Masters Competition 2
01 [S]
Director(s)
Mario RADEV
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: Independent
Length: 12' 33''
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[S] is an artwork that exposes the lifespan of infinity. The film delves into an immersive loop of organic forms, reflecting on the entangled nature of life and art.
02 Father's Letters
Director(s)
Alexey EVSTIGNEEV
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France, Russia
Production: Moderato & Mimesis
Length: 12' 10''
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One winter day in 1934, Professor Vangengheim was arrested for sabotage and sent to the Gulag on the Solovki Islands. To protect his daughter Eleonora, he pretends to be on a voyage of exploration, sending her letters and herbariums from the islands.
03 Whale’s Song
Director(s)
Adeline FAYE
Film info
Year of production: 2022
Country of production: France
Production: Novanima Production
Length: 11' 50''
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One morning, a group of citizens discovers a big whale corpse in the middle of the city. They can't get around it, so they'll have to face the animal body. This meeting is about to transform them in an unexpected way.
04 Percebes
Director(s)
Alexandra RAMIRES
Laura GONCALVES
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France, Portugal
Production: BAP - Animation Studio / IKKI FILMS
Length: 11' 30''
Category: Masters
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We follow a cycle of the life of a special creature called percebes, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to understand the region of Algarve and those who live there.
05 Margarethe 89
Director(s)
Lucas MALBRUN
Film info
Year of production: 2023
Country of production: France
Production: Eddy Production
Length: 18' 00''
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Leipzig, 1989. Margarethe, a young punk opposed to the East German regime, is detained in a psychiatric hospital. She dreams of breaking out to join the man she loves – a punk musician named Heinrich. Though the regime's days may well be numbered, the Stasi informants are more present than ever.