Programme

Soft

Simon Ellis // England // 2006 // 14:00 min

Short Fiction

A father rediscovers his fear of confrontation, at the worst possible time.

Tanghi Argentini

Guido Thys // Belgien // 2006 // 13:13 min

short fiction

A office clerk wants to cheer up his colleagues at work. Instead of the usual, boring Christmas gifts, he wants to give them something precious and memorable. A modern fairy-tale.

Isabelle au bois dormant

Sleeping Betty

Claude Cloutier // Kanada // 2007 // 09:14 min

animation

Detailed drawings in India ink illustrate the plight of countless would-be saviours who try to kiss Isabelle awake.

Uova

Scrambled

ALESSANDRO CELLI // Italien // 2006 // 04:40 min

short fiction

A quick bicycle ride to get groceries from a local supermarket, followed by a rush home to cook breakfast. A morning like any other.

Hoy es un Dia Distinto

Today is a Different Day

Pablo González // Kolumbien // 2006 // 11:00 min

short fiction

A photographer tries to incriminate the police in a brutality scandal. Only things don’t go to plan.

Bende Sira

It´s My Turn

Ismet Ergün // Deutschland, Türkei // 2007 // 10:00 min

Short Fiction

A group of boys have invented a game: A counting rhyme decides which of them can go to the cinema. As the collected money isn't enough for everyone, the experience must be shared as vividly as possible.

Aufreißer

The Pick-up Artist

// Deutschland // 2006 // 13:49 min

short fiction

Olli had planned on having noncommittal, anonymous sex. However, while trying to sneak out his escape is thwarted by the 6 year old daughter of his “pick-up".

Peters Prinzip

Peters Principle

Jim Lacy // Deutschland // 2007 // 05:18 min

animation

A crocodile, mouse, cat and elephant all try to make their way up the career ladder using all of the contradictory knowledge they have gleaned from various management bestsellers.

13 lat i 10 Miesiecy

13 Years and 10 Months

Jenifer Malmqvist // Polen // 2006 // 09:00 min

documentary

Anastazja is 13 years old and has Cystic Fibrosis, meaning that she will most likely die before she turns 30. While the disease is ever-present in her life, thoughts, music and writing, it does not stop her from enjoying every moment.

Wrong Trainers

The Wrong Trainers

Kez Margrie // England // 2006 // 15:00 min

documentary animation childrens film

5 real life stories, told by 6 children living in poverty in the UK.

Trotzdem Danke

Thanks Anyway

Mischa Leinkauf, Matthias Wermke // Deutschland // 2006 // 06:30 min

documentary experimental

Merely armed with one pail of water to challenge the uptight German mentality, we still managed to prove once again that Berlin may be poor but it is still damn sexy.