FUTURE SHORTS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Directors： Eduardo Williams (France) / Jakub Stozek(Poland) / Johanna Bessière (France) / Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak (Serbia) / Jenni Toivoniemi (Finland) / Sam French (Afghanistan)

Future Shorts Festival brings the best in short film to audiences around the world.

This Winter Season we present you 6 films from France, Poland, Serbia, Finland & Afghanistan - it is going to be a truly international excursion into the world of shorts. Also we have art installation or performance and music before the screening, and you can enjoy the films while drinking mulled wine!

Emerge from the underground in search of a seed in Eduardo Williams' "That I'm falling" I Que Je Tombe Tout le Temps (France, 2013), follow two Polish sisters while they seek out their mother in "Out of Reach" (Poland, 2011) by Jakub Stozek, and witness a rather unexpected incident at a convenience store in the animation "Blind Spot" (France, 2007). Directors Nedeljkovic & Majdak from Serbia take you on an extraordinary trip to Rabbitland (2012), while Jenny Toivoniemi shows you a date of a different kind in her film "The Date" (Finland, 2012) and finally Sam French invites you to join in the world of Afghanistan's "Buzkhasi Boys" (Afghanistan, 2011) to see a different story of coming of age of two best friends.


1. BUZKASHI BOYS
Dir: Sam French
2011 Afghanistan | 27min
 Drama

Buzkashi Boys tells the compelling coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Oscar nominated, LA Shorts Fest: Winner Best Drama.




2. BLIND SPOT
Dir: Johanna Bessière, Nicolas Chauvelot, Olivier Clert, Cécile Dubois-Herry, Yvon Jardel, Simon Rouby
2007 France | 3 min
 Animation Comedy

A robber enters a small convenience shop to perform a hold-up. An old grandmother with bad eyesight is doing her shopping. Suddenly, things go horribly wrong. Official Selection Cinefondation" Cannes Festival 2008, "Best Student Piece Award" SIGGRAPH 2008, "Student Competition" ANIMAFEST Zagreb 2008, Official Selection Ottawa 2008.




3. OUT OF REACH
Dir: Jakub Stozek
2011 Poland | 30min Documentary

Young and headstrong, sisters Karolina and Natalia are realistic about their home life. Their domineering father may not take care of them but they know any life with their mysteriously absent mother would surely be worse. In this award winning film, director Jakub Stozek follows the girls as they finally seek out their mother and come to terms with surprising discoveries. Honorable Mention Short Filmmaking Sundance Film Festival.




4. THAT I'M FALLING? (Que Je Tombe Tout le Temps?)
Dir: Eduardo Williams
2013 France |15min
 Drama

A young man in search of a seed emerges from the underground where he spends time with his friends. In their company he begins a long digestive journey.




5. RABBITLAND
Dir: Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak
2012 Serbia | 7min Animation

The Brainless Rabbits live in Rabbitland - the "perfect" democracy. Rabbitland is an ordered democracy. Winner Berlinale crystal Bear, Special Jury Mention Sarajevo Film Festival.




6. THE DATE
Dir: Jenni Toivoniemi
2012
 Finland | 7min
 Comedy

Tino's manhood is put to the test in front of two women when he has to host a date for Diablo, the family's stud cat. Sundance 2013, Berlin 2013.




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Makiko Watanabe
Born in 1979 and grown up in Yokohama. Graduated Tsuda College 2001, and studied at MA Innovation Management in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design'11. Currently working as a event creator and artist.