2009 Nominations
Adil e Yusuf
directed by Claudio Noce
produced by DNA Cinematografica
Year of making: 2007
Runtime: 30′
Country: Italy
Adil and Yusuf are two young Somali brothers living in Rome. A description of a typical day of theirs shows how different the two characters’ choices are in connection with their immigrant lives.
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Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
directed by Reto Caffi
produced by Blush Films, KHM Köln
Year of making: 2007
Runtime: 30′
Country: Germany, Switzerland
A department store security guard is racked by guilt after not helping someone who was being attacked in the subway.
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Basette (Sideburns)
directed by Gabriele Mainetti
produced by Emiliana De Blasio
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 16′32”
Country: Italy
After a post-office robbery that goes wrong, the only way to escape for Antonio and his gang is to be as smart as comic book hero Lupin the Third.
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Das Mädchen mit den gelben Strümpfen
(The Girl with the Yellow Stockings)
directed by Grzegorz Muskala
produced by Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 6′
Country: Germany
A young couple is spending the day in bed. He asks her if she wants to marry him. At first she says no…
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Every Third Bite
directed by The Meerkat Media Collective
produced by The Meerkat Media Collective
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 9′
Country: USA
In the past few years, millions of bees have disappeared from their hives. More than just a honey matter, the lives of bees are connected to us and our ecosystems in more ways than we can count.
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Fisico da spiaggia (Beach Boy)
directed by Edoardo De Angelis
produced by Centro Sperimentale di
Cinematografia
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 4′40”
Country: Italy
How to slim in two seconds? Holding the breath has magic effects…
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Il torneo (The Tournament)
directed by Michele Alhaique
produced by Velia Giannuzzi
Year of making: 2007
Runtime: 15′
Country: Italy
Suburbs of Rome, 2007. A group of underprivileged teenagers dream of taking part in a football championship. The team can sign up only if they raise enough money to buy their shirts.
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Io parlo! (I’ll Tell on You!)
directed by Marco Gianfreda
produced by Tratto Indipendente
Year of making: 2009
Runtime: 20′
Country: Italy
12-year-old Bruno would like to be friends with Luca, his sister’s boyfriend, but Luca doesn’t pay attention to him. When Bruno catches Luca talking with another girl, he sees the chance of reaching his goal.
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Kärleksbarn (Love Child)
directed by Daniel Wirtberg
produced by Daemon Film
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 6′30”
Country: Sweden
A young girl enjoys the perfect life of being the only child, when one day a new family member arrives.
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Lacreme napulitane
directed by Francesco Satta
produced by Francesco Satta
Year of making: 2007
Runtime: 18′45”
Country: Italy
Two contrasting characters clash on a train from Naples to Milan on Christmas Eve. In the background, the Italian landscape is made of old, colourful postcards.
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La moglie (The Wife)
directed by Andrea Zaccariello
produced by Imperium Visio, Gianluca Mainqua
Year of making: 2007
Runtime: 22′30”
Country: Italy
A husband and a wife. Beautiful and in love. Their wedding anniversary. A gift for her. An house by the sea, isolated and romantic. Two days together away from it all. But that gift might be their last, terrible appointment.
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L’amore non esiste (Fleeting Love)
directed by Massimiliano Camaiti
produced by Blue Suede Shoots
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 15’
Country: Italy
Solo in convinced to possess a terrible power: wherever he goes, love fades.
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Manual práctico del amigo imaginario
(abreviado)
directed by Ciro Altabás
produced by Ciro Altabás & RETROproducciones
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 19′
Country: Spain
Fernando is a shy 27 year old young man who receives the visit of an old classmate, Iratxe. This arouses jealousy in his imaginary friend, Captain Kiloton, a superhero who has stood by his side since he was a kid, and who feels their friendship is now in jeopardy…
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Nonsostare (Can’t Stand Here)
directed by Gianluca Sportelli
produced by Centro Sperimentale di
Cinematografia
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 17′40”
Country: Italy
One sunny day in a tiny village in southern Italy. The trail of an airplane tears the sky apart Giorgia and her father must repair a shutter.
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Out of the Blue
directed by Michael Lavelle
produced by Ciara Hyland
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 10′
Country: Ireland
A lonely man’s life is suddenly transformed when he discovers an old TV floating in the sea.
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Pajerama
directed by Leonardo Cadaval
produced by Glaz Cinema, Mayra Lucas
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 9′
Country: Brazil
An Indian is caught in a flow of strange experiences that reveal the mysteries of time and space.
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PATH
directed by Evan S. Frushtick
produced by Dryspell Productions
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 18′
Country: USA
The tale of a Manhattan Guy who must decide if it’s worth staying in his relationship even if it means traveling to New Jersey.
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Porque hay cosas que nunca se olvidan
(Because There Are Things We Never Forget)
directed by Lucas Figueroa
produced by LMF Films, Lucas Figueroa
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 13′
Country: Spain, Argentina, Italy
Naples, Italy. 1950. Four friends are playing soccer in the street. Suddenly the ball falls inside “Evil Grandma’s” house. They probably won’t play with this ball again, but the revenge will be terrible.
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Terminal Communication
directed by Michael Fortune
produced by Michael Fortune
Year of making: 2008
Runtime: 3′
Country: Ireland
Terminal Communication is a fixed-frame work featuring the actions of drivers as they approach a badly signed junction leading into Rosslare Harbour ferry port, in County Wexford, Ireland.
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