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UNICA INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFESSIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Austria 2013)
Set of 3 DVDs
Every year the UNICA Festival donates a compilation programme of major entries to the IAC Library. It is free with only postal charges to pay. Book from John Bartlett, videolibrary@theiac.org.uk. This year there are three DVDs in the collection each with more than can be shown in a Club evening and I hope the following reviews will help your choice. I have not referred to which film is on which disc since you will probably prefer to select between discs. For convenience, I have given the English titles. Unless stated, there are English subtitles.
GOLD AWARD WINNERS
1. | WHITE COLLAR
Jorn Michaely (Germany) Top Youth Award winner. Social comedy of young man obsessed with putting on a good appearance for an interview, but facing hurdles. |
Fiction |
2. | THE CLAY MAN Aren Vatyan (Armenia) Film School Category A delightful tale of an old potter who finds renewed hope in the appearance of a young boy from the city.
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Fiction |
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3. | THE APPLE OF MY EYE Josecho de Linares (Spain) Film School Category A beautifully expressed emotional view of the reality of true family love. (Top Film Award winner)
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Fiction |
4. | MOMENTOS Pablo Polledri (Argentina) A witty and original concept and design as the three ages of man tackle the everyday actions of life. |
Animation |
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5. | OUR KIND OF PARTY Jean-Marc Retting (France) A comedy about when Lucien's quiet night is rapidly deteriorated into a crazy party.
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Fiction |
6. | BREAST_FEEDING Marcus Siebler (Germany) A courageous but difficult film about the hopelessness of a young woman with her needlessly crying baby. UNESCO Award winner |
Fiction |
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SILVER AWARD WINNERS |
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1. | MY PROMENADE LEADS ME OVER THE ABYSS Doris Dvorak (Austria) A modern student looks back at the life and works of the eccentric Viennese artist, Egon Schiele. |
Documentary |
2. | INTROSPECTION Jean-Marc Lonfils (Belgium) Imaginative visualisation of a young girl's difficult choice between joining her friends in college or following her dream to be a professional dancer. (English narration) |
Fiction |
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3. | UNDER THE BLUE SKY Martin Salinas (Argentina) A love song accompanies young girls who giggle as they play with makeup and necklaces. But the revelation is more thought provoking. |
Fiction |
4. | LILA Sebastian Dietsch (Argentina) An amusing story (with some bad language) about Lila, the football team's lucky mascot. But where is she and will she get to the final on time? |
Fiction |
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5. | THE NAKED HOURS Igor Bezinovic (Croatia) Film School Category A slow paced story of a father who has difficulty sharing bad news. |
Fiction |
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BRONZE AWARD WINNERS |
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1. | THE DANCE IS OVER, MARIJA!
Natko Stipanicev (Croatia) A bleak tale of pollution told in beautiful 3D animation |
Animation |
2. | I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED
Franka Stas (Netherlands) Portrait of a French artist working in papier-mache. |
Documentary |
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3. | THOSE WHO WALK AGAINST THE WIND
Bastien Clement Simon (France) 'The everyday lot of the destitute.' The homeless are given a quiet voice in this sensitive film. |
Documentary/Fiction |
4. | CROSSOVER
Fabian Grodde (Germany) An imaginative CGI animation with religious overtones as firebugs come face to face with the master spider. |
Animation |
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5. | STEPS OF LOSS Joshua Enblom (Sweden) Imaginative and sesitive exploration of the stages of grief and memories of happier days. |
Fiction |
6. | SON OF POVERTY Nidhal Ben Hessine (Tunisia) An unusual and confusing mix of styles of photography, art and animation as a mane collects and recycles waste - only French subtitles. |
Fiction |
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DIPLOMA OF HONOUR |
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1. | MARIA Monica Lairana (Argentina) Hard to take image of a backstreet prostitute's life. (Strong sexual content.) |
Fiction |
2. | REFLECTIONS IN POWDER Gabriel Rizzo (France) A complex tale as Juan, a drug addict and dealer, tries to understand the animosity felt between his father and his dying uncle. |
Fiction |
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WORLD MINUTE MOVIE CUP - TOP FOUR |
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1 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Frank Dietrich (Germany) |
Fiction |
2. | LEISTUNGSDRUCK Leonhard Walti (Austria) |
Fiction |
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3. | DIALOGUE Vladimir Iliev (Bulgaria) |
Fiction |
4. | IN THE PHARMACY Filmclub Volkermarkt (Austria) |
Fiction 1 min |
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DVD
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