IFFR 2013

Sebastián Silva

An aspiring actress' life is no bed of roses. Jacqueline is naive, headstrong and sometimes a little desperate. She ends up in funny often embarrassing situations and Twitters obsessively about them. Director Sebastián Silva made this comical drama series for HBO Digitals, HBO's online branch.

Signals: Changing Channels

The Boring Life of Jacqueline

Agnieszka Holland

Prague student Jan Palach shocked the world in 1969 by setting fire to himself in protest against the Soviet occupation. This compelling HBO mini-series shows the dramatic trial that led up to Palach's status as a symbol of the Czechoslovak resistance. International premiere.

Burning Bush

divers

Lets you zap between American web series featuring the best work by independent filmmakers who have been experimenting with the medium for a number of years now. Thu 24 to Sat 2, 09:00-closing time Cinerama, free admission, foyer Cinerama

Changing Channels Web Lounge

Felipe Bragança

Dream and reality mingle in this fable for young and old. An adventurous quest for the killers' identities starts when Ayana's father disappears, just before carnival. She slowly unravels the secret traditions of the masked Brazilian carnival clowns.

Claun (Part 1: Ayana's Week of Adventures)

Laura Parnes

County Down

Andrew Barchilon

Kitao Sakurai

Psychotic deconstruction of the classic late-night format. Hilarious show held together (or destroyed?) by host Eric Andre.

The Eric Andre Show

Lena Dunham

In the TV hit of the last year, we follow four twenty-somethings learning to stand on their own two feet in bustling Brooklyn. Real girls, with real problems. New episodes from Season Two.

Girls

Kore-eda Hirokazu

In his first TV series, Kore-eda explores familiar ground: family ties. Advertising exec Ryota continues his sick father's search for the mysterious Kuna, messing up his life in the process. Parts 1-5 can be watched individually; however for the denouement Parts 6-11 should not be missed.

Going Home (Part 1-5)

The sequel and denouement to Going Home, Kore-eda's first television series. Parts 1-5 also screen at the festival. Advertising exec Ryota continues his sick father's search for the mysterious Kuna, messing up his own life in the process.

Going Home (Part 6-11)

Rob Michael Hugel

Dan Opsal

Amicable hipster Rob bumbles around his Brooklyn life. A web series that gives a very recognisable phase in life a comical twist.

I Hate Being Single

Tricia Vessey

Jen George

Coco and Myra are going to make it in showbiz - they just don't know how yet. This comedy series follows the writing, acting and directing duo on their way to the top.

In the Production Office

Sebastián Hofmann

Unique (and bizarre) web series are being created all around the world. Social satire about the adventures of three friends in a suburb of Mexico City.

Los micro burgueses

Ry Russo-Young

How to start a successful gay pop group? Comedy series about friends Clara and Seth's musical ambitions. Massively over the top, Muscle Top!

Muscle Top

Kurosawa Kiyoshi

Kurosawa, always exploring the boundaries between art-house and genre films, gives us a fascinating TV series about a vengeful mother seeking her daughter's killer. The latter's friends, who witnessed the murder, remember nothing and promise to do penance, but is this the right solution?

Penance

Pablo Larraín

Larraín's take on the bleak reality of life in Chile in his first series for HBO Latin America. A riveting action series about a drug deal that collapses. Escape seems the only option, but nothing is what it seems. And who are they running from actually? The law or the mob?

Prófugos

Fabrice Gobert

Frédéric Mermoud

A mountain village is shocked when a number of inhabitants - who were thought to be dead - appear on their relatives' doorsteps. Everyone tries to carry on as if nothing has happened, until gruesome murders start taking place. A bleak series with an atmosphere akin to Twin Peaks.

Les revenants

Peter Glanz

Comedy series about the disastrous love life of theatre-maker Arthur Banks. Very cinematic first web series by American network AMC (Mad Men).

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