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The Game

A whistle. The stands of the stadium get loud. The players protest angrily. The presenters follow the action on the field. In the middle of it, the referee. The whole stadium watches him. Now he has to decide and direct the energy of an entire stadium.

Director: Roman Hodel
Time: 0:17:09
Country: Switzerland
Genre: Documentary
Year: 2020

Awards Nominations

Short Shorts Film Festival 2021 (Japan)
Hamptons International Film Festival, United Stated (8 ? 14 October, 2020)
Short Documentary Competition Won: Best Short Documentary
Sulmona International Film Festival, Italy (4 ? 7 November, 2020)
International Competition Won: Best Documentary Short & Best Editing
Venice International Film Festival, Italy (2 - 12 September, 2020)
Orrizonti
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (10 ? 19 September, 2020)
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Director

Roman Hodel

1989. Roman Hodel studied at the Video Department of the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) and works as filmmaker and cinematographer. His short film BLUELIGHT (2014, co-directed with Lena M?der) premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and THE GAME celebrated its world premiere at the 77. La Biennale di Venezia.