Advertising Life 2011 – WE ARE EUROPEANS!?

Advertising Life 2011 – WE ARE EUROPEANS!? “Somewhere in Europe”

Deadline 3rd of March 2011

Also check out: Busho Film Festival Deadline: 30TH APRIL 2011

You can still enter your fiction, animation or experimental film for free that is no longer than 30 minutes and was made after 1. January 2008.

You can not only send the registration form on-line but you can also upload your film for the pre-jury to review. Those whom movies make it to the final we require a screening copy as well. Of course whoever wish to send their film by postal service they are free to do so.

Entry form: http://www.busho.hu/?menuID=nevezes&pageID=08nevezes&lang=en

 

The AZYL festival of Bratislava again calls for entries to the Advertising Life competition, which like last year will be hosted in Hungary by BUSHO festival for the third time. The goal of this call is to get 1 minute shorts from makers that is related to their slogen „reklama na život” roughly means advertising life.

This year’s subject is: We are Europeans!? Armed with last years’ experience the major change is that the pieces will be judged in 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland) by separate juries then the 10 finalists from each country will compete in the final in Prague. The winner’s reward again is €3000.-!

New feature is that from this year you can upload your short online as well and that we also accept entries that were not made by an individual but in the frame of „advertising LIFE workshop” which is most likely to be held from the middle of february. The main sponsor of the event in each country is the Open Society Institute, partner is the International Visegrad Fund, whereas the Hungarian partners are Duna TV, Film.hu, ASIFA Hungary, Metrion Group, Kodak and Balassi Institute, furthermore the entries that are registered in Hungary we forward them to BuSho Festival. We still aspire for your works to be shown as many forums as possible and after the final decision of the jury they could be seen on popular internet portals where the public can also value them.

Terms and conditions of an entry:

1. It should be no longer than 1 minute

2. Please read the entry form carefully and fill it out appropriately. Send it along by 3rd of March 2011 (til 24:00) the latest with the work attached. Send it to: BuSho Film Festival, Gombolyag Alapítvány, 1141-Budapest, Szugló u. 83. Download entry form at: http://www.busho.hu/upload/2011_eletREklam_ENG/

Or upload it with https://www.yousendit.com!

3. Technical parameters: 720×576 DV.PAL 48kHz 16bit stereo

4. All entries to be subtitled in English! (burnt in, not optional)

5. The genre of a movie can be freely chosen from: comedy, drama, action, musical, horror, thriller etc.

6. The category of a movie can be freely chosen from: fiction, animation, documentary, experimental etc.

7. It cannot contain of explicit language and offend any human rights.

8. It cannot contain of any musical part that is not free of copyrights. It is always the maker’s responsibility to assure that no copyright issue to be arisen.

9. A maximum of 3 entries per maker.

10. The works will be valued by a technical jury that’s members will be announced at a later date.

11. Prizes of the Budapest final: 1st: $1,000.- / 2nd:     $600.- / 3rd: $400.-

12. Prizes of the international and main final: 1st: €3,000.- / 2nd: €1,000.- / 3rd: €500.-

The best 30 pieces according to the local jury’s voting will be shown in each country as follows:

After Prague, Warsaw and Bratislava in Budapest!

The winners will be officially announced on the 6. April in Prague.

All the entries will be on screen at the 7th BuSho Festival in Budapest in September.

THANKS FOR YOUR OPINION! REFLECT ON LIFE!

Cyprus International Film Festival- 5th Day and Awards

The last day of film projections at the 5th Cyprus International Film Festival began with the projection of Medea (Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia) followed by I, Giannoulis Halepas (Stella Arkenyi, Greece).

The Golden Aphrodite projections included the films Birds of Prey (Rakesh Mehta, India) and Love in a Different Language (Ilksen Basarir, Turkey).

Producer “Love in a Different Language”

The night ended with the much awaited Strella (Panagiotis Koutras, Greece).

Closing Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony, which took place on the 18th of October, at Pallas Theatre in Nicosia,represented a glamorous event, attended by some significant personalities in the film industry and other fields as well. Mrs Aigli Kammitsi, President of the Cultural Committee of the Municipality of Nicosia, Mr Fotis, Fotou, Mr George Iliopoulos for the European Committee Bureau in Cyrpus, Mrs Evi Rizou Greek Embassy in Cyprus Press Office representative,  Mr Constantinos Christofides , Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs in the University of Cyprus and chairman of UCY Voice, Mr Vassilov, President of the Russian Cultural Centre in Cyprus,  fashion designer Sia Dimitriades, Cyprus Tourism Organization Official Bakis Loizides, Marios Filippou and Onisilos Pavlides from Cyprus University Film Association as well as Micky Georgiou from PLUS TV. In 2006 Mr Fotis Fotou, former Chariman of Cyprus Tourism Organization along with former Minister of Education and Culture Pefkios Georgiades, whose memory and spirit is still alive, found and supported the festival. Mr Fotiou underlined the fact that the Festival has now become an acclaimed organization.

The event was also attended by some of the Jury Committee Members who for this festival’s edition were: the Cypriot actor and director Costas Demeitriou, the Greek actress and director Alexandra Pavlidou, the songwriter Kostas Cacogiannis, the film producer George Stefanopoulos, and the film critic Alexandros Romanos Lizardos.

Award presentation was made by Cypriot actress Maria Filippou. During the event a special screening of the short film took place, which was made during the workshop “Actor in front of the camera” organized and carried out by Thanassis Sarantos. Nicosia’s University Cinema Club awarded the best short and animation films.

Highly important is the fact that a Turkish film, Love in a Different Language, was not only much awarded in multiple categories (Best Leading Actor in a Feature Film, Best Script in a Feature Film, Best Director in a Feature Film), but also received the Golden Aphrodite, proving thus that art has no political borders.

Awards

Τhe “Best Cinematography in a Short film” award winner is French director:

Antoine Carpentier for his extraordinary work in the Short Film Caron (France)

The “Best Short Film” award winner is the director:

Michal Szczesniak for the Polish film Boat (Lodka) (Poland)

“Nostimon Imar” award winner is:

Greek descendant citizen of Germany Costa Kalogiros for the film Apology (Germany)

Τhe “Best Antiquity film” award winner is the director:

George Petritsis for the documentary film The Seven Sages of Antiquity (Greece)

BEST ANTIQUITY – SPECIAL  MENTION  for the Music Score to the feature film MEDEA directed by Natalia Kuznetsova(Russia)

Τhe “Best Animated Film” award winner is the director:

Tomek Bagiński for the magnificently tender yet provoking world he created through his film The Kinematograph(Poland)

Τhe “Best Dance Film” award winner is the director:

Kimmo Alakunnas for the metaphorical view of modern life through the film An Ant (Finland)

Τhe “Fair Play” award winners are the directors:

Britney Oldham, Sara London and Talia London for their outstanding film Canoe Pulling – A Lummi way of life(U.S.A.)

The “Best Greek- Cypriot Film” award winner is the director:

Nick Kapros for the short film Trachoni (Austria/Cyprus)

The “Audience Short Film” award was given to:

Aghis Paikos for the film Ashes of Summer (Cyprus)

Veteran’s Award:

An innovative Award for filmmakers who have directed more than three films. This year’s veteran’s award was given to the film «Pile Up» by Ferenc Torok (Hungary). The film was selected for this award by Festival’s Artistic Director, Tony Srour.

Golden Aphrodite Awards

Significantly important were the films in Competition for Golden Aphrodite. Deriving from different origins, describing entirely different worlds but equally exciting, these films competing for the Festival’s grand Prize, stand out as exemplary creative films.

“Best Cinematography in Feature film” award winner is: Jose Manuel Roig for the film Golden Gag (Spain)

“Best Leading Actor in Feature Film” award winner is:

Mert Firat for the performance he delivered in the film Love in a different language (Turkey)

“Best Leading Actress in Feature Film” award winner is:

Efi Logginou for the performance she delivered in the film 45m2 (Greece)

“Best Editing in Feature Film” award winner is:

Moek de Groot for editing the film Bollywood Hero (The Netherlands)

“Best Script in Feature Film” award winner is:

İlksen Başarır for writing the script of the film Love in a different language (Turkey)

“Best production design in Feature Film” award winners are:

Anton Smit & Hanneke Niens for the production design of the film Bollywood Hero (The Netherlands)

“Best sets/costumes in Feature Film” award winner is:

Monica Celeste for the sets and costumes designed for the film Iago (Italy)

“Best Music score in Feature Film” award winner is:

Michele Braga for composing the music score of Iago (Italy)

“Best Director in Feature Film” award winner is:

İlksen Başarır for directing the film Love in a different language (Turkey)

THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR FICTION FILM WAS GIVEN TO STRATOS TZITZIS FOR HIS FILM 45m2

All in all, this was the 5th edition of Cyprus International Film Festival! The biggest, most anticipated film festival not only in Cyprus but in a wide area was organized for another time in order to move, encharm, entertain and present the most auspicious film trends to the die-hard cinemagoers and to first- timers in getting to know significant pieces of the Seventh Art.

See you at CYIFF 6th Edition!

Thea,

At Your Culture!

Cyprus International Film Festival- Cinema Love

Friday, 15th of October

The next days at Pantheon Art Cinema invited the audience to enjoy the wonderful world of the art of cinema and world-wide movies.

On Friday the 15th of October, spectators were invited from 17.00 to watch films on their taste, either animation, shorts or feature. The Golden Aphrodite screened two films in competition, a Greek and Spanish film, namely “45 SQ.MTRS” (Stratos Tzitzis) and “The Golden Gag” (Maria Jose Ruiz Fenollera).

Maria José Ruiz Fenollera, film director “The Golden Gag”

Javier Dampierre (film director EL COCODRILO NILO)

Saturday, 16th of October

The 4th day of the CYIFF found its enthusiastics participants in the “Actor in front of the Camera” workshop in the midst of shooting a short film (more information in the article Making of of “Beyond the Walls”)

The Short Film Mania from 17.00 to 21.30 received a warm welcome from the audience, who had the opportunity to discuss with the film directors, producers or actors from the films screened.

Crew “Deserted”

Leonidas Kossis and Agis Paikos (actor and film director “Ashes of Summer”)

Representative of “Trachoni” film

Massimiliano Bulgheroni film director “Homecoming”

Egli Kammitsi- Nicosia Municipal Counsellor (right)

Afterwards, two Golden Aphrodite competition films were screened.

Cyprus International Film Festival- First and Second Day

The first day of the much awaited 5^th edition of the Cyprus International Film Festival opened its gates on the 13^th of October 2010, at the Pantheon Art Cinema in Nicosia. With a great many spectators, as well as important guests, CYIFF “welcomed us into a sweet collaboration in the arms of the 7^th art” (Tony Srour). “For the 5^th year in a row we are carrying on our effort to underline the value of the upcoming filmmakers, transmit their ideas and their work, as well as bring together productive initiatives, deriving from different backgrounds”, Petra Terzi CYIFF’s CEO stated.

The Opening Ceremony, held by Petra Terzi and the Polish Ambassador in Cyprus, Paweł Dobrowolski,was followed by the international film premiere “Arcadia Lost” (USA, 2010), directed by Phedon Papamichaeland starring Nick Nolte. The film tells the initiating story of two youngsters into life and death and was shot entirely in Greece, “with a landscape of an unique energy, the Greek lighting actually helping the story to evolve”, as the director himself states.

Petra Terzi and Paweł Dobrowolski

AndemMotionFilms Team, Theodora Alexadra Luca and Mihai Andrei, with the Romanian Ambassador in Cyprus, Andreea Pastarnac

Film projections continued throughout the evening, both with shorts, followed by a Q&A section, and feature, ending with the first coloured Cypriot film from 1974, Hasaboulia tis Kyprou, by Costas Demetriou.

The second day of the Cyprus International Film Festival continued with the “Actor in front of the camera” workshop, in which Thanassis Sarantos brought the young filmmaker participants into the world of acting, not only through role playing, but also through a great many examples of wonderful performances in world-wide renowned films. Most importantly, the preparations began for the scenario and script of the seminar short film, which was  screened on 18 October at Pallas Theatre in Nicosia.

Workshop Team: Al Davidian,  Katherine Kotsireas , Mats Ljungberg

Mihai Andrei, Theodora Alexandra Luca, Thanassis Sarantos, Massimiliano Bulgheroni

(and Daniel D. Griggs who joined us later)

Film projections delighted the audience, present from 17.00 at Pantheon Art Cinema. “The Seven Stages of Antiquity” (Georges Petritsis, Greece) was followed by a section of international short films, where the spectators had the chance to talk with the film directors. Thanassis Sarantos was also present after the screening of his short film “The Glove”.  In the Golden Aphrodite competition spectators could watch “21:3” (Michal Ostatkiewicz, PL) and “The Ambulance” (Goran Radovanovic, RS/GR). The day ended with another two projections of short films.

 

Petra Terzi and Thanassis Sarantos

Daniel D. Griggs- Film Director

 

5th Cyprus International Film Festival

 

 

Pantheon Art Cinema/ 13-17 October 2010

Pallas Cinema/ 18 October 2010

Under the Auspices of the Municipality of Nicosia

The fifth edition of Cyprus International Film Festival is a fact! The biggest, most anticipated film festival not only in Cyprus but in a wide area with film submissions from 85 countries in 2010, is here again in order to move, encharm, entertain and present the most auspicious film trends to the die-hard cinemagoers and to first- timers in getting to know significant pieces of the Seventh Art. The festival which has accomplished within little time to connect its name to avant-garde cinema – as expressed through the oeuvre of upcoming talented directors- as well as to established, ”classic” aspects  of cinema- as highlighted through the activities of the Jury members-  is here again, in order to challenge us to fearlessly project our dreams on celluloid.

The Festival’s Program

Signed by Tony Srour, Festival’s Art director and also successful entrepreneur and outstanding personality in filmmaking and film producing, this year’s Official Selection is expected to spread enthusiasm its fans.

Anticipated premieres, surprising films, films which are going to change the way we face the world. This year’s edition, will also present to the Cypriot Audience all the latest film productions. Among them there is outstanding Strella, directed by talented Mr. Panos Koutras, and distinguished in major film organizations worldwide. Significantly important are also the films in Competition for Golden Aphrodite. Deriving from different origins, describing entirely different worlds but equally exciting, these seven films competing for the Festival’s grand Prize, stand out as exemplary creative films.

They are promising to surprise us for another time using their provoking, seditious theme and their great artistic value. The documentary dealing with nudity in Greek filmmaking “Naked Cinema” by Vassos Gerogas is among them. They are the films selected for the Panorama section.  A special screening of the legendary, in various levels, film “Hasaboulia of Cyprus” by the acclaimed director and actor Kostas Dimitriou, is one of this year’s program highlights as well as a great honor for the Organization. Another program highlight is considered to be the tribute to the Modern Polish Cinema, as well as the new visions on ancient themes as suggested through the Antiquity section. Short films and animation have once again their own special “route” to the audience’s heart and festival’s screens.

Along with the screenings, an innovative and extremely interesting workshop is going to take place under the title “Actor in front of the camera”, organized and carried out by the distinguished actor and director, Thanassis Sarantos.

A big feast about cinema is going to be held for five days at Pantheon Art Cinema, beginning internationally acclaimed director Phedon Papamichael’s latest film which is going to be screened right after the Opening Ceremony.

Lost in … Arcadia

… found in Cyprus! This is not only to describe the warm, celebrating character which is going to be emitted through the whole city, but also the much awaited premiere of the film Arcadia Lost, by the director and cinematographer Phedon Papamichael. The film will make a proper opening for the festival. Through his directing, the “architect” of the amazing frames shown on the films Knight and Day, Sideways, 3:10 to Yuma, W και The Pursuit of Happiness, transfers us to a congenial yet metaphysical experience between yesterday and today having the unique Nick Nolte to guide us through the splendid landscape of Arcadia, in Peloponnese.

The Awards

One of the main Cyprus International Film Festival’s objectives is to designate and strengthen innovative film expression script wise and form wise. It aims to support young filmmakers who have directed no more than three films by giving them the awards: Golden Aphrodite, film reels, technical services and film making equipment awards. The film and director who win Golden Aphrodite Award are suggested by an International Jury consisting of acclaimed professionals in the film industry.

This year’s Jury Committee consists of the Cypriot actor and director Kostas Dimitriou, the Greek actress and director Alexandra Pavlidou, the songwriter Kostas Kakogiannis, the film producer George Stefanopoulos, and the film critic Alexandros Romanos Lizardos.

Closing Ceremony

A glamorous event which is going to be attended by major personalities, not only from the film industry, is going to take place on October 18^th at the Pallas Theatre in Nicosia. All the members of the Jury Committee are going to be present so as to announce the winner of the festival’s big prize, Golden Aphrodite. During the event a special screening of the short film which will be made during the workshop “Actor in front of the camera” organized and carried out by Thanassis Sarantos, is going to take place. Film Club of University Cyprus is going to award the best short and animation films.

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Poveste Balcanica la Cetate- Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara- Editia I, 2010

Vineri, ziua Bulgariei, a debutat cu o dimineata dedicata Sulinei – oraşul multicultural Sulina a fost prezentat, în diferite ipostaze, cu pesonajele sale pitoreşti in filmele „Porto Franco” de Anca Damian şi „Europolis” deKonstantin Bonev. De altfel, regizorul bulgar  Konstantin Bonev (prezent si el in Port Cetate) a semnat şi filmul„Corespondent de război”, proiectat în aceeaşi zi, seara, in Portul Cultural Cetate.

Taifasurile deja obisnuite de la Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara i-au avut in prim plan pe regizorul Antonio Mitriceski si pe directorul de imagine Vivi Dragan Vasile, care a povestit invitatilor prezenti despre Fundatia Arte Vizuale, ale carei scurt metraje au fost de altfel proiectate in Gara Fluviala- Lucy Castle Hotea (regia Valentin Hotea), Boborul (regia Radu Igazsag), Bricheta lui Fanel (regia Alexandru Andries). FAV(http://www.fav.ro/) este o instituţie non-profit, apolitică şi independentă, înfiinţată în 1992, care ofera sprijin tinerilor cineaşti şi creatori din sfera artelor vizuale, încurajând filmul de ficţiune, documentar şi cel experimental.

Dupa un alt pranz balcanic copios, seara s-a incheiat cu “Povestea cu tantarii si alte istorii”, un film documentar in regia lui Andrey Paounov –  multi-premiat la festivaluri precum Karlovy Vary, Madrid, Barcelona, Sarajevo, Motovun sau Mediawave.

“Picanterii” cinematografice bulgaresti:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: Ruse, 27 februarie 1897, Gheorghi Kuzmic.

Prima sala cinematografica: 1908- Sofia, Moderen Teatar.

Prima filmare: 8 martie 1908- Nunta Maiestatii Sale Regele Ferdinand cu Regina Eleonora.

Primul film de fictiune: 1915- Bulgarul e galant, regia Vasil Ghendov.

Sambata, ziua Albaniei, a debutat cu dezbaterea “Cineastii din Balcani- de la provincialism la Palme D’Or”alaturi de regizorii si producatorii invitati din tarile participante la Festival. Argumente pro si contra au fost aduse atat goanei dupa premii intalnite in toate tarile Balcanice cat si provincialismului, privit ca un “complex al balcanicilor” fata de cinematografia vestica, dar si ca un mod particular de exprimare. Un semnal de alarma a fost tras si fata de dezinteresul tot mai mare al publicului pentru filmele independente si fata de lipsa de cultura cinematografica a spectatorilor (in nici una din tarile Balcanice nu se predau cursuri specializate de  arta cinematografica in scoli).

Proiectia scurt metrajului “Cand se stinge lumina” (regia Igor Cobiliceanski, Moldova) a fost urmata de taifasul cu realizatorii filmului „Nunta in Basarabia”– regizorul Nap Toader si producatorii Dan Ratiu si Dan Burlac, dar ne-am bucurat si de prezenta actorul Constantin Florescu.

Ne-am delectat apoi cu un concert de serenade albaneze si dansuri traditionale, alaturi de invitatii Ambasadei Albaniei, dar si cu delicatese specifice acestei tari, dintre care placinta cu praz si sarmalele cu mamaliga au incantat culinar participantii Festivalului Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara.

Au urmat scurt-metraje albaneze si discutiile cu regizorii albanezi Piro si Eno Milkani, tata si fiu: tatal, regizorul filmului de seara, “Tristetea Doamnei Schnajder” (la care a lucrat impreuna cu Eno) si fiul, regizor al scurt metrajului “Raiul Abandonat”, proiectat de la ora 18.30.

“Picanterii” cinematografice albaneze:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: Shkoder, 1908- pictorul si fotograful Kol Idromenos.

Prima sala de cinema: 1911, Albania, Korce- la cafeneaua Stema.

Prima filmare: 1903, de catre firma Charles Urban.

Primul film de fictiune: 1954 Albania- Skanderbeg (URSS-Albania,regia Serghei Iutkevici); 1958- Albania-Tana (primul film albanez de fictiune de lung metraj regizat de un albanez- Kristaq Dhamo )

De-a lungul intregului festival ne-am simtit membri ai aceleasi familii, trecand peste nationalitati si diferentele lingivstice, iar degustarile culinare si filmele ne-au adus mai aproape si ne-au reamintit ca suntem la fel, indiferent de unde venim.  Ca urmare, “Nunta in Basarabia”, filmul de inchidere al festivalului, s-a inscris perfect in acest spirit, punctand ideea de toleranta intr-o maniera absolut savuroasa.

Si cum altfel ne puteam lua “la revedere” decat printr-o despartire haiduceasca in spiritul balcanilor! Au fost sacrificati berbeci si pregatiti la protap. Ca la orice curte boiereasca s-a dat cep butoaielor de vin si s-a cantat muzica de petrecere tipica alaturi de Mambo Siria. Cu adevarat, Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara ne-a purtat intr-o saptamana de poveste balcanica la Cetate, cu degustari filmice si arome culinare reamintindu-ne ca pana la urma, suntem cu totii parte a marii familii balcanice..

Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara a fost organizat de Asociatia “Film Romania” (AFR) siFundatia Pentru Poezie “Mircea Dinescu” cu sprijinul Centrului National al Cinematografiei,Ministerului Dezvoltarii Regionale si Turismului, Consiliului Judetean Dolj, Institutului Cultural Roman, Primariilor Calafat si Cetate.

Cu participarea : NIGHTLOSERS, MAMBO SIRIA, ANTHROPOESIS SOUNDS AND VISIONS (Feerics Biokolective, Caravana, Pontis)

Multumiri Centrului Intercultural Anthropoesis, Muzeului Taranului Roman, Clubului Taranului.

Sponsori: Popeci Motors, Eurolines, QFort, Hotel Panoramic Calafat, Hotel Cetate, 432 Playhouse.

Parteneri Media: Realitatea TV, Radio Romania Actualitati, Radio Romania Cultural, RFI Romania, Jurnalul National, Observatorul Cultural, Unica, Zile si Nopti, Lacasuri ortodoxe, AndemMotionFilms, Bmedia, www.port.ro, www.videofil.ro , www.cinefan.ro, www.uichendist.ro, www.calendarevenimente.ro, www.121.ro

Parteneri Media Locali: TVR Craiova, Radio Oltenia Craiova

A cincea zi FDFAC- Macedonia

A cincea zi a Festivalului Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara a debutat cu proiectia filmului “Fratii Manaka- pionieri ai cinematografiei balcanice”, productie a televiziunilor publice din Romania (TVR 2- coordonatorul proiectului), FYRO Macedonia (MKRTV) si Albania (RTSH), in cadrul colaborarii  TELE-SEE- Network in Public Broadcasters of South East Europe. Fimul a cuprins imagini de arhiva unice, oferind astfel ocazia unei incursiuni in viata fratiilor Manaka, cei  doi fotografi si cineasti de la inceputurile cinematografiei care au imortalizat momentele inegalabile din viata si obiceiurile comunitatilor din Balcani. Dupa proiectie, coordonator stiintific, dr. Marian Tutui, a oferit sansa invitatilor sa participe la discutiile libere despre incredibilele momente vizuale surprinse de cei doi frati, precum si despre viata acestora.

Au urmat doua scurt-metrajele romanesti, “Pe macara” si  “La drumul mare”, unde a fost prezent pentru o sectiune de Q&A si regizorul acestora, Gabriel Sarbu.

Spectatorii au avut ocazia sa discute si cu regizorul grec Photos Lambrinos iar apoi cu regizorul turc Ismet Arasan despre filmele lor, dar si despre cinematografiile din Grecia si Turcia.

Dupa o masa delicioasa, am asista la proiectia documentarului “The Shukar Collective Project”, binecunoscutul grup muzical romanesc care imbina muzica traditionala Romanes cu muzica electronica. Dupa sesiunea de Q&A cu regizorul Matei-Alexandru Mocanu si DOP-ul David Lee, au fost proiectate doua scurt-metraje macedonene “In Zori” si “Inside”, precum si filmul “O scurta poveste”, in regia lui Radu Igazsag.

Seara ne-a asteptat cu alte delicatese culinare (dintre care placintele cu branza au avut un succes remarcabil), dar si cu o excursie la Manastirea Maglavit, urmate de proiectiile filmelor “Dincolo de lac”, in regia lui Antonio Mitriceski, prezent si el ca invitat in cadrul Festivalului, dar si avanpremiera filmului romanesc “Europolis”, regia Cornel Gheorghita.

“Picanterii” cinematografice din Macedonia:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: probabil septembrie 1897- fotograful Albert Baubin din Salonic si Aranghel Stakovic.

Primii cineasti autohtoni: 1907, fratii aromani Ienache (1878, Avdella-1954 Salonic) si Miltiade Manakia (1882 Avdella-1964, Bitolia)

Primul film de fictiune: 1952, Frosina (regia Vojislav Nanovic)

Primul film color: 1958, Miss Stone (regia Zivorad Mitrovic)

Miresmele Constantinopolului…

Miresmele Constantinopolului, aromele cafelei turcesti si delicatesele grecesti au condimentat cea de-a patra zi a Festivalului Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara.

Ziua a debutat cu “Povesti comuniste, vesele si triste” (Romania, documentar) si Bestiar (Romania, documentar), in regia Dianei Deleanu.

Dupa o sesiune de reluari la Mansarda Conacului, participantii au asistat la proiectia documentarului „Povestiri din Ada-Kaleh” (Turcia), in regia lui Ismet Arasan, un film ce reprezinta prima transpunere in limbaj cinematografic a istoriei si povestilor insulei inundate de apele Hidrocentralei Portile de Fier I. Documentarul a fost urmat de discutiile intense intre regizor, spectactori, presa precum si invitatii festivalului.

Delectati culinar cu musaca, tzatzichi si nelipsitul vin, invitatii au fost alintati apoi de miresmele cafelei turcesti si au urmarit proiectia  documentarului „Lumea lui Ion B.” (Romania, regia Alexander Nanau) care ne-a amintit ca arta nu tine nici de limitele materiale nici de conditiile politice. Ion Barladeanu, in varsta de 62 de ani, este probabil singurul reprezentant autentic al pop art-ului mioritic, realizand colaje impresionante de mai bine de 20 de ani: „Cea mai mare e arta regizorala. Acuma sunt regizor. Eu sunt Ion Barladeanu, regizor de colaje.”

Seara s-a incheiat cu in Valea Cinematografica cu filmelor „Banchet Aniversar sau Balcanii fara Cuvinte” (Grecia-Turica, regia Photos Lambrinos), dedicat centenarului cinematografiei si care reuseste sa reconstituie o poveste unica balcanica printr-un montaj ingenios din scence din filme mute grecesti, romanesti, bulgare, sarbesti si bulgare, si „Miresmele Constantinopolului” (Grecia-Turcia, Regia Tassos Boulmetis).

Incheiem ca de obicei cu „picanteriile” cinematografice, alaturi de apusul spectaculos de soare de pe Dunare:

Turcia:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: Turcia, Istanbul- 1896, la Palatul Yildiz

Prima sala de cinema: 1908- Turcia, Istanbul- primul cinematograf Pathe al romanului Sigismund Weinberg

Prima filmare: 14 noiembrie 1914 romanaul Sigismund Weinberg sau turcul Fuat Uzkinay- Demolarea monumentului Victoriei Yesilkoy

Grecia:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: Grecia, Atena- 1897, sala in Piata Kolokotronis

Primul film de fictiune: 1911, Grecia- Quo vadis Spiridon? (scurt metraj, regia Spyros Dimitrakopoulos)

1915, Grecia- Golfo (lung metraj, regia Costas Bahatoris)

Primul film nud european– 1931- Grecia, Daphnis si Chloe (r. Orestis Laskos)

Degustari filmice in ritm de cocek

Ziua 3 la FDFAC

Croatia si Slovenia

Dunarea curgea la fel de lin in cea de-a treia zi. Si mancarea mirosea la fel de apetisant insa pe harta noastra culinara si filmica se adaugasera alte doua tari.

Cea de-a treia zi a festivalului a inceput cu proiectiile scurt-metrajelor romanesti “Eu si sora mea” (Regie: Ozana Nicolau) si “Watch out for the sunset” (Regie: Vlad Oancea), urmate de discutiile cu actorii protagonisti Iulia Verdes si Orodel Olaru.

Dupa un pranz cu specific croat si sloven, publicul a fost invitat la un spectacol-recital cu Ioana Craciunescu. Proiectia spectacolului “Salve Regina” regizat de Virgil Tanase, a fost continuata cu discutiile de la Mansarda Conacului alaturi de Ioana Craciunescu, prezenta si ea la Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara.

De la 17.30, in Gara Fluviala, s-au proiectat doua documentare de Sinisa Dragin, “Tristetea aurului negru” si“Arzator soarele deasupra Tichilestiului” iar seara a debutat cu un film sloven: “Patrula de granita/The Border Post/Karanula”, o co-productie a tuturor fostelor republici, sustinuta de Eurimages. Cel de-al doilea film prezentat a fost “9.06”, o productie Slovenia-Germania, in regia lui Igor Strek.

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Sub insemnul Serbiei…

..a fost cea de-a doua zi a Festivalului Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara.

Ziua s-a deshis cu doua proiectii ale documentarele antropologice realizate in Albania si Serbia “BALKAN’S DIGEST. Urbanitate balcanica” (Albania, 2008. 30 min) si “SINELE SI CELALALT. Balkan Love Story” (Serbia, 2009. 30 min.), urmate de discutiile libere alaturi de regizorul Ionut Piturescu (premiat in cadrul sectiunii Quinzane des réalisateurs la Cannes pentru “Cautare”) care a venit la Cetate impreuna cu membri ai Centrului Cultural Anthropoesis (centru ce are ca vectori antropologia culturala, artele, ecologia umana si film).

Invitatii s-au adunat apoi la mansarda pentru a vedea o frantura din viata Amfitrionului, surprinsa de Stelian Tanase intr-unul din cele 64 de episoade cu povesti despre Bucuresti, ce urmeaza sa fie lansate in decembrie. Dinescu ’89 surpinde imagini inedite, nedifuzate inca in Romania si filmate de corespondeti straini, precum si interviuri cu persoanele implicate in povestea cu pricina, printre care si amabsadorul Olandei din acel moment. Filmul reconstituie perioada de teroare pe care a trait-o poetul Mircea Dinescu dupa interviul acordat jurnalistului francez Gilles Schiller pentru cotidianul Liberation, in care vorbeste despre regimul dur al dictaturii ceausiste. Despre acest eveniment Gh. Banu afirma “E trista tara care are nevoie de eroi. Mi-am dat seama ca Romania era o tara trista fiindca Dinescu era un erou”.

Publicul a avut ocazia de a sta la taifas in Gara Fluviala si cu invitatii festivalului, Tudor Giurgiu si Anca Puiu, producatorii filmelor “Undeva la Palilula”, respectiv “Morgen”.

Si pentru ca ziua nu a fost doar despre film, ci si despre mancare, arta gastronomica a fost adusa la Cetate de catre bucatarii Tavernei Sarbului de la Turnu Severin. Acestia au povestit vizitatorilor despre cateva lucrui de baza din gastronomia sarbeasca, iar apoi bucatele au fost degustate: o iahnie de fasole de ardei, varza calita la cuptor, turtoi (un fel de mamaliga romaneasca, cu malai si ou care se mananca cu smantana si se foloseste in loc de paine). Placinta cu branza (diferenta dintre cele romanesti si cele sarbesti o face foaia sarbeasca) si dovleac, o tocanita (pesalnita) cu multe legume, sos pucant si carne de porc la gratar. La mare cautare au fost plescavita tipic sarbeasca si carnacorii de porci la gratar.

De la ora 20.00, in Valea Cinematografica au fost proiectate filmele Butoiul cu pulbere (Serbia, 102 min, regia Goran Paskaljevic) si Out of the Present (96 minute, documentar, regia Andrei Ujica).

Seara s-a incheiat cu concertul de muzica balcanica sustinut de cei de la ANTHROPOESIS SOUNDS AND VISIONS (“Feerics Biokolective”, “Caravana”, “Pontis”) care aduce impreuna tineri (macedoneni, sirbi, secui, aromani, romani) , virtuozitati si valori culturale inca prea putin cunoscute, desi reprezentative pentru spatiul sud-est european, avand ca slogan “Together! It’s natural, it’s cultural, it’s possible!” . In acelasi timp, este un proiect muzical-vizual care documenteaza si reaseaza intr-o forma contemporana specificele interculturale ale Europei de Sud-Est, intr-un fusionde ritm, coreografie si foto-cinematografie.

Incheiem prin cateva “picanterii” din cinematografia sarbeasca:

Prima proiectie cinematografica: Serbia, Belgrad- 6 iunie 1986- restaurantul Zlatan Krst- Andre Carre

Prima filmare: Belgrad- februarie-martie 1897 Andre Carre- Promenada pe Kalemeg-dan, Statia de tramvai din Piata Terazie, Muncitori care parasesc fabrica de tigari din Belgrad, Intoarcerea regelui de la Sofia, Sarbatorirea zilei de 22 februarie

Primul laborator de cinema din Balcani- 1911 Serbia, Belgrad- construit de Karl Freund pentru Moderni Bioscope al ziaristului Boja Savic

Primul film color– Documentar 1939- Iugoslavia- Raul Drina (realizator Vladeta Limic, 16 mm)

Festivalul Degustatorilor de Film si Arta Culinara este organizat de Asociatia “Film Romania” (AFR) si Fundatia Pentru Poezie “Mircea Dinescu” cu sprijinul Centrului National al Cinematografiei, Ministerului Dezvoltarii Regionale si Turismului, Consiliului Judetean Dolj, Institutului Cultural Roman,Primariilor Calafat si Cetate.

Cu participarea : NIGHTLOSERS, MAMBO SIRIA, ANTHROPOESIS SOUNDS AND VISIONS (Feerics Biokolective, Caravana, Pontis)

Multumiri Centrului Intercultural Anthropoesis, Muzeului Taranului Roman, Clubului Taranului.

Sponsori: Popeci Motors, Eurolines, QFort, Hotel Panoramic Calafat, Hotel Cetate, 432 Playhouse.

Parteneri Media: Realitatea TV, Radio Romania Actualitati, Radio Romania Cultural, RFI Romania, Jurnalul National, Observatorul Cultural, Unica, Zile si Nopti, Lacasuri ortodoxe, AndemMotionFilms, Bmedia, www.port.ro, www.videofil.ro , www.cinefan.ro, www.uichendist.ro, www.calendarevenimente.ro, www.121.ro

Parteneri Media Locali: TVR Craiova, Radio Oltenia Craiova