House

There was a clear passion, or even an obsession, that was growing in us while building the house. The production team: my brothers, my sisters, my mother and I.

Seeing this obsession within my family made me nervous at the beginning. I had to finish the film in 6 months. But soon I discovered that it was a non stoppable passion.
We were all building the house that we never lived in, the house that was taken over.
We were building our home. Palestine

Synopsis
For generations a family lived in a spacious, beautiful and generous house. The generosity of the house had become part of their life. Guests were always welcome to enjoy a pleasant stay. Until one guest arrived with a different plan in mind.

Statement

HOUSE is an artistic portrait of Palestine and a simple narration of the whole situation there. The film detaches all the complicated layers that are put by the mass media on top of the situation, and tells the complete story - origins and consequences - in a level that any human in the world can understand.

Finally, it's worth mentioning that the facts in the story were a result of an academic research in Israeli and British history sources.

Staff list:

Ahmad SALEH: Director, writer, camera, editor

Saed SALEH: Art director, stage designer, characters designer, director of photography

Saleh SALEH: Co writer, Stage Designer

Joachim Hofmann & Andrea Sick: Academic supervisors

David Black: Sound composer

Ulrich Fuchs: Voice over

For generations, a family lived in a spacious, beautiful and generous house. The generosity of the house had become part of their life. Guests were always welcome to enjoy a pleasant stay. Until one guest arrived with a different plan in mind.

Awards
Next Generation Short Tiger 2013 - Germany
German Short Film Award - 2nd Place in Animation Category - Germany 2012
DRAGON AWARD NEW TALENT / 35th Göteborg International Film Festival - Sweden 2012
2nd Place / FILMSALAT Film Festival - Germany 2012
2nd Place / Who likes short shorts? Film Festival - USA 2012
Best Story Award - JoAnimate Film Festival - Jordan 2012
Best short drama film on the topic of ‘resistance against occupiers’ - 1st int'l independent filmmakers festival "New Horizon" - Iran 2012

Special Mentions
WORLD OF MAPS AWARD / 18th Capalbio International short film festival - Italy
HUMAN LANDSCAPE AWARD / 18th Capalbio International short film festival - Italy

Screenings
35th Göteborg International Film Festival - Sweden 2012
14th ANIMAC, Mostra Internacional de Cinema d'Animació de Catalunya - Spain 2012
4th Talking Pictures Festival - USA 2012
40th RENCONTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE DE DIGNE - France 2012
1st 60°N - Norway 2012
39th Athens International Film + Video Festival (Ohio) - USA 2012
58th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Germany 2012
Life Fest Film Festival - USA 2012
FILMSALAT Short Film Festival - Germany 2012
Who likes short shorts? Film Festival - USA 2012
Detmold Short Film Festival - Germany 2012
66th Edinburgh International Film Festival - Scotland 2012
6th Janison Short Sharp Film Festival - Australia 2012
8th World Festival of Animated Film in Varna - Bulgaria 2012
Chacun son court – Strasbourg – France, 2012
10th International EuroArab Film Festival Amal - Spain 2012
JoAnimate Animation Film Festival - Jordan 2012
2nd International Crime and Punishment Film Festival - Istanbul 2012
1st int'l independent filmmakers festival "New Horizon" - Iran 2012
PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL - UK 2012
3rd Show Me Justice Film Festival - USA 2012
18th annual Cucalorus Film Festival - U S A - November 2012
24th Aguilar Short Film Festival - Spain - December 2012
ARS Independent - Poland 2012