Official selection of "A l'Est du Nouveau": Over thirty screenings of new cinematographic trends in preview showings!
The Jury, composed of the director and scriptwriter Stan Neumann, the journalist and film critic Pamela Pianezza, and of the arthouse cinema manager Jean Marc Delacruz, will evaluate eight exclusive films in previews in Rouen and its area, eight films awarded in festivals all around the world thanks to their original artistic approach. This selection proposes many different genres, from comedy, drama, or documentary to animation, with particular attention to countries that have not yet been exposed during the festival such as Croatia with the film The Priest's Children by Vinko Bresan, or Armenia with I'm Going to Change my Name by Maria Saakyan, which received the Best Film award at the Golden Apricot festival in Erevan.
Other selected films are: Circles by Srdan Golubovic (Serbia), Floating Skyscrapers by Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland), A nagy füzet by János Szasz (Hungary), Sofia's Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev (Bulgaria), When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania) and Paradjanov by Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetiseva (Armenia and Ukraine).
A retrospective on Istvan Szabo
This ninth edition will host the master of Hungarian cinematography, Istvan Szabo, who will occupy a place of honour. The festival has chosen to present four of his major works in the "Retrospekt" section: Colonel Redl, Hanussen, Mephisto and Apa. This author with an international carrier, awarded by an Oscar, will come to the festival to present his films during a master class.
An invitation to travel to the East !
Other more specific sections such as the "Fokus" section, dedicated to Gypsy culture, the "Experiment" section dedicated to the precursors of optical synthesis, and the "Kluk" section for young audiences, will give us new insights into these countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We will travel to their changing contemporary societies, along the excitement of their avant-garde art and the magic of their children world.
Balkan nights !
During the festival, the nights will also have the flavour of the Balkans, in collaboration with the Association La Sauce Balkanique, a band will keep the festival goers dancing through the night.
Highlights !
The festival will celebrate its opening on Friday 11th April 2014 with the masterpiece by Andrzej Wajda, Walesa - Man of Hope. Many highlights will take place during this ninth edition : a master class organized around Istvan Szabo and Stan Neumann, the tribute to the Czech director Vera Chytilova, recently died, with the projection of its legendary movie Daisies, the venue of many other directors who will present their films, an evening dedicated to short films organized in cooperation with the Courtivore festival and the presentation of experimental works by Philippe Langlois. The festival will end on Friday 18th April 2014 with the screening of the dramatic comedy by Tudor Giurgiu, Of Snails and Men, and the award ceremony held by the festival's two jurys: the profesional jury and the student jury.
A festival exported abroad !
The entire programme of the festival will also be presented by "A l'Est, du Nouveau" 's twin festival "Al Este de Lima", only festival dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe cinema in South America, that will take place in Lima, Peru, from May 7th to May 17th 2014, offering an important international display for the festival.
Tickets price :
5,50€ / 3,50€ / Pass 25€ for 8 movies
Contact :
Julien Duponchel
Find out more at www.alest.org
