Festival Catalogue 2016

COUNTRY IN FOCUS TURKEY



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OMER FARUK SORAK 8 SECONDS (8 SANIYE)  TURKISH  TURKEY h 120’ G 2015 DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER In her worldly life as a Turkish Berliner in a reunited city, Esra feels caged OMER FARUK SORAK EMANUEL KADOSH by her familial relationships and languishes in her job. She clashes with PRODUCER(S) EDITOR the rules imposed on her and continually yearns to discover the identity IPEK SORAK, NECATI LEVENT CELEBI , of the familiar man who visits her in her dreams and makes her feel AKPINAR, TAHA ALTAYLI ERDINC COZEN whole. She begins to lead two parallel lives: while awake, she struggles in PRODUCTION STORY/SCREENPLAY vain, but in her dreams, she creates, for herself, a secret existence. COMPANY 185$1(95(1ōĢ7 BOCEK FILM, BKM FILM, ESRA INAL GALATA FIL, BAREFOOT CAST FILM ESRA INAL, FAHRI SALES YARDIM, FIRAT BOCEK FILM ÇELIK,DON MUGUEL RUIZ FILMOGRAPHY /MERŸ &ARUKŸ 3ORAK JUDGXDWHG IURP$QNDUD 8QLYHUVLW\\ )DFXOW\\ LQ &RPPXQLFDWLRQ +LV $VN7HVDGXÁHUL6HYHU(2011) SURIHVVLRQDOFDUHHUVWDUWHGDWWKH7XUNLVK1DWLRQDO79757ZKHUHKHZRUNHGIRUWKUHH Yahsi Bati (2010) \\HDUV DV DQ DVVLVWDQW FDPHUDPDQ DQG IRU ÀYH \\HDUV DV D FDPHUDPDQ ,Q  KH VHW Sinav (2006) XSKLVRZQFRPSDQ\\%|FHN0]LN)LOP5HNODP3URGNVL\\RQYH2UJDQL]DV\\RQ/WGDQG Gora (2004) ZRUNHG RQ FRPPHUFLDOV IHDWXUH ÀOPV WHOHYLVLRQ SURJUDPPHV DQG PXVLF YLGHRV +H Vizontele (2001) PDGHKLVIHDWXUHGHEXWZLWKWKHVFLÀFRPHG\\G.O.R.A +LVVXEVHTXHQW ÀOPV LQFOXGH Vizontele (2001), Yahsi Bati (The Ottoman, 2009), and Love Loves Coincidences (2011)

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ÜMIT KÖREKEN BLUE BICYCLE (MAVI BISIKLET)  TURKISH  TURKEY h 93’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR PAPERMOON FILMS Ali lives with his mother and his sister Inci in a small town in Turkey. ÜMIT KÖREKEN GMBH , OLIVER THAU $IWHU WKH GHDWK RI KLV IDWKHU KH PXVW VXSSRUW KLV PRWKHU ÀQDQFLDOO\\ PRODUCER(S) CINECHROMATIX KG , and therefore has taken up a job at a local workshop while attending NURSEN ÇETIN UFUK GENÇ VFKRRO +H VDYHV WKH WLSV KH JHWV DW WKH ZRUNVKRS WR IXOÀOO KLV GUHDP KÖREKEN, ÜMIT SALES that of possessing a blue bicycle. But this dream falters as his great, but KÖREKEN, OLIVER ATTRACTION secret, love Elif loses her post as headgirl. Together with Yusuf, Ali starts THAU, UFUK GENÇ, DISTRIBUTION a campaign against this profound injustice. The money saved for the .$$1.85%$12Đ/8 CINEMATOGRAPHER bicycle is used to bring the problem to the attention of the inhabitants PRODUCTION NIKLAS LINDSCHAU in this small town. COMPANY EDITOR DRAMA FILM ALI AGA BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL (GENERATION KPLUS) | ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL (NATIONAL PRODUCTION ÜMIT COMPETITION) | NETHERLAND RODE TULP FILM FESTIVAL | TEL AVIV CHILDREN FILM KÖREKEN , NURSEN FESTIVAL | AMSTERDAM CINEKID FILM FESTIVAL | BOGOTA FILM FESTIVAL ÇETIN KÖREKEN, %RUQ LQ  LQ $NŎHKLU -AVIŸ \"ISIKLET JUDGXDWHG IURP WKH %XVLQHVV 0DQDJHPHQW FESTIVALS AND AWARDS )DFXOW\\ +H VXEVHTXHQWO\\ KHOSHG FUHDWH QXPHURXV UDGLR SOD\\V VKRUW SOD\\V WKHDWULFDO SOD\\V PHPRLUVVWRULHV DQG ÀOP VFULSWV +LV SOD\\V DQG VWRULHV KDYH EHHQ SXEOLVKHG LQ FILMOGRAPHY YDULRXVSULQWHGDQGRQOLQHSHULRGLFDOV%LVLNOHWDOVRVWXGLHGGLJLWDOÀOPPDNLQJLQ The Line (2011)

GÖZDE KURAL DUST (TOZ)  TURKISH FOCUS TURKISH  TURKEY h 120’ G 2016 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR After her mother’s death, Azra wants to make her last wish come true. GÖZDE KURAL AYLIN ZOI TINEL She decides to undertake a dangerous journey to bury her mother in PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY Afghanistan. Confronted with her family’s past in Afghanistan, the GÖZDE KURAL, TAHA GÖZDE KURAL journey turns into a particularly emotional experience for her. As she ALTAYLI CAST experiences the consequences of war on the land and the people, she PRODUCTION ÖYKÜ KARAYEL, experiences immense sorrow and the drama of everyday life in the COMPANY BERAN SOYSAL, HAJI country. TOZ FILM PRODUCTION, GUL ASER, MASUD GALATA FILM AHMADI, MUHAMMED MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GÖZDE KURAL CANGÖREN, ABDUL CINEMATOGRAPHER QADIR FAROOKH Gözde KuralZDVERUQRQ$XJXVW$QNDUD7XUNH\\6KHPDMRUHGLQ$GYHUWLVLQJ )(5+$78=81'$Đ )LOPDQG7HOHYLVLRQDWĢVWDQEXO%LOJL8QLYHUVLW\\$IWHUKHUJUDGXDWLRQVKHVWDUWHGWRGLUHFW WHOHYLVLRQFRPPHUFLDOVPXVLFYLGHRVDQGVKRUWÀOPVDust is her debut feature. FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Awake (2009, Short) Braid (2010, Short) The Laceration (2011, Short) 209

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CURATORIAL NOTE AMOL PARCHURE THE STATE OF AFFAIRS Marathi Talkies a new segment in this year’s MAMI festival of distribution hence did’nt reach the audience as much as ISŸAŸCELEBRATIONŸOFŸ-ARATHIŸCINEMAŸ%VERYŸYEARŸ-ARATHIŸÚLMSŸ they should have. Mumbai Talkies will feature such gems. have been given a special place in MAMI. Over the years The Marathi Film industry is witnessing the rise of several SEVERALŸ-ARATHIŸÚLMSŸHAVEŸBEENŸPREMIEREDŸINŸ-!-)Ÿ)NŸŸ directors who tread an unexplored a path, who strive to create it is step ahead, it is an honest attempt to reintroduce some something new.It gives us immense pleasure to present the EXTRAORDINARYŸ ÚLMSŸ FROMŸ THEŸ PASTŸ FEWŸ YEARSŸ 3INCEŸ Ÿ AŸ TOŸ THEŸ CINEPHILESŸ THEŸ WORKSŸ OFŸ SUCHŸ INGENIOUSŸ ÚLMŸ MAKERSŸ CONSISTENTŸRISEŸHASŸBEENŸSEENŸINŸTHEŸNUMBERŸOFŸMARATHIŸÚLMSŸ MAMIis an occasion where lovers of cinema and stalwarts of that have been immensely popular and extremely successful cinema get an opportunity to mingle with one another. ONŸTHEŸBOXŸOFÚCEŸ 4HEŸ OBJECTIVEŸ BEHINDŸ THISŸ ENTERPRISEŸ ISŸ ALSOŸ TOŸ ENCOURAGEŸ (OWEVERŸ ALONGŸ WITHŸ SUCHŸ COMMERCIALŸ SUCCESSFULŸ ÚLMSŸ discussions regarding the issues of distribution that have there have been those that were widely appreciated across plagued the glorious and much celebrated Marathi Film several festivals but couldn’t overcome the complications Industry. 221 TWENTY-THREE

RAV I JA D H AV, V I J U M A N E, G I R I S H M O H I T E , GA J E N D RA A H I R E BIOSCOPE (BIOSCOPE)  MARATHI  INDIA h 131’ G 2015 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER %LRVFRSH ² DQ DQWKRORJ\\ ÀOP VHHV IRXU SURPLQHQW GLUHFWRUV  5DYL RAVI JADHAV, VIJU VASUDEV RANE, Jadhav, Viju Mane, Girish Mohite and Gajendra Ahire, narrate stories MANE, GIRISH MOHITE, SHABBIR NAIK, through the medium of poetry. Based on writer Vijay Tendulkar’s poem GAJENDRA AHIRE SANTOSH SHINDE, of the same name, Ravi Jadhav’s Mitra is a story of two lesbians set PRODUCER(S) KRISHNA SOREN against the backdrop of a poem written by contemporary poet Sandeep ABHAY SHEVADE, EDITOR Khare. Viju Mane’s Ek Hota Kau is based on poem by Soumitra and is the PARIKSHIT THORAT, MANISH MORE, SATISH story of a dark complexioned boy, who is in love with a fair complexioned SANJAY DHANKAWADE PATIL, NILESH GAWAND, girl. Girish Mohite’s Bail, based on Loknath Yashvant’s poem of the same MEGHANA JADHAV, VIJU MAYUR HARDAS QDPH UHÁHFWV XSRQ WKH ZLGHQLQJ JDS EHWZHHQ UXUDO DQG XUEDQ ,QGLD MANE, GIRISH MOHITE, STORY/SCREENPLAY depicted through a relationship between a farmer and his ox. While, GAJENDRA AHIRE VIJAY TENDULKAR, Gajendra Ahire’s Dil-E-Nadan, deals with two aged artists, waiting for PRODUCTION RAVI JADHAV, VIJU that one elusive call to give the performances of a lifetime. COMPANY MANE, SATISH LATKAR, GOLDEN TREE GIRISH MOHITE, ABHAY ENTERTAINMENT PVT DAKHANE, GAJENDRA LTD AHIRE, SANDEEP KHAR Ravi Jadhav VWXGLHG 9LVXDO &RPPXQLFDWLRQV DQG *UDSKLF 'HVLJQ DW 6LU - - 6FKRRO 2I $UW +LV GHEXW IHDWXUH ÀOP Natrang ZRQ WKH 1DWLRQDO $ZDUG IRU %HVW 0DUDWKL ÀOP He later directed the multiple National award winner Balgandharv (2011), Balak Palak (2013) and Timepass9LMX0DQHPDGHKLVGLUHFWRULDOGHEXWZLWKGojiri (2007) and later directed Sharyat (2011) and Khel Mandala*LULVK0RKLWHLVDZULWHU ÀOPPDNHU NQRZQ IRU GLUHFWLQJ Be Dune Saade Chaar (2009) and Bharatiya (2012). *DMHQGUD$KLUH VWDUWHG KLV FDUHHU LQ WKHDWUH DQG ZDV QRWHG IRU ZULWLQJ SOD\\V VXFK DV Aaicha Ghar Unhacha and Unch Maza Jhoka Ga+LVGHEXWIHDWXUHÀOPNot Only Mrs. Raut  ZRQ WKH 1DWLRQDO $ZDUG IRU %HVW )LOP LQ 0DUDWKL +LV ODWHU ÀOPV LQFOXGH Shevri (2006), Paaradh (2010) and Anumati (2013).

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PUNARVASU NAIK VAKRATUNDA MAHAKAAYA (TWISTED TRUNK, BIG FAT BODY)  MARATHI  INDIA h 92’ G 2013 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR A bomb has been planted in a Ganesha soft toy by an unknown PUNARVASU NAIK ASHISH MHATRE, terrorist organization. Their plan goes haywire when Altaf, a street kid, PRODUCER(S) APURVA MOTIWALE accidentally picks it up and runs away with it. He soon develops a bond ANURAG KASHYAP, STORY/SCREENPLAY with it, but is whisked away by the cops along with his friend Paplu, who GUNEET MONGA, SUNIL YOGESH VINAYAK JOSHI is a thief. The soft toy is left behind on a park bench, though only for a BOHRA, ANSHUMAN CAST VKRUWZKLOHDQGODWHULWVHWVRՔRQDMRXUQH\\ZLWKVHYHUDOSHRSOHZKRKDLO JAIN VIJAY MAURYA, NAMAN IURPGLՔHUHQWSDWKVRIOLIH7KH\\DOOWUHDWWKHVRIWWR\\OLNHJRGEXWXVHLW PRODUCTION JAIN, USHA NADKARNI WRIXOÀOOWKHLUGHVLUHVREOLYLRXVWRWKHIDFWWKDWWKHUHLVDERPEFRQFHDOHG COMPANY inside it. AKFPL CINEMATOGRAPHER 2013 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MITESH MIRCHANDANI FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Punarvasu Naik was born in 1980 in Indore and raised in Mumbai, India. After doing theatre for a while, he directed episodes for numerous TV shows from 2000-2005. /DWHU KH DOVR ZRUNHG DV DQ DVVRFLDWH GLUHFWRU RQ VHYHUDO IHDWXUH ÀOPV 9DNUDWXQGD 0DKDNDD\\DLVKLVÀUVWIHDWXUHÀOPDVD'LUHFWRU

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His highly distinctive style - a mix of long-shot, single- register your child (or your neighbour’s), do keep in mind, )tTaŸkWeAScŸ EoNmOpRMosOiUtiSoLYnŸsC,HAlaLLnEdNsGcINaGpŸeTOtŸaSbELlEeCaTuŸ JxU,STdŸ AirŸeHcAtNDsoFUuLŸnOdFŸ TWHEhSilEeŸ ڟpLMroSŸmARisEiNngTŸ LEtSoSOrNeSmŸ MaEinANlToŸ TyOaŸlIMtoPARcTiŸnVeAmLUEaSŸaBnUdTŸ AtoNŸ ÚaŸLnMdSŸbFROlaMrinŸTgHEŸpOoVpERŸmusŸiPcRO-DUcCoTmIObNSinŸTeHdATŸwWiEthWAaTCHhEuDmŸa)NnŸeAŸ ivnieviwtaetrios,nJtioa liZvheadnigvekresehraesaleitniecsaapnsdulaimteadginhaistiofanist,hsoinytohuer sceonnscee,rcnurfaotrintgheis wsiomriklainrgtocwlaesasvainngdaptoapoeresrtrys,eecntitowninsinogf cNhEiXldTŸ mGEaNyErReAcToIOgNnŸiOseFŸt#hHeINeEssSeEnŸ ÚtŸiLaMl:MtoAiKmEaRSgŸiBnYeŸ,AtSoSEqRuTeINsGtioŸng,)Ÿ ÚSŸOLMCISEŸATYSŸ VHAARVIEEDŸ ŸEALSEŸVHAeTEidDiŸa:nHdANMGyKELŸifIeNTaOsŸ aAŸZSuIGcNchIÚiŸnCiAtNoTŸteAlNl DaŸ tdoocnreoattebealniedvteotlhoavte.you can predict our future”. 229 TWENTY-THREE

JURY ABHA HATTANGADI Aabha Hattangadi is fourteen years old and studies at J.B Petit High School for Girls. In her free time she likes swimming, sailing, reading, writing and singing. She is excited to be a part of the Jury as it will allow her to watch diverse movies and analyze their stories on a large platform which will be a brand new experience. ADITI UNYAL !DITIŸ5NIYALŸISŸAŸÚŸFTEEN YEAR OLDŸSTUDENTŸOFŸTHEŸ5DAYACHALŸ(IGHŸ3CHOOLŸ3HEŸLIKESŸWRITINGŸ POETRYŸANDŸOBSERVINGŸPEOPLEŸANDŸENJOYSŸHISTORYŸANDŸLITERATUREŸ3HEŸISŸEXCITEDŸTOŸBEŸPARTŸ of the Jury as cinema has always intrigued her and made her inquisitive. She is looking forward to learning from the experience. ANGELA MATHEWS !NGELAŸ-ATHEWŸISŸAŸÚŸFTEEN YEAR OLDŸNINTHŸGRADERŸFROMŸ4HEŸ#ATHEDRALŸANDŸ*OHNŸ#ONNONŸ 3CHOOLŸ 3HEŸ LOVESŸ PLAYINGŸ THEŸ PIANOŸ ANDŸ WRITINGŸ SHORTŸ STORIESŸ (ERŸ FASCINATIONŸ WITHŸ ڟLMSŸ STEMSŸFROMŸHERŸLOVEŸFORŸSTORIESŸ3HEŸISŸEXCITEDŸTOŸBEŸAŸPARTŸOFŸTHEŸJURYŸASŸAŸPICTUREŸSPEAKSŸAŸ thousand words, and interpreting these nuances is creatively stimulating. EERHT-YTNEWT

SHIVAM PAWAR HALF TICKET Shivam Bharat Pawar is twelve years old, studying at New English Secondary School. He loves playing football, swimming, watching movies and writing stories. He loves reading about and solving mysteries in his free time. He is eager to be a part OFŸJURYŸBECAUSEŸITŸISŸAŸNEWŸEXPERIENCEŸANDŸHEŸWILLŸGETŸTOŸLEARNŸFROMŸTHEŸDIVERSEŸÚŸLMS RHEA TIWARY Seventeen-year-old Rhea Tewary studies at The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. Her hobbies are reading, writing and playing the piano. She takes interest in Law, Politics and History. She is excited to be a part of the Jury because it is a novel experience and an opportunity to explore new avenues of cinema. RIANA PATNI Nine-year-old Riana Patni studies at Aditya Birla World Academy. A budding gymnast, she loves doing the back walker and one handed cartwheels. When not seeing the world upside down, she likes craft, public speaking and singing. She is absolutely delighted to be a part of THEŸJURYŸBECAUSEŸITŸISŸAŸFUNŸWAYŸTOŸLEARNŸVALUESŸTHROUGHŸINTERESTINGŸANDŸUNIQUEŸÚŸLMSŸ SEAN CHHUGANI Sean Chhugani is eleven years of age and studies at Ryan Global School. When not studying HEŸENJOYSŸMUSICŸDANCEŸANDŸSINGINGŸ(EŸISŸTHRILLEDŸTOŸBEŸAŸPARTŸOFŸTHEŸ*URYŸASŸTHISŸISŸAŸNEWŸ experience for him. 231 TWENTY-THREE



MARK OSBORNE OPENING FILM THE LITTLE PRINCE (LE PETIT PRINCE)  ENGLISH  FRANCE h 106’ G 2015 DIRECTOR FILMS WITH THE A little girl lives with her ambitious mother, who ruthlessly plans to get MARK OSBORNE PARTICIPATION OF KHU LQWR WKH ÀQHVW VFKRRO WKDW ZLOO SUHSDUH WKH JLUO IRU WKH ZRUOG DKHDG PRODUCER(S) CANAL+, M6 AND W9. However, she is distracted by their strange and eccentric neighbour, the ATON SOUMACHE, EDITOR Aviator. He introduces her to an extraordinary world where anything is DIMITRI RASSAM, MATTHEW LANDON, possible and a world to which he was invited to long ago by a mysterious ALEXIS VONARB CAROLE KRAVETZ extraterrestrial voyager, The Little Prince. Soon, she embarks on a PRODUCTION STORY/SCREENPLAY magical and emotional journey which helps her to rediscover her COMPANY IRENA BRIGNULL, BOB childhood. PARAMOUNT PERSICHETTI ANIMATION, ON CAST Age Recommendation: 8 years and above ANIMATION STUDIOS, JEFF BRIDGES, RACHEL ON ENTERTAINMENT, MCADAMS, PAUL RUDD BEST ANIMATED FILM, 2016 CÉSAR AWARDS, 2015 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TORONTO ONYX FILMS, ORANGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KIDS STUDIO, LPPTV, M6 Mark Osborne LV D WZRWLPH$FDGHP\\$ZDUG QRPLQDWHG ÀOPPDNHU ZHOO YHUVHG LQ D FESTIVALS AND AWARDS wide range of animation technologies. He garnered international recognition with the DQLPDWLRQÀOPKung Fu Panda2VERUQH·VRWKHUZRUNVLQFOXGHWKHDQLPDWHGVKRUW FILMOGRAPHY ÀOP More  ZKLFK ZRQ WKH 6SHFLDO-XU\\ 3UL]H DW 6XQGDQFH ÀOP IHVWLYDO DQG WKH Kung Fu Panda (2008) SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). The SpongeBob Square Pants movie (2004) More (1998) 233 TWENTY-THREE

JONATHAN GEVA ABULELE (ABULELE)  HEBREW  ISRAEL h 96’ G 2015 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER Ancient legends warn children about the Abulele monsters who are huge, JONATHAN GEVA GIORA BEJACH furry, sometimes dangerous and are able to blend among the human race PRODUCER(S) EDITOR by making themselves invisible. Ten year old Adam’s life changes, the day YONI PARAN, EITAN OMER ZAITMAN an Abulele is found in the basement of his building. Much to his surprise, MANSURI STORY/SCREENPLAY the terrifying giant turns out to be a friendly creature who soon becomes PRODUCTION JONATHAN GEVA his best friend. Soon, Adam must risk everything to save the defenseless COMPANY CAST ogre as the Abuleles are being hunted down by a special government DORI MEDIA PARAN, YOAV SADIAN force called Thunder. SPIRO FILMS ROSENBERG, BAR SALES COMPANY MINIELY, IDANBARKAI Age Recommendation: 10 years and above EPIC PICTURES GROUP MAKRAM KHOURY, YEHUDA MOR BEST FEATURE BY CHILDREN’S JURY, ECUMENICAL JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD, 2016 ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KIDS | DISCOVERY OF THE FESTIVALS AND AWARDS YEAR, 2016 ISRAELI ACADEMY AWARDS | 2016 GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL %RUQLQ-HUXVDOHPLQJonathan Geva LVDÀOPGLUHFWRUVFUHHQZULWHUDQGYLVXDO HՔHFWV· DUWLVW +H KDV GLUHFWHG FRPPHUFLDOV IRU OHDGLQJ LQWHUQDWLRQDO EUDQGV DV ZHOO DV LQWHUDFWLYH YLGHR SURMHFWV *HYD VWXGLHG %)$ +RQV )LOP DQG7HOHYLVLRQ DW7HO$YLY 8QLYHUVLW\\ +LV WKHVLV ÀOP 2QH1LO SUHPLHUHG DW WKH 3DOP6SULQJV ,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LOP Festival and was later screened at several international festivals. EERHT-YTNEWT

EVI GOLDBRUNNER, JOACHIM DOLLHOPF AT EYE LEVEL (AUF AUGENHÖHE)  HALF TICKET GERMAN  GERMANY h 98’ G 2016 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR SALES COMPANY Since the death of his mother, ten year old Michi lives in an orphanage. He can’t EVI GOLDBRUNNER, RAT PACK FILM believe his luck, when rummaging through old knick knacks, he accidently JOACHIM DOLLHOPF PRODUKTION ÀQGVKLVIDWKHU·VDGGUHVV%RDVWIXODERXWWKHVWUHQJWKRIKLVP\\WKLFDOIDWKHU PRODUCER(S) CINEMATOGRAPHER he packs his things and heads out in search of him. To his shock, his father MARTIN RICHTER, JÜRGEN JÜRGES Tom is nothing like he imagined. Tom is a midget, even shorter than himself. CHRISTIAN BECKER EDITOR Michi is now concerned about hiding his embarrassment from his friends. PRODUCTION MAJA STIEGHORST While,Tom is just as taken aback by this newfound responsibility he has been COMPANY STORY/SCREENPLAY burdened with.Thrown into this unlikely reunion, the father and son learn that RAT PACK FILM EVI GOLDBRUNNER, EHIRUHWKH\\DFFHSWHDFKRWKHUWKH\\PXVWÀUVWOHDUQWRDFFHSWWKHPVHOYHV PRODUKTION, MUNICH, JOACHIM DOLLHOPF, Age Recommendation: 13 years and above MARTIN RICHTER FILM NICOLE ARMBRUSTERS Advisory: )RXOODQJXDJHDQGRՔHQVLYHJHVWXUHVE\\EXOOLHVFRQVXPSWLRQRI alcohol by PRODUKTION, MUNICH, an adult in a social setting WESTSIDE FILM PRODUKTION, KREFELD AUDIENCE AWARD, 2016 MUNICH KINDER FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 SCHLINGEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Evi Goldbrunner, born in 1975, and Joachim Dollhopf, born in 1971, graduated from WKH )LOP 8QLYHUVLW\\ %DEHOVEHUJ LQ 6FULSWZULWLQJ'UDPDWXUJ\\ DQG )LOP GLUHFWLRQ7KHLU VWXGHQW ÀOPV KDYH EHHQ VFUHHQHG DW DURXQG WZRKXQGUHG LQWHUQDWLRQDO IHVWLYDOV LQFOXGLQJ %HUOLQDOH DQG &DQQHV 7KHLU FROODERUDWLYH ZRUN KDV UHFHLYHG RYHU WZHQW\\ DZDUGV LQFOXGLQJ WKH &LQHPD IRU 3HDFH 7DOHQW $ZDUG WKH )ULHGULFK :LOKHOP 0XUQDX Filmprei as and the First Steps Award, which is considered as the most prestigious DZDUGIRU\\RXQJWDOHQWLQWKH*HUPDQÀOPLQGXVWU\\At Eye Level is their debut feature ÀOP 235 TWENTY-THREE

ÜMIT KÖREKEN BLUE BICYCLE (MAVI BISIKLET)  TURKISH  TURKEY h 93’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR PAPERMOON FILMS Ali lives with his mother and his sister Inci in a small town inTurkey.After the ÜMIT KÖREKEN GMBH , OLIVER THAU GHDWKRIKLVIDWKHUKHPXVWVXSSRUWKLVPRWKHUÀQDQFLDOO\\DQGWKHUHIRUH PRODUCER(S) CINECHROMATIX KG , has taken up a job at a local workshop while attending school. He saves NURSEN ÇETIN UFUK GENÇ WKHWLSVKHJHWVDWWKHZRUNVKRSWRIXOÀOOKLVGUHDPWKDWRISRVVHVVLQJD KÖREKEN, ÜMIT SALES COMPANY blue bicycle. But this dream falters as his great, but secret, love Elif loses KÖREKEN, OLIVER ATTRACTION her post as headgirl. Together with Yusuf, Ali starts a campaign against THAU, UFUK GENÇ, DISTRIBUTION this profound injustice. The money saved for the bicycle is used to bring .$$1.85%$12Đ/8 CINEMATOGRAPHER the problem to the attention of the inhabitants in this small town. PRODUCTION NIKLAS LINDSCHAU COMPANY EDITOR Age Recommendation: 12 years and above DRAMA FILM ALI AGA PRODUCTION ÜMIT BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL GENERATION KPLUS | ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL NATIONAL KÖREKEN , NURSEN COMPETITION | NETHERLAND RODE TULP FILM FESTIVAL | TEL AVIV CHILDREN FILM FESTIVAL, ÇETIN KÖREKEN , | RUSSIA WITHIN THE FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL | GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL | AMSTERDAM CINEKID FILM FESTIVAL | BOGOTA FILM FESTIVAL | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVALS AND AWARDS %RUQ LQ  LQ $NŎHKLU Mavi Bisiklet JUDGXDWHG IURP WKH %XVLQHVV 0DQDJHPHQW FILMOGRAPHY )DFXOW\\ +H VXEVHTXHQWO\\ FUHDWHG QXPHURXV UDGLR SOD\\V VKRUW SOD\\V WKHDWULFDO SOD\\V The Line (2011) PHPRLUVVWRULHVDQGÀOPVFULSWV+LVSOD\\VDQGVWRULHVKDYHEHHQSXEOLVKHGLQYDULRXV SULQWHGDQGRQOLQHSHULRGLFDOV%LVLNOHWDOVRVWXGLHGGLJLWDOÀOPPDNLQJLQ EERHT-YTNEWT

MANAS MUKUL PAL COLOURS OF INNOCENCE (SAHAJ PAATHER GAPPO)  HALF TICKET BENGALI  INDIA h 86’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY Chhottu and Gopal are two brothers of a tender age.Their childhood in their MANAS MUKUL PAL BIBHUTIBHUSAN village is disrupted when their father meets with an accident.Circumstances PRODUCER(S) BANDOPADHYAY, force Gopal to mature rather quickly. He becomes more responsible and AVIJIT SAHA MANAS MUKUL PAL starts selling wares to earn a little money for home. Meanwhile, Chhottu CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST comes to learn of the grand Janmastomi (Lord Krishna’s Birthday) feast at MRINMOY MONDAL, NUR ISLAM, SAMIUL the Seth’s house. He is overcome by excitement at the thought of a possible SHUPRATIM BHOL ALAM, SNEHA BISWAS invitation! To ensure that it arrives, Chhottu bribes the grandma from the EDITOR DՖXHQW6HWK·VKRXVHZLWKSDOP\\UDV:KHQKLVEURWKHU*RSDOGLVFRYHUVWKLV SUJAY DATTA RAY, scheme, he is furious: he had plans to sell the palmyra to earn some cash ANIRBAN MAITY IRU WKHLU PRWKHU 7KH EURWKHUV ÀJKW RYHU WKLV %XW &KKRWWX LV VWLOO KRSHIXO that they will be invited to the grand feast. He starts counting the hours! Age Recommendation: 13 years and above Manas Mukul Pal was born in 1987 in Basirhat, West Bengal. He started acting and GLUHFWLQJ SOD\\V LQ KLV VFKRRO GD\\V $IWHU JUDGXDWLRQ KH MRLQHG D SURIHVVLRQDO WKHDWUH JURXSLQ.RONDWD+LVLQWHUHVWLQFLQHPDEURXJKWKLPWRDVVLVWDIHZUHQRZQHG%HQJDOL ÀOPGLUHFWRUVSahaj Paather Gappo&RORXUV2I,QQRFHQFHLVKLVGHEXWÀOP 237 TWENTY-THREE

LAHA MEBOW HANG IN THERE, KIDS! (LOKAH LAQI!)  MANDARIN  TAIWAN h 90’ G 2016 DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER 7KHÀOPIROORZV:DWDQ&KHQ+DRDQG/LQ6KDQZKREHORQJWRDVHFOXGHG LAHA MEBOW MING WANG indigenous tribe in Taiwan. The three of them are happy, energetic and PRODUCER(S) EDITOR playful despite their troubled family lives. The group of kids is close to CATE CHU CHIEN-CHIH CHEN their teacher, Ms. Lawa who runs an after-school session to help them PRODUCTION STORY/SCREENPLAY with school work. One day, they discover an old tape of Ms. Lawa singing COMPANY LAHA MEBOW and decide to get her voice broadcasted on the radio during their school SKY FILMS CAST trip to Taipei. What did the trip have in store for them? ENTERTAINMENT CO. ALBEE HUANG, LTD, SUN MOON STARS CHIN-JUNG KANG, Age Recommendation: 11 years and above ENTERTAINMENT SHARON KAO, CROWD Advisory: Consumption of alcohol by adults at a bar, smoking by adults CORPORATION GUANG-ZHONG LU, SALES COMPANY MINI TSAI, UNI YEH BEST FEATURE, 2016 TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL | YOUTH AWARD, 2016 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL ERIC CHOU FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Laha MebowJUDGXDWHGIURP6KLK+VLQ8QLYHUVLW\\'HSDUWPHQWRI5DGLR79DQG)LOP 6KHLVWKHÀUVWIHPDOHDERULJLQDOÀOPGLUHFWRULQ7DLZDQ6KHKDVWUDLQHGLQVFULSWZULWLQJ FILMOGRAPHY DQGGLUHFWLQJDQGLVDOVRDQH[SHULHQFHG79SURGXFHU6KHKDVZRUNHGRQWKHWHDPRI Finding Sayun (2011) WKHLQWHUQDWLRQDOO\\UHQRZQHG7DLZDQHVHGLUHFWRU0LQJ/LDQJ7VDL/DKD·VZRUNIRFXVHV RQ DERULJLQDO GRFXPHQWDULHV DQG GUDPD 6KH ZURWH DQG GLUHFWHG KHU ÀUVW IHDWXUH ÀOP Finding Sayun in 2011 . Lokah Laqi is her second feature. EERHT-YTNEWT

YOON GA-EUN THE WORLD OF US (WOORIDEUL)  HALF TICKET KOREAN  SOUTH KOREA h 95’ G 2015 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Sun is a quiet girl from a poor family who is always picked on by her YOON GA-EUN PARK SE-YOUNG classmates despite her agreeable and kind nature. As luck would have PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY it, she bumps into Jia, a new transfer student, on the last day of the LEE CHANG-DONG, KIM YOON GA-EUN term and they spend the summer break together. As Sun shows Jia SOON-MO CAST around the neighborhood and they play at each other's houses and SALES COMPANY CHOI SOO-IN, SEOL share secrets, they become best friends. Sun is fascinated by exciting FINECUT HYE-IN, LEE SEO-YEON VWRULHVRI-LD·VDՖXHQWMHWVHWWLQJIDPLO\\ZKLOH-LDDGPLUHV6XQ·VVNLOOHG CINEMATOGRAPHER ÀQJHUVKHUEUDLGHGEUDFHOHWVDQGWKHQDLOSROLVKVKHPDNHVKHUVHOIIURP MIN JUN-WON, KIM FUXVKHG ÁRZHU SHWDOV %XW ZKHQ WKH QHZ VFKRRO \\HDU EHJLQV HYHU\\GD\\ JI-HYUN reality puts their relationship to the test. FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Age Recommendation: 10 years and above FILMOGRAPHY BEST FILM FEATURE FILM,2016 ZLIN INTERNATIONALCHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL| NOMINATED, Guest (2011, Short) 2016 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (GENERATION KPLUS) Proof (2010, Short) The Taste of Salvia (2009, <RRQ *DHXQ ZDV ERUQ LQ 6RXWK .RUHD LQ  ,Q  VKH JUDGXDWHG IURP 6RJDQJ Short) University and later from the Korea National University of Arts. She has directed several Sprout (2013, Short) VKRUWÀOPVLQFOXGLQJThe Taste of Salvia (2009), Proof (2010), Guest (2011) and Sprout  ZKLFK ZDV DGMXGJHG WKH %HVW 6KRUW )LOP DW WKH WK %HUOLQ ,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LOP Festival. The World of UsLV<RRQ*DHXQ·VGHEXWIHDWXUHÀOP 239 TWENTY-THREE

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