Its a sports film unlike any other, and a political film that makes the personal profound. The action is confined to the interior of a taxi in irans capital city of tehran. Elevenyearold kirsty struggles to accept her looming womanhood as she learns that she will soon lose her position on the local boys football team, threatening her relationship with her single father, mick. Offside 2015 elevenyearold kirsty struggles to accept her looming womanhood as she learns that she will soon lose her position on the local boys football team, threatening her relationship with her single father, mick. Shot on handheld video rather than film, offside was made over a thirtynineday period, though many scenes were filmed during the actual game. This short film, offside is a powerful statement about the futility of war. Mar 01, 2020 feature short, 2015 uk english, 8 minutes a young woman passes the border safely, but can she convince another to join her break for freedom. The worst that can be said is that the scripting of events does occasionally feel a bit heavy handed, in order to condense all the experience in what is ultimately a very short film. Ellie gocher feature short, 2015 uk english 17 minutes. Homecoming is delighted to have our canadian premiere at the nickel independent film festival 2017 in newfoundland. Goro kumagaya is an established, tall middleschool goalkeeper who wanted to enter yokonan highschool that is considered to be among the elites in terms of its football club, only to fail and end up in the lowlyranked school opposite to yokonan because of an accident.
And while generally avoiding the lure of leaning too heavily on caricature, it ends on a slightly underwhelming artistic note. Autumn 2015 black sheep selected for 2015 london film festival. Apr 15, 2015 the worst that can be said is that the scripting of events does occasionally feel a bit heavy handed, in order to condense all the experience in what is ultimately a very short film. Offside was awarded the silver bear and the jury grand prix at the berlinale in 2006. Female fans are not allowed to enter football stadiums in iran on the grounds that there will be a high risk of violence or verbal abuse against them. A continuation of the list of short films on the filmsshort website. This award also qualifies them for the longlist entry at next years academy awards.
His short documentary guddu went on to win multiple awards locally and internationally and was selected for the edinburgh pitch 2015. After offside was released, women had written a letter to fifa with about 114,000 signatures. A father searches anxiously for his daughter among the buses and cars stopped in traffic en route to tehrans azadi stadium in offside. Olivia morgan in murmur olivia really drew us into her character in the short film murmur.
Kraina, a 2015 graduation documentary directed by christina tynkevych, won this years atlanta film festival best short documentary. Offside is one of the laws of association football, codified in law 11 of the laws of the game. Film programmers joe and elinor discuss how film can be good for engaging with sports and sports stories. Taxi a ridealong career selfie from banned director jafar panahi. Sep 10, 2009 below is a link to the short film entitled offside and is the second film in a trilogy highlighting conflict in the middle east. You can also check other movies in the same genres by click at genre name. The cabs equipped with a few cameras that can cover the passenger seat, back seat, drivers seat, and theres a view out the front windshield as well. The film is called offside and is by iranian director. Iran is the setting and soccer is the venue for offside, a film that centers around six young women who have defied the law of the land to attend a world cup soccer playoff between iran and bahrain. Its 2006, and, like most iranians, the girl sima mobarakshahi wants more than anything to see her team play in the world cup qualifying match against bahrain. Directed by jimmy dean, written and produced by ellie gocher, offside was our graduation project for the film and television production ba at the university of westminster 2015.
The film premiered in competition at the 65th berlin international film festival where it won the golden bear and the fipresci prize. After learning from her father that she will soon lose her. Offside is a wonderful short film by actress, producer, and director leanna creel. After learning from her father that she will soon lose her place on the local boys football team, kirsty struggles to come to terms with her evolving identity as a young woman. Offside explained offers its verdict and explains the reasons behind it. With natalia baginska, joanna pastusiak, joanna pres, kinga szymanska. The film premiered in competition at the 2006 berlin film festival, where panahi was awarded with the silver bear jury grand prix. His short film titled kurrachee was short listed for tropfest, australia in 20 and it went on to win cineaste one film festival coff 20 in karachi. Review by martin jensen directed by the very talented jimmy dean.
The winner receives one years premium membership to casting call pro. Deals with reality of womens life in irans patriarchal society. Set on the border between israel and the palestinian territory, two israeli soldiers are patrolling the fence while listening to the world cup final on a portable radio. It moves slowly and comes with subtitles, so younger viewers might be bored. The scene follows two armed soldiers walking down what appears to be a dividing fence, we can assume that these two men are guards, not only this, but the. In 2010, panahi was banned from making films and travelling for 20 years, so his niece hana saeidi, who. Irish and international films are screened in an array of quirky venues around the town to enthusiastic audiences. Every year we accept short films from all over the world to be entered into our short film competition.
Offside has won the xx award for best female representation, as well as best student film at kelly film festival. The 2016 short of the week awards short of the week. Offside is a short comingofage graduation drama produced at the westminster film school. However, he met shingo, hideki and kazuhito oda who are all skillful footballers. Perhaps the most complete list of award winning short films out there. I get the feeling that this is just the start of a long, rewarding career in film for the talented duo and at sw. Jan 06, 2009 this is the official trailer of jafar panahis 2006 awardwinning film offside. Jafar panahi iffr international film festival rotterdam. Daniel also cowrote and edited the gogo boys mjff 2015. These soldiers drew guns at each other over a football game. Our crowdfunding kickstarter page for our next short film v short film commissioned by film london is now.
In 2010, jafar panahi was handed a sixyear prison sentence and a 20year ban on making or directing any films, writing screenplays, giving any form of interview with iranian or foreign media, or leaving the country. An aspiring soccer player in melbourne is brutally attacked, leaving him hospitalized and his dreams for becoming a professional player is. This film starts with two soldiers walking along a fenced off areas carrying guns each, this is the point when we can infer that they are guards. Dean and gocher are working together on a new short called v, about a 15 year old vampire and her past relationship. The film is mostly about the interaction between these young female fans and the young male guards who are assigned to make sure they are tortured by hearing but not seeing. This short is a fallowup to their last short film strangers, offside was shot in israel, during september 2005, at the security zone that separates between israel and the palestine authority. Sports films secondary 21 jun 2016 in into film recommends podcasts. Underwire festival is a baftarecognised film festival celebrating women working across the crafts that takes place annually in london uk, celebrating and spotlighting women working in film with a programme packed with events, workshops, networking and incredible films. Keith kellenbergers presentation of the analization of offside.
Its based on a true story of a christmas truce in the trenches between ge. The premise, or joke, is that jafar panahi is now reduced to. The goal is to offer theory combined with video examples of as many different match situations as possible. Panahi chose unknown actors to retain the films documentary feel. See what information about this film we collected at our service. You can also check other movies with the same cas or with the same writer and director. The short film director won the xx award at londons underwire film festival.
With the imminent end of 2015 and the heralding of a new year, were debuting the 5th edition of the short of the week awards today, our yearly post honoring the best short films featured on. After a recent showing at frances poitiers film festival, offside will next screen at the london short film festival in january. Yes a good recommend this film is short, and dont have to be a football fan. Aug 02, 2010 offside is a wonderful short film by actress, producer, and director leanna creel. And the winners are were delighted to announce our underwire festival 2015 award winners. The film is set entirely in hotels and conference rooms and the nearest the professor gets to the game is hearing a radio commentary in the background. Offside explained gives a complete explanation of law 11 to the referees at the grassroots level and offers different learning points to the more advanced referees. This is the official trailer of jafar panahis 2006 awardwinning film offside. The scene follows two armed soldiers walking down what appears to be a dividing fence, we can assume that these two men are guards, not only this, but the brightness of. Parents need to know that offside is an iranian dramedy that explores the gender inequalities that affect that countrys young soccer fans. New offside rule for 201516 explained after christian. The film is about a group of women football fans in iran.
Offside is a slow slog through bloated scenes with little happening. This is a film banned in iran by the way about those who are arrested. This picture has an authentic atmosphere, mostly thanks to its streetsmart dialogue, actual locations, and unobtrusive camerawork. If you are interests movies released at 2015 you can click at year. London short film festival best student film nominee.
They won an award for short film strangers in 2003 that was later the basis for their own feature length movie. After learning from her father that she will soon lose her place on the local boys football team, elevenyearold kirsty struggles to come to terms with her evolving identity as a young woman. Offside captures the commitment, passion and comradery of a female polish football team during their gruelling, but critical preseason training as their coach, sets the foundation for the new season ahead by pushing them to new limits. Framed and shot like a crude documentary, it proceeds in long, clunky takes, as if an editor couldnt be bothered. Childrens completed 2015 in a popular neighborhood of tunis, children are invited to invade the walls declaring the total, free and limitless dreams. Offline film festival is an exciting event for film lovers and makers alike.
A young girl is kicked off the boys soccer team as she deals with her. Offside stars sydney wade as kirsty, an 11yearold girl who. Below is a link to the short film entitled offside and is the second film in a trilogy highlighting conflict in the middle east. They are taken to a holding pen right outside the stadium where they can hear but not see the game. They ck about with the offside rule every year and they dont make it any better, neville said on sky sports after christian bentekes controversial goal for liverpool in mondays 10 win.
Some of the mr duncan crew celebrating in front of their poster at the 2015 bafta showcase. Autumn 2015 black sheep selected for 2015 london film. Daniel sivan began his filmmaking career with the short documentary offside, which was followed by a number of documentary projects, including monkey business winner of the cultural award at the haifa international film festival. The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents goal line than both the ball and the secondlast opponent the last opponent is usually, but not necessarily, the. This moving film uses irans succession to the 2005 world cup as a supporting cast member, telling the story of a group of women who are.
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