NGO “AniFest” www.anifestrozafa.org CONTRIBUTORS OF THE FESTIVAL

Non-Proit Organization “NGO” AniFest “ , Chairman Artan MAKU Raiffeisen Bank National Center of Albania Cinematography –NCC Ministry of Culture – MC Ministy of Education and Sports – MES State University “Luigj Gurakuqi” Shkodra Shkodra Regional Educattional Directorate - DAR Executive producer “PROJEKT SXHJ” Elida MAKU (Pajovi ) Studio “MAKU“ shpk Mr. Julian Alliu - Graphic Desingner Cinema “Millenium“ Shkodra Printing House “Adel Print” & “Univers REKLAMA” “KADUKU” Hotel

STAFF

ARTAN MAKU ELIDA MAKU (Pajovi) ARTUR DAUTI ENIDA METI Dr. BRILANDA LUMANAJ- artistic director Producer selective director coordinator lecturer at the Department of with the public Psychology - Social Work

Prof-ALKIDA BOSHNJAKU JULIAN ALLIU BESNIK M. SHPATA ERJON AGOLLI ENEOS DAUTI moderator in workshops Graphic Designer & Graphic Designer translators translators Layout Designer

MEGI KARAJ ELTON VOGLI BESI KOSMA LINDITA DEDUKAJ ARBA TROSHANI technical computer technical computer technical computer GJOKA speaker

INGRID ÇANO SELMA BARDHI ELISA KRAJA MARVIKS SHANTOJA ARSELA SHABANAJ photographer

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FILMI NË QYTET DHE QYTETI NË FILM

Kinema dhe qyteti janë historikisht urban ose një bankë kujtese, që pasqyron të ndërlidhura. Zhvillimi i kinemasë ndryshimet në peizazhin urban. Në të shoqëron fazat e fundit të urbanizimit njëjtën kohë, kinemaja shërben për të dhe industrializimit të qytetit. prodhuar qytetin, si sjellje, si situatë Në Shkodër kinemaja vjen nëpërmjet një bashkëjetese, si fjalë… arkitekti dhe urbanisti të famshëm, siç Teoricienët e kinemasë na flasin për një ishte Kolë Idromeno, dhe i shtohet qytetit urbanizëm të pandarë të kinemasë. Ata që po rindërtohej pas tërmetit të vitit 1905, thonë me të drejtë se nuk mund të quhet tamam si qershia mbi tortë. qytet ai që nuk arrin t’i ofrojë rrugët e veta, Me “pa andrra në beze” ka qenë një prej si hapësira kinematike ekzemplare dhe pasioneve më të forta të këtij qyteti deri në esenciale. atë kohë kur erdhi dhe u përhap ai kashun Kinema prodhon versione të shumëfishta djallëzor që thirret televizor. të një qyteti të vetëm dhe veçanërisht STEFAN ÇAPALIKU Për më tepër, qyteti i Shkodrës ka provuar kinemaja për fëmijë dhe e fëmijëve me dhjetëra apo me qindra herë të tenton të prodhojë një qytet tjetër: më të ka lindur në Shkodër në vitin 1965. Ai u diplomua në Gjuhën dhe Letërsinë Shqipe në Universitetin jetë një mjedis i pasur dhe i ndryshëm mirë, më të bukur, më të lirë… e Tiranës më 1988, pasuar nga studime të kinematograik si dhe subjekt i ilmave të mëtejshme në Itali, Çeki dhe Angli. ndryshëm. Jetë të gjatë festivalit të ilmit për fëmijë Stefan Çapaliku u shpall nga Ministria e Kulturës, dramaturgja më e mirë për vitet 1995, 2003, 2007, Marrëdhënia midis kinemasë dhe qytetit “A-FestFilmRozafa!” 2012, 2016. mund të shqyrtohet në mënyra të shumta. Pjesërisht, kinema siguron një arkiv Stefan Çapaliku A-FestFilm 2018 5

THE MOVIE IN THE CITY AND THE CITY IN THE FILM

Cinema and the city are historically Partly, the cinema provides an urban interconnected. Cinema development archive or a memory bank, which reflects accompanies the latest stages of the changes in the urban landscape. urbanization and industrialization of the city. Simultaneously, the cinema serves to In Shkodra, the cinema comes through a produce the city, as a behavior, as a famous architect and famous urbanist, coexistence situation, and as words. . . such as Kolë Idromeno, and added to Cinematic theorists tell us about an the city that was being rebuilt after the inherent urbanism of the cinema. They earthquake of 1905, just like the cherry rightly say that a city can not be called on top the cake. the one who fails to offer its own ways, The “No dreams on a canvas” has been as exemplary and essential kinematic one of the strongest passions of this space. The cinema produces multiple city until the time when the devil’s doing versions of a single city and especially STEFAN ÇAPALIKU or as we call a “TV” came and spread the children’s cinema tends to produce thoroughly. another city: The best, the most beautiful, was born in Shkodra, in 1965. He majored in Albanian language and literature at the University Moreover, the city of Shkodra has proven the cheapest ... of Tirana in 1988, followed by further studies in tens or hundreds of times to be a rich Italy, Czech Republic and England. and diverse cinematic environment and Long live the Film Festival for Children Stefan Çapaliku was proclamated from the Ministry of Culture, the best playwright for the subject to different films. “A-festFilmRozafa!” years: 1995, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2016. The relationship between cinema and the city can be explored in many ways. Stefan Çapaliku A-FestFilm 6 2018

Merita Smaja aktore dhe regjisore në nje brez te ri me artin kjo eshte nje nga teatrin “Migjeni” Ka mbaruar universitetin mundesite ,per t’u dhene femijeve nje e Arteve dega aktrim.Ne karrierën e saj mundesi te shohin ,te kuptojne e te japin ka realizuar 65 role, ka fituar 2 çmime si mendimin e tyre per artin e kinemase ,te aktorja më e mirë protaginiste dhe nje jene pjesemarres dhe protagoniste . çmim si aktorja më e mirë e vitit 2016. Ne kete festival del ne pah talenti i vete Ka realizuar 17 regji skenike. Ka punuar femijeve ,se jane 10 filma te realizuar edhe në tv . prej tyre ,kjo eshte nje shtyse e bukur dhe inkurajim qe ata neser te jene regjisore Edicioni i 9-te i Festivalit të Filmit te medhenj e t’u japin spektatoreve Ndërkombëtar Anifest, nje ngjarje e filma sa me te bukur ,te realizuar me madhe kulturore per femijet e mbare profesionalizem e te percjellin mesazhe boten e kultures .Nese duam te edukojme per te gjithe . MERITA SMAJA A-FestFilm 2018 7

Merita Smaja, actress and director in the best possibilities to provide children “Migjeni” theatre in Shkodër. I graduated with the opportunity to see, understand from the University of Arts in the “Acting” and share their own opinion of the art discipline. Through my career I have of the cinema, to be a participant and a performed 65 roles, I have won 2 prizes protagonist. as the best protagonist actress and as In this festival we highlight the talent of one of the best actresses of 2016. I have the children themselves, because there carried out 17 scene scenarios and have are 10 films performed by them, which is also worked in television. a stimuli of encouragement to everyone, so that one day they can be a great The 9th edition of AnifestRozafa director and provide the spectators with International Film Festival, is a great great films, carried out professionally cultural event for children of around and to pass on this message to everyone. the world. If we want to educate a new generation of artists this is one of the MERITA SMAJA A-FestFilm 8 2018

e programit “Shoqëria , mjedisi përdorimi i elementeve fillestare klasike, dhe Artet” e domosdoshëm për që rrisin zhvillimin Psikomotor tek një shoqëri të së ardhme që kërkon Fëmijët . formim në aspekt të edukimit dhe të OJF “ AniFest , organizatorët e festivalit njohurive kulturore. në bashkëpunim me DAR-it , në Në zyrën e zyrat e festivalit A bashkëpunim me Universitetin “ LUIGJ FestFilmROZAFA2018 gjatë periudhës Gurakuqi “ kanë formuar 4 Juritë per pregatitore mbëritën 1210 filma nga 103 vleresimin e filmave përzgjedhur më të shtete me shtrirje në 4 kontinentet . Nga mirë për konkurimin zyrtar. një grup specialistësh janë pëzgjedhur 173 filma të shkurtër dhe të gjatë të 1- Juria e fëmijëve të qytetit të Shkodrës Animuar , Artistik dhe dokumentarë të 2- Juria studentore e Universitetit “ Luigj ndarë në 16 programe në 28 shfaqje Gurakuqi “ deges se arteve filmi 3- Juria studentore e departamentit Këtë Organizatorët e festivalit kanë psikologjis dhe sociologjise, partneritet me dy festivale fqinjë; 4- Juria nderkombëtare me 5 (pesë ) Seanema Film Festival , Ulqin dhe “ antarë Artan Maku, Drejtor Artistik DUFF “ Dobrovnik Film Festival. 5- President i festivalit Z. Stefan Capaliku Ky projekt ka si objektiv dhe si qëllim Gjatë ditëve të festivalit një hapësirë t’i shërbeje audiences: grupmoshat e të rëndësishme ka programi Post Kam besimin se te gjithe komponentet vogla 3-6 vjecar, fëmijët 7-10 vjeç dhe AfestFilm , diskutime me fëmijët , në bashkepunim me partneret dhe në adoleshentë. 11-16 vjeç. me adoleshentët , me arsimtarët , të bashkëpunim me te gjithe grup moshat Qëllimi dhe objektivat e festivalit rritur dhe WorkShop-i dt 19 -20 Maj do të ketë një perfundim te sukseshem përputhen me objektivat e 2018. Temat në përputhje me filmat në realizimin e objektivave. Ministrisë së Arsimit, në realizimin që shfaqenm do të trajtohen format e reja didaktike e të shprehurit vizual dhe Suksese! A-FestFilm 2018 9

in the implementation of the “Society, expression and the use of original and Environment and Arts” program classical elements that enhance the necessary for a society in the future that Psychomotor development in children. requires formation in terms of education OJF “AniFest, the organizers of the and cultural knowledge. festival in cooperation with DAR, in In the festival’s offices of cooperation with the University “Luigj A-FestFilmROZAFA2018, we have Gurakuqi” have formed four juries for the received 1210 films from 103 countries award of the best selected films for the spread over 4 continents during the official competition. preparatory period. 1-The children’s jury of the city of From a group of specialists 173 films Shkodra. were selected, short and long animated, 2- The student’s Jury of the University artistic and documentary films divided “Luigj Gurakuqi” branch of arts. into 16 programs in 28 movie shows. 3-The student’s Jury of the Department The festival’s organizers have partnerships of Psychology and Sociology. with two neighboring festivals; “Seanema” 4-The International Jury with five Film festival in Ulcinj and the “DUFF” Film members: festival in Dubrovnik. President of the festival Mr. Stefan Artan Maku, Artistic Director. During the festival days, there will be Capaliku. The projects main purpose is to serve the an important space which that is, Post I am confident that all the components audiences of the age groups: 3-6 year AfestFilm program, where there will be in collaboration with the partners and olds, 7-10 and teenagers 11-16 year olds. discussion with children, teenagers, in cooperation with the entire age group The purpose and main objectives teacher, adults and WorkShop on the will have a successful conclusion in the of the Festival are in line with the date of 19th-20th of May 2018. realization of the objectives. objectives of the Ministry of Education, Topics in line with emerging films, will be treated with ne didactic forms of visual Good luck! A-FestFilm THE10 INTERNATIONAL2018 JURY

ĐIVE GALOV

NEKRA, - NEXHAT KRASNIQI Born: 1952, Pejë, Kosova Đive Galov comes from Dubrovnik, Croatia, where she has been working Graphic designer, cartoonist, animator... in cultural and creative industries for over two decades. In her capacity as Graduated Academy of Arts / Graphic department. the managing director of Kinematograi Dubrovnik (the public institution Specialized graphic design and animation ilm. Took part and awarded in The Dubrovnik Cinemas), Đive has been a very active member of a many International Contests. number of expert groups greatly contributing to framing the legal status Nekra is the pseudonym of the world-famous cartoonist Nexhat Krasniqi, of audio-visual industries and establishing the Croatian Audiovisual from Peja, who is the creator of the a drawn igurine.. Centre, whose unique model of public funding and networking has been Pedagogue in Academy of Arts / University Prishtina. Organizer and studied and praised throughout the EU. Focused on both educational Director of... PËRTEJ - World Cartoon... aspects of audio-visual industries and public building, Đive has worked Live in Prishtina / Kosova - Albania. on various programs aimed at improving media literacy among the young and has been particularly dedicated to the idea of connecting the public Dizajner graik, karikaturist, animator ... and civil sector in audio-visual industries.. She has been working closely Ka diplomuar Akademinë e Arteve / Departamentin Graik. with local associations promoting the media culture and has established Dizajn graik i specializuar dhe ilm i animuar. Mori pjesë dhe u dha në the Kinematograi Dubrovnik as civil sector’s most reliable partner. This shumë Konkurseve Ndërkombëtare. has resulted in a number of annual events and manifestations promoting Nekra është pseudonim i karikaturistit të njohur botëror Nexhat Krasniqi, media literacy, such as The Youth Forum and Quiet, please!, but most nga Peja, i cili është krijuesi i një igurine të tërhequr. notably in founding DUFF – the ilm festival of the children and the youth Pedagog në Akademinë e Arteve / Universitetit të Prishtinës. from the Mediterranean countries, which has been held in Dubrovnik in Organizatori dhe drejtori i ... Përtej - Cartoon Botërore ... October since 2012. Today, she works as the supervisor for cinematic Jetoni në Prishtinë / Kosovë - Shqipëri. and educational programs at Kinematograi Dubrovnik, chairs the National Network of Public Cinemas Program Council and participates in international programs such as Europa cinemas and Media.

Đive Galov vjen nga Dubrovniku, Kroaci, ku ka punuar në industrinë DRITA LLOLLA kulturore dhe krijuese për më shumë se dy dekada. Në cilësinë e drejtorit International jury menaxhues të Kinematograi Dubrovnik (Instituti publik i kinemave të Dubrovnikut), Đive ka qenë një anetare shumë aktive i një numri grupesh ekspertësh që kontribuojnë në përcaktimin e statusit ligjor të idustrive audiovizuale dhe në krijimin e Qendrës Audiovizive Kroate, modeli i tij unik i inancimit publik dhe rrjetëzimit është studiuar dhe vlerësuar në të Drita Llolla is an Albanian minority from Montenegro, an activist and an gjithë BE-në. E fokusuar në të dy aspektet arsimore të industrive audio- important voice for cultural change since her age of 16. She was identiied as vizuale dhe në ndërtimin publik, Đive ka punuar në programe të ndryshme a young leader in Southeastern Europe in 2004 by the U.S. State Department që synojnë përmirësimin e njohurive mediatike në mesin e të rinjve dhe when selected for the SEEYLI programme. She has lived in Podgorica and i është kushtuar veçanërisht idesë së lidhjes së sektorit publik dhe civil Tirana. In Montenegro, she leads the NGO iACT and is the chief coordinator në industrinë audiovizive. Ajo ka punuar ngushtësisht me shoqatat of the Ulcinj ilm festival, Seanema, a new platform for cinema activism. She is becoming an important voice that ights for cultural development and lokale që promovojnë kulturën e medias dhe ka themeluar Kinematograichange, emancipation of women and girls, and overall social, economic and Dubrovnik si partnerë më të besueshëm të sektorit civil. Kjo ka rezeltuar political development of Montenegro. në një numër ngjarjesh dhe manifestimesh vjetore që promovojnë edukimin medial, si “Forumi Rinor dhe Të lutem qetësi!”, por më së shumti Drita Llolla është pjesë e minoritetit shqiptar nga Mali i Zi, një aktiviste dhe në themelimin e DUFF-festivalit të ilmit të fëmijëve dhe të rinjve nga një zë i rëndësishëm për ndryshime kulturore që nga mosha 16 vjeç. Ajo u vendet e Mesdheut, e cila është mbajtur në Dubrovnik në tetor që nga identiikua si një lidere e re në Evropën Juglindore në 2004, nga Departamenti viti 2012. Sot ajo punon si mbikëqyrës për programet kinematograike i Shtetit i SHBA kur u zgjodh për programin SEEYLI. Ajo ka jetuar në Podgoricë dhe edukative në Kinematograi Dubrovnik, kryeson rrjetin Kombëtar të dhe Tiranë. Në Malin e Zi, ajo drejton OJQ-në iACT dhe është koordinatorja Programit të Këshillit Programor të Kinemasë Publike dhe merr pjesë në kryesore e festivalit të ilmit të Ulqinit, “Seanema”, një platformë e re për programe ndërkombëtare si Kinemaja dhe Media. aktivizimin e kinemasë. Ajo po bëhet një zë i rëndësishëm që lufton për zhvillimin dhe ndryshimin kulturor, emancipimin e grave dhe vajzave dhe zhvillimin e përgjithshëm social, ekonomik dhe politik të Malit të Zi. A-FestFilm THE INTERNATIONAL JURY 2018 11

PROFESSOR DR NIKOLA IGOR MIOŠIĆ VUKČEVIĆ ilm director and producer

Igor Miošić has been working as a teacher at Gimnazija Dubrovnik (The Oficial Montenegrin national Oscar candidate for The Best Foreign ilm Dubrovnik Grammar School) for the past 20 years. In teaching Philosophy 2015 and English Language, Igor has experimented with using ilm and other Nikola Vukčević, PhD - University Professor of Film directing, at media as both teaching and cohesive tools. In 2009, together with two Montenegrin national Faculty of Dramatic Arts – Cetinje, is a Montenegrin other colleagues, Igor established Udruga Luža (Association Luža), with ilm and theatre director, born in 1974, in Titograd (Socialist Republic the mission of providing young amateur ilmmakers in Dubrovnik (10 to 20 Montenegro), in Yugoslavia. He is member of Film board of Montenegrin year olds) with technical, inancial and professional support in their creative Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU), and he was Vice-chairman of ilmmaking efforts. Igor is a voluntary secretary and program coordinator Board of Montenegrin National Television - RTVCG (2014-107). at Udruga Luža. Following this mission Udruga Luža organizes ilmmaking Vukcevic received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Theatre Directing from workshops (scriptwriting, camera, sound, directing, editing, sound design, the Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, studying under supervision animation), provides the necessary ilmmaking equipment, inances of internationally acclaimed ilm and theatre director Vlatko Gilic (ilms further education of its members by covering their tuition costs, travel and on Cannes ilm festival – 1973, 1977, 1980; Berlin, Oberhausen, Moscow, accommodation expenses and provides a free creative environment for its New York ...), as Student of Generation 1998 from Drama section. members (elementary and high school students) to spend quality time with Vukcevic has been included in category of the best students at University their peers, express their ideas and explore their talents. Udruga Luža has of Novi Sad. In June 2001 he received a Master Degree of Arts in drama. created a network of ilm professionals and experts leading its workshops but His thesis was awarded and published as a book “Influence of Film On has also educated its own members who have become capable workshop Theatre of New Forms”. Since 2010 he has PhD in ilmology. leaders themselves. In the meanwhile Igor has established himself as ilm Vukcevic worked as the director/author in around 80 projects, including workshop leader, working with high school students in Dubrovnik and abroad. two feature ilm (A View from the Eiffel Tower 2005 and The Kids from Together with Đive Galov of Kinematograi Dubrovnik, in 2012 Igor founded the Marx and Engels Street 2014), ten theatre performances, (performed DUFF – the ilm festival of the children and the youth from the Mediterranean and awarded at a number of important festivals, i.e. Budva Theatre City, countries, and has been the festival program coordinator since. His other Infant, Exit, TIBA, etc.) He also directed four short ilms, 25 half-an-hour interests include Philosophy of Education and music. documentaries for Montenegrin Broadcasting

Igor Miošić ka punuar si pedagog në Gimnazin e Dubrovnikut (Shkolla e Kandidati kombëtar malazez i Oscarit për ilmin më të mirë të huaj 2015. Mesme e Dubrovnikut) për 20 vitet e fundit. Në mësimdhënien e ilozoisë Nikola Vukčević, PhD - Profesor i Filozoisë së Filmit në Fakultetin e dhe gjuhës angleze, Igori ka eksperimentuar me përdorimin e ilmit dhe Arteve Dramatike në Malin e Zi - Cetinje, është regjisor dhe regjisor i Malit mediave të tjera si mësimdhënie dhe mjete kohezive. Në vitin 2009, së të Zi, i lindur në vitin 1974, në Titograd (Republika Socialiste e Malit të Zi), bashku me dy kolegë të tjerë, Igor themeloi Udruga Luža (Shoqata Luža), në Jugosllavi. Ai është anëtar i Bordit të Filmit të Akademisë Malazeze me misionin e sigurimit të ilmave të rinj amatorë në Dubrovnik (10 deri nëtë Shkencave dhe Arteve (CANU) dhe ka qenë nënkryetar i Bordit të 20 vjeç) me mbështetje teknike, inanciare dhe profesionale në përpjekjet e Televizionit Kombëtar Malazez - RTVCG (2014-107). tyre krijuese të ilmave. Igor është një sekretar vullnetar dhe koordinator i Vukçeviç mori një Bachelor të Arteve në Regjistrimin e Filmit dhe Teatrit programit në Udruga Luža. Pas këtij misioni Udruga Luža organizon punëtori nga Akademia e Arteve në Novi Sad, Jugosllavi, duke studiuar nën ilmash (shkrimit të skenarëve, kamera, tinguj, drejtimi, redaktimi, dizajni i mbikëqyrjen e regjisorit të ilmit dhe të teatrit të njohur ndërkombëtar zërit, animacion), siguron pajisjet e nevojshme ilmike, inancon edukimin e Vlatko Giliç (ilmat në festivalin e ilmit të Kanës - 1973, 1977, 1980; Berlin, mëtejshëm të anëtarëve duke mbuluar shpenzimet e shkollimit, shpenzimet e Oberhausen, Moska, Nju Jork ...), si Student i Gjenerimit 1998 nga seksioni udhëtimit dhe strehimit dhe siguron një mjedis të lirë krijues për anëtarët e saj i Dramës. Vukçeviq është përfshirë në kategorinë e studentëve më të mirë (nxënësit e shkollave illore dhe të mesme) për të kaluar kohën cilësore me kolegët në Universitetin e Novi Sadit. Në qershor 2001 mori një Diplomë Master të e tyre, shprehin idetë e tyre dhe eksplorojnë talentet e tyre. Udruga Luža ka krijuar Arteve në dramë. Teza e tij u dha dhe u botua si një libër “Ndikimi i ilmit një rrjet të profesionistëve të ilmit dhe ekspertëve që drejtojnë punëtoritë e saj, në teatrin e formave të reja”. Që nga viti 2010 ka doktoraturë në ilmologji. por ka edukuar edhe anëtarët e vet të cilët janë bërë vetë udhëheqës të aftë të Vukçeviq ka punuar si drejtor / autor në rreth 80 projekte, duke përfshirë punëtorisë. Ndërkohë, Igor ka themeluar veten si udhëheqës i ilmit, duke punuar edhe dy ilma artistikë (Një pamje nga Kulla Eifel 2005, Fëmijët nga Marx, me studentët e shkollave të mesme në Dubrovnik dhe jashtë saj. Së bashku me Lagjia Engels 2014 ), dhjetë shfaqje teatrale, (i kryer dhe i dhënë në një Đive Galov nga Kinematograi Dubrovnik, në vitin 2012 Igor themeloi DUFF numër festivalesh të rëndësishme , dmth. Qyteti i Teatrit të Budvës, - festivalin e ilmit të fëmijëve dhe të rinjve nga vendet e Mesdheut, dhe që Foshnja, Dalja, TIBA etj.) Ai gjithashtu drejtoi katër ilma të shkurtër, 25 prej atëherë ka qenë koordinator i programit të festivalit. Interesat e tij të tjera dokumentarë gjysmë-orëshe për Transmetimin Malazez. përfshijnë Filozoinë e Arsimit dhe muzikën. A-FestFilm 12 2018

NJËMARRËDHËNIE E FRYTSHMEMES DEPARTAMENTIT TË ARTIT (programistudimit Pikturë-Grafikë) dhe A-FestFilmROZAFA

Filmi i animuar është një gjuhë shprehjeje duke e konsideruar si një discipline tejet e vacantë perms s cilës japim dhe tërëndësishmet ë formimit artistic të marrim mesazhe po kaq të veçanta. studentëve tanë si artiste dhe edukatorë Në këtë rrafsh ai është një gjuhë e të ardhshëm, e cila kaqenë vazhdimisht ndërsjelltë dhe e ndërvarur ndërmjet tërheqëse dhe motivuese për ta. dhënësit dhe marrësit të mesazhit mes Me hapjen e Programit të Studimit të cilëve krijohet një marrëdhënie dhe Pikturë Grafikë, fillimisht në USH komunikim. e më pas në AASH e në vazhdim , Në këtë dhënie dhe marrje, filmi i departamenti ynë perms kësaj discipline animuar si një gjuhë e veçantë është një ka qenë bashkudhëtar dhe bashkëpunues ndërmjetës, apo një urë lidhëse për të me A FestFilmROZAFA dhe pjesë e bërë të mundur dhe zbutur komunikimin tij ne forma të ndryshme, duke filluar mes edukatorit dhe fëmijë sapo të riut, me pjesëmarrjen e stdentëve tanë si mesprindit dhe fëmijës, e pse jo një konkurentë në katëgorinë e studentëve ndërmjetës i mire për komunikimin mes ku u vlerësuan me çmimin I (kur brezave. ishim AASH sistrukturë ), si partner, si Parë ne këtë kontekst, me sjelljen e mbështetës, si pjesë e stafit organizator AFestFilmRozafës në Shkodër, qysh në me studentët , si edhe mënyra të tjera edicionin e dytë të saj në vitin 2011, ne bashkëpunimi, tëcilat duet thënë kanë ishim të paret jovetëm për institucionet qenë të frytshme pertë dy palët. arsimore në Shqipëri, por edhe në Ballkan, që filmin e animuar e bëmë AFestFilmROZAFA dhe bashkëpunimit pjesë të programit tone të studimit tone iurojmë suksese dhe jetë gjatësi. A-FestFilm 2018 13

A PRODUCTIVE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS (Graphic-Painting Study Program) and A-FestFilmROZAFA

The animation ilm is a very special animation ilm became part of our program expression language through which considering the study as an essential we give and receive such unique discipline of the artistic formation of our messages. At this level, it is a mutual students as future artists and educators, and interdependent language between which are always attractive and motivating the donor and the recipient of the for them. message that creates a connection and With the opening of the Graphic-Painting communication. Study Program, initially in USH and then in In this giving and receiving, the animation AASH and onwards, our department through ilm, as a special languag is also a this discipline has been collaborative and mediator or a bridge to enable and soften part of A-FestFilmROZAFA in various forms, the communication between the educator starting with the participation of our students and kids as young as teenagers, parents as competitors where they were awarded and their children, and why not a good with 1st Prize (When we were ASA as a mediator for communication between structure), as a partner, as a supporter, as a generations. part of the organizer staff with the students, In this context, by bringing the festival as well as other ways of cooperation, which “A-FestFilmRozafa” in Shkodër, since its they said were fruitful for both sides. second edition in 2011, we were the irst not only for educational institutions in We wish success and longevity to Albania, but also in the Balkans, that the A-FestFilmROZAFA and to our cooperation. A-FestFilm JURIA14 E2018 STUDENTVE DEGA ARTETET VITI II

ENIDA METI ARSELA SHABANAJ ELISA KRAJA ALDEIS SHAHINI

KLISMAN PALI XHENIANA CENAJ ANDI MATALLARI EDUART MIRASHI (E derguar)

NEREIDA CURRAJ ANTON SELBAJA DESARA KLITI EGI ZAGANJORI A-FestFilm 2018 15

FLOGERTA VATA IZMIR MANDIQI ONILDA ALIJA RUDOLF FAJA

SULEJMAN DINI PAULA VISHAJ ANTON TEMALI XHULIANA SIMONAJ

MARVIKS SHANTOJA KLEVIS BAJA ENGIN KRASNIQI A-FestFilm 16 2018

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Synopsis – Sinbad, a merry SINBAD. PIRATES young pirate, has not been OF THE SEVEN STORMS very successful in the pirating SINBAD. PIRATËT business. For DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY a year now he E SHTATË STUHIVE Graduated from the High Courses for and his crew Animation, Feature Scriptwriters and Film Directors (1979). have failed Runtime: 1 hour 14 minutes 35 seconds Has worked at the studios Moldova-Film, to capture a Completion Date: December 15, 2017 Ekran, and Pilot. Since 1991 has led the single ship. studio Klassika. Director of such films as But fortune Country of Origin: Russian Federation The Snow Queen (2012), King Solomon’s is smiling on Film Language: Russian Seal (2012), KOAPP: The Most Wonderful Sinbad: the old Shooting Format: HD Nanny (2010), and Kolobok (2006). man Antioch Aspect Ratio: 16:9 shows him an Film Color: Color ancient map and suggests Director: Vlad Barbe he sail to Writer: Alexander Arkhipov Skeleton Island, Writer: Maxim Sveshnikov where treasure Writer: Vadim Sveshnikov is kept. Producer: Sergey Selyanov Sinopsi - Sinbadi, një Key Cast: Dmitry Nagiyev pirat i ri i Key Cast: Yuri Stoyanov gëzuar, nuk ka Key Cast: Kirill Nagiyev qenë shumë i Composer: Dmitry Emelyanov suksesshëm Production designer: Vlad Barbe në biznesin piraterik. Për një vit ai dhe ekuipazhi i tij nuk kanë arritur të kapin një anije të vetme. Por fati po i buzëqesh Sinbadit: njeriu i vjetër Antiokia i tregon atij një hartë të lashtë dhe sugjeron që ai të lundrojë në ishullin Skeleton, ku ruhet thesari. A-FestFilm 2018 19

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Born in 1981, Tehran, Iran. He is a graduate of art who has started his art career from high school as a pho- tographer, cartoonist and film maker. He then majored in cinema and tried different Synopsis genres including fiction, documentary and – In a war RELEASE FROM HEAVEN animation. Along with film making, he also torn country, a female LIRUAR NGA ZOTI teaches in art colleges. writer and Animation, Feature teacher has Genres: drama to accompany Runtime: 1 hour 16 minutes two of her Completion Date: February 1, 2017 students on a life changing Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of journey. Country of Filming: Iran, Islamic Republic of Sinopsi - Në Film Language: English, Persian një vend të Shooting Format: Digital shkatërruar Aspect Ratio: 16:9 nga lufta, një shkrimtar Film Color: Color dhe mësuese Director: Ali Noori Oskouei femër duhet të Writer: Majid Asoodegan shoqërojnë dy Producer: Ali Noori Oskouei nga studentët Producer: Seyed Vahid Olyaee e saj në një udhëtim që Key Cast: Katayoun Azami ndryshon Key Cast: Bahram Zand jetën. Key Cast: Mohammad Reza Aligholi A-FestFilm 20 2018

Synopsis – The rare gift of getting THE SNOW QUEEN 3 into all kinds of trouble is their MBRETËRESHA E BORËS 3 family trait. What else can you expect Animation from the ones Runtime: 1 hour 18 minutes DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY raised among trolls Completion Date: December 10, 2016 Alexey Tsitsilin has been with Wizart Ani- in snowy lands? Country of Origin: Russian Federation mation for almost 10 years. Having started But now Kai and Country of Filming: Russian Federation as a technician, he now writes and directs Gerda have grown feature-length animated films. Alexey was up and entered a Film Language: English part of the team working on the first film new stage - this Shooting Format: Stereoscopic 3D of The Snow Queen franchise as director time they are going Film Color: Color of photography, and has made his direct- to cause a global ing debut with the second film, The Snow disaster... Director: Alexey Tsitsilin Queen 2. Alexey Tsitsilin also co-wrote Sinopsi - Dhurata e rrallë e marrjes Writer: Alexey Tsitsilin the screenplay for The Snow Queen 2, and të të gjitha llojeve Writer: Alexey Zamyslov directly oversaw the creation of the 3D ver- të telasheve është Writer: Robert Lence sion of the film. By the end of 2016, Alexey veçoria e tyre Writer: Vladimir Nikolaev finished working on the Snow familjare. Çfarë Producer: Vladimir Nikolaev tjetër mund të prisni nga ato të Producer: Yuriy Moskvin ngritura perms ijeve në tokat me dëborë? Por tani, Kai dhe Gerda janë rritur dhe kanë hyrë në një fazë të re - këtë herë ata do të shkaktojnë një katastrofë globale ... A-FestFilm 2018 21

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Bekir BULBUL was born Konya, Turkey in 1985. He graduated from Computer System Department at Sakarya University in 2009. After, he started at Theatre Department in Istanbul Haliç University for taking master degree in 2011. He is still in sociology de- MY SHORT WORDS partment at Anatolian university. FJALËT E MIA SHKURT He worked at backstage and had a part in Long feature ilm for children a lot of short films. So he filming his first Country of Production: Turkey documentary short film “Bulgur Mill” in Duration: 83 minutes 2016 and selected by many national and international festivals. Year of Production: November 2017 His first feature film is “My Short Words” Resolution: 1080p Frame rate: 24p Frame rate: 16/9 Aspect ratio: 2.0 Stereo Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 Video: yes English subtitles: Color Director: Bekir Bulbul Screenplay: Anil Demir Cinematography: Necdet Tok Music: Imamyar Hasanov Animation: Sedat Mirdesli Sound: Ismail Hakki Haiz Synopsis – On a hot summer day, Sinopsi - Një ditë të nxehtë vere, tre three kids living in a poor Anatolian fëmijë që jetojnë në një fshat të varfër villiage go to a fountain gutter, but Anatolian, shkojnë në një shatërvan, see that it’s too small for swimming. por shohin se ai është shumë i vogël They’ve always been yearning for për të notuar. Ata gjithmonë kanë swimming in the big lake which dëshiruar të notojnë në liqenin e madh can be seen from the villiage. And që mund të shihet nga fshati. Dhe while enjoying the lake view from a ndërsa shijojnë pamjen e liqenit në distance, they decide to go there with largësi, ata vendosin të shkojnë atje bike. However this round-trip won’t me biçikletë. Megjithatë, ky udhëtim be that easy. vajtje ardhje, nuk do të jetë aq i lehtë. A-FestFilm 22 2018

THE MOTORBIKE MOTOÇIKLETA Country of Production: Bulgaria Duration: 83 min. DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Year of Production: 2017 Valentin Iliev Goshev Resolution: 1080p Born – January 22, 1963 Blagoevgrad, BUL- Frame rate: 24p GARIA. EDUCATION Frame rate: 16/9 1996 – 2002 National Academy of heatre and Aspect ratio: 5.1 Film Arts ”Krastiu Sarafov” /NATFA/, Soia, Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 Bulgaria. Major “Film and TV Directing” in Director: Valentin Goshev class of Prof. Georgi Dulgerov. Screenplay: Ivan Tonev DIRECTOR 2017 “he Motorbike” - /feature/, 82 min. Cinematography: Ognyan Ivanov 2012 “Kantora Mitrani” - /feature, TV series/ Music: Vladimir Djambazov 2009 “Warm November” - /feature, short/ 10 Animation: Ivailo Slavov min. Sound: Blagomir Alexiev 2008- 9 „Forbidden love” – /feature,55 TV series/ 2007 „Lonely hearts” – 54min. /feature/ for National TV 2003 „Laurel and Hardy go to heaven” by Paul Auster – heatre Show ACTOR 2012 “he foreigner” – dir. N.Iliev - Bulgaria 2007 „Lonely hearts” – dir. V. Gohsev - Bul- garia. Synopsis – 5 is enrolled in the (18 vjeç) dëshiron të 2005 „Turkish gambit” – dir. Djanik Faiziev – September 1943. The local school. Slavcho fotografojë ngjarjen. Russia. funeral procession comes to hate him. Në vend të procesionit, 2002 „Goat Shara & Kid Gara” dir. V. Gohsev with the body of King Everybody thinks that shfaqen disa kamionë - Bulgaria. Boris ІІІ is scheduled the King was poisoned gjermanë. Egziston 2000 „Letter to America” – dir. Iglika Tri- to drive past the by the Germans. Willy edhe një motoçikletë fonova - Bulgaria. village of Barakovo. learns Bulgarian. The me kosh, drejtuar nga 1999 „he Sand Clock” - dir. Georgi The village children motorbike makes peace Willy (18 vjeç). I riu Dulgerov – Bulgaria. are watching from a between the two boys. gjerman regjistrohet Actor in many T.V. series, theatre shows and hill. Slavcho (aged 18) në shkollën lokale. students ilms. wants to photograph Sinopsi - 5 shtator Sllavço e urren. Të WRITER the event. In stead of 1943. Procesioni i gjithë mendojnë se 2014 “he Motorbike” – Full Feature Story the procession, several funeralit me trupin e mbreti u helmua 2007 “Bisera” – Full Feature Story German trucks show mbretit Boris ІІІ është nga gjermanët. Willy 2005 “he Mirror” - Full Feature Story up. There is also a planiikuar të kalojë mëson bullgarishten. 2003 “Lonely Hearts” – Full Feature Story motorbike with sidecar, pranë fshatit Barakovë. Motoçikleta bën paqe driven by Willy (aged Fëmijët e fshatit shohin mes dy djemve. 18). The young German nga një kodër. Slavcho A-FestFilm 2018 23

The Fixies. Top Secret Fiksat. Tepër sekret Synopsis – Things take a Sinopsi - Gjërat marrin një THE SNOW QUEEN 3 turn to the catastrophic when kthesë për katastrofën kur ire gets a hold of Professor zjarri merr punën e fundit të MBRETËRESHA E BORËS 3 Eugenius’ latest work-in- Profesor Eugenius, rrathët e progress, tiny energy bracelets vegjël të energjisë që do të Animation that will allow Fixies to travel lejojnë Fiksin të udhëtojnë Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes through electrical wires. Under nëpërmjet telave elektrikë. Completion Date: November 1, 2017 the influence of the untested Nën ndikimin e rrathëve të Country of Origin: Russian Federation bracelets, Fire grows out paprovuar, zjarri del jashtë Country of Filming: Russian Federation of control and becomes a kontrollit dhe bëhet armë e weapon of mass technological shkatërrimit masiv teknologjik. Film Language: English mischief and destruction. Fiksat duhet të punojnë Shooting Format: CGI and Flash The Fixies must work together sëbashku për të ndaluar zjarrin Film Color: Color to stop Fire from destroying nga shkatërrimi i gjithë qytetit Director: Vasily Bedoshvili the whole city and revealing dhe zbulimin e ekzistencës the Fixies’ secret existence to sekrete të Fikseve në botë! the world! Director:Andrey Kolpin Director: Ivan Pshonkin Writer: Evgeny Antropov Writer: Georgy Vasilyev Producer: Georgy Vasilyev Producer: Ilya Popov A-FestFilm 24 2018

Synopsis – It is reported STILL SUMMER that the former club member ENDE VERË taeyeong died in the past, doing Country of Production: KOREAN SOUTH KOREA DIRECTOR what he did Duration: 84 min. not want to do. Year of Production: 2017 With the death Resolution: 1080p of taeyeong, the Frame rate: 24p bad memories of the irst love Frame rate: 16/9 of her irst love Aspect ratio: 5.1 are gradually Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 revived, and the Director: Hyung-chul Yoon conflict with Producer: Hyung-chul Yoon her girlfriend is deepening. First assistant director: Su-jung Lee Sinopsisi - Është Director of photography: Bon Jung raportuar se Scriptwriter: Hyung-chul Yoon ish anëtari i Film editor: Hyung-chul Yoon klubit taeyeong, vdiq në të kaluarën, duke bërë atë që nuk donte të bënte. Me vdekjen e taeyeong, kujtimet e këqija të dashurisë së saj të parë ringjallen gradualisht dhe konflikti me shoqen e saj po thellohet. A-FestFilm THE JURY OF CHILDREN 2018 25

ENIA CAKU KLEVIS KADIJA LEART KOPLIKU SARAH MAKU ARSID TELI

HERA VALIKAJ JONI LADA KLEA HOXHA ELIA LIKA XHENETA ZEFI

ARISA CUNGU ALBIN MERKOSHI XHULIA SHESTANI LEA LULAJ TEDI ZEFI

DEBORAH LUFI ELIZA NELMAJA A-FestFilm 26 2018

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THE AMAZING LITTLE WORM KRIMBI I VOGËL I DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY MREKULLUESHËM Anna Gentilini Animation, Short, Student is a MA Character Animation graduate Genres: Comedy, Family from London’s Central Saint Martin’s Col- Runtime: 3 minutes 31 seconds lege of Art and Design. Her focus is on hu- morous animation for children with quirky Completion Date: June 30, 2017 characters and stories with a twist. Country of Origin: Austria “The Amazing Little Worm” is her MA Film Language: English graduation film. Previous films include the short animated film “The Swiss Scheme” made for the Old Operating Theatre Muse- um (UK) and “Pirates in the Wings” creat- ed for the English National Opera (UK). Before studying to become an animator Anna has worked in Live Action Film and Theatre within the costume and props department. She also has experience work- Director: Anna Gentilini ing in the department of learning within Writer: Anna Gentilini various museums across Europe. Producer: Lente Vereslt An Austrian national Anna is quite happy to explore new shores and has studied, lived and worked in Austria, Germany, Synopsis - Verni strives for more Sinopsi - Verni përpiqet për më Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Scotland, than just being a worm. He wants to shumë sesa thjesht të qenit një England and Australia. She currently re- be a butterfly. Unable to make like a krimb. Ai dëshiron të bëhet një flutur. sides in London, UK. caterpillar and transforms he takes E pamundur për të bërë si një larvë matters into his own hands. dhe për të transformuar, ai i merr gjërat në duart e veta.

DIRECTOR STATEMENT What if a worm thought he could be a Happy End. He does not turn to accept their lot in life and pushed the limits butterfly? What would he do once he his fate as a worm, but continues to of their existance. The daredevils of found out that he couldn’t? strive to be something greater. It seems the early 20th century who boldly set In my world he keeps on going, keeps like an odd sentiment, especially for out to create flying machines; some to on trying no matter how many times he a ilm directed at children. Often thesuccess, some to failure, but all equally fails, no matter if he never reaches his message is “be happy with who you admiable and inspiring. They kept on goal. The importance is on the journey are” and a ine message it is. However,going despite failure, followed their and the protagonist’s determination. where would we be if it wasn’t for dreams and in their spirit so is Verni A cliffhanger replaces the traditional characters who weren’t satisied withthe worm. A-FestFilm 2018 29

BADABOO: THE BOAT TRIP BADABOO: UDHËTIM ME VARKË

Animation Genres: adventure, imagination, humour Runtime: 7 minutes 18 seconds Completion Date: April 3, 2017 Country of Origin: Belgium Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

Director: Karim Rhellam Director: Glenn D’Hondt Writer: Sylvia Meert Writer: Karim Rhellam Producer: Bart Bossaert Animation: Maya Gouby Animation: Koen Vanschoelant Animation:Wannes Aelvoet Compositing: Pieter Van Dessel DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Music: Gregory Caron Bada, Dada and Boo go on an adventure Synopsis - Bada, Dada and Boo go Sinopsi - Bada, Dada dhe Boo together! Playing together, they use their on an adventure together! Playing shkojnë sëbashku në një aventurë! imagination to find a solution to every together, they use their imagination Ata, duke luajtur sëbashku, përdorin problem. to ind a solution to every problem. imagjinatën e tyre për të gjetur zgjidhje për çdo problem. A-FestFilm 30 2018

IN A CAGE NË KAFAZ Animated short ilm Country of Production:France DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Duration: 6 min Loic Bruyere Year of Production: 2017 graduated from the Emile Cohl drawing Technique: 2D computer school. In 2008, he joined the Caribara stu- Cinematography: Loic Bruyere dio as animator on the series “Willa’s Wild Life”. In 2009, he wrote and directed the Music: Romain Trouillet pilot for the series “Nuts, Nuts, Nuts” pro- Animation: Loic Bruyere duced by Millimages and won Canal Fam- Director: Loic Bruyere ily’s call for projects. In 2011, he worked as animator on “Michel”, a series produced by Synopsis - It’s the story of an Sinopsi - Është historia e një takimi: një encounter: a caged bear who can’t ari i burgosur që nuk mund të këndojë, Folimage. He has taught at Aries animation sing meets a little bird who can’t fly takon një zog të vogël që nuk mund të school in Lyon since 2012. but who can sing beautifully. Their fluturojë, por që mund të këndojë bukur. friendship will be mutually beneicial Miqësia e tyre do të jetë reciprokisht and together they will overcome e dobishme dhe së bashku do të their disabilities. kapërcejnë aftësitë e kuizuara.

At which international festivals has the ilm been screened 2017: Monstra, Lisbon Animated MECAL International Short Film Festival (Sweden) - Partie(s) de Campagne, Film Festival (Portugal) >> Audience of Barcelona (Spain) - Go Short, Ouroux en Morvan (France) - Festival award for children 3 to 6 - Anima, Nijmegen (The Netherlands) - Pontarlier Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis (Canada) Brussels (Belgium) >> Best Short Film Animation Film Festival (France) - TIFF - Zinetxiki Film Festival, Bilbao (Spain) - for Children - Premiers Plans, Angers Kids, Toronto (Canada) - L’ombre Les 12 courts de minuit, Paris (France) (France) - Aubagne International d’un court, Jouy-en-Josas (France) - - Séquence court métrage, Toulouse Film Festival (France) - Travelling Cortoons Festival, Gandia (Spain) >> (France) - Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt Junior, Rennes (France) >> Ecole et >> Prix Friese - IndieLisboa, Lisbon (Germany) - FILMETS Badalona Film Cinema Award - Forum of Animated (Portugal) - Kinolub, touring festival (Spain) - Paris International Animation Films, Cairo (Egypt) - Verdens Beste (Poland) - Faites des courts, Brie- Film Festival (France) - IFI Family Film Children’s Film Festival, Tromsø Comte-Robert (France) - Melbourne Festival, Dublin (Ireland) - ANIMA, (Norway) – GLAS, Berkeley CA (USA) >> International Animation Festival Córdoba International Animation Best Family Short - Festival de cinéma (Australia) - International Festival Festival (Argentina) - Cinemagic en famille de Québec (Canada) - PLAY of Films for Children and Young International Film Festival for Young Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival Adults, Tehran (Iran) - Aniilm, Trebon People, Belfast (North Ireland) - (Portugal) - New York International (Czech Republic) - Fantasia, Montreal Festival du Film Court en Armagnac, Children’s Film Festival (USA) - Flatpack (Canada) - International Children Condom (France) - Balkanima, Novi Film Festival, Birmingham (United- and Youth Animation Film Festival Beograd (Serbia) - Animage, Recife Kingdom) - Festival Regard, Chicoutimi Varaždin (Croatia) - Countryside (Brazil) - Ajyal Youth Film Festival, (Canada) - Cinema-Nature Encounters, Animafest Cyprus (Cyprus) - REX 3 Doha (Qatar) Dompierre-sur-Besbre (France) - Stockholm´s Animation Film Festival A-FestFilm 2018 31

THE PRINCESS BALL PRINCESHA BALL

Animation, Short DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Genres: Animation, fairytail Julie Rembauville Runtime: 2 minutes 43 seconds was born in Paris in 1982. She studied Completion Date:January 1, 2018 litterature and audiovisuals at La Sorbonne Country of Origin: France University. In 2003, she published her first Country of Filming: Taiwan book for childern, Je ne me laisserai pas Film Language: French faire ! (I won’t let them do it !) working Shooting Format: 2K with the drawer Nicolas Bianco-Levrin. Aspect Ratio: 16/9 Then, they realized films and books, work- Film Color: Color ing on adaptation principe. The Machino received the award of the best DVD-book Director: Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Director: Nicolas Bianco-Levrin for children in 2006, given by the CIELJ Writer: Prototypes Productions (International Center of Litterature for Producer: Théophane Bertuit Children) She’s now working on an animated serie Synopsis - The fairy Babette is Sinopsi – Zana Babette është ftuar project for TV, KROAK, written with Nico- inally invited to the very appreciated më në fund tek shumë e vlerësuara las Bianco-Levrin and produced by Sacre- « Princess ball » but the invitation “Princesha Ball”, por ftesa nuk bleu productions and on a short Ombre qui is not the only sesame, as prince është e vetmja susami, ashtu si vole. charming or knight are required. princi simpatik ose kalorësi që janë Babette runs to the forest in search të nevojshëm. Babette shkon në of a toad to be transformed. pyll në kërkim të një zhabe që të transformohet.

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

Le Bal des princesses, Prototypes Productions – 2’45” – 2018 Merci mon chien, Folimage et l’Office National du Film du Can- Roc’H, Prototypes Productions – 1’40” – 2017 ada – 7’42” - 2012 Moon Girl, Prototypes Productions – 3’07” – 2016 [R], Le GREC – 12’34” - 2011 Il était 3 fois, La Luna Productions – 1’32” – 2015 Ben Hora, Sacrebleu Productions - 4’00” - 2010 Celui qui domptait les nuages, Prototypes Productions – 4’30” – Retour aux ours, Sacrebleu Productions - 3’24” - 2008 2015 Partie de Pêche, Sacrebleu Productions - 3’00” - 2008 Le Ramoneur, Prototypes Productions – 1’32” – 2015 Ailleurs, Prototypes Productions - 4’10” - 2008 Le Chameau & le dromadaire, Prototypes Productions – 3’55” – Baptistin l’imbattable, Collection du Nuage - 7’35” - 2006 2014 Le Machino, Collection du Nuage - 2’45” - 2004 Moins con que la lune, Prototypes Productions – 3’45” – 2013 Monsieur Jean, Collection du Nuage - 6’35” - 2004 Patakès, Prototypes Productions – 10’30” – 2012 A-FestFilm 32 2018

Synopsis - The disappointments THE HUNT of a short- sighted and GJUETARI harmless hunter who took with Animated short ilm DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY him by mistake Country of Production: France Ater having studied animation with Fyodor a rabbit instead Duration: 5 min. 36 Khitrouk, Alexey Alekseev developed his own of his dog to Year of Production: 2017 style, laconic and witty, with an obeat and go hunting in Technique: 2D computer sarcastic humor. He works in animation since the forest. No Aspect ratio: 5.1 animal has been 25 years, and in the past 20 years, he has worked Director:Alexey Alekseev injured... City: Budapest as a director and surpervisor of many short Sinopsi - ilms and TV series, and won 70 awards at Zhgënjimet international festivals. Alexey is an animator, art e një gjuetari director, layout man and storyboarder, post-pro- dritëshkurtër duction supervisor, editor and music composer. dhe të Filmography (non-exhaustive) : Ant and Ant- padëmshëm, eater (short ilm, 3 min, 2014), Summer Song i cili me vete i At which international festivals has the ilm been (short ilm, 3 min, 2014), About Birds (short mori me vete screened: ilm, 5 min, 2013), a serie of commercials for gabimisht një 2017: Festival d’un jour, Valence (France) - Animafest Wimm-Bill-Dann (2013), Bear & Bird (short lepur në vend të Zagreb (Croatia) - Regensburger Short Film Week qenit të tij për ilm, 2,35 min, 2007), HUHU - Pole Hole (short (Germany) - Bourg-en-Bresse Animation Festival të shkuar në (France) - Krok, touring (Russia) - ANIMA Cordoba ilm, 2 min, 2007), Mondokak (serie 26x2 min, gjueti në pyll. International Animation Festival (Argentina) - El Meu 2006), About Raven (short ilm, 12 min, 2004), Asnjë kafshë u Primer Festival, Barcelona (Spain) Mr. Bean (serie 52x10 min, 2001-2003)… plagos… A-FestFilm 2018 33

TEMPTATION JOSHJA Animaion, Short Runime: 05 minutes Country of Origin: France Film Language: France BIOFILMOGRAPHY Shooing Format: 1:2,35 Camille has graduated from Supinfocom Film Color : Color Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) Cinematographer: Camille Canonne, Laura Bouillet, with a Master in digital director. With Michael Hot, Catherine Le Quang, Pauline Rain, Laura Bouillet, Michael Hoft, Catherine Marin Villert Le Quang, Pauline Raffin and Martin Art Director: Camille Canonne, Laura Bouillet, Michael Villert, she co-directed the film “Temp- Hot, Catherine Le Quang, Pauline Rain, Marin Villert t a t i o n”. Music: Julien Auclair, Arthur Romain

Director: CAMILLE CANONNE Director: LAURA BOUILLET Director: MICHAEL HOFT Director: CATHERINE LE QUANG Director: PAULINE RAFFIN

Synopsis - A glutton bear tries hard to embark on a frantic high-speed nga një ish-udhëheqëse e skautëve to steal a picnic basket located in a chase... ushtarakë, e cila është e iksuar me scout camp. Sadly for him, this camp Sinopsi - Një ari grykës, përpiqet etiketimin e gjërave. Ariu nuk e kupton is ruled by an ex-military scout leader fort të vjedhë një shportë pikniku se, do të nisë një ndjekje të furishme who is obsessed with labelling things. të vendosur në një kamp skautësh. me shpejtësi të lartë … The bear doesn’t realize he is going Mjerisht për të, ky kamp sundohet

TEMPTATION

A glutton bear tries hard to steal a picnic basket located in a scout camp. Sadly for him, this camp is ruled by an ex-military scout leader who is obsessed with labelling things. The bear doesn’t realize he is going to embark on a frantic high-speed chase... A-FestFilm 34 2018

WILLIAM TELL - THE STORY FOR CHILDREN VILHELM TEL - DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Director Monika Vass fell in love with HISTORIA PËR FËMIJËT cartoon animations as a child. At the age of ten, Monika made his stories as comics, Animation, Music Video, Web / New Media and developed early cartoon characters Runtime: 3 minutes 25 seconds inspired by traditional ones like Garfield, Completion Date: January 29, 2016 and Snoopy. Country of Origin: Hungary Ultimately Monika went on to study at Highschool of Fine Arts (Budapest), and Country of Filming: Hungary finished in 1997 with a graduation of ani- Film Language: English, Hungarian mation. Shooting Format: Digital She immediately started to work on hun- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 garian animation studios, like:Pannónia, Film Color: Color Varga, and Baestarts for the first time as a cleanup artist, and later as character Director: Mónika Vass supervisor. Writer: László Tavaszi Meanwhile, she became a mother and after Writer: Mónika Vass 10 years of working in the animation in- dustry in 2007 Monika started to discover Animators: Mónika Vass her own drawing creativity again firstly as Music: László Tavaszi a freelancer children’s book illustrator. Music: Mónika Vass In 2013 she started to develope a Youtube channel especially for children - Kerek- Mese - what becomes the most viewed Synopsis - The traditional William Sinopsi - Historia tradicionale e hungarian channel in 2015, and continues Tell story in an easy to understand, Vilhelm Telit, një prezantim plot to be no.1. since than. colorful representation for children. ngjyra për fëmijët, e lehtë për t’u kuptuar.

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

I believe that every people have and the blending of different forms in the online video world. I want to several talents what’s need to be of art such as music, animation, create ilms that have something improved, and combined to make storytelling, etc. resulted in something positive to say, but also make them exciting, new things. As a child I used that never even existed in my country, different form each other, and show to make a decision to learn music Hungary. everydays things in a new viewport. or to go on the way of animation. My hope is to show that everything Altrought I went on the animation’s Each project I start to work on is could be kind, funny, even if you did way, and worked for 10 years in that, different, exciting, and inds there way not noticed it yet. inally my love in music come back, to diverse kinds of people and children A-FestFilm 2018 35

KIPPKOPP IN THE GRASS (SERIAL TELEVIZIV) KIPPKOPP NË BAR Animation Runtime: 7 minutes Completion Date: August 31, 2017 Country of Origin: Hungary Country of Filming: Hungary Film Language: Hungarian Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

Director: Veronika Marék Writer: Balázs Rajcsányi Producer: Kippkopp

Synopsis - The irst episode of the TV series based on the Sinopsi - Episodi i parë i serisë televizive bazuar në përralla fairy tales of Veronika Marék. Kippkopp, a chestnut child, të Veronika Marek. Kippkopp, një fëmijë i gështenjës, është is up for a walk in a meadow. He is alone and looking for gati për një shëtitje në një livadh. Ai është vetëm dhe kërkon someone to play with. He meets numerous animals on his që dikush të luajë. Ai takon shumë kafshë në rrugën e tij, por way, but none of them cares about him. Even the ladybug asnjëri prej tyre nuk kujdeset për të. Edhe karakteri fluturon flies away… however, Kippkopp decides to follow her. larg ... megjithatë, Kippkopp vendos ta ndjekë atë. A-FestFilm 36 2018

MANISH GUPTA A boy going to school, it’s a very hot day. He CUP OF WATER walk on street, there is a small bird fly on sky she is searching for Water. She is search KUPA E UJIT everywhere on street but she didn’t find water Animation, Short anywhere. After a long time bird didn’t find water so she faint on ground. The boy sees Runtime: 2 minutes 47 seconds this and he gives some water in container. Completion Date: May 7, 2017 Bird wake up and take the container and Country of Origin: India fly in sky when she fly some water fell on Country of Filming: India ground, after travel a long distance all the Film Color: Color water fell on ground. She is not able to take water for their children. Boy watches all Director: Manish Gupta action done by bird, he is feeling very bad. Writer: Saket Animation He opens the water bottle and gives water. We see some other bird also come and drink water. Boy is very happy to see all the bird drink water. Moral : Keep Water For Animals

Synopsis - A boy going to school, it’s a watches all action done by bird, he is bie në tokë. Djali e sheh këtë dhe i jep very hot day. He walk on street, there is feeling very bad. He opens the water ujë me një enë. Zogu u zgjua, mori enën a small bird fly on sky she is searching bottle and gives water. We see some dhe fluturoi në qiell. Duke fluturuar, pak for water. After a long time bird didn’t other bird also come and drink water. ujë ra në tokë, Ai nuk është në gjendje ind water so she faint on ground. The të merrte ujë për fëmijët e tij. Djali boy sees this and he gives some water Sinopsi - Një djalë shkon në shkollë, vëzhgon të gjitha veprimet e bëra nga in container. Bird wake up and take Është një ditë shumë e nxehtë. Ai ecën zogu. Ai hap shishen e ujit dhe jep ujë. the container and fly in sky when she në rrugë. Në qiell fluturon një zog i Ne shohim që disa zogj të tjerë vijnë fly some water fell on ground. She is vogël në kërkim të ujit. Pas një kohë të dhe pijnë ujë. not able to take water for children. Boy gjatë zogu nuk gjen ujë e kështu që ai A-FestFilm 2018 37

HEZAR AFSAN HEZAR AFSAN

Animation Runtime: 7 minutes Completion Date: March 31, 2017 Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of Country of Filming: Iran, Islamic Republic of Shooting Format: digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

Director: Jalai Yekta Abbas Director: Afsane Bakhshi Writer: Asghar Safar Producer: Mehdi Darvishani DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Asghar Safar the founders of Hooran Studio born on February 8th1976 in Isfahan ,Iran. He graduated from the faculty of Cinema & Theatre at the University of Synopsis - The White ogre attacks Sinopsi – Ogra e bardhë sulmon Honar in Tehran in master degree in animation. the city and kidnaps the king .Rostam qytetin dhe rrëmben mbretin. Rostam He is the writer and director of over 50 animated is set to ind and return him. është vendosur t’a gjejë dhe t’a films TV series. His films won numerous national kthejë atë. awards and various international film festivals. He began teaching animation in Soureh, Soroush and Tehran University. Abbas Jalali Yekta Born on September 2nd 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Abbas Jalali Yekta graduated in Cinema. He started his career as a character designer, storyboard designer and director by making short animated, documentary – animation and advertising films. Abbas Jalali Yekta not only directing short animat- ed films but also cooperate in producing feature film (Jamshid and Khorshid), TV series (History This Way). A-FestFilm 38 2018

PEACE CARPET QILIMI I PAQES DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation, Short Ziha Arzhang Runtime: 4 minutes 6 seconds Member of Asifa Iran (Cinema Associa- Completion Date: January 4, 2018 tion of Iranian Animation Filmmakers) Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iranian Young Cinema Society 2013 An- Country of Filming: Iran, Islamic Republic of nual Filmmaking course 2013 Film Color: Color Hur Institute 2002-2008 last year as a key animator in the between key designer serial animation kosha Series (3) of the 26 episodes directed by mohamadreza fakhraeezadeh Player of Iran IRIB 2008-2007 -key and between designer Series anima- tion 26 episode adventure series directed kosh( 2 ) by mohamadreza fakhraeezadeh Player of Iran IRIB 2005- 2006 -key and between designer Series anima- tion 26 episode adventure series directed Niki and Nikan( 2 ) by mohamadreza fakhraeezadeh Player of Iran IRIB 2004- 2005 -key and between designer Series anima- tion kosh (1) in 26 episodes directed by Synopsis - Pregnant deer is the role Sinopsi - Dreri shtatzënë është roli mohamadreza fakhraeezadeh Player of that lives on the carpet. The hunter që jeton në qilim. Gjahtari po gjuan Iran IRIB 2003-2004 is hunting for him. She is wearing për të. Ajo ka veshur velenxa të Teaser central planner’s first festival of various rugs to save her child’s life. ndryshme për të shpëtuar jetën e the year 2011 fëmijës së saj Activity in Visualization Illustrated over thirty books for children and young people and working with publishers Since the publication Workout, Sche- herazade, Qayyum, Zino, magic pen, soldiers, entrepreneurs and Orang ..... A-FestFilm 2018 39

LUKISAN NAFAS (BREATH PAINTING) Frymëmarrja e pikturës DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Fajar Ramayel is a motion graphic artist Animation, Drama, Family who want to be an animation director Runtime: 12 minutes 30 seconds someday. He was born at 1 may 1987, Completion Date: March 22, 2017 and studied in a graphic design college Country of Origin: Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since 2009, He has Country of Filming: Indonesia Synopsis - A man and directed 3 short animation : Film Language: Indonesian - Hamukti Palapa (2009) his little daughter want to capture a photograph Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - WachtenStaad (2014) of the Javan Hawk Film Color: Color - Lukisan Nafas (2017) Eagle, so they are travelling through a Director: Fajar Ramayel forest to see it. But something happen in WachtenStaad that forest. Writer: Septika Ranu Sinopsi - Një burrë dhe Writer: Rian Muhamad Gifari vajza e tij e vogël duan Writer: Fajar Ramayel të kapin një fotograi Producer: Saka Setyo Atmojo të shqiponjës Hawk, kështu që ata udhëtojnë Lead Animator: Bayu Itra përmes pyllit për të parë Technical Director: Michelle Sudarsono atë. Por diçka ndodh në Music Director: Rachmat Ichwan atë pyll. A-FestFilm 40 2018

RUNNING LIGHTS DRITAT VRAPUESE Animation Genres: Fantasy DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Runtime: 11 minutes 20 seconds Gediminas Siaulys Completion Date: February 1, 2017 (Ged Sia) is an animation director, visual artist and a co-founder of a studio Country of Origin: Lithuania PetPunk. The artist’s primary areas of Shooting Format: 35mm interest lie in animation, tactile crafts and Aspect Ratio: 2,35:1 various experiments within these fields. Film Color: Color G. Siaulys with PetPunk are the first Lith- uanians to win the “Young Guns” prize by Synopsis - This is a story about Director: Gediminas Siaulys the eternal miracle of life and the Art Directors Club (NY). Gediminas’ death. The unfortunate death of a Writer: Andrius Kirvela works gained recognition by world’s lead- wild hare turns into a remarkable Writer: Migle Pelakauske ing art & design magazines, conferences, experience for children who ind Producer: Gediminas Siaulys festivals and became a synonym for “New his body and bury it in a sand Editors: Fusedmarc Eastern European Design”. box. Now buried, the hare’s life Composers: Jurga Seduikyte fades away and dozens of magical creatures that lived inside him Composers: Egle Sirvydaite leave his body in search for a Composers: Mixtape Club This is a story about the eternal miracle new home. The hare’s life ends by of life and death. The unfortunate death merging with nature, but is reborn of a wild hare turns into a remarkable ex- in the plants and animals around it. This fairy-tale encourages us to perience for children who find his body think about what death is. and bury it in a sand box. Now buried, the hare’s life fades away and dozens of Sinopsi - Ky është një tregim për magical creatures that lived inside him mrekullinë e përjetshme të jetës leave his body in search for a new home. dhe vdekjes. Vdekja fatkeqe e The hare’s life ends by merging with një lepuri të egër kthehet në një nature, but is reborn in the plants and përvojë të mrekullueshme për animals around it. This fairy-tale encour- fëmijët që e gjejnë trupin e tij dhe ages us to think about what death is. e varrosin në një kuti rëre. Tani e varrosur, jeta e lepurit zbehet dhe dhjetëra krijesa magjike që kanë jetuar brenda tij lënë trupin e tij në kërkim të një shtëpie të re. Jeta e lepurit përfundon duke u bashkuar me natyrën, por është rilindur në bimët dhe kafshët rreth tij. Kjo përrallë inkurajon që ne të mendojmë se çfarë është vdekja. A-FestFilm 2018 41

Synopsis – Rhino a non RINO ordinary big rhinoceros living at a very small RINO rural town. He is old, sad Animation and almost blind. Town people, shares their lives Genres: Fantasy DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY and space with rhino. Year of production: 2016 - December Ricardo Herrera is a Director, producer, Kids love him very much, Runtime: 08 minutes Director of Photography and Editor from and they even play their Production country: Mexico games around him. Rhino Mexico City. In 990 he begins his Produc- Shooting Location: Mexico is like the town’s pet. He tion career working on Commercials Music has everything, but he is Content rating Suitable: for all audiences videos an Corporate videos. in 1990 He got still sad, living among all Recording format: ANIMATION his Bachellor Degree in Communication at that affection and happy Projection Format: DCP UACH in Mexico, and some extra courses people surround him. He Screen Format: 16/9 on Film production. He is currently Founder feels alone, but suddenly, Colour: Color and Owner of Intelia Films, Intelia Animate one day, a special and Intelia Productions in USA and Mexico. incident changes his life Sound: Dolby Digital HE is producer of Shortilms as “SIRIUS” forever. Rhino, will inally Cinematographer: RICARDO HERRERA (2016) Dir. Leo Gandara, “OZZY” (2016) ind love and happeness Art Director: JUAN LUCERO Dir. Alonso DS, “SAUDADE” (2016) Dir. in the most unexpected Editing: JUAN LUCERO place. Oliver Tavizon, “DEATHRANCH? (2015) Animation: JUAN LUCERO Sinopsi – Rino është një Dir. Jorge Juarez. “LOS INVISIBLES” (2015) rinoceront i madh i jo i Music: NATALIA LAFOURCADE Dir. Angel Benitez. “ESCUADRA” (2015) zakonshëm që jeton në Sound Editing: FABIAN GRANADOS Dir. Diego Gonzalez. Director of Photogra- një qytet të vogël rural. Post Production: RICARDO HERRERA phy of a feature ilm “LOS HIJOS DEL FIN Ai është plak, i trishtuar DEL MUNDO” (2011) Dir. Julio Abad. Di- dhe pothuajse i verbër. rector of “RINO”Animated Short Film. Njerëzit e qytetit, ndajnë jetën dhe hapësirën e tyre me rinon. Fëmijët e duan shumë, madje luajnë rreth tij. Rino është si kafshët e qytetit. Ai ka gjithçka, por ai është ende i trishtuar, duke jetuar në mesin e të gjithë atyre, dashamirësinë e njerëzve të lumtur që e rrethojnë. Megjithatë, ai ndihet i vetëm. Por papritmas, një ditë, një ngjarje e veçantë ndryshon jetën e tij përgjithmonë. Rino, më në fund do të gjejë dashuri dhe lumturi në vendin më të papritur. A-FestFilm 42 2018

Synopsis - A beautiful red flower FLOWER FOUND! stands in the middle of the forest. When it LULJA U GJET! suddenly disappears Mouse is very sad. Animation, Short, Student Bird takes Mouse Genres: black comedy, drama, tragicomedy DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY around the forest to Runtime: 6 minutes 46 seconds Jorn Leeuwerink was born in 1990 in search for the flower Completion Date: July 11, 2017 the Netherlands and studied anima- and other animals Country of Origin: Netherlands tion at the HKU University of the Arts join in too. Then Utrecht. He lives in Amsterdam and they think they’ve Aspect Ratio: 16:9 works there as an animator. found the flower and Film Color: Color things quickly get out of hand. Director: Jorn Leeuwerink Sinopsi – Një lule Writer: Jorn Leeuwerink e bukur e kuqe, qëndron në mes të Producer: Myra Emmen Riedel pyllit. Kur papritmas Backgrounds: Bryan Teoh zhduket, Miu trishtohet shumë. Zogu merr Miun rreth pyllit për të kërkuar lulen. Edhe kafshët e tjera bashkohen me ta. Pastaj ata mendojnë se e kanë gjetur lulen, por gjërat dalin shpejt nga dora. A-FestFilm 2018 43

Synopsis - A ilm about flying, falling, RED & SILVER and inding a friend. Red makes a journey E KUQE DHE E ARGJENTË from south to Animation north, from warm to DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY cold, from light to Runtime: 09 minutes darkness. The world Completion Date: 2016-March Margaret Emdal was born in Stranda/ has great beauty, Country of Origin: Norway Norway. Studied Visual Communica- but it can also be a tion in Münster/Germany. She has Aspect Ratio: 16:9 dangerous place. Film Color: Color been working as a graphic designer and After a long and animator for different media and TV. terrible journey, Red She has also been teaching art is falling down in the Screenplay: Margaret Emdal and animation at different schools. She snow. Then, there Cinematographer: Margaret Emdal is now living and working in Oslo as an is Silver... the two Art Director: Margaret Emdal independent animation friends are travelling Editing: Margaret Emdal south, and new filmmaker and graphic designer. She Sound: Margaret Emdal has made the animated shorts Heartat- problems occur. The ilm is dedicated to Animation: Margaret Emdal tack (1992) and Tango Caramba Mother Earth and all Music: Ludwig van Beethoven by London (1997) as well as a great number of ani- her creatures with Philharmonic Orchestra, Sen Bee mated titles for TV and film. wings. Sinopsi – Një ilm rreth fluturimit, rënies dhe gjetjes së një shoku. E Kuqja bën një udhëtim nga jugu në veri, nga e ngrohta në të ftohtë, nga drita në errësirë. Bota ka bukuri të madhe, por mund të jetë gjithashtu një vend i rrezikshëm. Pas një udhëtimi të gjatë dhe të tmerrshëm, e Kuqja bie në borë. Pastaj, ka të Argjentë ... dy miqtë udhëtojnë në jug, dhe probleme të reja ndodhin. Filmi është i dedikuar për Nënë Tokën dhe të gjitha krijesat e saj me krahë. A-FestFilm 44 2018

DIRECTOR Synopsis - This Ksenia Mikhilenko is a story about TOUCH friendship, which winter checks it PREKJA for strength. Animation, Short, Student Sinopsi – Kjo Genres: драма, семейный është një histori Runtime: 4 minutes 31 seconds për miqësinë, e Completion Date: November 5, 2017 cila e kontrollon Country of Origin: Russian Federation atë për force. Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Aspect Ratio: 1920:1080 Film Color: Color

Director: Ksenia Mikhilenko Writer: Valentina Ryzhkova A-FestFilm 2018 45

Synopsis - Little stories SMALL FOREST STORIES about friendship and playing in HISTORI TË VOGLA PYLLI the forest, and Animation, Television about how all of us on this planet Runtime: 3 minutes 11 seconds ENGLISH are so alike, but Completion Date: March 30, 2017 BIOFILMOGRAPHY any little fox is Country of Origin: Russian Federation Born in Minsk in 1976. She graduated still the best Country of Filming: Russian Federation from the Minsk High School of Arts and tracker in the Shooting Format: HD world! the animation directing and computer Aspect Ratio: 16:9 graphics department at the Gerasimov Sinopsi - Film Color: Color Institute of Cinematography (2003). In Tregime të vogla school she made the animated films Aun- rreth miqësisë Director: Veronika Fedorova tie Winter and The King is Forgetting. dhe të luajturit Writer: Olga Sivakova-Vasina She was the director and artist for the në pyll, dhe për projects Lullabies of the World, All Year mënyrën se si të Writer: Elizaveta Skvortsova Round, Good Luck and Literal Stories. gjithë ne në këtë Writer: Georgy Gitis planet jemi aq të Writer: Sergey Selyanov ngjashëm, por Producer: Georgy Gitis ndonjë dhelpër e Producer: Sofya Trifonova vogël është ende gjurmuesja më e Sound Designer: Daniel Kalashnik mirë në botë! Composer: Veronika Fedorova A-FestFilm 46 2018

THE KITTEN FROM LIZYUKOV STREET KOTELJA NGA RRUGA LIZOVIC (FILM SERIAL) Animation, Short Genres: comedy Runtime: 13 minutes 22 seconds Completion Date: November 1, 2017 Country of Origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Film Color: Color

Director: Vitaliy Zlotnikov Writer: Aleksey Tsitsilin Writer: Vladimir Nikolaev Producer: Vladimir Nikolaev

Synopsis - The sequel narrates about new adventures Sinopsi – Filmi tregon për aventurat e reja të kotele nga of the kitten from Lizyukov street. This time dreams take rruga Lizyukov. Këtë herë ëndrrat marrin kotele Vasily dhe kitten Vasily and his puppy friend Bulka from snow- miku i tij i qenushit Bulka nga qyteti rus i mbuluar me borë covered Russian town Voronezh to sunny Australia. The Voronezh në Australinë me diell. Personazhet kryesore main characters won’t only get caught into the vortex of jo vetëm që do të kapen në vorbullën e aventurave të incredible and sometimes dangerous adventures, but also pabesueshme dhe ndonjëherë të rrezikshme, por do të ind new friends and, most importantly, realize that there is gjejnë miq të rinj dhe, më e rëndësishmja, do të kuptojnë no place like home on whole Earth! se nuk ka vend si në shtëpi në tërë Tokën! A-FestFilm 2018 47

CAT MACJA

Animation Genres: comedy Runtime: 2 minutes 53 seconds Completion Date: January 7, 2018 Country of Origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Shooting Format: Still Camera Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Synopsis - Inseparable Girl and Cat are playing checkers. Film Color: Color The cat loses over and over…

Sinopsi - Vajza e pandashme dhe Macja janë duke luajtur Director: Sergei Ryabov damë. Macja humbet pa pushim .. Writer: Sergei Ryabov Producer: Alyona Ryabova Key Cast: “girl” Tatyana Ryabova A-FestFilm 48 2018

Synopsis - During a football match with his THE BALL friends, two kids stole Angel’s new ball. Charo, a TOPI friend of Angel, says that she knows where one of Animation, Student the thieves lives. Angel Year and month of production: 2017 - October and his father go there to Length: 08 minutes try to recover the ball. But Production country: Spain things get complicated when Angel’s father Shooting: Location Spain realizes that the house Recording format: MP4 - 4K - 25 fps owner is the main client Projection Format: Digital File of his modest business. Screen Format: 16/9 Colour: Color Sinopsi - Gjatë një DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY ndeshjeje futbolli me Sound: Mono Graduated in Information Sciences at the miqtë e tij, dy fëmijë Complutense University of Madrid in 1995 vodhën topin e ri të Screenplay: Fernando G. Pliego he works as a programmer since 2001. Engjëllit. Çaro, një mik i Cinematographer: Paula Quintanar Engjëllt, i thotë se e di se Being himself both an amateur photogra- Art Director: María Lozano ku jeton një nga hajdutët. pher and writer he returns in 2010 to the Engjëlli dhe babai i Editing: Fernando G. Pliego audiovisual world that has little to do with tij shkojnë atje për të Sound: Javier López Velasco what he let 15 years before. Trained as a rimarrë topin. Por gjërat Music: Sofía O. Infante director assistant director and illuminator bëhen të komplikuara kur at Metropolis Academy in Madrid. In 2011 babai i Engjëlli e kupton he directed his irst short ilm “Sangre para se pronari i shtëpisë el donar” based on a tale written by him- është klienti kryesor i self and also helped as a camera operator biznesit të tij modest. in the ilm “Vivir soñando” directed by Javier López Velasco. While preparing the script for “La lección de hoy” which he eventually directs in May 2012 he also directs “¿Me oyes?” (2011) a screenplay by the actress and poet Fátima Delgado. In 2013 he wrote and directed “Asco” he helped in production tasks in “Dual” short ilm directed by Rocìo González and he also co-directed “En el espejo” a Fátima Delgado’s project. In 2014 he writes and directs “Foto de familia” a drama in black and white; from 2015 is “¿Cómo te gusta?”, a small piece about manipulation and daily violence. A-FestFilm 2018 49

Synopsis - A little girl is playing house by PLAYING HOUSE herself. She makes SHTËPIA E LOJRAVE food out of toys and sets the table. Then Recording format: Digital DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY a little boy comes in, Projection Format: DCP Born in Istanbul, 1981. Graduated from and she greets him Screen Format: 1:1,85 Anadolu University Fine Art Faculty with joy. But things Colour: Color Animation Department in 2004. First are getting darker as Sound Others: Screenplay: Cenk Koksal short film was “Talented Mr. Koksal” they are pretending... as graduation project in 2004. Worked Sinopsi - Një vajzë Cinematographer: Ozgul Gurbuz as storyboard artist, cel animator and e vogël po luan në Art Director: Mustafa Gundem clean-up artist in cartoon projects. Later shtëpi me veten. Ajo Editing: Cenk Koksal became 3d animator and animation e bën ushqim për Sound: Mustafa Durma director for Tv commercials. Living and lodrat dhe vendos Animation: Bora Sahin, Mervenur Ulcan, Gunes working in Istanbul since 2005. Filmog- tryezën. Pastaj vjen Gocmen, Seckin Yalin raphy: Yetenekli Bay Koksal (Talented Mr një djalë i vogël dhe Music: Matthias Steiner Koksal) - (2005) Evcilik (Playing House) e përshëndet me Cast: Ugur Ileri - Father - (2016) gëzim. Por gjërat po Sound Editing: Karasinek - Mustafa Durma ngatërrojen ndërsa Post Production: 1000 Volt Post Production po pretendojnë ... A-FestFilm 50 2018

Synopsis - Crafting crepe- GROWTH paper flowers is the irst step to young Anna learning a new RRITJE life lesson. Her grandad helps her understand that through Animation, Short, Student patience and hard-work, she Genres: Children’s, Family can create an outcome that Runtime: 2 minutes 20 seconds lasts longer and is even more Completion Date: May 1, 2017 beautiful than a couple of delicate paper flowers. Country of Origin: United Kingdom Sinopsi – Krijimi i luleve prej Film Language: English letre, janë hapi i parë që Anës Shooting Format: Digital së re që të mësojë një mësim Aspect Ratio: 16:9 të ri të jetës. Gjyshi i saj e Film Color: Color ndihmon atë të kuptojë që me DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY durim dhe punë të vështirë, Marta Kwasniewska is an award win- ajo mund të arrijë një rezultat Director: Marta Kwasniewska ning animator, and illustrator based in që zgjat më shumë dhe është Music: Delilah Ferry-Swainson Sheield. She is currently studying for edhe më i bukur se disa lule Masters in Animation at Sheield Hallam letre delikate. University in the UK. In 2017, she won the Nick Park Award, as well as the Best in Show Award at the Sheield Institute of Arts for her short ilm ‘Growth’. A-FestFilm 2018 51

Synopsis - Two skaters looking BLUE CHERRY for their next big adventure help QERSHIA BLU an old man with his groceries. Animation, Short, Student Genres: Children’s, Family Sinopsi - Dy Runtime: 5 min patinatorë, Sound Mix: Stereo në kërkim të Color: Color aventurës së Country: Australia | Canada tyre të madhe Language: English të ardhshme, Release Date: 28 January 2018 ndihmojnë një Director: Nathan Jurevicius plak me sende Luke Jurevicius - producer ushqimore të tij. Nathan Jurevicius- producer Brent Maloney - executive producer A-FestFilm 52 2018

Synopsis - Sasha “struggles” at home. Her I WANT TO LIVE IN THE ZOO parents expect her to tidy up her room, eat porridge UNË DUA TË JETOJ NË and do homework. DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Sasha decides that life KOPËSHTIN ZOOLOGJIK Evgenia studied directing and writing for in the zoo sounds much Animation, Short animation in the University of Cinema more interesting! She Genres: Comedy and TV in St. Petersburg (Russia). hen heads off to try and ind Runtime: 6 minutes she studied writing for children in the her place among a bunch Completion Date: August 9, 2017 french animation school “La Poudriere” of penguins or maybe Country of Origin: Russian Federation in Valence (France) and in the Groucho giraffes? Film Language: English, Russian Club in London. She worked in the Shooting Format: Digital children media industry for 7 years as a Sinopsi - Sasha Aspect Ratio: 16:9 writer, director, content creator, illustra- “lufton” në shtëpi. Film Color: Color tor and character designer. Her animated Prindërit e saj presin Director: Evgenia Golubeva short ilms won awards around the globe që ajo t’a rregullojë Writer: Michael Aldashin and have been screened in many festivals. dhomën e saj, të hajë qull dhe të bëjë Producer: Anastasia Lunkova hree of her preschool TV series projects detyrat e shtëpisë. Producer: Boris Mashkovzev are optioned by production companies in Sasha vendos që jeta Producer: Alisa Tashkinova Ireland, UK and Russia. Her game project në kopshtin zoologjik “Jelly Jumble” is available on the iTunes. Key Cast: Lyla McLeod tingëllon shumë më Key Cast: Dmitrij Tashkinov Recently she’s got an award for the best interesante! Ajo niset game at Ocean Game Jam in Berlin. She për të gjetur vendin e Key Cast: Myles McLeod works across diferent media using digital saj midis penguinëve Key Cast: Tom Angell and hand drawn art. She loves folklore, ose ndoshta, Music and sound: Natalia Gabis diferent cultures and experimenting with xhirafave? Head of animation: Ekaterina Plaksina the media. A-FestFilm 2018 53

Synopsis - Looking for a FRIDGE SONG fridge to buy in the store can KËNGA E FRIGORIFERIT be boring for a Animation, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY child ... unless Director Monika Vass fell in love with something really Runtime: 3 minutes 34 seconds cartoon animations as a child. At the age interesting Completion Date: February 17, 2016 of ten, Monika made his stories as comics, happens near Country of Origin: Hungary and developed early cartoon characters a combined Country of Filming: Hungary inspired by traditional ones like Garield, unit. This short Film Language: Hungarian and Snoopy. animation ilm - Ultimately Monika went on to study at made especially Shooting Format: Digital Highschool of Fine Arts (Budapest), and for children - Aspect Ratio: 16:9 inished in 1997 with a graduation of guides you to Film Color: Color animation. the other side She immediately started to work on hun- of the fridge Director: Mónika Vass garian animation studios, like:Pannónia, machine, where a legendary Writer: László Tavaszi Varga, and Baestarts for the irst time as creature Writer: Mónika Vass a cleanup artist, and later as character preserves the Producer: Mónika Vass supervisor. continuous cold. Meanwhile, she became a mother and Animators: Mónika Vass Sinopsi - Duke Music: László Tavaszi ater 10 years of working in the anima- kërkuar për një tion industry in 2007 Monika started to frigorifer për të discover her own drawing creativity again blerë në dyqan irstly as a freelancer children’s book mund të jetë illustrator. i mërzitshëm In 2013 she started to develope a Youtube për një fëmijë ... channel especially for children - Kerek- përveç nëse diçka Mese - what becomes the most viewed me të vërtetë hungarian channel in 2015, and continues interesante, to be no.1. since than. ndodh pranë një njësie të kombinuar. Ky Filmography: ilm i shkurtër i 1998-1999 Baby blues - character supervi- animuar - i bërë sor (Varga) posaçërisht për 1999 Sheeep - character supervisor (Var- fëmijërinë - ju ga) udhëzon në 2001-2003 Mr Bean - cleanup artist anën tjetër të (Varga) frigoriferit, ku një 2013- KerekMese series - 103 episodes krijesë legjendare ruan ftohjen e vazhdueshme. A-FestFilm 54 2018

Synopsis - A cunning and tricky fox fooled TRICKED BEAR the innocent bear and that’s how he lost his ARIU I MASHTRUAR tail Animation, Short, Other DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Sinopsi - Një dhelpër . Independent visual artist. dinake dhe hileqare, Runtime: 8 minutes 43 seconds . Exploring diferent styles and technique: mashtroi ariun e Completion Date: May 18, 2017 from traditional painting approaching to pafajshëm dhe kështu Country of Origin: Moldova, Republic of abstract, from ceramics design to digital ai humbi bishtin e tij Country of Filming: Moldova, Republic of graphics and animation. Film Language: Romanian . Classically trained continue working Shooting Format: HD hard holding the pleasure of art creation. . Keeping dignity try to surviving and Aspect Ratio: 16:9 expose self expressions and position. Film Color: Color

Director: V.Tabac Producer: I.Creangă A-FestFilm 2018 55

Synopsis - In SWEET WEE HOURS Paris, on a summer night, ORËT E VOGLA TË ËMBLA a woman sits at her window Country of Production: France and dreams of Duration: 4 min. 23 her neighbours’ Year of Production: 2017 nocturnal Technique: 3D computer activities. Resolution: 1080p Frame rate: 24p Frame rate: 16/9 Sinopsi - Në Aspect ratio: 5.1 Paris, në një Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 natë vere, një Director: Judith Herbeth, Ines Brini, Julien Cortey, Lea- grua është ulur Caroline Larcher në dritaren e saj City: Orly dhe ëndërron Country: France për aktivitetet e Cinematography: Judith Herbeth natës së fqinjëve Music: Georges Moustaki, Berthe Sylva, Sophie Kay të saj. Animation: Ines Brini, Julien Cortey Sound: Olivier Michelot A-FestFilm 56 2018

Synopsis - Director Monika CLOCK SONG Vass fell in love with cartoon KËNGA E ORES animations as a Animation, Web / New Media DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY child. At the age Director Monika Vass fell in love with of ten, Monika Runtime: 2 minutes 23 seconds cartoon animations as a child. At the age made his stories Completion Date: March 14, 2017 of ten, Monika made his stories as comics, as comics, Country of Origin: Hungary and developed early cartoon characters and developed Country of Filming: Hungary inspired by traditional ones like Garield, early cartoon Film Language: Hungarian and Snoopy. characters Ultimately Monika went on to study at inspired by Shooting Format: Digital Highschool of Fine Arts (Budapest), and traditional ones Aspect Ratio: 16:9 inished in 1997 with a graduation of like Garield, and Film Color: Color animation. Snoopy. Director: Mónika Vass She immediately started to work on hun- Writer: László Tavaszi garian animation studios, like:Pannónia, Sinopsi - Regjisorja Writer: Mónika Vass Varga, and Baestarts for the irst time as Monika Vass Producer: László Tavaszi a cleanup artist, and later as character bie në dashuri Producer: Mónika Vass supervisor. me animacione Meanwhile, she became a mother and Animators: Mónika Vass karikaturë si Music: László Tavaszi ater 10 years of working in the anima- një fëmijë. Në tion industry in 2007 Monika started to moshën 10 vjeç, discover her own drawing creativity again Monika bëri irstly as a freelancer children’s book tregimet e tij si illustrator. komikse, dhe In 2013 she started to develope a Youtube zhvilloi që herët channel especially for children - Kerek- personazhet Mese - what becomes the most viewed e ilmave e hungarian channel in 2015, and continues frymëzuar nga to be no.1. since than. ato tradicionale si Garield dhe Snoopy. Filmography: 1998-1999 Baby blues - character supervi- sor (Varga) 1999 Sheeep - character supervisor (Var- ga) 2001-2003 Mr Bean - cleanup artist (Varga) 2013- KerekMese series - 103 episodes A-FestFilm 2018 57

Synopsis - Quite a peculiar friendship between a little LUCY AND FER girl and this odd goat. The friendship became stronger LUSI DHE FERI just because of a well- Animation, Short, Student DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY made sandwich in every Name is Mireya, but Friends call me single recess at school. As Runtime: 3 minutes 24 seconds Mirko, I am a Multimedia Designer, Il- we know, the school can be Completion Date: April 21, 2017 lustrator, cartoonist and beer lover. Ater the best time of our lives; Country of Origin: Mexico i got my barchelor degree and I wanted memorable, unforgetful Country of Filming: Canada to keep drawing for the rest of my life and rough for many of Film Language: English so I keep tracking every sinlge course, us, just because children workshop or diploma about traditional can be cruel, not because Shooting Format: Digital animation and illustration, thats when I someone is different, they Aspect Ratio: 16:9 found out about VFS in Vancouver, Can- can be mean just because, Film Color: Color ada and those poor instructors had me also teachers can prevent First-time Filmmaker: Yes for a year and 4 months, hell was unleash this, ignore the situation Director: Mirko Olvera and creativity waspotentially increased, or worse; they actually participate in the cruelty. although I have been judged by touching dark themes and turning almost every- Sinopsi - Është pothuajse thing into a dark humor but I have never një miqësi e veçantë mes let that stopped me, it just encourge me in një vajze të vogël dhe kësaj keep going, more darker and funnier. dhie të çuditshme. Miqësia u bë më e fortë vetëm për shkak të një sanduiçi të bërë mirë në çdo pushimi të vetëm në shkollë. Siç e dimë, shkolla mund të jetë koha më e mirë e jetës sonë; mbresëlënëse, e paharrueshme dhe e afërt për shumë prej nesh, pikërisht se fëmijët mund të jenë zemërgurë, ato mund të kenë kuptim vetëm sepse dikush është i ndryshëm, gjithashtu mësuesit mund ta parandalojnë këtë, të injorojnë situatën ose më keq; ata në të vërtetë marrin pjesë në mizori. A-FestFilm 58 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY THE SILENT BEE - From Alexandria, Egypt - Holds a B Sc. Engineering from the Depart- BLETA E HESHTUR ment of Mechanical Power Engineering, Fac- ulty of Engineering - Alexandria University Animation then completed Post Graduate studies at the Runtime: 5 minutes 48 seconds same university. - he irst literary spark has started with writ- Completion Date: October 31, 2017 ing short stories and the theater plays since Country of Origin: Egypt I was a student ,I wrote two Collection of Country of Filming: Egypt short stories entitled: “ Relegation Time ” and “Fantasia ” , also wrote several plays that sub- Film Language: English scribed in theatrical activity in the university Shooting Format: Digital which (Hamlet of people) , (Wake Up Mr. Fer- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 jani) , (he Rehearsal) and ( he Wall). - Locally, I had been registered as dramatic Film Color: Color author from Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) in 1999 and I was not exceed twenty years old yet , so I classiied as the Director: Mohamed Mowai youngest dramatic author of (ERTU), and I Writer: Mohamed Mowai Synopsis - Because wrote many short and long drama evenings, Producer: Haniya Valiente serials, dramatic programs. of the holes in her - Write several short ilm scripts such as: (he wings, Honey has never Darkness) based on the story that wrote by buzzed before. She Nobel Prize novelist “Nagib Mahfouz”, (Set thought that she was me Free) based on the novel that wrote by useless until something Palestinian novelist” Ghassan Kanafani”, (he meeting), (Blue line), (Reyhaneh.. he Last happened that makes Message), (accompany), (he Letter), (he the others later knew on Plot), and (Recognition) based on the theatre how much Honey was play that wrote by Nobel Prize Italian novelist so audible despite she Luigi Pirandello. was a silent bee. - Shortlisted his short script ( he Time) in Seventh edition of the Plaza Project, a short ilms production project that take place en- Sinopsi - Për shkak të tirely at he Arts Center of Bibliotheca Alex- vrimave në krahët e saj, andrina Plaza, under the supervision of ilm mjalti nuk ka rënë kurrë critic Mr. Samir Faird, 2016 më parë. Ajo mendoi se - Wrote and directed short stop motion ilms: ajo ishte e padobishme (c for Conlict, 2015) (First Fingerprint, 2016) derisa ndodhi diçka që i - Participated with his ilm “Democracy is bëri të tjerët më vonë e everything” (Short 3D - directed by Yehya Kemal) in the initiative held by the European dinë se sa Honey ishte Union about the concept of democracy and aq audible pavarësisht freedoms in Brussels, 2015 se ajo ishte një bletë të - Creator of ilmmaking initiative for children heshtur. with disabilities (Fingerprint), 2016 A-FestFilm 2018 59

OH-BEY LUSI DHE FERI DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation, Short, Student Gloria Abigail was born on September Genres: fantasy, advanture, artistic 5, 1994 in Paniai, Indonesia. She is a Runtime: 6 minutes ilmmaker who’s majoring in Visual Completion Date: February 14, 2017 Communication Design focused on Country of Origin: Indonesia Animation from Bina Nusantara Univer- Film Language: English sity. Oh-bey is her irst ilm she made for her graduation ilm. As an animator, she Shooting Format: 1,90 (Full Container) likes exploring diferent visual style to Aspect Ratio: 16.9 make her creation looks pretty. She also Film Color: Color enjoys drawing and developing a cartoon character to tell stories. She hopes she can Director: Gloria Abigail Haryono create more unique animated designs in Producer: Gloria Abigail Haryono the future and keep pleasing audiences.

Synopsis - A flower named Beybi Sinopsi - Një lule e quajtur Bejbi, ka has a great curiosity of outside një kureshtje të madhe për botën e world, but she was not allowed to jashtme, por ajo nuk u lejua të dilte leave the glass house. However she nga shtëpia e qelqit. Megjithatë ajo found out that the outside world mësoi se bota jashtë ishte me të was really interesting and fun. vërtetë interesante dhe argëtuese. A-FestFilm 60 2018

Synopsis - A baby reaches out of his I WANT cradle to get his favorite toy. The intent UNË DUA DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY is frustrated by the Short, Student Urzula was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She studied in the German School in mother, who returns Runtime: 3 minutes Guadalajara from Kindergarden till High- him to the cradle, until Completion Date: February 16, 2017 school. that moment things will She let highschool thinking she was going not be the same Country of Origin: Mexico to study architecture in Berlin but, ater one Film Language: Spanish year of traveling, she got the courage to apply Sinopsi - Një fëmijë Shooting Format: digital to the ilm school exam and study what she really wanted. del nga djepi i tij për Aspect Ratio: 16/9 Se gets into ilm school (Centro de Capac- të marrë lodrën e tij të Film Color: Color preferuar. Ai frustrohet itación Cinematográica) in 2004. At the First-time Filmmaker: Yes present time she directs, produces and edits. nga nëna, e cila e kthen atë në djep, deri në Director: Urzula Barba momentin që gjërat nuk Writer: Urzula Barba. do të jenë të njëjta. Producer: Centro de Capacitación Cine- matográica, A.C A-FestFilm 2018 61

NATURA NATYRA DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation Director y animador de cortometraje Genres: fantasy animado ?Gotera? (1998). ?Director y Runtime: 11 minutes animador de cortometraje animado ?Un Completion Date: August - 2016 duelo? (2008) ?Director and animator Country of Origin: Mexico animated short ?Un d’a que llueva? (2012) Film Language: Spanish ?Director and animator TV animated sereis ?Leyenda Roja? ?Director web Shooting Format: Digital series ?La lucha diaria? (2013). ?Direc- Aspect Ratio: 16.9 tor and animator animated short ?Azul Film Color: Color Maduro?, (2015). ?Director web series ?Kickin’?, in preproduction Director: FELIPE ESQUIVEL Producer: Chaman Animation Studio

Synopsis - Rose is a teenage flower Sinopsi – Roze, është një lule that does not understand the rituals adoleshente që nuk i kupton ritualet of her tribe. However a tragedy will e isit të saj. Megjithatë, një tragjedi make her embark on a voyage of do t’a bëjë atë të illojë një udhëtim discovery. zbulimi. A-FestFilm 62 2018

Synopsis - A sister takes her BLUE LIKE THE OCEAN brother to see the ocean BLU SI OQEANI Sinopsi - Një Animation motër e merr Genres: family, adventure vëllanë e saj për Runtime: 4 minutes 18 seconds të parë oqeanin Completion Date: April 17, 2017 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

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DUMBHEADS BUDALLENJTË DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation, Short Matic Perčič was born in 1990 in Kranj, Genres: comedy, action, sci-i Slovenia. Ater high school, he graduated Runtime: 4 minutes 26 seconds at Institute and Academy of multime- Completion Date: January 1, 2018 dia. In six years of professional work in Country of Origin: Slovenia video production he has been working on Country of Filming: Slovenia several projects from feature ilm, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animated ilms to Film Language: English commercial projects. His latest project Shooting Format: Digital hd Dumbheads is a short animated ilm Film Color: Color created almost entirely by him. Director: Matic Percic Writer: Matic Perčič Producer: Matic Perčič Synopsis- Two dumb space explorer hapësirës janë në kërkim të të gjitha is searching for all green monsters monstrave të gjelbërta në të gjithë all over the universe. After irst universin. Pas tentarivës së parë unsuccessful capture, they decided të pasuksesshme, ata vendosën to steal green chameleon from të vjedhin kameleonin e gjelbër planet Earth. But this job will not be nga planeti Tokë. Por kjo punë nuk so easy. Unpredictable master of do të jetë aq e lehtë. Mjeshtër i camouflage makes a big mess and paparashikueshëm i maskimit, bën Dumbheads lose their space ship. një rrëmujë të madhe dhe budallenjtë Will they ever leave planet Earth? humbasin anijen e tyre hapësinore. A do të ikin ata ndonjëherë nga planeti Sinopsi - Dy exploratorë të leshtë të Tokë? A-FestFilm 64 2018

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THE COSMOSPENGUIN IN DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY SUSHILAND Short Biography Born on 07.08.2008 in Klosterneuburg, PINGUINI I KOZMOSIT Austria. Education NË TOKËN E SUSHIT September 2014 till now - Primary school Animation, Short, Student of Vienna Boy’s Choir (Petits Chanteurs Genres: Roadmovie, Comedy de Vienne) Runtime: 12 minutes September 2011 till June 2014 - L’école Completion Date: July 15, 2017 française de Lycée Français de Vienne, Country of Origin: Austria Grinzing, Vienna Country of Filming: Austria July 2014 - KinderuniKunst Kreativwoche Film Language: German (Children’s university of art, creative Shooting Format: Digital, HD week), Class Animation, The University Aspect Ratio: 16:9 of Applied Arts Vienna Film Color: Color July 2015 - KinderuniKunst Kreativwoche (Children’s university of art, creative Director: Luca Potskhishvili week), Albertina Writer: Luca Potskhishvili Since 2011 teaching in Animation by Producer: Lana Berndl Badri Skirtladze and Maria Chalela, painting, piano

Sinopsi …. The adventures of the gasoline). For what is looking the hekurit). Udhëtimi i tij në San Francisko Cosmospenguin (which is just on diet) Cosmospinguin on the Sushiland, mbaron me kaosin. Në vizitën e tij lead him from his home planet Jupiter seems at irst unclear. Only after he has në Vjenë ai, sëbashku me bretkosën, up to the light years distant, praised travelled around half a planet, inally, shpëtojnë ketrin (i cili bërtet me zë të Sushiland. In search of a treasure he the sense of his trip becomes by him lartë). Në odisenë e tij në shkretëtirë ai meets the frog (which suffers at iron conscious … godet devenë Simon (që nuk ka nevojë deiciency). His trip to San Francisco Sinopsi – Aventurat, e çojnë Pinguinin për benzinë). Për atë çka është duke ends in the chaos. In his visit in Vienna e kozmosit (që është në dietë), nga kërkuar, Pinguinin e kozmosit në tokën he saves together with the frog the shtëpia e tij në planetin Jupiter, deri në e Sushit, duket e paqartë illimisht. Më squirrel (which can shout very loudly). vendin e vlerësuar të Sushit, vite drite në fund, vetëm pasi ai, ka udhëtuar rreth On his odyssey in the desert he hits larg. Në kërkim të një thesari, ai takon gjysmën e planetit, kuptimi i udhëtimit të on the camel Simon (who needs no bretkocën (që vuan nga mungesa e tij bëhet nga ai i ndërgjegjshëm . A-FestFilm 2018 67

Synopsis - A father and Dear Dad BIOFILMOGRAPHY his daughter Camera-etc was created in 1979 for the exchanging I DASHUR BABA Genre: Fiction Animation purpose of making and producing short letters during animated films. Recognized as Produc- the First World Runtime: 05 minutes tion Workshop and Centre for Expression War... Completion Date: 2016 - September and Creativity of the French-speaking Sinopsi - Production country: Belgium Community of Belgium, Camera-etc Babai dhe vajza Recording format: HD organises creative group workshops for e tij shkëmbejnë Projection Format: DCP children, young people and adults in letra gjatë Luftës Screen Format: 16/9 Belgium and in other countries. së Parë Botërore Film Colour: Color ... Screenplay: 13 children Cinematographer: 13 children Art Director: 13 children Editing: Frédéric Hainaut & Louise-Marie Colon Sound: David Nelissen Animation: 13 children Music: L. Bousquet & C. Robert Cast: 13 children (voices) Sound Editing: David Nelissen A-FestFilm 68 2018

In the woods, ields, on DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Konik is animation studio established by water, in the air, local artists Kasia Zimnoch and Pawel Kleszc- creatures bring fear zewski in Cavan, Ireland in 2013. Kasia Zimnoch and Paweł Kleszczewski NË PYJE, FUSHA, NË are duo of Polish filmmakers and visual artist living in Ireland. They create ani- UJË, NË AJËR, KRIJESAT mations based on mythology, folklore and legends. In their animations, they com- Synopsis - The ilm presents LOKALE SJELLIN FRIKË. bine artistic experience with elements of unlucky day of Jaśko, who Animation art history, ethnology and cultural an- is tormented by malicious Genres: Folklore, children, Slavic, Folk tale creatures known from Slavic thropology. They work together, Paweł’s Runtime: 8 minutes 43 seconds folklore. background is a painting and Kasia’s art Film was created during Completion Date: July 15, 2017 history. Both graduated MA on Nicolaus “Animator of Tomorrow” Country of Origin: Poland Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. Workshops on 10th Country of Filming: Poland Their recent animation Broken Tale was International Animated Film Film Language: Polish created in Ireland, Poland and Sweden. Festival Animator 2017 in Shooting Format: digital They received a Cavan County Council Poznań. The ilm was created Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Arts Development Award 2016. Works on by children age 7-12. Film Color: Color the project were conducted during artis- Written and directed by: Director: Pawel Kleszczewski and Kasia Zimnoch tic residencies in Jönköping in Sweden, Pawel Kleszczewski and Writer: Pawel Kleszczewski and Kasia Zimnoch Centre For Creative Industries in Tartu, Kasia Zimnoch Producer: Centrum Sztuki Dziecka w Poznaniu Sinopsi - Filmi paraqet ditën Estonia and in Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Animator: Children age 7-12. e pafat të Jaçkos, i cili është Ireland. Their Broken Tale animation has torturuar nga krijesa të këqia Editing: Pawel Kleszczewski and Kasia Zimnoch received media patronage of TVP Kultu- të njohura nga folklori sllav. ra; and has been presented at numerous Filmi u krijua gjatë international festivals. They also received seminareve “Animator I të grant Polish Culture Around the World nesërmes” në Festivalin e 10- funded by Adam Mickiewicz Institute. In të Ndërkombëtar të Animated 2017 were nominated to the BLOOOM Film “Animator 2017” në Award by WARSTEINER 2017 in Düssel- Poznań. Filmi u krijua nga dorf, Germany. fëmijët e moshës 7-12 vjeçare. Shkruar dhe drejtuar nga: Pawel Kleszczewski dhe Kasia Zimnoch A-FestFilm 2018 69

Synopsis - Back Cap ou pas cap? Do you dare ? BIOFILMOGRAPHY to school... and Camera-etc was created in 1979 for the the children A GUXON? purpose of making and producing short aren’t happy. To Genre: Animation, Comedy animated films. Recognized as Produc- pass the time, Runtime: 04 minutes tion Workshop and Centre for Expression they give each Completion Date: 2017 - September and Creativity of the French-speaking other dares. Production country: Belgium Community of Belgium, Camera-etc Recording format: HD organises creative group workshops for Sinopsi - Kthimi Projection Format: DCP children, young people and adults in në shkollë ... Screen Format: 16/9 Belgium and in other countries. fëmijët nuk janë Film Colour: Color të lumtur. Për Screenplay: 12 children të kaluar kohën, ata japin njëri- Cinematographer: 12 children tjetrin guxim. Art Director: 12 children Editing: Astrid Rotelli Sound: 12 children Animation: 12 children Cast: 12 children (voices) A-FestFilm 70 2018

Synopsis - On Petit Markus - Little Markus BIOFILMOGRAPHY a morning, a Camera-etc was created in 1979 for the sleeping baby MARKUSI I VOGËL purpose of making and producing short was discovered Genre: Animation, Comedy animated films. Recognized as Produc- by villagers in Runtime: 09 minutes tion Workshop and Centre for Expression the forest. They Completion Date: 2016 - September and Creativity of the French-speaking decided to take Production country: Belgium Community of Belgium, Camera-etc care of him and Recording format: HD organises creative group workshops for named him Little Projection Format: DCP children, young people and adults in Markus… Screen Format: 16/9 Belgium and in other countries. Sinopsi - Në Film Colour: Color mëngjes, u Screenplay: 20 children zbulua nga fshatarët në Cinematographer: 20 children pyll, një foshnje Art Director: 20 children që flinte. Ata Editing: Mathieu Labaye vendosën të Sound: 20 children kujdesen për të Animation: 20 children dhe e quajtën Music: Domenico Curcio, Sous le pont, Dexter Britain, Kevin Markusi i vogël MacLeod Cast: 12 children (voices) ... A-FestFilm 2018 71

Synopsis …. Keeping the River pure natural environment. LUMI In the garbage Moderator: Artan Maku environment the Teknike Montazhi: Megi Karaj river flows Psikologe: Megina Selcataj Asistetnte: Eneda Halluni Sinopsi - Të Femijët : Dea Boriçi; Erona Mokçi; Megi pemaj; mbajmë pastër Ensar Sufaj ; Lionel Pemaj ; Shirli Kastrati ; Enia ambjentin Shurdha ; Denisa Mehmetaj ; Rei Beqiri ; Samira natyror. Në Xhaferi ; Alisa Marku ; Gisel Deda ; Redi Tuzi ; Xho- mjedisin e natan Bardhi ; Aresa Erkoçaj ; Valmira Hoxha. plehrave lumi rrjedh. Producente: Eltjana Shkreli OJF “ GO 2 “ A-FestFilm 72 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis MY NEW YEAR Arkhip Varfolomeev 10 years old. - Immerse I am living in Saint- Petersburg, Russia. yourself in your VITI IM I RI I am studying in the fifth grade of English imagination! school No80, St. Petersburg. Believe in miracles and Animation I am also in the fifth grade of music Runtime: 2 minutes 1 second school No16 (class of flute). they will come I have been making animated cartoons true! Life itself Completion Date: May 1, 2016 since I was six. is magic, just Country of Origin: Russian Federation I make the in my home «Animated studio believe it! Country of Filming: Russian Federation -DAR» Film Language: Russian Sinopsi - Zhytuni I paint in different techniques. Shooting Format: MPEG-4, H.264, AAC My animated cartoons: «Little Elk and Di- në imagjinatën Aspect Ratio no»-2013,»Dog and Wolf»-2014, «Cham- tuaj! Besoni në : 1620 × 1080 pion”-2015, “My new year.” -2016 mrekulli dhe Film Color: Color MY NEW YEAR - 2016 I 2’01 I Anima- ata do të vijnë tion studio DAR by Ekaterina Ogorod- e vërtetë! Jeta Director: ARKHIP VARFOLOMEEV nikova, Saint-Petersburg, Russia në vetvete është magjike, thjesht Writer: ARKHIP VARFOLOMEEV Immerse yourself in your imagination! Producer: EKATERINA OGORODNIKOVA Believe in miracles and they will come besoj! true! The life -it is the magic, you just believe! OFFICIAL SELECTION of the festival “chiyoko” Switzerland, 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION of the contest of musical cartoons “Suzdal, Russia, 2017” BEST ANIMATION in the All-Russian creative contest “The Star of Fortune”- Saint-Petersburg,Russia,2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION of the festival “Мульт- Горой” Krasnoyrsk, Russia, 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION of the REC-Film- festival Berlin, 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION of the festival «ТаЁЖкины сказки» Megion, Russia, 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION of the festival Camera Zizanio Greece, 2017 A-FestFilm 2018 73

Lost in Blue: The Flower Ocean Humbur në Blu: Oqeani Lule

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation, Short, Student Dongjian Ji is a storyboard artist, 2D Genres: Fantasy, Environmental animator, and visual development artist. Runtime: 3 minutes 18 seconds Since 9 years old, He began to study draw- ing and painting. He enjoys using hand- Completion Date: May 1, 2017 drawn illustration and motion pictures Country of Origin: United States to reflect what he sees and hears then Country of Filming: United States express his understanding to this world. Shooting Format: Digital Animation How to use images and sounds to create Aspect Ratio: 16:9 brilliant stories is an eternal topic that he is addicted to exploring. Film Color: Black & White and Color Director: Dongjian Ji

Synopsis - This 2D narrative animated never anticipated that her effort makes realitetit. Tregon historinë e një vajze short ilm visualizes illusion and the whole world eventually become që jeton në një botë pa ngjyrë që reality. It illustrates the uncertainty monochromatic blue. vazhdon të kërkojë ngjyra. Megjithatë, of dreams and reflects the cruelty of Sinopsi - Ky ilm i shkurtër animuar ajo kurrë nuk priste që përpjekja e saj reality. It tells the story of a girl that me tregimin 2D vizualizon iluzionin e bën botën të bëhet përfundimisht lives in a world without color who dhe realitetin. Ilustron pasigurinë e njëkohore blu. keeps seeking for colors. However, she ëndrrave dhe reflekton mizorinë e A-FestFilm 74 2018

Synopsi - Suddenly on a beautiful day The search for the lost family in the jungle erupts a volcano, whereby Kërkimi për familjen e humbur a small elephant is separated from his Animation, Short, Student parents. With the Genres: From children for children, Anima- help of a small elf tion, Children, Fable he wants to ind his family. But an angry Runtime: 6 minutes 29 seconds troll is going to set Completion Date: March 1, 2017 up some sneaky Country of Origin: Germany traps for them on Country of Filming: Germany their way... Have Film Language: German a look at all their adventures! Shooting Format: Digital, Photos Synopsi - Papritmas Aspect Ratio: 16:9 në një ditë të Film Color: Color bukur në xhungël First-time Filmmaker: Yes shpërthen një Director Kids ‘n Tricks: Isolde Asal, Kids ‘n vullkan, ku një elefant i vogël Tricks, 7 Kids + 10 Students ndahet nga prindërit Writer Kids ‘n Tricks: Isolde Asal, University e tij. Me ndihmën e of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf një kukudh të vogël ai dëshiron të gjejë familjen e tij. Por një troll i zemëruar do të ngrejë disa kurthe të poshtër për ta në rrugën e tyre ... Shikoni të gjitha aventurat e tyre! A-FestFilm 2018 75 A-FestFilm 76 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Roza Kolchagova education: Synopsis - A 1992-1997 National school of ine arts “Ilia house, a tree, GRANDMOTHER Petrov” - 1997-2005 National academy for a grandmother theater and ilm arts - somewhere GJYSHJA “Krastyo Sarafov” - master’s degree: anima- far away. A ilm tion director, class of Donyo Donev about the little Animation, Short professional experience: things, a ilm Genres: Drama 1993 - 2004 Children books illustration, TV about the things Runtime: 6 minutes 13 seconds animation that we love. A 2004 writer and art director: children TV se- Completion Date: May 7, 2017 story so close ries “DIY a fairy tale” for Bulgarian National Country of Origin: Bulgaria and authentic that Television Shooting Format: Digital 2002 -2006 animation, screenplay and sce- makes us think: nography for children TV series “I want to what do we lose in Film Color: Color be…..” our permanently First-time Filmmaker: Yes Bulgarian National Television busy daily lives. 2007 scenography musical “Christmas street” And what do Director: Roza Kolchagova 2006- 2008 animation, screenplay and sce- we sacriice by nography – children TV show “Cool” moving to the big Writer: Roza Kolchagova Bulgarian National Television city, looking for a Producer: Neli Gacharova 2011- 2012 screenplay and scenography for Key Cast: Dimitar Dimitrov children musical TV show “BON- BON” TV7 better life. 2013-2017 animation, screenplay and scenog- Sinopsi - Një raphy – puppet show TV series “Barkolino” shtëpi, një pemë, 2015-2017 animation and art for children TV një gjyshe - diku program - “Milion and two smiles” larg. Një ilm rreth Bulgarian National Television gjërave të vogla, International festivals participation and një ilm rreth awards gjërave që duam. 1999 award and scholarship whiter contest Një histori kaq e Ballantine`s academy afërt dhe autentike 2000 Annecy International Animated Film Festival – oicial student ilm selection “he që na bën të Dog dream” mendojmë: çfarë 2000 Blagoevgrad International Animated humbim në ditët Film Festival e zëna të jetës së 2000 Greece International Animated Film përditshme. Dhe Festival çfarë sakriikojmë 2000 Writer award and scholarship “OPEN duke u zhvendosur SOCIETY FOUNDATION” në qytetin e madh, 2006 Annecy International Animated Film duke kërkuar një Festival – oicial student ilm selection “How jetë më të mirë. Pipo learned to ly” A-FestFilm 2018 79

Synopsis - This is a The Story of a Motorbike story about a motorbike Historia ne një motoçiklete which is DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Animation 2010. 9-2014. 6 Shanghai Theatre Acade- always wanted my/Animation/Bachelor Degree to go back to Runtime: 6 minutes 3 seconds 2016. 4-till now Tokyo University of the the past. Completion Date: February 1, 2017 Art/Animation/Master Degree(2rd year Sinopsi - Country of Origin: China Kjo është një of study) Country of Filming: Japan histori për një This is a story about a motorbike which is Film Language: Chinese always wanted to go back to the past. motoçikletë Shooting Format: Digital When I was a child,I met this motorbike. që gjithmonë Then he was sold out,but ten years later, është dashur Aspect Ratio: 16:9 I met him again in front of my university. të kthehet në Film Color: Color He was so old with many scars,and no të kaluarën. First-time Filmmaker: Yes keys.I think he must meet a lot of peo- Director: JunQing DuanMu ple,through a lot of things and finally Writer: JunQing DuanMu came here in front of me.I think he is a free motorbike. Producer: Tokyo University of the Arts We talked a lot that time.And we decided Music: Shogo Isozaki to say goodbye to the past and fly to our Sound designer: Masumi Takino future. Key Cast: JunQing DuanMu According to this thing,I made this ani- mation. A-FestFilm 80 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - his ilm using the digital technology to Adopting the RESET simulate the production techniques of evolution of the traditional shadow puppets.Adopting the creature of the VE NË VEND evolution of the creature of the earth and earth and the the development of the food chain as main development Animation, Experimental, Short storylineIt reveals that human greed of the food chain as main Runtime: 3 minutes undermine the natural balance. Ultimately, Completion Date: December 16, 2017 human being themselves will face the story line. It reveals that Country of Origin: China human greed Shooting Format: Digital,HD,Color undermine Film Color: Color the natural First-time Filmmaker: Yes balance. Director: Liu Jiayi Ultimately, Writer: Liu Jiayi human being themselves will face the consequences. Sinopsi - Miratimi i evolucionit të krijesës së tokës dhe zhvillimi i zinxhirit ushqimor si linjë kryesore e historisë. Ajo zbulon se lakmia njerëzore minon ekuilibrin natyror. Në fund të fundit, vetë qeniet njerëzore do të përballen me pasojat. A-FestFilm 2018 81

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - Tomislav Gregl, born 1961 in Zagreb, The story of EASYGOING TEDDY Croatia. friendship He is trick cameraman, one of the few and kindness. TEDI GAZMOR people in Croatia with this skill. His profes- Easygoing sional work with ilm began in 1987 at the Teddy is a Animation Studio of animated ilm,“Croatia ilm“ in playful little bear who Runtime: 8 minutes 30 seconds Zagreb. doesn’t really Completion Date: January 1, 2017 Working as a cameraman and master of care about Country of Origin: Croatia trick photography, he was involved with a forest rules. Country of Filming: Croatia large number of artistic ilms inanced by One day, after Shooting Format: HD the Croatian Ministry of Culture. he saves the Aspect Ratio: 16:9 He has worked on animated feature ilms bee from Film Color: Color „SNOWCAP“(1989) and „Amazing adven- a trouble, tures of apprentice Lapich“(1996). he earns a Director: Tomislav Gregl Filmography: friendship that Writer: Ivo Balenovic Producer: Irena Skoric „LONGING“ (2005) will change his „MALFORMANCE PERFORMANCE“ life. (2007) Sinopsi - “ON A GALLERY” (2009) Historia e miqësisë dhe mirësisë. Teddy gazmor është një ari i gjallë që nuk kujdeset për rregullat e pyjeve. Një ditë, pasi shpëton bletën nga një telash, ai iton një miqësi që do të ndryshojë jetën e tij. A-FestFilm 82 2018

Synopsis - A nice, warming FIRST LOVE hot bath on a cold winter day? DASHURIA E PARË Time goes by and we can’t stop it or change Animation, Short it, no matter how Runtime: 4 minutes 58 seconds much we would Completion Date: October 31, 2017 like to hold on Country of Origin: Finland to the moment. Country of Filming: Finland Everyone comes Shooting Format: Digital to a point when Aspect Ratio: 16:9 the only thing Film Color: Color left to do is just let go. Director: Mika Koskinen Sinopsi - Një Writer: Mika Koskinen dush i ngrohtë, Producer: Eija Saarinen në një ditë të Sound: Toni Ilo dimrit të ftohtë? Music: Anu Falck Koha kalon dhe ne nuk mund t’a ndalojmë ose t’a ndryshojmë, pavarësisht sesa do të dëshironim të qëndrojmë në këtë moment. Gjithkush vjen në një pikë kur e vetmja gjë që mbetet për të bërë është, vetëm lere të shkojë. A-FestFilm 2018 83

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Martin is a director for commercials and KONIG OPA music promos from Berlin. Before he start- ed his career as director he studied at the KONIG OPA University of Applied Sciences Mittweida Fiction Runtime: 13 minutes and the University of the West of Scotland. Completion Date: January , 2017 King Grandpa is his irst venture into fea- Country of Origin: Germany ture ilms. Martin was chosen for Talent- Country of Filming: Germany pool TP2, a government funded project to Shooting Format: HD develop directors and writers from Central Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Germany. FILMOGRAPHY 2016 K̈NIG Film Color: Color OPA (Debut, 15.15mins) Screenplay: Martin Grau Cinematographer: Christian Huck Art Director: Fabienne van de Koolwijk, Holger Isenberg Editing: Bastian Ahrens Sound: Simon Wolf Music: Christoph Zirngibl

Synopsis - Clemens lives and breathes the stories but also the memory of his që të kuptojë se tani është rradha e tij të his grandfather’s stories. When his grandfather alive. vazhdojë të tregojë historitë e tij. Story- grandfather passes away, it is dificult for të treguarit e historisë bëhet për të, një him to understand that it is now his turn Sinopsi - Klemens jeton dhe merr frymë mënyrë jo vetëm për të mbajtur tregimet, to continue telling his stories. Story-telling nga tregimet e gjyshit të tij. Kur gjyshi i tij por edhe kujtimin e gjyshit të tij të gjallë. becomes a way for him to not only keep ikën nga kjo jetë, është e vështirë për të A-FestFilm 84 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Mohammad Alamdar The battle of Sohrab and Born 1981 in Iran Graduate of Directing Television )bache- Gordafarid lor’s degree( Beteja e Sohrab dhe Gordafarid Animation director Animation Director Statement Runtime: 8 minutes 48 seconds he Heart of the sun (2015). Completion Date: October 30, 2017 he battle of Sohrab and Gord Afarid Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of (2017). Country of Filming: Iran, Islamic Republic of Film Language: English Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Mohammad Alamdar Writer: Mohammad Alamdar Producer: Ahmad Alamdar Key Cast: Ahmad Alamdar

Synopsis - Shahnameh is a great epic that his opponent is not a soldier, because janë dy kukulla që japin shfaqje çdo ditë. authored by Persian poet Ferdowsi Tusi. she is a young and beautiful girl. So Ato luftojnë sëbashku në skenë. Ata e Sohrab and Gordafarid are two puppets everything changes... përsërisin këtë betejë çdo ditë derisa një performing one show every day. They ight ditë helmeta e Gord Afarid bie dhe Sohrab together on stage. They repeat this battle Sinopsi - Shahnameh është një tregim zbulon se kundërshtari i tij nuk është një every day, until one day the Gord Afarid’s epik i madhe e shkruar nga poeti persian ushtar, por një vajzë e re dhe e bukur. Pra, helmet falls off his head and Sohrab inds Ferdowsi Tusi. Sohrab dhe Gordafarid gjithçka ndryshon ... A-FestFilm 2018 85

Synopsis - Thomas MONSTERS DON’T EXIST and John are again in MONSTRAT NUK EKZISTOJNË punishment Animation for having Runtime: 3 minutes 23 seconds disturbed the Completion Date: June 30, 2017 lesson, and Country of Origin: Italy they have to stay in class Country of Filming: Italy her teacher Film Language: English during the Shooting Format: Digital recreation. Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Nevertheless, they will ind Film Color: Color the way to First-time Filmmaker: Yes start arguing Director: Ilaria Angelini again. Director: Luca Barberis Organista Sinopsi - Director: Nicola Bernardi Tomasi dhe Writer: Ilaria Angelini Gjoni janë Writer: Luca Barberis Organista përsëri të ndëshkuar Writer: Nicola Bernardi për shkak DOP: Priyan Fernardo se prishën DOP: Otilia Cobzaru mësimin, dhe Editing: Ilaria Angelini ata duhet të qëndrojnë Editing:Luca Barberis Organista në klasë me Editing:Nicola Bernardi mësuesin Editing: Ilaria Angelini gjatë kohës së rekrijimit. Editing: Luca Barberis Organista Megjithatë, Editing:Nicola Bernardi ata do Camera: Ilaria Angelini të gjejnë Camera: Luca Barberis Organista mënyrën për të illuar të Camera: Nicola Bernardi debatojnë Soundtrack: Cristian Labelli përsëri. Soundtrack: Simone Di Leonardo A-FestFilm 86 2018

Synopsis - Alex is already ROADKILL adapted from his parents ighting RRUGA VRASËSE frequently. One Animation, Short, Student night, Alex and his mom heads to his Genres: Drama grandma’s house Runtime: 4 minutes 28 seconds after a big ight... Completion Date: April 21, 2017 Sinopsi - Alex Country of Origin: Korea, Republic of është përshtatur tashmë nga Country of Filming: Korea, Republic of prindërit e tij duke Film Language: English luftuar shpesh. Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Një natë, Alex dhe Film Color: Color nëna e tij shkojnë në shtëpinë e Director: Pyoung won Seo gjyshes së tij pas një Writer: Pyoung won Seo lufte të madhe ... Producer: Pyoung won Seo A-FestFilm 2018 87

Synopsis - The feelings and INTO THE ABYSS viewing of a melancholic NË HUMNERË person. Animation, Experimental, Short, Student Sinopsi - Ndjenjat Genres: Drama, Animation, Music, Melodrama dhe pamjet Runtime: 3 minutes 23 seconds e një personi Completion Date: December 28, 2017 melankolik. Country of Origin: Macedonia, the former Yugo- slav Republic of Country of Filming: Macedonia, the former Yugo- slav Republic of Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Black & White and Color Director: Bani Georgievski Writer: Bani Georgievski Producer: Bani Georgievski Key Cast: Bani Georgievski A-FestFilm 88 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - 2015 is Winner of competition of projects Grandpa and QUIET of animation ilms International Festival grandma Practical Work cinemaschools Kinoproba bought the QETË Yekaterinburg house just Animation 2015 - Winner of Project Pitching near the forest Runtime: 10 minutes Open Russian Festival of Animated Cinema to make it Completion Date: January 1, 2018 in Suzdal more quiet. Country of Origin: Russian Federation Cartoon “Button”; Country of Filming: Russian Federation Sinopsi - Film Language: Russian 2016 - director of the animated ilm “But- Gjysh dhe Aspect Ratio: 16:9 ton”; 8.30 min. With the Fin. Support of gjyshja blenë Film Color: Color the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Fed- shtëpinë Writer: Maxim Kulikov eration. he ilm company “SNEGA” pranë pyllit 2017 - Awards of the animated cartoon për të jetuar Director: Maxim Kulikov "Button": më të qetë. Producer: Irina Sneghinskaya Diploma "he Best Film for Chil- Producer: Georgiy Negashev dren" International Festival of Ani- mated Films TOFUZI "Grand Prix" XI International Short Film Festival "Vision" "Grand Prix" of the All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts in "Orleno- k", 2017 2017 - director of the animated ilm "Quiet" with Fin. Support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Film company "SNEGA" 10.00 min. 2017 - Artistic director of a private anima- tion school for children and adults "Cartoon Workshop" (mast- mult.ru) 2017 - director of animation for a docu- mentary for the World Football Cup 2018. Film company "SNEGA Director of various commercial projects. A-FestFilm 2018 89

Synopsis - This is a fairy VALEMON DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY tale about the VALEMON Maria Stepanova was born in Egypt in1976. search of the She is a graduate of Andrei Tarkovsky Cin- Animation ema Liceum (1992) and VGIK – Russian unattainable Runtime: 8 minutes 41 seconds State Institute of Cinema (2000). Director in life Completion Date: December 18, 2017 of animation ilms. Country of Origin: Russian Federation 1-st student ilm – “he Trap”(1996) Sinopsi - Kjo Country of Filming: Russian Federation 2-nd student ilm – “A Night Walk of a Film Language: Russian është një Watchman’s Dog” (1997) – he First Prize Shooting Format: Digital at the National Student Competition “St. përrallë për Anna”(animation program) and Special Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Prize at “KROK” Animation Festival kërkimin e të Film Color: Color (Ukrane). paarritshmes Diplom-ilm – “Happy Birthday to në jetë. Director: Stepanova Maria You”(1999). Writer: Tupikina Uliya Film-debut – “Tracery” (2001). Producer: Gerasimov Alexander Film – “he Red Cow” (2002) Film – “Sviato” (2002) ( 1st prize at VGIK Festival + KODAK Prize, 1st prize at Zolo- toy Vitiaz Festival (Gold Vitiaz) Film – “Inspiration” (2004) Film – «Vasana»(2006) animation serial «Dolly and Holly» (2009- 2012) (1st prize at Macau International ilm Festival) Film – « Two princesses» (2009)(1st Prize at Chicago Children ilm festival) Film – «On love» (2012) Film – «A Hundred Birds» (2013) Film – «Petrushechka» (2014) Film – «Five sheep» (2016) A-FestFilm 90 2018

Synopsis - Elena, 7 years old, is going Room to the stars for the irst time to his grandmother’s Dhoma në yje house after years Short without seeing Genres: Drama, Social, Alzheimer her. Asunción, DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY old and touched Runtime: 16 minutes From Vitoria-Gasteiz, beginning of the audio- by Alzheimer’s, Completion Date: January 1, 2017 visual training at the Mendizabala Institute, entrusted Elena Country of Origin: Spain where he completed his master’s degree in with the complex Country of Filming: Spain ilm, video and entertainment technique in task of bringing the Film Language: Spanish 2009. stars, those, she Later I specialize in Script and Direction of says, are hidden Shooting Format: Digital 4K cinema in the school Bande in part of Barce- around the house. Aspect Ratio: 2:35 lona and during the three years of diploma Film Color: Color realized three shorts under the seal of the own Sinopsi - Elena, 7 producer of the school, the Finger in the Eye. vjeç, shkon për herë Director: Ilune Diaz të parë në shtëpinë Ater inishing my studies, in 2016, I write e gjyshes së saj Writer: Ilune Diaz and direct the one that today is my fourth pas disa vitesh pa e Writer: Javier Guerra short ilm, this time produced by AVED parë atë. Asuncion, Producer: Silvia García Palacios productions in Barcelona, in collaboration e vjetër dhe e prekur Key Cast: Norma Pujol with the French production company here nga sëmundja e Key Cast: María Molins and elsewhere. Alzheimerit, i besoi Elenës detyrën Key Cast: Adrià Collado komplekse për të Key Cast: Pep Munnè sjellë yjet, ato, thotë Key Cast: Soledad Mallol ajo, janë të fshehura Key Cast: Monica Glaenzel rreth shtëpisë. Key Cast: Dora Santacreu A-FestFilm 2018 91

Synopsis - In the metropolis, the JUST WANT HOME workers living in the illegal area DUA VETËM NË SHTËPI of city. They Animation, Music Video, Short, Student build up a small Genres: Family, society community by suitcase-size Runtime: 4 minutes 50 seconds tents. Why they Completion Date: May 20, 2017 choose to live Country of Origin: Taiwan DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY in a small tent Country of Filming: Taiwan neither a safe, Taipei National University Of Art University Shooting Format: digital steady house. Department of Animation It was a story Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Director of “Nothingness” abort a young Film Color: Color Animator of woman, who Director of “he Golden Fish” once has a Director: Tiffany Chen Director of “Just Want Home” lovely lifetime in Music: WANG WEN-XING her home. Music: Hsieh Cheng Yu Sinopsis - Në Music: Elaine Liu metropol, punëtorët jetojnë në zonën e paligjshme të qytetit. Ata ndërtojnë një komunitet të vogël me tenda të madhësisë së valixheve. Përse ata zgjedhin të jetojnë në një çadër të vogël, as si një shtëpi, të sigurta dhe të qëndrueshme. Ishte një histori aborti për një grua të re, e cila dikur kishte një jetë të mrekullueshme në shtëpinë e saj. A-FestFilm 92 2018

Synopsis - THE SCARECROW Describing the psychological MREKULLIA effect of a father- son relationship Short shaped by the Runtime: 14 minutes 28 seconds DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY conditions of Completion Date: January 1, 2018 the country Country of Origin: Turkey Name, Surname: OSMAN ÇAKIR and patriarchal Country of Filming: Turkey Date and Place of Birth: 01/07/1995 İHSANİYE relations in the Foreign Language: Middle child’s emotional Film Language: Turkish world ... Previous ilms, types and years of directors: Shooting Format: Digital H264 MP4 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Bad Angels Booth, Clip, 2017, Killed to Survive Sinopsi - Duke Short Film 2017 përshkruar efektin Film Color: Color 2017 TRT FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS psikologjik të një COMPETITION 3rd Prize, 2017 International marrëdhënieje Director: Osman ÇAKIR Trojan Short Film Festival Workshop baba-bir të Director: Abdulkadir HASANOĞLU Currently working at: Campus TV Cameraman, formuar nga Writer: Osman ÇAKIR Erciyes Karmen Social Media Management kushtet e vendit Writer: Abdulkadir HASANOĞLU Contact Information: 05347746041 os- dhe marrëdhëniet Producer [email protected] patriarkale në : Göktuğ SOYER botën emotive të Producer: İbrahim DİKMEN fëmijës Key Cast “Boy”: Atahan FİLİK Art Director: Merve TULAY Art Director: Hatice Begüm SERİN Director of Photography: Oğuzhan YETER Editing: Mehmet Nedim BOYMUL Editing: Egemen TEKEL Sound: Hasan Burak KURT Sound: Rıdvan AKGÜN Set Asistans: Nur Nisa ÇINAR A-FestFilm 2018 93

LITTLE BIRD ZOG I VOGËL Animation, Short, Student DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Genres: Drama Elena Nikolova was born in 1990, Plovdiv, Runtime: 3 minutes 53 seconds Bulgaria. In her early life, Elena attended pia- Completion Date: July 12, 2016 no lessons for eight years with the intention of becoming professional pianist, but refused to Country of Origin: Bulgaria continue her musical education. Film Color: Black & White and Color At the age of 14 years, she found sanctuary in drawing. Still not being an option for career, she entered a comprehensive high school in Director: Elena Nikolova Plovdiv with science studies instead. Writer: Elena Nikolova Elena graduated from “St. Kliment Ohridski” Synopsis - A Illustrator: Elena Nikolova high school in 2009, and moved to Soia to study young, rich Animator: Elena Nikolova “Animation cinema” at New Bulgarian Universi- girl has all she ty. Her debut short animation movie “Little Bird” might want. Composer: Georgi Strezov was inished in 2016 and with it, she graduated Except freedom. Producer: New Bulgarian University with Bachelor degree in Animation. At the age of 17 years, Nikolova became the Trapped by her creator of “Aniplay”, the only theatrical Cosplay mother, the girl event in Bulgaria, organizing it personally for is living inside a several years. Despite being a director, Elena took black and white part in competitions during other cosplay relat- world, where ed events, winning several prizes such as Best money can’t female actor (Audience award) 2008 and 2011, ight fear or the Best group performance (Jury award) 2010 and pain of a family 2011. Up to date Elena still writes scenographies loss. and trains young people the art of acting. In 2016 she won the prestige award for the Best script. Elena has also experienced all kinds of vari- Sinopsi - Një ous job placements such as bartender in 2010 vajzë e re (Soia), henna tattoo artist in 2012 (USA), pro- dhe e pasur fessional piercing artist in 2013 (Soia), before ka gjithçka starting working as 2D animator for Tabtale që ajo mund (Game Company, Israel) in 2014. She is cur- të dëshirojë. rently still working there as the Lead animator Përveç lirisë. for the Bulgarian branch. Bllokuar nga In 2015 was released the trailer of the irst Bul- nëna e saj, vajza garian project for action and fantasy animation jeton brenda një TV series, he Golden Apple (Studio Zmei, So- ia) based on Balkan mythology and culture. In bote të zezë dhe her free time, Elena is working as part of the team të bardhë, ku behind it, specializing in efects animation. paratë nuk mund Currently, Elena is living in Viborg, Denmark, të luftojnë frikën where she is taking the 3D Character Anima- apo dhimbjen tion professional training at the Animation e një humbjeje Workshop. familjare. A-FestFilm 94 2018

Synopsis - When a not so THREE LITTLE NINJAS: charming Prince slays the dragon DAMSEL IN DISTRESS guarding a fairy tale Princess, TRE NINXHA TË VEGJËL: she promptly VAJZA NË ANKTH orders a new one with the Animation Three Little humour, slapstick, children Ninjas Delivery Genres: Service. They Runtime: 11 minutes 38 seconds deliver whatever, Completion Date: May 2, 2016 wherever, Country of Origin: Belgium whenever... Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Sinopsi - Kur një princ jo aq simpatik Director: Kim Claeys vret dragoin Director: Karim Rhellam që ruante Writer: Kim Claeys princeshën : Karim Rhellam e përrallës, Writer ajo urdhëron Producer: Creative Conspiracy menjëherë një Animators: Bart Bossaert tjetër sherbim Animators: Koen Vanschoelant shpërndarjeje, Animators: Sam Verschraegen me tre ninxha Timo Vermeulen të vegjël. Ata Animators: shpërndajnë çdo Sound & music: Gregory Caron gjë, kudo, kurdo Special effects: Olivier Vanden Bussche ... Technical director: Mitchell Smith A-FestFilm 2018 95 A-FestFilm 96 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - Born in 1977, Suki autoproduced short ilms Near an oak The eel, the weasel and the vulture in the late 90s combining his cinematic vision and a dried-up Ngjala, nuselala dhe shpata with his taste for drawing. Creator of « he Dick river, an eel, a Spader investigations », selected at the Annecy weasel and a Animation, Short and Ottawa festivals, Suki later creates an inter- vulture meet. Runtime: 4 minutes 40 seconds active comic for Nike, then in 2006, « Relections They talk to Completion Date: February 13, 2017 », an animated thriller, with international career one another, Country of Origin: France : Dresden, Brooklyn, Animamundi... In 2012, but do not get along... Country of Filming: France sponsored by the CNC and Pictanovo, « N’Dje- Film Language: French koh » was selected for the Annecy festival in 2013 Sinopsi - Shooting Format: 2D computer and was included in the program « he new faces Pranë një lisi Aspect Ratio: 16:9 of French animation », which toured Canada in dhe një lumi të Film Color: Color 2014. Since then, Suki has continued to develop tharë takohen, projects such as « he Karl Paradigm » (inalist in një ngjalë, një Director: Suki the 2013 Audi Talents Awards), has adapted Ru- nuselalë dhe Writer: Debureau dolphe Toppfer’s 1844 comic titled « he Story Of një shpatë. Writer: Suki Albert », and has just inished an animated fable, Ata flasin Producer: Suki « he eel, the weasel and the vulture », produced me njëri- Producer: Debureau by Utopi, an artistic cooperativ, co-founded with tjetrin, por Producer: Gréau Stéphane Debureau and Jean-Philippe Gréau. nuk shkojnë Key Cast: Debureau sëbashku ... Composer: Gréau A-FestFilm 2018 99

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa and Natthawat Dos Jamtaksa are directors, art students, comic artists. Born as twin in April 17th, 1995, Thailand. Began career as comic artists while studying in high school, known formerly as DosDrive. After soph- omore year in Rangsit University, they Synopsis - After started branching out into 3D animation the war comes MEMORIAL for a new challenge. to an end in the country, a MEMORIAL teenage girl Animation, Short, Student takes a train Genres: Drama back to her Runtime: 5 minutes childhood town, Completion Date: May 16, 2017 where she Country of Origin: Thailand had left during Shooting Format: Computer Generated the war. Then Aspect Ratio: 16:9 the yearning Film Color: Color brings back her First-time Filmmaker: Yes memories of her Director: Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa father. Director: Natthawat Dos Jamtaksa Sinopsis - Pas Producer: Phanas Phokthavi përfundimit Producer: Suttichart Sarapaiwanich të luftës në Composers: Nut Chiangthong vend, një vajzë Composers: Nithi Junchomchaey adoleshente Writer: Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa merr një tren Writer: Natthawat Dos Jamtaksa për t’u kthyer Storyboard Artist: Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa në qytetin e saj Visual Development Artist: Natthawat Dos Jamtaksa të fëmijërisë, Modeler: Pramot Ppung Paha ku ajo kishte Modeler: Silapakan Kan Sanikosai ikur gjatë Modeler: Natthawat Dos Jamtaksa luftës. Malli Animator: Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa sjell kujtimet Shading/ Lighting/ Rendering Artist: Natthawat Dos për babain e saj Jamtaksa përsëri. Editor: Natchapat Drive Jamtaksa A-FestFilm 100 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - Born in Singapore in February 1994, A father’s PRECONCEIVED Gershon and his family relocated to empathy I PARAMENDUAR Hong Kong when he was 12. During towards his his 7-year residency there, Gershon daughter gives Short, Student her the will to completed his International Baccalau- Genres: Drama, Social Issue ight against Runtime: 4 minutes 30 seconds reate diploma and was accepted into female social Completion Date: May 30, 2017 the highly selective Film & Television limitations. Country of Origin: United States Production Program at the University Country of Filming: United States of Southern California (USC). Soon Sinopsi - Film Language: English ater, he returned to Singapore to serve Empatia e babait Shooting Format: Digital ndaj vajzës Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 in he Army for two years. Ultimately, së tij i jep asaj Film Color: Color his personal goal is to write, direct and vullnetin për të produce commercially and critically ap- luftuar kuizimet Director; The Ascension: Gershon Sng pealing science iction feature ilms that sociale të Writer; The Ascension: Gershon Sng motivate positive social change. femrave. Producer: Marco Garcia Producer: Gershon Sng Key Cast: Goran Ivanoski Key Cast: Matt Baca Key Cast: Marlee Southard Director of Photography: Gershon Sng Editor: Gershon Sng Makeup: Devon Gold A-FestFilm 2018 101

ICHNOS Synopsis - At dawn, a hunter Sinopsi - Në agim, një gjuetar follows the huge tracks of an ndjek gjurmët e mëdha ICHNOS animal all over a continent. të një kafshe në të gjithë Animation, Short, Student At sunset, he loses the tracks kontinentin. Në perëndim të Runtime: 5 minutes 32 seconds at the top of a hill, so he diellit, ai humbet gjurmët në Completion Date: July 4, 2017 decides to shout to catch the majë të një kodre, kështu që Country of Origin: France mysterious animal’s attention. ai vendos të bërtasë për të Country of Filming: France The answer outgrows any of kapur vëmendjen e kafshës Film Language: French his expectations. misterioze. Përgjigjja tejkalon Aspect Ratio: 16:9 çdo pritje të tij. Film Color: Color Writer: Simon Giraud Director: Simon Giraud Animator: Simon Giraud Composer: Simon Giraud A-FestFilm 102 2018

STRANGE CARGO NGARKESË E ÇUDITSHME Student Runtime: 6 minutes Completion Date: 2017 Country of Origin: France , Country of Filming: France Film Language: France Shooting Format: 3D Aspect Ratio: 5.1 Film Color: Color Synopsis - Every day, Ned Sinopsi - Çdo ditë, Ned jeton, Director: Auguste Denis, Emmanuelle Duplan, Valentin lives, works, eats and sleeps punon, ha dhe fle në anijen Machu, Melanie Riesen on his cargo ship. One e tij të transportit. Një ditë, Cinematography: Auguste Denis day, he runs out of food. In ai del jashtë për ushqim. Music: Maureen Gaucher order not to starve, he must Kështu, që të mos vdesë, ai Animation: Auguste Denis, Valentin Machu step out of his comfortable duhet të largohet nga rutina Sound: Olivier Michelot routine. e tij e rehatshme. Name of school / club / workshop Ecole Georges Melies A-FestFilm 2018 103

XIAN XIAN Student Runtime: 6 minutes 45 second Completion Date: 2017 Country of Origin: France , Country of Filming: France Film Language: France Shooting Format: 3D Aspect Ratio: 5.1 Film Color: Color Director: Roxane Campoy, Pauline Ledu, Myriam Synopsis - A long time ago, Sinopsi - Shumë kohë Belkheyar, Gwenaelle Bavoux the most terrible emperor më parë, perandori më i Cinematography: Myriam Belkheyar that China as ever seen, tmerrshëm që Kina kishte parë Music: Stephane Gassot commissioned a painting to ndonjëherë, kishte porositur Animation: Pauline Ledu, Myriam Belkheyar celebrate his cruel reign. një pikturë për të festuar Roxane Campoy, Pauline Ledu, Myriam Belkheyar, mbretërimin e tij mizor. Gwenaelle Bavoux Sound: Stephane Gassot Name of school / club / workshop Ecole Georges Melies A-FestFilm 104 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Anna Katalin Lovrity (HU), born at Buda- VOLCANO ISLAND pest in, 1990, is an independent animation ISHULLI I VULLKANIT ilmmaker, director and illustrator. From 20010-2016 she attended MOME (Mo- Animation, Short, Student holy-Nagy University of Art and Design Runtime: 9 minutes 9 seconds Budapest), animation department. In 2012 Completion Date: February 2, 2017 Lovrity spent an Erasmus semester in Country of Origin: Hungary Ghent, Belgium. Ater graduation she was Film Color: Color a participant in Animation Sans Frontiéres First-time Filmmaker: Yes (ASF), the European animation production workshop. he premiere screening of her Director: Anna Katalin Lovrity graduation ilm was at Berlinale. Writer: Anna Katalin Lovrity Producer: József Fülöp

Synopsis - Somewhere, on an oceanic nga një tigër i vjetër mashkull, tigresha e island, the forces of nature are still at re, dridhet gjithnjë e më shumë nga dukja work as in primeval times. A young, naive e nxehtë e tij. Por është e pamundur të female tiger lives there in harmony with arratiset në ishullin e izoluar. Ndjenjat herself and nature. When her awakening e kafshës së re reflektohen nga ishulli femininity is noticed by an older male i vullkanit dhe me ndihmën e natyrës, tiger, the young tigress is getting ajo më në fund mund të veprojë sipas more and more scared by his heated vullnetit të saj. approach. But it is impossible to escape on the secluded island. The feelings of the young animal are reflected by the volcano island, and with the help of nature, she can inally act upon her own will Sinopsi - Diku, në një ishull oqeanik, forcat e natyrës janë ende në punë si në kohët e hershme. Një tigreshë e re, naive, jeton atje në harmoni me veten dhe natyrën. Kur feminiteti i saj vihet re A-FestFilm 2018 105

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY “El Molinete Animaciones” Director, a stop The child and the night motion specialized productor in the litoral Fëmija dhe nata region in Argentina. “Dr.Cocicienzo la ciencia de la cocina” Director. “La liga de Art director: Claudia Ruiz First assistant director: Lautaro Perín las cinco plumas” Stop motion director. “El Executive Producer: Ignacio Lillini viaje de Gaia” Director-Stop motion anima- Production assistant: Eliseo Micol tion. “Your Face Global JAM Bill Plymton” Production assistant:Fabricio Sola short piece of ilm animation. “Felisa” Director of photography: Lautaro Perin Music video clip Director. “Tres minutos” Director of photography: Claudio Perín Art director assistant: Itatí Romero Music video clip Director. “Niñas y niños Propmaster: Jaquelina Molina cuentan”. UNICEF. “Un pobre Dios” Ani- Set decorator: Lucila Gerelli mation director. Director Rodolfo Pastor. Set decorator: Mailén García Set designer: Maillen García Set designer: Claudia Ruiz Synopsis - Luisito is an 8 year Sinopsi - Luisito është një djalë 8 Set designer: Malena Martinez old boy who goes to visit his vjeçar shkon për të vizituar gjyshen e Animation: Lucila Gerelli grandmother. During the night in his tij. Gjatë natës në punëtorinë e gjyshit Animation: Claudia Ruiz grandfather workshop, which is now Animation: Malena Martinez his unprepared bedroom, the moon Animation: Marcos Martinez wakes him up through a ray of light Film editor: Adriana Pezzarini and leads him to a desk, on which Assistant editor: Eliseo Micol there`s a puppet who wants to be Color correction: Marcos Martinez repaired. While searching the missing Special effects supervisor: rings, Luisito must go through Marcos Martinez different dangerous situations. Night, Sound: Mario Martinez moon, his grandmother and a small Music soundtrack: Mario Martinez Poster Creator: Sofía Novaira të tij, që tani është dhoma e tij e gjumit Digital effects: Emanuel Coronel të tij e papërgatitur, dhe hëna që e Original material author: Malena Martinez zgjon atë përmes një rreze drite dhe Scriptwriter: Claudia Ruiz e çon atë në një tavolinë, mbi të cilën ka një kukull që dëshiron të riparohet. Ndërsa kërkon unazat që mungojnë, Luisito duhet të kalojë nëpër situata të ndryshme të rrezikshme. Nata, hëna, gjyshja e tij dhe një pellg i vogël në puddle in the backyard will be his oborrin e shtëpisë do të jenë partnerët partners in this magical adventure. e tij në këtë aventurë magjike. A-FestFilm 106 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Eli Bastiaens is a passionate anima- A Wonderful World tor with a lot of dreams he wishes to realize. He was born on the 8th Një botë e mrekullueshme of April 1996 in Vietnam. Ater four Animation, Short, Student years of his childhood in New York, he Runtime: 5 minutes 53 seconds currently lives in Leuven, Belgium. He Completion Date: June 16, 2017 obtained his secondary school diploma Country of Origin: Belgium in Applied Fine Arts in the Wijnpers. Country of Filming: Belgium hereater he went to St-Lukas Brussels Film Language: English to study animationilm, where he Shooting Format: Digital inished his irst fullledged short ilm Aspect Ratio: 16:9 co-directing with his girlfriend. But he Film Color: Color won’t stop there. With high hopes and First-time Filmmaker: Yes a lot of determination, he goes on to Director: Eli Bastiaens study 3D-production and Visual Ef- Director: Larissa Van Craenenbroeck fects in Howest, as he aims to become Synopsis - Little Layla Writer: Eli Bastiaens the best animator he can be. would like to play Writer: Larissa Van Craenenbroeck Larissa Van Craenenbroeck is an outdoors but is hold Producer: Eli Bastiaens animator with a big passion for 3D back by her overanxious Producer: Larissa Van Craenenbroeck computeranimation. She was born on father Dave. By way of Music composer: Romain Cadot March 26th 1996 and spend her child- a self-made marionette Voice actor: Ellen Droogne hood in a town just outside of Brussels. puppet theatre Dave Voice actor: Yves Bex She is currently living in Kortenberg. teaches his daughter Musician: Romain Cadot Growing up, she has always been about the scary dangers Musician: Maxime De Petter interested in drawing and other forms outside. Are we still Musician: Louis Ponseele of art. So it wasn’t a big surprise when living in a ‘Wonderful in 2012, she went to Brussels, where World’? 2 years later she obtained her diplo- ma in Fine Arts, at the Sint - Lukas Sinopsi - Layla e vogël secondary school of Arts. Aterwards, donte të luante jashtë, she went to get a higher education por mbahet brenda nga at St-Lukas Brussels, and decided to babai i saj i shqetësuar study animation. It was here where she Deiv. Por nëpërmjet një succesfully co-produced her irst short teatri të kukullave të ilm with her boyfriend. And her path marionetë të bëra vetë, just continues, as she goes on to study Dave mëson vajzën e tij 3D Production and Visual Efects at për rreziqet e frikshme Howest , so she can perhaps make her jashtë. A jemi ende duke dreams come true. jetuar në një ‘botë të mrekullueshme’? DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY A-FestFilm Manuel Cisterna y Patricio Cisterna 107 (Animadores Digitales) nacieron el 12 2018 de abril de 1987, comenzaron sus estu- dios a partir del año 2013 en la carrera Animación Digital y Multimedia en la Universidad Santo Tomás. Durante sus años de estudios fueron ganadores del workshop 2D con su reinterpretación de la Web serie para YouTube ‘’Personas Cetaceas’’ de Marmota Studios y del workshop 3D con la realización de un Spot Publici- tario que se desarrollaron a nivel curso en esa misma sede. Luego de egresar realizaron su práctica profesional en Fragments of the Soul Cábala Producciones como Anima- dores 3D como también en el área de Fragmentet e Shpirtit edición para la serie Nanoaventuras Animation, Short, Student ganadora del CNTV y luego trabajan- Genres: Fantasy, drama do Freelance como Animadores 2d Runtime: 5 minutes 18 seconds para la Web serie Nadaserio emitida Completion Date: January 2, 2017 por el canal de YouTube bajo el mismo Country of Origin: Chile Country of Filming: Chile nombre. Film Language: Spanish En el año 2015 durante sus años de Shooting Format: Digital estudios formaron su propia produc- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 tora llamada Ater Sky Studios que con Film Color: Color Synopsis - Kolü, a small First-time Filmmaker: Yes su primer cortometraje y proyecto de and depressed forest elf, titulo llamado ‘’Fragments of the Soul’’ returns to his home after Director: Manuel Cisterna obtuvieron el 3er lugar en el Festival de visiting the tomb of his Director: Patricio Cisterna Animación Emergente Santo Tomás en daughter Lig. On his way Writer: Manuel Cisterna la categoría Productora Emergente. he inds an amulet which Producer: Patricio Cisterna he places on the doll that Actualmente se dedican a la produc- belonged to her, however, ción de Cortometrajes, Animación he did not expect that 2D/3D y VFX a través de CGI. small action would give him a completely unique moment full of happiness.

Sinopsi - Kolü, një kukudh i vogël dhe i dëshpëruar pylli, kthehet në shtëpinë e tij pasi ka vizituar varrin e vajzës së tij Lig. Në rrugën e tij ai gjen një hajmali që ai e vendos tek kukulla që i përkiste asaj, megjithatë, ai nuk priste që veprimi i vogël do t’i jepte atij një moment tërësisht unik plot lumturi. A-FestFilm 108 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Tisha Deb Pillai was in born in India and IF YOU FALL currently resides in Vancouver BC, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Me- NËSE TI BIE dia Arts in Animation from Emily Carr Animation, Short, Student University of Art and Design. Her irst Runtime: 6 minutes 4 seconds year ilm, Bon Appétit Bon Appetight, Completion Date: June 1, 2017 was screened at the Ottawa Internation- Country of Origin: Canada al Animation Festival and the Holland Film Language: English, Hindi International Animation Festival in 2016. Aspect Ratio: 16:9 As an animator living between Canada and Film Color: Color India, her work has been inspired from two vastly distinct worlds and inluenced by the daily juxtapositions of colours, cultures Director: Tisha Deb Pillai and ideas. She enjoys telling stories from Writer: Tisha Deb Pillai personal experiences and memory, and weaving them into narratives with a univer- sal theme.

Synopsis - 8 year old Lila takes on the daunting task of learning Sinopsi - Lila 8 vjeçare merr detyrën e frikshme të mësojë how to cycle, as she faces an unfamiliar parental role-reversal biçikletën, ndërsa përballet me një rol të panjohur të prindërve at home. në shtëpi. A-FestFilm 2018 109

OVERRUN OVERRUN Animation, Short, Student Runtime: 8 minutes DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Completion Date: June 1, 2017 Pierre has graduated from Supinfocom Country of Origin: France Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) with Film Language: France a Master in digital director. With Antonin Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Derory, Diane hirault, Jérémie Cottard, Film Color: Color Matthieu Druaud and Adrien Zumbihl, he Screenplay: Pierre Ropars co-directed the ilm “Overrun”. Cinematographer: Pierre Ropars, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien Zumbihl Art Director: Pierre Ropars, Antonin Synopsis - Overrun, tells the story Sinopsi - Overrun, tregon historinë Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie of an ant who is plunged into a dark e një milingone e cila është zhytur Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien and cold place. We follow it’s journey në një vend të errët dhe të ftohtë. Zumbihl through this seemingly disturbing Ne ndjekim udhëtimin e saj përmes Editing: Antonin Derory, Pierre Ropars and dangerous, yet fascinating world kësaj bote mjaft shqetësuese dhe të and its quest to escape rrezikshme, por edhe interesante dhe Sound: Kevin Bardin kërkimin e saj për të shpëtuar Animation: Jérémie Cottard, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Adrien Zumbihl Music: Jordan Rees, Kevin Bardin A-FestFilm 110 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY -Director/Anima- GHOST tor Prize of efort -15th TBS Digicon6 Hong FANTAZMA Kong Region Selected - 2013 Klik Amsterdam Animation Animation, Experimental, Short Festival Genres: Sci Fi, Actions, fantasy, adventure 2014 Runtime: 6 minutes 50 seconds

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Born in 1972 in Toronto. Childhood in Seven Summers of Ice Frankfurt am Main. Studies at Hoch- Cream Love schule fuer bildende Kuenste, Hamburg Shtatë verërat e (College of Arts). Since 2004 freelanc- er. Production of animated movies for akullores së dashurisë German publishers, German television and Exhibition Designers. Living with Animation husband and two daughters in Hamburg. Runtime: 12 minutes 18 seconds Completion Date: November 13, 2017 Country of Origin: Germany Synopsis - The 20th Century Sinopsi - Shekulli i 20-të ishte ende Country of Filming: Germany was still young when Italien i ri kur alpinistët italianë pushtuan Film Language: German mountaineers conquered Germany Gjermaninë me një ndjesi: Shooting Format: Digital with a sensation: Gelato! Tiny stalls Akullore! Stallat e vogla u kthyen Aspect Ratio: 16:9 developed into beautiful ice cream në dyqane të bukura akulloresh. Film Color: Color shops. But suddenly the Italians Por papritmas italianët u kthyen Director: Daniela Opp turned into war enemies. The love në armiq të luftës. Historia e Writer: Kai Rönnau story between Rosa and Paolo ended dashurisë midis Rozës dhe Paolos before the seventh summer had even përfundoi madje para se të fillonte Producer: Daniela Opp started … Up until little Molly decides vera e shtatë ... Deri sa Molli Key Cast “Molly”: Béatrice Barth to take matters into her own hands vendosi të marrë çështjet e saja në Key Cast “Rosa”: Astrid Schulz almost 80 years later. duar, pothuaj 80 vjet më vonë. Key Cast “Lino”: Tobias Schaller A-FestFilm 112 2018

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Synops Once upon time Life SARAH, WRATH’S WIND! was in the sky. The objects moved SARAH, ZËMËRIMI I ERËS ! across the sky. A ilm by Artan MAKU Children would Genere: Experimental enjoy smiling and Regjisor , Piktor , Animator playing on the white Director, Painter, Animator: Artan MAKU - ( MAKO ) fluffy clouds in the sky. Writer: Jani DURRI Suddenly we see Music Composition : Fatos QERIMI that from the wind’s Post Production – Besnik SHPATA ferocity and fury Executive Producer: Elida PAJOVI something good Techniques realized – Stop Motion has come into view. Made with plasticine - JOVI A new world is created. The earth Producer: Artan MAKU acquires life, the Distributor: MAKU shpk nature blooms, and Financuar nga Qendra Kombëtare e Kinematograisë QKK the children play again as they used to do before. Life has began…

Sinposi Njëherë e një kohë në qiell ishte jeta. Në qiell objektet lëviznin, Në qiell femijet mund të shijoje buzëqeshjen dhe të luanin mbi shtëllungat e bardha të reve Papritur shikojmë se nga egërsimi dhe tërbimi i erës një e mirë ka ardhur. Një botë e re është krijuar. Toka merr jetë, natyra lulëzon, Fëmijë si më parë luajnë . Jeta ka illuar… A-FestFilm 2018 115

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Tara Audibert is a New Brunswick Artist THE IMPORTANCE OF of mixed heritage, her mother is Maliseet from Tobique First Nations, NB and her DREAMING father a French American from Fort Kent, RËNDËSIA E TË ME. he Importance of Dreaming (2017), is Tara’s irst independent short ilm, and ËNDËRRUARIT was awarded support from the Canada Council for the Arts and Arts NB. She founded Moxy Fox Studio in 2015 and has Animation, Short almost 20 years’ experience working in the Runtime: 10 minutes 39 seconds animation industry as a producer, director, Completion Date: May 30, 2017 and animator on productions like Johnny Production Budget: 20,000 USD Test, Delilah and Julius, Olliver’s Adven- Country of Origin: Canada Country of Filming: Canada tures for WB & Teletoon and Baby TV’s Film Language: English Zoom. She has illustrated several comics Shooting Format: Digital 2D for First Nations education, health and Animation awareness, one relating to the Residential Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Schools, “Lost Innocence”, has been placed Film Color: Color in the Canadian Archives of Canada. In her First-time Filmmaker: Yes spare time, Tara co-hosts the motivational comedy podcast No Such hing as Grown Director; Johnny Test, Olliver’s Ups, you should check it out, Tara’s mom Adventures, Delilah & Julius, Zoom: said she heard from someone (she doesn’t Tara Audibert remember who), that it was funny, but has Writer: Tara Audibert Producer: Tara Audibert yet to conirm. Key Cast: Tara Audibert

Synopsis - Old lonely Owl dreams of part of the skulk. Fox and Owl fall in love, dëshiron, se edhe ai mund të ketë një having his own family. In his travels but their love is met with contention familje kaq të bukur. Një dhelpër është he comes upon a large skulk of foxes driving Fox and Owl away to try to ind ndryshe, ajo vë re buin dhe e sheh atë. playing together. Owl thinks they are happiness together. Bui fluturon poshtë për të takuar atë beautiful and he watches over them Sinopsi – Bui i vjetër dhe i vetmuar, dhe për të treguar hijeshinë e tij, duke u for many days and nights. He wishes ëndërron të ketë familjen e tij. Në bërë pjesë e fshehtësisë. Dhelpra dhe he could have such a beautiful family. udhëtimet e tij ai vjen me një fshehtësi te bui bien në dashuri, por dashuria e tyre One fox is different, she notices Owl and madhe tek dhelprat që luajnë sëbashku. është me grindje që nxit dhelprën dhe watches him. Owl flies down to meet her Bui mendon se ato janë të bukura dhe buin që të ikin dhe të përpiqen të gjejnë and showing off his charms, becomes a i vështron për shumë ditë dhe netë. Ai lumturinë sëbashku. A-FestFilm 116 2018

LIVE FROM THE MOSS SOLE MUSIC Country oforigin: Czech Republic Yearofproduction: 2016 Runningtime: 18 minutes 57 seconds Director: Filip Posivac Script: Hynek Trojanek Design: AlzbetaBuresova Animation: JiriKrupicka Music: Matej Portes Editing: VaclavFronk Production: Pavla JanouskovaKubeckova Animation techniqueused: puppets DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Filip graduatedfromtheAcademyofArts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Filip isengaged in animated ilm, he has received many festival awardsfor his shortilms (Lit- tlefromtheFishShop , A Cricket and Ants, A Story ofShining Tony). Filip alsoillustrated- severalbooks.

Synopsis - Live from the Moss is a compilation of 6 stories Sinopsi - Direkt nga Moss është një përmbledhje e 6 based on a short ilm Deep In Moss in which two tiny elves tregimeve të bazuara në një ilm të shkurtër, Thellë në Moss, resembling humans - Josephine and Bertie met a little water në të cilin dy kukudhë të vegjël që i ngjanin njerëzve - Jozeina nymph Rusalka and supported her to become a forest radio dhe Berti, u takuan me Rusalkën, një nimfë e vogël e ujit dhe hostess. In Live from the Moss Rusalka tells new stories e përkrahu që të bëhet një zonjë radioje e pyllit . Në direkt nga about elves as they meet new friends Mole and Ground Moss, Rusalka, tregon histori të reja rreth kukudhëve, si edhe Squirrel, summon ghosts or bake Christmas sweets. takohen me shokë të rinj, Molin dhe ketrin e tokës, thërrasin fantazma ose pjekin ëmbëlsirat e Krishtlindjeve. A-FestFilm 2018 117

THE KISS PUTHJA Animation, Short Runtime: 3 minutes 42 seconds Completion Date: May 30, 2017 Country of Origin: Italy Country of Filming: Italy Shooting Format: Motion Capture Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Adriano Candiago Writer: Adriano Candiago Producer: Bigrock DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Nato nella provincia di Buenos Aires nel 1984. Si diploma in regia al Centro Sperimentale di Cinematograia nel 2013. Nel cinema ha lavorato come assistente alla regia di Claudio Giovannesi, Daniele Luchetti e Franco Piavoli. Nel teatro ha collaborato con l’Ondin Teatret ilm di Eugenio Barba e per il Teatret OM di Ringkøbing, Danimarca. Synopsis - Two puppets, a prince Sinopsi - Dy kukulla, një princ dhe Ha scritto e diretto cortometraggi, documen- and a princess, are protagonists of a një princeshë, janë protagonistët e tari e videoclip. fairy tale story. Of this story we are një tregimi përrallor. Nga kjo histori Vive a Roma. only allowed to know the inale, the na lejohet vetëm të dimë inalen, moment of the kiss that decree the momentin e puthjes që dekreton happy ending. But something goes fundin e lumtur. Por diçka shkon keq: wrong: the one who manages the ai që menaxhon kukullat vendos të puppets decides to get in half. Will our marrë gjysmën. A do të arrijë heroi ynë hero succeed in kissing the princess? të puthë princeshën? A-FestFilm 118 2018

LOVORPHOSIS LOVORPHOSIS Animation, Short, Student Runtime: 6 minutes 39 seconds Completion Date: February 14, 2017 Country of Origin: Italy Country of Filming: Italy Shooting Format: Digital EF-S 18- 55mm Canon Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: Yes Director: Roberto Grasso Director: Sara Irace Writer: Roberto Grasso Writer: Sara Irace Producer: IED

Synopsis - A chemist invents a Sinopsi - Një kimist shpik një powerful insecticide in order to insekticid të fuqishëm për get rid of the painful butterflies të hequr qafe e dhimbjet e in his stomach. The cure will fluturave në stomak. Kurimi do të be worse than the illness itself. jetë më i keq sesa vetë sëmundja. Only a kid will release the Vetëm një fëmijë do ta lirojë chemist from his curse. kimistin nga mallkimi i tij. A-FestFilm 2018 119

LUMIE LUMIE Animation, Short, Student Runtime: 5 minutes 47 seconds Completion Date: June 15, 2017 Country of Origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: English Film Color: Color Director: Amir Makhmutov Writer: Amir Makhmutov Synopsis - Table lamp Lumie Sinopsis – Llamba e helps its owner to light tavolinës, Lumi, ndihmon owner`s desk at night while pronarin e saj për të ndriçuar he is working. But Lumie tavolinën e pronarit natën, often is very bored by this ndërsa ai punon. Por Lumi routine. One day the Firefly shpesh, është shumë i appears in their room. Lumie mërzitur nga kjo rutinë. Një is happy to meet Firefly and ditë, një Xixëllonjë, shfaqet në get distracted from work. dhomën e tyre. Lumi është e Lumie is punished for that. lumtur që takon Xixëllonjën The owner hits Lumie for not dhe shpërqendrohet nga lighting owner`s desk and puna. Dhe Lumi, dënohet për being distracted on Firefly. këtë. Pronari e godet Lumin Annoyed Owner throws Lumie ngaqë nuk ndriçoi dhe u into window. Now Lumie shpërqëndrua nga Xixëllonja. is lost in a darkness of a Pronari, i bezdisur hedh night city. He falls into street Lumin nga dritarja. Lumi flood caused by heavy rain. humbet në errësirën e një Lumie founds himself dying nate qyteti. Ai bie në rrugët in a totally alien area of city. e përmbytura, shkaktuar Suddenly Firefly appears and nga shiu I dëndur. Papritur, sits near Lumie`s broken light shfaqet Xixëllonja që ulet bulb. The Firefly begins to pranë llambës së thyer të light up reviving Lumie. Lumit. Xixëllonja illon të ndriçojë duke ringjallur Lumin. A-FestFilm 120 2018

LEAVE A PRINT LËR NJË KOPJE Animation, Short, Student Genres: Drama, Children, Youth, Student, Family Runtime: 5 minutes 14 seconds Completion Date: November 18, 2016 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: United Kingdom Shooting Format: DCP Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Christina S. Nerland Composer: Eduardo Andrade DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Christina S. Nerland was born in 1988 and is a Norwegian animator based in London. She decided to become an animator at the age ive and from a young age she started exploring basic principles of drawing and animation be- fore slowly starting to approach ilmmaking. Ater getting a BA in Animation from Hed- mark University College she completed her studies with an MA in Character Animation at Central Saint Martins in London in 2016. She is currently working as a junior animator at Nexus Studios in London.

Synopsis - A family of arctic foxes learn to cope with the fact Sinopsi – Një familje e dhelprave artike, mësojnë të that one of them is fading away. përballojnë faktin se një nga ato po largohet. A-FestFilm 2018 121

KING’S NIGHT MBRETI I NATËS Animation, Short Runtime: 9 minutes Completion Date: November, 2017 Country of Origin: Spain Country of Filming: Spain Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Adriano Candiago Writer: Adriano Candiago Producer: Bigrock DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Screenplay: Ana Pemán Canela Javier Gimeno was born in 1993 in Zaragoza. Cinematographer: Eduardo García It studies the superior degrees of Realization Art Director: ÁFRICA GUIU of audio-visual and spectacles, Illumination, Editing: Javier Gimeno capture and treatment of image and Pro- Synopsis - Diego’s parents want Sound: Adrián Almorín duction of audiovisuals and spectacles, plus their son to keep his hope for the Animation: NO a dozen complementary courses. Gimeno Three Kings for another year. But that innocence they are trying Music: Raquel Sánchez writes, produces and directs his irst short Cast: Néstor Arnas: Padre - Father ilm “El último trago” in 2015. In 2016 he to protect is in danger when grandfather, who has long been Mariano Anós: Abuelo - Grandfather directs and produces “Framing”, his sec- trying to win the battle against Kevin Carabias: Niño - Child Miriam ond short ilm. At the beginning of 2017 Alzheimer’s, comes on the scene. he realiced his third short ilm “Niebla”, in Martín: Madre - Mother which he produced and directed with Ahmed Sinopsi - Prindërit e Diegos, duan Bajouich. And in July of the own 2017 rolls që djali i tyre të shpresojë për Tre “Noche de Reyes”, his fourth short ilm, in Mbretëritë edhe për një vit tjetër. which he is producer and director. Por kjo pafajësi që po përpiqen të mbrojnë është në rrezik kur gjyshi, i cili prej kohësh përpiqet të itojë betejën kundër Alzheimerit, vjen në skenë. A-FestFilm 122 2018

Wings of Imagination KRAHËT E IMAGJINATËS Animation, Short, Student Genres: Childlike, Adventure, Fantasy, Educacional Runtime: 13 minutes 19 seconds Completion Date: September 5, 2017 Country of Origin: Brazil Synopsis - What happens when three Country of Filming: Brazil little friends embark Film Language: Portuguese on a world full of Shooting Format: Digital DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY magic, adventures and Aspect Ratio: 16:9 imagination? Carlinhos, Film Color: Color Arthur Felipe Fiel is an over dreamatic per- Carol and Quindin will son. He loves musicals and comedy movies be our guides in the First-time Filmmaker: Yes and preserves deep in his heart the child world of storytelling Director: Arthur Felipe Fiel he once was. Also loves to write books and and together we will Director: João Marcos Nascimento scripts specially for children. here’s nothing all give wings to the Writer: Arthur Felipe Fiel more magic and freely than that! imagination! Producer: Maria Gomes João Marcos Nascimento looks like an alive Sinopsi - Çfarë ndodh Key Cast: Caio Gomes animation. He always reacts with a great Key Cast: Ana Clara de Moraes smile for any fun situation. Loves to draw and kur tre miq të vegjël hyjnë në një botë plot Key Cast: Pedro Costa almost never take his hat of the head. magji, aventura dhe Together they gave us the possibility to ly imagjinatë? Karlinhos, away in the wings of imagination with their Karol dhe Kuindin do irst movie ever: Dando Asas à Imaginação të jenë udhëzuesit tanë (ENG: Wings of Imagination / SPA: Dando në botën e tregimit dhe Alas a la Imaginación). sëbashku do t’i japim krahë imagjinatës! A-FestFilm 2018 123

HYNEK HINEK Animation, Short, Student Genres: Psychological, Drama Runtime: 10 minutes 49 seconds Completion Date: November 3, 2017 Country of Origin: Czech Republic Country of Filming: Czech Republic Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 21:9 Film Color: Color Director Crowd, Seul: Jachym Bouzek Producer Krox: Stáza Slavíčková Writer Crowd, Seul: Jachym Bouzek DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Key Cast: Gabriela Míčová He studied art school in Prague, where he Key Cast: Petr Pochop was born. Because of his success in many Key Cast: Kryštof Racek competitions he was accepted by ilm school at Lyon in France. Since the very beginning Synopsis - One day, one flat, one Sinopsi - Një ditë, një banesë, një he was devoted to art, music and especially family, mother, father and two familje, nënë, baba dhe dy botë të ilm creation. worlds of Hynek. His real world is Hinek. Bota e tij reale reflektohet reflected into imaginative landscape në peizazhin imagjinativ me një with a castle from wooden bricks. kështjellë prej tullave prej druri. Psychological insight into the family Vështrim psikologjik në trekëndëshin triangle from perspective of a little e familjes nga perspektiva e një boy. He lusts after mother’s warmth djali të vogël. Ai donte ngrohtësinë and wants to defend her against e nënës dhe dëshiron ta mbrojë atë father’s violence. nga dhuna e babait. A-FestFilm 124 2018

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TWICE UPON A TIME DY HERË E NJË KOHË Animation, Short, Student Genres: Art, Comedy, Drama Runtime: 14 minutes Completion Date: March 2017 Country of Origin: Canada Country of Filming: Serebia Shooting Format: HD Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Screenplay: Vojin Vasovic Vojin Vasovic is a ilm and theatre director. Cinematographer: Nikola Stepkovic, Vojin He inished his ilm-directing B.A. program at he Academy of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia, and Vasovic Master of Arts in experimental theatre at the Art Director: Nikola Stepkovic University of Toronto. He is the recipient of Editing: Vojin Vasovic many awards for scene movement, lighting Sound: Vladimir Kerkez design and direction in theatre. His ilms Animation: Vojin Vasovic, Snezana Cubri- (Breathtaking, Back Portrait) were enrolled in lovic, Nikola Stepkovic, Mladen Nikolic many international ilm festivals for which he won several awards. His previous animated Music: Vladimir Kerkez, Aleksandar Rand- short 5 Minutes Each was selected at more jelovic than 100 festivals and won 30 international Cast: John White, Miodrag Mica Milovanov awards for best animation, direction and Sound Editing: Vladimir Kerkez original score. He is currently preparing his Post Production: Nikola Stepkovic irst animated feature ilm.

Synopsis - Twice upon a time, there was a king with split Sinopsi - Dy herë e një kohë, ishte një mbret me personalitet të personality who lived in ambivalent times. One half of his ndarë që jetonte në kohë të përziera. Një e gjysmë e tij, është is a barbaric, warrior King while the other half is a graceful barbare, Mbret i luftëtarëve, ndërsa gjysma tjetër, është një King-poet. They share their conscience, but have opposing Mbret i hijshëm - poet. Ata ndajnë ndërgjegjen e tyre, por kanë wishes and desperately want to get rid of each other. dëshira kundërshtuese dhe duan dëshpërimisht të heqin qafe njëri-tjetrin. A-FestFilm 2018 127

Lili within the Clouds Lili brenda reve Artistic short ilms Country of Production: France / Algeria Duration: 15 min Year of Production: 2017 Frame rate: 16/9 Aspect ratio: 5.1 Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 Director: Toma Leroux City: Montreuil Screenplay: Pierre Cottereau Cinematography: Nadege Kintzinger Music: Matthieu Langlet Sound: Alexandre Hernandez

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Synopsis - During her holiday with Sinopsi - Gjatë pushimeve të saj me Toma studied at the Parisian ilm school her grandfather, Lili decides to build a gjyshin, Lili vendos të ndërtojë një FEMIS, and then became a a documen- plane. aeroplan. tary ilmmaker and a script writer for TV programs. He co-directed the animated short ilm “Lune” with Patrick Delage, and they are currently working on a feature ilm based on the same character. Filmography: Les Cineastes en herbe (2009, documentary, 4x52’), Le Casting (2011, an- imation, 10’), Petit à petit (2012, documen- tary, 52’), Lune et le Loup (2014, animation), Where is Tess? (2016, iction) A-FestFilm 128 2018

FIGHT OF BULLS LUFTA E DEMAVE Animation, Experimental Genres: Drama, video art, animation, war Runtime: 4 minutes 20 seconds Completion Date: June 1, 2017 Country of Origin: India Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Tushar Waghela Writer: Tushar Waghela Producer: Tushar Waghela DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Tushar Waghela Synopsis - Fight of two bulls on Indian Sinopsi - Lufta e dy demave në rrugën Visual artist and ilmmaker street is a very common scene. These indiane është një skenë shumë e Born 1975, Durg ( Chhattisgarh ) India bulls come from somewhere, they zakonshme. Këta dema, vijnë nga Filmography/ Video Arts ight vigorously do some destructions, diku, luftojnë fuqishëm dhe bëjnë disa 2017 Fight if Bulls, 4:20 Min. Animation create chaos for some times. After shkatërrime, krijojnë kaos për disa 2016 Lament of Sammy’s forest, 7 Min. Ex- they tired or bored they go back to herë. Pas lodhjes apo mërzitjes, ata perimental where they came from. This ilm is an kthehen nga ku kanë ardhur. Ky ilm 2016 Eternal love in the Phantom ages , 2 experiment with changing forms of bull është një eksperiment me ndryshimin Min. , they transform into two ighting Super e formave të demit, ata transformohen 2014 he Home, 5:45 min Powers, Great Nations, Hypothesis , në dy superfuqi, Kombe të Mëdha, 2013 Prisoners of moon , Short ilm /Fiction Languages , Ideologies , Religions , Ego … Hipoteza, Gjuhë, Ideologji, Fe, Ego ... , 14 Min 2012 Dandakaranya- he Jungle of punish- ment, Video art 2:26 Min. 2012 he Ghost Taxonomy – Video art, 5 min. 2012 Shadow of thoughts – Short ilm / Fiction , 29 Min. 2011 Sneh Sampada – Documentary / 44 Min. 2009 Phantom of a fertile land – Experimen- tal 8min. Short ilm A-FestFilm 2018 129

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Kasia Zimnoch and Paweł Kleszczewski are duo of Polish ilmmakers and visual artist living in Ireland. hey create animations based on Synopsis - The animation shows mythology, folklore and legends. In their ani- the journey of a girl through the BROKEN TALE mations, they combine artistic experience with forest to its interior. Irresistible elements of art history, ethnology and cultural force pulls her into the heart of PËRRALLË E THYER anthropology. hey work together, Paweł’s back- the wilderness, to the lake hidden Animation, Experimental, Short ground is a painting and Kasia’s art history. deep in the primeval forest. Her Runtime: 9 minutes 11 seconds Both graduated MA on Nicolaus Copernicus guide and mystical guardian is a University in Torun, Poland. In 2013, they moose. During the trip they meet Completion Date: February 20, 2016 established animation production studio Konik the mysterious inhabitants of the Country of Origin: Ireland in Cavan. heir recent animation Broken Tale forest, characters known from the Film Language: English was created in Ireland, Poland and Sweden. European folklore. “Broken Tale” is Shooting Format: Digital hey received a Cavan County Council Arts a story about adolescence, passing Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Development Award 2016. Works on the project through life, boundary situations, were conducted during artistic residencies in the life cycle of women. The story Film Color: Black & White and Color Jönköping in Sweden, Centre For Creative In- is based on the Swedish folk tale Director: Kasia Zimnoch dustries in Tartu, Estonia and in Tyrone Guthrie “Sagan om lilla älgtjuren Skutt oh Director: Pawel Kleszczewski Centre in Ireland. heir Broken Tale animation prinsessan Tuvstarr”. In which Writer: Kasia Zimnoch has received media patronage of TVP Kultura; we found numerous references Writer: Pawel Kleszczewski and has been presented at numerous interna- to the myths about seasons. tional festivals. hey also received grant Polish The animation illustrate rite the Producer: Pawel Kleszczewski Culture Around the World funded by Adam passage with its thresholds. Producer: Kasia Zimnoch Mickiewicz Institute. In 2017 were nominated Design: Pawel Kleszczewski to the BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER Sinopsi - Animacioni tregon Edditing: Mariusz Kleszczewski 2017 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Currently they udhëtimin e një vajze në Screenplay: Kasia Zimnoch are working on a new animation project, In he brendësinë e një pylli. Forca e Beginning Was Water. papërmbajtshme e tërheq atë në Music: Yann Ciennik zemër të labirintit, në liqenin e fshehur thellë në pyllin e lashtë. Udhëzuesi i saj dhe kujdestari mistik është një dre. Gjatë udhëtimit ata takohen me banorët misteriozë të pyllit, karaktere të njohur nga folklori evropian. “Përrallë e thyer “ është një histori rreth adoleshencës, duke kaluar përmes jetës, situata kuitare, cikli i jetës së grave. Historia bazohet në një përrallë popullore suedeze, në të cilin gjetëm referime të shumta për mitet e stinëve. A-FestFilm 130 2018

LITTLE THING GJË E VOGËL Animation, Short Runtime: 5 minutes Completion Date: January 29, 2016 Country of Origin: Israel Country of Filming: Israel Film Language: English Shooting Format: HDV/CG Synopsis - A tiny creature searches for Aspect Ratio: 16:9 companionship in an Film Color: Color DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY empty city Director: Or Kan tor Vojin Vasovic is a ilm and theatre director. Sinopsi - Një krijesë Writer: Mor Kan tor He inished his ilm-directing B.A. program e vogël kërkon për at he Academy of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia, and Producer: Or Kan tor shoqëri në një qytet të Key Cast: N.A. Master of Arts in experimental theatre at the zbrazët. University of Toronto. He is the recipient of many awards for scene movement, lighting design and direction in theatre. His ilms (Breathtaking, Back Portrait) were enrolled in many international ilm festivals for which he won several awards. His previous animated short 5 Minutes Each was selected at more than 100 festivals and won 30 international awards for best animation, direction and original score. He is currently preparing his irst animated feature ilm. A-FestFilm 2018 131

Synopsis - Who are LENDIN they? Where do they come LENDIN from? What Animation do they want Genres: sci-i, comedy, humor from us? Runtime: 2 minutes 26 seconds Completion Date: June 1, 2016 Sinopsi - Kush janë Country of Origin: Italy ata? Nga Country of Filming: Italy vijnë ata? Shooting Format: digital Çfarë duan Aspect Ratio: 16:9 prej nesh? Film Color: Color Director: Piero Tonin Writer: Piero Tonin Producer; Musil - Museum of Indus- try and Labour of Brescia A-FestFilm 132 2018

01 01 Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short ilm Runtime: 7 minutes Completion Date: 2017-11-02 Country of Origin: Germany Country of Filming: Germany Film Language: English Synopsis - Sergam is a little boy. A refugee. Shooting Format: HDV/CG His boat’s stranded on the coast. His Aspect Ratio: 16:9 mother didn’t survive. Instead, a young woman takes care of him and they both set Film Color: Black&White off on their way through a nightmare. Director: Katharina Potratz Producer: Julian Friedrich Sinopsi - Sergam është një djalë i vogël. Një refugjat. Varkë e tij është bllokuar në bregdet. Nëna e tij nuk mbijetoi. Në vend të saj, një grua e re kujdeset për të dhe ata të dy u nisën në rrugën e tyre përmes një makthi. A-FestFilm 2018 133

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Alice Saey is a Paris-born animation ilm maker and graphic designer. Her irst animated short Synopsis - People should has been presented in several international be happy. Even this Egyptian Mark Lotterman - festivals and was honored with the Arte Creative goose, who tries to cast a Prize in 2015. Ater her studies in Strasbourg, spell on us with a seductive Happy she moved to Rotterdam, where she has now dance. Its gracious and based her studio. She won the HAFFtube online clumsy movements MARK LOTTERMAN competition in 2015 for her hand-draw animat- captivate us. But it’s not - GËZUAR ed music video « She’s Young » for dutch band the only one to master the Animation, Music Video Shaking Godspeed. Alice collaborates with sev- dance. Three flocks of geese Runtime: 6 minutes 35 seconds eral cultural events and musical formations in each led by their guru goose Holland and France. In April 2017 she released also share the pond; all of Completion Date: April 26, 2017 her second music video « Happy », for Rotter- them torn between their Country of Origin: Netherlands desire to express their own dam-based singer Mark Lotterman. Her next Aspect Ratio: 16:9 individuality and the urge Film Color: Color short ilm « Flatastic », produced by Sève Films, for group behavior. Soon the which was partly developed at the Open Work- water begins to rise. Never Director: Alice saey shop in Viborg, was pitched at 2017 Visegrad mind. The geese will keep Writer: Alice saey Animation Forum. on dancing for us until they Producer: Alice saey drown. Music: Mark Lotterman Sinopsi - Njerëzit duhet të jenë të lumtur. Edhe kjo patë egjiptiane, e cila përpiqet të n’a japë një magji me një valle joshëse. Lëvizjet e saj të hijshme dhe të ngadalta n’a magjepsin. Por nuk është e vetmja që zotëron vallëzimin. Tre tufat e patave, secila të udhëhequr nga pata e tyre guru, ndajnë pellgun gjithashtu; të gjithë ata të grishur mes dëshirës për të shprehur dhe për sjellë në grup, individualitetin e tyre. Së shpejti uji illon të rritet. Mos u mërzit. Patat do të vazhdojnë të kërcejnë për ne deri sa të mbyten. A-FestFilm 134 2018

SCRAMBLED FËRGUAR Fiction, Animation, Comedy Runtime: 7 minutes Completion Date: 2017 - January Country of Origin: Brazil Country of Filming: Netherlands Synopsis - When 19- Film Language: English year old Esra misses Shooting Format: Digital her train and kills time Aspect Ratio: 16:9 playing a fast-paced, Film Color: Color DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY flash game on her smart Bastiaan Schravendeel is an animation ilm phone, a vintage Rubik’s director and co-founder of studio Polder Cube challenges her Animation in Utrecht, the Netherlands. attention. Ater graduating from the HKU (2010) the goal at Polder Animation has been to create Sinopsisi - Esra animated ilms with a unique visual style and 19-vjeçare mungon në content. Filmography Scrambled (2017, 7’, stërvitje dhe vret kohën NL, director/writer, second ilm) Now you duke luajtur një lojë të shpejtë në telefonin e know it anyway (2011, 3’, NL, director/ writer, saj, kubi Rubik, sidon debut ilm) Blik (2010, 8’, NL, director/writer, vëmendjen e saj. graduation ilm) A-FestFilm 2018 135

BIG TOP DREAMS ËNDËRRAT E MËDHA Animation, Student, Web / New Media Genres: Drama, Sport, Fiction, Ani- mation, Traditional Animation Runtime: 6 minutes 56 seconds Completion Date: August 1, 2017 Country of Origin: Singapore Country of Filming: Singapore Film Language: English Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: Yes Director: Mirza Jaafar Director: Amanda Chee Director: Soh Fia Music: Azman Salim

Synopsis - Ofelia, has had Sinopsi - Ofelia, ka patur aspiratëtë aspirations of being an aerial hoop jetë një artiste e hapur që e re. artist since young. However, an Megjithatë, një aksident do të accident will threaten to destroy her kërcënojë të shkatërrojë ëndrrat e dreams and all that she has worked saj dhe gjithçka që ajo kishte punuar for her entire life. Will she be able gjithë jetën e saj. A do të jetë në to overcome this giant obstacle in gjendje të kapërcejë këtë pengesë pursuit of her dreams? gjigante në ndjekje të ëndrrave të saj? A-FestFilm 136 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Ivan holds a degree in ilm and television by the prestigious Munich Film School (HFF Synopsis - Ainhoa is München). With only a handful of short ilms 9 years old and she AINHOA and more than 150 awards at ilm festivals has left home, bringing AINHOA around the world, he captured the attention only her school bag and recognition of international public and and a Playmobil. Fiction As witnesses of critics. He was preselected for the “Oscar Runtime: 19 minutes Award nomination” and nominated for the her getaway, we will understand the Completion Date: 2016 - November “Deutscher Kurzilmpreis” (the german Os- reasons that led her to Country of Origin: Spain car) with “Schneckentraum” (he Dream of make such a decision Country of Filming: Spain the Snail), and won best european short at the and ind that Ainhoa Film Language: Spain International Fantasy Film Festival of Brussels rigorously follows the with “Simones Labyrinth”. hat same year steps of a mysterious Shooting Format: Digital he was awarded best short ilm in Germany plan. “Ainhoa” is a Aspect Ratio: 16:9 and receive the “Shocking Shorts Awards” story that, instead of Film Color: Color for which he was invited for a two weeks trying to put children to Screenplay: Ivan Sainz-Pardo master at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. sleep, tries to wake up Cinematographer: José Martín rosete the adults.” He works as director and screenwriter in ilm Editing: Fran García, Iván Sáinz-Pardo and advertising and also as Content Man- Sinopsi – Ainhoa, Sound: Joshua Durán, Ion Arenas ager in Framepool, an international image është një vajzë 9 vjeçe Music: Philipp Fabian Kölmel stock company. In the last International Film dhe është larguar nga Cast: Aurelia SCHIKARSKI | AINHOA Festival of Gijon, he won the Movistar+ Best shtëpia, duke mbajtur Natalia MATEO | MADRE Fele MARTÍNEZ Project Award for his screenplay “AINHOA”. vetëm çantën e saj të His last short ilms “SAVE”, “NEIN” and “DIE shkollës dhe një lodër | PADRE Josean BENGOETXEA | HOME- FREUNDIN” have earned 8 nominations for lëvizëse. Si dëshmitarë LESS Gorka AGUINAGALDE | POLÍTICO the spanish Notodoilm awards 2016 where të largimit të saj, ne do Sound Editing: David Rodríguez (Pecera Ivan won two awards, one for Best Director of të kuptojmë arsyet që Estudio) the Festival. e çuan atë për të marrë Post Production: EVASIÓN një vendim të tillë dhe për të gjetur se Ainhoa ndjek rigorozisht hapat e një plani misterioz. “Ainhoa” është një tregim që në vend që të përpiqet të vendosë fëmijët për të fjetur, përpiqet të zgjojë të rriturit “. A-FestFilm 2018 137

PIGEON PËLLUMBI Short Runtime: 10 minutes 42 seconds Completion Date: July 27, 2017 Production Budget: 2,400 USD Country of Origin: Turkey Country of Filming: Turkey Film Language: Turkish Shooting Format: DİGİTAL Film Color: Color Director: MEHMET AKİF YILDIZ DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Writer: MEHMET AKİF YILDIZ Mehmet Akif Yıldız was born in Erzurum on Producer: MEHMET AKİF YILDIZ 30.07.1995.He is studying cinema at Akdeniz University. He worked behind the camera in Key Cast: NAİL KIRMIZIGÜL many ilms. here are two short ilms called Key Cast: ŞAHİN AKTAŞ pigeon and ash.He wants to continue his Key Cast: TUBA TAŞDAN career as a scenario expert and director.

Synopsis - A little girl takes a Sinopsi - Një vajzë e vogël çon një picture of a bird to her father in jail. fotografi zogu për babanë e saj në But the picture is not put in prison, burg. Por fotografia nuk lejohet because bird images represent në burg, sepse imazhet e zogjve freedom. After a while, little girl përfaqësojnë lirinë. Pas një kohe të draws a new picture and goes to shkurtër, vajza e vogël vizaton një his father’s. She has prepared a pamje të re, dhe shkon tek babai i surprise for him. saj. Ajo ka përgatitur një surprizë për të. A-FestFilm 138 2018

Synopsis - Sparked by the racist rhetoric NOT ONE OF US and narcissism of Trump, “Not One of Nuk është një prej nesh Us” is an ominous warning about the Animation perils of building Runtime: 9 minutes walls in the name of Completion Date: May 8, 2017 greed, hegemony, and : United States xenophobia. Country of Origin Sinopsi - E nxitur nga Country of Filming: United States retorika raciste dhe Shooting Format: digital narcizmi i Trump, “Jo Aspect Ratio: 16:9 njëri prej nesh” është një paralajmërim Film Color: Color ogurzi për rreziqet e Director: Bill Jarcho DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY ndërtimit të mureve Writer: Bill Jarcho në emër të lakmisë, Bill Jarcho is an animation director and Producer: Bill jarcho puppeteer living on Vashon Isl. in Washing- hegjemonisë dhe ton State. In the 1980’s he was co-founder ksenofobisë. Lead animator: Sean Burns and creative director of Olive Jar Studios in Boston, where they produced many of the early MTV and Nickelodeon spots, as-well-as music videos, shorts, and TV commercials. Later he worked for Will Vinton Studios in Portland Oregon where he directed episodes of the PJ’s (a nationally broadcast animated series on Fox TV). In 2016 he opened Bill and Sean’s Excellent Animation with long time friend and fellow animator Sean Burns. A-FestFilm 2018 139

Synopsis - Are we already living All my phone in a collage ? Didn´t we numbers drowned in.. notice? 3 fashion models on their Të gjithë numrat e way through telefonit tim u mbytën the megacity of Lagos/ Nigeria në .. Sinopsisi - A Completion Date: 2017-07-20 jemi duke jetuar Production country: Germany tashmë në një Nigeria kolazh? A nuk Runningtime: 00:11:11 e vumë re? 3 modele të Film Type: Animation, Documentary, modës në rrugën Experimental, Feature ilm e tyre përmes Short ilm madhështisë së script/concept Lagos / Nigeri Category: None Film Language: english Subtitles: english Genre: Art/Installation Keywords: Everyday Life Sound: Stereo Shooting format: DCP Colour: Color Aspect ratio: 1.66:1(Super 16mm) A-FestFilm 140 2018

Synopsis - Arthur and Mordred are mortal foes KID ARTHUR and also best friends. They are the only magic 13 Fëmija Arthur year-olds in their school. When Mordred summons Animation, Short a dragon to help pass a Genres: Kids, Fantasy, Adventure test, Arthur intervenes to Runtime: 5 minutes stop him from cheating, Completion Date: December 1, 2017 but the battle spirals out Country of Origin: United States of control. Film Language: English Sinopsi - Arturi dhe Film Color: Color Mordredi janë armiq të vdekshëm por edhe miqtë Director: Joel Veitch më të mirë gjithashtu. Ata Director: David Shute janë të vetmit 13 vjeçare Director: Larry Huber magjikë në shkollën e tyre. Writer: Joel Veitch Kur Mordredi thërret një Writer: David Shute dragua për t’a ndihmuar Producer: Eric Homan të kalojë një provë, Arturi Producer: Kevin Kolde ndërhyn për t’a ndaluar atë nga mashtrimi, por spiralet Producer: Sylvia Edwards e betejës dalin jashtë Key Cast: Joel Veitch kontrollit. Key Cast: David Shute A-FestFilm 2018 141

LUX LUKSI Country of Production: France Duration: 04:18 Year of Production: 2017 Technique: 3D computer Resolution: 1080p Frame rate: 16/9 Aspect ratio: 2.0 Stereo Synopsis - A light source threatens a Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 strange community. English subtitles: Color Sinopsi - Një burim drite kërcënon një Director: Eva Campin, Clement Wojtyna, komunitet të çuditshëm. Manon Ache City: Orly Screenplay: Eva Campin, Clement Wojty- na, Manon Ache Cinematography: Eva Campin Music: Olivier Michelot Animation: Eva Campin, Manon Ache Sound: Olivier Michelot A-FestFilm 142 2018

Synopsis - Everyday, a gigantic tube pours GP-TO out an astronomic quantity of garbage GP-TO in a huge bowl Animation, Short, Student shaped dump yard. Genres: Drama, Science iction A creature, GP-to by Runtime: 7 minutes 27 seconds name, made up of Completion Date: June 8, 2017 these very wastes, Country of Origin: France takes in a young boy, whose arm in Country of Filming: France harshly severed, and Film Language: Russian helps him. The child, Shooting Format: Digital traumatised after Aspect Ratio: 16:9 waking up, inally Film Color: Color seems to have found First-time Filmmaker: Yes his place in this Director: Maxime Gental world with his new protector. Director: Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel Synopsi - Çdo ditë, Director: Edwin Leeds një tub gjigant derdh Director: Pulkita Mathur një sasi astronomike Director: Jonathan Valette të mbeturinave në Director: Catherine Lardé DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY një oborr të madh të Maxime Gental, Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel, Edwin Writer: Maxime Gental formës së poshtme. Writer: Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel Leeds, Pulkita Mathur, Jonathan Valette and Një krijesë, me emrin Catherine Lardé have graduated from Supin- GP, e përbërë nga këto Writer: Edwin Leeds focom Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) mbeturina, merr një Writer: Pulkita Mathur with a Master in digital director. In 2017, they djalë të ri, krahu i të Writer: Jonathan Valette co-directed the short ilm “GP-to”. cilit është prerë ashpër Writer: Catherine Lardé dhe e ndihmon atë. Producer: Philippe Meis Fëmija, i traumatizuar Music: Valentin Lafort pas zgjimit, më në Sound design: Louis Deurre fund duket se e ka gjetur vendin e tij Sound design: Valérian Cornuaille në këtë botë me Sound design: Yohan Oscar mbrojtësin e tij të ri. Sound design: Adrien Jésupret A-FestFilm 2018 143

LOST IN TIME HUMBUR NË KOHË Film Students Country of Production: France Duration: 6 minutes Year of Production: 2017 Technique: 3D computer Resolution: 1080p Synopsi - Two children play in a temple. Frame rate: 16/9 One of them touches a mysterious sphere Aspect ratio: 2.0 Stereo and suddenly time stands still. The sphere Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 escapes, so he sets out to search for it. Director: 22 students from Objectif 3D an- Sinopsi - Dy fëmijë luajnë në një tempull. imation school Njëri prej tyre prek një sferë misterioze dhe Cinematography: Michael Oliveri, Bas- papritur koha qëndron. Sfera ikën, kështu që tien Fanucci ai vendos t’a kërkojë. Music: Luc Aureille, Inès Azma, Christian Cartier, Mathieu Parisot Animation: Yohan Blasquez, Alba Casez- barry, Meline Delage, Valerian Delamare, Vincent Ferrer, Jonathan Louis, Audrey Marion, Antsa Ratsimbason A-FestFilm 144 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Joyce graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in the specialty Pro- duction Design. As a Production Designer she worked on feature ilms and TV series. By profession she continuously wonders about conlicts and development of characters in every new ilm project. Due to experience, FREE AS A BIRD her qualities relating storytelling started to I LIRË SI NJË ZOG grow. She followed her ambitions and started to write scripts. She made her debut as an an- Animation imation director with the ilm Free as a Bird, Runtime: 25 minutes for which she also wrote the screenplay. SCE- Completion Date: October, 2016 NARIO & DIRECTING: Free as a Bird [ Vrije Vogel] Animation ilm in production (release Country of Origin: Netherlands October 2016 Cinekid Festival). Production Country of Filming: Dutch company: Corrino Media Group 25 min., Shooting Format: digital children movie. Dutch Media Fund, television Aspect Ratio: 16:9 broadcaster KRO-NCRV. SCENARIO: Kink Film Color: Color Synopsis - A 10 year Feature ilm in development, Co-scenarist: Screenplay: Joyce van Diepen Liesbeth Wieggers Treatment subsidy by old boy, Imad, lives in a Cinematographer: Guido van Gennep Netherlands Film Fund A wooly good cause war zone. When he inds [Sila de Slagersdochter] Short ilm, 2013 25 a bird with a broken Art Director: Stijn Windig min., children movie. Dutch Media Fund, wing, he brings it home Editing - television broadcaster KRO. Luchtkussen and carefully nurses it Sound: Giel van geloven [aka Personal Whatever] Dutch TV-series, in back to health. This new Animation: Ronald Toes, Serge Lenaers, friendship brings Imad development he Greedy Swimming Coach Christiaan Moleman joy, dreams, and strength. [De Verschrikkelijke Badmeester] Feature Music: Reyn Ouwehand, Tim Knol ilm, in development Sarah’s House [Het huis He learns to listen to Cast: Voice Imad: Bruce Mulder Stand- van Saartje] Feature length animation ilm, in his heart and inds the development courage to choose a in Imad: Christopher Nijo Voice Halima: (new) future. Ruby Soliman Sinopsi - Një djalë 10 vjeç, Imad, jeton në një zonë lufte. Kur ai gjen një zog me një krah të thyer, e sjell në shtëpi dhe e mjekon me kujdes për t’a shëruar. Kjo miqësi e re, i sjell Imadit gëzim, ëndrra dhe forcë. Ai mëson të dëgjojë zemrën e tij dhe gjen guximin për të zgjedhur një të ardhme (të re). A-FestFilm 2018 145 A-FestFilm 146 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Sincetheendothe 90’s, I havedeveloped my professionalcareer in theieldofdirection, script andediting, covering a widerangeofor- O COTIDIANO matsincludingdocumentary, ictionandbrand- E PËRDITSHME edcontent. Duringthistime, I havedirectedand co-writ- Production Company: David Lara ten more than ten documentaries, such as Production Company: Muak Canarias Miguel HernándezorLa Fuente de la Vida, Production Company: Lekanto Studio broadcastonTelevisión Española (nation- Scriptwriter: David Lara alstateownedTelevision in Spain)and Canal Music soundtrack: Jaime Zelada + withprogramssuch as Documentos TV, La Noche Temáticaor Imprescindibles. Alongth- Director of photography: Raquel Fernán- isperiod I havealsowritenanddirectedseveral dez Núñez shortictionilms, such as Los que están aquí, Synopsis - As usual Sound: Julian Vaquera El BalcónorLo Cotidianoselectedandawarded Sonia is having coffee Film editor: Javi Frutos at many ilm festivals. As anexecutivepro- while waiting for her Art director: David Sánchez Carralafuente ducer I havealsoparticipated in several short daughter Paula, but today an unexpected Hair stylist: Joseba Errasti Murua ilmssuch as DantzariakDancersorYo Can. visit will broke her Make-up artist: Joseba Errasti Murua In theadvertisingandcommercialield I have everyday life. Cast: Patricia Vico made variousaudiovisualsframed in brand- Sinopsi - Si zakonisht Cast: Ruth Gabriel edcontentactions, such as theTV series How Sonia pi kafe në pritje të Cast: Miriam Montilla do they do it?For Discovery Max orJourney- vajzës së saj, Paula, por intothe Interior of Culture for Telefónica and sot një vizitë e papritur Cast: Tamara Berbés Televisión Española. do t’a thyejë jetën e saj Cast: José Ramón Iglesias të përditshme. Cast: Niko Verona Cast: Noa Sánchez A-FestFilm 2018 149

Real Men Do not Cry Njeriu i vërtetë nuk qan Short Production Company: Filmdonut Scriptwriter: Lucas Castán Music soundtrack: Adam Taylor Director of photography: Daniel Vergara Camera operator: Daniel Vergara Sound: José Luis Toral Film editor: Luis Calles Art director: Luis Sorando Hair stylist: Sara Dieste DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Make-up artist: Sara Dieste Mehmet Akif Yıldız was born in Erzurum on Costume designer: Raquel Gálvez 30.07.1995.He is studying cinema at Akdeniz University. He worked behind the camera in Special effects: José Ignacio Galdo many ilms. here are two short ilms called Cast: Alfonso Lara pigeon and ash.He wants to continue his Cast: Juan Fernández career as a scenario expert and director. Cast: Jorge Asín

Synopsis - Basilio is a former ice Sinopsi - Basilio është një ish-lojtar hockey player that now works i hokejit në akull që tani punon si as a equipment manager for the një menaxher për ekipin lokal. Djali local team. His son Iván seems to i tij Iván duket se ka trashëguar have inherited his father’s love for dashurinë e babait të tij për këtë the sport, but since a few months sport, por që prej disa muajsh, now, a rare illness stops him from një sëmundje e rrallë e ndalon atë practising. Basilio does not know t’a praktikojë. Basilio nuk e di më anymore what to do so that his son se çfarë duhet të bëjë që i biri të smiles again. buzëqesh përsëri. A-FestFilm 150 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Marta Guerrero. Madrid, 1965. She was born in Madrid, studied at the School of Arts and Crats and combining these studies with THE WIZARD theater and music.At that time, beginning the MAGJISTARI eighties, the city was a hive of creativity and actively participated in an endless number of Animation artistic activities of all kinds. he short ilm Runtime: 11 minutes “he Wizard” (“El Mago”) (2017) is her irst Completion Date: September, 2017 cinematographic production as director and Country of Origin: Spain screenwriter. A work that culminates his work Country of Filming: Spain as a dratsman who has been elaborating for Shooting Format: digital many years, where he forms a dream world of Aspect Ratio: 16:9 fantasy and relections on real life, fantasy life Film Color: Color and death. Screenplay: Marta Guerrero Cinematographer: Sergey Odintsov Editing: Sergey Odintsov Sound: Sixto Cámara Moya Animation: Marta Guerrero Music: Antoni De Villasante Cast: Jordi Boixaderas (Narrador / Voice Over)

Synopsis - A short ilm drawn by hand with magical beings they end up in the të manipuluar simbolet e lashta në një by veteran illustrator Marta Guerrero. mind of a girl sitting on a stop in the ritual magjik i cili përfundon bashkimin It reflects his imaginary world, which middle of a busy city. The look of the e trupit me një buf. Të bashkuar, ata takes the viewer on a journey through wizard merges with the cosmos through udhëtojnë nëpër katër elementet e the elements of nature. After spending a the girl’s eyes. natyrës: zjarri, toka, uji dhe ajri, duke long time locked inside his tower in the u bërë flakë, dragon fluturues, peshk search of knowledge, the Wizard arrives Sinopsi - Një ilm i shkurtër i hartuar dhe një stuhi. Pas udhëtimit nëpër to a cliff to manipulate ancient symbols me dorë nga ilustratori veteran Marta botën fantastike të mbushura me qenie in a magic ritual which ends merging Guerrero. Ajo pasqyron botën e tij magjike, ata përfundojnë në mendjen his body with an owl. United, they travel imagjinare, e cila e merr shikuesin në e një vajze të ulur në mes të një qyteti through the four elements of nature: ire, një udhëtim përmes elementëve të plot me njerëz. Pamja e magjistarit earth, water and air, becoming flames, a natyrës. Pasi kaloi një kohë të gjatë të bashkohet me kozmosin nëpërmjet syve dragonfly, a ish and a hurricane. After mbyllur brenda kullës së tij në kërkim të të vajzës. journey through fantastic worlds illed dijes, magjistari arrin në një shkëmb për A-FestFilm 2018 151

Synopsis - Manolo is MANOLO paper puppet, MANOLO created by Alice, director Animation of animation Runtime: 12 minutes movies. He Completion Date: February, 2017 decides to Country of Origin: Belgium merrily live Country of Filming: France his own filmic Shooting Format: digital adventure in the forest? Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Sinopsi - Screenplay: Abel Ringot Manolo është Cinematographer: Abel Ringot një kukull letre Art Director: Abel Ringot DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY e krijuar nga Editing: Abel Ringot & Frédéric Chameau Born on 28th February 1992 in Lille (France). Alice, regisor Sound: David Nelissen Abel Ringot studied animation at ESAAT in i filmave të animuar. A Animation: Abel Ringot, Marie Lechevalier & Lui- Roubaix, in the north of France, and enjoy ka vendosur sa Taouri also illustration and poetry. He is fond of chil- ai, të jetojë Music: Constant Sajaloli dren books and young audience movies, and me kënaqësi Cast: Agathe Guichard Armand Herbelin Alice making cut-out animation with children. aventurën e tij Ringot Dominique Ringot të ilmit në pyll? Sound Editing: Alexandre Debuchy & David Nelissen A-FestFilm 152 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Born in Venezuela, reared in Ireland, Danilo is a director and sound designer. Recently Synopsis - Observing graduating from the National Film School at a girl’s changing GROWING ALICE IADT, he is interested in character driven sto- relationship with her RRITJA E ALICES ries, oten dealing with outsiders and margin- mother, through the years, alized individuals. With a keen interest in art, from the point of view of Country of Production: Ireland her bedroom mirror. Danilo pays close attention to the production Duration: 3:58 design in his work, frequently opting for vivid Sinopsi – Duke vëzhguar Year of Production: 2017 colour schemes. marrëdhënien në Resolution: 1080p ndryshim të vajzës me Frame rate: 4:3 Previous Work: nënën e saj, përgjatë Aspect ratio: 2.0 Stereo Strangers in the Park (2017) viteve, nga këndvështrimi One Bite (2017) i pasqyrës së saj të English subtitles: Color he Lollipop Man (2017) gjumit. Director: Danilo Zambrano Cinematography: Arron Lynch Music: Conor Buckley Animation: N/A Sound: Flann Manning A-FestFilm 2018 153

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Haidi Marburger PROXY 2016 Lucerne Master Acad- emy of Animation (LuMAA) PËRFAQËSIMI 2014+ BA in Animation Animation, Short, Student // Lucerne University of Genres: Sci-Fi, Animation, Drama Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) Runtime: 5 minutes 35 seconds 2013 Film Pre- & Postpro- Completion Date: June 28, 2017 duction // Panimage, Zurich Country of Origin: Switzerland 2009+ BA in Film Studies & Country of Filming: Switzerland Media Science // University of Zurich (UZH) Film Language: English 2003+ Matura // Kantonss- Shooting Format: Digital chule Glarus Aspect Ratio: 2.39 Nina Hofmann Film Color: Color 2014+ BA in Animation Synopsis - A grieving // Lucerne University of First-time Filmmaker: Yes Applied Sciences and Arts mother uses left Director: Haidi Marburger (HSLU) behind data to create Director: Nina Hoffmann a replica of her dead 2013+ Gestalterischer Director: Ramon Arango Vorkurs Luzern // Lucerne son. Her longing University of Applied Sci- wish to have him Producer: Gerd Gockell ences and Arts (HSLU) back seems fulfilled, Producer: Jürgern Haas 2009+ Matura // Kantonss- but soon the child chule Zoingen must realize the Ramon Arango limits of his artificial 2014+ BA in Animation existence. // Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) Sinopsi - Një nënë 2012+ abgebrochenes Studi- e pikëlluar lë pas të um Materialwissenschaten dhënat për të krijuar një // ETH Zürich kopje të djalit të saj të 2007+ Matura // Kantonss- vdekur. Dëshira e saj chule MNG Rämibühl e madhe t’a ketë atë përsëri, përmbushëet, por shpejt, fëmija duhet të kuptojë kuijtë e ekzistencës së tij artiiciale. A-FestFilm 154 2018

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HURRY UP, HEROLD! NXITO, HEROLD! Animation, Short Genres: Children, Family, Superhero Runtime: 8 minutes Completion Date: May 1, 2017 Country of Origin: Germany Country of Filming: Germany Synopsis - Herold is a Film Language: English, German superhero and a dad, Shooting Format: 2K wears a superman- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 chainmail-unitard, and is a veteran in dealing with Film Color: Color DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY dangerous situations. But Director: Francie Liebschner now he faces a particularly Writer: Anke Kuhl 1983 born in Dresden challenging task: his 2003-2005 trained as Technical Assistant For Producer: Grit Wißkirchen daughter Ursel demands Key Cast: Anna Mateur Design in Media at the Academy for Informa- his presence at her birthday tion and Communication Design Dresden party - on time and bearing Key Cast: Paul Walker 2005 voluntary work in Tanzania, Africa gifts, of course. Animation: Jörg Halsema 2005-2010 studied media design at Bau- Sinopsi - Herold është një Animation: Olaf Ulbricht haus-University Weimar superhero dhe një baba, I Music, Sound: Frieder Zimmermann 2007/2008 visiting student at the Academy of veshur si një supermen – Editing: Stefan Urlaß Fine Arts Dresden me veshje metalike është Since 2008 works as freelancer producing veteran në zgjidhjen e situatave të rrezikshme. animated ilms Por tani ai përballet me 2011 completion of debut ilm „Der Schatz“ një detyrë veçanërisht Since 2011 works as Junior Producer and Su- siduese: vajza e tij Ursel pervisor Compositing at Balance Film GmbH kërkon praninë e tij në Since 2014 chairwoman of board of the asso- mbrëmjen e ditëlindjes ciation of the German Institute for Animated së saj - në kohë, dhe me Film dhurata, sigurisht. A-FestFilm 2018 157

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY DISPHERENT Graduated in Audiovisual Communication by the Faculty of Communication(FCOM) SHPËRNDARJA of the University of Navarre. Director of Di- Animation - Fiction spherent, which the irst completed 3D short DIRECTOR: Daniel Gonzalo Fillat developed in the University. Enroled in the Superior Master in Animation by Lightbox PRODUCER: Javier Olaverri Sara Academy. Former Assistant teacher of Fiction Art director: Silvia Zubiri Screenwriting at the University of Navarre. Music soundtrack: Lorenzo Mas- Being Dispherent his irst oicial short, has trocinque, Jaime TéllezOther directed a few live-action shorts such as Art director assistant: Fernán Odio “Jocántaro”,”he keychain screwdriver” and Film editor: Sara García the 3D capsule “LIGHTS” COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Spain PRODUCTION DATE: 24 April 2017

Synopsis - In Dice city, cubes are Sinopsi - Në qytetin Dais, kubat born with different colors and lindin me ngjyra dhe personalitete personalities, but the society rules të ndryshme, por rregullat e turn them grey and boring when shoqërisë i kthejnë ato gri dhe they grow up. Rick, as the baby të mërzitshëm kur rriten. Riku, si creation manager, accidentaly menaxher i krijimit të foshnjave, creates a pink sphere instead of a krijon aksidentalisht një sferë roze cube. në vend të një kubi. A-FestFilm 158 2018

PRINCESA DE HIELO PRINCESHA E AKULLIT Production Company: Aldeas Infantiles Production Company: El Deseo Scriptwriter: Diego García De Zúñiga Pedrosa Music soundtrack: Jorge Viñals Director of photography: Joaquín Man- chado Camera operator: Paco Sanchez Polo Sound: Asier González Film editor: Víctor Díaz Somoza Art director: Marta Blasco Synopsis - Few days Art director: Carlota Casado before Epiphany, Antonio Art director: Jesus Calzada and Carmen read the letter that their son has written Hair stylist: Alicia La Rosa to the three Wise Men. A Make-up artist: Manuela Cruz very special gift on the list Special effects supervisor: Edu Díaz of the child will test the Special effects supervisor: El Ranchito -- convictions and love of the Cast: Juana Acosta parents. Cast: Sergio Peris-mencheta Sinopsi - Pak ditë para Cast: Yolanda Ramos Epifanisë, Antonio dhe Cast: Bore Buika Karmeni lexuan letrën që Cast: Romeo Babiano djali i tyre u kishte shkruar Cast: Selu Nieto tre burrave të urtë. Një dhuratë shumë e veçantë në listën e fëmijës do të testojë bindjet dhe dashurinë e prindërve. A-FestFilm 2018 159

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Zara Demet Altan was born as the irst child of a Kurdish-Alevite family in Eastern Turkey, Malatya. Her parents came to Berlin when she was six months old. Since her childhood Children of the spring she has been engaged in Turkish and German literature. She also played theatre regularly. In NXITO, HEROLD! 2003 she worked as an intern at Shakespeare’s Genres: Children, Drama, Famili, Immigra- Globe in London. She also discovered her tion, War passion for movies and screenplays. Ater Runtime: 16 minutes working in the theatre as an assistant director, Completion Date: October, 2017 she studied English and History at the Hum- boldt University of Berlin, later at the Freie Country of Origin: Germany Universität Berlin. Already during her studies Country of Filming: Germany she wrote scripts and received a script grant Film Language: German for the screenplay “Beautiful”. Ater success- Shooting Format: Blackmagic bocket fully completing her second state examina- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 tion at Hermann-Hesse-Gymnasium in 2015, Film Color: Color she passed the entrance examination at the Screenplay: Zara Demet Altan, Silvia Krupicka University of the Arts for Performing Arts Cinematographer: Kurt Ipekkaya, Tan Ipekkaya (Universität der Künste, Berlin). During this Editing: Kurt Ipekkaya time she worked in various ilm projects as Music: Bengüm Tüzemen (The Singer), production assistant e.g. for the movie “Evet, Sinem Altan (The Pianist) Ich will”. Since 2016, Zara has been a teacher at the Kurt-Schumacher primary school. Cast: Leading: Fatma Tahawi Lara Kurt Together withher fourth grade students, she Lilian Takli Mustafa Lahham Serhan Mus- developed the script for “Frühlingskinder”, tafa Cem Can Stoll Supporting: Telma directed and produced the ilm in 2017. Ricks Jochen Heckel Burçin Oktar

Synopsis - When a bomb hits their They endure incredible hardship and të gjithë ata dhe ata duhet të ndahen living room, a Syrian family with six uncertainty along the journey, until all kundër vullnetit të tyre. Prindërit children decide to escape from Homs. six of them experience a surprise at a qëndrojnë prapa ndërsa tre nga Together they make it to the long- Berlin elementary school. vëllezërit dhe motrat ikin në Turqi dhe awaited boat. But there is not enough Bullgari, kurse të tjerët shpresojnë të space for all of them and they must Sinopsi - Kur një bombë godet dhomën arrijnë bregdetin italian me anije. Ata be separated against their will. The e tyre të jetesës, një familje siriane përballen me vështirësi dhe pasiguri të parents stay behind while three of me gjashtë fëmijë vendosë të ikë nga pabesueshme gjatë udhëtimit, derisa të the brothers and sisters flee across Homsi. Ata largohen sëbashku, me gjashtë prej tyre përjetojnë një surprizë Turkey and Bulgaria and the others anijen e shumëpritur. Por vetëm se, aty në një shkollë illore në Berlin. hope to reach the Italian coast by boat. nuk ka hapësirë të mjaftueshme për A-FestFilm 160 2018

GLUTTONOUS SNAKE GJARPËRI I PANGOPUR Animation Runtime: 4 minutes 12 seconds Completion Date: January 2, 2017 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Synopsis - A boy falls Aspect Ratio: 16:9 into a game world and Film Color: Color begins his evil journey. DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY First-time Filmmaker: Yes Sinopsi - Një djalë bie Director: Bijiao Liu Animator currently based on LA area, në një botë loje dhe passionate about storytelling and creating illon udhëtimin e tij të Writer: Bijiao Liu beautiful images. keq. Producer: Bijiao Liu A-FestFilm 2018 161

Synopsis - A drop of water meets a drop of oil and they start dancing. CIGARE They shape into continuously morphing characters, and build CIGARJA up a choreography alternating Animation elegant and gracious moves with Genres: art, experimentation, dance grotesque and surreal contortions. Set to music with no dialogues. Runtime: 5 minutes 40 seconds Completion Date: March 1, 2017 Sinopsi - Një pikë uji takon një Country of Origin: Canada pikë vaji dhe illojnë vallëzimin. Shooting Format: 2k Ata kthehen në karaktere në Film Color: Color lëvizje të vazhdueshëm, dhe krijojnë një koreograi që alternon lëvizjet elegante dhe të hirshme Director: Tom Tassel me shformime groteskike dhe Writer: Tom Tassel surrealiste. Vendoseni në muzikë Producer: Tom Tassel pa dialog. A-FestFilm 162 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY LIN,YA-YU was born in Tainan, raised in Puli, Nantou. Ater graduated from high school in Taichung, Lin got into the depart- KEEP GOING ment of Radio and Television in National VAZHDONI TË SHKONI Taiwan University of Arts, and he’s currently studying in MFA directing program, de- Feature, Short, Student partment of ilmmaking of Taipei National Genres: Drama, Asian, Student Film, Teens University of the Arts. Runtime: 20 minutes 58 seconds Completion Date: June 30, 2016 Country of Origin: Taiwan Country of Filming: Taiwan Film Language: Chinese Synopsis - SHAN, who is in 2nd Sinopsi - SHAN, i cili është në Shooting Format: Digital Grade of Junior high school, klasën e dytë të shkollës së and JIA, who is in 3rd grade of mesme dhe JIA, është në klasën Aspect Ratio: 16:9 elementary school. They are e tretë të shkollës illore. Ata janë Film Color: Color DIREC brothers who love baseball vëllezër që duan lojrat e beisbollit. Director: Lin, Ya-yu M Writer: Lin, Ya-yu La games. PEI-LIN, SHAN’s crush Vajza e shthurur e SHAN-it, grad girl, is going to move away PEI-LIN, do të largohet. Prandaj, Producer: HSIEH,HUNG-LI cienn recently. Therefore, before para largimit të saj, ata bënë Producer: LIAO,CHING-SUNG 2017, t her departure, they made a një premtim për shkëmbimin e Producer: Chang, Ming-Hao promise of exchanging their topave të preferuar të beisbollit Key Cast: WANG,CHENG-WEI favorite signed baseballs. In the me nënshkrimet e tyre. Ndërkohë, meanwhile, JIA is on a ield trip XHIA udhëton në fushën e Parkut Key Cast: WU,CHIH-HSUAN at the Metropolitan Park, but të Metropolitanit, por pa fat, ka Key Cast: LI,PO-HSUAN unluckily lost his brother’s QiaQia humbur topin e nënshkruar të CINEMATOGRAPHER: KU,YAO HUA signed ball. For his crime, JIA vëllait të tij QaQa. Për krimin e PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Ji, SUN-NI encourages his disheartened tij, XHIA inkurajon vëllain e tij të EDITOR: Kao,Ming-sheng brother to search the ball with dëshpëruar që të kërkojë topin në EDITOR: Wang,Ching-chiao him at the faraway park. In the parkun më të largët. Ditën tjetër, në SOUND EDITOR: Lee, Yin morning of the next day, they ride mëngjes, ata i hipin biçikletës dhe on a bike and begin the operation. illojnë operacionin. Megjithatë, ata COMPOSER: Hsu, Chia-Wei Yet they have to arrive at school duhet të mbërrijnë në shkollë rreth around sunset. Although there perëndimit të diellit. Edhe pse ka are many bloopers along on the shumë gabime përgjatë rrugës, road, SHAN still tries to reach SHAN ende përpiqet për të arritur their goal, like what he told to qëllimit të tyre, si ajo që i tha JIA ---“Keep going and we’ll be XHIA . “Vazhdoni, dhe ne do të there.” jemi atje”. A-FestFilm 2018 163

TWIN ISLANDS ISHUJT BINJAKË Animation, Short, Student Genres: Comedy, Tale Runtime: 7 minutes 18 seconds Completion Date: June 8, 2017 Country of Origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: English Synopsis - Twin Island Shooting Format: Digital East and Twin Island Aspect Ratio: 16:9 West are two twin Film Color: Color DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY islands governed by First-time Filmmaker: Yes Manon Sailly, Charlotte Sarfati, Christine Jaudoin, two kings, where the Director: Manon Sailly Lara Cochetel, Raphaël Huot and Fanny Teisson have inhabitants follow Director: Charlotte Sarfati graduated from Supinfocom Rubika school (Valen- the cult of symmetry. Director: Christine Jaudoin ciennes, France) with a Master in digital director. In Therefore, everything 2017, they co-directed the short ilm “Twin Islands”. goes two by two. But one Director: Lara Cochetel day, the queen of Twin Director: Raphaël Huot Island West gives birth Director: Fanny Teisson to an only child, to her Writer: Manon Sailly husband’s utter dismay... Producer: Philippe Meis Sinopsi – Ishulli binjak i Music: Valentin Lafort lindjes dhe Ishulli binjak i Sound design: Valentin Lafort perëndimit, janë dy ishuj të dyishtë të qeverisur nga dy mbretër, ku banorët ndjekin kultin e simetrisë. Prandaj, gjithçka shkon dy nga dy. Por një ditë, mbretëresha e Ishulli binjak i perëndimit, I dha jetë vetëm një fëmije, për tmerrin absolut të burrit të saj ... A-FestFilm 164 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY I am born in Berlin 1993 as a son of an architect and a painter. In 1995 my parents went back to Lausanne Switzerland where Travelogue Tel Aviv both come from. Ater ive years the family Udhërrëfyesi Tel Aviv moved to Zürich. During this ive years in Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student Zürich I learned German. Ater Zürich my Runtime: 6 minutes parents moved to Fribourg where I continued Completion Date: June 28, 2017 studying in German. I did my high school in German and French with a specialisation in Country of Origin: Switzerland Art. I came out of the high school with a prize Shooting Format: Digital for the best mark in arts. It was sure for me Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Synopsis - A young art Film Color: Color that I wanted to study art. I did the prepa- student from Switzerland : Samuel Patthey ration class in Luzern at HSLU Design und arrives for six months in Director Art were I discovered Animation. his irst Tel Aviv. Through drawing Writer: Samuel Patthey experience showed me the brightness of this he will learn to analyse, Producer: Gerd Gockell fascinating tool. In 2014 I started my Bachelor understand and free Music: Patrick Overney in 2d Animation. I let in the ith semester himself to this contrasted Music: Julien Gobet Switzerland to go to Tel Aviv for an exchange environnement. Animation: Claudia Wirth semester in illustration. his experience Sinopsi - Një student i Animation: Valentine Moser ri i artit nga Zvicra arrin was the most interesting time in my life. My Animation: Estelle Gattlen për gjashtë muaj në Tel Bachelor movie Travelogue Tel Aviv shows Aviv. Përmes vizatimit ai Animation: Alice Müller my view and my development in this unique do të mësojë të analizojë, Animation: Hannes Oehen place. It is also the movie I will present you. të kuptojë dhe të lirohet Animation: Samuel Patthey Travelogue Tel Aviv won the alumni prize of në këtë mjedis të Sound design: Nina Winiger the HSLU Art and Design. kontrastuar. Sound design: Christof Steinmann A-FestFilm 2018 165

SHIRUSHI SHIRUSHI Animation Runtime: 5 minutes 59 seconds Completion Date: October 10, 2017 Synopsis - The story Country of Origin: Japan is set in Japan during Country of Filming: Japan the transition from the Film Color: Color Jomon to the Yayoi Director: Stefano Buro period: two spirits meet each other in different Writer: Pierluigi Piantoni moment of time, going Producer: Shiho Oshita Beday beyond the death, in a perpetual cycle. The DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY scenes are articulated Born in Verona, Italy in 1979. in a visionary and Graduated in painting at Fine Art School of Verona, dreamlike way as if they he works as video artist between Italy and Japan. were interpretations of the cracks of a wild boar’s scapula bone, as the Jomon shamans used to do during their rituals. Synopsis - Historia është vendosur në Japoni gjatë tranzicionit nga Jomon në periudhën Yayoi: dy shpirtra takohen me njëri-tjetrin në momente të ndryshme të kohës, duke shkuar përtej vdekjes, në një cikël të përhershëm. Skenat artikulohen në një mënyrë vizionare dhe ëndërr sikur të ishin interpretime të çara të një kocke të shpendëve, të një derri të egër, siç përdorën shamanët Jomon, gjatë ritualeve të tyre. A-FestFilm 166 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY I m Néstor Ruiz Medina (28 years old) director, scriptwriter and lover of audiovisual language since I was a child. hat s why I BARAKA decided to devote my life to that who really represent me, to tell stories to create emo- BARAKA tions in the spectator. I study audiovisuals Fiction in Madrid, and when I inished I created my Runtime: 22 minutes own ilm company call: 7 Cuerdas Films S.L. Completion Date: May - 2016 Working in my own audiovisual company Recording format: 4K I can develop my career, my passion. In all Projection Format: DCP these years I have been working in iction, in Screen Format 1:2,35 my own projects of short ilms, videoclips, Colour: Color art ilms, commercials... As a DOP I have Sound: Dolby Digital worked in a few short and feature ilms. I have produced some of the most interesting short ilms of college friends of the industry. Right Screenplay: Juan Luis Cordero, NeL9;stor now I ‘m in the promotion of my last Short Ruiz Medina ilm as a director: BARAKA. And Preparing Cinematographer: Jorge Roig, NeL9;stor my irst feature ilm call: Yasuni, a co-produc- Ruiz Medina tion between Spain and Ecuador. Art Director: Ana HernaL9;ndez Editing: IvaL9;n Gutierrez Sound: James MunM1;oz Synopsis - Umayr and his best Sinopsi - Umajri dhe shoku i tij më Music: Marcos Cruz friend are two Arab children who i mirë janë dy fëmijë arabe që kanë Cast: Esther Acebo, Son Khoury, Taha El are cast in a compound banned shkuar në një kompleks të ndaluar, in search of adventure. Inside në kërkim të aventurës. Brenda, ata Mahroug, Abel Serbouti, Samad Madkouri they will meet Laura, a soldier of do të takojnë Laurën, një ushtare Sound Editing: James MunM1;oz the Spanish army abducted by e ushtrisë spanjolle të rrëmbyer terrorist forces. Children will face nga forcat terroriste. Fëmijët do të the dilemma of helping her or përballen me dilemën e ndihmës leave her where she was found, së saj ose të lënë atë ku ajo u gjet, in a site that should never have në një vend që nuk duhet të kishte come. When the soldiers who have ardhur kurrë. Kur ushtarët që kanë kidnapped Laura returns they will be rrëmbyer Laurën kthehen, ata do forced to flee the three together. The të detyrohen të largohen të tre young Umayr will discover that the bashkë. Umajri i ri do të zbulojë se whole place and the soldiers have i gjithë vendi dhe ushtarët kanë të something to do with the his past. bëjnë me të kaluarën e tij. A-FestFilm 2018 167

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY She was born in 1994 January 1 Balykchy Issyk-kul region. 2011 graduated from high school-gymnasium №4 Balykchy. In the same year he was admitted to the Kyrgyz-Turkish University “Manas” in the Faculty of Com- munication, department of radio, television and cinema. She graduated from the Univer- sity in 2016, June. Experience: BAKYT • 2009-2011 GG Red Crescent Society of Kyr- gyzstan in the Issyk-Kul, a leading volunteer. BAKYT • 2012. Radio “Manas FM», the leading Short • 2013-2014g.g “Manas” newspaper corre- Runtime: 13 minutes 29 seconds spondent • 2013 Member of the Guild Kinemotoraf- Completion Date: February 21, 2017 istov Maiden at public fund «SKC»; Course Country of Origin: Kyrgyzstan program “MultiMediaKyzdarym” Country of Filming: Kyrgyzstan • 2015. Restaurant “Tyubiteyka” and the club Shooting Format: Digital 35mm canon “he Badger”, photographer • 2012- .... Writer-director Media companies mark2 “SO” Aspect Ratio: 16:9 • 2015. Director of the “hundredth” depart- Film Color: Color ment at Media companies “SO” • 2012. he debut short ilm “Tralik” director Director: Meerim Dogdurbekova • 2015. he short ilm “Atalar,” writer-director Writer: Meerim Dogdurbekova • 2015. he short ilm “Tandoo,” writer-di- Producer: Meerim Dogdurbekova rector Key Cast: DOOLOTKELDI SADYBAKASOV • 2015. he short ilm “Tumar” E. Tashbayev, second director Key Cast: MAARAZYK DOOLOTBAKOV • 2015. hesis B. Abibakir uulu “Zhayloodo”, Key Cast: AKINAI ABDYKERIMOVA the second director. 2016. Media companies ‘So’ manager 2016. hesis F. Seitalieva “Umot” assistant director Synopsis - The ilm tells a story of a Sinopsi - Filmi tregon një histori të 2016. Student Festival “MediaBabochka relationship between horse and a 10 një lidhjeje midis kalit dhe një djali 10 2016”, Director. year old boy. Bakyt is son of a village vjeçar. Bakyt është biri i një fshati të 2016. he short ilm “Bakyt”, director roughrider. After school he spends ashpër. Pas shkollës, ai kalon kohën 2016. Listener V International Film School in time with his horse. Both him and his me kalin e tij. Si ai, dhe shoku i tij, Moscow. friend like the same girl. His dad is pëlqejnë të njejtën vajze. Babai i tij po 2016. Full-length ilm “he Cuckoo’s Nest” training Bakyt for the races. But the trajnon Bakytin për gara. Por natën dir T. Birnazarov make-up artist night before the races his horse gets para garave kali i tij vidhet. Ai nuk 2016. Asian Women’s Creative Foundation. stolen. He can’t get over it, because mund t’a pranojë atë, sepse ai dhe 2016. he ilm company “Tazar” he and his horse are a whole. kali i tij janë një e tërë. 2017. TV channel TV1.KG, journalist A-FestFilm 168 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY I was born January 5, 1981 , I started my art activities in the drawing and graphic design , this animated short ilm is my irst experience PET MAN in animation and the inal project for my college . NJERIU I VEÇANTË Animation, Short, Student Runtime: 4 minutes 25 seconds Synopsis - Pet Man is an Completion Date: March 1, 2017 animated short about an Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of animal dealer gone asleep in Country of Filming: Iran, Islamic Republic of his shop and had a nightmare Film Language: English inding himself caught in an Shooting Format: HD animal cage, then escaped Aspect Ratio: 16.9 to seek rescues for animals Film Color: Color but every time faced with an Director: Marzieh Abrarpaydar obstacle... . At last, He awoke Writer: Marzieh Abrarpaydar from the nightmare but still Producer: Marzieh Abrarpaydar& Docu- feeling himself surrounded with mentary and Experimental Film Center ambiguity and fear of those (DEFC) animals

Sinopsi - Njeriu i veçantë është një ilm i animuar rreth një tregtari kafshësh që e zinte gjumi në dyqanin e tij, dhe kishte një makth ku gjeti veten të kapur në një kafaz të kafshëve, pastaj u arratis për të kërkuar shpëtim për kafshët, por çdo herë ai përballej me një pengese… Më në fund, Ai u zgjua nga makthi, por ende ndihej i rrethuar me dykuptimësi dhe frikë prej atyre kafshëve. A-FestFilm 2018 169

BETWEEN THE LINES DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY MIDIS LINJAVE Born in Kaluga in 1989. Started shooting stop-mo- tion short ilms and commercials with a small group Animation, Short of friends who organized an animation studio called Genres: Comedy, Romance «7BiOz». Graduated from “Shar School-Studio” in 2015. Currently works as a director on animated Runtime: 4 minutes 23 seconds series and as a free-lance animator. Completion Date: October 24, 2017 Country of Origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: English Synopsis - A Zebra inds Sinopsi - Një Zebër kupton se Shooting Format: digital she is completely alone in a është plotësisht e vetme në një Film Color: Black & White world where everyone has a botë ku të gjithë kanë një partner. partner. So she searches for Pra, ajo kërkon për dashurinë e First-time Filmmaker: Yes her love, despairs but inally saj, dëshpëron, por më në fund inds another Zebra. These two gjen një Zebër tjetër. Të dy këto Director: Koneva Maria match each other perfectly in dy përputhen me njëri-tjetrin në their abstract love dance. mënyrë të përsosur në vallen Writer: Maria Koneva abstrakte të dashurisë. Producer: Vadim Pegasov A-FestFilm 170 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY THE SKY ON HIS BACK Ben Tobin is a ilmmaker from Western Massachusetts. A graduate of Oberlin College QIELLI MBI SHPINËN E TIJ in Ohio, Tobin returned to Massachusetts to Short make documentaries about various artists Genres: Fantasy, Period, Coming of Age, Family living and working in the Hilltown region Runtime: 12 minutes 44 seconds of the state. Ben is currently a student at Completion Date: August 18, 2016 the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema in Brooklyn, NY. Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Ben Tobin Synopsis - A young boy ëDevin Sinopsi – Një djalë i ri, Devin Writer: Ben Tobin Henry], afraid of the world Henri, I trembur nga bota përreth Producer: Northampton Community TV around him, is taught how to tij, mësoi se si të fluturojë nga fly by a mysterious traveling një tregimtar udhëtues misterioz Key Cast: Carlos Uriona storyteller ëCarlos Uriona]. ëCarlos Uriona]. Key Cast: Devin Henry Key Cast: Jules Findlay A-FestFilm 2018 173

The iancé and iancée i fejuari dhe e fejuara Short Runtime: 10 minutes 31 seconds Completion Date: August 31, 2017 Country of Origin: Russian Federation DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Country of Filming: Russian Federation he irst higher education is a Russian teach- er, the second one – is a book specialist. Film Language: Russian In 2013 the Higher courses of scriptwriters Shooting Format: digital and ilm directors were graduated. Aspect Ratio: 2.35/1 he ilm “Protokol” was the winner of short Film Color: Color ilms festival “he meeting on the Vyatka“ in 2012, the winner of short ilms festival “Pro- Director: Dmitry Yagoda view” in Cherepovets in 2012. Writer: Dmitry Yagoda Directing activities were started with promo- Synopsis - The story of tional videos and advertising. Worked like friendship boy and girl at editor and director of public-political pro- summer camp. grams was on Russian TV channels. 10 years worked as the cameraman on the set of short Sinopsi - Historia e miqësisë djalë dhe vajzë në kampin ilms and clips. 2 years worked as the General veror. Manager of the children’s ilm camp. At the moment he works as a heatre Direc- tor at a private school. A-FestFilm 174 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY THE DRAGON Ivan Ramadan has been doing 3D animation since childhood. His irst ilm “Tolerantia” DRAGOI (2008) is the irst 3D animated ilm produced in Bosnia. he ilm was awarded with 7 Animation, Short awards including the nomination for the best Genres: Fantasy short ilm by EFA 2008. Ramadan made 3 Runtime: 12 minutes more short ilms winning 20 awards. Completion Date: July 16, 2016 Country of Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina Country of Filming: Bosnia and Herzegovina Shooting Format: RED Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Synopsis - In a small Bosnian Sinopsi - Në një fshat të vogël Film Color: Color village, throughout the centuries, boshnjak, gjatë shekujve, çdo Director: Ivan Ramadan the ritual of the Great Dragon pranverë bëhet rituali i thirrjes së Writer: Ivan Ramadan summoning takes place every Dragoit të Madh. Dragoi i Madh spring. The Great Dragon is the është kujdestari i fshatit. Me Producer: Adnan Ćuhara village guardian. As the time kalimin e kohës, rituali ndryshon Key Cast: Soraja Ćehić goes by, the ritual gradually gradualisht. Fshati nuk është më Key Cast: Amar Zubčević changes. The village is no longer i fshehur. Besime të çuditshme Music: Damir Imamović hidden. Strange new beliefs and të reja dhe hyjnitë marrin Sound Design: Sloven Anzulović deities take over its people. përsipër popullin e saj.

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The Voyage Udhëtimi Animation, Experimental, Short, Student Runtime: 3 minutes 41 seconds Completion Date: July 4, 2017 Country of Origin: Portugal Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: Yes Director: João Monteiro Director: Luís Vital Director: Ricardo Livramento Writer: João Monteiro Writer: Luís Vital Synopsis - An introspective voyage Sinopsi - Një udhëtim meditues Writer: Ricardo Livramento into the troubled life of a young adult në jetën e trazuar të një të riu me with moments from his childhood to momente nga fëmijëria e tij deri në të Producer: João Monteiro the present. tashmen. Producer: Luís Vital Producer: Ricardo Livramento A-FestFilm 176 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY I was born in Touba (Senegal) on January 15th, 1979. My passion for the theater led me to found a theater company in 2003: «Gëm Gëm Africa» WALY’S PROBLEM (Believe in Africa). Our shows have been played in several cities PROBLEMI I UALIT of Senegal and in many national festivals in- cluding the Negro Arts Festival. We were also Short requested by Moussa Touré to be part of the Runtime: 12 minutes 27 seconds festival he organizes every year in Petit Mbao. Completion Date: January 13, 2017 In 2014, my troupe and I, as the main actor, played the docu-iction of Roberto Romeo in Country of Origin: Belgium “KHALIS, KHALIS” (Money, money). Country of Filming: Senegal In 2015, I wrote the script and realized my Film Language: Afrikaans, French irst short ilm 13’: “Waly’s problem”. Shooting Format: HDV Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Synopsis - Despite his 13 years, Sinopsisi - Pavarësisht 13 First-time Filmmaker: Yes Waly is still not circumcised. At viteve të tij, Uali ende nuk ka work, he is the laughing- prerë rrethin. Në punë, ai u bë stock of his colleagues. He object talljeje nga kolegët e Director: EL HADJI GUEYE became the shame of the tij. Ai u bë dhe turpi i lagjes. neighbourhood. Even the little Edhe vajza e vogël që ra në Writer: EL HADJI GUEYE girl he falls in love with is dashuri me të, e hodhi poshtë Producer: ROBERTO ROMEO rejecting him when she learns kur mëson për të. Ky është Key Cast: Modou GUEYE about it. That’s Waly’s problem! problemi i Ualit! A-FestFilm 2018 177

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Narges Haghighat was born and raised in Iran. She graduated recently from the Film Animation program at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University. She The Hoopoe And The Owls also holds a bachelor’s degree in computer sotware, and has more than a decade experi- SALMONI ROZË DHE BUFI ence in acrylic and oil painting. Animation, Student Runtime: 3 minutes 45 seconds Completion Date: April 11, 2017 Synopsis - The Hoopoe and the Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of Owls is an adaptation of an old Iranian story about a hoopoe who Country of Filming: Canada goes along with what a group of Film Language: English owls say in order to survive. Shooting Format: Digital Film Color: Color Sinopsi - Salmoni rozë dhe bufi Director: Narges Haghighat është një përshtatje e një historie të vjetër iraniane rreth një mbishkrim Writer: Narges Haghighat që shkon së bashku me atë që një Producer: Mel Hoppenheim School of grup i owls thonë për të mbijetuar. Cinema A-FestFilm 178 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Marco graduated in History of Cinema at Università La Sapienza, writing a inal essay focused on parallel worlds in animated mov- ies and attended a three months ilmmaking FRAMED workshop at the New York Film Accademy in 2007. Since 2006, he has been working I RRETHUAR in ilms, theatre and TV as a Director and Assistant Director. Animation In 2013 Marco moved to London, where he Runtime: 7 minutes lives and runs his video production compa- Completion Date: March 1, 2017 ny. His documentary “Le città di Roma” has been Country of Origin: Italy awarded with the Jury Prize at the ArtDoc Festival Country of Filming: Italy 2014 and has been screened at the MAXXI (Museo Shooting Format: Stop Motion delle Arti del XXI secolo). Film Color: Color “Framed” is Marco’s first work of narrative fiction. Director: Marco Jemolo Producer: Marco Jemolo Producer: Nicoletta Cataldo Producer: Grey Ladder Producer: Eleonora Diana Synopsis - FRAMED is a noir Sinopsi – I rrethuar, është Writer: Marco Jemolo animated short-film, which një film i zi i animuar, i cili Writer: Paola Savinelli explores the sensitive subject eksploron subjektin e ndjeshëm of alienation in society. të tjetërsimit në shoqëri. Key Cast: Guglielmo Favilla Key Cast: Dario Penne A-FestFilm 2018 179

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY As a teen Mark’s passion for ilm got side- lined when he sat in a go-kart. Mark stayed in race car seats until he was 27, stepping out ater competing for 5 years on the Indy Car Two Balloons circuit. When he picked up a camera again it took him to mountains in Europe and South DY BALONAT America where he ilmed expeditions and content for the ski manufacturer DPS. Mark Animation, Short has co-authored two photography books, Genres: Romance, Adventure, Family, he Powder Road and Osterlandet. He has Children, Stop-Motion produced and been the production designer for the short ilms, Denmark and A House, A Runtime: 9 minutes 8 seconds Home. Two Balloons is Mark’s irst time at the Completion Date: October 30, 2017 helm as a director of a narrative ilm. Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 1:85 Film Color: Color

Synopsis - Two First-time Filmmaker: Yes travelers return to Director: Mark Smith a place crossed by Producer: Mark Smith stars and clouds where love is at Producer: Adam C Sager the beginning of Cinematography: Reijean Heringlake everything. Animation: Teresa Drilling Sinopsi - Dy Visual Effects: Adam C Sager udhëtarët kthehen Sound Design: Eric A. Norris në një vend që kryqëzohet nga Sound Design: Tom Marks yjet dhe retë, ku Special Effects: Javan Ivey dashuria është në Music: Adam B Selzer fillim të gjithçkaje Music: Peter Broderick Foley: Andy Malcolm A-FestFilm 180 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY A group of 15 students wrote the subject, made the casting, directed, lighted, ilmed and sound registered the movie. he edit- ing was made by the mentor following the Synopsis - A new CHANGES story-board the group drew before each girlfriend arrives to daily shooting. he mentor, mr Girolamo change the life of three classmates who are NDRYSHIMET Macina, is an italian media educator, media not the most popular in Film Students trainer and videomaker since 1995. He the school. She hides a works in national schools, universities, terrible secret that they Runtime: 7 minutes cultural and educational centers. His work will discover together Completion Date: 2017 is focused on educational and training and that will serve to Country of Origin: Italy workshops, media productions and media make a great sacrifice Country of Filming: Trani management. He realised hundreds of useful. Shooting Format: 16:9 Sinopsi - Një e dashur workshop, many short ilms (iction, ani- Film Color: Color mation, videoclip, documentary, docu-dra- e re arrin të ndryshojë ma) and collected a lot of prizes in several jetën e tre shokëve të Screenplay: Film Workshop Crew / Girola- italian, european and international contest klasës që nuk janë më mo Macina të njohurit në shkollë. and festival. In 2007 he was awarded from Cinematography: Girolamo Macina Ajo fsheh një sekret të Music: Kevin Mc Leod: “Relent”, “Vir- Cinecittà - Antonio Morè Foundation for tmerrshëm që ata do të the high cultural, educational and ilm- zbulojnë sëbashku dhe tutes Instrumenti”, “The forest and the ic quality of his work and in 2011 from që do të shërbejë për trees”, “Canon in D major”, “Snow drop”, President of Italian Republic mr. Giorgio të bërë një sakrificë të “J.S.Bach Cello Suite 1 in G on Dulcimer Napolitano. madhe të dobishme. – Prelude” - Common Creative Attribution licensed. Animation: none Sound: Film Workshop Crew / Girolamo Macina A-FestFilm 2018 181

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Laura-Beth Cowley is a freelance stop-motion animator and modelmaker based in Bristol, UK. Synopsis - A man gathering washed- BORIS-NORIS up items on the seashore comes BORIS-NORIS across something Animation, Short, Student surprising. Boris- Genres: Comedy, Slapstick Noris is a short stop-motion comedy Runtime: 3 minutes 40 seconds about NOT sharing. Completion Date: January 12, 2017 “To go on recklessly Country of Origin: United Kingdom without thought to Country of Filming: United Kingdom risk or decency.” Film Language: English Sinopsi - Një burrë që grumbullon sende Shooting Format: Digital të lara në breg të Aspect Ratio: 16:9 detit, vjen përmes Film Color: Color diçkaje befasuese. Director: Laura-Beth Cowley Boris-Noris Writer: Laura-Beth Cowley është një komedi e shkurtër për Producer: Laura-Beth Cowley ndalimin e lëvizjes Key Cast: Ben Mitchell për ndarjen. “Për të Animator: Laura-Beth Cowley shkuar në mënyrë Model Making: Laura-Beth Cowley të pakujdesshme Model Making: Sasha Lawrence dhe pa menduar për rrezikun apo Sound: Ben Mitchell mirësjelljen.” Music: Ben Mitchell A-FestFilm 182 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY A student of Direction at Film and Televi- sion Institute of India, Pune. Director Statement his is my irst academic ilm in Film and Television Institute of India. It is inspired from real life events of my friend. In this ilm the mother and son blames the step relationship but behaved like any normal mother son relation. I want- ed to make this ilm to bring out a message that relation is what we built from our heart and not by its name.

Synopsis - A sensitive 14 Sinopsi - Një djalë 14-vjeç THE DATE years old boy and his step i ndjeshëm dhe njerka e tij mother must come out of their duhet t’a largojnë nga mendja DATA mind set of step mother-son se vendosja e marrëdhënieve Short, Student relationship is bad to accept nënë dhe bir, për të pranuar each other or else they would njëri-tjetrin është e keqe, Runtime: 5 minutes keep blaming their relation përndryshe, ata do të Completion Date: January 25, 2017 of being step. The incident vazhdojnë të fajësojnë lidhjen Country of Origin: India happens on a date which is e tyre. Incidenti ndodh datën Country of Filming: India birthday of Jayson’s biological që është ditëlindja e nënës Film Language: English, Hindi mother and the story revolves biologjike të Xheisonit dhe around a step mother and son historia rrotullohet rreth Shooting Format: Full HD (1920*1080) relation where the step mother një lidhjeje nënë dhe djalë, Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Karen) and son (Jayson) ku njerka (Karen) dhe djali Film Color: Color behaves like any normal (Xheison) sillet si çdo nënë First-time Filmmaker: Yes mother. There is love, care normale. Ka dashuri, kujdes Director: Debanjan Paul and affection between them dhe afeksion mes tyre, por si but how they tend to connect ata tentojnë të lidhin gjithçka Writer: Debanjan Paul India everything to a step mother- me një marrëdhënie nënë- Producer: Film and Television Institute of son relation where things are djalë, gjërat nuk janë mirë dhe Key Cast: Ritu Agwekar not fine and blame on it. fajësojnë atë. Key Cast: Dhruv Jategaonkar A-FestFilm 2018 183

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Passionated by the nature, fantasy creatures and with having a taste for technical chal- lenges, Margaux Tamic has been the director Synopsis - To of the movie Lillandril during her 2 years of save her people LILLANDRIL master degree at the school Pole 3D. from a deadly desease, the LILLANDRIL priestress Animation, Short, Student Lillandril travel Genres: Science iction to kill the dragon Runtime: 9 minutes 42 seconds of desolated lands. She is Completion Date: September 30, 2017 acompanied by Country of Origin: France her friend and Film Language: French bodyguard Kohri. Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Sinopsi - Për të shpëtuar Film Color: Color popullin e First-time Filmmaker: Yes saj nga një Director: Margaux Tamic sëmundje Writer: Juliana Mackowiak vdekjeprurëse, Producer: Jean Taddei priftja Lillandril udhëton për të Co-directors: Aurélien Thronion vrarë dragoin Co-directors: Juliana Mackowiak e tokave të Co-directors: Yann Gerard shkretuara. Ajo Co-directors: Sébastien Caenen shoqërohet nga Co-directors: Julie Berrier miku i saj dhe truproja Kohri. Co-directors: Joseph Sajous Co-directors: Guillaume De Najar Co-directors: Raphaël De Paris Music: Nicolas Dubut Sound design: Sébastien Caenen A-FestFilm 184 2018

Synopsis - In a world where homologation is a must, those who do not adapt are banned. But someone marches to a ANALOG different drummer and is forced to roam without a ANALOG purpose, thus discovering a completely new reality. Animation, Student First-time Filmmaker: Yes Genres: Romance Director: Edoardo Ferrari Sinopsi - Në një botë ku Runtime: 5 minutes 3 seconds Writer: Edoardo Ferrari homologimi është një Completion Date: June 30, 2017 Animation and Graphic: Edoardo domosdoshmëri, ata që nuk përshtaten janë Country of Origin: Italy Ferrari të ndaluar. Por dikush Country of Filming: Italy Editing: Edoardo Ferrari marshon në një lodërtar Shooting Format: Digital Music: Giorgio Labagnara - tjetër dhe është i detyruar Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Ab- të bredhë pa një qëllim, Film Color: Color bado duke zbuluar kështu një realitet krejtësisht të ri. A-FestFilm 2018 185

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Nathalie Lamb grew up in Freiburg, south of Germany and has always loved ilm and photography! Since October 2015 Nathalie is studying HIM & HER directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. ATIJ DHE TË ASAJ Everything started very early with hand Animation, Short, Student puppets, Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Love, relationship went on with stop-motion ilms, commercials Runtime: 7 minutes 47 seconds and short ilms. Completion Date: November 19, 2017 During school time she worked in a small Country of Origin: Germany arthouse cinema, Country of Filming: Germany ater her A Levels she moved to Hamburg. Film Language: English here Nathalie worked in two ilm produc- Shooting Format: Digital tions, Markenilm and ersteliebeilm. Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color Director: Nathalie Lamb Writer: Alissa Autschbach Producer: Christoph Schumann Synopsis - We are listening Sinopsi - Dëgjojmë një Producer: Nathalie Lamb to a phone call between telefonatë mes tij dhe him and her having a long asaj që kanë lidhje në Key Cast: Chris Crocker distance relation ship. He is distancë. Ai po ëndërron Key Cast: Charlotte Armer dreaming about living in a të jetojë në një pemë, por Director of Photography: treehouse, but for her, career për të, karriera është më e Christoph Schumann is more important. The rëndësishme. Fotografitë Production design: Anika Klatt pictures are showing what tregojnë se çfarë ndodh happens in their fantasy: We në fantazinë e tyre: Ne po Editor: Ann-Kathrin Matthes are watching a treehouse shohim një shtëpipemë që Motion design: Ulrike Kaffei growing and changing rritet dhe ndryshon gjatë Sound design & mixing: Johanna Roth during the conversation, bisedës, që po përfaqëson Film score: Jordan Toms which is representing their marrëdhënien e tyre. Në relation ship. At one point një pikë, pema shtëpi nuk the treehouse is not strong është e fortë sa të mbajë enough anymore to bear all të gjitha dëshirat. Fillon the wishes. It starts to get të thyhet në një konflikt të broken in a violent dispute... dhunshëm ... A-FestFilm 186 2018

CHILDREN OF NEPTUS FËMIJËT E NEPTUSIT Animation, Short, Student DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Genres: Science iction Born in 1995, Raoul Dhellemmes was Runtime: 5 minutes 20 seconds rocked by cinema since his earliest chid- Completion Date: June 30, 2017 hood. First attract by animation, he truly Country of Origin: France discover a way to share his universe to Film Language: French everyone within the realisation. Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Film Color: Color Synopsis - Ikari is a First-time Filmmaker: Yes strong and determined Director: Raoul Dhellemmes young woman. She Writer: Raoul Dhellemmes crosses the desert of Writer: Johanna Bardon-Brun Ares seeking for a new Producer: Jean Taddei water source for her village... Co-directors: Johanna Bardon-Brun Co-directors: Thomas Vallentin Sinopsi - Ikari është Co-directors: Hugo Méheust një grua e re e fortë dhe Music: George Fenton e vendosur. Ajo kalon Music: Jacob Shea shkretëtirën e Ares për Music: Jasha Kleb të kërkuar një burim të Sound design: Johanna Bardon-Brun ri uji për fshatin e saj ... A-FestFilm 2018 187

PANIC POINT PIKA E PANIKUT Animation Runtime: 6 minutes 15 seconds Completion Date: March 10, 2017 DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Country of Origin: Argentina Franco Dadone. Country of Filming: Argentina, Peru Born in Cordoba, Argentina. Film Language: Spanish He studied the Bachelor’s Degree in Film and TV (UNC - Argentina). He started his irst Shooting Format: CGI steps in the industry of Córdoba before he Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1 moved to Lima (Peru) where he developed Film Color: Color himself as a director, postproducer, motion graphics, animator and visual artist for activa- Director: Franco Dadone tions, events, shows, institutional videos and Synopsis - “Panic Writer: Franco Dadone commercials. Point” is a dream Producer: Franco Dadone about the joy of life, surf and nature, and how many things we can lose because of human greed and pollution.

Sinopsi - “Pika e Panikut” është një ëndërr për gëzimin e jetës, dallgë dhe natyrë, dhe sa gjëra mund të humbasim për shkak të lakmisë njerëzore dhe ndotjes. DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHYA-FestFilm When he was still in school, Jonathan worked188 as a projectionist to spend as much time as possible in the2018 cinema. While studying Audiovisual Media in Stuttgart, he ran the university’s student-TV station and shot several short ilms a director and production designer, followed by his internship semester at Jim Jarmusch’s pro- duction “Only Lovers let Alive”. With his thesis about primal fears in horror movies he inished his master degree. In 2015 he had his debut as a theatre director at the heaterhaus Stuttgart with the play “Feuersee Zero Hour” and since 2016 he is studying ilm directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

FREMDE Synopsis – Farah and her Sinopsi - Farah dhe motra e older sister Alima lie closely saj më e madhe Alima shtrihen FREMDE huddled in their small bed. afër në shtratin e tyre të vogël. They try to get their minds off Ata përpiqen heqin mendjen Production Company: Hochschule Der an unknown looming thread nga diçka e panjohur dhe - a rumor even the other kids kanosëse - një zhurmë për të Medien in school talk about. As night cilën flitet edhe në shkollë. Director of photography: Daniel Schul- falls the shadows grow bigger Posa bie nata, hijet rriten e ze-ardey and darker and every noise bëhen më të errta dhe çdo becomes incredibly loud and zhurmë bëhet tepër e lartë Art director: Tim Peter threatening. In the middle of dhe kërcënuese. Në mes të Film editor: Daniel Maier the night there is a knock on natës ka një trokitje në derën e Casting director: Cihan Azak the front door. përparme. Lead actor / actress: Bercem Kocaman Lead actor / actress: Solmaz Sajadieh Supporting actor/ actress: Hassan Lazouane Supporting actor/ actress: Witalij Kühne Music soundtrack: Steffen Brinkmann Sound editing: Max Kersten Sound designer: Daniel Strübig Assistant editor: Florian Oettinger Scriptwriter: Jonathan Behr BLOSSOM A-FestFilm LULËZIMI 2018 189 Short Runtime: 16 minutes Completion Date: November 20, 2017 Country of Origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Shooting Format: Canon mark IV Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: Yes

Synopsis – The lie for the sake of salvation is a rather Sinopsi - Gënjeshtra për hir të shpëtimit është një contradictory statement. Intertwining stories of two deklaratë mjaft kontradiktore. Ndërthurja e tregimeve girlfriends who differently assessed the emerging të dy shoqeve të cilat vlerësojnë ndryshe situatën në situation around their relationship, maiden frivolity or zhvillim rreth marrëdhënies së tyre, mëndjelehtësi ose an accidental regularity. What can a person make for a rregullsi aksidentale. Çfarë mund të bëjë një person për real friendship? një miqësi të vërtetë? A-FestFilm 190 2018

Synopsis – Eliza and her brother Damian KING KONG live in Toronto with their mother. After KING KONG she suffers an accident, they must Year and month of production: 2017 - November DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY travel to Montreal to join their father. Length: 16 minutes Lo Xu-Ming Tong was born and raised in The story is centered Production country: Canada Montreal, Canada. From 2010 to 2015, he on Eliza, a young Language: English, French studied Fine Art at Central Saint-Martins teenager. Having Recording format: Arri Alexa Apple Pro- College of Art and Design where two of to take care of her Res 4444 his ilms were shown at numerous ilm brother and their Projection Format: DCP festivals. He works across ilm installations, wellbeing, this trip Screen Format: Others narrative ilm and branded content. FILM- represents her first Colour: Color OGRAPHY 2017 KING KONG (16:48 outing into the world Sound: Dolby Digital as an independent min., Drama, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Screenplay: Lo Xu-Ming Tong 1st ilm ater graduting) 2015 A DELAY woman filled with responsibilities Cinematographer: Ménad Kesraoui (32 min, Drama, Director, Student Film, Sinopsisi - Eliza dhe Art Director: Ingunn Brannagh Central Saint-Martins College of Design) vëllai i saj Damian Editing: Lo Xu-Ming Tong 2013 GARDEZ LA MONNAIE (15 min., jetojnë në Toronto Sound: Tiago McNicoll Director, Drama, Student Film, Central me nënën e tyre. Music: Sacha Ratcliffe Saint-Martins College of Art and Design) Pasi ajo pëson nga Cast: Zoé BoudouAymeric Jett Montaz 2013 A CYCLE (3:28 min., Experimental, një aksident, ata Melanie SiroisSteve Pilarezik Director, Student Film, Central Saint-Mar- duhet të udhëtojnë tins College of Art and Design) në Montreal për t’u bashkuar me babain e tyre. Historia është përqëndruar tek Eliza, një adoleshente e re. Duke pasur kujdesin për vëllanë e saj dhe mirëqenien e tyre, ky udhëtim përfaqëson udhëtimin e saj të parë në botë si një grua e pavarur e mbushur me përgjegjësi A-FestFilm 2018 191

SAGEL’S MIND MENDJA E SAGELIT Year of production: 2017 - August Length: 17 minutes Production country: Spain DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Language: Spanish Tv and ilm director , screenwriter formed in Synopsis – Izan is Subtitles: English the ilm school of Valencia and at the univer- a 14 years old that Recording format: 2k sities of Zaragoza and Barcelona. As director suffer bullying and of worked on 17 projects getting two awards Projection Format: DCP in the school is the Screen Format: 1:1,85 for “raspall Beneït.” 2 selections by Code mocking derision for and silence to part i have worked 47 more his classmates. When Colour: Color projects including the feature lights in which Izan leaves school, he Sound: Dolby SR he worked as an assistant director. Now am goes home every day, Screenplay: Josep Hernández y Josep Rodglá writing my irst feature-length documentary but this time Izan go to Cinematographer: Guillem Pons and iction. his uncle’s home to a Art Director: Oscar Gozalvez, Gemma few days. At night will happen strange things Espinosa y Alex Driuventak. that he must overcome Editing: Alberto Zamora without the help of no Sound: Fer Gisbert y Fernando Ausina one. Music: Sara Galiana Cast: Toni Gómez, Federico Alonso, Silvia Sinopsi - Izan është një 14 vjeçar që vuan nga Torregrosa y Jorge Martínez ngacmimi, (bulizmi) Sound: Editing Fer Gisbert (Mosen Studio) dhe në shkollë është Post Production: Mike Galeck objekt talljeje nga shokët e klasës. Kur Izani mbaron mësimin, ai shkon në shtëpi, por këtë herë Izani shkon në shtëpinë e xhaxhait të tij për disa ditë. Natën do të ndodhin gjëra të çuditshme që ai duhet t’i kapërcejë pa ndihmën e askujt. A-FestFilm 192 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Tia Friedel is a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and 2D animator. She became a Visual communications design graduate in September 2016. Her irst big animation endeavor was an animated music video called Bultúr Marú, published by the Irish folk metal band Na Cruithne in April 2017. he same year in September she inished another animated music video called River- christ by Zhora with the help of Ivan Umer. Together they made public their music video production GoatPlanet.

BULTÚR MARÚ Synopsis - The music video Sinopsi - Videoja muzikore follows the path of death ndjek rrugën e vdekjes e cila BULTÚR MARÚ which has taken a form of a ka marrë një formë të një vulture while flying through grabitqari ndërsa fluturonte Animation, Music Video ancient Irish lands. The story nëpër tokat irlandeze të Runtime: 4 minutes 30 seconds is portraying the universality of lashtë. Historia portretizon Completion Date: April 5, 2017 death - no matter one’s station universalitetin e vdekjes - Country of Origin: Ireland in life, the dance of death pavarësisht nga stacioni i tij unites all. It is equally a tale në jetë, vallëzimi i vdekjes i Aspect Ratio: 16:9 of the circle of life and Irish bashkon të gjithë. Është Film Color: Color folklore with its surrounding pikërisht një përrallë e rrethit të First-time Filmmaker: Yes mysteries. jetës dhe folklorit irlandez me Director: Tia Friedel misteret e tij përreth. Writer: Tia Friedel Producer: Ciarán de Búrca A-FestFilm 2018 193

Synopsis - Escape, and two sisters from BEING SISTERS Afghanistan. To reach the border quickly, TË QENIT MOTRA DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Wajma and Hana follow Fiction * Kimia Eyzad Panah was born 1990 in Tehe- three men who know a Year of production: 2017 - November ran (Iran) and wrote stories from an early age. short cut. To keep little Length: 19 minutes In 7th grade she already wrote science-iction Hana motivated, Wajma Production country: Germany acts out a fairytale, stories for the successful scientiic schoolbook Shooting Location: Germany “Together with science”. In 9th grade Eyzad even “pizza” is being Language: Kurdish, Persian Panah shot her irst short ilm “C for Cheat- made in the woods... ing” and was awarded the prize for “Best Subtitles: English, German Sinopsi – Iskeip, Film” at the student ilm festival in Teheran. Recording format: 2K dhe dy motra nga Projection Format: DCP She studied Communication Science, com- Afganistani. Për të pleting courses in directing and screenplay arritur shpejt kufirin, Screen Format: 16/9 writing, in addition to others. In 2011 she Wajma dhe Hana Colour: Color emigrated to Germany and has been studying ndjekin tre burra të cilët Sound: Stereo Visual Communication since 2013, special- e njohin një rrugë të Screenplay: Kimia Eyzad Panah izing in Film and Television at the University shkurtër. Për të mbajtur Cinematographer: Aliaksei Paluyan Hanën pak të motivuar, of Arts in Kassel. Her short ilms with a focus Art Director: Soma Ahmadi on human- and women’s rights were shown Wajma vepron si në një Editing: Kimia Eyzad Panah at international ilm festivals and awarded përrallë, p.sh., “pizza” është duke u bërë në prizes like Outstanding Achievement Award Sound: Khatia Kurasbediani pyll ... and Best Women’s Film. FILMOGRAPHY Music: Nina Barzegar 2017 BEING SISTERS (Short Film, Drama, Cast: Mahshid Ahmadi Frishteh Atayi Ab- 2k, 19.56 Min, Germany, University Project) dulla Dada Kawar Murad Jonas Resaei 2016 LIBERATION (Short Film, Drama, Sound Editing: Khatia Kurasbediani 4k, 20 Min, Germany, University Project) 2016 FIGHTER (Short Film, Drama, HD, 13 Min, Germany, University Project) 2014 THANKS FACEBOOK (Documentary, HD, 20 Min, Germany, University Project) 2013 THE CRIMINALS (Short Film, Drama, HD, 5 Min, Germany, University Project) 2007 CHILD’S WISH (Children’s Film, Short, DV, 7 Min, Iran) 2006 C FOR CHEATING (Short Film, Youth Drama, DV, 5 Min, Iran) A-FestFilm 194 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Mortada Gzar is a well-known Iraqi nov- elist, ilmmaker, and visual artist. Born in Synopsis - Kuwait in 1982, he holds an engineering People know LANGUAGE degree from the University of Baghdad, and him as “Hakam has been a participant of the Iowa Writers’ the blind”. He GJUHA transforms Workshop. His animation “Language” won Animation the Doha Film Award. He is the author of sewing machines into Genres: iction three novels: Broom of Paradise (2008), Runtime: 12 minutes 5 seconds Sayyid Asghar Akbar (2013), Braille printing machines. A Completion Date: September 13, 2017 My Beautiful Cult (2016), and a short story Baghdad resident, Country of Origin: United States collection,While She Like hat.. (201). He Hakam spends Country of Filming: Iraq is a regular contributor to the Lebanese his time listening Film Language: Arabic newspaper al-Sair al-Arabi. to the voices of Film Color: Color his city. When First-time Filmmaker: No he survives a Director: Mortada Gzar blast, he invents Writer: Mortada Gzar a special way to communicate Producer: Hussein Abdul Baqi with Baghdad. Sinopsisi - Njerëzit e njohin atë si “Hakami i verbër”. Ai shndërron makinat e qepjes në makina printimi Brail. Një banor i Bagdadit, Hakami, e kalon kohën duke dëgjuar zërat e qytetit të tij. Kur i mbijeton një shpërthimi, ai shpik një mënyrë të veçantë për të komunikuar me Bagdadin. A-FestFilm 2018 195 A-FestFilm 196 2018

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MY EVERYDAY LIFE JETA IME E PERDITSHME Short Genres: drama, kids, children, social media Runtime: 4 minutes 40 seconds Completion Date: June 16, 2015 Country of Origin: Croatia Country of Filming: Croatia Film Language: Croatian Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Synopsis – Nothing harmless Sinopsi - Asgjë e padëmshme Film Color: Color about a selfie, right? për një selfie, apo jo? First-time Filmmaker: Yes A-FestFilm 2018 199

The Children and the Goat

Synopsis – How is the absent Sinopsi - Si është i pranishëm Fëmijët dhe dhia person present? Arthur and personi që mungon? Arturi Completion Date: 2017-06-30 his big sister Leo don’t have dhe motra e tij e madhe Leo Production country: Belgium the same answer to this nuk kanë të njëjtën përgjigje Runningtime: 00:18:02 question / As they’re about për këtë pyetje / Ndërsa ata Film Type: Short ilm to leave the house after janë gati të largohen nga Category: Fiction their’s mother’s death, a shtëpia pas vdekjes së nënës Film Language: french goat appears on the garden’s së tyre, një dhi shfaqet në Subtitles: english table. tryezën e kopshtit. Genre: Drama Keywords: None Sound: Stereo Shooting format: HD Colour: Color Aspect ratio: 1.85:1(anamorph) 200 A-FestFilm 2018 DNA of wild beasts AND-ja e kafshëve të egra Completion Date: 2017-03-31 Production country: France Runningtime: 00:18:00 Film Type: Experimental Category: Fiction Film Language: FRENCH Subtitles: ENGLISH, SPANISH Genre: Crime, Drama, Drama of Justice, Melodrama Psychological: Drama Keywords: Cinéma Verité Sound: Dolby SRD ProLog Shooting format: DCP Colour: Color Aspect ratio: 1.78:1(16:9)

Synopsis – Along her team, the “36’, Lea, commander of operation, faces the true face of the news, filled with blood crimes, and is one the top on the French police force. Protected and connected by their invisible bonds, weaknesses and solidarity is in their DNA. 24 hours in the life of Lea, member of the elite forces, but also a daughter and a woman… Sinopsi – Komandantja e operacionit “36”, Lea, sëbashku me ekipin e saj, është një nga forcat kryesore të policisë franceze, q[ përballen me fytyrën e vërtetë të lajmeve, të mbushura me krime të p[rgjakshme. Të mbrojtur dhe të lidhur me fijet e tyre të padukshme, dobësitë dhe solidaritetin, është në ADN-në e tyre. 24 orë në jetën e Leas, anëtare e forcave të elitës, por edhe një vajzë dhe një grua ... A-FestFilm 2018 201

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Artistic short ilms Country of Production: Macedonia DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Duration: 19’ Ana Jakimska is a ilmmaker based in Skopje, Synopsis – Velika, a Year of Production: 2017 Macedonia. During her four years in ilm young teacher, is sent Technique: HD school she authored low-budget short ilms to a remote village Resolution: 1080p and music videos. Her professional debut is in the mountains to Frame rate: 24p the short ilm titled he Children Will Come. teach the children Frame rate: 1:1.85 Currently, she is developing her irst feature who live there. ilm Midnight Train, set in three cities in However, the children Aspect ratio: 2.0 Stereo Southeastern Europe: Belgrade, Skopje, and never seem to come. Sound: H.264/MPEG-4 hessaloniki. The old lady who Director: Ana Jakimska works in the school Address: Jurij Gagarin 6-16/30 Jakimska is a Master of Arts Candidate in explains to her that City: Skopje Film Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic the children will come once she learns to Screenplay: Naum Doksevski Arts in Skopje, where she is conducting re- light a fire and keep Cinematography: Gorjan Atanasov search on the use of color in ilm. She earned the classroom warm. Music: Boshko Mangarovski a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Lit- Animation: Jordan Kamberski erature in 2011, and a Bachelor of Arts degree Sinopsi - Velika, Sound: Risto Alchinov in Film and TV Directing in 2016. një mësuese e re, dërgohet në një Jakimska is an alumni of MIDPOINT Script fshat të largët në Development Program and First Films First male për të mësuar Young Director’s Academy. fëmijët që jetojnë atje. Megjithatë, fëmijët kurrë nuk duket të vijnë. Grua e vjetër që punon në shkollë i shpjegon asaj se fëmijët do të vijnë pasi të mësojë të ndez një zjarr dhe ta mbajë klasën të ngrohtë. A-FestFilm 202UGLY2018 FAIRY TALE PËRRALLA E SHËMTUAR

Completion Date: 2018-01-06 Film Language: english Production country: Bulgaria Sound: Stereo Runningtime: 00:11:25 Shooting format: 2K Film Type: Animation, Experimental Colour: Color Category: Animation, Experimental Aspect ratio: 1.78:1(16:9)

Synopsis – Innovation handmade embroidery. Man and Sinopsi – Ndryshimi i qëndisjes me dorë. Burri dhe Woman spend their days in pointless arguments. One gruaja i kalojnë ditët e tyre në argumente të pakuptimta. day their little House is fed up with their never ending Një ditë shtëpia e tyre e vogël është e ngopur me quarrels and runs away... grindjet e tyre pa fund dhe ikën ... A-FestFilm WHAT FOLLOWS THE NIGHT 2018 203 ÇFARË NDJEK NATA? Completion Date: 2017-01-28 Subtitles: English Production country: Israel Genre: Drama, Fantasy Runningtime: 00:18:16 Sound: Stereo Film Type: Short ilm Shooting format: HD Category: Fiction Colour: Color Film Language: Hebrew Aspect ratio: CinemaScope

Synopsis – The seamstress works in a sawing Sinopsi - Rrobaqepësja punon në një rrobaqepsi dhe workshop and continuing her work at night, all she has vazhdon punën e saj natën, gjithçka ajo ka në jetën e in her life is her sewing. One night she meets a raven- saj është, të qepurit. Një natë ajo takon një njeri - korb. man. She follows him threw the city hoping that he Ajo e ndjek atë përmes qytetit duke shpresuar që ai të might have a cure for her misery. After she makes a mund të kishte një kurë shërimi për mjerimin e saj. Pasi dangerous deal with him, she finds out the awful truth ajo bën një marrëveshje të rrezikshme me të, ajo zbulon about herself. të vërtetën e tmerrshme për veten. A-FestFilm 204THE 2018DOMESTIC FLY FLUTURIMI SHTËPIAK

Completion Date: 2017-11-25 Subtitles: English Production country: Slovenia Genre: Comedy, Drama Runningtime: 00:10:24 Sound: Stereo Film Type: Short ilm Shooting format: HD Category: Fiction Colour: Black&White Film Language: English Aspect ratio: 1:33:1(4:3)

Synopsis – An everyday routine of a lonely old lady is Sinopsi - Një rutinë e përditshme e një gruaje të interrupted by an irritating housefly. An initial conflict vetmuar ndërpritet nga një shtëpiake irrituese. Një between the two is soon replaced by a newly found konflikt fillestar midis të dyjave zëvendësohet shpejt friendship and grandma’s days become filled with life nga një miqësi e sapo gjetur dhe ditët e gjysheve and joy. mbushen me jetë dhe gëzim. A-FestFilm CHECKLIST 2018 205 LISTË E PLOTË Completion Date: 2017-02-02 Subtitles: English Production country: Switzerland Genre: Drama Runningtime: 00:17:26 Sound: Stereo Film Type: Short ilm Shooting format: HD Category: Fiction Colour: Color Film Language: Français Aspect ratio: CinemaScope

Synopsis – A couple’s struggle ended in drama. In the Sinopsi - Lufta e një çifti përfundoi në dramë. Në scramble Karl accidentally kills her friend Lili. A person përleshje Karl aksidentalisht vret shoqen e saj Lili. Një will help him avoid jail by giving him a CHECKLIST to person do t’a ndihmojë atë të shmangë burgun duke i follow point by point. Karl will try to get out of this dhënë atij një LISTË TË PLOTË për t’a ndjekur pikë për mess. pikë. Karl do të përpiqet të dalë nga kjo rrëmujë. A-FestFilm 206 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Anastasija Harrowna Bräuniger was born in 1988 in Berlin. She grew up in Moscow, South England and Germany. She studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und heater Rostock and during her studies produced own plays and performances. 2013 Anastasija founded the Berlin based artist’s group “lying pig corporation”, which works with actors, musicians and authors. In 2014 she received the Proskenion Nachwuchsförderpreis for performing arts. Ater working two years intensively as a theatre actress and playing major roles, she decided to try out for the renowned Ernst Busch School Berlin to study directing. She was accepted and has begun her studies in autumn 2016. Anastasija continues to work on own performances and own exhibi- tions of her art work and photography. She is also a member of the Young Berlin Council in the Maxim Gorki heatre Berlin. CHAMPIONS KAMPIONATI Synopsis – On the day Sinopsi - Në ditën e finaleve Documentary, Short, Student of the football European të Kampionatit Europian Runtime: 8 minutes Championship finals 2016, a të futbollit 2016, një grup Completion Date: October 28, 2016 group of Kurdish children from fëmijësh kurdë nga një kamp Country of Origin: Germany a refugee camp in Northern refugjatësh në Irakun e veriut Iraq, tries to contact the përpiqet të kontaktojë FIFA-n. Country of Filming: Iraq FIFA. The children call the Fëmijët e telefonojnë selinë Film Language: Kurdish FIFA headquarters in Zurich, e FIFA-s në Zyrih të Zvicrës Film Color: Color Switzerland to register their për të regjistruar ekipin e tyre First-time Filmmaker: Yes team for the football World për Kampionatin Botëror të Championship in 2018. Futbollit në 2018. “Kampionët” Director: Anastasija Bräuniger “Champions” was filmed 2016 u filmuan në vitin 2016 në një Writer: Anastasija Bräuniger in a refugee camp between kamp refugjatësh mes Erbilit Producer: Anastasija Bräuniger Erbil and Mosul, where Kurdish dhe Mosulit, ku strehohen Key Cast: Tufan Abubakr Editing Franzis- and Syrian refugees from refugjatë kurdë dhe sirianë nga ka von Berlepsch Audio Soran Ebrahim Kobane are accommodated. Kobane. Music / Sounddesign Mathias Gauerke A-FestFilm 2018 209

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Ben Tobin is a ilmmaker from Western Massachusetts. A graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Tobin returned to Massachusetts to Synopsis – Say Dyslexia is ndryshme të ndryshimit të të make documentaries about various artists a body of work exploring the nxënit, disleksisë. Disleksia living and working in the Hilltown region different facets of the learning është dallimi më i zakonshëm of the state. Ben is currently a student at difference, dyslexia. Dyslexia i të nxënit, duke ndikuar the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema in is the most common learning rreth 20% të popullsisë. Brooklyn, NY. difference, effecting around Një në pesë fëmijë do të 20% of the population. One lindin me dislexia. Disleksia in five kids will be born with përcaktohet nga Shoqata dyslexia. Dyslexia is defined Ndërkombëtare e Disleksisë si by the International Dyslexia një aftësi e kufizuar specifike Association as a specific e të mësuarit që është në learning disability that is prejardhje neurobiologjike. SAY DYSLEXIA neurobiological in origin. It is Ajo karakterizohet nga characterized by difficulties vështirësi me njohje të saktë THUAJ DISLEKSIA with accurate and/or fluent dhe / të rrjedhshëm të fjalëve word recognition and by poor si dhe aftësi të gabuara Documentary, Short spelling and decoding abilities. drejtshkrimore dhe dekodimi. Runtime: 12 minutes Dyslexia also goes beyond Disleksia gjithashtu shkon Completion Date: March 11, 2017 reading, effecting social/ përtej leximit, duke ndikuar Country of Origin: United States emotional well-being, mental në mirëqenien shoqërore Country of Filming: United States health, and more. Despite / emocionale, shëndetin Film Language: English the common occurrence of mendor dhe më shumë. Shooting Format: Digital dyslexia, it is not that well Pavarësisht nga dukuria e Aspect Ratio: 16:9 understood by the general zakonshme e disleksisë, nuk public including educators. It është e kuptueshme mirë nga Film Color: Color is often very hard for families publiku i gjerë, duke përfshirë Ben Tobin Director to ind the services for their edukatorët. Shpesh është children that are evidence-based shumë e vështirë për familjet and appropriate. This series që të gjejnë shërbimet për will examine the opinions of fëmijët e tyre që janë të bazuar experts, the stories of those with në dëshmi të përshtatshme. dyslexia, and families who are Kjo seri do të shqyrtojë working to help their kids. mendimet e ekspertëve, tregimet e atyre me disleksi, Sinopsi - Disleksia është një dhe familjet që po punojnë për trup që eksploron aspektet e të ndihmuar fëmijët e tyre. A-FestFilm 210 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Faridur Rahman started his professional career as a television producer. He studied English Literature at University of Rajshahi and further completed Post Graduate Diploma in Film Di- Synopsis – Millions of personal sorrows gushtit 2017, kur children have become and sufferings have ushtria e Myanmar rection and Screenplay Writing from Film and victims of war, racism become the universal nisi një fushatë të Television Institute of India, Pune. He worked and genocide all stories of refugee ‘spastrimit etnik’. in Bangladesh Television, the only state own over the world. They children of whole Sipas UNICEF-it, gati television in Bangladesh for three decades. have been deported world. They are willing 60 % e refugjatëve During this period he produced and directed from their countries, and waiting to go back janë fëmijë,. Gjashtë quite a good number of drama, children’s homes, schools to their own country. fëmijë, tre vajza dhe programme and documentaries. He also writes and playgrounds. But before going back tre djem kanë thënë short stories, teleplays and scripts for television More than 600,000 home, peace and tregimet e tyre, si dhe në programmes. Recently he has started making Rohingya refugees security should be çfarë situate u detyruan his own independent documentaries. both Muslims and ensured for them. Who të largoheshin nga Hindus left northern will do that? Who will Mianmar dhe u strehuan Rakhine state since take the initiative? në Bangladesh. Aug 25, 2017 when Sinopsi - Miliona Hidhërimet dhe vuajtjet Myanmar army began fëmijë janë bërë e tyre personale Rohingya: The a campaign of ‘ethnic viktima të luftës, janë bërë tregimet cleansing’. Nearly racizmit dhe universale të fëmijëve të Deported Childhood 60 percent of the gjenocidit në mbarë refugjatëve të të gjithë refugees are children, botën. Ata janë dëbuar botës. Ata janë të Rohingya: Fëmijëria according to UNICEF. nga vendet e tyre, gatshëm dhe presin që Six children, three girls shtëpitë, shkollat dhe të kthehen në vendin e deportuar and three boys have terrenet e lojërave. e tyre. Por, para se told their stories, how Më shumë se 600 000 të kthehen në shtëpi, and in what situation refugjatë Rohingya, duhet të sigurohet Documentary they were forced si muslimanë dhe paqja dhe siguria Runtime: 14 minutes 55 seconds to leave Myanmar hindusë, lanë shtetin për ta. Kush do ta Completion Date: December 11, 2017 and took shelter in e Rakhinës së veriut bëjë këtë? Kush do të Country of Origin: Bangladesh Bangladesh. Their që nga gushti i 25 marrë iniciativën? Country of Filming: Bangladesh Shooting Format: Digital

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY he documentary, iction and animation stop motion ilms made in Ecuador, Spain, Mexico and South Africa by José Cardoso in his seven years of experience, have won several national awards and have been featured in prestigious festivals in Spain, Italy, France, Taiwan, Russia, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina, as the RAI Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Awards, the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalunya, among others. In 2012 he won the National Film Board of Ecuador with whom he embarked on his irst feature documentary titled Searching for Wajari. his year (2015) he was selected to represent with this ilm, to Ec- uador in the Marché du Cannes Films Festival. Currently he is working on several documenta- ries and ictional ilm projects in Africa. Synopsis – Have you ever asked Sinopsi - A keni bërë ndonjëherë a question you were not able to një pyetje që nuk keni qenë në The research club answer? Would you like to know gjendje të përgjigjeni? Dëshironi the answer by your own? That is të dini përgjigjen nga vetë ju? Klubi kërkimor the question that, the professional Kjo është pyetja që studiuesi researcher from Zimbabwe, profesional nga Zimbabve, Eunice Documentary, Short Eunice Mwandayi, by her own Mwandayi, me iniciativën e vet, Runtime: 9 minutes 44 seconds initiative, made to the students ua bëri nxënësve të shkollës Paarl Completion Date: of Paarl School in South Africa, në Afrikën e Jugut, t’i ftojë ata September 11, 2017 to invite them to join voluntarily të bashkohen vullnetarisht dhe Country of Origin: South Africa and for free, to a Club that will falas, në një klub që do t’u japë Country of Filming: South Africa give them the tools they need to atyre mjetet ata duhet të shkojnë Film Language: Afrikaans, English go deep in the subjects of their thellë në subjektet e interesave të Shooting Format: Digital own interests and the answer of tyre dhe në përgjigjen e pyetjeve the questions they always wanted që ata gjithmonë donin të dinin Aspect Ratio: 16:9 to know… With the objective of ... Me qëllim të fillimit të Klubeve Film Color: Color beginning more Research Clubs të Kërkimit në shkollat fillore në Director: José Cardoso in primary schools in Africa and Afrikë dhe në botë, Jiráfica bëri Writer: Eunice Mwandayi around the world, Jiráfica made këtë video që tregon rezultatet Producer: María García this video that shows the results e procesit dhe hulumtimit të Key Cast: Paarl Students of the process and research of the fëmijëve. children. A-FestFilm 212 2018

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Isa Meneghiniis a Brazilianilmmakerfrom São Paulo. Herma informationis as anactress: shehasbeenworking in theatersince 2011, also- hasworked in several independent short ilms and fature ilms, and is currently studying Synopsis – Charlie has a crooked Sinopsi - Charlie ka një qafë të Performing Artsatthe Unesp ArtsInstitute. neck, but thinks that it’s straight, shtrembër, por mendon se është e so he feels the need to uncrook the drejtë, kështu që ndjen nevojën për In the audiovisual sector, shebeganherinterest world around him. të zbuluar botën rreth tij. in 2011, recordingamateur short ilmswith friends, until she made the decision to to study better the audiovisual sector, and graduated in cinematographic direction at the International Academy of Cinema in 2016. In addition, Isa alwayshad a stronginterest in allartisticareas, especially for ine artsandmu- sic.

PONTOS DE VISTA PIKËPAMJE Documentary Runtime: 15 minutes Completion Date: 1 May 2017 Country of Origin: Brazil Country of Filming: Brazil Shooting Format: Digital Langue: English, Spanish Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Film Color: Black & White and Color A-FestFilm 2018 213

MODERATOR OF STUDENT JURISPRUDENCE FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS DR. BRILANDA LUMANAJ

Lektore e parë pranë Departamentit Psikologji-Punë Sociale, First lecturer at the Department of Psychology - Social Work, Fakulteti i Shkencave të Edukimit, Universiteti i Shkodrës “Luigj Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigi Gurakuqi” Gurakuqi”

Brilanda Lumanaj është lektore e parë pranë Departamentit Brilanda Lumanaj is a lecturer at the Department of të Psikologjisë dhe Punës Sociale, Fakulteti i Shkencave të Psychology and Social Work, Faculty of Education Edukimit në Universitetin e Shkodrës“Luigj Gurakuqi”. Pas Sciences at the University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi”. diplomimit në punë sociale në vitin 2002 ka kryer studimet After graduating in Social Work in 2002, she completed e masterit në Punë Sociale në vitin 2008 dhe nga viti 2013 her master’s degree in Social Work in 2008 and since mban gradën “Doktore e Shkencave” në Punë Sociale. 2013 holds the degree “Doctor of Science” in Social Work. Fushat kryesore të saj të interesit dhe ekspertizës përfshijnë Her key areas of interest and expertise include research hulumtimet në shkencat shoqërore, shërbimet sociale, into social sciences, social services, family-focused shërbimet me fokus familjen, fëmijët dhe çështje të zhvillimit services, children and community development issues. komunitar. Përvojat e saj të punës në këto fusha përfshijnë Her work experience in these areas includes teaching mësimdhënien në studimet e nivelit Bachelor dhe master dhe in Bachelor and Master studies and academic research kërkimet akademike të fokusuara veçanërisht në çështjet që focused especially on family-related issues. She also lidhen me familjen. Ajo, gjithashtu, ka një përvojë praktike në has a practical experience in civil society organizations organizatat e shoqërisë civile duke u fokusuar në shërbimet e focusing on women and children services. She is the grave dhe fëmijëve . Ajo është autore dhe bashkautore e disa author and co-author of several articles published in artikujve të botuar në Shqipëri dhe jashtë saj. Albania and abroad. A-FestFilm 214 2018

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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - 2008 - 2009: Editing studies at the Bavarian Academy of Television, Munich - 2009 - 2012: Promo Producer at ProSieben- Sat.1 Media AG / Creative Solutions, Munich - 2012 - 2013: Working Holiday in Australia, short job as a Video Editor at Digital Video Experts, Sydney - 2013 - 2014: Creative Director at creative agency Pixelschickeria, Munich - 2014 - present. Freelance Promo Producer

Villa Warna Warni Villa Warna Warni Documentary Runtime: 46 minutes 22 seconds Completion Date: 2017 Country of Origin: Germany Country of Filming: Germany, Indonesia Film Language: English Shooting Format: XAVC-I Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: Yes Director: Dennis Koeppl Writer: Dennis Koeppl Producer: Dennis Koeppl Synopsis – How a surf trip in Sinopsi - Si një udhëtim me Editing: Dennis Koeppl Indonesia turned into a social biçikletë në Indonezi, u shndërrua project that provides a home and në një projekt social që ofron një Sounddesign: Chris Zoeller access to education for the kids of shtëpi dhe qasje në arsim për Narrator: Jonas Kvarnstroem Nias. A story about courage and fëmijët e Nias. Një histori për Voice over recording: passion that proves that everyone guximin dhe pasionin që dëshmon Lisa Riethmueller can change the world at least a se të gjithë mund t’a ndryshojnë little bit. botën, të paktën pak. A-FestFilm 217 DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY 2018 Datos personales Fecha y lugar de nacimiento: 3 de mayo de 1988, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Formación académica 2016 Doctor en Comunicación Audiovisual: Retronarratividad como fundamento de la comunicación y la estética videolúdica 2015 Máster en Formación del Profesorado, especialidad en Lengua Castellana y Literatura 2012 Máster en Guión, Narrativa y Creatividad Audiovisual 2011 Licenciado en Comunicación Audiovi- sual Filmografía Largometrajes de icción 2015 Andenes (#Littlesecretilm): dirección, guión y montaje de vídeo Cortometrajes de icción 2014 El revés: dirección, guión y montaje de vídeo 2011 La mesa vacía: dirección, guión, montaje de vídeo y composición musical 2011 El ruido de las moscas: producción, dirección, guión y montaje de vídeo 2010 La cuadratura del círculo: producción, dirección, guión y composición musical Synopsis – When we are born we Sinopsi - Kur lindim, ne jemi si Cortometrajes de no icción are like the mud, a piece of land balta, një pjesë e tokës pa formë që 2009 7 puertas: producción, dirección, guión, without form that can end up being mund të përfundojë si një pjesë e fotografía y montaje de vídeo a piece of extraordinary beauty. bukurisë së jashtëzakonshme. Honey hills Kodrat e mjaltit Documentary Runtime: 81 minutes Completion Date: 2017 Country of Origin: Spain Country of Filming: Spain Film Language: Spanish DIRECTOR: Iván Martín PRODUCER: Juan Carlos Martín SUBMITTER: Jonay García DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHYA-FestFilm Anja218 Krug-Metzinger 2015/2016 „Hearing2018 Voices“ Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, 52 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE 2014/2015 „Heroes of Tomorrow” Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, 52 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE 2012 Pilot of Dreams – he Films of Andrzej Wajda Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, 52 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE 2010 Volker Sommer – I am an Ape Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, 45 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE 2010 Diary of a Commander of Prisoners of War Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, 52 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE 2007/2008 Blazing Feather. Discerning Heart. Synopsis – New forms of Sinopsi - Format e reja të – Nan Cuz. A German-Indian Painter manipulation and the permanent manipulimit dhe përmbytja e Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, inundation of stimuli from new përhershme e stimujve nga 45 min., Radio Bremen / ARTE media environments pose a great mjediset e mediave të reja përbëjnë 2001/2002 Family secrets – the Tale of a Dan- risk to children’s mental health. një rrezik të madh për shëndetin gerous Liaison Unnoticed by political institutions, mendor të fëmijëve. Pa u vënë re Producer, director and screenwriter, doc. ilm, society has long since started nga institucionet politike, shoqëria 63 min., co-produced by BR, HR, WDR to respond. A secular culture ka filluar prej kohësh të përgjigjet. 2000/2001 Cornields and Floral Wreaths – of consciousness is arising: Një kulturë laike e ndërgjegjes po Etzel the Organic Farmer meditation and new forms of lind: meditimi dhe format e reja Screenwriter and director, doc. ilm, 45 min., resilience and mindfulness të elasticitetit dhe trajnimit të WDR training have formed part of the ndërgjegjes kanë formuar pjesë 1996 Being No one – he Self as a Motif and curriculum in many of Europe’s të kurrikulës prej disa kohësh a Myth schools for some time now. The në shumë shkolla të Evropës. Screenwriter and director, doc. ilm, 45 min., French Football Federation, for Federata Franceze e Futbollit, WDR example, was the first governing p.sh., ishte organi i parë sportiv 1995/1996 he Individual and Simulation – sports body in the world to qeverisës në botë që përfshinte From the Soul to the Consciousness include “consciousness” and “ndërgjegjen” dhe “vetëdijesimin” Screenwriter and director, doc. ilm, 45 min., “self-awareness” as a central si një komponent qendror i WDR component of its training programit të tij të trajnimit. programme. The Silent Glow Recovering the Present Shkëlqimi i heshtur – Shërimi I të tashmes Completion: Date 2017-12-30 Production country: Germany Runningtime: 01:28:19 Film Type: Documentary Category: Documentary Film Language: German, French, English Subtitles: English, German Genre: Children and Teen Movie Sound: Stereo Colour: Color Aspect ratio: 1.78:1(16:9) A-FestFilm 2018 219

Danka N’ Danka- Synopsis – Danka N’ Danka- Sinopsi - Danka N’Danka - Journey to The Gambia Journey to the Gambia: is a travel Udhëtim në Gambia: është documentary about a charitytrip dokumentar udhëtimi rreth një Danka N ‘Danka - from Finland to The Gambia. udhëtimi bamirësie nga Finlanda The movie has been made, as an në Gambia. Filmi është bërë, Udhëtim në Gambia document of how does a smalls si një dokument i asaj sesi një cale charity organisation work organizatë e vogël bamirëse punon abroad. The idea is to drive two jashtë vendit. Ideja është që të Completion Date: 2017-09-26 vans to The Gambia. Vans are çojnë dy kamionë në Gambia. Production country: Finland filled with donations, and are Kamionët janë të mbushur me Runningtime: 00:55:45 also donated for the locals in The donacione, dhe gjithashtu janë Film Type: Documentary Gambia, to be used as busses for dhuruar për vendasit në Gambia, Category: Documentary work. In The Gambia, the plan is to për t’u përdorur si autobusë për Film Language: Finnish, English build a nursery school and music punë. Në Gambia, plani është Sound: Stereo studio. që të ndërtohet një shkollë për Shooting format: DV infermierë dhe studio muzikore. Colour: Color and B&W Aspect ratio: 1.78:1(16:9) A-FestFilm 220 2018

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