6th Syn Festival – Utopias | Short Film Screenings

6th Syn Festival – Utopias | Short Film Screenings

Syn Festival Edinburgh
Sat 23 Mar 2019
18:00 - 22:00 (4h)

Unreserved seating. 14-24 steps to seating.
_ Price: Free. Donations will be given to charity "the Welcoming"
_ Age Group: 18+
_ Venue: Red Lecture Theatre

A Short Film Screening Night presenting awarded films from the International Short Film Festival in Drama, followed by short films of nine UK based filmmakers showing their work inspired by this year’s theme, Utopias.

Schedule

18.15 – Awarded Films from the International Short Film Festival in Drama
For the 6th consecutive year, Syn Festival will be hosting four awarded short films from the International Short Film Festival in Drama, the leading and most renowned short film festival in Greece.The festival is the best South-Eastern European gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film awards, and nominated filmmakers qualify for the European Film Awards.

AWARDED SHORT FILMS

“Hector Malot: the last day of the year” by Jacqueline Lentzou
“Go for broke” by Marinos Sklavounakis
“The sound” by Antony Petrou
“Last daughter” by Evi Karabatsou

19.30 – Utopias Short Films Screenings
Syn Festival presents the work of nine UK based filmmakers who drew inspiration from this year’s art theme, Utopias. Their work includes a wide range of genres, from animation to more experimental films.

SELECTED FILMS

“Ingenue” by Levie Eddie Aluede
“Wet Dream” by Joel Duddell
“A visible mass” by Lizanne Figueras
“Dualism” by Tomaž Krajnc
“Beat it” by Jonathan Magowan
“Crowman” by Duncan Nicoll
“Duality” by María Ruiz Plana
“Verte” by Alejandro Sánchez & Francisco Valdés
“Ode to an Untold Story” by Fabio Scaglione

Q&A session
A Q&A session will be starting right after the end of the screenings with selected filmmakers.

Donations will be given to the Welcoming, a charity with a vision “of a diverse and inclusive Scotland where everyone feels welcome and can achieve their potential”.