
BÜLENT ÖZTÜRK / BELGIUM
2013 / 15 MIN / FICTION VENICE
SHORT FILM NOMINEE / VENICE
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
BUTTER LAMP
HU WEI / FRANCE/CHINA 2013
15 MIN / FICTION / DRAMA
SHORT FILM NOMINEE
MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS — BEST OF ANIMA
Best of Anima 2014
Best of Anima 2013
Best of Anima 2012
WED 17, THU 18 AND FRI 19
AUTOUR DU LAC
BETTY’S BLUES
ROMANCE
Noémie Marsily — Carl Roosens /
Belgium 2013 / 5:05
Contact: Zorobabel
[email protected]
WIND
Rémi Vandenitte Belgium
2012 / 12 mins
Contact: La Boîte,...Productions
Arnaud Demuynck
[email protected]
Robert Löbel / Germany 2013 / 4
mis
Contact: Haw Hamburg Department
Design /[email protected]
[email protected]
PRIPAD (THE CASE)
DIAMANT
OH WILLY
MARCEL, KING OF TERVUREN
FEAR OF FLYING
Kris Mergan / Belgium /
Netherlands
2013 / 12 mins 26
Contact: Mergans Telewerk,
Kris Mergan [email protected]
Tom Schroeder / USA / 2013 / 6
mins
Contact: Ein Aus Animation
Tom Schroeder /
[email protected]
FUTON
Yoriko Mizushiri / Japan / 2013
6 mins 2
Contact: CaRTe bLaNChe
Tamaki Okamoto
[email protected]
MIA
Wouters Bongaerts / Belgium
2013 / 9 mins 20
Contact: Vivi Film
Viviane Vanfleteren
[email protected]
SOMEWHERE
Nicolas Ménard / Great Britain
2013 / 6mins 50
Contact: Royal College of Art
Jane Colling
[email protected]
BOLES
Martin Zivocky / CZ 2011 / 4 mins 46
Contact: Tomas Bata University
Lukáš Gregor
[email protected]
Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Belgium 2011 / 16 mins 42
Contact: Autour de Minuit
Annabel Sebag
[email protected]
Conor Finnegan / IRL 2012 / 9 mins
Lovely Productions
Conor Finnegan
[email protected]
DEUX ILES
Eric Lambé, Adrien Cellieres,
Nicolas Debruyn, Florian Guillaume,
Guillaume Franck, Sarah Heinrich,
Lucile Martineau, Gilles Pirenne,
Valery Vasteels / France 2012 / 5
mins 35. Contact: Autour de Minuit
Annabel Sebag
[email protected]
FERAL
Daniel Sousa / USA 2012 / 12 mins 46
Contact: Daniel Sousa
[email protected]
PALMIPEDARIUM
Jérémy Clapin, France, 2012, 10’26
Contact: Papy3D Productions
Richard van den Boom
[email protected]
OH SHEEP!
Spela Cadez / Slovenia — Germany
2013 / 12 mins 30
Contact: No History
Spela Cadez
[email protected]
Gottfried Mentor, Germany,
2012, 6’40
Contact: Filmakademie BadenWürttemberg
Sigrid Gairing
[email protected]
LETTRES DE FEMMES
LE BANQUET DE LA CONCUBINE
Augusto Zanovello / France
2013 / 11 mins 15
Contact: Pictor Media
Patricia Lecoq
[email protected]
BUCHE DE NOËL (LA)
Stéphane Aubier — Vincent Patar /
Belgium / France 2013 / 26 mins
Annabel Sebag
[email protected]
Hefang Wei, France, 2012, 12’46
Contact: Folimage Studio
Jérémy Mourlam
[email protected]
JUNKYARD
Hisko Hulsing / NL 2012 / 17 mins 50
Contact: Il Luster Films
Michiel Snijders
[email protected]
Georges Schwizgebel,
CH/CND, 2011, 7’10
Contact: ONF Noël Christine
[email protected]
KUHINA
Joni Männistö / FIN 2011 / 7 mins 18
Contact: Turku Arts Academy
Saarinen Eija
[email protected]
LUMINARIS
Juan Pablo Zaramella / AR 2011
6 mins 20
Contact: Sdn Films
Sydney Neter
[email protected]
NATASHA
Roman Klochkov / Belgium 2012
10 mins
Contact: Cinnamon Leen Derveaux
[email protected]
THE WONDER HOSPITAL
Beomsik Shimbe Shim / ROK
USA 2010 / 11 mins 30
Contact: Shimbe
[email protected]
LA BOITE DE SARDINES
Louise‐Marie Colon
Belgium 2011 / 9 mins 25
Contact: Caméraetc
Dimitri Kimplaire
[email protected]
SHATTERED PAST
Boris Sverlow / Belgium 2011
8 mins 12
Contact: Boris Sverlow
[email protected]
FLAMINGO PRIDE
Tomer Eshed, D, 2011, 6’02”
Contact: Talking Animals
Dennis Rettkowski
[email protected]
HEIMATLAND
Andrea Schneider / CH 2010
6 mins 30
Contact: Hochschule Luzern Design
& Kunst. Gerd Gockell
[email protected]
LOVE & THEFT
Andreas Hykade / Germany
2010 / 6 mins 49
Contact: Studio FILM BILDER
[email protected]
PIXELS
Patrick Jean / France 2010
2 mins 35
Annabel Sebag
[email protected]
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INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION
COMPETITION
To spotlight the ideas and film makers of tomorrow Encounters
Festival is constantly looking for what’s new and exciting,
what’s radically different and what’s making an impact.
The Encounters Festival International
Competition is the leading gateway
to the world’s most prestigious
short film awards including the
Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Cartoon
D’Or and European Film Awards.
Being screened in the International
Competition are 9 short film
programmes and 7 animation
programmes. You can also enjoy evening
and weekend short film showcases of
Comedy, Mental Health, Documentary,
Music Video, Late Lounge and the
family friendly Children’s Award.
The International Competition
is this year presenting short and
animated films from the following
countries: Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Cuba, China, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Russia, Germany, Greece, Honk Kong,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Moldovia,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Romania, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA.
SHORT FILM
‘The Live Action offer has been as varied and
exciting as ever. Differently from previous years,
the British titles in competition have not been
compiled separately, but have rather taken a
place next to their international counterparts,
with the view of making the most of our signature
thematic curation. Filmmakers have looked back
this year, with a number of fascinating short films
set in the past, some of which have become part
of a dedicated programme. A special attention for
the extraordinary nature of the mundane, an ever
increasing interest in reconstructing real and fictional
stories by using archive material, found footage and
salvaged recordings, imaginative investigations of
ancestral themes like parenthood and love are only
some of the themes which have emerged this year.
Once again, the filmmakers didn’t fail to surprise,
challenge and inspire us with their creativity and
talent’ Gaia Meucci, Short Film Programmer.
ANIMATION
‘2014 marks another exceptional year of high quality
submissions in animation. Several hundred films
were received from an ever increasing number of
countries. The standard of work in this year’s crop
is truly exceptional. There continues to be a healthy
mix of traditional stop-frame and puppet animation
alongside more advanced and noticeably longer CG
productions. There are outstanding productions
from established and well known animators and
studios along with an exciting range of new names
(some from the best animation schools in the UK
and overseas) whom we will hopefully hear much
more of over the coming years. The animation
programmes are themed to offer a fascinating and
diverse insight to shared topics. The exploration
of human and environmental concerns continues
to be of passionate importance to the animation
community’ Kieran Argo, Animation Programmer.
SHOWCASES
The 2014 annual competition also presents 6
showcases: Children’s Award, Comedy, Documentary,
Late Lounge, Music Video and States of Mind.
Short films can provide a truly thought-provoking
and imaginative way to investigate ideas, a quality
Encounters Festival wants to enhance through the
introduction of new competition programmes which
this year include Mental Health (States of Mind)
and a celebration of Comedy (Why the Short Face).
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INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION
Awards and Jury
JURY
ZITA CARVALHOSA
DANIEL EBNER
IAIN GARDNER
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
AND FILM PRODUCER
CO FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR, VIENNA
INDEPENDENT SHORTS
ANIMATOR,
DIRECTOR — M CLAREN 2014
& PROGRAMMER (EIFF)
SHORT FILM AND
DOCUMENTARY JURIES
ANIMATION AND MUSIC
VIDEO JURIES
Daniel Ebner (*1981) is co-founder
and artistic director of the Austrian
short film festival VIS Vienna
Independent Shorts and works as
a cultural journalist and film critic
for APA and several magazines.
He majored in political science and
studied film and cultural theory
in Vienna and Berlin. In 2009 he
was selected as Young European
Talent of the EU Committee of the
Regions, in 2012 he was co-founder
of the Association of Austrian
Film Festivals, and since this year
he is also a member of Vienna’s
short film funding committee.
Iain Gardner graduated from
the Royal College of Art MA in
Animation in 1996 and is now
based in Edinburgh. Iain is the
Artistic Director of McLaren
2014, a major celebration of
Scottish born animator Norman
McLaren during his centenary
which was inaugurated on
McLaren’s birthdate of the 11th
April in his hometown of Stirling,
and comes to an end during this
year’s Encounters Festival. He
is also an animation director
whose films have screened at
Film Festivals around the world.
His most recent short, The
Tannery, appeared on the long list
of shorts qualified for the 2012
Academy Awards®. Iain also
programmes short animation for
the Edinburgh International Film
Festival, which has the prestigious
McLaren Award for Best British
Animation, itself celebrating
its 25th recipient in 2014.
SHORT FILM AND
DOCUMENTARY JURIES
Founder and director of the
Sao Paulo International Short
Film Festival that had its 25th
edition in August 2014.
As A film curator, Zita Carvalhosa
started her careerat the Museum
of Image and Sound of Sao Paulo
(from 1988 to 1995), where
she developed a programme
dedicated to promote Shorts
and Brazilian new films.
In 1995 she created with film
colleagues the Associaçao
Cultural Kinoforum and assumed
the chairman role of this nonprofit association responsible
for running the Sao Paulo Short
Film festival, the Kinoforum Video
Workshops and other activities
for the promotion of Brazilian
Cinema. She produced and
directed for TV Brasil (2009-2011),
the Tela Digital Video Festival, a
competitive event for Brazilian
shorts, integrating Internet and TV.
Since 1983, she has run the
production company Superfilmes,
working with independent Brazilian
filmmakers to produce shorts,
features, documentaries and
a TV Series awarded in Brazil
and abroad. The last feature
OBRA, by Gregorio Graziosi,
was premiered in ITFF 2014.
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JURY
YONI GOODMAN
TAMAKI OKAMOTO
SUSIE WRIGHT
ANIMATOR
DISTRIBUTOR
ANIMATION AND
DOCUMENTARY JURIES
ANIMATION AND MUSIC
VIDEO JURIES
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER,
CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION,
CREATIVE DIVERSITY
Born 1976. Began his career as
an illustrator and designer for
“Maariv” and “Haaretz”, two major
Israeli newspapers. While studying
in the department of Visual
Communication at the Bezalel
Academy of Art and Design,
Jerusalem, Goodman fell in love with
animation and he hasn’t stopped
since. In 2004, began teaching
animation in Bezalel Academy of
Art and Design and started work
as director of animation for Ari
Folman’s documentary series,
“The material that love is made
of”. The successful connection
with Ari Folman led to their next
collaboration with Goodman
as director of animation for the
acclaimed award winning feature
“Waltz with Bashir”. He also
worked as a freelance animator,
making several short films for
human rights organizations and
global health organizations,
notably the short film “Closed
Zone”, protesting against the Gaza
blockade. Goodman also worked
as animation director in the short
film “The Gift”, directed by Ari
Mark, and Director of animation
for Dawn Shapiro’s “The edge of
joy”. From 2011 — 2013, he worked
as director of animation on Ari
Folman’s film “The Congress”managing the work of 7 animation
studios worldwide. The film won
“best animated feature” in the 2013
European academy of film awards.
Tamaki Okamoto was born
in Kyoto, Japan, but she has
been living and working in Paris
since 1995. After five years as a
European representative for a
Japanese company where she
was involved in a wide range
of international film projects,
including distribution, sales,
co-production, DVD publishing
and rights management, she
founded her own independent
company CaRTe bLaNChe in
2010, dedicated to cutting-edge
and cross-border Japanese
independent films of all genres.
SHORT FILM AND MUSIC
VIDEO JURIES
Susie Wright is a Development
Manager in Channel 4’s Creative
Diversity Department, which
was set up in 2011 to drive the
Channel 4 diversity of supply
strategy — part of the channel’s
longstanding commitment to
working with the best new, creative
talent from across the UK. Her
role is to manage the sectoral
relationships on behalf of Channel
4, across Northern Ireland and
English regions, and to identify
and nurture talent across all
genres and platforms, engaging
with people and ideas that can
sometimes come from outside the
mainstream. Through the Alpha
Fund, she and the rest of her team
commission and develop ideas
from new and emergent talent
and companies from across the
UK. In addition, Susie is also the
editorial lead for the Shooting
Gallery, Channel 4’s late night new
talent short film showcase. She
works often in partnership with
the UK film festivals to identify and
select the most promising new UK
film-making talent for the strand.
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SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION AWARDS 2014
Encounters Festival presents a
prestigious annual International
Competition, featuring the best
new short and animated films
from around the world.
Filmmakers in competition are eligible for some
of the world’s most prestigious short film and
animation awards: the BAFTAs, the Oscars®,
the European Film Awards and the Cartoon d’Or.
Over 2,000 films are submitted each year, and
our curatorial group selects around 200 to
screen in competition during the festival. Our
short film and animation Juries are comprised
of international film and media professionals
who select the award winning films.
Awards are given at the Encounters Festival Awards
Ceremony on Saturday 20th September 2014.
The festival presents the Award Winners Film
Screening at Watershed on the last day of the
festival (Sun 21 Sept) at 4pm and 6pm.
Main Awards
BRIEF GRAND PRIX
CHANNEL 4 BEST OF BRITISH
ANIMATION AWARD
£1,000.00 cash prize
CHANNEL 4 BEST OF BRITISH
SHORT FILM AWARD
In association with Directors UK
£1000 from Directors UK to be spent
on film production, and 12 months free
membership to Directors UK
Festival Awards
• Children’s Award
• Audience Award
• Music Video Award
• Documentary Award
Each award winner receives a 12 month
subscription to Adobe Cloud
Academy Nomination
ANIMATED GRAND PRIX
2014 AWARDS CEREMONY
Academy Nomination
The 2014 Encounters Festival Awards Ceremony
will take place on Saturday 20 th September 2014.
The event is hosted by Encounters Board Member
James Mulligan with Festival Director Debbi Lander,
and the ceremony will open with a welcome address
from Encounters Festival Chair David Sproxton.
UWE EUROPEAN NEW TALENT
ANIMATION AWARD
UWE EUROPEAN NEW TALENT
SHORT FILM AWARD
The Awards Ceremony will take place at
Watershed Cinema 1. It will run from 5.30 — 7.30pm.
Entrance is by invitation only.
Ceremony Music composed by Daniel P Cohen.
AUDIENCE AWARD
You can vote online for our audience award
until Sept 20th / vimeo.com/encounterssff
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INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION
Short Film
SHORT FILM 1: THICKER THAN WATER
WED 17 SEPT / 10:30
WATERSHED CINEMA 3 (15)
1 HOUR 22 MINS
Unfolding a canvas of
expectations, resilience
and reality checks,
the short films in
this programme take
a close look at the
complexities of the
relationships between
parents and children.
Honest, imaginative and
affecting, these stories,
from different parts of
the world explore the
often troubled, always
powerful nature of
these visceral bonds.
THE FLAVORS COLLECTION
(COLECTIA DE AROME)
DIR:VALENTINA IUSUPHODJAEV
MOLDOVA 2013
14 MINS 4 SECS
FICTION
To get the necessary daily
medication for his mother,
Victor and his father resort to the
toughest and the most dangerous
solution. Physical survival in the
context of poverty is sometimes
cruel and can irretrievably
destroy human values.
Prod: Iuliana Tarnovetchi
Distributor: IulianaTarnovetchi
Prod Co: Brio Film
Contact: Iuliana Tarnovetchi
[email protected]
HAPPY TOYS
DIR: ZAWE ASHTON
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
15 MINS 56 SECS
FICTION
Stella’s day job is to inhabit
an adult bear costume
and become Happy Bear,
the shopfront mascot for
toy store ‘Happy Toys’.
Prod: Oli Harbottle, Zawe Ashton
Writer: Zawe Ashton
Art Director: Kiera Tudway
Costume Designer: June Nevin
DOP: Kate Reid
Exec Prod: Joe Oppenheimer
Exec Prod: Nichola Martin
Music: Nathan Larson
Prod Co: BBC Films
Prod Co: Asylum Features
Sound: Clive Copland
Cast: Jenny Jules, Willow
Gilderson, Frances Barber,
Larrington Walker,
Charlotte Ritchie, Imogen Doel,
Muzz Khan, Amy Allen
Distributor: Asylum Features
Zawe Ashton: is an actress
and writer, best-known for
Channel 4 series Fresh Meat
and films such as Blitz and
Dreams of a Life. Happy Toys
is her directorial debut.
Contact: Oli Harbottle
[email protected]
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A PARADISE (UN PARAÍSO)
CADET
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SIX
DIR: JAYISHA PATEL
CUBA 2014
13 MINS 50 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: KEVIN MEUL
BELGIUM 2013
14 MINS 32 SECS
FICTION
DIR: EWAN STEWART
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
24 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
Damaris and Alberto live in an
isolated village in the sierra
maestra mountains of Cuba.
Four months ago, their 12-yearold son committed suicide.
Whilst looking to friends and a
new found religion to help deal
with their loss, an even more
disturbing issue is revealed,
one that affects not only them,
but also their community.
“If it were easy, everyone would
do it”. Cadet is the pitch-black
tragicomedy of Steve, a 13
year-old athlete who is secretly
being doped by his father and
coach Patrick to enhance his
performance on the track.
Steve is faced with the hard
choice between his self-esteem
and his father’s wishes.
Although she’s been dead for
six months, Martin’s mother
still watches his every move.
It seems like he can’t do
anything right and his odd
behaviour is getting worse.
Prod: Jayisha Patel,
Pablo García Barbán
Writer: Jayisha Patel
DOP: Jayisha Patel
Exec Prod: EICTV
Prod Co: EICTV Escuela
Internacional de Cine y Televisión
de San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba)
Sound: Victor Jaramillo
Sound: Diana Montero
Distributor: JosepPrim
Jayisha Patel: Jayisha Patel is a
british filmmaker of Indian origin.
After working as an associate
producer on documentaries
productions in India, the UK
and France, she moved to
Cuba to study at EICTV.
Prod: Kevin Meul
Writer: Kevin Meul
Art Director: Tanker
Costume Designer: Sofie Durnez
DOP: Ruben Impens
Music: Younes Faltakh
Prod Co: Simply
Sound: Raf Enckels
Cast: Aäron Roggeman,
Robby Cleiren
Distributor: Fonk
Kevin Meul: Kevin Meul works
in the Belgian film industry as a
writer and director of short films,
music videos and commercials.
Currently he develops his debut
feature film ‘My First Highway’.
Contact: Kevin Meul
[email protected]
Prod: Daniel Negret
Writer: Ewan Stewart
Production Designer: Abigail Joshi
Costume Designer: Stacy Jansen
DOP: Stewart MacGregor
Music: David Pearce
Prod Co: National Film and
Television School
Sound: Jonas Jensen
Cast: Neil McNulty, Michele
Gallagher, Mary McCusker
Distributor:
FESTIVALSDEPARTMENT
Ewan Stewart: Ewan has directed
commercials since 2009,
specialising in performance-led
scripts. In 2013, his short film
Getting On, screened at several
film festivals, including Edinburgh,
Encounters, and BFI London.
Contact: FESTIVALS
DEPARTMENT
[email protected]
Contact: Marvin&Wayne Short
Film Distribution
Josep Prim
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 2: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
WED 17 SEPT / 12:30
1 HOUR 24 MINS
Everyday people and
everyday stories.
Small moments
shared. The day-today dramas unfolding
in a shopping mall or
down a telephone line.
Unexpected encounters
disrupting the
humdrum of mundane
routines. The selection
in this programme
demonstrates how
short films have the
gift of capturing those
seemingly insignificant
events of life and reveal
how extraordinary
they can actually be.
ANITA
SHOPPING
DIR: GEOFFREY BELLHOUSE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
14 MINS 30 SECS
FICTION
DIR: VLADILEN VIERNY
FRANCE 2013
8 MINS 30 SECS
FICTION
The final shift between
a pregnant carer and
one of her patients.
The supermarket is about to
close. A boy hurries up with
his last minute shopping.
Prod: Emily O’Connor
Writer: Geoff Bellhouse
DOP: Robin Whenary
Prod Co: Film London
Prod Co: The Beat Picture Films
Sound: Vicente Villaescusa
Cast: Emily Cox & Kyle Hill
Distributor: Geoffrey Bellhouse
Prod: Thomas Micoulet
Distributor: Géraldine Amgar
Geoffrey Bellhouse: Having
studied film in Spain & London and
trained across Europe, my focus
is on making independent, art
house cinema.I work as a freelance
director and screenwriter for music
videos, documentary & fiction.
I am currently in development
of my first feature script.
Contact: Geoffrey Bellhouse
[email protected]
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Contact: Géraldine Amgar
[email protected]
SUBTOTAL
DIR: GUNHILD ENGER
NORWAY 2014
18 MINS 30 SECS
FICTION
What is the true cost of a
bargain? Subtotal is a story
of an untraditional encounter
between a Swedish salesman
and a Norwegian couple
on their monthly bargain
hunting at the border between
Norway and Sweden.
Prod: Gudrun Austli
Writer: Gunhild Enger
DOP: Peter Ask
Prod Co: Revenka AS, Producers:
Gudrun Austli, Agnethe Sophie
Buus Jensen
Sound: Baard Haugan Ingebretsen
Sound: Andreas Lindberg
Svensson
Cast: Leif Edlund, Hanne
Tangen, Kurt Zickfeldt
Distributor: Toril Simonsen,
Norwegian Film Institute
Gunhild Enger: (1980) graduated
from Edinburgh College of
Art, and The School of Film
Directing in Gothenburg.
Contact: Toril Simonsen
[email protected]
EMERGENCY CALLS
(HÄTÄKUTSU)
DIR: HANNES VARTIAINEN &
PEKKA VEIKKOLAINEN
FINLAND 2013
14 MINS 59 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
Being human is a fragile
opportunity to experience life
and the universe around us.
In the face of overwhelming
darkness all we can do is to rely
on and find solace in one another.
Prod: Hannes Vartiainen
& Pekka Veikkolainen
Writer: Hannes Vartiainen
Animator: Hannes Vartiainen
Art Director: Hannes Vartiainen
DOP: Hannes Vartiainen
Exec Prod: Hannes Vartiainen
Music: Joonatan Portaankorva
Sound: Joonatan Portaankorva
Cast: Lauri Hynninen,
Jonna Uhrman
Distributor: KurzFilmAgentur
Hamburg / Stine Wangler
Hannes Vartiainen: (b.1980)
has a background in film. Pekka
Veikkolainen (b.1982) has
worked in the fields of animation
and illustration since 2000.
The two started their own
production company in 2008.
CUTAWAY
DIR: KAZIK RADWANSKI
CANADA 2014
7 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
Cutaway portrays a phase in
the life of a single young man
as he works as a labourer,
pursues relationships with
women, and comes to terms
with a life changing event. Told
through close details of hands
and objects, this film intimately
portrays uncertainty and loss.
Genre: Fiction
Prod: Daniel Montgomery
Writer: Kazik Radwanski
DOP: Nikolay Michaylov
Sound: Gabe Knox
Sound: Finlay Braithwaite
Cast: Caitlin MacIntosh, Tanya
Casole-Gouveia, Becky Shrimpton
Distributor: Kazik Radwanski
Kazik Radwanski: Born in 1985
in Toronto, Kazik Radwanski
studied filmmaking at Ryerson
University and co-founded the
production company MDFF.
His short films screened at the
Berlinale Shorts Competition
for three consecutive years.
Contact: Kazik Radwanski
[email protected]
Contact: Hannes Vartiainen
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 2: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
WED 17 SEPT / 12:30
1 HOUR 24 MINS
MONEY BACK, PLEASE
DIR: EVEN HAFNOR
NORWAY 2013
10 MINS 50 SECS
FICTION
We are put to the test when
we have to choose between
what is right and what is easy.
The monotonous shopping
mall atmosphere reaches
unexpected heights when a
security guard is faced with
an unexpected situation.
Prod: Stine Blichfeldt
and Marte Pedersen
Writer: Trond Arntzen
Production Manager: Synne Vold
DOP: Cecilie Semec FNF
Sound: Universal Sound,
Martin Tur Eriksen
Cast: Nara Nyvoll Walker,
Delia Borcoman, Jeanne Bøe,
Alexander de Senger, Arne Vilhelm
Tellefsen, Silje Aas Meyer,
Line Marie Østerhus
Distributor: Stine Blichfeldt
Even Hafnor: (b. 1985) started
his film career at the SAE
Institute in Byron Bay Australia.
“Money back, please” is Hafnors
most comprehensive short
film project up till now.
Contact: Stine Blichfeldt
[email protected]
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TRAVELLERS INTO
THE NIGHT (REIZIGERS
IN DE NACHT)
DIR: ENA SENDIJAREVIĆ
NETHERLANDS 2013
9 MINS 46 SECS
FICTION
A woman works in a gas
station, alone, at night. People
she doesn’t know step into
her world and out again.
Prod: Wibout Warnaar
Writer: Ena Sendijarević
Art Director: Myrte Beltman
Costume Designer: Nedda Nagel
DOP: Emo Weemhoff
Sound: Tijn Hazen
Sound: Django Kroon
Cast: Bien de Moor, Ward
Weemhoff, Felix-Jan Kuypers
Distributor: Some Shorts
Ena: Ena (Bosnia, 1987) has lived
the life of a refugee from the
age of 6. Exploring new worlds
evoked her interest in human
interaction and storytelling.
Contact: Wouter Jansen
[email protected]
WED 17 SEPT / 14:30
In the year where
Encounters celebrates
its 20th anniversary,
we received a
remarkable number
of submissions taking
insightful, problematic
or downright nostalgic
strolls down memory
lane. A tribute to Kurt
Cobain’s death, the
struggles of a family
during the Balkan
conflict, the poetic
retelling of a tragic mine
accident, an unorthodox
coming of age ritual
in a remote boarding
school and a fascinating
look at post communist
disillusionment are
only some of the
real or imaginary
stories in this diverse
programme reflecting
on the bygone days.
NEVERMIND
DIR: JEAN-MARC E.ROY
CANADA 2013
4 MINS 50 SECS
FICTION
1994. A motel. A memory.
Kurt Cobain.
Prod: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Writer: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Writer: Sophie Cadieux
DOP: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Prod Co: Les vues du Wyoming
Sound: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Cast: Sophie Cadieux
Distributor: Jean-Marc E.Roy
THE IMMACULATE
RECEPTION
DIR: CHARLOTTE GLYNN
UNITED STATES 2014
16 MINS 20 SECS
FICTION
It’s 1972 in the hardworking
steel town of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Sixteen-year-old
Joey has the chance to prove
himself when his crush ends
up at his house to watch the
infamous football game between
the Steelers and the Raiders.
Jean-Marc E.Roy: Jean-Marc
E.Roy currently works on his
first feature documentary film
and at the postproduction of
Blue Thunder, a sung rural
tale. His works have been
displayed and won some prices
worldwide at festivals, on
the web and on television.
Prod: Berkley Brady, Luke Spears,
Alvaro R. Valente
Writer: Charlotte Glynn
Prod Designer: Kellan Andersen
Costume Designer:
Barbie Pastorik
DOP: Greta Zozula
Editor: Nicholas Biagetti
Prod Co: Jacktar Films
Cast: Deema Aitken, Jess Paul
Contact: Jean-Marc E.Roy
[email protected]
Contact: Alvaro R. Valente
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 14:30
THE CHICKEN
NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOW
EXCHANGE & MART
DIR: UNA GUNJAK
GERMANY / CROATIA — 2 014
15 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
DIR: ADAM STAFFORD
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
2013
10 MINS 53 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: CARA CONNOLLY AND
MARTIN CLARK
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
15 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
A haunting & poetic retelling
of the flooding of the Redding
Pit in Central Scotland, 1923.
Of the men trapped below &
the women waiting above.
A schoolgirl’s self-defence lesson
is the only human touch she gets.
When attacked in the woods,
she knows what she has to do.
As a present for her 6th birthday,
Selma gets a live chicken. When
she realises the animal is going
to be killed to feed the family,
she decides to save it and set it
free, unaware of the high stakes
such action will lead to. While
trying to bring back the missing
chicken, Selma’s mum becomes
the target of a sniper shoot. It’s
Sarajevo, year running 1993.
Prod: Jelena Goldbach /
Coproducer: Siniša Juričić
Writer: Una Gunjak
Art Director: Ivana Škrabalo
DOP: Matthias Pilz
Music: Bernd Schurer
Sound: Sebastian Morsch
Sound: Raoul Brand
Cast: Iman Alibalić, Esma Alić,
Mirela Lambi, Mario Knezović
Distributor: François Morisset
Una Gunjak: Sarajevo born,
London based editor and
filmmaker. Sensitive listener,
passionate storyteller, devoted
worshiper of the moving image.
Contact: François Morisset
[email protected]
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Prod: Adam Stafford,
William Duncan
Writer: Janet Paisley
DOP: Leo Bruges
Music: The One
Ensemble Orchestra
Prod Co: Duncan/Stafford Films
Sound: Marcin Knyziak
Cast: Stewart Swinney, Paul
Cowan, Billy Letford, Maggie
Macleod, Caroline Mckellar
Distributor: Duncan/Stafford Films
Contact: Adam Stafford
[email protected]
Prod: Maeve McMahon
and Phoebe Grigor
Art Director: Natalie Astridge
DOP: Jamie Cairney
Distributor: Martin Clark
Writer: Cara Connolly
Editor: Carmela Iandoli
Music: Jonnie Wilkes
& James Savage
Costume: Denise Coombes
Distributor: Scottish Shorts
Writer: Cara Connolly
Editor: Carmela Landoli
Music: Jonnie Wilkes
& James Savage
Costume: Denise Coombes
Distributor: Scottish Shorts
Contact: Martin Clark
[email protected]
FIELD STUDY
DARK LIGHT
DIR: EVA WEBER
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
20 MINS 0 SECS
DRAMA
DIR: JOHN SMITH
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 40 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
The story of a young student on
a field trip to post communist
Poland who comes of age
when he makes a choice
to withhold the truth.
London and Warsaw,
1980. London and Leipzig,
1997. Where now?
Prod: Julia Godzinskaya
& Sophie Vickers
Writer: Line Langebek
Writer: Rachel Seiffert
Art Director: Dorota Borkowska
& Agata Trojak
Costume Designer: Emilia
Czartoryska
DOP: Chloe Thomson
Exec Prod: Nicky Bentham
Exec Prod: Emily Kyriakides
Music: Stuart Earl
Prod Co: Rooks Nest
Entertainment
Sound: Harry Barnes
Sound: Kaszia Szczerba
Cast: Bradley Hall, Olaf
Marchwicki, Magdalena Rozanska
Distributor: Rooks Nest
Entertainment
Prod: John Smith
Writer: John Smith
Sound: John Smith
Distributor: LUX (www.lux.org.uk)
Contact: John Smith
[email protected]
Eva Weber: Eva Weber’s
documentary films have screened
at numerous international
film festivals, including,
amongst others, Sundance,
Edinburgh, SXSW, BFI London
and Telluride. This is her first
work of narrative fiction.
Contact: Julia Godzinskaya
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 4: FORCE OF NATURE
THU 18 SEPT / 10:30
Fascinating and
mysterious, mesmerizing
and ominous, nature
takes centre stage in
this selection of short
films where human
characters are by turn
lulled, confronted,
THE ISLAND (LA ISLA)
or enraptured by its
DIR: DOMINGA SOTOMAYOR
violent forces and
& KATARZYNA KLIMKIEWICZ
CHILE, POLAND, DENMARK
sensuous beauty.
2014
30 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
A family gathers at their
summerhouse on an island.
Waiting for the last member to
join them they wander around
absorbed by the overwhelming
nature, unaware of the
devastating news awaiting them.
Prod: Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos,
Jan Naszewski, Tine Fischer,
Patricia Drati
Writer: Dominga Sotomayor
& Katarzyna Klimkiewicz
DOP: Inti Briones
Prod Co: Cinestación (Chile),
New Europe Film Sales (Poland),
CPH:DOX (Denmark)
Sound: Roberto Espinoza,
Julia Huberman
Cast: Rosa García-Huidobro,
Francisca Castillo, Gabriela
Aguilera, Niles Atallah,
Eliseo Atallah, Carmen Couve,
Ida Delgado
Distributor: Jan Naszewski
Contact: Paulina Jaroszewicz
[email protected]
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THE RISING
DIR: NICK JORDAN
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
14 MINS 30 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
The Rising is a short film, which
depicts an invasive alien species,
Giant Hogweed, as it rapidly
colonizes the British landscape.
Prod: Nick Jordan
DOP: Nick Jordan
Music: Lord Mongo
Sound: Nick Jordan
Cast: Reuben Cartwright, Isaac
Jordan, Otis Jordan
Distributor: Nick Jordan
Nick Jordan: Nick Jordan
is an artist whose practice
encompasses video, painting,
drawing, found-objects,
sculpture and publications.
Jordan’s work centres upon the
relationship between the natural
world and our multifaceted
cultural histories. Nick Jordan
is based in Manchester, UK.
Contact: www.nickjordan.info
[email protected]
PATTERNS (FIGURES)
CROCODILE
ADELINE FOR LEAVES
DIR: MIKLOS KELETI
BELGIUM 2013
19 MINS 55 SECS
FICTION
DIR: GAËLLE DENIS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
16 MINS 5 SECS
FICTION
DIR: JESSICA SARAH RINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
13 MINS 24 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
Hannah is a deaf-mute little girl.
However she hears a strange
noise in a park one day and
she becomes more and more
obsessed with that experience.
A bereaved headmaster
fights a crocodile.
Interrogating memory,
horticultural, and philosophical
elements through her
endeavors, 11-year-old botanical
prodigy Adeline’s mission is
to propagate the mythical
blue-flowering Echinopsis
Subdenudata. (by Lydia Beilby)
Prod: Alain Berliner
Writer: Miklos Keleti
Art Director: Jennifer Chabaudie
Costume Designer: Marie Davin
DOP: Pierre-Hubert Martin
Music: Neptunian8
Prod Company: WFE
Sound: Philippe Fontaine
Cast: Alice Haugness,
Bénédicte Chabot, Nicolas
Bauduin, Frederik Haugness
Distributor: WFE
Miklos Keleti: Miklos Keleti is a
young filmmaker who has won
several awards with Back against
the Wall. His next film Patterns
was completed in late 2013 and
has already won 5 awards.
Contact: WFE
[email protected]
Prod: Ohna Falby
Writer: Robin French
Production Designer: Carly Reddin
Costume Designer: Susie
Courthauld
DOP: David Ungaro
Exec Prod: Natascha Wharton
Music: Tara Creme
Prod Co: Life to Live Films
Sound: Doug Haywood
Sound: Craig Irving at Twickenham
Cast:Michael Gould, Lucinda
Raikes, Alex Macqueen
Distributor: OhnaFalby
Gaëlle Denis: Gaëlle Denis
directed animated shorts “Fish
Never Sleep” and “City Paradise”
which won awards including
a BAFTA and Cinéfondation
selection. “Crocodile” is live action
short funded through the BFI.
Contact: Ohna Falby
[email protected]
Prod: Jessica Sarah Rinland,
Deanne Cunningham, Alex Thiele
Writer: Jessica Sarah Rinland
DOP: Mattias Nyberg
Music: Styx Tyger
Sound: Tim Harrison
Cast: Jenny Hollingsworth,
Annabel David, Doug
Smith, Richard Burleigh
Jessica Sarah Rinland:
Argentinean/British filmmaker
exhibits in galleries, cinemas,
and film festivals internationally.
Nulepsy: BNC 2011, NYFF, LFF,
IFFR, AAFF, Canal+. Electric
Oil: Best Experimental Film,
LSFF. Resident at Kingston
University, MacDowell Colony.
Contact: Jessica Sarah Rinland
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 5: NO EASY WAY OUT
THU 18 SEPT / 12:30
Captives or exiles, chased, put to the test or forced to take extreme measures
in order to survive, for the characters in this programme the stakes are high
with no exit in sight. Taking a look at the many different ways life can put us
on the line, the gripping stories in this eclectic selection of shorts will leave
you wondering just how far you would be prepared to go to find a way out.
TAKE ME TO THE FRONT
DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
I AM SAMI
DIR: STEFANO PIETROCOLA
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
12 MINS 54 SECS
FICTION
DIR: AĆIM VASIĆ
FILM PROD: UK 2013
5 MINS 0 SECS
SCIENCE-FICTION
DIR: KAE BAHAR
UK (SOUTH WEST)/
KURDISTAN 2014
15 MINS
FICTION
Hector is a British
photojournalist covering the
Bosnian War. How far will
he go for his art? Where will
he draw the line between
documentation and intervention?
A runaway scientist leaks a
video confession of a secret
and shocking discovery
regarding our Solar System.
Prod: Amir Mohsen Abdolrazaghi
Writer: Stefano Pietrocola
Production Designer: Phoenix
Dong
Costume Designer: Grace Noble
DOP: Daniel Grixti
Music: Harvey Bunegar
Sound: Danny Parsons
Colorist: Jack Kibbey Newman
Distributor: Susie Elliott
Contact: Stefano Pietrocola
[email protected]
Prod: Merlyn Haycraft
Writer: Aćim Vasić
Casting by: Luc Walpoth
Art Director: Velimir Radičević
DOP: Doug Rand
Exec Prod: Merlyn Haycraft
Prod Co: Jerboa Pictures
Sound: Aleksandar Perišić
and Nikola Živković
Cast: Doug Rand
Distributor: Aćim Vasić
Aćim Vasi: Born in Serbia 1982,
graduated in a filmschool in France
2007. Since 2010 he has been
collaborating with Partizan in Paris
and is currently developing a few
shorts and a feature film project.
Contact: Aćim Vasić
[email protected]
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Living in a war zone, 10 year old
Sami is forced to take decisions
beyond his understanding;
decisions that could deprive
him of his childhood and
change his life forever. Prod: Mark Blaney, Jackie
Sheppard, Kae Bahar
Writer: Kae Bahar
DOP: Phil Wood
Production Designer: Husin Zarin
Costume Designer:
Mimi Milburn-Foster
Editor: Simon Pearce
Sound: Brian Gray;
Bath Spa University
Prod Co: Footprint Films/
Joka Films
Cast: Nick Court, Bawar Landon
KEEPING UP WITH
THE JONESES
DIR: MICHAEL PEARCE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
27 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
A violent black comedy
about mid-life crisis.
Prod: Megan Rubens
Writer: Selina Lim
Art Director: Laura Tarrant-Brown
(Production Designer)
Costume Designer: Jo Thompson
DOP: Benjamin Kracun
Exec Prod: Natascha Wharton
Exec Prod: Nicky Bentham
Music: Stuart Earl
Prod Co: Incendiary PIctures
Sound: Gunnar Oskarsson
Cast: Maine Peake, Geoff
Bell & Adeel Akhtar
Michael Pearce: BAFTA nominated
director Michael Pearce studied at
the Arts Institute at Bournemouth
and the National Film & Television
School. He is in development with
his first feature and TV mini-series.
Contact: Megan Rubens
[email protected]
XENOS
DESERTED
DIR: MAHDI FLEIFEL
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
12 MINS 15 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: YOAV HORNUNG
ISRAEL 2013
25 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
In 2010, Abu Eyad and other
young Palestinian men travelled
to Greece. Like so many other
migrants, they came looking
for a way into Europe but
found themselves trapped in a
country undergoing economic,
political, and social collapse.
On the final assignment of their
course as officer candidates
in the Israeli army, two women
trek through a harsh desert
landscape when one suddenly
remembers she’s forgotten
something crucial…
Prod: Patrick Campbell
DOP: Mahdi Fleifel
Prod Co: Nakba FilmWorks
Cast: Bassam “Abu Eyad” Taha
Distributor: Nakba FilmWorks
Mahdi Fleifel: Mahdi Fleifel is a
Palestinian filmmaker based in
London. He was born in Dubai,
raised in the Ain El-Helweh refugee
camp in Lebanon and later in the
suburbs of Elsinore, Denmark.
Contact: Patrick Campbell
[email protected]
Prod: Yoav Hornung
Writer: Yoav Hornung
DOP: Oded Ashkenazi
Exec Prod: Chen Dror
Music: Sharon Farber
Sound: Ronen Nagel
Cast: Yaara Pelzig, Moran
Rosenblatt, Musa Zahalka
Distributor: NITV — Derry O’Brien
Yoav Hornung: (b. 1983)
studied filmmaking at the Tel
Aviv University. Deserted is his
graduation film. Today Hornung
runs Veed.me, a video production
marketplace connecting worldwide
businesses with filmmakers.
Contact: Yoav Hornung
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 6: MODERN ROMANCE
THU 18 SEPT / 14:30
Forget about all the
saccharine clichés
and be prepared for a
journey into love and
romance, the short
film way. Friends and
lovers, young and
old, broken hearts,
unexpected revelations,
an undecipherable text
message and the healing
power of a teenage girls’
choir are all part of an
touching and far from
obvious exploration
of what makes the
world go round. Let’s
talk about love.
CHUM (HJÓNABANDSSÆLA)
RED REFLECTIONS
DIR: JÖRUNDUR RAGNARSSON
ICELAND 2014
15 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
DIR: JAY CHOI
UK 2013
12 MINS 40 SECS
FICTION
Two lifelong friends find their
small-town routine thrown
into peril when a beautiful,
buxom woman their own age
shows up in their hot tub.
Red Reflections is a short
film about the seemingly
petty but inevitable drama
of going on a night out. It
explores the nature of jealousy,
betrayal and insecurity but
above all, friendship.
Prod: Elizabeth Rose
Writer: Jörundur Ragnarsson
Writer: Elizabeth Rose
DOP: Gunnar Auðunn Jóhannsson
Exec Prod: Ragnar Agnarsson
Exec Prod: Kjartan Þór Þórðarson
Sound: Sindri Þór Kárason
Cast: Sigurður Skúlason,
Theodór Júlíusson, Anna Kristín
Arngrímsdóttir, Þröstur Leó
Gunnarsson, Guðrún Leifdóttir
Distributor: Jörundur Ragnarsson
Directors Bio: Jörundur
Ragnarsson is an Icelandic
Actor/Screenwriter. He is
known for his work in TV and
film as well as in the Theatre.
Hjónabandssæla is Jörundur’s
debut project as director.
Contact: Jörundur Ragnarsson
[email protected]
Prod: Eva Sigurdardottir
Writer: Jay Choi
Art Director: Maria Manrique,
Yoona Cho
Costume Designer:
Maria Manrique
DOP: Rina Yang
Music: You And Others Around You
Prod Co: Askja Films
Prod Co: Revelation Pictures
Sound: Payam Hosseinian
Cast: Madeleine SimsFewer, Katherine Booth,
Emily Houghton, Raf Cross
Distributor: Eva Sigurdardottir
Jay Choi: Jay Choi grew up
in South Korea and Australia
and studied acting in London
at RADA. Red Reflections is
her directorial debut in film.
Contact: Eva Sigurdardottir
[email protected]
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SERORI
AFTER THE RAIN
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.
DIR: PEDRO COLLANTES
SPAIN, NETHERLANDS 2014
15 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
DIR: GERALD PATRICK
FANTONE
CANADA 2013
9 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
DIR: SANDHYA DAISY
SUNDARAM
RUSSIA 2013
10 MINS 35 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
A woman’s lifelong devotion is
tested when she learns of her
ailing husband’s infidelity.
Through the endless winters,
every year, her love takes
new shapes and forms.
Prod: Inga Dievulyte
Writer: Gerald Patrick Fantone
Art Director: Amanda Row
DOP: Joel Kim
Music: Adam Png
Sound: Adam Png
Distributor: Gerald Patrick Fantone
Prod: Tanya Petrik &
Guillaume Protsenko
Writer: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
DOP: Alexei Philippov
Distributor: GuillaumeProtsenko
There is always a first time for
everything, even for celery.
Writer: Pedro Collantes
Prod: Sayaka Akitsu
Art Director: Kyoko Maenosono
DOP: Hisayuki Sato
Editor: Pedro Collantes
Sound: Samuel Cabezas
Colorist: Diego Cabezas
Prod Co: MIZUNONAKA films
Cast: Akemi Nitta,
Shintaro Murakami
Distributor: MIZUNONAKA films
Pedro Collantes: Born in Madrid,
Pedro studied a masters at the
Netherlands Film Academy.
He has worked as an editor in
Spain, Belgium and Norway.
As a writer/director Pedro’s short
films have screened in numerous
international film festivals and
received several awards
Gerald Patrick Fantone:
Gerald Patrick Fantone is a film
production graduate at York
University and an alumnus
of Berlinale Talents and NSI
Canada - Drama Prize. Previous
films include Play.Stop.Rewind.,
Penpals, and Urban Zoo.
Contact: Gerald Patrick Fantone
[email protected]
Sandhya Daisy Sundaram:
Sandhya Daisy Sundaram is a
final year Post Graduate student
of Film Direction at the Film
and Television Institute of India.
Women have been the constant
focal point of her works. She
is presently experimenting
with the culmination of
fiction and non-fiction.
Contact: Sandhya Sundaram
[email protected]
Contact: PEDRO COLLANTES
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 6: MODERN ROMANCE
THU 18 SEPT / 14:30
A MILLION MILES AWAY
DIR: JENNIFER REEDER
UNITED STATES 2014
27 MINS 20 SECS
FICTION
Melancholy as a survival strategy
in the American Mid-West
Prod: Jennifer Reeder
Distributor: Jennifer Reeder
Contact: Jennifer Reeder
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 10:30
Visionary, immaterial,
sometimes hallucinatory,
these short films are
brought together
by an aesthetic and
storytelling approach
straddling the elusive
line between reality and
MILK
imagination. Combining
DIR: VUOKKO & VIRVA KUNTTU
flights of fantasy,
FINLAND 2013
15 MINS 0 SECS
intoxicated states,
sensory immersions and FICTION
nightmarish descents,
It’s a silent night in a small
town. The only way to fill the
the fabric of this
programme is such stuff emptiness of life is Milk.
Prod: Vuokko & Virva Kunttu
as dreams are made of.
Writer: Vuokko & Virva Kunttu
Art Director: Virva Kunttu,
Vuokko Kunttu, Anna Lewenhaupt,
Teemu Soikkeli
Costume Designer: Virva Kunttu,
Vuokko Kunttu, Anna Lewenhaupt
DOP: Vuokko & Virva Kunttu
Exec Prod: Vuokko & Virva Kunttu
Music: Anna Lewenhaupt
Sound: Jukka Andersson
Editing: Teemu Soikkeli
Cast: Sari Huttu-Meling, Kari Jagt,
Virva Kunttu, Vuokko Kunttu,
Anna Lewenhaupt, Brita Lindroos,
Eemeli Perätalo, Jukka Peura,
Sanna Takalampi
Distributor: Vuokko & Virva Kunttu
TREMOR
DIR: RICARDO ALVES JR.
BRAZIL 2013
14 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
One day in a man’s life. He
is looking for his wife, he is
looking for some answers,
he is looking for a life.
Prod: Ricardo Alves Jr.
Writer: Ricardo Alves Jr.
Writer: Diego Hoefel
Distributor: Ricardo Alves Jr.
Ricardo Alves Jr.: Born in Belo
Horizonte, graduated in Film
Directing at Universidad del Cine.
His films were selected in festivals
like Semaine de la CritiqueCannes; Locarno; Oberhausen;
Rotterdam; Torino and others.
Contact: Ricardo Alves Jr.
[email protected]
Virva Kunttu: Virva Kunttu
graduated from Helsinki
Metropolia University of Applied
Sciences with a degree in
Screenwriting.
Vuokko Kunttu: Kunttu graduated
from University of Central
Lancashire with a BA(Hons) Audio
Visual Media and Management.
Contact: Vuokko Kunttu
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 10:30
THE GREEN SERPENT — OF
VODKA, MEN AND
DISTILLED DREAMS
DIR: BENNY JABERG
SWITZERLAND/RUSSIA 2013
20 MINS 33 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
An introspective cinematic
journey tracing the thin line
between transcendental
inspiration and bleak visions
evoked by the spirit of vodka.
Prod: Benny Jaberg
Writer: Benny Jaberg
DOP: Joona Pettersson
Additional cinematography and
editing: Benny Jaberg
Exec Prod: Tanya Petrik, Guillaume
Protsenko, Benny Jaberg
Music: Marcel Vaid
Prod Co: MiruMir Film Studio,
Benny Jaberg
Sound: Xavier Thieulin
Distributor: Benny Jaberg,
MiruMir Film Studio
Benny Jaberg: Born 1981 in
Baden, Switzerland. Benny Jaberg
studied at the Zurich University
of the Arts (ZHdK), where he
graduated in 2010 with a Master
of Arts in film directing. His award
winning work has been shown at
numerous film festivals worldwide.
Contact: Benny Jaberg
[email protected]
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
FLYING (FLIEGEN)
DIR: JAMES SPINNEY
AND PETER MIDDLETON
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
13 MINS 33 SECS
DOCUMENTARY/
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: KATHARINA WOLL
GERMANY 2014
10 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
In 1983 writer and theologian
John Hull went blind. He began
keeping an audio diary to
make sense of his loss. With
exclusive access to these
original audio recordings,
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
reconstructs John’s diaries.
Prod: Jo-Jo Ellison
DOP: Gerry Floyd
Distributor: Jo-Jo Ellison
Contact: Dean Threadgold
[email protected]
Ten-year-old Jonas lives with his
ill mother in a small two-bedroom
apartment. One day he watches
from his window as a circus
troupe passes by. Later he comes
across the troupe again. This
time he follows them through
the suburbs and is lead into a
strange and fascinating world.
Prod: Markus Kaatsch, German
Film and Television Academy
Writer: Katharina Woll
Art Director: Henriette
Hübschmann
DOP: Jesse Mazuch
Music: Sebastian Cleemann
Sound: Thorsten Brodar, Robert
Klemm, Simon Müther, Lauro
Cress, Alexander Palaucki
Sound: Miguel Caroli
Cast: Elvis Perales, Aninna
Butterworth
Distributor: Markus Kaatsch,
aug&ohr medien
Katharina Woll: Katharina Woll
was born 1984 in Munich. Since
2010 she has been studying
Film Directing at the German
Film and Television Academy in
Berlin. Recently she has directed
various shorts and exercises.
Contact: Markus Kaatsch
[email protected]
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CAROUSEL (CAROSELLO)
DIR: JORGE QUINTELA
PORTUGAL 2013
7 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
A carousel-esque pocket-movie
set in a Florentine piazza.
Prod: Rodrigo Areias, Ricardo
Freitas, Davide Luciani — BANDO À PARTE
Writer: Pedro Bastos
DOP: Jorge Quintela
Music: Morteshopping
Sound: Davide Luciani
Cast: Vittorio Luciani, Francisco
Dias de Castro
Distributor: SaletteRamalho
Jorge Quintela: Jorge Quintela
was born in Porto, in 1981, and
graduated in Photography and
Audiovisual Arts, in 2003, from
the Escola Superior Artística do
Porto. Since 2004, he has been
regularly working in cinema, as
a Director of Photography for
short and long feature films.
Contact: Salette Ramalho
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 12:30
Intimate, wondrous,
life-changing or utterly
mundane, the journeys
portrayed in this
programme provide a
fascinating map using
traveling and transitions
as a lens to reflect on
fate, resilience, and the
deep-rooted bonds tying
us to our physical and
human surroundings.
WINTER (ZIMA)
MAGIC MILES
DIR: CRISTINA PICCHI
RUSSIA, 2013
12 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: AUDREY LAM
AUSTRALIA 2014
12 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
A portrait of a season, a
reality where the boundary
between life and death is so
thin that is sometimes almost
nonexistent. A reflection
on fate, adaptation and the
immutable cycles of existence.
Let’s go to the edge of town
to catch our breaths.
Prod: Tanya Petrik &
Guillaume Protsenko
Writer: Cristina Picchi
DOP: Saulius Lukosevicius
Music: Shoefiti
Sound: Henri D’Armancourt
Distributor: TanyaPetrik
Cristina Picchi: (Lucca, 1981)
is an awarded Italian filmmaker
and writer based in London;
her films have been screened in
festivals and galleries worldwide.
Contact: Cristina Picchi
[email protected]
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Prod: Kate Howat, Rosie Hays
Writer: Audrey Lam
DOP: Jeremy Virag
Music: Sandra Selig, Leighton
Craig, Laura Hill
Editor: Denny Ryan
Sound: Joel Stern
Sound: Marly Lüske
Cast: Athena Thebus, Xiao Deng
Audrey Lam: Audrey was
born in Hong Kong. Her films
have screened at festivals
including London, Rotterdam,
Oberhausen and Melbourne.
She was part of the Future
Encounters showcase in 2013.
Contact: Audrey Lam
[email protected]
ESCORT
THE KÁRMÁN LINE
DIR: GUIDO HENDRIKX
NETHERLANDS 2013
18 MINS 55 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: OSCAR SHARP
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
24 MINS 42 SECS
FICTION
‘ESCORT’ reveals the story of
young, inexperienced members
of the Dutch Border Patrol. They
undergo an intensive training
on escorting refused asylum
seekers to their ‘homeland’.
A mother contracts an unusual
illness causing her to rise
gradually into the air.
Prod: Guido Hendrikx
Writer: Guido Hendrikx
DOP: Emo Weemhoff
Music: Lucas Malec
Prod Co: Netherlands
Film Academy
Sound: Tijn Hazen
Sound: Taco Drijfhout
Distributor: Some Shorts
Guido Hendrikx: Guido studied
Liberal Arts & Sciences, taking
courses in the disciplines of film,
criminology, journalism and
philosophy. He just graduated from
the Netherlands Film Academy.
Prod: Tiernan Hanby, Campbell
Beaton & Max McGill
Writer: Dawn King
Story: Oscar Sharp
Art Director: Jerry Bland
Costume Designer: Emily Jerman
DOP: Robbie Ryan
Exec Prod: Chris Collins
& Phil Barnes
Music: Bjarni Biering Margeirsson
Prod Co: Fortune Films
Sound Recordist: Max DeVere
Sound Design & Mix: Joe Marsden
Cast: Olivia Colman, Shaun
Dooley, Chelsea Corfield
Contact: Tiernan Hanby
[email protected]
BRADFORD-HALIFAXLONDON
DIR: FRANCIS LEE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
9 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
A family take the 10:22 train
from Bradford to London when
Dad loses his rag, pregnant
Mam concocts a surprise and
their teenage daughter aches
from embarrassment on just
another ‘typical family’ outing...
Prod: Grace Welch
Writer: Francis Lee
DOP: Stuart Bentley
Exec Prod: Lee Hickman
Music: The Vagabond Trills
Cast: Katy Cavanagh, Paul
Barnhill, Kirsty Armstrong, Martin
Preston
Distributor: Francis lee
Contact: Francis lee
[email protected]
Contact: Wouter Jansen
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 12:30
THE BOMBAY
HIGHWAY CODE
DIR: DAVID BAKSH
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
5 MINS 10 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
A poem, a postcard and a
love letter bundled together
in one short film shot on the
bustling streets of Mumbai.
Prod: David Baksh
Writer: David Baksh
DOP: David Baksh
Music: James Fortune
Cast (Narration): David Baksh
Distributor: David Baksh
David Baksh: David’s career
spans music, journalism,
television, commercials and
documentary work. One day,
he hopes to get a real job.
Contact: David Baksh
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 9: FRAGMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS
FRI 19 SEPT / 14:30
A haunting selection
of short films,
experimenting with
narrative and dissolving
the categories of form
and genre. Recombining
recordings, found
footage, old photos,
archive material and
intimate recollections,
these visionary
filmmakers deconstruct
the boundaries between
the real and the
fictional and create
fascinating pathways
to reimagine the past.
WORKING TO BEAT
THE DEVIL
DIR: CHU-LI SHEWRING & ADAM
GUTCH
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
27 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
An ageing scientist, troubled by
remembrances from his past,
tries to rediscover the secret
to the creation of life. The
creature, struggling for existence
in the natural world, journeys
unceasingly to find its creator.
Prod: Chu-Li Shewring
& Adam Gutch
Writer: Chu-Li Shewring
Writer: Adam Gutch
DOP: Chu-Li Shewring &
Adam Gutch
Sound: Adam Gutch
Sound: Chu-Li Shewring
Distributor: Chu-LiShewring
NATURA
DIR: CELIA WICKHAM
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
9 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
Natura is an artist film
that explores a tumultuous
relationship between a daughter
and her mentally ill mother.
Through a metaphorical
journeying to the past, the
daughter comes to gain a
deeper understanding of the
relationship that they shared.
Prod: Celia Wickham
Distributor: Filmmaking,
Manchester School of Art
Contact:
[email protected]
Contact: Chu-Li Shewring
[email protected]
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SHORT FILM 9: FRAGMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS
FRI 19 SEPT / 14:30
ABOVE THEM THE
WORLD BEYOND
IMPLAUSIBLE
THINGS
DIR: ANDREW KÖTTING
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
15 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: RITA MACEDO
GERMANY 2014
30 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
The worlds of Franz Kafka
and Josef Fritzl collide to
produce a disturbing insight
into the notions of incubation
as heard through the ears
of someone under duress.
Isolation as the process or fact
of isolating or being isolated,
including the social lack of
contact between persons,
groups, or whole societies...
WARNING not recommended
for Claustrophophiles.
As a roll of film that unfolds,
the plurality of sensitive
memory resonates in this
exploration of the world,
mankind, space and time.
Prod: Andrew Kötting
Writer: Andrew Kotting
Writer: Andrew Kotting
Art Director: Andrew Kotting
Dop: Nick Gordon Smith
Music: Andrew Kotting
Sound: Andrew Kotting
Cast: Schneider
Distributor: Andrew Kötting
Andrew Kötting: Andrew Kötting
was born in Elmstead Woods, and
went on to become a Lumberjack.
He trained at the Slade specialising
in performance with film. His most
recent work Swandown was made
with the writer Iain Sinclair. He now
lives by the sea in St Leonards.
Contact: www.andrewkotting.com
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Prod: Rita Macedo
Writer: Rita Macedo
Music: Yair Elazar Glotman, Pedro
Augusto (Ghuna X), Nigel Farrelly,
Kevin Macleod (imcompetech.
com), Rita Macedo
Sound: Yair Elazar Glotman
Sound: Rita Macedo
Distributor: Rita Macedo
Rita Macedo: Rita is a filmmaker
currently based in Berlin, whose
work dwells upon the possibilities
of micro narrative, and nonnarrative filmic objects.
Contact: Rita Macedo
[email protected]
ALL WHAT IS SOMEHOW
USEFUL (ALLES WAS
IRGENDWIE NÜTZT)
DIR: PIM ZWIER
NETHERLANDS 2013
7 MINS 38 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
A multitude of animals brought
together in a rhythmical
sequence of photographs.
An accumulation of bygone
days, captured in photos, in
which the animals are variable,
but the same employees
frequently reappear.
Prod: Pim Zwier
Sound: Pim Zwier
Distributor: Eye, Film
Institute Netherlands
Pim Zwier: Pim Zwier obtained
his MFA at the Piet Zwart Institute
in Rotterdam. He makes short
films and video-installations.
Besides being a film maker he also
curated several film programs.
Contact: Eye Film Institute
Netherlands
[email protected]
INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION
Animation
ANIMATION 1: THE SANDS OF TIME
WED 17 SEPT / 12:00
1 HOUR 24 MINS
The importance of
memory and time are the
common threads to this
powerful and emotive
collection of films.
From moving wartime
memories to those
frustrating moments of
CODA
forgetfulness, each film DIR: ALAN HOLLY
offers an insight into
IRELAND 2014
9 MINS 0 SECS
the past and looks at
our abilities to recollect ANIMATION
either individually
A lost soul stumbles drunken
through the city. In a park,
or collectively.
Death finds him and shows
him many things.
Prod: Ciarán Deeney
Writer: Alan Holly
Writer: Rory Byrne
Animator: Alan Holly
Animator: Rory Byrne
Animator: Eoghan Dalton
Art Director: Ronan Mc Meel
Exec Prod: Adrien Merigeau
Music: Shane Holly
Prod Co: And Maps And Plans
Sound: Michelle Fingleton
Sound: Andrew Kirwan
Sound: Garret Farrell
Cast: Brian Gleeson,
Orla Fitzgerald
Distributor: Alan Holly
Alan Holly: Alan Holly is an
animation artist and filmmaker
from Dublin, Ireland. His most
recent film Coda is funded
by the Irish Film Board.
Contact: Alan Holly
[email protected]
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FORGOT
DIR: STEPHEN MCNALLY
UNITED KINGDOM
(SOUTH WEST)2013
2 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
In the end, everything
is forgotten; love, loss,
leaving, shame, regret,
even cocktail sausages.
Prod: Stephen McNally
Music: Adam Cullen
Sound: Mike Wyeld
Cast: John Paul O’Connell
Distributor: Jane Colling (RCA)
Contact: Stephen McNally
[email protected]
ANA — A PALINDROME
(ANA — UM PALÍNDROMO)
DIR: JOANA TOSTE
PORTUGAL 2013
4 MINS 58 SECS
ANIMATION
Palindrome | adj. s. m.
(Greek: palindromos, running
back again) adj. s. m.
A verse or word or group of
words which can be read
from left to right or from
right to left (Amor/Roma).
Prod: Nuno Beato, Eva
Yébenes — Sardinha Em Lata
Writer: Joana Toste
Animator: Nuno Beato
Animator: Nuno Beato,
Sofia Cavalheiro
Music: João Lucas
Sound: Zen Audio Pro
LOAD
A PORTRAIT
DIR: NIV SHPIGEL, ROBERT
MORENO
ISRAEL 2014
9 MINS 22 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ARISTOTELIS MARAGKOS
GREECE 2014
2 MINS 7 SECS
ANIMATION
A man is sinking under the weight
of his own memories. To survive,
he must confront the question:
Is our past more important
than life? What would we give
up in order to keep on going?
Prod: Niv Shpigel
Music: Yoav Brill
Sound: Yoav Brill
Contact: Niv Shpigel
[email protected]
A drawing line explores the life
and death of my Grandfather.
Prod: Aristotelis Maragkos
Writer: Aristotelis Maragkos
Animator: Aristotelis Maragkos
Distributor: Aristotelis Maragkos
Aristotelis Maragkos: Writer/
Director from Greece
Contact: Aristotelis Maragkos
[email protected]
www.aristotelismaragkos.com
Joana Toste: Born in 1970. She
studied Design Industrial and
painting. In 1992 interrupted
her studies during one year to
perform animation studies at
Tobistoon. Since this date, she’s
kept working in animation.
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 12:00
1 HOUR 24 MINS
MY MILK CUP COW (CUP
NO NAKA NO KOUSHI)
DIR: YANTONG ZHU
JAPAN 2014
11 MINS 3 SECS
ANIMATION
A father tells his 4-year-old
daughter Nunu that there’s
a cow at the bottom of her
milk cup. Nunu believes him
and drinks all of her milk, but
there is no cow. Nunu gradually
stops believing her father, who
constantly tells various lies.
Prod: Koji Yamamura
Writer: Yantong Zhu
Music: Asuka Horiguchi
Sound: Ayane Fukushima
Cast: Yantong Zhu, Yidong Zhu,
Yuhan Wang, Ye YE, Yaqian Shen,
Mengjiao Yin
Distributor: Tokyo
University of the Arts
Yantong Zhu: Born in Nanjing
China, 1988. In 2010, came
to Japan and started making
short animations. Graduated
at Tokyo University of the Arts,
Department of Animation in 2014.
Contact: Yantong ZHU
[email protected]
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CHILDREN OF
THE HOLOCAUST
TRUDE’S STORY
DIR: ZANE WHITTINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
5 MINS 19 SECS
ANIMATION
A young Jewish girl escapes from
Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia
and struggles to adjust to life in
Britain without her parents.
Part of a series of 6
animated documentaries
made for BBC Learning.
Prod: Kath Shackleton
Animator: Ryan Jones,
Oana Nechifor, Laura Tattersfield,
Jade Hodgson
Production Assistant: Sadie Ewart
Music: Paul Honey
Sound: Dave Aston
Edit: Phil Bedwell
Distributor: SND Films
Prod Co: Fettle Animation
Contact Kath Shackleton
[email protected]
DARLING (LIEBLING)
DIR: IZABELA PLUCINSKA
GERMANY, POLAND 2014
6 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
This latest clay animation from
Izabela Plucinska is a captivating
picture of the feeling of being
lost and alienated and an attempt
at putting the pieces that fail
to fit together into a whole.
Prod: Izabela Plucinska
Writer: Izabela Plucinska
Animator: Izabela Plucinska
DOP: Izabela Plucinska
Music: Detlef Schitto
Distributor: Zofia Scislowska
(Krakow Film Foundation)
Izabela Plucinska: Izabela
Plucinska graduated from Lodz
National Fine Arts Conservatory,
National Polish Film School in
Lodz and National German Film
School “Konrad Wolf”. In 2005,
her graduation film project
“Jam Session” was awarded
Silver Bear at Berlinale.
Contact: Zofia Scislowska
[email protected]
NEST OF STONE
CARROTROPE
SEA FRONT
DIR: KIM NOCE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
7 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION / DOCUMENTARY
DIR: PAULO D’ALVA
PORTUGAL 2013
8 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: CLAIRE LAMOND
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
8 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
A collection of memories
set in stone.
Carrotrope is a new optical
toy. It represents the cyclic
movements of life. Meanwhile, a
man drinks and the time passes
at 24 frames per second.
When you put a shell to your ear
what do you hear? Connected by
the sea between them, soldiers,
friends, musicians fighting in
the trenches in WWI reach out
to those battling back home.
Producer: Shaun Clark
Writer: Jonathan Carr
Animator: Kim Noce
Animator: Shaun Clark
Art Director: Kim Noce
DOP: Nick Cooke
Exec Prod: Sarah Priestley &
Victoria Whitson
Exec Prod: Justin Webber, Sonia
Sagoo, Luke Clark, Gemma Meek &
Naina Vadgama
Music: Alex Harwood
Prod Co: MewLab
Prod Co: Watford Museum,
Watford Borough Council &
Heritage lottery Funds
Sound: David Pringle
Cast: Penelope McGhie
Kim Noce: I am an Animation
Director graduated at the NFTS.
Alongside my personal films
I work as a freelance director
& animator. My work has won
many awards around the globe.
I am part of www.mewlab.com
Prod: Rodrigo Areias —
BANDO À PARTE
Writer: Paulo D’Alva
Animator: Paulo D’Alva
Animator: David Doutel
DOP: Vasco Sá
Music: André Natanael
Sound: Pedro Pestana
Prod: Claire Lamond
Writer: Claire Lamond
Animator: Claire Lamond
Music: Karine Polwart
Sound: Mattie Foulds
Distributor: Claire Lamond
Contact: Claire Lamond
[email protected]
Paulo D’alva: Degree in fine arts
and Masters in teaching visual arts.
He began his career in animation
film in 1995 and collaborates
as a director and animator in
the studios of the Bando à Part
animated film since 2011.
[email protected]
Contact: Mewlab
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 12:00
1 HOUR 24 MINS
DIR: CHRIS LANDRETH
CANADA 2013
10 MINS 55 SECS
ANIMATION
A forgotten name leads to a
mind-bending romp through a
game show of the unconscious.
Prod: Marcy Page, Mark Smith
(Copperheart)
Writer: Chris Landreth
Animator: Sean Craig
Music: Daniel Janke
Sound: Pierre Yves Drapeau
Sound: Andy Malcolm
Distributor: National Film
Board of Canada
Contact: Élise Labbé
[email protected]
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ANIMATION 2: PLEASURE AND PAIN
WED 17 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 31 MINS
Here is a collection of
films to antagonise,
delight and frustrate.
From watery pleasures
to visceral and graphic
slaughter; some will
make you warm whilst
others make you squirm.
The final message
is foreboding and
reflective; the avaricious
pleasures of today will
no doubt pass as pain
further down the line.
THE DEWBERRY EMPIRE
BATHS (LAZNIA)
DIR: CHRISTIAN SCHLAEFFER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
7 MINS 45 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TOMEK DUCKI
POLAND, UK 2014
4 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
An eight year-old girl and six
year-old boy amble through
a strange and still summer
afternoon in a world which
seems to exist only for them.
“Baths” is a short film about
the dynamics of life based
on a dualistic philosophy,
constantly oscillating between
two extremes: fantasy and
reality, life and death, body and
consciousness, past and future.
Prod: Animation Staff, RCA CoProducer Carla MacKinnon
Animator: Christian Schlaeffer
Prod Co: Royal College of Art
Sound: Christian Schlaeffer
Sound: Mike Wyeld
Cast: Georgia Dix, Frankie Eady
v/o’s
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Christian Schlaeffer: Born
in Austria and studied
Communication Design
in Germany before going
on to the RCA, graduating
MA Animation 2013.
Contact: Jane Colling
[email protected]
Prod: Wlodzimierz Matuszewski
(Studio Miniatur Filmowych),
Kurban Kassam (Peek and Boo)
Writer: Tomek Ducki
Animator: Tomek Ducki
DOP: Katarzyna Zolich
Music: Jean-Marc Petsas
Distributor:Zofia cisłowska
Tomek Ducki: Studied and worked
in Hungary, France, Ireland and
UK, now lives in Poland. His main
fields are animated shorts, music
videos, posters, and so on. His
most known short, “Life Line” was
awarded more than twenty times.
Contact: Zofia cisłowskav
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 31 MINS
POKER
THE WASTELAND
THE LITTLE COUSTEAU
DIR: MIRAI MIZUE
& YUKIE NAKAUCHI
JAPAN 2014
3 MINS 37 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: LUCY LEE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
6 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JAKUB JAKUB KOU Ř IL
CZECH REPUBLIC 2013
8 MINS 5 SECS
ANIMATION
Based on a dark Celtic myth.
Injury, a world dies, escape,
journey, the underworld,
test, a new dawn, the world
comes back to life.
Undersea adventure in a snowy
city. A short cartoon film as
homage to Jacques Cousteau.
The baby bird flies around
the world to transform.
Prod: Mirai Mizue
Music: Shugo Tokumaru
Sound: Shugo Tokumaru
Distributor: CaRTe bLaNChe
Yukie Nakauchi: Graduated
from Tama Art University.
Currently studying at Tokyo
University Of The Arts.
Mirai Mizue: Graduated from Tama
Art University. Since 2002, he has
been creating abstract animations.
Contact:
[email protected]
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Prod: Lucy Lee
Writer: Lucy Lee
Animator: Lucy Lee
Exec Prod:
Music: Stelios Koupetoris
Sound: Louise Brown
Voice Cast: Andrew Turner-Lee
Distributor: Lucy Lee
Prod: Bara Prikaska
Writer: Jakub Kouřil
Animator: Jakub Kouřil
Art Director: Jakub Kouřil
Music: Marek Gabriel Hruska
Prod Co: FAMU Prague
Sound: Vladimir Chorvatovic
Distributor: FAMU Prague
Lucy Lee: Lucy studied at the
NFTS, and the Sverdlovsk Film
Studios in Russia. She has since
made a number of films. This
film was made at Uni of Derby.
Directors Bio: Jakub Kouřil
(* 1987) is known for the short
student film “M.O.”, which was
shortlisted for the Student
Academy Awards. The Little
Cousteau is his graduation
film at FAMU Prague.
Contact: Lucy Lee
[email protected]
Contact: Jakub Kouril
[email protected]
AB OVO
DINNER IS SERVED
DIR: ANITA KWIATKOWSKANAQVI
POLAND 2014
6 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: SHELLEY NICHOLLS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
ANIMATION
The film shows a new life waking
up as well as the anxiety that
accompanies the transformation
of a female body which loses
its former shape responding to
the internal force affecting it.
Prod: Marcin Malatynski
Writer: Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
Animator: Anita
Kwiatkowska-Naqvi
Music: George Antoniv
Distributor: Zofia Ścisłowska
Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi: Anita
Kwiatkowska — Naqvi was born in
1986 in Krakow. She graduated
from Psychology at University of
Warsaw and currently is studying
animation at Polish National Film
School in Łodź. She made three
films — “Protozoa”, “Carnalis”
and the latest “Ab ovo”.
The life and death of animals
in meat production.
Prod: Lesley Adams
Animator: Shelley Nicholls
Art Director: Shelley Nicholls
DOP: Shelley Nicholls
Distributor: LesleyAdams
Shelley Nicholls: Animation
graduate from the University for
the Creative Arts, Farnham.
Contact: Jonathan Hunt
[email protected]
[email protected]
07794 537 340
www.shelleynicholls.co.uk
GOD SENT BEES TO FILTER
THE UNDEAD THROUGH
AN OPEN WOUND
DIR: SIMON DAVIES
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 4 SECS
ANIMATION
A cathartic expression of
negative repressed emotions,
explored through a history of
mosquito bites and wasp stings.
Prod: Lesley Adams
Distributor: LesleyAdams
Simon Davies: Experimental
Animation film-maker specializing
in traditional drawn techniques.
Graduate of the Farnham
animation course at the
University for the Creative Arts.
[email protected]
Simon Davies
[email protected]
07450153794
www.simond-heiph.co.uk
Contact: Zofia Ścisłowska
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 31 MINS
NINE
THINGS DON’T FIT
FALLT
DIR: CHAWALIT KAEWMANEE
AND WANICHAYA PHRAEJUNYA
THAILAND 2014
8 MINS 33 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TIM DIVALL
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
6 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: CHADWICK WHITEHEAD
UNITED STATES 2013
2 MINS 12 SECS
ANIMATION
In a city it can feel like
nothing fits or works as
it should and life can be a
struggle to find your place.
A farmer struggles to keep
his farm when Mr. Fall’s fault
finding goes too far and a judge
must question his judgment.
Prod: Animation Staff, RCA
Animator: Tim Divall
Animator: Joe Bichard
Sound: Neo Peterson
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS Tom Vaughan
Prod: Chadwick Whitehead
Writer: Chadwick Whitehead
Animator: Chadwick Whitehead
Music: Jeff Gensterblum
Sound: Mike Jansson
Sound: Dan Jaquint
Distributor: Chadwick Whitehead
Tim Divall: Graduated BA
Animation at University of
Westminster 2008 then worked
in animation industry for several
years before going on to complete
MA Animation at RCA 2013.
Chadwick Whitehead: Chadwick
Whitehead (born 1977) is an
American animator and musician.
He mostly grew up in Michigan
and studied picture-making in
Chicago, Tokyo and New York.
[email protected]
Contact: Chadwick Whitehead
[email protected]
Nine is a haunting tale of
innocence lost as the Grey
Cat, afraid of losing his final
life, makes a deal with the
devil and gets much more than
he bargained for, and loses
even more along the way.
Prod: Juck Somsaman
Produce by: The Monk Studios,
Bangkok
Writer: Songsin Tiewsomboon
Animator: Pairatch lertkajornvong
Animator: Chaiyapak
Panaviboonporn
Art Director: Wanichaya
Phraejunya
DOP: Chawalit Kaewmanee and
Wanichaya Phraejunya
Music: Narutpol Na Phattalung
Prod Co: Supawadee Krudsuk
Sound: Soonthorn Tanjapoh
Chawalit Kaewmanee:
Employment History
2008-Present. Position of
Animation Supervisor at
The Monk Studios.
Wanichaya Phraejunya:
Employment History
2008-Present. Position of Art
Supervisor at The Monk Studios.
Contact: Supawadee Krudsuk
[email protected]
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TIMBER
SPECTATORS
DIR: NILS HEDINGER
SWITZERLAND 2014
5 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ROSS HOGG
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
A group of logs is about to
freeze to death in a cold, icy
desert. When they realize
that the only fuel for a
warming fire is their own body,
things start heating up.
Synopsis: ‘Spectators’ is an
observational animation that
inverts the expected focus of a
football match, turning attention
to those on the periphery.
Prod: Lina Geissmann
Writer: Nils Hedinger
Animator: Nils Hedinger
Music: Tobi Diggelmann
Sound: Thomas Gassmann
Distributor: KurzfilmAgentur
Hamburg
Nils Hedinger: Nils Hedinger
was born in Berne, Switzerland
in 1986. He studied animation
in Lucerne and makes his own
films since graduating in 2010.
Contact: Nils Hedinger
[email protected]
Prod: Ross Hogg
Animator: Ross Hogg
Music: Robbie Gunn
Sound: Ross Hogg
Distributor: Ross Hogg
Ross Hogg: Ross Hogg is an
animation filmmaker based in
Edinburgh. He recently received
the BAFTA Scotland New Talent
Award and the Celtic Media
Festival Award for animation
Contact: Ross Hogg
[email protected]
00-BABY BOOM CHILD
(00-TAL BARN)
DIR: MAJA LINDSTRÖM
SWEDEN 2014
24 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
On their way home by bike
through a deserted industrial
area, a mother and her son start
to talk about what happened
when our dream of eternal
economic growth collided with
the peak, and following decline
in global oil production. In a
not too-far future, our children
make us accountable for today’s
unsustainable way of living.
Prod: Maja Lindström
Writer: Maja Lindström
Writer: Lars Nordén
Animator: Lars Nordén
Art Director: Maja Lindström
DOP: Maja Lindström
Exec Prod: Tobias Janson
Exec Prod: Göran H Olsson
Music: Per-Henrik Mäenpää
Sound: Per-Henrik Mäenpää
Distributor: Maja Lindström
Maja Lindström: During the
90’s she pursued studies of fine
arts, crafts, advertising and
design in Italy and Sweden. Since
2003 she works with animation
in team with Lars Nordén.
Contact: Maja Lindström
[email protected]
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ANIMATION 3: REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
WED 17 SEPT / 16:00
1 HOUR 27 MINS
There’s a real skill to
making people smile and
laugh out loud through a
combination of sounds
and moving pictures.
This fantastic collection
of animated shorts
is bound to leave you
smiling if not with the
pure comic genius then
at least with the striking
surreal humour on show.
IN THE MOOD FOR SEX
MONTENEGRO
DIR: SUBIN HWANG
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
0 MINS 54 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: LUIZ STOCKLER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
6 MINS 56 SECS
ANIMATION
In the Mood for Sex (2014) is
an animated short film, which
visually describes sexual activity
by using circuit diagram.
Zinedine Zidane, why did
you head-butt that man?
Prod: Subin Hwang
Distributor: SubinHwang
Subin Hwang: Subin Hwang
is an animator and illustrator,
who combine surreal and
quirky elements in narratives to
transform reality into visionary
experiences. She explores visual
techniques that are relevant
to the concept of the film.
Contact: Subin Hwang
[email protected]
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Animator: Luiz Stockler
Animator: Nicolas Menard
Music: Luiz Stockler
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Luiz Stockler: Born in Brazil,
grew up in Wales and now lives
in London. Graduated from
the University of Wales 2010,
and MA in Animation at the
Royal College of Art 2013.
[email protected]
STRUDEL
WACKATDOOO
HAPPY BOGEYS 10-12
DIR: SOPHIE MARSH
UNITED KINGDOM
(SOUTH WEST) 2014
2 MINS 5 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BENJAMIN ARCAND
CANADA 2014
5 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TAKASHI KURIHARA
JAPAN 2014
5 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATION
Wackatdooo is an animated short
film coloured with crazy swing
jazz and pure animation frenzy.
A mysterious creature has
appeared: It issues a message
of mystery, go away.
Prod: Benjamin Arcand
Animator: Benjamin Arcand
Background Painter: Edith Lebel
Music: François-Xavier Paquin
Sound: François-Xavier Paquin
Distributor: BenjaminArcand
Prod: Takashi Kurihara
Writer: Takashi Kurihara
Animator: Takashi Kurihara
Sound: Kumiko Mochizuki
Sound: Hideaki Sasaki
Cast: Tohl Kurihara (Voice)
An animated documentary
about a gormless duo’s
attempt at hitchhiking nearly
2000 miles across Europe.
Prod: Sophie Marsh
Sound: Andrew Cooke
Distributor: Sophie Marsh
Contact: Sophie Marsh
[email protected]
Benjamin Arcand: Benjamin
Arcand is a Montréal based
artist working primarily in
the animation field. His latest
animated short film “Wackatdooo”
is currently screening at film
festivals around the world.
Contact:
[email protected]
Contact: Benjamin Arcand
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 16:00
1 HOUR 27 MINS
THE DUCK AND ANDY SHOW
DIR: SALLY STEVENS
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
2 MINS 6 SECS
GENRE: ANIMATION
It’s the Duck and Andy show!
Prod: Animation Staff
Animator: Sally Stevens
Music: Sally Stevens
Prod Co: Royal College of Art,
Animation
Sound: Sally Stevens
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Sally Stevens: Studied Illustration
at University of Brighton, before
completing MA Animation
at Royal College of Art 2013.
Interested in line between art and
entertainment, loves the multifaceted nature of animation.
[email protected]
THE LEDGE END OF PHIL
(FROM ACCOUNTING)
DIR: PAUL O’MUIRIS
IRELAND 2013
6 MINS 6 SECS
ANIMATION
Stuck outside looking in, Phil is
forced to face the world he’s been
ignoring. Now he must take a leap
of faith or be trapped forever.
Prod: Pearse Cullinane
Distributor: PatrickO’Neill
Contact: Patrick O’Neill
[email protected]
IMPOSTOR (IMPOSTEUR)
DIR: ELIE CHAPUIS
SWITZERLAND / FRANCE 2013
6 MINS 32 SECS
ANIMATION
In a city at night, a humanshaped deer tries to steal a man’s
identity by taking his head off.
Prod: Claude Barras (Hélium
Films)
Writer: Elie Chapuis
Writer: Veronica Da Costa
Animator: Kim Keukeleire
Animator: Violaine Picaut
DOP: David Toutevoix
Music: Yan Volsy
Sound: Yan Volsy
Distributor: Hélium Films
Elie Chapuis: Elie Chapuis
graduated at the French
animation school EMCA in
2002. Since, he works as a stop
motion animator on short and
feature films, and sometimes
as an animation supervisor.
Contact: Hélium Films
[email protected]
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ONCE UPON A CANDLE
TINY WORLDS
DIR: HUMPHRY ERM
DENMARK 2014
6 MINS 22 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: CHRIS HUTCHISON
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
0 MINS 57 SECS
ANIMATION
A candle on a writer’s desk
faces an existential crisis and
tries to overcome it with the
help of his new friends.
The CG team at Rushes has
brought to life the everyday
urban world around our feet.
The “Tiny Worlds” trilogy of short
films shows a humorous take
on what might happen to the
litter and rubbish on London’s
streets when we’re not looking.
Prod: Michelle Nardone
Distributor: The
Animation Workshop
Contact: David Crisp
[email protected]
Prod: Norra Abdul Rahim,
Caroline Laing
Animator: Andy Hargreaves,
Chris Hutchison, Craig Travis,
David Drese, Liam Hoflay, Andrea
Scibetta, Nimesh Patel
Art Director: Andy Nicholas
Sound: Tom Martin @ Mcasso
Distributor: Thom Trigger
Contact: Thom Trigger
[email protected]
ZEBRA FACE — CLOUD TROUBLE
DIR: PAUL REARDON & KID
ACNE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 6 SECS
ANIMATION
Our hero gets dissed from the
heavens. With just their friend
Messy Dinosaur and an egg
to help them, can our heroes
right this terrible wrong?
Prod: Caroline Cooper Charles &
Jude Goldrei
Writer: Supreme Vagabond
Craftsman
Writer: Damian Harris
Animator: Jason Arber
Animator: Chris Sayer
Music: Crooked Man, Dave Lewin &
Mike Ward
Prod Co: Universal Spirits
Sound: Crooked Man, Dave Lewin
& Mike Ward
Cast: Jarvis Cocker, Kid
Acne, Farma G, Rosamund
Hanson, Juice Aleem
Contact: Jude Goldrei
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 16:00
1 HOUR 27 MINS
LETS PLAY NOMAD X A KNIGHTS DAY
TECHNICAL HITCH
DIR: KRISTIAN ANDREWS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 14 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: LIAN MATTSON
UNITED KINGDOM
(SOUTH WEST) 2014
3 MINS 9 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JOE BLAXLAND
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
5 MINS 9 SECS
ANIMATION
In a You-Tube review of his
favourite video game, a man
tells a story of heartbreak.
Guiding us through ‘Nomad
X’, he offers hints and tips on
game-play...and tells us why
he got punched in the throat.
Prod: Kristian Andrews
Animator: Iain Guillespie
Music: David Kamp
Sound: David Kamp
Cast: Rasmus Hardiker
Distributor: KristianAndrews
Contact: Kristian Andrews [email protected]
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A knight’s day is full of perils
and today he must rescue a
damsel in distress who has
clearly made a wrong decision.
Prod: Lian Mattson
Distributor: Alistair Oldham
Contact: Jim Smith
[email protected]
Stop motion animation– how
hard can it be? This poor
fellow is about to find out.
Prod: Richard Manders
Writer: Joe Blaxland
Animator: Joe Blaxland
Music: Steven Troughton
Sound: Sebastian Free
Distributor: Joe Blaxland
Directors Bio: I graduated from
the Arts Institute at Bournemouth
in 2009 having studied Animation.
Technical Hitch is my debut film.
Contact: Joe Blaxland
DOG JUDO — THE
TRAGEDY OF ROLY
DIR: ANDREW KELLEHER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MIN 53 SECS
ANIMATION
After accidentally joining
the navy and losing a leg,
Roy’s annoying cousin
Roly shows up needing
somewhere to stay, and rap.
Prod: Dave Anderson
Distributor: Dave Anderson
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CARPARK
DIR: THE BROTHERS MCLEOD
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
6 MINS 56 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ANTHONY BLADES
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MIN 23 SECS
ANIMATION
One Year, One Film,
One Second a Day
A simple shopping trip
goes horribly wrong.
Prod: The Brothers McLeod
Distributor: The BrothersMcLeod
Prod: Anthony Blades
Distributor: Anthony Blades
Contact: Greg McLeod
[email protected]
Contact: Anthony Blades
[email protected]
Contact: Alicja Mccarthy
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 16:00
1 HOUR 27 MINS
THE PLANETS
CROW’S NEST
THE MISSING SCARF
DIR: ANDY MARTIN
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
12 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ROBERT MILNE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MIN 20 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: EOIN DUFFY
IRELAND 2013
6 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
Illustrated Aliens is a yearlong project, comprising 12
animated shorts created at
the end of each month. Andy
Martin challenged himself to
create one character a day.
Crow is busy building a
nest, but he has a rival.
George Takei narrates this multiaward-winning fable about a
wise squirrel on an increasingly
existential quest to find its scarf.
Prod: Andy Martin
Writer: Andy Martin
Animator: Andy Martin
Sound: Andy Martin
Distributor: Mateusz Napieralski
Andy Martin: Andy moved to
London in the late nineties.
He has directed projects for
Coke, E4, Experian, and has
developed new techniques in
2D and Stop-Frame animation,
constantly evolving his practice.
Contact: Mateusz Napieralski
[email protected]
Prod: Robert Milne
Sound: George Demure
Distributor: Robert Milne
Robert Milne: Robert is a
Freelance Animator living
and working in London.
Contact: Robert Milne
[email protected]
Prod: Jamie Hogan
Writer: Eoin Duffy
Animator: Eoin Duffy
Music: Tobias Norberg, Gavin Little
Sound: Echolab
Cast: George Takei
Distributor: Shorts International
Eoin Duffy: Eoin Duffy is an
award-winning Irish director now
living and working in Vancouver
Canada. Eoin has created a body
of independent work that has gone
on to secure multiple accolades
including 3 Oscar accredited
festival wins, a nomination for
the upcoming European Film
Awards and a shortlisting for
the 86th Academy Awards.
Contact: Eoin Duffy
[email protected]
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ANIMATION 4: FEAR AND LOATHING
THU 18 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 23 MINS
Are you sitting
uncomfortably?
All of these amazing
films are designed to
explore the idea of fear
or hatred and each film
employs visual and
aural devices to great
effect, conjuring up
sinister undertones
and a strong sense of
unease. Some brilliant
visual design aspects
combined with strong
sound architecture leave
you on edge and perhaps
more afraid of the dark.
CONFUSION THROUGH SAND THE PALACE
DIR: DANNY MADDEN
UNITED STATES 2013
11 MIN 59 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JOHN EYRE & ROBIN HEAP
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
7 MINS 42 SECS
ANIMATION
A nineteen year old kid
finds himself alone in a
hostile desert, scared as
hell and trained to react.
The world is crumbling.
Trapped and alone, high up in
a dilapidated office building,
a small boy must escape by
any means if he is to survive.
The Palace is a film about loss,
fear, survival and hope in a
dark and foreboding world.
Prod: Jim Cummings
and Benjamin Wiessner
Sound: Pete Horner
Distributor: Danny Madden
Contact: Danny Madden
[email protected]
Prod: John Eyre & Robin Heap
Writer: John Eyre
Writer: Robin Heap
Animator: Robin Heap
Animator: John Eyre
Art Director: John Eyre
& Robin Heap
Costume Designer: Kate Heap
DOP: John Eyre & Robin Heap
Exec Prod: John Eyre & Robin Heap
Music: Chris Roe
Sound: Matthew Alani
Sound: Alex Outhwaite
Distributor: John Eyre
& Robin Heap
John Eyre & Robin Heap:
The Palace is a labour of love
that has seen live-action and
animation filmmaking duo,
John Eyre and Robin Heap,
meticulously create every tiny
detail of the finished film.
Contact: John Eyre & Robin Heap
[email protected]
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THU 18 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 23 MINS
SETTLING
SIMULACRA
THE BATTLE OF THE POOR
DIR: EMMA MCCANN
FRANCE-UK 2014
8 MINS 16 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: IVANA BOSNJAK, THOMAS
JOHNSON
CROATIA 2014
8 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: XIAOYANG ZHANG
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
10 MINS 4 SECS
ANIMATION
Bruce the gritter unwittingly
makes an enemy as he
carries out his job, clearing
the roads of snow.
Prod: Emma McCann
Writer: Emma McCann
Animator: Emma McCann
DOP: Emma McCann
Music: Rosanna Cecchini
Sound: Nicolas Titeux
Distributor: Emma McCann
Emma McCann: Since 2007,
Emma McCann has worked
in the art department on
various animated feature films,
designing colour and painting
backgrounds. In her spare
time, she makes puppets and
stop motion animation.
Contact: Emma McCann
[email protected]
Which image is real — the one
staring at us from the mirror or
the one standing in front of it?
Prod: Vanja Andrijevic
Writer: Ivana Bosnjak
Writer: Thomas Johnson
Animator: Ivana Bosnjak
Animator: Thomas Johnson
DOP: Ivan Slipcevic
Music: Hrvoje Stefotic
Sound: Hrvoje Stefotic
Distributor: Vanja Andrijevic
Ivana Bosnjak: Ivana Bosnjak
(1983) graduated from the
Graphics Department of
the Academy of Fine Arts in
Zagreb and Animation at the
University in Volda, Norway.
Thomas Johnson: Thomas
Johnson (1984) graduated
Time Based Media from the
University of Wales Institute,
Cardiff and currently studies at
the New Media Department of the
Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Contact: Vanja Andrijevic
[email protected]
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During The Cultural Revolution
(1966-1976), there were the red
guards; they were armed, they
were breaking the old world.
Animator: Xiaoyang Zhang
Music: Jonas Andreas Jensen
Sound: Jonas Andreas Jensen
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Xiaoyang Zhang: Born in
Shanghai, China on 05/05/1989.
Xiaoyang studied in Singapore
before coming to London to
study for his MA Animation
at the Royal College of Art,
graduating in June 2013.
[email protected]
THE BOY AND HIS MONSTER
THE THING UNDER THE TREE TORTURING (QUÄLEN)
DIR: DAN PARRY
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
2 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: LILY FANG
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
6 MINS 26 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: REBECCA BLÖCHER
GERMANY 04/2013
4 MINS 3 SECS
ANIMATION
A boy is awoken in the night
to the offer of tea but his
host is not all he seems.
Gabby keeps bothering her
older sister Tam to play, so Tam
tells a story about a monster
that lives in the forest.
The film is based on the poem of
the same name by Etta Streicher.
It is concerned with not speaking
out, keeping your feet still or
actually biting the bullet and
achieving inner freedom. And
about how individual mental
states influence the world.
Prod: Lesley Adams
Distributor: Lesley Adams
Dan Parry: Daniel is and
experimental film maker who
is currently studying on the
Animation course at Farnham
(University for the creative Arts).
[email protected]
Genre: Animation
Prod: Animation Staff
Animator: Lily Fang
Music: Zuzanna Ziolkowska
Sound: Lily Fang
Sound: Zuzanna Ziolkowska
Distributor: Tom Vaughan
Lily Fang: Studied animation
& painting at Harvard then
worked as 3D animator in motion
graphics company in NY before
completing her MA Animation at
the Royal College of Art, London
[email protected]
Prod: Rebecca Blöcher
Writer: Rebecca Blöcher
Animator: Rebecca Blöcher
DOP: Michael Carstens
Music: Chirstian Goretzky
Sound: Marc Bammann
Distributor: Markus Kaatsch,
aug&ohr medien
Rebecca Blöcher: Rebecca
Blöcher, born in 1980, studied
Illustration in Hamburg. 2012
she began her first drawn
animationfilm „torturing“,
that she finished in 2013 and
which is shown at different
international film festivals.
Contact: Markus Kaatsch
[email protected]
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THU 18 SEPT / 14:00
1 HOUR 23 MINS
SPACE CAT HOB
THE DAM KEEPER
DIR: LOÏC BRAMOULLÉ
FRANCE 2013
6 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ROBERT KONDO & DICE
TSUTSUMI
UNITED STATES 2013
18 MINS 5 SECS
ANIMATION
Hob, the cat from outer space,
has crash landed. He wanders
on a beautiful and lively planet,
escaping deadly dangers,
in a quest for answers.
Prod: Loïc Bramoullé
Writer: Loïc Bramoullé
Animator: Loic Bramoulle
DOP: Loïc Bramoullé
Exec Prod: Loïc Bramoullé
Music: Etienne Copin
Prod Co: Loïc Bramoullé
Sound: Olivier Michelot
Distributor: Francois Heiser
Contact: Francois Heiser
[email protected]
The Dam Keeper, a short
film by feature animation
artists Robert Kondo and Dice
Tsutsumi, tells the tale of a
young pig encumbered with
an important job, and the
meeting of a new classmate
who changes everything.
Prod: Megan Bartel & Duncan
Ramsay
Animator: Erick Oh
Music: Zach Johnston & Matteo
Roberts
Sound: Andrew Vernon
Cast: Lars Mikkelsen
Distributor: Tonko House, LLC
Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi:
Originally from Southern
California, Robert graduated
from the Art Center College of
Design in Pasadena. Robert’s
film credits include Sets Art
Director for Ratatouille, Toy
Story 3, and Monsters University.
Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi,
originally from Japan, is a
celebrated illustrator, painter
and philanthropist. Dice’s film
credits include Ice Age, Robots
and Horton Hears a Who!, Toy
Story 3 and Monsters University.
Contact: Megan Bartel
[email protected]
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ANIMATION 5: LOVE, LOSS AND LONELINESS
THU 18 SEPT / 16:00
You might see it
as luck, a curse or
neither, but most of us
experience love, loss
and loneliness at some
point in our lives. Each
of these outstanding
films delves into the
emotions and plays
with the heartstrings.
Some will lift you up,
some will bring you
down — none however
will leave you flat.
IN THE TICKET BOOTH
(SHOU PIAO TING)
TWO FILMS ABOUT
LONELINESS
DIR: TIAN YAN LING
CHINA 2013
8 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: WILLIAM BISHOPSTEPHENS AND CHRISTOPHER
EALES
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
5 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
We seem cold, inner desire
to communicate.
Prod: Tian Yan Ling
Distributor: Tian Yan Ling
Contact: Tian Yan Ling
[email protected]
A split screen divides the worlds
of Jonathan Smallman, who is
recording his dating profile, and
Philip Button, the Internet chef.
Prod: William Bishop-Stephens/
Christopher Eales
Animator: William BishopStephens/Christopher Eales
Music: Ed Patrick,
Clare Bradley Box
Sound: Joe Sudlow
Cast: Tim Key, Detlef Bierstedt
Distributor: Christopher Eales
Christopher Eales and William
Bishop-Stephens: Christopher
Eales and William Bishop-Stephens
met at the Royal College of Art in
London while studying Animation.
They regularly collaborate on
film commissions, teaching
workshops and gallery projects.
Contact: Christopher Eales /
William Bishop-Stephens
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THU 18 SEPT / 16:00
BY YOUR SIDE
UMBRAS
LOST PROPERTY
DIR: TSUNEO GODA
JAPAN 2014
5 MINS 46 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: CATHERINE SALKELD
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 11 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ÅSA LUCANDER
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
6 MINS 13 SECS
ANIMATION
A girl and stuffed toys live
happily. But that earthquake
hits them. After that, the stuffed
toys awake to find it messes
everything and they can’t find
the girl. They decide to wait
for her, clearing up the house.
Can she come back to them?
A lonely shadow reaches out
to the sun for companionship.
This film explores interaction
and social needs and how
our actions affect others.
When you lose something
dear to your heart, there is
only one place it can be found.
The Lost Property office.
Prod: Tetsuya Murayama
Animator: Hirokazu Minegishi
Art Director: Aiko Funaki
DOP: Kan Sugiki
Exec Prod: Noriko Matsumoto
Music: Sade
Sound: Kozo Hosomi
Distributor: Tomoko Kitazaki
Tsuneo Goda: Tsuneo Goda
started his directing career with
TV commercials. Developing
“Domo”, the character for
NHK, led Goda into the field
of animation. He established
dwarf inc. in 2003, whereby he
became a creator of animation.
Contact: Tomoko Kitazaki
[email protected]
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Prod: Catherine Salkeld
Animator: Catherine Salkeld
Music: Kirk Mendaros
Distributor: RosAllen
Contact: Catherine Salkeld
[email protected]
Prod: Tom Mortimer
Writer: Åsa Lucander
Animator: Marc Moynihan, Ana
García Sebastiá, Anna Fyda, Simon
Testro, Michael Towers, Nathan
Brenville, Åsa Lucander
Art Director: Åsa Lucander
Exec Prod: Dave Anderson
Music: David Arch
Prod Co: 12foot6
Sound: Chris Turner
Sound: Alex Wilson-Thame
After Effects: Aman-Shah Andrew
Visual Effects: Rushes
Distributor: Tom Mortimer
Åsa Lucander: Åsa is an illustrator
and animator, working both in UK
and Scandinavia, and has directed
multiple short films including The
Imperfectionist, Aint Got Nobody,
Get Well Soon and Lost Property.
Contact: Åsa Lucander
[email protected]
MR. PLASTIMIME
BICYCLE
NATURAL DISASTER
DIR: DANIEL GREAVES
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
9 MINS 42 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: CHEONG TAN
UNITED KINGDOM
(SOUTH WEST) 2014
3 MINS 20 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JOSEPH WALLACE
FRANCE / UNITED KINGDOM
2014
4 MINS 48 SECS
ANIMATION
This is an animated short that
tells a love story about a boy.
Mark has just lost his job and
his day is about to get a whole
lot worse. A domestic tragedy
exploring the surreal nature
of losing someone you love.
A series of near misses
results in a fateful encounter
for Mr. Plastimime.
Prod: Emma Burch
Animator: Steve Edge
DOP: Simon Paul
Music: Mike MacLennan
James Max van der Merwe
Distributor: Daniel Greaves
Contact: Daniel Greaves
[email protected]
Prod: Cheong Tan
Distributor: Alistair Oldham
Prod: Joseph Wallace
Writer: Joseph Wallace
Animator: Joseph Wallace
Music: Ethan Wallace
Music: Robert Martland
Sound: Ethan Wallace
Sound: Robert Martland
Adam Peck as Mark
Victoria Curtain as Rachel
Tom England as Paul
Holly Gilbert as Woman / Angel
Joseph Wallace as Geoff
Distributor: Joseph Wallace
Joseph Wallace: Joseph Wallace
is an award winning film and
theatre director based in London,
working in a range of media
including live-action, animation,
performance and puppetry.
Contact: Joseph Wallace
[email protected]
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THU 18 SEPT / 16:00
FATHER (PADRE)
DRIFTING
DIR: SANTIAGO ‘BOU’ GRASSO
ARGENTINA 2013
11 MINS 50 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JOEL BENJAMIN
UNITED STATES 2014
7 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATION
Day by day, the daughter of a
retired military commander
takes care of her bedridden
father. The dictatorship has
come to an end in Argentina,
but not in this woman’s life.
Surviving on the wing
of an airplane in the
middle of the ocean.
Prod: Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
Writer: Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
Writer: Patricio Plaza
Animator: Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
Art Director: Santiago ‘Bou’
Grasso
Costume Designer: Santiago ‘Bou’
Grasso
Costume Designer: Natalia Acosta
DOP: Sergio Piñeyro
Exec Prod: Dora Benousilio
Music: Patricio Plaza
Music: Lucas Nikotian
Prod Co: opusBou
Prod Co: Les Films de l’Arlequin
Sound: Patricio Plaza
Sound: Alexandre Lormeau
Distributor: Patricio Plaza
Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso: Designer
in Visual Communication,
Animation filmmaker and
illustrator. He worked as 2D
animator in 7 feature-films.
With his independent animated
shorts he has received
more than 140 International
Awards in Film Festivals.
Contact: Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso
[email protected]
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Prod: Joel Benjamin
Animator: Joel Benjamin
Music: Sam Mewton
Sound: Bryen Hensley
Distributor: Joel Benjamin
Joel Benjamin: An SAIC graduate
spending most of his time moving
things around millimeter by
millimeter. He teaches 2D and
3D animation at college level.
Contact: Joel Benjamin
[email protected]
MONKEY LOVE
EXPERIMENTS
AND WILL ANDERSON
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
8 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
Inspired by love, a misguided
monkey believes he is
destined for the moon.
Prod: Cameron Frazer
Writer: Ainslie Henderson
Writer: Will Anderson
Animator: Ainslie Henderson
Animator: Will Anderson
Art Director: Sharna Rothwell
DOP: Ruane Suess
Exec Prod: Paul Welsh
Exec Prod: Carolynne Sinclair kid
Music: Atzi
Sound: John Cobban
Distributor: Digicult
Contact: Ainslie Henderson
[email protected]
LOVE IN THE TIME OF
MARCH MADNESS
DIR: MELISSA JOHNSON &
ROBERTINO ZAMBRANO
AUSTRALIA & UNITED STATES
2014
9 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATION
An autobiographical dark
comedy about the hilarious
and awkward misadventures
of a 6’4’’ tall woman who is a
star on the basketball court but
struggles to find true love.
MARILYN MYLLER
DUET
DIR: MIKEY PLEASE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
6 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: GLEN KEANE
USA 2014
3 MINS 22 SECS
ANIMATION
Marilyn is trying really hard to
make something that is good. For
once her expectations and reality
are going to align, perfectly.
DUET tells the story of Mia and
Tosh and how their individual
paths in life weave together to
create an inspired duet. The
unique, interactive nature of
the story allows the viewer to
seamlessly follow the journey
of either of the two characters
from birth to adulthood. Prod: Mikey please
Distributor: Mikey please
Contact: Mikey please
[email protected]
Genre: Animation
Prod: Robertino Zambrano
& Melissa Johnson
Writer: Melissa Johnson
Animator: Robertino Zambrano
Animator: KAPWA Studioworks
Music: Albert Behar
Prod Co: High Hip Productions
Prod Co: Kapwa Studioworks
Sound: Albert Behar
Sound: Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
Distributor: High Hip Productions
& Kapwa Studioworks
Prod: Gennie Rim
Prod Designer: Max Keane
Editorial Designer: Zack Lydon
Animation: Glen Keane, Sarah
Airriess, Jules Soto,
Animation: Margaret Daniels,
Emily Jiuiano, Felipe Cerdan,
Felipe Cerdan
Costume Designer: Claire Keane
Exec Prod: Regina Dugan
Exec Prod: Ken Gabriel
Music: Scot Stafford
Prod Co: Glen Keane Productions
Robertino Zambrano: Robertino
is an animation director based
in Sydney, whose award-winning
work has screened at Annecy and
Tribeca Film Festivals.
Melissa Johnson: is an
award-winning filmmaker with
documentaries currently airing
on Showtime and ESPN.
Glen Keane: A 38-year veteran of
Walt Disney Feature Animation,
Glen Keane is most noted for
creating and animating Disney
characters such as Ariel in
“The Little Mermaid”, Aladdin,
Pocahontas, the Beast from
“Beauty and the Beast”, and
Tarzan. Glen also served as
Supervising Animator and
Executive Producer on Disney’s
2010 box office hit, “Tangled”.
Contact: Melissa Johnson &
Robertino Zambrano
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contact: mailto:fumi@
theprkitchen.com
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FRI 19 SEPT / 14:00
Prepare to be taken
on a journey through a
surreal and decidedly
odd landscape. Some
of the strongest and
boldest films from this
year’s submissions are
found here; from the
visual music of Mizue to
the weird creatures of
Wada. The landscapes,
textures and sounds
shift and flow to create
a colourful sense of
wonder and delight.
ANOMALIES
TWO WEEKS-TWO MINUTES
DIR: ATSUSHI WADA
JAPAN 2013
MINS 4 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JUDITH POIRIER
CANADA 2013
2 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
We try to enrich ourselves
through prayer, faith and
devotion to someone or
something ‘other’. Similarly,
we believe in the existence of
‘anomalies’, such as unknowable
and uncontrollable monsters. But
can such beliefs advance us?
Printed directly onto 35mm
celluloid using letterpress,
Two Weeks — Two Minutes
explores the double page
format of the book.
Prod: Abigail Addison
Writer: Atsushi Wada
Animator: Atsushi Wada
Music: Miki Sakurai
Sound: Masumi Takino
Distributor: Atsushi Wada
Contact: Atsushi Wada
[email protected]
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Prod: Judith Poirier
Distributor: Judith Poirier
Judith Poirier: (MA Royal College
of Art, London) teaches at the
Université du Québec à Montréal.
Her work focuses on experimental
typography through film, book
design and printmaking.
Contact: Judith Poirier
[email protected]
MAN ON THE CHAIR
DIR: DAHEE JEONG
FRANCE/ SOUTH KOREA 2014
6 MINS 35 SECS
ANIMATION
Man on the chair is tormented
and constantly doubts his
very own existence. It is just
merely a picture that I created...
Perhaps could I be also an
image crafted by others?
Genre: Animation
Prod: Ron Dyens
Writer: Dahee Jeong
Animator: Dahee Jeong
Music: Sangwoo Ma
Sound: Lee Jusuk, Kim Won
Distributor: Ron Dyens
Dahee Jeong: Dahee Jeong
got a Bachelor of Arts in
Visual Communication at
Hongik University in Seoul.
She went to Paris in 2008
and got a Master’s degree in
Animation at Arts Décoratifs.
NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY UTÖ
(NEEUKLIDINE GEOMETRIJA) DIR: DAVID BUOB
DIR: SKIRMANTA JAKAITE &
SOLVEIGA MASTEIKATE
LITHUANIA 2013
11 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATION
This is about the laws of love,
which has nothing in common
with common logic, just like nonEuclidean geometry disproves
and surpasses the Euclidean one.
Prod: Jurate Samulionyte
Writer: Solveiga Masteikaite
Animator: Skirmanta Jakaite
Art Director: Skirmanta Jakaite
Music: Marius Narbutis
Sound: Andrius Kauklys
Distributor: JurateSamulionyte
Contact: Skirma Jakaite
[email protected]
GERMANY 2014
7 MINS 38 SECS
ANIMATION
On UTÖ, the most southern
inhabited island of Finland, an
uncommon love triangle is taking
place. Where is the difference
between dance moves out of joy
and wild movements out of rage?
Genre: Animation
Prod: David Buob
Writer: David Buob
Animator: David Buob
Sound: Andrea Martignoni
Sound: Mario Martignoni
Distributor: David Buob
Contact: David Buob
[email protected]
Contact: Ron Dyens
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 14:00
MIGRATION
PAPER WORLD
5:48 — THE REALITY OF TIME
DIR: FLUORESCENT HILL
CANADA 2014
6 MINS 11 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: WOJCIECH OSTRYCHARZ
POLAND 2013
6 MINS 42 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: THOMAS GUGEL
GERMANY 2014
5 MINS 8 SECS
ANIMATION
A vintage nature film explores
the migratory pattern of a
herd of wild creatures.
It’s a journey through an
innocent child’s imagination
where everything is possible,
the creativity has no limits and
the freedom of creation is value
itself. But as in almost every life
story values change with the time
passing by and it only depends on
us which values will “blind” us.
An interpretation of the Reality
of Time, based on the theories
of French philosopher Henri
Bergson and his meaning of “la
durée” or the experienced time.
Prod: Fluorescent Hill
Animator: Johanne Ste-Marie
Animator: Mark Lomond
Music: McKenzie Stubbert
Distributor:Fluorescent Hill
Contact: johanne ste-marie
[email protected]
Prod: Wojciech Ostrycharz
Writer: Wojciech Ostrycharz
Writer: Małgorzata Perfeniuk
Animator: Wojciech Ostrycharz
Art Director: Wojciech Ostrycharz
Music: Paweł Błaszczak
Sound: Paweł Błaszczak
Sound: Tomek Gruszka
Distributor: Wojciech Ostrycharz
Wojciech Ostrycharz: Born on
December 8th, 1981 in Poland.
Production designer, concept
artist & illustrator, animation
enthusiast and game art
industry expert. “Paper World”
is his first short animation.
Contact: Wojciech Ostrycharz
[email protected]
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Prod: Thomas Gugel
Animator: Thomas Gugel
Art Director: Thomas Gugel
Music: Bernhard Dulle
Sound: Bernhard Dulle
Distributor: Thomas Gugel
Thomas Gugel: Thomas Gugel
studied Media-Design, what
he graduated in 2011. After
a world travel trip in 2012
he is now working as an Art
Director and Motion Designer
in Cologne, Germany.
Contact: Thomas Gugel
[email protected]
HUNGER (GLAD)
CROW
UNITY
DIR: PETRA ZLONOGA
CROATIA 2014
6 MINS 9 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: YOAV SEGAL
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
4 MINS 50 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TOBIAS STRETCH
UNITED STATES 2014
5 MINS 12 SECS
ANIMATION
Everything that is alive is
hungry; seed is hungry for
light, bird is hungry for flight,
man is hungry for the touch of
another. The seed of longing
grows into what feeds us.
With unique access to the
recordings of Ted Hughes
reading what he considered his
career masterpiece, this film tells
the visceral story of CROW — a
dark reworking of the Genesis
story. Poetry (c) Faber, FSG.
An epic journey through time,
spirit and mind. Surreal timelapse worlds and intense
life-size Stop-Motion animated
characters converge to tell
the story of a wandering
being’s transcendence to an
otherworldly dimension beyond.
Prod: Vanja Andrijevic
Animator: Petra Zlonoga
Animator: Jelena Oroz
Sound: Andrea Martignoni
Distributor: Vanja Andrijevic
Petra Zlonoga: (1982) holds an MA
in Graphic Design from the School
of Design and MA in Animated
Film and New Media from the
Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Contact: Vanja Andrijevic
[email protected]
Prod: Yoav Segal
Written and Read: Ted Hughes
Co-director: Alasdair Beckett-King
Animator: Nandita Jain
Maker: Daisy Popham
Art Director: Holly Waddington
Exec Prod: Mervyn Millar
Music: Leafcutter John
Prod Co: Atime Productions
Sound: Seb Juliver
Distributor: Yoav Segal
Prod: Tobias Stretch
Distributor: Tobias Stretch
Contact: Tobias Stretch
[email protected]
Contact: Yoav Segal
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 14:00
RE PLACE
DIR: SVEN WINDSZUS
GERMANY 2013
1 MIN 41 SECS
In “REPLACE” we are confronted
with a Nature seemingly familiar
to us, but only at first glance.
Quickly it becomes clear
that Nature’s laws have been
suspended and strange creatures
are inhabiting the Planet.
Genre: Animation
Prod: Sven Windszus
Writer: Sven Windszus
Animator: Sven Windszus
Art Director: Sven Windszus
DOP: Sven Windszus
Exec Prod: Sven Windszus
Music: Julian Scherle
Prod Co: Sven Windszus
Sound: Julian Scherle
Cast: Sven Windszus
Distributor: Sven Windszus
Sven Windszus: Sven Windszus
was born in 1974, in Germany and
founded 2005 the motion design
studio “LAIKABASE”. Since that he
is working on several animations
and experimental films.
Contact: Sven Windszus
[email protected]
DWARF GIANT
(NAIN GEANT)
DIR: FABIENNE GIEZENDANNER
SWITZERLAND / FRANCE 2013
11 MINS 27 SECS
ANIMATION
Petite Neige, a young inuit,
needs to capture a low flying
bird in order to pass into the
world of grown-ups. On the
verge of catching it, she falls
into a mysterious crevice
belonging to the giant dwarf...
Prod: Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz
Dill (Louise Productions) Barbara
Vougnon (Z.ro de Conduite
Productions)
Writer: Fabienne Giezendanner
& Albertine Zullo
Animation: Sunny Side Picture
& Studio Train Train
Composing: Studio Tchack
Music & Sound: Julien Sulser
Distributor: Louise Productions Fabienne Giezendanner: Born in
1967 in Switzerland. Teaches at
the Haute Ecole d’Ingenierie et
de Gestion du Canton de Vaud,
Communication department.
Conception, scriptwriter
and director of online games
and CD Roms. Screenwriter
of animation series.
Contact: Elisa Garbar
[email protected]
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WONDER
DIR: MIRAI MIZUE
FRANCE, JAPAN 2014
8 MINS 8 SECS
ANIMATION
The 365-second animation
consists of 8760 sequence of
pictures, all different shape and
color, hand-drawn by the director
every day in 365 days. This is
the ultimate analog approach
by the abstract animated
film creator in digital era.
Prod: Kei Oyama, Tamaki Okamoto
Animator: Mirai Mizue
Music: PASCALS
FRI 19 SEPT / 16:00
For all the inquisitive
animated minds out
there. Here is an eclectic
mix of films to feed your
creative hunger. Whether
your appetite is satisfied
or you’re left wanting
more, what you will
CRUISING
discover is a rich plate of DIR: ZACHARY ZEZIMA
many flavours, textures
UNITED STATES 2014
3 MINS 21 SECS
and tastes. Each one
ANIMATION
of these superb films
was selected for their
Based on a true story, CRUISING
follows a young man through
creative excellence
an extrovert’s dream and an
particularly with
introvert’s nightmare; the
the visual design.
chaotic and cacophonous
world of forced-fun aboard
an insular cruise ship.
Prod: Zachary Zezima
Animator: Zachary Zezima
Sound: Michael Goldman
Distributor: Zachary Zezima
Contact: Zachary Zezima
[email protected]
PATCH
DIR: GERD GOCKELL
SWITZERLAND/GERMANY 2014
3 MINS 20 SECS
ANIMATION
An experimental animated short
film using abstract painting to
explore the tension field between
abstraction and recognisability.
Prod: Gerd Gockell
Writer: Ute Heuer
Animator: Gerd Gockell
Animator: Ute Heuer
Art Director: Ute Heuer
DOP: Gerd Gockell
Music: Phil McCammon
Sound: Thomas Gassmann
Distributor: Gerd Gockell
Gerd Gockell: Studied from
1980-87 at HbK-Brunswick; 1988
working on several film projects
in London; since 1990 anigraf
filmproduction in Hannover
Germany; various teaching
appointments since 1992;
2002-11 Head of the Animation
Dept. at HSLU-D&K Lucerne,
Switzerland; lives and works
in Hanover and Lucerne.
Contact: Gerd Gockell
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 16:00
...BOX
FAKE EXPECTATIONS
THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE
DIR: HUIZHU YU
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
2 MINS 34 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ADAM WELLS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
11 MINS 24 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: DANIELA SHERER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
9 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
We were taught not to break
the box when writing Chinese
characters. Inside the box is
good, outside the box is bad. The
box is limiting, it’s suffocating
and I struggle when I try to
break the box in my brain in
order to find the sparks.
Staged inside of picture frames,
two artists compete for the top
prize at the annual art fair.
The boundaries between
childhood and adulthood
become blurry for a kid at his
mother’s cocktail party.
Prod: Huizhu Yu
Animator: Huizhu Yu
Animator: Huizhu Yu
Sound: Chris Skyes
Distributor: HuizhuYu
Huizhu Yu: Huizhu Yu is a Chinabased animator/ film maker.
She is recently graduated from
Kingston University London. She
interested in experimental films
making and motion design.
Contact: HUIZHU YU
[email protected]
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Prod: Adam Wells
Distributor: Adam Wells
Contact: Adam Wells
[email protected]
Animator: Daniela Sherer
Music: Duncan Thum
Sound: Joseph Tate
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Daniela Sherer: 2D animator
and illustrator from Tel Aviv.
Graduated from the University
of Southern California, BA
Animation & Digital Arts 2009
and RCA MA Animation 2013.
[email protected]
THE MAN WHO MISTOOK
HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
DIR: ROSS HOGG
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
3 MINS 17 SECS
ANIMATION
Using only charcoal and three
sheets of A1 paper, the film is an
animated adaptation of Oliver
Sacks’ seminal work, describing
a unique neurological oddity.
Prod: Ross Hogg
Animator: Ross Hogg
Sound: Ross Hogg
Distributor: RossHogg
Ross Hogg: Ross Hogg is an
animation filmmaker based in
Edinburgh. He recently received
the BAFTA Scotland New Talent
Award and the Celtic Media
Festival Award for animation
Contact: Ross Hogg
[email protected]
BLACK SEED (MUST SEEME)
MY COUNTRY
DIR: FRANCESCO ROSSO
ESTONIA 2014
6 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: RALPH STEVENSON &
JELENA SINIK
AUSTRALIA 2014
2 MINS 27 SECS
ANIMATION
A middle-aged siberian man
living in a windy steppe, his
life suddenly changes due to a
strange guest. Absurdity and
realism are combined together
into a small wooden cabin where
there’s no room for hope.
Prod: Estonian Academy of Arts
Writer: Francesco Rosso
Animator: Francesco Rosso
Art Director: Francesco Rosso
DOP: Francesco Rosso
Editors: Francesco Rosso, Peeter
Ritso, Priit Pärn, Olga Pärn
Music: Filippo Bordigato
Sound: Filippo Bordigato
Distributor: Estonian
Academy of Arts
Francesco Rosso: Francesco
Rosso, born and raised in the
countryside in north-eastern
Italy he moved to Estonia in 2011
and started to experiment with
under the camera techniques.
His works embrace a strong
visual research based on life
experiences, ethical living and
abstract experimentations.
Dorothea Mackellar’s iconic
poem My Country is brought
to life with an animated
vision of Australia.
Prod: Ralph Stevenson
Animator: Ralph Stevenson
Animator: Jelena Sinik
Cast: Narration by Francis J.
Edwards
Distributor: Ralph Stevenson
Ralph Stevenson & Jelena Sinik:
Ralph and Jelena are Australian
Masters of Animation students
from the University of Technology
Sydney, sharing a love for
animation’s power of storytelling.
Contact: Ralph Stevenson
[email protected]
Contact: Francesco Rosso
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 16:00
OUT OF BOUNDS
THE NORTH SEA RIVIERA
THE SINE WAVE
DIR: VIKTORIA PIECHOWITZ
DENMARK 2014
6 MINS 59 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: JOSH WEDLAKE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
11 MINS 31 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: NEELY GONIODSKY
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 32 SECS
ANIMATION
Allan’s Asperger phobias and
boundaries are challenged
when he must brave the
outdoors to save his only
friend, a pet fish named Paul.
When we were young we knew
so little but felt so much.
‘The Sine Wave’ is a short film
about trying to understand
the ups and downs of life
through the mathematical
function of the sine wave
Prod: Michelle Nardone
Distributor: The
Animation Workshop
Contact: David Crisp
[email protected]
Animator: Josh Wedlake
Sound: Josh Wedlake
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Josh Wedlake: Completed BA
in Architecture at Cambridge,
worked in USA, studied Character
Animation and graduated MA
Animation at RCA 2013. Used
to row for Great Britain, is
also an enthusiastic surfer.
[email protected]
Animator: Neely Goniodsky
Music: Meghan Riley
Sound: Oliver Lewis
Distributor: TomVaughan,
FUTURE SHORTS
Neely Goniodsky: Born in Canada.
Studied at Concordia University
before coming to London to
study for her MA in Animation
at The Royal College of Art.
She graduated in June 2013.
[email protected]
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SHELL
TERRA INFIRMA
TUPILAQ
DIR: ANNA LYTTON
GERMANY 2013
2 MINS 58 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BETSY DADD
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 39 SECS
DIR: JAKOB MAQE
DENMARK 2013
5 MINS 44 SECS
ANIMATION
Her house has many tiny
windows, yet hidden from the
outside world. She lives in layers,
she lives in the layers of trees.
Prod: Ute Dilger
Sound Mixing: Gerald Schauder
Distributor: Ute Dilger
Anna Lytton: Born 1983 in
Aachen, Germany. She is
currently studying at the Academy
of Media Arts Cologne.
Contact: Anna Lytton
[email protected]
A still life painting becomes
charged with motion as the
earth is disturbed. Gaining in
momentum, quietude gradually
builds to a turbulent crescendo.
Animator: Betsy Dadd
Sound: Will Ward
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Betsy Dadd: Betsy Dadd’s
animation practice has grown out
of experimentation and rigorous
drawing activity. Her background
is in Fine Art, graduating from
University of Brighton 2008
and RCA MA Animation 2013.
[email protected]
‘Tupilaq” is a personal short film
revolving around the themes
of cultural alienation, abuse,
and the contrast between
mythological greenlandic nature
and western urban culture.
Prod: Erik Wilstrup
Writer: Jakob Maqe
Animator: Jakob Maqe
Music: Miccel Mohr
Prod Co: Wil Film Aps
Sound: Miccel Mohr
Distributor: PernilleKabell
Editor: Rikke Malene
Nielsen, Per Risager
Jakob Maqe: Director Jakob Maqe
was born in Nuuk, Greenland and
moved to Aalborg, Denmark when
he was 2 years old. He works as
an animator and photographer
in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Contact: Pernille Kabell
[email protected]
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FRI 19 SEPT / 16:00
SYMPHONY NO. 42
DIR: RÉKA BUCSI
HUNGARY 2014
9 MINS 33 SECS
ANIMATION
The film applies an
unconventional narrative.
It presents a subjective
world through 47 scenes.
The small events, interlaced
by associations, express
the irrational coherence
of our surroundings.
Prod: Jozsef Fulop
Animator: Réka Bucsi
Art Director: Réka Bucsi
Music: Flora Matisz
Sound: Peter Benjamin Lukacs
Distributor: JozsefFulop
Réka Bucsi: Réka Bucsi graduated
2013 from MOME Budapest,
animation department. She
is represented by Passion
Pictures Paris, and works
on her new project in Viborg
at the Open Workshop.
Contact: Réka Bucsi
[email protected]
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INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION
Showcases
STATES OF MIND
FRI 19 SEPT / 18:00
1 HOUR 32 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
To tie in with
the Animation
on Prescription
conference exploring
the therapeutic use of
animation in mental
health contexts,
here’s a selection of
insightful, sensitive
and imaginative stories
investigating the
beauty, complexity
and vulnerability
of our minds and
emotional states.
BLAME IT ON THE SEAGULL
(DET VAR IKKE JEG, DET
VAR FISKMÅSEN)
DIR: JULIE ENGAAS
NORWAY 2013
12 MINS 10 SECS
ANIMATION
It was the summer I started
getting more restless. I
was suddenly too fast, out
of control, too much. Too
much of everything.
Prod: Cecilie Bjørnaraa
Writer: Julie Engaas
Writer: Cecilie Bjørnaraa
Animator: Julie Engaas
DOP: Cecilie Bjørnaraa
Exec Prod: Cecilie Bjørnaraa
Music: Stian Torstenson
Prod Co: True Fiction AS
Sound: Håkon Lammetun
Cast: Pelle Sandstrak (voice)
Distributor: Toril Simonsen
Julie Engaas: Julie Engaas
(b.1968) graduated from National
College of the Arts in Norway
UNDER
DIR: DEAN LOXTON
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
11 MINS 20 SECS
FICTION
Kerry is a train driver; she is
on sick leave due to a trauma
at work. While roaming the
train network to make sense
of her tragedy she meets a
man who understands her.
Prod: Dean Loxton
Writer: Dean Loxton
Art Director: Bianca Turner
DOP: Azul Serra
Music: Anné Kulonen
Prod Co: Instant Film
Sound: Liam Cotter
Sound Design: Gernot Fuhrmann
Cast: Keeley Forsyth &
Daniel Casey
Distributor: DeanLoxton
Dean Loxton: Dean Loxton
studied acting at the Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School. In 2004
he made his first short and
created INSTANT FILM exploring
improvisation and film.
Contact: Dean Loxton
[email protected]
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OVER DINNER
MR TORQUAY’S HOLIDAY
THROUGH THE HAWTHORN
DIR: MARCUS ARMITAGE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
2 MINS 37 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: AARON TRINDER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
13 MINS 9 SECS
FICTION
DIR: ANNA BENNER, GEMMA
BURDITT AND PIA BORG
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
8 MINS 43 SECS
ANIMATION
Their last dinner before
he leaves to join the Army.
The reality of the situation
begins to break in through
the four surrounding walls.
A computer game addicted
agoraphobic is about to
have his isolated world
turned upside down.
Prod: Marcus Armitage
Animator: Marcus Armitage
Distributor: Joan Ashworth
Marcus Armitage: I make
films about change in modern
Britain. Characters caught in
the middle or fighting against
it, using drawing and painting
to show transformation in
my animated worlds.
Contact: Marcus Armitage
[email protected]
Prod: Fizzy Oppe, Aaron Trinder,
Kate Allan
Writer: Aaron Trinder
Animator: John Keates, Letty Fox
Art Director: Justine Cullen
DOP: Catherine Derry
Exec Prod: Brek Taylor
Music: Christopher Butterworth
Prod Co: Trinder Films,
Fragrent Films,
Prod Co: P for Production
Sound: Andre Jacquemin
Sound: Aaron Trinder
Cast: Rhodri Meilir, Nia Roberts,
Emil Marwa
Distributor: AaronTrinder
Aaron Trinder: Working in moving
image since the 90s and currently
working as a Director shooting
narrative corporates and promos,
Aaron is busy developing a number
of Narrative Film projects.
A session between a psychiatrist,
a patient and his mother.
Three directors depict the
characters and their perspectives
across three screens. When
one’s reality is in a different
dimension from the others can
those realities ever meet?
Prod: Anna Benner
Writer: Dictynna Hood
Animator: Anna Benner, Sergei
Shabarov, Jenny Lewis, Duncan
Gist,
Steven Nanson
Prod Co: Anna Benner, D R Hood
Prod Co: Likely Story
Sound: Jessica Marlowe
Sound: Ben Baird
Cast: Dominic Cannon, Mike
Sarne, Louise Breckon- Richards
Distributor: Pia Borg
Contact: Pia Borg
[email protected]
Contact: Aaron Trinder
[email protected]
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STATES OF MIND
FRI 19 SEPT / 18:00 / WATERSHED CINEMA 1 (15)
1 HOUR 32 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
PULSE
DIR: RUTH PAXTON
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
15 MINS 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA
PULSE is a noir-like,
expressionistic short about peril,
rescue and the basic human
need to connect. It expresses
how fundamental our mental
wellbeing is, how complex
and sinister the territory in
people’s minds can become.
A collaboration between
filmmaker Ruth Paxton and
composer Dobrinka Tabakova,
commissioned by Royal
Philharmonic Society as part of
the New Music Biennial 2014.
Prod: Rosie Crerar
Writer: Ruth Paxton
Art Director: (Production
Designer) Abigail Joshi
Costume Designer: Marcy
Patterson
DOP: David Liddell
Music: Dobrinka Tabakova
Prod Co: Edge City Films
Cast: Uma Rajah / Daniel Cahill
Distributor: Rosie Crerar
Ruth Paxton: Paxton is an
impassioned Scottish filmmaker
and visual artist. Her work is
bold and powerful; she has
a unique way of visualising,
stylising and capturing the
intimacy and complexity of
people and their stories.
Contact: Ruth Paxton
[email protected]
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MR. SECRET
(HR. HEMMELIGHED)
DIR: SARAH SIMONSEN AND
SIGNE RIDDER
DENMARK 2013
14 MINS 30 SECS
ANIMATION
When Jonas father is drinking,
the great Mr. Secret appears on
the rooftop and ruins everything.
Just when the entire house is
falling down, Jonas finds out
that he must reach out and
tell Amanda the truth, if he
wants Mr. Secret to go away.
Producer: Linni Rita Gad,
KAPOW Producer: Stefan
Fjeldmark, Eye Candy Film
Production Manager: Tone Tarding
Writer: Signe Ridder
Writer: Sarah Simonsen
Animator: Mads Peter Buch
Animator: Anne Louise Laugesen
Art Director: Sarah Simonsen
Art Director: Signe Ridder
Art Director: Nana P. Simonsen
Composer: Rasmus Møbius
Composer: Andreas Magnusson
Editor: Per Risager
Editor: William Dybeck
Music: Thor Rasmussen
Cast: Lars Brygmann, Lukas
Blazek, Fanny Bornedal
Sound: Stig Sparre-Ulrich
Distributor: Linni Rita Gad, KAPOW
Contact: Signe Ridder
[email protected]
ROY
DIR: ALEKSANDER JOHAN
ANDREASSEN
NORWAY 2014
9 MINS 36 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
Roy is a documentary portrait
of the underground artist Roy
Anders, and tells the story
about his relationship with
mental illness and art.
Prod: Aleksander
Johan Andreassen
Writer: Aleksander Johan
Andreassen
DOP: Aleksander Johan
Andreassen
Sound: Aleksander Johan
Andreassen
Distributor: Aleksander
Johan Andreassen
Aleksander Johan Andreassen:
a Norwegian artist working
primarily with the moving image.
He screens his work in exhibitions
and festivals. Andreassen lives
and works in Stockholm.
Contact: Aleksander
Johan Andreassen
aleksanderjohanandreassen@
gmail.com
ON LOOP
DIR: CHRISTINE HOOPER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
5 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
Four in the morning,
crapped out, yawning
Animator: Christine Hooper
Sound: Tom Lock Griffiths
Distributor: FUTURE
SHORTS, Tom Vaughan
Christine Hooper: Studied
Graphic Arts at Leeds Met
University then worked in
post-production. After a stint of
world travel settled in London
and graduated MA Animation
Royal College of Art 2013
[email protected]
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MUSIC VIDEO
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Join us for a thrilling
ride through one of the
most innovative and
ground-breaking genres
in the short format — we
can guarantee
dazzling visual art,
animated storytelling
and one rather wild,
off-the-wall party.
JAVEON — GIVE UP
DRIVE HOME
DIR: BEN STREBEL
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
5 MINS 0 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
DIR: JESS COPE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
8 MINS 21 SECS
ANIMATION
Prod: Adam Farley
Co — Producer: Giles Maunsell
Art Director: Kate Evenden
Costume Designer: Sara Sensoy
DOP: Ben Todd
Exec Prod: Natasha Tan
Music: Javeon
Prod Co: Somesuch
Sound: Dave Lightfoot
Distributor: Somesuch
Ben Strebel: Ben is an AngloSwiss director living and working
in London. He started his career
carving visuals for bands,
documentaries and music videos
for the likes of Madness, Phoenix
and The Big Pink, whilst also
directing fashion films for Vivienne
Westwood and Allsaints, to
mention just a few. Ben’s eclectic
experience over the last 3 years
has fed into a fruitful career
in commercial film making.
Contact: Elly Camisa
[email protected]
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Charles is obsessed with the
mysterious disappearance of
Lucy. He writes her letters,
unable to remember where
she went until a chance find
at the lake leads to recovering
his lost memories.
Prod: Tom Kaye
Writers: Simon Cartwright,
Jess Cope & Tom Kaye
Music: Steven Wilson
Distributor: Owl House Studios3
Jess Cope: Jess is a director
and animator, originally from
South Africa. She has worked
on feature films, TV series and
started Owl House Studios to
create her own animated films.
Contact: Tom Kaye
[email protected]
AIN’T NO FISH
DIR: MICHAEL CASH, TOM
GASEK
UNITED KINGDOM & UNITED
STATES 2013
3 MINS 28 SECS
ANIMATION
This is a short stop motion
animated film featuring
singing seals in the Arctic.
The music is performed by
Hoagy Carmichael. There is an
environmental message about
the protection of our oceans.
Prod: Michael Cash, Tom Gasek
Animator: Michael Cash,
Tom Gasek
Distributor: Michael Cash
Contact: Michael Cash
[email protected]
ALL THE SAME
(TOUS LES MÊMES)
DIR: HENRY SCHOLFIELD
BELGIUM 2013
3 MINS 38 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
In this video, Stromae shows
his male and female side
Prod: eva van riet
Distributor: eva van riet
Contact: eva van riet
[email protected]
FEAR&DELIGHT
DIR: NAREN WILKS
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
3 MINS 20
MUSIC CLIP
A music video for ‘Fear &
Delight’ by The Correspondents,
using a composited camera
(multiple cameras acting as one)
to describe a space in which
synchronised multiples exist
in a rotationally symmetric,
kaleidoscopic world.
Prod: Naren Wilks
Music: Tim Cole, The
Correspondents
Distributor: NarenWilks
Naren Wilks: Naren Wilks is
an award-winning filmmaker
and artist who uses film, video,
photography and interactive
installation to explore an obsession
with rotational symmetry.
Contact: Naren Wilks
[email protected]
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MUSIC VIDEO
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
CHELLA RIDE
ON STONEY GROUND
DIR: GOLDEN WOLF
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 23 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TIA SALISBURY
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
4 MINS 20 SECS
FICTION
Chella Ride is a high octane
ride through a dystopian
future of space exploration.
‘On Stony Ground’ follows
a young rugby team as they
complete a bruising training
session, the track both
emboldens and undercuts their
devotion to discipline and duty.
Prod: Golden Wolf
Animator: Golden Wolf
Art Director: Golden Wolf
Music: DOG BLOOD
Sound: DOG BLOOD
Distributor: OWSLA
Directors Bio: Golden Wolf is a
passionate and diverse animation
production company based
in Shoreditch that specialise
in imaginative animation
and motion graphics.
Contact: Henry Purrington
[email protected]
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Prod: Tia Salisbury
Distributor: Tia Salisbury
Contact: Tia Salisbury
[email protected]
ON THE ROOFS
(AUF DEN DÄCHERN)
DIR: CHRISTOPH KUSCHNIG
AUSTRIA 2013
4 MINS 12 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
Those who misquote Bogart
deserve no other.
Prod: Theresa Winkler
DOP: Matthias Pötsch
Music: Garish
Distributor: Hannes Tschürtz
Christoph Kuschnig: Christoph
received his MFA from Columbia
University. His shorts have
screened at over 100 film festivals
worldwide and have won numerous
awards. Currently he is developing
a couple of feature projects.
Contact: Christoph Kuschnig
[email protected]
MOVING ON
BY YOUR SIDE
BOGGIE — NOUVEAU PARFUM
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 54 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TSUNEO GODA
JAPAN 2014
5 MINS 46 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: NÁNDOR LŐRINCZ
& BÁLINT NAGY
HUNGARY 2013
3 MINS 33 SECS
MUSIC VIDEO
Death as a birth in a
world of string.
A girl and stuffed toys live
happily. But that earthquake
hits them. After that, the stuffed
toys awake to find it messes
everything and they can’t find
the girl. They decide to wait
for her, clearing up the house.
Can she come back to them?
Prod: Ainslie Henderson
Animator: Ainslie Henderson
Animator: Michael Huges
Art Director: Tobias Feltus
Music: James
Distributor: Ainslie Henderson
Contact: Ainslie Henderson
[email protected]
Prod: Tetsuya Murayama
Animator: Hirokazu Minegishi
Art Director: Aiko Funaki
DOP: Kan Sugiki
Exec Prod: Noriko Matsumoto
Music: Sade
Sound: Kozo Hosomi
Distributor: Tomoko Kitazaki
Tsuneo Goda: Tsuneo Goda
started his directing career with
TV commercials. Developing
“Domo”, the character for
NHK, led Goda into the field
of animation. He established
dwarf inc. in 2003, whereby he
became a creator of animation.
The clip shows how the singersongwriter Boggie transforms
from an ordinary girl into an
artificially beautiful public face.
Prod: Péter Dorozsmai
Writer: Nándor Lőrincz
& Bálint Nagy
Key Animator: Balázs Sánta
Animator: András Bodor,
Ákos Kiss, Marcell Andristyák,
Kálmán Dulity
DOP: Dániel Szőke & Bálint Nagy
Exec Prod: Zoltán Pálmai
Music: Boggie
Post Prod Co: StudioLamb — Zoltán Várfoki “Zoulu”
Cast: Boglárka Csemer
Distributor: AnikóKálnási
Contact: Bálint Nagy
[email protected]
Contact: Tomoko Kitazaki
[email protected]
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MUSIC VIDEO
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
METRONOMY — I’M AQUARIUS
DIR: EDOUARD SALIER
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
4 MINS 12 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
Prod: Lee Groombridge
Art Director: Francois Peyranne
(CG) / Jon Henson
Costume Designer: Tina Kalivas
DOP: Arnau Valls
Exec Prod: Sally Campbell
Exec Prod: Tim Nash
Music: Metronomy
Prod Co: Somesuch
Cast: Kharmel Cochrane, Joseph
Mount, Luisa Bianchin, Sean
Buckley
Distributor: Somesuch
[email protected]
LIGHT MOTIF
VERTIGO
DIR: FRÉDÉRIC BONPAPA
FRANCE / UNITED KINGDOM
2014
4 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATIONS
DIR: MOZUKIN MOZUKIN
ITALY 2014
4 MINS 16 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
Light Motif explores the
possibilities of synergy
between image and music
through a semi-abstract
environment made of colored
lights and geometric shapes.
Prod: Frédéric Bonpapa
Animator: Olivier Barré,
Barthélémy Boirot, Frédéric
Bonpapa, Mathilde Fabry, Romain
Pamart, Eric Prebende, Jon
Uriarte.
Music: Steve Reich’s Music For 18
Musicians-Section II. Performed by
Steve Reich and Musicians. Used
by permission of Boosey & Hawkes
UK Ltd.
Distributor: FrédéricBonpapa
Frédéric Bonpapa: Following a
master’s in arts and technologies
of image at the University of
Paris 8, he embarked on a
career in animation spanning
over twelve years.
Contact: Frédéric Bonpapa
[email protected]
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A journey into the creepy
loneliness of a family where the
mother figure has disappeared
or has perhaps been replaced
by the daughter. Viewer of
this sad story is an innocent
Prod: Graziano Chiscuzzu
DOP: Gianluca Ceresoli
Distributor: GrazianoChiscuzzu
Contact: mauro rodella
[email protected]
PAPA WHERE ARE
YOU (PAPAOUTAI)
DIR: RAF REYNTJENS
BELGIUM 2013
3 MINS 53 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
Boy searching for his dad.
Prod: eva van riet
Distributor: eva van riet
Contact: eva van riet
[email protected]
ODE TO VICTOR JARA
TOOK THEM AWAY
DIR: LOUISE EMILY THOMAS
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 11 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ROB SAVAGE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
MUSIC CLIP
Official music video of English
afro-folk-pop band The Melodic’s
song ‘Ode to Victor Jara’. This
stop-motion animation was
crafted as a tribute to Chilean
Folk-hero Victor Jara who was
brutally murdered at the hands
of the Pinocet regime in 1973.
Prod: Henry Palmer
Animator: Louise Emily Thomas
Art Director: Louise Emily Thomas
DOP: Henry Palmer
Music: The Melodic
Distributor: Louise EmilyThomas
Louise Emily Thomas: trained in
Fine Art Figurative Sculpture and
currently works as a sculpture
tutor and art technician in London.
Contact: Louise Emily Thomas
[email protected]
A young girl who misinterprets
something she sees and
inadvertently causes tragedy
to ensue. We see her memory
of the events play out on an
empty stage as she considers
what she has done.
Prod: Ben Burdock
Writer: Rob Savage
Art Director: Katie MacGregor
Costume Designer: Charlotte
Young
DOP: David Mackie
Music: Dear Reader
Cast: Ellie Bindman, Sally Paffett,
Durassie Kiangangu, Abigail
Blackmore
Distributor: Rob Savage
Rob Savage: Rob Savage is a
multi-award winning writer/
director and 2013 Screen
International Star of Tomorrow,
working in shorts, features
and commercials. He wrote,
directed, shot, co-produced
and edited micro-budget
feature film Strings at age 18,
which won the Independent
Spirit award at BIFA in 2013.
Contact: Rob Savage
[email protected]
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MUSIC VIDEO
FRI 19 SEPT / 20:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
DROP THE GAME
DIR: LORIN ASKILL
AUSTRALIA 2013
4 MINS 10 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
A lone figure transcends a
grimy, nocturnal landscape
through a mesmerizingly
emotional and beautiful dance.
Prod: Garen Barsegian
DOP: Alex Bergman
Music: Flume & Chet Faker
Cast: Storyboard P
Distributor: Lorin Askill
Contact: Lorin Askill
[email protected]
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ELLIOT THE
BULL — C OLOURBLIND
DIR: SAMUEL LEWIS
AUSTRALIA 2014
4 MINS 8 SECS
ANIMATION
Two creatures born into a world
of light and dark struggle to
find balance with each other.
Prod: Seamus Spilsbury
Animator: Samuel Lewis
Art Director: Samuel Lewis
Music: Simon Dobson (Elliot The
Bull)
VFX Supervisor: Andrew
Goldsmith
Distributor: Nicky Pastore
WILKINSON — HALF LIGHT
DIR: AOIFE MCARDLE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
6 MINS 12 SECS
MUSIC CLIP
Prod: Denna Cartamkhoob
Costume Designer: Ciara
Winnington
DOP: Steve Annis
Exec Prod: Natasha Tan
Music: Wilkinson
Prod Co: Somesuch
Cast: Diarmuid Noyes, Joanna
Nixon, Mark Fields, Conor Doran,
Michael O’Boyle.
Distributor: Elly Camisa
Samuel Lewis: Samuel became
an animator after his parents
discouraged him from a career
in garbage truck driving. He is
now a director and stop motion
specialist at Oh Yeah Wow.
Aoife McArdle: Aoife McArdle is
an award-winning, Irish writer/
director based in London. She
specializes in narrative short
films. Acclaim for her work
includes prizes at the MVAs,
Cannes Lions, D&AD’s and
numerous film festivals.
Contact: Samuel Lewis
[email protected]
[email protected]
LATE LOUNGE
SAT 20 SEPT / 21:30 / WATERSHED CINEMA 1 (15)
1 HOUR 23 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
...and so to this year’s
offering of late night
naughties. Sex and
humour stroll off into
the bushes hand in hand
with this programme
of funny, dark and
corporeal matters.
It’s not all smut and
titillation however;
there’s a good dose
of death delivered with
dark and delicious
humour. What makes
this programme most
poignant and a mustsee is to hear Rik Mayall
deliver a coincidental
yet almost prophetic
script on what ultimately
comes to us all.
THE SHADOW
OF YOUR SMILE
DIR: ALEXEI DMITRIEV
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2014
3 MINS 5 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
The shadow of your smile,
when you are gone / A teardrop
kissed your lips and so did I
Prod: Alexei Dmitriev
Sound: Alexei Dmitriev
Distributor: Alexei Dmitriev
Alexei Dmitriev: Since I was
a little girl my dream was to
star in an experimental film.
Contact: Alexei Dmitriev
[email protected]
SANDY
DIR: JOSEPH MANN
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
2 MINS 32 SECS
ANIMATION
Summer is here and with it
comes sun, sea and Sandy.
Playful, bright and ever-soslightly NSFW, Sandy’s seaside
world was brought to life entirely
through the world of animation.
Prod: Joseph Mann
Animator: Andy Biddle
Music: Jonathan Smith
Sound: Jonathan Smith
Sound: Tim Allen
Distributor: Julie Crosbie
Contact: Julie Crosbie
[email protected]
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LATE LOUNGE
1 HOUR 23 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
EROTOS
WALLFLOWERS
ANGELS
DIR: MONTALDO GRÉGORY
FRANCE 2014
7 MINS 32 SECS
FICTION
DIR: BJORN-ERIK ASCHIM
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MIN 10 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: IAN PONS JEWELL
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
11 MINS 30 SECS
FICTION
One summer night, he is about
to make out with her. But in the
tiny stifling car, the phantasm
changes itself smoothly
into a disturbing dream.
This is a film for everyone who
has ever been on a shit night out.
Two men meet in a hypnotic
bar. As they stroll through
its back corridors, they get
closer to handing over a surreal
relay for an intriguing job
Prod: Montaldo Grégory
Distributor: Montaldo Grégory
Bjorn-Erik Aschim
Animator: Sam Taylor
Animator: Tim McCourt
Music: Magnus Arwenhed
Distributor: Bjorn-ErikAschim
Contact: Montaldo Grégory
[email protected]
Contact: Fritzi Nicolaus
[email protected]
Producer: Dobrina Manolova
Art Director: Theo Politowicz
DOP: Joseph Kelly Jones
Composer: Nicholas Sutton
Sound Design: Mark Ashworth
Re-recording Mix: Tim Harrison
Editor: Gaia Borretti:
Ian Pons Jewell: Ian Pons Jewell is
an award-winning filmmaker based
in London, known for his work in
music videos and short films.
Contact: Dobrina Manolova
[email protected]
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CRUISE PATROL
PREHISTORIC CABARET
TALE OF REBELLIOUS STONE
DIR: BOBBY DE GROOT & ARJAN
VAN MEERTEN
NETHERLANDS 2013
7 MINS 25 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BERTRAND MANDICO
FRANCE 2013
10 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
DIR: NG KAI CHUNG
HONG KONG 2013
13 MINS 23 SECS
ANIMATION
In an Icelandic cabaret, a woman
master of ceremonies performs
an esoteric coloscopy act with
a strange organic camera.
A stone, with its unflawed
surface, was carved and
polished by beliefs and rules.
Yet the core is raw. The more
eager you try to smoothen
it, the more eager it indulges
itself. Its untamed nature is
no longer to be restrained.
On a long and dusty road a
routine cruise patrol takes an
unexpected turn and spirals
totally out of control.
Prod: Bobby de Groot
Writer: Bobby de Groot
Animator: House of Secrets
Art Director: House of Secrets
Exec Prod: Bobby de Groot
Exec Prod: Arjan van Meerten
Music: Egbert de Ruiter
Sound: Jeroen Nadorp
Distributor: House of Secrets
Bobby de Groot & Arjan van
Meerten: After Graduating
from Utrecht School of the Arts
both worked and/or freelanced
for several years. After that
they started House of Secrets.
Everything after that is classified.
Contact: Bobby de Groot
[email protected]
Prod: Emmanuel Chaumet
Writer: Bertrand Mandico / Elina
Löwensohn
DOP: Bertrand Mandico
Sound: Enrico Fiocco / Bertrand
Mandico
Cast: Elina Löwensohn
Distributor: Joséphine Avril
Bertrand Mandico: Bertrand
Mandico has directed many short
films and worked for several art
centers. His short films “Boro
in the box” and “Living still life”
were selected in Cannes and
Venice and have won awards in
many international festivals.
Contact: Joséphine Avril
[email protected]
Prod: Ng Kai Chung
Writer: Ng Kai Chung
Animator: Ng Kai Chung, Ng Tsz
Ching
Art Director: Ng Kai Chung
Music: Kelvin Lau
Sound: Jackie Chui
Distributor: Hong Kong Arts Centre
Ng Kai Chung: NG studied
animation in Hong Kong. He
directed his first animation
“Tale of Rebellious Stone” as
graduation work. In 2014, he forms
“PaperBox Creations Limited”
with two of his classmates.
Contact: Roxane Tsui
[email protected]
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LATE LOUNGE
1 HOUR 23 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
DOGGING
DON’T FEAR DEATH
MOSQUITO
DIR: MATTHEW REED, SAM
TURK
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
7 MINS 2 SECS
FICTION
DIR: LOUIS HUDSON
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
3 MINS 3 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: TIMO VON GUNTE
SWITZERLAND 2014
12 MINS 40 SECS
FICTION
A fast-paced comedy arguing
the joys of being dead, aided
by a montage of corpses
and a dance-crazed Grim
Reaper. Starring Rik Mayall.
A story about a fight between
a man and a mosquito nonverbally. The annoying buzz
deep in the night drives many
people crazy. Turning the lights
on the buzz disappears and it
is deadly silent again. How far
could one go to kill an insect?
Keith and Val are going dogging.
Years of constant sniping have
taken their toll on their marriage,
so Val has persuaded a reluctant
Keith to try something new. But
someone else in the car park
has a far bigger problem…
Prod: Matthew Reed, Sam Turk
Writer: Matthew Reed, Sam Turk
DOP: Oliver Schofield
Sound: William Davies
Sound: Ed Richardson
Distributor: Matthew Reed
Matthew Reed & Sam Turk:
Matthew Reed and Sam Turk are
a filmmaking duo from London.
Dogging is their first film together.
Contact: Matthew Reed
[email protected]
Prod: Louis Hudson & Ian
Ravenscroft
Writer: Ian Ravenscroft
Animator: Louis Hudson, Ross
Butter, Jo Hepworth, Ian Whittle
Music: Rob Connor
Sound: Mark Ashworth
Cast: Rik Mayall, Marc Silk, Myles
McLeod
Associate Producer: Ed Bye
Distributor: Louis Hudson
Louis Hudson: Dice Productions
is director Louis Hudson and
writer Ian Ravenscroft. We create
award-winning comedy, film
and animation for the likes of
Channel 4, BBC, Nickelodeon
and UK Film Council.
Contact: Louis Hudson
[email protected]
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Prod: Rajko Jazbec
Writer: Timo von Gunten
Art Director: Noemi Stoll / Fabian
Lüscher
DOP: Fabian Weber
Music: Pablo Cervantes
Prod Co: CognitoFilms
Sound: Kurt Human
Cast: Manfred Liechti
Distributor: CognitoFilms
Contact: Rajko Jazbec
[email protected]
DON’T HUG ME I’M
SCARED 2: TIME
DIR: BECKY & JOE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 42 SECS
ANIMATION
Eventually everyone runs out of
time, but before that happens to
you, make some time to go on a
jourey through an existentialist
universe of temporal confusion,
TV guides and bathtime.
Prod: Benjamin Lole
Writer: Becky Sloan
Writer: Joe Pelling
Animator: Joe Pelling
Animator: Dan Britt
Art Director: Becky Sloan
Music: Joe Pelling
Sound: Joe Pelling
Distributor: Julie Crosbie
Contact: Julie Crosbie
[email protected]
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CHILDREN’S AWARD SUITABLE FOR ALL THE FAMILY
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
1 HOUR 2 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
For the third consecutive
year Encounters Festival
is delighted to present
our programme of short
films viewed, reviewed
and selected by a panel
of young people as
part of a workshop we
run in collaboration
with Into Film. By turn
funny, touching and
always unpredictable,
these stories are a true
family friendly treat.
CARTOON AWAY
(FUGA ANIMADA)
DIR: AUGUSTO BICALHO ROQUE
BRAZIL 2013
3 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
An animated character is
tortured by his creator to
the point the creature rebels
from his creator and escapes
from the drawing table.
The human manages to bring
the character back but only
to find out that he no longer
can eliminate his creation.
Prod: Augusto Bicalho Roque
Writer: Augusto Bicalho Roque
Animator: Augusto Bicalho Roque
Sound: Augusto Bicalho Roque
Distributor: University
Anhembi Morumbi
Contact: Augusto Bicalho Roque
[email protected]
BLUE BLUE SKY
DIR: BIGNA TOMSCHIN
SWITZERLAND 2014
9 MINS 13 SECS
FICTION
Maria quit talking. Far away
from vacation activities she
spends the summer in a world
where the living visit rarely.
Prod: Zurich University of the Arts
Writer: Bigna Tomschin
Writer: Bigna Tomschin
Costume Designer: Lisa
Brühlmann
DOP: Aurelio Buchwalder
Music: Mario Fuchs
Sound: Rafael Kistler
Cast: Anouk Petri, Mona Petri,
Christian Samuel Weber
Distributor: Zurich
University of the Arts
Bigna Tomschin: Bigna
Tomschin was born 1990 and
raised in Zurich, Switzerland.
She studied film at Zurich
University of the Arts.
Contact: Bigna Tomschin
[email protected]
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FRENEMY CARPARK
THE LOST WORLD
DIR: VERA LALYKO
GERMANY 2014
6 MINS 15 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ANTHONY BLADES
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MINS 23 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BEN SMITH
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
11 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
Normally they argue tooth
and nail like cats and dogs
always do. But what happens
if they swap voices?
A simple shopping trip
goes horribly wrong.
A world of Adventure
Prod: Vera Lalyko
Animator: Urte Zintler
Animator: Vera Lalyko
Character Design: Urte Zintler
Music: Xaver Fischer
Sound: Boris Goltz
Sound: Joo Fürst
Background Design: Heinz Brasch
CG Effects: Heinz Brasch
Distributor: VeraLalyko
Prod: Anthony Blades
Distributor: Anthony Blades
Contact: Anthony Blades
[email protected]
Prod: Jan Rogowski
Distributor: JanRogowski
Contact: Arran Hughes
[email protected]
Contact: Vera Lalyko
[email protected]
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CHILDREN’S AWARD SUITABLE FOR ALL THE FAMILY
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
1 HOUR 2 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
SILENT
RAVI & JANE
MISSING U
DIR: BRANDON OLDENBURG &
LIMBERT FABIAN
UNITED STATES 2014
2 MINS 40 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: STUART O’ROURKE
AUSTRALIA 2013
13 MINS 35 SECS
FICTION
DIR: BROOKE WAGSTAFF
UNITED STATES 2013
2 MINS 29 SECS
ANIMATION
In a Year 4 classroom Jane
befriends Ravi, a Sri Lankan
boy recently arrived, but
government restrictions on
asylum seekers threaten to
destroy their friendship.
The letter I journeys to
find her missing U.
Two street performers dream
of bringing their “Picture
and Sound Show”to life.
Prod: Lampton Enochs & Trish
Farnsworth Smith
Writer: Brandon Oldenburg
Writer: Limbert Fabian
Animator: Kevin Koch
Art Director: Joe Bluhm
Exec Prod: Angus McGilpin
Exec Prod: Vince Voron
Music: John Hunter
Prod Co: Moonbot Studios
Sound: Steve Boedekker
Distributor: SaraHebert
Brandon Oldenburg & Limbert
Fabian: Brandon Oldenburg
and Limbert Fabian are creative
directors at Moonbot Studios.
Brandon co-directed the Oscar
winning film, The Fantastic Flying
Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
and they co-directed the Emmy
award winning film, Scarecrow.
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Prod: Leah James
Writer: Stuart O’Rourke
Art Director: Adam Grubne
Costume Designer: Rita Carmody
DOP: Daniel Foeldes
Exec Prod: Stuart O’Rourke
Music: Abigail Hatherley
Prod Co: Hello There Productions
Prod Co: Escape Artists
Sound: Hugh Fasher
Cast: Katya Harvey, Sathya Ilanko,
Beth Aubrey, Matilda Brown
Contact: Leah James
[email protected]
Prod: Brooke Wagstaff
Writer: Brooke Wagstaff
Animator: Brooke Wagstaff
Sound: Brooke Wagstaff
Sound: Brooke Wagstaff
Cast: Brooke Wagstaff,
Adam Ratner
Brooke Wagstaff: Brooke
Wagstaff is a 3D artist and
animator who recently graduated
from the Ringling College of
Art and Design with a degree
in Computer Animation.
Contact: Brooke Wagstaff
[email protected]
THE PLANETS
DIR: ANDY MARTIN
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
12 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
Illustrated Aliens is a yearlong project, comprising 12
animated shorts created at
the end of each month. Andy
Martin challenged himself to
create one character a day.
Prod: Andy Martin
Writer: Andy Martin
Animator: Andy Martin
Sound: Andy Martin
Distributor: Mateusz Napieralski
Andy Martin: Andy moved to
London in the late nineties.
He has directed projects for
Coke, E4, Experian, and has
developed new techniques in
2D and Stop-Frame animation,
constantly evolving his practice.
Contact: Andy Martin
[email protected]
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DOCUMENTARY
SAT 20 SEPT / 12:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
1 HOUR 21 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Bursting with visual flair
and the power of stories
captured from real life,
here are some highlights
of the documentary
content from this year’s
short film competition
films all combined in
one programme for
your viewing pleasure.
WINTER (ZIMA)
NEVERMIND
DIR: CRISTINA PICCHI
RUSSIA, 2013
12 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: JEAN-MARC E.ROY
CANADA 2013
4 MINS 30 SECS
FICTION
A portrait of a season, a
reality where the boundary
between life and death is so
thin that is sometimes almost
nonexistent. A reflection
on fate, adaptation and the
immutable cycles of existence.
1994. A motel. A memory.
Kurt Cobain.
Prod: Tanya Petrik & Guillaume
Protsenko
Writer: Cristina Picchi
DOP: Saulius Lukosevicius
Music: Shoefiti
Sound: Henri D’Armancourt
Distributor: TanyaPetrik
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Prod: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Writer: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Writer: Sophie Cadieux
DOP: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Prod Co: Les vues du Wyoming
Sound: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Cast: Sophie Cadieux
Distributor: Jean-Marc E.Roy
Cristina Picchi: (Lucca, 1981)
is an awarded Italian filmmaker
and writer based in London;
her films have been screened in
festivals and galleries worldwide.
Jean-Marc E.Roy: Jean-Marc
E.Roy currently works on his
first feature documentary film
and at the postproduction of
Blue Thunder, a sung rural
tale. His works have been
displayed and won some prices
worldwide at festivals, on
the web and on television.
Contact: Cristina Picchi
[email protected]
Contact: Jean-Marc E.Roy
[email protected]
EMERGENCY CALLS
(HÄTÄKUTSU)
DIR: HANNES VARTIAINEN &
PEKKA VEIKKOLAINEN
FINLAND 2013
14 MINS 59 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
Being human is a fragile
opportunity to experience life
and the universe around us.
In the face of overwhelming
darkness all we can do is to rely
on and find solace in one another.
Prod: Hannes Vartiainen
Writer: Hannes Vartiainen
Animator: Hannes Vartiainen
Art Director: Hannes Vartiainen
DOP: Hannes Vartiainen
Exec Prod: Hannes Vartiainen
Music: Joonatan Portaankorva
Sound: Joonatan Portaankorva
Cast: Lauri Hynninen,
Jonna Uhrman
Distributor: KurzFilmAgentur
Hamburg / Stine Wangler
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
DIR: SANDHYA DAISY
SUNDARAM
RUSSIA 2013
10 MINS 35 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: PETER MIDDLETON
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
13 MINS 33 SECS
DOCUMENTARY/
EXPERIMENTAL
Through the endless winters,
every year, her love takes
new shapes and forms.
In 1983 writer and theologian
John Hull went blind. He began
keeping an audio diary to
make sense of his loss. With
exclusive access to these
original audio recordings,
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
reconstructs John’s diaries.
Prod: Tanya Petrik & Guillaume
Protsenko
Writer: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
DOP: Alexei Philippov
Distributor: GuillaumeProtsenko
Sandhya Daisy Sundaram:
Sandhya Daisy Sundaram is a
final year Post Graduate student
of Film Direction at the Film
and Television Institute of India.
Women have been the constant
focal point of her works. She
is presently experimenting
with the culmination of
fiction and non-fiction.
Prod: Jo-Jo Ellison
DOP: Gerry Floyd
Distributor: Jo-Jo Ellison
Contact: Dean Threadgold
[email protected]
Contact: Sandhya Sundaram
[email protected]
Hannes Vartiainen: (b.1980)
has a background in film. Pekka
Veikkolainen (b.1982) has
worked in the fields of animation
and illustration since 2000.
The two started their own
production company in 2008.
Contact: Hannes Vartiainen
[email protected]
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DOCUMENTARY
SAT 20 SEPT / 12:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
1 HOUR 21 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
XENOS
DIR: MAHDI FLEIFEL
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
12 MINS 15 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
In 2010, Abu Eyad and other
young Palestinian men travelled
to Greece. Like so many other
migrants, they came looking
for a way into Europe but
found themselves trapped in a
country undergoing economic,
political, and social collapse.
Prod: Patrick Campbell
DOP: Mahdi Fleifel
Prod Co: Nakba FilmWorks
Cast: Bassam “Abu Eyad” Taha
Distributor: Nakba FilmWorks
Mahdi Fleifel: Mahdi Fleifel is a
Palestinian filmmaker based in
London. He was born in Dubai,
raised in the Ain El-Helweh refugee
camp in Lebanon and later in the
suburbs of Elsinore, Denmark.
Contact: Patrick Campbell
[email protected]
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ANALOGUE PEOPLE
IN A DIGITAL AGE
DIR: KEITH WALSH
IRELAND 2013
13 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
As the analogue age ends, eight
men sitting in a rural Irish bar
battle to survive in the digital
world; the TV in the corner a
harbinger of this technological
future. The film is an existential
exploration of people caught
between two worlds.
Prod: Jill Beardsworth
DOP: Keith Walsh
Music: Conor Walsh, Tim Story,
Hans Joachim Roedelius
Sound: Jill Beardsworth
Distributor: Keith Walsh
Keith Walsh: Keith has been
making documentaries for over 10
years. Himself and producer Jill
Beardsworth work as a two person
crew, filming, recording sound
and editing their own projects.
Contact: Keith Walsh
[email protected]
COMEDY… WHY THE SHORT FACE?
WED 17 SEPT / 19:00 (15)
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
Presented here for your
delight is a perfectly
formed collection of
fun packed shorts,
taking a look at the
lighter side of life with
a tinge of dark humour
thrown in for good
measure. Guaranteed
to bring a smile even
to the most cynically
minded, from priceless
visual gags to hilarious
script-led humour this
mix of comedy films
will lighten the load.
ANTHONY DOG JUDO — J UDO TUBING
DIR: JONATHAN VAN TULLEKEN
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
15 MINS 35 SECS
FICTION
DIR: ANDREW KELLEHER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
1 MIN 27 SECS
ANIMATION
Christmas Eve. An enormous
explosion tears through Lapland.
Santa and his elf, Anthony, have
crash-landed in the middle of
nowhere on their busiest night.
You don’t have to be on
the judo pitch to do judo,
and you don’t even need a
partner. Roy uses the London
Underground to showcase
his outstanding balance, but
shows too much ambition.
Prod: Camille Gatin, Dan
McCulloch
Writer: Tim Key
Writer: Jonathan van Tulleken
Costume Designer: Lindsay Pugh
Music: Fil Eisler
Sound: Steve Single
Cast: Tim Key, Tom Basden
Prod: Dave Anderson
Prod Co: Dave Anderson
Distributor: Dave Anderson
Contact: Alicja Mccarthy
[email protected]
Jonathan van Tulleken: Jonathan
recently directed the entire
second series of BAFTA-winning
TOP BOY for Channel 4. Prior to
this he directed six episodes of
the BAFTA-winning MISFITS.
Contact: Camille Gatin
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 19:30 (15)
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
PENISMOUSE (MYSZOCHUJEK)
ANALOGUE PEOPLE
IN A DIGITAL AGE
ZEBRA FACE — STRIPES V STRIPES
DIR: KRISTOF BABASKI
POLAND AND UK 2014
5 MINS 55 SECS
FICTION
DIR: KEITH WALSH
IRELAND 2013
13 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: PAUL REARDON & KID
ACNE
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 6 SECS
ANIMATION
An extroverted mouse
wants to play.
As the analogue age ends, eight
men sitting in a rural Irish bar
battle to survive in the digital
world; the TV in the corner a
harbinger of this technological
future. The film is an existential
exploration of people caught
between two worlds.
Prod: Anika Jarzynka
Writer: Kristof Babaski Animator: Kristof Babaski Music: Lauren Sarah Hayes
Sound: Keith Duncan
Distributor: Anika Jarzynka
Contact: Anikajarzynka@
outlook.com
Prod: Jill Beardsworth
DOP: Keith Walsh
Music: Conor Walsh, Tim Story,
Hans Joachim Roedelius
Sound: Jill Beardsworth
Distributor: Keith Walsh
Keith Walsh: Keith has been
making documentaries for over 10
years. Himself and producer Jill
Beardsworth work as a two person
crew, filming, recording sound
and editing their own projects.
Contact: Keith Walsh
[email protected]
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Stinging from the heavens
comes Metal B-Boy, his
super venom sting leaves our
hero’s magnetized. Maybe
Strawberry Caterpillar has
a trick up one of her many
sleeves to save the day?
Prod: Caroline Cooper Charles
& Jude Goldrei
Writer: Supreme Vagabond
Craftsman
Writer: Damian Harris
Animator: Jason Arber
Music: Crooked Man, Dave Lewin
& Mike Ward
Sound: Crooked Man, Dave Lewin
& Mike Ward
Cast: Jarvis Cocker, Kid Acne,
Farma G, Chester P, Lady Chann
Contact: Jude Goldrei
[email protected]
GREGORY IS A DANCER
DIR: LOUIS HUDSON
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
2 MINS 50 SECS
FICTION
The life to death story of a
compulsive dancer who is
born into poverty, sucked
up by the fame machine and
spat out the other end.
Prod: Louis Hudson & Ian
Ravenscroft
Writer: Louis Hudson & Ian
Ravenscroft
Colour Keying: Steven Spencer
Green Screen DOP: Craig Bush
Music: Rob Connor
Sound: Rob Connor
Cast: Tom Reid, Richard
Heathcote, Claire Corfield, Craig
Deeley, Padje Mescall, Joanne
Billingham, Pat Carney, CarrieAnne Bowyer, Cameron Moon
Distributor: Louis Hudson
Louis Hudson: Dice Productions
is director Louis Hudson and
writer Ian Ravenscroft. We create
award-winning comedy, film
and animation for the likes of
Channel 4, BBC, Nickelodeon
and UK Film Council.
Contact: Louis Hudson
[email protected]
ME AND MY MOULTON
(MOULTON OG MEG)
DIR: TORILL KOVE
NORWAY 2014
13 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
A 7 year-old girl whose parents
are unconventional modernist
architects, wants her family to
be like other Norwegian 1960s
families. This causes worries the
summer she asks her parents for
a bike. A new short by Academy
Award winner Torill Kove.
Prod: Lise Fearnley
Writer: Torill Kove
Animator: Magnhild Winsnes,
Bjarte Agdestein, Morten
Pedersen, Torill
Kove, Jens Hahn, Yin Ko Lee, Linda
Manouan, Jo Meuris, Jonathan Ng,
Hyun Jin Park
Exec Prod: Lise Fearnley
Exec Prod: Michael Fukushima
Exec Prod: Roddy McManus
Exec Prod: David Verrall
Music: Kevin Dean
Prod Co: Mikrofilm AS, Lise
Fearnley
Co -Prod Co: National Film Board
Canada, co-producer: Marcy Page
Sound: Håkon Lammetun
Distributor: Toril Simonsen
IOA
DIR: GABRIEL MÖHRING
SWITZERLAND 2013
2 MINS 12 SECS
ANIMATION
A vowel reciting speaking
machine describes in a soliloquy
its miserable existence as a tool
of a despotic singing-teacher.
Prod: Prof. Nina Gellersen
Writer: Gabriel Möhring
Animator: Gabriel Möhring
Art Director: Gabriel Möhring,
Elena Haller
DOP: Benjamin Dobo
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy
Sound: Frederik Siegel
Sound: Christof Steinmann
Gabriel Möhring
Cast: Peter Fischli
Distributor: Gabriel Möhring
Gabriel Möhring: Gabriel
Möhring was born in 1986 in
Basel, Switzerland. Bachelor
of Arts in Media Art, Master of
Arts in Design, specification
Animation, with the Stop
Motion short film „IOA“.
Contact: Gabriel Möhring
[email protected]
Torill Kove: (born 1958), took
an education as animator at the
Concordia University in Montreal.
She won an Oscar® for the
animated short The Danish Poet.
Contact: Toril Simonsen
[email protected]
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WED 17 SEPT / 19:00
SAT 20 SEPT / 14:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 3
MITE
IMPROMPTU
DIR: WALTER VOLBERS
GERMANY 2013
3 MINS 38 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: BRUCE ALCOCK
CANADA 2013
10 MINS 10 SECS
ANIMATION
From real world into the
mikrocosmos in one shot.
The chaos of a last-minute dinner
party provides the backdrop
for a quiet epiphany about
embracing life’s rich pageant.
Prod: Walter Volbers
Music: Lontano, György Ligeti
Sound: Pearls — Music
Distributor: WalterVolbers
Walter Volbers: Born 1961
in Emden/germany, first
experiance with super8mm
10Years traditionell
Animator(Cologne,BadenBaden,Munich) since 1993
3d-Animator starting with
Musicvideos now more
Shortfilms and Commercials.
Contact: Walter Volbers
[email protected]
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Prod: Tina Ouellette, Annette
Clarke, Michael Fukushima.
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Distributor: National Film
Board of Canada
Contact: ÉLISE LABBÉ
[email protected]
THE PASSENGER
(HAIKEREN)
DIR: ANDERS TEIG
NORWAY 2013
15 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
This is a film about a start
of a strange friendship.
Prod: Marie Fuglestein & linda
Bolstad
Writer: Anders Teig
DOP: Bjørn Ståle Bratberg
Prod Co: DUOfilm AS
Sound: Øyvind Rydland
Cast: Kristofer Hivju & Fredrik
Hermansen
Distributor: DUOfilm as
Contact: Marie Fuglestei
[email protected]
I LOVE YOU SO HARD DIR: ROSS BUTTER
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
4 MINS 20 SECS
ANIMATION
Our demented lothario loves his
lady very hard. He is desperate
to win her, and demonstrates
his affections by explaining all
the wonderful things he will
do for her. Unfortunately he
is completely unhinged and
these things are repulsive.
Prod: Joel Veitch
Writer: Joel Veitch
Animator: Ross Butter
Music: Edward Snow
Prod Co: Rathergood
Cast: Joel Veitch
Distributor: Humphrey Elles-Hill
Ross Butter: Ross Butter is
an animator working with both
traditional and digital techniques.
Graduated from Edinburgh College
of Art 2013.He has worked on
various animations with Joel
Veitch at rathergood.com.
Contact: Joel Veitch
[email protected]
Humphrey Elles-Hill
humphrey@
independenttalent.com
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SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTS
SAT 20 SEPT / 10:30 — 1 2:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
WINTER (ZIMA)
Competition Programme
Short Film 8: Journeys
THE KARMAN LINE
Short Film 8: Journeys
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
Documentary
EMERGENCY CALLS (HÄTÄKUTSU)
Documentary
A MILLION MILES AWAY
Short Film 6: Modern Romance
ANIMATION HIGHLIGHTS
SAT 20 SEPT / 12:30
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
1 HOUR 30 MINS
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS
Animation 5: Love, Loss and Loneliness
ANOMALIES
Animation 1: The Sands of Time
Animation 6: Strange Beauty
00-BABY BOOM CHILD (00-TAL BARN)
DON’T FEAR DEATH
Animation 2: Pleasure and Pain
Late Lounge
THE MISSING SCARF
MAN ON THE CHAIR
Animation 3: Reasons to be Cheerful
THE DAM KEEPER
WONDER
Competition programme
Animation 4: Fear and Loathing
AWARD WINNERS SCREENING 2014
SUN 21 SEPT / 16:00 & 18:00
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
£5 / £4.50 CONC
Want to see the best of
the best from 2014?
Watch the award-winning short and animated
films from the 20th Encounters Festival.
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ASSOCIATED
COMPETITIONS
DEPICT! 2014 JURY
CHRIS AUTY
LARA AKEJU
SARAH CHORLEY
HEAD OF PRODUCING, NFTS
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER,
CREATIVE DIVERSITY,
CHANNEL 4 TV
OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT,
SHOOTING PEOPLE
Chris Auty
started his
career as a film
critic at Time
Out. In 1985, he
set up independent production
company Oasis and later
relaunched London’s Gate and
Edinburgh’s Cameo cinemas,
before joining Jeremy Thomas’
RPC (1991-99) as MD where he
produced Stealing Beauty and
Crash. In 1999, he became CEO of
The Film Consortium, executive
producing films such as My
Summer of Love and In This World.
Chris is also Head of Producing at
NFTS and has launched a new
course (EPCRI), backed by the
NFTS, Ingenious Media, and Sir
Richard Branson.
Lara has 17 years
of experience in
television
production. Her
current role as
Development Manager at Channel
4 is to drive the commissioning of
content from diverse, grassroots
talent throughout the UK. Prior to
joining Channel 4, Lara was a
factual Producer and Director, with
credits including Panorama
(BBC1), World’s Strictest Parents
(BBC3), Peckham Finishing School
for Girls (BBC3) and Ramadan
Diaries (C4).
ROBBIE RYAN BSC CINEMATOGRAPHER
DAVID SPROXTON
CO-FOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN,
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS
David is the
co-founder and
Executive
Chairman of
Aardman.
Together with co-founder Peter
Lord, he has overseen the
development of the company from
a two-man partnership to one of
the pre-eminent animation houses
in the industry. David has served
as a producer, director or
cinematographer on a number of
animated projects at Aardman.
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At the age of 15,
Robbie picked up
a super 8 camera
and began to
make short
films — he hasn’t been able to put
the camera down since with
Oscar® and Bafta award-winning
shorts to his name including
Shadowscan directed by Tinge
Krishna and Pitch Black Heist
directed by John MacLean. It is his
relationship with award winning
director Andrea Arnold that has
seen his most acclaimed work in
Cannes Grand Jury prize winning
features Red Road and Fish Tank,
and most recently Wuthering
Heights which picked up an Ossella
Award for best technical
achievement at the 2011 Venice
Film Festival. With extensive
experience shooting short and
feature length films, commercials
and music videos, Ryan has also
worked with venerated UK
directors Stephen Frears, on his
critical and commercially
successful Philomena and Ken
Loach on his acclaimed recent
films The Angel’s Share and
Jimmy’s Hall.
Sarah studied
Film, Journalism
and
Documentary
Research in
between working for independent
production companies like Slate
Films, Signal Films and Living
Cinema. She later worked for
London Disability Film Festival and
Cambridge Film Festival, amongst
others, before joining Shooting
People in 2011.
YOUSIF AL-KHALIFA
DIRECTOR (ON BEHALF
OF BAFTA)
After a BA in
Animation at the
University of
Westminster,
Yousif Al-Khalifa
enrolled on the Directing
Animation course at the National
Film and Television School.
Yousif’s graduation project,
Sleeping With The Fishes,
premiered at Edinburgh
International Film Festival, won the
student Grand Prix at the Seoul
International Cartoon and
Animation Festival, the Audience
award at the London International
Animation Festival, the
International Yuhan University
President’s Prize at the Puchon
International Student Animation
Festival, Korea, and has been
selected for further festivals
including Cinanima, Angiers,
Leeds, Mostra and Foyle. He
recently won a BAFTA for the film.
DEPICT! AWARDS
This year’s twenty DepicT! shortlisted films
will be in the running for the main DepicT!
Award of £1500, the RPS Cinematography
Award, the British Special Mention Award — a
package of career development opportunities
from NFTS, BAFTA and Shooting People for
a UK-based filmmaker and the Random Acts
Special Mention presented by Channel 4. There
is also a lifetime membership to and bundle of
goodies from Shooting People up for grabs for
the winner of the Shooting People Audience
Award, for which you can vote at depict.org
SUPPORTED AND MANAGED BY
PRESENTED AS PART OF
SPONSORED BY
SUPPORTED BY
PROMOTED BY
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DEPICT! ’14 SHORTLIST
SAT 20 SEPT
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
15:00 — 16:30
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
DepicT! challenges the international creative
community to make distinctive, imaginative and
engaging short films under 90 seconds long.
Chosen from just under 600 entries from 49
countries, the 20 films on this year’s shortlist
stood out for their originality, and are now in the
running for the main DepicT! Award of £1500, the
RPS Award of £1000, the British Special Mention
and Channel 4’s Random Acts Special Mention.
ALTHOUGH
DIR: ESZTER JÁNKA
HUNGARY 2014
1 MIN 20 SECS
ANIMATION
An elderly rabbit snoozes
at home in this beautifully
hand drawn animation.
Eszter Jánka: Eszter Jánka has
studied animation and classical
drawing and now attends Cologne’s
Academy of Media Arts.
This big screen premiere is also a chance to meet the talent and hear
from a panel of creatives about the possibilities of the ultra-short film
format. There is also the DepicT! Shooting People Audience Award
which you can vote for at depict.org from Mon 1 September.
00 36 30 675 1760
ANYONE CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD
BOO BEAR DANCE CLASS
CARPARK
DIR: JOE HOLMAN
UK 2014
57 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ANT BLADES
UK
1 MIN 22 SECS
ANIMATION
Learn to dance with Boo, the little
bear with a passion for flamenco
and some seriously nifty footwork!
A simple shopping trip goes horribly
wrong in this comical short.
DIR: KATY DAVIS
UK 2014
1 MIN 30 SECS
ANIMATION
What if you really could change
the world? Nobel Peace Prize
winner Jody Williams explains
why we should all contribute
to creating a better world.
Premiere status: World Premiere
Katy Davis: Katy Davis (AKA
Gobblynne) is a globe-trotting,
dog-ruffling, cheese-eating, dreamweaving illustrator and animator.
07593 259330
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Joe Holman: Joe Holman has worked
in the animation industry for many
years as a sculptor and designer,
and this is his first short film.
01618813477 / 07833531230
Ant Blades: Ant Blades is a
cartoonist and animator and
the founder of Birdbox Studio, a
London based studio specialising
in funny shorts and commercials.
07968840412
CROW’S NEST
FULL FAT SIMON
JUNK MAIL DIR: ROBERT MILNE
UK 2013
1 MIN 30 SECS
ANIMATION
DIRECTOR: DAVE ANDERSON
PERU 2013
0 MINS 56 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: HENNING M. LEDERER
GERMANY 2013
1 MIN 0 SECS
ANIMATION
Ever got that feeling that you just
can’t win? Crow is busy building
his nest, but a cheeky competitor
threatens to undo his hard work.
A lactose tolerant music video
animation for the pint-sized
Tom Rosenthal song.
Ever wondered what happened
to all that junk mail in your
inbox? Well, wonder no more…
Dave Anderson: Dave Anderson
is a Welsh illustrator and
animator currently donning
a poncho in Lima, Peru.
Premiere status: UK Premiere
Robert Milne: Robert Milne
is a Freelance Animator living
and working in London.
+51 999 024 596
Henning M. Lederer: Henning
M. Lederer is a freelance
graphic and motion designer
from Germany working for
several international clients.
+49 179 572 38 13
LA FORÊT SAUVAGE
LOOSE ENDS
MODIFRIED
DIR: JOSEPH WALLACE
FRANCE / UK 2014
1 MIN 30 SECS
LIVE ACTION /
REAL-TIME PUPPETRY
DIR: TOM LOX
UK 2014
1 MIN 29 SECS
LIVE ACTION
DIR: JOE MAGEE
UK 2014
1 MIN 30 SECS
LIVE ACTION
Two men stand side by side,
waiting in a dark field — but what
on earth are they expecting?
Mary Lou’s dodgy fast-food
parlour receives an unwelcome
visitor in this humorous chickenand-spaghetti western.
There’s something sinister
afoot in the forest… A greedy
landowner accosts a famer
demanding that he pays the rent.
Premiere status: Premiere
Joseph Wallace: Joseph Wallace
is an award winning film and
theatre director based in London,
working in a range of media
including live-action, animation,
performance and puppetry.
Tom Lox: Tom Lox is a professional
photographer, actor and filmmaker.
07918760225
Joe Magee: Joe Magee is an award
winning artist, filmmaker and
illustrator. He has a studio in Bristol.
Contact: josephwallace@
hotmail.co.uk
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DEPICT! ’14 SHORTLIST
NATI
NIGHT LIGHTS
NIGHT WALKERS
DIR: DANIEL CHISHOLM
UK 2014
90 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
DIR: TATIANA AND MARINA
MOSHKOVA
RUSSIA 2013
1 MIN 0 SECS
EXPERIMENTAL
DIR: CHRIS LANG
UK 2014
90 SECONDS
LIVE ACTION
Nati the 90-year-old Italian
takes a cutting from an old olive
tree to make a new plant. As he
works, he reflects on his life.
Daniel Chisholm: Daniel Chisholm
is an independent filmmaker
working out of London and Berlin. Contact: [email protected]
07817831286
When the city goes to sleep, night
lights come alive, illuminating
the streets around us.
Tatiana and Marina Moshkova:
Tatiana and Marina are twin
sisters. They both graduated
from the Saint-Petersburg State
University of Film and TV with a
degree in directing animation.
Exhausted and wearing thin, a
whole new life is awaiting Luke —
in more ways than he expects.
Chris Lang: Chris Lang is a filmmaker
who delves deeper into everyday
life to find its quirky underbelly.
07856251512
Contact: [email protected],
[email protected]
+79500352878, +79217500879
POPULATION EXPLOSION
REFLECTION
SIN PALABRAS / NO WORDS
DIR: JUNIPER
SOUTH AFRICA 2014
56 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: DEBANJAN NANDY
UK 2014
1 MIN 11 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: KIKE ARROYO
SPAIN 2014
1 MIN 30 SECS
LIVE ACTION
Juniper revisits her kooky dream,
featuring bugs, branches, and some
pretty special sound effects!
A man reflects on the environmental
impact of religious ceremonies
and rituals in India.
A woman cries in a bathroom,
alone and speechless…
Premiere status: UK Premiere
Juniper: Juniper directs television
commercials and shoots cars.
She’s got a growing toy collection,
which she loves to bring to life
with stop motion animation.
Debanjan Nandy: Indian-born
Debanjan Nandy is interested
in the link between human
behaviour and social conditioning,
and explores how we can break
free from life’s constraints.
+27 (0)832086383
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07450 276855
Kike Arroyo: Kike Arroyo is
currently studying for his third
year of Film Directing and this is his
second short film as scriptwriter,
producer and director.
Contact: kikearroyo.buzon@gmail.
com
+34615258197
THE COLLECTOR
THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
WEBBED
DIR: STAS SANTIMOV
UKRAINE 2014
1 MIN 5 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: ADAM DJ LAITY
UK 2013
1 MIN 30 SECS
LIVE ACTION
DIR: NICK ROWELL & GABRIEL
FARNESE
UK 2013
60 SECONDS
LIVE ACTION
An eerie and experimental hybrid
of animation and illustration that
transports you to another world.
This autobiographical film based on
the poem by Wendell Berry follows
a man’s journey into nature as he
searches for balance in his life.
Stas Santimov: Stas Santimov
has been practicing animation for
three years and love experimenting
with cinematic language.
Email: [email protected]
+380684158977
Adam DJ Laity: Adam is a
West Country filmmaker
and academic specialising in
landscape cinematography.
He is about to embark on a
practice-based PhD at UWE.
A story of everyday heroes.
When a stranger meets a young
boy with special powers, he
can’t help but be inspired.
Gabriel Farnese: Gabriel Farnese
is an actor turned director. When
he isn’t acting in Guy Ritchie films
he directs award-winning shorts. Nick Rowell: Nick Rowell currently
produces and directs freelance
in the corporate world. In recent
years he has made award winning
documentaries and short films.
+44 788 259 4128
YAWA (NEMISIS)
DIR: DAMIJO EFE YOUNG
NIGERIA 2014
90 SECS
LIVE ACTION
Two house burglars get more than
they bargained in this film about
daylight robbery in Nigeria.
Damijo Efe Young: Damijo Efe Young
is a Nigerian screenwriter/director
with several Nollywood movies to
his credit. YAWA is his first short.
YAWA (Nemesis)
08031848866 / +234 803 184 8866
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NAHEMI STUDENT SHORTS
TUE 16 SEPT
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
20:00 — 2 2:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
The National Association for Higher
Education in the Moving Image
(NAHEMI) presents a programme of
outstanding recent work produced by
film, television and animation students
around the country, with special awards
for creativity and cinematography.
JEFF & CAROLINE
DIR: ALEX STUPPLE-HARRIS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 53 SECS
COMEDY
Jeff and Caroline. A relationship
as twisted as the rest. Jeff’s
neglectful ways prompt his
wife to take drastic measures
to regain their connection.
Does she go too far?
Maybe... a little bit... ish.
Prod: Alice Guilot
Contact: filmschool@
westminster.ac.uk
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KNIVES
STREET FIGHTER
DIR: ROBERT DORAN
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
5 MINS 26 SECS
FICTION
DIR: EMANUELE GABBI
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
FICTION
Knives tells the story of Mark, a
man in his mid-twenties, whose
life amounts to nothing more
than working, skating and getting
stoned. Follow him as he tries
to make sense of his world as it
is slowly turned upside down.
Prod: Robert Doran
Contact: robbiedoran@
hotmail.co.uk
André, a young mime artist
begins to perform in a square
with a beautiful cellist, miming
along to her music when the
duo is interrupted by a rude,
attention-grabbing magician. At
this point, André tries with all his
energy to protect the cellist from
the bullying of the magician.
Prod: Elizabeth Lockard
Writer: Lex de Vroomen
Art Director: Lili Lea Abraham
DOP: Yury Sharov
Exec Prod: Daisy Gili
Exec Prod: Anna McDonald
Music: Stephen Webster
Sound Designer: Gianluca
Carbonelli Foley
Artists: Italo Cameracanna,
Riccardo Cameracanna
Cast: Emanuele Gabbi,
Rosie Taylor, Darren
Gooding, Oliver Metcalfe
Emanuele Gabbi: Born in 1988
in Trento, Italy. He studied
cinema at the “Accademia
dell’immagine”. (Aquila,
Italy, 2012,) After an internship
in editing, he frequented the
London Film Academy. (UK, 2013)
THE BALANCE OF
WHAT REMAINS
DIR: STEPHEN PILLING
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
10 MINS 53 SECS
FICTION
Something had happened,
something is coming. Nick and
Cristina are heading inland.
They have issues in their
relationship and due to Cristinas
pregnancy, the couple decide
to hold up at an abandoned
stone cottage in rural England.
Prod: Sofie Ronje
DOP: James Johnson
Sound: Matthew Faggiani
Cast: Adam Urey, Carol
Plant, Terry Naylor
Steve Pilling: Steve Pilling is
a filmmaker and director from
the North West of England. He
is a graduate from Manchester
Metropolitan University, BA
(Hons) Filmmaking in 2014. He
makes films which focus on
subtle and personal issues told
through dramatic narrative.
Contact: stephenepilling@
gmail.com
Contact: Director: emagabbi@
yahoo.it, 07901252841
Exec Prod: Anna McDonald:
[email protected],
020 7386 7711
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NAHEMI STUDENT SHORTS
TUE 16 SEPT
WATERSHED CINEMA 1
20:00 — 2 2:00
£5 / £4.50 CONC.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
INTERPRETER
DIR: DAISY JACOBS
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
7 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
DIR: KYLA SIMONE BRUCE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
20 MINS 0 SECS
FICTION
Two sons one elderly mother no
end in sight. The Bigger Picture
uses giant animated characters
in life-size sets to tell the stark
and darkly humorous tale of
caring for an ageing parent.
The Interpreter is a story
about a translator starting
work in an immigrations court
in London. We see an insight
into the pressures of his job
along with his personal life.
Directed, Written & Animated by:
Daisy Jacobs
Animation: Daisy Jacobs
& Chris Wilder
Producer: Chris Hees
Co-Screenplay: Jennifer Majka
Cinematographer: Max Williams
Production Designer: Elo Soode
Editor: Vera Simmonds
Composer: Huw Bunford
Sound Designer: Jonas Jensen
Cast: Christopher Nightingale,
Alisdair Simpson, Anne
Cunningham
Distributor: loo
Prod: Khalid Jabaly
Writer: Kyla Simone Bruce
Art Director: Cecily Gatacre
Costume Designer:
Celestine Healy
DOP: Saimawn Si-Shen
Editor: Reza Jouze
Prod Co: The London Film School
Sound Recordist: Eoin Maher
Sound designer & mixer:
Mauricio D’Orey
Cast: Ako Ali, Chiraz Aich,
Imail Dar, Khalid Jabaly, Maggie
Daniels, Jan Koene, Amer
Patel, Sally Reichhardt
Daisy Jacobs: Daisy Jacobs
studied Illustration and Character
Animation at Central St
Martin’s, and has just graduated
from an MA in Animation
Direction at the National Film
and Television School.
Kyla Simone Bruce: Half Scottish,
half German, graduated from
The London Film School in 2013.
She prides herself on depicting
stories that mirror true life, using
extensive research to deal with
realistic subject matter in an
honest light. She is currently
developing her first feature.
Contact: 07720394588,
[email protected]
Contact: kylasimone@live.
co.uk, kylasimonebruce.com
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THE WOLF, THE SHIP AND
THE LITTLE GREEN BAG
DIR: KATHRYN
MACCORGARRY GRAY
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
14 MINS 0 SECS
DOCUMENTARY
A documentary joining three
ladies, Karin, Peggy and Anne,
all of whom are between the age
of seventy and ninety-four.
Prod: Cullum Carver-Jones
Contact: filmschool@
westminster.ac.uk
UNTITLED BLUES
WAY OUT
DIR: B WELLBY-DELIMERE
UNITED KINGDOM 2013
17 MINS 32
FICTION
DIR: YUKAI DU
UNITED KINGDOM 2014
3 MINS 0 SECS
ANIMATION
Mississippi, 1937. A music
producer in search of blues
music visits a black musician on
death row. Despite their initial
mistrust of one another, an
unlikely relationship develops.
What will be the ultimate
consequence of our over
reliance on mobile phones?
Prod: Yukai Du
Prod: Karin Kavanagh
Writer: B Wellby-Delimere
Prod Designers: Max Phillips
& Daisy Wormall
Costume Designer: Yolanda Collins
DOP: Drew Marsden
Music: Eric Bibb & Will Adlard
Sound: Ruben Robinson
Cast: Rory Fleck Byrne, Brue
Lester Johnson, Andy Apollog
Distributor: AUB
B Wellby-Delimere: B WellbyDelimere is a London and Irish
based film director who is currently
shooting her next short film
‘Bodies’ in Kilkenny, Ireland with
Rory Fleck and Declan Conlon.
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FESTIVAL
DEVELOPMENT
FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT
Watershed and
Encounters Festival
Encounters Festival and Watershed
have entered into a new partnership that
consolidates Watershed as the festival’s
competition venue and industry hub. The
programme at Watershed will present the
Encounters International Competition for short
film and animation as a single competition and
three day industry forum for film makers and
industry professionals. This new structure
seeks to maintain, nurture and protect the
festival’s core strengths in talent development
and advance a collective aim shared by the
partners to foster deeper levels of connectivity
between the film, media, moving image and
animation sectors in the UK and Internationally.
Encounters Festival is delighted to be working
with Watershed to enable new and established
film makers to meet with the industry, learn
from the best and generate new creative
and business opportunities at the festival.
Arnolfini and Encounters Festival
Encounters Festival and Arnolfini have
reconfigured their partnership to focus on the
commissioning and curation of artists film
and moving image that connects the festival
to other art forms, media and research in the
sphere of cinema. Reflecting the cultural and
developmental agendas of both organisations,
the partnership will work towards developing
new activities that will increase the profile of
artists within the festival and develop new
audiences locally, nationally and internationally
for short film. With its agenda lying in the areas
of contemporary art, performance, music and
spaces uniquely suited to work that moves
beyond the traditional cinema setup, Arnolfini
is very excited to establish productive new
working patterns with Encounters Festival.
The collective aim shared by the partners is
to introduce new forms of cinematic practice
into Encounters Festival to benefit Encounters’
audiences, for whom the offer of the festival
is expanded, and in turn brings contemporary
artistic practices to a new audience.
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NFTS and Encounters Festival
Encounters Festival is delighted to be working in
partnership with NFTS to support and develop its role
as a training ground and learning environment for
new and emerging film makers. As the UK’s leading
festival for talent development in short film and
animation, this partnership maintains our leadership
in the field and supports our ambitions to diversity
the festival industry offer into new opportunities
for film within the interactive and gaming field.
Events:
1. NFTS OPEN DAY / P.68
2. 20/20 KEYNOTE: LOOKING BACK TO LOOK
FORWARD WITH NIK POWELL / P.54
3. THE BUSINESS OF CONVERGENCE PANEL / P.51
4. SOUND MASTERCLASS WITH
DEAN HUMPHRIES / P.61
5. INTERACTIVE CINEMA LAB / P.51
Centre for Moving Image Research
(CMIR) and Encounters Festival
For the first time this year Encounters Festival
and Centre for Moving Image Research (CMIR) are
working together to develop the artistic dialogue
between cinematographers and visual artists. Using
the framework of Encounters Festival as a live action
research environment, we will jointly present a cutting
edge research lab and symposia, which will provide a
forum for comment on the possibilities of the image
in relation to digital aesthetics, activism, politics.
Encounters Festival is delighted to be working with
CMIR to foster connectivity across research centres,
festivals, artists and film makers and artistic projects.
Events:
1. H
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2. SYMPOSIUM: AESTHETICS / POLITICS /
ACTIVISM / ART: WHAT IS RADICAL NOW? / P.28
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FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT
British Council and
Encounters Festival
Encounters Festival and São Paulo
Short Film Festival have entered
into a new partnership through
British Council’s TRANSFORM
programme; an initiative that aims
to develop the artistic dialogue
between the UK and Brazil.
São Paulo Short Film Festival and Encounters
will collaborate over two years, showcasing the
work of six artists — three artists from Brazil will
present work as part of the 2014 Encounters
Festival and three artists from the UK will form
part of the 15th São Paulo Short Film Festival
in 2015. The programme at each festival will
combine short film screenings, feature film and
live AV performance, linking diverse blends of
creativity and imagination. Encounters Festival
is delighted to be working with the British
Council and with Brazil to enable artists and
professionals from the arts and film sectors
in both countries to share experiences and
collaborate with institutions, individuals and
communities who share a community of practice. Events…
CINEMA DO DESBUNDE
THU 18 / 15:00 / WATERSHED C 2
& SUN 21 / 17:00 / CUBE / SEE P.32
CINE-SEIZURE
FRI 19 / 20:00 / ARNOLFINI / SEE P.26
A WOLF AT THE DOOR — FERNANDO COIMBRA
THU 18 / 16.30 / WATERSHED C 3 / SEE P.46
Photo: Pedro Urano
FRI 19 / 10:30 / WATERSHED / SEE P.59
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programme and celebrate the new partnership
between Encounters and São Paolo. All
industry Forum Pass Holders are invited.
Numbers are limited and entrance will
be on a first come, first served basis.
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Board
David Sproxton — Chair —Aardman Animations
Paul Appleby — VID
Lynn Barlow — UWE
Peter Carlton — Warp Films
Patrick Collerton — Yipp Films
Steven Coombe — Burnside Accountants
Rosa Corbishley — Colston Hall
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Ed Hayes — TLT Solicitors
Lisa Howe — Creative England
James Mulligan — Cork Film Festival
Simon Perry — ACE
Alison Sterling — Ignition Films
Mark Taylor — A Productions
Festival Team
Debbi Lander — Festival Director — Artistic and Strategic Rich Warren — Festival Producer
and Industry Forum Programmer Alice Cabanas — Marketing
and Development Manager Kieran Argo — Animation Programmer
Steven Coombe — Accountant
Mark Cosgrove — Film Consultant
Gaia Meucci — Short Film Programmer
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Festival Crew
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Festival Services
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AT Bristol
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Patrons
Programme
Terry Gilliam
Jeremy Howe
Andrew Kelly
Nick Park
Nick Powell
Jeremy Thomas
Wahyu Aditya, Kieran Argo, Paul Appelby, Chris
Auty, Claire Barnwell, Christine Bardlsey, Alastair
Cameron, Zita Carvalhosa, Katie Campbell,
Claire Cook, Benjamin Cook, Sophie Critchlow,
Aoife Desmond, Hilke Doering, Daniel Ebner,
Terry Flaxton, Eric Guaglione, Mike Harding,
Joseph Hyde, Maija Hietala, Andrew Kelly, Tim
Kindberg, Galina Koretskaya, Debbi Lander,
Anna MacDonald, Jordan McGarry, Gaia Meucci,
Agnieszka Moody, Helen Mason, Will Massa, James
Mulligan, Cassandra Neal, Alastair Oldham, Kairat
Ospanov, Phil Owen, Nik Powell, Steve Presence,
Madeline Probst, Alice Ramsey, Amy Sheppard,
Bettina Schwartz, Richard Stamp, Ben Taylor, Mark
Taylor, Sarah Tremlett, Anna Veilande-Kustikova,
Jon Wardle, Rich Warren, Francesca Walker,
Jon Weinbren, Jon Wozencroft, Sarah Sparke
Advisors
Chris Auty
Terry Flaxton
Stella Hall
Dick Penny
Roger Tomlinson
Sarah Smith
Cian Smith
Competition Pre Selectors
Andy Janes
Dylan Cave
Joe Bateman
Jude Lister
Marit Oprins
Kari Nygard
Rich Warren
Fiona Bevans
Jocelyn Wellby
Tim Hayes
Sam Groves
Liz Harkman
Tommy Curtis
Clare Leczycki
Jane Davis
Nigel Davis
Supporters
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Berry, Katie Campbell, Sabrina Candido, Luiz
Cordazzi, Rebecca Davis, Peter Faulkner,
Gina Fucci, Matthew Gyves Phil Gibby, Maren
Hobein,Tiffany Holmes, Nona Hunter, Marlen
Lukasiak, Sarah-Jane Meredith, Will Massa,
Colm Needham, Lisa Linde Nieveld, Alastair
Oldham, David Sproxton, Swyvain Vaucher,
Simon Williams, Suzie Wright , Nigel Daniel ,
Matthew Partington, Nema Hart, Ben Roberts.
Thanks
Zena Allen, Kate Brindley,Tim Corum, Richard
Crowe, Tim Garbutt, Gaby Jenks, Andy King,
Andy Miah, John O Shea, Louise Orchard,
Sally Medlyn, John Davis, Janette Porter,
Jorge Lopes Ramos, DB Redfern, Mike
Stubbs, Joe Williams, Roger Tomlinson.
Special thanks to all Jurors, Filmmakers,
Competition Pre Selectors, Festival Artists,
Industry Forum Presenters and Festival
Guests participating in this year’s festival.
Many thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers.
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FILM INDEX
365................................................................................. 119
BOX................................................................................136
00-BABY BOOM CHILD............................................... 113
5:48 — THE REALITY OF TIME....................................132
A KNIGHTS DAY............................................................ 118
A MILLION MILES AWAY............................................... 94
A PARADISE....................................................................81
A PORTRAIT..................................................................105
AB OVO...........................................................................111
ABOVE THEM THE WORLD BEYOND.........................102
ADELINE FOR LEAVES.................................................. 89
AFTER THE RAIN........................................................... 93
AIN’T NO FISH.............................................................. 147
ALL THE SAME............................................................. 147
ALL WHAT IS SOMEHOW USEFUL.............................102
ANA - A PALINDROME.................................................105
ANALOGUE PEOPLE IN A DIGITAL AGE.....................164
ANGELS.........................................................................154
ANGRY KID - BONE...................................................... 39
ANITA.............................................................................. 82
ANOMALIES................................................................. 130
ANTHONY.....................................................................165
BATHS.......................................................................... 109
BICYCLE........................................................................127
BILLY’S BALLOON ........................................................ 39
BLACK SEED.................................................................137
BLAME IT ON THE SEAGULL......................................142
BLIGHT............................................................................15
BLUE BLUE SKY...........................................................158
BOB’S BIRTHDAY...........................................................15
BOGGIE - NOUVEAU PARFUM....................................149
BRADFORD-HALIFAX-LONDON.................................. 98
BUSBY BERKELEY TRIBUTE TO MAE WEST.............. 39
BY YOUR SIDE..............................................................149
CADET.............................................................................81
CARNE............................................................................ 39
CAROUSEL......................................................................97
CARPARK...................................................................... 119
CARROTROPE..............................................................107
CARTOON AWAY..........................................................158
CHELLA RIDE................................................................148
CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST
TRUDE’S STORY.......................................................... 106
CHRISTMAS WITH DAD.................................................15
CHUM............................................................................. 92
CODA............................................................................ 104
CONFUSION THROUGH SAND................................... 121
CRISPS........................................................................... 62
CROCODILE................................................................... 89
CROW............................................................................133
CROW’S NEST..............................................................175
CRUELTY........................................................................ 62
CRUISE PATROL...........................................................155
CRUISING .....................................................................135
CUTAWAY....................................................................... 83
DADDY’S GIRL............................................................... 62
DARK LIGHT....................................................................87
DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH.......................................... 90
DARLING...................................................................... 106
DESERTED..................................................................... 90
DINNER IS SERVED...................................................... 110
DOG.................................................................................15
DOG JUDO - JUDO TUBING........................................165
DOG JUDO - THE TRAGEDY OF ROLY........................ 119
DOGGING......................................................................153
DON’T FEAR DEATH....................................................153
206
DON’T HUG ME I’M SCARED.......................................153
DREAMS & DESIRES - FAMILY TIES.............................15
DRIFTING......................................................................126
DRIVE HOME.................................................................146
DROP THE GAME.........................................................146
DUET.............................................................................126
DWARF GIANT..............................................................134
EL CERCO........................................................................15
ELLIOT THE BULL - COLOURBLIND..........................146
EMERGENCY CALLS..................................................... 83
EROTOS.........................................................................154
ESCORT.......................................................................... 99
EVERYDAY SOMETHING...............................................15
EXCHANGE & MART..................................................... 86
FAKE EXPECTATIONS..................................................136
FALLT............................................................................. 112
FATHER..........................................................................128
FATHER AND DAUGHTER..............................................15
FEAR&DELIGHT........................................................... 147
FIELD STUDY..................................................................87
FLYING............................................................................ 96
FORGOT....................................................................... 104
FRENEMY......................................................................159
GOD SENT BEES TO FILTER THE
UNDEAD THROUGH AN OPEN WOUND.....................111
GREGORY IS A DANCER..............................................167
HANOI WARSAW ...........................................................15
HAPPY BOGEYS 10-12................................................. 115
HAPPY TOYS.................................................................. 80
HELGOLAND ..................................................................15
HOCK HIAP LEONG........................................................15
HONG KONG...................................................................15
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY........................... 62
HUNGER........................................................................133
I AM SAMI....................................................................... 90
I HEAR YOU SCREAM.....................................................15
I LOVE YOU SO HARD..................................................165
IMPLAUSIBLE THINGS................................................ 101
IMPOSTOR.................................................................... 116
IMPROMPTU.................................................................165
IN THE MOOD FOR SEX............................................... 114
IN THE TICKET BOOTH................................................126
INTRIGUE AND THE RONCHES................................... 39
IOA.................................................................................167
JAVEON - GIVE UP........................................................146
JEFF AND CAROLINE...................................................178
JOMEO AND RULIET...................................................... 21
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES...............................91
KNIVES..........................................................................179
LETS PLAY NOMAD X.................................................. 118
LIGHT MOTIF............................................................... 150
LOAD..............................................................................105
LOST PROPERTY.........................................................126
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS................129
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.......................................................163
MAGIC MILES................................................................ 98
MAN ON THE CHAIR.................................................... 131
MARILYN MYLLER........................................................129
ME AND MY MOULTON................................................167
METRONOMY - I’M AQUARIUS.................................. 150
MIGRATION...................................................................132
MILK................................................................................ 95
MISSING U................................................................... 160
MITE...............................................................................168
MONEY BACK, PLEASE................................................ 84
MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS..................................128
MONTENEGRO............................................................. 114
MOSQUITO...................................................................156
MOVING ON..................................................................149
MR TORQUAY’S HOLIDAY...........................................143
MR. PLASTIMIME.........................................................127
MR. SECRET.................................................................144
MY COUNTRY...............................................................137
MY MILK CUP COW..................................................... 106
NATURA........................................................................ 101
NATURAL DISASTER...................................................127
NEST OF STONE...........................................................107
NEVERMIND.................................................................. 85
NINE............................................................................... 112
NO HOPE FOR MEN BELOW......................................... 86
NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY................................... 131
NOTES ON BLINDNESS................................................ 96
ODE TO VICTOR JARA................................................. 151
OH MY GOD.................................................................... 43
ON LOOP.......................................................................145
ON STONEY GROUND.................................................148
ON TENDER HOOKS..................................................... 42
ON THE ROOFS............................................................148
ONCE UPON A CANDLE.............................................. 117
OUT OF BOUNDS.........................................................138
OVER DINNER...............................................................143
PAPA WHERE ARE YOU............................................... 151
PAPER WORLD.............................................................132
PATCH...........................................................................135
PATTERNS..................................................................... 89
PENISMOUSE...............................................................166
PERFECT DRUG............................................................. 43
PIG CHILD...................................................................... 62
PLEASURE..................................................................... 39
POKER........................................................................... 110
PREHISTORIC CABARET.............................................155
PULSE............................................................................144
RAVI & JANE................................................................ 160
RE PLACE......................................................................134
RERI, RERI, RERI / WORDS WORDS WORDS.............. 17
RED REFLECTIONS....................................................... 92
ROY................................................................................144
SANDY...........................................................................153
SEA FRONT...................................................................107
SEPTEMBER...................................................................19
SERORI........................................................................... 93
SETTLING.....................................................................122
SEX AND VIOLENCE..................................................... 42
SHELL............................................................................139
SHOPPING..................................................................... 82
SILENT......................................................................... 160
SIMULACRA..................................................................122
SOFT................................................................................18
SPACE CAT HOB...........................................................124
SPECTATORS................................................................ 113
STREET FIGHTER.........................................................179
STRUDEL...................................................................... 115
SUBCONSCIOUS PASSWORD....................................108
SUBTOTAL..................................................................... 83
SWEETHEART............................................................... 62
SYMPHONY NO. 42......................................................140
TAKE ME TO THE FRONT.............................................. 90
TALE OF REBELLIOUS STONE....................................155
TECHNICAL HITCH...................................................... 118
TERRA INFIRMA...........................................................139
THE BALANCE OF WHAT REMAINS...........................179
THE BATTLE OF THE POOR........................................122
EVENT/SCREENING INDEX
THE BIGGER PICTURE................................................ 180
THE BOMBAY HIGHWAY CODE................................. 100
THE BOY AND HIS MONSTER.....................................123
THE CHICKEN................................................................ 86
THE DAM KEEPER........................................................124
THE DEWBERRY EMPIRE........................................... 109
THE DUCK AND ANDY SHOW..................................... 116
THE FLAVORS COLLECTION ...................................... 80
THE GREEN SERPENT OF VODKA, MEN AND
DISTILLED DREAMS..................................................... 96
THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION.................................. 85
THE INTERPRETER..................................................... 180
THE ISLAND................................................................... 88
THE KARMAN LINE....................................................... 99
THE LEDGE END OF PHIL (FROM ACCOUNTING).... 116
THE LITTLE COUSTEAU.............................................. 110
THE LOST WORLD.......................................................159
THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT.......137
THE MISSING SCARF.................................................. 120
THE NORTH SEA RIVIERA...........................................138
THE PALACE................................................................. 121
THE PASSENGER.........................................................168
THE PEARCE SISTERS................................................. 20
THE PLANETS............................................................. 120
THE RISING.................................................................... 88
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE..................................153
THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE................................................136
THE SINE WAVE............................................................138
THE THING UNDER THE TREE....................................123
THE WASTELAND........................................................ 110
THE WOLF, THE SHIP AND
THE LITTLE GREEN BAG............................................ 180
THINGS DON’T FIT....................................................... 112
THIRTY FIVE ASIDE........................................................22
THROUGH THE HAWTHORN .....................................143
TIMBER......................................................................... 113
TINY WORLDS.............................................................. 117
TOOK THEM AWAY....................................................... 151
TORTURING..................................................................123
TRAVELERS INTO THE NIGHT.................................... 84
TREMOR......................................................................... 95
TRUST AND ESTATES.................................................... 41
TUPILAQ.......................................................................139
TWO FILMS ABOUT LONELINESS.............................125
TWO WEEKS-TWO MINUTES..................................... 130
UMBRAS.......................................................................126
UNCLE.............................................................................19
UNDER...........................................................................142
UNITY............................................................................133
UNTITLED BLUES........................................................ 181
UTÖ................................................................................ 131
VENGEANCE RHYTHM................................................. 42
VERTIGO...................................................................... 150
WACKATDOOO............................................................. 115
WALLFLOWERS............................................................154
WAY OUT....................................................................... 181
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SIX.........................................81
WILKINSON - HALF LIGHT..........................................152
WONDER.......................................................................134
WORKING TO BEAT THE DEVIL.................................. 101
XENOS.............................................................................91
ZEBRA FACE - CLOUD TROUBLE............................... 117
ZEBRA FACE - STRIPES V STRIPES...........................166
ZIMA (WINTER)............................................................. 98
ZYKLON PORTRAIT ......................................................16
20/20 PERPETUAL CINEMA .......................................15
AESTHETICS/POLITICS/ACTIVISM/ART:
WHAT IS RADICAL NOW? ............................................ 63
ANI 1: THE SANDS OF TIME .......................104, 106, 108
ANI 2: PLEASURE AND PAIN ...............................110, 112
ANI 3: REASONS
TO BE CHEERFUL..........................114, 116, 118, 120, 122
ANI 4: FEAR AND LOATHING ......................................124
ANI 5: LOVE, LOSS AND LONELINESS ............. 126, 128
ANI 6: STRANGE BEAUTY ......................... 130, 132, 134
ANI 7: A CURE FOR THE CURIOUS ...........136, 138, 140
ANIMATION HIGHLIGHTS ..........................................170
ANIMATION ON PRESCRIPTION......................... 69, 142
ART PARTY .................................................................... 46
AWARD WINNERS SCREENING .................................170
BAFTA CREW MASTERCLASS...............................64, 69
CHILDREN’S AWARD ................................... 74, 158, 160
CINEMA DO DESBUNDE
(COUNTERCULTURE CINEMA) .................................186
CINE-SEIZURE ........................................................26, 44
COMEDY: WHY THE SHORT FACE ............ 165, 166, 168
BENEDICT DREW IN PERFORMANCE .........................25
COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS ........................... 55
CROSSOVER DOCS HACKATHON ............................. 68
CYCLOPES TV: ARTIST FILM IN LATVIAN TV 80’S
AND 90’S + Q&A............................................................ 31
DEPICT!................................................. 172, 173, 174, 176
DESERT ISLAND FLICKS WITH WILL SELF ................23
DOCUMENTARY...................................................162, 164
FERNANDO COIMBRA MASTERCLASS .................... 59
FILMMAKERS Q&A .......................................................52
FILMWORKS PANEL......................................................61
HDR LABORATORY & WORKSHOP
– NEW HORIZON .................................................. 35, 185
HELLOFEST: RETROSPECTIVE ................................... 53
IDEASTAP, SCRIPTS, SCREENINGS
AND THE BITS IN BETWEEN ........................................61
ILLUMINATING THE RETROSPECTIVE –
PROGRAMMERS DISCUSSION .................................. 38
ISHORTS SHOWCASE.................................................. 62
KNOW YOUR ENEMY – A JOURNEY INTO RADICAL
FILMMAKING + Q&A..................................................... 30
LATE LOUNGE ............................................ 153, 154, 156
LATE LOUNGE DELUXE .................................. 39, 40, 42
LFA: DIE HARDS ............................................................ 53
LIBERATED WORDS POETIC FORMS PANEL
DISCUSSION ..................................................................61
LIBERATED WORDS VISUALISING WORDS
SCREENING ...................................................................61
LUX PRESENTS: LOOKING, MEDIATED ............... 37, 63
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN: ANALOG VIDEO
WORKSHOP .................................................................. 44
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN: LIVE AUDIOVISUAL
CODING WORKSHOP .................................................. 44
MEET THE BUYERS: DEEP IMPACT ........................... 54
MEET THE FILMMAKERS ............................................ 58
MEET THE RAIDERS OF THE NEW ARK ......................57
MUSIC VIDEO ......................................146, 148, 150, 152
NAHEMI STUDENT SHORTS ............................. 178, 180
NEXUS: FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION .......................... 51
NFTS KEYNOTE LOOKING BACK
TO LOOK FORWARD ..................................................... 54
NFTS MASTERCLASS WITH DEAN HUMPHREYS:
SOUND MASTERCLASS ...............................................61
NICK CAVE 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH PREVIEW ....... 45
ARTIST FILM & VIDEOS FROM 1994 TO 2014......36, 58
OUR SOULS ARE PALESTINIAN ..................................37
PAST AND FUTURE ENCOUNTERS .............................57
RETROSPECTIVE INSIGHT – DIRECTORS TALK ...... 38
ROVIO: THE GENESIS OF A PHENOMENON............... 51
SEEING SOUND SALON:
MCLAREN THE MUSICIAN .......................................... 44
SF 1: THICKER THAN WATER ...................................... 80
SF 2: OUT OF THE ORDINARY...............................82, 84
SF 3: MEMORY LANE ................................................... 86
SF 4: FORCE OF NATURE ............................................. 88
SF 5: NO EASY WAY OUT ............................................. 90
SF 6: MODERN ROMANCE ....................................92, 94
SF 7: DREAMLIKE STATES ........................................... 96
SF 8: JOURNEYS ..................................................98, 100
SF 9: FRAGMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS ..............102
SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTS .........................................170
SHORTS2FEATURES: A WOLF AT THE DOOR .......... 44
SHORTS2FEATURES: GONE TOO FAR ...................... 62
SHORTS2FEATURES: HYENA ...................................... 51
STATES OF MIND.......................................... 141, 142, 144
SUPER 8 CELEBRATION:
BRING YOUR OWN ARCHIVE WORKSHOP .................27
SUPER 8 CELEBRATION: REELS FROM LIFE 2 ..........27
THE BUSINESS OF CONVERGENCE ........................... 51
THE CONGRESS ........................................................... 46
TOUCH PRESENTS: THE MEMORY OF WATER ...36, 52
TRIPS AND TRANCE –
IDEAS OF A SUBCUTANEOUS CINEMA + Q&A ......... 29
VINYL REQUIEM (REPLAYED) .....................................24
WALTZ WITH BASHIR .................................................. 46
WHEN HITCHCOCK WENT TO KAZAKHSTAN........... 59
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