Film Festival
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2018

Sat, 18.08.2018 -
Sun, 19.08.2018
10:00 AM Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore

We are happy to partner once again with the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) in its 8th edition! Over 200 films in multiple languages from across the globe will be screened, with 3 competition sections, several film packages, seminars, talks and workshops. For the first time the films will be screened at 3 venues, including the Bhavan on August 18 and 19, 2018.

The German contribution to the Festival includes Short Export - Made in Germany, an exciting package of short films curated by AG Kurzfilm along with the Goethe-Institut Lyon and other partners. The 6 films span a thematic horizon, from the comic to the heartwarming, and were selected from over 500 German festival entries. Offering a kaleidoscopic view of the various facets of reality in Germany. 

Short Export - Made in Germany
Screenings:
August 17, 2018, 10.30 a.m. @ Suchitra
August 18, 2018, 4:30 p.m. @ Suchitra
August 19, 2018, 5.00 p.m. @ the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

Synopses:
Sog
Jonatan Schwenk I Germany I 2017 I 10' I Animation

After a flood, a shoal of fish end up stuck in the branches of four old trees. As the water recedes, they are in danger of drying out. They scream for help, waking the inhabitants of a nearby cave who are less than happy about this unintended gathering.


Imbiss
Christoph Eder, Jonas Eisenschmidt I Germany I 2016 I 13' I Documentary
The documentary Imbiss tells the story of a Greek family who run a thriving snack bar on the Greek island of Lesbos. Their only customers are refugees who have just arrived from the war-torn areas of the Middle East.


Gabi
Michael Fetter Nathansky I Germany I 2017 I 30' I Fiction
Gabi is a floor tiler. Marco is her trainee. Lately, Marco has been rehearsing with Gabi how to split up with his girlfriend. Gabi adapts his game to her own life and finds a way to fight against her inner emptiness.


Island
Robert Löbel, Max Mörtl I Germany I 2017 I 3' I Animation
A bunch of exotic creatures clash on a small island.







Tiefenschärfe (Depth of Field)
Mareike Bernien, Alexandra Gerbaulet I Germany I 2017 I 14' I Experimental Documentary
With its image axis repeatedly tilting and tipping out of frame, Depth of Field examines three places in the German city of Nuremberg which are haunted by the memory of the racist murders committed there by the NSU far-right terrorist group between 2000 and 2005.


Das satanische Dickicht - DREI (The Satanic Thicket - THREE)
Willy Hans I Germany I 2017 I 22' I Experimental Fiction
The first day of the holidays at the campsite. Mimi wants to make friends with the other children, Karl wants to go swimming with the crocodile, Dad's hungry and Mum left the sandwiches on the kitchen table. All of a sudden, the caretaker's little rabbit Fernando goes missing. Not until the medieval tourists arrive does a sense of order return. One thing is for sure: the world is in turmoil.



Schedule subject to change.