Selezione 2013

FILANDO BIELLA INTERNATIONAL 120 SECONDS FILM FESTIVAL

International Melange Stories

OPENING   /   October 5 – Saturday, 9:30 PM  / Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Via Serralunga, 27 Biella – Italia

GALAXY KIDS                                

Tak Hoon Kim- South Korea

With the characters of artificial satellite and space shuttle the story

enables children’s exploration of the mysterious space.

The educational/entertainment animation lets children

to understand the characteristics of the planet and principles of natural science.

BERLIN, WINTER

Hannah Espia – Slovakia – Philippines

Synopsis: He is Slovakian and she is Filipina. They meet in Berlin during

the winter and wonder when they will see each other again.

THE LAST MATCH

Ines Christine Geisser  – Germany

Synopsis: Sexy and dusty, a western story about the last match.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

Even Hafnor – Norway

Synopsis: From this day forward is an existential drama about marriage.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Barbara Medajska – Poland

Synopsis: We spend New Year’s Eve revelry,

often forgetting that joy should be shared with the smallest.

This movie shows that someone’s dream come true.

MY BABY

Zikica Jovanovic  – Serbia

Synopsis: Is it easy to make a baby laugh?

According to many, it is not that difficult. And is it really so easy, take a look…

EXIT 

Pepe Botías  – Spain

Synopsis: When a child is exploited there’s no turning back.

TRACK 9                                       

Lassonczyk Stefan and Raphaela Nitz – Germany

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Pablo Palazón  – Spain

Synopsis: A lonely man buys a lobster for dinner on Christmas Eve

but when he has to kill the animal he doesn’t feel able to do it.

TI PANAGAWID                                                 

Carl Joseph E. Papa – Philippines

Synopsis: A man’s journey back home and an old lady’s revisiting of faded memories

are told together in a story of yearning and nostalgia.

UNWAVERING LAND                    

Freddy Daniel Guerrero Orbes – Colombia

Synopsis: Ancisar, a farmer Colombian, prepares the land of their orchard, like every day.

But something strange has trodden. An object that should not be there and risk his life

and his family. 

 

SAD JOHN                             

Jake Zhang – Hong Kong

The world is always vague and there are always people who want to find the truth;

however working repeatedly day after day has made people forgotten the meaning

and motivation of life.

STUPID HUNT                                 

Hermann Kayode – Senagal

Synopsis: A little cute animals’ lands on the bottom of an angry dog

and a little pursuit then come along.

THE DRAGONFLY AND THE FROG

Carlos Avalone – Brazil

Synopsis: Mother frog encourages her baby to catch a dragonfly to serve as afternoon snack.

What she did not know is that dragonfly is a “fast food”!

MOSAIC DANCE

Jake Zhang – Hong Kong – USA

Synopsis: The visual music describes how little mosaics change people’s mind

and behavior in a future unique world.

TAXI

Valentina Jager / Mexico

Synopsis: Taxi is an existentialist short film,

a round through the streets of a futuristic Mexico City

and the thoughts of a taxi passenger.

PORTABLE MATE                           

Valentina Jager – Mexico

Synopsis: Fit your friends in a bag, become them…

Put your self back in the bag.

THE BIG WAR

Juan Manuel Pavón – Mexico

Synopsis: The work deals with dark tone and delirious context of war and conflict in Mexico 

that has caused thousands of deaths.

Trace the route absurd that makes a group of soldiers surrounded by a storm of paint.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE          

Chris O’hara – Ireland

Synopsis: A visit from an alien life form results in a change of perspective in more ways than one.

C4                                           

Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone and Emilio German Brasca – Argentina

Synopsis: A group of people, as any other, is ready to play a soccer game.

TAKE 2                                             

Mikee dela Cruz and Bor Ocampo – Philippines

Synopsis: A boy gets his second take on his first kiss. 

THE RESCUE                                    

Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone – Argentina

Synopsis: A boy’s adventure during a summer nap.

SAME

Freddy Daniel Guerrero Orbes – Colombia

A child plays to drive his father’s car while parked remains. Beside comes another playing the same game

except that his father drives a recycling collection truck. In the minds of both children there is no difference imaginary.

Who will win this competition?

ANCORA UN’ IDEA ( MANYIDEE ) SECTION

A special program dedicated to UNIDEE alumni and 2013 residents film production.

coming soon!

Ayed Arafah / Palestine / Documentary / Digital / 1:00 / Colored / 2010

Armin Mobasseri / Germany / Fiction / Digital / 5: 17 / Colored / 2010

Ekaterina Kravtsova  / Russia – Norway / Animation / Digital / 2012

Ekaterina Kravtsova  / Russia –Italy / Documentary / Digital / 2011

Sohail Azad – UNIDEE 2013 / Creative Documentary / Italy / Digital / 2:00  / Colored / 2013

Matthew Mozzota / USA / Documentary / Digital / 2013

Armin Mobasseri / Germany / Animation / Digital / 2010

Olga Karyakina – UNIDEE 2011 / Russia / Video Art / Digital / 2013

Olga Jitlina and David Ter-Onganyan / Russia / Documentary / Digital / 2011

Charles-Antoine Blais Métivier  / Canada-Russia / Digital / 01:26 / Colored / 2013

Rispecchiando – Program dedicated to Pistoletto’s Film Archive

EXCERPT FROM THE FILM “THE DAY THE WORLD DIDN’T END” 

Marco Martins / 5:11 / Digital

Tessuto Biellese

Section dedicated to Biella, its people, culture, stories and spaces

HOC ERAT IN VOTIS

Manuele Cecconello / Italy / 15:12 / Black and White / Italy

PIZZA DELIVERY

Enrico Rey  / Italy / 06:00 / documentary / Colored / Italy / 2013

THE SKATERS OF BIELLA

07:00 / documentary / Colored / Italy / 2013