THE SONG OF SIN

THE SONG OF SIN   Credits Director   Khalid Maadour Writer  Yousra Lemenuar, Khalid Maadour Project Type   Short Runtime   14 minutes 32 seconds Country of Origin   France Sinopsis The Song of Sin retraces the story of Sufunis and Youba, couple of Imediazens, a tribe of the rif located in the North East of Morocco.…

MISS CHAZELLE

MISS CHAZELLE   Credits Director / Writer   Thomas Vernay Producer   Qui Vive, Thomas Vernay Project Type   Short Runtime   21 minutes Country of Origin   France Sinopsis Clara and Marie are rivals. Clara is named first runner-up and Marie has been crowned Miss Chazelles-sur-Lyon. In the village where they live, tensions mount between Clara’s…

ANT

ANT   Credits Director / Writer  Mateo Røssevold Christensen Producer Mateo Røssevold Christensen Project Type  Experimental, Short Runtime  6 minutes 44 seconds Country of Origin   Norway   Sinopsis Strength, desires and the light. «ANT» depicts human behaviour in a surreal predicament. A man lies asleep on the floor in an isolated room. Pizza boxes, beer…

AQUAPHOBIA

AQUAPHOBIA   Sinopsis Vilja (11) has to challenge herself and fight back bullying from the village girls. She has to stand up for herself and the honor of her oldfashioned grandad. A film about solitude and courage. Credits Director / Writer   Vigdis Nielsen Producer  Njål Lambrechts Project Type   Feature, Short Runtime   17 minutes Country of…

ANGEL / DEMON

ANGEL / DEMON   Credits Director / Producer   Vigdis Nielsen Writer   Håkon Walderhaug Jørgensen Project Type   Short Runtime   16 minutes Country of Origin   Norway Sinopsis “God forgives! You can be forgiven! All you have to do is confess, and say Im sorry” Maria (16) is confused. Is she gonna be loyal to God, or trust…

ZENITH

ZENITH   Credits Director / Cinematografer   Thomas Dalen Producer Daniel Aleksander Johannessen Project Type   Documentary, Short Runtime   10 minutes 54 seconds Country of Origin:   Norway Sinopsis «It’s almost scary how beautiful the unknown can be» Arnstein Dale, an astrophotographer from the west coast of Norway, has for several years been fascinated…

COO-COO

COO-COO     Credits Director   Svetlana Belorussova Project Type   Feature, Student Runtime   19 minutes 10 seconds Country of Origin   Russian Federation Sinopsis Dasha, a young biologist, prepares to defend her Ph.D. on the Baikal seal. Her Ph.D. advisor is skeptical about Dasha’s love for animals, and her mother only cares about…

JURY 2019

As always WENIFF is not only proud to present both a festival program packed with quality films but a jury of the utmost quality and standard. We search wide and far, home and abroad for the utmost qualified jury members to judge or program. It’s safe to say that our juries have always been packed…

WENIFF 2019 Winners Announced

Best Short Klithma Best script UNDER MOM´S SKIRT Best documentary The TRAFFIC SEPARTING DEVICE… Best Camera sparrow Special jury UNSEEN PHOTOS OF ANFAL Photo is an important part of a movie -of coarse. Sometimes the photographer can tell his own story, without coming in the way of the script. This year‘s winner does this beautifully.…