Show-Fest 2009: The Nine Finalists

 

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The shorts that will be presented at this year’s Show-Fest in HD projection at the Ritz Cinema, Randwick.

The Pretty Simple World of an Angelman

[ Australia | DUR 7:30 | DV ]
[ PROD Vincent Andriano | DIR Rhys Votano | DOP Ben Crabtree | ED Melissa Boray | COMPOSERS Owen Ironside & John Grantham ]

Harley was born with Angelman syndrome. It’s a regular family Sunday with breakfast and a junior rugby league match, but Harley has a unique perspective that contrasts with the rest of the family.

Land gewinnen [Gaining Ground]

[ Germany | DUR 20:00 | Super 16mm ]
[ WRI Fabian Wiemker | PROD Özcan Yildiz | DIR Marc Brummund | DOP Bettina Herzner | EDs Ulf Albert & Magdolna Rokob | COMPOSER Carsten Rocker ]

[ CAST Radik Golovkov, Olga Kolb ]

A young illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively avoiding the German authorities, until the wellbeing of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation.

The Divorce Case

[ Australia | DUR 6:15 | HDCAM ]
[ WRI, DIR, ED Leon Hooke | PROD Shruti Jaswal | DOP Kim Sargenius | COMPOSER Josh Cohn ]

[ CAST Madeleine Clague, Felino Dolloso, Tara Clark, Chris Broadbent]

Mrs M., a Private Investigator, searches for the wayward husband of a glamorous woman who has swept into her office. With a crime boss and the law on her tail, only Mrs M. can solve this case once and for all!

Clearing the Air

[ Australia | DUR 7:00 | XDCAM EX ]
[ WRI, CO-PROD, DIR Julian Shaw | PROD Jonathon Green | DOP Damien Beebe | ED Frans Vandenburg
ASE ]

[ CAST Rhys Wakefield, Marcus Graham ]

On a transit stop at Sydney international airport, a recently divorced father hastily arranges a meeting with his estranged son. The emotional wounds they share are re-opened over a few stolen moments in a nearby hotel room.

Wat is daarop uw antwoord? [a.k.a. True Love]

[ The Netherlands | DUR 15:15 | HDCAM ]
[ WRI Rosan Dieho | PRODs Rico Sohilait & Ferry Gerritsen | DIR Bas van Teylingen | DOP Bernard Ausems | ED Jaap Praamstra | COMPOSER Joshua Dutrieux ]

[ CAST Martijn Hillenius, Viviënne van den Assem, Pim Veth ]

Daniel’s best friends throw him a buck’s party the night before his wedding. At the party he sees the woman of his dreams and he follows her home. She lets him in.

Death in the Garden

[ Australia | DUR 11:10 | HDV ]
[ WRIs Edmund Jory & Michael Chrisoulakis | PROD, DIR M. Chrisoulakis | DOP Nicola Daley | ED Gabriel Dowrick | COMPOSER Benjamin Speed ]

[ CAST Steve Ostrow, Adam Dowell ]

A young groundsman desperately seeks the aid of his aging Master, after coming face-to-face with Death in the garden.

Crescendo

[ France | DUR 14:00 | DVCPRO HD ]
[ WRIs, DIRs Pierre Terrade & Didier Woldemard | PROD P. Terrade | DOP Guillaume Faure | ED Philippe Pereira ]

[ CAST Julie Gauvain, Didier Woldemard ]

Life reaches a crescendo on this day for a dysfunctional family in the outer suburbs of Paris.

The Egg

[ Australia | DUR 6:50 | HD ]
[ WRI Ben Damon | DIRs Simon Blyth & B. Damon | PRODs Jessica Halloran & B. Damon | DOP Callan Green | ED Matthew Walker | COMPOSER Jonathon Dower ]

[ CAST Ari Mattes, Trudi-Ann Tierney, Matt Potter ]

The competition has definitely become unhealthy as owner—trainers Wayne Kingston and Janelle (and Jack) Worthington prepare for Australia’s biggest dog race: the Golden Easter Egg.

Valley of the Moon

[ USA | DUR 12:30 | Super 16mm ]
[ WRI Frank Monteleone | PROD Josh Fruehling | DIR John Monteleone | DOP Hermes Marco | ED Michael Slavens | COMPOSER Dan Pound ]

[ CAST Collin Biddle, Dylan Riley Snyder ]

Even when a man has everything, a bus trip can change his life.

 

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