03-04-2019

FESTIVALS: The 19th goEast Announces Lineup

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    Jan Palach by Robert Sedláček Jan Palach by Robert Sedláček

    WIESBADEN: Sixteen titles including 10 feature films and six documentaries were selected for the Competition of the 19th edition of the Festival of Central and European Film – goEast, which will take place in Wiesbaden from 10 to 16 April 2019.

    The jury is headed by the Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, who is also responsible for this year's opening film, God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija (a coproduction between Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia and France, produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production). The other members of the jury are Magdalena Żelasko (founder and director of Vienna's LET'S CEE Film Festival), Stjepan Hundić (founder and director of the Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival) and the Russian-German art house producer Anna Katchko.

    The festival pays homage to Krzysztof Zanussi and is organising tributes to Jonas Mekas and Dušan Makavejev. Other sections include Rheinmain Short Film Award Competition, the Open Frame Award Competition, Bioscope and Everything Stays Different? – The Wild 90ies, which is the thematic focus of the festival.

    LINEUP:

    Take Me Somewhere Nice (the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Ena Sendijarević
    Produced by Pupkin Film
    Coproduced by VPRO

    His Master’s Voice (Hungary, Canada)
    Directed by György Pálfi

    White Mamma (Russia)
    Directed by Zosya Rodkevich, Evgeniya Ostanina

    Moments (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Beata Parkanová
    Produced by Heaven's Gate, Fog'n'Desire Films
    Coproduced by KFS Production, the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Home Games (Ukraine, France, Poland)
    Directed by Alisa Kovalenko
    Produced by East Road Films, Studio Garmata Film
    Coproduced by DocEdu Foundation

    End of Season (Azerbaijan, Germany, Georgia)
    Directed by Elmar Imanov
    Produced by Color of May
    Coproduced by Azerbaijanfilm, Maisis Peri, AzhariFrey

    Hungary 2018 (Hungary, Portugal)
    Directed by Eszter Hajdú

    Jan Palach (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Robert Sedláček
    Produced by Cineart TV Prague
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Arina, RTVS, Up&Up production
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund , the Prague Film Fund, the Ministry of Defence CR, the City of Prague, the City of Pardubice

    The Stone Speakers (Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Igor Drljača
    Produced by TimeLapse Pictures

    Acid (Russia)
    Directed by Alexander Gorchilin

    The Gentle Indifference of the World (Kazakhstan, France)
    Directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov

    Moon Hotel Kabul (Romania, France)
    Directed by Anca Damian
    Produced by Aparte Film
    Coproduced by Cinema Defacto
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the MEDIA Programme

    Cold November (Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia)
    Directed by Ismet Sijarina
    Produced by Buka,Thumbs up
    Coproduced by AlbaSky Film, Audiohaus – Sound Solutions, Ikonë Studio

    The Riddle of Jaan Niemand (Estonia)
    Directed by Kaur Kokk
    Produced by Homeless Bob Production
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute

    Acid Forest (Lithuania)
    Directed by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė
    Produced by Neon Realism
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre

    Strip and War (Belarus, Poland)
    Directed by Andrei Kutsila
    Produced by Studio Sonica