Congratulations to all London Film School (LFS) students and alumni whose work will be screened at the 69th edition of the Cannes Festival.
A number of staff, alumni and students will be in Cannes until 24th May. Follow us on Twitter for updates @lfsorguk
Eight Films created by LFS students and alumni are to be screened and two will compete:
Michael Stylianou, THE CALL: http://bit.ly/1WpV8mF
Melissa Johnson-Peters , TO THE GRAVE: http://bit.ly/1XlzdfO
Zhannat Alshanova, THE WHITE ORCHID HOTEL: http://bit.ly/1Ymd4we
Dave Sims, CAVERN: http://bit.ly/1R014L4
Remi Itani, NAHZA: http://bit.ly/1TFlRoN
James Hatt, DREAMLANDS: http://bit.ly/1VTtBda
Simón Mesa Soto, MADRE, Short Film Official Competition: http://bit.ly/1Xlzqj3
Hamid Ahmadi, IN THE HILLS, Cinéfondation Selection: http://bit.ly/1se4vd1
About MADRE
16 year-old Andrea comes down from her poor neighbourhood in the hills of Medellin to attend a downtown casting call for a porno film.
Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/164386191
MADRE is part of Break the Silence, an international short film project gathering five award-winning directors in one global challenge.
About Simón Mesa Soto
Soto is a director and screenwriter born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1986.
He was awarded the Palme d’Or for short film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 for his graduation film from The London Film School LEIDI, the story of a teenage mother looking for the father of her child through the streets of Medellin.
Watch the LEIDI teaser here: https://vimeo.com/94037922
The film was also selected in many festivals such as BFI London, Melbourne, Vancouver, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Habana, Busan, Hong Kong, Bogotá,
Madre is his second professional short film. He is currently developing his first feature film.
The Short Film Palme d’Or is to be awarded by Naomi Kawase, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 69th Festival de Cannes on Sunday, 22nd May.
About IN THE HILLS
Ahmadi’s LFS student film IN THE HILLS has been nominated at the Cinéfondation. It has been chosen as 1 of the 18 films from 2,300 films submitted and is in competition with other film school works.
Film synopsis
Located in the idyllic English Cotswolds, SHAHRAM, a young immigrant man, takes a rather radical approach towards integrating with British society. We follow his daily routine, preparing food in a fish and chips shop, going to the gym, aimlessly roaming the Cotswolds.
He browses a dating application for threesomes with initial failed attempts.
The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on Friday, 20th May 2016.