Entry no. 2
My Eyes (Inden for mine ojne) 
(Dir.: Erlend E. .Mo/ Denmark/2006/19 mins.) (IC) (Doc.)
Category : Short/ Documentry

16-year-old Katja and 8-year-old Catherine share a fascinating relationship with music and nature. Both blind, the girls have developed a heightened sense of touch and hearing, which affords them a special insight into the world around them. The film offers a glimpse into Katja and Catherine’s intense environment by exploring how heir surroundings feel and sound to them. It is a moving meditation on the senses that will leave viewers with a fresh perspective on the simple pleasures most of us take for granted, such as listening to Beethoven or touching snow.

ERLEND E. MO studied literature and Scandinavian languages at the Oslo University and Film and TV at Volda University College. He has produced and directed programmes for NRK’s and DR’s Children and Youth Departments. His documentaries have won numerous awards including the Terje Vigen prize and the IDFA Silver Club award. His film Can You Die In Heaven? was voted Best Documentary by the youth jury at the Odense Film Festival.

Enquiries: The Danish Film Institute, Gothersgade 55, DK-1123, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel.: +45-33743400 Fax: +45-33743401
Email: dfi@dfi.dk Website: www.dfi.dk

Direction: Erlend E. M
Script: Eriend E. Mo
Director of Photography: Casper Høyberg
Editing: Line Schou Hillerbrand
Sound: Andreas Kongsgaard Mogensen
Producers: Cecilia Valsted, Frauke Posthuma

Entry no. 5
Blood Sisters (Blodsostre)
(Dir.: Louise N. D. Friedberg/ Denmark/2006/29 mins.) (IC) (F)
Category : Short Fiction

Seven-year old Sidsel adores her best friend Dea. When Caroline moves into their building, Dea abandons Sidsel. Sidsel wants Dea back, but the harder she tries, the more she pushes Dea away. The battle for love is on and it soon gets bloody.

LOUISE FRIEDBERG was born in 1973 at Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated in direction from the National Film School of Denmark in 2005. She has worked as a continuity supervisor and assistant director since 1995. Blood Sisters is her debut film as a director; the film has won the Youth Jury Award for Best National Film at the Odense International Film Festival, 2006.

Enquiries: The Danish Film Institute, Gothersgade 55, DK-1123, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel.: +45-33743400 Fax: +45-33743401
Email: dfi@dfi.dk Website: www.dfi.dk

Direction: Louise Friedberg
Screenplay: Rikke de Fine Licht
Director of Photography: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Editing: Martin Schade
Music: Nicklas Schmidt
Sound: Morten Groth Brandt
Cast: Clara Bruun Sandbye, Angela Bundalovic, Malou Zeuthen-Bruun, Liv Corfixen
Producer: Lottie Terp Jakobsen, Jesper Morthorst

Entry no. 6
Tragic Story with Happy Ending
(Histoire Tragiove Avec Fin Heureuse)
(Dir. Regina Pessoa / France/2005/7.46 mins.) (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Some people are different but do not want to be so. All they want is to be like anyone else and melt softly into the crowd. Some spend their lives trying to hide their differences. Others just accept them.

REGINA PESSOA was born at Combra in 1969. She graduated from the Oporto University of Fine Arts and in 1992 began working in Filmografo, where she collaborated as an animator. She directed her debut film A Noite (The Night) in 1999. Her short animation film Tragic Story with Happy Ending received three prizes at Annecy in 2005.

Enquiries: Folimage, 6 Allée Jean Bertin, 26000 Valence, France
Tel.: +33-4-75784868 Fax: +33-4-75430692
Email: contact@folimage.fr Website: www.folimage.fr

Direction: Regina Pessoa
Screenplay: Regina Pessoa
Animation: Regina Pessoa, Sylvie Léonard, Laurent Repiton
Editing: Hervé Guichard
Music: Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand
Sound edit: Pierre Yves Drapeau
Voices: Manuela Azevedo, Elina Lowhenson
Producers: Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Patrick Eveno, Abi Feijo, Marcel Jean

Entry no. 7
Marottes
(Dir.: Benoit Razy/France/2005/14 mins)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Celine, a 10-year-old girl is alone with her brothers and with Rosalie when the parents leave for a few days. While they are away, Celine meets Valentin, an unstable and sometimes violent young boy.

BENOÎT RAZY was born in 1964 at Cambral in France. While working as infographer-animator for multimedia, video and film, he also directed personal animation and fiction films. During 2000-2003, he did visual effects, computer animation, etc. on a Folimage Studio feature, Raining Cats and Frogs. In 2004, he worked on compositing and animation on a television series Le Chat Bayoun by Iouri Tcherenckov. Several of his independent animation films have won awards.

Enquiries: Folimage, 6 Allée Jean Bertin, 26000 Valence, France
Tel.: +33-4-75784868 Fax: +33-4-75430692
Email: contact@folimage.fr Website: www.folimage.fr

Direction: Benoît Razy
Screenplay: Benoît Razy
Animation: Antoine Lanciaux, Marc Robinet, Sébastien Godard
Editing: Hervé Guichard
Sound: Frédéric Meert
Voices: Sarah Colmon, Loïs Marchand, Lucas Tixier, Robin Merlaud etc.
Producers: Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Arnaud Demuynck

Entry no. 8
The Head In The Stars (Latete Dans Les Etoiles)
(Dir.Sylvain Vincendeau/France/2005/8.35mins)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

A young man tries to see the stars from his window but the city lights shine too bright. He feels disappointed and decides to leave the city in his car. He drives until he finds a nice hill where he pitches his tent and begins to enjoy life.

SYLVAIN VINCENDEAU has been making animation films since 1993. He studied animation at the Emile Cohl School following which he directed Paroles en l’air at Folimage. Besides being active in theatre and choreography, he is now developing a 52-minute film, The Knight with the Lion.

Enquiries: Folimage, 6 Allée Jean Bertin, 26000 Valence, France
Tel.: +33-4-75784868 Fax: +33-4-75430692
Email: contact@folimage.fr Website: www.folimage.fr

Direction: Sylvain Vincendeau
Screenplay: Sylvain Vincendeau
Animation: Sylvain Vincendeau, Xavier Cruz, Francois Bertin
Editing: Hervé Guichard
Music: Cyrille Aufort
Sound: Loïc Burkhardt
Producers: Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Patrick Eveno

Entry no. 10
Tomcat (Kater) 
(Dir.: Tine Kluth/ Germany/2005/14 mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Cats have nine lives. And that is good news for the depressed tomcat, who falls in love after he loses his first life and then decides to hold on to life after all …

TINE KLUTH was born in 1973. She studied art at the Free Art School Nuertingen and animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. She is a trainee at WBL Theatre Esslingen (production design) and at JM Animation Film Heidelberg. Tomcat has already been screened in almost 100 film festivals, bagging awards in some of them.

Enquiries: Eva Steegmayer, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mathildenstrasse 20, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Tel.: +49-7141-969103 Fax: +49-7141-96955103
Email: festivals@filmakademie.de Website: www.filmakademie.de

Direction: Tine Kluth
Screenplay: Tine Kluth, Marcus Sauermann
Director of Photography: Tanja Haering, Beate Scherer
Animation: Tine Kluth
Editing: Ulrich Kruse
Sound: Hahn Nietzche Studios Hamburg
Music: Thomas Mehlhorn
Producer: Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

Entry no. 11
The Propellerbird (Der Propellervogel)
(Dir.: Jan Locher & Thomas Hinke/ Germany/2005/5 mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Three little sparrows are trying to chant their song, but are constantly interrupted by a strange fellow, a big grey bird with a bag pack propeller.

JAN LOCHER was born in 1981 at Tuebingen, Germany. During 2002-2003, he studied classical animation at the International Film School, Cologne. He has been studying animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg since 2003.

THOMAS HINKE was born in 1997 at Abitur, Germany. He did two semesters in mechanical engineering and did courses in Digital Filmmaking at SAE, Berlin. He has been studying animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuettermberg since 2003. The Propellerbird has been screened in over 70 film festivals across the world, bagging awards in some of them.

Enquiries: Eva Steegmayer, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mathildenstrasse 20, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Tel.: +49-7141-969103 Fax: +49-7141-96955103
Email: festivals@filmakademie.de Website: www.filmakademie.de

Direction: Jan Locher, Thomas Hinke
Animation: Jan Locher, Thomas Hinke
Music: Carsten Raabe
Sound: Carsten Raabe
Producer: Frieder Scheiffele

Entry no. 12
Pauls Gran (Pauls Opa)
(Dir.: Ove Sander/ Germany/2007/20 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

Paul, an eight-year-old inventor, yearns to make his all-time dream come true. He wants to have a grandpa, just like all the other children. So he builds himself one, and sets about doing things with him he would never dare do alone. Just as Paul begins to realise that his grandpa could never take the place of a real one, a small miracle happens…

OVE SANDER was born at Hamburg in 1977. He works as a camera assistant on various film productions and produces his own films. During 2001-2006 he was a student at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Paul’s Grandpa is his second film for children after Dancing Darlings, which had won the Silver Gryphon for Best Short Film in the Kid’s Section at the Giffoni Film Festival, 2005.

Enquiries: Academy of Media Arts, Peter-Welter-Platz 2, 50676 Cologne, Germany
Tel.: +49-221-201890 Fax: +49-221-2018917
Email: dilger@khm.de Website: www.khm.de

Direction: Ove Sander
Screenplay: Maren Erdmann, Ove Sander
Director of Photography: Ove Sander
Editing: Maren Erdmann
Music: Joh Welsgraeber
Sound: Ralf Schipke
Cast: Julius Hillebrandt, Claudia Schmutzler, Richard Schwager, Rolf Nagel etc.
Producer: Academy of Media

Entry no. 14
The Redness of Unripe Apple (Sorkhi-E Sib-E Kal)
(Dir.: Mohammad Ali Talebi/ Iran/2006/90 mins.) (AP) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Fifteen-year old Reza lives with his widowed mother and elder brother. His mother works in a factory and has a marriage proposal from a co-worker, but she is reluctant to share the news with her sons. Eventually, she makes up her mind but an unexpected accident during the marriage ceremony ends in the death of Reza’s brother. Tajik, his stepfather, is found guilty of murder. Meanwhile, Reza learns about the reality of his brother’s life. In the midst of all these concerns, it is Reza’s decision alone which can save Tajik’s life.

MOHAMMAD ALI TALEBI was born in 1958 in Tehran. He graduated in film and television direction from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Iran and has several short films and documentaries to his credit. Some of his earlier films include City of the Mice (1984), The Finish Line (1985), The Wilderness (1986), The Boot (1992), Tick Tock (1994), Bag of Rice (1998), Willow & Wind (1999), You are free (2001) etc.

Enquiries: Cima Media International, 64 Hedayat St., Yakhchal Ave., Tehran 19497, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-2548032 Fax: +98-21-2551914
Email: cmi@cmi.ir Website: www.cmi.ir

Direction: Mohammad Ali Talebi
Screenplay: Mohammad Ali Talebi, Mohammad Reza Kateb
Director of Photography: Ali Loghmani
Editing: Mehdi Hosseini Vand
Music: Mohammad Reza Aliqoli
Cast: Shirin Bina, Danial Manafi, Shokraneh Shokrva, Seyed Jamal Safraf et al.
Producer: Mohammad Ali Talebi

Entry no. 20
Hunting (Medibas)
(Dir.: Janis Cimermanis/ Latvia/2007/9 mins.) (IC)  (A)
Category : Short Fiction

The old forest-guard lives in his house in the middle of the forest. He has been living in harmony with all the animals of the forest. News arrives that hunters are going to have his animal friends hunted. The situation looks hopeless, but there is someone who could help – the Rescue Team.

JANIS CIMERMANIS has been making animation films since 1985, when he made The Forester’s Grandson. He has over ten films to his directorial credit including the feature film I’ll Buy Your Husband!

Enquiries: National Film Centre of Latvia, Peitavas 10/12, Riga, Latvia, LV 1050
Tel.: +371-67358878 Fax: +371-67358877
Email: nfc@nfc.gov.lv Website: www.latfilma.lv

Direction: Janis Cimermanis
Screenplay: Maris Putninš
Director of Photography: Evalds Lacis
Animation: Dace Riduze
Music: Martinš Brauns
Sound: Anrijs Krenbergs
Producer: Maris Putninš

Entry no. 33
A Girl Thirteen
(Dir.: Chen Miao/ China/2006/90 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Thirteen year old Bao lives with her parents in the country, far away from civilization. However, the girl suffers from a terrible complex because her front teeth are too big. She decides to solve the problem and in her quest for the perfect smile, she decides to make a trip to Shanghai. Very soon she is taken away by the big city life, which she starts liking at first sight. But is this really the right way?

CHEN MIAO is one of the “Sixth Generation” film directors of Chinese New Cinema. A graduate of Beijing Film Academy, she went to study and work in Hollywood before returning to China. A seasoned documentary film maker, her films The Snake Boy, Shanghai Dreams, Lulu and Me – have been critically acclaimed at various international film festivals and were broadcast by channels throughout Asia. Her first feature film was Mi Ni (2005) followed by A Girl Thirteen (2006). She is also the founder/executive director of the website ChinaNow.com. Enquiries: Shanghai Seedling Consultant Company, J19, 1 Long Dong Ave., Shanghai 201203, China

Fax: +86-21-68566989
Email: miaofilm@gmail.com

Direction: Chen Miao
Screenplay: Yu Jun, Chen Miao
Art Director: Rui Qing Xianv
Director of Photography: Tian Lin Wang
Editing: Xiao Lin
Music: Da Liao
Sound: Xiajia Zhu
Cast: Shasha Wang, Xiaowen Zhou
Producer: Huang Jun, Shu Chao Lu

Entry no. 36
Horn OK Please
(Dir.: Joel Simon/ UK/2006/9 mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Horn OK Please follows a momentous day in the life of an Indian taxi driver who chases his dream of driving an air-conditioned car.

JOEL SIMON studied fine art in Liege, Belgium and in Manchester, UK. During his last term at art college, a lucky encounter with a Super 8 cinema camera inspired him to try out stop-motion animation, which later turned into a fully-fledged animation career as he spent he spent two years in Belfast working on the low-budget animated documentary Ciderpunks, which won him several awards for best animation at film festivals around the world. Subsequently, he has established Flickerpix Animation Studios in Belfast, which has produced several children’s animation series.

Enquiries: Flickerpix Animations Ltd., Unit 29, East Belfast Enterprise Park, 308 Albertbridge Road, Belfast, BT5 4GX, U.K. Tel.: +44-28-90450260
Email: jenny@flickerpix.com Website: www.flickerpix.com

Direction: Joel Simon
Screenplay: Joel Simon, Scott Boldt
Art Director: Joel Simon
Director of Photography: Joel Simon
Animation: Vibhav Kumaresh, Joel Simon
Editing: Joe Marcus
Music: Brian Irvine
Sound: Ian Palmer
Producer: Joel Simon

Entry no. 38
Little Heroes (Giborim Ktanim)
(Dir.: Itai Lev/ Israel/2006/76 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Erez, a young Israeli boy struggles to cope with his father’s death, an officer in the Israeli army. To make matters worse, he also has to endure the aggression of the hooligans in his class. One day, on the bus back from a field trip, Alicia, an immigrant girl from Russia with telepathic abilities, senses that there are people in the nearby valley screaming for help. Alicia turns to Erez and asks him to help her locate them. Together with Lev, Alicia’s mentally challenged brother, they embark on a courageous journey and start to navigate their way through the wild desert landscape. In the course of their journey, they discover their strengths and weaknesses, and learn to face their fears.

ITAI LEV was born in 1970 at Kfar Saba in Israel. He graduated from the Department of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University and in 1997, he made his debut with Hardonim, a road film. Little Heroes is Lev’s second feature film after A Five Minutes Walk (2002).

Enquiries: NOA – International Film Marketing, 146/10 Arlozorov St., Tel Aviv, 62098, Israel
Tel.: +972-3-5233678 Fax: +972-9-9505416
Email: noaroll@bezeqint.net

Direction: Itai Lev
Screenplay: Eran B.Y.
Art Director: Miguel Merkin
Director of Photography: Ofer Harari
Editing: Gila Cohen
Music: Jonathan Bar Giora
Sound: Gil Toren
Cast: Alon Lysy, Anastasia Safonov, Daniel Damidov, Nir Zwickel, Chen Koren, Dana Ivgy etc.
Producers: Roni Dvash, Ayelet Imberman

Entry no. 54
Bawke
(Dir.: Hisham Zaman/ Norway/2005/15 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

They have been on the run for a long time, a man and his very young son. They climb the chassis of a truck to travel the remaining distance. When they reach their destination, they realize they are still in trouble. In the end, the father is forced to make a choice between two evils to provide for his son’s future.

HISHAM ZAMAN was born in 1975. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School at Lillehammer in 2004. His diploma film The Roof (2004) has been invited to several international film festivals, while his short film The Bridge (2003) had won the Norwegian Playwrights’ Association’s Award for Best Screenplay.

Enquiries: Arna Marie Bersaas, The Norwegian Film Institute, Boks 482 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway Tel.: +47-22-474500 Fax: +47-22-474599
Email: amb@nfi.no Website: www.nfi.no

Direction: Hisham Zaman
Screenplay: Hisham Zaman
Director of Photography: Marius Matzow Guldbrandsen
Editing: Arild Tryggestad
Sound: Carl Svensson
Cast: Broa Rasol, Serdar Ahmad Saleh etc.
Producer: Gudny Hummelvoll

Entry no. 58
Ramp (RAMP)
(Dir : Christian Lo/ Norway/ 2005/10 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

Knut (11) and his friend Roger (13) have just finished building a skateboard ramp. The big question now is: who is going to make the first ‘drop’ from the top of the ramp. None of them dares to. Knut’s annoying little brother Jens (9) shows up. He wants to come and play. Jens is allowed to join them on one condition: he has to make the first ‘drop’!

CHRISTIAN LO was born in 1977. He graduated with a B.A. in film and video production from the Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College in England in 2001, where he wrote and directed his graduation film Punctured. In 2003, he directed the short film Iver. Both his shorts for children have been screened in national and international film festivals and some of them have been awarded for best scriptwriting and direction. He is currently developing his first feature film.

Enquiries: Arna Marie Bersaas, The Norwegian Film Institute, Boks 482 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47-22-474500 Fax: +47-22-474599
Email: amb@nfi.no Website: www.nfi.no

Direction: Christian Lo
Screenplay: Christian Lo
Director of Photography: Henrik Myhr Nielsen
Editing: Arild Tryggestad
Music: Bjørn Arve Lagim
Sound: Frode Løes Arnesen
Producer: Trine Aadalen Jensen

Entry no. 61
The Cristal Palace (EDITHS GLASSLOTT)
(Dir: Tov Cecilie Sverdrup,/Norway/2006/24mins.)
Category : Short Fiction

Elvind (8) has recently lost his grandmother. He meets Edith at a retirement home, and discovers that she has a big secret. Elvind dares to ask Edith the difficult questions, but finds it hard to accept her answers.

TOVE CECILLE SVERDRUP was born in 1953. She is currently a freelance writer and director, having been involved in teaching film and video technique until 1996. Her debut film, The Shelter, was premiered at the Berlin Film Festival’s Kinderfilmfest in 1996, and was awarded the National Film Prize ‘Amanda’ for Best Short Film the same year. She has several short films to her credit.

SUNNIVA NERVIK has worked with children and young people for many years, as teacher and instructor in media and film production. She has worked as a TV host in the Norwegian National Broadcasting Company. She is working as a scriptwriter and has directed several short and documentary films.

Enquiries: Arna Marie Bersaas, The Norwegian Film Institute, Boks 482 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47-22-474500 Fax: +47-22-474599
Email: amb@nfi.no Website: www.nfi.no

Direction: Tove Cecilie Sverdrup, Sunniva Nervik
Screenplay: Tove Cecilie Sverdrup, Sunniva Nervik
Director of Photography: Thomas Løkkeberg
Editing: Rodrigo Stoicheff, Trygve Hagen
Music: Ragnar Bjerkreim
Sound: Tormod Ringnes, The Chimney Pot
Cast: Gerdi Schjelderup, Marius Gripne Steine, Thea Stabell, Silje Breivik etc.
Producer: Anders Tangen

Entry no. 63
Baluba Runa (BALUBA RUNA)
(Dir : Christian Lo/ Norway/2007/17 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

Is Runa (8) about to get elected as Norway’s new Prime Minister? When the Prime Minister on short notice announces his visit to Runa’s school she is convinced. But Runa does not want to become the new Prime Minister. She does not wish to move away from her Mum – all the way to Oslo!

CHRISTIAN LO was born in 1977. He graduated with a B.A. in film and video production from the Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College in England in 2001, where he wrote and directed his graduation film Punctured. In 2003, he directed the short film Iver. Both his shorts for children have been screened in national and international film festivals and some of them have been awarded for best scriptwriting and direction. He is currently developing his first feature film.

Enquiries: Arna Marie Bersaas, The Norwegian Film Institute, Boks 482 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47-22-474500 Fax: +47-22-474599
Email: amb@nfi.no Website: www.nfi.no

Direction: Christian Lo
Screenplay: Nick Hegreberg
Director of Photography: Bjørn Ståle Bratberg
Editing: Arild Tryggestad
Music: Bjørn Arve Lagim
Sound: Øystein Eide
Cast: Stine Edel Stalsberg, Ingar Helge Gimle, Kjersti Fjeldstad etc.
Producer: Trine Aadalen Lo

Entry no. 65
Supernova (SUPERNOVA)
(Dir.: Morten Hovland/ Norway/ 2007/5 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

A little film about a child’s first encounter with the big questions in life.

MORTEN HOVLAND was born in 1969. He completed his graduation in television direction from the Lillehammer College in 1994. He has written and directed several short films. In 2001, he co-wrote the script for the acclaimed television series Fjortis with Terje Rangnes.

Enquiries: Arna Marie Bersaas, The Norwegian Film Institute, Boks 482 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47-22-474500 Fax: +47-22-474599
Email: amb@nfi.no Website: www.nfi.no

Direction: Morten Hovland
Screenplay: Morten Hovland
Director of Photography: Svein Bjørtomt
Editing: Bjørn Thomassen
Music: Christine Sandtorv
Sound: Rune Pedersen
Cast: Gard Eidsvold
Producers: Arild Halvorsen, Torleif Hauge, Finn Gjerdrum

Entry No : 67
Gummy Chase (HiSTOiRE A LA GOMME)
(Dir : Eric Blesin/ Belgium/2006/14.4 mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Every day, Gaspard goes to school and tries to get Léontine's attention. Each time his shyness and his clumsiness seem to be insurmountable obstacles, but today will be different: After he has missed his tram, Gaspard witnesses how Leontine is kidnapped into a big black car by 4 suspicious persons at the exit of the school. Gaspard doesn't hesitate and he assumes the role of the “Hero”. He follows them regardless of all the dangers!

ÉRIC BLÉSIN was born in 1969 in Nivelles. He is a graduate of the animation program at the Ecole Nationale Superieure of Cambers (Brussels). During his studies, he has worked on multiple works using various techniques, including commercials, video clips and children series. He also produces various graphic work (illustrations, cartoons, fresco and posters), and has conducted several workshops on animation. Histoire à la gomme, Eric's first independent short film, is also his first stop-motion film using puppets.

Enquiries: William Henne / Delphine Renard, Rue de la Victoire 132 1060 Brussels, Belgium Tel. / Fax: +32-2-5382434
Email: zorobabel@zorobabel.be / Website: www.zorobabel.be

Direction: Éric Blésin
Screenplay: Éric Blésin
Director of Photography: Éric Blésin
Editing: Benjamin Tomad
Music: Maxime Blésin
Sound: Frédéric Furnelle
Voices: Julien Grison, Maïté Van Keirsdilck
Producer: Zorobabel

Entry no. 76
Fimfarum
(Dir.: V.Pospisilova, J.Balej, A.Klimt, B.Pojar/Czech Republic/2006/97min)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Long/ Animation

Czech animators Aurel Klimt, Vlasta Pospísilová, Jan Balej, and Bretislav Pojar - all giants of the Czech puppet film movement - each helm one segment of the anthology film Fimfárum 2. Adapted from the short stories of Czech fantasist writer Jan Werich, the first segment, Three Sisters and One Ring unfolds in Bohemia in the late 1920s. Three sisters jointly discover a ring, and decide that it will go to the sister who humiliates her husband the most. The second segment, The Hunchback of Damascus observes three identical hunchbacks, all gifted swordsmen, and each lame in the right foot and blind in the left eye. The third, Uncle, Why Is the Sea Salty? dramatizes the experiences of two brothers (a rich one and a poor one), to whom Lucifer bequeaths a magic mill. And in the fourth segment, Tom Thumb, the title character transcends his dark origins to embark on adventures with The King and the family of The Snow Eater.

BRETISLAV POJAR (b. 1923) is one of the legendary masters of Czech animation, some of his award-winning films include The Lion and the Song (1960), They Met by Kolín (1965), To See Or Not To See (1969) etc.

VLASTA POSPÍŠILOVÁ (b. 1935), another legend of the Czech animation school made such films like The Magic Orchard (1982), Mrs Poverty (1984), When the Oak Leaves Fall (1991), Fulfilled Dream (2000) etc. in his long and illustrious career.

JAN BALEJ (b. 1958) worked as an artist at the Jirí Trnka Studio. His works include Tom Palecek (1994), Whirl (2004) etc.

AUREL KLIMT (b. 1972) is the youngest of the Fimfárum 2 group. A brilliant animation filmmaker, some of his notable works include Mashkin Killed Koshkin (1995), Bloody Hugo – An Eastern (1997), The Fall (1999) etc.

Enquiries: MAUR Film s.r.o., Salvátorská 4, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel: +420-775-900029
Email: maurfilm@atlas.cz Website: www.maurfilm.com

Direction: Aurel Klimt, Vlasta Pospísilová, Jan Balej, Bretislav Pojar
Screenplay: Jan Balej, Bretislav Pojar, Aurel Klimt, Jiri Kubicek
Art Director: Jan Balej, Pavel Koutský, Petr Pos, Martin Velísek
Editing: Alois Fisárek, Lucie Haladova, Aurel Klimt, Magda Sandersová
Music: Vladimir Merta, Miroslav Wanek
Voices: Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
Producers: Viktor Mayer, Miloslav Spála, Milan Svatos, Martin Vandas, Monika Aubele

Entry no. 83
Standing Alone (Sabz-e-Koochak)
(Dir.: Golm-Reza Ramezani/ Iran/2007/90 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

12-year-old Mohammad has written a story that has won the first prize in the inter-school competition. The heads of the school are going to offer him a prize in a sumptuous ceremony on the day of mid-Sha’ban.

GHOLAM-REZA RAMEZANI was born in 1960 in Arak, Iran. He began his professional career in 1983 as an assistant director and scriptwriter. He was the assistant director in Amir Naderi’s award-winning film The Runner. Till 1996, he made a number of short films. Passing the Trap (1993), The Cart (1999), and The Play (2004) are some of his other films. His second feature film, The Cart, won numerous prizes in international film festivals.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Gholam-Reza Ramezani
Screenplay: Gholam-Reza Ramezani
Director of Photography: Touraj Asslani
Editing: Bijan Mirbagheri
Music: Ali Samadipour
Sound: Abbas Rastegarpour
Cast: Hossein Mahjoub, Abdol-Reza Fayazi, M. Reza Hossein-Abadi, Aazam Soleymani, Maryam Banei, Vahid Ziraki
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 85
The Sparrow & the Boll (Gonjeshk Va Panbehdaneh)
(Dir.: Morteza Ahadi/ Iran/2007/12 mins.) (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

The Sparrow and the Boll is an old Iranian legend narrated in various forms. In this film, the sparrow is trying to get the boll trapped. A little girl saves her. Going through different hardships, the sparrow becomes wiser. Instead of having a beautiful dress, she decides to do something to make her friend happy.

Woven hemp and wood are used to create the characters and the background of the film.

SEYYED MORTEZA AHADI was born in 1963 at Serekan. He studied filmmaking at the Young Cinema Society and began his artistic activity in the domain of music and cinema in 1993. He began to work as an animator at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in 1996, where he collaborated in the making of A Raven Who Wanted to Be the Most Powerful (1999) as assistant director. His previous work includes an animation film The Path of Love in 2004.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Seyyed Morteza Ahadi
Screenplay: Seyyed Morteza Ahadi, Ali Dadrass
Director of Photography: Seyyed Morteza Ahadi
Animation: Seyyed Morteza Ahadi
Editing: Saeed Pour-Esmaeili
Sound: Mahmoud-Reza Mohaghegh
Music: Pirooz Arjomand
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 88
Address (Neshaani)
(Dir.: Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi/ Iran/2006/6 mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

The personage of the film is search of an address. Various signs show him the direction.

NAZANIN SOBHAN SARBANDI was born in 1949 in Tehran. After learning the art of graphics, she joined the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in 1980 and made animation films including Carpet, Footprint, Union before making Address.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi
Screenplay: Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi
Director of Photography: Shahrzad Akrami
Editing: Shahrzad Akrami
Sound: Mahmoud-Reza Mohaghegh
Music: Mahmoud-Reza Mohaghegh
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 93
Juanito Under the Orange Tree(Juanito Bajo El Naranjo)
(Dir.: Juan Carlos Villamizar/ Colombia/2006/8 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

In Colombia between grandmothers, parents and grandsons, we play a game in which we believe that if one of us eats orange seeds, a little orange tree will grow in our body. But in our early childhood we almost believe that one day this will really happen …

JUAN CARLOS VILLAMIZAR was born in 1961 in Bogotá. He studied filmmaking and television at UNITEC and after graduating, he immediately started working as an assistant director in the soap opera La Rosa de Los Vientos. In 1994, he joined the School of San Antonio de Los Baños to specialize in “Actors’ Direction”. After making some comedy films, he returned to the genre of melodrama in 2003. This short film marks a departure from his style of story telling.

Enquiries: Lola Amapola Producciones, Kra. 1 B Nº 54 – 45 102 Torre Norte, Bogotá, Colombia
Tel.: +57-1-2176213 Fax: +57-1-2176234.
Email: lola_amapola_producciones@yahoo.com.ar Website: www.lolaamapola.com

Direction: Juan Carlos Villamizar
Screenplay: Adriana Arango
Art Director: Asdrubla Medina
Director of Photography: Paulo Perez
Editing: Gabriel Baudet
Music: Yuri Buenaventura
Sound: Carlos Lopera
Cast: Martha Leal, Diego Velez, Santiago Sanches, Juan José Dias, Juan David Sanchez
Producer: Adriana Arango

Entry no. 97
Red Robin (Sineh Sorkh)
(Dir.: Parviz Sheikhtadi/ Iran/2006/81 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

12-year-old Ali is the cause of his best friend’s death during a childish game. Now he is looking for someone with the breath of Christ, in order to resurrect his friend. This childish wish involves all his neighbours: Muslims and Christians and …

PARVIZ SHEIKH TADI was born in 1961. He started his cinematic career in 1988 with Hozeh Honari (a cultural-artistic centre). He has collaborated as a set and costumer designer on several films. As writer-director, Red Robin is his third feature film.

Enquiries: Aviny Cultural Institute, Old Golestan Market, Iran Zamin Ave., Sanat Square, Tehran, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-88572142 Fax: +98-21-88572134
Email: avinfilm_admin@dorsanet.com

Direction: Parviz Sheikhtadi
Screenplay: Parviz Sheikhtadi
Art Direction: Babak Panahi
Director of Photography: Sirus Abdoli
Editing: Shahrzad Puya
Music: Alireza Kohandeyri
Cast: Sepideh Golchin, Yousef Moradian, Reza Afshar, Hasan Balgouri etc.
Producer: Majid Esmaili

Entry no. 99
Valo
(Dir.:Kaija Juurikkala / Finland/2005/80 mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

In the early 1900s, nine-year-old Valo and his friend Ville establish their own school for children in a small village. The children teach each other, but some adults in the village disapprove of the school and decide to close it down. The children, however, refuse to give up. The adventure begins. The film was inspired by the authentic diaries of a child written over a hundred years ago. The screenplay freely interprets the childhood diaries of artist and philosopher Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo, a Finn from the Russian region of Ingria, who lived a colourful life in Russia, Finland and Sweden from 1900 to 1997.

KAIJA JUURIKKALA was born in 1959. She worked as an elementary school teacher during 1980-89 following which she pursued her studies at the Film & Television Department of the University of Industrial Arts and Design in Helsinki. She graduated as a film director in 1997 and in 2003, she was awarded the State Film Prize for her work for children.

Enquiries: Periferia Productions Oy, Kauppilantie 12, 91100 Ii, Finland
Tel.: +358-40-5412922 Fax: +358-8-650130
Email: outi.rousu@periferiaproductions.fi Website: www.periferiaproductions.fi

Direction: Kaija Juurikkala
Screenplay: Markku Flink
Art Director: Tarja Väätäinen
Director of Photography: Harri Räty
Editing: Jukka Nykänen
Music: Trond Bjerknaes
Sound: Pekka Karjalainen
Cast: Vili Järvinen, Joni Kehusmaa, Sara-Maria Juntunen, Alina Sakko etc.
Producer: Outi Rousu

Entry no. 116
Ek Aadesh (Command for Choti)
(Dir.: Ramesh Asher/India/2006/35min) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

Two communities from the arid region of Western Rajasthan, the Bishnois and the Bagarias, are age old enemies. The Bishnois are farmers for whom the conservation of the environment and deer in particular, is a religion. On the other hand, many Bagarias are hunters for whom a deer is a source of livelihood. Chhoti is a twelve-year old Bishnoi girl who spends her day grazing the families' cows. One day, she spots a Bagaria who is about to shoot a deer. Initially, she is terrified. But to a Bishnoi, the desire to save an animal is an imperative impulse. She lunges at the hunter and is able to save the deer. However, the rescue has an unexpected consequence. During the events that follow, Chhoti and her family realise that the battle between the two communities, is a battle between a just cause and an equally just cause, and that the essence of any religion is to be simply human.

RAMESH ASHER is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India. After a stint with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its educational television project, he has worked on numerous documentaries as an editor, director, producer, script writer, and has won 2 National Awards along the way. He lives in Jaipur and is involved with several NGOs working in rural areas. A Command for Chhoti is his first film for the Children's Film Society, India.

Enquiries: Children’s Film Society of India, 24-Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai 400026, Maharashtra, India
Tel.: +91-22-23893919 / 23864798 / 23876136 Fax: +91-22-23805610
Email: cfsi@cfsindia.org Website: www.cfsindia.org

Direction: Ramesh Asher
Screenplay: Ramesh Asher
Director of Photography: Rajen Kothari
Music: Uday Majumdar
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 118
Cosmic Boy (222)
(Dir.: Ale Abreu/Brazil/2007/77min)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Long/ Animation

Three children are living in a futuristic world where life is completely programmed. A certain night, looking for reward points from school, they get lost in space and come upon an infinite universe, forgotten in a small circus. After a great deal of fun and play coupled with several new experiences, the programmed world sends someone special to get them back. It is time for them to choose their own way.

ALÊ ABREU was born in 1971 and lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Cosmic Boy is his first feature in the domain of animation film. His previous works include the short animation films Sírius and Espantalho (The Scarecrow), both of which have been the recipients of several acclaimed awards.

Enquiries: Elo Audiovisual, Rua Dona Elisa de Moraes Mendes 802 - Pinheiros, São Paulo 05449-001, Brazil Tel.: +55-11-30230173 Fax: +55-11-30225663
Email: aleabreu@aleabreu.com.br

Direction: Alê Abreu
Screenplay: Sabina Anzuategui, Daniel Chaia, Gustavo Kurlat
Art Direction: Alê Abreu
Animation: Alê Abreu
Editing: Cristina Amaral
Music: Gustavo Kurlat, Rubens Feffer, Renato Lemos
Sound: Miriam Bidderman, Ricardo Reis
Voices: Raul Cortez, Belchior, Arnaldo Antunes Marcio Seixas, Welington Nogueria, Aleph Naldi
Producer: Lia Nunes

Entry no. 122
Maharal
(Dir.: Pavel Jandourek / Czech Republic /2006/100mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

This holiday-time adventure story about three Prague children – Alena, David and Ondra and the charismatic treasure seeker Aaron Cohen takes us to mysterious places in old Prague, to the ruins of an ancient water castle and among some strange beings from times long bygone. Those are the settings of the exciting search for the mysterious talisman, Golem and the legendary The Philosopher’s Stone …

PAVEL JANDOUREK was born in 1963. After his studies at the Technical University, he worked for Czechoslovak Television as camera assistant and then at the University Audiovisual Centre as a director of educational and commissioned films. He also did an extramural course of studies at the Prague Film School FAMU, in the department for documentary films. Since 1991, he works regularly for Czech Television and other producers as a free-lance director and scriptwriter.

Enquiries: Jitka Prochazkova, Czech Television, Festival Department, Kavcí hory, 140 70 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420-261137438 Fax: +420-261137504
Email: jitka.prochazkova@ceskatelevize.cz Website: www.ceskatelevize.cz

Direction: Pavel Jandourek
Screenplay: Martin Bezouška
Art Director: Milan Popelka
Director of Photography: Asen Šopov
Music: Zbynek Mateju
Sound: Jirí Klenka
Cast: Borivoj Navrátil, Barbora Seidlová, Matyáš Valenta, Josef Somr etc.
Producers: Magdalena Sedláková, Martin Froyda, Helena Uldrichová, Pavel Doležal

Tyger
(Dir.: Guilherme Morcondes/Brazil/2006/4.3min)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

A giant tiger mysteriously appears in a big city, revealing the hidden reality in an otherwise ordinary night.

Tyger is a short film inspired by William Blake's eponymous poem. It's a visual narrative with a structure that is very similar to that of a music promo. The formal scheme is a blend of many styles and techniques arriving at a balance between the unique perspective of the plot and its inherent image of chaos.

GUILHERME MARCONDES was born in 1977 in São Paulo, Brazil. Guilherme started working as an illustrator when he was still in Architecture school. In 2000, he joined the Brazilian animation studio Lobo Filmes where he worked as animator/director for five years for clients such as Diesel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. He was involved in directing the build-up campaign for the European Music Awards 2005 for MTV International in London before returning to São Paulo to work as a freelancer. Her last film Into Pieces went to major festivals such as Annecy and Ottawa and also won a few awards. Her latest venture, Tyger was funded by Cultura Inglesa Festival, a branch of British Council in Brazil. Guilherme is currently working at Motion Theory in California and directing short films.

Enquiries: Autour de Minuit Productions, 21 rue Henry Monier, 75009 Paris, France
Tel.: +33-1-42811728 Fax: +33-1-42811729
Email: festivals@autourdeminuit.com

Direction: Guilherme Marcondes
Screenplay: Guilherme Marcondes and Andrezza Valentin [ Inspired by William Blake's poem The Tyger]
Director of Photography: Pierre De Kerchove
Animation: Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet
Editing: Guilherme Marcondes
Sound Design: Paulo Beto
Music: ZEROUM
Producers: Trattoria and Guilherme Marcondes

Entry no. 139
The Little Short-sighted Snake
(Dir :Aina Jarvine and Meelis Aruleep/Estonia/2006/ 12mins.)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

Some snakes are really nice… and this one just needs a little help!

AINA JÄRVINE was born in 1973 in Tallinn, Estonia. After finishing her theatre studies in the UK in 1996, she gradually drifted into filmmaking. She joined the animation company “A Film Estonia” as production assistant and head of development in 2001. She is now a development executive and director with this company and a freelance script consultant and script editor.

MEELIS ARULEPP was born in 1965. He graduated from the Tartu Art School in 1984 and since then has worked as an animator with Tallinnfilm (Estonia). Meelis was one of the founders of “A Film Estonia” in 1994, a subsidiary of “A Film Denmark”, and has remained with the company as the Chief Animator. His has worked as an animator for several European and American studios.

Enquiries: A Film Estonia, Lootuse pst. 62, Tallinn 11616, Estonia
Tel.: +372-6-706485 Fax: +371-6-706433
Email: afilm@afilm.ee

Direction: Aina Järvine, Meelis Arulepp
Screenplay: Aina Järvine [based on a children’s story by Andry Ervald]
Art Direction: Benjamin Bocquelet
Animation: Meelis Arulepp
Compositing: Timo Kannisto
Music: Kaspar Jancis
Sound: Romet Pott
Voices: Tormi Kevvai, Christian Martin Lauri, Marika Vaarik
Producer: A Film Estonia

Entry no. 145
Lovestory (Lavatory)
Dir :Konstantin Bronzit/Russia/2007/9.15min)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

A public bathroom provides the backdrop for this charming story of sweet love that can't be stalled.

KONSTANTIN BRONZIT was born in 1965 in St. Petersburg. In 1988, he made his first short film The Round-About; he also began drawing cartoons for magazines and newspapers and participated in numerous international cartoon competitions winning 20 awards. In 1994, he graduated from the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow. His short film At the Ends of the Earth was made at the French animation studio ‘Folimage’ and won about 70 awards. He won two Grands Prix in Annecy (1995, 1997) and in 2001, he was nominated for a French César. He is a member of the French and Russian Film Academies.

Enquiries: Melnitsa Animation Studios, Melnitchnaya Ulitsa 4, St. Petersburg, Russia 193019
Tel. / Fax: +7-812-5671540
Email: festivals@melnitsa.com Website: www.melnitsa.com

Direction: Konstantin Bronzit
Screenplay: Konstantin Bronzit
Art Direction: Konstantin Bronzit
Animation: Konstantin Bronzit
Music: Valentin Vassenkov
Sound: Vladimir Golounin
Producers: Sergei Selyanov, Alexander Boyarsky

Entry no. 146
Sold Out
(Dir.: Marie Jose van der Linden/Netherland/2007/7.3min)  (IC)  (A)
Category : Short/ Animation

In the course of one day, we get a glimpse of the life of a middle-class family in Catholic Brabant – in the south of the Netherlands – in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century. A village shop stood for social contacts, long working hours, minimal income and a shared responsibility: the whole family worked in the shop. The children grew up and moved away. This one day illustrates the demise of this family business. Because of the advent of the supermarket and the lack of a successor, many small shopkeepers had to close up for good. Sold Out is a tribute to the largely vanished breed of small shopkeepers.

MARIE JOSÉ VAN DER LINDEN was born in 1955 in Nistelrode. She studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Tilburg and following her graduation, she made her debut film Groten van het Noordzeestrand in 1991. Since then she has been active in making animation films, including a short film Free Your Mind for the MTV campaign.

GERRIT VAN DIJK was born in 1938 in Uden, the Netherlands. During 1953-58, he pursued his studies at the Academy for Visual Design and Architecture in Tilburg. In 1969, his refusal for army retraining exercises was backed up by an antimilitaristic exhibition at the Electric Centre in Haarlem. Since then he has been engaged in many creative shows and his work has been acknowledged in his country and elsewhere. In 1998, Queen Beatrix honoured him with a prestigious “Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion”. Over the years, he has produced a number of significant animation films.

Enquiries: Arena Films, PO Box 1157, 4801 BD Breda, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31-76-5219324
Email: info@arenafilms.nl Website: www.arenafilms.nl

Direction: Marie José van der Linden, Gerrit van Dijk
Screenplay: Marie José van der Linden
Animation: Marie José van der Linden
Keydrawings, Editing: Gerrit van Dijk
Sound: Bob Kommer Sound Studios
Producer: Hans van Westerlaak

Entry no. 147
Agi And Emma (Agi I Emma)
(Dir.: Milutin Petrovic/ Serbia/2007/90min) (IC) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

A story about lonesome nine-year-old boy who is living in a modern-day family occupied with chaotic contemporary living. His life changes when he meets Emma, a joyful and extraordinary lady. She gives Agi what he needs the most – an unconditional friendship, and draws him out of his lonely world.

MILUTIN PETROVIC was born in 1961. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in 1985. His first feature film Land of Truth, Love and Freedom, 2000 was screened at many international film festivals and was awarded the Reiner Werner Fassbinder Prize at the 49th Mannheim - Heidelberg IFF. Some of his notable works include Special education (1987, feature), Telephomania, (1988, telefilm), Cinematography or disaster I & II, (1992, documentary) etc.

Enquiries: Art&Popcorn, Decanska 12, Belgrade, Serbia
Tel./ Fax: +381-11-3345712
Email: info@artandpopcorn.com
Website: www.artandpopcorn.com

Direction: Milutin Petrovic
Screenplay: Milutin Petrovic [Based on the novel by Igor Kolarov]
Director of Photography: Predrag Bambic
Editing: Milutin Petrovic
Music: Ivan Tasovac
Cast: Milena Dravic, Stefan Lazarevic, Dragan Micanovic, Ana Sofrenovic, Lena Bogdanovic et al.
Producers: Predrag Bambic, Miroslav Mogorovich, Milutin Petrovic

Entry no. 153
Mother Nanny (Inang Yaya)
(Dir:Pablo Biglang-awa, Jr. & Veronica Velasco/Philippines/ 2006/90mins)  (IC) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Norma straddles between two worlds as mother to Ruby and as nanny to Louise. When Norma takes Ruby to the city to live with Louise’s family, the two girls struggle to share the woman the both fiercely love. Everyday is a balancing act for Norma as she deals with her demanding ward and her headstrong daughter; a generous employer and her opinionated mother-in-law; the desire for a good life and the need to survive. Veering away from the stereotypical melodrama, Mother Nanny portrays the Filipino nanny with veracity and shows both her strengths and vulnerability. The film imparts valuable lessons, and inspires the audience to stand for the difficult choices one has to make in life.

PABLO BIGLANG-AWA JR. is an award-winning painter, short film maker and commercial director. He has been active in the domain of 3D computer graphic animation and digital compositing. He is currently Creative Director of Engine Room, which specializes in visual effects design and high-definition post-production. Mother Nanny is Pablo Biglang-Awa Jr.’s debut feature film.

VERONICA B. VELASCO is a Broadcast Communication graduate from the University of the Philippines. she completed further training in JICA’s Audio Visual Production at Okinawa, Japan. Her screenplay Boy won the grand prize in the 1st FAP Screenwriting Contest and 2nd place in the prestigious Carlos Palanca Awards. She is currently a Line Producer for Unitel.

Enquiries: Unitel Pictures, 1196 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Extn., Makati City, Philippines
Tel.: +63-2-8962049 Fax: +63-2-7571061
Email: tave@unitel.ph

Direction: Pablo Biglang-Awa Jr., Veronica B. Velasco
Screenplay: Veronica B. Velasco
Director of Photography: Gray Gardoce
Editing: Randy Gabriel
Music: Nonong Buencamino
Sound: Mark Locsin, Jett Amorsolo
Cast: Maricel Soriano, Sunshine Cruz, Zoren Legaspi, Liza Lorena, Erika Oreta etc.
Producer: Tony Gloria

Entry no. 170
Silly Sweet Summer (Blood Mutze)
(Dir.: Johannes Schimd/Germany/2006-07/91mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Until he moved to the small town of Bellbach, 12-year-old Martin’s life seemed to be okay. But then suddenly he is confronted with an unexpected reality: his first love and Oliver’s fist. Pretty complicated! But Martin fights for what he believes in: for Silke and against Oliver, and finally for the friendship of both.

The film is based on the novel by Thomas Schmid, which was released in 1999 by the publisher Oetinger.

JOHANNES SCHMID was born in 1973 near Landshut, Germany. He studied theatre and film, German language and literature and art history in Erlangen and Munich. During his studies, he was already involved in various film and theatre productions as an assistant director. In 2001, Schmid and his partner Philipp Budweg founded the film-production company “schlicht und ergreifend”. Their short films have been shown at various national and international film festivals. Schmid was awarded the “New Talent Prize” for his film Merle (2002) at the Goldener Spatz Festival, 2003. Silly’s Sweet Summer is his debut feature film.

Enquiries: schlicht und ergreifend (Budweg/Schmid GbR), Neureutherstraße 22/Rgb., 80799 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49-89-28673131 Fax: +49-89-286731
Email: info@schlichtundergreifend-film.de Website: www.schlichtundergreifend-film.de

Direction: Johannes Schmid
Screenplay: Johannes Schmid, Michael Demuth
Director of Photography: Michael Bertl
Editing: Thomas Kohler
Music: Michael Heilrath
Sound: Mario Brecht
Cast: Johann Hillmann, Lea Eisleb, Konrad Baumann, Inka Friedrich and others
Producer: Ingelore König

Entry no. 178
Finding Friends
(Dir.: Arne Lindtner Naess/Norway/2005/90min) (IC)  (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Things are not looking good when 12 year old Petter and the rest of the family moves to a small farm in the middle of nowhere for the summer. But the countryside is not as quiet and peaceful as Petter thinks. Walking in the forest he finds an abused dog which he takes care of. The owner wants it back, but together with the Indian girl Nila and her friend Samson the bull, they rescue the dog and reveal the local car thieves that have operated for a long time. The summer turns out to be a dangerous and exciting adventure, - Petter does not miss his friends in the city. During these weeks he has made friends forever...with a dog, a bull and a girl.

ARNE LINDTNER NÆSS (b. 1944) was educated as an actor and has performed at most every theatre in Norway. Since 1985 he has also been a director, screenwriter and creative producer for several TV series. This is his third feature film as director, after the roaring success of The Junior Olsen Gang.

Enquiries: Nordisk Film A/S, Mosedalvej 14, 2500 Valby, Denmark
Tel.: +45-36188200 Fax: +45-36189300
Email: contact@nordiskfilm.com Website: www.sales.nordiskfilm.com

Direction: Arne Lindtner Næss
Screenplay: Ingrid Wiese, Geir Meum Olsen, Arne Lindtner Næss
Art Director: Kenneth H. Kolberg
Director of Photography: Kjell Vassdal
Editing: Helge Billing
Music: Trond Bjerknes
Cast: Magnus Solhaug, Sunaina Jassal, Nina Woxholt, Anders T. Andersen etc.
Producer: Ellen Jacobsen

Entry no. 181
Invisible Wings (Yin Xing De Chi Bang)
(Dir.: Feng Zhenzhi/ China/2007/90 mins.) (AP) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

At the age of 15, Zhihua, a young girl from Inner Mongolia girl loses her arms and most of her courage to continue her life. The love from her parents rekindles the fire of hope and she begins her struggle. Zhihua goes on to become a medical university student and keenly anticipates the National Paralympic Games.

The role of Zhihua is played by the 16-year-old disabled girl Lei Qingyao from Sichuan Province. For her performance in Invisible Wings, Lei Qingyao received the Best Child Performance award at the China Movie Awards (2007). Lei Qingyao lost her arms when she was four years old and, not only in the movie but in real life too, her optimism and bravery have deeply touched people.

FENG ZHENZHI is a director and screenwriter at the Beijing Science and Education Film Studio since 1988. He successively held such posts as Program Chief Editor, Deputy Director and then Director of the Chief Editor’s Office. Currently, he is a member of the Studio Editorial Board and Programme Supervisor. His film The True Story of Seeds won three prizes at the Huabiao Awards and one prize at the Golden Rooster Awards. It also won the Golden Book prize at the Iran International Educational Film Festival among several other awards.

Enquiries: China Film Promotion International, No. 25 Xinwai Str., Beijing 100088, China
Tel.: +86-10-62261485 Fax: +86-10-62264100
Email: kriswang212@126.com

Direction: Feng Zhenzhi
Screenplay: Feng Zhenzhi
Art Directors: Zhou Weigong, Zhao Huili
Director of Photography: Jiang Xiujia, Hai Tao
Editing: Zhang Jianhua
Music: Pei Dongfeng
Cast: Lei Qingyao et al.
Producer: Zhao Huili

Entry no. 187
The big fighting between Wukong and God Erlang
(Dir.: Liang Hansen/China/2007/90mins.)
Category : Long/ Animation

Based on a few early chapters of the classic fantasy novel “Journey to the West”, the film tells the story of how the Monkey King rises against the heaven and has a horrific fight with Er Lang Shen, the nephew of Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven.

The film features puppet live action with animated 3D backgrounds and characters.

HANSEN LIANG is a prolific director with hundreds of teleserials and art features to his credit over the past few decades. His work has won several film and television awards. The Big Fighting between Wukong and God Erlang is the second part of the 10-part “Wukong” series”.

Direction: Hansen Liang
Producers: Hansen Liang, Meiling Zhou

Entry no. 219
Care of Footpath
(Dir.:Krishnan S.S./India/2006/110min) (AP) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

This is the story of an orphan who is adopted by an old lady. She brings him to live with her in the slum. With his friends, he makes a living by picking up rags. An encounter with some school students, who call him an uneducated brute, changes his life. The boy accepts the challenge and decides to get educated. He begins to befriend school children and implores them to teach him the alphabet. Soon, he begins to run small errands for the school kids and their teachers and they begin to share their knowledge with him. A Non-Resident Indian notices the prodigious talent of the boy and decides to support him. How the rag-picker boy struggles to get through the 7th grade without ever attending school is the run up to the climax!

KISHAN S. S. started his career as a child model at the tender age of three. Soon, he began acting in films. He already has 24 feature films and about 500 television episodes to his credit. The media fondly calls him “the wonder kid”, “twinkle star”, “child prodigy”, “little genius” etc. Kishan was nine years old during the making of Care of Footpath (2006), a feat which landed him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Enquiries: Kiran Movie Makers, #1185, 10th Main, R.P.C. Layout, Vijayanagar, Bangalore 560040, Karnataka, India
Tel.: +91-(0)9980199541
Email: kiranmoviemakers@gmail.com

Direction: Kishan S. S.
Art Director: H. Murthy
Director of Photography: Mathew Rajan
Dialogues: Mysore Harish
Editing: B. S. Kempraj
Music: Ravi Dattatreya
Sound: Rajan
Cast: Kishan S. S., Jackie Shroff, Tara, B. Jayshree, Sourabh Shukla et al.
Producer: Shylaja

Entry no. 293
Moonman (Moonman)
(Dir.: Fritz Boehm/Germany/2007/29mins.) (IC)  (F)
Category : Short Fiction

One night, the lonely man in the moon jumps on a passing comet. He is carried to earth, where he is glad to make his first friend – the young inventor Lucia. However, most humans are afraid of the Moonman, so it is up to Lucia to lead him to safety.

FRITZ BÖHM was born in 1980 at Berlin-Stegiltz. Between 1983 and 1990, he grew up in the surroundings of New York City, Princeton, and Newark in the USA. In 1990, his family moved back to Siegen, Germany. In 2001, he shot his first 16mm film A Fatricide in Prague, based on a short novel by Franz Kafka. He completed his diploma in film and television production and media economics from a film school in Munich in 2006.

Enquiries: Toccata Film, F. Böhm & S. Nuri GbR, Bauerstrasse 34, 80 796 Munich,
Germany
Tel.: +49-89-45222230 Fax: +49-89-45222245
Email: info@toccata-film.com Website: www.toccata-film.com

Direction: Fritz Böhm
Screenplay: Fritz Böhm [based on the picture-book by Tomi Ungerer]
Art Director: Irina Kromayer
Director of Photography: Michael Praun
Editing: Horst Reiter
Sound Design: Achim Hofmann
Producers: Sven Nuri, Christoph Strunck, Fritz Bohm