FILM TITLE:   Jolly Holiday

DIRECTOR:  Clara Martínez Malagelada 

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I go every summer to my hometown, Sitges, to work as a human statue. On the promenade, dressed as Mary Poppins, I see my family passing by. It’s the town holidays. I haven’t talked to them in years.

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SPECIAL MENTION DIRECTING:  Giovanni Coda  – “Xavier”

FILM TITLE:   Yellow’s Anxiety

DIRECTOR:  Viola Folador 

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Sam hates yellow, her full name and a long list of other things, including herself.
The morning she decides to die, she finds a yellow carillon by her door and decides to give herself 24 hours. Waiting for a bus that will never pass, under an old bus shelter next to two strangers: the extravagant Mr. Manfredi and quiet Timoteo collector of sounds.
Their story is told by Victor, an old writer in love with his fragile wife who wants to turn herself into a yellow fish with blue strips.

Sam odia il giallo, il suo nome per intero e una lunga lista di altre cose, tra cui, se stessa.
La mattina in cui decide di morire trova una carillon giallo davanti alla sua porta e decide di darsi 24h di tempo per scoprire chi lo ha lasciato.
Si ritroverà ad aspettare un bus che sembra non passare mai, sotto una vecchia pensilina con due sconosciuti:
Lo stravagante Manfredi e il silenzioso collezionista di suoni, Timoteo.
La loro storia è raccontata da Victor, un vecchio scrittore con una fragile moglie che vuole trasformarsi in un pesce giallo, con le righe blu.

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FILM TITLE:   SABLES

DIRECTOR:   Nelly Girardeau

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Ai margini del delta della Camargue, la spiaggia di Piedans è l’ultima spiaggia selvaggia e non regolamentata d’Europa. Da maggio a settembre, centinaia di persone si sono stabilite in apparente disordine. In un mondo standardizzato, il Piemonte è un’enclave, un ultimo spazio di libertà per tutti, un ultimo rifugio ..

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SPECIAL MENTION DIRECTING:   Kyrre Lien  – “The Internet Warriors”

FILM TITLE:   Ladies First

DIRECTOR:  Uraaz Bahl 

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Ladies First tells the inspirational survival story of Deepika Kumari who, as a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India, went in search of food, stumbled upon archery at age 12, and within 4 years became the number one archer in the world.

We document Deepika’s path to the 2016 Olympics. Having to overcome the obstacles of a repressive system, she strives to achieve her dream of becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Talent is evenly distributed across the world; but opportunities are not. We hope this story shatters India’s tragedy of small expectations for girls and puts Ladies First.

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FILM TITLE:   The Announcement

DIRECTOR:  Romain & Thibault Lafargue

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As Christmas approaches, a father has to tell his son the truth about Santa Claus…

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FILM TITLE:   The Same Conversation

DIRECTOR:  Marjorie DeHey 

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Relationships are difficult and there is always that one argument, that one conversation that couples have over and over again.

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FILM TITLE:   Speed of the Living Dead

DIRECTOR:  Philip Pugh 

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Simon is fast, but his purser is “dead” quick!

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