Time for Short Films in Competition

The short films selected In Competition will be shown today at 11 am, Debussy Theatre and at 2 pm, Buñuel Theatre, nine shorts in all, directed by filmmakers from around the world.

Badpakje 46 (Swimming Costume 46) by Belgian Wannes Stoop tells the story of Chantal, a chubby girl who only feels at home in the pool. One day she needs new goggles, and from there nothing is at all the same. “I want girls to see this film and think ‘She made it in life. It’s not easy, but she fought hard and did it’”.


In Soy tan Feliz, Columbian Vladimir Duran depicts a Saturday morning among teenagers in the country. “I wanted to play with this film; I really like playing around with actors, with the world of my childhood. I love the word game. If I play around, people are going to believe in my game.”
 

Bear is the second film directed by Australian Nash Edgerton. His short focuses on Jack, a man who wants to do good, but sometimes the best intentions go terribly awry.

Norwegian filmmaker Lisa Marie Gamlem titled her fourth film Kjottsar (Cold). Her short depicts the everyday life of Jon, who is about 13 years old, and the winter with falling snow, love and the nausea the day after a party.

 
With Meathead, Australian Sam Holst paints the first day at work for Mick, 17 years old, in the local slaughterhouse. A day that goes beyond the simple adaptation necessary in the face of a cold welcome.

Ghost is Korean Dahci Ma’s fifth film. It is the story of a man who is fleeing from the police and decides to hide in an empty house. “This isn’t a film that will leave spectators feeling joyful.”
 

Ce n’est rien, Nicolas Roy’s fifth film, tells the story of a father who finds out that his daughter has been sexually abused. “What follows is drama and a quest for vengeance” the Canadian director explains. “I wanted to show the emotions that people feel the moment when everything changes in their lives.”

The eighth short film shown, Paternal Womb by Japanese director Megumi Tazaki, tells the story of 22 year old Akari meeting a half-brother, Kota 17. “This film looks at the relationship that they form and the family that, together, they begin to create.”

Closing out this selection is the last short film Cross (Country) by Ukrainian Maryna Vroda. The director wonders “Is it more important to live or to observe life? I want to believe that in this film, reality can create poetry.”