Short Fılm Competıtıon 2

Under The Overcoat

Russia, 2023, 12 Minutes

Color, Russian; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Natalia Dementyeva

Screenplay: Polina Glukhova

Cinematography: Andrei Fenochka

Editing: Natalia Dementyeva, Andrei Fenochka

Sound: Konstantin Goldynsky

Cast: Inna Budnikova, Daniel Pugaev

Once Vlad Discovers A Strange Object In The Lining Of His Coat, He Immediately Decides That The Insidious Damage Is To Blame For All His Recent Failures. Trying To Dissuade Vlad, His Girlfriend Sasha Turns Their Supernatural Problems Into Real Ones. The Film Explores A Young Couple's Attempt To Mend Their Lives And Rebuild A Dying Relationship Through Flirting With Religious Esoteric Themes. Is It Possible To Successfully Convince Yourself That Your Problems Will Be Solved Through A Mystical Ritual Or Will You Still Have To Face Reality?

Natalia Dementyeva

Natalia Dementyeva Was Born In St. Petersburg In 1994. Graduated From The Gerasimov Institute Of Cinematography. In 2021 Graduated From The High Courses For Scriptwriters And Film Directors As A Film Director.

Every Day It Gets A Little Easier

Türkiye, 2023, 20 Minutes

Color, Turkish; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Çağıl Bocut

Screenplay: Çağıl Bocut, Tuğba Kocaefe

Cinematography: Andaç Karabeyoğlu

Editing: Ayris Alptekin

Music: Ozan Türkyılmaz, Güneş Özgeç

Sound: Cenker Kökten

Producer: Çağlar Bocut, Gülen Gözkara Saygı

Cast: Deniz Ülkü, İlayda Elif Elhih, Fatih Sevdi, Deniz Celiloğlu, Doğa Karakaş

17-Year-Old Cemre Has Been Preparing For The Competition Of Provincial Swimming Team For Years. After A Good Workout, Her Trainer Advises Her To Go Easy On Herself Before The Race. However, Cemre's Efforts To Spare Time For Her High School Exams, Boyfriend And Family Will Not Make It Possible For Her To Follow Her Trainer’S Advice. After A Sleepless Night, Cemre Will Be Late For The Competition Due To A Traumatic Incident. Nevertheless, Her Attitude Towards This Incident Will Also Be Unexpected.

Çağıl Bocut

After Graduating In 2007 From Boğaziçi University, He Completed His Master's Degree In Film Production At Kingston University Of London. Between 2010-2012, He Worked As The Head Of The Digital Film And Animation Department Of Sae Institute Istanbul Office. In 2018, He Completed His Phd In Marmara University, Faculty Of Fine Arts - Cinema And Television. In 2021, His First Feature Film “Geranium”, Which He Directed And Scripted, Won Awards At Many Film Festivals.

After The Ringing Of The Bell

Iran, 2023, 12 Minutes

Color, Persian; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Shahrzad Ebrahimi

Screenplay: Shahrzad Ebrahimi

Cinematography: Davood Malek Hosseini

Editing: Arad Navizi

Ses: Saman Shahamat

Producer: Farbod Jalali

Cast: Maryam Moghadam, Nima Shakibaei, Negin Moradi, Pooria Ghaderi

2024 Atina Uluslararası Film + Video Festivali; Programmers Prize

A Party Is Organised At Kindergarten For The Birthday Of Six-Year-Old Pooria. But The Star Of The Party Is A Hired Actress Dressed As Cinderella Who Is The Centre Of Everyone's Attention. While The Birthday Party Is Being Filmed With The Style Of A Home Video, Little Pooria Falls In Love With Cinderella. As The Camera Passes From Hand To Hand, It Will Also Record The Behind-The-Scenes Of This Fairytale Party.

Shahrzad Ebrahimi

Shahrzad Ebrahimi Was Born In Rasht, Iran In 1996. She Is A Graduate Of Carpet Design From Tehran University Of Art. She Started Directing In Theatre And Participated In The Student Theatre Festival For Several Years In A Row. Her First Theatre Was Called "Drop Of Water On A Hot Stone" Which Was Directed And Also Written By Her. "After The Ringing Of The Bell" Is Her First Cinematic Experience As A Writer And Director.

Selftape

France, 2023, 10 Minutes

Color, French; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Valentin Coste, Florent Beaudot

Screenplay: Sacha Madar

Editing: Léo Hervé

Music: Pierre Maury

Producer: Simon Chantrait, Gaston Cattin

Cast: Elie Kaempfen, Pierre Morice, Manuel Sinor, Sara Zinger, Maxime Peyron

Maxime, A Talented Young Actor With A Promising Future, Has A Great Ambition To Work At The Very Start Of His Career. One Day He Is Lucky Enough To Find An Opportunity To Work On A New Project By His Favourite Director, David Sunderbergh. Determined To Do Everything In Possible To Get A Role In The Great Director's New Film, Maxime Sets Out To Record The Best Audition Performance Of His Life. The Result Will Be A Unique Selftape.

Valentin Coste, Florent Beaudot

Florent Beaudot And Valentin Coste Met On The Benches Of Their Film School. They Quickly Developed An Artistic Complicity. While Florent Leaves Nothing To Chance On The Set, Valentin Directs The Actors. Their Complementarity Is Reflected In Their Shared Taste For Comedy, A Genre They Are Particularly Fond Of.

Thirty Seconds

Russia, 2023, 20 Minutes
Color, Russian; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Ivan Sosnin

Screenplay: Ivan Sosnin, Andrey Zarshchikov, Svetlana Chaplygina, Maria Orlova

Cinematography: Vsevolod Ledovsky

Editing: Ivan Sosnin, Marina Kalcheva

Music: Arsen Baderkhan

Producer: Vitaly Baranenko, Yana Shmaylova

Cast: Sergey Gilev, Olga Lerman, Irina Plesnyaeva, Yesenia Shchipanova

Artyom And Natasha Are Hospital Clowns Keep A Video Blog About Their Volunteering Experience. The Girl Varya Has Been In The Hospital For A Long Time. The Characters Worry About Varya, Because Their Attempts To Help Her Are Unsuccessful. One Day Artyom Finds Out That The Girl's Mother Has Stopped Visiting Her And Realizes That Only She Can Help.

Ivan Sosnin

Ivan Sosnin Was Born In The Urals. As A Student, He Started Working At An Advertising Agency Where He Shot Commercials And Music Videos. Later He Directed Many Short Films And Two Feature Films. His Films Have Been Awarded At Major International Festivals Such As Sapporo Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival, Cottbus Film Festival. In 2019, His Short Film ‘Interview’ Got Received A Diploma By Guild Of Russian Historians Of Cinema And Film Critics At Kinotavr And Won The Golden Eagle Award