In a film selection that otherwise has a strong Eastern flavour, Latvia can boast both Oleg directed by Juris Kursietis (a coproduction with Lithuania, Belgium and France) and the Russian/Latvian/Czech film The Humorist.
The TV and distribution company Film Europe, founded by Slovak native Ivan Hronec, is back with the Be2Can Starter selection of nine films from the top three European film festivals.
Films from the Central European region are spotlighted in the Neighbors Online section, and Slovak films once again have their own section, Slovak Season with a healthy selection of 16 films and an additional three films in a retrospective section. Slovak film director Marko Skop, who was a film journalist early in his career, has the honour of choosing six of his personal favourites for the Marko Skop Special section.
Main Competition:
Sons of Denmark (Denmark)
Directed by Ulaa Salim
Escape from Raqqa (France)
Directed by Emmanuel Hamon
The Day After I’m Gone (Israel)
Directed by Nimrod Eldar
A Tale of Three Sisters (Turkey, Germany, Netherlands, Greece)
Directed by Emin Alper
Lillian (Austria)
Directed by Andreas Horvath
Let Me Fall (Iceland, Finland, Germany)
Directed by Baldvin Z
Still Human (China)
Directed by Oliver Chan
Mid90s (USA)
Directed by Jonah Hill
Monos (Columbia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Uruguay)
Directed by Alejandro Landes
Oleg (Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania, France)
Directed by Juris Kursietis
Produced by Tasse Film (Latvia)
Coproduced by InScript (Lithuania), Iota Production (Belgium), Arizona Productions (France)
Tremors (Guatamala, France, Luxembourg)
Directed by Jayro Bustamante
The Humorist (Russia, Latvia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Michail Idov
Produced by Metrafilms (Russia), Sirena Film (Czech Republic), Tasse Film (Latvia)