European Film Awards – Short Matters! #3
05.09 – 17.30 – FLAGEY 5
Discover 3 programs composed of awarded shorts at famous film festivals such as Berlin, Venice or Rotterdam.
Les extra-ordinaires mésaventures de la jeune fille de pierre
Gabriel Abrantes
Pays France, Portugal
Genre Animation
2019 - 20' - Color
Tired of being a banal architectural ornament, a sculpture runs away from the Louvre to confront real life on the streets of Paris.
Leoforos Patision (Patision Avenue)
Thanasis Neofotistos
Pays Greece
Genre Fiction
2018 - 12' 48" - Color
Yanni’s mum is on her way to audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her young son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, whilst walking in the most controversial area of central Athens, Patision Avenue.
Black Sheep
Ed Perkins
Pays United Kingdom
Genre Documentary
2018 - 26' - Color
After the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor, Cornelius' family move out of London. But when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes a drastic step to survive.
Cadoul de Craciun (The Christmas Gift)
Bogdan Mureşanu
Pays Romania, Spain
Genre Fiction
2018 - 23'14'' - Color
On the 20th of December, 1989, a few days after Ceausescu's bloody repression in Timisoara, a father’s quiet evening turns to sheer ordeal as he finds out that his little son has mailed a wish letter to Santa. As the kid understood, his father’s desire was to see Ceausescu dead.