Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Festival
HÕFF 2024
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Named after the legendary film illusionist Georges Méliès, the winner of this European short genre film competition will be awarded by the Méliès d’Argent. The winner goes on to compete for the coveted Méliès d’Or by the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).

Screenings

Rõdusaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029201 / Méliès D'Argent lühifilmide võistlusprogramm
Screening duration
Keldrisaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening039302 / Méliès D'Argent lühifilmide võistlusprogramm
Screening duration

Films

Juggernaut

Local title
Peatamatu jõud
Original title
Juggernaut
Director
Daniele Ricci, Emanuele Ricci
Country
Italy
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
adventure, horror
Subject
love, adventures, loneliness

In a medieval dark fantasy atmosphere, a fearless warrior embarks on a painful and exhausting journey to get back what he has lost.

Director
Daniele Ricci, Emanuele Ricci
Screenwriter
Daniele Ricci, Emanuele Ricci, Eugenio Krilov
Cast
Eugenio Krilov, Adriana Papana, Nicolò Cerreti
Producer
Daniele Ricci, Emanuele Ricci, Eugenio Krilov
DoP
Daniele Ricci
Composer
Diego Guarnieri
Runtime
Language
no dialogue

The Cost of Flesh

Local title
Ihu hind
Original title
Au Prix de la Chair
Director
Tomas Palombi
Country
France
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
horror
Subject
familial relationships, disease, tragedy

Alice is a totally paralyzed teenager who can only communicate through the movements of her eyes. Her brother and sister try an obscure method to free her from the evil that hinders her…

Director
Tomas Palombi
Runtime
Language
French

World premiere

154

Local title
154
Director
Andrea Sbarbaro, Riccardo Copreni
Country
Italy
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
science fiction
Subject
child-parent relationships, education, artificial intelligence

A kindergarten teacher is assigned to educate an advanced prototype of artificial intelligence, on the condition that he approaches it as a child.

Director
Andrea Sbarbaro, Riccardo Copreni
Screenwriter
Andrea Sbarbaro, Riccardo Copreni
Cast
Giovanni Storti, Giulia Bellu
Producer
Andrea Sbarbaro, Riccardo Copreni, Lorenzo Maria Chierici, Alessandro Loprieno
DoP
Antonio Morra
Composer
Nico Palermo
Music
Nico Palermo
Sound
Nico Palermo
Runtime
Language
Italian
Subtitles
English

Solstice-5

Local title
Solstice-5
Original title
Solstice-5
Director
Paul Chadeisson
Country
France
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
science fiction
Subject
science

In a race for domination, the Continental Alliance’s ambition leads to the uninhibited exploitation of planet Solstice-5. As they construct unstoppable autonomous factories, the Alliance’s insatiable quest for power leaves behind a forsaken workforce in a world spiraling out of control.

Director
Paul Chadeisson
Screenwriter
Lambert Grand, Paul Chadeisson
Cast
Arben Bajraktaraj, Douglas Rand, Margeaux Lampley, Lemmy Constantine
Producer
Paul Chadeisson
DoP
Lambert Grand
Composer
Arcades
Music
Antoine Babary, Edouard Bourgeat, Clement Gaunard, Nicolas Rozlonkowski
Sound
Antoine Babary, Edouard Bourgeat, Clement Gaunard, Nicolas Rozlonkowski
Runtime
Language
English

Wander to Wonder

Local title
Wander to Wonder
Director
Nina Gantz
Country
Belgium
Year
2023
Programme
Night Cinema

Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Director
Nina Gantz
Producer
Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Sawrt, Nina Gantz
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
English

The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras

Local title
Bwlch Pen Barrasi madu
Original title
The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras
Director
Craig Williams
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
supernatural, horror
Subject
rural life

Early one winter morning in the rural town of Rhuthun in North Wales, three men are called upon once again to carry out a terrible assignment on the Bwlch Pen Barras mountain pass.

Director
Craig Williams
Screenwriter
Craig Williams
Cast
Bryn Fôn, Morgan Hopkins, Sean Carlsen, Morgan Llewelyn-Jones, Victoria Pugh
Producer
Julien Allen
DoP
Sean Price Williams
Composer
Cian Ciaran, Dafydd Ieuan
Music
Cian Ciaran, Dafydd Ieuan
Sound
Matt Wildman
Runtime
Language
Welsh

Ten of Swords

Local title
Mõõkade Kümme
Director
Faye Jackson
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Genre
horror
Subject
revenge

Jay wakes up dead – obviously murdered – and discovers that everything the agency told him about becoming a zombie was a lie. He wants to forget his former life and get on with his new reality, but he can’t seem to stop his old memories flooding back or his new instincts kicking in or the other zombies from following him. This revenge is happening.

Director
Faye Jackson
Screenwriter
Faye Jackson
Cast
Theo Solomon, Lara Belmont, Dylan Baldwin
Producer
Faye Jackson
DoP
Markus Ljungberg
Composer
Robert Clarke
Sound
Aumeta
Runtime
Language
English
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