Round-table Syria: and then my remains will tear apart… The international politics is keeping the news of the war in Syria in the foreground. The constant spread of information by TV, newspapers and internet describes the tragic Syrian situation. However, it still difficult to understand what is really going on there. Most of the news...
FUORI QUOTA Stefano Ceccarelli e Virginia Palumbo (2017), 9’ 50’’ Alberta has lost a daughter, suicidal. Virginia, a friend of the young woman passed away, meets Alberta to remember her together. CI VOGLIONO 18 ANNI G. Anastasio, S. Ceccarelli e F. Bracarda (2017), 4’ Some boys play a bell Hopscotch in a suburb. A girl...
Oh that Chaplin is the narration of the greatest failure of one of the most extraordinary genius that cinema of all time has never had. Only a few know that, before embarking on his brilliant career, Chaplin considered very seriously the possibility of achieving success as concert player, as violoncellist. He himself, in his autobiography, tell us...
“Everyone thinks that I’m a dreamer, always with my head in the clouds, and that is fine because in a certain way, I am a dreamer; however, I also know to recognize reality. There it is, it’s that one sitting in the back. I’m not saying that I want to go and grab lunch with...
Watch the trailer of the 22nd Umbria Film Festival. Also this year is very exciting, with the most beautiful images of all the films and short animations that will be shown in Piazza Fortebraccio in Montone! [/cmsmasters_text]
THE RED HERRING Director: Leevi Lemmetty Script: Leevi Lemmetty Animation: Andrea Rhode, Paul Torris Editing: Miikka Leskinen Music: Mark Thomas Production: Tamsin Lyons and Hannele Lemmetty / Finnish Film Foundation Year: 2015 Country: Finland / Ireland Running Time: 6’30” One sunny day in the Antarctic, a gentle fisher‑penguin catches fish for his friends. They are...
Johnny Express Director: Woo Kyungmin Script: Woo Kyungmin Animation: Woo Kyungmin, Rho Seemin Editing: Woo Kyungmin Music: Kim Myungjong, Lim Jungyoon Production: Kim Jisang Year: 2014 Country: Korea Running Time: 5′ New York international Children’s Film Festival, Best Short Film, Best Animated Short Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival Johnny, a space delivery courier is...
Escargore Director: Oliver Hilbert Script: Oliver Hilbert, Karl Wills Editing: Nuke Studio, Studio Vray Music: Jason Smith Cast: Campbell Cooley, Geoff Houtman, Greg Johnson, Jodie Rimmer Production: Oliver Hilbert, James Cunningham Year: 2015 Country: New Zealand Running Time: 5’05” This snail horror comedy is so scary it’ll shock your shell off! Claude and his friends...
REFUGEE BLUES Director: Stephan Bookas, Tristan Daws From the poem of: W. H. Auden Photography: Stephan Bookas Editing: Stephan Bookas, Tristan Daws Music: Christoph Zirngibl Production: Stephan Bookas, Tristan Daws Year: 2016 Country: UK, France Running Time: 6’10” Set to the verses of W.H. Auden’s 1939 poem, “Refugee Blues” charts a day in ‘the jungle’,...
The Drummer and the Keeper is Nick Kelly’s debut feature starring Dermot Murphy and Jacob McCarthy, and it will be premiering at Umbria Film Festival. It tells the story of a bipolar drummer named Gabriel, whose doctor prescribes him a rather unconventional treatment: sunday football. Gabriel reluctantly goes to the first game, but soon changes his mind once he...
