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2nd of 5 International Film Programmes In Competition
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Total Running Time: 115min
Session Rating: M15+
Show Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 9.00pm
Repeated On: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 6.45pm
Sponsored by: International Film School Sydney

THE CAT PIANO



Running Time: 8min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: Australia
Synopsis:

A vibrant city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing its own twisted feline symphony.

Director: Eddie White / Ari Gibson
Producer: Jessica Brentnall
Awards:

Best Short Animation - Sydney Film Festival 2009; Best Animation Short - Melbourne Film Festival 2009; AFI AWARD Best Short Animation 2009

LAS PELOTAS



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

A junior football tournament in an Argentine province. Proud parents Chato and Lopez are feeling a little nervous; the Capital’s most important recruiters have come to look for new talent among the junior players. Shortly after the game a scout declares to Chato and Lopez that their children aren’t good enough, that neither of them have enough talent. The brains of one combined with the legs of another… now that would be something!

Director: Chris Niemeyer
Producer: HC Vogel
Festivals:

Encounters Film Festival 2009; Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival 2009

Awards:

Golden Leopard - Locarno Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

SÉANCE FAMILIALE (FAMILY VIEWING)



Running Time: 28min
Year: 2008
Format: 35mm
Country: France
Synopsis:

A French TV crew breaks into a Taiwanese family home in Taipei for a real TV programme during a weekend. After a short thought and seducing by the possible winnings, Lin’s family accepts to be followed by the cameraman Pierre for two days. Little by little, Pierre’s camera has become a new way of communication in this family. Everyone delivers their way of life and thinking, and maybe a little secret...

Director: Cheng-Chui Kuo
Producer: Pamela Varela
Awards:

Grand Prize - Best European Short Film Festival 2008; Audience Award - Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2009; Best Fiction, Best Script, Best Actress Golden, Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films - Taiwan Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

LITTLE MISS EYEFLAP (SKYLAPPJENTA)



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

Skylappjenta is the story of a Norwegian-Pakistani girl who escapes the forced marriage her family has planned for her, breaking with her own culture.

Director: Iram Haq
Producer: Gudny Hummezvoll / Kristin Hellebust

Australian Premiere

THE MAN INSIDE



Running Time: 14min
Year: 2008
Format: 35mm
Country: Ireland
Synopsis:

A short story in memory of Lisandro who accidently locked himself in.

Director: Rory Bresnihan
Producer: Lucy Dyke
Awards:

Best Short Fiction Under 15 Minutes - Palm Springs 2009

LARS & PETER



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

A naive and innocent boy accidentally witnesses his widowed father in a desperate act.

Director: Daniel Borgman
Producer: Katja Adomeit
Festivals:

Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival 2009; Melbourne International Film Festival 2009

CONNIE (screened only in Bondi; not in National Tour)



Running Time: 8min
Year: 2009
Format: 35mm
Country: Switzerland
Synopsis:

Connie is new in town. She soon becomes acquainted with Mani, who rules the village with her gang of moped girls. Connie quickly realizes that she needs a moped. With help from the local boys Connie gets her moped and gone is the serene summer day: Bubble gum is popping, lollypop sticks are snapping; Connie challenges Mani to a duel.

Director: Judith Kurmann
Producer: Laura Zimmermann
Awards:

Prix Action, Best Swiss Newcomer - International Film Festival Locarno 2009

Australian Premiere

CITIZEN VERSUS KANE



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

When death arrives on the set of a low budget remake of “Citizen Kane” threatening the production. A manipulative producer is left with the dilemma of stopping the film at great financial loss or continuing by any means necessary.

Director: Shaun Severi
Producer: Christophe Starkman
Awards:

Canal Plus Award - Clermont Ferrand Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

 

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