THE LESSON
A film by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Cast: Margita Gosheva, Ivan Burnev, Ivan Savov and Stefan Denolyubov
Produced by Abraxas Film, Graal Film, Little Wing
Original Language: Bulgarian
DCP - HD - 2014 – Bulgaria/Greece – 110 min - Drama
Nadezhda is a high school English teacher near Sofia. Stunned by a theft reported by one of her students she is determined to find the culprit and punish him. As this episode unravels at work, her personal life changes drastically. She is notified by a bailiff that the bank is about to seize her house and put it on auction due to overdue mortgage payments.
Determined to keep her life afloat and her house she will do everything she can to get the money before it’s too late.
Her personal and professional life will converge as she goes against all the lessons she teaches her students.
Festivals & Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival – Competition New directors
KUTXA NEW DIRECTORS’ AWARD
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 – Contemporary World Cinema
Arras Film Festival 2014 - European Competition
Tokyo Film Festival 2014 – Official Competition
Watch the trailer :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26y4xv_the-lesson-trailer-eye-on-films_shortfilms
THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT
A film by Tala Hadid
Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Marie-Josée Croze, Fadwa Boujouane, Hocine Choutri, Majdouline Idrissi, Hindi Zahra, Samir El Hakim, Nabil Maleh
Produced by : K Films, ASAP Films and Autonomous, in association with Louverture Films
Original Language: French and Arab
DCP - HD - 2014 – Morocco/ France/ UK - 93min - Drama
A young orphan, Aïcha, is found alone in the forests of central Morocco. She has a personal history that reveals a courageous attempt at self-determination. Taken and sold from her home in the hills of the Atlas mountains, Aïcha finds herself at the mercy of a petty criminal, Abbas, and his conflicted girlfriend, Nadia. They soon cross paths with Zacaria, a Moroccan/Iraqi writer, who has left everything behind - including a passionate relationship with a teacher, Judith - to search for his missing brother. The group embarks on a journey that will lead them across Morocco, to Istanbul, the plains of Kurdistan and beyond.
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 - Discovery
BFI London Film Festival 2014 - Journey
Rome Film Festival 2014 - Cinema d'oggi' competition
Watch the trailer
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1u8u4h_the-narrow-frame-of-midnight-trailer-eye-on-films_shortfilms
MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW
A film by Shonali Bose
Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, William Moseley, Hussain Dalal
Produced by Ishan Talkies, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Jakhotia Group
Original Language: English, Hindi
DCP - HD - 2014 – India – 100min - Drama
Laila Kapoor is a spunky, talented 19-year-old girl from a close knit middle-class Delhi family. She was born with cerebral palsy. Her speech is garbled and she sits in a wheelchair. Laila is very close to her mother, Shubhangini Damle. As a result of her efforts Laila goes to college in the prestigious Delhi University. And when Laila’s heart is broken, it is her mother who enables her to continue her education at New York University.
Here Laila meets the feisty Khanum - a visually impaired woman. And the chilled out Jared. Always curious about sexuality, Laila undergoes a journey that is beyond her wildest dreams.
She calls it "wonderful but scary."
She confronts her mother with her new truths about herself causing a huge conflict that rips them apart. Suddenly her world falls apart when her mother collapses in pain. Laila goes from being the cared to the carer - and the mother daughter bond is tested to the
full.
Festivals & Awards
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 - Discovery
Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) - Best Asian Film
BFI London Film Festival 2014 - Love
Busan International Film Festival 2014 – A window on Asian cinema
Watch the trailer
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26y5hl_margarita-with-a-straw-trailer-eye-on-films_shortfilms
THE MAN IN THE ORANGE JACKET
A film by Aik Karapetian
Cast: Maxim Lazarev, Anta Aizupe, Aris Rozentals
Produced by Locomotive Production
Original Language: Latvian
DCP - HD - 2014 - Latvia - 71min - Thriller
A collective rage boils within. He and hundreds of employees have just lost their jobs because their boss selfishly decided to sell his haven, proving once again that the poor pay the price while the rich reap the rewards. But not this time. Dressed in his uniform and armed with his tools, he stealthily infiltrates his boss’s house and kills him in cold blood. His boss’s breathtaking girlfriend knows a similar fate. Justice has been served.
With the bodies safely tucked away in the basement, the man in the orange jacket can finally celebrate his victory—time for the high life of classy restaurants, escorts and fancy cars. All he needs is to appropriate his victim’s identity. The good times will be short-lived, however. Just when he’s beginning to enjoy his new life, strange sounds start to trouble his sleep. His peace of mind is also affected by the intrusion of a strange character, not to mention this menacing silhouette that spies from afar, a silent observer that scrutinizes his every move.
A nerve-wracking frenzy begins when paranoia invades the man with the orange jacket. Music!
"Aik Karapetian’s THE MAN IN THE ORANGE JACKET is this year’s most ground breaking dramatic horror picture"
"Inspired by Lars Von Trier, the student surpasses the master with an audacious slasher that intelligently criticizes the economic class struggle."
Festivals & Awards
Fantasia Film Festival 2014 - Competion - Camera Lucida Section
Fantastic Fest 2014 – Competition – Horror Section
BFI London Film Festival 2014 - Cult
Mile High Horror 2014 - Official Selection
Watch the trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJBpizznERU&feature=youtu.be
CRUEL
A film by Eric Cherriere
Cast: Jean-Jacques Lelte, Magalie Moreau, Maurice Poli, Hans Meyer
Produced by De Pure Fiction
Original language: French
DCP - HD - 2014 - France - 108min - Thriller
A large French city, these days ... Pierre Tardieu is a temporary worker. He lives in an old house with his ill father. No one is aware of his existence. Pierre falls in love. Pierre is a serial killer. His victims are normal individuals. Ordinary people with ordinary lives. Men and women living, working and suffering side by side but never really together, forming a crowd lost in a big city.
CRUEL is the story of a man who has grown up poorly, of a woman who could have saved him and of a city that is an invisible prison.
Festivals & Awards
Busan International Film Festival 2014 - Flash Forward
UPCOMING EYE ON FILMS EVENTS
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EYE ON FILMS PROGRAMME at
FESTIVAL EVROPSKEGA IN MEDITERANSKEGA FILMA
Piran (Slovenia)
www.femf.si
THE MANEATER by Natalie Saracco / October 1 – 3:30pm – Pastoral Cultural Center
ONLY IN NEW YORK by Ghazi Albuliwi / October 2 - 3:30pm – Pastoral Cultural Center
BARBARIANS by Ikic Ikic / October 3 - 3:30pm – Pastoral Cultural Center
Ivan Ikic (director) and Zeljko Markovic (main actor) will attend the screening
COWBOYS by Tomislav Mrsic / October 4 – 9pm – Tartini Theatre
Tomislav Mrsic (director) will attend the screening
EYE ON FILMS PROGRAMME at LES RENCONTRES DES CINEMAS D'EUROPE
Aubenas (France)
http://www.maisonimage.eu/festival.html
SUPERNOVA by Tamar Van Den Dop / November 16 – 6pm – OPENING FILM
Tamar Van Den Dop (director) and Gregor Meerman (cinematographer) will attend the screening
COWBOYS by Tomislav Mrsic
Tomislav Mrsic (director) will attend the screening
SILENT ONES by Ricky Rijneke
Ricky Rijneke (director) will attend the screening
PEOPLE OUT THERE by Aik Karapetian
BAD HAIR FRIDAY by Andres Kopper et Arun Tamm
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