Õudne Eesti. Värsked Eesti lühifilmid 2024

Festival
HÕFF 2024
Programme
Õudne Eesti. Fresh Estonian Short Films

Estonian fantasies. The best fantasy shorts by amazing young filmmakers. The participants of the Best Estonian Genre Film Competition.

Screenings

Rõdusaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029204 / Õudne Eesti. Värsked Eesti lühifilmid 2024
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Keldrisaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening039303 / Õudne Eesti. Värsked Eesti lühifilmid 2024
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Films

Buttered Cards, Shattered Hearts

Local title
Sulavõim
Original title
Sulavõim
Director
Franz Malmsten
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Programme
Õudne Eesti. Fresh Estonian Short Films

After the death of the world's last cow, a young couple finds themselves on a hunt for butter, through the labyrinth of their apartment building. When they finally reach the basement, a dangerous game for life and butter awaits them.

Franz Malmsten (born 1999) graduated from the Old Town Educational College in 2019 and then studied film acting in London for a year. Since 2020, he has been studying at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School. His short film, based on the short story "Põgenikud" by Martin Algus, won the Best Director, Screenwriter (Marian Vridolin), Editor (Kadri Ligi) and Lead Actor (Jaan Rekkor) award at the 2023 Best of BFM festival of the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School.

Director
Franz Malmsten
Screenwriter
Markus Jõeveer
Cast
Pirte Laura Lember, Simo Andre Kadastu, Tõnis Niinemets, Carmen Mikiver, Tõnu Oja, Andres Puustusmaa, Jan Uuspõld, Indrek Taalmaa, Harriet Toompere, Mait Malmsten, Meelis Kompus
Producer
Triin Rennit
DoP
Tõnu Tamm
Composer
Timo Kiirend
Sound
Timo Kiirend
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

Tree of Many Faces

Local title
Mitme näoga puu
Original title
Tree of Many Faces
Director
Johannes Magnus Aule
Country
Estonia, United Kingdom
Year
2023
Programme
Shorts National Competition

Anna, yearning for love, is drawn to a mystical ancient tree and its sinister Puppet Master after her affections for Juhan are spurned in favor of Maria. Desperate and heartbroken, Anna makes a wish to the tree, unaware of the dire price it demands.

Director
Johannes Magnus Aule
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

Siren

Local title
Sireen
Original title
Sireen
Director
Katariina Škurinski
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Programme
Õudne Eesti. Fresh Estonian Short Films
Genre
comedy, romantic comedy, fantasy
Subject
love, humour, fairytale

The narrative of "Siren" takes place in a world where fairy tale characters are to blame for everything. Despite the peculiarities of this world, Toomas' life revolves around his neighbor Eevi's house. Finally, the day has come when the woman arrives to have dinner with the man. However, not everything goes as planned - to Toomas' misfortune, a beautiful mermaid appears in front of his car. From there, events unfold that threaten to turn the shy Toomas and his neighbor into fearsome criminals.

Katariina Škurinski is studying film directing at the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication Institute which is part of Tallinn University. She also has experience as a studio photographer and a digital artist.

Director
Katariina Škurinski
Screenwriter
Marian Vridolin
Cast
Toomas - Taavi Teplenkov, Eevi - Lee Trei, Näkk - Karolin Jürise, Detektiivid - Lauri Kink, Tiit Alte
Producer
Carmen Laurend
DoP
Heigo Riivits
Composer
Merili Kütt, Rauno Laikjõe, Adrian Jamil Siry
Sound
Leonid Bragin
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

Kihnu marathon

Local title
Kihnu maraton
Original title
Kihnu maraton
Director
Ivar Murd
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Programme
Õudne Eesti. Fresh Estonian Short Films
Genre
musical film, horror, experimental
Subject
sport, fairytale

Set on an island 7 kilometers long, Kihnu Marathon's 42,195 meters twist and turn through every nook and cranny of the place known as Europe's last matriarchy. Japanese marathoner Hiroyuki is here to race for peace, only to find himself hunted by a mysterious creature from the sea. In this 8mm docu - slasher with a dance music soundtrack, Hiroyuki runs like he's never run before.
Will he make it back home to his children? What is everyone running from? And why is the creature after him? So someone would milk his cows?

Director Ivar Murd (b. 1990) in Kohtla-Järve – a shale oil mining town in East Estonia. He has lived in Finland, Denmark and the United States. Graduated magna cum laude in 2013 from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ, USA), Department of Audiovisual Arts, majoring in Directing with a minor in Studio Arts. Winner of EFTA / Estonian Film & Television Awards 2022 for the tasteful experimental portrait "u.Q.". He is one of the organizers of Mägede Hääl music festival. CEO of Kino Sõprus since 2020.

Director
Ivar Murd
Screenwriter
Ivar Murd
Cast
Hiroyuki Hasegawa
Producer
Margus Õunapuu
DoP
Ivar Murd, Margus Õunapuu
Composer
Ajukaja
Music
Raul Saaremets
Sound
Markku Tiidumaa
Runtime
Language
Estonian, Japanese
Subtitles
English
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