03-03-2016

FESTIVALS: Febiofest Announces Lineup

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    I, Olga Hepnarova by Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb I, Olga Hepnarova by Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb

    PRAGUE: Twelve titles have been selected in the New Europe Competition of the 23rd Febiofest Film Festival, which will take place in Prague from 17 to 23 March 2016.

    Another ten films will compete for the Amnesty International/Febiofest Award. The festival will this year pay tribute to Carmen Maura, Daniel Brühl, Jan Cvitkovič, Marco Bellocchio and Peter Morgan, focus on Macedonia and also programme Asian and Latin American Panoramas. Other sections are Slovak Day, Made in USA, Czech Track, Febiofest Junior, World Cinema Panorama and Culinary Cinema.

    After last year’s exhibition of Kim Novak’s paintings at the Strahov monastery, Febiofest organises an exhibition of Andrzej Wajda’s drawing reproductions in CineStar Anděl in Prague.

    This year’s festival's Grand Prix will be again awarded by a jury of 33 film fans, led by an honorary chairman. After 23 March 2016, the festival will continue in all regions of the Czech Republic as Echoes of Febiofest.

    LINE UP:

    Eva Nova (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Marko Skop
    Produced by Artileria, Sirius Films
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovak Ministry of Culture and the Czech State Cinematography Fund

    A Heavy Heart / Herbert (Germany)
    Directed by Thomas Stuber

    Hector (United Kingdom)
    Directed by Jake Gavin

    I, Olga Hepnarova / Já, Olga Hepnarová (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France) PANORAMA
    Directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda
    Produced by Media Brigade (PL) in coproduction with Alef Film & Media Group (SK), Arizona Productions (FR) and Czech production companies Black Balance, Love.FRAME, Barrandov Studios, FAMU and Michael Samuelson Lightning Prague
    Supported by Polish Film Institute, Lower Silesia Film Fund , The State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    The Miracle of Tekir / Miracolul din Tekir (Switzerland, Romania)
    Directed by Ruxandra Zenide
    Produced by Elefant Films, Elefant
    Coproduced by IRTS SSR/SRG
    Supported by the Romanian National Film Center, Eurimages

    Pikadero (Spain, United Kingdom)
    Directed by Ben Sharrock

    Problemski Hotel (Belgium)
    Directed by Manu Riche

    Sparrows / Þrestir (Iceland, Denmark)
    Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson

    Stubborn / Une histoire américaine (France)
    Directed by Armel Hostiou

    Thank You for Bombing (Austria)
    Directed by Barbara Eder

    The Wait / L’ attesa (Italy)
    Directed by Piero Messina

    The Yard / Yarden (Sweden, Germany)
    Directed by Måns Månsson