Retour à Mandima
Documentary, 40 min.
| Title E: | Back To Mandima |
by Robert-Jan Lacombe
Switzerland, July 2011
Back to Mandima, to find my village and my three best friends in the heart of the Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An attempt to bring closure to an ideal, idealized childhood and free myself from its spells. In the meantime there was a war, a varnish of time, 15 years. Nothing changed? Everything has. What is friendship, beyond skin colour, when one can take the plane and the other can't? When one uses the informal “you” and the other the formal “You”.
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Directed by:
Robert-Jan Lacombe
Written by:
Robert-Jan Lacombe
World Premiere: July 2011
Original Version:
French/Swahili (english subtitles), colour, Digi Beta, 40 min.
ISAN
Production:
École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne
Producer:
Lionel Baier
Executive Producer:
Geneviève Rossier
Cinematography:
Robert-Jan Lacombe
Editing:
Laura Froidefond
Location Sound Mix:
Robert-Jan Lacombe
Sound Editing:
Laura Froidefond
Rerecording Sound Mix:
Jérôme Vitoz
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World Rights:
École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne
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Distribution Switzerland:
SWISS FILMS
Open / CloseAwards
- Clermont-Ferrand, Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Mention spéciale du jury des Médiathèques 2012
- Gonfreville l'Orcher, Festival Européen du Cinéma, Prix du Grand Jury du Meilleur court métrage 2012
- Lisboa, International Independant Film Festival Lisboa, Audience Award for Best Short Film 2012
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Gonfreville l'Orcher,
13e Festival Européen du Cinéma Gonfreville l'Orcher, Competition,
18.11.2012 – 25.11.2012
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Cork,
57th Cork Film Festival,
11.11.2012 – 18.11.2012
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Milano,
22nd International Exhibition of Video and Cinema Beyond,
08.11.2012 – 12.11.2012
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Montréal,
15e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal, Competition,
07.11.2012 – 18.11.2012
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Uppsala,
31st Uppsala International Short Film Festival,
22.10.2012 – 28.10.2012
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Namur,
27e Festival international du film francophone Namur,
28.09.2012 – 05.10.2012
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Belo Horizonte,
14th Belo Horizonte International Short Film, Competition,
14.09.2012 – 23.09.2012
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Paris,
11e Festival Silhouette,
01.09.2012 – 09.09.2012
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Lausanne,
7e Festival Cinémas D'Afrique,
23.08.2012 – 26.08.2012
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Sao Paulo,
23rd Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival,
23.08.2012 – 31.08.2012
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Balchik,
10th International Short Film Festival "In the Palace", Competition,
29.06.2012 – 07.07.2012
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Washington,
10th Silverdocs Documentary Festival AFI/Discovery Channel Washington, Competition,
18.06.2012 – 24.06.2012
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Lisboa,
9th International Independant Film Festival Lisboa, Competition,
26.04.2012 – 06.05.2012
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Clermont-Ferrand,
34e Festival international du court métrage, Competition,
27.01.2012 – 04.02.2012
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Solothurn,
47. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2012 – 26.01.2012
Open / CloseNews
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Two Swiss films screened in competition in Clermont-Ferrand
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Special Jury Prize for “Einspruch VI” at film festival in Clermont-Ferrand
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Emerging filmmakers from Romandy at IndieLisboa Festival
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Audience Award for “Retour à Mandima” at film festival in Lisbon
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“Virgin Tales” and “Vol spécial” screened in competition in Washington
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Swiss films shine at short film festival in Brazil
