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  • ... for Sister
    ... for Sister
    1. A film by Taras Vinni
    2. run time 3 minutes 50 seconds

    A little boy takes out of a piggy bank all his meager savings to make a gift to his beloved sister. But this money is not enough to buy her favorite doll. In the store is a grownup man who had lost his sister in his childhood and still feels guilty for her death noticed the boy. He decides to help. But a little good deed will not help to get rid of feelings of guilt, and even the most expensive...  (more)

  • One step further
    One step further (Einen Schritt weiter)
    1. A film by Robert Kellner
    2. run time 5 minutes 48 seconds

    A policeman torn between his paternal love and his official duty. Small town cop Rainer is having trouble with his daughter. By bringing home her new boyfriend Marius she forces him to take a difficult decision: Marius is a wanted car burglar.  (more)

  • True Beauty This Night
    True Beauty This Night (True Beauty This Night)
    1. A film by Peter Besson
    2. run time 10 minutes

    Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.  (more)

  • Postcard To Daddy
    Postcard To Daddy
    1. A film by Michael Stock
    2. run time 85 minutes 12 seconds

    As a child, Michael Stock was sexually abused – by his own father. 25 years later he is still looking for inner peace. In conversations with his family and friends and his own reflections, he paints an ever clearer, if contradictory picture of what happened and of the consequences for each of the family members. Old family films seem to show a happy family – excerpts from Michael’s first...  (more)

  • Ori
    Ori
    1. A film by Miguel Ángel Jiménez Colmenar
    2. run time 80 minutes

    Nino crosses a vast waste ground in the outskirts of Tbilisi (Georgia). This young woman tries to push her life forward, but it´s not going to be easy. In the remote mountains of the Caucasus, solitary Beqa is visited by his nephew Tazo, a refugee from the Russian bombings. When the echoes of the war still persist, both lives are crossed by this bittersweet story of silences and cigarretes.  (more)

  • Playtime
    Playtime (Playtime)
    1. A film by Steven Woloshen
    2. run time 2 minutes 44 seconds

    As a member of Canada’s Painters 11, the late Jock MacDonald painted in both worlds: figurative and the abstract. Playtime pays homage to his dedication, spirit and wonderful subject matter – both real and imaginary. In Cinemascope.  (more)

  • ELVIS AND MADONA
    ELVIS AND MADONA (ELVIS E MADONA)
    1. A film by Marcelo Laffitte
    2. run time 105 minutes

    The lives of a beautiful biker babe and a tall blonde trannie intertwine in this vibrant Rio-set romantic comedy. Elvis is an aspiring young photographer delivering pizzas to make ends meet. Madona's plans for a spectacular drag show have just been dashed when her rotten sometime lover steals all her money.  Elvis and Madona shows the trajectory of these two characters who are chasing their...  (more)

  • LUNOPOLIS
    LUNOPOLIS
    1. A film by Matthew Avant
    2. run time 98 minutes 53 seconds

    Through a late night conspiracy broadcast, a frantic caller claims human beings from the future are living on the moon, controlling our every action. His call is cut short, but when a box of unusual materials arrives at the radio station several days later, filmmakers Matt and Sonny become involved and pursue the story; following the lead and chasing a set of hidden coordinates deep into...  (more)

  • Side Effects: Portrait of a young artist in Lahore
    Side Effects: Portrait of a young artist in Lahore
    1. A film by Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh
    2. run time 34 minutes

    Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan with a population of more than 10 million. The city is famous for exquisite food, its rich culture, an education capital and the core of Pakistan's media and Arts scene. The film takes us deep into the life of a struggling young lower-middle class, Art student in Lahore.  (more)

Resources and Statistics

Latest Festival Winners

  1. 06/29/10Palm Springs International ShortFest 2010 Announces Festival Winners
  2. 06/29/1063rd Festival del film Locarno - Open Doors Factory 2010: The selected projects
  3. 06/23/10Award WInners for MEDIAWAVE’2010
  4. 06/18/10The 5th Jubilee Documentary Program - "Free Thought" at MIFF 2010
  5. 06/18/10Moscow International Film Festival 2010 - Documentary Program "Free Thought"
  6. 05/12/10Culinary Cinema - A Berlinale 2010 Sidebar Menu
  7. 04/23/10Documentary Edge Awards 2010
  8. 03/21/10SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL 2009 Film Awards
  9. 03/20/10AWARDS OF THE 25th WARSAW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
  10. 03/05/10Award Winners for the 2009 Cph:Dox Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
  11. 02/19/10Awards for the 2009 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
  12. 02/19/10Awards for the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival
  13. 02/19/10Award Winners for the 2009 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
  14. 01/28/10Film awards at the 30th Durban International Film Festival
  15. 01/28/10Award Winners for the 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
  16. 10/14/09Traverse City Film Festival 2009 Award Winners
  17. 10/01/09The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design
  18. 10/01/092009 Atlanta Film Festival Award Winners
  19. 10/01/092009 Ashland Independent Film Festival Award Winners
  20. 10/01/09HOT DOCS 2009 AWARDS AND PRIZES
  21. 10/01/092009 Award Winners for the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic, Thriller & Science Fiction Film
  22. 09/08/09DOCNZ 2009 Award Winners
  23. 08/23/09Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2009 Award Winners
  24. 08/12/09THE 2009 IMAGES FESTIVAL AWARDS
  25. 08/11/09Award Winners at the 2009 Nantucket Film Festival
  26. 08/11/09Award Winners for the 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival
  27. 07/30/09Cinema Verite 2008 Film Awards
  28. 07/04/09Annecy 2009 - the numbers
  29. 07/04/09Prizewinners for the 2009 Annecy Animation Festival
  30. 07/04/09Brooklyn International Film Festival Awards Night

Recent FAB Films

  1. 07/30/10Postcard To Daddy
  2. 07/17/10... for Sister
  3. 07/12/10Side Effects: Portrait of a young artist in Lahore
  4. 07/05/10Ori
  5. 06/30/10Snowflakes And Carrots
  6. 06/17/10Water Drums, an ancestral encounter
  7. 06/09/10LUNOPOLIS
  8. 06/04/10Red Letter
  9. 05/27/10ON THE EDGE OF HISTORY - MAJOR DIMITRIS KASLAS
  10. 05/19/10The Sacred Hoop
  11. 05/10/10When it Will Be Silent
  12. 05/09/10Iranian Cookbook
  13. 05/04/10One step further
  14. 04/27/10Dash Cunning
  15. 04/27/10True Beauty This Night
  16. 04/23/10Birthday
  17. 04/22/10B1
  18. 04/21/10Burma In Pieces
  19. 04/21/10Kidnap
  20. 04/15/10Bhutto
  21. 03/27/10THE CHAI-WAN MATCHUP
  22. 03/25/10Africa Light / Gray Zone
  23. 03/22/10Mattresses
  24. 03/13/10ILLUSION AND REALITY
  25. 03/05/10Ghosts
  26. 02/22/10The Hybrid Union
  27. 02/15/10ELVIS AND MADONA
  28. 01/29/10Gila Monster: The Adventures of Adrian Manx
  29. 01/28/10Disarm
  30. 01/11/10Child
  31. 01/05/10Playtime
  32. 01/03/10Bloody Hands
  33. 12/20/09Ciao Meow
  34. 12/13/09The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
  35. 12/09/09The garden of eartly delights
  36. 12/08/098:00 a.m.
  37. 12/06/09Nuummioq
  38. 11/20/09Everyday But Sunday
  39. 11/15/09THE ROTTEN APPLE
  40. 11/13/09Diana
  41. 11/12/09Where's Your Head At
  42. 11/07/09A Fable from the Himalayas
  43. 11/05/09Waiting room
  44. 11/04/09Mama, to Life!
  45. 10/25/09STOLEN
  46. 10/18/09Strays
  47. 10/11/09MAWLA'S WEDDING
  48. 10/11/0932
  49. 10/03/09Pure Image
  50. 09/29/09Conspiracy
  51. 09/24/09DELPHINIUM: a childhood portrait of Derek Jarman
  52. 09/23/09Not Reconciled
  53. 09/18/09Everybody Is Having Sex... But Ryan
  54. 09/14/09Zombies and cigarettes
  55. 08/17/09Bittersweet Waters
  56. 08/15/09Clayfields House Film
  57. 08/14/09In The Name of Art
  58. 08/13/09How they Dance
  59. 07/31/09A real life
  60. 07/29/09The Adventures of Toby: Crunch Time
  61. 07/20/09Fortress
  62. 07/18/09The Burger
  63. 07/15/09Bon Appetit!: Parents Choice
  64. 07/13/09The Single Mother
  65. 07/03/09Resonances
  66. 06/29/09The Hole Thing
  67. 06/29/09The Shadow Rabbit
  68. 06/21/09Chasing Che
  69. 06/12/09George's Intervention
  70. 06/09/09Those Who Disappeared
  71. 06/02/09To Each Her Own
  72. 05/28/09The Death of the Gazelle
  73. 05/27/09Swimming with Lesbians
  74. 04/29/09Estabaun Rodriguez
  75. 04/25/09I Heard You Looking
  76. 04/23/09Pudding Cups
  77. 04/22/09Havana
  78. 03/31/09Colours of Blood
  79. 03/23/09The Dinner
  80. 03/10/09Wishful Thinking
  81. 03/07/09Passing Eyes
  82. 01/26/09Spong Ice, Ultimo
  83. 01/17/09A Far Cry From Home
  84. 01/10/09Charlie Thistle
  85. 01/03/09Noir Portland
  86. 01/02/09Solo
  87. 12/21/08The Threat
  88. 11/25/08Garden of the Nameless
  89. 11/25/08The Province of Lost Film
  90. 11/24/08Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing
  91. 11/24/08I Received Flowers Today!
  92. 11/22/08Apollo 54
  93. 11/17/08Intercom
  94. 11/15/08This is Not a Love Story
  95. 11/14/08max3 click!
  96. 11/11/08The Royal Nightmare
  97. 11/06/08Smart Machine
  98. 11/06/08Cravings
  99. 11/02/08The Children's Tree
  100. 11/02/08If I Fall

Top Ranked Festivals

Features Screened
RankFestival Name#
1Goteborg Film Festival400
2Buenos Aires Int'l Independent Film Festival338
3Rotterdam International Film Festival337
4Rio De Janeiro Int'l Film Festival300
5Seoul Int'l Cartoon Animation Festival290
6Montreal World Film Festival282
7Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival268
8Toronto International Film Festival261
9Melbourne Int'l Film Festival252
10Sitges Int'l Film Festival Catalonia250
11Seattle International Film Festival248
12Sydney Film Festival245
13ERA NEW HORIZONS Int'l Film Festival243
14Moscow Int'l Film Festival240
14Shanghai International Film Festival240
16Berlin Int'l Film Festival237
17Vancouver Int'l Film Festival232
18Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival218
19Filmfest Munchen (Munich)214
20Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival209
21Int'l Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam200
21Pune International Film Festival200
21Tokyo International Film Festival200
24International İstanbul Biennial194
25Festival du nouveau cinéma190
26Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival182
27Fantasporto Oporto Int'l Film Festival180
27Jeonju International Film Festival180
29Calgary Int'l Film Festival170
30Locarno Int'l Film Festival169

Shorts Screened
RankFestival Name#
1Holland Animation Film Festival700
2Anima Mundi Int'l Animation Festival611
3Tampere Film Festival600
4Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival550
5Gijon Int'l Film Festival 508
6Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film480
7Rio De Janeiro Int'l Short Film Festival462
8Int'l Short Film Festival of Berlin451
9Rotterdam International Film Festival445
10Sao Paulo Int'l Short Film Festival437
11Hiroshima Int'l Animation Festival408
12Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival400
13International Short Film Festival Oberhausen375
14Sitges Int'l Film Festival Catalonia350
15Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival344
16Fantoche Int'l Animation Festival317
16Palm Springs International ShortFest317
18Uppsala Int'l Short Film Festival315
19Hamburg International Short Film Festival314
20Message to Man Int'l Documentary305
21Belo Horizonte Int'l Short Film300
22Onedotzero Digital Creativity Festival295
23Anifest Int'l Animated Films284
24ERA NEW HORIZONS Int'l Film Festival279
25Worldwide Short Film Festival268
26Int'l Short Film Festival Leuven263
27Annecy Animation Festival259
28LAlternativa Independent Film Festival250
29Australian Int'l Animation Festival248
30Exground Filmfest245