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(Original title: СЛАВА)
A film by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, fiction, Bulgaria, 101’
screenplay: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov
cast: Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva, Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov
cinematography: Krum Rodriguez
film editing: Petar Valchanov
production: Abraxas Film, Graal S.A., Screening Emotions, APORIA FILMWORKS
distribution: KT FILM & MEDIA Bitola
Synopsis: When Tsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of lev on the train tracks, he decides to turn the entire amount over to the police. Grateful, the state rewards him with a new wristwatch… which soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, the head of PR for the Ministry of Transport, loses his old watch. Here starts Petrov’s desperate struggle to get back not only his old watch, but his dignity.
Selection of short films by Sydney
DIVING IN / 8.57`
Synopsis: Set in 2007, 20-year-old competitive swimmer and double-above-knee amputee named Alex is madly in love with Jen, a girl who works at the local pool. However, he’s terrified to ask her out. When his friends play a mean prank on him, he is forced to overcome obstacles and conquer his own self-doubt to finally get the girl, or at the very least, ask her on a date.
Director: Adam Bowes, Nina Oyama
GROUNDHOG NIGHT / 15.30`
Synopsis: Gary’s so used to caring for his disabled daughter Jess, he can do it in his sleep. But when the in-laws come to stay, everyone will get a wake-up call.
Director: Genevieve Clay-Smith
Selection of short films by Busan
THE 4TH SUMMER / 27.20`
Synopsis: Soo-kyung, who lost her son, Jin woo, by an accident. After 4 years, a detective who handled the case that Jin-woo and his friends were involved visits Soo-kyung as Kyung-oh’s release day approaches. In spite of Hee-won’s dissuasion, Soo-kyung goes to where Kyung-oh is, with a tofu made by her.
Director: Hye-rang YANG
Selection of short films by Lodz
BLESS YOU! NA ZDROWIE! / 5′ / 2018 (Animation)
Synopsis: Everyone gets sick of everyone. But things become really bad when you get sick of yourself.
Director: Paulina Ziółkowska
THE LITTLE SOUL / DUSZYCZKA / 9′ / 2019 (Animation)
Synopsis: A dead body became stuck by a river bank. Its decaying insides still hide a human soul – a miniature of the deceased. Rotting organs part and a tiny creature gets out. Standing on the river bank, it says goodbye to the corpse and sets off on a journey through the post-mortem land.
Director: Barbara Rupik
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN / PORTRET KOBIECY / 4′ / 2020 (Animation)
Synopsis: Story about woman who exists as an incomplete form of herself. She goes unknowingly through various emotional states and stages of life. Suddenly, her real nature wakes up and forces her to fight for liberation. It is not known, however, whether she will win.
Director: Natalia Durszewicz
BITTEN / UKĄSZENIE / 24′ / 2019 (Feature)
http://www.polishshorts.pl/en/films/finished/2028/bitten
Synopsis: Summer. Heat. Buzzing Insects. Obsession. Visions. Yoga. Peace enclave. Conversations and a mysterious man with his wife. Zofia knows his face and knows that he must remember her, but he denies. Water in the shower becomes boiling. The screeching of cicadas is growing increasingly louder. The atmosphere of the film will remain with the viewer for a long time.
Director: Helena Oborska
CONNECTED / POŁĄCZENI / 18′ / 2018 (Documentary)
Synopsis: One day in the life of a 50-year-old couple. Blind Krzysztof goes skiing with Wiola, who is his wife and guide. They prepare for skiing in the early morning. Krzysztof mounts bluetooth kits on the helmets that will connect them to each other. They go to the top of the mountain in a chair lift, and the higher they go, the more we learn about their life. At the same time, weather conditions are changing, thickening mist falls on the mountain slopes. When Wiola and Krzysztof finally reach the summit, they must find each other and connect in the surrounding fog. A short documentary about love and passion.
Director: Aleksandra Maciejczyk
Selection of short films by Rome
IN THE LAND OF MORNING CALM / 16’ / 2019
Synopsis: Upsetted by her father’s loss, lonely in a ruthless, Miyeon, a young Korean singer, searches for a cure for her sick and weak voice. In the woods, out of the city, linking with a needy Nature, she will find her singing’s meaning and purpose back.
Director: Alessandra Pescetta