PRESENTS

YOUTH IN EUROPE SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT FILMS TOUR 1 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Download the Android app on Google Play and watch Eurochannel on your android device. The best of Europe

Eurochannel presents only top of the line European programming: From traditional films to the hottest new cinema, Also available on from sweeping, epic serials to heart-pounding mini-series, Eurochannel has something for everybody.

Eurochannel is the first channel entirely dedicated to European programming, becoming an ambassador of its cultural richness. Through its series or movies, its history and heritage, its music and events, Eurochannel is offering the best of Europe.

Eurochannel makes Europe a reality in the American context. It is a vivid image of the diversity of Europe, as well as it identity as a whole. The programming is a reflection of that complexity, with many different genres, themes and languages. Eurochannel is committed to presenting original programs, exclusive in the USA, for its viewers to enjoy.

Eurochannel is now well-known for offering programs in their original version with quality subtitles, enabling the viewers to enjoy both the music of the language and the actors’ performance. It is a joyful voyage through Europe and all its diversity with a multitude of different shows, from movies to documentaries, animated films to cooking shows. Eurochannel presents a broad and mysterious Europe, far from all representations existing nowadays on TV.

2 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Also available on Eurochannel Short Films Tour

The Eurochannel Short Film Tour is a unique event inviting viewers to an exclusive journey into Europe through short films. Every European country is present in the Tour with at least one short, broadcasted in its original language -and subtitled- as an example of its creativity and energy. With the Eurochannel Tour the viewers will discover Europe, visit its countries and listen to all its languages.

60 SHORT FILMS FROM EVERY EUROPEAN REGION

The programing team worked hard to find the best of European Short Films worthy of airing on the channel. After having watched hundreds of movies, traveled to many festivals - such as the famous Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, the Roma International Festival or the Short Film Corner in Cannes - and contacted talented students and experienced directors, this is our most exclusive selection.

After months of preparation to offer the viewers the best of European cinema, Eurochannel presents a program with 60 short films, from 60 different European regions. From Portugal to Belarus, from Malta to , every corner of Europe is represented in the Eurochannel Short Films Tour. Eurochannel is proud to offer the best of Western Europe, the Nordic countries and Eastern Europe, as well as from Southern Europe and the Balkans.

3 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT FILMS TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE

The Eurochannel Short Films Tour is back for its sixth edition, with a special programming theme: Youth in Europe.

The Eurochannel Short Films Tour has been a successful Eurochannel trademark for the last six years. A unique event, the tour invites viewers to follow talented directors on a stirring exploration of Europe through short films: with the directors as guides, viewers will be exploring fascinating cultures through their screens. Almost every European country and region is represented in this edition of the Eurochannel Short Films Tour - each of whose film is broadcast in its original language and subtitled in English - giving an example of the program’s creativity and dynamism.

On the Eurochannel Short Films Tour, viewers will discover Europe, hear all its languages, and experience inspiring stories that will move them and invite them to reflect on a wide range of topics. This year, the Tour includes new regions such as Bologna (), Geneva (Switzerland), and Languedoc-Roussillon (), among others. Also, viewers will be introduced to cinematic adventures from still-mysterious countries like and Turkey. Plenty of places to go, plenty of stories to enjoy!

HOMAGE TO EUROPEAN YOUTH

Youth always equates with the impulse of freedom, risk-taking, idealism and the desire to change the world, and more so than ever in our age. Youth also brings a sparkling energy, with its questioning, joys and vitality. The 6th Eurochannel Short Films Tour will capture this youthful spirit and treat the viewers and cinema lovers in 2014.

4 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Young people have always played a dynamic role in shaping the history of mankind. From literature to music to cinema, eagerness for change and a different way of seeing the world keeps young people constantly innovating and offering an alternative way to live. Young people’s contribution to understanding the impact of changes in the world is now more crucial than ever, with the constant political and economic shifts. Moreover, as they constitute the largest segment of population in many regions, the role of youth in shaping their country’s response to culture is vital, and so is their way of depicting the world through images in cinema.

Thanks to the youth from both past and present, our societies reached signficant milestones in myriad fashions, from cultural, economic, and political aspects. In politics, for example, the May 1968 events in France, the Orange Revolution in , and the Anonymous movement have broken the establishment’s rules; in music, the Beatles changed the way we listen to music; in the arts, Bansky and Invader have turned art into an irreverent statement shaping European cities; and in cinema Pier Paolo Pasolini led the way to innovations in style and subject matter.

During the Eurochannel Tour, viewers will come across new filmmakers on their way to becoming stars, and short cinematic masterpieces paying tribute to youth with dazzling stories. Through inspirational messages of hope portrayed in these productions, talented directors and actors - such as the multiple award-winning Italian director Vito Palmieri - capture elements that are unique to young people.

In this event which pays tribute to a much-underestimated stage of life, Eurochannel has broken down its selections into eight programs, as no single genre could have been left out. Dramas, comedies, animated productions, mini-documentaries, and experimental short films will deliver original tales about coming of age, childhood, young adulthood and much more.

Youth and their contributions to European society in all its aspects is the complex and diverse inspiration for this new edition of the Eurochannel Short Films Tour. Follow Eurochannel on a journey to celebrate European youth and be certain that even in the most challenging times, «youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty,» as Franz Kafka said.

5 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Switzerland: Geneva PROGRAM 1 – DREAMERS : Bajadoz Prora...... 11 Epitaphs...... 14 Romania Italy: Reggio Calabria Queen for a Day...... 8 Wonderland...... 11 Hakuna Matata...... 14 Russia France: Languedoc-Roussillon Poland Go Up!...... 8 Gabin the Mime Artist...... 12 Hosanna...... 15 Spain: Madrid Spain: Almería Ephemereal...... 8 Jacobo...... 12 Program 4 – Young at heart

Italy: Bolonga France: West Indies Matilde...... 9 Live...... 12 Albatrosses...... 15

Sweden UK: Wales Abrupt...... 9 Program 3 – Family Life Welcome Home Emma-Rose...... 16

France: Indian Ocean Spain: Andalusia Speed Dating...... 9 Spain: Catalonia Happily Ever After, for Another Caipirinhas in Ipanema...... 16 Year...... 13 Turkey France: Jura Blue Uniform...... 10 The Last Trip of Emile...... 16 Netherlands / Turkey Hungary The Horse and the Slovenia Coda...... 10 Nightingale...... 13 Morning...... 17

Georgia Program 2 – Outsiders Dinola...... 13 Jesus Stopped at Gyzi...... 17

Belgium: Wallonia UK: Scotland France: Franche Comté Zinneke...... 11 Nurture...... 14 The Anvil...... 17 Program 5 – A place for lovers Netherlands: Amsterdam Small...... 21 Little Darling...... 25 Spain: Barcelona Italy A Hotel Room Story...... 18 France: Bourgogne Margerita...... 22 Phony War...... 25 Armenia Sweden: Stockholm Somebody Loves You...... 18 Latvia / Estonia A Jump...... 22 Cat in the Bag...... 26 Czech Republic: Prague : Wallonia Main Course...... 18 Galia...... 22 Program 8 – Waking Life Finland Italy: Torino You Built Me a Labyrinth...... 19 Italy: Apulia Chlorine...... 23 Greengold...... 26 Bulgaria : Frankfurt The Gift of the Magi...... 19 Germany: Stuttgart Transient...... 23 Art Gallery...... 27 Netherlands: Noord-Brabant Sevilla...... 19 Norway Program 7 – The Younger Generation The Party...... 27 Northern Ireland Eyeline...... 20 Albania Switzerland: German Region If…...... 27 Spain: Bilbao Ronaldo...... 23 Private Sale...... 20 Norway Germany: Berlin You and Me, Mommy...... 28 The Pick-Up Artist...... 24 Belgium: Flanders Program 6 – The Runaways Lithuania Ballet Spiral...... 28 The Swimmer...... 24

Sweden: Gothenburg Ireland Republic of Montenegro Eating Lunch...... 21 The Sound of People...... 24 Intro...... 28

Portugal Netherlands: Utrecht Moldova Gypsy...... 21 Through You...... 25 The Flavors Collection...... 28 PROGRAM 1 – DREAMERS

DENMARK – QUEEN FOR A DAY Dronning for en dag, 2013 - Marianne Hansen 13’ - Comedy

Sara is the odd one out, being the only blonde and blue-eyed girl in her class, and she is completely overlooked by the popular kids, also known as “the kings and queens.” One day, she eyes an opportunity to boost her popularity and become queen - if only for a day.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Denmark, Marianne Hansen started out in the film industry as an actress, and has trained both in London and Los Angeles. By chance, she co-wrote and co-directed a play and discovered she would rather be behind the camera. After studying directing, producing and cinematography at UCLA, she embarked on her debut SPAIN: MADRID - EPHEMEREAL feature, Lapse, a film she wrote, directed and produced; this was a self-financed passion project made possible with the help of a dedicated cast and crew, as well as grants and donations by both Panavision and Eastman Kodak. Efímera, 2012 - Diego Modino 18’ - Adventure

Alicia dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. In the cozy windmill where she lives with her grandmo- RUSSIA – GO UP! Go Up! 2013 - Roman Kayumov ther, she impatiently waits for the moment to go 15’ - Drama for the long-awaited audition. But out there, the world is not as idyllic as she thinks.

This is a story about a man who doesn’t want to accept himself as he is. So the world doesn’t want to accept him either. The guy refuses to face reality and creates Diego Modino was born in 1972, in Madrid, Spain. a new personality on the Internet, the opposite to his own. In his virtual world he is After studying in the Lycée Français he travelled to smart, successful and vigorous, while in reality he is a miserable outcast, suffering from obesity. He lives a New York to pursue his studies in film and television at solitary Internet-dependent life, going out only for the purpose of his ritual - to injure the pride of beautiful, successful Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. There, he directed several short films in 16mm and worked as girls, asked out on a date with a ruggedly handsome man. But somehow, there is some hope in his life. a production designer in the first Emmanuelle Crialese feature film Once We Were Strangers. Back in Madrid, he pursued a career as an Roman Kayumov was born in 1975 in the USSR, and became an expert in the sphere of IT and advertising. For art director, production designer the last three years, he’s actively studied various disciplines of filmmaking - editing, storytelling, cinematography, and screenwriter for movies, TV directing, sound design - mostly independently but also in film schools. and commercials as well.

8 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Matilde, 2013 - Vito Palmieri Italy: Bolonga – Matilde 9’ - Comedy

Despite her shy nature, Matilde is a child with a dynamic intelligence and a strong spirit. In the class- room, however, something is upsetting her. Combining suggestions from her teacher, an interest in the tools of a hairdresser mother and her passion for tennis, Matilde looks for a drastic and original solution to find peace of mind.

Vito Palmieri was born in Bitonto (Bari) on October 1, 1978. In 1998 he moved to Bologna to study Cinema at the University of Bologna, from which he graduated in 2004. In 2006, he was acknowledged by more than 50 awards from critics and audiences for his short filmTana libera tutti(Everyone Saved), 2006, which had all roles played by children. Since then, children have always been the main focus of his productions. In November 2012, Vito directed Matilde, a short film produced by Agfa (Association of Parents of deaf children), presented in Berlinale 2013, at the section Generation Kplus. At TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), in the category Kids, Matilde won the best live-action short film award.

Sweden – Abrupt Abrupt, 2012 - Danial Chuhan 8’ - Drama

Joel is a man who is tired of his nine-to-five job and starts thinking of his childhood dream of becoming an actor. One evening he encounters a mysterious man named Drago. After this, Joel’s life will never be the same.

France: Indian Ocean - Speed Dating Speed Dating, 2013 - Béryl Coutat 11’ - Comedy

Joy, a young woman looking for love, goes to her best friend’s bar to participate in a very special speed dating. After several failures, she will meet the man she was looking for, the one who she missed many times….

9 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Turkey - Blue Uniform

Mavi Onluk, 2012 - Hakan Kerim Karademir 12’ - Drama

Coda, 2012 - Jonathan Tomlin Hungary - Coda 13’ - Drama Influenced by the topic “solidarity” in his social studies class, Ali tries to help a boy who cannot afford to go to school. Ali brings a school uniform for this boy and gives him a ball so he can play and enjoy A young woman is traveling alone through Eastern Europe with things that primary schoolkids do, as opposed to working like an adult. nothing but her violin. She awakens one morning in a train station However, will Ali’s help have the result he has intended? in Budapest. Penniless and alone, she is ready to give up on her travels, but with no money to buy a ticket home she is trapped in the station. She plays her violin to the passersby in the station, but no one pays her any attention or money until one person, a curious little girl, who approaches and offers a donation that hasapro- Hakan Kerim Karademir was born in 1983 in İstanbul. He graduated from the found and dramatic effect on the violinist. Marmara University School of Communications with a degree in Radio, Television and Film. He later continued his Master’s in Film the same university. During his college years, he shot some short movies and documentaries. One of his short Jonathan Tomlin is an American-born filmmaker based in Europe. He documentaries, Zeyrek, won the special jury prize in 2006 in the International recently graduated with an MA in Filmmaking from the London Film School. Safranbolu Documentary Film Festival. Karademir started his professional career CODA, his graduation film, has just begun its tour of the International in ANS International Productions as an intern. He has also worked in many TV Festival circuit. Tomlin’s previous short film Our Day Will Come (35mm) series as well as feature films, as an in-house producer in this company. In 2009, screened at the Barbican in London during the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival. he went to Los Angeles and studied Business at UCLA Extension for a year. After His short documentary Path To Peace was incorporated into Ridley Scott’s Karademir returned to Turkey in 2011, he produced TV programs called Ya Siz documentary Life In A Day. Olsaydiniz for TRT News and Hergun 1 Kitap for TRT Education. In 2012, he directed the Before moving to London, he directed a short movie School Uniform, which was documentary, Double Yellow, about the jobs and supported by the Turkish Ministry of Culture sub-culture of bicycle couriers. The documentary and Tourism. Also the same year, he started was screened in the U.S., Australia and Japan. to produce Bir Kitap Bir Yarisma, a cultural Tomlin’s current narrative drive combines his television show for TRT Education. In 2013 he experiences in both documentary and fiction produced and directed the documentary film with an interest in characters that realize their The Last Migration of Pamir Kyrgyz for TRT. humanity and challenge their reality.

10 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE PROGRAM 2 – OUTSIDERS

SWITZERLAND: GENEVA – PRORA ROMANIA – WONDERLAND

Prora, 2012 - Stephane Riethauser 23’ - Romance Wonderland, 2012 - Peter Kerek 22’ - Drama Prora, on the Baltic Sea. Mysterious, endless. In this deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that puts their friendship at risk. A bottle of Pepsi was, in communist Romania, any child’s dream. Istvan, 9, is lucky to find such a bottle in the house of a security officer, who is in charge of Stéphane Riethauser was born in 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland. He holds a law degree his and his mother`s emigration to the F.R. of Germany. from the University of Geneva. Over the years, he has worked as a teacher, gay activist, photographer, editor, journalist and translator – before becoming a television director. He is the author of A visage découvert, a photography book about coming out (Ed. Slatkine, 2000), and has created numerous documentaries and reports for Swiss Radio Television RTS (2003-2008). He also Born on January 4, 1975, in Timișoara, Romania, he studied produced and co-directed the documentary feature Le Temps Philosophy at the Theatre Academy, in Germany. He directed Suspendu, on painter Marius Borgeaud (Lambda Prod, 2007). Since theatre plays, TV series and short films likeChatroom and Sex 2009, Stéphane Riethauser has lived and worked as an independent Wars. filmmaker in Berlin.

ZinnekeGirls, 2013 - Marianne Hansen BELGIUM: WALLONIA – ZINNEKE 20’ - Adventure

Nine-year-old Thomas spends most of his days at the flea market closely observing the wheelings and dealings of the market’s sellers. His desire to be one of them leads him to embark on a one- night adventure that overwhelms him.

Rémi Allier was born on March 2, 1988 in Mâcon, France. After studying film editing in Paris, he entered the IAD, a film school in Belgium. Zinneke is his graduation film. He is currently writing his next short movie.

11 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE France: Languedoc-Roussillon – Gabin the Mime Artist

Gabin Le Mime, 2012 - Cyril Rigon 20’ - Thriller

Gabin is a young clown who finds happiness in the gaze of the spec- tators when he performs his act. One day, while he’s removing his make-up in his caravan, something seems to frighten Camille, his chimpanzee. In the early hours, he discovers in the newspaper a series of murders. France: West Indies – Live

Vivre, 2011 - Maharaki 12’ - Drama

A teacher asks her class: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” While his joyful class- mates respond, Tom, a quiet 10-year-old boy, Spain: Almería – Jacobo slips away.

Born and raised in Martinique, Maharaki presently Jacobo, 2012 - David del Águila lives in Barbados. She graduated in 2004 from the 14’ - War École Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle & de Réalisation (EICAR) in Paris. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Motion Picture Directing Jacobo must make the most difficult decision of his life. from the European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools (E.A.B.H.E.S) in London. In 2002, Maharaki directed her first short film: Innocents, nominated in several international film festivals, such as the 2003 FESPACO in Burkina Faso and “Vues d’Afrique, 2003” in Quebec. In 2004, she was awarded the Grand Jury Prize of her film David del Águila was born in Almería in 1973 and studied Information Sciences. With another school’s annual showcase for partner, he began 29 LETRAS, a production company specializing in short films and documentary the directing of Dig It. The film production, in August of 2005. To date, he has written and produced four short films and seven also received the award for Best documentaries. Acting Performance.

12 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE PROGRAM 3 – FAMILY LIFE

Y otro año, perdices, 2013 - Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz Spain: Catalonia – Happily Ever After, for Another Year 16’ - Comedy

It is the birthday of Grandma, and Rosa, the hostess, believes she has it all under control, but will she be able to deal with her sisters, with the absurd obsession of her husband with traditional Spanish music, and, at the end, with herself as she faces the surprises that await her own family? France: West Indies – Live Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz was born in Ronda (Malaga) in 1988 and currently resides in Barcelona. She graduated from the ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema and Audiovisuals de Catalunya), specializing in Film Direction in 2012. «Y otro año, perdices» is the latest work of her career.

Netherlands / Turkey – The Horse Georgia - Dinola and the Nightingale

Het Paard en de Nachtegaal, 2012 - Nazli Elif Durlu Dinola, 2013 - Mariam Khatchvani 13’ - Drama 15’ - Drama

Fifteen-year-old Cihan accompanies his grandmother on a journey to Turkey, to attend Svaneti is the highest mountainous part of Georgia, with nine a wedding. They have little in common and have to spend a whole day together in months of winter. Isolated by heavy snowfalls stands the Ushguli village, the Istanbul. In the face of the apparent distance between these two, they still manage to highest settlement in Europe. A woman breaks the strict laws of the mountains share little moments together. and marries for love against her family’s will. But when her beloved husband dies, she is forced to marry the first man who proposes to her. Nazli Elif Durlu, born in Ankara in 1979, Turkey, moved to the Netherlands in 1998 to study Film and Television Studies. She graduated from University of Utrecht in 2004. Between 2006 and 2009 Nazli Elif Durlu lived in Los Angeles and worked Born in 1986, in Georgia, Mariam Khatchvani studied Film and as a screenwriter for the director Hany Abu Assad. In 2009 Nazli Elif Durlu wrote, TV Media Directing from 2004 to 2008 at the Shota Rustaveli directed and produced her first short movie,Trust Me, in Istanbul. It’s been shown Theatre and Film Georgian State University and at the Film and in several festivals around the world and won prizes nationally and internationally, TV Media Faculty. She directed many short documentaries: including the Best Short Film award at Ifsak, Istanbul, and the Nuremberg Film Verdzoba (2006), Beyond the Window (2007), and Lichanishi Festival, in Germany. and Kvirikoba (2009). Dinola is her first fictional short.

13 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Nurture, 2013 - Meg Campbell UK: Scotland – Nurture 20’ - Drama

When Scarlett, a vulnerable and guarded teenage girl, and Jack, an elderly man suffering from dementia, meet by chance in the garden of their housing complex, Jack mistakes Scarlett for his daughter. Scarlett sees this as an opportunity to exploit the situation for financial gain. However, over time she begins to open up to Jack and realizes that there is more to be gained from this relationship than simply money.

Award-winning young director and producer Meg Campbell has worked extensively in numerous genres of film production. Since graduating from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BA in Digital Film and Television, highlights have included directing the short film Rock, starring Michelle Collins, and Nurture, starring Charley Palmer-Merkell and Sophia Carr-Gomm. She has also written and produced multiple music videos forThe Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd and his band, Beecake, as well as for internationally acclaimed singer Fiona Kennedy.

Spain: Bajadoz – Epitaphs Epitafios, 2013 - María Ballesteros 20’ - Drama, Comedy

Due to her mother’s death, Adriana returns to her hometown. Last summer, the family talked about epitaphs with the impunity of not having a dead body in the room. With their mother lying dead in the next room, the situation is comple- tely different. In conclusion: How would you summarize someone’s life in a single line?

María Ballesteros was born in 1981 in Frenegal de la Sierra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for La pecera de Eva (2010), Princesas (2005), and Noise (2007).

Hakuna Matata, 2013 - Aldo Iuliano Italy: Reggio Calabria - Hakuna Matata 16’ - Drama

Anna took her daughter to see her father. Concetta left her sons at home and went to meet her husband. Two different women will share the same unlucky destiny. Inspired by two true stories.

Director Aldo Iuliano began his artistic career as a cartoonist and graduated with a degree in Communication Sciences. His graduation thesis explored the dichotomy between the language of film and the visual language of comics. His award-winning works include Fulgenzio, Natalino, Tattoo, and La Lezione. In 2014, along with actress and producer Andrette Lo Conte, Aldo founded Freak Factory, an up-and-coming film production company currently focusing on Aldo’s first feature film: In Utero.

14 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Hosanna, 2013 - Katarzyna Gondek Poland - Hosanna UK: Scotland – Nurture 10’ - Adventure

Hosanna is a story of a lively girl who enters the world of her grandmother — a bigot — and wreaks sweet havoc in it. The granddaughter discovers a bizarre collection of her grandmother’s friends and gradually examines their role in her life. The girl’s curiosity ruins and builds all over again the grandmother’s grand scheme of things.

Writer and filmmaker Katarzyna Gondek was born in 1982 in Poland. She graduated in Film Studies and took a documentary course in Wajda School. Her first novel, Horror Vacui, was just published, and her first poetry book will be published next year.

PROGRAM 4 – YOUNG AT HEART

Austria – Albatrosses

Albatrosses, 2013 - Mike Kren Italy: Reggio Calabria - Hakuna Matata 13’ - Drama

The now grown up Leoš remembers his childhood in communist Czechoslovakia of the 1970s, his escape to Austria, and his first impressions in this new home, but also the things and people he had to leave behind. A film about the lightness and fleetingness of childhood memories and the weight they can have for a whole lifetime.

Michael Kren was born on April 22, 1981, in Vienna, Austria, where he also went to school and graduated in 2000. After a year of civilian service and three years of studying computer science at the Technical University Vienna, he studied media technology at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten. From 2007 to 2011 he co-directed and animated four internationally award-winning music videos and one award-winning short film. In 2013 he completed his first live-action short film.

15 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Welcome Home Emma-Rose, 2013 - Miriam Heard 16’ - Drama UK: Wales – Welcome Home Emma-Rose

Emma-Rose is a truck driver in the army and is coming home for 10 days, to her home in the countryside in North Wales, with her Gran and 10-year-old sister, Jenny, who cannot believe her big sister is home and can’t get enough of her company. We see how being away for so long has affected their relationship, as Jenny also sees her big sister as a mother figure, and how being in the army has affected Emma-Rose. Jenny gets upset and angry because Emma-Rose is going away again; as she always says, it’s the last time, but it never is.

Miriam was born in North Wales to English/German parents and brought up in the United Arab Emirates speaking English, German, and Arabic. She studied English literature at Oxford University and trained as an actress in London at RADA and at the Conservatoire National in Paris. She then took the intensive filmmaking course at NYU in New York. She lives in Chile and Paris, and works as a director, writer, actress, and translator. She also uses the name “Ruth Bey” for literary translation and writing. She shot her first feature film, Wastelands / Tierra Yerma, in Chile, co-produced by Echo Art Films and Forastero Producciones.

Spain: Andalusia – Caipirinhas in Ipanema France: Jura – The Last Trip of Emile Romania

Caipirinhas en Ipanema, 2013 Le dernier voyage d’Émile, 2013 - Tibo Pinsard Antonio Hernández Centeno 30’ - Comedy 7’ - Comedy, Romance

Emile suffers a lot from his disability. He has sui- cidal tendencies and wishes to put an end to her life, while he doesn’t want to cause any pain to his mother. That’s why he flew to Antonio and his mate argue while they visit a the Reunion Island, far from her, determined to exploit to the maximum — with his European city. They stop by a square cafe to tour guide — the opportunities offered by this «intense island.» But things won’t have a drink; a little boy, Antonio, comes by, and turn out as expected by the depressed tourist. his father afterwards. A filmmaker, producer and journalist, Tibo Pinsard discovered art when he went to Dijon Fine Arts School. He was a fellow of very different and well- known artists such as painter Yan Pei-Ming and body artist Orlan. Aftera Antonio Hernández Centeno was born in 1953 in Peñaranda de couple of years parodying video games with pictures and films, Tibo Pinsard Bracamonte, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer went for fiction in 2008. He wrote and directed Island, a short film, starring and director, known for Al salir de clase (1997), Lisboa (1999) Alysson Paradis, Simon Charasson, and Thierry Frémont. The short tackles one and En la ciudad sin límites (2002). of his favorite topics: the lack of communication between people. In 2012 he directed a new fiction, Le Dernier Voyage d’Emile (The Last Trip of Emile), a personal tribute to the king of burlesque Buster Keaton.

16 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE UK: Wales – Welcome Home Emma-Rose Slovenia – Morning Jutro, 2013 - Sonja Prosenc 13’ - Drama

Father and son travel toward a better life in a new country. Both too similar and too isolated in their destinies, they drift apart and insist on their silent rebellion against each other. After an all-day ride, they spend the night at a desolated rest stop, too tired to think about their vulnerability. In the morning the father wakes up alone in the car and becomes aware of the terrifying event of the past night. On the edge of losing everything, he finds more than he could have hoped for the day before.

France: Franche Comté – The Anvil

Greece – Jesus Stopped at Gyzi

L’Enclume, 2010 - Thierry Nevez O Christos stamatise stou Gyzi, 2013 - Amerissa Basta 16’ - Comedy 11’ - Drama

On the first day of the school year, a girl remembers the incidents that took place during the A little boy, on the evening of his tenth summer, when the family was forced to close their bookstore and move to their grandmother’s birthday, receives an anvil from his pa- house. Now the family has to maintain their dignity and keep the hope for the future alive. Inspired rents and keeps it with him at all time. by Carlo Levi’s Jesus Stopped at Empoli. This cumbersome present makes his life particularly difficult and prevents him from doing what he wants to do, inclu- ding approaching the one he loves. But we are in a tale, and in a tale, everybody Amerissa Basta lives in Athens and has worked in media and advertising for the last 10 years. is entitled to a second chance. She also participated in a few short films as an assistant director, and directed Stella and I as her second student short film in 2012.

17 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE PROGRAM 5 – A PLACE FOR LOVERS

A Hotel Room Story, 2014 - Daniel Piera 14’ - Romance Spain: Barcelona – A Hotel Room Story

A boy meets a girl at an international congress in which both are participating. They’re from -dif ferent countries, and each has a romantic partner with whom they are completely in love. But they both like each other and have felt something special between them during these days at the congress. He thinks that things have to flow without limits, but she seems to care more about being faithful. During the last minutes of their last night at the hotel, they must decide what to do: should they let themselves get carried away by their feelings or should they be completely faithful to their partners and keep their distance?

Daniel Piera graduated in Media studies from Ramon Llull University in Barcelona. He finished top of his class with the best academic record that year. He continued his studies and went on to get a Master’s degree in Fiction in Film and Television, Production and Direction at URL. He also has experience working on various projects as an executive producer, producer, and Czech Republic: Prague – script writer. He has gained critical acclaim for his short film, La Gota. Main Course

Somebody Loves You, 2014 - Evelina Barsegian Jan Pivoňka, 2012 - Peter Kerek Armenia – Somebody Loves You 17’ - Drama 5’ - Comedy, Romance

Ani is only 24, but by local standards she is already the «aging» bride. We are in 1972, watching an extra- She falls for a man who doesn’t seem to notice her. Ani could marry ordinary lunch of the Spačil family. any of her conquests from a long time ago, but she still cannot give Aneta, the only child, would love to up her dream. It’s not so easy to differ from the majority in a small village where your life introduce her boyfriend, Daniel Cer- is predicted in advance by your parents and neighbors. Ani takes a bold decision: she is going to fight ny, to her parents. Although Daniel for her dreams. This romantic drama plays out against the background of ancient churches, picturesque is really nice, her mother doesn’t like mountains, and sky-blue Lake Sevan. him because of his job. Can her fa- ther save the situation? Could lunch be even worse? Evelina Barsegian (1984) was born in Sevan (Armenia) but grew up in Siberia (Russia). She lives and works in St. Petersburg. She has debuted with the fiction film Admission (2011), which has been included as the finale of some film festivals.

18 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Labyrintti,2013 - Lauri-Matti Parppei Finland – You Built Me a Labyrinth 17’ - Drama

When everything was going right, a love letter arrives — years too late. A young woman called Ia has to think over her life and twisted relationships. Her only friend is a talking cat, living on the roof of her house. She tries to bury her feelings and the shining letter, but eventually her shoes lead the way to confront the sender.

A musician, graphic designer, and filmmaker from Finland, Lauri-Matti has worked with different art mediums all his life. He started a band at the age of 17, hardly knowing how to play guitar, and has since released four albums. His approach to filmmaking resembles composing music: it is based solely on intuition and feeling.You Built Me a Labyrinth is his second short film and was premiered at the Warsaw Film Festival in October 2014.

Darovete na vlahvite, 2013 - Ivan Abadjiev Bulgaria – The Gift of the Magi 7’ - Drama

Based on the famous story by O. Henry, this short tells the story of a poor dramatic young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.

Jan Pivoňka, 2012 - Peter Kerek 5’ - Comedy, Romance

Sevilla, 2012 - Bram Schouw Netherlands: Noord-Brabant – Sevilla 11’ - Drama

A man, his girlfriend, and his best male friend go on a road trip. They impulsively decide to make the journey to Sevilla to have a good time and along the way experience great moments and memories together.

Bram Schouw graduated with honors from the Academy of the Fine Arts (section Audio Visual Media) in Utrecht. His graduation film, Marriage, was the official opening film of the Curta Cinema Rio de Janeiro film festival. It was also selected for the London Times Film Festival, The Dutch Film Festival, and the Short Film Festival Cardiff. Bram Schouw is also a commercial director for Hazazah Film Amsterdam. One of his first projects, the international DANCE 4 LIFE commercial, won the prestigious Award for Best HIV/AIDS Commercial by the European Commission. For the campaign of the telephone helpline SENSOOR, Bram won both a Silver Lamp in Holland and a Bronze Lion at the commercial festival in Cannes.

19 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Northern Ireland – Eyeline

Eyeline, 2012 - Andrew Tohill, Ryan Tohill 8’ - Drama

A visit with his friend for afternoon coffee takes an unexpected turn when Spain: Bilbao – Private Sale Simon locks eyes with an attractive girl. When he subsequently finds her entangled in an argument with her boyfriend, he has to confront a moral dilemma. His ultimate response will force him to question the type of per- son he really is. Abstenerse Agencias, 2012 - Gaizka Urresti 15’ - Drama

Laura and Guille are a young couple who visit Amparo’s flat — she The Tohill Brothers are a directing team from Northern Ireland. Ryan, a director is a widow who lives alone — on Christmas Eve to buy the flat. They with five short films to his name, shares some of the co-directing credits with find an old woman who seems more interested in knowing about his editor brother, Andrew. They have grown up writing, directing, and editing their lives than selling her home. The three characters develop a together as a team, and while developing future projects, they are continuously relationship that will affect their lives. gaining experience in the thriving film industry of Northern Ireland.

Ryan works in the art department of TV productions such as HBO’s Game of Thrones, BBC dramas such as Line of Duty and The Fall, and numerous feature films such as the Oscar-nominated Philomena. He has clocked hundreds of hours of onset experience at the highest level. Gaizka Urresti (Bilbao, Spain) is a producer, director, script writer, cultural In mid-2006 his brother, Andrew, moved manager, and teacher of both film and from an Assistant Directing role and began TV. He has directed El corazón de la developing a prominent career in post- memoria (2001), Raíz (2003), Malicia production. In addition to editing their en el país de las maravillas (2004), and own short films, Andrew has cut numerous the documentaries El último guión, television documentaries and dramas for Buñuel en la memoria (2008), and Un local and national television. dios que ya no ampara (2012).

20 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE PROGRAM 6 – THE RUNAWAYS

Sweden: Gothenburg – Eating Lunch Portugal – Gypsy

Äta lunch, 2013 - Sanna Lenken 13’ - Drama Cigano, 2013 - David Bonneville 18’ - Drama, thriller

15-year-old Klara is about to eat lunch with four other youngsters at the Eating Disorder Clinic under the supervision of the nurses. They have 30 minutes to eat up. Sebastian is a wealthy young man. He finds out he has a flat tire and ends up accepting help from a Gypsy passerby. In return, Sebastian will have to give him a ride home — but they won’t reach their expected destination. Sanna Lenken, born in Gothenburg, studied film directing at the National Film School, Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm. She has also studied film at European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark, and has a Master’s in scriptwriting from Dramatiska Institutet. David Bonneville is a London-based writer/director, whose work emphasizes character development and actor’s performance. He has written and directed three award-winning After graduating she directed the youth TV dramaDubbelliv (Double Life), which was aired narrative short films and is now developing two features. for two seasons (2010-2012) on Swedish TV. The series was nominated for Best Drama at the Nordic Children’s Festival and Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. She also made David completed a Film Directing course at the German Film Academy and the 30-minute short film Yoghurt in 2010, which was in competition at the Gothenburg an MA in Screenwriting at the University of Westminster. He kick-started his Film Festival and won an honorable mention. Her last short film, Äta lunch/Eating lunch, career by assisting centenarian Cannes Palm d’Or winner Manoel de Oliveira, has been in competition at Gothenburg, Berlin, and Tribeca and is now touring at festivals John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, and Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon. around the world. She is currently developing her first feature film. He has also worked for Universal Pictures, HanWay Films, and the BBC.

Klein, 2011 - Sanne Vogel Netherlands: Amsterdam – Small 6’ - Drama

Twelve-year-old Noortje experiences her first massage, given by a large and muscular man. Noortje feels insecure because of her awakening sexuality; she is not quite ready to have her skin touched by strange hands. And certainly not by large masculine hands. The situation is also a little uncomfortable for the masseur, as he can tell that it is almost too much for her. But eventually the girl relaxes and they experience a moment of intimacy. After the massage Noortje feels a little bit more like a woman on the inside, but outwardly nothing has changed.

21 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Sweden: Stockholm – A Jump

Ett Hopp, 2013 - Louis Russell 6’ - Drama

In the middle of the night, Erik’s phone rings. It is his childhood friend, Elias, and all that separates him from death is a jump.

Italy – Margerita

Margerita, 2013 - Alessandro Grande 15’ - Drama, Romance

Belgium: Wallonia – Galia Efrem, a Gypsy boy and skilled pickpocket, faces his first theft in an apartment, an experience that will change his life. Galia, 2013 - Raphael Baudet, Sarah Carlot 15’ - Drama

Alessandro Grande is a director and producer, born in Catanzaro (Italy) in 1983. He graduated in History, Science and Techniques of Performing Arts at the At night, a young woman, Galia, is woken up by her elder brother, Alex. Schizophrenic, he has University of Tor Vergata. In 2008 he won, as just escaped from the psychiatric hospital: he’s sure that the end of the world is in two hours producer, the Special Prize Alice at the David and would like to spend that time eating pancakes with her. di Donatello 2008 for the short movie Pena. Esclusione di vita, which is about opposing the death penalty.

Alessandro has also represented Italy at major international festivals such as Film Fest Jordan (Jordan), Cyprus Film Raphael Baudet was born January 23, 1982, in Nimes, France. After obtaining a law degree, he Fest (Cyprus), Detmold International Short Film Festival held various jobs away from legal codes, while developing his interest in photography, video, (Germany), Budapest Film Fest (Hungary), 24fps Film Festival and theater, to which he has devoted himself since his teens. The desire to professionally fulfill (Texas), La boca del Lobo (Spain), Thess Short Film Festival his artistic ambitions lead him to the IAD, «Institut des Arts de Diffusion,» in Louvain-la-Neuve (Greece), and the Eko Film Fest (Malaysia). in Belgium.

22 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Germany: Frankfurt – Transient Italy: Torino – Chlorine Transient, 2014 - Emirhan Eringen 11’ - Drama

Cloro, 2012 - Laura Plebani Transient captures the first three days of a young professional moving 12’ - Drama from London to Frankfurt for an interim assignment. He represents well-educated, well- paid young professionals constantly on the move, who never settle down, but only have a “hub” city for their journey and are fueled by a “perform and achieve” culture. Settling into a new apartment, meeting a new boss, seeing an old girlfriend, and meanwhile getting more and more detached from the previous IIn the locker room of a swimming pool, Chiara and Futura “hub” (where his relationship remained) trigger an emotional glaciation, as he becomes the embodiment are like two peas in a pod. But what they are about to face of the cold corporate architecture of the city. is no normal competition. They are growing up and the pool isn’t big enough for the two of them. Emirhan Eringen is a filmmaker and poet born in Istambul, Turkey. His first short film, Allah, bir triptik (God, A Triptych), was screened at various international film festivals. His second short film,Transient , premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Eringen currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.

PROGRAM 7 – THE YOUNGER GENERATION

Switzerland: German Region – Ronaldo

Ronaldo, 2010 - Jan Mettler, Jan-Eric Mack 6’ - Fiction

A boy dreams of being a great soccer star. One morning he leaves the anonymity of his gray suburbs to enter the glaring light of the stadium. There he meets an unexpected opponent who puts him to the test.

23 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Der Aufreißer, 2006 - Steffen Weinert 13’ - Romance, Comedy Germany: Berlin – The Pick-Up Artist

Olli only wanted to have noncommittal, anonymous sex. But when he went out the door, the daughter of his “Pick-Up” crosses his way. Six-year-old Yvonne is not happy with the unlucky love life of her mother and has decided to find a real boyfriend for her… and for herself, a new dad.

Steffen Weinert was born in 1975 in South Germany. After an internship at the Bavaria Kopierwerk in Munich, a few years as assistant director for short films, commercials, and music clips, he attended the Filmakademie Baden-Wüttenberg and graduated in 2005.

Lithuania – The Swimmer Ireland – The Sound of People

Plaukikė, 2013 - Gabrielė Urbonaitė The Sound of People, 2007 - Simon Fitzmaurice 28’ - Drama 7’ - Drama

The story of a moment in the life of an Ariel, a young and promising swimmer, spends her summer preparing for the upco- eighteen-year-old boy, standing on the brink ming Olympics. In the pool, she meets Grete, who has just started swimming lessons. between life and death. Despite the age difference, the two become friends, as Ariel helps Grete to overcome her fear of jumping into the water. However, Ariel’s leg ache becomes more and more painful. Simon Fitzmaurice is an award-winning writer and film director. His films have screened at film festivals all over the world and won prizes at home and abroad, including Best Short Film at The Cork Film Festival; The Gabrielė Urbonaitė (born in Vilnius, in 1993) became professionally Belfast Film Festival (twice); The Grand Jury Prize at the Opalcine Film interested in film at the age of 14, when she joined “Skalvija” Film Festival, Paris; The Jimmy Stewart Memorial Award at The Heartland Academy, a long-term hands-on workshop for youth in Lithuania, where Film Festival; and the Jury Award at the Palm Springs International Film she started making short films. After high school, Gabrielė moved to Festival. His Latest short film, The Sound of People, was selected to Paris, where she studied philosophy and interned at the documentary screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. production company Momento Films. In 2012, she participated in Berlinale Talent Campus and Berlin Documentary Forum. In 2013, Gabrielė moved to Boston, Simon holds an Honours Master’s Degree in both Anglo-Irish literature and Drama, and Film USA, to study film production at Emerson College. Also, in 2013, she participated inKino Theory and Production. His short fiction has been short-listed for the Hennessy Literary Award Euphoria Midnight Sun workshop in Finland and Odense Talent Camp in Denmark. Gabrielė is and his poetry has appeared in the quarterly publication West 47. Simon is currently working a member of the Lithuanian Academy of Cinema (LiKA). with the Irish Film Board on his first feature-length film.

24 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Through You, 2013 - Lucette Braune Netherlands: Utrecht – Through You Germany: Berlin – The Pick-Up Artist 8’ - War

On her way to do some simple grocery shopping, a girl literally has to struggle through her fellow beings. Some of those people tend to leave a mark, but only one person leaves a mark that sticks.

Lucette Braune was born in Houten, the Netherlands, on July 11, 1976. She started her first film fresh out of the Academy of the Arts in Utrecht. Her graduation project grew into an independent short film. Her debut won several awards at various festivals. Lucette has also worked as a freelance animator on several projects.

Balavica, 2013 - Igor Mirković Croatia – Little Darling 17’ - Drama

Two kids at the top of a skyscraper. A view of the sea. He is Tom Sawyer and she is Alice in Wonderland. They walk along the edge of the roof, doing everything they’re not supposed to. In that hot summer, left under the care of her grandma, she will feel love for the first time. Luckily, grandma doesn’t have a clue about it; she barely leaves the apartment. Her parents are absent; they talk over phone and we notice that they’re hiding something.

Igor Mirković is a filmmaker born in 1965 in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated in Political Science from the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb. From 1989 to 2001 he worked as a TV journalist and was the author of numerous documentaries and political TV shows, mostly for HRT, the Croatian national TV network. He was awarded several national and international awards for his reporting. Since 1999 he has been a leading member of the creative team of the Motovun Film Festival, one of the best-known international film festivals in the former Yugoslav republics. Since 2006 he has been the sole festival director.

Drôle de guerre, 2013 - Simon Panay France: Bourgogne – Phony War 13’ - Drama

As his ill mother is hospitalized, young Matis must stay at his grandfather’s for a few days. To escape boredom, he plays with some of his grandfather’s things he finds: an old gun and a Resistance medal.

25 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Kaķis maisā, 2013 - Nils Skapāns 7’ - Animation Latvia / Estonia – Cat in the Bag

It is nice and fun to have a cat (or some other pet) at home to play with. The trusting cat also thinks to himself: it’s so great to be home… until the moment it realizes that it is trapped in a bag, somewhere out on the street, all alone. Nevertheless, all’s well that ends well.

Nils Skapāns is a Latvian film director and animator. He has been part of the animation team of Dauka, an animation studio, since 2000. He also managed the creative team behind the film, George Potter’s Studio.

PROGRAM 8 – WAKING LIFE

Italy: Apulia – Greengold Oroverde, 2012 - Pierluigi Ferrandini 18’ - Historic drama

South of Italy, 1935. The true story of Bianca Panarese, about her hard apprenticeship as a tobacconist in the big Consortium, and about her love for her little brother Pietro. He was kil- led during the worker’s protests raised against the closure of the tobacco factory.

Pierluigi Ferrandini, born in Italy on October 11th 1975, has been working with important directors for more than 15 years. He collaborates with the direction – the actors workshop, second shot – and, at the same time, he continuous his cinematography career such as actor and soundtrack composer.

26 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Art Gallery, 2013 - Willy Rollé Germany: Stuttgart – Art Gallery Latvia / Estonia – Cat in the Bag 8’ - Comedy

Faruk, Clara and Carl-Anton are working in the art and creative industry. The borders between film, art performance and reality seem to disappear in their project, Art Gallery.

Willy Rollé studied Philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris and audiovisual media at the Media University Stuttgart, Germany. Audio-visual conception, screenwriting and consulting, film/theater directing and producing, journalism, film teaching, and research & development are part of his daily life. Willy Rollé enjoys working in international, cross-over and interdisciplinary genres.

Festen, 2013 - Astrid Thorvaldsen and Ingvild Dagestad Norway - The Party 7’ - Crime, Experimental

A young man is dead. We experience a moment from the night before, frozen in time.

Ingvild Dagestad has a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Video Production from the University of NTNU, Astrid Thorvaldsen has a Master’s Degree in Film and Video Production from the where The Party was produced as a graduation film. University of NTNU, where The Party was produced as a Bachelor graduation film. In 2014 She is now studying for a Master’s Degree in Marine she directed her first Norwegian feature film produced as a part of a Master’s Degree, Technology at NTNU. Utburd.

Nëse, 2013 - Florenc Papas Albania – If… 13’ - Drama

Two brothers purchase a pistol to avenge their father’s death, but not everything goes according to plan. The elder is chased by the police and it is not long before the younger brother is faced with a fateful decision.

27 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE Belgium: Flanders - Ballet Spiral Ballet Spiral, 2013 - Sam Asaert 3’ - Experimental

Stop and pause for a moment. Behold and reflect upon the static beauty that dying move- ments leave in their wake. Experience the worlds of dance as never before.

Born in 1987 in Antwerp, Belgium, Sam Asaert studied economics and visual arts in high school, as well as attended weekend classes at the Belgian Royal Academy of Fine Arts for 10 years. He graduated with a master’s in Visual Arts – Film from the Erasmus/RITS College in Brussels (2009) with a contemporary fiction-dance film, in association with the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Asaert works as a director of fiction Norway – You and Me, Mommy and non-fiction projects, as well as a director of dance films. He has a second career as a photojournalist and as a ballet photographer.

Ceg og meg, mamma, 2014 - Thea Hvistendahl 14’ - Drama

Intro, 2013 - Katarzyna Gondek Republic of Montenegro - Intro IA magical realist film set in a gray and 18’ - Drama gloomy atmosphere, where we meet 11-year-old Aurora trying to handle her Andrej lives in a small coastal town. He is in love with Anna. Each of his attempts to profess his love mother’s depression. Feeling like she’s lost for her are awkward and clumsy. He uses the only way he can think of to escape from his problems her, she only wants things to go back to and joins the army. normal and to get her mum back to life, but she’s not responding to Aurora’s attempts. Ivan Salatić was born in 1982 in Dubrovnik and grew up in Herceg Novi. He graduated from the School of Fine and Applied Arts in Belgrade. Currently, he is a final-year student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje. He has directed several Short-Films and Thea Hvistendahl is a documentaries that have participated in regional festivals as part of a student selection. young and promising director from Oslo, Norway. She finished her film studies at Westerdals School Colectia de Arome, 2013 - Igor Cobileanski Of Communication in 2013, where she Moldova - The Flavors Collection 15’ - Drama specialized in directing. After making several shorts and music videos, she was selected to be part of a one-year talent program, Viken Akademiet. In 2013 her exam film, You and To get the necessary daily medication for his mother, Victor and his father resort to the me, Mommy, premiered at one of Norway’s toughest and the most dangerous solution. Physical survival in the context of poverty is biggest film festivals, BIFF. She has also sometimes cruel and can irretrievably destroy human values. made a name in the music video industry by winning Best Music Video at The Norwegian Dying for Short Film Festival in 2014. Born in Moldova, Igor Cobileanski studied cinema in Romania and now lives between the two countries. His first film, Madrid (1998), deals with the tragic story of Moldovan folk-music band who agreed to give a series of concerts in Chernobyl in 1986 in return for a trip to Madrid. His film When the Lights Go Out was a great success on YouTube. In 2013, he directed The Unsaved.

28 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE EUROCHANNEL

235 LINCOLN ROAD SUITE 201 MIAMI, FL 33139 +1 (305) 531-1315

Republic of Montenegro - Intro

[email protected] www.eurochannel.com

29 SIXTH EUROCHANNEL SHORT-FILM TOUR YOUTH IN EUROPE