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Sean Farnel: The social exchange at the cinema is still very important

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Sean Farnel is a curator and consultant specialized in festivals and digital platforms. He was a programmer at Toronto International Film Festival and programming director at Hot Docs. At this year’s IFF Bratislava he was a member of the Documentary Films Jury.

Jan Ole Gerster: Movie is more than just narrative

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Jan Ole Gerster’s debut feature film, Oh Boy, won three awards at the IFF Bratislava: Best Director Award, FIPRESCI Award and FEDEORA Award.

Goran Paskaljević and Jaro Vojtek in Banská Bystrica, the 14th IFF Bratislava Continues as Festival Days.

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Winners of 14th IFF Bratislava

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

And the winners of 14th International Film Festival Bratislava are:

Iveta Grófová: It is very difficult to divide a film into fiction and documentary

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The first feature film by young director Iveta Grófová, Made in Ash (Až do mesta Aš) is harvesting positive reviews from international critics as well as festival awards. At the IFF Bratislava it won Unicredit Bank Award for the best Slovak picture that comes with a financial bonus of €3,000.

Michael Grigsby and Rebekah Tolley: We try to listen

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Michael Grigsby is a prominent British documentary director whose career began in the late 1950s. His first film, Enginemen, was included in the last Free Cinema programme in March 1959. In 1970 he made I Was a Soldier, a documentary film about three returning Vietnam veterans, David, Dennis and Lamar. After more than 40 years, he teamed up with co-author Rebekah Tolley to re-explore the stories of the three veterans in We Went to War, a film that competed in the Documentary Competition at the IFF Bratislava.

Jaime Rosales: I think in terms of looking at people

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Jaime Rosales is one of the most prominent Spanish directors today. He visited the Bratislava film festival to present his film Solitary Fragments (La Soledad, 2007) that had received three Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Director.

Liu Shu: There are many Chinese girls who have dreams

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Liu Shu’s debut, Lotus, is a story about a young teacher who wants to live her live in her own way.

Our tips for last day (Thursday)

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Time flies for all but for few it flies as fast as for those who like to spend it in the twilight of cinema theatres and for whom the projection lamp is all the sun they need. It seems as if we said “Hi!” only yesterday and time to say “Good-bye!” is almost here. But before it comes, be sure you make all the right moves and pick all the right movies today because final impressions from this year’s festival are very likely to stay with you for the whole year until we meet again at the Bratislava International Film Festival’s 15^th edition next November.

We went to war

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

We went to war, directed by: Michael Grigsby, Ireland 2012, 77 min.

14.11. - 18:30 (Mladosť)

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Epilogue

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Hayuta ve Berl ,directed by: Amir Manor, Israel, 2012

14.11. - 12:00 (K5)

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Our tips for Wednesday

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Our cine-feast may be heading to an end but there are still some delicacies to be dished out. For starters today, we highly recommend Made in Ash (Až do mesta Aš; 13:30, K9), a picture that demonstrates it is becoming worth giving Slovak films a try every now and then. In the words of respected film theoretician Martin Ciel, “it is an utterly modern film that keeps the finger on the pulse of what is going on in European cinema today. In the Slovak context, it is an exquisite and exceptional film.”

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Slovak shorts II.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

As part of this year’s Made in Slovakia section, the Bratislava film festival will present seven Slovak motion pictures that closely focus on different individuals’ life stories, traditionally exploring social issues. Some of them have already made it big at other film festivals while for the rest it will be a festival debut. In terms of format, they are all features and documentaries; however, the fact that we did not give a try to experimental or animated films this time round does not make our selection any less varied.

A Tribute to Jiří Krejčík

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Today before the screening of his film, The Midnight Mass (Polnočná omša, Lumiére, 17:30), Bratislava International Film Festival will proudly bestow the World Cinema Artistic Singularity award on Jiří Krejčík.

Jean Roy: When the film is good you can appreciate it wherever it comes from

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Jean Roy is a prominent film critic and author of many books on cinema. For 19 years he was the director of Critics’ Week at the Festival de Cannes. Currently he is the president of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). At this year’s Bratislava film festival he is a member of the Feature Films Jury and a panellist at the discussion on film criticism that is scheduled for Tuesday, 2 pm at Festival Centre.

Bojan Vuletić: I always wanted to make a love story in Belgrade

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying is a film about love from Belgrade that is vying for the best feature film award.

Hermes Paralluelo: Film can immediately point out what’s wrong

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Competitive documentary Yatasto is about “cartoneros” – garbage collectors in slums at the periphery of the Argentinean city of Córdoba.

Our tips for Tuesday

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

As you may know, the Americans elect their president on the first November Tuesday of the leap year. On the first (and only) November Tuesday of this year’s edition, the Bratislava film festival presents two documentaries by Slovak filmmakers that deal with elections and political issues in general.

Goran Paskaljević: You must confront the truth

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Goran Paskaljević is one of the most prominent Serbian and European directors. On the scene since the 1970s, his motion pictures won awards at international film festivals in Berlin, Venice or San Sebastian. He chairs the Feature Films Jury at this year’s Bratislava film festival. Yesterday he was bestowed the Award for Artistic Exception in World Cinematography; today at 11.00 he held his Master Class at the Academy of Performing Arts.

Short films competition 3.

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100

12:11. - 13:30 (K9)

Monday is the last day for screening films that vie for the best short film award at this year’s Bratislava International Film Festival. We present to you the final four contestants: