Category: BLN Winners

English Film Title: Him and Her

Directors Name: Daria Geller

Writers Name: Daria Geller, Asya Fix

Producer: Yuval Orr, Daria Geller, Iftach Aloni, Yana Kurbatova

Country of Origin: Israel

Country of Filming: Russian Federation

Language: Russian

Runtime: 17 minutes 13 seconds

Film Description:

A struggling singer and her manager husband travel from show to show in the Russian boondocks, falling in and out of love as they realize how much they need and despise one another in equal measure. A film about love, hate, and how the two sometimes co-exist.

Inspired by the short story “He & She” by Anton Chekhov.

English Film Title: Beer-tastic! The Series

Directors Name: Christian Machacek

Writers Name: Christian Machacek

Producer: Christian Machacek, Klemens Hallmann

Country of Origin: Austria

Country of Filming: Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 52 minutes

Film Description:

The eccentric sommelier and author Conrad Seidl sets out on a tasty journey around the globe to discover famous beer styles and experience new flavors. A new series / 4x 52 Minutes

4 continents, 12 countries, and 30 cities where some of the most interesting and even obscure beer styles have been invented or brewed to perfection. The eccentric sommelier and author Conrad Seidl sets out on a tasty journey around the globe where he shares knowledge and anecdotes. He talks about the history of beer and opens the audience’s mind for new sensorial experiences. A docuseries, modern, and fresh to the television landscape. Perfectly serving the millions of beer fans worldwide – and those to come.

English Film Title: Appetite

Directors Name: Xuemeng Li, Katrin Larissa Kasper

Writers Name: Sam Oates

Producer: Katrin Larissa Kasper

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 14 minutes 3 seconds

Film Description:

Steph is a predatory dater. She always insists on paying. When a large bill arrives, she’s nowhere to be seen, for Steph is a serial dine-and-dasher. Wearing elaborate guises, she believes she can slip away from the table and not suffer the consequences. But everyone has to pay the bill in the end.

English Film Title: BEAR-LIKE

Original Film Title: DER BÄR IN MIR

Directors Name: Roman Droux

Writers Name: Roman Droux

Producer: Roman Droux

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Country of Filming: Switzerland, United States

Language: English, German, Swiss German

Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes 52 seconds

Film Description:

At the far end of the Alaskan peninsula, for filmmaker Roman Droux a childhood dream comes true. He discovers together with the bear researcher David Bittner the universe of wild grizzlies.
The two adventurists face bears at smelling-distance, experience the struggle for survival of a bear family and witness dramatic fighting scenes.
Driven by a desire to explore the unknown the film tells a personal story of wilderness, framed in breathtaking pictures of unique creatures.