Category: ARFF Amsterdam 2024 – Best Film Score & Sound Design

Original Film Title: The Scalpel

Director’s Name: Richard H Lyford

Writer’s Name: Richard H Lyford

Producer: Richard H Lyford, Ed Hartman

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 19 minutes 59 seconds

Film Description:

Original Film Title: Regina: Scacco al Re

Director’s Name: Luca De Giorgi, Sergio Vespertino

Writer’s Name: Luca De Giorgi, Sergio Vespertino, Dacia Maraini, Ennio Giganti, Rosalba Muratori

Producer: ASSOCIAZIONE ONLUS VITA, Luca De Giorgi

Country of Origin: Italy

Country of Filming: Italy

Language: Italian

Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes 10 seconds

Film Description:

This documentary film expresses the will and commitment to sharing, through the story of emotions and experience, the context of the socio-cultural event ‘Queen: “Check the King”‘, and with it re-present the testimonies of the victims of gender violence and feminicide.
Especially that of Stefania, who asked that her experience be of help to other women who experience or have experienced similar domestic violence.
It is the desire to put one’s suffering at the service of others: a way to overcome it and prevent other people from experiencing similar pain.
The event we are describing, developed with the theatrical communication formula (let’s not just call it a theatrical show), took place in Palermo on 27 May 2023 by the associations Vita Onlus of Milan and MarcoSacchi of Palermo, with the collaboration of Ennio Giganti, for the organization and planning part; Sergio Vespertino for the theater planning and direction and with the personal contribution of Dacia Maraini.
This film supports the commitment of all those who actively work against gender violence, with the aim of spreading the cultural, cognitive aspects and awareness of what still happens around us, so that everyone is no longer an extra in life of others, but can become a protagonist and actor by giving a concrete hand in helping victims of gender violence and helping to stop this social plague.
All this is presented with the concreteness of life, without pretending not to know or see. To address the issue responsibly, it is necessary to assume one’s share of objective responsibility, because everyone is still part of the Educating Community, which has the task of preventing, combating and reporting, without silence, shame or fear.
With the courage to do and testify; with strength to ask for help and help; with the commitment to promote a healthy sentimental and civil education, today we take the step, without shame, to report and ask for help.
Let’s keep alive the desire and hope that all this can soon end.

Original Film Title: Hombre De La Casa

Director’s Name: Marco Sandoval

Writer’s Name: Marco Sandoval

Producer: Marco Sandoval

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English, Spanish

Runtime: 13 minutes 9 seconds

Film Description:

A brother and his half sister reunite and recall the night his father left his family.

Original Film Title: Ubuntu ~ The Baobab Tree Story

Director’s Name: Kudzai Tinago

Writer’s Name: Kudzai Tinago

Producer: Pato Banton

Country of Origin: Zimbabwe

Country of Filming: Zimbabwe

Language: English

Runtime: 4 minutes

Film Description:

The Baobab Tree Story is a short film to highlight the essence of the meaning of Ubuntu; I Am Because We Are. When a group of young children are given the opportunity to compete against each other, they choose the Path of Cooperation and in The Spirit Of Ubuntu they share the prize together.

Original Film Title: Late for Work

Director’s Name: Allison M Zevallos

Writer’s Name: Carlos A Serrano, Tom Charpentier

Producer: Dorothy Brodmann

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 20 minutes 40 seconds

Film Description:

“Late for Work”: A Creative Fusion of Film and Music

We embarked on a creative comedy journey to transform a simple skiing adventure with a friend into a compelling narrative through the art of film and sound. The project culminated in a short comedy film titled “Late for Work,” which chronicles the story of two friends. The plot unfolds in a condo parking lot, where one friend is about to leave for work but is persuaded by the other to enjoy a skiing session instead. This decision leads them to an unexpected day filled with joy and skiing escapades. The climax of the film occurs while skiing down extremely challenging terrain on their way to the bar, capturing the essence of après-ski culture.