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Short Film Line - Up 2019
Short Film Line - Up 2019 www.magnetfilm.de info@magnetfilm.de
Airport
BY miChAelA mÜller
SWITZERLAND 2017 . ANIMATION . 10:35 MIN . NO DIALOGUE
The film explores the borders between the right to freedom of
movement and the restrictions national security requirements
put on society. In a modern day airport, the flow of passengers
is broken by sudden irregularities.
TORONTO IFF — LOCARNO — ANNECY — DOK LEIPZIG —
HIROSHIMA — FANTOCHE & MANY MORE
the BlAZinG WorlD
BY CArlSon YoUnG
USA 2018 . ANIMATION . 12:47 MIN . ENGLISH . FANTASY, HORROR, DRAMA
Margaret has been plagued with dreams of a strange world ever
since she was a little girl. As her parents are in the middle of a
violent separation, she is visited by a mysterious Messenger
who gives her a detailed map of the ‘other place.’ With new-
found courage, Margaret finally decides to answer the incessant
calls of the Blazing World9
SUNDANCE 2018
BlinD AUDition
BY teppo AirAKSinen
GERMANY 2017 . DRAMA, MUSIC, CLASSIC, YOUTH . 17:30 MIN . GERMAN
When violinists and partners Ari and Ron both get invited to au-
dition for the same solo part in an orchestra, their relationship
is put to the ultimate test.
TRIBECA — CLEVELAND IFF —
LOS ANGELES BAFTA STUDENT AWARDS (SHORTLIST) —
NOMINATION GERMAN SHORT FILM AWARD
CitipAti
BY AnDreAS FeiX
GERMANY 2016 . ANIMATION, SCI-FI, DRAMA . 7 MIN . NO DIALOGUE . HD
After being subjected to a cataclysmic meteorite impact, a
small dinosaur attempts to battle the horrific aftermath both
physically & psychologically. A tale about life, death & rebirth,
told from a unique, prehistoric perspective.
"BEST ANIMATION" ORLANDO FF — FILMETS BADALONA —
37TH HAWAII IFF — PALM SPRINGS — SIGGRAPH ASIA
LINE-UP 2019
eleCtriCiAn'S DAY
BY VlADimir leSChioV
LATVIA 2018 . 08:44 MIN . NO DIALOGUE .
ANIMATION, COMEDY, SURREAL, DRAMA
As result of an accident during the repair work next to the psy-
chiatric hospital, the electrician loses his consciousness and
finds himself behind the wall.
ITFS STUTTGART — ANNECY — ANIMA MUNDI —
CARTOON CLUB RIMINI — HIROSHIMA — CLERMONT-FERRAND —
BINANIMA — FANTOCHE — KROK — AND MANY MORE
helSinKi mAnSplAininG
mASSACre
BY ilJA rAUtSi
FINLAND 2018 . HORROR COMEDY . 15 MIN . FINNISH
A horror comedy about one woman's desperate struggle to sur-
vive a pack of men who just want to explain everything to her.
"BEST SHORT FILM" 22. BUCHON INT. FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL —
SITGES FILM FESTIVAL — "MELIES D’ARGENT FOR THE BEST
EUROPEAN FANTASY SHORT FILM" AT SAN SEBASTIAN
HORROR AND FANTASY FESTIVAL
An iSlAnD
BY rorY BYrne
IRELAND 2017 . ANIMATION . 13 MIN . NO DIALOGUE
A solitary man sets out to conquer an isolated island.
"BEST ANIMATION" GALWAY FILM FLEADH (2017) — "BEST IRISH
SHORT FILM" DUBLIN ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (2017) —
CLERMONT-FERRAND FF (2018) — AND MANY MORE
the Kite
BY mArtin SmAtAnA
CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, POLAND . ANIMATION . 13 MIN . NO DIALOGUE
The Kite deals with the issue of death, but it does so in a simple
metaphorical and symbolic way on the relationship between the
little boy and his grandpa. It explains that none of us are here
forever and that all living creatures must die, but also to show
that death doesn’t mean the end of our journey.
69TH BERLINALE — BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(GENERATION KPLUS)
LINE-UP 2019
mileS AWAY
BY BArBArA BrUnner
SWITZERLAND 2018 . ANIMATION, CHILDREN, FAMILY, COMEDY .
03:30 MIN . NO DIALOGUE
A maple seed is slowly falling into the sandbox, right into
Miles’s bucket. What if it grew into a tree? The little boy dreams
up a great adventure at the fair for himself and his new leafy
friend.
FANTOCHE — WARSAW FF — CINDEKID AMSTERDAM —
DOK LEIPZIG — CHICAGO INT. CHILDREN’S FF — INDIELISBOA
pAnDorA
BY DAniel rÜBeSAm
GERMANY 2017 . HORROR .14 MIN . ENGLISH
A special task force of the Resistance goes after a prophecy: A
young woman called Pandora has supernatural forces which
could decide the world’s fate. But the soldiers realize quickly
that they are not alone.
BIFF — BRUSSELS INT. FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL —
HOLLYSHORTS LA — 13TH STREET SHOCKING SHORT AWARD (NBC
UNIVERSAL) — LUND FANTASTIK FIMFESTIVAL
SonG oF A toAD
BY KAriem SAleh
GERMANY 2016 . ANIMATION . 7 MIN . GERMAN
Svobodan lives his life carrying an old choleric toad on his head.
An animated short about a stressed out modern human being.
"BEST IN SHOW AWARD" SIGGRAPH LOS ANGELES —
"BEST ANIMATION" LIAF — LONDON INT. ANIMATION FESTIVAL —
HIROSHIMA, ANIMA MUNDI — ANIMAFEST ZAGREB —
ITFS STUTTGART
A tArGet
BY Antti heiKKi peSonen
FINLAND 2018 . COMEDY . 8 MIN . FINNISH
Arto is waiting for his wife and child in his car. As they return
from the store they tell him that an unknown man harassed
them. Arto decides to take the law into his own hands and plans
to make a video to shame the man on social media.
FLICKERFEST — TAMPERE ISFF
LINE-UP 2019
trACinG ADDAi
BY eSther niemeier
GERMANY 2018 . ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY . 30 MIN .
GERMAN & ENGLISH VERSIONS
In his early twenties Addai leaves his entire life behind and
moves to Syria to help victims of the civil war. At first he is
assigned kitchen duty together with Ilias. Addai writes to his
mother: "Don’t worry about me, I’m fine." Two years later Addai’s
mother receives a letter from prison.
FINALIST STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD (INT. DOCUMENTARY) —
SAN SEBASTIAN IFF — "AUDIENCE AWARD" TAMPERE ISFF —
"BEST SHORT" DOCAVIV — KRAKOW FF — TELLURIDE FF
WiDDerShinS
BY Simon BiGGS
UK 2018 . STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE, ANIMATION, COMEDY . 1 MIN . ENGLISH
The life of a pampered gentleman is seamlessly automated by
machines, but his orderly existence is thrown into chaos when
he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman, against the advice
of his robot butler.
LEUVEN — SITGES — NOMINATED FOR BAFTA (SCOTTISH) —
ASTHETICA — EDINGBURGH IFF — AND MANY MORE
LINE-UP 2019
www.magnetfilm.de info@magnetfilm.de
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