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Best of December 2017
See the December List Not enough entries for the November-December Feature Film Competition FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: Saint Hubert 2nd Film of the Month: Olvidadizo 3rd Film of the Month: Eden TRAILER OF THE MON
Film reviewExpiration Date
Everything that we can virtually imagine has an expiration date… doesn’t it? Any product or object will once become broken beyond repair, every experience or state of spirit is transient, and at one point one factor or a
Film reviewA Trickster Tale
The concept of mortality, when related to all living things, humans and animals alike, is what leads to the birth and proliferation of a survival instinct. They are only around for a limited time, and a step in the wrong
Film reviewThe Red Case
Sarah, a nurse in her 30s with a passion for jazz music, encounters someone who strikes her as a very peculiar man, while going to work one morning. Later, she meets the exact same person, but this time as a patient in t
Film reviewScreen Cowboy
For most of us, childhood is associated with an overwhelming feeling of safety and security. It’s often a mental return to simpler times, before we had to worry about paying for our education, taxes or working for a livi
Film reviewGenius Loci
‘ Genius Loci ’ is the movie of the perfect silence that delivers more emotions than any word could do. Pascal Griesshammer’s feature combines a wide variety of techniques used in literature and in cinematography to crea
Film reviewMemento Amare
‘ Memento Amare ’ is a modern fairytale, where nothing is hard to understand what is going on, and when you do understand, it is way too late to do anything about it. This story really made us feel both homesick even if
Film reviewNero
In his highly underrated book written by John Steinbeck, ‘Cup of Gold’, Henry Morgan, the Welsh pirate who became the first commander to successfully sack Panama, states: “I may have some value to historians becaus
Film review9to5
One common requirement that can be found on virtually any job description nowadays is a so-called ‘9 to 5 mentality’. It’s so commonplace that it has achieved a high degree of social embeddedness, and there are very few
Film reviewGreed
Not that often do we get such complex projects in this festival, projects that involve an impressive score, powerful monologues and guerilla style shots, going beyond the experimental filter into a rather surrealist fiel
WinnersBest of November 2017
See the November List November-December Feature Film Winners announced in December FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: Time Left 2nd Film of the Month: Lonely Souls of Microbes 3rd Film of the Month: Candyland TRAILER OF
WinnersBest of September-October 2017
WinnersBest of September-October Feature 2017
See the September films See the October films Short film nominees & winners BEST FEATURE FILM NOMINEES Winner: Sarvasva 2nd Place: Here We Are 3rd Place: A.K.A
Film reviewListen To My Voice
Hypnotherapy is a form of alternative medicine that requires no medication, but simply a comfy chair and a will to listen. Through verbal exchange initiated after the subject enters a relaxed state, the hypnotist can the
Film reviewTo the Power of Ten
It is an unfortunate but extremely widespread reality in our world that quite often, mental illness doesn’t quite get the same attention, understanding and care as the more common physical illness. Granted, it might be h
Film reviewThe Return of the Train
The 1960s in a remote French village. Everyday life is rather monotonous, and events really struggle to make the headlines. Sophie, a young girl, dreams to one day leave the community and make a name for herself – howeve
Screenplay winnersAugust-September 2017
Screenplay competition (AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EDITION) August-September Edition Winner Miko The Magician by Stuart Cubbon, Jr. Winners (3) Miko The Magician by Stuart Cubbon, Jr. ( First Place ) Population: One by Dan O'Sulli
WinnersBest of October 2017
See the October List September-October Feature Film Winners FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: The Red Case 2nd Film of the Month: Screen Cowboy 3rd Film of the Month: Last Respect TRAILER OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: L
Film reviewThe Getaway
There’s something particularly striking about remote British landscapes – the vegetation, the colour palette, a combination of dark green and grey skies, and the almost permanent drizzle. Even better, these fantastic vie
Film reviewTotal art work
Luigi Di Donato’s movie is actually a poem itself – a poem that combines the harmony of the soul and the normal order of things that really matter. Quoting from the beginning one of the greatest American writers, Edgar L