08-03-2019

FESTIVALS: The 26th Prague IFF Febiofest Announces Lineup

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    PRAGUE: Nine films will vie in the New Europe Competition of the 26th Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, set to take place from 21 to 29 March 2019.

    Peter Fonda will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Czech actress Jiřina Bohdalová will receive the Kristián award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the opening ceremony on 21 March 2019 and the director Bille August at the closing ceremony on 28 March 2019. 

    Febiofest will run from 1 to 18 April 2019, stopping at: České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Plzeň, Beroun, Pardubice, Jihlava, Ostrava, Mikulov, Kladno, Liberec, Děčín, Olomouc, Uherské Hradiště, Chomutov and Zlín.

    New Europe Competition:

    Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom (Serbia)
    Directed by Kosta Rostić
    Produced by the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade
    Supported by Film Center Serbia

    Holiday (Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey)
    Directed by Isabella Eklöf

    Sorcerer / Zauberer (Austria)
    Directed by Sebastian Brauneis

    Take It or Leave It / Võta või jäta (Estonia)
    Directed by Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
    Produced by Allfilm
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute

    The Dead and the Others / Chuva é Cantoria na Aldeia Dos Mortos (Brazil, Portugal)
    Directed by João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora

    The Foundation of Criminal Excellence / Kriminālās ekselences fonds (Latvia)
    Directed by Oskars Rupenheits
    Produced by COMETE Films, OrderOrder and Jura Podnieka Studija

    The Party's Just Beginning (UK)
    Directed by Karen Gillan

    The Cake General / Tårtgeneralen (Sweden)
    Directed by Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson

    The Waiter (Greece)
    Directed by Steve Krikris