European Film Academy Screenings
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions are proud to present this year's short film nominations. At each of the 15 participating film festivals, an independent jury presented one European short film in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards.
22/09 KKC 17.00
Grimstad Short Film Nominee
DINOLA/
დინოლა, Mariam Khatchyani, fiction, Georgia, 2013, 14'38''
In the harsh mountainous countryside of Svaneti (Georgia) happiness is brief and the love of life of the Dina dies. Tradition says she must marry to the first man who offers his hand and leave her child...
Valladolid Short Film Nominee
THE MISSING SCARF, Eoin Duffy, animation, Ireland, 2013, 6'35''
Albert the Squirrel makes a startling discovery... an empty space where once his favourite scarf lay. He heads off into the forest only to find everyone else preoccupied with worries of their own. He helps who he can before moving on but never seems to get any closer to his goal. Ultimately, Albert's problem is put in perspective by the friends he helped and the problems they faced and overcame together.
Locarno Short Film Nominee
SHIPWRECK, Morgan Knibbe, documentary, The Netherlands, 2014, 15''
On three October 2013, a boat carrying 500 Eritrean refugees sunk off the coast of the Italian island Lampedusa. More than 360 people drowned. Abraham, one of the survivors, walks through a graveyard of shipwrecks and vividly remembers the nightmarish experience. Meanwhile, chaos breaks loose at the harbour, whilst hundreds of coffins are being loaded onto a military ship.
Drama Short Film Nominee
STILL GOT LIVES /
ICH HAB NOCH AUFERSTEHUNG, Jan-Gerrit Seyler, fiction, Germany, 2013, 23''
Marco and Lisa are in love. Online, they fight side by side against dreadful monsters. However, Lisa refuses to meet Marco in real life. When one day she stops showing up for the game, Marco decides to go searching for her. He finds a new world. And learns real dread.
26/09 KINO BIZE 20.00
Venice Short Film Nominee
DAILY BREAD/
פת לחם, Idan Hubel, fiction, Israel, 2014, 18''
Jonathan loves chocolate. One day he steals the last remaining chocolate in the jar. When his stepmother catches him and his brothers ostracize him, he decides to run away.
Night falls and the cold, the hunger and fear beckon him to return home. But a glimmer of light in the darkness draws him nearer, as he discovers in himself a greater longing, showing him the way to his true path.
Tampere Short Film Nominee
WALL /
FAL, Simon Szabó, fiction, Hungary, 2013, 11''
Laci is a 16-year old gypsy boy, who lives off casual jobs. One day, he gets picked up from the streets along with a small group of workers for a construction job. He has to participate in the completion of a wall, that surrounds a series of tenement buildings. The film follows the various stages of the construction as Laci helps out the other workers. In the end, Laci is asked to complete the work. He now takes his first look beyond the wall, which holds an unusual revelation for him.
Krakow Short Film Nominee
SUMMER 2014 /
LATO 2014, Wojclech Sobczyk, animation, Poland, 2014, 12''
Harsh but poetic, the film is a treaty about the desire of domination and violence as the driving force of history, shown in the spectrum of grey. After a great battle, the surrounding landscape, devoured by great fire, looks apocalyptic. Meaningless flags flutter in a dead field.
Ghent Short Film Nominee
WHALE VALLEY /
HYALFJORD, Guđmundur Arnar Guđmundsson, fiction, Denmark / Iceland, 2013, 15''
The film shows a strong bond between two brothers that live in a remote fjord with their parents. We look into their world through the eyes of the younger brother and follow him on a journey that marks a turning point in the brothers’ lives.
26/09 KINO BIZE 22.00
Cork Short Film Nominee
LITTLE BLOCK OF CEMENT WITH DISHEVELLED HAIR CONTAINING THE SEA /
PEQUEÑO BLOQUE DE CEMENTO CON PELO ALBOROTADO CONTENIENDO EL MAR, Jorge López Navarrete, fiction, Spain, 2013, 16''
A dog and a mare embark upon a voyage together. With every step they take, the differences between them become inevitably clearer, and yet the profound mutual knowledge they develop over time shows the potential to suddenly produce a luminous moment between the two.
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Nominee
PRIDE, Pavel Vesnakov, fiction, Bulgaria / Germany, 2013, 30''
A man of habit confronts a world in transition in his own kitchen.
Berlin Short Film Nominee
TAPROBANA, Gabriel Abrantes, fiction, Portugal / Denmark / Sri Lanka, 2014, 24''
Taprobana in the late 16th century. An elephant wallows in the water. A man relishes the time with his lover. A heroic epic must be written. A subjective look at Portugal's national hero LuÌs Vaz de Camıes.
Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
EMERGENCY CALLS /
HÄTÄKUTSU, Hannes Vartiainen / Pekka Veikkolainen, documentary, Finland, 2013, 15''
Being a human is a fragile and fleeting opportunity to experience life and the universe around us. In the face of overwhelming darkness all we can do is to rely on and find solace in one another.
The film is based on authentic emergency calls and radio traffic.