24-05-2017

FESTIVALS: Cinema in Sneakers Announces Competition Films

By

    WARSAW: Fourteen films will compete in the two main competition sections of the 5th Cinema in Sneakers Festival for Children and Youth, running 31 May – 11 June 2017.

    Little Harbor by Iveta GrofovaThe sole film from the CEE region is Iveta Grofova’s Berlinale award-winning film Little Harbour.

    The festival is both for children and organised by children. The festival also hosts industry workshops and a film talent camp in Warsaw, held on 7 – 8 June, with presentations by Polish and Dutch experts.

    The following films are in the feature film competitions:

    Children Feature Films Competition:

    Mice & Owls / Uilenbal (The Netherlands)
    Directed by Simone van Dusseldorp

    Up in the sky / Upp i det blå (Sweden)
    Directed by Petter Lennstrand

    Becoming Who I Was (Korea)
    Directed by Chang-Yong Moon, Jin Jeon

    Heartstrings / Le coeur en braille (France, Belgium)
    Directed by Michel Boujenah

    Hang in There, Kids / Lokag Laqi (Taiwan)
    Directed by Laha Mebow

    Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship / Amelie Rennt (Germany, Italy)
    Directed by Tobias Wiemann

    Little Wing / Tyttö nimeltä Varpu (Finland, Denmark)
    Directed by Selma Vilhunen

    Stonehead / Shi Tou (China)
    Directed by Zhao Xiang

    Little Harbour / Piata loď (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Iveta Grófová
    Produced by Hulapa film, Ltd.
    Coproduced by endorfilm,  Katapult Film, Silverart and RTVS
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual FundMEDIA Programme, the Czech State Cinematography FundEurimagesBratislava Self-Governing region and the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic

    Youth Feature Films Competition:

    6A / 6A (Sweden)
    Directed by Peter Modestij

    The Fits / The Fits (USA)
    Directed by Anna Rose Holmer

    Sami Blood / Sameblod (Sweden)
    Directed by Amanda Kernell

    Sing Street / Sing Street (Ireland, UK, USA)
    Directed by John Carney

    Heartstone / Hjartasteinn (Iceland, Denmark)
    Directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

    Goodbye Berlin / Tschick (Germany)
    Directed by Fatih Akin