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Blue Boy

film type documentary film, experimental film Production Country Argentina, Germany production year 2019 runtime 18'25 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Digital languages Rumänisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Digital languages Rumänisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch

What are you up to tonight? Do you want me? We could have fun together... Seven Romanian male-to-male sex workers in Berlin have their portraits taken as they listen and react to recordings of their own experiences.

https://manuelabramovich.com/Blue-Boy-1

Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/321061349

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director Manuel Abramovich Schnitt / Editing Catalin Cristutiu Bildgestaltung / DOP Manuel Abramovich Produktion / Production Manuel Abramovich Drehbuch / Script Manuel Abramovich Tongestaltung / Sound Design Francisco Pedemonte
Festivals
2019 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (Silberner Bär)
2019 Cinéma du Réel - International Festival of Documentary Films, Paris, France
2019 CURTA CINEMA - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil (Special Jury Prize)
2019 Norwegian Short Film Festival, Grimstad, Norway
2019 XPOSED International Queer Film Festival Berlin, Germany
2019 TIFF Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj, Romania
2019 Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato City, Mexico
2019 Monterrey International Film Festival, Mexico
2019 Odense International Film Festival, Denmark
2019 Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata FestiFreak, Argentina
2019 Reykjavík International Film Festival, Iceland
2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain
2019 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
2019 Viennale Vienna International Film Festival, Wien, Austria
2019 EXPIFF International Experimental Film Festival Bucharest, Romania
2019 KFFK - Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany
2019 Astra Film Fest, Sibiu, Romania
2019 Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan
2019 dokumentART Neubrandenburg, Germany
2019 FICM - Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico
2019 L'Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Spain
2019 Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2019 BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia
2019 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Argentina (Best Short Film)
2019 Cosquin International Independent Film Festival, Argentina (Special Mention)
2019 Festival de Cine Latinoamericano Rosario, Argentina (Best Documentary Short)
2019 Off Cinema, Poznan, Poland (Bronze Castle - Best Short Film)
Awards
2019 Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2019
Production
  • Manuel Abramovich
Distribution
  • Manuel Abramovich
Sales
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Manuel Abramovich

Is a filmmaker and director of photography;
his films have been shown at renowned festivals and have received numerous awards;
in 2019 he has been awarded a fellowship by the DAAD-Artists-in-Berlin program

Filmography
2013 La Reina
2014 Las Luces
2016 Solar
2017 Soldado
2017 Años Luz