28-06-2012

New Horizons Unveils Competition Films

By FNE Staff

    WROCLAW: Fourteen films, all of the premieres in Poland, will compete for a 20,000 euro Grand Prix and national distribution in the international competition of the 12th T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (www.nowehoryzonty.pl), taking place 19-29 July 2012 in the southern Polish city of Wroclaw.

     

    The winners of the Grand Prix, the audience award and the Fipresci Prize are all guaranteed distribution in Poland.

    The international competition is especially strong on films from North and South America. However, European films are in the spotlight in the festival's other competitions. Those include the Polish Short Films Competition (new Polish shorts up to 30 minutes long); and the European Shorts Competition (European films up to 30 minutes long), which awards prizes of 1,000 euros in each of three categories: fiction films, documentaries and animation. The Films On Art International Competition, for feature-length documentaries on the borderline of cinema and visual arts, will award a 10,000 euro main prize as well as guaranteed distribution in Poland.

    The festival has also added a new industry event, Polish Days, presenting new Polish films to an international industry audience on 21-23 July. The event is supported by the city of Wrocław and the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl).

    The following films will screen in the international competition:
    Daughter... Father... Daughter, dir. Panahbarkhoda Rezaee, Iran 2011, 70'
    Donoma, dir. Djinn Carrénard, France 2011, 133'
    Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is), dir. Ian Olds, James Franco, USA 2012, 75'
    Francine, dir. Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky, USA / Canada 2012, 74'
    Summertime, dir. José Luis Torres Leiva, Chile 2011, 93'
    Mondomanila, dir. Khavn De La Cruz, Philippines / Germany 2011, 75'
    Thursday till Sunday, dir. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, Chile / Holand 2012, 96'
    Double Steps, dir. Isaki Lacuesta, Spain / Switzerland 2011,
    Neighbouring Sounds, dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil 2012, 124'
    Sentimental Animal, dir. Wu Quan, China 2011, 108'
    Coming Home, dir. Frédéric Videau, France 2011, 91'
    Stateless Things, dir. Kim Kyung-mook, South Korea 2011, 115'