EU Short Film Tour Asia 2016 in Shanghai
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EU Short Film Tour Asia 2016 in Shanghai (from 10 to 17 December 2016)
In the context of the International Month of Short Film (December), The 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia 2016 is spending a week in Shanghai. This event is organized in partnership with European Film Academy, European Film Festival in China, EU Delegation in Beijing, Unifrance, Alliance Française Shanghai, Goethe Institute Shanghai, Moca Museum, CourtCourtRico, ICS (Shanghai Media Group), Design School of East China Normal University.
8 European films of the selection will be included in several screenings.
2 films makers will spend some days in Shanghai and visit China for the first time: Lola Quivoron and Olaf Taranczewski. They will attend screenings, workshops and other activities.
4 EVENTS IN SHANGHAI
Saturday 10 December 2.30pm – 5.00pm at The Press.
Screening of 3 European shorts, discussion with Olaf Taranczewski and live music performance
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia
In cooperation with European Film Academy, Unifrance, Alliance Française, Goethe Institute Shanghai and CourtCourtRico.
Screening of 3 short films including Dissonance (Germany) and The Runner (Spain).
Discussion and live performance with Olaf Taranczewski.
Olaf Taranczewski is the music composer of the German short film Dissonance which won the best music at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2015 and the best director prize at Shenzhen International short film festival on Friday 24 November 2016.
During this special event, you will be able to watch 3 European short films (subtitled in English and Chinese) which have all won awards in European major film festival. You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Olaf TARANCZEWSKI about the relation between music and film and listen to a live performance of great music themes of its own.
A participation of 50 RMB will grant access to the screening and will include a nice glass of wine, beer, soda or juice. (Early bird price at 40 RMB for any booking before Tuesday December 6).
The Press
309 Hankou Road 9 (metro East Nanjing Lu, exit 3)
Participation : 50 RMB (including one drink)
Number of seats is limited.
Purchase of tickets on Wechat: CourtCourtRico.
Sunday 11 December 3.30pm – 5.30pm at Alliance Française.
Screening of 4 European shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director and Olaf TARANCZEWSKI, German music composer
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia and Alliance Française.
In cooperation with European Film Academy, Unifrance and Goethe Institute Shanghai.
Screening of 4 short films including Son of the Wolf (France), Dissonance (Germany) and The Runner (Spain).
Discussion with Lola Quivoron and Olaf Taranczewski.
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La Fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Olaf Taranczewski is the music composer of the German short film Dissonance which won the best music at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2015 and the best director prize at Shenzhen International short film festival on Friday 24 November 2016.
During this special event, you will be able to watch 4 European short films (subtitled in English and Chinese) which have all won awards in European major film festival. You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Lola QUIVORON and Olaf TARANCZEWSKI.
Alliance française de Shanghai (Hongkou)
297 wusong lu, 5th floor
Free entry
http://fr.afshanghai.org/site/activity_detail/486
Thursday 15 December, 7.00pm – 10.30pm at The Press.
Screening of 6 French shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director
Organised by CourtCourtRico
In cooperation with La Fête du Court Métrage, EU Short Film Tour Asia, European Film Academy and Unifrance
Screening of 6 French short films including Son of the Wolf (France).
Discussion with Lola QUIVORON.
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
During this special event, you will be able to watch X French short films (subtitled in English and Chinese). You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Lola QUIVORON.
The Press
309 Hankou Road 9 (metro East Nanjing Lu, exit 3)
Participation : 50 RMB (including one drink)
Number of seats is limited.
Purchase of tickets on Wechat: CourtCourtRico.
Saturday 16 December, 6.00pm – 9.00pm at Moca Shanghai.
Screening of 5 European shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director.
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia
In cooperation with Moca Shanghai, European Film Academy and Unifrance.
Screening of 5 short films including Son of the Wolf (France).
Discussion with Lola QUIVORON
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Moca Shanghai
People’s Square
Free entry
About EU Short Film Tour Asia 2016 in China
From 24 November to 18 December 2016, Sinapses Asia and its partners are proud to bring again to China 8 European short films and 3 films makers for the 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia.
The screenings, workshops, award and other activities will happen in over 6 cities, including Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The 8 short films have been provided by The European Film Academy and their producers/distributors. They were all finalists for the European Film Awards 2015 (12 December 2015, in Berlin).
The 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia is organized in cooperation with European Film Academy, the Delegation of the European Union in Beijing, European Film Festival in China, China International New Media Short Film Festival, Unifrance, French Alliances of China, Goethe Institute China, International Channel Shanghai, Shanghai Eye, Moca Museum (Shanghai), Design School of East China Normal University, Nanjing University of the Arts, Broadway Cinema MOMA Beijing, Beijing Film Academy, HK City University, HK APA.
www.eushortfilmfestival.asia
The 8 shorts which have been selected for the 4th EU Short Films Tour in Asia are :.
PRESENTATION OF THE FILMS
DISSONANCE/不和谐音 by Till Nowak Germany 2015, animation, 17'
A genius musician lives a lonely life in a surreal, floating world. He plays the piano every day in a gigantic concert hall, but there is nobody to listen. One day his animated world collapses and he must face reality. He only has one wish: to share his music with his daughter, but her mother doesn‘t allow it.
Awards: "Grand Prix" Anima Mundi, Anima Mundi; "Best Animation" Aspen Shortsfest, Aspen Shortsfest; "Don Quixote Award" Krakow IFF, Krakow IFF ; "Best Original Music" Annecy Int'l Animation FF; "Canal+ Award" Cinema Jove Valencia, Jove Valencia Canal+
Berlin Short Film nominee
http://www.framebox.com
Dissonance imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4242936/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/84817507
LISTEN / KUUNTELE /听 by Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni Denmark / Finland 2014, fiction, 13'
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to get away from her abusive husband, yet the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words to the police, thus corrupting the truth of her terrible situation.
Awards: Hong Kong International FF, Grand Firebird Award; Tribeca FF, New York, USA, Best Narrative Short Award; REGARD sur le court métrage/Int. Short FF, Canada, International Grand Prize; Alicante FF, Spain, Best European Short film Award; ICCL Human Rights Film Award, Ireland
Tampere Short Film nominee
http://www.nordicfactoryfilm.com
Listen imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt3963350/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/103801246
OVER /结束by Jörn Threlfall UK 2015, fiction, 13'
OVER presents a crime scene. During the course of nine wide shots, told in reverse order, we witness an intriguing story unfold. What has happened in this quiet neighborhood? A murder, a hit-and-run, an accident? The reality is profound, and deeply unexpected.
Awards: Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany, Best short film; Chicago Internatinal Film Festival, USA, Silver Plague;
Bristol Short Film nominee
http://jornthrelfall.com/over/
Over imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4421754/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/141523091
.PICNIC/ PIKNIK / 野餐 by Jure Pavlović 2015 Croatia 2015, fiction, 13’
Sarajevo, rush hour. EMIR (15), accompanied by a SOCIAL WORKER, is on his way to meet his father SAFET for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late...
Awards: BEST EFA SHORT FILM 2015; "Grand Prize" – Best short film, Rhode Island Film Festival; "Prix EFA Drama", International Short Film Festival in Drama; "Special Mention" - Vilnius International Short Film Festival; "Grand Prix" – Best film; Best Acting in a Film, Croatian Film Days
Drama Short Film nominee
http://www.picnicshortfilm.com
Picnic imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4402098/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/116779449
SON OF THE WOLF/ FILS DU LOUP/ 狼的儿子by Lola Quivoron France 2015, fiction, 23'
Between the walls of an ancient military fort, Johnny, a young boy, learns how to train and dominate Iron, his first guard dog.
Awards: Locarno Short Film Nominee
Locarno Short Film nominee
http://www.unifrance.org/film/40711/fils-du-loup
Son of the Wolf imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4881412/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/143664071
THE RUNNER/ EL CORREDOR/ 奔跑者by José Luis Montesinos Spain 2014, fiction, 12'
5 years ago the boss closed the company and fired 300 workers. The first day that he goes out to run he meets one of them.
Awards: Seminci Valladolid Film Festival EFA Nomination; Cortogenia Best screenplay
Valladolid Short Film nominee
http://therunnerthefilm.com
The Runner imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4319778/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/therunnerthefilm
THE TRANSLATOR/ ÇEVIRMEN / 翻译by Emre Kayiş UK / Turkey 2014, fiction, 23'
Yusuf, a Syrian refugee boy who lives in an exile in a remote Turkish border town is chosen for his newfound power but he has to experience how to use it, at the cost of his innocence.
Awards: Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
http://thetranslator-shortfilm.com/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/128812100
The Translator imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4589482/
WASHINGTONIA/ 华盛顿扇叶葵by Konstantina Kotzamani Greece 2014, fiction, 24'.
Washingtonia starts when the giraffes heart can no longer be heard. Washingtonia is an alternative name for Athens, a place where people, like animals, fall into summertime sadness because of the heat. Washingtonia is the only palm tree that its heart is not devoured by the red beetle. Because it’s heart is small and dry and no one likes small and dry hearts.
Awards: Gent International Film Festival- EFA AWARD, Short Film Nominee; Greek Film Academy Award- Best Short 2014; Chicago International Film Festival, Special Mention；Curtocircuito International Film Festival, Grand Prix, Best Short Film; International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA (Grand Prix & Best Cinematography Award
Ghent Short Film nominee
http://www.washingtoniafilm.com
Washingtonia imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt3493858/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/90754362
PRESENTATION OF THE GUESTS
Lola QUIVORON
Director of «Son of the Wolf»
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Lola QUIVORON IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm7472737/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Olaf TARANCZEWSKI, Music co-composer of «Dissonance»
Olaf Taranczewski was born in 1977 to German-Polish parents. He started playing the piano at the age of eight, with interest in European classical music, jazz and popular music. From 2000 to 2005, he studied jazz piano at the Conservatory of Mainz, Germany, followed by composition studies at the Cologne University of Performing Arts. Since 2003, he has recorded several albums and composed music for international short and feature films, cinematic and TV documentaries, TV shows, adverts, comedy, theatres, installations, and computer games. In 2015 he received the German Film Music Award (Best Music in a Film), and the Award for best original music in a Short Film at the Annecy film festival (France) for the music for “Dissonance” (co-composed by Frank Zerban). Olaf Taranczewski lives and works as composer and pianist in Berlin.
Olaf TARANCZEWSKI IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm1818736/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
For further information : tel + email + wechat
In the context of the International Month of Short Film (December), The 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia 2016 is spending a week in Shanghai. This event is organized in partnership with European Film Academy, European Film Festival in China, EU Delegation in Beijing, Unifrance, Alliance Française Shanghai, Goethe Institute Shanghai, Moca Museum, CourtCourtRico, ICS (Shanghai Media Group), Design School of East China Normal University.
8 European films of the selection will be included in several screenings.
2 films makers will spend some days in Shanghai and visit China for the first time: Lola Quivoron and Olaf Taranczewski. They will attend screenings, workshops and other activities.
4 EVENTS IN SHANGHAI
Saturday 10 December 2.30pm – 5.00pm at The Press.
Screening of 3 European shorts, discussion with Olaf Taranczewski and live music performance
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia
In cooperation with European Film Academy, Unifrance, Alliance Française, Goethe Institute Shanghai and CourtCourtRico.
Screening of 3 short films including Dissonance (Germany) and The Runner (Spain).
Discussion and live performance with Olaf Taranczewski.
Olaf Taranczewski is the music composer of the German short film Dissonance which won the best music at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2015 and the best director prize at Shenzhen International short film festival on Friday 24 November 2016.
During this special event, you will be able to watch 3 European short films (subtitled in English and Chinese) which have all won awards in European major film festival. You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Olaf TARANCZEWSKI about the relation between music and film and listen to a live performance of great music themes of its own.
A participation of 50 RMB will grant access to the screening and will include a nice glass of wine, beer, soda or juice. (Early bird price at 40 RMB for any booking before Tuesday December 6).
The Press
309 Hankou Road 9 (metro East Nanjing Lu, exit 3)
Participation : 50 RMB (including one drink)
Number of seats is limited.
Purchase of tickets on Wechat: CourtCourtRico.
Sunday 11 December 3.30pm – 5.30pm at Alliance Française.
Screening of 4 European shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director and Olaf TARANCZEWSKI, German music composer
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia and Alliance Française.
In cooperation with European Film Academy, Unifrance and Goethe Institute Shanghai.
Screening of 4 short films including Son of the Wolf (France), Dissonance (Germany) and The Runner (Spain).
Discussion with Lola Quivoron and Olaf Taranczewski.
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La Fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Olaf Taranczewski is the music composer of the German short film Dissonance which won the best music at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2015 and the best director prize at Shenzhen International short film festival on Friday 24 November 2016.
During this special event, you will be able to watch 4 European short films (subtitled in English and Chinese) which have all won awards in European major film festival. You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Lola QUIVORON and Olaf TARANCZEWSKI.
Alliance française de Shanghai (Hongkou)
297 wusong lu, 5th floor
Free entry
http://fr.afshanghai.org/site/activity_detail/486
Thursday 15 December, 7.00pm – 10.30pm at The Press.
Screening of 6 French shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director
Organised by CourtCourtRico
In cooperation with La Fête du Court Métrage, EU Short Film Tour Asia, European Film Academy and Unifrance
Screening of 6 French short films including Son of the Wolf (France).
Discussion with Lola QUIVORON.
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
During this special event, you will be able to watch X French short films (subtitled in English and Chinese). You will then have the opportunity to discuss with Lola QUIVORON.
The Press
309 Hankou Road 9 (metro East Nanjing Lu, exit 3)
Participation : 50 RMB (including one drink)
Number of seats is limited.
Purchase of tickets on Wechat: CourtCourtRico.
Saturday 16 December, 6.00pm – 9.00pm at Moca Shanghai.
Screening of 5 European shorts, discussion with Lola QUIVORON, French director.
Organised by EU Short Film Tour Asia
In cooperation with Moca Shanghai, European Film Academy and Unifrance.
Screening of 5 short films including Son of the Wolf (France).
Discussion with Lola QUIVORON
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Moca Shanghai
People’s Square
Free entry
About EU Short Film Tour Asia 2016 in China
From 24 November to 18 December 2016, Sinapses Asia and its partners are proud to bring again to China 8 European short films and 3 films makers for the 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia.
The screenings, workshops, award and other activities will happen in over 6 cities, including Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The 8 short films have been provided by The European Film Academy and their producers/distributors. They were all finalists for the European Film Awards 2015 (12 December 2015, in Berlin).
The 4th EU Short Films Tour Asia is organized in cooperation with European Film Academy, the Delegation of the European Union in Beijing, European Film Festival in China, China International New Media Short Film Festival, Unifrance, French Alliances of China, Goethe Institute China, International Channel Shanghai, Shanghai Eye, Moca Museum (Shanghai), Design School of East China Normal University, Nanjing University of the Arts, Broadway Cinema MOMA Beijing, Beijing Film Academy, HK City University, HK APA.
www.eushortfilmfestival.asia
The 8 shorts which have been selected for the 4th EU Short Films Tour in Asia are :.
- DISSONANCE/不和谐音 by Till Nowak Germany 2015, animation, 17'
- LISTEN / KUUNTELE /听 by Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni Denmark / Finland 2014, fiction, 13'
- OVER /结束by Jörn Threlfall UK 2015, fiction, 13'.
- PICNIC/ PIKNIK / 野餐 by Jure Pavlović 2015 Croatia 2015, fiction, 13’ (European Short Film Award 2015)
- SON OF THE WOLF/ FILS DU LOUP/ 狼的儿子by Lola Quivoron France 2015, fiction, 23'
- THE RUNNER/ EL CORREDOR/ 奔跑者by José Luis Montesinos Spain 2014, fiction, 12'.
- THE TRANSLATOR/ ÇEVIRMEN / 翻译by Emre Kayiş UK / Turkey 2014, fiction, 23'
- WASHINGTONIA/ 华盛顿扇叶葵by Konstantina Kotzamani Greece 2014, fiction, 24'.
PRESENTATION OF THE FILMS
DISSONANCE/不和谐音 by Till Nowak Germany 2015, animation, 17'
A genius musician lives a lonely life in a surreal, floating world. He plays the piano every day in a gigantic concert hall, but there is nobody to listen. One day his animated world collapses and he must face reality. He only has one wish: to share his music with his daughter, but her mother doesn‘t allow it.
Awards: "Grand Prix" Anima Mundi, Anima Mundi; "Best Animation" Aspen Shortsfest, Aspen Shortsfest; "Don Quixote Award" Krakow IFF, Krakow IFF ; "Best Original Music" Annecy Int'l Animation FF; "Canal+ Award" Cinema Jove Valencia, Jove Valencia Canal+
Berlin Short Film nominee
http://www.framebox.com
Dissonance imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4242936/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/84817507
LISTEN / KUUNTELE /听 by Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni Denmark / Finland 2014, fiction, 13'
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to get away from her abusive husband, yet the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words to the police, thus corrupting the truth of her terrible situation.
Awards: Hong Kong International FF, Grand Firebird Award; Tribeca FF, New York, USA, Best Narrative Short Award; REGARD sur le court métrage/Int. Short FF, Canada, International Grand Prize; Alicante FF, Spain, Best European Short film Award; ICCL Human Rights Film Award, Ireland
Tampere Short Film nominee
http://www.nordicfactoryfilm.com
Listen imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt3963350/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/103801246
OVER /结束by Jörn Threlfall UK 2015, fiction, 13'
OVER presents a crime scene. During the course of nine wide shots, told in reverse order, we witness an intriguing story unfold. What has happened in this quiet neighborhood? A murder, a hit-and-run, an accident? The reality is profound, and deeply unexpected.
Awards: Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany, Best short film; Chicago Internatinal Film Festival, USA, Silver Plague;
Bristol Short Film nominee
http://jornthrelfall.com/over/
Over imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4421754/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/141523091
.PICNIC/ PIKNIK / 野餐 by Jure Pavlović 2015 Croatia 2015, fiction, 13’
Sarajevo, rush hour. EMIR (15), accompanied by a SOCIAL WORKER, is on his way to meet his father SAFET for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late...
Awards: BEST EFA SHORT FILM 2015; "Grand Prize" – Best short film, Rhode Island Film Festival; "Prix EFA Drama", International Short Film Festival in Drama; "Special Mention" - Vilnius International Short Film Festival; "Grand Prix" – Best film; Best Acting in a Film, Croatian Film Days
Drama Short Film nominee
http://www.picnicshortfilm.com
Picnic imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4402098/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/116779449
SON OF THE WOLF/ FILS DU LOUP/ 狼的儿子by Lola Quivoron France 2015, fiction, 23'
Between the walls of an ancient military fort, Johnny, a young boy, learns how to train and dominate Iron, his first guard dog.
Awards: Locarno Short Film Nominee
Locarno Short Film nominee
http://www.unifrance.org/film/40711/fils-du-loup
Son of the Wolf imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4881412/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/143664071
THE RUNNER/ EL CORREDOR/ 奔跑者by José Luis Montesinos Spain 2014, fiction, 12'
5 years ago the boss closed the company and fired 300 workers. The first day that he goes out to run he meets one of them.
Awards: Seminci Valladolid Film Festival EFA Nomination; Cortogenia Best screenplay
Valladolid Short Film nominee
http://therunnerthefilm.com
The Runner imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4319778/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/therunnerthefilm
THE TRANSLATOR/ ÇEVIRMEN / 翻译by Emre Kayiş UK / Turkey 2014, fiction, 23'
Yusuf, a Syrian refugee boy who lives in an exile in a remote Turkish border town is chosen for his newfound power but he has to experience how to use it, at the cost of his innocence.
Awards: Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
http://thetranslator-shortfilm.com/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/128812100
The Translator imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4589482/
WASHINGTONIA/ 华盛顿扇叶葵by Konstantina Kotzamani Greece 2014, fiction, 24'.
Washingtonia starts when the giraffes heart can no longer be heard. Washingtonia is an alternative name for Athens, a place where people, like animals, fall into summertime sadness because of the heat. Washingtonia is the only palm tree that its heart is not devoured by the red beetle. Because it’s heart is small and dry and no one likes small and dry hearts.
Awards: Gent International Film Festival- EFA AWARD, Short Film Nominee; Greek Film Academy Award- Best Short 2014; Chicago International Film Festival, Special Mention；Curtocircuito International Film Festival, Grand Prix, Best Short Film; International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA (Grand Prix & Best Cinematography Award
Ghent Short Film nominee
http://www.washingtoniafilm.com
Washingtonia imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt3493858/
Trailer of the film: https://vimeo.com/90754362
PRESENTATION OF THE GUESTS
Lola QUIVORON
Director of «Son of the Wolf»
Born in 1989 in Paris, Lola Quivoron completed a preparatory school, studied modern literature and obtained a Masters in Cinema. In 2012, she entered the Film Directing Department at La fémis. She also practices photography. After two narrative short films and a short documentary directed within the school, SON OF THE WOLF is her fourth film.
Lola QUIVORON IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm7472737/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Olaf TARANCZEWSKI, Music co-composer of «Dissonance»
Olaf Taranczewski was born in 1977 to German-Polish parents. He started playing the piano at the age of eight, with interest in European classical music, jazz and popular music. From 2000 to 2005, he studied jazz piano at the Conservatory of Mainz, Germany, followed by composition studies at the Cologne University of Performing Arts. Since 2003, he has recorded several albums and composed music for international short and feature films, cinematic and TV documentaries, TV shows, adverts, comedy, theatres, installations, and computer games. In 2015 he received the German Film Music Award (Best Music in a Film), and the Award for best original music in a Short Film at the Annecy film festival (France) for the music for “Dissonance” (co-composed by Frank Zerban). Olaf Taranczewski lives and works as composer and pianist in Berlin.
Olaf TARANCZEWSKI IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm1818736/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
For further information : tel + email + wechat