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All the entries for the sixth round of the New Arrivals Competition are available here. Do you also want to send in your short film? Until October 15th 2008, films for the fifth round can be submitted.
In cooperation with the International Film Festival Rotterdam the NPS invites filmmakers to send in their short films. All entrances will be shown online. Every month the New Arrivals editors will select six films from which a jury of three qualified people will choose a winner. In the end eight winners will be shown at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam in 2009. The winner of this last screening shall receive a New Arrivals Award of 1000 euros during the festival.
The Transition
Adam Weisser
This short film follows the most crucial night of the transitionee's life, in which he undergoes the necessary transition that makes him compliant with adult life, something is otherwise unattainable.
Fehérkék
Rita Bakacs
‘I can blow clouds away, so you can see the sky’
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La Discordance
Patrick Hernandez
About policemen who are getting involved to junkies and drugscrime.
Jansoree
Jung Yol Choi
A short story about love. A son tries to communicate with his mother, while she is preaching.
Silvester home run
Sebastian Bieniek
Sven bezoekt voor het eerst zijn ouders met zijn vriend Dominik. Na dit bezoek is het voormalig koppel uit elkaar.
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Youn Kim
Houn wants to be an entertainer but can’t afford to register in an academy of acting. His father, a camera repairman, is not able to supply the money and after his most precious camera was stolen, he keeps working in silence.
Roidy… aunque se rompa la rueda
Oriol Estrada Martos
A discovery of early maturity behind the pranks of an eight-year-old boy, the dreams and hopes of a child that waits for the return of his emigrated father.
We all bleed red
Dave McGrath
A story about violence and discrimination. The story of a black father trying to raise his son to be a good person in a discriminating time merges into the story of a young white couple torn apart by violence.
Woman
Kim Engelen
Three women of different generations show us a moment of their emotional world, while they all longing for security and love.
Humor is de paraplu van je ziel (Humor is your soul's umbrella)
Anna Pors
A girl who is upset comes across some random things you can smile at.
Die Schwitzhutte
Rob Homsi
The documentation of the building and use of a sweat lodge, an outdoor sauna.
A homemade popsick
Jasper Elings
A homemade popsick.
Crying in the dark
B. Prasanna
A short film that depicts a crucial episode from a blind woman's life.
Poetry at Dusk
B. Prasanna
A short film about a conversation between a poet and his rather innocent friend.
Nederlandse mannen (Dutch men)
Inga Lingnau
A short documentary about Dutch men from the perspective of German women.
Equinox
Chris Daykin
For every action there is a reaction. Equinox is a comedy which explores imagery and narrative.
Stereo – Towards infinite
Canecapovolto
Documentary about the “Stereo”-project.
Kavalar – die weisse zone
Ralf Kuster
A film about democracy, chaos and violence.
Zomerwind (Summerwind)
Pieternel Jozephine Geurtz
Impression of the summerwind on the isle of Texel.
Nu Hander det igen
Gabriel Watson / Frank Aschberg
A close up study of human behavior.