SHIFT Film Festival 2021

Het SHIFT Film Festival 2021 staat net als vorig jaar in het teken van Shifting Distance. Net als vorig jaar zijn we nog veelal met elkaar verbonden via internet of andere (digitale) mogelijkheden. Aan de onzekerheid komt geen eind. CineSud heeft daarom in een vroeg stadium besloten het hoofdprogramma van SHIFT Film Festival ook dit jaar online plaats te laten vinden. Samen met ECI Cultuurfabriek Roermond verzorgen we op 18 september tussen 14.00 en 20.00 uur wel vertoningen van drie filmblokken in het filmtheater. Voor slechts €5 per blok of €10 voor de drie blokken samen kun je genieten van 15 korte films uit binnen- en buitenland. Kom je langs in Roermond? Dan krijg je van ons bovendien een gratis drankje!

Online kun je tussen 17-19 september genieten van een overvol programma bestaande uit talloze masterclasses, CineTalks, Filmmakers Talks en live screenings van Short Film Competition 1 en 2. Je vindt het volledige programma en tickets via onderstaande button. 

Official selection

Hieronder vind je een overzicht van de officiële selectie van het festival in de diverse programma's. De definitieve selectie werd gemaakt door onze hoofdprogrammeur Alexandr Gusev (FIPRESCI-journalist). Tijdens het festival maken de films in de Short Film Competition kans op diverse juryprijzen. Naast dat de geselecteerde makers kans maken op diverse juryprijzen, nemen ze gratis deel aan het tweedaagse Bootcamp Shorts Lab. Ook zorgt CineSud voor online netwerkmogelijkheden. 

Short Films

Short Film Competition

Terms and Conditions, Amelie Befeldt, Documentary, Germany, 2020, 20 min.
A farmer’s daughter tries to improve the financial situation of the farm by selling stock footage and video clips of everyday farming life.

And Then, The Silence, Lucas Trochet, Fiction, France, 2020, 18 min.
Matthias, in his twenties, works hard on the small family farm, waiting for the recognition of his father.

Portrait, Keir Siewert, Fiction, United Kingdom, 2020, 13 min.
A model takes matters into her own hands to expose a serial predator in the photography world.

Among Humans, Caren Wuhrer, Fiction, Germany, 2019, 7 min.
Edda and Egon pictured their new son-in-law very differently. Especially less striped and furry.

The Time Machine, Max F.D'Eramo, Animation, Ireland, 2021, 2 min.
The Time Machine is a short, animated piece which looks at the potency of nostalgia using a children’s class creation.

Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion, Arturo Dueñas, Documentary, Spain, 2020, 15 min.
In Dakhla, one of the Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria, the celebration of a film festival, the Fisahara, breaks the monotony.

MAYA, Martina Pavlíková, Fiction, Czech Republic, 2020, 15 min.
Desert, sun, snakes - train passing through the landscape - sex, prostitution, immorality… and in the center of everything - Maya.

May the World Not Carry You, Rozalia Las, Animation, Poland, 2019, 3 min.
Sad love story inspired by a Polish folk song. The betrayed girl decides to commit suicide during the wedding of his love.

SPELL, Philippe Safire, Animation, United States, 2021, 7 min.
In a socially and technologically advanced society people enjoy access to vast freedoms and rapid economic growth, until a woman reports a mysterious incident.

Moon, Cleo Julia Mullis, Fiction, Netherlands, 2020, 13 min.
On a one-year anniversary with her girlfriend Moon, Noa has to make a choice about what is best - for Moon and for herself.

Wichita, Sergine Dumais, Fiction, United States, 2020, 5 min.
Sara is in bed with her lover when her husband calls to ask for something in his sock drawer.

Made in Limburg

Limburgian (avant)premières of regional short films

The Ballet of Service, Marlies Smeenge, Documentary, Netherlands, 2020, 15 min.
At the International Butler Academy in Limburg, people from all over the world are trained to become a butler for the elite. Under a lot of pressure, they learn the old ways of butlering.

Sjeemte, Floris Ramaekers, Fiction, Netherlands, 2021, 13 min.
A benefits claim appointment spins out of control when Candide, 23, borrows her sister's baby and strangely pretends like it's her own child.

Night Call, Tim Sagl, Fiction, Netherlands, 2021, 19 min.
Late at night, 'Jennifer' earns a little extra as a sex operator. One night she gets a phone call from a man who claims to be her ex-lover. To overcome this evil spirit, she must confront her deepest fears.

Crossroads, Ella Esposito, Fiction, Belgium, 2021, 16 min.

An unwanted pregnant student hopes to keep her carefree life through abortion, but when a pregnant Muslim woman needs her help, she realizes that this choice is not just about her.