Cannes 2020. Special Edition
Канны-2020. Special Edition
Cannes. Traditionally, one of the largest and most famousfilm festivals takes place on the Cote d'Azur every May. But in 2020, the show was about to be cancelled.
Despite the difficult situation in the world and amazing trials for all mankind, the Cannes Festival still took place in a special format. This means that our show is also some special.
Despite the difficult situation in the world and amazing trials for all mankind, the Cannes Festival still took place in a special format. This means that our show is also some special.
96 min., 16+
Language: French, English, Slovenian, Spanish
Language: French, English, Slovenian, Spanish
Benjamin, Benny, Ben
2020, Canada, 7 min.
An unexpected event threatens to undo the job interview preparation of an anxious young man.
- Director:
- Paul Shkordoff
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation
- Toronto International Film Festival – Short Cuts Award (Best Canadian Short Film)
- Canadian Screen Awards nomination – Best Live Action Short Drama
- Montréal Festival of New Cinema – participation
Contraindications
2019, Romania, 19 min.
Awaiting her husband's visit from abroad, a woman is having a nervous breakdown as her mother finds out she hasn't yet made up her mind about the divorce.
- Director:
- Lucia Chicos
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation (Cinefondation, 3rd)
- Gopo Award nomination – Young Hope Award
Nihce ni rekel, da te moram imeti rad
2019, Slovenia, 18 min.
Alexander is a career-successful man who comes to pick up his eleven-year-old son Jan to take him to music school. Jan is not waiting for his father in front of the block, but is still taking a shower, as he is dirty from football. Aleksandar is in a hurry, but Jan doesn't want to go into music school at all. Not having time and patience to talk to Jan, Alexander shakes his son and triggers an epileptic seizure of Jan.
- Director:
- Matjaz Jamnik
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation (Cinefondation)
Filles bleues, peur blanche
2020, France, 10 min.
A couple on the roads of Provence. Nils is driving Flora to his parents for the first time when they get ambushed. Whilst she's made prisoner, he flees. During a night in the pinewood, she has to face her doubts.
- Director:
- Marie Jacotey, Lola Halifa-Legrand
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation
- Ghent International Film Festival – participation
- Annie Awards nomination – Best Animated Short Subject
Muralla China
2020, Argentina, 17 min.
Fernando receives some baffling news which upsets him profusely, but when he shares them with his loved ones, their reactions are not as he expected. An odd debate ensues, affecting everyone involved.
- Director:
- Santiago Barzi
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation (Cinefondation)
- AFI Fest – participation
- BOGOSHORTS Bogota Short film Festival – participation
- San Sebastián International Film Festival – participation
David
2020, USA, 11 min.
A severely depressed man reaches out for an emergency therapy session. He's not the only one who needs help.
- Director:
- Zach Woods
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation
- Encounters International Film Festival – Audience Award
- Tweetfest Film Festival – Best International Short
- AFI Fest – participation
- Toronto International Film Festival – participation
- PÖFF Shorts – participation
- Chicago International Film Festival – participation
- Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films – participation
The Last Ferry From Grass Island
2020, Hong Kong, USA, 14 min.
A Hong Kong hitman retires as a fisherman on the peaceful Grass Island. One day, his Chinese apprentice arrives, tasked to kill him before the last ferry departs.
- Director:
- Linhan Zhang
Awards & Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival – participation
- Tribeca Film Festival – Student Visionary Award - Special Jury Mention
- Palm Springs International ShortFest – participation
- Raindance Film Festival – participation
- Encounters International Film Festival – participation
- Stockholm Film Festival – participation
