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V275 (VHS) / V276 (S-VHS) / V277 (MiniDV) / V278 (DVD)
UNICA GERMANY 2004
This selection of entries in the UNICA World Amateur Film Festival held in
Veitshöchheim, Germany, is available free of hire charge. The only cost
is the post and packing fee of £3.
Visit the UNICA section of the IAC website
(click here) and UNICA's
own website (click here). For a report
on the event click
here.
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ZWIRBELS TRAUM (ZWIRBEL'S DREAM)
Volker Meyer-Dabisch
Zwirbel, a lowly character who works in a kitchen, dreams each day on his
train journey to work. The dreams, which are more exciting than his real
life (!) include his fellow passengers ...
Germany
UNICA Silver Medal |
Story
b&w
11.mins |
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| 2. |
MILÁCIK (DARLING)
Dana Polakovicova
A young daughter begs her mother for a puppy ...
Sweden |
Animation
1.min |
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| 3. |
THE LECTURE
Gordon Bullock
Professor Clive Dawson (Terry Bishop) arrives at a college to give his free
lecture. Having waited over an hour without any sign of his students, he
decides to leave ...
See also lib.nos: V 265/268 item 4
United Kingdom |
Humour
5.mins |
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| 4. |
THE DRAGONFLY STORM
Shahram Mokri
A series of interconnected incidents occur, but it's only at the end that
we can work out how they fit together in the right order (English
sub-titles)
Iran
UNICA Silver Medal |
Drama
15.mins |
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| 5. |
OH SWEET MARY
Adrian Aeschbacher
Mary, a young woman, is talked to by an angel via her TV set. She contacts
two girl friends to help her cope with the situation ...
Switzerland |
Experimental
12.mins |
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| 6. |
MIJENI (PASSING BY)
Olga Špátová
A youngish man is living in a derelict house, where he is found by a young
woman. He is contemplating suicide, but she tries to dissuade him ... (Edith
Piaf sings on the soundtrack.)
Czech Republic
UNICA Gold Medal; IAC Daily Mail Trophy 2005
(Article about author and analysis of film on
IAC
website.) |
Drama
13.mins |
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| 7. |
MIMO (MIME)
Tony Garcia
We see a mime artist making up before going to his street site to stand stock
still. Then a young boy who is passing becomes fascinated and sits down opposite
the mime artist and watches and watches as people pass by ...
Andorra
UNICA Bronze Medal |
Story
9.mins |
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| 8. |
L'AMOUR (LOVE)
Charles Ritter
A young woman waits in a public garden, a young man eventually turns up ...
This is a cinematic tour de force not only for the cameraman (Charles Ritter)
but also for the actress (Romain Rondeau), as the whole film is a single
take mainly on her. The sound level of the dialogue is deliberately low so
that the song Somewhere Not Here by Alpha dominates.
France
UNICA Gold Medal |
Music
Video
7.mins |
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| 9. |
LULLABY
Children's film studio “Kaskad”
We see a primary school class and their elderly teacher ...!
Russia |
Humour
3.mins |
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Price: £10 Total running time VHS / S-VHS / MiniDV / DVD
77 mins.
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