???? SECOND EDITION SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ????
MalatestaShort Film Festival invited producers and filmmakers to submit their films to its 2st edition that will be taking place from 12th March to 14th March 2018 in Cesena - Italy.
The winner of this edition are:
- Best Animation: My Grandfather was a cherry tree - Olga & Tatiana Poliektova - Russian Federation
- Best Fiction: CUBEMAN - Linda Dombrovszky - Hungary
- Best Documentary: Ninnoc - Niki Padidar - Netherlands
- Best Experimental: CLOUD KUMO - Yvonne Ng - United States
We present short films from all around the world competing in four categories:
Animation - Fiction - Experimental - Documentary
From March 12th to 14th, there will be three days of film screenings, meetings and award ceremonies at the Multisala Cinema Eliseo Cesena.
Film enthusiasts have the chance to discover new talents!
????️ FILM IN COMPETITION SCREENING ????️
34 selected short films out of 564 coming from 55 countries.
????️ OUT OF COMPETITION ????️
Km 0 talents - “Film /Art”. Short film screening by local directors and interviews.????️
SIDE-EVENTS
????Film exhibit “Cinema italiano d’oltre confine” in the Multisala Cinema Eliseo Cesena foyer.????Shortino ????After Festival party at Zampanó????
═ ═ ═ MONDAY, MARCH 12th ═ ═ ═
8.30 pm
???? Opening and presentation of the Festival
????️ ????️ Km 0 talents - “Film /Art: “Blumen” by Luca Berardi" and Roberta Bertozzi Calligraphie.
????️ Afterwards, film in competition screening ????️
11.30 pm
????Shortino ????After Festival party at Zampanó????
═ ═ ═ TUESDAY, MARCH 13th ═ ═ ═
8.30 pm
????️ ????️ Km 0 talents - “Film /Art”: "La Balena" by Giorgia Monti - autrice e Alessandro Quadretti. Voice over Giuseppe Viroli.
????️ Afterwards, film in competition screening ????️
11.30 pm
????Shortino ????After Festival party at Zampanó????
═ ═ ═ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th ═ ═ ═
8.30 pm
????️ ????️ Km 0 talents - “Film /Art: "Person A" - "Dictomia" - "Nowhere History" by Francesca Leoni and Davide Mastrangelo.
????️ Afterwards, film in competition screening ????️
???? Winner announcement ????
11.30 pm
????Shortino ????After Festival party at Zampanó????
See you in Cesena! #MSFF2018
Organized by MalatestaShort Film Festival and Multisala Cinema Eliseo Cesena
Official selection - 2018 - Categories in Competition
Animation
| Project Title | Duration | Country of Origin | Language | Country of Filming | Genres | Aspect Ratio | Film Color | Directors | Writers | Producers |
| My Grandfather was a cherry tree | 00:12:30 | Russian Federation | Russian | 16:9 | Color | Olga Poliektova, Tatiana Poliektova | Tatiana Poliektova, Olga Poliektova, Konstantin Fedorov | Pavel Smirnov | ||
| Under The Weather | 00:14:14 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Comedy, Drama | 16:9 | Color | Patrick O'Mahony | Patrick O'Mahony , Tom Rosenthal | ||
| Schirkoa | 00:13:31 | India | English | India | Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Dystopia, Retro-Futuristic | 2:39:1 | Color | Ishan Shukla | Ishan Shukla | Sharad Varma |
| Dandelion | 00:02:52 | Italy | Italy | 16:9 | Color | Elisa Talentino | Fondazione Dravelli | |||
| Mary & Marsha in the Manor of Madness | 00:03:00 | United States | United States | LGBT, comedy, horror | 2.35:1 | Color | Kris Theorin | Kurtis Theorin | ||
| Framed | 00:07:00 | Italy | Italy | Color | Marco Jemolo | Marco Jemolo, Paola Savinelli | Marco Jemolo, Nicoletta Cataldo, Grey Ladder, Eleonora Diana | |||
| H0_pe 02 | 00:09:29 | Italy | Italian | Italy | Animazione, Fantascienza, Steampunk | 16:9 | Color | Francesco Bruno Sorrentino, Antonio Genovese | Antonio Genovese, Francesco Bruno Sorrentino | Stefano Incerti |
| COMPARTMENTS | 00:15:00 | Not Specified | English | Drama | 16:0 | Color | Daniella Koffler , Uli Seis | Daniella Koffler | Eitan Shefer | |
| ALPHABET | 00:05:55 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16;9 | Color | kianoush abedi | kianoush abedi | kianoush abedi |
Fiction
| Project Title | Duration | Country of Origin | Language | Country of Filming | Genres | Aspect Ratio | Film Color | Directors | Writers | Producers |
| ICE | 00:15:00 | Estonia | Estonian | Finland | scope | Color | Anna Hints | Anna Hints | Eero Talvistu , Olivier Berlemont, Emilie Dubois, Raoul Nadalet | |
| Bride of Frankie | 00:18:48 | United States | English | United States | horror, dark comedy, LGBT, sci-fi | 4:3 | Black & White | Devi Snively | Devi Snively | Agustin Fuentes, Devvyl I. Signe, Kara Kane |
| Touch | 00:15:00 | Canada | English | Canada | Drama | 2.39:1 | Color | Noel Harris | Noel Harris | Mark O'Neill, Noel Harris |
| Sisak | 00:15:00 | India | India | Romance, Drama, Silent, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQI | 16:9 | Color | Faraz Arif Ansari | Faraz Arif Ansari | Faraz Arif Ansari, Aparna Sud, Futterwacken Films | |
| SPECK OF DUST | 00:19:15 | France | French | France | 2:35 | Color | Léopold Kraus | Léopold Kraus | Philippe Wendling, Noël Fuzellier, Alicia Poirier N'Diaye | |
| Champion | 00:19:00 | Sweden | Other | Sweden | western | Color | Måns Berthas | Daniel Burman, Måns Berthas | Måns Berthas, Daniel Burman | |
| #selfie | 00:07:00 | Germany | English | Germany | Comedy, Satire, Drama, Dramedy | 16:9 | Color | David M. Lorenz | David M. Lorenz | FILMMENSCHEN Filmproduktionen |
| CAUTIONARY TALES | 00:08:04 | United Kingdom | English | Drama | 16:9 | Color | Chris Barrett, Luke Taylor | Chris Barrett, Luke Taylor | Medb Riordan | |
| CUBEMAN | 00:18:30 | Hungary | Hungarian | Hungary | Drama | 2:35 | Color | Linda Dombrovszky | György Somogyi | CINEMART KFT, Ferenc Szohár |
| KRAMPUS | 00:18:54 | Germany | comedy, fantasy | 1:2,35 | Color | Christof Pilsl | Christian Weindl | Lüthje Schneider , Florian Schneider, Maren Lüthje, Andreas Hörl | ||
| LACRIMOSA | 00:18:27 | Austria | German | Austria | Drama | 2.35:1 | Color | Tanja Mairitsch | Tanja Mairitsch, Jörg Ihle | Viktor Perdula, Klaus Schiebel, JewelLabs Pictures, Liquid Films Medienproduktions GmbH |
| NICOLE'S CAGE | 00:15:00 | Germany | German | 1:2,35 | Color | Josef Brandl | Josef Brandl | Rike Steyer | ||
| WRITTEN / UNWRITTEN | 00:20:00 | Romania | Romanian | 1:2:39 | Color | Adrian Silisteanu | Claudia Silisteanu |
Anamaria Antoci, Adrian Silisteanu |
Documentary
| Project Title | Duration | Country of Origin | Language | Country of Filming | Genres | Aspect Ratio | Film Color | Directors | Writers | Producers |
| Beatrice | 00:09:26 | Italy | Italy | 1:2.35 | Color | Lorena Alvarado | Karen Oetling | Chiara Codognotto Capuzzo | ||
| Ninnoc | 00:19:20 | Netherlands | Dutch | Netherlands | Children, Teen | 16:9 | Color | Niki Padidar | Niki Padidar | Joost Seelen |
| Objector | 00:16:00 | United States | Arabic, English, Hebrew | Israel | 16:9 | Color | Molly Stuart | |||
| THE SAD MONK | 00:11:23 | Germany | English | Nepal | Color | Diana Frankovic | Diana Frankovic | Diana Frankovic | ||
| The treasure | 00:12:00 | Spain | Color | Nestor del Castllo, Marisa Lafuente Esteso | Marisa Lafuente | Néstor Del Castillo, Marisa Lafuente Esteso | ||||
| Allafinfinfirifinfinfine | 00:09:42 | Italy | Italian | 16:9 | Color | Francesco D'Ascenzo | Francesco D'Ascenzo | Rosa Di Brigida |
Experimental
| Project Title | Duration | Country of Origin | Language | Country of Filming | Genres | Aspect Ratio | Film Color | Directors | Writers | Producers |
| 'A Room' | 00:14:59 | Hong Kong | Chinese | Hong Kong | Color | Chong Ming | ||||
| Lucid dream | 00:05:48 | Italy | Italy | Color | Davide | Davide Bastolla | Fabio Massimo Colasanti | |||
| CLOUD KUMO | 00:14:46 | United States | Japan | Drama, Historical, Biography, War, Family | 1:2,35 | Color | Yvonne Ng | Yvonne Ng | Natasha Soto, Tohru Mishima, Tomoko Nishizaki | |
| FIRE WATER EARTH AIR AND TIME | 00:03:50 | Germany | Germany | 16:9 | Color | Maria Reinhardt-Szyba | Maria Reinhardt-Szyba | Maria Reinhardt-Szyba | ||
| AQUARIUS | 00:09:09 | Russian Federation | Russian Federation | Dance, Fantasy, Transcendental | Color | Timo Zhalnin | Timo Zhalnin | Olga Mandrikova Lanceray, Fedor Kan | ||
| A mental Escape | 00:02:15 | Germany | Italy | Drama, History | 21:09; 4:3 | Black & White and Color | Thomas Kuhn | Thomas Kuhn |