Films and Works in the Competition

BLACK MUD
Black Mud is a coming of age story about two orphaned brothers who travel cross country to the Alberta oil sands in search of a new life. Along the way, they learn to depend on one another, but tensions grow as money gets tight. On the brink of giving up, Alex, the older brother, meets Flora, a young drifter, who insists on coming with them in exchange for a place to stay in Alberta.
Adriano Trapani - Writing Credits
The Sleeper by the River / La dorMeuse Duval
In a village by the Meuse river, located near the French-Belgian border, a factory storekeeper named Basile Matrin leads a dreary life with his wife, Rose. The young Maryse Duval, who had just come back from Paris, has abandoned her dreams of becoming an actress. She will unwittingly turn their life upside down. Basile’s great friend and neighbour, who is a reporter for a local newspaper « Le
Manuel Sanchez
Manuel Sanchez, Alain Depardieu, Marylise Den Hollander, Jérémy Banster
FERRUCCIO story of a (little) robot
Mr. Duccio engages with a technological challenge that might improve his life. While trying to fix his old TV in his home workshop something magical happens: the screen shows a stylised ...
STEFANO DE FELICI
ANTONINO VALVO, ENRICO BONINO, CATERINA TEOLDI
A Believer
At sunset, in a dark art gallery, one painting, two men. Or maybe just one. A film based upon a short story by George Loring Frost.
Kenta Crisà
Stefano Demarie, Robin Studio
The Vates
Gabriele D’Annunzio, 70 years old, sick and exiled in the Vittoriale household, answers to an ex-soldier letter in which he reminds the promise made by the poet: the revolution and the dream of a nation founded on art and beauty. D’Annunzio, haunted by regret, writes the answer in a letter he won’t ever send, in which he asks for forgiveness and remembers the time when he used to believe his
Kenta Crisà
Stefano Demarie, Robin Studio
Accidental LAX Outlaw
A Malaysian female published author throws caution to the wind and follows her gut instincts and lands in New York, the Big Apple. A survivor of the deadly dengue fever, clinical depression and decades of domestic violence propelled Jasemin to carve a new life in the New World. Armed with her 3 books, personal story and a never-say-die attitude she is determined to turn her books into films and
Postcards From Ukraine
After touring in Ukraine with his band, Sieva moved to Kiev where gets involved in Maidan Revolution. Fascinated by young people questioning the old soviet values and embracing new ones, he decides to follow fve youngsters coming from diferent cities and social backgrounds. The characters lead him into unexpected places: from the separatists camps in Lugansk and the Maidan Square protests in Kiev
Sieva Diamantakos
Alberto Dandolo, Kordula Hildebrandt
Mechanika
Young scientist Alexey Romanovich invites all his colleagues interested in his experiment. 
Among the guests are collector, the member of the Scientific Council, also we see the father and son, who are devoted to science, 
but, clearly, have different intentions for the Alexey Romanov's experiment.
The real reason of the scientific project's presentation is the mentor of Alexei
Nikolay Lupanov
Kristian Davydenko
Start the Buzz
Start the Buzz is the latest film commissioned by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (Italian Fashion Council) to celebrate Milano Fashion Week A/W 2018/19. The film is directed by the award-winning Milan-based creative production company The Blink Fish. As a way to support and provide visibility to the emerging generation of young Italian designers, Start The Buzz features only emerging talent
Giacomo Boeri, Matteo Grimaldi
The Blink Fish
PYOTR495
'Set one evening in present day Moscow, 16 year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultranationalist group known for their violent abductions and anti-gay attacks bolstered by Russia’s LGBT propaganda law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret his attackers could never have accounted for.'
Blake Mawson
Sasha Fisher, Natalie Novak, Cam McLauchlin
Monetochka - Zaporozhets
This is our answer to Elon Musk, by launching a domestic car into space. But the story doesn't end there. The plot is based on the story of a great big love, and a sad pilot-samurai, who will not stop at nothing, in order to find his lost love in the corners of the vast universe.
Dmitry Maseykin
OQJAV — Каблучки (Heels)
Music video for a Russian group
Anton Reva
Alyona Makarenko
THE TESSERACT
Travel through the minds of two dancers at the BOLSHOI Ballet in Moscow, as they journey from rehearsal to the stage.
Pierce Jackson, Dianna Mesion
Dianna Mesion
QUIET
Grandpa and grandma bought the house just near the forest to make it more quiet.
Maxim Kulikov
Irina Sneghinskaya, Georgiy Negashev
The Dead Man Speaks
A dead man's thoughts about his current state.
Marcos Mereles
Marcos Mereles
Son Lux // The Fool You Need
Jean-Paul Frenay
Geoffroy Rouffiange
Voice for the Voiceless
This film follows three generations of Ugandans in their fight to bring quality education to their village. Enid, her son Martin and her adopted son Titus have all spent their lives in Kikobero. This is a hard-to-reach village with poor quality roads, lack of basic amenities and a lack of good schooling. Martin and his parents are committed to bringing a quality school to the village so that
Bex Kearon-Wiles
Scandal
This animation made of 2500 paintings tells the story of a man who tries to run away from his fate. He is seeking for success, fame, happiness and love... But the city is too strong and he can't win. Sadly, he becomes a powerless witness of his own fall, just like a bee trapped in a spiderweb.
Pablo Mengin-Lecreulx
LAC PRODUCTION
Synched
In the chaos, a man flees to the other side of the world only to find out that there is no escape.
Cassie shao
Telephone
"Telephone" is a journey into the world of sound. The sense of meaning sounds can imbue and the memory of sound in the face of silence. Set around Barentsburg, Svalbard. The film follows Viktor, a miner with a tender soul, on the verge of losing his hearing. Lost among the unforgiving white of the arctic his reality melts into only one urge - connection. He must try to contact his son,
Alistair Cheyne
Natalia Valtanen
With my own two hands
The life of a man through his hands and the ones around him...
Michaël Barocas
Michaël Barocas
Motion Pictures
A boys love of action movies becomes his only outlet after facing a far more difficult battle in reality.
Matthew Incontri
Breathless
A committed synchronized swimmer tries to win the championship and heart of the coach.
Oleksii Sobolev, Phil Lee
Patterns of Restlessness
Suffocation. Time suspended. The things holding us back. The weakness, inadequacy, the frustration. The patterns of our restlessness.
Damien Vignaux
Produced with the help of DOITY and ARRI Berlin
Goodbye, America
A young Cuban of Russian origin Ivan returns to his historical homeland and immediately becomes involved in a cycle of events that put him in front of a serious choice. The soundtrack of the film was a cult Russian song “Goodbye, America!”
Ivan Sosnin
Igor Kuznetsov, Yana Shmailova, Danil Golovanov, Helen Chigvintseva
Voice of the Sea
The main hero – Ivan loses his hearing aid in the sea and becomes deaf. After that he falls in love with a singer from a coastal café. He plays lottery to win money, buy a new hearing aid and hear her singing.
Ivan Sosnin
Yana Shmailova, Danil Golovanov, Igor Kuznetsov, Helen Chigvintseva
Alice in Paris - Season 2
When Alice comes to Paris, she thinks she has everything figured out. But Her absolute taste and her theoretical perfect knowledge of Paris will soon come short. Between her sister love affairs, her inability to keep a job for more than a day and the mysteries of Paris, she will soon realizes that life is not as simple as a kitchen recipe.
Thibaud Paul Martin
Story Tailors
Hoppi Tales: The sprinkled sprinklers
omewhere in the very center of the World there is a quiet, serine valley, the Hoppies live and work there. Hoppiland is a multicultural town you can find Hoppies with all different nationalities. While everyone is busily running about, the Hoppies making sure that after the busy days there are holidays for everyone. Birthdays, Christmas, carnivals, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Hanukkah and of
Ferenc Rófusz
Tamás Salusinszky
Hoppi Tales: Who is the merriest in the amusement park
Somewhere in the very center of the World there is a quiet, serine valley, the Hoppies live and work there. Hoppiland is a multicultural town you can find Hoppies with all different nationalities. While everyone is busily running about, the Hoppies making sure that after the busy days there are holidays for everyone. Birthdays, Christmas, carnivals, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Hanukkah and of
Ferenc Rófusz
Tamás Salusinszky
Vivat Musketeers!
The world is on the verge of abyss, there is no hope. But the serious men appear at this time, heroes without fear and reproach, real musketeers. Vivat musketeers!
Anton Diyakov
Mikhail Aldashin, Boris Mashkovtsev
The Amazing Toy
It’s Kevin’s birthday in a few minutes. Simon has to find the right gift for his nephew, who’s a difficult child. His fear to disappoint him will make him imagine the worst that could happen with every gift. So begins a toy hunt who will become a rewarding experience for every character.
Marie Robin
Valentin Verrier
A Beautiful Mistake
A group of "bad boy" write an apology letter to their mom, to our mom. Filmed and produced by Skopelos International Film Festival for Youth 2017.
Luca Acito
Jill Somer
Detention!
Trouble ensures in Detention when two best friends fight for the attention of the ‘pretty girl’. Luckily for them - their teacher doesnt seem to care.
Neil Browne
Family Vacation
Mom and dad are fighting, the children are annoyed, it is hot outside and they are already late. It's vacation time. And Grandma is waiting to be picked up...
Fabian Giessler
Ronja Rexheuse, Anika Mätzke, Anna Bilousova
Kippkopp In The Grass
Kippkopp, a chestnut child, is up for a walk in a meadow. He is alone and looking for someone to play with. He meets numerous animals on his way, but none of them cares about him. Even the ladybug flies away… however, Kippkopp decides to follow her.
Szilvia Fabók, Tama Mikori
Balázs Rajcsányi
Buba & Sharon
A documentary about a special friendship. Elephant Buba and circus girl Sharon have known each other all their lives. They perform together, but also outside the circus ring they are inseparable. After this summer, a new bill on wild animals in circuses will most likely send Buba away for good.
Chiel Aldershoff
Chiel Aldershoff
Axel Overture
The adventures of a woodsman and his robot friend.
Max Shoham
Max Shoham
Promise
A couple of elders escape from a retirement home, hijack a truck and drive to the sea. They go shopping, buying things for a handful of pills, swim in the pool, make selfies on a stolen phone, float on serf on the waves. Live their lives to the fullest. Main heroes of the clip are 85 and 86 years old. The whole video was filmed on the phone.
Ivan Sosnin
Yana Shmailova, Danil Golovanov, Mitya Usov, Tanya Chepko
MISCREANT
Anderson McCarthy, a young law-school graduate, walks two small town detectives through his life threatening turn of events while visiting his Uncle Billy for the very first time.
Rocky Ramsey
Rocky Ramsey, Powell Robinson, Yeniffer Behrens
D.P.D Echo 1
Officer Barton and Corporal Keller are two cross-trained police officer paramedics that work the night shift for the Detroit Police Department. Witness their trials, triumphs and tragedies as they fight crime and death on every tour of duty. Inspired by actual events. D.P.D. Echo 1 - Proof of Concept video/ trailer. We have a 459 page business plan completed with all financials, film schedule and
Joe Malouf, Bobby Laenan (AD)
Joe Malouf, Nicole Smith
BLACK COFFEE
BLACK COFFEE is a scripted sitcom following the ventures of four Howard graduates who open a black owned coffee shop in the nation’s capital. Each driven by a unique motive, these late 20-somethings come together to make their mark in the city as proud entrepreneurs. As business picks up, these first-time business owners face several unexpected challenges in the diverse community of DC behind the
Jason Perez
George Khouri
FATHER AND FATHER
A fast-paced, character-driven comedy about two priests forced to go on the run after they hear a confession from a wounded Mob Boss. Besides saving their own skin, the Fathers task themselves with not only saving the Boss’ life, but his soul as well. In return, the Boss pledges to provide truth, penance and state’s evidence. As the Fathers dodge bullets and bad guys, they fall under the wrath of
Michael Baumgarten, Art Camacho
Mark Richard Goldman
SPIN THE PLATE
A female tattoo artist with a damaged soul and tough exterior encounters an awkward, seemingly poor, Bible-touting young man on a Boston city bus. He tries to win her heart, as she battles to heal the wounds of child sexual abuse. Together they seek justice and meaning in their lives, while a romance blossoms between them, but he's hiding something from her.
Eric Eastman
Tom Anastasi
OUR TIME
A young student, distressed by the passing of time, comes into contact with a new reality where time has a different value. Will learn to know this new reality that will change the quality of time and give a new meaning to the importance of life.
Luigi Nappa
Fenicia Rocco, Luigi Nappa
MAGIC H8 BALL
Burned by a cheating boyfriend (and some mild chlamydia), a heartbroken pushover turns to a mysterious Magic 8 Ball for the answers. But as he starts giving into his impulses, he risks his hurt turning into hate—and losing all control.
Dan Hass
Shawn Adeli, James Wong, Greg Copeland, Dan Hass, Matthew Boehm, Simen Sand
BANG, BANG GOES THE GUN
In a world on and around the stage, “Bang Bang Goes the Gun!” tips it’s hat to old Hollywood. A play on today’s headlines, this film takes you on a journey that has you asking the age old question, “What would YOU do for fame?” When Millie Myers’ debut performance receives a harrowing review, she turns to her man, Bobby Fields. Bobby’s a man about town. Who are we kidding?…he owns the town! In a
Thomas Everly
Sean Renzetti
Guardian Angel
The film Guardian Angel is about a guardian angel who has only fuss in his head. He gets an order from the High Council of Guardians: Maya is a student and writes bad grades. As her father threatens to sell her horse, she runs away and begins a rescue operation in which the angel and her pony can not stand idly by. Guardian Angel was the winner of the Equinale Youth Competition 2017
Michelle Schmalz
Michelle Schmalz
Labor of Love
The 22 minute length video "Labor of Love" dissects the freelance labor conditions of professional horseracing through an endearing series of portraits of 3 German-based international jockeys including champion jockey Andrasch Starke, considered by many as the best German jockey of all time and winner of the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and The 2012 King George VI Queen Elizabeth
Christa joo Hyun D'Angelo
Bastian Hopfgarten
WINDSTORM and The Wild Horses
Mika has now become a reputed 'horse whisperer’. With her beloved black stallion Windstorm, one day, they depart for Spain, where Windstorm has come from. There she discovers a magical oasis where a large herd of wild horses live. They feel very much at home. However, the owner is forced to sell the land to a big company that covets its spring water. To save the oasis, Mika plans to revive
Katja von Garnier
Samfilm
An Evening at the Diner
The story of three high school friends who dream up wild fantasies about a couple they see arguing at a diner. We follow each of their imagined scenarios, ultimately coming back to reality to find that their assumptions were all wrong.
Daniel Zagayer
Jason Daks

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