Australian Shorts

• Australian 1
• Australian 1 - Repeat
• Australian 2
• Australian 2 - Repeat
• Australian 3
• Australian 3 - Repeat
• Australian 4
• Australian 4 -Repeat

Documentary Workshop

• George Gittoes for Documentary Masterclass

International Programme

• International 1 - Opening Night Screening
• International 1 - Repeat
• International 2
• International 2 - Repeat
• International 3
• International 3 - Repeat
• International 4
• International 4 - Repeat
• International 5
• International 5 - Repeat

Short Documentary

• Documentary 1
• Documentary 2

Special Programs

• Celebrity Shorts
• Celebrity Shorts (Repeat screening)
• Endless Summer (Repeat Screening)
• Endless Summer Shorts
• Hiroshima Animation Special - 1
• Hiroshima Animation Special - 2
• Wonderful World of Dogs
• Wonderful World of Dogs (Repeat Screening)

Flickerfest 2007 Programme Calendar

Special Programs - Hiroshima Animation Special - 2

Total Running Time: 86
Session rating: 15+
Show date: Saturday, January 13, 2007
Show time: 2:15 pm
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PICA DON (REPEAT)

Synopsis:
An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima, on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the time this film was completed, it was the very first attempt in the world to deal with such a sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation media. Because of this short film, the City of Hiroshima decided to establish the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 1984, appreciating animation art as an effective medium.

Special Prize, Annecy International Animation Festival, Outstanding Film, London International Film Festival, Best Film, Lucca International Animation Festival

Festivals: Sydney International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, Los Angeles International Animation Celebration
Producer: Sayoko Kinoshita
Director/Writer: Renzo Kinoshita

REPETE

Synopsis:
A philosophical film about relationship between men and women. Many grooved stereotypes exist between men and women. If some of these stereotypes are broken, extraordinary and many times absurd complications and changes can be set in. WINNER HIROSHIMA 96

Grand Prix - Montevideo 95, Trilobit Award 95, Kristian Award - Febiofest 95, Best Animated Film - Tampere 97, Special Jury Award - Annecy 95, Golden Bear - Berlin 95

Director: Michaela Pavlatova

THE MIGHTY RIVER

Synopsis:
This sumptuous film reveals much about the St. Lawrence. Not only its history but also the countless treasures it harbours and the people who have garnered a living along its shores and who continue to do so.

WINNER HIROSHIMA 94

Director: Frederic Back

WHEN THE DAY BREAKS

Synopsis:
When the Day Breaks is the charming, bittersweet story of Ruby, the pig, whose life takes an unexpected turn after she witnesses the accidental death of a stranger. With deft humour and finely rendered detail, the film illuminates the links which connect our urban lives, while evoking the promise and fragility of a new day.

WINNER HIROSHIMA 00
Awards include: Palme d'Or - Short Film, Cannes 99, Grand Prix, Annecy 99, Genie Award - Best Animated Short, Canada 99, Grand Award - Best of the Festival, Melbourne Intl Animation Festival 01

Director: Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
Producer: David Verrall

FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Synopsis:
A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing to her father.

WINNER HIROSHIMA 02
Best International Animated Film, Clermont-Ferrand 01, BAFTA - Best Short Animated Film 01, Academy Award for Best Short Animated Film 01, Grand Prix for Best Animated Short film and Audience Award, Annecy, 01.

Director: Michael Dudok de Wit

MT. HEAD

Synopsis:
After a stingy man eats some cherry seeds, a cherry tree grows on his head and he gets into a lot of trouble. This animated film is a modern interpretation of the traditional Japanese Rakugo story "Atama-yama" set in contemporary Tokyo.

WINNER HIROSHIMA 04
Grand Prix, Annecy 03, Academy Award Nomination - Best Short Animation 03, Best Animated Film, Mediawave 03, Best Animated Film, Dresden 03, Best Short Animation, Anifest 03.

Festivals: Flickerfest 04
Director: Koji Yamamura

MILCH

Synopsis:
A boy discovers love and comes face to face with the mortality of his family. The film speaks of this through a web of oblique details, attempting to capture the flesh of relations and, perhaps, the very tension of being.

WINNER HIROSHIMA 06

Director: Igor Kovalyov
Producer: Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky, Genrich Padva