Category: BEST TRAILER & TEASER – 2024 ARFF PARIS

Original Film Title: The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils

Director’s Name: Jianyu You

Writer’s Name: Yu Tong

Producer: Yu Tong, Zhu Tianyu

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China, Korea, Republic of

Language: Chinese

Runtime: 13 minutes

Film Description:

Han Jiarui, a film and television graduate, enters a children’s theatre rehearsal project arranged by his mother’s late partner, Li. Idealistic Han Jiarui, even though his major is not exactly the right one, devotes himself to the creation of the children’s play “Niels’ Travels with the Goose”, trying to gain his mother’s approval and attention. Meanwhile, Chen Liwen, a girl Han Jiarui once had an affair with, arrives in his city for a performance, and the two seem to be showing signs of warming up. As the official performance draws near, everything does not turn out as Han Jiarui expected.

Original Film Title: 地外旅人

Director’s Name: Yilin Huang

Writer’s Name: Yilin Huang

Producer: Cheng San Lei, Tim Chu Chan

Country of Origin: Macao

Country of Filming: China, Macao

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 11 seconds

Film Description:

In 2035, Earth becomes mysteriously cut off from the universe. Every spacecraft that goes beyond a certain point disappears, leading to a halt in space exploration and stirring fears and theories among humanity. As the years pass, Earth advances in technology and sustainability, but the curiosity about space fades among the younger generations, replaced by a reliance on robots for exploration due to past failures.

Against this backdrop, a group of daring scientists and astronauts, known as the “Cosmic Travelers,” refuse to give up the dream of reconnecting with the cosmos. They embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind the Great Disconnection, challenging the laws that keep humans earthbound and seeking to unravel the mysteries that lie beyond our world. This animated series follows their adventures, exploring the blend of human spirit with futuristic innovation in the quest to explore the unknown.

Original Film Title: Kill Two Birds

Director’s Name: Marjoe Aguiling

Writer’s Name: Marjoe Aguiling

Producer: Marjoe Aguiling

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Film Description:

A teenager loses his dream of becoming a musician when he is wrongfully arrested for a murder committed by his childhood friend and the only way to fix it will sabotage his parents’ marriage.

Original Film Title: 400 Meters

Director’s Name: Thibault Delautre

Writer’s Name: Thibault Delautre, Thomas Bevançon

Producer: Alexandre Berthorelly

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: French

Runtime: 14 minutes 45 seconds

Film Description:

Minoo, a lonely girl who has some problems has been invited to a big important party, she tries to get ready with the help of her mysterious housekeeper, but something confronts her to the truth.

Original Film Title: Ruffle (Trailer)

Director’s Name: Sara Farzadfard

Writer’s Name: Sara Farzadfard

Producer: Sara Farzadfard

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 14 seconds

Film Description:

Minoo, a lonely girl who has some problems has been invited to a big important party, she tries to get ready with the help of her mysterious housekeeper, but something confronts her to the truth.

Original Film Title: 60 SANİYE

Director’s Name: Özgen ZEYBEK

Writer’s Name: Özgen ZEYBEK

Producer: Özgen ZEYBEK

Country of Origin: Turkey

Country of Filming: Turkey

Language: Turkish

Runtime: 7 minutes 30 seconds

Film Description:

Aslı (35) is a single woman and lives a prosperous life with her two children. Her son Ege(5) is a spoiled boy who is attentive to his mother. Her daughter Eda(13) has an intensive anxiety about passing high-school entrance exams, and she is fond of playing the piano as well.

One night towards sunrise, an earthquake starts as Aslı makes Eda give up playing the piano and go to bed. Being highly affected from the earthquake Aslı and her children lose their house and go to a different city for living there. They go to Nazan’s(40) house who is a close friend of Aslı. Being a married women with two children, one of whom disabled, Nazan opens her home to Asli and her children who are in a difficult situation.

Asli starts searching for a new job, new house and new school for her children in this process while staying at her friend’s house. However things don’t go well and they experience challenging times. After a while, Nazan’s life order gets affected as well and she starts complaining about the situation. Asli feels desperate, she doesn’t know what to do and finds herself in a predicament situation.