This February, the people of Greece will have the chance to discover the unique creative talent that exists in Salford and the North West of England. The Salford Film Festival team is proud to announce that we have been invited to curate a guest programme of short films for Psarokokalo 2nd International Short Film Festival, to be held in Athens from the 1st till the 10th of February 2008.
Psarokokalo is a cutting edge festival, screening film and audiovisual work which explores new approaches to image, sound, editing and narrative, using both new and more traditional technologies.
In addition to the Salford Film Festival Programme, there will be a guest programme from the Hollyshorts Short Film festival, special programmes focusing on Romanian and Basque Cinema, a retrospective of the short film work of celebrated Swedish director Roy Andersson, and screenings of the best new Greek and International shorts.
The competition section includes 65 short films from 29 countries. Many of these films have won awards or acclaim at top international film festivals, such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Sundance, etc., and most are screening for the first time in Greece.
The festival also features live audiovisual performances, art exhibitions, parties and lots of special events and happenings.
Any film buffs in Athens that week should take a look. It promises to be quite a festival.
The Salford programme, SIX SHOTS FROM SALFORD FILM FESTIVAL will be screening at Psarokokalo on Saturday 9th February at 10 pm and Sunday 10th February at 7pm. Running order is as follows:
(Prod: Anthony Maxwell, Dir / Wri: Michael Lacey, 11 min 52 sec)
While his girlfriend languishes in a maternity ward, a young man deals with his impending fatherhood by going out on the pull with his mates. But every one night stand has a morning after…
(Prod: Eddie Robson, Dir / Wri: Sami Khan, 10 min)
Kosey’s world is turned upside down after his father is seized by militia forces. From a secure loving life in Africa he is thrust into a new, tough urban environment with no guidance from those around him. He recalls an ancient tale, told to him by his father, of a young cub, lost in the jungle, and guided by his heart. He finds himself on a similar journey of self-discovery.
(Co-Prod: Gary Catterall, Co-Prod / Dir: Nasir Butt, Wri: Tom Benson, 2007, 11 min 30 sec)
Charlie is a young man whose entire life revolves around his Socialist politics. However, his growing anger and frustration at the war in Iraq, and his increasing disillusionment with the effectiveness of public protests and demonstrations, has left him feeling increasingly isolated. And then he meets Alice…
(Prod / Dir / Wri: Simon Powell, 23 min)
Liam is a City Centre hotel night cleaner who arrives for work to discover he has been made redundant. He finds the sudden change more difficult than most… Why? Liam has Asperger’s Syndrome…
(Prod: Kelly Broad, Dir/ Wri: Aneel Ahmad,15 Min, 10 sec) A young boy who makes a living shining boots on the streets of Lahore falls in love with a beautiful young woman he sees in a red-curtained window. To him, she is a princess in a tower, not a girl sold into prostitution. He determines to rescue her…
(Prod: Maria Manton, Dir / Wri: Chris Shepherd, 14 min 30 sec)
"My neighbour’s a right loony. He’s always banging our wall down. I’m used to it. I think other people’s houses are well weird. There’s no knocking – right?"
All the films in the festival will be shown at the screening hall of NIXON bar - restaurant - cinema (Agisilaou 61B, Kerameikos,
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