Georgian National Film Center signs production agreement with Georgian Public Broadcaster
Georgia 14-11-2011TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) has signed a memorandum of cooperation on production with the Georgian Public Broadcaster (www.gbp.org).
9 -20 Nov 2011
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Ljubljana International Film Festival, among the visitors popularly known as LIFFe, is the largest and most important film festival in Slovenia. In the 21 years of its existence the Ljubljana International Film festival has opened windows onto the world cultural arena to the inhabitants of Slovenia.
LIFFe has enabled first-rate European and world film distribution, no longer entirely dependent on the market, but coexisting with it, shaping and enriching it in the long run.
Festival programme stems from the established festival texture which changes annually according to the current production, from which the finest and most compelling auctorial works are selected. The festival every year presents one or two of the worlds most visible national productions.
Last years edition of the festival presented 117 films on 281 screenings. We have hosted 46 international guests, 161 journalists and 50 000 visitors.
The most important of all festival aims is to present new authors and worlds new cinematographies but of course every year we also present well-known names of the world cinema.
Festival venue
Cankarjev dom, Linhart and Kosovel Hall, Foyer II, Klub CD, E1-E4, M1
Kinodvor, Kino Komuna, Slovenian Cinematheque
Kino Šiška
Kolosej Maribor, hall 5
Full program of 2. American Film Festival announced. Todd Solondz to open the festival with Dark Horse. 7.11.2011
The Highlights section will feature latest hits starring top US actors. The opening film will be Todd Solondz’s newest film, Dark Horse, which competed in the main competition in Venice this year. Mr. Solondz will be present in Wrocław for his directorial retrospective. The audience in Wrocław will be the first one in Poland to see the latest films from Gus Van Sant (Restless), Kevin Smith (Red State) and Miranda July (The Future). Other highlights will be the tragicomedy Jack Goes Boating - Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling and Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams, and the star-studded (Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington) Last Night. The closing film will be Whit Stillman’s quirky comedy Damsels in Distress, which was also the closing film of the Venice IFF this year. In the competitive Spectrum section, the audience will enjoy Michael Di Jiacomo’s Somewhere Tonight starring John Turturro - a film about a couple of New York loners, who meet over a sex phone. Other films in this section will be Alison Bagnall’s The Dish and the Spoon with a great performance of America’s rising star, Greta Gerwig, as well as William Eubank’s Love – a metaphysical film about loneliness, often compared to Duncan Jones’ Moon. The competitive documentary section American Docs will feature SXSW’s audience award winner Marwencol by Jeff Malmberg and The Other F-Word by Andrea Blaugrund. This year’s films will explore phenomena such as exploitation cinema (American Grindhouse with appearances by Quentin Tarantino). This section will also show Errol Morris’ latest provocative film Tabloid. Another film on the subject of media is Andrew Rossi’s Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times. 2.AFF will also tribute established masters, such as this year’s Cannes winner Terrence Malick and the Polish-born, six time Oscar winner Billy Wilder. The festival programmers will also put the spotlight on one of the most prolific young US filmmakers – mumblecore’s prime representative – Joe Swanberg. This retrospective salute marks a first ever for Swanberg who will come to Wrocław to introduce and discuss his films. The festival will also show Nicolas Ray’s last experimental film We Can't Go Home Again, reconstructed by the director’s wife, Susan. Festival Passes (170 PLN/ca. 40 EUR) are on sale until 6 Nov. Online ticket sales goes live on 3 Nov. 2. American Film Festival, International PR – Jan Naszewski This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., | |
COMPETITION PROGRAMMES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th EDITION OF THE BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (PÖFF)
Festivals 09-11-2011The Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which runs from 18th to 30th November 2011, has announced its full competition programmes. From established names to debut features, from festival hits to new discoveries, the competitions at PÖFF promise to deliver the very best in world cinema
With a focus on cinema for Europe and Asia, the International Competition EurAsia focuses offers a prize of 10'000EUR awarded to the winner of the Grand Prix alongside jury prizes for Best Director, Actor and Actress. Highlights of this year's competition include We Need To Talk About Kevin (Dir. Lynne Ramsay, UK) one of the most talked about films at the Cannes Festival containing a stunning central performance from Tilda Swinton as a mother dealing with the aftermath of her child's actions, and Rose (Rosa) (Dir. Wojciech Smarzowski, Poland), the lauded film about the harrowing treatment of Poles at the end of the Second World War. There'll also be the chance to enjoy The Artist (Dir. Michel Hazanavicks, France) the ode to silent cinema that has already charmed many audiences and Estonia's own Letters To Angel (Kirjad Inglile) (Dir. Sulev Keedus, Estonia). The film, about an Estonian soldier returning after the Afghan war to find himself fighting new battles, is Estonia's submission for Best Foreign Language Feature in the 2012 Academy Awards. Other countries represented in the competition include India, Kazakhstan, China and Iran. The jury are: Sergei Loznitsa (Director, Russia), Juanita Wilson (Director, Ireland), Peter Zeitlinger (Cinmeatographer, Austria) Indu Shrikent (Festival Director, India) and Peeter Urbla (Producer, Estonia).
Letters to Angel will also be screening in the Tridens Baltic Feature Film Competition which showcases the best cinema from Baltic Countries. With a prize of 5000EUR (sponsored by Tridens) for Best Film and 3200EUR (sponsored by Scottish Leader) for the film with best distribution potential it promises to be a hotly contested programme. Films include The Idiot (Idioot) (Dir. Rainer Sarnet, Estonia), a stylish adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and the compelling documentary The New World (Uus Maailm) (Dir. Jaan Tootsen, Estonia) and a group of activists who attempt to change their corner of the world. There'll also be the chance to see How Are You Doing Rudolf Ming? (Teb Klajas, Rudolf Ming?) (Dir. Roberts Rubins, Latvia) a documentary about a boy obsessed with films and violence and The Book Smugglers (Dir. Jeremiah Cullinane, Ireland/Latvia) about 19th century Lithuanian book smugglers, who managed to save their language from extinction. The jury will consist of Dita Rietuma (Journalist/Lecturer, Latvia), Xavier Garcia Puerto (Festival Director, Spain) and Laufey Gudjónsdóttir (Film Consultant, Iceland).
The North American Independent Film Competition examines esoteric American films that have good potential for distribution. The programme will include Martha May Marcy Marlene (Dir. Sean Durkin, USA), which gained acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for the strong central performance from Elizabeth Olsen (the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) as a girl suffering from paranoia and delusions after escaping from a cult. Other films include 50/50 (Dir. Jonathan Levine, USA), a painfully honest comedy starring Joseph Inception Gordon-Levitt stars as a man diagnosed with cancer who deals with his fate with the help of his best friend played by Seth Rogan, and Win Win (Dir. Thomas McCarthy, USA), director Thomas McCarthy's follow up to acclaimed films The Station Agent and The Visitor which stars Paul Giamatti as an attorney who attempts to keep his practice afloat by acting as the legal caretaker of an elderly client. The jury will consist of Gabor Greiner (Sales Agent, Germany), Youngjoo SUH (Producer, South Korea) and Peeter Rebane (Director, Estonia)
The director of the Black Nights Film Festival Tiina Lokk said:
"As always, the Black Nights competitions represent a wide and diverse range of films and we're proud that such a broad spectrum of cinema gets the opportunity to win some wonderful awards. We're grateful to our sponsors for making the awards happen and we look forward to our juries and audience enjoying all that we have to offer."
The full programme for Black Nights will be announced on November 10th at www.poff.ee
PÖFF is part of the programme of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011.
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Notes for Editors
The full list of competition films are:
International Competition EurAsia
ADALBERT'S DREAM (VISUL LUI ADALBERT)
Dir. Gabriel Achim, Romania, 2011
AKKYZ
Dir. Zhanabek Zhetiru, Kazakhstan, 2011
THE ARTIST
Dir. Michel Hazanavicks, France, 2011
LATE LIFE (KETŠIKKAN HAJOT )
Dir. Ayub Shahobiddinov, Uzbekhistan, 2011
THE IDIOT (IDIOOT)
Dir. Rainer Sarnet, Estonia, 2011
DOUBLE STEPS (LOS PASOS DOBLES)
Dir. Isaki Lacuesta, Spain, 2011
ELENA
Dir. Andrei Zvjagintsev, Russia, 2011
BUSONG (PALAWAN FATE)
Dir. Auraeus Solito, The Phillipines, 2011
LETTERS TO ANGEL (KIRJAD INGLILE)
Dir. Sulev Keedus, Estonia, 2011
KOTOKO
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto, Japan, 2011
MOURNING
Dir. Morteza Farshbaf, Iran, 2011
A SIMPLE LIFE (TAOJIE)
Dir. Ann Hui, Hong Kong/China, 2011
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Dir. Lynne Ramsay, UK, 2011
SONS OF NORWAY (SONNER AV NORGE)
Dir. Jens Lien, Norway, 2011
LAND OF OBLIVION (TERRE OUTRAGEE)
Dir. Michale Boganim, France/Germany/Poland/Ukraine, 2011
ROSE
Dir. Wojciech Smarzowski, Poland, 2011
VOLCANO (ELDFJALL)
Dir. Runar Runarsson, Iceland, 2011
Tridens Baltic Feature Film Competition
BARZAKH
Dir. Mantas Kvedaravicius, Finland/Lithuania
CUBATON (EL MEDICA- THE CUBATON STORY)
Dir. Daniel Fridell, Sweden/Finland/Estonia, 2011
A MONUMENT TO PLEASE EVERYONE (ET MEELDIKS KÕIGILE)
Dir. Kristina Norman, Estonia, 2011
THE IDIOT (IDIOOT)
Dir. Rainer Sarnet, Estonia, 2011
33 ANIMALS OF SANTA CLAUS (33 ZVERI ZIEMASSVETKU VECTITIM)
Dir. Laila Pakalnina, Latvia, 2011
THE KAPLINSKY SYSTEM (KAPLINSKI SÜSTEEM)
Dir. Raphael Gianelli-Meriano, Estonia, 2011
LETTERS TO ANGEL (KIRJAD INGLILE)
Dir. Sulev Keedus, Estonia, 2011
HOW ARE YOU DOING, RUDOLF MING? (TEV KLAJAS, RUDOLF MING?)
Dir. Roberts Rubins, Latvia, 2010
THE BOOK SMUGGLERS (KNYGNESIAI)
Dir. Jeremiah Cullinane, Ireland/Lithuania, 2011
RAMIN
Dir. Audrius Stonys, Latvia/Georgia, 2011
TADAS BLINDA. THE LEGEND (TADAS BLINDA. PRADZIA)
Dir. Donatas Ulvydas, Lithuania, 2011
THE NEW WORLD (UUS MAAILM)
Dir. Jaan Tootsen, Estonia, 2011
North American Independent Film Competition
50/50
Dir. Jonathan Levine, USA , 2011
388 ARLETTA AVE
Dir. Randall Cole, Canada, 2011
BELLFLOWER
Dir. Evan Glodell, USA, 2011
THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY
Dir. Joe Maggio, USA, 2011
WIN WIN
Dir. Thomas McCarthy, USA, 2011
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Dir. Sean Durkin, USA, 2011
STARBUCK
Dir. Ken Scott, Canada, 2011
DOPPELGÄNGER PAUL
Dirs. Kris Elgstrand & Dylan Akko Smith, Canada, 2011
ANOTHER EARTH
Dir. Mike Cahill, USA, 2011
MOTH DIARIES
Dir. Mary Harron, Canada/Ireland, 2011
For further information contact the International Press Officer Laurence Boyce at laurence.boyce@poff .ee
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For more information about Tallinn - 2011 European Capital of Culture go to http://www.tallinn2011.ee/eng
The call for Polish Academy of Document in Moscow has ended. We received many submissions, so the choice was not easy. Congratulations to the authors of selected projects! 15 projects were selected, because of very interesting subjects. They were chosen among 36 others from different regions of Russia: from Vladivostok, across Surgut, Saratov, St.Petersburg, as well as Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Germany.
The list of qualified project is below:
1. A Girl Looking for Love / Девушка в активном поиске
dir. / реж.: Andzhela Abzalova / Анджела Абзалова
prod. / прод.: Andzhela Abzalova / Анджела Абзалова
Russia / Россия
2. Africa / Африка
dir. / реж.: Grigory Grishin / Григорий Гришин
prod. / прод.: Olga Yakovleva / Ольга Яковлева
Russia / Россия
3. Bereg-Obereg / Берег-Оберег
dir. / реж.: Andrey Redkin / Андрей Редькин
prod. / прод.: Anton Smirnov / Антон Смирнов
Russia / Россия
4. Children sometime's / Дети иногда...
dir. / реж.: Anna Artemyeva / Анна Артемьева
prod. / прод.: Anastasia Aleksandrova / Анастасия Александрова
Germany, Russia / Германия, Россия
5. Helpering from China, or Silk Way / Помогайка или Шелковый Путь
dir. / реж.: Evdokiya Moskvina / Евдокия Москвина
prod. / прод.: Anna Bychkova / Анна Бычкова
Russia / Россия
6. Heralds From The Big World / Посланники Большой
dir. / реж.: Tatyana Soboleva / Татьяна Соболева
prod. / прод.: Vlad Ketkovich / Влад Кеткович
Russia / Россия
7. In Search of Greta / В Поисках Греты
dir. / реж.: Regina Maryanovska / Регина Марьяновская
prod. / прод.: Laurence Ueberfeld / Лоранс Юберфельд
France / Франция
8. Landing. Bridge / Десант. Мост
dir. / реж.: Andrey Redkin / Андрей Редькин
prod. / прод.: Anton Smirnov / Антон Смирнов
Russia / Россия
9. Mirror Dream / Зеркальный сон
dir. / реж.: Anastasia Aleksandrova / Анастасия Александрова
prod. / прод.: Anastasia Aleksandrova / Анастасия Александрова
Germany / Russia / Германия, Россия
10. PERM-36. a Territory of Freedom / ПЕРМЬ-36, территория свободы
dir. / реж.: Sergey Kachkin / Сергей Качкин
prod. / прод.: Sergey Kachkin / Сергей Качкин
Russia / Россия
11. Phenomenon / Феномен
dir. / реж.: Julia Morskaya / Юлия Морская
prod. / прод.: Mikhail Makeev / Михаил Макеев
Russia / Россия
12. Rebels / Бунтари
dir. / реж.: Helena Samoylova / Елена Самойлова
prod. / прод.: Alexey Samoylov / Алексей Самойлов
Russian Federation / Российская Федерация
13. The last miracle of Lenin / Апошні цуд Леніна
dir. / реж.: Viktoryia Kolchyna / Вікторыя Колчына
prod. / прод.: Victoryia Ogneva / Вікторыя Огнева
Poland / Польша
14. To sing / Петь
dir. / реж.: Olga Korotkaya / Ольга Короткая
prod. / прод.: Olga Korotkaya / Ольга Короткая
Russia / Россия
15. Trolleybus to Goodfield / Троллейбус в Доброполье
dir. / реж.: Lukasz Lakomy / Лукаш Лакомы
prod. / прод.: Daniel Stark / Даниэль Штарк
Germany / Германия
Detailed information and program of Polish Academy of Document in Moscow is available on http://dragonforum.pl/en/pad/
The Session in Minsk starts tomorrow!
Information about program and screenings of the Art of Document is available on http://dragonforum.pl/en/pad/
Zero, the new feature film project by Gyula Nemes (Lost World, the Best Short Documentary in Karlovy Vary 2008 and My One and Onlies in competition in Venice Critics' Week 2006) is going to made in German - Czech - Hungarian coproduction. The project is supported by the Czech Motion Picture Fund (200.000 Euros) and Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (70.000 Euros for development). The producer of the film is Gabor Dettre, the Hungarian director living in Bruxelles, the co-producers are the Czech Jiří Konečný (endorfilm) and the German Eike Goreczka (42film). The script is written by Tamás Beregi (My One and Onlies, The History of Aviation, Egill, Hier), the DOP is Balázs Dobóczi.
The story is a grotesque drama of one of the most pressing environmental problem of our time, the bees' quick disappearing from our planet. The main protagonist is a beekeeper who starts a fearless fight against the consumer society as an anarchist terrorist.
The film has participiated at Europe's several film markets and workshops, like Cinelink, Connection Cottbus and éQuinoxe Germany. The development was supported by the former Hungarian Motion Picture Fund and the Media Program. The location scouting and the casting is being held in these months in Czech Republic and Germany.
The film is
produced by the Hungarian Playtime Ltd. and as the Hungarian financial
background is secured, will be shot in next summer.
Bratislava IFF Presenting Slovak films
In its 16th edition, Bratislava International Film Festival (Nov. 4-9, 2011) traditionally presents Slovak films: Besides the films screened within the International Competition of First and Second Films, the Panorama section and the Filmmaker's Tribute section, the Slovak full-length and short films produced in the last year, are presented in the program section Made in Slovakia.
More information you find here: Slovak Films at Bratislava IFF 2011
Three Slovak Films in the Program of Thessaloniki IFF
International Film Festival Thessaloniki presents three Slovak films in the official festival programme: The House (Dom, by Zuzana Liová, SK – CZ 2011) and Alois Nebel (by Tomáš Luňák, CZ – SK – DE, 2011) are included in the International Competition of the festival. Gypsy (Cigán, by Martin Šulík, SK – CZ) is presented in the section Open Horizons.
More information here: What´s Slovak in Thessaloniki?
Slovak Film Week in Budapest:
Three significant events presenting Slovak films will take place in Hungary during November 7 - 13, 2011. The Slovak Film Week will present six Slovak films in Budapest and the traditional Film Seminar for the students of Slovak Language will take place both in Budapest and the Hungarian town Szeged.
More information here (both in English and Hungarian!): What´s Slovak in Budapest?
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Nordic neighbours Estonia and Finland are making quite strong showings in this edition of the market. Estonia's most successful auteur director-producer team Veiko Õunpuu and Katrin Kissa (Autumn Ball, The Temptation of St. Tony) pair once again on their next project, the optimistic anti-Western Free Range (Homeless Bob Production). With his previous films premiering in Venice and Sundance and winning numerous international awards, Õunpuu's next film is sure to continue this successful run. Revolver Film's Karin Reinberg-Shestakov will present promising, young director Liina Paakspuu's film Meat, another strong project from Estonia, which was developed in the EAVE workshop.
And Estonia's Northern neighbour, Finland, makes the strongest showing of all with three projects from renowned directors and successful producers. Acclaimed director Petri Kotwica's (Black Ice, Rat King from BE 2009 in post-production) previous film competed at the Berlinale. His next project, Fleeing Dreams, will be presented at the market by First Floor Production's Pauli Pentti. Finland is also represented by a historical drama/thriller Never Alone from filmmaker Klaus Härö, who has brought home awards from Shanghai, Montreal, Mar del Plata, Berlin and numerous other festivals. Top-tier producer Ilkka Matila of Matila Röhr Nordisk Oy will produce the film. And the third project from Finland is from BE long-time friend, producer Aleksi Bardy (Helsinki-filmi) who will present Jukka-Pekka Siili's project The Beacon at Baltic Event. Baltic Event market is also proud to present another Nordic project: Sweden's leading production company Sonet Film's project The Things You Cannot See, produced by Sandra Harms and directed by Maria Nygren.
Eastern European countries are also present in the project list. One of Ukraine's most successful producers, Olena Yershova (My Joy by Sergei Loznitsa, Cannes IFF 2010), will present her project Sense of Sex by director Maryna Gorbach. Russia is represented by director Oxana Bychkova's Land of Good Children, a family adventure film from producer Natalia Mokritskaya (New People Film Company) who was very successful with her last film Piter FM.
In 2011, Baltic Event also presents two projects from new territories. Producer Nariman Mammadov will present Leonardo's Corridor, the mysterious story about a corridor of mirrors and a boy named Elik that will surely capture the minds of Azerbaijani and Europeans alike. Georgia is represented by one of the country's most acclaimed directors, Levan Koguashvili, with his project Teacher in Love, a tragicomedy about modern Georgian society undergoing a difficult transitional period.
As always, the aim of Baltic Event is give a comprehensive overview of the regional film industry, and the anniversary edition will be no different. The event includes Coming Soon presentations, Baltic Event screenings of recently completed films from the region, an Industry Day focusing on topics of interest to the local film industry, and the POWR script pitching workshop.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2011 project list:
1. „Fleeing Dreams" producer Pauli Pentti, First Floor Productions, Finland, director Petri Kotwica
2. „Free Range" producer Katrin Kissa, Homeless Bob Production, Estonia, director Veiko Õunpuu
3. „Godly Shift" producer Ferenc Pusztai, KMH Film, Hungary, director Márk Bodzsár
4. „Land of Good Children" producer Natalia Mokritskaya, New People Film Company, Russia, director Oxana Bychkova
5. „Meat" producer Karin Reinberg-Shestakov, Revolver Film, Estonia, director Liina Paakspuu
6. „Never Alone" producer Ilkka Matila, Matila Röhr Nordisk Oy, Finland, director Klaus Härö
7. „Santa" producer Kestutis Drazdauskas, Artbox, Lithuania, director Marius Ivaskevicius
8. „Sense of Sex" producer Olena Yershova, Tatofilm, Ukraine, director Maryna Gorbach
9. „The Beacon" producer Aleksi Bardy, Helsinki-filmi, Finland, director Jukka-Pekka Siili
10. „The Redheads" producer Marta Bite, Ego Media, Latvia, director Astra Zoldnere
11. „The Things You Cannot See" producer Sandra Harms, Sonet Film, Sweden, director Maria Nygren
12. „Wednesday Child" producer Károly Fehér, Popfilm, Hungary, director Lili Horváth
13. „Leonardo's Corridor" producer Nariman Mammadov, Narimanfilm, Azerbaijan, director Ilgar Safat
14. „Teacher in Love" producer Levan Koguashvili, Ori Bu, Georgia, director Levan Koguashvili
POWR projects and scriptwriters:
1. „Do You Love Me", Lina Luzyte, Lithuania
2. „Life", Dovile Sarutyte, Lithuania
3. „Survivors", Hanna Bergholm, Finland
4. „Härregud", Vesa Heikki Virtanen, Finland
5. „The Boy from the Sea", Christjan Wegner, Sweden
6. „Thin Skin", Kristina Hjertén av Gedda, Sweden
7. „Landscape of Fear", Ulvrik Kraft, Norway
8. „Elvira and Sixten", Marianne Hansen, Denmark
9. „Angelmaker", Line Langebæk, Denmark
10. „Sanatorium of Ashes", Davis Simanis, Latvia
11. „Those That Remained Free", Pauls Bankovskis, Latvia
12. „The Desperate Mermaid", Edina Csüllög and Hedda Maurer, Estonia
Supporters and partners of Baltic Event are the Estonian Film Foundation, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment, MEDIA Programme, the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Finnish Film Foundation, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Moscow Co-Production Forum, EAVE, Cannes Marche du Film's Producers' Network, Screen International, Cinelink, Film New Europe.
Additional information:
Lili Pilt,
Baltic Event co-production market manager
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WARSAW: The European Documentary Network www.edn.dk will host an online session on 8 November 2011 (10am -12) with Piotr Bernas, director of the documentary film Paparazzi produced by Wajda Studio. The film has been nominated for the European Film Awards and will premiere at IDFA in Amsterdam.
Advance sales and catalogue: 19 October 2011
LIFFe has placed Ljubljana and Maribor on the world map of cinema.
Last year
The program included 119 films, of which 21 shorts.
24 films were screened in Maribor.
This year
The program includes 114 films, of which 12 shorts.
24 films will be screened in Maribor.
Opening Ceremony
22nd LIFFe will officially commence on Wednesday, 9 November, at 20.00 in Linhart Hall of Cankarjev dom, with The Guard by John Michael McDonagh.
Festival Sections
Perspectives, the official competitive section of new filmmakers competing for the Kingfisher Award, sponsored by Mobitel, d.d.
Avant-premieres, the world's finest films purchased for Slovenian distribution
Kings and Queens, films by notable and award-winning virtuosos of contemporary cinema
World Film Panorama, front-runners of five-continent festivals
Extravaganza, so-called late-night cinema of daring idiosyncratic artists addressing sensual topics
Focus, an insight into one or more of the hottest national cinematographies; this year contemporary Greek cinema
Retrospective, the so-called meta-film phenomenon; a style of film-making which presents the film as a story about film production; films that blur the fine boundaries between the real and the imaginary; a condensed presentation of a festival- and media-exposed filmmaker; this year dedicated to early films by Canadian David Cronenberg
Tribute, carte blanche to the illustrious Ferroni Brigade, classical Finnish cinema of the 1940s and 1950s
Kinobalon, a selection of films for children aged 7 to 14; in association with Kinodvor Cinema
Kino-integral, an overview of Spanish avant-garde cinema school
World in Short, competitive programme of contemporary short films
Screenings of films for young audiences especially for high schools (14-18 years)
Group bookings: P (01) 24 17 172 E This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Awards
Kingfisher, international jury award granted by the general sponsor, Mobitel, d.d., to the best film of the Perspectives section
Dragon, audience award securing Slovenian distribution. Awarded by the donor Tobačna Ljubljana.
FIPRESCI Prize, presented by the international jury of the World Association of Film Critics and Journalists
Best Short Film Award
ITAK Award, to Best Itak Director
International Juries
Kingfisher Award
Vanja Kaluđerčić
Carlos Reviriego
Želimir Žilnik
Best Short Film
Nenad Borovčak
Olga Bielańska
Boris Petković
Audience Voting
Selecting from 34 feature films that have not been purchased for Slovenian distribution, the spectators will be able to vote for their favourite picture, which will receive the DRAGON Award, granted by donor Tobačna Ljubljana, d.o.o.. The viewers will vote until 18 November inclusively.
17 Girls; Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
22nd of May; Koen Mortier
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia; Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Fatherless; Marie Kreutzer
Black Bread; Agustí Villaronga
Elena; Andrej Zvjagincev
Faust; Aleksandr Sokurov
Finisterrae; Sergio Caballero
Hospitalité; Koji Fukada
Play; Ruben Östlund
Karate-Robo Zaborgar; Noboru Iguchi
A Stoker; Aleksej Balabanov
Michael; Markus Schleinzer
Viva Riva!; Djo Munga
Nana; Valérie Massadian
Alicia, Go Yonder; Elisa Miller
Norwegian; Wood Tran Anh Hung
The Colour Wheel; Alex Ross Perry
Beyond; Pernilla August
Poliss; Maiwenn Le Besco
Here; Braden King
Road to Nowhere; Monte Hellman
Truce; Svetlana Proskurina
Shame; Steve McQueen
A Woman's Way; Panos H. Koutras
Target; Aleksander Zeldovič
Terri; Azazel Jacobs
You Are Here; Daniel Cockburn
Vampires; Vincent Lannoo
All Your Dead Ones; Carlos Moreno
Knifer; Yannis Economides
Wasted Youth; Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Jan Vogel
Shelter; Dragomir Šolev
Historias; Jualia Murat
Accompanying Programme
Talks with festival guests and filmmakers
3 Nov - 18 Dec 2011
Small Gallery, admission free
Filmogram
Film and Photography
Exhibition
Film and photography in a manner that cancels the established reading and comprehension of the first medium through the prism of the narrative and the second through the prism of fine art. The exhibition spotlights the works by Slovenian filmmakers and photographers who consciously make use of this thrilling and intrinsic interplay of film and photography to enrich or even construct their artistic expression.
Curated by: Jan Babnik, Jurij Meden, Peter Rauch
In cooperation with the Fotografija magazine, Contemporary Culture and Science Institute ZSKZ, Institute for the Development of Photography FAIR and the Slovenian Cinematheque.
THU, 10 and FRI, 11 November 2011
E1, E2 Halls
4th Neighbouring Coproduction Meeting - NCM with Young Promising Producers
The Ljubljana International Film Festival is to host the fourth Neighbouring Coproduction Meeting of Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Italy and Hungary - an initiative of five neighbouring MEDIA Desks and Antennae, Cankarjev dom and the Slovenian Film Centre. The aim of this year's meeting is to encourage the young film experts from these five countries, to provide an in-depth training in the efficient financial planning of films in development to the chosen promising film producers of the younger generation.
Linda Beath, a distinguished film finance consultant and international coproductions expert as well as an acknowledged lecturer at numerous MEDIA supported training courses (EAVE, Screen Leaders, MAIA...) is going to share her experience. A dense and informational map on how to search for coproduction partners in Europe will be provided: different financial models for the development and production periods will be discussed and examples of specific financial plans presented. Applications: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
TUE, 15 November 2011 at 11.00
E1 and M1 Halls, admission free
A Different Perspective on Film
Films adapted for deaf and hearing-impaired as well as the blind and visually impaired audiences
A roundtable and screening of excerpts from adapted films.
Watching films on television is nowadays so commonly embraced that we don't even ask ourselves whether hearing- and visually-impaired people are able to watch them too. According to the World Health Organisation, there is approximately one tenth of hearing- or visually-challenged people in each society.
TV Slovenia started to subtitle its programmes in Slovenian in the 1980s, when it introduced the television information retrieval service or broadcast teletext, where closed captioning information is also transmitted in the teletext signal. First steps towards adapting the programme for the blind and visually-impaired audiences were taken in 2000, when TV Slovenia ran the France Prešeren series. After a ten-year lapse, Rooster's Breakfast, a Slovenian film production, was adapted last year. In 2011, plans have been made to provide at least six films with additional narration track, the so-called audio description, among others also the first foreign documentary film.
With the participation of: Janez Lombergar, Miša Molk, Sandra Bašić Hrvatin, Jože Vogrinc, Marko Naberšnik, Miha Hočevar
THU, 17 November 2011 at 15.00
E1E2 Hall, admission free
Mitja Okorn, director
From Low- to High-Budget Filmmaking
From Here and There to Letters to St. Nicholas; From Slovenia to Poland - Making of Letters to St. Nicholas
Audio & Visual Discussion Forum
Director Mitja Okorn will share his personal experience of filmmaking, illustrating the cases of Here and There, a low-budget film, and Letters to St. Nicholas that received a funding of two million euro. The dissimilarities of filmmaking in Poland and Slovenia will also be discussed.
Itak Director Competition
Mobitel is the main sponsor of 22nd LIFFe. Its Itak competition promotes mobile phone filmmaking. This year the inspiration is quotidian living. Why? Because life is a drama, comedy, tragedy, action, even a thriller.
The Itak Director competition has been launched, and the Itak Corner will feature a workshop with acknowledged filmmakers. Further information at www.itak.si, Itak Facebook and Itak Twitter.
See you at LIFFe. Anyways.
Premiere of The Orchestra
On 11 November
Liffe will premiere The Orchestra (Orkestar) by Pjer Žalica.
The shooting of the documentary that chronicles the 25-year career of Saša Lošić and the legendary Sarajevo band Plavi orkestar, against the backdrop of the disintegration of the former Federative Republic and the subsequent Yugoslav Wars, lasted for five years. The documentary witnesses a period of time and a generation that lived through the disintegration of their country and a change of value system but has remained loyal to itself. It's a film about optimism, strength and the indestructibility of talent, friendship, and music.
The director said that it was "a film about an intimate journey through the times that first pampered us and then crushed us. A choir song about the ambience and the circumstances that suppress the voices in the throat, but - one has to continue living and singing... And therefore this is not a story about bad times, but about good people. The people who even in the most difficult circumstances find the strength and encouragement to act creatively and to believe in a better future." (Pjer Žalica)
Festival Venues
Cankarjev dom: Linhart Hall, Kosovel Hall, Lili Novy Club, Foyer II; Ljubljana cinemas: Kinoklub Vič, Kolosej Maribor Hall 5; Slovenian Cinematheque; Kinodvor Cinema; Kino Šiška
Welcome to the Foyer II
Press centre, festival box office, socialising and entertainment premises, guest chat room.
Admission
Avant-premieres EUR 5.60,
other sections EUR 4.90, Kinobalon EUR 4.50
Kolosej Maribor EUR 4.30
Discounts
Advance sales 19 October - 8 November inclusively
Younger than 25, seniors 65 + and pensioners: Avant-premieres EUR 5, other sections EUR 4.50, Kolosej Maribor EUR 3.60
6 tickets for different films 15 %
9 tickets for different films 20 %
12 tickets for different films 25 %
15 tickets for different films 30%
20 tickets for different films 35% discount and a complimentary 22nd Liffe catalogue
Regular sales 9 - 20 November
Younger than 25, seniors 65 + and pensioners: Avant-premieres EUR 5, other sections EUR 4.50, Kolosej Maribor EUR 3.60
6 tickets for different films 10 %
9 tickets for different films 15 %
12 tickets for different films 20 %
15 tickets for different films 25%
20 tickets for different films 30% discount and a complimentary 22nd Liffe catalogue
Discounts can be claimed at all festival venues and are non-combinable. No discounts apply for opening and closing ceremonies.
Catalogue: EUR 8
LIFFe T-shirts and Mugs
Available from the Festival Box Office in the Foyer II of CD, at Kinodvor Cinema and online at www.liffe.si; T-shirt EUR 15, mug EUR 5
Points of Sale
Advance sales 19 October - 8 November inclusively
- CD Information Centre until 1st November inclusively, during business hours (workdays 11.00 - 13.00 and 15.00 - 20.00, Saturday 11.00-13.00, holidays closed)
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; receive tickets by post when using IVANKA Card
- Festival Box Office in the Foyer II of CD; 2 - 8 November inclusively, 11.00 - 20.00 (except for holidays)
- Online at www.liffe.si (MasterCard, Eurocard, Visa, Diners, Ivanka, Moneta); no discounts apply for online purchases
- By phone (01) 24 17 300 weekdays 9.00 - 18.00 during regular business hours
- Kolosej Maribor: advance sales 19 October - 8 November inclusively
- Other Cankarjev dom official points of sale (Kompas, M Holidays, Alpetour, Petrol...); no discounts apply.
Regular sales 9 - 20 November
- Festival Box Office in the Foyer II of CD, from 11.00 until the beginning of the last screening
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; receive tickets by post when using IVANKA Card
- Komuna Cinema, Kinodvor Cinema, Kino Šiška and Slovenian Cinematheque an hour prior to screenings
- www.liffe.si (MasterCard, Eurocard, Visa, Diners, Ivanka, Moneta); no discounts apply for online purchases
- By phone (01) 2417 300 weekdays 9.00 - 18.00
- Kolosej Maribor
- Other Cankarjev dom official points of sale (Kompas, M Holidays, Alpetour, Petrol...); no discounts apply.
Online also at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
22nd LIFFe Partners
22nd LIFFe is being devised in cooperation with Kolosej zabavnimi centri, d.o.o., Kinodvor City Cinema, Kino Šiška Center of Urban Culture and Slovenian Cinematheque.
22nd LIFFe Sponsors
Main sponsor: Telekom Slovenije, d.d.
Donor: Tobačna Ljubljana, d.o.o.
Media sponsor: Delo, d.d.: Delo, Pogledi
With the support of the Media programme
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Information
Janina Pintar P (01) 2417 146 E This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Information throughout the Festival:
CD Information Centre P (01) 2417 299 during business hours
Festival Box Office Foyer II of Cankarjev dom by phone (01) 2417 400, from 11.00 until the beginning of the last screening
Slovenian Cinematheque by phone (01) 43 42 520 (morning), (01) 43 42 524 (afternoon - box office)
Komuna Cinema by phone (01) 241 84 00
Kinodvor Cinema by phone (01) 239 22 13, (01) 239 22 17 (box office)
Kino Šiška by phone (01) 500 30 00
Kolosej Maribor by phone (02) 230 14 40
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Press Accreditations
The applications are most conveniently submitted at www.liffe.si (novinarji / akreditacije).
Online submission is strongly recommended!
Press accreditation applications can also be submitted at press conferences to take place on 20 October at Cankarjev dom and 21 October at Kolosej Maribor. Submission deadline is 25 October 2011.
Don't miss out!
As of Monday, 17 October 2011, the Delo daily newspaper will be renovated in terms of content and design. Why not have your share of the restyling - enjoy 6 days of complimentary reading by ordering free delivery to your personal address. Visit www.delo.si/6dnibrezplacno or phone 080 11 99.
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