Connie

2009 | Coming of Age, Comedy, Children | 8 min | BA Film

Directed by Judith Kurmann

Collection: Degree Films 2009

The sun is heating up the tarmac road of the completely deserted family-home municipality. Nothing is going on, nothing is happening. Connie (14) is new to the village. Soon there will be a painful meeting with the motor-cycle gang off Mäni (15) and her girlfriends. Then, one thing is for sure: Connie needs a motor-cycle. With the active help from the male youth of the village, she gets what she needs and Connie sets off to challenge Mäni. The sun is burning. Mäni and Connie are setting up for the duel...

Runtime8 min
Year of Production2009
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Aspect Ratio1:2.35
Audio FormatStereo
Shooting FormatXDCAM EX
Spoken LanguageSwiss German
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director Judith Kurmann
Cinematography Christian Tanner
Production Design Eva Lüthi
Perihan Bilgic
Music Philip Bartels
Editor Judith Kurmann
Matthias Vollmer
Screenplay Judith Kurmann
Leading Actors Corinne Steudler
Supporting ActorsWendy Gubser Janine
Casting Judith Kurmann
Costume Design Martina Räber
Makeup Artist Martina Räber
Location Sound Engineer Ivo Schläpfer
Jean-Pierre Gerth
Sound Design Ivo Schläpfer
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Graphic Artist Samuel Müller
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Heidi Hiltebrandt
Project Supervision Prof. Bernhard Lehner
Project Mentoring Prof. Bernhard Lehner
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme BA Film Prof. Bernhard Lehner

News

8. August 2009
Action Light Award

Action Light Award for the Best Swiss Newcomer, Pardi di Domani, Locarno International Film Festival


Screenings

18. October 2017 – 29. October 2017
shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival
Berne | Switzerland
A variation of films in the sections "Swiss Made - Swiss Competition", "Shnit Documents" und "Playful"

11. December 2010 – 18. December 2010
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Athen

25. June 2010 – 3. July 2010
Maremetraggio - International Short Film Festival
Trieste

16. March 2010 – 20. March 2010
BUFF Filmfestival
Malmö

15. March 2010 – 20. March 2010
Festival International du Film d'Aubagne

21. January 2010 – 28. January 2010
Solothurner Filmtage
Forum Filmhochschulen

20. November 2009 – 22. November 2009
upcoming film makers
Luzern

13. November 2009 – 22. November 2009
exground filmfest
Wiesbaden

4. November 2009 – 8. November 2009
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur

2. November 2009 – 9. November 2009
Cinéma tous écrans
Genf

7. October 2009 – 11. October 2009
international shortfilmfestival shnit
Bern

5. August 2009 – 15. August 2009
Festival del film Locarno
Pardi di Domani