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Third Eurochannel Short Films Tour Program 7 - Last Words of Love Presentation: The Eurochannel Short Films Tour offers an authentic trip around Europe through exceptional programming. It is a look at European cinema through the eyes of 54 innovative directors, known for their talent, originality and independence. With this selection of the best creations from all European countries, Eurochannel invites fans of cinema and European culture to discover the newest faces and perspectives of the European film scene. Regularly awarded at short film festivals and often being shown for the first time outside of their country, all the shorts presented have a strong identity taken from a particular region of Europe. They all reflect unknown dimensions of European reality. The Eurochannel Short Films Tour has a strong regional footprint, revealing the creative genius of how cinema can be very diverse and surprising. Shaped by geographical and cultural features, those shorts films are as much charming as a work of one director’s passion. Stories of love or friendship in an adult’s brutal world, paintings of childhood feelings, stories of war or poverty, and comedies with unpredictable humor, Eurochannel brings you the complexity of humanity as the European artists of the new generation sees it. |
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Glow (2010) Macedonia Director: Tamislav Aleksov Synopsis: He is not Romeo and she is not Juliet. But they are two children in love and they will stop at nothing to stay together. |
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Laterarius (2010) Romandy Director: Marina Rosset Synopsis: A man decides to build a house for the woman he's just fallen in love with. She follows him. |
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Trachoni (2010) Cyprus Director: Nick Kapros Synopsis: A friendship that began in the '70s was torn apart during the events in Cyprus in 1974. Thirty years later, the protagonist is faced with a conflict he himself doesn't understand nor is committed to anymore. |
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Her Seat is Vacant (2010) Ukraine Director: Bohdana Smyrmova Synopsis: Vira, a 40-year-old Ukrainian immigrant in New York, is preparing for her sister's funeral. Amongst all her responsibilities, Vira suddenly finds herself falling in love. |
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Paint (2009) Northern Ireland Director: Ryan Tohill Synopsis: After the loss of his wife, Michael struggles to pick up the pieces. His emotions get the better of him and he vents his grief in ways that are both confusing and frightening for his son David. David is determined to remind his father that only together can they take the first step towards moving on. |
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Safe Journey (Góða Ferð, 2007) Iceland Director: Davið Óskar Ólafsson Synopsis: Julia and Patrick decide to take a road trip to the countryside to visit Patrick's family and some friends at a summerhouse. However, the trip has bigger consequences than they expected. |
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A Tale of Balloons (Forventninger, 2009) Norway Director: Torfinn Iversen Synopsis: On the national day of Norway, seven-year old Tim wants to bring his drunken mother to the parade. Through his meeting with the Balloonman he learns that both balloons and thoughts can fly. This is a short film about the amazing fantasy to be found in a child's mind. |
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Sasa, Grisa & Ion (2006) Moldova Director: Igor Cobileanski Synopsis: Working during the winter has never been easy in Moldova. Luckily for Sasa, Grisa and Ion, friendship is the best way to overcome the snow. |
