This year’s edition of the Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival will include a special program dedicated to the New York World Film Fair (WFF), a global platform with a focus on upcoming new talents in the film industry. On its first edition, which was held on October 26th-31st, 2018, ten short movies from the 8th Edition of Ca’ Foscari Short were screened, alongside with animator Barry Purves’s video Masterclass dedicated to stop motion animation and transmedia art, which had been recorded as part of the Master in Fine Arts in Filmmaking at Ca’ Foscari University. Created with the aim of promoting the most promising works by emerging directors to a global audience of cinema enthusiasts and movie industry professionals, WFF is the newest yet fast-growing organization in the film industry which brings together a wide range of productions (from independent movies to genre films), but at the same time committed to gathering industry professionals such as buyers, production companies, investors and distributors willing to support new projects by giving them the visibility and recognition they deserve – even beyond the festival itself.
In addition to the locations of New York and Los Angeles where the International Competition is held, the Film Market Exchange Program is the newly launched initiative offering the opportunity to screen films at partner festivals and worldwide locations, such as the Joy House Film Festival and Bayside Film Festival in Australia, the Film Festival of Shimla (India), the Amorgos Festival (Greece), the Niles Diaspora International Film Festival in Uganda and, this year, at the Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival as well. Making the most out of the website network and potential, WFF is able to provide its guests a unique and unprecedented platform which allows them to go beyond their own national borders so that their works may be appreciated on a global scale.
Within our World Film Fair Special Program, the following movies will be screened:
Comrade Sebastian – Compagno Sebastian
Director: Martin Genovski
2017, 12:22, Bulgaria
Sebastian is a student who has grown up in Democratic Germany. However, once he enters Bulgaria and is taken prisoner and accused of being en “enemy of the state”. No matter how many times he tries, all his attempts to escape fail and his struggle becomes a subconscious journey of exploration.
Three Men – Tre uomini
Director: Emil Emilsson
2017, 11:47, Iceland
Following his father pressure, the eldest brother of two decides to act more maturely to become a better role model to the eyes of his younger brother.
Ferruccio. Story of a (little) robot – Ferruccio. Storia di un (piccolo) robot
Director: Stefano De Felici
2017, 6:30, Italy
Duccio is an inventor by vocation who works and lives in his workshop. One day he tries to bring a challenge to a successful conclusion and, thanks to his determination and a littlebit of magic, a short circuit creates Ferruccio, a robot made of recycled devices.
The Children’s Mayor – Il sindaco dei bambini
Director: Susan Koenen
2017, 15:15, Netherlands
Yassine is an ambitious 11-year-old Moroccan-Dutch boy, who wishes to put an end to prejudice by becoming the children’s Mayor. In the Netherlands, Moroccan people have a bad name. Yassine suffers from this prejudice but makes up an amazing plan to overcome this problem.
