07-10-2014

FESTIVALS: 30th Warsaw Film Festival Ready to Kick Off

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    WARSAW: The 30th Warsaw Film Festival will screen 200 features and short films from 59 countries between 10 and 19 October 2014. The films are divided into five competitive and five non-competitive sections. More than 150 filmmakers will present their works in person.

    The festival will open with David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars and it will wrap with the Polish film The Photographer by Waldemar Krzystek produced by Yes To Film.

    The International Competition Jury is composed of: Sepideh Farsi (Iran), Yevgeny Gindilis (Russia), Uberto Pasolini (UK), Olena Yershova (Ukraine, Turkey) and Janusz Zaorski (Poland).

    International Competition:

    Carmina &Amén /Carmina y Amén (Spain)
    Directed by Paco Leon

    The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime / El Patron, radiografia de un crimen (Argentina, Venezuela)
    Directed by Sebastián Schindel

    The Coffin in the Mountain / Binguan (China)
    Directed by Xin Yukun

    Felix and Meira / Félix et Meira (Canada 2014)
    Directed by Maxime Giroux

    The Guide / Povodyr (Ukraine)
    Directed by Oles Sanin

    The Heart and The Sweetheart / Serce, serduszko (Poland)
    Directed by Jan Jakub Kolski
    Produced by Tramway Film Studio
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    In the Crosswind / Risttuules (Estonia)
    Directed by Martti Helde
    Produced by Allfilm

    The Judgment / Sadilishteto (Bulgaria, Germany, Croatia, Macedonia)
    Directed by Stephan Komandarev
    Produced by: Argo Films
    Coproduced by: Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion GmbH, Propeler Film, Sektor Film Skopje

    Justice / Hustisya (Philippines)
    Directed by Joel Lamangan

    Labour of Love / Asha Jaoar Majhe (India)
    Directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta

    My Mermaid, My Lorelei / Moya rusalka, moya Lorelyay (Ukraine, Russia)
    Directed by Nana Djordjadze

    Neurasthenia / Neurastenia (Iran)
    Directed by Omid Tootoonchi

    Star / Zvezda (Russia)
    Directed by Anna Melikian

    These Are the Rules / Takva su pravila (Croatia, France, Serbia, Macedonia)
    Directed by Ognjen Sviličić
    Produced by Maxima Film, KinoElektron, in association with Biberche Productions, Trice Films, HRT

    Supported by the Croatian AV Centre

    Unlucky Plaza (Singapore)
    Directed by Ken Kwek

    1-2 Competion for debut and second feature films:

    13 / Sizdah (Iran)
    Directed by Hooman Seyedi

    Across the Sea / Deniz Seviyesi (Turkey, USA)
    Directed by Nisan Dag, Esra Saydam
    Produced by Karlakum Film, Sand &Snow Films, Dodgeville Films

    Agnieszka (Germany)
    Directed by Tomasz E. Rudzik

    Climas / Klimaty (Peru, Colombia)
    Directed by Enrica Pérez

    Fanciful / Piąte: nie odchodź (Poland)
    Directed by Katarzyna Jungowska
    Produced by Aromer Production Sp. z o.o.

    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    How To Stop A Wedding / Hur man stoppar ett bröllop (Sweden)
    Directed by Drazen Kuljanin

    The Lesson / Urok (Bulgaria 2014)
    Directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
    Produced by Abraxas Film, Graal Film, Little Wing Productions

    Supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Modris (Latvia, Greece, Germany)
    Directed by Juris Kursietis
    Produced by Red Dot Media, Boo Productions, Sutor Kolonko

    Supported by Latvian National Film Centre

    Name Me / Kak menya zovut (Russia)
    Directed by Nigina Sayfullaeva

    Pantanal (Argentina)
    Directed by Andrew Sala

    A Separate Wind / Viento aparte (Mexico)
    Directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci

    The Tribe / Plemya (Ukraine)
    Directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy

    Vincent (France)
    Directed by Thomas Salvador

    Welcome to The Club / Willkommen im Klub (Germany)
    Directed by Andreas Schimmelbusch

    What a Wonderful World / Ce lume minunată (Moldova)
    Directed by Anatol Durbală