Over the Fence (2009 film)

Over the Fence (Viikko ennen vappua)
Directed by	Hamy Ramezan
Produced by	Cilla Werning
Written by	Ilmari Aho, Hamy Ramezan
Starring	Jesse Martin Emilia Laine Matleena Kuusniemi Eero Milonoff
Music by	Pietari Mikkonen
Cinematography	Arsen Sarkisiants
Editing by	Joona Louhivuori
Studio	For Real Productions
Release date(s)	September 5, 2009 (2009-09-05) (Finnish premiere) November 14, 2009 (International premiere, Queens International Film Festival)
Running time	29 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	170000€

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 on April, 2009 with 170 000€ budget.

Festivals

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

1. ^ http://www.ses.fi/
2. ^ http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=157
3. ^ http://www.curtocircuito.org/actualidade/nova.php?id=23&lg=ing
4. ^ http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com/media/press_releases/WSFF_Award%20Winners.pdf

External links

• Over the Fence at the production company's website