Best Of EU Shorts – 2017 Tour

The Best of EU Shorts tour programme showcases moving and entertaining shorts selected from European Union films in the 5 International Academy® Accredited competition programmes in Bondi 2017, celebrating all things Euro and Flickerfest!

Screening: On Tour | Runtime: 106 min | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult

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Garden Party

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Théophile Dufresne, Florian Babikian, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Claire
- Writer: Théophile Dufresne, Florian Babikian, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Claire
- Producer: Florence Maille, MOPA - L'École de la 3D
- Runtime: 7 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: France
Mindenki (Sing)

Zsófi is admitted to a famous choir but soon learns of the cruel ways of her choir director. It will take Zsófi and a new friend to teach their teacher a lesson.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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- Director: Kristóf Deák
- Writer: Kristóf Deák, Bex Harvey, Christian Azzola
- Producer: Anna Udvardy, Kristóf Deák
- Runtime: 25 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Hungary
Il Silenzio (The Silence)

Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells her mother, but she keeps silent.
NSW PREMIERE
- Director: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi
- Writer: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi
- Producer: Giovanni Antonelli, Olivier Chantriaux
- Runtime: 15 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Italy, France
Eine Villa Mit Pinien (The Pine Tree Villa)

Lion and Bird break into an uninhabited villa to find the reason why it is not aging. They immediately feel the power which keeps it alive. A fairytale about self-liberation.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Jan Koester
- Writer: Jan Koester
- Producer: Christine Haupt
- Runtime: 11 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Germany
La Convention de Geneve (The Geneva Convention)

Just when he is about to take the bus home from school, Hakin is caught up in a settling of scores between a group of teenagers.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Benoît Martin
- Writer: Benoît Martin
- Producer: Stéphane Demoustier, Guillaume Dreyfus, Manon Eyriey
- Runtime: 15 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: France
Import

A young Bosnian refugee family ends up in a small village in the Netherlands after getting a residence permit in 1994. Absurd situations arise as they are trying to make this new world their home.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Ena Sendijarevic
- Writer: Ena Sendijarevic
- Producer: Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers
- Runtime: 17 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: The Netherlands
Va Banque (Risky Game)

When 17-year old Melanie fails a test in physical science, she tries to blackmail her teacher. But he’s not the nerd he seemed to be. Who’s the victim, who’s the offender?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Stefan Plepp, Christine Kabisch
- Writer: Stefan Plepp
- Producer: Stefan Plepp
- Runtime: 11 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Germany
Timecode

Luna and Diego are the parking lot security guards. Diego does the night shift, and Luna works by day.
NSW PREMIERE
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- Director: Juanjo Giménez
- Writer: Juanjo Giménez, Pere Altimira
- Producer: Juanjo Giménez, Daniel Villanueva, Arturo Méndiz
- Runtime: 15 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Spain