The Cinéfondation Selection: Programme 4
Seventeen medium-length and short films, chosen from among more than 2,000 entries by film school students, are being shown at the 2019 Festival de Cannes Cinéfondation. Georges Goldenstern (Director of the Cinéfondation) and Dimitra Karya (Director of the Selection) answered four questions about the Cinéfondation, to present the four lines-up of this year as well as the aim of the initiative for young filmmakers.
QUESTION 4:
The Official Selection's talents of 2019 who benefited from one or several of the Cinéfondation programmes in previous years.
The fourth line-up is made up of the following films, which will be part of the programme on May 23 at 11:00am in the Buñuel Theatre.
ADAM by Shoki LIN
Singapore – 19'
Tired of his turbulent family life, Adam seeks out an alternative arrangement in hopes of finding his place
NETEK (RIFT) by Yarden LIPSHITZ LOUZ
Israel – 21'
The power cut in 15-year-old Lidor’s home forces her to set out on a journey to restore it, and to re-establish her relationship with her unemployed alcoholic father.
DUSZYCZKA (THE LITTLE SOUL) de Barbara RUPIK
Poland – 9'
A dead body became stuck by a river bank. Its decaying insides still hide a human soul – a miniature of the deceased. Rotting organs part and a tiny creature gets out. Standing on the river bank, it says goodbye to the corpse and sets off on a journey through the post-mortem land.
PURA VIDA de Martin GONDA
Slovakia- 30'
Financial crisis enters the households of a provincial town and people start to lose their jobs. Two adolescent brothers rebel against their father, a factory foreman, who becomes a scapegoat for the frustrated community.
Cannes 2019
Former Cinéfondation Directors in today Selection
JURY UN CERTAIN REGARD :
- Nadine LABAKI – Présidente (La Résidence 2004)
- Lukas DHONT (La Résidence 2017)
COMPeTITION :
- Jessica HAUSNER – Little Joe (La Sélection 1999)
- Corneliu PORUMBOIU – Les siffleurs (La Sélection 2004 et La Résidence 2005)
UN CERTAIN REGARD :
- Karim AÏNOUZ – A vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão (La Résidence 2003)
- MIDI Z – Zhuo Ren Mi Mi (L’Atelier 2015)
- Annie SILVERSTEIN – Bull (La Sélection 2014)
OUT OF COMPETITION :
- Asif KAPADIA – Diego Maradona (La Sélection 1998)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS :
- Pippa BIANCO – Share (La Sélection 2015)
SHORT-FILMS :
- Yona ROZNKIER – Parparim (L'atelier 2017)
