And that's true for all of our programmes, not only for the International Competition. The selection committee viewed, filtered, heated and hydro-extracted all 2,200 entries, until an end was in sight.

Technocratic language somehow seems more suitable for describing this process than the film studies vocabulary that keeps buzzing in my ear. Because we don't want these words to develop a life of their own and form clichéd phrases, do we?

We'd rather take it film by film. And we're not pessimistic, no, not at all.

As the Austrian essayist and playwright Karl Krauss once said: "An artist is somebody who can transform a solution into a riddle." This has probably been one of the guiding principles of the selection process. I'm sure Jonathan Meese, the current wunderkind of the German art world, put it even more precisely, but we don't want to blow anybody's trumpet here, do we?

 

In the International Competition, a jury awards the Hamburg Short Film Award (3,000 euros) and the François Ode Award (1,500 euros) – an honorary prize for special humantitarian expression (EUR 1,500).

In addition, the Škoda Audience Award (1,500 euros) will also be awarded to the film which the audience chooses as their favourite in the International Competition.

Last but not least one of the films will receive the arte Short Film Award donated by the Franco-German tv station. For every minute in length, the authors of the winning film will receive 450 euros, and the film will be broadcast in one of arte’s short film programmes.

We are going to Channel Away - International Competition 1 for the first time on Thursday, 1 June at 7:45 p.m. in the zeise 1. The other screenings will be on Friday, 2 June and Sunday, 4 June, both at 7:45 p.m. at the zeise 2.

 

 

Hopp

Magne Pettersen, Norway 2005, 9:55 Min., Norwegian OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

Sonntag 1

Prof. Jochen Kuhn, Germany 2005, 6:00 Min., German OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

 

 

Khate Azad

Naghi Nemati, Iran 2005, 13:25 Min., Farsi OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

Wszystko bedzie

Magdalena Pieta, Poland 2005, 17:00 Min., Polish OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

McLaren´s Negatives

Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, Canada 2006, 10:03 Min., English OV, Animated Documentary

 

 

 

Weekend

Henrik Andersson, Sweden 2006, 32:00 Min., Swedish OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

You Made Me Love You

Miranda Pennell, England 2005, 3:30 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

Strictly According to Plan - International Competition 2 the first screening for this programme will be on Thursday, 1 June at 10 p.m. at the 3001 Cinema. We are also happy to announce that re-runs are planned for Friday, 2 June at 10:30 p.m. at the zeise 1 and Saturday, 3 June, 10 p.m. at the Metropolis.

 

 

Emerge

Stéphane Broc, France 2005, 3:50 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

Zoo

Salla Tykkä, Finland 2006, 12:25 Min., without dialogue, Experimental Fiction

 

 

 

À bras le corps

Katell Quillevere, France 2005, 19:00 Min., French OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

Obreras saliendo de la fabrica

José Luis Torres Leiva, Chile 2004, 21:14 Min., without dialogue, Fiction

 

 

 

Domingo

José Filipe Costa, Portugal 2005, 4:40 Min., Portuguese OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine

Peter Tscherkassky, Austria 2005, 16:26 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

5 x 90: The Wake

Samuel Kiehoon Lee, Canada 2005, 10:45 Min., English/Korean OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

Though the The Dawning - International Competition 3 itself can be seen while leaving the Festival Club in the morning, the screening will take place on Thursday, 1 June at 5:15 p.m. at the Metropolis. Similarly, on Friday, 2 June and on Saturday, 3 June dawn is approaching us around 5:30 p.m. inside the the zeise 2.

 

At Night

Richard Penna, England 2006, 10:31 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

Rugby Boyz

Khavn de la Cruz, Philippines 2005, 6:43 Min., Philippine OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

Astronauts

Matthew Walker, Wales/England 2005, 8:20 Min., English OV with English Subtitles, Computer Animation

 

 

Elukka

Tatu Pohjavirta, Finland 2005, 27:52 Min., without dialogue, Animation

 

 

Passer/8

Cesar Pesquera, Spain 2006, 15:13 Min., Spanish OV with English Subtitles, Experimental Documentary

 

 

Un Pont sur la Drina

Xavier Lukomski, Belgium 2005, 17:36 Min., Bosnian /French OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

Sota

Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari, Finland 2005, 5:03 Min., Finnish OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

We observe the Heat Wave - International Competition 4 in the zeise 1 on Wednesday, 31 May at 7:45 p.m. The temperatures will also rise on Friday, 2 June at 10 p.m. in Hamburg's most beautiful cinema, the Metropolis, and on Sunday, 4 June at 5:30 p.m. at the 3001 Cinema.

 

 

Arise!

Ruben Guzman, Argentina/Canada 2005, 2:10 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

Velika Ocekivanja

Renata Poljak, Croatia/France 2005, 17:00 Min., Croatian OV with English Subtitles, Experimental Documentary

 

 

 

Mon Beau Sourire

Angele Diabang Brener, Senegal 2005, 5:00 Min., Wolof OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

 

Monster

Jennifer Kent, Australia 2005, 10:36 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

 

Dad

Daniel Mulloy, England 2006, 7:00 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

 

Szerencsés ember

Tamás Keményffy, Hungary 2005, 14:05 Min., Hungarian OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

The Highwater Trilogy

Bill Morrison, USA 2006, 31:20 Min., without dialogue, Experimental Documentary

 

The Displacement - International Competition 5 can be observed on Wednesday, 31 May at 10 p.m. at the zeise 2. This phenomenon can also be studied on Saturday, 3 June at 3:15 p.m. in the Metropolis and, for the last time, on Sunday, 4 June at 10 p.m. in the 3001 Cinema.

 

 

Uyuni

Andrés Denegri, Argentina 2005, 8:10 Min., Spanish OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

 

 

Maxima Pena

Juanjo Giménez, Spain 2005, 10:40 Min., Spanish OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

o.T.

Anna Berger, Germany 2005, 11:44 Min., German OV with English Subtitles, Experimental Fiction

 

 

 

The Other Celia

Jon Knautz, Canada 2005, 21:20 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

 

Drei Grazien

Hanna Nordholt & Fritz Steingrobe, Germany 2006, 15:10 Min., German/English OV with English Subtitles, Animation

 

 

 

Eletrodoméstica

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil 2005, 22:00 Min., Portuguese OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

The Tracer - International Competition 6 is active on Thursday, 1 June at 5:30 p.m. at the zeise 2. This experience can be re-lived on Friday, 2 June at 7:45 p.m. in the 3001 Cinema and on Saturday, 3 June at the same time in the zeise 1.

 

 

 

ca sera beau

Wael Noureddine, Lebanon/France 2005, 29:49 Min., Lebanese OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

 

 

Am Hauptplatz, im Wald ...

Sofie Thorsen, Austria 2005, 7:06 Min., German OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

 

 

Chasseur

Alexandre Charlet, Switzerland 2005, 17:07 Min., French OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

 

Beim Friseur

Stanislaw Mucha, Germany 2006, 4:20 Min., Polish OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

 

Porno

Jan Wagner, Poland 2006, 11:30 Min., Polish OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

The Devons

Martin Orton & Greg Villalobos, England 2005, 6:28 Min., English OV with German Subtitles, Experimental Documentary

 

 

 

Brick Vision

Andreas J. Riiser, Norway 2005, 14:30 Min., without dialogue, Fiction

 

 

 

To establish Correlations - International Competition 7 please visit the zeise 1 on Thursday, 1 June at 10 p.m. If you miss this chance, we offer more possibilities to do so on Saturday, 3 June at 5:30 p.m. at the 3001 Cinema and on Sunday, 4 June at 3:15 p.m. at the zeise 1.

 

 

 

Liar

Moo-Young China, England 2005, 10:10 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

 

Du soleil en hiver

Samuel Collardey, France 2005, 18:43 Min., French OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

 

Quicken

Victoria Beattie, Scotland 2005, 13:35 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

 

Dialogue Exercise No.1: City

Esther Rots, Netherlands 2005, 9:47 Min., Dutch OV with English Subtitles, Fiction

 

 

 

Motodrom

Jörg Wagner, Germany 2005, 8:55 Min., without dialogue, Documentary

 

 

 

Do Not Erase

Asitha Ameresekere, England 2005, 28:56 Min., English OV, Fiction

 

 

The Beautiful Remains - International Competition 8 will enter the screens of the zeise 2 on Thursday, 1 June at 7:45 p.m. They will be repeated on Friday, 2 June at the 3001 Cinema and on Sunday, 4 June at the zeise 1, both screenings start at 5:30 p.m.

 

 

Room Service for Bombed Buildings

Dionís Escorsa, Serbia and Montenegro 2004, 27:48 Min., Serbian/English OV with English Subtitles, Documentary

 

 

 

Mississippi

Arash T. Riahi, Austria 2004, 6:00 Min., without dialogue, Experimental Documentary

 

 

 

Nummer vier

Guido van der Werve, Netherlands/Finland 2005, 11:49 Min., Dutch OV with English Subtitles, Experimental

 

 

 

ENDLESS

Wenhua Shi, China/USA 2005, 9:41 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

Square Millimeter of Opportunity: Cars

Luke Lamborn, USA 2006, 1:51 Min., MiniDV, without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

Kristall

Matthias Müller & Christoph Girardet, Germany 2006, 14:30 Min., without dialogue, Experimental

 

 

 

Last Men Standing

Sasha Djurkovic, England/Wales 2005, 17:50 Min., English OV with English Subtitles, Documentary