IFCT Schedule

Melbourne Australia, Federation Square

The Int'l Fest of Cinema and Technology will present highlighted shorts from the 2008 festival tour.

Date May 19th, 2008

Federation Square
Corner Swanston & Flinders Streets
Melbourne

 


Vida Maria (Maria Life) by Marcio Ramos Evangelista, Brazil

Maria José, a 5 year old girl, has to leave her studies to work on the farm where she lives. While she works, she grows up, gets married, has children, gets older. In the end, the beginning of a new cycle that will reproduce her past on her daughter’s future.


Wanted Directed by Max Stöhr, Germany

The evil Hairy Bill Stinky Boots kidnaps the beauty Lady Lolli Lou. Luckily the Cowboy Pretty Joe Jack is close by to rescue her. Persistently he chases them until he holds his object of desire in
his arms.



Artificial Worlds V 3.0, Directed by Richard Fenwick, UK

Artificial Worlds is the end of the world in a short film. Apocalyptic and nihilstic it shows the world in freefall.

 

IN-TIMER 47:09:21, Directed by Gregor Sailer,   Austria

Experimental Camera Obscura

Mother, by Christoph Steger, UK

An animated documentary about a life dedicated to the dead

 

Faeries of Blackheath Woods Directed by Ciaran Foy,Ireland

Despite warnings from her mother, Melissa follows the Faeries into the dark and forboding Blackheath Woods... and is never seen again.

 

Kroeskop (Absolutely Afro) Directed by Dorothée Van den Berghe, The Netherlands

12 year old adopted hannelle is ashamed of her curly top. She is decided to get a new haircut before she starts her first day of high school. This proves to be more of a challenge than she imagined.

Girl with the Broken Foot, Directed by Alice Powell, UK

Love and temptation at the waters edge, Girl with Broken Foot is an experimental Dance Film.

Pigeon Directed by Benoit Gand, France

Just imagine if from babyhood, your mother had raised you strictly according to an old wives tale; that your whole life had been scrupulously planned according to the movements of the planets. How would you have turned out? Most probably, exactly like Jean-Pierre Pigeon-superstitious. But would you take the same path once confronted by the outside world? In either case-watchout- he brings luck!


But a Giant Leap for Mr Larkin, Directed by Kjetil Andreas Knutsen, Australia

Polly the goldfish and her owner Mr Larken share a deep bond, a liking for routine, fear of the world outside their homes and on Saturday, cornflakes. Today by coincidence on the anniversary of the moon landing, a bizarre visitor is forced upon them. It will be a small step for mankind, but a giant leap for Mr Larkin

PlanningtoRock "Have it All" music video, Directed by Janine Rostron, Germany

Eye catching music video from Planningtorock.

 

Bench Directed by Kinsun Chan, Switzerland

A short witty film about the meeting of a man and a woman on a bench.

Bang Bang Directed by Katja Barth, Germany

Music video for the song "Bang bang" from the singer "Kutzkelina"

 

Aranda "EgoExpress" Directed by Timo Schierhorn, Germany

A one take music video simple tracking shot which shows frontyards along a small street of a german suburb called "Happytown"

Bluescape Directed by AXEL and Michael EBERT, Germany

Bluescape is an experimental animation clip about the process of remembering. Something is triggered in the protagonist's mind, resulting in a cascade of memories strong enough to turn him inside out.

i am dancin where you can see me Directed by Iain Bonner, Australia

Experimental dance film featuring a character blowing in the wind.

 

Sonata in Motion Directed by Josep Antoni Duran Marchena and Laia Gil

Sonata in Motion is a fight against yourself, your fears, your efforts. Sonata in Motion shows the duality of the main character, the triathlete and the pianist. The sweetness and the strenght. And, sometimes, the two characters fight against each other. Sonata in Motion is a competition between the brutal delicacy of the piano and the perseverant toughness of the triathlon. Sonata in Motion is the daily confrontation against your own limits.

 

Kunstwerke 36 (Artworks 36) Directed by Tina Bara, Germany

The video-performance "Kunstwerke 36" reflects and examines social
utopias of the 60ies and 70ies of the last century, which are used
again today by different trends. Tina Bara is presenting household-
items of those times in front of James Bond-like sceneries. She
declares these little machines to pieces of art, backed by the sampled
soundtrack "okay: the subject is meditation and poetry" (written by
Allen Ginsberg / Ide Hintze).