| Manhattan Short Film Festival 2012 |
| Saturday, 29 September 2012 17:41 |
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3-7 October 2012 6 Continents, 300 cities around the world, and 35 cities in Russia! World Battle director for Audience Recognition WE ARE FOR FAIR ELECTIONS! From October 3rd to the 7th 2012, the Manhattan Short Film Festival will be arriving in St. Petersburg as well as 300 other cities in the world! The cinema «Aurora» will be hosting the festival in St. Petersburg this year. There will be 150,000 moviegoers from 300 different cities around the world. They will come together for one purpose - to watch great films and to vote for this year's best short film in the Manhattan Film Festival. This year's festival features 10 different actors from different parts of the planet. The first time in history of the festival that a film by a russian director will be presented there with the very first debut of Russian actor Saltykov in the film called «Kuda Techet More», or «Where does the Sea Flow», with Oksana Akinshina STARRING in the lead role. Saltykov will personally present his film at the festival opening on October 3rd. All of the films will be presented in their original language with Russian subtitles. There will be comedy, drama, and parody films during this festival and the winner of the festival will be determined by a worldwide vote immediately after the session. Here is the list of films that will be shown at the Manhattan Short Film Festival 2012! Number 1. Танцплощадка дьявола/The Devil's Ballroom Henrik Dalsbraken M / Norway / 15'30 This film has received the honors of: Award of Excellence and Production Designer Award from the Los Angeles Movie Awards; best film Palm Springs International Shortfest This film is about a lonely Arctic explorer who is on a journey to the North Pole, and MAKES decisions with far-reaching consequences. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 2. Любопытное стечение обстоятельств / A Curious Conjunction of Conincidences Yost Reimers/ Netherlands/ 8'34 Audience Award for best fiction short film, Palm Springs International Shortfest Today is a difficult day for three men living in three different eras... Get ready for an absurd story that binds the trio together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 3. Куда течет море / Where Does the Sea Flow Vitaly Saltykov / Russia / 14'00 Starring Oksana Akinshina A mother feels for her five year old daughter's strange feelings. She loves her, but at the same time fears and hates the daughter for recalling a tragedy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 4. Два плюс два / Two & Two Babak Anvari / UK / 8'25 BAFTA nominee for Best Short Film In math lessons, pupils learn that two plus two equals five. Solve the equation in a different way- a crime. This brief sketch shows the mechanics of dictatorship and tyranny. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 5. Курица / Cluck Michael Lavelle / Ireland / 18'57 Nominated for the Best Short Film award at the Irish Film and Television festival. The shelter let down flying feathers, when a new boy appears. Of course, because he threatens to destroy the established order. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 6. За зеркалами / Behind the Mirrors Julio O. Ramos / Peru / 12'00 Won the award for the best student film at the Palm Springs International Shortfest A cheap motel employee resorts to a controversial way to make money just to make ends meet. An unexpected death of one of the guests happens when the guest asks too many questions about the illegal business. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 7. Тщательно продуманная кончина Роберта Эбба / The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb Clement Ball, Francois-Xavier Goby, Matthieu Landur / UK, France / 12'50 " Premium Canal + Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival A boy, girl, monster costumes, armed citizens, and a tragic ending... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 8. Супермен, Человек-паук или Бэтмен / Superman, Spiderman or Batman Todor Giorgio / Romania / 11'00 Best Fiction Short Film at the Aspen Shortfest; prize for Best Short Film KALIBER35, Munich International Short Film Festival. Inspired by his beloved comic book characters, the boy decides to save his mother. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 9. Коллекционная карточка / `92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card Todd Sklar / USA / 12'00 Party Sundance Film Festival Brothers Jim and Dave solve all their differences in a radical way after their father dies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 10. Голос за кадром / Voice Over Martin Rosete / Spain / 9'50 Won award for the Best Short Film at the Monaco International Film Festival; nominated for the Best Fiction Short Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. I will not tell you whose voice takes us through three different emergency situations, which in general is the same. Did you survive? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combined Length: 125 minutes Ticket price: 200 RUB Address: Cinema «Aurora» Nevsky Prospect, 60 Book Tickets by phone: 942-80-20. |
