Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Awards: B
Best Short Film: KITE
Best Feature Film: CLOSER THAN YESTERDAY
Best Animation Film: FLASHBULB MEMORIES
Best Black & White Film: MIGRAINE
Best Cinematography: REFLECTION
Best Dance Film: LINOLEUM – Alain Chamfort / Cie Niki Noves
Best Direction: #DanzaRestless
Best Experimental Film: BUTTERFLY MANEUVERS
Best Experimental/Documentary Film: ALPHA HOUSE – MICHAEL FRANKLIN: CAUGHT IN A WEB OF LIES
Best Fantasy Film: O
Best Fashion Film: ISIS VALVERDE’S FASHION FILM
Best Fashion/Documentary: REAL BANSHEE WOMEN
Best Human Interest Film: BANSHEE BEHIND THE BRAND
Best Micro-Short: MOSQUITO NURSERY
Best Music Video: MR. RUN THROUGH YA GIRLFRIEND
Best Musical/Documentary: L’ESCALE
Best New Media Film: ‘55555’ – a film by INJURY
Best Performances: Jorge Peña Hen – The last hours of the Maestro
Best Poetry Film: MAUSOLEO DELLE VITI
Best Relationship Film: REMEMBRANCE
Best Story: OLD HOUSE
Best Style Film: BODY LIKE FINE CHINA
Best Sound & Music: A STREET DOG NAMED DESIRE
See info for each film:
KITE, 6min,. Canada
Directed by Jerry Trieus
A short film about a dancer on a mission to experience flight. The journey is disappointing and filled with challenges. The result is a transformation as the dance artist finds strength through perseverance and ultimately freedom.
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CLOSER THAN YESTERDAY, 81min., USA
Directed by Lisa Le Lievre
Two young San Francisco Ballet dancers compete on the world stage at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition.
http://closerthanyesterday.com/
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REMEMBRANCE, 6min., Austria
Directed by Andreas Reisenbauer
Two people who have more in common than one knows, meet on a park bench.
O, 10min., France
Directed by Fabien Legeron
Locked in since ever, exiled forever – In the in-between of anywhere, a form wanders aimlessly, cut from any companionship or hope.
https://instagram.com/fabienlegeron
MOSQUITO NURSERY, 5min., Spain
Directed by Ezequiel Casamada
A man has some mosquito larvae as pets, he proudly takes them everywhere. But the larvae grow and become adult mosquitoes and he doesn’t like that anymore…
https://www.instagram.com/quielq2018/
MIGRAINE, 5min., Belgium
Directed by Frédéric Roussel
It was a long time ago.
A terrible headache.
Such a one he could never forget.
But let him tell us how it happened…
http://fredericroussel.ultra-book.com/?pr=publichttps://www.instagram.com/fredroussel345/
MAUSOLEO DELLE VITI, 4min., Austria
Directed by Moritz Ellmann
The experimental poetry film, in memoriam Mortiz Ellmann,
FLASHBULB MEMORIES, 4min., Portugal
Directed by Carlos Trindade
The title of the movie refers to a term introduced in scientific literature (1977) by the american psychologists Roger Brown and James Kulik, in a pioneering study about the relationship of memory with the emotions. The term appeared by analogy with photography, and with it the authors referred to the memories concerning the circumstances in which a person became aware for the first time of an very unexpected event, even shocking – both personal as well as fraternal -, with relevant consequences for her, arousing in any case strong emotions. After have been established, “flashbulb memories” would be practically permanent, because of the extremely vivid memories triggered by the occurrence that gave rise to them.
BUTTERFLY MANEUVERS, 7min., Germany
Directed by Gor Margaryan
Butterfly Manoeuvres’ is an experimental essay film based on old, private film footage of fighter planes. The film documents the preparations and training for war, recorded as historical evidence. An artful fusion of images and sounds creates a unique cinematic experience. It is interesting to note that the soundtrack does not always correspond exactly with the visual impressions. This deliberate discrepancy between image and sound was chosen to create new associations and perspectives. A central motif of the film is the contrast between the destructive fighter planes and the fragile, seemingly lost images of butterflies. This juxtaposition symbolises the transience and irreversible destruction caused by war. ‘Butterfly Manoeuvres’ is therefore not only a documentary record, but also a profound reflection on war, loss and the fleeting beauty of life.’
ALPHA HOUSE – MICHAEL FRANKLIN: CAUGHT IN A WEB OF LIES, 19min., Canada
Directed by Tim Lopers
Alpha House has helped a number of men stay clean and learn to live one day at a time. No one knows this better than Michael Franklin who almost didn’t live to tell the tale.
LINOLEUM – Alain Chamfort / Cie Niki Noves, 6min., France
Directed by Niki Noves
In a dark room, we find two men forehead to forehead, sitting on the floor, heads connected by a helmet with an organic look. They are surrounded by silhouettes motionless and tense. In parallel in a sanitized white space, these two men face each other at a distance. They seem to have the power to influence the behavior of the other. Their violent and fierce manipulations quickly blow them to the limit of the knockout. This struggle has the effect of animating the individuals around them in the dark space. Alain Chamfort is the link between these two spaces. He is the witness and the narrator. He walks in the dark towards a ray of light. In the air there are particles that gradually draw a yellow landscape, a chaotic exterior that indicates a post-apocalyptic era. A child appears in the distance through the yellowish fog. He walks in the midst of a group of women and men of all ages walking in the same direction, looking out at the horizon of a new land.
http://nikinoves.art/
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OLD HOUSE, 4min,. Ukraine
Directed by Alexander Sparinsky
About the depth of the hypocrisy of the Russian invaders and the coming consequences of the grand adventure of the twenty-first century. For in addition to the woes and sorrows the war has brought to Ukraine, the Kremlin’s perfidious madness is destroying Muscovy itself.
http://sparinsky.kiev.ua/
https://www.facebook.com/100000572240927
https://mobile.twitter.com/sparinsky
https://www.instagram.com/aleksandr.sparinsky/
MR. RUN THROUGH YA GIRLFRIEND, 3min., USA
Directed by Chris Carthern, ToneTheGoat
A-Train decides to make a rap song to serve as his theme song.
https://instagram.com/atrainfanmovie
A STREET DOG NAMED DESIRE, 4min., USA
Directed by Nich Esposito
A journey through the streets and sewers with a hot dog dropped by a hapless street vendor.
L’ESCALE, 45min., France
Directed by Antoine Sextier
The 1960s, Paris, rue Monsieur Le Prince, in the “l’Escale” cabaret, Latin Americans live and share their music throughout the night.
http://www.cinando.com/cintamanifilms
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Jorge Peña Hen – The last hours of the Maestro, 14min., Chile
Directed by Alvaro Riquelme S.
Adaptation of the play by Maria Belen Espinoza Peña, Butoh Artist, and niece of Jorge Peña Hen, Orchesta Director murdered by the Caravana de la Muerte during Dictatorship in Chile
http://www.cinando.com/cintamanifilms
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https://www.instagram.com/cintamani_films
ISIS VALVERDE’S FASHION FILM, 30sec., Brazil
Directed by Matthews Silva
https://vimeo.com/mathewsdirector
#DanzaRestless, 24min., USA
Directed by Eduardo Zúñiga , Edgar Zendejas , Esdras Hernández , Sebastián Arias
It is a collaboration composed of 4 audiovisual pieces that are articulated as postcards or impressions of the confinement.
http://www.cinando.com/cintamanifilms
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https://www.instagram.com/cintamani_films
REFLECTION, 3min,. USA
Directed by Yana Toyber
This visual poem explores the profound inner struggle we all face, drawing inspiration from the mythic figure of Morana, the Slavic goddess of winter, death, and rebirth. In Slavic folklore, Morana symbolizes the inevitability of endings and the harsh beauty of transformation. Through her, we confront the darkest parts of our nature—fear, pain, anger, and the haunting presence of our limitations.
https://www.instagram.com/yanatoyber/?hl=en
BODY LIKE FINE CHINA, 4min,. UK
Directed by Wwenen Lu
Combining digital modeling with traditional Chinese Porcelain, a fashion film showcases positivity and healthy Asian body images, challenging media stereotypes.
REAL BANSHEE WOMEN, 4min., UK
Directed by Erin Florence Babbin
Meet the real Banshee women in this behind the scenes fashion documentary.
‘55555’ – a film by INJURY, 6min., Australia
Directed by Eugene Leung
55555 is a visceral exploration of transformation and rebirth, capturing the essence of the INJURY brand’s origins. The film delves into the symbolic power of the angel number 55555, a cosmic call to release fear and resistance, embracing the strength that arises from adversity. With metallic, organic heart symbols interwoven throughout, the film explores the tension between the material and spiritual worlds, creating a visual language that speaks to the core of the human experience. 55555 is a bold tribute to resilience, daring audiences to confront their own journeys of empowerment, renewal, and self-realization.
https://instagram.com/theinjury
BANSHEE BEHIND THE BRAND, 5min., UK
Directed by Erin Florence Babbin
Behind the brand of Banshee, the only female tailer on Savile Row.
Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 