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It is maybe a coincidence, or there is something in the air, but there will be a feature released with actor superstar Will Smith. It is about a survivor who is the last man on Earth. Our premiere this week has the same topic. A Lucky Bastard who managed to survive a deadly virus. But is it that good for him? Do you think you can do whatever?

We choose this film into our collection because it has a great power of irony. They way it was made - it was shot on DV, with some effects - is actually very funny and easy way of storytelling. They managed to create a unique world, which will make an effect on you for sure.

Watch “Lucky Bastard” by Ákos Szénási

There is something very brave in Nisi Masa script contest. Collecting together dozens of scripts from the world of half professional scriptwriters and taking the responsibility to produce the best three is a big thing. There aren’t many other contests, which offer the same. Working with this year’s topic “circle” the result was quite surprising. Reading the scripts I had the feeling of some depressed wave in Europe. All three winners are dealing with the topic of death, darkness, or the end of the world. These roots can be found of course in the so called classic European Arthouse Cinema, but still. I would not say that entertaining movies are necessarilly good, but sometime we should have fun instead of get down.

Beside all of these criterias let me congratulate to the winners of Nisi Masa Short Film Script Contest 2007:

- At Midnight Everything Stops Here (France, Just Philippot)

- Little Girl (Belgium, Léo Medard)

- Three Nights to beginning (Finland, Jarkko Virtanen)

( Nisi Masa is a network of young european filmmakers, and cinema enthusiast. We are really proud to have it as one are most important partners. A bunch of Nisi Masa films can be watched on Daazo in its special category: NISI MASA)

Hi Christina! Bye Christina!

It is really difficult to find a short film with an optimistic way of storytelling. In this film by Iulia Rugina you’ll see that not all the films from Eastern-Europe are depressed.