COMPETiTiON FiLMS 1
The end
of the holidays
RAPHAEL VENAYRE and ANTOiNE GUERCI
In the Tunisian seaside resort of Yasmine Hammamet, many hotels have gone bankrupt. Some hotels have sold part of their buildings to French nursing homes to survive. Residents and their families are staying in the Eden Hotel, surrounded by their caregivers. With their heads in the clouds and their feet in the water, they are calmly waiting for the end in this sun-drenched ghost town. / documentary, 24'
ViSiTiNG HOURS
AHARON HOVSEPYAN
I close my eyes and as I hold my mother's hand, I forget where I am. The ugly, white walls of a hospital room are a great canvas for someone who has been there alone for far too long. A personal film about the director's experience with a brain tumor at the age of 18 and the confrontation with his mortality. / animation, 11'
NO PUSSY
ELENA LEBLON
Through a commercial, Mao discovers a retreat where men can unleash their inner primal instincts. Will he rediscover his masculinity here? / fiction, 16'
THE FOREST iS ON FiRE
LOUiSE ROGiERS
'The Forest is on Fire' is a film about a not so distant future. It has all the classic features: a narrator, cute animals and an important lesson at the end of the story. Heron, Mouse, Squirrel, Badger, Rabbit and many other furry friends are forced by the effects of global warming to move to the city where we follow them in their crazy adventures. / animation, 5'
ROCKY MEETS LUCY
GEORGES ROTTiER
Desperate to impress the love of his life and take her off to a tropical vacation spot, Rocky, a deranged alpha male, tries to delve into the illegal world of animal trafficking in an attempt to sell a Tibetan Mastiff in Antwerp's Chinatown. / fiction, 17'