Shortcutz Berlin – Focus Refugees/War

Hello everybody!

Shortcutz Berlin is back with the first of its MONTHLY screenings. There are no shorts in competition, all of them are guests.

Without further explanations, we invite you all to Shortcutz Berlin Focus Refugees/War with the following program:

– Short #1: “Suleima”, Jalal Maghout
Animation/Documentary, 15 min

Synopsis: Suleima is a woman who has been a part of the Syrian revolution since its beginning. Twice detained, she states : “I’d rather die than see someone arrested without trying to help.”

– Short #2: “Volunteer”, by Luly Glez
Documentary, 21 min

Synopsis: August 2015: After a refugee camp opens in his neighborhood in Berlin, Bernd Pickert, journalist at taz newspaper, starts a workshop repairing bicicles in the camp. More german volunteers join. No need for a lot of words, Germans and refugees working together is all that matters.

The Special Guest is Bernd Pickert himself! Bernd works since 1994 in the taz newspaper, with focus on USA, Latin America and Human Rights. Recently he became part of the jury of the taz Panter Prize, which recognizes people who show great dedication to help others.

Bernd will talk about his experience in this documentary and the project with the refugees.

As usual, the event is FREE ENTRANCE. Looking Forward to seing you all there!

#Refugeeswelcome #Stopwar

Shortcutz Berlin – BREAK TIME

To everyone who used to follow Shortcutz Berlin and come to our weekly sessions, we inform that there aren’t any screenings at the moment. We are planning our comeback  in this year of 2016 but we still haven’t any date set yet. We will let you all know soon!

Thanks for being with us along these years and always coming back after our breaks! See you soon! BIS BALD!

Shortcutz Berlin Special Screening December 10th

Hello everyone!

Another special screening is coming – the last of the year and also the last until further news. Shortcutz Berlin will be on a break in 2016. Keep checking our facebook and page for updates!

As part of our aim to promote the circulation of different short films from the different Shortcutz cities, Shortcutz Lisboa selected 3 shorts for our next screening:

– “Longe do Eden”, by Carlos Amaral – Winner of the Month of October 2014

Synopsis: A survivor travels in search of the last bastion of civilization. Battling to survive, but never losing hope that something nostalgic from the past, which lives on in his memory, might still exist.

– “O Cigano”, by David Bonneville – Winner of the Month of February 2015

Synopsis: The film tells us the story of a wealthy young man called Sebastian. He finds out he has a flat tyre and ends up accepting help from a Gypsy passer-by. In return Sebastian will have to give him a ride home… but they won’t reach their expected destination.

– “Xico e Xana”, by Francisco Falcão – Winner of the Month of June 2015

Synopsis: XICO is a lonely 9 year old kid who just lost his father. He tries to cope with the loss together with his Mother but unfortunately a passion for an older neighbor, XANA, is going to throw things out of balance. A tale about the loss of innocence.

Shortcutz Lisbon was the city where the Shortcutz network was born! It has been promoting Portuguese short films for over 4 years now!

The Special Guest is Cinemagosto FilmFokus Portugal – Berlin, a film festival that promotes Portuguese films in Berlin.
The guest short is:

– “Comando”, by Sonat Duyar

Synopsis: In a losing war for a nameless cause, a soldier is sent to the combat zone to deliver a message from high above to the officer in charge.

The evening will have, indeed, a very portuguese focus. As it all started in Portugal, we thought this would be a nice way to close the cicle and present you all a different last screening.

Please note that the venue is Z-Bar Berlin, in Bergstr. 2. As usual, the event is FREE ENTRANCE.

Looking forwardo to seeing you all there!

Shortcutz Berlin Special Screening – November 22nd

Hello everyone!

Shortcutz Berlin is ready for another special screening – this time the focus is on Shortcutz Xpress Viseu!

As part of our aim to promote the circulation of different short films from the different Shortcutz cities, Shortcutz Xpress Viseu select one very special shorts for our next screening:

– “Mulher.Mar“, by Filipe Pinto and Pedro Pinto +

Synopsis: Maria is lost in deep absence. She has decided to become the only fisher woman in a very traditional community in order to take the place that once belonged to her deceased brother.
Woman.Wave is a journey to the places of uncertainty and death. This is a film about a human being who abandons herself to compensate the absence of those who have already gone.

Mulher.Mar was the winner of this year’s Awards at Shortcutz Xpress Viseu.
Shortcutz Viseu has been promoting Portuguese short films for over 2 years now and is the 3rd city in Portugal where Shortcutz exists.

The Special Guest is Interfilm with two special sections of the festival:

– Confrontations online award 1st prize winner – “Shok“, by Jamie Donoughue,

Synopsis: The friendship of two boys is tested when, caught in the grips of the Kosovo war, they must both fight for survival.

– Green film online award 1st prize winner – “El Mostro, la coraggiosa storia di Gabriele“, by Salvatore Restivo, Lucio Schiavon

Synopsis: Gabriele Bortolozzo is a modern hero in a fight against the toxic waste produced by Petrolchimico in Marghara, a chemicals plant near Venice.

Please note that the venue is Z-Bar Berlin, in Bergstr. 2. As usual, the event is FREE ENTRANCE.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Shortcutz Berlin special screening – 29th October 2015

Hello everybody!

Shortcutz Berlin is back with a special screening showcasing a selection of some of the best shorts from Shortcutz Amsterdam – 3 Monthly Winners of 2015.
As part of our aim to promote the circulation of different short films from the different Shortcutz cities, we invited Shortcutz Amsterdam to select the shorts for our next screening.The program consists of the following shorts:

– “Rotor“, by Maarten Groen – February Winner 2015

Synopsis: A lone night security guard in an eerie factory sees an intruder on one of the monitors and goes to investigate, not realizing his actions have triggered a series of events which will lead to terrible consequences.

– “Egzul – Exile“, by Piotr Bartos & Agata Bartos – April Winner 2015

Synopsis: Ezgul works to eat. Eat to work. And when he doesn’t eat and work he looks at the moon.

– “Groen“, by Lucas Camps – September Winner 2015

Synopsis: Absurdistic comedy about a boy who stumbles upon a group of people who are waiting for an ever-lasting red traffic light and refuse to let him pass.

Shortcutz Amsterdam has been promoting Dutch short films for over 2 years now – come and check the 3 shorts selected for you and enjoy a little bit of The Netherlands in Berlin!

The Special Guest is the Spanisches Filmfest Berlin, which took place earlier this month (6-11 October). The festival is in its 4th edition and brings a great selection of Spanish feature and short films to Berlin every year.
The director of the festival, Santiago Gomez Rojas, will bring and present the 2 winner shorts from this year’s edition:

– “A perro flaco“, Laura Ferrés – second prize winner

Synopsis: Leo is a loser and her life is chaos. Everyone knows it although she tries to hide it. So, when her mother has no other option but to leave her dog Jana under her charge, Leo sees the opportunity to demonstrate she can be responsible.

– “40 Aniversario“, J. Enrique Sánchez – first prize winner

Synopsis: Forty years of marriage is time for a lot of things. Sometimes too many things.

Please note that the venue is Z-Bar Berlin, in Bergstr. 2. As usual, the event is FREE ENTRANCE.

Looking forwardo to seeing you all there!

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Shortcutz Berlin – special screenings in October, November and December

Shortcutz Berlin is on a break till next year, which means that there will be no weekly screenings at Lagari till 2016.

Instead, we are planning on monthly screenings with special programming – As part of our aim to promote the circulation of different short films from the different Shortcutz cities, we will invite several different cities from the Shortcutz Network to showcase some of the best short films they had during this year of 2015 here in Berlin.

For that, we will organize the screenings in a new venue, the Z Bar in Bergstr 2.

More info to come soon, so stay tuned!

Shortcutz Berlin at the next Berlin Video Meetup – Monday, June 22nd

While on a break, Shortcutz Berlin will have a short participation at the next Berlin Video Meetup!
As part of the program, you will be able to watch one of the “Winner of the Month” shorts from this year! Stay tuned for more info!

The event will take placee on Monday, June 22? The event starts at 7:00 PM and takes place at Umspannwerk Kreuzberg.

Address:
Ohlauer Straße 43
10999, Berlin

More info at:
http://www.meetup.com/Berlin-Video-Meetup/events/222689610/