In the broadest respect; CISFF aims to promote short films produced in an amateur or professional manner, and by doing this, to support new and innovative ideas in film and to give young film makers an opportunity to exhibit their talents.
301 films submitted from 39 different countries.
The Festival will be held during April 25-27, 2008 in Nicosia, North Cyprus.
a CYPRUS FILM ASSOCIATION organisation
 
 
 
   
 
CISFF - APRIL 2008
  
   
 
 
EXPERIMENTAL NOMINEES
 
FILM NOMINEES
  62 ( 3 min. 59 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Bora T. Topaloglu, Eray Günay
 
We live with fear in general. We are afraid of our fathers, brothers and husbands. We fear because we live in violence.
Aim ( 8 min. 30 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Ceyhun Konak
The Telos of an object is realized through things and processes which are in constant movement. Here are two opposing forces to be reconciled.
Fashion Death ( 4 min. 13 sec. )
SPAIN, Director: Daniel Rodrigo
I’m the death. The image and the voice have been distorted because if you see mee, you would run away as a raccoon of the Carpathian Mountains and I would lost my job.
Flower Of The Alhambra ( 7 min. )
ITALY, Director: Michele Santini
This work is freely inspired to Washington Irving’s tale “The rose” included in “Tales of the Alhambra”, a collection of tales written by Irving during his long staying at the Alhambra. The protagonist of this tale is a beautiful woman kidnapped by the sultan and imprisoned inside the Alhambra, the antique fortress where the sultan lived along with all his court.
Free Admission ( 6 min. 27 sec. )
BELGIUM, Director: Roberto Gasparini
Between fantasy and reality, between dream and psychosis, Free Admission takes you on a wild ride. Mister Z sets off on an odyssey trough emotions, fears, doubts and temptations to discover only one thing: Life as an eternal Joke.
Full Stop Hilltop ( 11 min. 6 sec. )
USA, Director: David Baeumler
When the water mysteriously stops, a man is forced out of his daily routine to examine his life. He revisits his past to consider the places and moments that shaped him. But in a constantly shifting world, these memories have lost the meaning they once had.
I Can Do It On My Head ( 3 min. 3 sec. )
GERMANY, Director: Gabriele Nagel, Andreas Heikaus
A man in age the age of thirty years spends all his time in his apartment. At the beginning the apartment is very clean and tidy and describes the opposite of the grubby guy. But everywhere he goes he produces a messy chaos of rubbish.
One Day on Mars ( 8 min. )
GERMANY, Director: W. Agricola de Cologne
A human being is obliged to spend at least one day in his lifetime on Mars. Mars the red desert planet, Mars the god of war. Mars can be anywhere, any place which is identified with the inhuman, violence, hate, rage, revenge and despair.
The Bug ( 3 min. )
TURKEY, Director: Elif Nur Kerkük
A short story on humanity and the system.
The Stone ( 5 min. 5 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Gizem Erbirer
A young boy lives in a society where everybody is given a stone to carry when they are born. The stone gets bigger each year after an annual ceremony. People believe that very bad things will happen if one puts one’s stone down.
CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES
  Aim ( 8 min. 30 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Ceyhun Konak		  
  The Telos of an object is realized through things and processes which are in constant movement. Here are two opposing forces to be reconciled.  
Free Admission ( 6 min. 27 sec. )
BELGIUM, Director: Roberto Gasparini
Between fantasy and reality, between dream and psychosis, Free Admission takes you on a wild ride. Mister Z sets off on an odyssey trough emotions, fears, doubts and temptations to discover only one thing: Life as an eternal Joke.
Full Stop Hilltop ( 11 min. 6 sec. )
USA, Director: David Baeumler
When the water mysteriously stops, a man is forced out of his daily routine to examine his life. He revisits his past to consider the places and moments that shaped him. But in a constantly shifting world, these memories have lost the meaning they once had.
The Stone ( 5 min. 5 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Gizem Erbirer
A young boy lives in a society where everybody is given a stone to carry when they are born. The stone gets bigger each year after an annual ceremony. People believe that very bad things will happen if one puts one’s stone down.
EDITING NOMINEES
  Flower Of The Alhambra ( 7 min. )
ITALY, Director: Michele Santini
  This work is freely inspired to Washington Irving’s tale “The rose” included in “Tales of the Alhambra”, a collection of tales written by Irving during his long staying at the Alhambra. The protagonist of this tale is a beautiful woman kidnapped by the sultan and imprisoned inside the Alhambra, the antique fortress where the sultan lived along with all his court.
Free Admission ( 6 min. 27 sec. )
BELGIUM, Director: Roberto Gasparini
Between fantasy and reality, between dream and psychosis, Free Admission takes you on a wild ride. Mister Z sets off on an odyssey trough emotions, fears, doubts and temptations to discover only one thing: Life as an eternal Joke.
I Can Do It On My Head ( 3 min. 3 sec. )
GERMANY, Director: Gabriele Nagel, Andreas Heikaus
A man in age the age of thirty years spends all his time in his apartment. At the beginning the apartment is very clean and tidy and describes the opposite of the grubby guy. But everywhere he goes he produces a messy chaos of rubbish.
The Stone ( 5 min. 5 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Gizem Erbirer
A young boy lives in a society where everybody is given a stone to carry when they are born. The stone gets bigger each year after an annual ceremony. People believe that very bad things will happen if one puts one’s stone down.
SCRIPT NOMINEES
  62 ( 3 min. 59 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Bora T. Topaloglu, Eray Günay		  
  We live with fear in general. We are afraid of our fathers, brothers and husbands. We fear because we live in violence.  
Free Admission ( 6 min. 27 sec. )
BELGIUM, Director: Roberto Gasparini
Between fantasy and reality, between dream and psychosis, Free Admission takes you on a wild ride. Mister Z sets off on an odyssey trough emotions, fears, doubts and temptations to discover only one thing: Life as an eternal Joke.
Full Stop Hilltop ( 11 min. 6 sec. )
USA, Director: David Baeumler
When the water mysteriously stops, a man is forced out of his daily routine to examine his life. He revisits his past to consider the places and moments that shaped him. But in a constantly shifting world, these memories have lost the meaning they once had.
The Stone ( 5 min. 5 sec. )
TURKEY, Director: Gizem Erbirer
A young boy lives in a society where everybody is given a stone to carry when they are born. The stone gets bigger each year after an annual ceremony. People believe that very bad things will happen if one puts one’s stone down.