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TABLE OF CONTENTS INFORMATION Sponsors & Partners 4 Practical information 5 Screening locations 5 Meeting Point 5 Festival Office 5 Map, Festival Area 5 Jury & Guests 6 Special Screenings 8 Opening Ceremony 9 Workshops 10 Festival Schedule 11 Overview 12

Hallgeir Kjeldal Mayor

Welcome to Langesund, welcome to Bamble, welcome to the port of Telemark. Strategically located at the junction of the Telemark Canal and the North Sea, Langesund has always been defined by international exchange of goods, ideas and people. Historically Langesund has been a hotspot for Norwegian shipbuilding and exporter of timber, ice, salt, fish and seafood. In modern times the identity and economic foundation of Langesund has shifted from industry and natural resources towards culture, creativity and tourism. For the last 30 years Langesund has been important scene for pop- and rock music in Norway. Wrightegaarden, our main venue, has hosted international artists like Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, A-ha, and Elton John. This summer Beth Hart, 10CC,

Midnight Choir and, Lars Winnerbäck and many more will create unforgettable moments at Wrightegaarden. In addition to the many rockand pop concerts, Langesund is home to lot of festivals in different genres. If you’re into gospel you can attend Norway’s biggest gospel festival, Skjærgårdssang. If you’re into shanties, you can sing along at Langesund International Shanty Festival. The list is long and it’s growing. In 2013 the municipality of Bamble set a bold goal for the future development of Langesund. Our ambition is that Langesund is going to be the most important town for music and festivals in Norway. Langesund love festivals! Because we love festivals and because our ambition is to be

Norway’s most important town for music and festivals, we cherish every new festival that comes our way. I am proud and delighted that the 2nd International Youth Film Festival has chosen Langesund as its location. I wish to congratulate the organizers of the festival, and express my deepest gratitude to both the organizers and the participants for bringing your talent to Langesund and to help build our future! Sincerely Hallgeir Kjeldal Mayor

SHORT FILMS LIFE IS… That Day of the Month 14 The Boy in the Ocean 14 Candygal 14 Camouflage 15 Okay 15 What grows out of Pink 15 The Thief 16 OFF-TRACK Coastin 16 When horse flies strike 16 Journey Home 17 Traces in the Sand 17 Semiotics of a Model 17 Modern Man 18 CRIME TIME (rated Age +16) Daniel Munro Rose Fish of the Land With Thy Spirit

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WATCH OUT (rated Age +18) Best Effort 20 The Talk 20 Kissy Lips Man 20 Between cushions 21 Everything you can imagine is Real 21 No thanks! 21 Maternal 22 Close, almost & nearly free 22

ONLY HUMAN (rated Age +18) Reincarnation Inc. Eat Snow New Neighbors, Old Fights Wings for Sally Fingertips

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A BETTER TOMORROW Hello, Goodbye Pardon Road Glass House Balancing Act Being at Home Mouth Shut Bob Dream Lithe

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LIVING DREAMS Between Sky and Sea 27 Colourkite 27 Beeman 27 Uninvited 28 Dreamgirl 28 Anton Begins 28 DOCUMENTATRIES DOC SHORTS 1 Keeping Balance A Man called Dad Who are we? #180 Sec. Oslo To bury yourself

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ANIMATION Natural Attraction 34 Animals Alone in the.. 35 The Game 35 Touché 35 Mind the Gap 36 I′m Good with Plants 36 Olilo 36 What Day Is Today? 37 Replace 37 The Violin Player 37 Blue 38 Cowboyland 38 Rosso Papavero 38 PARTICPATING COUNTRIES

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CONTACT INFORMATION International Youth Film Festival Langesund (IYFFL) Vaterlandsgate 14 3970 Langesund Phone: +47 970 91 765 Web: www.iyffl.com Festival directors: Ivonne Salo ([email protected]) Kurt Salo ([email protected]) Administration: [email protected]

DOC SHORTS 2 The Provider 31 Bam Bam 31 Just Kids left alive on the.. 31 The Learning Alliance 32 I Dream for a Living 32 Albatross 32 DOC SHORTS 3 There will be Boats 33 About Art, my family and... 33 The Silenced Siren 33 Alphonsine 34 A lizard under the skin 34

IYFFL International Youth Film Festival Langesund

Sponsors & Partners

EVEN BETTER, IYFFL 2016! Practical Information The IYFFL is a unique film festival for young filmmakers between 14 and 26 years from Norway and all over the world. The film festival in Langesund, Southern Norway, wants to support young film and tv newcomers. The 2nd edition of the IYFFL will be held 7th to 11th of June 2016. Thanks to the huge amount of film submissions from young filmmakers worldwide we screen this year even more films than last year - 73 films from 25 countries. All films are exceptional and made by award-winning filmmakers 14-26 years of age. We screen their amazing films that have been screened at film festivals including the Festival de Cannes, British Film Institute Future Film Festival, Tromsø

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The IYFFL 2016 is aimed for the film industry as well as for the broad public. Notice: the film screenings are open for everybody! Screening locations All films of our IYFFL 2016 will be screened in the cinema of Langesund, the Sentrumsgården, Storgata 8. This year we decided to have the screenings only in the early afternoon and evening so that everybody can watch films after work, school and our workshops. In the Sentrumsgården will be our opening and closing ceremonies as well as our special film events. Meeting Point and Festival Office The Skougaards Hus, Vaterlandsgate 14, Langesund is the perfect location for the IYFFL 2016 meeting point. In the mornings our workshops

will take place in the second floor. In the first floor is our Festival Office. Here you will find all information about the festival program, film screenings and the ticket sale. Opening times: 10.00 p.m. until 18.00 p.m. Tickets for a workshop 100 Kr. Tickets for the film screening (for a day) 60 Kr. Tickets can be bought at the entrance of the cinema too.

IYFFL Festival Office Crew: Ivonne Salo, festival producer: [email protected] Kurt Salo, festival producer: [email protected] Ingrid Stendal, organization member: [email protected] Kalpana Papasini, organization member: [email protected] Kjetil Nørstenes , transport manager: [email protected]

MAP, FESTIVAL AREA Sentrumsgården

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International Film Festival, Berlinale or Sundance Film Festival.

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JURY & GUESTS

Mark Pressdee

Dr. Adama Ulrich

Oddvar Einarson

Sergey V. Aprelev

Geir Bøhren & Bent Åserud

Sergey V. Aprelev is based in St. Petersburg, Russia where he founded the annual “The Sea Calls!” Maritime Film Festival. He is a freelance journalist and film producer, author and producer of several documentary (naval) films – winners and nominates of international festivals.

It is an honor to announce Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud as special guests of the IYFFL 2016. Geir and Bent are some of the greatest film score composers of our time.

Our Host of the IYFFL 2016!

Mark delivers specialist workshops in Filmmaking for Birmingham City University, Birmingham Theatre School, University of Birmingham and University of Liverpool.

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Adama works as a freelancer for TV and Radio, particularly for the French-German broadcaster ARTE. She lectures film skills including directing at several institutions, e.g. the FU Berlin University. Adama is a Jury-Member of the IYFFL 2016. In her popular workshop “The Art of Directing” she will lecture about the creative relationship between director and protagonists/actors.

Oddvar Einarson is a movie director based in Kragerø, Norway. He has a long and extensive career as writer, director and cinematographer of numerous documentary-, short- and feature films. Oddvar made his debut as a director with the short film Time i Nyttelære (Lesson in Utilitarianism) in 1967 and has since directed a number of films, e.g. The Battle for Mardøla (1972), and Karachi (1989). For his feature film “ X” he won several prices including 1987 the Norwegian movie award Amanda for the Best Norwegian Film and the Jury’s Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In his latest documentary “Financial Adventure” (Finanseventyret, 2012) he continued with his tradition to point at controversial topics. Oddvar Einarson is member of the Board of the South Norwegian Film Fund (Sørnorsk Filmsenter) where important film projects from South Norway are selected and supported. With his rich knowledge of filmmaking Oddvar is joining the IYFFL 2016 as a Jury-Member.

The Russian Navy Commander worked with the Hollywood movie “K-19 The Widowmaker”. He brought understanding of the submariners’ everyday life and duties and helped to generate a realistic atmosphere. He worked with leading Hollywood movie makers like Kathryn Bigelow, and prominent actors (Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson etc). Sergey is a Member and the Chairman of the Jury IYFFL 2016.

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Titanic Love has won over 41 Awards to date. His latest comedy film recently released entitled, The Final Scene, has already been screened at film festivals globally recently collecting its first award. The film is now on tour across Australia and will be screened for first time at IYFFL 2016.

At our film festival Mark is a Jury-Member and will hold a workshop about “Scriptwriting for Comedy films”. As the host of the IYFFL 2016 he will guide with his charisma through the special events of the festival.

Dr. Adama Ulrich, born in Berlin, Germany, studied culture theory at the Humboldt-University in Berlin and received her PhD in dramatics in 1993. Until 1995 she learned her journalistic skills at the East German Broadcaster Brandenburg.

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Mark is a Writer/Director/Producer with over 15 years experience, having worked with major broadcasters in the UK and overseas. His award-winning short films have been screened at Cannes and Edinburgh, most recently his multi-awardwinning rom com Titanic Love, which follows his trademark ‘off the wall’ comedy style has been a major success in film festivals worldwide.

He also has a passion for filmmaking and working with young people in education, having recently worked on a series of short award-winning comedies for the British Film Institute. Marks other passion is comedy, he performs around the UK with a comedy band performing at comedy venues and Glastonbury Music Festival. He often compares and hosts at events and specialises for film nights.

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We are very proud to have Mark back as the host of the IYFFL 2016!

Along with Bent Åserud, Geir Bøhren had his breakthrough as a film score composer for the film “Orion’s Belt” (1985) with the theme Svalbardtema, which has become an unofficial anthem for Svalbard, Greenland. With this score, they won the Norwegian “Amanda Award” for Best Score and the Film Critics’ Award. The duo continued to work closely with director Ola Solum, for which they made the score for nearly all his later works. Geir Bøhren created, along with Åserud, the official anthem for the 1994 Winter Olympics. They has won 1999 the Norwegian Music Award “Spellemanns- prisen” for the record “Christmas in Blue Mountain” (“Jul i Blåfjell”). At the IYFFL 2016 Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud will hold a workshop about composing amazing film score music.

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Special Screenings

OPENING CEREMONY The Opening Ceremony of the IYFFL 2016 will be an unforgettable Red Carpet Event in Langesund with a long list of exciting and special guests from Norway and all over the world!

Mark Pressdee will screen his awarded comedy short films “Titanic Love” as well as “The Final Scene” and Adama Ulrich will present her exciting documentary “HOT ROADS – The Racing Cyclists of Burundi”. After the screenings the filmmakers will be available for questions in a Directors Talk.

Kino, Sentrumsgården: Wednesday and Thursday, 8th and 9th June 2016, rated Age 14+

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Titanic Love

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Romantic Comedy // UK 2012 // 22 min DIRECTOR Mark Pressdee .......................................................................................................

Lucy has found a Titanic Love cruise and wants to relive the Hollywood dream. Jack does not. Their relationship hits rough waters …

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Comedy Short Film // UK 2015 // 9 min DIRECTOR Mark Pressdee .......................................................................................................

The Final Scene is a surreal short comedy film about a young woman who travels from Europe to experience unrequited love in England.

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After last years great success we keep the festivals tradition of the “Guest Film & Directors Talk.”

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Guest Film & Directors Talk

HOT ROADS

7th of June 2016, 17.30 p.m. in the Cinema, Sentrumsgården, Langesund

It is an honor that the famous actor Nils Ole Oftebrø will open the IYFFL 2016!

(The Worlds Most Dangerous Roads) The Racing Cyclists of Burundi .......................................................................................................

Documentary // Germany 2014 // 45 min DIRECTOR Adama Ulrich .......................................................................................................

Over-loaded with luggage and passengers, the racing cyclists of Burundi ride their rusty push-bikes uphill and downhill along the National Road Number One – an adventurous journey already, but what if tires break, loads come loose or brakes fail…

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WORKSHOPS

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It is a one of a kind opportunity to study with some of the greatest film music composers of our time, Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud from Norway. Along with Bent Åserud, Geir Bøhren had his breakthrough as a film score composer for the film “Orion’s Belt” (1985) with the theme Svalbardtema, which has become an unofficial anthem for Svalbard, Greenland. With this score, they won the Norwegian “Amanda Award” for best score and the Film Critics’ Award. They also created the official anthem for the 1994 Winter Olympics. The duo won 1999 the Norwegian Music Award “Spellemannsprisen” for the record “Christmas in Blue Mountain” (“Jul i Blåfjell”). .......................................................................................................

In their workshop at the IYFFL 2016 Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud will give an exclusive insight in composing amazing film score music.

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SCRIPTWRITING FOR COMEDY with Mark Pressdee .......................................................................................................

Mark Pressdee is a Writer/ Director/Producer with over 15 years experience. His passion is comedy. Most recently his multi-awardwinning rom com Titanic Love, which follows his trademark ‘off the wall’ comedy style has been a major success in film festivals worldwide. Titanic Love has won over 41 Awards and was recently nominated for Best Actor and Actress at the Royal Television Society Awards. Mark was also nominated as Best New Talent. His latest comedy film The Final Scene has been screened at film festivals globally recently collecting its first award. Mark delivers specialist workshops in Filmmaking for Birmingham City University, Birmingham Theatre School, University of Birmingham and University of Liverpool. .......................................................................................................

In his workshop Mark will share his rich knowledge of writing excellent comedy films.

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with Geir Bøhren & Bent Åserud

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EXCLUSIV - FILM SCORE MUSIC

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

More about our social gathering and activities at our website www.iyffl.com

THE ART OF DIRECTING

WHATS ON!

with Adama Ulrich

FILM COMPETITION

12.30 p.m. Life is…

12.30 p.m. Animation

12.30 p.m. Doc Shorts 3

Kino, Sentrumsgården, Storgata 8, Langesund

14.10 p.m. Doc Shorts 1

14.10 p.m. Doc Shorts 2

15.30 p.m. Living Dreams

16.00 p.m. Crime Time +16

14.10 p.m. A Better Tomorrow

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In her lecture Adama Ulrich will discuss Film and TV directing techniques and aesthetics with the participants.

17.00 p.m. OFF-Track

She will focus on the productive relationship between director and actors/ protagonists. It is the crucial part of filmmaking. The participants will get the opportunity to talk about their experiences in directing. In exercises with the camera and role-playing the participants will be able to practice and improve their directing skills.

19.00 p.m. Only Human +18 20.40 p.m.

EVENTS Sentrumsgården

WORKSHOPS .......................................................................................................

The workshop will take place indoors and outdoors in Langesund.

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Skougaards Hus, Wednesday 8th June, 10-12 p.m.

Skougaards Hus, Thursday 9th of June, 10-12 p.m.

Skougaards Hus, Friday 10th of June, 10-12 p.m

Wed 8th

Skougaards Hus 10.00 a.m. –12.00 p.m.

17.30 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY + Reception

Thurs 9th

Fri 10th

16.00 p.m. Life is…

18.00 p.m. Guest Film & Directors Talk

17.35 p.m. Guest Film & Directors Talk

19.00 p.m. Watch out +18

18.30 p.m. Crime Time

20.50 p.m.

Sat 11th

20.25 p.m.

18.00 p.m. Guest Film & Directors Talk: “Hot Roads – The Racing Cyclists of Burundi” by Adama Ulrich

17.35 p.m. Guest Film & Directors Talk: “The Final Scene” and “Titanic Love” by Mark Pressdee

“Film Score Music”

“Sriptwriting for Comedy”

“The Art of Directing”

with Geir Bøhren & Bent Åserud

with Mark Pressdee

with Adama Ulrich

12.00 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY +Reception

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OVERVIEW FILMS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITON, IYFFL 2016

ONLY HUMAN (rated Age +18) Reincarnation Inc. / USA 2015, Short Film, 10 min. (rated Age +18), English Original Version Eat Snow (Schnee Essen) / Germany 2016, Short Film, 30 min. (rated Age +18), German with English subtitles Fingertips (Du bout des doigts) /Belgium 2015, Short Film, 16.48 min (rated Age +18), French with English subtitles New Neighbors, Old Fights (La Vieja Quinta) /Peru 2015, Short Film, 15.17 min (rated Age +18), Spanish with English subtitles Wings for Sally / Denmark 2015, Short Film, 14.08 min (rated Age +18), Danish with English subtitles Total: 5 films 1 h 26 min

WATCH OUT (rated Age +18) Best Efforts/ USA 2014, Short Film, 7.03 min, (rated Age +18), English Original Version Kissy Lips Man United Kingdom 2014, Short Film, 3.24 min, (rated Age +18), English Original Version The Talk / USA 2013, Short Film, 4.38 min, (rated Age +18), English Original Version Maternal / United Kingdom 2015/ Short Film / 13 min (rated Age +18), English Original Version Everything You Can Imagine Is Real/ Norway 2014, Short Film, 9 min, (rated Age + 18), Norwegian with English subtitles No thanks! (Nej tack!)/ Sweden 2015, Short Film, 4.50 min (rated Age +18), Swedish with English subtitles Close, almost & nearly free (Tæt på, lige ved & næsten fri)/ Denmark 2016, Short Film, 18.30 min, (rated Age +18), Danish with English subtitles Between the Cushions (En Obekväm Sits)/ Sweden 2016, Short Film, 29.56 min, (rated Age +18), Swedish with English subtitles Total: 8 films 1h 30 min. Total Fiction Shorts: 44 films, 9 h 41 min DOCUMENTARIES DOC Shorts 1 Keeping Balance (Gleichgewicht)/ Austria 2015, Documentary, 5.15 min, German with English subtitles A Man Called Dad /United Kingdom 2016, Documentary, 17.30 min, English Version Who are we? (Kem er me?)/ Norway 2014, Documentary, 2.59 min, Norwegian with English subtitles #180 Sec. City Oslo/ Norway

2016, Documentary, 3.00 min, Norwegian with English subtitles To bury yourself (Å begrave seg selv)/ Norway 2015, Documentary, 30 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Total: 5 documentaries, 58 min. DOC Shorts 2 The Provider / USA 2015, Documentary, 23.16 min, English Original Version Bam Bam / United Kingdom 2015/ Documentary/ 5.50 min, English Original Version Just kids left alive on the road / Germany 2014, Documentary, 14.30 min, German, Spanish, English with English subtitles The Learning Alliance/ Pakistan 2016, Documentary, 8.39 min, Urdu with English subtitles I Dream for a Living (ZawÛd: Marzyciel) / Poland 2015, Documentary, 7.59 min, Polish with English subtitles Albatross / Norway 2016, Documentary, 26 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Total: 6 documentaries, 1h 26 min DOC Shorts 3 There will be boats (Det kommer båter)/ Norway 2015, Documentary, 20 min, Norwegian with English subtitles About Art, my family and me (Die Kunst meine Familie und ich) / Switzerland 2015, Documentary, 15.09 min, German with English subtitles The Silenced Siren / India 2015, Documentary, 12.05 min, Hindi with English subtitles Alphonsine / Belgium 2015, Documentary, 12 min, French with English subtitles A lizard under the skin (Un lézard dans la peau)/ Belgium

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LIVING DREAMS Between Sky And Sea (Mellom himmel og hav) / Norway 2014, Short Film, 10.05 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Colourkite / Bangladesh 2014, Short Film, 14.10 min, Bengali with English subtitles Beeman / Germany 2014, Short Film, 14.25 min, German with English subtitles Uninvited (De uinviterte) / Norway 2014, Short Film, 10.50 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Dreamgirl (Drømmedame)/ Norway 2015, Short Film, 10.03 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Anton Begins/ Sweden 2014, Short Film, 12.07 min, (rated Age +16) Swedish with English subtitles Total: 6 films, 1 h 1min.

OFF-TRACK Semiotics Of a Model (Neshanehaye Yek Model)/ Iran 2015, Short Film, 21 min, Persian with English subtitles Coastin´ / Norway 2015, Music Video, 4.16 min, English Original Version When horse flies strike (När blinningarna slår till)/ Sweden 2015, Short Film, 14.58 min, Swedish with English subtitles Journey Home/ United Kingdom 2014, Short Film, 5 min, English Original Version Modern Man /United Kingdom 2013, Short Film, 3.06 min, English Original Version Traces in the Sand (Spuren im Sand)/ Germany 2015, Short Film, 30 min, German with English subtitles Total: 6 films, 1h 18min.

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LIFE IS… That Day of the Month (Wannan Kong Duen)/ Thailand 2014, Short Film, 29.45 min Thai with English subtitles The Boy in the Ocean (Der Junge im Meer)/ Denmark 2016, Short Film, 14.41 min German and Dutch with English subtitles Candygal / Sweden 2016, Short Film, 8 min, Swedish with English subtitles Camouflage / Germany 2014, Short Film, 7.46 min, German with English subtitles Okay/ Germany 2014, Short Film, 3.45 min, German with English subtitles What Grows Out Of Pink/ Norway 2015, Short Film, 9.28 min, Norwegian with English subtitles The Thief (Tyven)/ Norway 2015, Short Film, 5 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Total: 7 films, 1 h 18min.

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CRIME TIME (rated Age +16) Daniel Munro / South Africa 2015, Short Film, 29 min, Afrikaans with English subtitles Rose / Germany 2016, Short Film, 17 min, German with English subtitles With Thy Spirit / Lebanon 2014, Short Film, 17.55 min, Arabic with English subtitles Fish of the Land (Samaki Mchangani) / Tanzania 2014, Short Film, 30 min, Swahili with English subtitles Total: 4 films, 1 h 34min.

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A BETTER TOMORROW Glass House (Glasshus)/ Norway 2016, Short Film, 10.34 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Pardon Road/ Denmark 2014, Short Film, 5.37 min, English Original Version Hello, Goodbye (Hallo, Farvel)/ Norway 2016, Short Film, 11.18 min, Norwegian with English subtitles Balancing Act (Balanceakt)/ Germany 2016/ Short Film, 6 min, German with English subtitles Being at Home (Zu Hause)/ Germany 2014, Short Film, 19 min, German with English subtitles Mouth Shut (Con la boca cerrada)/ Spain 2014, Short Film, 9.33 min, Spanish with English subtitles BOB / Sweden 2016, Short Film, 12.28 min, Swedish with English subtitles Dream Lithe/ Bangladesh 2015, Short Film, 9.28 min, Bengali with English subtitles Total: 8 films, 1 h 24 min

2015, Documentary, 15.32 min, French with English subtitles Total: 5 documentaries, 1h 15min. Total: 16 documentaries, 3h 39min. ANIMATION Natural Attraction / Germany 2015, Animation, 5.08 min Animals Alone in the Woods (Tiere allein im Wald) / Germany 2014, Animation, 5 min The Game (Le match)/ Belgium 2014, Animation, 4.39 min, French with English subtitles Olilo / USA 2015, Animation, 5.40 min Mind the Gap /United Kingdom 2015, Animation, 1.34 min Touché / Belgium 2015, Animation, 6.13 min I’m Good With Plants / United Kingdom 2015, Animation, 8 min, English Original Version The Violin Player (El Violinista) /Argentina 2014, Animation, 3 min, English Original Version Rosso Papavero (Circus of Red Poppy) / Slovakia 2015, Animation, 5.16 min Replace / Hong Kong 2014, Animation,1.48 min What Day Is Today? (Que dia é hoje?) /Portugal 2015, Animation, 12.25 min, Portuguese with English subtitles Blue / Philippines 2015, Animation, 4. 59 min Cowboyland (Kovbojsko) / Slovakia 2015, Animation, 4. 46 min Total: 13 animation films, 1h 08min. TOTAL: 73 films from 25 countries // 14h 28min.

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SHORT FILMS // LIFE IS...

That Day of the Month

The Boy in the Ocean

(Wannan Ko ng Duen)

(Der Junge im Meer)

DIRECTOR Jirassaya Wongsutin (23) studied Motion Pictures at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. ‘That Day of The Month’ explores a subject rarely seen in Thai cinema: girlhood and sexuality. It won several “Best Short Film” –Awards at international film festivals.

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The 12 years old Mathias discovers his sexuality on a sailing boat. Surrounded by water, trapped on a boat with his parents, who still treat him like a child, his desire is to have new experiences with a girl on land.

DIRECTOR Friedrich Tiedtke (25), born in Eckernförde/ Northern Germany, is a director of numerous award-winning short films. After living three years in Berlin, he is doing an education program at ZENTROPA Productions in Copenhagen/ Denmark now.

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Sweden 2016 // Short Film // 8 min Swedish with English subtitles

Germany 2014 // Short Film // 7.46 min German with English subtitles

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The two friends Erinakat and Doddo are talking about their “type”, about what attracts them and what turns them off. How does dating really work in modern society?

During a military exercise in the woods two soldiers cover each other’s faces in camouflage paint. In a delicate situation, in which every trembling of the finger is perceivable, Max does everything to get his friend to confess.

DIRECTOR Katerina Pavlou (26) is a director based in Gothenburg, Sweden. She started her first film education at 2010 at Women’s Folk High School in Gothenburg where she studied gender and documentary. “Candygal” is her second short film outside a film school.

DIRECTOR Andreas Kessler (25) & Stephan Kämpf (24). Andreas is an award-winning director who is currently studying at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Stephan is working as a writer and cinematographer. CAMOUFLAGE has been screened at several film festivals around the world

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Germany 2014 // Short Film // 3.45 min German with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Summer has arrived in Berlin and the city is scorching hot. A rainbow of emotions, a dream of love. Falling in love can be scary, new and unexpected.

DIRECTOR Lotta Schwenk (17) was 15 years old when she made her first film „Okay“. After graduating from high school in Berlin she plans to make more films. “Okay” won the Special Price at the “UP and Coming International Film Festival” 2015 in Hannover, Germany.

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Goy and Lee, two 12th-grade girls, are best friends who always sit next to each other in the classroom. Right on schedule, the girls’ periods always arrive at the same time every month, but until now.

Denmark 2016 // Short Film // 14.41 min German and Dutch with English sub.

Camouflage

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Thailand 2014 // Short Film // 29.45 min Thai with English subtitles

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Candygal

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Norway 2015 // Short Film // 9.28 min Norwegian with English Subtitles .......................................................................................................

Moas friends convince her that she has anorexia. She has never gotten so much attention and compliments before and starts to like her new illness. If you are thin are you happy?

DIRECTOR Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum (24) is from Henningsvær, Lofoten. She studied acting and then directing at Nordland Art and Film College in Kabelvåg. This film has been previously screened at Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) 2016 and at the Festival de Cannes.

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The Thief

SHORT FILMS // OFF-TRACK

Coastin´

When horse flies strike

(Tyven)

Journey Home

(När blinningarna slår till)

DIRECTOR Kristine Rande (25) has a bachelor degree in Motion picture and has published three fantasy novels for children. Her films have been screened at different festivals around the world, including the Short Film Corner in Festival de Cannes.

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COASTIN´ is a visual tour and concept video using effects and music to express the feelings of the artist “Hasta”.

DIRECTOR Nikolas Period (18) is a designer and videographer based in Skien, Norway. Nikolas currently studies Media and Communication at Hjalmar Johansen high school in Skien. He likes to experiment with new photo and video designs, such as recently in “Coastin´”. This music video is made for “Hasta”, an instrumental R&B musician from Porsgrunn, Norway.

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Sweden 2015 // Short Film // 14.58 min Swedish with English subtitles

United Kingdom 2014 // Short Film // 5 min // English Original Version

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Strange things happen when spring comes to the elongated land of Sweden. People move to the cities. The increased use of citric acid in food makes them sensitive to pollen and fur animals. When night falls, the horse flies strike, and the livestock has to get into the stable.

After the journey of a lifetime, it’s time for an astronaut returning from the Moon to face life back on Earth.

DIRECTOR Kollektiv Gladboll founded by filmmaker Neil Wigardt (25) is a newly formed collective of actors, sound designers, directors and conceptual artists based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their awarded films demonstrate often how life extends beyond its own subjective limits.

DIRECTOR Alex Campbell (23). “Journey Home” has been screened at several film festivals worldwide. In 2016 Alex became the sole international winner of the Sundance Ignite Fellowship for emerging filmmakers. He is now a part of the fellows program of the Sundance Film Festival, USA.

Semiotics Of a Model

(Spuren im Sand)

(Neshanehaye Yek Model)

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Germany 2015 // Short Film // 30 min German with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

A boy on his trip to process his father´s death.

DIRECTOR Simon M. Hoffmann (19) is a director based in Adelberg, Germany. He has worked on over 20 films, which won several awards at international film festivals. Simon directed “Traces in the Sand” while traveling from Germany to Norway and attending the IYFFL in Langesund in 2015.

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Aurora and Nikolai are two ten year olds who have both lost someone they love. Is it possible that what they have in common can develop into hope and friendship?

Norway 2015 // Music Video // 4.16 min English Version

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Norway 2015 // Short Film // 5 min Norwegian with English Subtitles

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Iran 2015 // Short Film // 21 min Persian with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Lily wants to be a model, but she can’t. The company says she is still too big.

DIRECTOR Tabassom Habibzadeh (26) studies filmmaking at Soore Art University of Tehran, Iran. “Semiotics of a model” is her first short film that has been screened at international film festivals, including the Up-and-Coming International Film Festival 2015 in Hannover, Germany.

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MODERN MAN

SHORT FILMS //CRIME TIME

Daniel Munro

Rose

Fish of the Land

With Thy Spirit

(Samaki Mchangani)

DIRECTOR Sebastian Solberg (25) is a multi-award winning filmmaker and commercials director from New Zealand based in London. His latest short film “Modern Man” has been screened in over 100 cities around the world and has won a number of awards including ‘Best Comedy Short’ at the Isle of Man Film Festival in 2014.

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A mysterious, wealthy young man from the city, ends up at a road stall in the middle of the desert in South Africa. The road stall is run by a wise, old Afrikaans man, with a different view on life than Daniel. Things suddenly heat up when two detectives decide to show up. DIRECTOR Willem van den Heever (22) is an independent filmmaker and photographer from Pretoria, South Africa. He has been awarded the Best New Talent Award at National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, USA and has been selected as a Sundance Short Film Challenge winner by the Sundance Film Institute in 2015.

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Tanzania 2014 // Short Film // 30 min (rated Age +16) Swahili with English subtitles

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Two completely different women, reliant on each other, struggle to get along for one evening.

On the auspicious day when Godfrey launches the first Tanzanian cellular company, he is involved in a fatal accident. Haunted by his series of choices, the young ambitious entrepreneur reveals more than one face of ‘Africa rising’.

DIRECTOR Claudio Franke (25) is an award-winning filmmaker based in Munich, Germany. His latest film ROSE was co-produced by “Bayerischen Rundfunk“ (German tv broadcaster). It has been screened 2016 at the Oakland International Film Festival, USA and at the 37th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Germany.

DIRECTOR Amil Shivji (26) works as an award-winning filmmaker and university lecturer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. “Fish of the Land” has been screened at several African and international film festivals. It won the “Best Short Film” and “Best Director”-Awards at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2015.

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Lebanon 2014 // Short Film // 17.55 min (rated Age +16) Arabic with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Father Geryes, a priest leading a peaceful life within his monastery in Lebanon finds himself involved in a tragic accident. Will he have enough courage and integrity to face the consequences of his actions?

DIRECTOR Karim Rahbani (24) comes from a family of musicians and worked as an actor while pursuing filmmaking studies at the SaintUniversity in Beirut, Lebanon. “With Thy Spirit” won several prices at film festivals, including the “Special Jury Prize” at the Beirut International Film Festival (BIFF). Recently it has been screened at the Festival de Cannes 2015.

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MODERN MAN tells the story of an accidental time traveling Cavewoman and her chance encounter with Rupert on the day he plans to propose to his girlfriend.

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Germany 2016 // Short Film // 17 min (rated Age +16) German with English subtitles

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South Africa 2015 // Short Film // 29 min (rated Age +16) Afrikaans with English subtitles

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United Kingdom 2013 // Short Film // 3.06 min // (rated Age +16) English Original Version

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SHORT FILMS // WATCH OUT

Best Efforts

The Talk

Kissy Lips Man

Between the Cushions

Everything You Can Imagine Is Real

(En Obekväm Sits)

DIRECTOR Hadley Hillel (20) is from Seattle, Washington and now attending Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, USA. “Best Efforts” won several national and five international awards including “The Best Director” and “Best Screenplay” at the Four River Film Festival 2015, Croatia.

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A couple tells their teenage son that they are getting a divorce, which quickly escalates as they start arguing over who gets custody of the family chihuahua.

DIRECTOR Hadley Hillel (20) is a filmmaker based in Seattle, Washington. He wrote “The Talk” as a short scene for the Seattle Film School’s 3-Week Writing Intensive course. Hadley’s dark comedy short film “The Talk” has been honored with the “Best Fiction”-Award at the Four River Film Festival in Croatia 2014.

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United Kingdom 2014 // Short Film // 3.24 min. (rated Age +18) English Original Version

Sweden 2016 // Short Film // 29.56 min. (rated Age +18) Swedish with English Subtitles

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A young man is followed home from the laundrette by an older man who makes kissing faces at him. The stranger is persistent, watching the younger man from outside his house, and even appearing in the plughole of a sink!

Alice just lost her apartment. She has nowhere to go except to Beatrice, her sister. The two sisters have to struggle to get along and things get extra difficult when a creepy, peculiar, blue chair enters the home.

DIRECTOR Will Webb (24) is an award-winning director based in Hampton, UK. “Kissy Lips Man” was influenced by his favourite bizarre horror films from the 80s. It has won the Future Film Prize for Fiction by the British Film Institute in 2015

DIRECTOR Erik Gotfredsen (25) is from Luleå, where he shoots short films, commercials and music videos. His career goal today is to become a feature film cinematographer. He has made two short films, both of which will be screened at IYFFL 2016.

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Norway 2014 // Short Film // 9 min. (rated Age + 18) Norwegian with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Nils, a guy trying to preserve his inner child, goes to a poker game expecting to win everything with a brilliant plan. His competitors are two very mature gangsters having a hard time believing. Therefore things do not turn out as planned. DIRECTOR Sverre Kvamme (21) grew up in a small town in western Norway. He has always been fascinated by the film medium, and started making movies when he was 13 years old. Two of his documentaries are being screened at the IYFFL 2016.

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A depressed college student finds a wooden top that allows him to temporarily stop time. However, his attempts to use the newfound power soon go horribly awry.

USA 2013 // Short Film // 4.38 min. (rated Age +18) English Original Version

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Sweden 2015 // Short Film // 4.50 min (rated Age +18) Swedish with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

The desire and feeling of belonging is very strong. “No thanks!” is a film about the search for acceptance and the need to be respected for your choices.

DIRECTOR Jenny Larsson (25) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Recently she has been working on both feature films and short films as producer, writer/co-writer, director, script supervisor and editor. Jenny has always been fascinated by the art of storytelling and its power to affect people in different ways.

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Maternal

Close, almost & nearly free

SHORT FILMS //

ONLY HUMAN

Reincarnation Inc.

Eat Snow

New Neighbors, Old Fights

(Schnee Essen)

(Tæt på, lige ved & næsten fri)

DIRECTOR Wei-Shen Khor (23) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in the United Kingdom. He graduated with a BA (Hons) from the Met Film School in London in 2015. “Maternal”, his graduation short film, has been recently screened at the Festival de Cannes 2016.

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Trapped in a remote cabin with his mysterious exgirlfriend Ena and their dog, Victor has to handle the dead animals that are inexplicably showing up all around them and find the best way out of both the house and the broken relationship. DIRECTOR August Engholm Aabo (22) is an awardwinning screenwriter and director who has been studying at the film school Station Next in Copenhagen and at the European Film College in Ebeltoft.. For his debut film On Violence August won 2013 the Danish film festival Oregon’s Audience and Jury Award.

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USA 2015 // Short Film // 10 min. (rated Age +18) English Original Version

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Germany 2016 // Short Film // 30 min (rated Age +18) German with English subtitles

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At Reincarnation Inc., the office that every living thing is sent to after death to determine its next life, a deceased 24-year-old man must use his few good deeds to convince his rebirth broker that he deserves to be more than a cockroach in his next life.

Sarah, Gerda and Leonie know each other from the chat room and decide to commit suicide together. But then they see themselves confronted with their thoughts about life and death, and their fears.

DIRECTOR “Reincarnation Inc.” is a student short film written and directed by Hadley Hillel (20), whose films have won more than twenty jury and audience awards at national and international film festivals and were nominated for two student Emmys.” Hadleys film “Reincarnation Inc.” has its European Premiere at the IYFFL 2016.

DIRECTOR Max Hegewald (24) is an actor and director based in Berlin, Germany. In 2011 he won the “Golden Camera Award” as best upcoming actor. In addition to his acting performance, he directed several films. EAT SNOW has been recently screened at the 37th Festival Max Ophüls Preis in Germany and in the Short Film Corner of the Festival de Cannes.

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Peru 2015 // Short Film // 15.17 min (rated Age +18) Spanish with English subtitle .......................................................................................................

“New Neighbors, old fights” is a short film about a lonely, old man and his struggles with a pain-in-the-ass neighbor.

DIRECTOR Alex Fischman (18) is attending high school in Lima, Peru and already applying at film schools. Making “New Neighbors, Old Fights” has been his best and most rewarding experience so far. The film has been screened at several film festivals such as the Sacramento International Film Festival 2015 and was featured in film journals like No Film School.

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Daisy is a 40 years old single parent whose morality is tested after finding out that her only son, Michael, has killed someone.

Denmark 2016 // Short Film // 18.30 min (rated Age +18) Danish with English subtitles

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United Kingdom 2015 // Short Film // 13 min (rated Age +18) English Original Version

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Denmark 2015 // Short Film // 14.08 min (rated Age +18) Danish with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Robert’s sister Sally has Leukaemia and she’s too sick to play with him outside. Robert doesn’t put up with that, so with fantasy and a good heart he helps Sally fly to a place where they booth can play outside together.

DIRECTOR Freja Lykke Maegaard (19) is attending the film school Station Next in Copenhagen, Denmark since three years. Last year she was the cinematographer of the successful short film ‘BOY’ and is now debuting as a writer and director of the short film ‘Wings for Sally’. It won 2015 the Audience Award at ENIMATION Little Elephant – the International Children and Youth Film Festival, Slovenia.

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// A BETTER TOMORROW

Fingertips

Hello Goodbye

(Du bout des doigts)

(Hallo, Farvel)

DIRECTOR Basile Vuillemin (25) studied Cinematography at the “Institut des Arts de Diffusion” (IAD) in Brussels. “Fingertips” has been screened at several film festivals, including the Munich Filmschoolfest in Germany in 2015 where it won the ARTE-Shortfilm Prize.

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A one-take shot at the same time on two separate locations about an ex couple calling each other for the first time after the break up. The girl wants him back, but he has a big secret to tell.

DIRECTOR Emilie K. Beck (25) is an award-winning director who studies documentary directing at the Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer, Norway. Her latest documentary “There will be boats” is being screened at the IYFFL 2016 too.

Balancing Act

Being at Home

(Glasshus)

(Balanceakt)

(Zu Hause)

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Denmark 2014 // Short film // 5.37 min English Original Version

Norway 2016 // Short Film // 10.34 min Norwegian with English subtitles

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Set in the 1950’s, a young man drives home to his wife, battling guilt and selfloathing.

The past few months family man Jens have realized that he isn’t happy. Luckily he has chosen the suitable time and place for spilling his guts, in this black comedy with a taste of salty duck breast.

DIRECTOR Simen Gjersvold (24) was born in Trondheim, Norway. He is currently attending the Nordland College of Art and Film in Kabelvåg, where he will graduate in 2017. “Pardon Road” has been screened at several festivals, including Vagrant Film Festival 2014 in Minsk.

DIRECTOR Erik Ivar Saether & Nicolai Berg Hansson (24) have written and directed a string of short films together. Erik holds a bachelor degree in film production from NTNU, Trondheim. Nicolai holds a bachelor degree in literature from the University of Oslo. “Glass House” has been screened at several film festivals in Europe, including at Festival de Cannes 2016.

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Germany 2016 // Short Film // 6 min German with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Balancing Act is a one-take short film about a father who picks up his son from a ferry at a lake. It reminds us how quickly we can lose focus of what is truly important in our everyday life.

DIRECTOR Alexander Bergman (22) is an awardwinning director based in Munich, Germany. He is currently studying philosophy at the university and film directing as a guest student at the School for Film and Television Munich.

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Alain refuses to accept the pessimistic diagnosis of his son, who has been in a coma since his drowning. One night, he tells his wife and daughter that he intends to bring the son home to take care of him. But their reaction isn’t the one he expected...

Norway 2016 // Short Film // 11.18 min Norwegian with English subtitles

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Belgium 2015 // Short Film // 16.48 min (rated Age +18) French with English subtitles

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SHORT FILMS

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Germany 2014 // Short Film // 19 min German with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

After a traumatic experience the young student Clara returns for Christmas to her family’s home on the countryside. Here she must suppress her pain to become part of the Christmas harmony.

DIRECTOR Friedrich Tiedtke (25), born in Eckernförde/ Northern Germany, is a director of numerous award-winning short films. For “Being at home” he recently won the National Young Filmmakers Award at the Up-and-Coming International Film Festival 2015 in Hannover, Germany.

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SHORT FILMS // LIVING DREAMS

Mouth Shut

BOB

Dream Lithe

(Con la boca cerrada)

Between Sky And Sea

Colourkite

Beeman

(Mellom himmel og hav)

DIRECTOR Anna Farré Añó (25) attended to ESCAC Film School in Barcelona, Spain and graduated in Film Direction. Her degrees short film “Mouth Shut” reflects the lack of family communication and the struggles of the adolescence. Her multi-awarded film “Mouth Shut” has succeeded in various festivals around the world.

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It is a story about a child´s best friend. A story about imagination. It is a story about BOB.

DIRECTOR Greta Åkerberg (14) is living in Kivik, Sweden where she attends secondary school and film courses. Together with her sister Märta Åkerberg she won the Pixel Junior Award at the Short Film Festival Pixel in Ystad, Sweden 2015. She is a storyteller who sees the camera as the best way to share a good story.

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Bangladesh 2015 // Short Film 9.28 min // Bengali with English subtitles

Norway 2014 // Short film // 10.05 min. Norwegian with English subtitles

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Shefaly is a girl street child who sells flowers on roads, traffic signals and in parks of Dhaka. One day Shefaly and Monon, a young adult who buys regularly flowers from her, talk about the daily struggle Shefaly faces.

A father returns to the farm to spend the last time with his son. Will they manage to conciliate and say their farewells?

DIRECTOR Zayed Siddiki (26) is an indipendent filmmaker based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “Dream Lithe” has been part of the official selection of the 1st Inspire Kalam International Film Festival, Jaipur, India 2015 and 9th International Children’s Film Festival, Bangladesh 2016.

DIRECTOR Håkon Anton Olavsen (23) was born in Oslo. He graduated from Nordland College of Art and Film in 2014. The film has been screened in several countries, including France, Italy and Puerto Rico. In 2015, Håkon won the Best Director Award at DaKINO International Film Festival in Romania.

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Bangladesh 2014 // Short Film 14.10 min Bengali with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

“Colourkite” is a film about Surjo, a 8 year old slum boy who earns his livelihood by collecting and selling scraps while holding on to his dream of a school education.

DIRECTOR Zayed Siddiki (26) is an indipendent filmmaker based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “Colourkite” has been acclaimed at several international film festivals, such as Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea in 2015. It won the awards Best Short and Best Director at the FocAct International Short Film Festival, Bangladesh, 2016.

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Emma is 15 and has a strong personality. Today she got herself in troubles again, but in the principal’s office there are two people that she is not expecting: Her parents.

Sweden 2016 // Short Film // 12.28 min Swedish with English subtitles

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BEEMAN is a film with a superhero and a real bad guy – and with a real background. It‘s not easy leaving your home and starting out new in a different country. But Beeman is there to help...!

DIRECTORS Halil Ibrahim Özdogan (18) Abdullah Nabisadah (19), Avi Singh Kapoor (17). The film was produced in a project with young refugees in Hamburg, Germany in 2014 and coordinated by the media pedagogues of the GWA St. Pauli e.V. “Beeman” has won the Special Prize at the German Youth Video Prize 2015 in Remscheid, Germany.

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DOCUMENTARY // DOC SHORTS 1

Uninvited

Dreamgirl

(De uinviterte)

(Drømmedame)

DIRECTOR Håkon Anton Olavsen (23) was born in Oslo. He graduated from Nordland College of Art and Film in 2014. The film has previously been screened at several festivals, including Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2014 and Reykjavik International Film Festival 2015.

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A young boy knocks on the door to his true love only to find out what true love can be.

DIRECTOR Simen Gjersvold (24) was born in Trondheim, Norway. He is currently attending the Nordland College of Art and Film in Kabelvåg, where he will graduate in 2017.

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Sweden 2014 // Short Film // 12.07 min Swedish with English subtitles

Austria 2015 // Documentary // 5.15 min German with English subtitles

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How should a guy talk to a girl?What should he say? How should he act? These thoughts spin through Anton’s head after meeting a nice girl at the video store.

Denise, a 20 year old girl visits nearly every day the Viennese ‘Prater’ amusement park to take some rides with the electronic ‘Tagada’ carousel because it helps her to get over her difficult past.…

DIRECTOR Erik Gotfredsen (25) is from Luleå, where he shoots short films, commercials and music videos. He has made two short films, both of which will be screened at IYFFL 2016. “Anton Begins” has been screened at film festivals in Sweden and abroad.

DIRECTOR Bernhard Wenger (24) is an award-winning director based in Vienna, Austria. “Keeping Balance” was his first film for his studies at the Film Academy Vienna. It has been nominated and awarded at several international film festivals, including at the “Festival de Cannes” 2015.

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United Kingdom 2016 // Documentary // 17.30 min English Version .......................................................................................................

“A Man Called Dad” is a documentary exploring fatherhood in the Black community. Often painted as absentee, four Black fathers relive their challenges and triumphs in maintaining positive relationships with their children.

DIRECTOR Cherish Oteka (24) is a London based filmmaker who worked at the British Urban Film Festival and The Images of Black Women Film Festival. “A Man called Dad” has been screened at the British Film Institute /BFI Future Film Festival in 2016.

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Ola, Håkon and Meron have decided to unexpectedly drop in on Ida, a popular girl at their school that none of them really know.

Norway 2015 // Short Film // 10.03 min Norwegian with English subtitles

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Norway 2014 // Short Film // 10.50 min Norwegian with English Subtitles

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Norway 2014 // Documentary // 2.59 min Norwegian with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

In “Who are we?” the director Sverre Kvamme compares himself to his grandfather, both physically and mentally.

DIRECTOR Sverre Nistad Kvamme (21) is currently a student at Nordland College of Art and Film in Norway. Humor is present in all of his films, and he cares about documenting things before it’s too late. His two documentaries about his grandfather are being screened at the IYFFL 2016.

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DOCUMENTARY // DOC SHORTS 2

#180 Sec. City Oslo

To bury yourself

The Provider

Bam Bam

Just kids left alive on the road

(Å begrave seg selv)

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Who is the funeral for? The deceased, or the ones left behind? Over the course of one week, Bård Føsker plans and carries out his own funeral. Could this be a kind of therapy for him and his family?

DIRECTOR Bård Føsker (24) likes to choose serious topics in his short films and documentaries which have been screened at several international film festivals. “To bury yourself” was his Bachelor film at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology in Norway. It has been screened at “Den Norske Dokumentarfilmfestivalen” in 2016.

USA 2015 // Documentary // 23.16 min English Original Version .......................................................................................................

The Provider is a short documentary that follows the work of Dr. Shannon Carr, who works to provide safe and legal abortion services to women across the U.S., while encountering various forms of opposition.

DIRECTOR Maya Cueva (22) & Leah Galant (23). Maya is a multimedia journalist and her work has been featured on NPR or National Geographic. Leah was named one of “Variety`s” 110 students to watch. “The Provider” has been awarded an Emmy for best documentary at the College Television Awards and Best Documentary at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in Seattle, USA in 2015.

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United Kingdom 2015 // Documentary 5.50 min // English Original Version .......................................................................................................

Bam Bam is a contained look at the life and training regime of a female boxer. The short documentary finds out why she chose the sport she loves, how its like stepping into the ring and what it is like being female, fifty and fighting.

DIRECTOR Alexandra Shipman (19) has participated in many short courses including being a graduate from the British Film Institute Film Academy for her work as a director, to currently directing on a short course at the National Film and Television School. “Bam Bam” has been screened at the BFI Future Film Festival in London 2016.

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Germany 2014 // Documentary 14.30 min // German, Spanish, English with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

Two bored middle-class kids decide that to get away from ordinary life and everyday dullness, they must embark on an epic hitchhiking trip across the country. They set out, fuelled by the desire to find something exciting and new.. DIRECTOR Clara Winter (25) is an Art Student in Kassel, Germany. Her experimental film has won several prices at German and international film festivals, including the German Youth Video Award in 2015.

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DIRECTOR Alexander Bergmann (22) is an awardwinning director based in Munich, Germany. He directed “#180 Sec. Oslo” in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Norway for its online program called “# 180 Sec. City”.

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Thomas Backofen who fled in 1979 from the GDR to Oslo is a violinist of The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra in the Oslo Opera House. He lives for the music.

Norway 2015 // Documentary // 30 min Norwegian with English subtitles

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DOCUMENTARY // DOC SHORTS 3

The Learning Alliance

I DREAM FOR A LIVING

Albatross

(zaûd: Marzyciel)

DIRECTOR Muhammed Umar Saeed (25). After graduating in film production, Muhammed Umar started producing documentaries and short films. They have been screened in several international film festivals. “The Learning Alliance” is his latest documentary.

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Thirty Polish and international students talk about their fears, hopes and dreams for the future. They all have one more thing in common.

DIRECTOR Katarzyna Sawicka (25) is a graduate in Film Editing from the Polish National Film School. In 2016 “ I Dream for a Living” became a Finalist of the “What`s next?”1324 Project of the Sundance Ignite Fellowship for emerging filmmakers of the Sundance Institute, USA.

(Det kommer båter)

(Die Kunst meine Familie und ich)

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Norway 2016 // Documentary // 26 min Norwegian with English subtitles

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A powerful documentary about love and death.

A group of Norwegian volunteers travels to Lesvos, Greece to help the refugees coming to Europe from the war in Middle East. Boat via Turkey to Greece has become one of the most common refugee routes in our time. It is also one of the most dangerous ones.

DIRECTOR Sverre Nistad Kvamme (21) is a film student at the Nordland College of Art and Film in Norway. Already at the age of 13 he made his first film. In “Albatross” he portrays his grandparents life while focusing on fundamental questions about love, marriage, family and death.

DIRECTOR Emilie K. Beck (25) is an award-winning director who studies documentary directing at the Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer, Norway. “There will be boats” has been screened at several film festivals, including “Den Norske Dokumentarfilmfestivalen” in 2016.

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Switzerland 2015 // Documentary 15.09 min German with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

What does art mean to a young adult who grows up in an artistic family?

DIRECTOR Johannes Bachmann (24) grew up in Munich in a Swiss musician family and shot his first movies with Lego figures at the age on 9. Since 2012 he has been studying Bachelor of Arts in Film at the Zurich Universety of Arts. His latest documentary has been screened at film festivals worldwide.

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Three brothers are changing their future by studying for school and at the same time selling garbage in Lahore, Pakistan.

Poland 2015 // Documentary // 12 min Polish with English subtitles

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Pakistan 2016 // Documentary 8.39 min // Urdu with English subtitles

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India 2015 // Documentary // 12.05 min Hindi with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

‘The Silenced Siren’ tells the story of the forgotten textile mill area of Mumbai, through the eyes of ‘Pandeyji’, who has been a driver in the city for almost 60 years.

DIRECTOR Siya Chandrie (16) has always been passionate about film. “The Silenced Siren” is her first documentary. It won the “Best Film”-Award in the youth category at the International Childrens Film Festival of India in 2015.

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ANIMATION

Alphonsine

A lizard under the skin

Natural Attraction

(Un lézard dans la peau)

DIRECTOR Matthieu Raulic(24) studied Cinematography at the “Institut des Arts de Diffusion” (IAD) in Brussels. His documentary has been screened at several European film festivals, including the “Roma Cinema Doc” 2016 in Italy.

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Ibiza. Bodies on the sand, a warm wind, an eternal sunshine, the chatter of crickets. A child’s eye, a women’s voice. She’s calling her mom, recalling: « Maud, four years old, eczema on the face, knees, arms… »

DIRECTOR Maud Neve (24) is a director based in Brussels. During her film studies at the “Institut des Arts de Diffusion” (IAD) in Belgium, she experiences both fiction and documentaries. “A lizard under the skin” has been screened at international film festivals and won the Wildcard for the best document at Scenecs 2015 in the Netherlands and the Editing Award at the Watersprite Film Festival in Cambridge, UK, in 2016.

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Germany 2015 // Animation // 5.08 min

Germany 2014 // Animation // 5 min

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This film shows a natural spectacle turning a sparse, dry landscape into a fruitful place bearing new life. The interplay between sky and earth reminds of a sensual love act to express the dependency and perfect correlation of both elements.

This film includes a very sceptical owl, a handful of gracious does, a bunch of bouncy bunnies and, last but not least, the grand deer. But a hunter wants the king of the forest to embellish his living room wall with his noble antlers.

DIRECTOR Marc Zimmermann (26) is a digital artist born in Dresden, Germany. He studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. “Natural Attraction” has won several awards, including for Best Student Project at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.

DIRECTOR Lea Kirstein (21) and Oskar Gerspach (20), who call themselves Platzhirsch Animation, created this animated short film between high school and college. In 2015, they won the Special Award for Computer animation at the mb21-Medienfestival in Dresden.

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Belgium 2014 // Animation // 4.39 min French with English subtitles .......................................................................................................

The Red Devils are through to the final! Unfortunately, the game is by no means exciting. The cheerleaders decide to raise standards and take the players’ place…

DIRECTOR “The Game” was created by eight teenagers from the ages 13-16 through the organization Camera-etc. Since 1979 they organize creative group workshops for children, young people and adults in Belgium and other countries. Their films have been screened at several film festivals around the world.

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Portrait of Alphonsine and her dog, Sweetie.

Belgium 2015 // Documentary 15.32 min. French with English subtitles

Touché

(Le match)

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The Game

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Belgium 2015 // Documentary // 12 min. French with English subtitles

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Animals Alone in the Woods

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Belgium 2015 // Animation // 6.13 min .......................................................................................................

An experimental animation short exploring the sense of touch.

DIRECTOR “Touché” was created by 21 children from the ages 8-15 in a group workshop organized by the organization “Camera-etc.” in Belgium. Their films have been screened at several international film festivals.

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Mind the Gap

DIRECTOR Katy Wang (21) is a Illustration Animation student at Kingston University in London, currently in her second year of study. Her film “Mind the Gap” was her final project at the end of her first year of study. It has previously been screened at international film festivals, including KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival.

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Tim lives in a greenhouse suspended by a crane above the city. He has two wishes in life, to steal the office plant next to the water cooler at work and meet Francesca, the hot line operator he calls each day from a phone box in the street. DIRECTOR Thomas Harnett O’Meara (26) is a London based award-winning director, currently studying an M.A. in Animation at the Royal College of Art. “I´m Good with Plants” has been screened at several festivals worldwide and recently won the BFI Future Award for Best Writer in 2016.

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The Violin Player

(Que dia é hoje)

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USA 2015 // Animation // 5.40 min

Portugal 2015 // Animation // 12.25 min Portuguese with English subtitles

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OLILO tells the story of an introverted girl held captive by her own semi-transparent personal space. It focuses on love and its capacity to transform all things.

The film takes a trip down memory lane and collects the testimonies of an older generation who witnessed 40 years of dictatorship and another 40 of fable-like democracy in Portugal.

DIRECTOR Ao Li (25) is a freelance illustrator, concept designer and animator from China, based in New York. Her animation shorts have been screened at several film festivals and won the Sir Richard Taylor Award of the Animation School at the Beijing Film Academy.

DIRECTOR This film was created by a group of youths (14-19 years) from the Portuguese city of Montemor-o- Novo. Since 2000, Colectivo Fotograma 24, has developed animation cinema workshops. The film has won several awards including Grand Prix at DUFF Dubrovnik Film Festival, Croatia in 2015 and the National Animation Award at the Festa da Animação 2015 in Portugal.

(El Violinista)

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Hong Kong 2014 // Animation // 1.48 min .......................................................................................................

In Chinese there is an old idiom called “New things always win people’s favour”. This is a story about a girl, a teddy bear and a cat. The message is that new things don’t mean better and that perhaps something old would be more suitable. DIRECTOR Yiu Wing Yeung (17) is a student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College. “Replace” has previously won the award for Best Short Animation by Young Adults 15-22 years old at the Auburn International Film Festival (AIFF) 2015 in Australia.

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“Mind the Gap” portrays the sights, sounds, and movement of the London Underground, inspired by its iconic seat patterns.

United Kingdom 2015 // Animation 8 min // English Original Version

What Day Is Today?

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OLILO

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UK 2015 // Animation // 1.34 min

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I’m Good With Plants

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Argentina 2014 // Animation // 3 min English Original Version .......................................................................................................

A film about a violinist playing at a theatre, and when he closes his eyes he finds the entire world melting. After a crazy play he opens his eyes to an unexpected reality.

DIRECTOR Francina Ramos (17) was born in Córdoba, Argentina, but has spent most of her life in Brazil. She’s an illustrator and an amateur filmmaker. At the Global Documentary Competition “Action4Climate” the Jury members including Bernado Bertolucci and Wim Wenders honored “The Violin Player” with the 1st Action4Climate Prize in the age category 14-17 years.

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Blue

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“Blue” opens a discussion on positive migration, mental health, youth opportunity and embracing new-found diversity.

DIRECTOR Breech Asher Harani (24) is an independent filmmaker and photographer based at the Philippines. His film won an International Jury Award at the 2015 PLURAL+ Youth Film Festival in New York City, which is a youth video competition addressing issues related to migration, diversity, and social inclusion.

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Rosso Papavero

(Kovbojsko)

(Circus of Red Poppy)

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Slovakia 2015 // Animation // 4. 46 min .......................................................................................................

According to the rules of the Wild West, thieves must be punished. But when the sheriff’s horse breaks, and there is no one to oversee justice, it’s hard to forecast if justice stays justice.

DIRECTOR David Stumpf (25) works currently on his master’s degree at FAMU in Prague. “Cowboyland” was screened at several international film festivals and claimed the Best Animated Film Award at Festival Áčko, a student film festival in Bratislava.

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Philippines 2015 // Animation 4. 59 min

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Cowboyland

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Slovakia 2015 // Animation // 5.16 min .......................................................................................................

Once upon a starry night, a small boy with the head full of fantasies witnesses dreamlike circus performances. Dazed by endless chain of glittering attractions he realizes that the price for a ticket to the fantastic circus tent is too high and gate between reality and dream is closing. DIRECTOR Martin Smatana (24) has been studying Animation in Bratislava and worked in Nukufilm Studio in Tallinn, Estonia and at a Private Art School LADON in Bratislava as a lecturer of animation. His debut student film “Rosso Papavero“ was premiered at Berlinale 2015.

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