EUROPEAN Short Film and Screenplay Festival
Showcasing the best of European Films and Scripts at the FEEDBACK Festivals!
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.
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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, 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, 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, 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, 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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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
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?
Mehmet Tığlı was born in İstanbul in 1970. He graduated from Marmara University in 1991. He completed cinema courses at İFSAK in 1989. He won best screenplay awards of Orhon Murat Arıburnu National Art Awards in 1992 and 1993. He was assigned as a jury member at many short-film festivals. Mehmet Tığlı is also Marketing and Communication lecturer at Marmara University since 1993.
His first short film ‘Twin Stars-İkiz Yıldızlar’ was shot in June, 2016. ‘Twin Stars’ was officially selected to 58 international festivals and won 22 awards until the end of 2017. His second film High Calorie-Yüksek Kalori was selected to 45 international festivals and won 24 awards until 2018. His third short film A Ferry Tale-Bir Vapur Masalı was officially selected to 97 international festivals and won 46 awards.
I believe in the power of independent and low-budget movies. I usually write my stories from the real life’s testimonials. Life is cinema…
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.
THIS, WHICH I HAVE, 16min., Poland, Drama/Thriller
OPEN YOUR LIPS, 8min., Italy, Drama
FIRST COMMUNION, 20min., Spain, Drama
TOUCH ME, 21min, Luxembourg, Drama
SPIZELLA, 20min., Germany, Drama
EUROPEAN Short Film and Screenplay Festival 