BLOCK CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FILMS:
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BE MY GUEST
SYNOPSIS: Tim and Claire hoped to fix their money problems with a mind-transfer technology that allows Tim to rent out his body. But Tim goes behind Claire’s back for one last transfer and learns he’s not the only one keeping secrets. A tense Canadian sci-fi from David Jermyn.
DIRECTOR: David Jermyn
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: David is a producer and director of dramatic and documentary film and television. In 2010 David created and co-produced the Gemini Award-winning Best. Trip. Ever. for Discovery Channel. He has since spent time in Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK, creating content for National Geographic, BBC, VICE, TLC, CBC, and HGTV. David most recently directed and produced “Funny How?” for VICELAND, a series about the behind the scenes world of professional comedians. “Be My Guest” is his first narrative short film as a director.
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OLD WORLD
SYNOPSIS: In the Slums, an unlikely connection forms between lonely detective Jack Rigby and the mysterious woman known only as The Wolf. As their exchanges begin to deepen the relationship, Jack Rigby finds himself conflicted with his real agenda for their meetings. To kill her.
DIRECTOR: Jermaine Yuen
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Jermaine Yuen decided to pursue a career in film-making after completing his Bachelor of Arts in 2014. He soon found his passion in directing after working on his first short, Abyss, a dark fantasy which he successfully pitched during his Diploma year. Jermaine has also acquired a keen eye as a production designer, creating detailed worlds for various productions.
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SOUND FROM THE DEEP
SYNOPSIS: An international research group is searching natural resources from the Arctic Ocean. They pick up a strange underwater sound from far north, and start to follow it to the uncharted waters. Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
DIRECTOR: Antti Laakso & Joonas Allonen
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Joonas Allonen (1981) is a Finnish screenwriter-director. He graduated from Turku Arts Academy in 2006, and has since been working as a writer and director in TV, theatre, commercials and short films. Antti Laakso (1982) is Finnish film director. He graduated from Turku Arts Academy’s animation department in 2008. He has written, directed and animated several award-winning short films and works in commercials and as a digital FX artist. Laakso also teaches stop-motion in Turku Arts Academy.
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THE DARK ROOM
SYNOPSIS: France, 1910. As her mother suffers from a mysterious illness that she intends to hide, the young Cassandre feels a growing presence in her home … What shadow hides in the silence of the dark room?
DIRECTOR: Morgane Segaert
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Morgane Segaert is a young director from Lyon who is passionate by history movies. After three years in a cinema school, she presents you today her first short fiction. Through The Dark room, she transports you in her dark and atypical universe, inspired by a strong moment of her personnal life.
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THE WATER’S EDGE
SYNOPSIS: A dog walk along a lake takes an unexpected turn with a shocking discovery beneath water’s surface. Everything is not quite what it seems….
DIRECTOR: Nick Sneath
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Nick Sneath is a commercials director who specialises in underwater, beauty & VFX.
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TRANSMISSION
SYNOPSIS: Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone.
DIRECTOR: Varun Raman & Tom Hancock
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: The last three years have been focused on building a great team and trying to make the most ambitious short film within our means. Two projects came close but were just beyond us. In TRANSMISSION, we stuck to simple limitations: one room, three actors and keeping it interesting.
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WHAT LEAVES REMAIN
SYNOPSIS: A young woman tries to cope with the loss of her father, and rejects the love of nature that he tried to foster in her. She hides in an underground parking complex away from nature and tries to channels her nightmares into drawings.
DIRECTOR: Monsieur Seur
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Monsieur Soeur is a small collective that makes odd animated films in an awful hurry since around 2009 and once stumbled into the Palais at Cannes totally unprepared.
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