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AVE MARIA
PALESTINE/FRANCE/GERMANY/15MINS/2015
Director: Basil Khalil
Producers: Eric Dupont, Eric Fantone
Synopsis: The silent routine of 5 Palestinian nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks
down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.
Director’s Biography: Award-winning director Basil Khalil was born and raised in Nazareth, to a Palestinian father and British
mother. After studying for an MA at Screen Academy Scotland, in Edinburgh, Basil worked on a number of television productions in
London. In 2011 Basil was featured by SCREEN International Magazine as one of “top 10 Arab filmmakers to watch”.
Awards:
“BRIDGING THE BORDERS” AWARD - 1ST PRIZE - Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest (USA) -“Bridging the Borders” Award + Special Mention (live action under 15 min).
SPECIAL MENTION - LIVE ACTION UNDER 15 MIN - Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest (USA)
BEST SCREENPLAY - Festival de Court de Grenoble (FR) Best Screenplay Award
BEST FILM - Adana Golden Boll Short FF (TK)
BEST DIRECTOR - Cervignano Film Fest (IT)
GREEN SOS AWARD - 1ST PRIZE - Kaohsiung Film Fest (TW)
BEST SHORT FILM, - 2ND PLACE - Int’l Short Film Fest of Cyprus (CY)
AUDIENCE AWARD - CinéMéd de Montpellier (FR)
WINNER - CONFRONTATIONS AWARD - 2ND PLACE - Interfilm Short Film Fest Berlin (D)
BEST SHORT FILM - MUHR AWARD - Dubai International Film Fest (UAE)
ADANA GOLDEN BOLL SHORT FF (TK) Best Film Award
CERVIGNANO FILM FEST (IT) Best Director Award
KAOHSIUNG FILM FEST (TW) Green SOS Award
INT’L SHORT FILM FEST OF CYPRUS (CY) 2nd place, Best Short Film Award
CINÉMÉD DE MONTPELLIER (FR) Audience Award
INTERFILM SHORT FILM FEST BERLIN (D) 2nd place, Confrontations Award
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST (UAE) Muhr Award for Best Short Film.
Festivals/Screenings:
Cannes Film Festival, official selection (FR)
Sydney Film Festival (AUS)
Capalbio Short Film Fest (IT)
MoliseCinema Film Fest (IT)
Casalborgone Short Film Fest (IT)
Shorts Mexico Film Fest (MX)
Encounters Short Film Fest (UK)
Long Beach Int’l Film Fest (USA)
Metricamente Corto Film Fest (IT)
Athens Int’l Film Fest (GR)
Busan Film Fest (S.KR)
Malmo Arab Film Fest (SE)
Hamptons Int’l Film Fest (USA)
BFI London Film Fest (UK)
SediciCorto Film Fest -16Shorts (IT)
FilmLab Palestine (PS)
Arab Film Festival (USA)
Boston Palestine Film Fest (USA)
TOFI Fest (PL)
Thess Short Film Fest (GR)
Diritti a Todi Human Rights Fest (IT)
Clair Obscur Film Fest (CH)
Twin Cities Arab Film Fest (USA)
Festival Images en vues (CA)
MedFilm Festival - Rome (IT)
Festival Images en vues (CA)
UK Jewish Film Fest (UK)
Zagreb Film Fest (CR)
World Film Fest of Bangkok (TH)
Séquence Court Métrage (FR)
Badalona Short Film Fest (ES)
Bosphorus Film Fest (TK)
Longue vie sur le court (CA)
Leuven Short Film Fest (BE)
Brussels Mediterranean Film Fest (BE)
Passaggi D’autore Film Fest (IT)
Santiago de Chile Palestine Film Fest
Madrid Palestine Film Fest (ES)
Kustendorf (Kusturica) Film Fest (BA)
Fréjus Short Film Fest (FR)
FlickerFest (AUS)
Coronado Island Film Fest (USA)
Portland Int’l Film Fest (USA)
San Diego Jewish Film Fest (USA)
Maine Jewish Film Fest USA)
Boulder Int’l Film Fest (USA)
DAY ONE
USA/25MINS/2014
Director: Henry Hughes
Producer: Michael Steiner
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, DAY ONE depicts a new translator’s first day accompanying a US Army unit as it searches for a local
terrorist. As she quickly discovers, her job will bring up brutal complexities as gender and religious barriers emerge with lives hanging
in the balance.
Director’s Biography: Henry grew up as an army brat who spent his childhood both in the US and Europe. He studied film and
literature and received his BS in Communications from Boston University. He spent the following five years as a paratrooper in the
173rd Airborne, conducting two combat tours in Afghanistan. His unit was featured in The Outpost by Jake Tapper. Henry was
featured in ABC News’ Standing Up For Heroes with Bob Woodruff where he was paired with George Lucas as a part of American
Corporate Partner’s National Mentoring Program. Henry earned a MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute, where he received
the Gary Winick Scholarship. His work has played at Telluride, AFI Fest, Mill Valley, Seattle, and Cannes among others. His thesis film,
Day One, based on his own female interpreter won two College Emmys for Best Drama and Best Directing, BAFTA Student Award,
Narrative Gold Medal at the Student Academy Awards and wasOscar® nominated. He is represented by William Morris Endeavor
Entertainment and lives in Los Angeles with his wife.
Awards:
STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS - Narrative Gold Medal
BAFTA U.S. Student Award
COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS - Best Drama and Directing Award.
Windrider International Student FIlm Festival - Director's Choice Award
BEST SHORT - Oxford Film Festival
BEST STUDENT SHORT & AUDIENCE AWARD - San Luis Obispo Film Festival
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
JURY AWARD - USA Film Festival
Festivals/Screenings:
Cannes Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Telluride Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Camerimage Student Etudes Competition
Calgary Film Festival
San Diego Film Festival
Catalina Film Festival
Ivy Film Festival
Little Rock Film Festival
Cinegear Expo Film Series Independent Filmmaker's Showcase
Stony Brook Film Festival
Breckenridge Film Festival
LA Shorts Fest
Crested Butte Film Festival
ALLES WIRD GUT (EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY)
GERMANY/AUSTRIA/30MINS/2015
Director, Writer & Producer: Patrick Vollrath
Synopsis: A divorced father picks up his eight-year-old daughter Lea. It seems pretty much like every second weekend, but after a
while Lea can‘t help feeling that something isn't right. So begins a fateful journey.
Director’s Biography: Patrick Vollrath grew up in a small town in Central Germany. From 2005 to 2008, this talented director was a
trainee at ARRI Film and Television in Munich, Germany. He started his career working as an editor and in 2008, he began his Bachelor
Film Studies in Directing at the University of Music and Performing Arts - Film Academy in Vienna and graduated with honours. Patrick
studied in the class of Academy Award and two-time Palme D’Or Winner Michael Haneke. Furthermore, Patrick Vollrath became a participant of the 'Cannes Young Lions Competition' and the 'Berlinale Talent Campus' in 2013. He went on to win several national and
international prizes for his work and his latest film 'Everything Will Be Okay’, was not only shown at the Semaine de la Critique in
Cannes, it also won a Student Academy Award, as well as many prestigious international prizes and every important ‘upcoming' award
in Germany.
Awards & Festivals:
*RAIL Dë OR AWARD* - 54th SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE CANNES 2015 (68th FESTIVAL DE CANNES, France)
*BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM* - 36th FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPH‹LS-PREIS (Competition medium-length film, Germany)
*SPECIAL MENTION* - 16th LANDSHUTER KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany)
12th VIENNA INDEPENDENT SHORTS - (Opening Film, Vienna, Austria)
17th TEL-AVIV INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FILM FESTIVAL - (Official Selection, Isreal)
*ALBERTO S¡NCHEZ SPECIAL AWARD* - 43rd HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Shortlisted as finalist in the Contest: International, Spain)
*BEST SHORT FILM* - 9th WENDLAND SHORTS KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany)
*BEST FICTION SHORT* - 11th FEST NEW DIRECTORS | NEW FILMS FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Portugal)
*BEST DIRECTOR* - 18th STUDIO HAMBURG NACHWUCHSPREIS / STUDIO HAMBURG UP-AND-COMING AWARD (Hamburg, Germany)
*Nomination: BEST ACTOR* - 5th FIGARI FILM FEST (Category: Best Actor, Italy)
50th KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - (Future Frames programme, Czech Republic)
*BEST ACTRESS* *BEST SHORT FILM* - MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Int'l Competition, UK)
*GOLDEN APRICOT - BEST SHORT FILM* - GOLDEN APRICOT - YEREVAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Intíl Short Competition Section, Armenia)
9th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KRATKOFIL PLUS 2015 (Official Selection, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
*CITY OF MELBOURNE GRAND PRIX FOR BEST SHORT FILM* - 64th MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Australia)
42nd TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL (FILMMAKERS OF TOMORROW program ÑGreat Expectationsì, USA)
*BEST ACTRESS* - 8th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF BUEU (Official Selection, Spain)
*BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM* - 20th PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, London, UK)
*AUDIENCE AWARD INSIDE THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION* - 20th MILANO FILM FESTIVAL (Intíl Competition, Milan, Italy)
*WINNER IN MEDIUM-LENGHT FILM CATEGORY* - 16th FIRST STEPS AWARDS (Nomination, Berlin, Germany)
21st ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Bristol, UK)
*BRONZE MEDAL WINNER* - 42nd STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS
*JURY AWARD UP TO 40 MIN.* - SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILMFESTIVAL (Intíl Competition ´shnit OPEN 2015ª, Switzerland)
*STUDENT AWARD* & *BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR SIMON SCHWARZ* - 15th NICE FILM FESTIVAL (European Competition, France)
*BEST SHORT FILM* - 3rd WEST NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Norway)
*BEST FILM - JURY (STUDENT)* - 4th DELHI SHORTS INTíL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, India)
37th BIBERACHER FILMFESTSPIELE (Competition, Germany)
*BEST FOREIGN FILM* - 11th EARLY BIRD STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Sofia, Bulgaria)
*BEST ACTOR PRIZE FOR SIMON SCHWARZ* - LA CABINA MEDIUM LENGHT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Valencia, Spain)
*BEST FICTION* - 32nd TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Iran)
DíAMIENS (European Competition, France)
*SECOND PRIZE* - 45th ROSHD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Teheran, Iran)
*1st SPECIAL JURY PRIZE* - CINEMAFORUM FILM FESTIVAL (Main Intíl Competition, Warsaw, Poland)
SHOK (FRIEND)
KOSOVO/UNITED KINGDOM/21MINS/2015
Director & Writer: Jamie Donoughue
Producers: Harvey Ascott, Eshref Durmishi, Howard Dawson
Synopsis: The friendship of two boys is tested to its limits as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war.
Director’s Biography: Originally from Leeds, England, Jamie initially established himself as a music video director, producing videos
for some of the top UK artists. On a trip to the Balkans in 2010, he found himself stranded in Kosovo due to the Icelandic volcano
eruption. It was here where he began to learn about the history of the country and explore the untold stories. He researched for over
four years before writing the short, which is based on the true events of his friend (Producer & Actor) Eshref Durmishi. Shok premiered
at Aspen Shortsfest, winning in all three categories. It has since gone on to screen and win a number of other major festivals.
Awards:
Aspen Shortsfest - Best Drama (Grand Prize)
Aspen Shortsfest - Youth Award
Aspen Shortsfest - Audience Special Recognition
Hollyshorts Film Festival - Best Drama (Grand Prize)
DC Shorts Film Festival - Outstanding Live Action Drama (Grand Prize)
DC Shorts Film Festival - Audience Award
Manhattan Shorts (Worldwide Film Festival) - Silver Award
CinEast International Film Festival - Audience Award
San Jose International Short Film Festival - Best Drama (Grand Prize)
Thess International Film Festival - Cinematic Achievement Award
SwiKos Film Festival - Best Short Film (Grand Prize)
SwiKos Film Festival - Cinematography Award
Interfilm Berlin International Film Festival - Best Film (Confrontations OL Award)
Mallorca International Film Festival - Best Actors Award
Festival Tous Courts International Film Festival - Audience Award
Festivals/Screenings:
Odense International Film Festival - Official Selection
Dokufest International Film Festival - Official Selection
Sunscreen West International Film Festival - Nomination Best Short Film
Tirana International Film Festival - Official Selection
Asiana International Film Festival - Official Selection
UK Film Festival - Nominated Best Short Film
STUTTERER
UK/IRELAND/12MINS/2015
Director: Benjamin Cleary
Producers: Shan Christopher Ogilvie & Serena Armitage
Synopsis: Apart from his ageing father, Greenwood has only one connection to the external world in the form of an online
relationship. Every night, often for hours at a time, he exchanges messages with Ellie. On the eve of their six-month anniversary, Ellie
messages Greenwood and tells him that she has travelled to London to surprise him. She asks if he would like to take things “offline”
and meet in person for the first time. The image above is taken from the moment just after Greenwood gets that earth shattering
message and is suddenly facing a daunting proposition with everything at stake.
Director’s Biography: Benjamin is an Irish writer/director. In 2011 he completed a Screenwriting MA at the London Film School. He
chose a screenwriting MA to learn as much as possible about storytelling before beginning to direct. In 2012 he won the BlueCat short
screenplay competition in Los Angeles. Two short screenplays of his have been awarded RTE/ Filmbase funding in Ireland. Ben's
animation script “The Great Fall” was awarded the Irish Film Board Frameworks funding. A short he wrote called “Love Is A Sting” has
been long listed for a 2017 Oscar®. Stutterer is the first film he has directed. He wrote, directed and edited the film.
Awards:
Winner - BEST FOREIGN FILM at LA Shorts Fest 2015
Winner - AUDIENCE AWARD at the DC Shorts Film Festival 2015
Winner - AUDIENCE AWARD and JURY SPECIAL MENTION at OFFLine Film Festival 2015
Winner - SPECIAL JURY AWARD at the Savannah Film Festival 2015
Winner - AUDIENCE AWARD at Kerry Film Festival 2015
Winner - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM at Kerry Film Festival 2015
Winner - SECOND FICTION PRIZE at Fesancor Chile International Film Festival 2015
Winner - BEST ACTOR for Matthew Needham at Fesancor Chile International Film Festival 2015
Winner - BEST DRAMA at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015
Festivals/Screenings:
Flickerfest short Film Festival, AUS, (Jan)
Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival, UK (Sept)
Cinequest International Film Festival, US, (Mar)
London Short Film Festival, UK (Jan)
Vancouver International Film Festival, CAN (Sept)
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, USA, (Sept)
Savannah Film Festival, USA, (Oct / Nov)
Galway International Film Festival, IRL (July)
Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA (Aug)
DC Shorts Film Festival (Washington DC), USA (Sept)
Edmonton International Film Festival, CAN (Oct)
Fesancor Santiago International Festival, CHILE (Oct)
Heartland International Film Festival, USA (Oct)
Bend Film Festival Oregan, USA (Oct)
Show Me Shorts Film Festival, NZL (Nov)
Leeds International Film Festival, UK (Nov)
Valladolid Film Festival, ESP (Nov)
Tallgrass Film Festival, USA (Nov)
Aesthetica Film Festival, UK (Nov)
Irvine Film Festival, US, (Jan)
Minimalen Film Festival, NOR, (Jan)
Manchester International Film Festival Kinofilm, UK (Feb)
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HISTORIA DE UN OSO (BEAR STORY)
CHILE/11MINS/2014
Director: Gabriel Osorio
Producer: Pato Escala
Synopsis: An old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.
Director’s Biography: Gabriel Osorio majored in Fine Arts at Universidad de Chile. Later he specialized in 3D animation. After working
on several commercials, movies, and television series, he decided to form his own studio: Punkrobot. Since 2008 he has been directing
projects for children’s television (Flipos, Muelin y Perlita, Soccer Girls) and television spots. He enjoys directing as well as having an
active role in the more technical aspects of the 3D department. Bear Story is his first short film.
Awards:
Animamundi, Brazil - Best Art Direction / Best short for Children
Alucine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival, Canada - Best Animation
Animasyros, Greece - Grand Prize
Arizona Film Festival, USA - Best Animation
Calgary Film Festival, Canada - Best Overall Short Film Award / Audience Award
Chicago Int'l Children's Festival, USA - Youth Jury 2nd prize
Chilemonos Animation Festival, Chile - Best National Short
Cleveland Int'l Film Festival (Ohio, USA) - Best Animation
FIC Monterrey, Mexico – Best International Animated Short
Florida Film Festival, USA - Audience Award
Holland Animation Film festival - Junior Audience Award
IndieLisboa Int’l Independent Film Festival - Indie Junior Award
Int'l Children's Film Festival, India - The Golden Elephant Best Animated Short
Klik! Animation Festival, Holland - Audience Award
Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan - Grand Prix
Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids, Australia - Best International Film
Long Beach Film Festival, USA - Best Animation Short
Manhattan Short Film Festival - Bronze Medal
Nashville Film Festival (Tennessee, USA) - Grand Jury Prize
Navi Mumbai Int’l Film Festival, India - Best Animation Film
Palm Springs ShortsFest, USA - Best Animation / Audience Award
Pedro Sienna, Chile - Best Animation Short
PLAY - 2º Festival Internacional de Cinema Infantil & Juvenil de Lisboa - Audience Award
SANFIC, Chile - Best National Short
Savannah Film Festival, USA - Special Jury Award
Singapore International Children’s Film Festival - Best Animation
River Run International Film Festival, USA - Best Animated Short
Washington DC International Film Festival, USA - Best Animation
The Wrap's ShortList Film Festival, USA - Jury Award / Audience Award
Zagreb Animation Festival, Croatia - Audience Award
Festivals/Screenings:
Annecy, France
LA Shorts Fest, USA
Buster Int'l Festival for Children, Denmark
Fantoche, Switzerland
Austin Short film Festival
Krok, Russia
BeThere! Corfu Animation festival
Ottawa International Film Festival, Canada
Festivals/Screenings cont:
BFI London Film festival
DOK
Leeds Int'l Film Festival
Cutout Fest, Mexico
Bilbao Int'l Festival of Documentary and Short Films, Spain
Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey
Foyle Film Festival
Animpact, Asia
Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Qatar
Children's Film Festival, Seattle USA
Bay Area Int'l Children's Film Festival, California
Washington DC independent film festival, USA
Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, California USA -Tehran Animation Festival
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
Festival International du court metrage d'animation Cine-court animé
Athens Animfest, Greece
Atlanta Film Festival, Georgia USA
Sonoma International Film Festival
ATHENS Int'l Film Festival, Ohio USA
Cleveland Int'l Film Festival (Ohio, USA)
Aspen Shortsfest, Colorado USA
Florida Film Festival, USA
Arizona International Film Festival, USA
Filmfest Dresden, Germany
Nantucket Film Festival, USA
Nashville Film Festival (Tennessee, USA)
RiverRun International Film Festival, North Carolina USA
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia
Guanajuato Int'l Film Festival, Mexico
Palm Springs International Film Festival and Shortfest
Tacoma Film Festival, USA
San Pedro International Film Festival, USA
SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, USA
Seoul Int'l Youth Film Festival, Korea
Traverse City Film Festival, USA
PROLOGUE
UK/6MINS/2015
Director: Richard Williams
Producer: Imogen Sutton
Synopsis: Clocking in at six minutes, “Prologue” describes an incident in the Spartan-Athenian wars of 2,400 years ago. In it, a small
girl bears witness as warriors battle to death. The dialog-free project utilizes natural sounds to complement the intense animation
entirely animated by Richard Williams himself. Williams - who is best known for his work as animation director on “Who Framed Roger
Rabbit”, his unfinished feature “The Thief and the Cobbler” and Academy Award-winning “A Christmas Carol “adaptation - has worked
on the film for many years in between other projects. It was finally completed this year at the Aardman Studios in Bristol, U.K.
Director’s Biography: Triple Oscar winner Richard Williams was born on March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Williams was
voted by his peers as ‘The Animators’ Animator’ in the Observer and has won over 250 international awards including 3 British
Academy Awards and an Emmy. His films include “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988), “The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)”, “A
Christmas Carol” (1971), “The Little Island” (1958) and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1968). Williams has taught international masterclassess, sold a best-selling book”The Animator’s Survival Kit”, a 16 DVD box-set and an iPad app on which he has trained many of
today’s top animators. His film “The Thief and the Cobbler” was digitally reconstructed in 2013 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Awards:
Director’s Awards: Three Oscars, three BAFTAS , an Emmy and over 250 international awards.
Prologue Awards: BAFTA nomination
Festivals/Screenings:
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
Giornate de Cinema Muto , Pordenone
Brief Encounters Short Film Festival
Sitges International Fantasy Festival
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Public screening Laemmle Theatre, Los Angeles
SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM
USA/7MINS/2015
Director: Sanjay Patel
Producer: Nicole Paradis Grindle
Synopsis: In Sanjay's Super Team, the new short film from Pixar Animation Studios, accomplished artist Sanjay Patel uses his own
experience to tell the story of a young, first-generation Indian-American boy whose love for western pop-culture comes into conflict
with his father’s traditions. Sanjay is absorbed in the world of cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into the traditions
of his Hindu practice. Tedium and reluctance quickly turn into an awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on a journey he never
imagined, returning with a new perspective that they can both embrace.
Director’s Biography: Sanjay Patel joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1996 as an animator on “A Bug’s Life.” Since then he has
animated on many of Pixar’s feature films, including “Toy Story 2,” “Monster’s Inc.,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “Cars,” Toy Story 3”
and “Monsters University.” In addition to animating, Patel also storyboarded extensively for “Monster’s Inc.,” “The Incredibles” and “Toy
Story 2.” For the carstoons “Mater’s Tall Tales,” Patel stepped up to act as the Animation Supervisor on many of the shorts in the series.
Most recently, Patel made his directing debut with Pixar’s short film “Sanjay’s Super Team,” which screened in front of the
feature “The Good Dinosaur.”
Growing up in San Bernardino, CA, in a Gujarati family, Patel’s earliest artistic influences stemmed from two very different worlds:
comic books and Saturday morning cartoons, and the Hindu gods and spiritual culture that came to define his upbringing. After
pursuing his artistic interests at the Cleveland Institute for the Arts, Cal-Arts, and Pixar, Patel eventually turned his attention back to
his roots, and began creating art, graphic novels and picture books that re-envisioned Hindu mythology in a modern, pop-culture way.
“Sanjay’s Super Team” is Patel’s personal story and a “mostly true” chronicle of his journey to understand the Hindu world so important
to his parents.
Awards:
Annie Award (nominated)
Festivals/Screenings:
Telluride Film Festival
Comic Con
Annecy International Animation Festival
New York Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival
SPARK Animation Festival
SIGGRAPH
MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS
RUSSIA/16MINS/2014
Director & Writer: Konstantin Bronzit
Producer: Alexander Boyarsky
Synopsis: Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality.
But this story is not only about the dream.
Director’s Biography: Konstantin Bronzit was born on April 12, 1965 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR as Konstantin Eduardovich Bronzit.
He is a director and writer, known for Au bout du monde (1999), Lavatory Lovestory (2007) and Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey
(2004).
WORLD OF TOMORROW
USA/17MINS/2015
Director & Writer: Don Hertzfeldt
Synopsis: A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
Director’s Biography: Don Hertzfeldt is a two time Oscar®-nominated American independent filmmaker whose other animated films
include “It's Such a Beautiful Day”, “The Meaning of Life, Billy's Balloon”, and “Rejected”. His work has played around the world,
receiving over 250 awards, and recently made a special guest appearance on “The Simpsons”. Seven of his films have screened in
competition at the Sundance Film Festival, where he is the only filmmaker to have won the overall Grand Jury Prize for Short Film
twice.
Awards:
Grand Prize in Short Filmmaking, Sundance Film Festival
Best Animated Short, SXSW
Grand Jury Animated Short Award, AFI Fest
Best Film, Fantoche Animation Festival
Grand Prix, Anifilm Trebon
Golden Zagreb for Creativity and Artistic Achievement, Animafest Zagreb
Steven Goldmann Visionary Award, Nashville Film Festival
Grand Prix for Short Film, Utopiales International Festival of Science Fiction
Best Script, Ottawa Animation Festival
Audience Award, Ottawa Animation Festival
Audience Award, Annecy Animation Festival
Special Jury Distinction, Annecy Animation Festival
Grand Jury Prize, St. Cloud Film Festival
Scientific Merit Award, Imagine Science Film Festival
Best Short Film, Philadelphia Film Festival
Best Short Film, BAFICI
Best Animation, Milano Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Dallas Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Omaha Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Sarasota Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Nevada City Film Festival
Wojciech Juszczak Special Award for Artistic Merit, ANIMATOR Festival
Audience Award, New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
Audience Award, ANIMATOR Festival
Audience Award, Montreal International Animation Festival
Audience Award, Vienna Independent Shorts Festival
Audience Award, Glasgow Short Film Festival
Audience Award, Independent Film Festival of Boston
Audience Award, Flatpack Film Festival
Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Sommets Du Cinema D’Animation
Special Jury Mention, Regard Film Festival
Special Jury Mention, Fest Anca
Special Jury Mention, World Festival of Animated Film, Varna
Special Jury Mention, Animated Dreams Film Festival, Estonia
Best Sound Design, 24fps International Short Film Festival
RunnerUp People's Choice Award, Imagine Science Film Festival
Best Animated Film, Alhambra Theater Film Festival
Honorary Mention, Prix Ars Electronica
BODY TEAM 12
LIBERIA/13MINS/2015
Director: David Darg
Producers: David Darg & Bryn Mooser
Synopsis: BODY TEAM 12 is tasked with collecting the victims at the height of the Ebola outbreak. These body collectors have
arguably the most dangerous and gruesome job in the world. Yet despite the strain they emerge as heroes while the film explores
their philosophy and strength. The story is told on the ground in Monrovia, Liberia through the eyes of the only female member of the
team, who reveals the heartbreaking, lifesaving work of removing bodies from loved ones in order to halt transmission of the disease.
Director’s Biography: David Darg is the Co-founder of RYOT, the first immersive media company based in Los Angeles linking content
to action. Darg spent the last decade as a first responder and frontline contributor for Reuters, the BBC and CNN, covering some of the
world's largest natural disasters and wars. As Vice President of Operation Blessing International, he has traveled to over 100 countries.
As an award-winning filmmaker, Darg’s work profiles countries in need and brings new stories back to the stateside audience. His most
recent film “Body Team 12” won Best Documentary Short at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (and was selected for the Oscar® 2016
Shortlist). The film was also recently acquired by HBO in 2015. Darg has assisted in RYOT’s major role in the virtual reality space,
partnering with aid workers, filmmakers and citizen journalists in 10 countries to create VR films and produced the first ever VR film
from a disaster zone with the Nepal Quake Project. Additional accolades include being named one of Esquire Magazine's "Americans
of the Year" as well as a "Hollywood Maverick" by Details Magazine. David grew up in the Middle East and England. After receiving his
degree in Philosophy from Oxford University, he moved to Africa to work in the non-profit sector.
Awards:
Tribeca Film Festival 2015: Best Documentary Short
Telluride Mountain film 2015: Moving Mountains Prize
Palm Springs International Shortfest 2015: Audience Award Best Documentary Short
Festivals/Screenings:
Traverse City Film Festival 2015
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Camden Docs Festival
CHAU, BEYOND THE LINES
USA/VIETNAM/34MINS/2015
Director: Courtney Marsh
Producers: Courtney Marsh & Jerry Franck
Synopsis: Chau, a teenager growing up in a Vietnamese care center for children disabled by Agent Orange, battles with the reality of
his dream to one day become a professional artist.
Director’s Biography: Courtney Marsh is a filmmaker, who retained her BFA from UCLA School of Film and Television. Courtney has
worked extensively in the camera department under the mentorship of Salvatore Totino, ASC, AIC. As a director, her various short films
have screened internationally and she is currently promoting Chau, Beyond The Lines, bringing awareness to the lasting effects of
Agent Orange in Vietnam.
Awards:
Austin Film Festival (2015) - Jury Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival (2015) - Jury Award for Best Documentary Short Film
USA Film Festival (2015) - National Jury Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Festivals/Screenings:
DocsDF - Mexico City
New Orleans Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film FestivalBig Sky Documentary Film FestivalSt Louis Int'l Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
Loft Film Festival
Florida Film Festival
Split Film Festival - Croatia
Crested Butte Film Festival
Port Townsend Film Festival: Women in Film Focus
Irvine Int'l Film Festival
FLICKERS: Roving Eye Film Festival
CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH
USA/40MINS/2015
Director: Adam Benzine
Producers: Adam Benzine, Halim Benzine, Nick Fraser, Kelsey Irvine, Alex Ordanis & Kimberly Warner
Synopsis: Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah is a 2015 documentary short film exploring the life and work of French director
Claude Lanzmann. The film was written, directed, and produced by British filmmaker and journalist Adam Benzine.
Director’s Biography: Adam is an accomplished and adept professional journalist and filmmaker, with senior editorial experience
gained on both sides of the Atlantic.
As an industry leading journalist, he has written for a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites, broadly covering the
entertainment industry. He has broken stories that have been followed up the world over, is highly skilled in new media, and is an
experienced regular public speaker.
As a filmmaker, he is known for producing and directing the HBO documentary "Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah," which has
played at film festivals and been sold to broadcasters across the world.
A GIRL IN THE RIVER: THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS
PAKISTAN/40MINS/2015
Director & Producer: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Synopsis: More than a 1000 women are killed in the name of 'honor' in Pakistan every year. ‘A Girl in the River: The Price of
Forgiveness’ follows the story of a rare survivor who falls in love and lives to tell the tale.
Director’s Biography: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is an Academy Award® and an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker.
She recently completed work on her first two documentary features “Song of Lahore” and “A Journey of a Thousand Miles:
Peacekeepers” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival respectively. In the past 15
years, she has made over a dozen multi-award winning films in over 10 countries around the world. Her films include HBO
Documentary “Saving Face” which won an Oscar® in 2012, “Transgenders: Pakistan’s Open Secret” and “Pakistan’s Taliban Generation”.
Her work has aired on channels spanning 4 continents including, HBO, CNN, PBS, Channel 4, CBC, Arte, SBS and the Discovery channel.
In 2012, Time Magazine included Sharmeen in their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2013, the Canadian
government awarded Sharmeen a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work in the field of documentary films and the
World Economic Forum honored her with a Crystal Award at their annual summit in Davos. In 2014, the Asia Society in New York
honored her with an Asia Game Changer Award, which recognized 12 individuals making a positive difference for the future of Asia
and the world.
A Girl In The River: The Price Of Forgiveness is a HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS production airing with the following films from March.
A GIRL IN THE RIVER: THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS - March
BODY TEAM 12 – March
LANZMANN – May
LAST DAY OF FREEDOM
USA/32MINS/2015
Directors & Producers: Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman
Production: Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman - Living Condition LLC
Synopsis: When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision; should he call the police?
Last Day of Freedom is a richly animated personal narrative that tells the story of Bill’s decision to stand by his brother, a Veteran
returning from war, as he faces criminal charges, racism, and ultimately the death penalty. This film is a portrait of a man at the nexus
of the most pressing social issues of our day; veterans’ care, mental health access and criminal justice.
Director’s Biography: First time filmmakers Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman have been working together since 2004,
collaborating on art, film and interactive projects that look at the ways power structures and politics impact everyday lives. Dee is
originally from the U.K., and is an Associate Professor of Art & Digital Art New Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Nomi
was born in Israel and is a freelance editor and animator.
This award-winning artist team works on film, video, new media and art installations that explore trauma, justice and memory. Their
work looks at the ways individuals cope when faced with social and political forces they cannot control. They are interested in
definitions of truth, forged through the act of remembering as well as the ways power structures impact individual lives, how reactions
formulate and create a sense of external and internal reality. Their work incorporates animation, installation, public art, documentary
film, fusing drawing practices and aesthetics with new technologies and contemporary interpretations. They seek to address critical
social issues through collaborative projects that question the false divisions between public and private spheres, personal memory,
politics and democracy.
Dee and Nomi have been awarded grants from, among others, the Creative Work Fund (2009), the National Endowment for the Arts
(project grant 2009), the San Francisco Arts Commission (2010), the Center for Cultural Innovation (2011, 2014), the European Cultural
Council (2012) and California Humanities (2015, 2013) as well as fellowships from MacDowell Artists’ Colony (2011), Bay Area Video
Coalition Media Maker Fellowship (2012) and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (2014). They were jointly awarded the Film Maker
Award by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University (2015) created to honor and support documentary filmmakers who
connect to the power of the documentary tradition and whose works are potential catalysts for education and change. They are
currently 2016 Fellows at the Doc Lab Institute at Duke University.
Awards:
Academy Award Nominee - Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Short Film, International Documentary Association Awards
Jury Award, Best Short Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Film Maker Award, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke
Jury Award, Best Short Documentary Hamptons International Film Festival, NY
Golden Strands Award, Outstanding Documentary Short Film, Tall Grass Int. Film Festival, KS
Animated Short Doc Award, Bar Harbor, MA
Impact Award (In) Justice for All International Film Festival, IL
Honorary Mention, Best Animated Documentary Short Film, Dok Leipzig, DE
Best Experimental Short, Atlanta Docufest, GE
Platinum Award Winner Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
Festivals/Screenings:
Full Frame International Documentary Film Festival, NC
(In) Justice For All Film Festival, Chicago, IL
Newport Beach International Film Festival, CA
Festivals/Screenings cont:
SF Doc Fest, 14th San Francisco Documentary Festival, SF CA
Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers, RI
RainDance International Film Festival, UK
Bar Harbor Film Festival, ME
Truly California Broadcast KQED, Public Broadcasting Station
Dok Leipzig, International Film Festival, Germany
Hamptons International Film Festival, NY
Rocky Mountain Int. Film Festival, CO
Tall Grass International Film Festival, KS
St Louis International Film Festival, MO
10th Annual Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival
(Atlanta Docufest), GA
Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University 25th
Anniversary Forum, NC
Rocky Mountain Women’s Festival, CO
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