ATHENS INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL

A showcase of the award winning shorts Drama Comedy Fantasy Animation Video Art

Friday 19th April 2013 Charles Ward Building 5:00pm CWB40 Coventry University

www.shortlmfestival.gr Coventry University Department of English and Languages Culturae Mundi

5:00pm Introduction
Tim Kelly - Coventry University And by Skype with Yiannis Koufonikos: Film Director

5:15pm Part 1 Screening

Miss Mia Meows

Maurizio Von Trapp Duration 11:44 Murder doesnt always lead to repentance. Miss Mia Meows is a camp tale of excess, filled with colour and extravagant decadence, following a girl whose path will have to be chosen tonight. Abeyance

Mitsi Eleni Duration 07 :53 A middle aged woman lives alone and isolated in an apartment with the sole purpose of cleaning her house. Her perfectionism leads her to the compulsion to clean a stain, which does not go away despite her repeat efforts, until

Kelly Shakes the Sheets

Karasaxinidis Pantelis Duration 03:52 The sheets were dirty and Kelly shook them. The Chamber of Pain

Sproutskidou Nantia Duration 08:00 A girl is having a really hard pregnancy. Matador

Maurizio Von Trap Duration 06:00 Matador explores the relationship between audience and subjects. Undressing social status to present a primitive view of human beings, it shows how little has changed since. Roman bread and circus, as exemplified by bullfighting and pornography. Felix Culpa

Nakos Dimitris Duration 06:00 A theatrical director returns to his house after his rehearsal. In front of his door he finds a pelts whelp, lying in the stairs. He decides to bring him into the house. He take care of him, he brings to him food and water and in the daybreak the whelp say an odd goodbye to the director. China Doll

Pizania Iria Duration 06:20 Nine-year-old Katie is enjoying a nice day with friends at her house. When it gets darker, the kids go to the bedroom, turn off the lights and narrate scary stories. Katie is afraid and wants to get out of there. Katies imaginative mind brings the stories she has just heard to life.

6:15pm Intermission 6:20pm How to submit your film

Tim Kelly will explain the rules, the regulations and the submissions procedure of the 3rd Athens International Digital Festival which will take place in September 2013. The deadline for submissions is May 20th.

6:30 Part 2 Screening

Hidden Life

Dimitris Gotsis & Roland Rammul Duration 15:00 A dramatic thriller that revolves around the last journey of John, an English investigative journalist, in an isolated Greek island. During his exploration in a Greek forest full of stags, John falls victim to three illegal hunters. John loses his memory after the hit of the poachers gun and he starts a new life. An old man saves Johns life, but he prevents him from recovering his memory. 30 Seconds

Telzidis Giorgos Duration 12:00 30 seconds are enough to change the life of a student, refusing to pick up his tray. Great Racket

Thodoris Vournas Duration 03:52 Makis and Anestis drink a frappe and make plans for the big scam

that will change their life. Once a week Mary, wife of Anestis, will visit their boss in exchange for a shop. What is the thin line between morality and interest? Living City

Giouzepas Dimitris &Theodoridou Eva Duration 18 :00: The fragile balance between a literally alive city and its inhabitants is about to be interrupted by a strange newcomer. Gran Partita

Alexandros Skouras Duration 15:14 Christina wakes up every morning hearing Mozarts Gran Partita. At the next apartment lives Anna, with whom she doesnt exchange more than a few words, at times. That particular day they start a conversation, about Gran Partita, in the elavator.

Athens International Digital Film Festival

Charles Ward Building CWB40 Friday 19th April 17:00 Free Admission

The Athens International Digital Film Festival has already been

travelling in many countries all over the world. This special screening in the UK is an open invitation to all young cinema lovers. In a period of international crisis filmmakers and artists have come to show us that creativity never stops and that people involved in art are the ones who hold the keys to progress and positivity. The festival, while progressing the idea of digital cinema, includes fiction films, documentaries, animation, video art, experimental and student films that were created by using new digital media. With more than 200 participants the festival took place in 8 different venues (Michael Cacoyiannis Foundation, Finnish Institute of Athens, Nixon, Hoxton, Kanji, Magaze, Tailor Made, La Favorita). At the same time a lot of parallel events took place: art shows, concerts and a tribute night to the beloved director Nikos Nikolaidis. The audi- ence had the opportunity to watch the awarded films from both the International Vaasa Wildlife Film Festival (Finland) and the 4th China Yaan International Animal & Nature Film Festival. There were also tributes to Camera Zizanio Festival and Artfools Video Festival. The 2nd Digital Short Film Festival of Athens screened more than 100 films, including 40 premieres.

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