Volkswagen International Student Competition The Volkswagen Student Competition aims to provide a platform to young students who we believe are a powerhouse of talent, creativity and enthusiasm. This is an opportunity for the young generation to get noticed. We at Volkswagen India Pvt Limited have taken the initiative to award these budding filmmakers to inspire and motivate them to take their craft forward. This year the Volkswagen Student Film Competition received over 190 entries from over 150 schools and 75 countries which were then narrowed down to 13 movies in the Live Action section and 12 movies in the Animation section. Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd is proud to be associated with the Pune International Film Festival 2015 and we wish all the young filmmakers participating in this competition the very best. Mr. Hermann Prax Head of Communication, Volkswagen Group. India. Volkswagen International Student Competition - Animation 2015 Mythopolis Mythopolis Sleeping with the Fishes Sleeping with the Fishes 11’ 36-Czech Republic-FAMU 9’ 55-UK-NFTS Harald Harald The Skin Factory The Skin Factory 6’ 32-Germany-FABW 3’ 37-Austrilia-GFS 27 Volkswagen International Student Competition - Animation 2015 28 Fisker Fisker Mirvattes Closet Mirvattes Closet 4’ 57-Belgium-RITZ 8’ 26-Lebanon-IESAV Crochet Noir Crochet Noir Magarwasi Magarwasi 7’ 58-Austrilia-VCA 6’ 14-India-DSK Supifocom Volkswagen International Student Competition - Animation 2015 The Awakening The Awakening Two (2) Two (2) 7’ 32-Slovakia-VSMU 12’ 07-Romania-UNATC Wire Cutters Wire Cutters Ab Ovo Ab Ovo 8’-USA-Chapman U 5’ 23-Poland-PWSFTviT 29 Volkswagen International Student Competition - Live Action 2015 30 Group Photo Group Photo Silenced Silenced 19’ 12-Germany-HFFM 28’ 54-India-SRFTI Clara, a teenager, suffers a day full of embarrassing episodes; first she forgets her piano lessons on her final day, add to that, her father being over protective by default, creates a lot of unintended moments. Clara though turns out to be a fighter and takes it all in her stride. This silent film unfolds a lyrical tragedy of a woman who is brutally raped and a mute dwarf who is also sexually endangered in the social frame of manliness. Their quest for love and vengeance begins in a forlorn island. In this battle for survival of human instincts and sanity, the film's silent, dark, and lyrical approach along with the characters puts forward the feeling of helplessness, a feeling which plagues us in this time. This film is not an account of crime and punishment but a more profound tale of human infirmity and the core of obscurity. I am Emmanuel I am Emmanuel Hoop Diaries Hoop Diaries 19’ 40-Austrilia-Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) 10’ 30-India-Whistling Woods International (WWI) Emmanuel is determined not to let the past define his future. After fleeing from war-torn Sudan with his family, he finds the chance to start a new life in Australia, which offers many opportunities, and equally, many challenges. The story is about Riya, a 15 year-old basketball player put up in a boarding school. It revolves around an unpleasant incident involving her cousin trying to feel her up when she goes home for her birthday, which leaves her confused as she wants to explore it further. The story is about how Riya comes back from home and tries to resolve this issue in the boarding school atmosphere, and how she comes to terms with the feminine side of her. Volkswagen International Student Competition - Live Action 2015 Screw You Screw You Given in Exchange Given in Exchange 3’ 23-Singapore-Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) 28’-Russia-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) A low-rent criminal robs a local convenience store only to find himself trapped behind the counter on the wrong end of another robbery attempt. Given in Exchange achieves to combine different images of various content and meaning to contrast the remorse of a young mother and reinforce the emotional impact on loneliness, rejection and a mothers love. We find simultaneously a call to find the lost son through prayers of various religions and spirituality. A Dream Animal A Dream Animal Sunny Sunny 21’ 30-India-FTII 29’ 36-Germany-Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) A wildlife sound recordist is on the trail of an undocumented animal, when she disappears in the forests of the Western Ghats. The recorder and microphone become her sole companions. The recorder functions as a verifier of the existence of all that it relays, visible or out of sight. She relies on them to locate herself and lead her way out of the forest. As the recorder starts giving trouble, her journey depends on discerning the glitches from the real sounds. Hajo is 19 and a brand-new dad. Now, instead of kicking it with his friends he takes care of his son. But Hajo is done changing diapers and playing mommy. He wants to work and make money. Hajo has a plan, but it involves putting his child at risk. 31 Volkswagen International Student Competition - Live Action 2015 32 Color Water Color Water Tightrope Tightrope 19’ 54-China-Beijing Film Academy (BFA) 28’ 09-Singapore-Lasalle College of the Arts (LCA) When the newly out-of-love Shulan met Yangshu, a painting teacher, the two went through an excruciating love story. Years later, when the two independent souls re-encounter each other in the cafe owned by Yangshu, they recall the laughter and tears of the past, now that they are both in a peaceful state of mind. The present entangles with the past as the two, in a seemingly calm conversation, gradually reveal the real reason behind their break up. Innocence and regret of the past salvaged by the words of today, the past adds to the helplessness and insensibility of today. A Chinese man who comes to Singapore for the first time rents an apartment with a fellow citizen, a hooker. After they become friends, he confides in her and tells her that he is actually a smuggler, and wants to make a quick buck before heading back home to start a new career. The hooker reveals that she is doing what she is, as she too has the same aspirations. They both picture themselves as tightrope walkers, surrounded by fear, but pushed by hope. The Kid in the Closet The Kid in the Closet Manorath Manorath 16’ 31-Australia-Victorian College of the Arts, School of Film and Television (VCA) 11’ 42-India-Whistling Woods International (WWI) Dodo is a 5 year-old 'hidden child' of the One Child Policy who is raised in the country by his grandparents. When he is taken to the city to live with his parents, he finds it hard to fit into the new environment and is initially not welcomed by his nasty sister Lily. Lily, witnessing the ordeal Dodo is going through while being hidden, begins to show sympathy for his situation. She can't change the fact that Dodo is an illegal second child, but she makes her own efforts to make his life brighter. Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s short story ‘Postmaster’, this film is about the relationship between a 10 year-old village girl and a documentary photographer, who is stranded in a remote village, waiting to document the touring talkies tradition. Volkswagen International Student Competition - Live Action 2015 Song we Wrote Song we Wrote 23’ 51-India-FTII Jeet, a young musician and sound recordist is tired of the city and it’s fast paced life. He sets out on a journey to re-discover his music and himself. Along the way he meets Kaya, an Italian traveling in India who can’t hear or speak. She travels with a purpose unknown, keeping to herself. The two take a journey of a few days together, meeting strangers, making music, changing the course of their travels, and their lives. 33 The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has encouraged amateur short film makers to narrate the essence of Maharashtra with a chance to showcase their talent at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF). The short films will be judged on their cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence showcasing the natural heritage, traditional heritage and the culture of Maharashtra in Marathi, Hindi and English. Every destination in Maharashtra has a scenic importance. Its rich biodiversity has a variety of terrains, from beaches to hills, from plateaus and jungles to water bodies, which can be best described through audiovisuals. Along with geological formations, the state has 80% of the caves in India and the maximum number of forts in the plains, hills and islands. The culture, food, festivals and traditions of Maharashtra is worth experiencing and showcasing in these films. The initiative of MTDC has plotted the state on the global tourism map through the medium of cinema at the Pune International Film Festival. The best films will be showcased to promote tourism in the state. Srimati Valsa Nair- Singh, Tourism Secretary GoM, Managing Director, MTDC, said, "Visuals speak more than a thousand words. With technological advancement mobile phones have become a very handy tool to take pictures, videos and to browse information. These can also be used for submitting the video films". MTDC wishes all the filmmakers the very best for the MTDC short film competition. MTDC Short Film Competition MTDC Short Film Competition 2015 Natural Heritage Gateway To The Incredible Konkan - Chiplun Gateway To The Incredible Konkan - Chiplun 2014-10’-Marathi-Color-India Director: Satish Kadam Focusing on the unknown tourist spots of the Chiplun surroundings, the film talks about the beautiful gateway of the God gifted Konkan region. The film exposes the history and natural locales, along with the beauty of manmade heritage structures as well. The Enigma of Lonar The Enigma of Lonar 2014-6 10’-Marathi-Color-India Director: Avdhoot Navale The Enigma of Lonar is a visual discovery tour of Lonar, its awe inspiring landscapes, its locales, as well as the sense of mystery and secretiveness that always seems to shroud it. Lonar has a silence about it, that is cosmic. Often, it gives an impression of being in ‘no man’s land’, this could also be because very few tourists or travelers visit it. Nighoj Nighoj 2014-9 51’-Marathi-Color-India Director: Dinkar Pandit Nighoj is a village in Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra. It is about 90 kilometres away from Pune and is famous for the naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River. 36
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