WoS Fabrique Films

ASH WEDNESDAY

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2020

Synopsis: It is the last day of carnival at a favela in Rio de Janeiro, where gunshot sounds are incessant and the military presence is constant. Demétria is waiting for Cora, her only child, to come back home from school, but in the meantime a surprise police raid commences outside. As night falls and she struggles to hold on to the fading hopes of finding her daughter, Demétria will be visited by three characters – The Policeman, The Pastor and The Governor –, all of whom play different parts in a never-ending war.

Director: João Pedro Prado, Bárbara Santos / Cast: Uriara Maciel, Ronni Maciel, Jefferson Preto, João Eduardo Albertini / Production: Vincent Edusei / Screenplay: João Pedro Prado, Bárbara Santos, Bia Krieger, Uriara Maciel / Cinematography: Kleber Nascimento / Score: Till Baumann / Editing: Anton Buzal / Sound: Ricardo Severo

Show at the 2023 WoS Festival

WATER COOLER WAR

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2020

Synopsis: A man dressed in blue waits, thirsty, in a badly ventilated room. The arrival of a man dressed in red pulling a beautiful water bottle dispenser causes a conflict between the two, culminating in an epic war between two red and blue armies.

Director: Lisa Sallustio / Cast: Vejde Grind, Aurélien Dubreuil-Lachaud / Screenplay: Lisa Sallustio / Production: Punchline Cinéma, New Shoes, Kozak Films / Cinematography: Hovig Hagopian / Score: Noé Bailleux / Editing: Charly Cancel / Sound: Pierre-Nicolas Blandin, Nomei Oraison, Sylvain Adas / Distributor: Punchline Cinéma

Shown at the 2023 WoS Festival

LONGEST NIGHT

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2021

Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world Hao survives in a city under the repressive military, chasing ancient inhabitants who became monstrous. Hao's girlfriend, Ying, is one of them. Hao tries to protect her despite the danger she represents for him.

Director: Hong-Kai Liang / Cast: Michael Chang, Ling-Wei Lee / Screenplay: Hong-Kai Liang, Pablo Léridon / Production: Jonas Films / Cinematography: Pierre Nativel / Editing: Clara Saunier / Sound: Valentine Gelin / Distributor: Jonas Films

Shown at the 2023 WoS Festival

AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2020

Synopsis: Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to cross a checkpoint in order to meet his mother, who is waiting for him on the Israeli side. Farouk, the taxi driver, hesitates because the young man has no permit. At the checkpoint, Farouk discovers that Mohammed already tried unsuccessfully to cross the border via Qalandia...
Trouble begins...

Director: Mohammed Almughanni / Cast: Samer Bisharat, Kamel El Basha / Screenplay: Mohammed Almughanni / Production: Synecdoche, Indeks Film Studio / Cinematography: Maciej Edelman / Score: Robert Logan / Editing: Natalia Jachec / Sound: Aleksandra Landsmann / Distributor: Agence du Court-Métrage

Shown at the 2023 WoS Festival

THE TASTER

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2019

Synopsis: The first day for Ozana as the new food taster for the occupiers of her country.

Director: Sophia Bierend / Cast: Silvana Mihai, Godehard Giese, Andreea Sovan / Production: Hana Petersen, Monic Films / Screenplay: Sophia Bierend / Cinematography: Adam Graf / Score: Bertolt Pohl / Editing: Annika Mayer / Sound: Kevin Jahnel, Eva Perhácová

Shown at the 2022 WoS Festival

J'AVAIS UN CAMARADE

WINNING PROJECT FROM WoS FABRIQUE 2019
The first film that was finished thanks to the support of the WoS Fabrique writing residency, J'avais un camarade, directed by Janloup Bernard and produced by Hugo Tomes and Eliott Khayat (Mauvaise Troupe) had its premiere at the 9th edition of the Festival. It has since carried on its path through film festivals, and was selected at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the Poitiers Film Festival.

Synopsis: Upon his arrival at a prestigious military school, Woyzeck, the son of an officer, meets Reda, a student from a modest family with whom he is to share his room. As they are initiated into the school through “rites”, the two boys try to find their place in a virile world ruled by strict codes.

Director: Janloup Bernard / Cast: Nathan Gruffy, Alséni Bathily, Valentin Byls / Cinematography: Téo Sizun / Editing: Nathan Jacquard / Sound: Hugo Deguillard / Production: Mauvaise Troupe Productions

Shown at the 2021 WoS Festival