Pure Gold picked up the award for Best International Short Film at the Der Phantastische Trashfilm Festival in Kassel, Germany.
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220 films, which are weird, loud and colourful or were produced in a cool way, were watched by festival director and film producer Ralf Kempter. 32 of them were shown at the weekend. The international festival “The fantastic trash film” was the first time guest at Goethe’s Postamd in Goethestreet, since 2004, it was the 16th time. Actress Lea Zaparka introduced Jürgen Meier from Bardowick near Lüneburg had two movies at start. On Friday he won with his five minutes short “The U-Bread”: captain Nomes U-boat is made of bread. What a shame that the shark he meets is a vegetarian. With “$ 16.75” he landed the second place: a policeman who can’t pay his bill, offers the gangster Al Zitrone (Lemon) his police badge for sale, to pay his debts. From the German movies won on Saturday “The Dark Knight “ by Simon Schares and Biko Voigts “Batman” has a new mission, he confiscates e-scooters. Rik Gordon travelled specifically for this occasion from Northern Ireland with his movie “Pure Gold” he thrilled the audience and won on Saturday in the category “international Films”. His fairy-tale is about a poor farmer, who has difficulties providing for his family. He meets a leprechaun (an Irish kobold) who gives him gold which is not gold. Will the kobold at least save the ill son of the couple like he promised? Rik Gordon made his main actor from latex. As he learned how expensive it is to get such a puppet made, he proceeded to built it himself by watching YouTube videos.…