Monday 27 October 2008

Festival de Cannes: "Palme d'Or - Short Film"

On the 25th of May, the film "Megatron" was awarded "Palme d'Or - Short Film" prize at The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival. The award was received by the director, Marian Crisan.
Please click here to see the award; and click here to see the official selection diploma.
‘Megatron’ tells the story of Maxim, a boy of 8 living with his mother, Gabriela Crisu in a village near Bucharest. For his birthday, Maxim’s mother will take him to the Capital city, to McDonalds. But what the boy wants most is to meet his father who lives in Bucharest.
Actors: Gabriela Crisu, Maxim Strinu Adrian, Damian Oancea, Erwin Simsensohn
Credits:
Marian Crisan - Director and Screenplay
Tudor Pojoni - Film Editor
Tudor Mircea - Cinematography
Producer: MANDRAGORA

Festival de Cannes Official Selection.

The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1939, is one of the world’s oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice and Berlin. The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held 14 to 25 May 2008. "Megatron" was one of the nine films selected for the "short film Palme d’Or" competition. The competing film depicts the story of Maxim, who lives together with his mother in a village near Bucharest. It's his birthday, he's turning eight and for his birthday party, his mother takes him to Bucharest, to a McDonalds restaurant.

Festival de Cannes: 'Megatron'