26-09-2013

FNE at Warsaw FF 2013: Warsaw Competition Looks East

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    In Hiding, dir. Jan Kidawa-Błoński In Hiding, dir. Jan Kidawa-Błoński

    WARSAW: Six CEE films, including the world premiere of Anca Damian’s A Very Unsettled Summer, are among the 15 international competition films selected for the 29th Warsaw Film Festival running 11-20 October 2013.

    Two Polish films, Idadirected by Pawel Pawlikowski and In Hiding from Jan Kidawa Blonski, join Czech/Slovak entry Like Never BeforebyZdeňekTyc, Estonia’s Love Is Blindby IlmarRaag, the Estonian/Georgian coproduction Tangerines directed by Zaza Urushadze and The Gamble r, a Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction directed byIgnasJonynas.The main competition also includes five films from Eastern Europe and Asia.

    Poland has a strong presence throughout the four additional competitions sections, closing night film Venus in Fur by Roman Polanski, and in a new section of Polish classics. Altogether the festival line-up 123 feature-length films and 84 shorts from 57 countries, with increased attention to world, international and European premieres.


    The international complete line-up follows:


    A Very Unsettled Summer / O varăfoarteinstabilă,dir. Anca Damian, Aparte Film (www.apartefilm.net) , MAUR Film (www.maurfilm.com), Abis Studio (www.abisstudio.ro) (Romania/Czech Republic/Sweden/UK) – World Premiere (WP)
    Abuse of Weakness / Abus de faiblesse,dir. Catherine Breillat (France, Belgium, Germany)
    Concrete Night / Betoniyö, dir. PirjoHonkasalo (Finland, Sweden, Denmark 2013)
    Ida, dir. PawelPawlikowski, Opus Film (Poland)
    In Hiding, dir. Jan Kidawa Blonski, WFDiF (Poland)
    Kids Return: The Reunion / Kids Return - Saikai No Toki, dir. Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan 2013)
    Like Never Before / Jako Nikdy, dir. ZdeňekTyc, Total Helpart T.H.A. , Pub Res (Czech Republic, Slovakia) - WP
    Love Is Blind / Kertu, dir. IlmarRaag, Amrion (Estonia) - WP
    PAAT, dir. Amir Toodehroosta (Iran) - WP
    Paradise for the Damned / Unparaísopara los malditos, dir. Alejandro Montiel (Argentina) - WP
    Tangerines / Mandariinid, dir. ZazaUrushadze, Allfilm, Cinema24 (Estonia/Georgia) - WP
    The Gambler / Lošejas, dir. IgnasJonynas, Studio Uljana Kim, Locomotive Productions (Lithuania/Latvia 2013)
    The Green Jacket / ZelenaKofta, dir. Volodymyr Tykhyy (Ukraine)
    Thirst / Zhazhda, dir. Dmitri Tiurin (Russia)
    Trap Street / ShuiyinJie, dir. Vivian Qu (China)