2013

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Love's in the air - or so they're made believe.

Childhood friends, Josh and Molly, expected a simple weekend trip for a small family wedding. Yet, Josh didn't plan on learning about his father's cancer before the trip. Molly didn't plan on pretending to be engaged to him either. Josh's white lie to please his dying father turns into a steep slippery slope as this hilarious romantic comedy proves Murphy's Law to be oh so very true.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
John Burgess
Cinematography:
Tari Segal
Cast:
Shane McRae, Aubrey Dollar, Daniel J. Travanti, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Ron Dean, Mary Jo Faraci, Robert Belushi, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier
Editor:
Ryan Koscielniak
Producer:
John Burgess, Brett Henenberg
Language:
English
Genre:
Romance

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Just when they needed a little courage... While striking a perfect balance between comedy and drama, this feel-good film delights and inspires audiences with its intertwining stories of hope. Nestled among towering mountains and lush greenery lies a small Turkish town where public pressure weighs heavily on three young souls. Little Ragip faces embarrassment when his innocent love letter falls into the wrong hands. Ahmet dodges rumors about a village girl whom he loves and longs to marry. Zeynep, caught in the limelight, battles uncertainty about her sudden wedding engagement.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Ali Vatansever
Cinematography:
Ali Olcay Gozkaya
Cast:
Cansu Dere, Sarp Akkaya, Wilma Elles, Sercan Badur, Deniz Ali Akbas, Kenan Bal, Baran Akbulut, Ezgi Gor, Salih Kalyon, Bahtiyar Engin
Editor:
Baptiste Gacoin
Producer:
Selin Vatansever, Oya Ozden
Language:
Turkish, French with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Inanc Sanver

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Guilt drives some people crazy; it drives Stock to early retirement. Old at heart, Stock Burton spends his youth living with his grandfather at the retirement home. Feigning satisfaction with his life as a pill-popping, golf-playing, 20-year-old retiree, Stock avoids facing the mistakes of his past. But when vandalism frightens the residents, the management - and inevitable reality - force Stock out of retirement. Finally showing his face around town, Stock continues to run into Dahlia, an old crush and a part of his haunted past.

Season:
2013
Director:
James Genn
Cinematography:
Arthur E. Cooper C.S.C.
Cast:
Noah Reid, Melanie Leishman, Jack Daniel Wells, Corinne Conley, Anna Ferguson, Gene Mack, Meghan Heffern, Anand Rajaram, Louise Nicol, Nonnie Griffin
Editor:
Kye Meechan
Producer:
Geordie Sabbagh
Executive Producer:
Justine Whyte
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Dave Genn

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Old Angel once hurt his wings. He came to the forest to mend his wings among the colossal trees. His wings have healed, but he's been here for a long, long time. So long that he's forgotten how it feels to fly. But he just can't forget... Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated Worlds

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Dony Chiang
Cast:
Dony Chiang
Editor:
Dony Chiang
Producer:
Dony Chiang

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A day in the life... but oh boy, what a day! And what a breezy, comic, light-footed, fun and funny film! Meet Niko, a young Berliner stuck in a state of in-between.

Season:
2013
Director:
Jan Ole Gerster
Cinematography:
Philipp Kirsamer
Cast:
Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schuttler, Justus von Dohnanyi, Andreas Schroders, Arnd Klawitter, Martin Brambach, Frederick Lau, Ulrich Noethen
Editor:
Anja Siemens
Producer:
Marcos Kantis, Alexander Wadouh
Language:
German with English Subtitles
Genre:
Comedy

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What are you willing to sacrifice for those you love? Powerful performances by Wim Willaert (Ex Drummer) and Anemone Valcke (Oxygen, Cinequest 2012) highlight Peter Monsaert's powerful and emotional debut feature. With the help of retired hairdresser Denise and friend Rachid, Rudy begins his journey to reclaim the life that prison took from him. But he cannot seem to get it right. With his eyes on his goals, Rudy starts to get his life back on track, but his dark past comes creeping in once again, threatening to ruin everything for which he has worked.

Season:
2013
Director:
Peter Monsaert
Cinematography:
Ruben Impens
Cast:
Anemone Valcke, Wim Willaert, Mourade Zeguendi, Patricia Goemaere, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Margriet Bruggeman
Editor:
Alain Dessauvage
Producer:
Annemie Degryse, Jan De Clercq, Alexander Vandeputte
Language:
Dutch, French with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Triggerfinger

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Spawning from the hit comic, THE DEVIL'S HANDSHAKE, this short horror-adventure romp features the title's two main characters, Basil and Moebius. Basil (Ray Park) is a street tough brawler while Moebius (Zachary Levi) plays a dashing cat burglar playboy. Plays with the feature film Twenty Million People

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Ryan Schifrin
Cinematography:
Will Barratt
Cast:
Ray Park, Zachary Levi, Malcolm McDowell, Jose Cantillo, Kane Hodder, Clare Grant, Crystal The Monkey, Walter Phelan, Rileah Vanderbilt
Editor:
Jason Richard Miller
Producer:
Ryan Schifrin, Theresa Eastman Schifrin

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Knowing that cancer will soon be tearing them apart, a little girl and her mother try to make sure of the remaining time to live life to the fullest. Part of Shorts Program 1: The Battles We Fought

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Daniela Sandhofer, Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann
Cinematography:
Felix Striegel
Cast:
Katja Benrath, Elisabeth Thomashoff
Editor:
Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann, Daniela Sandhofer
Producer:
Michael Benrath
Language:
German with English Subtitles

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Salote, an airport cleaner starts another long night shift. She keeps her head down, does her job and gleans her survival from what others leave behind. No one would usually spare her a second glance... Part of Shorts Program 2: Looking For Something New

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Zia Mandviwalla
Cinematography:
Ari Wegner
Cast:
Anapela Polataivao, Leon Dobrinski
Editor:
David Coulson
Producer:
Chelsea Winstanley, Matt Noonan
Language:
French with subtitles

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Is it radical revenge or an accident? Ju Lie, a mild-mannered woman with one daughter, is married to businessman Yongzhao. Leading a seemingly routine life, her world flips upside down when she spots her husband entering a hotel with another woman. This love triangle takes a turn for the worst when the other woman is struck by a car on the highway, just hours later. In the hazy smog of Wuhan, China, the police wonder if her death was truly an accident.

Season:
2013
Director:
Lou Ye
Cinematography:
Zeng Jian
Cast:
Hao Lei, Qin Hao, Qi Xi, Zu Feng, Zhu Yawen, Chang Fangyuan, Qu Ying
Editor:
Simon Jacquet
Producer:
Nai An, Kristina Larsen
Language:
Mandarin with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Peyman Yazdanian
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