7th Blue Danube Film Festival

Adaptation: 1. Structural or functional evolution of an organism towards higher survivability. 2. Process of an individual becoming better suited to environment and more resistant to outer stress. 3. The ability of eyesight to adjust to seeing in the dark.

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Bartosz Kruhlik was born in 1985 in Poland. Graduated Film Directing at The National Film School in Lodz. His first documentary film "Tomorrow..." got 40 awards, and first short fiction film "http://" was screened at the festival in Karlovy Vary in section: "The Fresh Selection" as one of the five most promising student films. In 2013 received "The Prize of the Ministry of Culture" for outstanding artistic achievement. Someday he will make a movie about chess in a "Whiplash" style.

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An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.

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Athens, today. Seventeen-year-old Aria, who is working at Jimmy’s local kebab place is waiting for a driving lesson with her father. When he nally arrives, it is not to go for a drive; on the contrary, he con des in her the care of a young Chinese immigrant who speaks neither Greek nor English.

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Born and raised in Limassol Cyprus, Myrsini Aristidou is an award winning filmmaker, based in New York and Paris. She graduated with an MFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a full Scholarship. In 2013, she completed her BFA in Film and History of Art at Pratt Institute in New York where she was part of the President’s List.

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As a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just as everything seems to be finally working out for him, a sudden event changes the course of his life forever. A story about how everything we love, everything we learn, everything we build, everything we fear, will one day be gone.

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Joschka was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany in 1989. After finishing school, he decided not to take his place at the Berlin university, but instead follow his true passion for creating moving images and sounds...

This is the story of Alex Carlo Delgado, a man who had everything and lost it all.

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Micah Van Hove is a director, producer, DP and film journalist who has been exploring the possibilities in micro-budget cinema since 2009. His first feature film MENTHOL (from the producer of BOYZ N THE HOOD) premiered at the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Micah's latest short film DEL ARCO VACÍO was selected as the #1 finalist for Black Factory Cinema's program with Werner Herzog in Peru...

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A Swedish couple is on a wellness trip in the Austrian mountains, but after an argument, Aron's girlfriend leaves, and slams the door behind her. Now, Aron is looking for his girlfriend but can't find her anywhere. He dives into the bizarre world of the alpine wellness resort and drifts along until the question arises if Aron is looking for his girlfriend or really himself.

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Bernhard Wenger was born in 1992 in Salzburg, Austria. After graduating high school he moved to Vienna, where he studied film theory and gained professional set experience. He was accepted to the Vienna Film Academy in 2014 and is currently pursuing degrees in both directing and production.

Four young people unknowingly walk toward a moment in their lives when a fever overtakes them, bringing out their most basic instincts.

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CELINE HELD is a 2012 graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and resides in Brooklyn, NY. Logan and Celine’s feature film script, Little, won the 2016 Gold Prize in Drama at the Page International Screenwriting Awards and was a semifinalist for the 2016 Academy of Motion Picture and Fine Arts Nicholl Fellowship...

LOGAN GEORGE is a director and actor based in New York City. He is best known for playing the title role in Zach Lasry’s Seth (2016 SXSW Official Selection, Vimeo Staff Pick). His feature film script, Little, co-authored with Celine Held, won the 2016 Gold Prize in Drama at the Page International Screenwriting Awards and was a semifinalist for the 2016 Academy of Motion Picture and Fine Arts Nicholl Fellowship...

At their father’s funeral, Colorado and Louise Fox discover the existence of an exclusive and mysterious heiress: Apple Pie. Together, they set out to find who she is and hit the road to get the money back… I Will Crush You & Go to Hell is a feminine and psychedelic road movie telling the journey of two sisters running away from their past to give their lives a new meaning. Raw, violent and poetic at the same time, the film is a quest about deliverance and freedom.

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FABIO SOARES (writer/director) Art Director educated at the Applied Arts in the first place, Fabio Soares revealed hisself in advertising during 10 years, through collaborations with international brands as: Orange, Samsung, Johnnie Walker, Cannes Festival, LG, iDTGV, SFR…

CÉLIA PAYSAN (writer/director) Parisian graduate in graphic design, Célia Paysan is passionate about any creative expression in its most diverse forms (music, design, cinema ...)...

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Another night, another naked body in her bed. She feels no love, just passion. A sharp lancet in her hands and a hidden box with her secrets. Only she knows how it all will end and who will be her next victim.

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Born on the 2nd of April 1984 in Moscow, Russia. Graduated from Moscow Architectural University in 2006. Studying for directing at High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow, Russia in a workshop of Vladimir Khotinenko, Pavel Finn, Vladimir Fenchenko.

Elani survived her brutal childhood by carefully watching people. Now she plans to use her relationship with Mikey to get out of Cape Town for good. All she has to do is manage his ego for one more night, but the seeds of violence were planted in her early on.

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Matt Portman was born in London and grew up in Switzerland. He studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins college of Art and Design. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree he began directing and producing music videos...

Jason Donald was born in Scotland and grew up in South Africa. He studied English Literature and Philosophy at St. Andrews University and is a graduate of the Glasgow University Creative Writing MA. His debut novel, Choke Chain, published by Jonathan Cape, was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and the Saltire First Book Award...

Yanni’s mum is on her way to audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, whilst walking in the most controversial area of central Athens: Patision Avenue.

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Thanasis Neofotistos is a Film Director, Writer & Architect from Athens Greece. Berlinale Talents 2016 alumnus. He initially studied Architecture (M.A/DUTh) and afterwards continued by studying Film Directing (B.A/QMU-AMC) and Acting (AKMI). One of his characteristic assets, Scenography/Art Direction, is an influence from his studies.

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We are in the 80’s, the young boy Beni spending the holiday with his mum and sister, Gilla at lake Balaton. Beni finds an old photo camera and starts taking photos, obsessively. Gilla suddenly disappears while swimming in the water. They caný find her, but Beni doesn’t give up the search and with the help of a local investigator they keep looking for her. 10 years earlier in the same place , a girl disappear in similar circumstances, so they both feel that the answer to be sought beyond rationality.

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Dániel Reich, born in 1986, is a hungarian director, cinematographer. From 2005-2010 he attended Hungarian FILMACADEMY (University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest), cinematography department. He made 3 feature films and more than 14 short films as a cinematographer. He won three times the Goldeneye Award from the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers (H.S.C.) for his short film works. His directorial debut is a mystical short film, Recall...

Macho is a poor boy, who skips school to work on a construction site. The only ray of light for him is his girlfriend, Donna .Yet, she is ashamed of his mother, who works as janitor in their school. Macho has to chose between his mother and his love, and he finds his own way to deal with his emotions.

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East Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 6-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political...

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Born in the 70ies in Freiburg, Germany. School in South Germany and South Australia. Abitur in Hessen, Germany. Alternative Service in Israel. Internships in film production and film courses in Copenhagen and Hildesheim. 1997-2000 study of cultural sciences at the University of Hildesheim, with focus on media...

Two students from different countries meet on the last night of their school trips to Italy. Sharing dislike for their respective farewell parties, initial distance and reservations between them quickly turn into bonding and rapport.

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Max Richert was born 1990 in Munich, Germany, where he graduated from High School in 2010. After several years of internships, workshops and jobs in the film industry (among others with Werner Herzog, Tivoli and Nanukfilm) He founded his company “R&R Filmproduktion” in 2014 with the aim of producing narrative shorts and features. So far, Max Richert has written, directed and produced two films: In 2015 his micro-budget feature “What You Want Is Gone Forever”, and in 2016 his first short “Walking Home”. Both projects were self-funded and are completely independent productions.

A short film dealing with the energy generated through human confrontations with walls. The urge for freedom and fulfillment is just as human as the urge to build walls for everyday order. Three individuals in different countries are struggling under this tension - and finally decide to go all in.

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WALLS was directed by Maik Schuster, Fatmir Dolci and Max Paschke - all part of the collective of film makers I AM HERE. After years of joint work on various music videos, commercials and documentaries WALLS marks their biggest and most ambitious project to date. Besides a Vimeo Staff Pick they gained attention being in the Student Academy Awards semi-finals and got awarded at various festivals around the globe.

Coco is 17 and feels a desperate need to become famous even though she seems to lack the necessary talent. She is willing to do anything for recognition and avoid becoming an everyday "loser". She skips school to attend castings, music videos shoots, and to film YouTube clips but faces one humiliation after another and is quickly pushed to her limits. With her "Coco Channel", she tries to expand her notoriety on the internet and create the successful, loved, and confident character she wishes she really could be. As a crossmedia project, connecting film with the online video scene, WANNABE tells the story of a young YouTuber, who builds herself a fictitious world on the Internet.

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Jannis Lenz, born in Filderstadt, collected his first camera and directing experiences by filming himself and his friends doing Parkour, a performing art in urban environment

Outside a maternity ward, a Roma family is announced their underage daughter has just had a baby girl. Pardică (50) doesn’t seem to celebrate the moment; he is very displeased with this early pregnancy, for which he blames his wife. However, things become even tenser when a hospital employee asks them to sign some papers and discovers issues related to their IDs and their status as parents of the underage new mother. The imminent danger of state authorities separating them from their daughter determines Pardică to take action.

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Adrian Silisteanu was born in Bacau, Romania, in March 5th, 1975 and he graduated Cinematography in Bucharest. Studying also the Digital Cinematography at National Audiovisual Institute in Paris, he worked for a short period as Digital Imaging Technician. Romanian Director Adrian Sitaru’s film debut “Hooked” was also Silisteanu’s first film as Director of Photography...