Ascona Film Festival’s selection anticipation : MEDIATION featuring Freddy Rodriguez (“Six Feet Under”, “Grindhouse”, etc.), Marley Shelton (“Sin City”, “Scream 4”, etc.)

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PROUDLY PRESENTS

MEDIATION 

by Francisco Lorite

with Freddy Rodriguez & Marley Shelton

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MEDIATION is a short-film wrote-directed by Francisco Lorite about a divorce mediation gone *terribly* wrong; it stars Freddy Rodriguez (“Six Feet Under”, “Grindhouse”, etc.), Marley Shelton (“Sin City”, “Scream 4”, etc.); it is currently on the festival circuit and has been licensed for broadcast on Jennifer Lopez’ NUVOtv network.

Ascona Film Festival’s tip : the 2015 shortfilm Oscar winner “The phone call” available now for free on youtube

5th Ascona Film Festival

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25th-27th february 2016, 5th EDITION

Film submissions  

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You are kindly invited to

 ASCONA FILM FESTIVAL

5th Edition 

Thursday 25-02-2016

18h30 Standing dinner

19h15 Opening Ceremony

19h30-22h00 Short films

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Friday 26-02-2016

17h30 Film / show

19h00 Standing dinner

20h00-22h30 Short films

22h30 Festival Party

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Saturday 27-02-2016

14h00-19h00 Films

19h00 Standing dinner

20h00-22h30 Short films

22h30 Price Ceremony

23h00 Festival Party

Dress code : Formal attire 

Formal Attire

Eventi: ricevimento ufficiale di sera. Per l’uomo: smoking preferibilmente o abito scuro elegante con cravatta

Per la donna: abito da cocktail, abito lungo o completo elegante da sera.

Tutto esaurito per la IV edizione di Ascona Film Festival

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TUTTO ESAURITO PER LE TRE SERATE :

Sabato sera si è conclusa una rassegna particolarmente soddisfacente dell’Ascona Film Festival. Tutt’e tre le serate hanno registrato il tutto esaurito.

Anche quest’anno abbiamo potuto condividere tanti piccoli capolavori internazionali durante tre magiche serate al Hotel Ascona, culminate nel finale con la proiezione fuori concorso del vincitore dell’oscar 2015 nella categoria cortometraggio finzione non animato “The Phone Call”.

I premi del pubblico sono andati ai seguenti cortometraggi:

  1. premio a “Destino” di Zangro, Francia.
  2. premio a “Parvaneh” di Talkhon Hamzavi, Svizzera.
  3. premio a “Sinceridad” di Andrea Casaseca, Spagna.

 

  1. Quest’anno, per la prima volta, è stato assegnato un premio speciale della giuria, al film “Parvaneh” di Talkhon Hamzavi, Svizzera.

Diamo a tutti appuntamento alla 5. edizione, che si terrà dal 25 al 27 febbraio 2016.

Cordiali saluti

Julian Martin

 

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and the winner of the 4th Ascona Film Festival is…

 

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PROGRAMMA ITALIANO 

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PROGRAMM AUF DEUTSCH

I’m very satisfied to announce that Saturday was the final night of an extraordinary edition of Ascona Film Festival. On all three evenings, our audience filled up every available seat in the house. During these three magical evenings at Hotel Ascona, we were yet again able to share many short international masterpieces, culminating in the screening of the Oscar winning short film “The Phone Call”. The winners of the international competition public prizes are: 1st place goes to “Destino” by Zangro, France. 2nd place goes to “Parvaneh” by Talkhon Hamzavi, Switzerland. 3rd place goes to “Sinceridad” by Andrea Casaseca, Spain. This year, for the first time, a special jury prize was awarded to “Parvaneh” by Talkhon Hamzavi, Switzerland, with special mentions going to the 2nd placed “More Than Two Hours” by Ali Asgari, Iran and 3rd placed “Le Temps d’un Tango” by Frédéric Hontschoote, France. We invite everyone to our 5th edition, which will take place from February 25th through 27th, 2016.

Best wishes Julian Martin

 

Am Samstag abend ist die 4. Veranstaltung des Ascona Film Festivals mit der Preisverleihung zu Ende gegangen. An allen drei Abenden war der Saal voll besetzt. Auch dieses Jahr konnten wir viele kurze, internationale Meisterwerke, während drei bezaubernden Abenden, mit unserem Publikum im Hotel Ascona teilen. Als grosses Finale wurde der Oscar gekrönte Kurzfilm “The Phone Call” gezeigt. Die Publikumspreise gingen an die folgenden Kurzfilme: 1. Preis an “Destino” von Zangro, Frankreich. 2. Preis an “Parvaneh” von Talkhon Hamzavi, Schweiz. 3. Preis an “Sinceridad” von Andrea Casaseca, Spanien. Dieses Jahr wurde zum ersten Mal ein spezieller Jury-Preis an “Parvaneh” von Talkhon Hamzavi verliehen, der sich vor “More Than Two Hours” von Ali Asgari, Iran und “Le Temps d’un Tango” von Frédéric Hontschoote, Frankreich, durchsetzen konnte. Wir laden alle zu unserer 5. Jubiläumsausgabe ein, die nächstes Jahr vom 25. bis 27. Februar stattfinden wird.

Herzliche Grüsse Julian Martin

Saturday 28th february 2015 Ascona Film Festival presents the 2015 Oscar Winner “The phone call” by Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

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British Oscar winners pay tribute to their ‘superhero’ mums

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Mat Kirkby and James Lucas pose with their award. Credit: Reuters

The British writers of The Phone Call who won the Oscar for Best Live Short Film singled out their inspirational mothers for the work they do taking calls in crisis centres during their acceptance speech.

Director and writer Mat Kirkby and writer James Lucas accept the Oscar for the best live action short film The Phone Call. Credit: Reuters

The film, starring Sally Hawkins, is set in a crisis hotline centre.

We’d like to thank all the volunteers around the world in crisis centres who give their time for nothing – including our mums.

– MAT KIRKBY’S OSCAR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

After the awards Mat Kirkby told ITV News his mother was “a real life superhero”

Sue Kirkby has said that the best part of her night was not being called a superhero but seeing her son win an Oscar

 

Ascona Film Festival sabato sera presenta il cortometraggio vincitore dell’OSCAR 2015 “The Phone Call” di Mat Kirkby, GB

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British Oscar winners pay tribute to their ‘superhero’ mums

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Mat Kirkby and James Lucas pose with their award. Credit: Reuters

The British writers of The Phone Call who won the Oscar for Best Live Short Film singled out their inspirational mothers for the work they do taking calls in crisis centres during their acceptance speech.

Director and writer Mat Kirkby and writer James Lucas accept the Oscar for the best live action short film The Phone Call. Credit: Reuters

The film, starring Sally Hawkins, is set in a crisis hotline centre.

We’d like to thank all the volunteers around the world in crisis centres who give their time for nothing – including our mums.

– MAT KIRKBY’S OSCAR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

After the awards Mat Kirkby told ITV News his mother was “a real life superhero”

Sue Kirkby has said that the best part of her night was not being called a superhero but seeing her son win an Oscar

 

Ascona Film Festival 2015 films presentations, DAY 3

 

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Der Kurzfilm «Parvaneh», von der Schweizer Filmemacherin Talkhon Hamzavi als Diplomarbeit an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste gedreht, ist für den Oscar in der Kategorie «Live Action Short Films» nominiert.

Trotz dem frühzeitigen Scheitern des offiziellen Schweizer Beitrags «Der Kreis» ist das Zürcher Filmschaffen in der Schlussphase des Rennens um die Oscars 2015 doch vertreten: Unter den Nominationen, welche die Akademie am Donnerstag bekanntgegeben hat, findet sich der Kurzfilm «Parvaneh» der Schweizer Filmemacherin Talkhon Hamzavi. Sie kämpft am 22. Februar gegen vier Konkurrenten um den Sieg in der Kategorie «Live Action Short Films».

Besonders bemerkenswert ist, dass es sich dabei um einen Diplomfilm handelt: Die Regisseurin schloss damit 2012 ihr Masterstudium Film an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ab, wie Letztere in einem Communiqué mitteilt. Hamzavi ist 1979 in Teheran geboren und in der Schweiz aufgewachsen. Ihr Film ist schon an diversen kleineren Festivals ausgezeichnet worden, aber auch bei der Verleihung der “Studenten-Oscars” 2013 der Academy, und spiegelt eine fiktive Flüchtlingsgeschichte: Die Titelfigur, eine junge Migrantin aus Afghanistan, kommt von einer Asylunterkunft in den Schweizer Bergen in das verschneite Zürich – als Schauplätze dienen unter anderem der Hauptbahnhof und der Helvetiaplatz. Dort will sie Geld an ihre Familie in der Heimat überweisen, was sich als gar nicht so einfaches Unterfangen erweist. Neben der Diplomandin haben vier weitere Studierende in ihren Fachbereichen an dem Film mitgearbeitet: Talkhon Hamzavi (Drehbuch und Regie), Stefan Eichenberger (Produzent), Stefan Dux (Kamera) und Hannes Rüttimann (Schnitt/Montage).

Es ist keineswegs das erste Mal, dass ein Schweizer Werk in einer der zwei Dutzend Kategorien für den Oscar nominiert ist. Vor fünf Jahren beispielsweise war in derselben Kategorie “Auf der Strecke” von Reto Caffi in die letzte Runde gekommen. Einen Oscar hat das hiesige Schaffen, abgesehen natürlich vom Basler Produzenten Arthur Cohn, in den letzten Jahrzehnten nur einmal geholt, dafür in einer prestigeträchtigeren Kategorie: 1991 wurde Xavier Kollers “Reise der Hoffnung”, also ebenfalls ein Flüchtlingsdrama, zum besten fremdsprachigen Film erkoren.

Ascona Film Festival 2015 films presentations, DAY 2

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Ascona Film Festival 2015 films presentations, DAY 1

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