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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.
| 1. | 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 |
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| 2. | MILÁCIK (DARLING) Dana Polakovicova A young daughter begs her mother for a puppy ... Sweden |
Animation |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 9. | LULLABY Children's film studio “Kaskad” We see a primary school class and their elderly teacher ...! Russia |
Humour |
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Total running time 77 mins.
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