Placebo

The ShortsTV Film Festival

23.10.2009

During the Winter tour dates of 2009 you will not only be able to watch the incredible show by Placebo and supports, but will also get the chance to see a Short Film Festival that will be screened before the gig and during the artist changeovers on the mainstage screens.

The ShortsTV Film Festival, launches at the Paris show on 24th October, features the work of 8 highly talented international film makers, for which Placebo themselves shortlisted. These movies may be short in length but they’ll be big on impact.

Presented by ShortsTV, the short film channel, and Livewire Televisual, the live music video and TV specialist, the 8 short movies will be competing with one another and fans from across Europe will be invited to vote online for their favourite at Placebo’s website in the coming weeks. The winner will be announced at the end of the tour.

You can vote for your favourite film here filmfestival.placeboworld.c....

ANIMATION

This Way Up
Dir Smith & Foulkes | 9 min | UK
A.T Shank & Son have had a bad day at the funeral parlour when a falling
boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional and literal pitfalls lie in wait
for them as they make their way cross-country with just a coffin for
company.

Killing Time At Home
Dir: Neil Coslett | 3 min | UK
Isolated from the outside world, all that’s left to do is kill time. For some, the only way to make friends is to grow them.

JoJo in the Stars
Dir Marc Craste | 13 min | UK
BAFTA Winner Jo Jo in the Stars is a story of love, self-sacrifice, and
jealousy played out against a black and white world that is both nightmarish
and hauntingly beautiful.

Le Petit Dragon
Dir Bruno Collet | 8 min | France
Thirty-five years after Bruce Lee’s death, his soul is reincarnated in the
form of a toy action figure.


LIVE ACTION FILMS

Motel
Dir Thor Freudenthal | 6 min | USA
A traveller checks into a mysterious motel; has he really found a road-side
oasis?

Maestro
Dir Geza M. Toth | 4.40 min | Hungary
Five minutes before the big performance Maestro is getting ready behind the curtains. Time is slowly ticking away...

Chyenne
Dir Alexander Meier | 5 min | Switzerland
In a deserted housing estate, a little girl – Chyenne – sneaks up to a raven
and starts a game, approaching him unseen. The odd duel ends up in a
struggle, whose winner isn’t decided til the very end.

Gone Underground
Dir Su Turhan | 9 min | Germany
A beautiful young woman gets on a train. In a tunnel, suddenly, the lights
go off. No words are spoken, but what happens next shows us in a shocking
way to obey the signs.