The competition ranges from what will certainly be a nostalgic tribute to Czech New Wave legend Jan Nemec to films from contemporary directors who are building the reputations of Polish, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovenian films.
Eight of the films are world premieres, with the remaining four having their world premieres at Karlovy Vary. Eleven of the 12 films come from continental Europe, with Canada supplying the lone non-European competitior.
The emphasis on CEE films gives the region a double edged advantage, with another dozen CEE films selected for the East of the West competition. Non-European films are relegated to the international documentary competition, where Egypt, the US and Argentina are represented.
Most of the films in the main competition are from established filmmakers, such as Jan Hrebejk (directing the Slovak/Czech coproduction The Teacher), Hungary’s Szabolcz Hajdu, Slovenia’s Damjan Kozole and Romania’s Catalin Mitulescu. France and Italy hold on to their place in the competition with a coproduction The Confessions by Robeerto Ando. France, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany are each represented by two films in the competition.
The Main Competition films are:
Babamın Kanatları / My Father’s Wings (Turkey)
Directed by Kıvanç Sezer
Le confessioni / The Confessions (Italy, France)
Directed by Roberto Andò
Dincolo de calea ferata / By the Rails (Romania, Italy)
Directed by Cătălin Mitulescu
Produced by Strada Films
Coproduced by Apapaja
Supported by Romanian CNC, TVRomania, Trentino Film Commission
Ernelláék Farkaséknál / It’s not The Time of My Life (Hungary)
Directed by Szabolcs Hajdu
Fale / Waves (Poland)
Directed by Grzegorz Zariczny
Produced by Munk Studio
Coproduced by Krakow Festival Office
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Gleissendes Glück / Original Bliss (Germany)
Directed by Sven Taddicken
Nočno življenje / Nightlife (Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,)
Directed by Damjan Kozole
Produced by Vertigo
Coproduced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski, Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art
Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, Macedonian Film Agency, Film Fund Sarajevo, Viba film
La propera pell / The Next Skin (Spain, Switzerland)
Directed by Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo
Učiteľka / The Teacher (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
Directed by Jan Hřebejk
Produced by PubRes
Coproduced by OFFSIDE MEN, RTVS, Czech Television
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, State Cinematography Fund, Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic
Vlk z Královských Vinohrad / The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France)
Directed by Jan Němec
Produced by Masterfilm
Coproduced by Czech Television, Media Film, Bocalupo Films
Supported by State Cinematography Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund
We’re Still Together / We’re Still Together (Canada)
Directed by Jesse Klein
Zoologiya / Zoology (Russia, France, Germany)
Directed by Ivan I. Tverdovsky
