Category: 2023 ARFF Amsterdam

Original Film Title: СОПРЯЖЕНИЕ

Director of Photography: Alexander Kovalcuk

Director’s Name: Anastasia Kalinovskaya

Writer’s Name: Anastasia Kalinovskaya

Country of Origin: Russian Federation

Country of Filming: Russian Federation

Language: Russian

Runtime: 30 minutes

Film Description:

Lonely 12-year-old Girl, thoughtfully walking along the railroad. She meets a handsome 18 year old Guy who seems to be lost in the woods. The Guy decides to join her and find out who she is and what she hides in her suitcase. The Girl tells him stories from her difficult life, full of sadness and fear. She opens to him the world of memories of her family, through fantastic images..
Each of the stories involves the Guy in its own original atmosphere, opening the doors to a child’s fantasy for him, which is able to transform familiar forms and events into metaphorical symbols.
But suddenly, the Girl runs away. Having caught up with her, the Guy finds out what could bind them…

Original Film Title: Las Camelias

Director’s Name: Paloma Suau

Writer’s Name: Paloma Suau

Producer: Rafael Abudo Massó

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: Puerto Rico

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Film Description:

Las Camelias is the timeless love story inspired by the classic novel “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas retold as a Caribbean tale. This time around, the story takes place during a global pandemic. Denise Quiñones is powerfully bewitching as the legendary Margarita Gautier, daughter, sister, friend, dancer, seductress, prostitute. Men woo her and fall in love, but she gave her heart to one. Leading man, Xavier Morales, as Armando, falls deeply in love and risks everything to be with her. Though the two escape, their love is interrupted by his father, who prohibits it to protect the family’s honor. The rest is literary history, audiences have never gotten over Margarita Gautier’s death and the loss of a great love.

Original Film Title: Lost Cos

Director’s Name: Robin de Levita

Writer’s Name: Robin de Levita

Producer: Catriona Rubenis-Stevens, Evgeniya Radilova, Stevan Keane, Jeffrey Smith Georges, Michael Tosner

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes

Film Description:

Haunted by her tortured childhood and the violent loss of the great love of her life, troubled dental assistant Eni finds escape in Los Cos, a mysterious underground club where cosplay and burlesque intertwine and heroes and villains blur the line between fantasy and reality. But when a cosplayer dressed as “Merman” shows up dead on a New Jersey beach and a mysterious stalker gets up in her DMs, Eni must confront the traumas that have shaped her life and transform herself into an altogether more formidable force.

Original Film Title: Indonesian Authentic Crafts

Director’s Name: Raditya Bhramanta

Writer’s Name: Kevin Afandy

Producer: Svasti Tabita Nauli

Country of Origin: Indonesia

Country of Filming: Indonesia

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 36 seconds

Film Description:

Various crafts, artistry, and local products in Indonesia are created with passion, patience, and precision to ensure a high-quality result. Unveil a wide array of authentic Indonesian masterpieces! Show your appreciation towards these craftsmanship by collecting authentic works from local artisans!

Original Film Title: Il Privilegio dell’Ultima Onda

Director’s Name: Stefano Aufiero

Writer’s Name: Michele Cioffi

Producer: Michele Cioffi

Country of Origin: Italy

Country of Filming: Italy

Language: Italian

Runtime: 12 minutes 3 seconds

Film Description:

Title of the short film
The Privilege of the Last Wave
Taken from the book: You won’t need to ask, by Michele Cioffi.
Vincenzo Crocitti 2021 International Award as emerging writer of the year.

The Sea Master of life with its profound teachings, sometimes warning, sometimes capable of enveloping the suffering soul of those who seek refreshment in any case. The inner journey of the Protagonist Lorenzo very young but already able to treasure the “Wisdom of the Sea” on the one hand and the Sweetness of the “Muse Dancer” on the other.

Original Film Title: Anya

Director’s Name: Chris Davies

Writer’s Name: Chris Davies

Producer: Corey Simpson

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 5 minutes 53 seconds

Film Description:

When a sinister entity emerges from the forest on a 1970s Halloween night, a young woman’s true motives are revealed – and her future is decided forever.