Stay Awake be ready è il cortometraggio del cineasta vietnamita Pham Thien An, presentato alla Quinzaine des réalisateurs 2019 di Cannes.
Un lungo piano sequenza della durata di quindici minuti. Sullo sfondo la vita di un quartiere di Saigon, un uomo che mangia ad un baracchino di strada, un ragazzino che gioca con il fuoco e poi un incidente stradale, una discussione tra alcuni uomini. La telecamera accompagna l’azione con pochi movimenti, come se fosse lo spettatore. Pochi minuti di forte valenza ipnotica, un paesaggio musicale, una finestra su un mondo lontano ma tanto umano da esserne folgorati.
Un piccolo regalo alla nostra curiosità, un realismo magico alla maniera delle meravigliose pagine di Lawrence Osborne sull’Indocina, neutrale senza pregiudizi, nell’attesa di una prossima opera del giovane talento che ha fatto incetta di premi dovunque abbia presentato il proprio film.
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Festival Selections
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs – Cannes 2019, France – World Premiere, Illy Award
Locarno Film Festival 2019, Switzerland
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2019, Malta
Encounters Film Festival 2019, UK
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2019, Cambodia
Pacific Meridian – International Film Festival 2019, Russia
“Message to Man” International Film Festival 2019, Russia
Raindance Film Festival 2019, UK
Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2019, Georgia
Busan International Film Festival 2019, South Korea
Split Film Festival 2019, Croatia
Bali International Film Festival 2019, Indonesia
International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2019, Turkey
Vancouver International Film Festival 2019, Canada
Nashville Film Festival 2019, USA
Milano Film Festival 2019, Italy
Heart Of Gold International Short Film Festival 2019, Australia
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2019, Taiwan
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2019
Byron Bay International Film Festival 2019, Australia
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid – Seminci 2019, Spain – Best International Short, “Meeting Point” Section
Thess International Short Film Festival 2019, Greece
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2019, Scotland – Best Film
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2019, Canada
Festival Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2019, Brazil – Best Director Award
Denver Film Festival 2019, USA
Singapore International Film Festival 2019
Stockholm International Film Festival 2019, Sweden
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2019, Turkey
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival 2019, Romania
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2019, USA
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2019, Indonesia
Bucharest Short Film Festival 2019, Romania – Special Jury Mention
Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2020, Lithuania
London Short Film Festival 2020, UK
Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2020, France
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2020, Australia – NOW Award for Best ASEAN Short Film
Doc Fortnight 2020 – MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media, USA
Prague Short Film Festival 2020, Czech Republic
Shortz Video/Film Festival 2020, Serbia
Riga International Short Film Festival – 2Annas, Latvia
Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia 2020, Spain
IBAFF- Festival Internacional de Cine de Murcia 2020, Spain
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias – FICCI 2020, Colombia
International Short Film Week Regensburg 2020, Germany
Kısa Film Kolektifi 2020, Turkey
Cambodia International Film Festival 2020
Akbank Short Film Festival 2020, Turkey
The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2020
San Francisco International Film Festival 2020, USA
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2020, Hungary – Jury Special Mention
Golden Ger International Film Festival 2020, Mongolia – Best International Narrative Short Film
Vienna Shorts 2020, Austria
La Guarimba Film Festival 2020, Italy
Maryland Film Fest 2020, USA
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020, USA – Special Mention: Best of the Festival Award
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble 2020, France
ShorTS – International Film Festival 2020, Italy – - Special Jury Mention
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2020, Ireland
Festival Internacional de Cine de Menorca 2020, Spain
Lago Film Fest 2020, Italy
Busan International Short Film Festival 2020, South Korea – Jury Award
Cordillera International Film Festival 2020, USA
Paphos International Film Festival 2020, Cyprus
FEST – New Directors/New Films Festival 2020, Portugal
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival 2020, Poland
Molise Cinema Film Festival 2020, Italy – Best International Short Film
Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2020, Ukraine – Special Jury Mention
Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2020, Romania
Cortisonici 2020, Italy – Best Short Film
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cine a la Calle 2020, Colombia
SeaShorts Film Festival 2020, Malaysia – Audience Award, Best Director Award
Cisterna Film Festival 2020, Italy
Festival international du film de Nancy 2020, France — Grand Prix Award
Nevada City Film Festival 2020, USA – Best Director Award
Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival 2020, Slovenia
Karlovci Film Festival 2020, Serbia
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020, Thailand
Filmfest Dresden 2020, Germany – Golden Horseman (Best International Short Film)
Minikino Film Week 2020, Indonesia
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art 2020, Ukraine – Grand Prix Award
Leiden Shorts 2020, Netherlands
Sciacca Film Fest 2020, Italy
International Short Film Festival of Bueu 2020, Spain
Figari Film Fest 2020, Italy
Festival International du Court Métrage – Lille 2020, France
Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020, India – Best Director Award
Festival Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival 2020, Italy – Best Director Award, Best Sound Design Award
Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival 2020, South Korea
International Short Film Festival SHORT FORM 2020, Serbia
ImagineIndia Film Festival 2020, Spain
Festival Cortos Cali 2020, Colombia – Best International Short
Orvieto Cinema Fest 2020, Italy
Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival 2020, Mexico – Best Cinematography Award
SediciCorto Film Festival 2020, Italy
Asian American International Film Festival 2020, USA – Excellence in Short Filmmaking Award
Drunken Film Fest Oakland 2020, USA
Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival 2020, Italy
BINISAYA 2020, Philippines – World Best Film Award
DONOSSKINO: Donostia/San Sebastian Short Film Festival 2020, Spain – Best Short Film Award
FestiFreak – La Plata International Independent Film Festival 2020, Argentina
Bolton International Film Festival 2020, UK
Seoul International Senior Film Festival 2020, South Korea
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2020, Russia
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival 2020, Brazil
International Short Film Festival Canton 2020, China
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Lleida Visual Art 2020, Spain
Lone Star Film Festival 2020, USA
cellu l’art Short Film Festival Jena 2020, Germany
Linz International Short Film Festival 2020, Austria
Sharjah Film Platform 2020, United Arab Emirates – Best Narrative Short
Kasseler Dokfest 2020, Germany
Longue vue sur le court 2020, Canada
Cortos en Grande 2020, Chile – Jury Award
CineToro Experimental Film Festival 2020, Colombia
Filmfest Düsseldorf 2020, Germany
Pori Film Festival 2020, Finland
Lublin Film Festival 2020, Poland
Amarcort Film Festival 2020, Italy
Planos Film Festival 2020, Portugal
Laceno d’oro International Film Festival 2020, Italy – Jury Special Mention
Gimpo International Youth Film Festival 2020, South Korea
Shortcutz Guimarães 2020, Portugal
FICCAB – Benalmadena International Short Films Festival 2020, Spain
Korça Short Film Festival 2020, Albania
Festival Internacional De Cine De Tunja FICTU 2020, Colombia
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