Blue Flower
27′ | 2019 | Fiction
Ana and Amara, a young couple from Bucharest, take a radical decision: to finance Leo’s treatment, their 3-year-old ill son, Ana will work as a Camgirl. Blue Flower tells the hours around Ana’s first night in the fascinating video-chat studios of Bucharest. Through the eyes of her colleagues, and to a hundred “members” following her throughout the world, Ana will become: “Blue Flower”.
Hiver 2017, Ana et Amara, un jeune couple venant de Bucarest, prend une décision radicale : afin de financer le traitement de Leo, leur fils de 3 ans malade, Ana va devenir « Cam-girl ». Au sein de ces fascinants studios de chat vidéo – autant pour ses collègues que pour les centaines de « membres » qui la suivent partout dans le monde – Ana sera « Blue Flower ».
infos
Shooting place : Bucharest, Romania
Country of production : Switzerland, Romania
Original language : Romanian
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Cast : Oana Hantoiu, Lavinia Baluta, Ghedi Camara, Léon Camara,
Maria Boroghina, Iara Van Kline, Valeriu, Gafton Sergiu, Cioiu Carmen, Amarinei
Director & Scriptwriter : Karim Belkacem “Saadi”
Director of Photography : Evgenia Alexandrova
First Assistant director : Paul Cioran
Sound Mixor : Alexandru Dragomir
Editors : Mircea Olteanu, Ariane Boukerche
Sound Editor and mixer : Adrian Kessler
DI colorist : Vincent Amor
Original Soundtrack : Christophe Gonet
Production Designer : Sarah Schneider, Alexandra Putineanu
Festival selections
Anatolia Film Festival (Turkey) • DEA Open Air Film Festival (Albania) • Dalmatia Film Festival (Croatia) • Diversions International Short Film Festival (Croatia) • Festival Internacional Signos Da Noite (Portugal) • FICB Balnéario Camboriu International Film Festival (Brazil) • Loudoun Arts Film Festival (UK) • Litterally Shorts (USA) • Lancaster International Film Festival (USA) • Lublin Film Festival (Poland) • Lulea International Film Festival (Sweden) • Madrid Indie Film Festival (Spain) • Manuel Trujillo Duran National & International Short Film Festival (Venezuela) • Moscow Shorts (Russia) • Orlando International Film Festival (USA) • Palma de Mallorca International Film Infest Festival (Spain) • Pharos Best Inspiration Film Festival (Greece) • Pune Short Film Festival (India) • Rome Independent Prisma Awards (Italy) • Santiago Independent Film Awards (Chile) • Seoul International Film Festival (South Korea) • Short Days (Italy) • Short Film Breaks (Romania) • Stockholm City Film Festival (Sweden) • Varese International Film Festival (Italy)
Festival prices
Best short film, Firm Film Festival (Spain) • Best International Short Film Golden Sparrow IFF (India)
Production
TTT
Film Delivery
Bobi Lux
With the support of Ville de Genève, Canton de Genève, Pro Helvetia, Migros, Loterie Romande
Distribution Capricci