Over the Fence (2009 film)

Over the Fence (Finnish: Viikko ennen vappua) is a Finnish short film written by Ilmari Aho and Hamy Ramezan and directed by Hamy Ramezan. The screenplay for the film took part in a scriptwriting competition organized by The Finnish Film Foundation and The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE in early 2008.[1] Out of 53 submitted screenplays, Over the Fence was selected to be produced. The film was shot in April 2009 with €170,000 budget.

Over the Fence
Directed byHamy Ramezan [fi]
Written byIlmari Aho, Hamy Ramezan
Produced byCilla Werning
StarringJesse Martin
Emilia Laine
Matleena Kuusniemi
Eero Milonoff
CinematographyArsen Sarkisiants
Edited byJoona Louhivuori
Music byPietari Mikkonen
Production
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For Real Productions
Release date
  • 5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) (Finland)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Festivals

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Over the Fence won Mention Ada Solomon at 2010 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and prize for Best International Short Film at 2010 Santiago de Compostela Curtocircuito Short Film Festival. The film was also awarded at 2010 CFC Toronto International Short Film Festival as a Best Live Action Short Film, which made it eligible for Academy Awards.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Etusivu". Suomen elokuvasäätiö.
  2. ^ "Clermont ISFF | Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. ^ "Curtocircuíto: Curtocircuito". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  4. ^ http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com/media/press_releases/WSFF_Award%20Winners.pdf [dead link]
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