Clermont-Ferrand 2024
Events
MARKET SCREENING
Wednesday, 7 Feb.16:00 / G. Conchon Theatre
Baltic Shorts is a film collection containing the freshest short films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Seven animation and fiction films will be made available for industry professionals to experience the brightest and freshest new films from the region. Many of the films are work-in-progress or just recently finished and looking for distribution, sales opportunities or festival premieres.
Short Film Project OUT
dir. Kristijonas Dirsė (Lithuania)Tuesday-Wednesday, 6-7 Feb.
at Euro Connection Co-production Forum 2024
Federico, a 5-year-old Colombian boy, moves to a new country where he feels out of place at his new pre-school and home, but does not know how to express it. Language and cultural barriers prevent him from not only connecting with his peers but also figuring out where the pre-school’s toilet is. The story unfolds through Federico’s perspective, as he overcomes his struggles to navigate and understand the new world around him.
BALTIC MEET & GREET
Wednesday, 7 Feb.18:00
at Baltic Shorts stand no. E4
PRODUCERS FOCUS
Agne Skane (Latvia)Atom Art
at Euro Connection Co-production Forum 2024
Films in Competition
MIISUFY
dir. Liisi GrünbergEstonia / 2023 / Animation / 10’
Miisu, a virtual pet cat, has had enough of her mistress and begins to rebel. Inspired by Tamagotchis, “Miisufy” observes the world through the eyes of virtual animals.
Market Screening
Estonian films
The Shadow Of Dawn | Eha vari
Dir. Olga StalevEstonia / 2024 / Animation / 15’
Dawn is gathering medicinal herbs in the forest when the Woodcutter in love with her appears offering her his hand and his heart. Dawn makes fun of him. Shortly after Dawn is attacked by Servants of a mysterious Beast, who kidnaps the girl. Dawn manages to cut loose her shadow whose quest is to find help and to solve the mystery.
(World Premiere still available as of 02/2024)
Contacts: Edina Csüllög, sara.kisari@gmail.com; Uğur Şahin, ninovafilms@gmail.com
Jungle Law | Ääremängijad
Dir. Madli LääneEstonia | 2024 | Fiction | 18’
Three teenagers meet while hanging out by the sea. They begin to seduce and challenge, dominate and obey each other. The playful provocation leads to humiliation, and inexperienced youngsters are overtaken by instincts beyond their control. No one is brave enough to set their own boundaries and stop the downward spiral. Who is the victim? Who is to blame?
Contacts: Ben Vandendaele, ben@radiatorsales.eu; Marianne Ostrat, marianne@alexandrafilm.ee
Latvian films
Freeride in C | Brīvais nobrauciens
Dir. Edmunds JansonsLatvia / 2024 / Animation / 11’’
The white tranquility of mountains is disturbed by colorful winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy downhill skiing. The short film is an audiovisual experience, an abstract dance of freedom that reflects the joy and fragility of being.
(World Premiere still available as of 02/2024)
Contacts: Sabīne Andersone, sabine@atomart.lv
In The End | Beigu Beigas
Dir. Linda StūreLatvia / 2023 / Animation / 5’
In the deep countryside of Latvia, relatives and neighbors, near and distant, come together to celebrate the last important ritual of human life. A series of events and details reveal a picture where two different eras overlap.
(European Premiere still available as of 02/2024)
Contacts: Sabīne Andersone, sabine@atomart.lv
Miru Falls in Love | Mirū iemīlas
Dir. Ieva NorveleLatvia / 2023 / Fiction / 15’
Europe's probably best theater director's second assistant's race through Riga on the day of the premiere.
(World Premiere still available as of 01/2024)
Contacts: Alise Peniga, alise.peniga@tasse.lv
Lithuanian films
The One Who Knows | Ta, kuri žino
Dir. Eglė DavidavičėLithuania / 2024 / Animation / 12’
Ūla is an introverted and anxious teenager who likes swimming. One ordinary morning at swimming practise, she is taken on an unexpected adventure, through which she grows-up, learns to accept herself and to see her body anew.
Left-Handed Pen | Tušinukas
Dir. Adas BurkšaitisLithuania / 2024 / Fiction / 18’
Sunny summer day at a suburban school. A schoolteacher finds out that her son’s poorly written exam may jeopardise his dream of attending a prestigious university abroad. The film explores sacrifices a mother is willing to make to secure her child's success, raising questions about ethics and the pressures of education.
Contacts: Greta Akcijonaite, greta@garbo.lt
Films in Panorama
Lisa, Go Home!| Liza, namo!
Dir. Oksana BurajaLithuania, Estonia / 2012 / Documentary / 27’
The soul of a child does not want to reconcile with her surroundings. There is a generational gap between this little girl Liza and the world of adults in her family.
Manivald
Dir. Chintis LundgrenEstonia, Croatia, Canada / 2017 / Animation / 13’
Manivald, a fox, is turning 33. Overeducated, unemployed and generally uninspired, he lives with his overbearing, retired mother. It is an easy life, but not a good one. This unhealthy co-dependence changes when the washing machine breaks down and a sexy wolf repairman arrives to fix it - and them.