70th edition. From 24 October to 1 November 2025.
70th edition.
24 Oct./1 Nov. 2025

Punter

Jason Adam Maselle
South Africa, United States
 - 2024
Estreno nacional
A South African indie short film produced by Spike Lee, featuring superb acting direction, in which young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse-racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he's prepared for his father's birthday.
Jason Adam Maselle
Jason Adam Maselle is a filmmaker from Johannesburg, South Africa currently based in New York City. His work is driven by his passion to share morally complex and character rich South African stories, while also pursuing universal themes such as unrequited love. His work has screened on HBO Max, SportsNet New York and at numerous international and Oscar qualifying film festivals. Jason received his MFA in filmmaking from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is the recipient of the Maurice Kanbar scholarship and the Peter R. Gould scholarship. He is a Black Family Prize winner and a Riese Post-Production award grantee. He was a finalist for the ARRI Volker Bahnemann award for outstanding cinematography. His latest film 'PUNTER' is executive produced by Spike Lee. The film won First Prize at NYU’s First Run Film Competition. The film is a top 3 finalist for a Student BAFTA.

Screenings

R.V. in English, Xhosa, Afrikaans subtitled in English and Spanish
Sun. 20, 16:15
Presentation
Q&A
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS OFFICIAL SECTION 2
84 min.
Tue. 22, 12:00
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS OFFICIAL SECTION 2
84 min.
Thu. 24, 22:00
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS OFFICIAL SECTION 2
84 min.
DIRECTOR
Jason Adam Maselle
SCREENPLAY
Jason Adam Maselle
CINEMATOGRAPHY
William Douglas
EDITOR
Jason Adam Maselle, Nay Tabbara
SOUND
Daniel Timmons
PRODUCTION
Noam Argov, Jason Adam Maselle, Rethabile Mothobi
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Hashimoto Films
CAST
Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch, Nyaniso Dzedze, Craig Jackson, Sam Medupe, Witness Masogwana, Sabelo Gumede, Abdelkrim Oustar
RUNNING TIME
14 min.
TYPE
Cortometraje
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2024
EDAD RECOMENDADA
A partir de 12 años
COUNTRY
South Africa, United States
CONTACT

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