17 minutes
2019
Fiction
Switzerland
Color
French
Thera Production / RTS
Written and directed by Julietta Korbel
In an abandoned factory destined to be demolished, Pavel’s routine, the guardian, is disturbed by the arrival of a young engineer who discovers an unusual electric activity, a running turbine. Pavel will be faced with the imminent disappearance of the factory and with the end of his universe…
Festivals / Screenings (Selection):
Pardi di domani - Festival del Film Locarno 2019 Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2019 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2019 Les Nuits du Court-Métrage Monthey & Lausanne, 2019 Leuven International Short Film Festival 2019 Festival international du Film de montagne d’Autrans 2019 55. Solothurner Filmtage - Upcoming Talents Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, Park City - Narrative Short Festival d’Angers, Premiers Plans – European School films Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen - Student competition Kyiv International Short Film Festival Tel Aviv International Short Film Festival Bucharest, Film in Focus Internation Film festival St Petersburg, New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival Porto Alegre, Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival Palm Springs International Short Film Festival Tabor International Short Film Festival Melbourne International Film Festival Los Angeles - The Wrap ShortList Film Festival Sao Paulo International Film Festival Pontenure & Piacenza, Concorto Film Festival Lessinia Film Festival Kyiv, International Film Festival Molodist Festival du Film d'Avenches Encounters Festival 2020, Bristol - International Competition San José Short Film festival 2020 FantasFestival Roma 2020 Stuff Mx Mexico 2020 Montreal Underground Film Festival 2021 SPYFLIX Film Festival, New York 2021 New York Tri-State International Film Festival 2021
Awards:
Best graduate film - Swiss Film Academy
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival: Best Student Film
Zürcher Jugendfilmtage: best film in under 30-year category
Tabor International Short Film Festival - Special Mention by the Jury
New York Tri-State International Film Festival - Best Student Film: Honorable Mention
TV:
RTS - Cinemaniak
SRF - CH: Filmszene
