6th International Short Film Festival: Day 3

More than 60 short films from Cyprus and the world will compete this year for the grand awards of the 6th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which will take place from the 15th to the 21st October 2016, at the Rialto Theatre, in Limassol.  

Programme Day 3

09:00 - 10:00 Children's Screening

20:30

In Half 8'

Black 14'

My Best Friend is Stuck on the Celling 10'

The Sniper of Kobani 12'

Nemercka 13'

BREAK

Sactioned 18'

Dreams on Sale 9'

A Petty Morning Crime 4'

The Sled 19'

This Migrand Business 6'

The River 12'

23:00 Aspect of the Fantastic

In Half: An eccentric artist creates a work of art that is slammed by critics. She can't understand what's wrong with it, but not everyone sees the glass half full. How much will artistic freedom cost her?

Direction / Screenplay / Production: Argyro Nicolaou
Cinematography: Nicholas Stylianou 
Editing: Minos Papas
Music: Mikaela Tsangari
Sound: Christos Kyriakoulis 
Art Direction: Kleanthis Rousos
Costume Design: Kika Ioannidou
Cast: Polyxeni Savva, Ariana Alfas, Andreas Tselepos

Black: Black tells a story about a pair of astronauts trapped on an orbital space station because of a nuclear war that erupted unexpectedly on Earth. They lose contact with Earth and all attempts to communicate with their base or anybody else fail. All they can do now is watch nuclear explosions taking place on the surface of the Earth and try to survive together somehow.

Direction / Screenplay / Cinematography / Editing / Animation / Production: Tomasz Popakul
Music / Sound: Michał Fojcik

My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling: Connor, secretly in love with his best friend Rach, has gotten her an amazing birthday present. Something that’s sure to knock her off her feet. But, when things take a sharply peculiar turn, Connor begins to wonder whether he would have been better off just getting a gift voucher. 

Direction / Screenplay: Matthew Vesely
Cinematography: Sam King
ΜEditing: Bryan Mason
Music: Benjamin Speed
Sound: Vanessa Carr, Adrian Medhurst 
Cast: Tom Ward, Erin James
Production: Sophie Hyde, Christine Williams

The Sniper of Kobani: The Sniper of Kobani is a portrait of Haron, a Kurdish fighter who came to the Syrian town of Kobani to end the IS occupation. Haron works as a sniper, amidst the enormous ruins of the city. In his hide-out, he reflects on his hopes and nightmares.

Direction: Reber Dosky
Cinematography: Nina Badoux, Reber Dosky
Editing: Stefan Hickert
Music: Wouter van Bemmel
Sound: Taco Drijfhout
Production: Jos de Putter

Nemercka: Missing her, will take him to a journey. He will cross on foot the place they met and lived, so that in a way he can see her again.

Direction / Screenplay: Avrilios Karakostas
Cinematography: Ioanna Tsoucala                                 
Editing: Christos Giannakkopoulos
Music: Polyphonic Band οf Ano Deropolis, Vagelis Karetsos, Irini Gioti
Sound: Nikos Linardopoulos 
Sound Mixing: Leandros Ntounis                                       
Art Direction: Orestis Mavroudis                              
Cast: Aggelos Skassilas, Poly Andreadi                      
Production: Agathi Kaltsa    

Sactioned: Year unknown. The future bleak. A society born from the ashes of anarchy and destruction. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The government has legalized manslaughter to curtail and control the rampant violence between its citizens. You may take another life without any legal ramifications or prosecution. The process is simple. You visit the Ministry of Sanctioned Homicide and you apply for 'Sanction'. If you are accepted, you may take another life with the full support of the law. Elias visits the ministry and applies for Sanction to kill one of his parents. It is granted.

Direction / Production: Harry Ayiotis
Cinematography: Stephan Metzner
Editing: Dinos Gregoriou
Music: Constantinos Lemesios
Sound / Sound Design: Marios Mina
Sound Mixing: Alexis Manis
Set Design: Alexandros Christiphinis, Maria Lianou
Costume Design: Vasiliki Trouliwti, Despoina Christodoulou
Cast: Andreas Tselepos, Marios Mettis, Antonis Katsaris, Nadia Mowafy, Marios Stylianou, Thanos Nace Haberis, Yiola Klitou, Antonis Kokiantonis   

Dreams on Sale: In a world where people are able to record, buy and sell dreams, many are starting to lose the ability of dreaming. Dreams have become a new form of art and a selling product for the rich class. One of the last dream artists is about to attend the opening of his first art exhibition and battles with mixed feelings while preparing for it. 

Direction / Editing / Music: Vlad Buzaianu
Screenplay: Vlad Buzaianu, Cristian Petrescu
Cinematography: Alexandru Pavel
Sound Design: Alexandru Iosub
Sound Mixing: Alexandru Iosub
Casting: Cristian Petrescu, Miruna Blidariu, Oana Sforoi
Animation: Andrei Chiriac, Matte Painter Andrei Pintea
Production: Ciprian Tanasa

A Petty Morning Crime: A Petty Morning Crime is based on the original poem by Georgi Gospodinov of the same title. The film is part of the visual poetry project Mark & Verse produced by Compote Collective.

Direction: Asparuh Petrov
Screenplay: Georgi Gospodinov 
Music: Nikolay Mihaylov
Narrator: Pavel Terziyski 
Sound Design: Nikolay Mihaylov    
Art Direction: Vessela Dantcheva
Animation: Asparuh Petrov, Olga Doreva
Production: Vessela Dantcheva-Compote Collective

The Sled: A sled brings together two boys from different countries and cultures and carries them through the winter woods of the Italian mountains, far away from their parents' prejudices and isolation. Two children, one sled and a lasting friendship.

Direstion / Screenplay: Emanuela Ponzano
Cinematography: Giuseppe Maio
Editing: Paolo Vanghetti 
Music: Teho Teardo 
Sound: Marco Bove
Set Design: Paki Meduri
Costume Design: Roberta Goretti 
Cast: Ivan Franek, Emanuela Ponzano, Alban Pajolli, Riccardo Specchio
Production: Mariangela Curci

This Migrand Business: This Migrant Business shows the existing systems that enable and exploit African migrants seeking better lives in the Middle East and Europe. The system creates a cyclic force, which ensures that demand and supply will continue to feed into each other, indefinitely. This is a lucrative trade with vulnerable people as its currency. 

Direction / Editing / Sound: Ng’endo Mukii
Screenplay: Ng’endo Mukii, Chris Horwood
Voice: Andrew Kaggia
Cast: Paul Okwalinga
Animation: Andrew Kaggia, Ng’endo Mukii
Production: Chris Horwood

The River: 1942. A band of soldiers has been stuck in the woods during a ceasefire. The momentary peace and the increasing heat of early Spring misleads them into a sense of security and carelessness. After a dream of home and comfort, Anthony, a young soldier, tries to hold on to his humanity and identity, seeking catharsis in the nearby river. Based on the short story To Potami by Greek author Antonis Samarakis.

Direction / Screenplay / Production: Georgia Bloo Nicolaou
Music: Constantinos Lemesios
Sound: Dave Sohanpal
Art Direction: Alexia Costea
Cast: Josh Collins, Ilkka Hamalainen, Tom Machell, River Hawkins, Gareth Leighton, Luke Drewell, Edward Harper, Elena Roberts, Tony Perkin, Jayne Hayward

Organisers
The Festival is organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre. 
It is under the auspices of the Mayor of Limassol, Mr Andreas Christou, and supported by the Cyprus University of Technology. Media Sponsors: TIME OUT & SUPER FM. 

Please visit www.isffc.com.cy for the full programme of screenings to be announced soon.
Subtitles: All films are screened in their original dialogues with Greek and English subtitles.  

Click here for the website of the International Short Film Festival

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