January 2020 European Festival Videos

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: TOUCH ME
BEST PERFORMANCES: FIRST COMMUNION
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FIRST COMMUNION
BEST MUSIC: SPIZELLA

Theme of night: Youth forced to grow up.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

festival posterTHIS, WHICH I HAVE, 16min., Poland, Drama/Thriller

festival posterOPEN YOUR LIPS, 8min., Italy, Drama

festival posterFIRST COMMUNION, 20min., Spain, Drama

festival posterTOUCH ME, 21min, Luxembourg, Drama

festival posterSPIZELLA, 20min., Germany, Drama

The first event in Toronto in 2020.
31 more festival events in 2020.

See you at the festivals.

– Matthew Toffolo

Spizella Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Jan. 2020 European Festival

SPIZELLA, 20min., Germany, Drama

Directed by Mehmet Tığlı

Spizella is a word with Latin and Greek origin and it means ‘sparrow’. Spizella is the story of a father and his daughter with troubled family relationships, which have become even more troubled after the death of the mother. The father keeps forcing his daughter to keep the mourning attitude alive and ongoing within the house and he tries to keep his communication with her very limited. This gloomy house is no different than a cage for this timid girl. The strong revival of her childhood memories and dreams by means of a souvenir suitcase left from her mother can bring the girl a glimpse of happiness.

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Touch Me Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Jan. 2020 European Festival

TOUCH ME, 21min, Luxembourg, Drama

Directed by Eileen Byrne

Alice has a fight on her hands. Against her breast cancer which makes her feel so helpless as she sees her body changing.

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First Communion Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Jan. 2020 European Festival

FIRST COMMUNION, 20min., Spain, Drama

Directed by Ignacio Lasierra Pinto

Maria wants to make her deceased mother?s last wish come true. Nevertheless, in her family, nobody seems to care.

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Open Your Lips Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Jan. 2020 European Festival

OPEN YOUR LIPS, 8min., Italy, Drama

Directed by Eleonora Ivone

A story begun and never finished. A story caused by the most ferocious instincts of the human being and that is repeated every day. It is terrible but 85% of cases of pedophilia occur in the family. Coming out of pain and guilt is impossible for an abused child. Even the years cure the wounds.

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This, Which I Have Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Jan. 2020 European Festival

THIS, WHICH I HAVE, 16min., Poland, Drama/Thriller

Directed by Marek Stoklosa

Enclosed space. A feeling arises between Artur and Julia. Love, despite many limitations, wants to escape beyond the walls. The battle begins from the very first moment. Their victory seems inevitable. Can something stop them?

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Director Biography – Marek Stoklosa (THIS, WHICH I HAVE)

Graduated from the Economics Academy of Krakow. From proffesion, a stockbroker – but in pursuit of a passion, a student of AMA Academy in Krakow. Aspiring to the role of a film director and screenwriter. Traveler, self-taught philosopher and a fan of the arthouse cinema, looking for inspiration in non-commercial films

Short Film: SPIZELLA, 20min., Germany, Drama

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Spizella is a word with Latin and Greek origin and it means ‘sparrow’. Spizella is the story of a father and his daughter with troubled family relationships, which have become even more troubled after the death of the mother. The father keeps forcing his daughter to keep the mourning attitude alive and ongoing within the house and he tries to keep his communication with her very limited. This gloomy house is no different than a cage for this timid girl. The strong revival of her childhood memories and dreams by means of a souvenir suitcase left from her mother can bring the girl a glimpse of happiness.

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Short Film: OPEN YOUR LIPS, 8min., Italy, Drama

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A story begun and never finished.
A story caused by the most ferocious instincts of the human being and that is repeated every day.
It is terrible but 85% of cases of pedophilia occur in the family.
Coming out of pain and guilt is impossible for an abused child. Even the years cure the wounds.
And what happens in the abused child’s brain? And above all how does that child become an adult? Sometimes the desire to do justice alone for those adult children is the only way to go.
For those who have suffered the worst wrongs “there is no forgiveness and there is no revenge” there is only the desperate need to go further.

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Short Film: FIRST COMMUNION, 20min., Spain, Drama

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Maria wants to make her deceased mother;s last wish come true. Nevertheless, in her family, nobody seems to care.

  • Film Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Film Language:
    Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
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