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Third Eurochannel Short Films Tour Program 1 - When Love Begins 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. {rokbox thumb=|images/watch_promo_2.png|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5STCTCUE8{/rokbox} |
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X on a Map (2009) Luxembourg Director: Jeff Desom Synopsis: In a time when every continent that can be discovered has been discovered, Paul works as a cartographer who dreams of distant places. That is until he crosses Ana who folds maps for the same company. During a secret meeting he eventually discovers his own private America that cannot be found on any map of the world. |
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Alfama (2010) Portugal Director: João Viana Synopsis: A and B get on the train, full of excitement. Love and jealousy / Ashes and fire / Pain and sin. Just before it leaves, C boards too. All this exists / All this is sad / All this is fado. In Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2011. |
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Port of Call (Escale, 2009) France - Brittany Director: Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec Synopsis: The crews of Terre - Neuvot sailors' have come to the end of the fishing season. He is back on land and makes a stopover in a port, for an opportunity to forget the difficulty of their work and to find bodily pleasures. The prostitutes from the coffee shop in the Port welcome them with open arms. The party is in full swing. He stays alone, peaceful: it is then that he meets her. |
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The End of the World (La Fin du Monde, 2010) Belgium Wallonia Director: Michael Havenith Synopsis: Serge is a security guard and "his" superstore is the most reassuring place ever. As long as there are clients, Serge is sure of his own existence. Everything is perfect until the day his routine is interrupted by a power cut. Things go back to normal once it is over. But maybe someone should have stopped and thought things through. |
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Theatrical Life (Teatral Heyat, 2009) Director: Ilqar Najaf Synopsis: A repressed actor who talks to himself ends up confusing virtual life and reality. Things can't go on like this – he must make a choice. |
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Signs of Light (Gaismas Zimes, 2010) Director: Ilze Kunga Synopsis: Ingus is a man around forty, happy with his bachelor life until one day Zanete moves in next door, upsetting the usual course of things. He might ignore her, but some overwhelming force makes him act differently. |
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Scribbling & Tingling (Kritzeln & Kribbeln, 2009) Director: Amaury Berger Synopsis: Shy salesgirl Anna passes the crêperie each day on the way to work. One day, Michi, the attractive crêpemaker, turns up in Anna's store. |
