Selected from over 2600 short film entries, 25 films from 15 countries will be presented in five programmes, and compete for a Golden Bear, a Nomination for the European Film Academy Short Film 2010, and a DAAD grant.
Alongside films from, for example, Peru, South Africa, Italy, and Korea, Romania is contributing an impressive range of productions. And Croatia, another country from Eastern Europe, will be participating for the first time, with Zvonimir Jurićs film Žuti mjesec (Yellow Moon).
Berlinale Shorts has established itself as a platform for artists and filmmakers, one that leaves room for experiments and courage. Nicolas Provost from Belgium is participating with Long Live the New Flesh; parallel to the Berlinale, he will also be exhibiting works at the Haunch of Venison gallery in Berlin. Shelly Silver is presenting her experimental film 5 Lessons and 9 Questions about Chinatown.
Screenwriter and filmmaker Daniel Nocke explores the very core of a relationship in 12 Jahre. In the documentary Geliebt, Jan Soldat focuses on the question of what role animals can play when a person is incapable of loving another person.
In 2010, the Berlinale Shorts will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenging films in this section for the first time: during “Berlinale Shorts goes Arsenal”, a series of discussions will be held on three days in Cinema Arsenal.
Berlinale Shorts Programme:
I/ ca. 82′ + Introduction
Aramaki, Isamu Hirabayashi, Japan, 26′ (WP)
Akai Mori no Uta, Akihito Izuhara, Japan, 6′ (Out of Competition)
Žuti mjesec, Zvonimir Jurić, Croatia, 16′
In the Air, Liza Johnson, USA, 22′
Giardini di Luce, Davide Pepe & Lucia Pepe, Italy, 12′
II/ ca. 74′ + Introduction
Paradise Later, Ascan Breuer, Austria, 13′
Derby, Paul Negoescu, Romania, 15′ (WP)
A Perm, Lee Ran-hee, Republic of Korea, 19′
Suhaksihum, Jung Yumi, Republic of Korea, 2′ (WP)
El segundo Amanecer de la Ceguera, Mauricio Franco Tosso, Peru, 10′
Long Live the New Flesh, Nicolas Provost, Belgium, 15′ (WP)
III/ ca. 79′ + Introduction
5 Lessons and 9 Questions about Chinatown, Shelly Silver, USA, 10′
Wo ich bin ist oben, Bettina Schöller, Germany, 18′ (WP)
Out in that Deep Blue Sea, Kazik Radwanski, Canada, 16′
Hayerida, Shai Miedzinsi, Israel, 20′
Geliebt, Jan Soldat, Germany, 15′ (WP)
IV/ ca. 84′ + Introduction
Nachalnik, Yuriy Bykov, Russian Federation, 20′
Händelse Vid Bank, Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 12′ (WP)
Photos of God, Paul Wright, Great Britain, 28′ (WP)
Ich muss mich künstlerisch gesehen regenerieren, Ute Schall & Christine Groß, Germany, 20′ (WP)
12 Jahre, Daniel Nocke, Germany, 4′ (WP)
V/ ca. 89′ + Introduction
The Tunnel, Jenna Bass, South Africa, 25′
Tussilago, Jonas Odell, Sweden, 15′
Venus vs Me, Nathalie Teirlinck, Belgium, 26′
Colivia, Adrian Sitaru, Romania/The Netherlands, 17′ (WP)
Unplay, Joanna Rytel, Sweden, 6′ (WP)
