13-04-2018

FESTIVALS: LET’S CEE FF Starts Today

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    VIENNA: Twelve films are competing in the Feature Film Competition of the 6th edition of LET’s CEE, that will take place in Vienna and also in Graz, Salzburg and Villach from 13 to 22 April 2018.

    The programme of the festival includes 162 films, mainly from Central and Eastern Europe including the Caucasus Region and Turkey.

    The festival also organises a competition for documentaries, debut features and short films.

    Kira Muratova and Márta Mészáros will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the closing ceremony on 20 April 2018.

    Feature Film Competition:

    Birds Are Singing in Kigali (Poland)
    Directed by Joanna Kos Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
    Produced by Kosfilm
    Coproduced by Telewizja Polska, the National Culture Center, Odra Film, Studio A
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Directions (Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia)
    Directed by Stephan Komandarev
    Produced by Argo Film
    Coproduced by Bulgarian National Television, Aktis Film Production, Sektor Film
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, German Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), the Macedonian Film Agency, Eurimages

    Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia)
    Directed by Alexey German Jr.
    Produced by Russian companies SAGa film and Metrafilms
    In association with Channel One Russia and with the participation of Russia’s Lenfilm film studio, Poland’s Message Film and Serbia’s Art & Popcorn Motion Picture Company
    Supported by Eurimages, the Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Cinema Fund and the Government of Saint Petersburg

    Falling (Ukraine)
    Directed by Marina Stepanska

    Ice Mother / Bába z ledu (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France)
    Directed by Bohdan Sláma
    Produced by Negativ
    Coproduced by Why Not Productions, ARTILERIA Česká televizeRozhlas a televízia SlovenskaBarrandov Studiosi/o post 
    Supported by the  Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages, CNC, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic

    Ivan / Ivan (Slovenia, Croatia)
    Directed by Janez Burger
    Produced by Staragara
    Coproduced by Propeler Film, RTV Slovenija, Tramal films
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, FS Viba, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Eurimages

    Men Don’t Cry / Muškarci ne plaču (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)
    Directed by Alen Drljević
    Produced by Deblokada Sarajevo
    Coproduced by Iridium Film, Menderley Films, Produkcija Živa, Cineplanet

    November (Estonia, Netherlands, Poland)
    Directed by Rainer Sarnet
    Produced by Homeless Bob Production
    Coproduced by PRPL, Opus Film

    Pororoca (Romania, France)
    Directed by Constantin Popescu
    Produced by Scharf Film & Advertising
    Coproduced by Irreverence Films
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages, the French CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, l’Institut Français

    Silent Night / Cicha noc (Poland)
    Directed by Piotr Domalewski
    Produced by Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Warmia and Mazury Film Fund

    Something Useful (Turkey, France, Germany, Netherlands)
    Directed by Pelin Esmer

    The Gateway (Ukraine, USA)
    Directed by Volodymyr Tykhyy

    Click HERE to see the titles selected for the Documentary Competition (curated by Croatian-born filmmaker from the Netherlands Rada Šešić), the Promising Debuts Competition and the Short Films Competition.