Winners Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2017

Winners "Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2017"

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Category: Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2017

Published: Thursday, 02 March 2017 22:29

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Tatara Samurai

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.

Yoshinari Nishikôri Director Konshin Yoshinari Nishikôri Writer Konshin Hirotaka Mori Producer High and Low Sho Aoyagi Key Cast High and Low Naoki Kobayashi Key Cast High and Low Akira Key Cast High and Low

Mazar-e Sharif

 This is the story of Taliban’s attack to Iranian Consulate in Mazar-e Sharif (1998) that results in the martyrdom of some Iranian diplomats.

Hassan Barzideh Director   Mehdi Shirzad Writer   Manouchehr Shahsavari Producer   Hoseyn Yari Key Cast

 Prahala

A City. A Historian. A Hairdresser.
Identity. Illusion. Inspiration.

A Poetic Meditation
On Music, Memory, and Love's Creation

Beni Adam Director   Beni Adam Writer   Beni Adam Producer   Beni Adam Key Cast   Vica Kerekes Key Cast   Tana Pauhofova Key Cast   Hana Vagnerova Key Cast   Lawrence Sheldon Key Cast   Jeremi Durand Key Cast   Ted Otis Key Cast   Sarka Vaculikova Key Cast   Jana Strykova Key Cast   Pavel Batek Key Cast

 Haka and Guitars

 During the Pacific’s most bloody Civil War, the New Zealand Army found a way to achieve peace without guns and violence. Through the powerful influence of women and multiculturalism 'Haka and Guitars' shows the world there is a way to achieve peace in our time. Fiona Cassidy (NgatiKuri, Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa) – a former Major in the New Zealand Army – returns to Bougainville to reflect on ‘Operation Belisi’, modern history’s most successful peacekeeping mission.

 Solitude

Margaret is an 80 year old widow who spends each day visiting her local train station. She pleasantly sits on a bench absorbing the surroundings which give her a lot of bliss. The staff are aware of her presence and give her something significant in an envelope, hoping she'll no longer return. What's in the envelope?

Michael Raso Director Solitude Michael Raso Writer Solitude Michael Raso Producer Solitude JD Cohen Producer Ravenswood Maggie Blinco Key Cast Crocodile Dundee 1, and 2

 I don't like her

 eli has been involved in a personality dualism and regardless of her constant disagreemets with here fathr'she stil seeks her true nature

javad daraei Director   javad daraei Writer   javad daraei Producer   arezo dehkordi Key Cast   stode taqoraei Key Cast   mahtab salmani Key Cast   shima daraei Key Cast

 The Snow Queen 3

The rare gift of getting into all kinds of trouble is their family trait. What else can you expect from the ones raised among trolls in snowy lands? But now Kai and Gerda have grown up and entered a new stage - this time they are going to cause a global disaster...

Alexey Tsitsilin Director   Alexey Tsitsilin Writer   Alexey Zamyslov Writer   Robert Lence Writer   Vladimir Nikolaev Writer   Vladimir Nikolaev Producer   Yuriy Moskvin Producer

 In April

 A man drives away from home waiting for that moment to opt for suicide. On the verge of insanity, he discovers a strange travel companion.

Carlo Bruno Director   Carlo Bruno Writer   Carlo Bruno Producer   Susana Caula Producer   Carlo Bruno Key Cast Cotton String, Civil War, Chocolate Milkshake Marina Bruno Key Cast Cotton String, Waste of a Fall, Run, Chocolate Milkshake

 Right Here For You

 This song is for Kayla's Father who dies accidentally in a police mission. Kayla is six-year-old, lives in a Chinese-American family. Her life changes dramatically since then and she has to grow up quickly, learn to be strong and positive, and cheer her family by singing songs.

Kate Bohan Director Pinqing Li Producer   Kayla Bohan Key Cast

 Oblivion Season

An ex-prostitute starts a new life by marrying her loved one but leaving the shadow of her dark past is not as easy as it seemed before. Now she is the prisoner of her loved one and to earn her freedom she should fight with the masculine society………..
Director View :
In Iran's today society making a film about prostitutes is a real challenge cause the society and government deny their very existence. Now it's much more difficult that your protagonist be an ex-prostitute.
I tried to show a woman behind bars and fences all over today's Tehran, whom is trying to overcome all the intolerance and traditional and religious dogmatism in her society, to live and stay alive. A society which doesn't wish to let her forget the past.
When this woman “Fariba” releases herself from her house that is actually her prison , she finds herself in a bigger prison that is the society. This is a true story , the scriptwriter used to have a neighbor like this and he told me when she ran away from her house nobody didn’t know where she went and what is she doing until now and then It was a motivation for me to make this true story a film that shows this kind of women’s issues in society. After this film has been released , the government didn’t give the permission for screening for this film because of the bitter realism that was inside the scenes of this film and showed the bitter truth of the society.

Masoud Farjam Runtime: 2 minutes 38 seconds

 Resurrection Time Conspiracy

It seems like an innocent research project when the Institute of Learning employs the greatest minds across the world to create a matter transfer machine. But the institute is really a covert organization funded by Islamic Extremists and the matter transfer machine is being created as a GPS bomb delivery system.

When the youngest geniuses’ discover matter transfer, they also discover time travel and the true intentions of the institute. Ram Goldstein, the brightest teen, is forced to complete to project or watch all his love ones die.

The Terrorists go on a mission to commit the ultimate Jihad. They travel back in time to kill Jesus before he can be crucified and prove that he is not God. The teens are the world’s only hope as they must adventure back in time and to avert the catastrophe, before the new time continuum overwrites itself.

The teens arrive in 33 AD, with assassins hot on their tails. Trapped in the past the teens must interact with Biblical characters to defeat the assassins, restore the time continuum, save Jesus, and try to find a way back to whatever future awaits them.

Jim Carroll has had three published books. "Cover of Darkness", which is an faith-based, end-time thriller, was published by Huntington House and became their best-selling novel in 1990. In 1992, Huntington House published Jim's novel, "Angel Vision." "Angel Vision" is about a group of people trapped in the spiritual realm. Jim's third book, "Hollywood Dating Blunders", was published by Skyward Publishing in 2001. It is a "How to have a healthy approach to dating" book from a faith-based perspective. Jim used his experience teaching Sunday school in a singles department over a five year span to come up with the principles in the book.

 My Life I Don't Want

 A short animated film about the life of a Myanmar girl inspired by the true stories.

Nyan Kyal Say Director   Nyan Kyal Say Writer   Nyan Kyal Say Producer

Little Raven

In a land overrun by the oppressive Sanctus regime, 18 year old Mellori spends her life privately educating lost children from the streets - a law violation of the highest nature. When her children are forcibly removed and taken to be raised in the military, Mellori must face some tough decisions - and at the same time confront her traumatic past.

Scott Majidi Director   Scott Majidi Writer   Kai Yap Min Claire Producer   Cadell Shalders Producer   Charlotte Matilda Weber Producer   Scott Majidi Producer   Dailin Manning Key Cast   Anthony Smith Key Cast   Paul Davey Key Cast   Charlotte Matilda Weber Key Cast My Name is Grace Noah D'Annunzio Key Cast Paper Planes Charlize Rebelo Key Cast   Ava Gillies Key Cast   Lilas Areias Da Mata Key Cast   Rohan Eshraghi Key Cast

 For Mum Who Made Me Sad

 A little boy. A depressed mother. The ghost of a little girl.
How can you comfort someone you love?

Natascha Zink Director Nostalgia Natascha Zink Writer Nostalgia Nicholas Jackson Producer   Natascha Zink Producer   Lukas Wörner Key Cast   Alexandra Wenzel Key Cast   Nicholas Jackson Director Of Photography Nostalgia, Limbo, Moments

About Want and Need

Since Will has lost his wife his relationships are completely moribund. Now he tries to get over his loss by projecting his problems onto Gertrude, his bird. But the new relationship does not seem to result in any improvements. Will projects his fears onto the helpless bird that just doesn't seem to be open for this kind of mental training.

Sarah Heinrich Director   Sarah Heinrich Writer   Liv Scharbatke Writer   Tobias Müller Producer   Hanna Binswanger Technical Director

Red Ochre - the Last Guards of the Holy Fire

"Red Ochre - the Last Guards of the Holy Fire" is a documentary film about the rapid dying of a traditional culture: The Himba tribe in Northern Namibia.
Since the 16th century the nomads populate in widespread collectives the region around river Kunene in Northwest Namibia. Up to today, many Himba try to keep their traditional way of life, though climate change, governmental development projects and the pursuit of westernization by the younger generations are putting their culture into high danger.
At the holy fire the tribal elder and chief Hivazako Hembinda tells of the spiritual wealth of a culture that will soon disappear.

Tim Drabandt Director   Fanon Kabwe Director   Tim Drabandt Writer   Fanon Kabwe Writer   Tim Drabandt Producer   Fanon Kabwe Producer   Hivazako Hembinda and his family Key Cast