Méliès d’argent short film

The following short films have the oppurtunity to win a Méliès d’Argent for best short film: Chinti One day Chinti sees a picture of Taj Mahal and gets so obsessed that he just has to build a copy of it. However, that isn’t so easy when you aren’t human – and there are many obstacles on the way. Screened before: Ernest & Celestine Directed by: Natalia Mirzoyan Dead When the babysitting granny falls dead to the kitchen floor after having her last cigarette,... Read More

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2

Short film package 2 contains: Decideratum Three characters are strug-gling with the evil within themselves. A widow wants to reunite with her deceased husband, a young ballerina tries to reach her biggest dream and a lonely man starts to have feelings for a girl much too young. Directed by: Maikel Nijnhuis Wolf’s Clothing The wolf in disguise is a well known concept and here it is representated by a man at a party. He also happens to be the boss of a young woman who... Read More

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 1

Short film package 1 contains: Legend of The Mighty Soap Ever heard of the goddesses of cleanliness and dirt? This is the fantastic tale of the epic battle between the clean and the dirty. And the legend of the mighty soap. Let the battle begin! Directed by: Andrew Bond  Untitled Three actors acquire instructions from a director through falling bricks. They start to follow the instructions and the whole thing takes unexpected turns as the actors get desperate in search of... Read More

ABCs OF DEATH

26 films, 26 ways to die! ABCs of Death is one the most ambitious anthology films ever made. A host of the best filmmakers from all corners of the globe were assigned one letter of the alphabet each, as well as the word “death” and the results are shocking, funny and provocative. Just check out this line up: Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel... Read More

AMONG FRIENDS

Excentric 80′s fashion is forever linked with creepy killers and squealing teens. This connection is the starting point for scream queen Danielle Harris’ (who was last seen by the LIFFF audience in last year’s Stake Land), directing debut. An 80′s inspired dinner among friends turns into a brutal dance of death when one friend decides to force the group’s secrets out in the open. How far will some go to clear the air, and how much would you... Read More

DEAD SUSHI

Keiko is a young aspiring chef tutored in the restaurant of her father. Besides the arts of sushi making, hard labour and martial arts are both important parts of the curriculum. But Keiko embarrasses herself and runs away to start working as a simple waitress at an inn. One night, the inn is visited by important guests. Sushi is served all around, but to Keikos surprise, it’s bad sushi! Things are put to the edge as an old bum outside the inn is abused and taunted... Read More

THE WARPED FOREST

We follow the lives of three good friends, three boy band dancers, and three secretive orphaned sisters. We follow them through everyday problems such as money issues, unrequited love and the pursuit of happiness. We follow the girl with the penis rifle on the exciting hunt for the elusive Pinky-Panky. We see strange creatures, belly button eroticism and pornographic fruit. Perhaps we will find out why the girl in the shop is so big? Perhaps we will unravel the mysteries... Read More

VIOLET & DAISY

The two cutest little hitwomen you’ve seen take an ”easy job” so they can afford pretty new dresses. Ecquipped with carpenter pants, lollipops and guns, Violet and Daisy ride their red tricycle to the vic’s apartment. A quick in-and-out? You bet your little hiney it isn’t. Via a cookie baking James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), a gang of meanies and secrets by the gumdrop, things get complicated. Things aren’t as peachy as they seem in this lovely,... Read More

GAME OF WEREWOLVES

You will howl with laughter at this spanish horror/comedy werewolf flick! This fantastic film is a tribute to old school classics like An American Werewolf in London, following the director’s thought that monsters should be monsters – not sex objects. Tomas, a young novelist with writer’s block, decides to go out to his old childhood home, where he hasn’t been since he was a kid. He has great expectations that his book will basically write itself once... Read More

EDDIE: THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL

A big, adorable sleepwalking cannibal and an artist of debatable moral standards (is there any other kind?) in a Fargoesque environment. A well-played, funny film with perfect comic timing. The world famous Danish artist Lars Olafssen is having the artist equivalent of writer’s block. He hasn’t painted a thing in ten years. So he goes to Canada hoping to paint while teaching at the local art school. But inspiration is nowhere to be seen and the canvases remain... Read More