European Short Films Melies Competition
As has been the case for quite some time now, the BIFFF presents its prestigious Méliès d’Argent yearly award to the best European short film. The selection is pretty eclectic in terms of genres, ideas and countries. You’ll go from the Irish starvation in BAINNE (directed by Jack Reynor, one of MIDSOMMAR’s actors who invited co-star Will Poulter to take on the main role in this short), to the strange world of Edgar Allan Poe in ROOD and zombies in THE LITTLE ONE (whose main character is portrayed by Omni Tommila, hero of our BIFFF closing movie 2015: BIG GAME). You got it: a rollercoaster ride full of emotions and thrills!
Het Juk (The Burden)
Nico van den Brink / 16’ / The Netherlands / 2019 / Cast : Kay Greidanus, Ilke Paddenburg, Hanna Van Vliet / Contact : Hidde De Vries / Belgian Premiere
A young woman visits her boyfriend’s family home and learns about a sinister history with his creepy neighbor. Soon, all kinds of skeletons come out of the closet.
Transfert
Jonathan Degrelle / 13’ / France / 2019 / Cast : Vernon Dobtcheff, David Doukhan / Contact : Jonathan Degrelle / World Premiere
Our future depends on its past.
Changeling
Faye Jackson / 10’ / UK / 2019 / Cast : Lara Belmont / Contact : Faye Jackson / Belgian Premiere
Switched at birth.
iDENTITY
Panos Pappas ; Despina Charalampous / 15’ / Greece / 2019 / Cast : Elena Mavridou, Ektor Liatsos, Vassilis Koukalani / Contact : Despina Charalampous / Belgian Premiere
A woman discovers with horror that her face has changed; well, if the situation occurs at the passport control of an airport, she really has a big problem!
Rood
Falko Jakobs / 7’ / Germany / 2019 / Cast : Adrian Linke / Contact : Falko Jakobs / Belgian Premiere
A door to the world of H.P. Lovecraft.
13+
Ceylan Ozgun Ozcelik / 15’ / Turkey / 2019 / Cast : Derya Pınar Ak, Tuğrul Tülek / Contact : Filmada / Belgian Premiere
A fourteen-year old girl communicates with a spider in a dark basement without knowing the time and place.
2050
Aleksandra Lupsahko / 4’ / Russia / 2019 / Cast : Eugeniy Kulik, Vadim Medvedev, Vladimir Goriaslavec / Contact : Alexander Naumov / Belgian Premiere
The future has come and it seems cold-callers are not just a thing of the past and they are just as unwelcome.
Animal
David Velduque / 20’ / Spain / 2019 / Cast : Rocío León, Jan Cornet / Contact : Selected Films / Belgian Premiere
Chloe has decided to get away from the city to prepare for an audition that could potentially signify her come back to the big screen.
The Little One
Danilo Bećković / 15’ / Serbia / 2019 / Cast : Onni Tommila, Slaviša Čurović, Katarina Žutić / Contact : Gargantua Films / Belgian Premiere
Cell phone is a teenager’s best friend, especially when he goes on a family trip with parent and an annoying kid sister, but when the zombie apocalypse begins, the friendship is put to a test.
Imago
Remy Blaser / 17’ / Switzerland / 2019 / Cast : Silvio Kretschmer, Elisa Plüss, Marina Guerrini / Contact : Remy Blaser / World Premiere
When a new neighbor moves in next door to Jonathan, his body begins to transform forever.
L’île et le continent (Island and mainland)
Laurie Bost ; Sébastien Savine / 12’ / France / 2019 / Cast : Léonie Dahan-Lamort, Matthieu Lucci, Arben Bajraktaraj / Contact : Manifest Pictures / International Premiere
Louise is a mermaid. One day, a young man discovers her secret.
In the Black of Night
Juho Rossi / 4’ / Finland / 2019 / Cast : Roosa Lumme, Oskari Ruohonen, Maija Kraakkussuo / Contact : Fossi Films Ltd / World Premiere
In the black of night… a ghastly guest.
Bainne
Jack Reynor / 17’ / Ireland / 2019 / Cast : Will Poulter, Kelly Thornton, Steve Wall, Toni O’rourke / Contact : Copper Alley Productions / Belgian Premiere
Ireland 1851; a farm hand at the end of the Great Famine encounters a ghostly female figure leading him to a new hope.
Helena
Gabriel Campoy ; Guillem Lafoz / 12’ / Spain / 2019 / Cast : Anna Gonzalvo, Javier Cornelio / Contact : Gabriel Campoy / Belgian Premiere
A woman carries a corpse in her car to a secluded area of the city. While he is buried, she will understand that there are enemies that are very difficult to defeat.
4×6
Jamie Gyngell / 6’ / UK / 2019 / Cast : Esme Allen / Contact : Archie Johnston Stewart / World Premiere
A collage artist finds a killer photo.
Belgian Short Films Competition Winner
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Belgian Short Films Competition Winner
