May 15th, 16th, 5 p.m.; May 19th, 9.15 p.m. + 10.30 p.m. - Top Kino
Short Matters! is the European Film Academy’s short film tour which brings the short films nominated for the European Film Awards 2008 (Prix UIP) to a series of renowned film festivals across Europe.
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May 15th, 2009, 9.15 p.m. - Top Kino
From May 5th to May 13th young filmmakers from all over the world met to produce and project short films in 3 times 60 hours. In the shortest period of time, ideas for films were created, shot and edited. A selection of the produced short films are presented by VIS.
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May 16th, 2009, 9 p.m. - Schikaneder
The first of two international programmes by St. Petersburg’s music video festival: Where else you’ll get a 90 minutes show compiled of singing Turkish market workers, innovative Radiohead’s music video, home movie of Animal Collective having night fun, Japanese pajama dance, Russian street performers and a flipbook based work? Nowhere but here. For sure.
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May 17th, 2009, 9.15 p.m. - Top Kino
This part of the international selection by St. Petersburg’s music video festival gathers big musicians and bands you’ve never heard of! Such mastodons of independent music as Sigur Rós will be accompanied by Moscow’s ex-teenager Mujuice and the debut work by Guatemala-based Eduardo Benchoam will challenge already acclaimed animator Clay Lipsky.
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May 18th, 2009, 7 p.m. - Top Kino
Mirrors of the soul, breathtaking facial landscapes, places of emotion and empathy. One thing is true for all of these 12 films: faces tell stories. - Curated by Gerald Weber (sixpackfilm).
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