International Competition Session 1
Tues 2 September, 9pm

RENOIR CINEMA
The Brunswick, London, WC1N 1AW
Tube: Russell Square
Buses: 7, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188

International Competition Session 1
Tues 2 September, 9pm

CURZON SOHO
99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY
Tube: Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus.
Buses: 14,19, 38.
Overground: Charing Cross

Musicotherapie
A. Isnard, M. Javelle, C. Picon
France, 2007, 5'30
A happy lab where the animals feed themselves into blenders, chop bits off and generally go about their loony experiments. The only unhappy one seems to be the monkey in charge.

A-Z
Sally Arthur
UK, 2007, 3'15
A film as densely layered and with as many twists & turns as the labyrinth streets of London. The story of the woman who first created the A-Z directory map of London.

Dog
Hermann Karlsson
Iceland, 2006, 1'15
Man’s best friend deserves the right send-off when it’s his time to go chase sticks in the sky.

A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process
Chel White
USA, 2006, 1'30
Somebody once said that writing was easy – one simply had to sit down and open up a vein. Or drive at crazy speed toward a cliff in a last ditch attempt to force the brain to come up with a good idea.

A Vegetated Director
Priit Tender
Estonia, 2007, 2'30
A superbly nutty film for everybody who ever thought their boss was no smarter than a pot plant. This guy actually is!

Herr Bar
Clemens Kogler
Austria, 2007, 3'15
A kind of digital Pythonesque landscape made up – and populated – entirely by hundreds upon hundreds of hands.

Throwaway
Sandra Ensby
UK, 2007, 4'00
A couple have a rubbish argument.

Bald Dad
Kristian Andrews
UK, 2007, 4'30
Mum said we don’t live with Dad because he’s a bit irresponsible. I knew that was true because of the time he took me and Pepsi camping.

Demain
Christophe Alenda
France, 2007, 4'00
A fantasising executioner dreams of taking his skill with the guillotine to an adoring mainstream – and interactive – audience.

Puzzled
Maarten Vranken
Belgium, 2006, 4'00
Pure fun! A glorious swirling maelstrom of puzzle pieces.

L'homme A La Tête De Poule
S. Jorget, A. Morales, R. Morales Axel
France, 2007, 5’30
It’s gotta be hard to play the sax with a chicken’s head. And what will the audience make of it?

The Tiny Fish
Gregory Malishev
Russia, 2006, 9'30
One of the most beautifully crafted films in the festival. A little girl and her cat brave the winter to go ice fishing and as a reward get to save the life of a very special fish.

Sailor Dogs
Joana Toste
Portugal, 2007, 7'30
An odd tale featuring a couple of dogs and a sailor who they have to prevent reaching the sea.

Lapsus
Juan Pablo Zaramella
Argentina, 2007, 3'15
Never underestimate the power of the dark side, even if you’re a nun – ESPECIALLY if you’re a nun!

Changing Evan
Steven Woloshen
Canada, 2006, 1'15
A little film about the filmmaker’s daughter, Evan. Just when he thinks everything is going well, Evan gets the chicken pox.

Sleeping Betty
Claude Cloutier
Canada, 2007, 9'30
In a sumptuous palace on the first floor of a house in a Montreal working-class neighbourhood, Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. A wonderful gagfest unfolds as everybody and his uncle try to wake the princess.

John and Karen
Matthew Walker
UK, 2007, 3’30
Karen the penguin is not pleased to see John the Polar Bear on her doorstep. Their argument last night has put him in a very bad mood.

I Met The Walrus
Josh Raskin
Academy Award Nominee
Canada, 2007, 5’25
As John Lennon holed up in a Montreal hotel room waiting for clearance to enter the USA, an intrepid 14 year-old managed to talk his way into Lennon’s room and record a 20-minute interview perfectly capturing the Beatle’s views on the world as he saw it.

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