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October 28, 2010 | Press Release 8

Five Slovak films to premiere at IFF Bratislava

The Made in Slovakia section focuses on domestic film production will present well-known and new names of Slovak film, recent film school graduates will screen their films alongside experienced professionals. In Made in Slovakia IFF Bratislava will offer five world premieres and an overview of Slovak film production in 2010. New in this section is the addition of two non-Slovak productions that are connected to Slovakia. First being the independent film Modra by Canadian director Ingrid Veninger. The second film is Anna Hoffmann’s documentary Housemaid.

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You can still register for press accreditation here: http://www.iffbratislava.sk/index.php?id=451&L=1

Ondrej Starinsky
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Georgian National Film Center starts to cooperate with a literary competition “Gala”. A nomination of the "Best Screenplay" will be added to the 6 nominations of the literary competition”.

20th FILMFESTIVAL COTTBUS - COMPETITION FILMS AND JURY MEMBERS

On the occasion of the anniversary edition of the 20th FilmFestival Cottbus, this year's feature film competition will include ten German premieres. Among them are new discoveries alongside productions that have already
enthused audiences in Cannes, Locarno, Karlovy Vary and elsewhere. They will compete for the first prize, which is endowed for the first time with 20,000 euros. The short film competition features eleven contributions from
nine nations, including one world premiere and several international and German premieres. For this year's International Festival Jury we were able to win the Brazilian filmmaker Sandra Kogut, the Indian
director Shahant Shah, as well as Fernanda Silva, president of the FESTROIA association, member of the administrative board of CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas D´Art et D´Essay) and member of the
European Film Academy. Further jury members are the German actress Anjorka Strechel and the Serbian director Vladimir Perišic, whose debut film "Ordinary People" won the prize for the best film and the best actor in
Cottbus in 2009. The members of the Short Film Competition Jury this year are the Israeli filmmaker and director of the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, Renen Schorr, actor and producer Arben Zharku, as well as Lenky Tyrpakowa, member of the selection committee of the Film Festival Karlovy Vary and also responsible for the programme of the Short Film Festival Prague. There is a wide variety of themes for spectators to discover in the Feature Film Competition: from a weird catlover to the departure from childhood, the search for a new and better life, and the dream of more light in the Kirghiz steppe. The styles used range from breathtaking close-ups to black-and-white landscapes. Young Piroska risks setting off to a new life in ADRIENN PAL. This year's FIPRESCI award-winner in Cannes immerses in the world of the overweight nurse who takes care of the dead in a hospital and suppresses her loneliness by eating. One day she starts searching for her childhood friend and for happier days. Ali, the shepherd in EIN ANDERER HIMMEL (A DIFFERENT HEAVEN), and his son wind up in Moscow - also hoping for a better life. Looking for the woman who abandoned them years ago, they turn into hounded souls who never arrive. Matilda, the day release prisoner in the Romanian debut OUTBOUND, is also dreaming of a new start. She has 24 hours to reorder her life, but the past catches up with her. The film is based on a story by Cristian Mungiu, the director of 4 MONATE, 3 WOCHEN UND 2 TAGE (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS).
One of the most impressive Russian debuts this year is RÜCKWÄRTSGANG (REVERSE GEAR), directed by Andrey Stempkovsky. Based on the story of a mother and her missing son, the film tentatively relates the societal
impact of war, which permeates families like a cancerous growth. It additionally addresses the situation of guest workers in the CIS, a problem also taken up by the second Russian competition film, EIN ANDERER HIMMEL (A DIFFERENT HEAVEN). One can also discover many things in common in the Serbian productions TILVA ROŠ and WHITE, WHITE WORLD. Both have chosen the mining town of Bor as the location for their entirely different stories. The Estonian director Veiko Öunpuu surprises the viewer in terms of style with his first full-length feature film. In DIE VERSUCHUNG DES HL. TONY (THE TEMPTATION OF ST TONY), he tells of a bizarre journey to the depths of the soul using breathtaking black-and-white landscape images and a lot of black humour. In this year's Short Film Competition, cinematic highlights from Hungary, Poland, Russia, Estonia, and other
countries await the audience. The themes range from the first love to the departure from home or a talisman that brings no luck. Among the German premieres is the Romanian contribution by the dffb graduate Alexandru
Mavrodineanu. MUSIK IM BLUT (MUSIC IN THE BLOOD) is about a musical test with an unexpected outcome. The film won the Best Film Award in Grenoble. The Russian production MEER DER WÜNSCHE by the Georgian
director Shota Gamisonia will celebrate its world premiere in Cottbus. In 27 minutes, the film narrates the longing of two friends for the sea in the style of Beckett with a Russian touch.
For further information please feel free to contact Diana Kluge, Aurica Bloom and Dana Slink of the Press Office via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone under 0355/ 43107 13.

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20. FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival des osteuropäischen Films
20. Festival of East European Cinema
02.-07.11.2010

12th ANIMATED DREAMS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF MATI KÜTT’S SKY SONG ON 19TH NOVEMBER IN TALLINN, ESTONIA

"Vodka Factory" by Jerzy Śladkowski, a co-production of TVP1, ARTE and SVT got the Golden Dove Prize for the Best Documentary Film at the 53rd DOKLeipzig (October 18 - 24), the one of the most prestigious world festivals of documentary films.

On the occasion of the anniversary edition of the 20th FilmFestival Cottbus, this year's feature film competition will include ten German premieres. Among them are new discoveries alongside productions that have already enthused audiences in Cannes, Locarno, Karlovy Vary and elsewhere.

The EAVE 2010 European Producers Workshop comes to a close with its third and last workshop in Belgrade, Serbia (October 18-25), organized in partnership with Motion Picture Company Art & Popcorn.

During this final workshop, the 50 participants from 28 countries will have the opportunity to meet 74 high-profile European film industry professionals in pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings in order to pitch the 30 projects that have been developed during this year's EAVE training cycle.

In addition to the 30 projects developed during the year at EAVE, 6 projects from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine will be presented in Belgrade to the EAVE decision makers in one-to-one meetings and in a public pitch. These were selected in a special B2B - Belgrade coproduction market held in the frame of EAVE Workshop.

This year, we are proud to announce that a record number of 53 key industry professionals have confirmed their attendance as decision makers:
Jean-Baptiste Babin / Backup Films (FR), Robert Balinski / Polish Film Institute (PL), Philippe Bober / Coproduction Office (FR), Chris Collins / UK Film Council (UK), Frédéric Corvez / UMedia (FR), Daniel Dale / Independent Film Company (UK), Emelie de Jong / ARTE France (FR), Laszlo Demeter / Duna Television (HU), Jean des Forêts / Petit Film (FR), Ellis Driessen / Fortissimo Films (NL), Katharina Dufner / ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel (DE), Maggie Ellis / Film London (UK), Andrea Ernst / WDR (DE), Hermann Florin / Florin Film- und Fernsehproduktion (DE), Karlo Funk / Estonian Film Foundation (EE), Ilze Gailïte Holmberg / National Film Centre of Latvia (LV), Tarquin Glass / HanWay Films (UK), Paul Gratton / Consultant (CA), Gabor Greiner / Films Boutique (DE), Sophie Haguet / Region Ile-de-France (FR), Sonja Heiner/World Cinema Fund (DE), Jadranka Hrga / Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HR), Jesper Jack / Danish Film Institute (DK), Linda James / Wales Creative IP Fund (UK), Petri Kemppinen / Finnish Film Foundation (FI), Danny Krausz / DOR FILM Produktiongesellschaft m.b.H. (AT), Maren Kroymann / m-appeal (DE), Karolina Lidin / Nordisk Film & TV Fond (NO), Luca Macciocca / RAI SAT (IT), Brigitta Manthey / Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (DE), Miroslav Mogorovic / Soul Food (RS), Anthony Muir / Film i Väst (SE), Amy Nelson / TVF International (UK), Deirbhile Ní Churraighín / TG4 (IE), Miira Paasilinna / The Yellow Affair (SE), Milka Pavlicevic / ZDF/ARTE Theme nights Department (DE), Keith Potter / Film Agency for Wales (UK), Ewa Puszczynska / Opus Film (PL), Nina Refseth / Norwegian Film Institute (NO), Piotr Reisch/SPI International (PL), Michel Reilhac / ARTE France Cinema (FR), Peter Rommel / Rommel Film (DE), Gabriele Röthemeyer / MFG Medien-und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (DE), Manfred Schmidt / Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (DE), Anna Seifert-Speck / Em Media (UK), Patrick Sobelman / Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo (FR), Georg Steinert / ARTE (FR), Esther van Messel / First Hand Films (CH), Michael Weber / The Match Factory (DE), Monika Weibel / Frenetic Films (CH), Beatrix Wesle / Atrix Films (DE), Sasha Wieser / EastWest Filmdistribution (AT), Peter Zawrel / Vienna Film Fund (AT) and Meinolf Zurhorst / ZDF/ARTE (DE).

We will also present some of EAVE's partners from the leading co-production markets in a panel session: Special guests Frank Albers / Robert Bosch Stiftung Co-Production Prize (DE), Gar O`Brien, Cathy O`Connor, Debbie McVey/ Galway Film Fair (IE), Julie Bergeron / Cannes Producers Network / Francophone Coproduction Meetings (FR), Olena Fetisova / Boat Meeting (UA), Tine Fischer / CPH:DOX (DK), Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin / Arc 1950 Coproduction Village Les Arcs European Film Festival (FR), Sonja Heinen / Berlinale Co-Production Market / World Cinema Fund (DE), Jovan Marjanovic /CineLink Sarajevo Film Festival (BA), Savina Neirotti / TorinoFilmLab (IT), Riina Sildos / Baltic Event (EE), Mira Staleva / Sofia Meetings (BG) and Marit van den Elshout / CineMart (NL) will talk about the opportunities these events offer.

In addition, the schedule offers plenary sessions, group work and individual meetings with EAVE experts and guest experts: Linda Beath (IT) - Strategic Planning for Production Companies, Alan Fountain (UK) - Career Development, Laurence Kaye (UK) - Music Rights, Sibylle Kurz (DE) - Pitching, Nikolaj Nikitin (DE) - Festivals & Strategies and Roberto Olla (FR) - Legal Aspects of Distribution.

During a special Media Future Day, Diana Elbaum (BE) and Yves Baudechon (BE) will talk about production, marketing and distribution of the film Les Barons by Nabil Ben Yadir, Michel Reilhac (FR) talks about Media Futures and Alan Fountain (UK) moderates a brainstorming session under the title "Thinking the Future".

EAVE is delighted to give all local film-professionals an opportunity to get a taste of EAVE. They are welcome to attend the plenary sessions.
A special "Mini-EAVE" will be organized, with sessions tailored to the requirements of the local professionals. EAVE expert Sibylle Kurz will give an introduction to pitching and representing your project. EAVE group-leader Jani Thiltges will give an insight into co-producing in Europe. In addition, all the plenary sessions of Workshop 3 are open for the local professionals.
If you are a local film-professional and interested in attending, please contact Miroslav Mogorovic This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

EAVE is grateful for the support for the Workshop 3 2010 from: Motion Picture Company Art & Popcorn, Film in Serbia - Serbian Film Commission, Republic of Serbia - Ministry of Culture.
The first two workshops of 2010 took place in Luxembourg (March 15-22) and Seefeld in Tirol (June 29 - July 7).

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Best wishes,
the EAVE team