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Cottbus film festival events and specials
18th FilmFestival Cottbus (11.-16.11.2008)PROGRAMME INFORMATION NO. 31. Russian Day - Highlights of the Year2. Specials3. Workshop Izabela Plucinska4. Lecture Katriel Schory1. Russian Day - Highlights of the YearWith the establishment of a „Russian Day" the festival is paying tribute to the Russian cinema which has found its way back to…
12th IDFF Jihlava 2008 – Day Four
A great part of the Monday programme was devoted to experimental film. The Fascinations section offered four blocks, a total of 6 hours of documentary experiments. Czech experimental film was introduced by Martin Ježek, who also presented his films Winter War and Kontralicht. Among the avant-garde films from the 1960s…
Iraqi Short Films wins Jihlava main prize
Iraqi Short Films, an Argentinian production directed by Mauro Andrizzi, based on videos shot on mobile films, won the main prize at the 12th Jihlava documentary festival on October 28.
12th IDFF Jihlava 2008 – Day Three
On Sunday morning, festival viewers could watch the documentary Loose Change: Second Edition by Dylan Avery and learn about the alternative interpretation of the events of 9/11. The presentation of new film projects at the Panel of Upcoming European Documentaries was held in the afternoon, presenting for instance the film…
12th IDFF Jihlava 2008 – Day Two
On Saturday, the festival was already in full swing. In the grand hall of DKO, the festival day began by the screening of the competition film Royal Road of Cachaça by Pedro Urano, an imaginative journey through Brazilian history in the intoxicating colors of cachaço, alcohol made of sugar cane.…
12th Jihlava IDFF 2008 – Day One
The 12th year of Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival was opened in the grand hall of DKO by the screening of the film Ivetka and the Mountain by director Vít Janeček. Nevertheless, the film about a woman who saw the Virgin Mary as a small child but who tries to…
East European Forum begins at Jihlava
The eighth edition of the East European Forum for documentary pitching is underway at the 12th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (October 24-29).
PRIZE-WINNERS OF THE 24th WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL
Awards in the five competition sections of the 24th Warsaw Film Festival were presented on Saturday, 18 October.
FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema
FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema PRESS RELEASE Cottbus, October 15, 2008 PROGRAMME INFORMATION NO. 1 1. PROGRAMME - Focus, Retrospective, Russian Day, Children's and Young People's Programme 2. VENUES In less than four weeks it will be "curtain up" again for East European cinematic art at its…
Moveast Main Prize for Eva Neymann’s first feature
MOVEAST International Film Festival’s Golden Benjamin Award went to Eva Neymann’s directorial debut, AT THE RIVER. The Ukrainian first feature film produced by Odessa Film Studios was awarded FIPRESCI Prize and FICC Jury’s Don Quixote Prize as well. Press Release More information: Magyar Filmunió, Csaba Zoltán Papp, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The 4th…
4th International Eurasia Film Festival
Ferzan Ozpetek's A Perfect Day will open the 4th International Eurasia Film Festival, running October 10-19, as part of the Antalya Golden Orange film festival.
45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival competition films
The 45th Antalia Golden Orange (October 10-19) film festival is screening 15 films in its main competition line-up.
24th Warsaw Film Festival – New Films, New Venues, New Ideas
The 24th Warsaw Film Festival, one of the most important film events in Eastern Europe, kicks off on 10 October 2008. The screenings of this year's festival will take place at Multikino Złote Tarasy and Kinoteka. The opening gala will be held on Friday night, 10 October, in Room 1…
EUROfEST awards announcement
EUROfEST - The Eastern European Film Festival in Montreal 2008. Festival's AWARDS: · FEATURE FILM COMPETITION THE CRYSTAL EYE SHORT CIRCUITS Slovenia, 2006 Dir.: Janez Lapajne THE MAGIC BEIGE EGG THE CLASS Estonia, 2007 Dir.: Ilmar Raag 1st SPECIAL MENTION MRS RATCLIFFE'S REVOLUTION Hungary & UK, 2007 Dir.: Bille Eltringham…
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Extensive Presentation of Czech Films and Guests at Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
Extensive Presentation of Czech Films and Guests at Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Press Release Prague, September 15, 2008 - The 33rd annual Gdynia Film Festival, which is aimed at showcasing the best of Polish cinema in the last year, opens today. As guest cinematography at this year's primarily Polish…
Arsenals film festival opening
"Arsenāls" has begun!This year's "Arsenāls" was ceremoniously opened with the screening of "Salomé" in the small hall of the Latvian National Opera for guests with invitations, as well as with the screening of the Norwegian silent film "The Bridal Party in Hardanger" and the wedding gown parade in Vērmanes dārzs,…
Gdynia film festival independent film competition and panorama of Polish cinema
Gdynia Polish Film Festival programme and juriesIndependent Cinema Competition Screenings in Silver Screen in Gdynia ANTARA (26') dir. Izabela Przylipiak Monday 15.09 - 6:00 pm Tuesday 16.09 - 10:00 amFriday 19.09 - 2:45 pm TIBI ET IGNI (127') /DLA CIEBIE I OGNIA/ dir. Tomasz Zasada, Mateusz Jemioł Tuesday 16.09 -…
FilmFestival Cottbus makes a presentation in Russia
This week, the FilmFestival Cottbus is travelling more than 600 kilometres to Svetlogorsk on the Baltic coast. Festival director Roland Rust and festival manager Andreas Stein are going there following an invitation to the 5th Baltic Debuts Film Festival in the Kalingrad region which belongs to Russia. On July 31,…
