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AWARDED FILMS BY CATEGORIES:
A middle class father loses his marriage and job as a vacuum salesman in Detroit. As his daughter watches innocently on, he searches for easy money and something to blame for his quick decline.
Special Prize to the Best Short Film | |
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THE ART OF SUICIDE - Non public
by FAROUK THOYER - USA / France
A dark tale about a suicidal man who meets the devil incarnate.
Awarded Category: Direction | |
LET ME TWIST - Non public
by SAURABH SHUKLA - India
All lives are different yet similar.
Screenplay: The Actors in the film | |
A man, a woman, two dogs. They like each other, they get together. Questions and misunderstandings rise up: they can't talk, they can't break up. A red lipstick traces the uncertain line stumbling between the number two and the number three.
Awarded Category: Integral Realization | |
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BIRIYANI - Non public
by VIJAYA VARMAN - India
Portrays a simple incident in the daily life of a child servant girl in a rich Indian household, throwing up the great divide that exists between the haves and the have-nots, not only in India but all over the world, where today 40% are still poor and hence are treated sans basic human diginity.
Actress Performance: "POO" Myla | |
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by JAN-EJE FERLING - Sweden
Cissi 27 and Bernt 59 become friends in AA. They cannot respond to each other?s wants. She is searching her alcoholic father and Bernt his missing daughter.
Actor Performance: Anders Palm | |
THE SURVIVOR OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS - Non public
Diane manages a brothel in the 2030s. Frank, a smuggler and old friend, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, trying to escape the memory of his dead brother. He convinces her to enter his brain in order to erase his memory. She will make astonishing discoveries...
Art Direction: Benjamin Lamps | |
MODE D'EMPLOI - Click to view
by ANGELA ROMBONI - France
A man, a woman, two dogs. They like each other, they get together. Questions and misunderstandings rise up: they can't talk, they can't break up. A red lipstick traces the uncertain line stumbling between the number two and the number three.
Photography: Jean-Paul Agostini | |
THE RESTAURANT - Non public
Human beings have the power to act as they please, but are often overwhelmed by the pressure of society. A man is driven to act shamefully, but encounters a peculiar restaurant staff that questions his conscience.
Editing: Rick Gioiello & Paul Hatzinicoletos | |
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by ERIKA ARAUJO - Mexico
A twelve year old girl knows her first love. With all the innocence, she shows us the engine that pulls her to move on in life. A love story beteween reality and lyricism. | |
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by MAX FRANCOS - Belgium
A powerful and visually stunning political documentary that unfolds entirely through image and music, Nakba tells the story of the Palestinian exodus in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. | |
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by VARADRAJ SWAMI - India
Recession is a film on the scary economic slowdown which has gripped our universe. For people who would fight their way out of economic slowdown or any other challenging situation, the film is an inspiration to come out victorious. | | | |
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Click on the title to watch. Only the films who's producers
do not authorize its online screening can not be viewed publicly
and will not have a link. Those films have been reviewed by the
Committee of Art and the Jury privately.
...STILL I AM LIVING by AMITAV NANDA and TIRTHABASI PANDA
A MORAL MAN... AMONGST PARADOXICAL LEADERS by STEFAN LYSENKO
ALBERTA, DETROIT by JOHN WILBERDING
AMMI by EPHANTUS NJENGA
AN EXPRESSION by SUBHASH KAPOOR
ANDREW LEE, DRUG FREE by DANNY CONNER
BIRIYANI by VIJAYA VARMAN
BORDER STORIES by FLORIAN WYSS
CHOOSING TO FLY by VIVIAN LEE MOORE
CINDERELLA by VIKRAM GOEL
COMEDY TRAFFIC SCHOOL by SCOTT F. EVANS
D'ENTRE LES MORTS by ALAIN BASSO
DREAM by JAMES ROBERT BRASIC
EUROPA 66 by ROGER OTIS
FLIGHT OR FIGHT by NIKO MAKELA
HOMEKEEPER by RASA ALIUKONYTE
I PUT MY HEART INTO THIS FILM by LAWRENCE MALLINSON
INCIDENT ON DRIVE STREET LANE by KC COKER
JARDIN KENNEDY by RAPHAEL GIANELLI-MERIANO
JUST FOR TODAY by JAN-EJE FERLING
KD MATHESON BOUNDLESS TRIBESMAN by VEZUN
L'ANDANA (THE PLATFORM) by SIRA ANDREU
LEAH AND THE HORSE by ENID CHASANOFF
LET ME TWIST by SAURABH SHUKLA
LUA by ERIKA ARAUJO
MAJHKHAANE by JAGORI BANDYOPADHYAY and SOMESH BHATTACHARYA
MERRY CHRISTMAS by MARC RYAN
MODE D'EMPLOI by ANGELA ROMBONI
MORE THAN VOLLEYBALL by KEILAN RICKARD
NAKBA by MAX FRANCOS
ORANGES by MAHA ASSAL
OUT ANY WINDOW by CHARLES GRAY
OUTCAST by CAMERON COVELL
PEPDEL by HEDWIG M.ZEITLER
PRIDE OF THE TRIBE by RICHARD DILALLO
QUIPPE DANCE by ALBERTO NACCI
REARVIEW by JUSTIN SCHROTE
RECESSION by VARADRAJ SWAMI
SHADES by VARADRAJ SWAMI
TAXI by PAUL OLDING
THE ART OF SUICIDE by FAROUK THOYER
THE ELEPHANT WALK by RAISSA CONTRERAS
THE ENDLESS by VARADRAJ SWAMI
THE FATE OF CHOICE by ANUJ KAPOOR
THE INTERROGATION by STEPHEN BASTIEN/RICHARD DIAZ
THE JAIL by ABHIJIT DAS GUPTA
THE NEXT GIFT by MICHAEL REINERO
THE OUTLAND by JAMES SELLERS
THE RESTAURANT by RICKY GIOIELLO
THE ROAD AND THE SKY by PAUL PETTIGREW
THE SHAFTESBURY PLAYERS by CORNELIA HAYES O'HERLIHY and JOHN HAYES
THE SHOE by SARANNE BENSUSAN
THE SURVIVOR OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS by JULIEN LECAT
URSULA AND SPORE 2.3 by CARL W JONES
WHAT IF...? by V. K. PRAKASH
ZYMOTIC AMAUROSIS by OZAN ADAM KEULIG
Short Film Festival of Los Angeles
losangeles@filmsfest.com
"I had a great time watching the films. I am thankful to Robert, Laura and Igal for their careful and perceptive category selections. I learned a lot and was glad to see some films by filmmakers who I have noticed in competitions before.
I would say this about the winning films: they all had the "involvement" factor, that is, I was completely taken in by their story and artistry and they left my heart and mind far more open after the viewing.
I am very honored to have had the privilege to be involved in this festival and I take from it a lot of inspiration and an expanded sense of how powerful and delightful short films can be."
Stephen Keep Mills
President of the Jury
"What a wonderful array of films that did not make evaluations easy! I devoted serious time to studying these films, some several times over again, and enjoyed every moment. Congratulations to everyone in the competition."
Laura Carruthers
International Jury
"Congratulations to all winners of this year's excellent festival. I am glad to see that my results met the overall decisions of the jury to such a large extent. It was a pleasure sitting on the jury and having the opportunity to see such a diverse mix of ambitious, artful, entertaining and meaningful short films. My congratulations also go to Stephen Keep Mills for his considered presidency"
Robert Cambrinus
International Jury
"I enjoy your festival very much and it was an honor to participate in the international jury. It was a pleasure to see all these wonderful inspired movies.
My biggest gratification is the feeling that I become filled from the affluence of cinema and the human feelings"
Igal Peeri
International Jury
"The diversity of the films was very interesting for me, both from the stories themselves, as well as the styles used, covering a wide range of aesthetics in terms of narrative and technical resources."
Agustin Cano Correa
Committee of Art
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Short Film Festival of Los Angeles - 2010 Awards
