Manhattan Short Film Festival 2018 (EN)

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018, 6.45 p.m.
Kino Pod Baranami
 
Once again, Kino Pod Baranami will be hosting Manhattan Short Film Festival - a unique screening of extraordinary short films. On Sunday, October 7, participants of the show in Krakow will see nine productions qualified for the final selection, from which - together with the viewers around the world - they will pick the best one. 

Manhattan Short Film Festival is the only film festival in the world taking place simultaneously at over 300 theatres, on six continents, gathering hundreds of thousands of moviegoers around the globe. This year, Manhattan Short received 1565 entries from 73 countries from which nine finalists were selected.
 
When the festival began in 1998, Finalists' Films have been reviewed by panels of celebrity judges including Susan Sarandon, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney, Roger Corman and Tim Robbins. Soon afterwards, the You Be the Judge! concept was implemented - the judging of the films was handed over to the public. Together with audiences all over the world the viewers at Kino Pod Baranami will choose the winner.
 
This year’s finalists include a chilling ghost story Baghead by Alberto Corredor Marina and Phil Brough’s animated short Fire in Cardboard City, which was nominated for a Crystal Bear in Generation Kplus section at Berlinale. As usual, the Festival welcomes new, up-and-coming directors, such as Slumdog Millionaire’s star Dev Patel. His dramedy Home Shopper starring Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) is a story of an unhappy married woman trying to escape loneliness by entering a world of home shopping. The viewers will also see the film Her by More Raca, a young filmmaker from Kosovo. It is a moving tale about seeking freedom against family expectations. 
Another picture fighting for the main prize is an intriguing Marcus Markou’s short drama Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times about an unexpected friendship between two men who meet at different moments of their lives and develop trust despite prejudice. Director Marco Gadge in the film Someone presents World World II from a perspective rarely shown on screen, showing German citizens as victims of hate and cruelty. Hungarian comedy drama Chuchotage by Barnabás Tóth is a wonderfully funny story about two interpreters fighting for the attention of the same woman.
The viewers might also want to vote for the Special Jury Prize winner at Sundance, Fauve, a gripping portrayal of rivalry between young boys taking a dangerous turn, directed by Jérémy Comte. The screening will end with Lacrimosa, an award-winning surreal love story created by Tanja Mairitsch.

All films will be presented in original version with English subtitles.
 
For more information about the Festival visit www.manhattanshort.com 

TICKETS:

22 PLN (regular) | 15 PLN (discount)

PROGRAMME (duration: 140’, including 7’ intermission):
 
BAGHEAD | BAGHEAD
dir. Alberto Corredor Marina, Great Britain 2018, 15'

CryptShow Festival 2018: Best Short Film, Best Director (Alberto Corredor), Audience Award  

Haunted by grief, a man asks questions only the recently deceased can answer. The dead get their say in the hidden chamber of a mysterious pub. You may not like what you hear.

FIRE IN CARDBOARD CITY | FIRE IN CARDBOARD CITY
dir. Phil Brough, New Zealand 2018, 9'

Berlin IFF 2018: nomination for the Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film in the Generation Kplus section
Tribeca FF 2018: nomination for the Best Short Film award
Show Me Shorts FF 2017: Best Film, Best New Zealand Film

When Cardboard City catches fire, it's up to an energetic fire chief and his brave deputies to save its citizens from the encroaching flames. 

HOME SHOPPER | HOME SHOPPER
dir. Dev Patel, US 2018, 17'

Sundance FF 2018: nomination for the Jury Prize for the Best Short Film
Chicago IFF 2018: nomination for the Golden Hugo for the Best Feature Short Film

In a loveless marriage, a woman seeks solace from a home shopping channel that proves to be her salvation...unless it was the problem all along.

HER | AJO
dir. More Raca, Kosovo 2018, 13'

To escape a marriage arranged by her extremely religious father, a young girl seizes the chance to run away and save more than herself.

TWO STRANGERS WHO MEET FIVE TIMES | TWO STRANGERS WHO MEET FIVE TIMES
dir. Marcus Markou, Great Britain 2018, 13'

Maryland IFF 2018: Best Short Film
Omaha FF  2018: Best Short Film
Prescott FF 2018: Best Short Film

Two strangers meet at key turning points over the course of their lives. The initial conflict gives way to compassion and eventual friendship.

SOMEONE | IRGENDWER
dir. Marco Gadge, Germany 2018, 14'

At the end of World War II, Red Army soldiers bent on brutal revenge for past atrocities attack a German city. Compassion comes from an unlikely source. Based on a true story.

CHUCHOTAGE | SUSOTÁZS
dir. Barnabás Tóth, Hungary 2018, 16'

During a professional conference in Prague, two interpreters in the Hungarian booth hilariously vie for the attention of one listener.

FAUVE | FAUVE
dir. Jérémy Comte, Canada 2018, 16'

Sundance IFF 2018: Special Jury Prize
Toronto IFF 2018: Special Mention for the Best Canadian Short Film
Fantasia FF 2018: Best Actor in the International Short Film Competition (Félix Grenier)
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2018: Grand Prix
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2018: Jury Prize

Two boys playing in an abandoned surface mine take turns outdoing each other until the stakes are suddenly raised and it's no longer a game.

LACRIMOSA | LACRIMOSA
dir. Tanja Mairitsch, Austria 2018, 19'

A young woman finds her lost lover in a world of ever-changing surreal landscapes. But love, she discovers, is more complicated than she imagines.

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