The films of the 2007 edition selected for the contest have got their
excellence confirmed by the prestigious prizes that they have obtained at
festivals such as the Los Angeles Short Film Festival, the Cannes Film
Festival, the Festival of Clermont-Ferrand, the European Short of Créteil, Sundance film festival, etc.

The Pleiades Festival is composed of 10 short films (under 15 minutes only) by new film-makers and students, films that will be competiting for the Festival Awards. In addition the festival program will present 2 non-competing shorts by renowned directors… But also shorts developing new cinematographic techniques.

Marcos Efron

Scénario & Réalisation [ Marcos Efron ] [ Interview video ]
Production : Kimberly Goodman, Marcos Efron

Synopsis: A young boy's unique gift brings his working-class Latino neighbourhood together in unexpected ways...

Award :
Sundance Film festival 2006

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Director : [ Stephen Keep Mills ]

Synopsis :A Cigar at the Beach, is a modern tale of a middle aged man. He’s looking for something without knowing what. Finally, he finds the reason of his quest..Most of the scenes plunge us into a univers of unreal dreams, unforgetable.

Award :
Short Film Festival of India
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film
ÉCU Film Festival 2007

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Director : Christopher Thomas Allen

Synopsis :In Passing, is filmed as a documentary gathering action and animation in a graphic and unique style. Manchester city seen through a blind women perception who’s senses are multiplied.

Award :
Halloween Film Festival (Price for Best Film)
Sundance Film festival 2007

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Director : [ Wataru Furuta ]

Synopsis : Parents are desesperately waiting for their son’s visit who left to study in Tokyo. What was planned to be a warm and emotional reunion turns out to be a unexpected confession...
A light japanese comedy.

Award :
Official invitation in 2005 :
Brisbane International film festival and
Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival
Festival d'Annecy 2007

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Director : [ Michaël Dudok De Wit ]

Synopsis : In a Dutch countryside, a father says googbye to his daughter. Seasons pass, the little girl has grown but continues to search for her father.

Award :
Numerous rewards, 1st price of the Annecy Festival 2000

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Production : [ Sophie Barthes ], Andrij Parekh, Aden Film
Interprétation : Elzbieta Czyzewska

Synopsis :Can you buy Happiness ?
In a company testing condoms, a woman keeps filling them with water all day to make sure they are not pierced. One evening, she bought herself a box called “happiness”. A funny and unexcepted film.

Award :
Sundance Film festival 2007
Palm Springs ShortFest(Best Live Action Short under 15 min)

Alexis & Jonathan Ferrebeuf

Scénario & Réalisation [ Alexis Ferrebeuf ] [ Interview video ]
Production Jonathan Ferrebeuf WINBROS
Producteurs associés Alexis & Jonathan Ferrebeuf
With : Lambert Wilson et MC Solaar

Synopsis : In the US a new law was proposed authorizing live execution on TV.

Award :
Jury’s Price at the « Premier Regard » Festival
Public price, ANKARA
Ours D'or, EBENSEE

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Director : [ Deyan Parouchev] & Nikola Mihov

Synopsis :This first film of the producters Deyan Parouchev and  Nikola Mihov, question man's position in modern society. “Individual destiny, collective destination" is a short film based on 9000 High definition pictures.
The audience dives into a luminous ballet at a surrealistic speed in which time collapses.

Award :
Prix spécial court métrage Campagne Nationale de la commission bulgare Européenne 2007
Prix spécial Nikon Phodar international biennale 2007.

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Director : Juan Pablo Zaramella

Synopsis: Don’t under estimate the dark side.

Award :

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Director : [ Jean Jacques Beineix ]

Synopsis: Mr Michel is poor and without friends. To fill out his loneliness, he creates an imaginary dog, feigning it’s voice. Hard-pressed by his unhappy neighbours, he finally drowns his imaginary dog, falling into silence and depression, until the day his neighbours come up with a surprise. 

Award :
Cesar nomination for best short film.
1st prize festival of Trouville

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Director : [ Peter Greenaway ]

Synopsis: The film takes place in the british countryside. Peter Greenaway relates a tale about a naturalist and his family. “H” expresses many things... alphabet letters and an inventory of words on a background of Vivaldi’s music.  

Award :