International Short Films
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Alice
by Marianne Elliott
Fiction | UK | 2010 | 35mm | 16 min.
The film tells the magical experience of little Alice, while at the theatre she watches the representation of the journey of her namesake “Alice in Wonderland”. When she ventures...» location: MONSELICE, Villa Buzzaccarini, Marendole
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Apele tac (Silent river)
by Anca Miruna Lazarescu
Fiction | Germany | 2011 | 35mm | 30 min. | trailer
Romania, 1986: Gregor and Vali want to escape. They will cross the Danube swimming. On the other bank of the river there is Yugoslavia. They need each other, but...» location: MONSELICE, Giardini del Castello
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El somriure amagat
by Ventura Durall
Fiction | Spain | 2010 | HD | 13 min.
Daniel, a ten-year-old child, escapes from his home in the Ethiopian countryside and reaches the capital, Addis Ababa; during his night wanderings, he comes across some street children sleeping...» location: BAONE, Villa Beatrice d'Este
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Face à la mer
by Olivier Loustau
Fiction | France | 2010 | HD | 30 min.
In Sète, in France, three fishermen go back to sea after a harsh strike in which their demands were rejected. Their small boat shipwrecks and the men are reported...» location: MONSELICE, Cinema Corallo
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Graue Füchse
by Robert Kellner
Fiction | Germany | 2010 | 35mm | 22 min.
After losing all their investments because of the world financial crisis, four retired men experiment “alternative” measures to get back the money lost. What starts as a “simple” plan...» location: ESTE, Teatro dei Filodrammatici
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Je pourrais être votre grand-mère
by Bernard Tanguy
Fiction | France | 2010 | 35mm | 19 min.
A brilliant lawyer notices an old Romanian homeless who looks liker his grandmother. One night he makes a paperboard sign for her upon which it is written “I might...» location: BATTAGLIA TERME, Castello del Cataio
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Khorosho (Todo Bien)
by Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Fiction | Spain | 2010 | HD | 22 min.
“Khorosho” tells the story of the reunion between Andro ad Beka, two old army comrades who come across each other after a long time. They share many unpleasant memories,...» location: BAONE, Villa Beatrice d'Este
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La tama
by Martin Costa
Fiction | Spain | 2009 | HD | 19 min.
Tama is a rowdy teenager. Tired of the continuous fights with her mother, she takes off on a journey with no return.» location: MONSELICE, Cinema Corallo
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Les barbares
by Jean-Gabriel Périot
Fiction | France | 2010 | 35mm | 5 min.
We are scum! We are barbarians !» location: TEOLO, Parco delle Fiorine, Monte della Madonna
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Masala mama
by Michael Kam
Fiction | Singapore | 2010 | 16mm | 8 min.
A ragman’s son has a dream: he aims at becoming a cartoonist to draw the superheroes of comics. One day he steals a comic book from the peaceful owner of...» location: MONSELICE, Giardini del Castello
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Siggil
by Remi Mazet
Fiction | France | 2010 | 35mm | 20 min.
Popular district of Dakar. An elderly man, Lamine, is getting ready for an important date. At the other side of the city, in a sumptuous villa, somebody is waiting...» location: BAONE, Cà Orologio
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The scent of flowers does not blow against the wind
by Leszek Korusiewicz
Fiction | Poland | 2009 | DigiBeta | 17 min.
Andrzej is a happy father and husband: his job as a stuntman does not interfere with his calm family life...so what is the reason of the anxiety that he...» location: MONSELICE, Giardini del Castello
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Until the river runs red
by Paul Wright
Fiction | UK | 2010 | 35mm | 27 min.
Chloe, 16 years old, believes she is the only daughter of God. She travels around with her parents and spends her days wandering about in the secluded countryside, searching...» location: TEOLO, Parco delle Fiorine, Monte della Madonna
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Viki Ficki
by Natalie Spinell
Fiction | Germany | 2010 | HD | 18 min. | trailer
Viki has to face a challenge: she has to present her mother’s job to her classmates, whether she likes it or not. A moving film on the relationship between...» location: TEOLO, Parco delle Fiorine, Monte della Madonna
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Yellow Mums
by Firas Khoury
Fiction | Israel | 2010 | HD | 32 min.
It’s Easter and Nizar, a Palestinian child introvert and very religious, decides to compete with the children of his village in the traditional game of “breaking eggs”. His purpose...» location: ESTE, Teatro dei Filodrammatici