TO BE CONTINUED...
Alpha: 06. und 07.04. / 12.00 am
For the first time, goEast looks at the current works of directors who
took part in past student film competitions. Work by former entrant Ivona
Juka (2004 with SMECE / GARBAGE), for example, can be seen in this year’s
documentary competition. And last year, Anna Melikjan presented her feature
MARS in competition. How has the young talent developed? Let’s raise
the curtain for:
CESKY SEN / CZECH DREAM
CZECH REPUBLIC 2004 / 35MM / COLOR / 87 MIN / OV W. GERMAN ST / DIRECTOR:
Vit Klusak, Filip Remunda
This documentary casts a witty and provocative eye on the effects of increasing
consumer activity in a post-Communist society. Both directors create a
gigantic advertising campaign for a product that does not even exist,
thereby revealing the manipulative powers of the market economy. The film
won the FIPRESCI Prize in Ljubljana, among others, and was voted best
Czech documentary at Jihlava. Filip Remunda took part in the student film
competition at the first goEast-Festival in 2001 with his documentary
HILARY A CHRIS NA CESTE / HILARY AND CHRIS ON THE WAY. He was a student
at the State Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television Department
– FAMU in Prague.
VELIKAN / THE GIANT
RUSSIA 2003 / 35MM / COLOR / 15 MIN / NO DIAL. / DIRECTOR: Aleksandr Kott
A poetic tale of friendship between a little girl and an actor, who visits
the girl’s village to bring sunshine and love to the hearts of its
residents. Winner of the PRIX UIP 2003 Award at the film festival in Drama
(Athens). Alexandr Kott had two films in the student film competition
at goEast 2001: FOTOGRAF / THE PHOTOGRAPHER and PUGALO / SCARECROW. He
studied at the Moscow Film Academy VGIK.
A VIRUS / A VIRUS
HUNGARY 2005 / 35MM / COLOR / 27 MIN / OV W. ENGL. ST / DIRECTOR: Agnes
Kocsis
A young female researcher discovers a new virus, beyond anything she ever
imagined. Agnes Kocsis participated in 2003 goEast’s student film
competition with her short film 18 KEP EGY KONZERVGYARI LANY ELETEBÖL
/ 18 PICTURES FROM THE LIFE OF A CONSERVE FACTORY GIRL. She studied at
the State Academy of Drama and Film – SFF in Budapest.
PREDI ZIVOTA, SLED SMRTTA / BEFORE LIFE, AFTER
DEATH
BULGARIA 2005 / 35MM / COLOR / 15 MIN / NO DIAL. / DIRECTOR: Dragomir
Sholev
The end of the war. An officer executes the last prisoners of war in front
of his soldiers. The only prisoners with a chance of survival are those
who can play a Beethoven symphony on the violin. The film won the 2005
Jameson Award as best Bulgarian short and was also awarded the Audience
Prize at the Peking Film Festival. In goEast 2004, Dragomir Sholev’s
film XAEAHEPA / BADINERIE won in the best animation category of the student
film competition. He studied at the State Academy for Theatre and Cinematic
Arts – NATFA Sofia.
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