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The 4th edition of the Madeira Micro International Film Festival will again take place at the Cine Sol, a wonderful Art Deco cinema nestled atop a cliff. This cinema, which is almost 100 years old and offers spectacular views over the Atlantic Ocean is located in the sleepy, seaside village of Ponta Do Sol, on the volcanic island of Madeira.

The MMiFF is a fantastic festival for creative, international and auteur cinema with an artistic claim. We present fantastic and surreal films from all over the world. With a limited capacity of 150 guests, this inti-mate and unique festival is set to be a magical and adventurous experience for cineastes.

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VENUES

CINE SOL / CINEMARua Padre Leao Henriques, n 20 e 22. | 9360-529 Ponta do Sol

ESTALAGEM DA PONTA DO SOL / HOTELQuinta da Rochinha | 9360-121 Ponta do Sol

JOHN DOS PASSOS CULTURAL CENTER Rua Princípe D. Luís, nº3, 9360 – 218 | 9360-529 Ponta do Sol

TICKETS

Individual Ticket Euro 10 / Euro 5 (reduced)

Cineaste Card: four days, all filmsEuro 35 / Euro 20 (reduced)Concert & Filmparty are includedTickets are available every day at the cinema, directly at one of our hotels or online at mmiff.com

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Between the films you will have more than two hours for dinner. So please make sure to book your table in advance.Before every feature film we will screen short films. Please be on time for every screening!_______________________________________________________

MMiFF MADEIRA MICRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION

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FESTIVAL JURY

Jan Ole Gerster Jan Ole Gerster is a German film director who first got noticed in 2012 with his first feature film "Oh Boy" ( "A Coffee in Berlin" ), which follows the tribulations of a young Berliner through the days and nights of his beloved city.

Julien Bodivit Avid cinephile and enthusiast music lover, Julien Bodivit embraces and defends a posture towards experimental forms - both on stage or on screen - for which he created the Lausanne Underground Film ( and Music ) Festival www.luff.ch, a pearl of a festival that he has been running in Switzerland since 2002.

Bert Rebhandl Journalist, author and translator based in Berlin, Bert Rebhandl focusses his writing on films, visual arts and religion, especially for the FAZ ( Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ) where he is one of the in house film critics, and for the Cargo magazine ( Film, Media, Culture ) www.cargo-film.de, which he also co-publishes.

Salomé Lamas One of the leading emerging figures of Portuguese cinema, Salomé Lamas traces her way - and defines her art - through a savant blending of cinema and visual arts, creating powerful images to serve different forms of narration, ranging from documentary films to surrealistic fiction or installation pieces.

MMiFF MADEIRA MICRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION

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CINEMA PARADISOFOUR DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY FILM 09-12.12.2015

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MMiFF MADEIRA MICRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CINE SOL | CINEMA PARADISO IN PONTA DO SOL

Friday 11.12.

18:30 h at Cine SolDER BUNKERDirected by Nikias Chryssos with Pit Bukowski, Daniel Fripan & Oona von Maydell (2015 / Germany / 85min)

A young student seeks quiet and solitude to focus on an im-portant work but ends up as the teacher of a peculiar boy who is home-schooled by his parents in an isolated bunker mansion. DER BUNKER is a dark, twisted, and funny tale about childhood, growing up and education.___________________________________________________

22:30 h at John dos Passos Cultural CentreVIRGIN MOUNTAIN Directed by Dagur Kári with Gunnar Jónsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir & Sigurjón Kjartansson (2015 / Iceland / 94min)

Fúsi, a 43 years old man still lives with his mother. His daily life is characterized by monotonous routine. The appearance of vibrant Sjöfn and young Hera will upset his old bachelor habits.___________________________________________________

00:00 h Ponta do Sol village party with Tomaga (UK / Hands in Dark) and many more.

Saturday 12.12.

18:30 h at Cine SolAAAAAAAAH! Directed by Steve Oram with Julian Barratt, Holli Dempsey & Noel Fielding (2015 / UK / 79min)+ Q&A with Director Steve Oram & Producer Andy Starke.

Ever imagined what life would be like if humans were apes in modern life? That is the portrayal in this provoking mind boggle.___________________________________________________

22:30 h at Cine Sol LIZA THE FOX-FAIRY (2015 / Hungary / 98min) Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros with Mónika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede Fazekas and David Sakurai.

Liza is a nurse, seeking love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every man who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?___________________________________________________

00:00 h at Cine Sol Bar in Ponta do Sol Closing Party with Matti Gajek (DE / Monkeytown) & Michael Rosen (DE / Digital in Berlin) & guests.___________________________________________________

MMiFF MADEIRA MICRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CINE SOL | CINEMA PARADISO IN PONTA DO SOL

MMiFF MADEIRA MICRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALCINE SOL | CINEMA PARADISO IN PONTA DO SOL

Wednesday 09.12.

18.30 hCocktail Opening / Soirée Cine Sol Rooftop in Ponta do Sol___________________________________________________

21:00 h at Cine Sol THE STRONGEST MAN Directed by Kenny Riches with Lisa Banes, Ashly Burch &Paul Chamberlain (2015 / USA / 99min)

The Strongest Man is a Miami-centered comedy about an anxiety-ridden Cuban man, who fancies himself the strongest man in the world. In a quest to recover his most beloved possession, a stolen bicycle, he loses and finds so much more.___________________________________________________

23:00 h at Cine Sol Bar Cine Sol Bar Opening with NHK’Koyxeи (Japan / Pan / Skam)

Thursday 10.12.

18:30 h at Cine SolCRUMBSDirected by Miguel Llansó with Daniel Tadesse & Selam Tesfaye (2015 / Ethiopia / 68min)

Our figurine sized superman hero embarks on an epic surreal journey that will take him across the Ethiopian post apocalyptic landscape in search of a way to get on the hovering spacecraft that for years has become a landmark in the skies.___________________________________________________

22:30 h at John dos Passos Cultural CentreTHE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS Directed by Ben Rivers with Oliver Laxe (2015 / UK / 100min)

Shooting against the staggering beauty of the Moroccan land-scape, from the rugged terrain of the Atlas Mountains to the stark and surreal emptiness of the desert, with its encroaching sands, a director abandons his own film set and descends into a hallucinatory, perilous adventure of cruelty, madness and mal-evolence.

Tuesday 08.12.

18.30 h at Cine Sol in Ponta Do SolIntroducing MMiFF

BEACON(2014 / Germany / 3min)Directed by Matti Gajek. Music by Clark

FUCKKKYOUUU(2015 / USA / 8min )Directed by Eddie Alcazar. Music by Flying Lotus

END OF SUMMER(2014 / Denmark / 28min)Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Music by Jóhann Jóhannsson with Hildur Guðnadóttir & Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

Short Films

Wednesday COLOR NEUTRAL(2015 / USA / 3min)Directed by Jennifer Reeves

ONE OF A KIND (2014 / UK / 3min)Directed by Rok Predin. Music by Daniel Pemberton___________________________________________________

Thursday BÄR(2014 / Germany / 8min)Directed by Pascal Floerks. Soundtrack by Christian Heck

DRY LIGHTS(2015 / Mexico / 4min )Directed by Xavier Chassaing___________________________________________________

FridaySECOND SIGHTED (2014 / USA / 5min)Directed by Deborah Stratman. Soundtrack by Olivia Block

BLOODY MARY(2015 / USA / 6min)Directed by Jono Freedrix ___________________________________________________

SaturdayMYNARSKI DEATH PLUMMET(2014 / Canada / 8min )Directed by Matthew Rankin

ABSENCE (2015 / Portugal / 15min)Directed by Carlos Melim___________________________________________________