Black Hours

2016 | Drama | 29 min | MA Film

Directed by Wendy Pillonel

Produced by Peacock Film | ZHdK

Collection: Degree Films 2017

FRANK (42) sets himself on fire at his workplace in protest against the indecent working conditions imposed by the company. At the base of this tragic event, two stories begin.
The first story is about Frank’s wife, LÉA (38) and their son VICTOR (10). When she learns that her husband has committed suicide, Léa goes on holiday with Victor, to whom she does not reveal that his father has died.
In the second story, we follow IGOR (59) an employee of the company. He discovers Frank's body and steals the protest letter written by him.

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Runtime29 min
Year of Production2016
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP
Aspect Ratio1.85:1
Audio Format5.1, Stereo
Shot onARRI ALEXA, Zeiss HS
Shooting FormatProRes
Spoken LanguageFrench
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director, Screenplay Wendy Pillonel
Cinematography Ramón Königshausen
Production Design Emanuel Bühler, Anna Deborah Gerber
Music Jakob Eisenbach
Editor Fleur Matson
Produced byPeacock Film | ZHdK
Leading ActorsAntonio Builas Igor
Isabelle Caillatas Léa
Supporting ActorsFrédéric Landenberg
Eliot Spicher
Nathalie Jeannet
Pierre-Isaïe Duc
Guy Pillonel
Emanuel Fabris
Casting Wendy Pillonel
Costume Design Anna Deborah Gerber
Makeup Artist Marina Aebi
Location Sound Engineer, Sound Design Benoit Barraud
Digital Colorist Ramón Königshausen
Compositing Valentin Karl Huber
Graphic Artist Studio 31 Tage
Technical Support Equipment Andreas Birkle
Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Norbert Kottmann
Robin Wenger
Ralph Wetli
Project Mentoring Ursula Meier
Production Peacock Film
Financial Support Budesamt für Kultur (EDI)
Executive Producer Milena Colla
Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme MA Film Markus Imboden

News

25. March 2019
Black Hours wins the Swiss Film Award in the category "Best graduation film"

The short "Black Hours" by Wendy Pillonel wins the Swiss Film Award 2019 for "Best graduation film".

Swiss Film Award 2019 "Best graduation film"


24. March 2018
"LES HEURES-ENCRE" wins the PRIX VISA ETRANGE

the master degree film 2016 by Wendy Pillonel wins the PRIX VISA ETRANGER 2018 at the FIFF - Festival International de films de Fribourg.

"LES HEURES-ENCRE" wins the PRIX VISA ETRANGE


12. December 2017
The Master degree film "LES HEURES-ENCRE" wins the Public Award in Leuven

The Master degree film by Wendy Pillonel wins the Public Award in the european competition of the International Short Film Festival Leuven.

International Short Film Festival Leuven


2. November 2017
Master degree film "LES HEURES-ENCRE" wins PUBLIC AWARD in Beijing

The master degree film 2017 by Wendy Pillonel wins a PUBLIC AWARD

Film Academy Int. Student Film & Video


20. October 2017
MA-Abschlussfilm "LES HEURES-ENCRE" gewinnt den EDWARD SNOWDEN AWARD

The Master Degree Film "Les Heures-Encre wins the EDWARD SNOWDEN AWARD at the Film Festival Signes de Nuit 2017 in Paris. Comment of the Jury: For having treated the difficult topic of suicide at work, that concerns the working organisation’s bases in its new forms of exploitation and domination, transforming workers in victims and executioner, we give the Snowden award to Black hours by Wendy Pilonel.

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10. August 2017
Deutscher Nachwuchspreis - FIRST STEPS 2017 | Two nominations

Two degree films are nominated by the "Deutscher Nachwuchspreis - FIRST STEPS" in the cateogry medium-length film: "Facing Mecca" by Jan-Eric Mack and "Les Heures-Encre" by Wendy Pillonel.

FIRST STEPS


4. May 2017
Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis 2017 - Nomination Bester Kurzfilm

Der Masterabschlussfilm "Les Heures-Encre" von Wendy Pillonel wird für die für die Kategorie Bester Kuzfilm 2017 nominiert

Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis 2017


Screenings

29. March 2019 – 7. April 2019
Festival Cinéma d'Alès - Itinérances dans le Gard
Alès | France

18. March 2019 – 24. March 2019
Swiss Film Award 2019 | Nominees week | Geneva
Cinémas du Grütli

18. March 2019 – 24. March 2019
Swiss Film Award 2019 | Nominees week | Zurich
Filmpodium Zürich

19. February 2019 – 24. March 2019
FEMCINE Festival Cine de Mujeres de Santiago
Santiago | Chile

18. February 2019 – 24. February 2019
International Film Festival ZOOM ZBLIZENIA
Jelenia Góra | Poland

7. November 2018 – 11. November 2018
ASFF - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York | England

2. November 2018 – 10. November 2018
GIFF Geneva International Film Festival
Genf | Switzerland

6. October 2018 – 13. October 2018
Filmfest Eberswalde
Eberswalde | Germany

12. July 2018 – 17. July 2018
Festival du film court d’Ouroux-en-Morvan
Ouroux-en-Morvan | Frankreich

16. March 2018 – 24. March 2018
FIFF - Festival International de films de Fribourg
Freiburg | Switzerland
Prix Visa Etranger 2018 - programme scolaire

2. February 2018 – 10. February 2018
Festival int. du court métrage
Clermont-Ferrand | France

19. January 2018 – 27. January 2018
Festival du Film Court
Vaulx-en-Velin | France

2. December 2017 – 9. December 2017
International Short Film Festival Leuven
International Short Film Festival Leuven
Leuven | Belgium

28. November 2017 – 3. December 2017
FILMZ - Das Festival des deutschen Kinos
Mainz | Germany

11. November 2017 – 18. November 2017
Camerimage, International Film Festival
Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) | Poland
Intern. Student Competition

22. October 2017 – 29. October 2017
ISFVF Int. Student Film and Video Festival - Beijing Film Academy
Beijing | China

5. October 2017 – 15. October 2017
Festival Signes de Nuit
Paris | France

2. August 2017 – 10. August 2017
L.A. Shorts - International Film Festival
Los Angeles | USA

20. June 2017 – 20. June 2017
Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis 2017
Hamburg | Germany
Nomination Best Short Fiction

16. May 2017 – 16. May 2017
Ciné-Club de l’Université Ouvrière de Genève
Geneva | Switzerland

20. March 2017 – 26. March 2017
Woche der Nominierten - Schweizer Filmpreis Quartz 2017
Filmpodium | Zürich
"Digital Immigrants" Nominination als Bester Anschlussfilm und im Programm Filme der Filmschulen: "Les Heures-Encre" & "Millimeterle"

20. March 2017 – 26. March 2017
Semaine des Nominés - Prix du Cinéma Suisse Quartz 2017
Cinéma du Grütli / Genf
"Digital Immigrants" Nominination als Bester Anschlussfilm und im Programm Filme der Filmschulen: "Les Heures-Encre" & "Millimeterle"

19. January 2017 – 28. January 2017
Solothurner Filmtage
Solothurn |Switzerland
"Periphery" is nominated for the Audiance Award 2017