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Evolution Mallorca International Film FestivalThe 11th edition of the festival, was held October 26th - November 1st on the Spanish island of Mallorca, will also boast for the first time a Cinematography Focus as part of the 7-day programme. MISSION STATEMENT Evolution, Mallorca International Film Festival (EMIFF) showcases innovative, provocative, socially-relevant filmmaking while positioning Palma de Mallorca, Spain as a global destination for a creative community. WHAT IS EMIFF? EMIFF is the fastest growing competitive film festival in the Mediterranean. Since its 2012 inception, the number of films screened has nearly doubled, and ticket sales have tripled. In conjunction with its sister screening event in Hollywood, CA, EMIFF is becoming an international launching pad for promising new talent in all genres. THE FILMS Raw. Fresh. Edgy. Hip. Distinctive. These are the hallmarks of EMIFF filmmakers and films. The selection committee and jury look for films that feature real, compelling stories, a unique point-of-view, and emotional range. PROFESSIONALIZATION, NETWORKING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EMIFF brings together up-and-coming filmmakers and established industry professionals in a variety of settings designed to bolster partnerships, production, and community. SETTING The beautiful island of Mallorca is the awe-inspiring backdrop of EMIFF, and the island’s history, as well its young, entrepreneurial creative class, infuses the festival with a distinctive flair. While Mallorcans are finding new ways to embrace and showcase their country’s rich cultural legacy, EMIFF attracts filmmakers and audiences to the island in celebration of the intersections between old and new, tradition and innovation, authenticity and experimentation. Shorts in competition in Mallorca 2014Short Films in competition 2014The Last Dinner Comedy The Last Dinner, (USA) Spain Premier Director: Ava Bogle, Greg Hirsh & Christina Zamora TRT: 13min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: Synopsis: Told in a single 11-minute shot, the story of six 20-something friends candidly exploring where they're at sexually and emotionally in the wake of an unexpected pregnancy.
El Septimo Dia Drama/Comedy And on the seventh day (Spain) Short Film Director: Michael Raphan TRT: 10min Language: English, Subtitles: none Date &Time: They’ve stuffed their faces with burgers and burritos and toured Rodeo Drive and Venice Beach, which means all that’s left is a hike up to the famous Hollywood Sign. But after a week-long honeymoon in Los Angeles, Spanish newlyweds Nacho and Cristina can barely stand each other. Then things get worse. In Transit Romance/Drama In Transit (Equador) Director: Alegría Albán TRT: 18min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: TBD Synopsis: David and Lucia are two strangers. Once, a while back, they were not. David has always been shy; Lucia always lovely. The rest of the story is just life and its turns. one early morning, at a gas station, they meet by coincidence. The conversation will shake their certainties. Although, they are not the same people anymore, there are things that never change. Meet My Rapist Comedy Meet My Rapist, Short Film (USA) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Jessie Kahnweiler TRT: 7:33min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: TBD Synopsis: It gets real when Jessie runs into her rapist at the farmers market. "Meet My Rapist" is a deeply personal dark comedy as I confront the man who has shaped so much of my womanhood and an exploration in how we make meaning out of the madness in life. The film explores the complexities of healing from the point of view of a sexual abuse survivor in the hopes of inspiring other victims to find their voice and open up dialogue on an issue that is so often silenced.
PIOVE Drama/Comedy Piove, (Italy) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Lu Pulici TRT: 16min Language: Italian Subtitles: English Date &Time: TBD Synopsis: Tony Bianchi is a respectable village doctor. On a typical day he has a few appointments, some house calls, a chat at the barbers and a game of cards in a bar. This is interspersed with a few unplanned encounters with some of the villagers. These odd meetings make him come to terms with the role he plays in this small bizarre world. And, as usual and on time, it rains. Granny Baby Drama Granny baby, Short Film (Canada) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Eva Colmers TRT: 9min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: TBD Synopsis: With a special present in his hand, young Jack is excited to pick up his new baby sister and Mom from the hospital. When he enter the busy waiting room, Jack bumps into an old, confused Granny. Nobody seems to notice her. Nobody seems to care. Jack wants to help her but how?
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I've just had a dream Romance/Drama I’ve just had a dream, Short Film (Spain) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Javier Navarro TRT: 7:25min Language: English Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Irene is eight years old and she just had a nightmare. In the dream she becomes a girl of another race, with a very difficult reality, full of responsibilities and problems. Is it just a dream? Ciao, Baby Romance/Drama Ciao, Baby, Short Film (Italy) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Regine Olioli TRT: 19min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: Synopsis: Present day. London. A man goes to meet someone. A woman waits in her apartment. Both are uncomfortable. He knocks, she opens. They are both in their thirties, embarrassed, good-looking. They haven't seen each other since they broke up from a long-term relationship three months ago. Now she has something to tell him, but getting to the point is harder than she thought. Hisha'arut Drama/Comedy Hisha'arut, (Israel) Spain Premier Director: Yotam Ben-David TRT: 30min Language: Hebrew Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Itamar and Thomas share a bed, walls, an apartment and electricity bills. Thomas commands, manages, and criticizes; Itamar is silent and listens. Between the apartment walls, frustration and loneliness unfold. The Bright Side Musical/Romance The Bright Side, (USA) ) Spanish Premiere Director: Sarah Wilson Thacker TRT: 36min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: Synopsis: 1940's Hollywood glitz, glamour, and the promise of the American dream meets the harsh, gritty reality of a world at war in this musical romance, where Leonard Lewis, a young theatre performer, races against time and confusion to vie for the heart of the girl of his dreams - before its too late. Electric Indigo Drama Electric Indigo (Belgium) Spain Premier Director: Jean-Julien Collette TRT: 25min Language: English Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Indigo, a girl with a rather unusual route, mentally recalls her life from her birth till the event which led her to emancipate. She grew up in a family with two heterosexual fathers, Rubén, the Spaniard, and Tony, the American, united in the bonds of a non-carnal marriage, who had decided to raise their daughter together, born to a surrogate mother. But when she decides to get back Indigo, things get more complicated...
Matiide Comedy/Drama Matilde, (Italy) Director: Vito Palmieri TRT: 10min Language: Italian Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Despite a shy nature, Matilde is a child with a dynamic intelligence and a strong spirit. In her classroom, however, something is upsetting her. Combining the suggestions received from her teacher, the interest in the tools of a hairdresser mother and her passion for tennis, Matilde looks for a drastic and original solution to find the serenity Baúll Drama/Horror Baúl, (Italy) Spain Premier Director: Daniela Di Placido TRT: 15min Language: Italian Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Baùll is based upon an old legend from South of Italy. It is the story of Baùll, an ogre that hides in abandoned ruins and kidnaps children who venture in open country.
Foley Artist Romance Foley Artist, (Mallroca, Spain) Director: Toni Bestard TRT: 18min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: A sound technician who specializes in Foley effects (recreation of sounds for a film no directly recorded during shooting) has an accident that forces him to stay home for a few days. During that time the attractive neighbour across the street who has just arrived in the neighbourhood becomes his new sound muse. Helium Drama Helium, (Denmark) OSCAR WINNER BEST SHORT FILM 2014 Director: Andreas Walter TRT: 23min Language: Danish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: A young boy Alfred is dying, but through the stories about HELIUM - a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor Enzo, Alfred regain the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life. Ahora, No Drama Ahora,No, (Spain) Director: Elia Ballesteros TRT: 17min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Zaragoza, 1977. Colonel Asensio is celebrating his birthday. All of his family and friends have gathered in his beautiful family home, and are enjoying the party. But one of the guests is not there just to celebrate. Gloria has come to uncover a secret that has stayed hidden for too long.
Bis Gleich Comedy/Drama Bis Gleich, (Germany) Spanish Premier Director: Benjamin Wolff TRT: 20min Language: German Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Albert and Marta, both in their late 70s, live across the street from one another in a bustling section of Berlin’s Mitte. Every day, the two neighbors meet – each in their perspective windows – at nine am to watch the world unfold below them. One morning, the clock strikes nine but there is no sign of Albert. Tapping into a well of courage, Marta crosses social and personal boundaries and makes a trip to the other side of the street. What she finds there, unleashes a youthful energy within her. With this newfound strength, she comforts and surprises her dear neighbor and friend. Behold Comedy Behold, (Greece) Spanish Premier Director: Mark Sargent TRT: 8min Language: Greek Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Tomatoes. Garlic. Okra. A truck. A dog. A man with a bullhorn. Two women on a bench. 'Who the hell are you?' PIG Drama PIG, (Mexico) Director: Laura Mohai TRT: 8min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: A young boy attempts to care for a dying piglet in the farm he lives on. His tries to understand his mother who doesn't quite accept him and grieves a lost child. The death of the pig on the bed of the lost child leads mother and son to a quiet conflict.
Revolt Drama/Comedy Revolt, (USA/Mexico) Director: Yinuo Wang TRT: 20min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: Ines, a 16 year-old runaway, joins a trio of free-willing college students, couple Seba and Lucia and third wheel Marcos, on their way to a music festival in the 70's. With the newcomer's presence in the car, these 3 friends' already fragile relationships begin to crumble as jealousy and ideology get in the way, while Ines goes through a series of awakenings, sexual, political and otherwise that face her with the dis-enchantments of youthful hope. Perfidia Drama Perfidia, (USA/Mexico) Director: David Figueroa García TRT: 25min Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: When Lucia's father dies under mysterious circumstances, the hierarchies of the household shift, and Lázaro, the driver, feels that this might be his only chance to resolve his desire for her. Without realizing it, Lázaro will be caught between Lucia's attempts to exorcise the demons left from the relationship with her father and this attraction, which, slowly, is turning into an obsession.
Crush Comedy Crush, (US) Spanish Premier Director: Bianca Giaever TRT: 10min Language: English Subtitles: none Date &Time: Synopsis: A video about young love. L'efecte Aleatori Comedy/SciFi L'efecte Aleatori, (Spain, Mallorca) Director: Nofre Moya TRT: 29min Language: Spanish, Catalan Subtitles: English Date &Time: Synopsis: How far are the powerful classes willing to go, just to keep their privileges?
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