international shorts #9

Argyris Papadimitropoulos

Greece | 2003 | 13mins | 35mm | Colour

Nikos retires and moves to a remote house on an isolated island. The postman comes every week.

Richard Goleszowski

England | 2003 | 9mins | Beta | Colour

A unique documentary style insight into the lives of the wild animals and domestic pets of the British Isles. Cats or dogs; the two most popular pets go head to head.

Mathieu Vadepied

France | 2003 | 19mins | 35mm | Colour | Subtitled

Four months have passed before 35-year-old Antoine decides to come back to Paris, having left his family and Louisa, the woman carrying his child, with no news.

Kari Juusonen

Finland | 2004 | 15mins | 35mm | Colour

A stubborn cow causes confusion to a boy’s routine at a slaughterhouse. The boy liberates the cow just to get rid of the problem. But the cow does not escape; it wants help and starts to haunt the boy.

Yousaf Ali Khan

England | 2003 | 18mins | 35mm | Colour

Ten-year-old Alan and his family are taking a trip to the clinic for mum’s regular Largactil injection. The Largactil is intended to subdue her inner voices and ‘psychotic’ visions but mum is late as usual for her injection and is feeling withdrawals.

Allan Gustafsson

Sweden | 2003 | 22mins | 35mm | Colour | Subtitled

At a dorm live two very different characters, a jock and a culture chick. They have very different attitudes and backgrounds. But opposites attract.

Peter Foott

Ireland | 2004 | 14mins | 35mm | Colour

A black comedy in the style of a traditional fairytale. It tells the story of a carpenter who uses his skills to repair what he believes to be his wife’s inadequacies. Special Mention Jury Award – Venice Film Festival

Royston Tan

Singapore | 2004 | 13mins | 35mm | Colour

An irate film buff encounters a censorship board official in a supermarket and badgers her with a sustained account of movies the censors have snipped. First Prize - Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Awards, 2004