International competition II

31.05. 20.00, Splendid Palace

Rosette, Romain Borrel, Gaël Falzowski, Benjamin Rabaste, Vincent Tonelli, France, 2011, animation, 5'
A woman at a butcher shop fancies not the hams and sausages but the butcher himself. Her take on relationships is full of stereotypes and meat products.


Infernal Nuns, Carlo Jelavic, Germany, 2011, fiction, 2:30'
When Pope Innocentius VIII is doomed to die, Marie Claire, an innocent nun, is ready to sacrifice everything. But her undying love for the holy father will be her downfall.


All Men are Called Robert / Tous les hommes s'appellent Robert , Marc-Henri Boulier, France, 2010, fiction, 5:50'
A naked man, his body covered with bruises, is running in the woods. He stops suddenly : who is this mysterious woman calling for help? And who are those men who are trying to shoot him


Screwed Up, Kris Hofman, Great Britain/Austria 2011, animation, 4:55'
Today’s tales of Romeo and Juliet are ever more often short-lived. But as we tend to dispose of relationships with growing flippancy, we time and time again have to come to terms with the notion of not knowing a good thing until its gone.


Encounter / Begegnung, Mathias Zuder, Germany, 2011, fiction, 7:17’
Hanna wants to help a stranger, but instead of gratitude she faces anger. This disturbing encounter starts to haunt her, and not only in dreams.


I Love My Job, Tellervo Kalleinen, Finland, 2008, fiction, 25'
The filmmakers invited employees to Göteborg and Helsinki to describe conflicted situations in their work places and invent a fictional ending to the events.


In Your Interest / Bättre Ränta, Jimmy Olsson, Sweden, 2012, fiction, 10'
It’s an ordinary day at the bank. A somewhat stressed young man makes an entrance and sits down among the other waiting customers. When it’s his turn at the lady cashier’s he suddenly draws a pistol and declares a bank robbery. It is a situation that could have terrifying consequences if it weren’t for the the cashier’s unusual take on the situation…


Armadingen, Philipp Käßbohrer, Germany, 2011, fiction, 23'
Walter and his wife Helga have drifted apart for some time now. After finding out that a gigantic asteroid is about to hit the planet in 16 hours, Walter is determined to make this day the nicest one of their lives.