Shorts & Cinéfondation ~ Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival brings the best short and student films each year for viewing. This year is no different. The Jury will be watching and selecting four films from two selections, short films, and Cinéfondation.
Films
Short Films Cannes Film Festival
This year, the selection committee has viewed 4240 short films.
The 2019 Short Films Competition comprises 11 films (9 works of fictions, 1 documentary, and 1 animation), from Albania, Argentina, France, Finland, Greece, Israel, Ukraine, Sweden, and the USA.
The Van – Erenik Beqiri
Synopsis – The Van stops, the doors open, and Ben comes out alive. Another few fights and he will be able to leave Albania. He still hopes his father will leave with him.
Anna – Dekel Berenson
Synopsis – Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
The Jump Documentary – Vanessa Dumont and Nicholas Davenel
The Distance Between Us and The Sky – Vasilis Keatos
Synopsis – Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded.
All Inclusive – Teemu Nikki
Ingen Lyssnar -Elin Övergaard
Synopsis – The new refugee home for children is being discussed at a public
council meeting. Two people standing on opposite sides try to get heard.
And Then The Bear – Agnès Patron
Parparim (Butterflies) – Yona Rozenkier
Monstruo Dios (Mother God) – Agustina San Martin
White Echo – Chloë Sevigny
Synopsis – Five women in their thirties examine their own power in life.
La Siesta (The Nap) – Federico Luis Tachella
Synopsis – A girl wraps her grandmother in a spiral of fantasy that ends up causing amnesia.
Cinéfondation Films Cannes Film Festival
Cinéfondation selection chose 17 films (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,000 submitted by schools all over the world.
Ambience – Wisam A L Jafari
Synopsis: Two young people try to record music inside the camp for a competition. If they succeed, they have the chance to make a music album.
Mano A Mano – Louise Courvoisier
One Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand – Ondřej Erban
Synopsis – Today, almost one in ten Czechs over the age of 15 face bankruptcy and distraint, and many more fall into the debt trap every day, often without any way out. Karel, however, stands on the other side – his job is to collect debts.
Jeremiah – Kenya Gillespie
Synopsis – A closeted Asian-American high school football player tries to come out to his best friend, but a strange and haunting masked figure stands in his way.
Pura Vida – Martin Gonda
Synopsis – Financial crisis enters the households of a provincial town and people start to lose their jobs. Two adolescent brothers rebel against their father, a factory foreman, who becomes a scapegoat for the frustrated community.
Adam – Shoki Lin
Netek – Yarden Lipshitz
Synopsis – Lidor is a 15 years old girl who lives with her unemployed father Oded. When the electricity in their house shuts down, she must find a way to bring it back.
Solar Plexus – David McShane
Synopsis – Noah battles to overcome his grief following the death of his mother.
Rosso: A True Lie About A Fisherman – Antonio Messana
Synopsis – Clemente is an old Sicilian fisherman who goes on working in spite of his late age. His life is disrupted the day he finds a young refugee’s dead body stuck in the fishnets.
As Up To Now – Katalin Moldovai
Synopsis – Clemente is an old Sicilian fisherman who goes on working in spite of his late age. His life is disrupted the day he finds a young refugee’s dead body stuck in the fishnets.
Favourites – Martin Monk
Synopsis – After falling out with her mother, young Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had.
Roadkill – Leszek Mozga
Synopsis – A stop-motion puppet animated thriller. One alpha male deer goes for an evening car ride and has an unfortunate car accident.
The Little Soul – Barbara Rupik
Synopsis – A dead body gets stuck on the riverbank. Its decaying internal organs still hide a human’s soul. The rotting guts separate and a tiny being crawls out. It sets off on a journey through a post-mortem world.
Hiếu – Richard Van
Synopsis – A Vietnamese-American household receives a surprise visit from a long-lost patriarch after he fails at a get-rich-quick scheme.
Bamboe – Flo Van Deuren
Complex Subject – Olesya Yakovleva
Alien – Yeon Jegwang
Jury Cannes Film Festival
French filmmaker and screenwriter Claire Denis is to lead the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury this year. She will present three awards for Cinefondation to 17 student films and the Short Film Palme d’or. The jury members are all talented film actresses, actors, directors, and screenwriters.
President
Claire DENIS
Director & screenwriter France – She is a provocative filmmaker. This has
made her one of the leading figures in world cinema.
Stacy MARTIN
Actress France – United Kingdom
Eran KOLIRIN
Director & screenwriter – Israel
Panos H. KOUTRAS
Director & screenwriter – Greece
Cătălin MITULESCU
Director, screenwriter & producer – Romania
This is expected to be a great selection of films and art at the Cannes Film Festival. Stay tuned here for all thins Cannes Film Festival.
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This year, the selection committee has viewed 4240 short films.
The 2019 Short Films Competition comprises 11 films (9 works of fictions, 1 documentary, and 1 animation), from Albania, Argentina, France, Finland, Greece, Israel, Ukraine, Sweden, and USA.
The Van – Erenik Beqiri
Synopsis – The Van stops, the doors open, and Ben comes out alive. Another few fights and he will be able to leave Albania. He still hopes his father will leave with him.
Anna – Dekel Berenson
Synopsis – Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
The Jump Documentary – Vanessa Dumont and Nicholas Davenel
The Distance Between Us and The Sky – Vasilis Keatos
Synopsis – Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded.
All Inclusive – Teemu Nikki
Ingen Lyssnar -Elin Övergaard
Synopsis – The new refugee home for children is being discussed at a public council meeting. Two people standing on opposite sides try to get heard.
And Then The Bear – Agnès Patron
Parparim (Butterflies) – Yona Rozenkier
Monstruo Dios (Mother God) – Agustina San Martin
White Echo – Chloë Sevigny
Synopsis – Five women in their thirties examine their own power in life.
La Siesta (The Nap) – Federico Luis Tachella
Synopsis – A girl wraps her grandmother in a spiral of fantasy that ends up causing amnesia.
Cinéfondation Films
Cinéfondation selection chose 17 films (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,000 submitted by schools all over the world.
Ambience – Wisam A L Jafari
Synopsis: Two young people try to record music inside the camp for a competition. If they succeed, they have the chance to make a music album.
Mano A Mano – Louise Courvoisier
One Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand – Ondřej Erban
Synopsis – Today, almost one in ten Czechs over the age of 15 face bankruptcy and distraint, and many more fall into the debt trap every day, often without any way out. Karel, however, stands on the other side – his job is to collect debts.
Jeremiah – Kenya Gillespie
Synopsis – A closeted Asian-American high school football player tries to come out to his best friend, but a strange and haunting masked figure stands in his way.
Pura Vida – Martin Gonda
Synopsis – Financial crisis enters the households of a provincial town and people start to lose their jobs. Two adolescent brothers rebel against their father, a factory foreman, who becomes a scapegoat for the frustrated community.
Adam – Shoki Lin
Netek – Yarden Lipshitz
Synopsis – Lidor is a 15 years old girl who lives with her unemployed father Oded. when the electricity in their house shuts down, she must find a way to bring it back.
Solar Plexus – David McShane
Synopsis – Noah battles to overcome his grief following the death of his mother.
Rosso: A True Lie About A Fisherman – Antonio Messana
Synopsis – Clemente is an old Sicilian fisherman who goes on working in spite of his late age. His life is disrupted the day he finds a young refugee’s dead body stuck in the fishnets.
As Up To Now – Katalin Moldovai
Synopsis – Clemente is an old sicilian fisherman who goes on working in spite of his late age. His life is disrupted the day he finds a young refugee’s dead body stuck in the fishnets.
Favourites – Martin Monk
Synopsis – After falling out with her mother, young Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had.
Roadkill – Leszek Mozga
Synopsis – A stop-motion puppet animated thriller. One alpha male deer goes for an evening car ride and has an unfortunate car accident.
The Little Soul – Barbara Rupik
Synopsis – A dead body gets stuck on the riverbank. Its decaying internal organs still hide a human’s soul. The rotting guts separate and a tiny being crawls out. It sets off on a journey through a post-mortem world.
Hiếu – Richard Van
Synopsis – A Vietnamese-American household receives a surprise visit from a long-lost patriarch after he fails at a get-rich-quick scheme.
Bamboe – Flo Van Deuren
Complex Subject – Olesya Yakovleva
Alien – Yeon Jegwang
Jury
French filmmaker and screenwriter Claire Denis is to lead the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury this year. She will present three awards for Cinefondation to 17 student films and the Short Film Palme d’or. The jury members are all talented film actresses, actors, directors, and screenwriters.
President
Claire DENIS
Director & screenwriter France – She is a provocative filmmaker. This has made her one of the leading figures in world cinema.
Stacy MARTIN
Actress France – United Kingdom
Eran KOLIRIN
Director & screenwriter – Israel
Panos H. KOUTRAS
Director & screenwriter – Greece
Cătălin MITULESCU
Director, screenwriter & producer – Romania
This is expected to be a great selection of films and art. Stay tuned here for all thins Cannes Film Festival.
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