PÁLL  ADRIENN

Austria-France-Hungary-Netherlands 2010, 136 min.

The story retraces the wanderings of a nurse who goes mad from being surrounded by death and sets off in search of a long-lost childhood friend. Gathering her recollections, she embarks on a journey full of paradoxes of her own memories and of the people she encounters.

Director: Agnes Kocsis

Written by: Agnes Kocsis, Andrea Roberti

Producer: Ferenc Pusztai - KMH FILM

Cast:  Éva Gábor, István Znamenák, Ákos Horváth

Distributor: Elle Driver

Awards and Festivals: "Un Certain Regard" - FIPRESCI Award, Cannes 2010

THE ABANDONED

Bosnia 2010, 85 min.

The Abandoned is a look at the Bosnian war through the eyes of a boy who was born not as the fruit of love, but of hatred, and is part of a whole new people, nameless and unwanted, whose mothers were raped. The boy is in search for identity, for his biological parents.

Director: Adis Bakrac

Written by: Zlatko Topcic

Producer: Almir Sahinovic - HEFT Productions

Cast: Tony Grga, Mirsad Tuka, Mira Furlan

Awards and Festivals: FESTROIA International Film Festival - Special Jury Award "First Works Section" - Festroia International Film Festival, 2011

BETWEEN TWO FIRES

Poland-Sweden 2010

A young mother with her daughter escapes child trafficking in their home country Belarus, just to end up in a refugee camp in northern Sweden. In her vulnerable situation, she becomes an easy target for her surrounding. Soon enough she get put in front of extreme choices which turns her life to a nightmare.

Directed by: Agnieszka Lukasiak

Written by: Agnieszka Lukasiak

Producer: Peter Kropenin - Hob AB

Distributor: The Yellow Affair

Cast: Magdalena Poplawska, Simon Kassianides, Kamila Nowysz

DAD

Slovenia, 2010, 71 min.

A film about love. After a long time, father and son spend a day together. (One day is like a crystal, one's whole life reflects in it.) On a beautiful autumn Sunday, in the middle of majestic nature, the two human beings look like they are alone in the world. They must start all over again.

Directed by: Vlado Škafar

Written by: Vlado Skafar

Producer: Frenk Celarc - Gustav Film

Cast: Urška Kos, Sandra Ržen, Frenk Grdin, Rok Grdin

Awards and festivals:  Veneţia 2010, Venice International Film Critics Week

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Croatia, 2010, 80 min

During a reality show a war starts in the real world, a global conflict between NATO and the Eastern alliance, but the producer will do anything to hide it from the contestants who fight for the big prize...

Directed by: Nevio Marasovic

Written by:  Nevio Marasovic

Cast: Sven Medvesek, Natasa Dorcic, Ivana Roscic

Producer: Sasa Bjelic - Copycat Productions

Awards and Festivals:  57th Pula Film Festival: Best newcomer, Best screenplay, Critics award

THE TEMPTATION OF  ST. TONY

Estonia-Finland-Sweden, 2009, 110 min.

It is the story of a middle-age man who wakes up in the dark forest described by Dante. An unusual problem overshadows his life more or less prosperous and peaceful - morality. It is possible to be a "good man"? And what does this means? On the way to a cleaner conscience in a more and more complicated reality, Tony will meet a few individuals specific to Estonian society today and will live exciting adventures, not without humor. And it seems that slowly but inevitably, the hero will lose his job, his family, and later the sense of reality and himself.

Directed by: Veiko Õunpuu

Written by: Veiko Õunpuu

Cast: Taavi Eelmaa, Ravshana Kurkova, Tiina Tauraite

Producer: Homeless Bob Production

Distributor: Olive Films

THE CHRISTENING

Poland, 2010, 86 min.

Michal has what he always dreamed of: a beautiful wife named Magda, a newborn son, his own firm. He chooses an old friend, Janek, to be the godfather of his child. This is just the beginning of Michal's plan, who asks his friend to take an interest in his wife... At the beginning the plan works out, but it becomes increasingly difficult for Michal to come to terms with it. Michal knows his deeply hidden past will inevitably come back to him...

Directed by: Marcin Wrona

Written by: Grazyna Trela, Dariusz Glazer

Cast: Andrzej Franczyk, Iwona Bielska, Krzysztof Czeczot

Producer: Odeon

APART THE COMPETITION

WEDDING IN BASARABIA

Romania, 2010, 90 min.

A young conductor from Bucharest and a pianist from Chisinau have recently married in Romania. The two are forced to make another wedding, this time in Basarabia, because the gift from the bride's relatives should gather an advance for an apartment. The second wedding is an opportunity for competition between relatives of young newly weds, a competition that highlights the differences in education, culture and political beliefs.

Directed by: Napoleon Helmis

Written by: Napoleon Helmis

Cast: Vlad Logigan, Victoria Bobu

Producer: Mediana Communications

Distributor: Asociaţia Film Romania

Awards and Festivals:  / GOPO 2011 Award Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a fiction feature film, best original music (feature film) and MTV Special Award for best kiss.

HELLO! HOW ARE YOU?

Romania, 2010, 105 min.

After 20 years of happy marriage, Gabriel and Gabriela did not feel any attraction to each other. After they spend a few nights communicating online with a stranger, both fall in love - not knowing that actually found each other again. One day the meeting of the two virtual lovers is inevitable...

Directed by: Alexandru Maftei

Written by: Lia Bugnar

Cast: Ionel Mihăilescu, Dana Voicu

Producer: Rollin Studio Romania

Distributor: Voodoo Films/ M-Appeal

URSUL

Romania, 2011, 83 min.

The Bear is a road-movie placed in Romania of 90's. The new manager of the State Circus is trying to solve financial problems of the institution by selling the only bear - old and dying - to a German hunter. But driven by a passion for craft and love for the bear, the artists of circus are against the director and follow him to the place where he goes to do the transaction.

Directed by: Dan Chişu

Written by: Dan Chişu

Cast: Şerban Pavlu, Mihai Constantin, Cosmin Seleşi

Producer: Libra Film

Distributor: Transilvania Film

Awards and Festivals: Best Pitch Award at Cottbus Film Festival in Germany

THE TAKE-OFF

Romania, 1971, 81 min

Valedictorian of a school of flying, a pilot is obliged to do two years probation in utilitarian aviation. The one who dreamed himself as a supersonic master, finds himself a poor "air driver". Life and the elder commander will g9ive him a though lesson.

Directed by: Timotei Ursu

Written by: Constantin Stoiciu

Cast: Liviu Ciulei, Emil Hossu, Emanoil Petruţ, George Motoi

Producer: Filmstudio Bucureşti

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