“At the Circuit”, dir. Olivier van Malderghem. Belgium, 2023, 14 min.
“Other Times”, dir. Xavier Guàrdia. Spain, 2023, 20 min.
“All Tomorrow’s Parties”, dir. Zhang Dalei. China, 2022, 24 min.
“Scenes with My Father”, dir. Biserka Šuran. The Netherlands, 2023, 46 min.
“Applause”, dir. Guilherme Daniel. Portugal, 2023, 11 min.
Synopsis:
Every weekend, Anne and Jeff go to the Mettet motorcycle circuit. A racing pilot, Jeff is training. Anne takes his lap times. Occasionally, at the Au Circuit café, she negotiates bitterly on the phone the lending of the motorbike. Anne’s gaze then meets that of Jacques, a client who, like his sidekick René is “part of the furniture”.
* Festival selection: about twenty festivals including Clermont-Ferrand and BAFICI.
Synopsis:
Were things better in the past? Oh, absolutely! Three experts proclaim.
* Festival selection: New York Human Rights Film Festival, St Andrews Film Festival.
* Prizes and festival selection: IDFA, Best Documentary prize at Trieste, prizes at ZagrebDOX and Beyond Borders.
Synopsis:
China after the 1990 Asian Games. The receptionist distributes the limited tickets for the movie screening in a factory while a shy poet waits for someone. A gently told, nostalgic portrait from a woman’s perspective.
* Festival selection: Berlinale Shorts, Vila do Conde.
Synopsis:
A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In the middle of the crowd inquisitive eyes of the State Police look for the slightest sign of dissent, and the ovation does not cease. Based on real events. Never be the one to stop applauding.
* Festival selection: Tampere, BAFICI, Alicante and others.