INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Unreleased feature films
I am Kalam
Nila Madhab Panda – India – 2010 – Fiction – 87 min – VOSTA/F
CONTACT : Idream Independent Pictures
Chhotu is a clever boy who dreams of a better future. His family is poor and he works in a small restaurant where his kindness charms all the clients. One day, he meets his neighbour, a young prince, and they become friends.
> SUNDAY APRIL 10 - 10H30 am
> THURSDAY APRIL 14 - 09H30 am
Rare exports : a Christmas tale
Jalmari Helander – Finlande – 2010 – Fiction – 78 min – VOSTA/F
CONTACT : Chrysalis
A week before Christmas, the young and reckless Piétari discovers the truth about the legend of Santa Claus. A fantastic story about the unexpected through the surrealistic eye.
> SUNDAY APRIL 10 - 04H00 pm
> TUESDAY APRIL 12 - 09H30 am
Tomboy
Céline Sciamma – France – 2011 – Fiction – 84 min –VFSTA
CONTACT : Pyramide distributions
Laure (at 10 years old) is a tomboy. After arriving in a new neighborhood, she makes Lisa and her friends believe that she is a boy.Truth or dare? Dare.The summer becomes a big playground and Laure turns into Michael, a boy just like the others...
> SATURDAY APRIL 9 - 10H30 am
> MONDAY APRIL11 - 09H30 am
Woman on fire looks for water
Woo Ming Jin – Malaysia / South of Korea – 2009 – Fiction – 99 min –VOSTA/F
CONTACT: Greenlight Pictures
Ah Fei lives with his father in an old village at the edge of a river. He sells frogs which he transports on his motorcycle while his father breeds fish. Then, Ah Fei falls in love with Lily, a young romantic girl... Using magnificent shots, the film tells the story of a father and his son and their relationships with women.
> FRIDAY APRIL 8 - 06H30 pm
> MONDAY APRIL 11 - 06H00 pm
Themba – A boy called Hope
Stefanie Sycholt – Germany / South of Africa – 2010 – Fiction – 104 min – VOSTA/F
CONTACT : DO Productions
Themba (11 years old) dreams of becoming a professional football player like his idol, the South-African player, Kumalo. His mother, Mandisa, having lost her job, decides to go to Capetown. She leaves Themba and his sister in the care of their uncle Luthano. Themba does not like his uncle who often comes home drunk.
> SUNDAY APRIL 10 - 02H00 pm
> WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 - 02H00 pm
Miss Mouche
Bernard Halut – Belgium – 2010 – Fiction – 82 min –VFSTA
CONTACT : Big Bang Distribution
Everyday Nina films her group of friends with the help of her cellphone and enjoys doing it until the day she discovers something she should have never seen....Through an innovative approach, the film tells the story of the life of a turbulent family
> SATURDAY APRIL 9 - 04H00 pm
> MONDAY APRIL 11 - 02H15 pm
Hold me tight
Kaspar Munk – Denmark – 2010 – Fiction – 76 min –VOSTA/F
CONTACT : Danish Film Institute
Four teenagers, Sara, Mikkel, Louise and Hassan, are in the same class. Rowdiness, bullying, and provocation are common within the group until the use of cellphones makes everything spin out of control. A story of recklessness in a cruel high school world.
> SUNDAY APRIL 10 - 06H00 pm
> TUESDAY APRIL 12 - 02H15 pm
Flowers of evil
David Dusa – France – 2010 – Fiction – 100 min – VF
CONTACT : Sciapode
A love story between two young characters uprooted from their homelands (Géko, and Anahita) disrupted by the media coverage internet release of important political events.
> SATURDAY APRIL 9 - 02H00 pm
> WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 - 04H00 pm
NEDS
Peter Mullan – United Kingdom / France / Italy – 2010 – Fiction – 124 min –VOSTF
CONTACT : Mars Distribution
Glasgow, 1973.Young John McGill is about to start secondary school. He is a bright boy, eager to learn, but the cards are stacked high against him. The McGill family is dirt poor; his hated father is a drunken bully. His teachers – punishing John for the 'sins' of his older brother Benny a gang member – are down on him from the start.
> SATURDAY APRIL 9 - 06H00 pm
> MONDAY APRIL 11 - 08H00 pm
Teenagers short films
12 years and over
> Friday, April 8 - 2H15 pm
> Saturday, April 9 - 10H30 am
Love patate and other short
Teenagers Short films – 75 min
Tussilago
Jonas Odell – Sweden – 2010 – Documentaire animé – 15 min –VOSTA (lecture des sous-titres français en salle)
Contact : Swedish Film Institute
West German terrorist N. Kröcher was arrested in Stockholm in 1977. He was leading a group planning to kidnap Swedish politician A .G Leijon. A number of suspects were arrested. One was Kröcher's ex-girlfriend, "A".This is her story.
Paris Shanghaï
Thomas Cailley – France – 2010 – Fiction – 25 min –VF – 1ère œuvre
Contact : Little cinema
At the start of his 20,000 kilometre bike ride Manu crosses paths with Victor, a teenager behind the wheel of a stolen car. Manu likes travelling, wide open spaces and meeting new people. Victor doesn't.
Stretching
François Vogel – France – 2009 – Animation – 4 min 30 – no dialogue
Contact : Drosofilms
The quirky character of 'stretching' is taking part to an urban gymnastic.
Love patate
Gilles Cuvelier – France – 2010 – Animation 2D – 14 min –VF
Contact : Papy3D
Some french fries, a love triangle, a potato with a scar, a huge nose, North of France and a bunny…
The Tuner
Olivier Treiner – France – 2010 – Fiction – 13 min –VF
Contact : 24 25 Films
Adrien is a young piano prodigy. He now works as a piano tuner. He pretends to be blind in order to infiltrate his clients' intimacy.
Sleep
Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun – Suisse – 2010 – Animation – 4 min – no dialogue
Contact : Gentinettafilm
Full breath ahead into the final sleep. A lullaby with closed eyes for a silent decline.
3 years and over
> Saturday, April 9 – 4H pm
> Tuesday, April 12 - 9H30 am
Pik and Ptak
Short animated films – 37 min
Program 01
The Squirrel and the swallow
Arjan Boeve – The Netherlands – 2010 – Animation 2D dessins – 6 min 40 – no dialogue – 1ère œuvre
Contact : Coconino
A squirrel makes friends with a swallow. When the swallow faces danger, the squirrel tries everything to save it
Pik
Erik Van Schaaik – The Netherlands – 2010 – Animation dessins et volume – 2 min 55 – no dialogue
Contact : Netherlands Institute for Animation Film
In a barren landscape a chick hatches from its egg. To keep off the hot ground, it hops onto a newly born ox.
Me, the King and my dad
Azadeh Moezzi – Iran – 2010 – Animation 2D dessins / éléments découpés – 13 min 40 – no dialogue
Contact : DEFC
Can the love of a child to his father change the destiny of a country ?
Electric car
Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata – USA – 2009 – Animation – 3 min 23 – no dialogue
Contact : Ru Kuwahata
Animals come out of hiding as an electric car rolls silently across the landscape. The drivers, a girl and her dog, welcome them to join.
Ptak
Gerhard Funk – Germany – 2010 – Animation – 6 min 26 – no dialogue
Contact : Gerhard Funk
The hero of the story looks like a bird, but he has a root at the end of his leg. Where do birds really come from?
Mouse for sale
Wouter Bongaerts – Belgium – 2010 – Animation – 4 min15 – no dialogue – 1ère œuvre
Contact :Wouter Bongaerts
Snickers is a lonely mouse in a petshop, craving to be bought by someone. But she’s got one big problem: herhuge ears.
7 years and over
> Monday, April 11 – 09H30 am
> Wednesday, April 13 - 04H00 pm
Le Môme tintouin
Short animated films – 59 min
Program 02
The Girl and the hunter
Jadwiga Kowalska – Switzerland – 2010 – Animation 2D – 5 min 23 – no dialogue
Contact : Folimage
It's raining.A small village is in big trouble. The raindrops are actually a young girl's tears. And it's up to the hunter to put things in order…
The Tintouin kid
Loïc Malo – France – 2010 – Animation – 13 min –VF
Contact : Lardux Films
Le môme Tintouin is suffering from something worse than what we could imagine. The slightest daily act is a problem for him.
Memee
Evelyn Verschoore – Belgium – 2010 – Animation 2D – 10 min – no dialogue – 1ère œuvre
Contact : Cinnamon Entertainment
Memee lives in a retirement home. Through her window, she can see a saxophonist who lives in a little house. He plays, smokes and makes Memee's heart beat faster.
Laterarius
Marina Rosset – Switzerland – 2010 – Animation – 4 min – no dialogue
Contact : Marina Rosset
A man meets a woman. Everything is going well, so well that the following morning he decides to go and build a lovely house for her. She follows him.
Abuela grillo
Denis Chapon – Denmark / Bolivia – 2009 – Animation – 12 min 42 – no dialogue
Contact : The Animation Workshop
When Abuela Grillo sings, rain comes. One day, she gets mistreated by the country farmers because of her singing a bit too much. She then decides to leave.
The Last thread
Liz Skaggs – USA – 2009 – Animation 2D – 6 min 59 – no dialogue
Contact : Liz Skaggs
This film explores the subject of why we create art and suggests that, in the absence of love and a greater, more selfless purpose, that all works of art are empty.
Missing
Tariq Rimawi – Jordan / Unitd Kingdom / Wales – 2010 – Animation – 3 min – no dialogue – 1ère œuvre
Contact :Tariq Rimawi
A window opens on a child who lives in a wartorn area where he longs for his past peaceful life.
Ben Hora
Nicolas Biancos / Julie Rembauville – France – 2010 – Animation – 4 min 05 – sans dialogue
Contact : Sacrebleu Productions
A family of migrants arrive by boat in a new fantasy world, only to be disappointed with the absurd rules of a society overcrowded with norms.
