INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Unreleased feature films
A Letter to Momo 7 years and over
Hiroyuki Okiura – Japan – 2011 – Animation – 120 min – VOSTF – DCP
CONTACT : Les Films du préau
Because of her father’s recent death, Momo moves to a remote island with her mum. She is preoccupied because her father left her an unfinished letter. She finds it hard to settle down in her new life but strange incidents occur and will make her think of something else.
> FRIDAY 5th APRIL 09H30 a.m. (VF)
> SUNDAY 7th APRIL 10H30 a.m. (VOSTF).
Upside down 9 years and over
Bernd Sahling – Germany – 2012 – Fiction – 90 min – VOSTA/F – DCP
CONTACT : Bernd Sahling
Sascha is 10 and loves going cycling with his friend and neighbour Elli.What he doesn’t like is his new specialized school where he’s been sent to learn how to read and write. Franck, his social worker, is going to help him overcome his handicaps.
> FRIDAY 5th APRIL 02H15 p.m.
> SUNDAY 7th APRIL 04H00 p.m.
The Flour bag 11 years and over
Kadija Leclere – Belgium, Marocco, France – 2012 – Fiction – 92 min – VFSTA
CONTACT : Compagnie Cinématographique Européenne
In 1975, Sarah, 8, lives in a catholic childrens’ home. One day her dad she’s never met him before, comes to take her for a week-end in Paris. But she wakes up in Marocco.
> SATURDAY 6th APRIL 02H00 p.m.
> TUESDAY 9th APRIL 02H15 p.m.
Clandestine Childhood 12 years and over
Benjamín Ávila – Spain / Argentina / Brazil – 2012 – Fiction – 110 min – VOSTF/A – DCP
CONTACT : Pyramide Distribution
Argentina, 1979. After years of exil, Juan (12) and his family comes back home. His parents are members of the organisation “Montoneros” and fight against the military junta in power. It’s a story of activism, clandestinity and love.
> SUNDAY 7th APRIL 02H00 p.m.
> MONDAY 8th APRIL 09H30 a.m.
Electrick Children 12 years and over
Rebecca Thomas – USA – 2012 – Fiction – 95 min – VOSTF/A – DCP
CONTACT : Bac Films
Rachel, 15, lives in a fundamentalist Mormon community in Utah. One day she discovers a tape recorder and hides to listen to a cover of hanging on the telephone by Blondie. She’s captivated. Three months later, she thinks it’s an immaculate conception when she finds out she’s pregnant.
> FRIDAY 5th APRIL 02H15 p.m.
> SATURDAY 6th APRIL 04H00 p.m.
Mud 12 years and over
Jeff Nichols – USA – 2012 – Fiction – 140 min – VOSTF – DCP
CONTACT :Ad Vitam Distribution
Ellis and Neckbone, 14, discover a refugee on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. The mysterious man, Mud, is missing one tooth, has a tattoo on his arm, and a gun. He is soon going to hold sway over the two teenagers.
> SUNDAY 7th APRIL 06H00 p.m.
> TUESDAY 9th APRIL 09H30 a.m.
You and me forever 14 years and over
Kaspar Munk – Denmark – 2012 – Fiction – 82 min – VOSTA/F – DCP
CONTACT : Danish Film Institute
Laura and Christine are best friends. One day, they meet Maria, a fascinating and mysterious girl. Their friendship is going to be tested. It’s a story about friendship, vulnerability and love.
> FRIDAY 5th APRIL 04H15 p.m.
> MONDAY 8th APRIL 04H15 p.m.
Shifting the blame 14 years and over
Lars-Gunnar Lotz – Germany – 2012 – Fiction – 93 min – VOSTA/F – DCP
CONTACT : Film - und fernsen-labor ludwigsburg GmbH&co. KG
Ben is a juvenile delinquent, he’s arrested and sent to prison. Niklas, a social worker, gives him a second chance but Ben has to prove he can be trusted outside the prison.
> SATURDAY 6th APRIL 10H30 a.m.
> MONDAY 8th APRIL 08H00 p.m.
Rat King 15 years and over
Petri Kotwica – Finland / Estonia – 2012 – Fiction – 93 min – VOSTA/F – DCP.
CONTACT :Finnish Film Foundation
In a small town in the south of Finland, Juri is a 18 year-old student addicted to video games but when his girlfriend threatens him with dumping him he decides to quit. He’s not going to hold his promise as he soon discovers a mysterious game which calls him “Rat King” and menacing events happen.
> SATURDAY 6th APRIL 06H00 p.m.
> MONDAY 8th APRIL 02H15 p.m.
Teenagers short films
12 years and over
> Friday, April 5 - 9H30 am
> Saturday, April 6 - 2h00 pm
Allez hop !
Teenagers Short films – 73 min
Le Père Noël et le cowboy
D. Deloget – France – 2012 – Fiction – 17 min 35 – VF – DCP
Contact : Paris-Brest Productions
A young man becomes Santa Claus in a supermarket.
Vertige
C.Gautry,M.Brisebras – Belgium / France – 2012 – Animation expérimentale – 8 min 30 – no dialogue – DCP
Contact : Les Films du Nord
Sometimes,in our urban world,the system throws people to the ground with disregard. But seen under a new angle the city becomes a new space to be rediscovered and to be reconstructed.
Allez hop !
J. Baily – France – 2012 – Animation – 7 min 30 – VF – DCP
Contact : Les Films du Nord
A young woman on a diving board hesitates to jump. What's holding her back? She jumps. Whoa! It's over and done. Until...
The River
T. Netherway – Australia – 2012 – Fiction – 13 min – VOSTF
Contact :Tarquin Netherway
There is a small river that flows right through a quiet suburb. In these suburbs you watch TV, do your laundry, hang around, go swimming, hang around, watch TV, there are aliens, watch TV, watch TV, and the water flows.
Ce n’est pas un film de cow-boys
B. Parent – France – 2012 – Fiction – 12 min – VF – DCP
Contact :Synecdoche
Brokeback Mountain was on TV the night before. Moussa listens as Vincent touchingly describes how the film moved him. At the same time, Jessica pesters her friend Nadia with questions about her gay father.
The Back room
M.Baker,M.Kren – Austria – 2011 – Animation 5 min – no dialogue
Contact : Mike Kren
Black Screen. A door opens. The silhouette of a man. He enters an empty, run-down room with yellowed wallpaper. Suddenly the door closes barring the only way out.
32 boulevard de Magenta
N.Abadie – France – 2012 – Documentary – 5 min 43 – VF – DCP
Contact : ENS Louis Lumière
It's about the Stones, the old, the young, cats, Amy Winehouse, Loana, death, Brittany, before, now, and elsewhere. "I prefer to come across as an imbecile to the morons..." confides 80-year-old Katya.
Pieds verts
E.Duhamel – France – 2012 – Animated documentary – 4 min 10 – VF
Contact : La Poudrière
Jeanine and Alain are an Algerian-born French couple living in the north of France where they have created a Mediterranean garden.
3 years and over
> Saturday, April 6th - 04h00 p.m.
> Monday, April 8th - 09h30 a.m.
Patakès
Short animated films – 55 min
Program 01
Da Capo George
Ralf Kukula – Germany – 2012 – Animation – 5 min – no dialogue
Contact : Balance Film
What happens in the sandpit after the children have gone home? Nothing, you may think... but that's where you'd be wrong! Because that's the time when sand devils George and Agatha
The Fox who followed the sound
F.Goudarzi – Iran – 2012 – Animation – 10 min – sans dialogue
Contact : Dreamlab films
A voiceless fox arrives in a jungle where all animals possess their own sound. The fox sets out to find the source of these sounds and discovers music in a well.
Patakès
Julie Rembauville,Nicolas Bianco-Levrin – France – 2012 – Animation – 11 min – no dialogue – DCP
Contact : Prototypes associés
Patakès is a small Indian who is brave but very clumsy. Rejected by the people from his village, the last solution for him is to ask for the help of the old female shaman who lives far away in the mountains.
Leaving
Joanna Lurie – France – 2012 – Animation – 2 min 35 – no dialogue – DCP
Contact : Lardux Films
The life of two characters who follow each other beyond the walls.
Hedgehogs and the city
E. Lacis – Latvia – 2013 – Animation – 10 min – no dialogue
Contact :Film Studio AB (Animacijas Brigade)
The animals awake from their winter slumber and find themselves in a city that has been built where their forest once was.The hedgehog and other animals decide to get their forest back…
Macropolis
Joel Simon – United Kingdom,Northern Ireland – 2012 – Animation 3D – 8 min – no dialogue
Contact :Flickerpix Animations
Two disabled toys escape from the factory and find themselves lost in an urban world full of humans.They explore, play and re-interpret everyday objects through their unique perspective.
Hop-Frog
Leonid Shmelkov – Russia – 2012 – Animation 2D – 5 min – no dialogue
Contact : Leonid Shmelkov
Non scientific observations on the jumping fellow's life.
7 years and over
> Saturday, April 6th - 10h30 a.m.
> Tuesday, April 9th - 09h30 a.m.
The Strange World of Max X.
Short animated films – 55 min
Program 02
Rising hope
Milen Vitanov – Germany – 2012 – Animation – 9 min 50 – no dialogue
Contact :HFF "Konrad Wolf"
Rising Hope, once the fastest racehorse in the world, suddenly turns into a loser. With the help of a new friend - a jack-of-all-trades hound – he finds hope and himself again.
The Strange World of Max X. - Bicycle Pump
Dave Packer – United Kingdom / Germany – 2012 – Animation / Fiction – 2 min 28 – no dialogue
Contact : DW - Deutsche Welle
This time our colleague Max x. wants to set off on his bicycle but finds out he has a flat tyre. But that, of course, isn't the end of the story.
Gypaetus Helveticus
Marcel Barelli – Switzerland – 2011 – Animation – 6 min 50 – VF
Contact : Nadasdy Film
The greatest bird of prey in Europe, the lammergeyer, was completely annihilated in Switzerland because of its false reputation. This short film, however, tells us another story.
Wing
A.Grevil, M.Vestergaard Madsen, M. Bech, J. Kirkegaard – Danemark – 2012 – Animation – 5 min – no dialogue
Contact : The Animation Workshop
A lonely, one-winged creature is constantly harassed by a flock of demoniac crows. One day after an attack, he decides to escape from the forest.
Merci mon chien
Nicolas Bianco-Levrin, Julie Rembauville – France, Canada, Québec – 2012 – Animation – 7 min 47 – VF
Contact : Folimage
At mealtime, Fifi the dog hides under the table to read the newspaper between Dad, Mom, Thomas and Zoé.This evening, the atmosphere is electrified and reading becomes difficult.
Kali le petit vampire
Regina Pessoa – Portugal, France, Canada, Switzerland – 2012 - Animation – 9 min 19 – VF
Contact : Folimage
This is the story of a boy different from the other ones, who dreams to find his place in the world. Kali will have to face his own demons and fears to finally make his way onto the path of Light
O Xigante
Julio Vanzeler, Luis Da Matta Almeida – Spain – 2012 – Animation – 10 min 35 – no dialogue
Contact : Marvin & Wayne
A giant carries a little girl in his heart. His heart is like a large window from which the little girl discovers the world we live in. One day she will have to leave.
Rain
Matthieu Cantat, Alexis Kerjosse, Olivier Jamet, Mai Anh Tran, Sophie Yamini – France – 2012 – Animation – 2 min 37 – no dialogue
Contact :LISAA
In a village where it rains perpetually, a little girl is running along the small alleys, deploying umbrellas as she does so. The umbrellas eventually fly up in the sky thanks to the attached candles, and light up the village.
