19-05-2016

FNE at Zlin IFF: Eight Films for Youth Compete at Zlin Fest

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    ZLIN: A wide international selection of films will screen in the competition of feature films for youth at the 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Youth and Children, which runs 27 May to 3 June 2016.

    The competition includes the Czech/Slovak/Bulgarian coproduction In Your Dreams directed by Petr Oukropec and the premiere of the Slovenian film Nika directed by Slobodan Maksimović.

    Also selected for the competition are films from Vietnam, Palestine, Russia, U.S., Belgium and France.

    The competition films for youth are:

    In Your Dreams (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Bulgaria)
    Directed by Petr Oukropec
    Produced by Negativ, ARINA, The Chouchkov Brothers

    About Scout (U.S.A.)
    Directed by Laurie Weltz
     
    Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (Vietnam)
    Directed by Victor Vu
     
    The Pitch (Russia)
    Directed by Eduard Bordukov

    Keeper (Belgium, Switzerland, France)
    Directed by Guillaume Senez

    Nika (Slovenia)
    Directed by Slobodan Maksimović
    Produced by Nora Production Group in coproduction with Radiotelevizija Slovenija
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center
     
    The Idol (Palestine, U.K., Qatar, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates)
    Directed by Hany Abu-Assad

    Learn by Heart (France)
    Directed by Mathieu Vadepied