Check Point / 19 min / Franta 2011
Regizor / Director: Ruben AMAR
Producator / Producer: Carlito / Michaël PROENCA; Olivier GASTINEL & François AUNAY
Scenarist / Writer(s): Ruben AMAR; Lola BESSIS
Distributia / Cast: Abdallah EL AKAL; Vitali FRIEDLAND; Hussein Yassin MAHAJNE

RO: Un tanar baiat palestinian care traieste in fasia Gaza isi insoteste tatal in vizitele lunare la ruinele unui oras distrus. Desi nu intelege ritualul tatalui sau, considera ca este de datoria lui sa-l ajute.

ENG: A young Palestinian boy living in the Gaza strip acompanies his father on monhly visits to the ruins of a destroyed village. Though he doesn’t understand his father’s ritual, he feels he has a duty to help him.

Proiectii la alte festivaluri / Festival Screenings :
CLERMONT FERRAND FILM FESTIVAL (France)
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST (USA)
SLAMDANCE (USA)
RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (United Kingdom)
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (United Kingdom)
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CINEMA MEDITERRANEE (France)
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL (Scotland)
CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL (BEST SHORT NARRATIVE AWARD) (USA)
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
NEVADA CITY FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
INDEPENDENTS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
PARIS COURTS DEVANT (France)
LEIDS FILM FESTIVAL (Netherlands)
NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES (USA)
FESTIVAL DE CINE Y DERECHOS HUMANOS BARCELONA (Spain)
NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Honorable Mention Winners) (USA)
COURTS-BOUILLON 2011 (France)
BRANCHAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Jersey)
TORONTO PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
AUBURN FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (Australia)
KKO FESTIVAL (France)
SEQUENCE COURT-METRAGE (France)
LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO (USA) (BEST SHORT FILM)
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (BEST NARRATIVE FILM AWARD) (USA)
MOHEGAN LAKE FILM FESTIVAL (USA) (HONORABLE MENTION)
LA CITTADELLA DEL CORTO (Italy)
LES TOILES DU COURT/FESTIVAL DU COURT METRAGE EN CORSE (GRAND JURY PRIZE) (France)
EXGROUND FILMFEST (Germany)
CAPALBIO CINEMA ISFF (Italy)
SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILMFESTIVAL (Switzerland)
CINEMADAMARE (Italy)
INTERNATIONAL IZMIR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Turkey)
I’VE SEEN FILM (Italy)
CON I MINUTI CONTATI – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Grand Jury Prize) (Italy)
FUNCHAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal)
BRISTOL PALESTINIAN FILM FESTIVAL (United Kingdom)
PETALUMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
COLUMBIA GORGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
BOLZANO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)
PALESTINIAN FILM FESTIVAL/THE SHOWROOM WORKSTATION (United Kingdom)
INTERNATIONAL DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
FESTIVAL DU MONDE ARABE (Canada)
SHUBBAK FESTIVAL (United Kingdom)
LOLA KENYA SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL (Kenya)
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM “PAYSAGES DE CINEASTES” (France)
FIS/FISCH FESTIVAL (Slovenia)
POLISH FILM REVIEW (Poland)
HDFEST (USA)
SEMAINE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE AU MAROC (13 Instituts/Alliances Français) (Morocco)
SEMAINE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE DE MASCATE (Oman)
SEMAINE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE DE MANAMA (Bahreïn)
SEMAINE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE D’ABU DHABI (Abu Dhabi)
ARAB SHORTS 2011 / CAIRO GOETHE INSTITUTE (Egypt)
SAPPORO SHORT FEST SELECTING COMMITTEE’S FESTIVAL FAVORITES (Japan)
CINEMAOFF (Poland)

Premii / Awards :
LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO (USA)  BEST SHORT FILM
CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)  BEST SHORT NARRATIVE AWARD
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (USA)  BEST NARRATIVE FILM AWARD
LES TOILES DU COURT/FESTIVAL DU COURT METRAGE EN CORSE (France)  GRAND JURY PRIZE
CON I MINUTI CONTATI – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)  GRAND JURY PRIZE
CLERMONT FERRAND FILM FESTIVAL (France)  3eme prix au “concours de la jeune critique
NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA)  HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS
MOHEGAN LAKE FILM FESTIVAL (USA)  HONORABLE MENTION