ARFF - Around International Film Festival // Berlin - Amsterdam - Barcelona - Paris

An Independent event with major 4 live screenings for all Feature, Short, Documentary, Experimental, Music Videos, Animations and Student Films.

Every month, the international community awards the films on 11 sections with the ARFF Official Laurel and evaluates all for to participate on Best of the Bests 2016.

Goal of Around Film Festival is to provide homes to group of film enthusiasts who are committed in creating spaces for film industry and devoted to spreading of the knowledge of the modern visual art form to all interested for all around the globe to present it all on one single platform. Monthly Festival's library will has some very remarkable award winning films from across the globe.

Around is proud to present the ARFF 2016 Official Short-Cutz Selection & ARFF 2016 Official Award Winners. The event will share with the public a pointed selection of independent films around the world.

/// ARFF BERLIN PROGRAM ///

ARFF OFFICIAL SHORT-CUTZ SELECTION

Session 1 : 12.00-12.45 @ Kino2
COLD COMFORT - DANIEL OBRADOVIC / 4.03 / 2016 (DE)
REINFORCED - ALI ADHAMI / 8.05 / 2016 (USA)
SCHIRKOA - ISHAN SHUKLA / 13.31 / 2016 (IN)
ODYSSEE - JEANNY GERING / 16.57 / 2016 (DE)

Session 2 : 13.00-13.45 @ Kino2
BOSSMAN - THERESA VARGA / 10.00 / 2016 (UK)
EVIL’S EVIL COUSIN - RICHARD HUNTER / 30.00 / 2016 (UK)

Session 3 : 14.00-14.50 @ Kino2
EUREKA - KIO SHIJIKI / 18.40 / 2016 (US)
END OF EVERYTHING AS YOU KNEW IT: A GUIDE - CHRISTIAN NEUMAN / 15.00 / 2015 (LU)
FORGIVENESS - RIMA IRANI / 13.00 / 2015 (LB)

Session 4 : 15.00-15.45 @ Kino2
TCHANE OKUYAN - SOCIETY IS A JOKE / 02.57 / 2016 (FR)
MARIANNE - TOMISIN ADEPEJU / 01.07 / 2016 (UK)
POOR GEORGE - JIM HARRIS / 21.21 / 2015 (US)
SALE OF AN APPETİTE - ENRICO GRANATO / 20.00 / 2016 (IT)

Session 5 : 16.00-16.45 @ Kino2
NOTICED - LIMOR DIAMANT / 15.00 / 2016 (US)
POOL - LEANDRO GODDINHO / 29.57 / 2016 (BR)

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ARFF 2016 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS

Session 1 : 17.00 - 18.05 @ Kino2
*Best Short Documentary*
REQUIRES REVIEW - JOSHUA BELINFANTE 6.20 / 2015 (AU)
*Best Feature Documentary*
NICU - RICCARDO BIANCO & MAURIZIO FEDELE 57.00 / 2015 (IT)

Session 2 : 18.20-19.25 @ Kino2
*Best Trailer*
THE PLAGUE DOCTOR - EMANUELE MENGOTTI / 2015 / 2.57 (IT)
*Best Student Film*
BLOODMOON - WU WEN-TI / 25.35 / 2016 (TW)
*Best Experimental Film*
BEWEISTHEORIE I - ARTEM TARKHANOV / 6.00 / 2016 (RU)
*ARFF Jury Award*
1989 - FRANCESCA MAZZOLENI / 30.00 / 2015 (DE)

Session 3 : 19.40-20.50 @ Kino2
*ARFF Globe Award*
PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT - JAMES SIEWERT / 12.13 / 2015 (US)
*Best Short Film*
THE TURTLE - THOMAS BLUMENTHAL & ROMAN DOPOURIDIS / 22.00 / 2016 (FR)
*Best Director*
MY LITTLE OLDER BROTHER - IRIS HOGENDOORN / 12.09 / 2016 (NL)
*Best Cinematography*
EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT JUST FINE - Dr: Gabriel Sahm / Cinematographer : OLIVER GEIBEL / 27.00 / 2016 (DE)

Session 4 : 21.00-22.30 @ Kino1
*Best Feature Film*
RAINBOW KID - KIRE PAPPUTS / 01.30.57 / 2015 (CA)

AWARD CEREMONY : 22.30-23.00 @Kino1

*AFTER-PARTY*

/// TICKETS ///
To reserve your place for the festival, you have to register by sending us an email to : aroundticket@gmail.com
with subject of email "Around Berlin"
and indicate your Name, Firstname (of all attendees), Section and Session number. If we don't have the names, we can't register you on the guest list.
Ticket for each session is 5 euros (4 euros for cinema students with presentation of the student card.).
Offline payement at the door with cash.