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1st of 5 International Film Programmes In Competition
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Total Running Time: 104min
Session Rating: M15+
Show Date: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 9.00pm
Repeated On: Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 4.30pm
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KJFG No.5



Running Time: 2min
Year: 2007
Format: 35mm
Country: Hungary
Synopsis:

Three “professional” musicians, the Bear, the Rabbit and the Wolf, are jamming in the forest, till the Hunter and his hound crash the party

Director: Alexei Alexeev
Producer: Studio Baestarts
Awards:

SACEM Short Film Award - Annecy International Film Festival 2008; Special Jury Prize for Excellent Humour, Special Mention of the Children’s Jury, Audience Award in Grand and Student Competition - Animafest Film Festival 2008

RUNAWAY (screened only in Bondi & Byron; is replaced by "KJFG No.5" for National Tour)



Running Time: 9min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: Canada
Synopsis:

Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the fate that awaits them around the bend. The ensuing crisis leads to a class struggle that is as amusing as it is merciless. Naturally there are victims, but in the end everyone is equal.

Director: Cordell Barker
Producer: Derek Mazur / Michael Scott
Festivals:

Cannes Film Festival 2009; Sundance Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

THE NAIL (NAGLINN)



Running Time: 15min
Year: 2008
Format: 35mm
Country: Iceland
Synopsis:

Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the border between the man and the beast within. Robert acts out and suffers the consequences.

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Producer: Orn Marino Arnarson Thorkell Hardarson
Festivals:

London International Film Festival 2009; Helsinki International Film Festival

Awards:

Special Mention of Jury - Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN



Running Time: 15min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: New Zealand
Synopsis:

Set in 1970's New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy 8 year old boy, who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies.

Director: Mark Albiston / Louis Sutherland
Producer: Wendy Cuthbert
Festivals:

Melbourne International Film Festival 2009

Awards:

Short Film Special Distinction – Cannes Film Festival 2009

THE CLEARING



Running Time: 18min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: Australia
Synopsis:

Adam awakes in a clearing in the jungle, injured and with no memory of how he arrived there.  He searches for clues but soon realizes he is running in circles.  Will Adam be able to escape the clearing and discover the truth?

Director: Seth Larney
Writer: Seth Larney
Producer: Lisa Shaunessy

World Premiere

MIENTE (SHE LIES)



Running Time: 15min
Year: 2008
Format: 35mm
Country: Spain
Synopsis:

Doina wants to give a birthday present to her young sister, but she has to risk her own life to get it.

Director: Isabel De Ocampo
Writer: Isabel De Ocampo
Producer: Isabel De Ocampo
Awards:

Winner- Goya Award for Best Fictional Spanish Short Film 2009

Australian Premiere

NEXT FLOOR



Running Time: 11m30s
Year: 2008
Format: 35mm
Country: Canada
Synopsis:

During an opulent & luxurious banquet, complete with cavalier servers & valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd & grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermines the endless symphony of abundance.

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Jacques Davidts
Producer: Phoebe Greenburg / Caroline Binet
Festivals:

Odense Film Festival 2009 - Grand Prix

Awards:

Cannes Critics Week 2008 - Best Short Film (Canal Plus Award)

NATURE CLASSES (CLASSES VERTES) (screened only in Bondi; is replaced by "Next Floor" for National Tour)



Running Time: 18min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: Belgium / France
Synopsis:

7-year-old Jonathan is packing his suitcase. He'll be leaving for school camp tomorrow. His mother, however, does not want him to go. And we all know how much havoc a mother's love can cause.

Director: Alexis Van Stratum

Australian Premiere

ONE OF THOSE DAYS



Running Time: 14min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: UK
Synopsis:

We've all all had one of those days, when nothing seems to go right, when life just seems to be dealing you one poor hand after another. Unfortunately for Howard Whittam that day is Judgement Day.

Director: Hattie Dalton
Producer: Ed King / Kelly Broad
Festivals:

Nomination - Fuji Films Shorts Festival 2009; Toronto Film Festival 2009

Awards:

Audience Award - Palm Springs Film Festival 2009

 

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