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Minimalen presents, in cooperation with Midtnorsk Filmsenter and Mid Nordic Film Commission, and with the support of Norwegian Film Institute:
Short Film Studies Symposium
Do quality short films deserve close and comprehensive study? If you would answer that question with a resounding "yes," then a new journal called Short Film Studies is likely to interest you. At this symposium, we will launch the second issue of the journal, focusing on the three prize-winning short films singled out for close study in the issue:
o Derailment / Avsporing (Unni Straume, Norge/Frankrike 1993, 7 min)
o Sunday (John Lawlor, Irland 1988, 8 min)
o Lightborne / Alumbramiento (Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, Spania 2007, 17 min)
All three films will be shown as 35 mm film, and we will be privileged to have all three filmmakers with us for a discussion of key aspects of each of the films, under the firm supervision of editor Richard Raskin. There will be ample room for members of the audience to play an active role in the discussion.
A genuine vitamin injection for anyone who wants to understand what makes a fiction short film tick, and a competence burst for filmmakers at all levels.
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Short Film Studies is a new peer-reviewed journal from Intellect Journals, designed to stimulate ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better understanding of the art form as a whole. In each issue, two or three short films will be selected for comprehensive study, with articles illuminating each film from a variety of perspectives.
Please find a PDF with abstracts of the articles for each film below. |
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Richard Raskin (b. 1941), founding editor of Short Film Studies, is associate professor at Aarhus University, where he teaches screenwriting and video production. His books include The Art of the Short Fiction Film (McFarland, 2002). For many years he edited P.O.V.– A Danish Journal of Film Studies, a journal he also founded. Short films based on his screenplays have been funded by New Danish Screen and the West Danish Film Fund. |
Thursday 11:00 - Followed by a reception.
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DERAILMENT (AVSPORING)
Unni Straume | Norge, Frankrike 1993 | Fiksjon | 7 min
Et møte.
An encounter.
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Unni Straume
(b.
1955, Norway) |
Script: Unni Straume | Camera: Harald Paalgård | Editing: Unni Straume | Lights: Olivier Guillaume | Music: Rolf Wallin
Production: Marianne Slot Nielsen, Unni Straume Filmproduksjon and K-FILMS, Paris |
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SUNDAY
John Lawlor | Irland 1988 | Fiksjon | 8 min
Familiemiddagen blir aldri helt den samme.
The family dinner will never be quite the same.
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John Lawlor
(b.
1958, Ireland) |
| Script: John Lawlor | Camera: Shane O’Neill, Des Whelan | Editor: Oliver Fallon | Sound: Raymond Cross, Jacques Leroid | Production: John Lawlor, Lynda Armstrong-Lawlor |
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LIGHTBORNE (ALUMBRAMIENTO)
Eduardo Chapero-Jackson | Spania 2007 | Fiksjon | 15 min
En familie står foran bestemorens siste natt, og viser ulike måter å håndtere livets slutt på. Ved å overvinne sin egen frykt og fordommer, vil en av dem på overraskende vis lette bortgangen.
A family face their oldest member's last night, showing different ways of dealing with a life's end. In a surprising manner, overcoming fear and taboos, one of them will guide the passing. |
Eduardo
Chapero-Jackson
(b. 1971, Spain) |
| Script: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson | Camera: Juan Carlos Gómez, Juanjo Sánchez | Editor: Iván Aledo, Quique Domínguez | Production designer: Esther García | Sound: David Rodríguez | Music: Pascal Gaigne |
Production: Pepe Jordana, Prosopopeya Productions |
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