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 televize, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Barrandov Studios, i/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.
