INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Unreleased feature films
Children of 8 and over
Owl and the Sparrow
directed by Stéphane Gauger
USA / Vietnam – 2008 – Fiction – 97 min – OV / Subtitles: English - French
CONTACT : Cinéma Management Group
After the death of her parents, Thuy,10 must work hard in her uncle’s raffia factory. He treats her like dirt. One day, she leaves his house and goes to Saïgon. Who will she manages alone in this town?
This film tackles the pursuit of liberty with a mix of chases and sentimental scenes in a far away country.
> Saturday, October 17 – 4pm
> Monday, October 19 – 2.15 pm
Children of 8 and over
A Town called Panic
directed by Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier
France / Belgium – 2009 – Animation – 80 min – French version / English subtitles
CONTACT : Le Parti Production
Cowboy and Indian are the kings of mischief. As soon as they have a plan, you are sure to find trouble around the corner. This time, they have decided to throw a birthday bash for Horse and build him a brick barbecue as a present. But they get their brick order wrong and next thing they know, a billion bricks are delivered to their doorstep
> Saturday, October 17 – 8 pm
> Wednesday, October 21 – 2.15 pm
Children of 9 and over
The Little Traitor
directed by Lynn Roth
– 2007 – Fiction – 89 min – OV / Subtitles : English - French
CONTACT : Evanstone Films
Palestine 1947, a few months before the state of Israel is recognized. Proffy, 12 and his two friends spend their time inventing militant acts against the British occupant. But one day Proffy is caught by Sergeant Dunlop and from that moment on, a curious relation will start between the two of them.
The story of a friendship during a resistance war.
> Sunday, October 18 – 4 pm
> Tuesday, October 20 – 2.15 pm
Children of 10 and over
directed by Thomas Ciulei
Romania / Germany – 2008 – Fiction – 87 min – OV / Subtitles: French – English
CONTACT : Europolis Film
Costica Arhir raises his three children in the village of Acui, Repubic of Moldavia. His wife has left for Italy three and a half years ago to find work, and has not been home since. In a similar situation are around half of the active population of this country.
> Sunday, October 18 – 11 am
> Tuesday, October 20 – 9.30 am
Children of 11 and over
Niloofar
directed by Sabine El Gemayel
– 2008 – Fiction – 82 min – OV / Subtitles: French - English
CONTACT : Tadrart Films
Niloofar is a thirteen-year-old girl from Iraq whose isto learn how to read and write. However, only boys are allowed to attend school. So she decides to hide and study by herself. One day, her father tells her that she will marry a man who’s much older than her as soon as she begins menstruating The film shows the rebellion of a young girl against unfair traditions.
> Saturday, October 17 – 11 am
> Thursday, October 22 – 9.30 am
Children of 12 and over
The King of Ping-Pong
directed by Jens Jonsson
Sweden – 2008 – Fiction – 107 min – OV / Subtitles: English - French
CONTACT : Swedish Film Institute
Rille (16) is ostracised and bullied everywhere he goes except in the ping pong room. There he rules, he is the King of Ping Pong. His brother Erik (13) is charming and extremely popular. Despite the profound difference between them, they share the same blood until they learn the truth about their father. That will lead them to a life and death struggle.
> Sunday, October 18 – 2 pm
> Wednesday, October 21 – 11 am
Children of 12 and over
Football under Cover
directed by Ayat Najafi, David Assmann
Germany / Iran – 2007 – Documentary – 86 min – OV / Subtitles: English - French
CONTACT : Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH
Teheran in April 2006: the first official friendly match takes place between the Iranian women football team and a local Berlin girl's team, in front of over 1.000 cheering female fans. Outside the stadium, men hang around in front of the gates, trying to sneak a peek as they are barred from entering today.
> Saturday, October 17 – 6 pm
> Monday, October 19 – 9.30 am
Children of 14 and over
Iska’s journey
directed by Csaba Bollok
Hungary – 2007 – Fiction – 94 min – OV / Subtitles: English - French
CONTACT : Magyar Filmúnió
Iska, 13, lives on the streets of a town in Hungary and salvages iron for a living. She dreams of going West. With her companion in adversity, she will take that trip West, which, hopefully, will help her find her father. The film depicts a difficult childhood in an extremely realistic way.
> Sunday, October 18 – 6 pm
> Monday, October 19 – 6 pm
Children of 15 and over
Samson and Delilah
directed by Warwick Thornton
Australie – 2009 – Fiction – 101 min – OV / Subtitles: French
CONTACT : Why not productions
Samson, 15 and young Delilah live in an isolated Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. Forced to leave their village, The two teenagers soon discover that life outside the community can be cruel. Though hungry and rejected Samson and Delilah fall in love.
1st film Golden Camera Cannes 2009
> Saturday, October 17 – 2 pm
> Thuesday, October 20 – 8 pm
Teenagers short films
14 years and over
> Friday, October 16 - 2H15 pm
> Saturday, October 17 - 11H00 am
Unordinary stories
Teenagers Short films – 74 min
A Sunny day
Rémi Durin – France / Belgium – 2008 – 2D Animation – 12 min – French Version
In a park, a grandfather is dreaming quietly sitting on a bench. The old man is haunted by images
of the Great War: battles, killings, blasts… Mr Gerbier came close to dying three times
Sea Dog’s Devotion
Anna Kalus-Gossner – Germany / Austria – 2008 – Experimental Animation – 11 min – no dialogue
A young girl is fishing by the sea. She meets a sailor. They fly on a winged horse.
Orgesticulanismus
Mathieu Labaye – Belgium - 2008 – Animated documentary / experimental – 9 min – French Version
Movement helps you take your life in your own hands to be free to come and go, to make gestures of love or anger it doesn’t matter.
Madagascar, carnet de voyage
Bastien Dubois – France – 2009 – Animated Documentary – 12 min – French Version
Recounting the journey of a western traveller confronted with Madagascan Famadihana traditions.
The other world
Romain Delange – France – 2008 – Fiction – 27 min – French Version
They are 20, it is 1995. Julien leaves to make films, David goes to war.
Post-it love
United Kingdom – 2008 – Fiction – 3 min – no dialogue
Girl meets boy in quirky office romance. Two like-minded souls, too shy to make the first move, find a new way to show their love for each other.
3 years and over
> Saturday, October 17 – 2H pm
> Monday, October 19 - 9H30 am
> Friday, October 23 – 9H30 am
The cabbage’s legend
Short animated films – 48 min
Program 1
Under blue sky
A.Demuynck,C. Marreiros Marum – France – 2009 – 2D Animation – 14 min – French Version
In the blue kingdom everything is blue… and everyone sings. The story of this blue princess who has the blues, even if she has everything to smile about.
The little she bear
Fabienne Collet – France – 2007 – 2D Animation– 7 min 58 – French version
Abandoned on an ice field, a little girl is taken in by a polar bear she calls grandpa. Like all children, she wonders where stars come from and where they go to.
Pig’s happiness
Dace Riduze – Latvia – 2009 - Puppets Animation – 12 min – French version
It’s a sunny morning for the animals by the forest pond, but their lovely idyll is disrupted by a strange noise… An arriving car: a family of city pigs has come to spend their vacation in the Countryside.
My happy end
Milen Vitanov – Germany / Bulgaria – 2007 – 2D Animation – 5 min10 – no dialogue
All dogs chase their tails. One day a dog succeeds in catching his own tail. This event changes his life as he goes on to find his best friend.
The cabbage’s legend
Pascale Hecquet – France / Belgium – 2009 – 2D Animation – 9 min 32 – French version
Some say babies are born in cabbages …so far the origin of this belief has remained quite blurry … Well, Toupie the mole knows something about it and claims that he’s got something to do with it.
7 years and over
> Sunday, October 18 – 11H am
> Monday, October 19 - 2H15 pm
> Friday, October 23 – 2H15 pm
Joseph’s Usnails and other stories
Short animated films– 52 min
Program 02
Mixed bag
Isabelle Favez – Switzerland – 2009 – 2D Animation - 7 min 09 – no dialogue
Can a bag full of money be the solution to an unhappy couple’s problems? A tale of greed, betrayal and cheap suitcases.
Joseph’s Usnails
Sophie Roze – France
– 2009 – Puppets - 11 min 48 – French version
Joseph is a little boy who is shy around other children and collects snails.
Signalis
Adrian Flückiger - Switzerland
– 2008 – Puppets – 5 min – no dialogue
Erwin is a weasel that lives and works in a traffic light. His job is to switch the right light every day.
Seven more minutes
Izabela Plucinska – Germany / Poland – 2008 – Modeling clay animation – 7 min 30 – no dialogue
After a train collision, 4 people meet on a beach to say goodbye.
The Necktie
Jean-François Lévesque – Canada – 2008 – Puppets / 2D – 12 min 17 – no dialogue
Valentin has been working in the same factory for 15 years, every day he does his job with all his heart. One day, he finds an accordion hidden in a closet, that event will make him want to live a different life.
The Yellow envelope
Delphine Hermans – Belgium
– 2008 – 2D Animation – 9 min 05 – no dialogue
Anna’s life is a little monotonous and lonely until one day, she receives a letter that says she has to choose the perfect husband.
