74 FILMS 40 COUNTRIES

PROGRAM RIYFF 2017 7-11th of November WELCOME TABLE OF TO ! CONTENTS

It is a great honor that the International Youth Film Festival is relocating to Ringerike, bringing INFORMATION SHORT FILMS/TAKE 4 20 DOCUMENTARIES a new creative and exiting dimension to the Two Tracks DOC SHORTS 1 30 cultural calendar of Hønefoss! Sponsors & Partners 4 Standby 4242 We are looking forward to hosting the event Practical Information 5 Deniz Yellow and welcome Norwegian and International Screening location 5 Blind Date 23 guests to our little town. Meeting Point, A Girl Wearing a White Dress Don´t Litter Roadside Festival Office 5 Pretty Picture 24/04 World Orchestra We support this promotion of the coming Map, Festival Area 5 The Mold & The Maker generation of filmmakers and hope this film Jury & Guests 6 DOC SHORTS 2 32 Opening Ceremony 8 SHORT FILMS/CUT 1 22 Welcome To Sápmi festival will inspire local talents and young Festival Schedule 9 (rated +16 years) Out adults to pursue their goals. Special Screenings 10 Arnie The Countryman Workshops 10 The Struggle Smart Bemo We think this is a great match for our local Overview Films 12 Construction The Lectora culture scene and educational institutions, Run Drum Roles and hope this film festival will continue to INTERNATIONAL Lenny blossom in Hønefoss for years to come! FILM COMPETITION THE SOUND OF MUSIC SHORT FILMS/CUT 2 24 MUSIC VIDEOS 34 SHORT FILMS (rated +16 years) Monsters Personally I am looking forward to some great Short Films/TAKE 1 14 OverLove The Goa Experiment movie experiences in Hønefoss Kultursenter in Today? Bathed in Light I`m always watching you November! Sophia Weightless Instagram witches & brand When looks speak volumes Beach Scene Nation of Love Best wishes from LUX Cargo Fate ANIMATION Lime Ice Cream SHORT FILMS/CUT 3 26 ANIMA 1 36 KJELL B. HANSEN (rated +16 years) I Rony MAYOR IN THE MUNICIPAL OF RINGERIKE SHORT FILMS/TAKE 2 16 On Time Microdistrict Blind Audition Swedish Cousin The Hunt Princessboy Break To The Top Les dauphines Chili con Carne Here´s the Plan Forget-me-nots Memoirs of a Student Railment Disquete 10 Romantic Rouse SHORT FILMS/CUT18 28 ANIMA 2 38 INFORMATION CONTACT Ringerike International Festival directors: (rated +18 years) Nonsense Youth Film Festival (RIYFF) IVONNE SALO: SHORT FILMS/TAKE 3 18 Tree Hugger Willi, the Foxtrot01 [email protected] Buck The Broken Home Different Blue The Prisoner The Picker Nedre Åsterudveien 12 KURT SALO: HANA (Give me Wings) Cold Shivers Lifeless 3525 [email protected] Comedians You see me Below 0° Phone: +47 970 91 765 Administration: Late Show Ocean Swells www.riyff.com [email protected] A Letter to God

2 3 SPONSORS/PARTNERS 2017 THE BEST, RIYFF 2017! RIYFF is a unique film filmmakers 14-26 years. Now Open to everybody! festival screening films made the decision is made – we The RIYFF is aimed for the by young filmmakers 14-26 will screen 74 films from 40 film industry as well as for year of age from countries that are selected the broad public. Notice: the and from all over the world. for our international film film screenings are open for The film festival wants to competition! Most of the everybody. support young film and tv films are made by award- newcomers. The “Ringerike winning filmmakers and have Festival Venues International Youth Film been screened at other film Opening Ceremony: 18.00 Festival” is the 3rd edition festivals including Sundance, p.m. 7th November 2017, of the former IYFFL film Festival de Cannes, Berlinale Hønefoss Kino, festival. The RIYFF will be or British Film Institute Hønefoss Bru 3, held 7-11th of November in Future Film Festival. Many 3502 Hønefoss the city of Hønefoss. though will surprise as Screening location/ very talented newcomers. festival venue: We received a huge amount We proudly present several Ringerike Kultursenter, of film submissions, over World and European Hønefoss Bru 3, Rådet for Ringeriksregionen 600 from 70 countries, from Premieres too. 3510 Hønefoss Ill: [email protected]

Ringerike Kultursenter

74 films 40 COUNTRIES Argentina Singapore MAP, Armenia Hong Kong South Africa Australia India South Korea FESTIVAL Austria Indonesia Hønefoss Bangladesh AREA Kino Belgium Italy Switzerland Tickets Brazil Japan Taiwan Online: Meeting Point Canada Lebanon Tunisia www.ringbillett.no & Festival Office Chile Mexico Turkey Tel. +47 970 91 765 Ringerike Kultursenter Ivonne Salo: Costa Rica United Kingdom In Person: [email protected] Festival Office Hønefoss Bru 3 Ingrid Stendal: [email protected] Cuba Norway United States of America Ringerike Kultursenter 3510 Hønefoss Kurt Salo: [email protected] Uruguay Hønefoss Bru 3 Opening Times: Phil Nylund: [email protected] Portugal 3510 Hønefoss 10.00- 18.00 p.m. (for films and technical support) France

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JURY & GUESTS

1 MARK PRESSDEE a comedy band performing “Dedication” (2017) for Brandenburg. Adama works productions. In 2015 Egil OUR HOST OF THE at comedy venues and which he received much as a freelancer for TV and decided to share as a media 2 RIYFF 2017! Glastonbury Music Festival. applause and won “Best Radio, particularly for the teacher his rich knowledge We are proud to have Mark He often compares and hosts Documentary Short and Best French-German broadcaster about TV production and back as our host of the RIYFF at events and specializes for message” at the Top Indie ARTE. She lectures film video journalism with young 2017. Mark is a Writer/ film nights. Film Awards in USA 2017 skills including directing media students at the high Director/Producer with and also got nominated for at several institutions, e.g. school of Hønefoss. In his over 15 years experience, 2 KARAN CHOUDHARY Best Short Documentary at the FU Berlin University. lectures he focuses on film having worked with major Karan Choudhary is a Alternative Film Festival in Adama is a Jury-Member and TV production. Egil is broadcasters in the UK New York based actor Toronto, Canada. The film of the RIYFF 2017. In her the first time a Jury-Member and overseas. His award- and filmmaker. He was has been officially selected popular workshop “The at the RIYFF. winning short films have born in Faridabad, India. in many other film festivals Art of Directing” she will been screened at Cannes and After studying theatre and throughout the world. lecture about the creative 5 SERGEY V. APRELEV 3 Edinburgh, most recently his working with professionals “Dedication” is the story relationship between director Sergey V. Aprelev is based in multi-award-winning rom in Bollywood, he came of Karan’s inspiring life and protagonists/actors. St. Petersburg, Russia where com Titanic Love, which to New York in 2013 to experience - the story of one he founded the annual “The follows his trademark ‘off the study further and to learn man’s journey from humble 4 EGIL GRANUM Sea Calls!” Maritime Film wall’ comedy style has been a specific techniques about beginnings in India to the Egil Granum is a multi- Festival. He is a freelance major success in film festivals acting and filmmaking. He bright lights of New York talented journalist, journalist and film producer, worldwide. Titanic Love studied at one of the most City to fulfill his dream of cinematographer, editor, author and producer of has won over 41 Awards to renowned acting and theatre becoming a working actor. producer and media teacher several documentary date. His latest comedy film schools in America, The An emotional drama of the in the Ringerike municipality. (naval) films – winners and recently released entitled, The Neighborhood Playhouse realities that immigrants He has been working more nominates of international Final Scene has already been School of Theatre, where have to face every day in than 17 years in several festivals. The Russian Navy 4 screened globally recently some of the greatest actors, America that seems to be editorial departments of Commander worked with collecting its first award. among them Robert Duvall, getting more conservative in NRK, the public Norwegian the Hollywood movie “K- Gregory Peck, Diane Keaton the new administration. It radio and tv broadcaster. 19 The Widowmaker”. He Mark delivers specialist and Tom Cruise. He has also will be screened at the “Guest Egil was part of a team to brought understanding of workshops in Filmmaking for worked as an actor in many Film and Directors Talk”- build up the popular TV the submariners’ everyday Birmingham City University, great theatre productions, Event” at the RIYFF. It is its channel for children and life and duties and helped Birmingham Theatre School, including Iphigenia 2.0, The European Premiere. youth “NRK SUPER” in to generate a realistic University of Birmingham Normal Heart, Gaslight, and 2007. Among several new TV atmosphere. He worked with and University of Liverpool. Birds in Church etc. Karan 3 DR. ADAMA ULRICH programs, he developed with leading Hollywood movie He also has a passion for has worked as an actor in Dr. Adama Ulrich, born in his co-producers the news makers like Kathryn Bigelow, Hollywood Motion Pictures Berlin, Germany, studied program for children and and prominent actors filmmaking and working with 5 young people in education, too. He played in “Daredevil culture theory at the youth “Supernytt” in NRK. In (Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson having recently worked (2015) and recently along Humboldt-University in 2011 Egil started to work as etc). Sergey is a Member and on a series of short award- with Tom Hanks in “Sully” Berlin and received her a multi-camera-producer in the Chairman of the Jury winning comedies for the (2016), directed by Clint PhD in dramatics in 1993. the news department of NRK. RIYFF 2017. British Film Institute. Marks Eastwood. Until 1995 she learned her As a very talented video other passion is comedy, he Recently Karan directed journalistic skills at the journalist Egil contributed to performs around the UK with his first documentary film East German Broadcaster several awarded TV and film

6 THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OPENING TUESDAY 7TH CEREMONY EVENTS – HØNEFOSS KINO Opening Ceremony and reception 18.00 p.m. Our host Mark Pressdee will and OCD on a daily basis. It won the Award for “Best guide through The Opening Olivia’s OCD revolves around Drama” at the Scout Film TH Festival in 2017 in Stowe, WENESDAY 8 Night of the RIYFF 2017 the fear of hurting those INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION – RINGERIKE KULTURSENTER with his British charme and she loves the most, and it USA. humor. Don’t miss the Red is concretized in an intense Short films Take 1 12.30 – 14.10 Carpet Event in Hønefoss fear of hurting her 9-year-old 7th of November, Take 2 14.20 – 16.15 with exciting special guests brother, Noa, to whom she 18.00 p.m. Cut 3 16.25 – 18.00 from Norway and all over the has an otherwise close and Hønefoss Kino, Directors Film&Talk “Dedication” 18.15 – 19.00 world. friendly relation with. Hønefoss Cut 2 19.10 – 20.40

Reception after Opening Director: Lucas Helth (1998) THURSDAY 9TH Ceremony in Kino Foyer is a multi-award winning INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION – RINGERIKE KULTURSENTER 20.00 p.m. filmmaker based in Copen- hagen, Denmark. Lucas re- Anima 1 12.30 – 13.40 UPDATES: Dok 1 14.50 – 15.45 OPENING FILM: cently graduated from high school. While he attended Opening Ceremony Take 3 16.00 – 17.20 OVERLOVE (ULYST) at our website: Denmark 2017 Short Film, 20 min, the Film School for talented Cut 1 17.30 – 19.00 Danish with English subtitles youth “Station Next” from www.riyff.com Music Video 19.10 – 19.50 (rated + 16) 2012-2014, he made his first short film “Boy” that won Ticket sale at EVENTS – RINGERIKE KULTURSENTER www.ringbilett.no “OverLove” tells the story many awards at internation- Music Act al film festivals. OverLove of the 17-year-old Olivia, “The orchestra of Chaos” (UK) 20.00 p.m. who struggles with anxiety is Lucas latest film project. FRIDAY 10TH INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION – RINGERIKE KULTURSENTER THE AWARD Doc 2 12.30 – 14.00 THE MAIN RIYFF 2017 AWARDS ARE: Take 4 14.10 – 16.00 CLOSING Anima 2 16.10 – 16.45 • Best SHORT FILM award Take 2 17.00 – 18.40 Cut 18 19.50 – 20.40 CEREMONY • Best DOCUMENTARY award

• Best ANIMATION award TH 11th of November 2017, 12.00 p.m. SATURDAY 11 • Best DIRECTING award Ringerike Kultursenter, Hønefoss EVENTS – RINGERIKE KULTURSENTER • Best CINEMATOGRAPHY award CLOSING CEREMONY 12.00 a.m. “And the Award for Best X goes to…” • Best SCRIPT award AWARDS – let´s get surprised and overwhelmed! • Jury award

Ticket sale at • Jury SPECIAL MENTION awards www.ringbilett.no • Jury mention More details at our website: www.riyff.com

8 9 THE SPECIAL The Orchestra of Chaos is a unique comedy/musical duo featuring Barry ORCHESTRA SCREENINGS Bling on keyboards and Mr Velvet on drums. Their unique comedy OF CHAOS ‹GUEST FILM & DIRECTORS TALK incorporates ghetto rapping and conservative in the new administration. breakdancing mixed with a musical Experience Karan Choudhary’s ‘journey extravaganza! of a thousand miles as he displays fierce determination in the face of sometimes The Chaos boys debuted at last overwhelming obstacles in this inspiring tale year’s Birmingham Comedy Festival, of creativity, and pure dedication. where they were noted as a Festival Highlight by What’s On Magazine, About the Director: and have since travelled far and Karan Choudhary is a New York based wide performing at several film “DEDICATION” actor and filmmaker. He was born in festivals in UK and Germany. USA 2017, Documentary, 23.31 min. Faridabad, India. Karan has recently played Director: Karan Choudhary. along with Tom Hanks in “Sully” (2016), Expect chaos, audience participation, directed by Clint Eastwood. Karan is a sing-a-longs and plenty of laughter! = Screening: Wednesday, Jury-Member of the RIYFF (see page 6). 8th of November 18.15 p.m. Karans first documentary “Dedication” won LET THE CHAOS START! “Best Documentary Short and Best mes- “Dedication” is the story of one man’s sage” at the Top Indie Film Awards in USA Thursday, 9th of November journey from humble beginnings in India 2017 and also got nominated for Best Short 20.00 in Foyer of Kultursentet to the bright lights of New York City to Documentary at Alternative Film Festival in fulfill his dream of becoming a working Toronto, Canada. The film has been offi- Ticketsale: actor. An emotional drama of the realities cially selected in many other film festivals www.ringbillett.no that immigrants have to face every day in throughout the world. It has its European America that seems to be getting more Premiere at the RIYFF.

DROP-IN “SCRIPT-STATION” WITH MARK PRESSDEE WORKSHOPS EXCLUSIV: You are into a new film or THE FILM DRONE AT AIRPORT EGGEMOEN video project and feel UNSURE THE ART OF DIRECTING WITH ADAMA ULRICH about the plot? Or just want In this workshop drone experts and professional to have a FEEDBACK from a professional filmmaker? In her lecture Adama Ulrich will discuss Film and TV directing techniques and pilots will open up your horizon! They will show the Then just visit our “Drop-in aestethics with the participants. She will focus on the productive relationship latest drones and their possibilities for film produc- Script-Station”! The comedy www.riyff.com between director and actors/protagonists. It is the crucial part of filmmaking. tions. More details soon at specialist and awarded The participants will get the opportunity to talk about their experiences in filmmaker Mark Pressdee will directing. In exercises with the camera and role- playing the participants will 9th November guide you through your script be able to practice and definitely improve their directing skills. 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. and give useful advice for direct festival SHUTTLE your film project. 8th November to Eggemoen airport More information at 10.00-12.00 p.m. www.riyff.com Ringerike Kultursenter Tickets: www.ringbillett.no and during the festival

10 11 SHORT FILMS CUT 3 DOCUMENTARIES I`M ALWAYS WATCHING OVERVIEW (rated +16 years) DOC SHORTS 1 YOU Norway 2017, 4.02 min. FILMS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION RIYFF 2017 ON TIME USA 2016, 8,16 4242 Portugal 2016, 11.12 min, English Original Version min, Portuguese with English INSTAGRAM WITCHES & (rated +16) subtitles BRAND Spain 2017, 3.00 min. SWEDISH COUSIN (LA YELLOW (JAUNE) Canada PRIMA SUECA) Argentina 2017, 10.02 min, French with NATION OF LOVE Switzer- SHORT FILMS TAKE 1 SHORT FILMS TAKE 3 SHORT FILMS CUT 1 2017, 20 min, Spanish with English subtitles, land, USA 2017, 3.55 min. (rated +16 years) TODAY? Australia 2017, 10 BUCK (JUNGWILD) Austria English subtitles, (rated + 16) 23 Chile 2016, 23.30 min, Total: 5 films, 19.03 min min, English Original Version 2016, 16 min, German with ARNIE Taiwan 2016, 23.52 BREAK (BRUD) Denmark Spanish with English subtitles English subtitles min, Mandarin, Taiwanese ANIMATION SOPHIA Norway 2016, 5.07 2017, 14.55 min, Danish with DON´T LITTER ROADSIDE min, Norwegian with English BLUE (FARSI) Iran 2016, with English subtitles, English subtitles, (rated +16) ANIMA 1 (rated +16) Netherlands 2017, 11.37 min, subtitles 7.39 min, Original Version CHILI CON CARNE Sweden Dutch with English subtitles I RONY Australia 2017, WHEN LOOKS SPEAK HANA (GIVE ME WINGS) THE STRUGGLE (KAMP- 2017, 6.12.min, Swedish with 8 min. EN), Denmark 2017, 6.16 24/04 WORLD ORCHES- VOLUMES (WENN BLICKE Tunisia 2017, 23.min, French English subtitles, (rated + 16) UK 2017, min, Danish with English TRA Armenia 2016, 18.00 MICRODISTRICT SPRECHEN) Germany with English subtitles, MEMOIRS OF A STUDENT min, Armenian with English 4 min. 2017, 7.32 min, German with subtitles, (rated +16) COMEDIANS Sweden 2016, (DORT OBEN IST NOCH subtitles THE HUNT Singapore 2016, English subtitles, CONSTRUCTION (KON- 5.40 min, Swedish with PLATZ FREI) Germany 2017, Total: 5 films, 1 h 14 min 1.50 min. LUX UK 2016, 3.27 min, English subtitles STRUKTION) Germany 16.42 min, German with En- Hong Kong English Original Version 2017, 25.34 min, German glish subtitles, (rated +16) TO THE TOP LATE SHOW Italy 2017, with English subtitles, DOC SHORTS 2 2017, 1.23 min. FATE (ÖDET) Sweden 2017, 8.32 min, Italian with English rated +16) Total: 5 films,1h 06 min WELCOME TO SÁPMI Chile 15 min, Swedish with English subtitles HERE´S THE PLAN RUN UK 2016, 7.14 min, Norway, USA 2017, 12.53 2016, 18.29 min. subtitles A LETTER TO GOD Bangla- SHORT FILMS CUT 18 min, Norwegian with English English with Original Version, RAILMENT Japan 2017, LIME ICE CREAM(NIEVE desh 2016, 14.59 min, Bengali (rated +18 years) subtitles (rated +16) 9. 43 min . DE LIMÓN) Mexico 2017, with English subtitles TREE HUGGER USA 2015, LENNY France 2017, 13.57 OUT UK 2016, 6.28 min, 16 min, Spanish with English Total: 6 films, 1h 15 min 13.06 min, English Original English Original Version Total: 6 films, 43.06 min subtitles, min, French with English Version, (rated +18) subtitles, (rated +16) THE COUNTRYMAN Sibe- ANIMA 2 Total: 6 films, 0.57 min. SHORT FILMS TAKE 4 THE BROKEN HOME (LA ria, Russia 2015, 15.00 min, Total: 5 films, 1 h 18 min NONSENSE (NONSENS) TWO TRACKS (TO SPOR) CASA QUEBRADA) Vene- Russian with English subtitles Norway, United Kingdom SHORT FILMS TAKE 2 Denmark 2017, 09.12 min, zuela, USA 2017, 05.00 min, SHORT FILMS CUT 2 Spanish with English subtitles, SMART BEMO (BEMO PIN- 2016, 2.54 min. BLIND AUDITION Germany Danish with English subtitles (rated +16 years) TAR) Indonesia 2017, 13.19 (rated +18) WILLIE AND THE FOX- 2017, 17.28 min, German STANDBY UK 2016, 05.51 min, Indonesian with English OVERLOVE (ULYST), Den- Uruguay 2017, with English subtitles min, English Original Version THE PRISONER (VANKI) subtitles TROT 01 mark 2017, 20 min, Danish Finland 2017, 5.43 min, Finish 2.06 min. PRINCESSBOY DENIZ Turkey 2017, 14 min, with English subtitles, (rated THE LECTORA (LA LECTO- with English subtitles, (rated (PRINSESSSPOJKEN) Turkish with English subtitles + 16) RA) Cuba, USA 2017, 10.11 THE PICKER (POIMIJA) Sweden 2016, 8.34 min, +18) Finland 2016, 2.58 min BLIND DATE Poland 2015, BATHED IN LIGHT (SOL min, Spanish with English Swedish with English subtitles COLD SHIVERS DIFFERENT Hong Kong 09.00 min, English Original CREIXENT), Spain 2016, subtitles – WORLD PREMIERE LES DAUPHINES Belgium (FRYSNINGER) Norway 2017, 1.28 min Version 15 min, Spanish with English 2016, 18.35 min, Norwegian DRUM ROLES India 2016, 2016, 13.27 min, French with LIFELESS The Netherlands A GIRL WEARING A subtitles, (rated +16) with English subtitles, 17.11 min, English with English subtitles 2017, 2.43 min. WHITE DRESS South Korea WEIGHTLESS (VEKTLØS) (rated +18) English subtitles FORGET-ME-NOTS 2015, 23.56 min, Korean with Norway 2017, 24.24, Norwe- Total. 6 films, 1h 15 min BELOW 0° Costa Rica 2016, (NOMEOLVIDES) Spain YOU SEE ME Austria 2017, English subtitles gian with English subtitles 16.00 min, German with Total: 11 Documentaries, 2 4:54 min. 2016, 17.42 min, Spanish with (rated +16) h 29 min English subtitles PRETTY PICTURE Norway English subtitles, (rated +18) Total: 6 films, 17.03 min 2016, 2.40 min, Norwegian BEACH SCENE UK 2017, OCEAN SWELLS (DØN- TOTAL: 12 animation films, DISQUETE 10 Brazil 2017, with English subtitles 3.30 min, English Original THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1h 01 min 8.42 min, Original Version NINGER) Norway 2016, – MUSIC VIDEOS THE MOLD & THE MAKER Version, rated +16) 13.24 min, Norwegian with ROMANTIC ROUSE Canada South Africa 2016, 05.53 min, CARGO France, Cyprus, Leb- English subtitles, (rated +18) MONSTERS USA 2016, 2016, 06.00 min, English English Original Version anon 2017, 20 min, Arab with 04.06 min Original Version Total: 6 films,1h 11 min Total: 7 films,1 h 10 min English subtitles, (rated +16) Total: 46 Short Films, 9 h THE GOA EXPERIENCE Total: 6 films; 1h 11 min Total: 5 films, 1h 22 min 30 min India 2017, 04.00 min.

12 13 LUX UK 2016, 3.27 min, SHORT FILMS / TAKE 1 English Original Version

It’s 1970s England. An introverted young boy discovers the transcendental and alluring brilliance of David Bowie. EUROPE PREMIERE Be Mindful; Be Strong. Director: Issy Snailham (19) made her Katie is a young and shy child. She’s never had any friends but film LUX at the age of 17. It was her after her move to a new city, her father is encouraging her to first film and produced by Random Acts, make friends with her fresh start. She must find the courage UK. Issy is about to go to university to study English Literature and is within herself to be brave. currently working with a UK based Director: Heather Maggs (22) is studying Film at the Flinders phone company as a content creator/ University Film Department in Adelaide, Australia. “Today?” filmmaker. “LUX” has been nominated TODAY? is a reference point for children to help express themselves at several film festivals and was the to assist in learning how to address their own anxiety. It has Winner of “Best Short” (16-18 age group) Australia 2017, 10 min, English at the British Film Institute (BFI) Future Original Version been screened at the “San Diego Int. Kids Film Festival” 2017. Film Festival, London 2016.

An imaginative girl is waiting for her bus to arrive while she pays close attention to the strangers around her. Three young people in three different families and one lone bird. The young people do not know each other. They live in Director: Marietha Helgesen (21) moved from Tanzania to different home relationships. The search for inner freedom and Norway when she was 8 years old. For her film Sophia she security leads them to different paths and places in their city. was chosen to attend a directing workshop for girls held by Filmsenter, and Mediefabrikken. SOPHIA was screened Director: Anton Forsdik (b. 2001) is a talented actor and at several film festivals including the Manhattan FilmShort director based in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. Since SOPHIA 2017. Currently Marietha is a filmstudent at Kristiania Uni- the age of seven Anton starred alongside several of the top Norway 2016, 5.07 min, Norwe- versity College in Trondheim. FATE (ÖDET) Swedish actors and film stars in movies. He is a student at gian with English subtitles Sweden 2017, 15 min, Swedish the theatre school, Calle Flygare teaterskola in Stockholm. In with English subtitles his film FATE Anton plays Gabriel, a gay boy who feels aban- doned by his family. It has been screened in 2017 at several festivals in Sweden and abroad.

EUROPE Wolfgang normally works as a Santa Claus in a department WORLD PREMIERE PREMIERE store. One day the parents of a little girl ask Wolfgang to Lucía has a to do a list before leaving Mexico City, she doesn’t visit their daughter in a hospital. She is ill with cancer. A know it but she will need help with the most emotional part of conversation about death, believe and hope begins. the list. Lucky for her a complete stranger will cross her way. Director: Pascal Schuh (b. 1996 ) is a young German film- Director: Romina Serna (23) was born and raised in Mexico maker who currently started to study Directing at the film City. Romina studied screenwriting in Paris and filmmaking university Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam, Germany. in New York. She loves telling stories so much she found a WHEN LOOKS SPEAK His passion is to direct very different genres. The RIYFF is way to make a living out of it as a filmmaker. VOLUMES (WENN screening his awarded film “Memoirs of a Student” too. LIME ICE CREAM BLICKE SPRECHEN) (NIEVE DE LIMÓN) Germany 2017, 7.32 min, German Mexico 2017, 16 min, Spanish with English subtitles with English subtitles

14 15 A week after the death of her husband, Silvia moved with her SHORT FILMS / TAKE 2 daughter, María, to Madrid to be closer to the set where María works as an actress. A few months later, her parents send a “forget-me-nots” to remind her that she has abandoned them. Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel (26) is a director, producer and writer born in Madrid, Spain. He has received numerous For a few years the violinists Ari and Ron have been a couple. nominations and awards at film festivals around the world, When they both get invited to audition for the solo part of an FORGET-ME-NOTS including an award for “Best Narrative Short” at the World orchestra they suddenly become competitors and their mutual (NOMEOLVIDES) Cinema Festival 2016 in Los Angeles. “Forget-me-nots” is trust is put through a hard test when Ron receives a tempting Spain 2016, 17.42 min, Spanish Berzal’s third short film. offer from the orchestra’s conductor. with English subtitles Director: Andreas Kessler (26) is a German multi-awarded filmmaker. His film BLIND AUDITION has been recently BLIND AUDITION nominated for the 31st Students BAFTA Award 2017 in Los Angeles, USA and the 38th Max Ophüls Preis 2017 in Saar- EUROPE Sent to learn about the history of his world after the great Germany 2017, 17.28 min, PREMIERE German with English subtitles brücken, Germany. At the moment Andreas studies fiction intoxication, the Traveler ends up trapped in parallel universes, film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in desperate, he looks for a way out. Germany. Directors: Arthur Valverde (21) and Emerson Oliveira (25) are film students at the Estácio de Sá college in Rio de Janeiro. The film was independently produced on vacation as a form of cinematic language exercise. They had no money and they Two siblings share a bedroom, one half of the room is blue and DISQUETE 10 got everything from their friends. the other one is pink. The sister has toys and clothes that the brother is rather fond of and one day when he puts his sisters Brazil 2017, 8.42 min, Original Version, dress on, he feels something. Director: Sosi Chamoun (1989) is based in Stockholm, Swe- den. Sosi completed her film “Princessboy” in 2016 at the age of 26 years. She has studied screenwriting and works PRINCESSBOY as a freelance assistant and film teacher. “Princessboy” has ROMANTIC ROUSE (PRINSESSSPOJKEN) won the 1. Price Gold at Sveriges Kortsfilmfestivalen in 2017 Canada S2016, 06.00 min, English Original Version Sweden 2016, 8.34 min, Swedish in Stockholm, Sweden. with English subtitles When her boyfriend cancels on her birthday, Greta’s day is thrusted into a strange upheaval. Bea, jobless, sublets her flat to make ends meet. This Director: Andrew Chiu (28 now, weekend, she takes her daughters to a competition where the 26 at the completion of the youngest one participates. Bea will then project through this film) is an award winner film- competition her urge to succeed onto her girl. maker who was shortlisted for the Sundance Asian Fellowship Director: Born in Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland, Juliette Klinke in 2016 and is alumni of the (26) studied directing at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion Talent Lab at the Reykjavik (IAD) in Brussels. “Les Dauphines” was her graduation film. International Film Festival. LES DAUPHINES It was recognized twice at the Festival International du ROMANTIC ROUSE received the Film Francophone (FIFF) 2016 in Namur, Belgium winning Belgium 2016, 13.27 min, French Audience Award for Best Short with English subtitles an “ARTE prize” and an “RTBF prize”. It was also pre-selected Comedy at the 25th Woods Hole for the prestigious Magritte du Cinéma Belge and went in Film Festival, in Cape Cod. USA festivals worldwide.

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Eva performs a stand-up gig and her intention is far from pleasing the audience. Michael (18) is at an age where he prefers listening to loud Director: COMEDIANS is a BFA graduation project by music rather than thinking about future responsibilities. His Johanna Nyberg (25) at Beckmans College of Design father, however, is a hunter and at an age where he likes to Stockholm, Sweden, 2016. Currently her film “Come- savour the peace and quiet of the woods while contemplating dians” has been selected at the NFFTY film festival in his son’s future. On a morning after a night out at the disco, Seattle, Canada and was a Winner of the 2017 Sundance Michael is unwillingly going on a hunt with his father. There, COMEDIANS Ignite “What’s next?” Challenge & Fellowship. his plans for the future become an inevitable issue. SWEDEN 2016, 5.40 min, Swedish with English subtitles BUCK (JUNGWILD) Director: Bernhard Wenger (25) is an awarded director, AUSTRIA 2016, 16 min, German writer and producer born in Salzburg, Austria. Some of his with English subtitles latest short films have been screened at over 150 film festi- vals worldwide, including Cannes Film Festival in 2016. He is currently studying at The Film Academy Vienna, Austria. EUROPE PREMIERE An old man takes his place in an empty movie theater. But this is not JUST a movie theater: it’s a limbo, a transition, a borderline between life and death. The lights go out, and suddenly HIS movie appears on the WORLD PREMIERE A man comes home after work and finds a blue stain on his screen. The time has come. He’s ready. shirt, when he tries to get it off, things get a little bit weird. Director: Lorenzo Tardella (b.1992) lives and studies Director: Armin Mahmoudi (18) started acting in TV-Series in Rome. He directed short films (“In the mirror”; LATE SHOW at the age of four until he was 14. He’s first film “Tempta- “Blue”), music videos (“Priceless” by Crayon Made tion” (2016) has been screened at several international film ITALY 2017, 8.32 min, Italian with Army) and commercials. LATE SHOW is his first English subtitles festivals and it won the Best International Film Award at the project with Cloverthree Film, a film production Central Film Festival, Missouri USA. BLUE is his second short company based in Milan,Italy. BLUE (FARSI) film recently entering into film festivals. IRAN 2016, 7.39 min, Original Version,

The motherless girl Sangte, lives at the bottom of a hill with her father in a lonely house. She herself drives the boat to go to a remote school. When she comes to know if someone drops EUROPE PREMIERE The ill-fated meeting of two loners; Arij and Hana. What a letter into the Postbox, it is received by the receiver. So, she begins as a fortuitous meeting soon develops into a singular writes a letter to God mentioning their extreme poverty. The friendship. Then, one day, Hana disappears. A dream ensues.. post-master opens the envelope and reads the letter seeing the Or is it reality? Will Arij find any answers ? Her quest for truth; receiver’s name ‘God’… is it over or has it just begun? A LETTER TO GOD Director: Hemanta Sadeeq (b.1994) studied in Theater and Director: Imen Bouziri Boullosa (24) was born in Tunisia BANGLADESH 2016, 14.59 min, performance studies at the University of Dhaka, and Mass from a Spanish mother and a Tunisian father. She studied Bengali with English subtitles Communication and Journalism at the Daffodil International HANA Screenwriting and Film at ISAMM where “Hana; Give me university, Bangladesh. “A Letter to God” has been screened (GIVE ME WINGS) Wings” was her graduation project. It has won the 3rd Prize at several international film festivals and has won the Youth TUNISIA 2017, 23 min, French of the national competition at the “International Amateur Talent Award at the 10th International Childrens Film Festi- with English sub titles, Film Festival of Kélibia (FIFAK)” in 2017 in Tunisia. val in Bangladesh 2016.

18 19 SHORT FILMS / TAKE 4 EUROPE PREMIERE Minsu has visions of a girl wearing a white dress, who is often Alma has just finished high school and has finally been admit- by his side. When things go missing at school, he is asked to ted to her dream education. However, Alma remains respon- confirm a girl in a white dress was the thief. sible for her mother, and her mother does not share the same Director: Hyung-chul Yoon (b. 1991) graduated with a MA enthusiasm as Alma and puts her in a terrible dilemma. in Film from Sangmyung University in Seoul, South Korea. Director: Miles Lilley (19) Miles Lilley (19) is a filmmaker from “A Girl Wearing a White Dress” is his graduation film. It won Denmark. She attended the Film School for talented Youth The Best Prize at the Chungju Jungwon Youth Film Festival “Station Next” where she directed her film “Two Tracks”. It A GIRL WEARING in 2016 in Chungju, South Korea. Hyung-chul has recently TWO TRACKS (TO SPOR) has its premiere at a film festival outside Denmark. A WHITE DRESS finished filming his first feature film. DENMARK 2017, 09.12 min, South Korea 2015, 23.56 min, Danish with English subtitles Korean with English subtitles

Gary and Jenny share the same cramped “office space” as all beat cops: the front seat of a patrol car. Amanda (18) is a hard working and ambitious ballerina who cares too much about being the best. On Facebook she is a Director: Charlotte Regan (b. 1994 in London) started di- rising star with a beautiful smile and a great future - but in recting music videos for local rappers when she was 15 and has directed over 200 low/no budget music promos to date. real life she is struggling with something nobody can see. The STANDBY has been screened at international film festivals picture is pretty, the reality is not. including London Short Film Festival 2017. Recently her film Director: Kristine Rande (26) is a filmmaker and published STANDBY was a 2017 Winner of The Sundance Ignite and has been author based in , Norway. She studied Motion pic- UK 2016, 05.51 min, English nominated for the prestigious BAFTA-Award 2017. PRETTY PICTURE ture at AFDA - The South African School of Motion Picture Original Version Norway 2016, 2.40 min, Norwe- Medium and Live Performance. Her films were nominated gian with English subtitles at several film festivals around the world including Festival de Cannes. PRETTY PICTURE has been screened at The Valley WORLD Deniz, a photographer, is well aware that she was adopted. PREMIERE Film Festival in Los Angeles in September 2017. Even though she is not bothered by her foster mother, she still decides to search for her biological mother. On the contrary, when she finds her real mother, she will face an unexpected reality which unveils her past. Director: Çagrı Güres (25) was born in Eskisehir, Turkey. THE MOLD & THE MAKER EUROPE He graduated in Film Design and Directing and is currently South Africa 2016, 05.53 min, PREMIERE DENIZ studying at Ege University in the Radio, Cinema and Televi- English Original Versio Turkey 2017, 14 min. Turkish with sion department. He makes both short films and documen- English subtitles taries. There once was a kind-hearted teacher, who befriended an unlikely creature. A blind girl, introduced to online dating, tries to find a Director: Eilidh Goosen (26) is an award- winning di- boyfriend. rector and editor from Johannesburg, South Africa and Director: Mateusz Zebroswki (28 / 25 at date of film com- currently based in Canada. “The Mould & The Maker” pletion). Mateusz is a graduate from the Polish National was made as part of The 48 Hour Film Project, an inter- Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. In 2014 he national competition where the rules require entrants moved to London where he has made his first short film to make a short film within just 48 hours. After winning Blind Date (2015) as a producer/writer/director. He is “Best Film” at the 48 Hour Film Project Johannesburg, BLIND DATE currently working on a new project in New Zealand. “The Mould & The Maker” is off to compete against the world’s best at Filmapalooza 2017, Seattle, USA. Poland 2015, 09.00 min, English Original Version

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While docked at the port of Kaohsiung, Filipino seaman ARNIE buys a ring with the help of his mates. He plans to propose to his girlfriend back home over the internet. What was meant to be the happiest moment of his life soon takes a downward spiral. Like a fish out of water, the life of migrant seamen working in Taiwan is a daily struggle… Director: Rina B. TSOU (26) is a Taiwanese-Filipina filmmaker ARNIE who studied filmmaking at Motion Picture Department of TAIWAN 2016, 23.52 min, National Taiwan University of Arts. Being of two lands, she Mandarin, Taiwanese with English has an intimate understanding of the East and Southeast subtitles Asian situation. Her latest short film Arnie competed at the (rated +16) 2016 edition of the “Cannes Film Festival Critic’s Week”.

RUN Based on the gravel of a South London football pitch under an Benjamin loves playing soccer. But one day he is told by his UK 2016, 7.14 min, English with overcast sky, a trio of young women eat strawberry laces and doctor that he cannot play soccer anymore. It leads to a very Original Version (rated +16) talk eye genetics when a couple of men interrupt their privacy. difficult choice whether he should give up his biggest passion. After some discussion, the group agrees to indulge in the joys of one touch football and friendly banter, which is bound Director: Johannes Sivertsen Stilhoff (b. 1998) debuted in together by a vibrant voiceover detailing a female’s frustration 2013 as an actor in the Danish tv-series “Pendlerkids”, which of male indecision. was nominated for and won several prices for best children fiction. The Struggle is his debut film made at the Station Director: Thea Gajic (22) is an Actress and Writer from South THE STRUGGLE Next Film School in Denmark. At the RIYFF his film STRUGGLE London. RUN was chosen as “British Film Institute (BFI )Pos- (KAMPEN) has its Premiere outside Denmark. troom’s pick of the month as well as Short of The Week. Ear- lier this year, Thea achieved a “Sundance Ignite Fellowship” DENMARK 2017, 6.16 min. Danish following RUN’s win of the Sundance Ignite “What’s Next” with English subtitles (rated +16) Challenge. RUN was recently selected for the BFI Future Film Festival 2017 where Thea won the New Talent Award.

The exhausted architect Leon longs for a shoulder to lean on. His confident girlfriend Jenni, however, feels neglected by her always-working boyfriend. It gets tricky when there emerges Leonard escapes from his daily routine by secretly cross-dressing: a digital copy of Jenni, who’s caring and not judgmental at all… until the day his wife comes home earlier than he expected… Director: Helena Lucas (b.1991) studied psychology at the Director: Camille Beglin (24). Being a Filmmaker and traveller, Saarland University, Germany and gained first film experi- Camille starts her audio-visual career at 3is, “the Internation- ences while working on short films. In 2016 she graduated al Institute for Image and Sound” in Paris/Bourdeaux after CONSTRUCTION in Film Directing at the ‘international filmschool cologne’, studying in London and Santiago de Chile, striving to transmit (KONSTRUKTION) Germany. CONSTURCTION had its World Premiere at the a different and positive view of the world. Her film “Lenny” is a graduation film produced by the school 3is in France. GERMANY 2017, 25.34 min, 38th Max Ophüls Preis 2017 in Saarbrücken, Germany and LENNY German with English subtitles entered afterwards the international film festivals. FRANCE 2017,13.57 min, French (rated +16) with English subtitles

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WORLD PREMIERE After an extensive sick leave Mads is preparing to start OVERLOVE (ULYST) working again. Denmark 2017, 20 min, Director: Marius Myrmel (25) graduated from Nord- Danish with English subtitles (rated + 16) land Vocational College of Art and Film at the Lofoten in Norway in 2015. He is working as an acting coach, “OverLove” tells the story of the writer and a director. Since he has been 19 years old he 17-year-old Olivia, who struggles with has screened short films at national and international anxiety and OCD on a daily basis. WEIGHTLESS festivals. His film “Cold Shivers” won the National Award Olivia’s OCD revolves around the fear (VEKTLØS) “Amanda” for Best Short in 2016. VEKTLØS is one his three new short films this year. of hurting those she loves the most, Norway 2017, 24.24, Norwegian and it is concretized in an intense fear with English subtitles (rated +16) of hurting her 9-year-old brother, Noa, to whom she has an otherwise close and friendly relation with. Director: Lucas Helth (1998) is a multi-award winning filmmaker A cab driver has an argument with his passenger after based in Copenhagen, Denmark. reluctantly taking him to the beach. Lucas recently graduated from high school. While he attended the Film Director: Gonçalo Ribeiro (25) is a Portuguese awarded School for talented youth “Station filmmaker based in London, UK. With a Bachelor´s Degree Next” from 2012-2014, he made his in Sound and Image, he has worked in numerous film and first short film “Boy” that won many TV productions. Gonçalo is currently attending a masters awards at international film festivals. degree at the London Film School. “Beach Scene” has been OverLove is Lucas latest film project. BEACH SCENE screened at several international film festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand Intl Short Film Festival 2017 in France. It won the Award for “Best Drama” UK 2017, 3.30 min, English at the Scout Film Festival in 2017 in Original Version (rated +16) Stowe, USA.

Two couples of teenagers spend a weekend together in a house “I am not a beggar”. Lost in the middle of the Bekaa by the sea. But a new kind of tension will grow and change valley after fleeing the Syrian war, little Abed and his sick everything. grandfather find their way into the city of Beirut, only to face Director: Guillem Mazanares (b. 1992) is a Barcelona-based a ruthless fate. director. “Bathed in Light” is his directional debut, followed Director: Karim Rahbani (26) is an award-winning Lebanese by “La Fosforera”, co-produced by Werner Herzog. “Bathed director. With his film “Thy Spirit” his previous short film in Light” has been screened at several national and inter- has traveled around the globe screening in 25 festivals and BATHED IN LIGHT national film festivals including East End Film Festival 2017, CARGO winning 12 awards. After “Cargo” Rahbani is working on his London, UK. (SOL CREIXENT) France, Cyprus, Lebanon 2017, first feature film. Spain 2016, 15 min, Spanish with 20 min, Arab with English subtitles English subtitles (rated +16) (rated +16)

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Ayah (17) is Yasin’s girlfriend (19). They keep their relationship a secret to Ayah’s parents who are planning a marriage between her and her cousin. Ayah is currently living with her two brothers. When they find out about her and Yasins relationship, their love and future gets complicated. Director: Anne-Marie Bjerre Koch (b. 1998) made her debut as a director in 2014, when she directed a short film during BREAK (BRUD) her internship at Zentropa. She directed “Break” during her DENMARK 2017, 14.55 min, participation at the film school “Station Next” in Denmark. Danish with English subtitles It has its Premiere outside Denmark. (rated +16)

WORLD PREMIERE The mother and the stepfather are having dinner. They are suddenly interrupted by the daughter, whom they thought would be away tonight. The stepfather does not hide his EUROPE feelings of anger. A confrontation needed a long time ago PREMIERE takes place. ON TIME Renee Johnson, a mother living in South Central LA, must Director: Frida Kärvegård (24) is a director and USA 2016, 8,16 min, English make a difficult decision when she’s late for her job interview. Original Version (rated +16) photographer based in Sweden, Belgium and France. Director: Xavier Burgin (b. 1990, 26 at the date of film CHILI CON CARNE She has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Visual completion) is a writer, director and storyteller based in Los SWEDEN 2017, 6.12 min, Swedish Communication and Moving Images. “Chili con carne” is her Angeles, US. He has studied at the USC’s School of Cinemat- with English subtitles (rated + 16) second short film. ic Arts for TV & Film Production in LA. His films have been accepted to The Student Academy Awards, HBO, and the SAG-AFTRA Short Film Foundation.

There are only a few days left till Cata’s 15th birthday party. It’s This is the story of Simon, who‘s new to the school system. In now her time to celebrate this great, traditional event. Only a this system everybody looks the same and has to accomplish few days before her party, out of the blue, arrives a different the same output. Every sign of individualism is forbidden. and liberal thinking cousin to stay at her house. Cata starts Soon Simon realizes that he doesn‘t fit in and that this trait feeling like everything she believed in is losing meaning. will cause him huge problems. Directors: Inés María Barrionuevo (b. 1980) & Agustina San Director: Pascal Schuh (b.1996). In October 2017 he started Martín (b. 1991). Agustina is an awarded filmmaker based to study directing at the film-university Babelsberg Konrad SWEDISH COUSIN in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she studied film. She was MEMOIRS OF A Wolf in Potsdam. “Memoirs of a Student” has been screened (LA PRIMA SUECA) a participant in “Berlinale Talents” in 2016 with her script STUDENT (DORT OBEN 2017 at the Short Corner of the “Festival de Cannes” in ARGENTINA 2017, 20 min, for “The Swedish Cousin”. Her co-director Inés has directed IST NOCH PLATZ FREI) France. Spanish with English subtitles several short films. The Swedish Cousin has been nominated GERMANY 2017, 16.42 min, Ger- (rated + 16) at the “67th Berlinale” in 2017 in Germany. man with English subtitles

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Kristoffer brings a girl home for the first time, what starts as a tender love story In search of magic high school freshmen Clara gets involved makes a tragic shift. with Leo, an older boy, but the fantasy world in her head darkens when Leo takes advantage of her. Director: Marius Myrmel (25) is a graduate from the Nordland Vocational Director: Kira Bursky (21) is multi-awarded filmmaker College of Art and Film, in Kabelvåg and visionary artist. Kira has been recognized as National in Norway. He is working as an acting YoungArts Foundation finalist in 2014 or the Best Emerg- coach, writer and a director. COLD ing Female Filmmaker at NFFTY 2015. TREE HUGGER was SHIVERS won the National Award TREE HUGGER selected in 2015 for the Short Film Corner at the “Festival de “Amanda“ for Best Short in 2016. This Cannes” in France. USA 2015, 13.06 min, English year he is finishing up to three new Original Version (rated +18) short films, including “Weightless”, to be seen at the RIYFF.

EUROPE PREMIERE “La Casa Quebrada” is a film about a verbally abusive mother- daughter relationship in a lower income household in Mexico. A dark reflection of the society we live in already. Followers are When Carmen is getting to go out on a date her mother vital in the future world David (24) lives in. Although he does openly body shames her and Carmen is forced to make a not want to follow the social trend he gets confronted with a decision. plug-in hat will eventually change his fate despite being against Director: Emiliana Ammirata (20) is a talented filmmaker his moral principles. from Caracas, Venezuela and studying Film Production at Director: Victor Jim Moye-Noza (b. 1992) is a director based THE BROKEN HOME Chapman University in California, USA. Emiliana is currently in Vienna, Austria. In 2015 his short film „The Unhappy (LA CASA QUEBRADA) a Sundance Ignite Fellow for 2017, Her films tackle social is- YOU SEE ME Project“ (co-directed by M. Stadler) was nominated at the sues related to minorities, female representation and Latino TRT 16 min Venezuela, USA 2017, 05.00 min, PRODUCTION JohannaAustria Auer 2017, 16.00 min, German Sichuan TV Festival in China for Best Student Screenplay exposure in cinema. DIRECTOR Victor Jim Moye-Noza Spanish with English subtitles SCRIPT | IDEA Marco Stadlerwith English subtitles (rated +18) and Best Student Actor. YOU SEE ME won recently The Best Victor Jim Moye-Noza Johanna Auer (rated +18) CAST Lukas Strasser, Elisabeth Kanettis [email protected] Jeanette Nagy, Philip Karlsbader @ichkennedich.filmStudent Short at the Austria International Film Festival in Vienna in 2017.

Vogt Abraham beheads the rebel leader Jaakko Ilkka, only Two young men find safety in each other’s friendship, taking to find out he was supposed to be brought in to the castle of shelter from online dating and past relationships. Turku alive. Director: Sverre Matias Glenne (b. 1996) is a filmmaker from Director: Anton Lipasti (21) is a Finnish filmmaker and a , Norway who is currently studying in his final student at the Turku University of Applied Sciences. “The year at Nordland College of Film and Art in Lofoten, Norway. Prisoner” is a film made as a second year course assign- “Ocean Swells” is his debut work. It has been screened at ment. It has been previously screened the Blue Sea Film several Norwegian film festivals including “Den Norske Kort- THE PRISONER Festival, in Rauma, Finland and at Västerås Film Festival in OCEAN SWELLS filmfestivalen” or TIFF (2017) and at a number of festivals (VANKI ) 2017 in Sweden. (DØNNINGER) throughout the world. Finland 2017, 5.43 min., Finish Norway 2016, 13.24 min, Norwegian with English subtitles (rated +18) with English subtitles (rated +16)

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Inspired by true events, “4242” is a cinematic interpretation of a poem written by a teenager who leaves her home country, her family and friends, to live in another country somewhere in Europe. Director: Sara Eustáquio (b.1999) is a Portuguese young multi-award winning filmmaker who currently lives in Los Angeles. She is a BFA student majoring Film and Video at 4242 CalArts (California Institute of The Arts). In 2016, at 16, Sara Portugal 2016, 11.12 min, released “4242”, her first short fiction narrative film. “4242” Portuguese with English subtitles got 52 awards, 28 nominations and was officially selected for 154 international film festivals in 37 countries. Recently she was awarded a scholarship by the “Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation”, USA, for her college studies. WORLD PREMIERE DON’T LITTER As plastic pollution is becoming one of the biggest ROADSIDE environmental challenges of this time, director and producer Netherlands 2017, 11.37 min, Jeroen de Wit raises awareness about how we as individuals can Dutch with English subtitles tackle this global problem. EUROPE A barber from Quebec giving haircuts to itinerants every PREMIERE Tuesday on her day off brings us to meet multiple homeless Director: Jeroen de Wit (17) is a filmmaker and student from people, all with different and original personalities. The Netherlands. He started making films when he was about 10 years old. His first documentary about was Directors: Louis Lachance (19) and Justine Prince (19) both chosen as the third best Dutch YouTube video in 2016. After have been studying cinema for three years in Quebec, Cana- high school, Jeroen wants to go to the Dutch film academy in da. Their short films including were screened at festivals and Amsterdam to study editing. won awards. YELLOW is their first short documentary. They YELLOW (JAUNE) always produce their films entirely themselves and use their Canada 2017, 10.02 min, French own gear. “24/04 World Orchestra” is a film-memoir where the initiator with English subtitles of the orchestra - Sergey Smbatyan, tells about his inner fillings, difficulties and dramatic moments they’ve faced two years ago. The ‘24/04 World Orchestra’ had 123 musicians from 47 countries, particularly from Israel Philharmonic EUROPE PREMIERE 23 is a first-person documentary that the director made Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester or Mahler to clarify one essential issue of her upbringing: the reason Chamber Orchestra. The story of one concert shows nowadays why she was raised by her grandparents instead of her own 24/04 WORLD reflections of the historical crimes, particularly the Armenian parents. ORCHESTRA Genocide, during which 1.5 Million Armenians were killed 100 years ago. Director: Valentina Sepúlveda Villegas (26) is a graduate in Armenia 2016, 18.00 min, film studies at Universidad Católica de Chile. She worked as Armenian with English subtitles Director: Seg Kirakossian (b. 1989, 26 at date of film a volunteer researcher, filmmaker and a producer. Current- completion) started studying documentary film at Yerevan 23 ly she is travelling around the world letting herself being State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography in 2006. He Chile 2016, 23.30 min, inspired. “23” has been screened in several festivals and won directed films in Armenia, Turkey, Czech Republic. Currently Spanish with English subtitles the Best Short in Film Student Competition at FICTALCA 2016 he is making documentaries for the Public TV of Armenia as in Chile. a self-producer, cooperating with film studios.

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DOC SHORTS 2 SMART BEMO (BEMO PINTAR) INDONESIA 2017, 13.19 min, EUROPE The documentary is about the indigenous people of Indonesian with English subtitles PREMIERE Scandinavia, the Sami people, and how they have lived through racism and discrimination by Norway. Through the process Mr. Kinong is a driver of the of Norwegianization, the Sami people have suffered for over bemo, Indonesian taxi. Already 120 years. We discover how a Sami elder, a shaman, and two 41 years in this job, he wants to kindergarten teachers bring their lost culture and identity back create electricity so that the bemo to life. becomes environmentally friendly WELCOME TO SÁPMI Director: Caroline Papadimos (25) is an aspiring Cinema- and free pollution. NORWAY, USA 2017, 12.53 min, tographer from Sweden. She is currently pursuing an MFA Director: Meidy Adha Jalali (1995) Norwegian with English subtitles in Film Production at Loyola Marymount University in Los is a student of communication Angeles. She studied Film Production and Theory in Lon- major at the university of mer- don too. Her documentary is produced as her Thesis film. cubuana in Jakarta, Indonesia. “Welcome to Sápmi” has been recently screened at Västerås SMART BEMO has been screened FilmFestivalen, 2017 in Sweden. at the WatchOut! Tetovo Film Festival in Macedonia in 2017. Filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England, ‘Out’ explores the challenges individuals face when emerging into the LGBT community. Funny, candid and moving, WORLD four interwoven stories reveal how recent national and PREMIERE In one of the most famous cigar factories in Cuba, there is one international events have cast a shadow on progress made in person whose role in the cigar-rolling process is vital, yet not the last 40 years. so well-known and documented. La Lectora takes a look at the Director: Lauren McCaughey (19) is a filmmaker based in long-standing tradition of having a reader in the factory, and at OUT Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Lauren is studying Art and Design the influence this reader has on the life of the workers. UK 2016, 6.28 min, at the Manchester School of Art. She has been awarded Best Director: Yulia Piskuliyska (22) is a Bulgarian filmmaker English Original Version North East Young Filmmaker at the North East Young Film- studying in NYU in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Currently Yulia is based maker Awards,UK 2017. OUT was produced as part of the THE LECTORA in NYC, USA. THE LECTORA was created as part of the NYU Northern Stars Documentary Academy at Tyneside Cinema, (LA LECTORA) Tisch Documentary Video Production Program in Havana, UK. CUBA, USA 2017, 10.11 min, Cuba. Her film will be screened at festivals in NYC and the Spanish with English subtitles UK, but it will be premiering at RIYFF.

Documentary comedy about the newly-minted Russian citizen Francois Dembele. He was born in Mali but it was his childhood dream to get to the USSR: in the eyes of an African I am extremely passionate about drumming. The fact that my child it was paradise on Earth. As it often happens, the dream drum teacher always helped me express myself in whatever came true…halfway. styles I was fond of, but at the same time wasn’t free to express himself how he wanted to, intrigued me and inspired me to Director: Anastasia Zverkova (b. 1991) is an award filmmak- make this film. er from Irkutsk, Siberia. Anastasia graduated from Baikal THE COUNTRYMAN State University of Economics and Law (Journalistic faculty) Director: Avi Anurag (1999) is a filmmaker from Mumbai, In- SIBERIA, RUSSIA 2015, 15.00 min, and in 2015 from Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Direc- dia. He developed the script, directed, filmed and edited his Russian with English subtitles tors in Moscow. She is the director at Eastern-Siberian studio DRUM ROLES film “ Drum Roles”. It was produced under the aegis of the

of film chronicles. “The Countryman” has been screened at India 2016, 17.11 min, English Pomegranate Workshop, Mumbai, India. DRUM ROLES has “64th Festival de Cannes” in 2016. with English subtitles been screened at several film festivals around the world.

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A teenage boy tries to escape from the monsters in his NATION OF LOVE head in the official music video for Ian Ridenhour’s song Switzerland, USA 2017, 3.55 min. Monsters. Director: Kira Bursky (21) is a filmmaker and visionary A futuristic cross-cultural musical artist. Kira´s films have won numerous awards at narrative short exploring the intrinsic national and international film festivals. Kira currently power of love, music, rhythm and dance, resides in NYC where she is in pre-production for her and their collective roles in advancing MONSTERS first feature film. technology and art across borders and USA 2016, 04.06 min bringing life closer together. Director: Mike Sal (27, 26 at date of film completition). The backpack- 10 friends. 4 days. 5 bikes. 100GB of videos. 1 destination. Goa er turned studio wunderkind has Director: C.S.Prakhyat (21) is based in Bombay, India. He written records with as diverse a specializes in Cinematography and Editing, but he has been spread as you will find. When he’s involved in almost every aspect of film making. He has made not in the studio or running boutique 10 award-winning short films which have been selected label, Land of ADM, he is composing, and shortlisted in over 120 International Film Festivals and writing and travel performing with Competitions. his shows. THE GOA EXPERIENCE India 2017, 04.00 min.

“I¨m always watching you” is a video to the song of the Norwegian singer Sondre Lerche. Director: Johannes Gustav Muskat (b. 1991) is a director from Norway. He received much applause for his videos for the music band Lemaitre. His video “I´m always watching you” has been recently screened at Den Norske Kortfilmfes- tivalen 2017. I’M ALWAYS WATCHING YOU Norway 2017, 4.02 min.

This is a music video about gender-based violence during young and apparently innocent love affairs. Director: Cristina García Zarzosa (22) is a Spanish director, writer and producer. She has directed and produced several short films including “You Mean, Us”, awarded at the “Sundance Festival Channel Shorts” with the “Audience Award 2016.” INSTAGRAM WITCHES & BRAND Spain 2017, 3.00 min.

34 35 TO THE TOP ANIMATION 1 Hong Kong 2017, 1.23 min.

A hiker struggled to climb up one of the tallest mountain in the world. A dangerous, electrifying and surprising journey awaits. A film that explores the relationship between man and Directors: Shun Yat Chan, Wai Chiu technology... told from the perspective of a phone. Tsang, Kam Tat Chin, all being 16- Director: Radheya Jegatheva (18) is a Perth based Australian year old student. They have been filmmaker who was born in Johor, Malaysia. He has won creating animations as a team since prizes for his creations in the fields of writing, poetry, art 2014 in the 3D Animation Club of and film making, among others. “iRony” is a hand drawn Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung animated film based on the poem “Seven Billion” written by Yau College. “To The Top” won a few IRONY Radheya himself. prizes in international competitions, Australia 2017, 8 min. the most recent one is the 20th Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults orga- nized by Cinewest, held in Sydney, Australia.

Snaps of everyday human interactions assembled in a rhythmic montage that explores the relationship between men, architecture and nature in the context of Bulgarian post- socialist residential neighbourhoods. A married cat-dog couple of cupcake bakers dream of opening Director: Ivelina Ivenova (22) was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. their own bakery. One day their oven breaks and they have to She grew up in Sofia where she developed an interest in art, postpone their dream in order to earn money and replace it. and she later went on to study animation at the University Somewhere down the line, they drift apart from their dream MICRODISTRICT of Westminster, London. Her works are mixed-media, com- and from themselves. UK 2017, 4 min. bining a variety of techniques including stop motion, digital collage and watercolour rotoscoping. Director: Fernanda Frick (26) is an animator and illustrator from Santiago, Chile. In 2013, she got her specialisation HERE´S THE PLAN through the Animation Mentor programme. Her goal with Chile 2016, 18.29 min. animation is to “create memorable characters, nice atmo- spheres and hopefully to connect with the audience”.

A boy discovers ancient paintings on a cave near his home. He touches the painting out of curiosity, suddenly the painting In a continuous scenery, his physical movement stays in the stirs to life. From there, a long lost life of his ancestors and the same position. The speed of the continuity and his movement seamless food-chain in the flow of nature start to unfold in have accelerated and gradually cause a distortion. front of him. Director: Shunsaku Hayashi (b.1992) is a Japanese artist Director: Mai Nguyen (25) is a Vietnamese Animator, Con- mainly working on painting, animation and experimental film. cept Artist and Illustrator. Her wish is to be able to work with He studied at Goldsmiths, University of London as a trainee THE HUNT artists across the world and learn more about their culture under the Japan Cultural Ministry Abroad Research Fellowship Singapore 2016, 1.50 min. and talents. “The Hunt” recently won the “Best Animation, RAILMENT for up-and-coming artists from 2012 to 2015. Railment is his Best age group 19-21” at the The Across Asia Youth Film Japan 2017, 9. 43 min latest animation film that has been screened at several film Festival 2017 in Singapore. festivals around the world.

36 37 ANIMATION 2 “A mushroom hunt takes a strange turn.” Directors: Fria Lindholm (26) and her co-students Reetta Hietaranta, Hanne Härkönen, Janna-Riina Perämäki and Mika Kokinen. The makers of the movie are former anima- tion students from Turku Art Academy. ”The Picker” was their third-year puppet animation. Eva dreams of becoming a circus artist like her mother was, before she lost her life in an accident. Her father tries his best THE PICKER (POIMIJA) to discourage her, which makes Eva gradually lose her strong Finland 2016, 2.58 min will and the colors that goes with it. To win the beauty of colors back, she must find her true inspiration.

Directors: Dyveke Skøld (24) and Marthe Strand Mourier A new kind of organism has been born. It is not made up of (26) share the common interest in art and culture. Mourier flesh and blood, but of circuits and wires. Witness the life of NONSENSE and Skøld have both grown up in creative environments on this organism unfold as it grows and thrives, until it must (NONSENS) the southern coast of Norway, that has led them to study inevitably conclude. Norway / United Kingdom 2016, animation at the Arts University Bournemouth. 2.54 min. Directors: Fokke Mars (25), Bas Jansen (22) and Max van der Ree (22) met each other at the Animation department at HKU University of the Arts in Utrecht. All really differ- LIFELESS ent from one another, but also much alike. Each has a The Netherlands 2017, 2.43 min. different style of creating and expertise. This complements Willie the astronaut is returning home in his spaceship, when their filmmaking. an inconvenience with a turbine makes him to go out into the open space to repair it... but the problems are only about to begin. Directors: “Willie and the Foxtrot 01” is the first CG Anima- BELOW 0° tion short film directed by the young animators Esteban Polito (25) and Santiago Uriarte. They are also the directors Costa Rica 2016, 4:54 min. WILLIE AND of the Norman Animation Studio in Uruguay. THE FOXTROT 01 A meteorologist who narrates his experience in the Arctic through Uruguay 2017, 2.06 min. a voice recording; And how his life is linked physically and spiritually to nature. Directors: Itai Hagage (24) was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Itai is No one, not even twins on the world are the same. We should currently focused on 2D and 3D stay different and creative, to explore and improve, to innovate animation. Jonathan Gomez is and create, and to be what we are. from San Jóse, Costa Rica and likes to focus on visual devel- Directors: Yiu Nam Wong and Chak Keung Tang, are 17-year opment and character design. old and 16-year old students respectively. They have been Both Itai and Jonathan gradu- creating animations together since they joined the 3D Ani- ated from Universidad Veritas mation Club of Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau Col- in Costa Rica with honours as a lege back in 2012. “Different” won the 1st Runner Up in The DIFFERENT CG Generalist in 2016. Walt Disney Family Museum - Teen Animation Film Festival Hong Kong 2017, 1.28 min. 2017 held in San Francisco.

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