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SHORT FILMS PRIOR TO FEATURE FILMS
Various Directors - 2016-2017

Various artists
Not Rated
Various running times
In French with English subtitles

EACH FILM IS SHOWN ONLY ONCE!

Films selected in collaboration with the Short Film Department of Unifrance.

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le pecheur et l'homme d'affaires

THE FISHERMAN AND THE BUSINESSMAN
(Le Pêcheur et l'homme d'affaires) by Simon François, 2017 - Zuzu's Petals Films - 3'33''
A retired businessman encounters a young fisherman.
Award: COLCOA Film Festival 2017 (USA) SPECIAL AUDIENCE PRIZE.
Shown with Faces Places
Saturday, October 21 - 11am

gout bacon

TASTE OF LOVE
(Goût bacon) by Emma Benestan, 2016 - 1000 Visages production - 12'45''
Two friends, Bilel and Adil, have a problem: the rumor of their homosexuality is spreading in the public housing projects where they live. They must find themselves girlfriends to save their reputation. Taste of Love was co-written by Morgan Simon (director of Taste of Ink - SFFF 2017).
Award: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017 (France), SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE NATIONAL PRESS JURY
Shown with Dalida
Saturday, October 21 - 1:05pm

deux dollars

TWO DOLLARS
(Deux Dollars) by Emmanuel Tenenbaum, 2017 - Bien ou Bien Productions - 9'59''
After a week off, Sylvie, upon her return to the Quebec company where she has been a a model employee for fifteen years, is summoned to a mysterious meeting.
Awards: CortoKino: Unleashing Global Cinema 2017 (India), WINNER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION; Vebron International Film Festival 2017 (France), SPECIAL JURY MENTION.
Shown with Corporate
Saturday, October 21 - 3:45pm

mars IV

MARS IV
by by Guillaume Rieu, 2016 - Metronomic - 15'19''
2053. Four astronauts, assisted by Hervé the robot, are at the end of their two-year mission on Mars. As they make an unexpected discovery that puts the fate of Earth in their hands, they are victims of violent hallucinations.
Shown with Back to Burgundy
Saturday, October 21 - 6pm

noyade interdite

NO DROWNING
(Noyade interdite) by Mélanie Laleu, 2016 - 17'28''
offshore productions
In a dystopian world where nothing comes for free, a stripper mermaid encounters a diver thief.
Award: Bienne French Film Festival 2016 (Switzerland), DISCOVERY PRIZE
Shown with Mr & Mrs Adelman
Saturday, October 21 - 8:30pm

Unifrance is an organization dedicated to promoting French cinema worldwide. Unifrance is involved at every stage in the life of a French film abroad, from its selection at a recognized film festival to its presentation at an international market, to its commercial release in one or more foreign countries.

 
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