Friday, April 9, 2010
— 7:00 PM — Room 10-250
Introductions by Kurt Fendt, Festival Director and Gabriella Horvath, Jury Member
Derby / Derby (Paul Negoescu, , Romania, 2009), 15:00 min.
Mircea has a 15 year old daughter whose boyfriend is invited to dine with the family. He arrives earlier and they go to her bedroom. While watching TV, Mircea can hear his daughter moaning from her room. They start dinner and Mircea finds out that the boyfriend supports a different football team.
Ballongresan / The Balloon Trip (Jonas Kukkonen, Aalto University School of Art & Design, Finland, 2009), 14:48 min.
Vicky & Benita are two elderly ladies who play bingo every week. Soon after they win the grand prize, things start to go astray.
Der Magische Umhang / The Magic Cape (Claudia Reinhard, IFS/Augenschein Filmproduktion, Germany, 2009), 24:00 min.
When you have to wear an eye patch, school can really be hell.
Stiller See / Silent sea (Lena Liberta, Hamburg Media School, Germany, 2009), 7:00 min.
After the death of his wife a man has to take care of his autistic son, whom he doesn’t really know.
Lebensader / Lifeline (Angela Steffen, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 2009), 6:00 min.
A little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf.
Ahate Pasa / Duck Crossing (Koldo Almandoz, MK Filmak, Spain, 2009), 12:00 min.
Suddenly, ducks cross the screen.
European Short Film Trailer Competition:
Trailers by Students of the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule – Hochschule für Gestaltung, Berlin, Germany
INTERMISSION, 20'
Robosonic - Sprachfehler / Robosonic - Speech Defect (Robert Gruss, Florian Leitl, Kristina Peter, Sebastian Schierwater, Nils Strehlow, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg, Germany, 2009), 3:52 min.
Paul likes things to be in order. Everything is fine until an unfortunate accident turns his colorful world upside down.
Un Matrimonio Italiano / An Italian Wedding (Giusi Valentini, Italy/Germany, 2010), 15:00 min.
A short documentary film about love, life, community and, ultimately, happiness.
Am Anderen Ende / At The Other End (Philipp Doering, Film Academy Ludwigsburg, Germany, 2009), 24:00 min.
Marianne works for the crisis line at night, helping the lonely people at the other end of the line. But tonight she will have to face her own problems.
Niño Balcón / Balcony Boy (Pilar Palomero, Trapper John SL, Spain, 2009), 9:00 min.
This is the story of Balcony Boy. His fault: having big ears and a bad habit of putting his head where he shouldn’t.
Encuentro / Encounter (Nick Igea, Adicta Films, Spain, 2009), 21:00 min.
A boy and a girl meet on the street three years after she broke up with him.
Hunger / Hunger (Carolina Hellsgård, Filmgestalten, Germany, 2009), 18:00 min.
The neglected siblings Roland and Paul watch the deportation of their immigrant neighbors. They discover another world In the abandoned apartment, but are quickly brought back to reality.
Graffito / Graffito (Rami Hamze, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany, 2009), 14:45 min.
The super hero Graffito is unhappy in Germany, so he goes to America and tries to make his way in New York.
For further information please contact the Festival Team: <mitshortfilm
mit.edu>
