The Talkies
Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:28:51 GMT
The short film 'OMÉ' has been selected for the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition at the 34th Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF34), which will take place in November. This is another Academy Awards Qualifying Festival that selects this Lebanese movie.
Following the death of his mother, nine-year-old Elias goes to extreme lengths to naively bring her back from Jesus' heaven.
Award Wins
2020 - Best Fiction at Tampere Film Festival - Finland
2019 - Winner Silver Star award for best short film at El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt
Festival Wins
2020 - LIFF34 - UK; Malmo Arab Film Festival - Sweden; Rhode Island International Film Festival - USA; BISFF20 - India; Palm Springs International ShortFest - USA; Odense International Film Festival - Denmark; Huesca International Film Festival - Spain; Bermuda International Film Festival - Bermuda; International Film Festival of Uruguay - Uruguay; Tampere Film Festival - Finland
2019 - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CINEMED) - France 2019 - Interfilm Berlin - Germany; Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF) - Belgium; El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt.
Genres: Dialogue, Drama, Storytelling, People, Documentary
Categories: Short films, Short Films and Music Videos
The Talkies, Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:28:51 GMT