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Pour la huitième année, CinEast, le Festival du film d’Europe centrale et orientale au Luxem-bourg, vous emmène au cœur de la cinémato-graphie récente des pays de l’ancien bloc com-muniste.

La diversité est une fois de plus au centre de la programmation de cette nouvelle édition : diversité des origines et des genres avec des fictions, des documentaires et des animations provenant de 18 pays, diversité des lieux de projections et des manifestations, diversité du public (que nous espérons de tous les âges, toutes les origines et toutes les cultures), mais également variété de la programmation, qui souvent déborde du cadre de la simple projec-tion de films, avec des débats, des expositions, des (ciné-)concerts et même de la gastronomie. A travers la cinématographie et les autres manifestations il nous tient à cœur de rappro-cher le public luxembourgeois de cette partie de l’Europe souvent méconnue – montrer des œuvres qui dans leur grande majorité n’auraient que peu de chance d’être projetées, mais aussi et avant tout, que des personnes d’origines et d’horizons différents se rencontrent, débattent et viennent à la rencontre des cinéastes et d’ar-tistes de talent.

Plusieurs films récents font partie du cycle thé-matique « Histoires urbaines ». Il s’intéresse aux villes de l’Est (et parfois de l’Ouest) comme espace vécu, croisée des chemins et catalyseur des évolutions sociales. Ce thème fera égale-ment l’objet d’une grande exposition de photo-graphie à Neimënster et d’un débat consacré à l’urbanisme.

Avec le drame des refugiés qui secoue – et par-fois divise – l’Europe ces derniers mois – les pays de l’Est et en particulier les Balkans ont été très souvent sur le devant de la scène médiatique.

Nous avons choisi d’approfondir cette problé-matique de l’immigration à travers plusieurs do-cumentaires et fictions ainsi qu’un débat avec des spécialistes du sujet.

De nombreux évènements spéciaux viendront compléter les projections, avec des concerts et des soirées musicales au Melusina, à Neimëns-ter, à Sang&Klang et aux Rotondes ainsi qu’un ciné-concert à la Cinémathèque : des sonorités jazz, klezmer, tziganes, folk, rock ou électro se-ront à découvrir, souvent couplés à des projec-tions et à de la gastronomie.

Plus que jamais, nous voudrions que notre festival soit une plateforme de découverte et de réflexion, mais également de rencontre, d’échanges et de convivialité.

Nous tenons à remercier toutes les personnes et les organisations qui, par leur confiance et leur soutien renouvelés, ont rendu cette édition pos-sible et surtout vous, les festivaliers – c’est une source de grande satisfaction et de motivation de vous voir revenir aussi nombreux tous les ans.

Nous vous souhaitons à tous d’enrichissants et agréables moments au cours de cette 8ème édi-tion et nous sommes impatients de vous retrou-ver dans les cinémas et ailleurs !

L’ÉQUIPE de CINEAST

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For the eighth time, CinEast, the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, will take you on a journey into the realms of the most recent cinema from the countries of the former Communist bloc. Diversity is once again at the heart of the pro-gramme of this new edition: there is diversity in origin and genre with fiction, documentary and animated films from 18 countries, diver-sity in venues, diversity in the audiences that we hope to welcome (all ages, from all back-grounds and all cultures), but there is also vari-ety in the programming, which often extends beyond mere film screenings, with debates, exhibitions, concerts and even gastronomy. Through film screenings and accompanying events, we hope to make the people of Luxem-bourg more familiar with this often overlooked part of Europe. We will showcase films that, in their vast majority, would otherwise have had little chance of being screened in this country. Furthermore, and above all, we want to enable people of different backgrounds and origins to come together, exchange ideas and have the chance to meet talented filmmakers and artists.

A number of films belong to the thematic cycle ‘Urban Stories’, which takes a closer look at East-ern European cities (as well as, to a lesser extent, those in the West) as a living space, a crossroads and a catalyst for social change. This cycle is also reflected in an extensive photography exhibi-tion at Neimënster, as well as in a debate dedi-cated to urbanism.

With the refugee drama that has been shak-ing - and sometimes dividing - Europe in recent months, Eastern European countries, especially the Balkans, have been in the media spotlight. We have decided to contribute to the immigra-tion debate through several documentaries and fiction films and a debate with specialists on the subject.

Many special events will complement the screenings, including concerts and musical eve-nings at Melusina, Neimënster, Sang & Klang and Rotondes and a live soundtrack performed at the Cinémathèque. Jazz, klezmer, gypsy, folk, rock as well as electronic sounds will be on the menu, often linked to screenings and food events.

More than ever before, we are striving to make our festival a platform for discovery and reflection, as well as a place for coming to-gether and exchanging ideas and opinions.

We would like to thank all the people and organ-isations, who - through their renewed trust and support - have made this edition of the festival possible, and especially you, the festival-goers. It is a source of great satisfaction and motivation for us to see you returning in such large num-bers every year.

We wish all of you many rewarding and enjoy-able times during this 8th edition and we look forward to seeing you in the cinemas and else-where.

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OFFICIAL COMPETITIONThe official competition line-up of the 8th edition of CinEast comprises seven films. They will compete for the Grand Prix and the Special Jury Prize awarded by the international jury, as well as, for the very first time, the Critics’ Prize awarded by a sepa-rate press jury.

The festival audience will choose the winner of the Audience Award. The festival-goers are invited to cast their film votes using voting slips, but they can also vote via text message. Spec-tators present at the short film mara-thons will also choose the winners of the Audience Awards for short films (Best Short Fiction Film, Best Short Animated Film and Best Short Docu-mentary Film).

The award-winning films will be an-nounced at the Awards Ceremony held at the Cinémathèque on 23 Oc-tober (at 20.30). See p. 57 for more in-formation about the ceremony.

Babai by Visar Morina (Kosovo-Germany-FYROM- France 2015)

In The Crosswind / Risttuules by Martti Helde (Estonia 2014)

Body / Ciało by Małgorzata Szumowska (Poland 2015)

Self-Portrait Of A Dutiful Daughter/ Autoportretul Unei Fete Cuminti by Ana Lungu (Romania 2015)

Family Film / Rodinný Film by Olmo Omerzu (Czech Republik-Germany-France-Slovenia--Slovakia 2015)

Son Of Saul / Saul Fia by László Nemes (Hungary 2015)

The Cleaner / Čistič by Peter Bebjak (Slovakia 2015)

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COMPETITION Seven outstanding fiction films com-peting for the Grand Prix, Special Jury Prize and Critics’ Prize of CinEast 2015

FUNNYEASTSome of the best comedies from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe

EAST GOES WEST A selection of films born somewhere in between the CEE countries and the “West”

CINÉSCOPEA selection of the most interesting recent films from across the region of Central and Eastern Europe

CINÉDOCSA selection of outstanding documen-tary films

CINÉSHORTSA selection of outstanding short films - fiction, animated and documentary

CINÉSPECIALSSpecial screenings

The films on the programme are di-vided into seven sections:

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ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI (President of the jury)One of most renowned living Polish film directors, who started his career as the assistant of Andrzej Wajda. A victim of the censorship of the communist regime, he moved to France where he became known for his highly artistic, original and controversial films starring, among oth-ers, Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau. His best known films in-clude L’important c’est d’aimer, Possession, La femme publique and La fidélité, after making which he withdrew from filmmak-ing for 15 years, only returning this sum-mer with his highly anticipated new film Cosmos.

ALEXANDRA HOESDORFFLuxembourgish producer with a long list of collaborations and projects in Europe as well as overseas. In 2010, Alexandra founded the Luxembourg-based produc-tion company Deal Productions. With over 17  years of production experience, Alexandra was recently elected the first female member of the board of ULPA, the Union Luxembourgeoise de la Production Audiovisuelle. She is involved in the de-velopment and production of a range of feature films.

VICKY KRIEPSA Luxembourg-born actor living and work-ing in Berlin, Vicky Krieps has been active in theatre (also as a director) and acted in numerous film productions. In 2012 she received the Best Young Actor prize at the Luxemburgischer Filmpreis. She starred in the film A Most Wanted Man by Anton Cor-bijn and most recently in Das Zimmermäd-chen by Ingo Haeb.

YANN TONNAR Luxembourgish film director and producer who has made numerous feature-length documentaries and music videos and is the Secretary-General of the Luxembourg Association of Film Directors and Script-writers (LARS), currently also the creative producer of the documentary series rout-wäissgro for RTL TV Luxembourg.

ANTÓNIO RAÚL REISAntónio Raúl has published film critiques and presented several radio shows both in Lux-embourg and Portugal (Première Portugal, Radio Ara, BOM DIA, Público, etc.). He looks up to the Coen brothers and Todd Solondz and enjoys performing as an extra. The only film critic writing in Portuguese in the Grand-Duchy, he has organised two film festivals to showcase movies from his home country and participates in the main film events in Eu-rope, from the Cannes film festival to CinEast.

THIBAUT DEMEYERA Belgian passport holder and freelance film critic since 30 years, Thibaut has published articles in Woxx, La Voix du Luxembourg and currently writes for Wort while officiating programmes on radio stations MustFM and Vivacité. He has been covering the Cannes festival since 1989 and has written a book about it. He is the vice-president of ALPC.

BRIGITTE LEPAGE Brigitte is a Belgian cinema lover and film critic. She has collaborated with Point24 and is founder and contributor at the Profession: Cinephiles website. She has been a mem-ber of ALPC since its creation and also vice-secretary of the Belgian association APPCB.

INA IVANCEANUA documentary film-maker based in Vi-enna. Her work includes documentaries for cinema, participatory video workshops (film and its analysis, as part of participa-tory action research) and documentaries for different audiences beyond the art-house context – from the field of visual arts to marginalised social groups. In her documentary films, she focuses on socie-ties in transformation, in particular in a post-communist context.

INTERNATIONAL JURY IJ press juryPJ

The Press Jury is organised in collaboration with the Association luxembourgeoise de la presse cinématographique

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Children of all nationalities from the age of 2 can enjoy CinEast’s traditional Kids Show (17 Oct), presenting a se-ries of cult cartoons with no spoken language. A similar programme of ani-mated films without spoken language is scheduled for the last festival day (25 Oct) at the Ancien Cinéma in Vianden. Three Sunday afternoon screenings organised in cooperation with Ciné-mathèque’s Cinéma Paradiso will present some playful adventures of Leo the lion and his tamer Fred (age 3+), a cult adaptation of the story of Cinderella (age 5+, in German) and a few funny escapades of the two in-ventive handymen Pat and Mat (3+). Teenagers might enjoy the Estonian high school drama Zero Point, the doc-umentary about the friendship of two Roma girls from different countries Jenica et Perla or the incredible story of a boy raised by wolves No One’s Child, to name just a few. In addition, a series of non-public school screenings just for students will be organised in col-laboration with several schools.

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Andrzej Żuławski (1940), the guest of honour of the 8th edition and the presi-dent of the international jury, is an in-ternationally acclaimed film director with a career spanning over 45 years. His films have earned him numerous awards and he is undoubtedly one of the most renowned filmmakers from the region covered by the CinEast festi-val. You can explore Andrzej Żuławski’s original artistic style in the classic film Possession (1981) as well as his new opus Cosmos, awarded at the Locarno Film Festival earlier this year and which will be screened right after the Awards ceremony. And, of course, don’t miss the masterclass for a rare opportunity to get a better understanding of Mr. Żuławski’s work.

Ivaylo Hristov (1955) is a well-known Bulgarian actor and director, with a very good name in both film and thea-tre. As a film director, he has taken the top prize at this year’s Moscow Film Festival with his second feature, the black-and-white coming-of-age com-edy Losers. He will present the film personally at CinEast on 21 October and we will also screen his directorial debut Emigrants. Finally, you will be able to evaluate his acting skills too, because he plays one of the main roles in the very fresh film Thirst by Svetla Tsotsorkova.

Jiří Konečný (1973) is the man behind the production company Endorfilm based in Prague. We have been closely following the films (co-) produced by Endorfilm for a long time now and screened some of them in the past (Made in Ash, Matchmaking Mayor, etc.). Besides his excellent background in business and film production, Jiří proves to have a nose for promising and awards-attracting projects – three of which are on our programme: Family Film, Aferim! and Koza.

Andrzej Chyra (1964) is one of the most talented and sought after Polish actors of his generation. He has played many unforgettable parts under the guidance of renowned directors An-drzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi, Volker Schlöndorff, Krzysztof Krauze and Ju-liusz Machulski. CinEast festival-goers will have the opportunity to see him in The Collector and have a laidback chat with him at the Ancien Cinéma on 18 October and also participate in the Q&A after the screening of Carte Blanche the day after.

Mandragora is one of the most dy-namic production companies in Ro-mania, founded by Cristi Puiu and Anca Puiu in 2004. Mandragora is committed to the idea of making movies that explore new paths in cin-ematography and, with an impressive catalogue including The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Aurora, Morgen (CinEast 2010 Grand Prix & Audience Award) and Viktoria (CinEast 2014 Special Jury Prize), the company has been shaping new Romanian cinema as we know it. And we are proud to be able to present its two latest productions Self-Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter and Back Home.

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CinEast has again prepared several special evenings and combined pro-grammes. Four short film marathons will bring you a colourful panorama of some of the best fiction, documen-tary and animated shorts from the CEE countries and once again you will be the ones voting for the winners of the audience awards in the three catego-ries. A special “Focus on Immigration” evening will provide an occasion to reflect on the current situation around refugees through two films and a de-bate with filmmakers and specialists on the topic. Two thematic evenings are on the programme too: “War No More” juxtaposes a documentary-fic-tion about the WWII and the harsh re-ality of the current conflicts in Ukraine, while “Hard To Be Young” groups to-gether films about troubled youth in difficult life situations. One evening will also be dedicated to the work of the Polish actor Andrzej Chyra (spiced up with an informal chat with the art-ist) and another one to the festival’s very special guest and president of the jury Andrzej Żuławski. And on the last festival day, this time in the after-noon, you can discover Free Spaces @Mudam.

“Immigration: West Balkans – gate-way to the EU” - a debate on immigration A hot topic today, the way to better life taken by immigrants from war-torn and dysfunctional countries outside Europe often leads through Balkan countries, but this transitional part of their journey is not so much under the spotlight of media. (more info p. 21)

“Concrete living” – a debate on prefabricated housing and urbanismVast concrete blocks of flats – such a well-known environment for many of us, a typical and dominant element of most (not only) Eastern European cit-ies. What does the daily life in such pre-fab buildings look like? How does this style of housing influence our minds, interactions, family and social life? (more info p. 29)

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TWO FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DEBATES

Numerous films in the programme of CinEast 2015 (fiction, documentary and short) address the theme of the city as a living space, social phenom-enon and a constant influence on our destinies. We are witnessing mas-sive urbanisation of our civilisation and changing social patterns where individuals plunge into the anonym-ity and a wide pool of opportunities the cities can offer. In the framework of this cycle the festival’s film pro-gramme presents various “urban sto-ries” that provide a closer look at the reality of urban life in Central and East-ern European cities.This theme will also be at the heart of the extensive photography exhibi-tion at Neimënster’s cloître, present-ing the works of eight Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Luxembourgish and Swiss artists (see p. 12). In addition, a debate on prefabricated housing and urban-ism entitled “Concrete living” will take place after the screening of the docu-mentary Concrete Stories (Neimënster 14 October).

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CinEast festival wants to tantalise not only your taste in films but also your taste buds. Just like in past years, we invite you to discover the gastronomic aspect of Eastern and Central Euro-pean culture.

In this edition we have a new oppor-tunity for you to explore the cuisine of our region at the Opening Party at Melusina (10/10). Choose the concept

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that suits you better: enjoy a three-course dinner at the restaurant before the concert – reservations advised (www.melusina.lu/restaurant) or try cold & warm small dishes at the venue during the evening’s musical pro-gramme. Traditional Eastern European dishes will keep up your energy levels to party with us all night long!The traditional gastronomic even-ing at the Brasserie le Neumünster on 13 October will keep your stomach happy with a tasty selection of tradi-tional dishes, wines and beers. Create your own menu from various options from different countries and enjoy the authentic flavours of this gastronomi-cally lesser known region. Holders of CinEast tickets from the same day re-ceive a free aperitif. We advise you to make a reservation by contacting the Brasserie (www.abbaye.lu).

Also get ready to taste traditional dishes at the Gypsy Soul event at Ro-tondes (15/10), organised in collabora-tion with RIFF. Experience different as-pects of gypsy/Roma culture on a cu-linary journey through countries that are home to large Roma communities. Last but not least, come hungry to our Closing Party at Sang & Klang (25/10)! Throughout an evening full of music you can enjoy hearty dishes and snacks: Polish bigos, Ukrainian var-enyky, Balkan burek and more. A wide selection of traditional drinks (beers, wines, spirits & more) will be available at the bar. In addition, snacks and drinks will be served to the audiences at the short film marathons and CinEast will once again operate a festival mini-bar at the Cinémathèque to let you enjoy the intervals between screenings with drinks and snacks from the CEE coun-tries.

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We have some tasty food for your ears as well! CinEast 2015 brings concerts and DJ events to please (almost) all musical tastes.

Why not start with an energy-rich chunk of Jewish music dipped in a spicy Balkan sauce? The Polish band Klezmafour plays an original hot-blooded variation of Eastern European klezmer music tinged with Balkan, jazz and punk rock elements and is known for being keen on jumping on stage. Their gig at Melusina (Saturday 10/10) will be followed by a Balkan party with DJ Kosta Kostov, who will take over the dance floor with his legend-ary blasts of energy mixing rhythms and cultures. Be prepared for anything and everything!

For a slightly more ‘classy’, but not less enjoyable dish head to Neimënster on Saturday 17/10. The Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Włodek Pawlik, who is also a renowned film music composer, will serve you tunes from

his latest albums Night in Calisia and America, as well as some of his most famous film melodies. He will be ac-companied by Paweł Pańta on bass and Cezary Konrad on drums. An ex-ceptional event in collaboration with the Autumn Leaves festival.

Or would you prefer an entertaining silent film accompanied by the live performance of a youthful experi-menting ensemble? Cinéconcert by Neuvěřitelno (Cinémathèque, 20/10) promises a delicious mélange of old-school slapstick comedy An Old Gang-ster’s Molls and inventive live sound-track produced using various musical instruments and kitchen utensils. The Czech trio has toured with the film extensively, so the recipe for the first ever Luxembourg show is certainly well refined.

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An Old Gangster’s Molls(Czechoslovakia 1927)

Last but not least, the festival’s Clos-ing Event (Sang&Klang, 24/10) acts as a counterattack against the “Urban Stories” theme. Time to forget concrete buildings and get back to roots and high, mud-covered boots with an East-West country clash! Featuring concerts by Freeborn Brothers (gypsy hobo trash grass from Poland) and Sean & Zander (folk, country, bluegrass from the US), this is right from the heart and a treat not just for banjo and folk guitar enthusiasts. Anti-urban farming style dress-code recommended and food available!

And if this is not enough, why not check out gypsy&Balkan sounds at the colourful Gypsy Soul event at Rotondes (15/10) or get some cheesy Asian pop flavours at Liza & Tokyo Disco at Gudde Wellen (22/10).

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Neimënster 8–25 October 2015

Complementing the CinEast festi-val’s thematic cycle Urban Stories, an eponymous photography exhibition will be presented to the public, bring-ing together works of 8 artists from Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, as well as Switzerland and Luxembourg, looking at the city as a phenomenon of social organisation interwoven in a specific architectural context, which is contin-ually changing over time.

The selected projects mainly focus on interactions between people. They show an urban space, which, on the one hand, separates and can make you feel lost, but which, on the other hand, is a place of integration and social in-teraction. Similarly to photographic film, urban architecture perpetuates the passage of time, of political re-gimes, and of different uses and con-ceptions of urban space.

The extensive project by the recently deceased photographer Zbyszko Siemaszko shows the vitality of the inhabitants of Warsaw in the 50s, 60s and 70s. These historic photographs are accompanied by photographs by Mateusz Grybczyński depicting con-temporary Warsaw. Following in the footsteps of Siemaszko, he documents the massive changes taking place but also shows relics of the city from half a century ago.

The joint project by Katarzyna Majak and Boris Loder is an interesting pho-tographic dialogue between a Polish and a Luxembourgish photographer. Both use a similar photographic aes-thetic in trying to glean from the chaos of the urban space some characteristic and meaningful elements in their city.The series ‘Walking Down a City’ by Iza Łapińska* is a subjective pho-tographic tale about several cities in Eastern and Western Europe. It is a photographic record of her personal experience of taking control of a new urban space by fixing a frame, a struc-ture, some lines, light and shadows.

Olja Stefanović Triaška’s project “To-talitarian architecture / totalitarian time” and “Socialist modernism” by Ro-man Bezjak present relics of overpow-ering communist architecture in cities and towns of Eastern Europe. These relics could tell many stories but we must be ready to hear.

Traces of the past are not just pre-sent in urban spaces, they are also drawn on the faces of their inhabit-ants. The Swiss photographer Thomas Leuthard went to explore these traces in several Eastern European cities and captured some very poignant and eloquent portraits. They may also have many ‘urban stories’ to tell. [Vernissage 8/10 at 18.00]

Curated by: Jagna Olejnikowska Coordination: Radek Lipka Consultation: Karolina Markiewicz

Organised by CinEast asbl in collabora-tion and with the support of Neimënster

*PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ‘WALKING DOWN A CITY’ by Iza Łapińska Ancien Cinéma 9 Oct–8 Nov 2015

During the whole period of the festival the exhibition at the Ancien Cinéma will present a much more extensive se-lection of Iza Łapińska’s photographs from the series ‘Walking Down a City’’ (more info p.14).

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Cities as a living space in the East and in the West.More than 100 photos by eight artists from Poland, Slova-kia, Slovenia, Luxembourg and Switzerland on display at Neimënster (Cloître).

Vernissage of the exhibition will take place in Caves Voûtées (Neimënster) from 18.00 till 19.00.

BODY / CIAŁO (Poland 2015) by MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA drama/black comedy, 92 min, en subtitles Present-day Poland, with scandals emerging in the newspapers. A busy criminal prosecutor and recently widowed alcoholic is worried that his daughter might try to harm herself. Olga – anorexic and still grieving over her recently deceased mother. And Anna, her psychia-trist, who realised after her little son’s death that she possesses the power to communicate with the dead. The intertwined stories of three characters with radically different approaches to the body – a prosecutor confronting death in his daily work, a sick woman who hates her appearance and an alternative therapist who doesn’t care about physicality and is searching for a kind of spiritual body.

Having won the Silver Bear award at the Berlinale, this is an uncon-ventional combination of seriousness and humour, mystical drama and the grotesque. It is a story about the inextricable link between mind and body, grief after losing a loved one and different ways of dealing with it.

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NO ONE’S CHILD / NIČIJE DETE (Serbia-Croatia 2014) by VUK RŠUMOVIĆ drama, 97 min, en subtitles A story about a boy raised by wolves found in the woods in Bosnia and sent to a Belgrade orphanage without little hope of integrat-ing. Being given a muslim name by chance, the boy’s destiny is sealed, showing the absurdity of all the conflicts in this region.Having received numerous awards and screenings at over 20 inter-national festivals, the debut film of Vuk Ršumović is considered the most successful Serbian film of the 21st century.

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THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE / SANGAILĖ (Lithuania-France-NL 2014) by ALANTĖ KAVAITĖ coming-of-age drama, 88 min, en subtitlesThe Summer of Sangailė tells the poetic summer holiday love story between two teenage girls - Sangailė and Aistė. Will this unusual relationship help to set Sangailė free from her biggest fear that hinders her from following her dream? This highly visual film, fo-cusing on scenery rather than dialogue, was selected to open this year‘s edition of the prestigious Sundance film festival, where it won the Best Directing award.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTRESS JULIJA STEPONAITYTĖWith the support of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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HOME CARE / DOMÁCÍ PÉČE (Czech Republic-Slovakia 2015) by SLÁVEK HORÁK comedy/drama, 92 min, en subtitles Dedicated community nurse Vlasta attends to her whimsical pa-tients in the South Moravian countryside. Her well-defined daily life changes abruptly when she finds out that she is in need of some help herself. Through the daughter of one of her patients and her esoteric mentor, she starts to explore the realm of alterna-tive healing and rediscovers her long forgotten self. A fresh and funny debut about... dying. Czech Oscar bid.

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Julija Steponaityté is a young Lithuanian actress who began her career with a part in Children Lose Nothing (2004) by Šarūnas Bartas, and later was in several shorts films, including Aš Tave Žinau (I Know You) by Dovilė Šarutylė, I cerchi nell’acqua (Circles in the Water) by Umberto Marino or K Is for Knell by Kristina Buozytė and Bruno Samper. For her performance in The Summer of Sangailė, she received Best Actress award at the Lithuanian Film Awards this year.

VERNISSAGE OF THE EXHIBITON “WALKING DOWN A CITY” “The series “Walking Down a City” is an intimate story told by pho-tographs about a particular place and a register of a personal ex-perience. The idea behind it was to take pictures in a limited period of time, offering no return and no reconsolidation of space. It is a frozen moment and a short-lived emotion that is not rationally confirmed, analyzed or logically considered.”(Iza Łapińska)IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER IZA ŁAPIŃSKA

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CARTE BLANCHE(Poland 2014) by JACEK LUSIŃSKI drama, 106 min, en subtitles Based on true events, the touching story of a high school teacher who - in order to keep the job he is passionate about and prepare the students for their exams - hides the fact that he is gradually losing his eyesight.

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BACK HOME / ACASĂ LA TATA(Romania 2015) by ANDREI COHN drama, 92 min, en subtitles Robert is a young writer going through a difficult patch in his life. He decides to go back to his native village where he hasn’t been since his mother died three years earlier. In 24 hours, he will ques-tion his entire life and his past, his relationships with his father, his friends, his first love.

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NEI18.30 FAIR PLAY

(Czech R.-Slov.-Germ. 2015) by ANDREA SEDLÁČKOVÁ drama, 100 min, fr subtitles Prague, 1983. Eighteen-year-old sprinter Anna, a top athlete, is placed on a ‘programme of specialised care’. She only finds out some months later, quite by accident, that she is being doped... A film that sheds light on the state-sponsored doping of sportspeo-ple in the ‘Eastern bloc’ and the devastating effects of totalitarian regimes on ordinary people’s lives. IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTORWith the support of the Czech Embassy in Luxembourg

NEI20.30 ZERO POINT / NULLPUNKT

(Estonia 2014) by MIHKEL ULK teenage drama, 114 min, en subtitles Johannes neglects his studies and takes drugs with old friends. He also has to deal with his mother’s mental illness. He’s now reached ‘zero point’ and has to rebuild his life. Zero Point, based on the eponymous best-selling novel, is a drama about a young man’s will to face school bullying, family problems and low self-esteem.

EMIGRANTS / ЭМИГРАНТЫ(Bulgaria 2002) by IVAYLO HRISTOV & LUDMIL TODOROV drama, 85 min, en subtitles Three friends, Muro, Shpera and Yuri are unemployed and can hardly make ends meet. They seem to have migrated away from their families and their country. Provoked by a mysterious telephone call, they set out on a journey, filled with hope to bring about change in their lives. With the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels

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100 YEARS OF BULGARIAN CINEMA

ANDREA SEDLÁČKOVÁ is a Czech director, screenwriter and editor who emigrated to France short-ly before the Velvet Revolution of 1989. She has directed the acclaimed films Victims and Murderers (2000), Seducer (2002) as well as many TV films, including her latest documentary Václav Havel: A Life in Freedom (2014). As editor, she has worked on many successful films in France. Fair Play was selected as the Czech 2015 Oscar entry and it received 15 nominations at the 2015 Czech Lion Awards.

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10 OctoberSaturday

Klezmafour comprises 5 (not 4) outstanding Polish musi-cians who share their love for traditional Eastern European Jewish klezmer music, updating it with contemporary jazz, Balkan, Arabic and even punk rock elements. The resulting unique blend of “then and now”, infused with masterful in-strumentation, infectious melodies and a big dose of youth-ful energy guarantees a joyful experience.

Debuting in 2011 with their album 5th Element, the band released their latest opus W górę (Higher) in 2014, adding synthesisers and beats programming to the mix, making the sound even fresher, while still retaining the traditional folk feel. The group performed at numerous major festivals and clubs in Poland, as well as in the UK, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Turkey – the time has come now to conquer Luxembourg!

20.00  Klezmafour live in concert

tickets 12/15 EUR (presale+with pass/door)

5/7 EUR (after 22.30 with/without pass)

Unorthodox klezmer music with a Balkan, punk and jazzy touch followed by Balkan dancefloor tunes!

MELUSINA

19.30 KLEZMAFOUR & BALKAN PARTY WITH DJ KOSTA KOSTOV

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10 OctoberSaturday

Right after the show, DJ Kosta Kostov, the mastermind behind the monthly parties Balkan Express and Favela Blast, will take over the decks with his legendary blasts of rhythms and energy.

Born in Bulgaria, based in Cologne and at home around the world, Kosta Kostov (who has played at Roskilde, Womex, Sziget...) never stops searching for the best global tunes and his sets present a furi-ous blend of sounds from here and there, including his own com-positions, remixes and mashups, in which Balkan, Mediterranean and even African rootsy flavours meet house, ragga, dubstep, funk and electro sounds. Be prepared for anything and everything!

22.30  Balkan party with DJ Kosta Kostov (until 3 am)

This year at Melusina we also aim to please your stomach!

Traditional Eastern European dishes will keep up your energy levels to party with us all night long!Enjoy a three-course dinner at the restaurant from 7pm – reservations advised (www.melusi-www.melusi-na.lu/restaurant) or try cold & warm small dishes at the venue during the evening’s musical pro-gramme.

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11 OctoberSunday

SHORT ANIMATED FILMS MARATHON

In Line / V rade by Kamila Kučíková (Slovakia 2014, 4 min)

The Master / Isand by Riho Unt (Estonia 2014, 18 min)

Don’t Lose Your Head / Nie trać głowy by Karolina Specht (Po-land 2015, 4 min)

Conversation / Razgovor by Ana Horvat (Croatia 2015, 6 min)

Choban by Matija Pisačić (Cro-atia 2014, 19 min)

Isle of Seals / Roņu sala by Edmunds Jansons (Latvia 2014, 6 min)

Nina by Veronika Obertová & Michaela Čopíková (Slovakia 2014, 17 min)

Unicorn by Tomek Ducki (Poland 2014, 4 min)

Niels Frahm – Re by Balázs Si-mon (Hungary 2014, 4 min)

Life with Herman H. Rott / Elu Herman H. Rottiga by Chintis Lundgren (Croatia-Denmark-Estonia 2015, 11 min)

Hunger / Glad by Petra Zlonoga (Croatia 2014, 6 min)

A diverse selection of short animations from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Come and cast your vote for Audience Award. With free snacks and drinks served during the break.

Limbo Limbo Travel by Zsu-zsanna Kreif and Borbala Zetenyi (Hungary-France 2015, 16 min)

The day of the bleeding gums / Deniat na kurvavite ventsi by Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria 2014, 5 min)

Tik-tak / Tick Tack by Ülo Pikkov (Estonia 2014, 10 min)

The Vast Landscape by Lea Vidakovic (Croatia 2014, 11 min)

House of Unconsciousness / Alateadvuse Maja by Priit Ten-der (Estonia 2015, 11 min)

Rosso Papavero by Martin Smatara (Slovakia 2014, 5 min)

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11 OctoberSunday

CALL ME MARIANNA / MÓW MI MARIANNA(Poland 2015) by KAROLINA BIELAWSKA documentary, 75 min, en subtitles Marianna has made a dramatic choice between life in harmony with her identity and staying with her family. She’s now preparing for gender reassignment. During rehearsals for a theatre play in-spired by Marianna’s story, the protagonist must relive the difficult experiences from the time of her marriage.

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LEO ET FRED (Hungary 1987) by PÁL TÓTH children animation, 41 min, no spoken language SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 3 YEARS Leo, a lion, and Fred, his tamer, have a fabulous circus together and share the same trailer. Good friends, although Leo sometimes gives Fred a headache, they are both wacky and endearing. We follow their daily adventures with full of surprises...

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CINEAST MEETS CINÉMA PARADISO

FAIR PLAY(Czech R.-Slov.-Germ. 2015) by ANDREA SEDLÁČKOVÁ drama, 100 min, fr subtitles Prague, 1983. Eighteen-year-old sprinter Anna, a top athlete, is placed on a ‘programme of specialised care’. She only finds out some months later, quite by accident, that she is being doped... A film that sheds light on the state-sponsored doping of sportspeople in the ‘Eastern bloc’ and the devastating effects of totalitarian regimes on ordinary people’s lives.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR (see bio on p. 15)With the support of the Czech Embassy in Luxembourg

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LAUF JUNGE LAUF / BIEGNIJ, CHŁOPCZE, BIEGNIJ(Germany-France-Poland 2013) by PEPE DANQUARTdrama, 107 min, de & fr subtitles

The true story of nine year old Jurek, who, in 1942, escaped from the Warsaw ghetto into the woods, where he had to survive on his own until the end of the war.

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LOGBOOK SERBISTAN / DESTINACIJA SRBISTAN(Serbia 2015) by ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK documentary, 94 min, en subtitles After dramatic journeys through the war zones and countries dev-astated by poverty, illegal immigrants and asylum seekers arrive in Serbia. Here, people coming from North Africa and Middle East are placed in asylum centres where they have to adapt to the new so-cial and existential circumstances. Most of them don’t see Serbia as their final destination, but more as a short stop on their way to the countries of the European Union. The documentary follows the individual stories of a few of the il-legal immigrants and gives insight into the socio-political context of this ongoing drama as it reaches its culmination. IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE ON IMMIGRATIONWith the support of the Serbian Embassy in Brussels

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LAZAR (Macedonia-Croatia-Bulgaria-France 2015) by SVETOZAR RISTOVSKI drama, 110 min, en subtitles Lazar works in dirty business – smuggling illegal immigrants. He’s stuck in this world, but also seduced by the easy money. His point of view, however, begins to change when he falls for Katerina. The more involved he becomes with her, the more he tries to get away from his criminal environment and start anew. He soon realises that it is no easy task to simply break away from the criminal world.

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FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION

ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK (1942) is a renowned Serbian film-maker. Since the late 60s, his socially engaged films and documentaries in former Yugoslavia and his unique visual style have earned him criti-cal accolades (Early Works, Golden Bear for Best Film at Berlinale 1969), but also censorship in the 70s for his unflinching criticism of the government apparatus. Low budget film-making and challenging political themes mark Žilnik’s prolific career that includes over 50 feature and docu-mentary films, and shorts.

A hot topic today, the way to better life taken by immigrants from war-torn and dysfunctional countries outside Europe often leads through Balkan countries, but this transitional part of their jour-ney is not so much under the spotlight of media. The renowned Serbian documentary maker Želimir Žilnik, the author of the film Logbook Serbistan, will discuss the situation with Serge Kollwel-ter, Luxembourgish activist of integration and human rights, and the duo of directors of the forthcoming Luxembourgish docu-mentary Mos Stellarium, Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron.

IMMIGRATION: WEST BAL-KANS – GATEWAY TO THE EU a debate on immigration with Želimir Žilnik, Serge Kollwelter, Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron, moder-ated by Sébastien Louis

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12 OctoberMonday

MODRIS (Latvia-Germany-Greece 2014) by JURIS KURSIETIS drama, 98 min, en subtitles Modris is a regular 17-year-old boy with a girlfriend and some good pals at school. But his addiction to gambling makes his re-lationship with his mother difficult, especially since she keeps on reminding him that his father is in prison - so Modris must have inherited his bad genes.

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YOU CARRY ME / TI MENE NOSIŠ (Croatia-Slovenia-Serbia-ME 2015) by IVONA JUKA drama, 155 min, en subtitles

Dora is a neglected adolescent girl who builds a close relationship with her outlaw father. Ives, a soap opera director, is losing her father who has Alzheimer’s. Nataša, a successful producer, who is pregnant, decides to confront her estranged father. Three daugh-ters battle for acceptance, redemption and new opportunities.

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NEI20.30 CAPTUM / ПОЛОН

(Ukraine 2015) by ANATOLIY MATESHKO drama, 84 min, en subtitles This is the story of a man, who is being transformed into a beast, having been driven to despair. In an attempt to investigate what a person can stand, the torture and indignity that a person can over-come, how many people can he kill for the sake of saving one? A harsh story about a group of captives held in a barn by two ruth-less armed men during the war in Ukraine. 

NEI18.30 WARSAW UPRISING / POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE

(Poland 2014) by JAN KOMASAdocumentary drama, 83 min, en subtitles Warsaw, 1944. Two young reporters are trying to document the in-surrection for the cinema screen. While searching for the best shots, they realise that they have entered the heart of the war – in all its infernal and apocalyptic aspects. The world’s first fiction film made entirely from documentary materials.

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WHY ME? / DE CE EU?(Romania-Bulgaria-Hungary 2015) by TUDOR GIURGIUdrama, 125 min, en subtitles

Based on real events, the film tells the story of Cristian, a young, idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise, who tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career and the truth weighs heavily on his shoulders. Delving deeper to solve the case, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and painful revelations.

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GODS / BOGOWIE(Poland 2014) by ŁUKASZ PALKOWSKIbiopic, 112 min, en subtitles

A story of a self-made man – Dr Zbigniew Religa – who, despite the harsh communist reality, fulfilled his professional dream and revolu-tionised cardiac surgery in Poland. Nevertheless, Gods is not just a story of great success, but also of getting up after a fall.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTRESS MAGDALENA CZERWIŃSKA

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MAGDALENA CZERWIŃSKA is a Polish actress, graduate of the prestigious State Drama School in Kraków. She has played numerous roles in Polish films, such as The Mole (R. Le-wandowski), The Mighty Angel (W. Smarzowski), Daas (A. Pank), Love (S. Fabicki) and Polish-Russian War by Xawery Żuławski.  More recently she has been in two films being screened at CinEast 2015 – Gods by Łukasz Palkowski and A Grain of Truth by Borys Lankosz.   In her theatre repertoire, the most significant plays were Our Class directed by Ondrej Spisak and Dostoevsky’s Idiot directed by Igor Gorzkowski. She has been in TV theatre productions, such as P. Zelenka’s Side effects, directed by Leszek Dawid, and Kontrym (M. Pruchniewski), directed by Marcin Fisher.

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AC20.00 CONCRETE STORIES

(Czech Republic-France 2014) by LORENZ FINDEISEN documentary, 72 min, en subtitles

The prefabricated concrete panel, invented by a French engineer, made it possible to assemble thousands of apartments. The know-how was imported to the Soviet Union and ‘prefab’ homes soon conquered the landscape of most Central and Eastern European cities and towns. This film tells the story of public housing in Eu-rope via a polyphony of voices of people who live in the housing projects, as well as those who built them, from 1948 to today.

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13 OctoberTuesday

BRASS

18.30 -23.00

BRASSERIE LE NEUMÜNSTERDiscover some of the traditional dishes, wines and beers from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the cosy atmosphere of Brasserie le Neumünster. Choose your own two or three course

meal from various options and enjoy the authentic flavours of this gastronomically lesser known region. Please contact the Brasserie directly to make a reservation (www.abbaye.lu). Free aperitif for holders of CinEast tickets from the same day.

GASTRONOMIC EVENING

FAMILY FILM / RODINNÝ FILM(Czech Rep.-Germany-FR-SI 2015) by OLMO OMERZU drama, 100 min, en subtitlesA husband and wife set sail across the ocean, leaving their two chil-dren to explore the freedom of being home alone. The boat goes down, and so does the family. A dog, stranded on a desert island, is their only hope. Premiered in the “New Directors” competition of the San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2015.

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AFERIM! (Romania-Bulgaria-Czech Republic 2015) by RADU JUDE historical comedy/drama, 108 min, en subtitlesThis wild east variation of a ‘western’ uses impressive black and white cinematography and a good dose of infectious humour and sharp cynicism to portray an authentic image of an historical period and the social situation of gypsies at that time, with clear parallels with the present day. Silver Bear at Berlinale 2015.

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AC20.00 ŠIŠKA DELUXE

(Slovenia-FYROM-Czech Rep. 2015) by JAN CVITKOVIČ comedy, 107 min, en subtitles

One day three childhood friends in their thirties, doing odd jobs for a living, decide to open a pizzeria together. This bittersweet come-dy tells the unpretentious story of ordinary guys trying to find their way and make the best of their lives just like everyone else.

THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE / SANGAILĖ (Lithuania-France-NL 2014) by ALANTĖ KAVAITĖ coming-of-age drama, 88 min, en subtitles

A poetic summer holiday love story between two teenage girls - Sangailė and Aistė. Will this unusual relationship help to set Sangailė free from her biggest fear that hinders her from following her dream? Best Directing award at the prestigious Sundance film festival.

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KOZA(Slovakia-Czech Rep. 2015) by IVAN OSTROCHOVSKÝ drama, 75 min, en subtitles

The film follows the story of Koza, a former Olympic boxer, who steps back in the ring to make ends meet. Featuring the outstand-ing performances of non-professional actors, Koza is a powerful and haunting challenge to the concept of authenticity.

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NEI20.30 A GRAIN OF TRUTH / ZIARNO PRAWDY

(Poland 2015) by BORYS LANKOSZ thriller, 110 min, en subtitles

A crime is committed in Sandomierz. The naked body of a woman has been found in a public place. Local law enforcement officers, under the command of the recently arrived metropolitan prosecu-tor, will have to solve a crime that has all the hallmarks of a ritual killing.

NEI18.30 LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY / LIZA, A RÓKATÜNDÉR

(Hungary 2015) by KÁROLY UJJ-MÉSZÁROS romantic musical comedy, 98 min, en subtitles

Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date... A peculiar and poign-ant comedy set in a fictionalized 1970s Hungary with a capitalist system. A fairy tale for grownups, with a tinge of irony.

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14 OctoberWednesdaySHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (SOUTH)

Quiet Mujo / Tišina Mujo by Ursula Meier (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Switzerland 2014, 11 min)Mujo misses his penalty kick. Searching for the ball, he wan-ders into the kingdom of the dead.

Zeus’ Volkswagen / Zeus by Pavel G. Vesnakov (Bulgaria-Germany 2015, 30 min) The death of his father urges Zeus to contact his older half-brother Vasil. The two brothers embark on a fateful journey.

Excursion / Excursie by Adrian Sitaru (Romania 2014, 19 min)

The TV news announces the landing of aliens. A boy’s footage is misinterpreted by the media.

Shok by Jamie Donoughue (UK-Kosovo 2014, 21 min)The friendship of two boys is test-ed to its limits as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war…

Emergency Exit / Izlaz u slučaju opasnosti by Vladimir Tagić (Serbia 2014, 15 min)At first sight, ordinary and uncon-nected stories reveal the absurd mechanism of everyday life.

Some of the most interesting short fiction films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Romania and Serbia. Come and cast your vote for the Audience Award. With free snacks and drinks served during the break.

Ricsi by Gábor Hörcher (Hungary 2014, 15 min)Richie’s friends have organised a farewell party the night before he needs to go away. Meanwhile, instead of him, it is his mother who is packing for the trip.

Getting Fat in a Healthy Way / Как Да Надебелеем Здравословно by Kevork Aslanyan (Bulgaria 2015, 22 min)In a world where gravity is weak and skinny people fly into the sky, Constantine has never left his apartment.

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14 OctoberWednesday

THE REAPER / KOSAC(Croatia-Slovenia 2014) by ZVONIMIR JURIĆ drama, 98 min, en subtitles

Three stories take place during a single night. They all involve Ivo, an older man, who helps a stranger in need, but who must face the distrust of the people in the village. Gradually, we gain a gloomy pic-ture of Ivo’s life and the area where he lives, stuck in war, imprisoned by it; as is Ivo, by his crime.

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SHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (SOUTH) A selection of some of the most remarkable recent short fiction films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Romania and Serbia (audience award). Snacks and drinks served during the break.(see page 27)

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NEI18.30 LISTEN / ЧУЙ

(Bulgaria 2014) by DIANA IVANOVAdocumentary, 76 min, en subtitles

A story of one of the most dangerous enemies of communist countries – the US funded Radio Free Europe. For the Bulgarian State Security the radio remained the biggest enemy of commu-nist Bulgaria till 1989. Why was Radio Free Europe so dangerous and why did it become a legend for several generations?With the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels

WARSAW UPRISING / POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE(Poland 2014) by JAN KOMASAdocumentary drama, 83 min, en subtitles

Warsaw, 1944. Two young reporters are trying to document the in-surrection for the cinema screen. While searching for the best shots, they realise that they have entered the heart of the war – in all its infernal and apocalyptic aspects. The world’s first fiction film made entirely from documentary materials.

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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK(Ireland-Romania 2011) by DIETER AUNERdocumentary, 87 min, en subtitles

The film chronicles one year in the life of Albin, the shepherd, and his family in the North of Transylvania. In direct cinema style, this documentary follows their daily routines, and their struggle to adapt to a new world where traditions are gradually being replaced by modern values.With the support of Film Fund Luxembourg

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SELF-PORTRAIT OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER(Romania 2015) by ANA LUNGU drama/comedy, 81 min, en subtitles

Cristiana (30) spends her time writing her PhD and chatting with her best friends. She is also having an affair with a married man. She’s quite confused about her life and has difficulty in becoming inde-pendent from her parents who keep helping her financially. The film quickly becomes a more general reflection on middle-class 30-year-olds of today.

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NEI20.30 CONCRETE STORIES

(Czech Republic-France 2014) by LORENZ FINDEISEN documentary, 72 min, en subtitles

The prefabricated concrete panel, invented by a French engineer, made it possible to assemble thousands of apartments. The know-how was imported to the Soviet Union and ‘prefab’ homes soon conquered the landscape of most Central and Eastern European cit-ies and towns. This film tells the story of public housing in Europe via a polyphony of voices of people who live in the housing projects, as well as those who built them, from 1948 to today. Followed by a debate.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRODUCER

MURIEL SORBO is an associate producer in the French company Les Films du Tambour de Soie, and winner of the 2012 Best French Producer award (Procirep). Since 2006, she has been produc-ing documentaries for various French and European channels that include: artistic documenta-ries / historical films / films about society.

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Vast concrete blocks of flats – celebrated or despised by modern-day architects and urbanists? What type of urban housing is con-sidered the most suitable for the well-being of the inhabitants to-day? Muriel Sorbo, the French producer of the documentary film Concrete Stories, and the Luxembourg-based Irish architect Colum Mulhern will try to find answers to these and similar questions af-ter the screening of the film.

CONCRETE LIVING a debate on prefabricated housing and urbanism

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15 OctoberThursday

JENICA & PERLA (Czech Republic-France 2015) by ROZÁLIE KOHOUTOVÁ documentary, 72 min, en subtitles

The documentary film shows the life of two Roma teenage friends: Perla, who lives in Slovakia, and Jenica, a Romanian Roma living in Paris, brought together by the Kesaj Tchave music and dance group. The testimonies of the two girls about their lives and their dreams are precious sources of reflection about Roma people in Eastern and Western Europe, questioning clichés about the poorest EU citizens.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PROTAGONIST JENICA TEGLAS

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THIRST / ЖАЖДА (Bulgaria 2015) by SVETLA TSOTSORKOVAdrama, 90 min, en subtitles

A couple and their teenage son live in a house on a hill, earning their living by doing the laundry for local hotels. Their simple life is over-turned by the arrival of a father-and-daughter team of a diviner and well-digger, who should help them to overcome the intermittent water supply. But ultimately, these newcomers quench a thirst that is much stronger than the one for mere water.

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KUR20.00 LOGBOOK SERBISTAN / DESTINACIJA SRBISTAN

(Serbia 2015) by ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK documentary, 94 min, en subtitles

The renowned Serbian director films the lives of illegal imigrants passing through Serbia on their way to EU countries, provoking a re-flection on the subjects of social justice, freedom and human rights.

JENICA TEGLAS was born in Romania. Her parents took her to Paris when she was seven. Her family lived on the streets during the first three years in Paris. During that time, Jenica didn’t go to school at all. Later she studied at a vocational college and trained as a carer for the elderly. It is not her dream job but in her situation she is grateful for any opportunity. She likes singing and dancing and was happy to collaborate with the Kesaj Tchave ensemble.

AC20.00 BACK HOME / ACASĂ LA TATA

(Romania 2015) by ANDREI COHNdrama, 92 min, en subtitles

Robert is a young writer going through a difficult patch in his life. He decides to go back to his native village where he hasn’t been since his mother died three years earlier. In 24 hours, he will question his entire life and his past, his relationships with his father, his friends, his first love.

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Learn more about gypsy lifestyle and traditions through our quiz. Have a closer look at the lives of the ‘caravan people’ while enjoying the entertaining documentary Pretty Dyana by Boris Mitić (Serbia, 2003). Explore the sounds of traditional music through a live performance and delve into the magical and mysterious world of street performance – dancing, juggling and fire twirling. And end the night on the dance floor succumbing to the energetic rhythms served up by renowned Luxembourgish DJ dr. gonZo, who will provide some medicine for your ears and motivation for your feet! Throughout the evening you will also be able to taste a variety of traditional dishes from Central and Eastern European Countries, which are home to large gypsy communities.

Come to our event dressed up in colourful clothes and try your luck in the competition for the best costume.

ticketsentry&food 12/15 EUR (presale/doors) entry only 8 EUR

Organised in cooperation with:

18:00 Doors 19:00 Quiz 20:00 Movie21:00 Live performance 22:00 DJ dr. gonZo

15 OctoberThursday

ROTON DES

19.00 GYPSY SOUL

Discover your hidden Roma Soul – a wild heart, passion, a love of adventures and music – and join us at this special evening at Rotondes to experience various aspects of gypsy culture.

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16 OctoberFriday

NO ONE’S CHILD / NIČIJE DETE (Serbia-Croatia 2014) by VUK RŠUMOVIĆdrama, 97 min, en subtitles

A story about a boy raised by wolves found in the woods in Bos-nia and sent to a Belgrade orphanage without little hope of inte-grating. Being given a muslim name by chance, the boy’s destiny is sealed, showing the absurdity of all the conflicts in this region. Having received numerous awards and screenings at over 20 inter-national festivals, the debut film of Vuk Ršumović is considered the most successful Serbian film of the 21st century.

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SLÁVEK HORÁK (1975) is a Czech director, graduate of Zlín Film School, who also studied at FAMU in Prague. He has won several important awards as the director of various international commercial campaigns. He shot two short films for the international project Straight 8, se-lected in the top six and shown at Cannes FF. He also worked as assistant director to Jan Svěrák on his Academy Award winning film Kolya (1996). In 2012 he started his own production com-pany TVORBA films. Home Care is his feature debut.

SUMMER SOLSTICE / LETNIE PRZESILENIE (Poland-Germany 2015) by MICHAŁ ROGALSKI drama/historical, 95 min, en subtitles

Poland, 1943. When love, friendship, and fate connect a simple Pol-ish country boy, the daughter of a local farmer, a young German soldier, and a Jewish girl from Warsaw. Will they be able to hold on to their dreams while facing the horrors of their time and the uncer-tainty of their future?

CIN20.30 HOME CARE / DOMÁCÍ PÉČE

(Czech Republic-Slovakia 2015) by SLÁVEK HORÁK comedy/drama, 92 min, en subtitles

Dedicated community nurse Vlasta attends to her whimsical pa-tients in the South Moravian countryside. Her well-defined daily life changes abruptly when she finds out that she is in need of some help herself. Through the daughter of one of her patients and her esoteric mentor, she starts to explore the realm of alternative heal-ing and rediscovers her long forgotten self. A fresh and funny debut about... dying. Czech Oscar nomination.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTORWith the support of the association Amitiés tchèque et slovaque

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[19.00 NEI] BODY / CIAŁOby Małgorzata Szumowska (PL 2015), drama/black comedy, 92’

9.10

[18.30 CIN] NO ONE’S CHILD / NIČIJE DETE by Vuk Ršumović (RS/HR 2014), drama, 97’

[20.30 CIN] THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE / SANGAILEby Alantė Kavaitė (LT/FR/NL 2014), coming-of-age drama, 88’

[20.00 ARISTON] HOME CARE / DOMÁCÍ PÉČEby Slávek Horák (CZ/SK 2015), drama/comedy, 92’

10.10

[19.00 CIN] BACK HOME / ACASĂ LA TATAby Andrei Cohn (RO 2015), drama, 92’

[21.00 CIN] EMIGRANTS / ЭМИГРАНТЫby Ivaylo Hristov & Ludmil Todorov (BG 2002), drama, 85’

[18.30 NEI] FAIR PLAYby Andrea Sedláčková (CZ/SK/DE 2015), drama, 100’, fr

[20.30 NEI] ZERO POINT / NULLPUNKTby Mihkel Ulk (EST 2014), teenage drama, 114’

[20.00 WAAS] CARTE BLANCHEby Jacek Lusiński (PL 2014), drama, 106’

[19.30 MELUSINA] KLEZMAFOUR & BALKAN PARTY20.00 Klezmafour (PL) live 22.30 Balkan party with DJ Kosta Kostov

11.10

[15.00 CIN] LEO ET FREDby Pál Tóth (HU 1987), children animation, 41’, no spoken language

[16.30 CIN] CALL ME MARIANNA / MÓW MI MARIANNAby Karolina Bielawska (PL 2015), documentary, 75’

[18.30 CIN] LAZARby Svetozar Ristovski (MK/HR/BG/FR 2015), drama, 110’

[20.30 CIN] LOGBOOK SERBISTAN / DESTINACIJA SRBISTANby Želimir Žilnik (RS 2015), documentary, 94’

[18.30 NEI] SHORT ANIMATED FILMS MARATHONA selection of short animated films (audience award)

[21.00 Utopia] FAIR PLAYby Andrea Sedláčková (CZ/SK/DE 2015), drama, 100’, fr

[20.00 Ariston] LAUF JUNGE LAUF / BIEGNIJ, CHŁOPCZE, BIEGNIJby Pepe Danquart (DE/FR/PL 2013), drama, 107’ de & fr

12.10

[18.30 CIN] MODRISby Juris Kursietis (LV/DE/GR 2014), drama, 98’

[20.30 CIN] YOU CARRY ME / TI MENE NOSIŠby Ivona Juka (HR/RS/SI/ME 2015), drama, 155’

[18.30 NEI] WARSAW UPRISING / POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE by Jan Komasa (PL 2014), documentary drama, 83’

CINEAST 2015 PROGRAMME

8-25 October 2015

8.10

[19.00 NEI] BODY / CIAŁOby Małgorzata Szumowska (PL 2015), drama/black comedy, 92’

9.10

[18.30 CIN] NO ONE’S CHILD / NIČIJE DETE by Vuk Ršumović (RS/HR 2014), drama, 97’

[20.30 CIN] THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE / SANGAILEby Alantė Kavaitė (LT/FR/NL 2014), coming-of-age drama, 88’

[20.00 ARISTON] HOME CARE / DOMÁCÍ PÉČEby Slávek Horák (CZ/SK 2015), drama/comedy, 92’

10.10

[19.00 CIN] BACK HOME / ACASĂ LA TATAby Andrei Cohn (RO 2015), drama, 92’

[21.00 CIN] EMIGRANTS / ЭМИГРАНТЫby Ivaylo Hristov & Ludmil Todorov (BG 2002), drama, 85’

[18.30 NEI] FAIR PLAYby Andrea Sedláčková (CZ/SK/DE 2015), drama, 100’, fr

[20.30 NEI] ZERO POINT / NULLPUNKTby Mihkel Ulk (EST 2014), teenage drama, 114’

[20.00 WAAS] CARTE BLANCHEby Jacek Lusiński (PL 2014), drama, 106’

[19.30 MELUSINA] KLEZMAFOUR & BALKAN PARTY20.00 Klezmafour (PL) live 22.30 Balkan party with DJ Kosta Kostov

11.10

[15.00 CIN] LEO ET FREDby Pál Tóth (HU 1987), children animation, 41’, no spoken language

[16.30 CIN] CALL ME MARIANNA / MÓW MI MARIANNAby Karolina Bielawska (PL 2015), documentary, 75’

[18.30 CIN] LAZARby Svetozar Ristovski (MK/HR/BG/FR 2015), drama, 110’

[20.30 CIN] LOGBOOK SERBISTAN / DESTINACIJA SRBISTANby Želimir Žilnik (RS 2015), documentary, 94’

[18.30 NEI] SHORT ANIMATED FILMS MARATHONA selection of short animated films (audience award)

[21.00 Utopia] FAIR PLAYby Andrea Sedláčková (CZ/SK/DE 2015), drama, 100’, fr

[20.00 Ariston] LAUF JUNGE LAUF / BIEGNIJ, CHŁOPCZE, BIEGNIJby Pepe Danquart (DE/FR/PL 2013), drama, 107’ de & fr

12.10

[18.30 CIN] MODRISby Juris Kursietis (LV/DE/GR 2014), drama, 98’

[20.30 CIN] YOU CARRY ME / TI MENE NOSIŠby Ivona Juka (HR/RS/SI/ME 2015), drama, 155’

[18.30 NEI] WARSAW UPRISING / POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE by Jan Komasa (PL 2014), documentary drama, 83’

CINEAST 2015 PROGRAMME

8-25 October 2015

[20.30 NEI] CAPTUM / ПОЛОНby Anatoliy Mateshko (UA 2015), drama, 84’

[19.00 UTOPIA] WHY ME? / DE CE EU?by Tudor Giurgiu (RO/BG/HU 2015), drama, 125’

[21.00 UTOPIA] GODS / BOGOWIEby Łukasz Palkowski (PL 2014), biopic, 112’

[20.00 AC] CONCRETE STORIESby Lorenz Findeisen (FR/CZ 2014), documentary, 72’

13.10

[18.30-23.00 BRASSERIE] GASTRONOMIC EVENING

[18.30 CIN] FAMILY FILM / RODINNÝ FILM by Olmo Omerzu (CZ/DE/FR/SI 2015), drama, 100’

[20.30 CIN] AFERIM!by Radu Jude (RO/BG/CZ 2015), historical comedy/drama, 108’

[18.30 NEI] LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY / LIZA, A RÓKATÜNDÉRby Károly Ujj-Mészáros (HU 2015), romantic musical comedy, 98’

[20.30 NEI] A GRAIN OF TRUTH / ZIARNO PRAWDYby Borys Lankosz (PL 2015), thriller, 110’

[19.00 UTOPIA] THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE / SANGAILEby Alantė Kavaitė (LT/FR/NL 2014), coming-of-age drama, 88’

[21.00 UTOPIA] KOZA by Ivan Ostrochovský (SK/CZ 2015), drama, 75’

[20.00 AC] ŠIŠKA DELUXEby Jan Cvitkovič (SI/MK/CZ 2015), comedy, 107’

14.10

[18.30 CIN] THE REAPER / KOSACby Zvonimir Jurić (HR/SI 2014), drama, 98’

[20.30 CIN] SHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (SOUTH)Short films from BA, BG, HU, KV, MK, RO and RS (audience award)

[18.30 NEI] LISTEN / ЧУЙby Diana Ivanova (BG 2014), documentary, 76’

[20.30 NEI] CONCRETE STORIESby Lorenz Findeisen (FR/CZ 2014), documentary, 72’

[19.00 UTOPIA] OFF THE BEATEN TRACKby Dieter Auner (IE/RO 2011), documentary, 87’

[21.00 UTOPIA] SELF-PORTRAIT OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTERby Ana Lungu (RO 2015), drama/comedy, 81’

[20.00 AC] WARSAW UPRISING / POWSTANIE WARSZAWSKIE by Jan Komasa (PL 2014), documentary drama, 83’

15.10

[19.00 UTOPIA] JENICA & PERLAby Rozálie Kohoutová (CZ/FR 2015), documentary, 72’

[21.00 UTOPIA] THIRST / ЖАЖДАby Svetla Tsotsorkova (BG 2015), drama, 90’

[20.00 AC] BACK HOME / ACASĂ LA TATAby Andrei Cohn (RO 2015), drama, 92’

[19.00 ROTONDES] GYPSY SOUL18.00 Bar open 19.00 Start of the programme

[20.00 KUR] LOGBOOK SERBISTAN / DESTINACIJA SRBISTANby Želimir Žilnik (RS 2015), documentary, 94’

16.10

[18.30 CIN] SUMMER SOLSTICE / LETNIE PRZESILENIEby Michał Rogalski (PL/DE 2015), drama/history, 95’

[20.30 CIN] HOME CARE / DOMÁCÍ PÉČEby Slávek Horák (CZ/SK 2015), comedy/drama, 92’

[20.00 ERM] NO ONE’S CHILD / NIČIJE DETE by Vuk Ršumović (RS/HR 2014), drama, 97’

17.10

[15.00 NEI] KIDS SHOWcartoons & animations, no spoken language (age 2+)

[20.00 NEI] WŁODEK PAWLIK TRIOGrammy Award- winning Polish jazz pianist Włodek Pawlik in concert

[18.00 CIN] THE WEDNESDAY CHILD / SZERDAI GYEREKby Lili Horváth (HU/DE 2015), drama, 94’

[20.00 CIN] SELF-PORTRAIT OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTERby Ana Lungu (RO 2015), drama/comedy, 81’

[22.00 CIN] HANY by Michal Samir (CZ 2014), drama, 90’

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18.10

[15.00 CIN] DREI HASELNÜSSE FÜR ASCHENBRÖDELby Václav Vorlíček (CS 1973), children film, 74’, de version

[16.30 CIN] BODY / CIAŁOby Małgorzata Szumowska (PL 2015), drama/black comedy, 92’

[18.30 CIN] KOZA by Ivan Ostrochovský (SK/CZ 2015), drama, 75’

[20.30 CIN] IN THE CROSSWIND / RISTTUULESby Martti Helde (ET 2014), drama, 87’

[21.00 UTOPIA] HOME / DOM by Metod Pevec (SI 2015), documentary, 82’

[19.00 AC] THE COLLECTOR / KOMORNIKby Feliks Falk (PL 2005), drama, 93’

19.10

[18.30 NEI] CLOSER TO THE MOON / MAI APROAPE DE LUNĂby Nae Caranfil (IT/RO/PL/USA 2014), comedy, 112’, in English

[20.30 NEI] CARTE BLANCHEby Jacek Lusiński (PL 2014), drama, 106’

[18.30 UTOPIA] IN THE CROSSWIND / RISTTUULESby Martti Helde (ET 2014), drama, 87’

[21.00 UTOPIA] FAMILY FILM / RODINNÝ FILM by Olmo Omerzu (CZ/DE/FR/SI 2015), drama, 100’

[20.00 AC] LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY / LIZA, A RÓKATÜNDÉRby Károly Ujj-Mészáros (HU 2015), romantic musical comedy, 98’

20.10

[18.30 CIN] DRIFTER by Gábor Hörcher (HU/DE 2014), documentary, 72’

[20.30 CIN] CINECONCERT BY NEUVĚŘITELNO - AN OLD GANGSTER’S MOLLS by Svatopluk Innemann (CS 1927), comedy, 106’

[18.30 NEI] DISCO POLOby Maciej Bochniak (PL 2015), comedy, 107’

[20.30 NEI] ŠIŠKA DELUXEby Jan Cvitkovič (SI/MK/CZ 2015), comedy, 107’

[18.30 UTOPIA] THE CLEANER / ČISTIČby Peter Bebjak (SK 2015), drama, 100’

[21.00 UTOPIA] BROTHERS / BRACIAby Wojciech Staroń (PL 2015), documentary, 71’

[20.00 AC] LISTEN / ЧУЙby Diana Ivanova (BG 2014), documentary, 76’, de

21.10

[18.30 CIN] BABAIby Visar Morina (XK/DE/MK/FR 2015), drama, 104’

[20.30 CIN] LOSERS / КАРЪЦИby Ivaylo Hristov (BG 2015), comedy, 100’

[18.30 NEI] SHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (NORTH)Short films from CZ, ET, LT, LV, PL & SK (audience award)

[19.00 UTOPIA] SON OF SAUL / SAUL FIAby László Nemes (HU 2015), drama, 107’

[21.00 UTOPIA] THE CLEANER / ČISTIČby Peter Bebjak (SK 2015), drama, 100’

[20.00 AC] THE INVISIBLE CITY / NEREDZAMA PILSETAby Viestur Kairish (LV 2014), documentary, 68’

22.10

[18.30 CIN] MASTERCLASS ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI

[20.30 CIN] POSSESSIONby Andrzej Żuławski (FR/DE 1981), drama/horror, 127’, fr

[18.30 NEI] AFERIM!by Radu Jude (RO/BG/CZ 2015), historical comedy/drama, 108’

[20.30 NEI] DANIEL’S WORLD / DANIELŮV SVĚTby Veronika Lišková (CZ 2014), documentary, 73’

[19.00 UTOPIA] SON OF SAUL / SAUL FIAby László Nemes (HU 2015), drama, 107’

[21.00 UTOPIA] BABAIby Visar Morina (XK/DE/MK/FR 2015), drama, 104’

[20.00 AC] SHORT FILMS EVENINGA selection of short films from CEE countries

[19.00 GW] LIZA & TOKYO DISCOScreening of Liza, the Fox-Fairy and Asian pop DJ party

23.10

[18.30 CIN] WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / CE LUME MINUNATAby Anatol Durbală (MD 2014), drama, 73’

[20.30 CIN] AWARDS CEREMONY COSMOS by Andrzej Żuławski (FR/PT 2015), drama, 103’

[18.30 NEI] THE INVISIBLE CITY / NEREDZAMA PILSETAby Viestur Kairish (LV 2014), documentary, 68’

[20.30 NEI] FLOTEL EUROPAby Vladimir Tomić (DK/RS 2015), documentary, 70’

[20.00 ARISTON] LOSERS / КАРЪЦИby Ivaylo Hristov (BG 2015), comedy, 100’

24.10

[19.00 CIN] THE LESSON / УРОКby Petar Valchanov & Kristina Grozeva (BG/GR 2014), drama, 105’

[21.00 CIN] PEACE TO US IN OUR DREAMSby Šarūnas Bartas (LT/RU/FR 2015), drama, 120’

[18.30 NEI] SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS MARATHONA selection of short documentary films (audience award)

[19.00 S&K] CINEAST 2015 CLOSING PARTY - FREEBORN BROTHERS AND SEAN & ZANDER20.00 Sean & Zander 22.00 Freeborn Brothers

25.10

[14.00 AC] KIDS SHOWCartoons & animations with no spoken language (age 2+)

[14.00 MUDAM] FREE SPACESby Ina Ivanceanu (LU/AT 2015), documentary, 60’

[15.00 CIN] PAT ET MAT by Marek Beneš (CZ 2011 - 2012), children animation, 40’, no spoken language

[16.30 CIN] ZERO POINT / NULLPUNKTby Mihkel Ulk (EST 2014), teenage drama, 114’

[18.30 CIN] DAVIDby Jan Těšitel (CZ 2015), drama, 80’

[20.30 CIN] GRAND PRIX WINNER repetition

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[18.30 NEI] GODS / BOGOWIEby Łukasz Palkowski (PL 2014), biopic, 112’ CHARITY PROJECT FINALE

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17 OctoberSaturday

NEI15.00 KIDS SHOW

Cartoons & animations with no spoken language

A small tradition already, the Kids Show screening at Neimënster invites children from the age of 2 as well as their parents to spend a pleasant afternoon in the company of animated heroes created in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Come to meet, among others, the little chick Prince Ki-Ki-Do, a fear-less fighter for the rights of his fellow forest animals, the funny Lit-tle Rain Worms, who must pay attention to the bird above while playing, the cute puppy Reksio in search of new friends and the legendary Mole, loved by whole generations of children (and par-ents).

Children of all nationalities are welcome, the films have no spoken language. The 90-minute screening will be split into two parts by a break with refreshments available. During the show, parents can enjoy some free time with coffee and cake in the foyer.SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 2 YEARS

THE WEDNESDAY CHILD / SZERDAI GYEREK(Hungary-Germany 2015) by LILI HORVÁTH drama, 94 min, en subtitles

History sometimes repeats itself. As a nine-year-old, Maja was abandoned by her mother and placed in an orphanage. Now it’s ten years later and she keeps returning to the institution – to visit her own four-year-old son... A socially-disadvantaged young mother’s struggle to prove that she can be a good mum.

CIN18.00

SELF-PORTRAIT OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER(Romania 2015) by ANA LUNGU drama/comedy, 81 min, en subtitles

Cristiana (30) spends her time writing her PhD and chatting with her best friends. She is also having an affair with a married man. She’s quite confused about her life and has difficulty in becoming independent from her parents who keep helping her financially.

CIN20.00

HANY(Czech Republic 2014) by MICHAL SAMIR drama, 90 min, en subtitlesJiří makes his living from selling drugs. A young girl is struggling to break up with her long-term partner. A poet is romantically de-luded... Everyone holds on to their own world - until a violent street riot kicks in and all their fates intertwine. A fascinating single-take ride following several young characters during one evening on the streets of Pilsen, the European city of culture 2015.

CIN22.00

HARD TO BE YOUNG

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17 OctoberSaturday

WŁODEK PAWLIK TRIO

A unique jazz event with the Grammy Award-winning Polish jazz pianist

NEI20.00

Włodek Pawlik, an extraordinary Polish jazz musician, film soundtrack composer and now also a Grammy winner, has cut 21 records under his own name to date and performed at many of the most notable and pres-tigious jazz and classical music festivals.

An active composer of symphonic music, vocal-in-strumental forms, ballet and jazz music, he is also well known for his theatrical and movie soundtracks, in-cluding Rewers by Borys Lankosz (screened at CinEast 2010) and Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway. Pawlik has won numerous prizes for his works, most notably the Grammy Award in the category Best Large Jazz En-semble Album of 2014 for his record Night in Calisia – it was and still is the first Grammy award for Polish jazz ever.

With Paweł Pańta on bass and Cezary Konrad on drums, Włodek Pawlik will present his newest album America, as well as some of his most famous film tunes and tracks from his Grammy Award-winning album.

Organised in collaboration with 

In the framework of the Autumn Leaves Jazz Festivaltickets 20 EUR

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18 OctoberSunday

MAREK URBAN is a Slovak producer, who joined forces with his colleague, Ivan Ostrochovský, in the production company Sentimentalfilm in 2008. He has produced Ostrochovský’s award-winning fiction feature debut Koza as well as the documentary triptych The Velvet Terrorists, the documentary Matchmaking Mayor (also screened at CinEast) and Juraj Nvota’s films Music and Hostage. He is currently preparing, among others, the ambitious feature debut by György Kristóf, the absurdist drama Out, and Miro Remo’s next documentary project, Swan Bride, while working on his own project, Partisans, which he will also direct.

PETER ”KOZA” BALÁŽ is a former boxing champion (eight times Slovak champion in his cat-egory) who represented Slovakia at three World Championships as well as the Olympics in Atlanta (the only Roma in the Slovak team). He lives in poor conditions and still fights for his and his family’s survival. The director of the film Ivan Ostrochovský knows Koza from child-hood. Peter plays himself in the film.

KOZA(Slovakia-Czech Republic 2015) by IVAN OSTROCHOVSKÝ drama, 75 min, en subtitles

The film follows the story of Koza, a former Olympic boxer, who steps back in the ring to make ends meet. Featuring the outstanding performances of non-professional actors, the film, which has already grabbed 11 awards on the festival circuit, is a powerful and haunting challenge to the concept of authenticity.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRODUCER AND THE ACTORWith the support of the Slovak Embassy in Brussels.

CIN18.30

BODY / CIAŁO (Poland 2015) by MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA drama/black comedy, 92 min, en subtitlesA study of corporeality woven into the story of an alcoholic Warsaw-based prosecutor, his grown-up anorexic daughter and her thera-pist, who claims she can communicate with dead loved ones. Three characters playing out a poignant tale about the confrontation be-tween faith and scepticism, hope and despair, and love and hate. Three radically different approaches to the body and soul.Silver Bear at Berlinale 2015.

CIN16.30

DREI HASELNÜSSE FÜR ASCHENBRÖDEL (Czechoslovakia 1973) by VÁCLAV VORLÍČEK children film, 74 min, in German

Cinderella does not put up with everything! Treated unfairly, the girl does not quietly resign herself to her fate, but takes up the battle with wit and astuteness. With the help of three enchanted hazelnuts she even manages to lead the enamored prince up the garden path.SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 5 YEARS

CIN15.00

CINEAST MEETS CINÉMA PARADISO

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18 OctoberSunday

MARTTI HELDE (1987) is an Estonian film director. He attended the Baltic Film and Media school, graduating as a film director and he completed directing courses both in Europe and the USA. Martti has won several competitions and scholarships with his projects and also di-rected dozens of TV-commercials.

PILLE RÜNK is an Estonian producer, one of the founders of the production company Allfilm. She has produced numerous documentary, short and feature fiction films as well as TV series for Discovery Channel and for Channel 5.

DANIJEL HOČEVAR (1965) is a Slovenian producer and member of the European Film Acad-emy. He set up the first independent film production company in Slovenia Emotionfilm in 1986. In 1994 he set up Vertigo, together with Damjan Kozole and Metod Pevec. They produced or co-produced 30 feature films, including the acclaimed titles Slovenian Girl or Beneath Her Window. Their productions have performed well on the festival circuit, receiving numerous awards and selling well internationally.

HOME / DOM(Slovenia 2015) by METOD PEVEC documentary, 82 min, en subtitles

Home is the centre, an everyday haven, a temple of small habits. Not so much here. The tenants of this five-storey building do not call it home; they all thought it would be just a temporary solution, but sometimes this temporary state drags on endlessly. As well as social marginalisation they have something else in common: their stories. Vesna award for the best Slovenian documentary.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRODUCER With the support of the Slovenian Embassy in Brussels

UTOPIA21.00

AC19.00 THE COLLECTOR / KOMORNIK

(Poland 2005) by FELIKS FALK drama, 93 min, en subtitles Lucjan Bohme is a debt collector in a small town. Young and am-bitious, uncompromising and extremely effective, he constantly strives for new positions and honours, arousing fear among his vic-tims: the debtors. Yet, in a dramatic turn of events, his life changes. He wants to repair the damage done, but will he succeed?IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTOR (see next page) The screening will be followed by a talk with Andrzej Chyra about the film and his career as actor.

AN EVENING WITH ANDRZEJ CHYRA

IN THE CROSSWIND / RISTTUULES(Estonia 2014) by MARTTI HELDE drama, 87 min, en subtitles 14 June 1941. Thousands of people from the Baltic countries are re-Thousands of people from the Baltic countries are re-moved from their homes. Erna, married and the mother of a young daughter, is sent to Siberia. For her, time takes on another dimen-sion. Based on a true story told using magical visual techniques, the film is a poignant journey through an unthinkable and little known human experience.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRODUCER With the support of the Estonian Embassy in Brussels

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19 OctoberMonday

ANDRZEJ CHYRA (1964) is one of the most talented and prominent Polish actors of his gen-eration. He has played many leading roles in films and TV series. He created many unforget-table characters in the works of Andrzej Wajda (Katyń), Krzysztof Krauze, Krzysztof Zanussi, Volker Schlöndorff (Strajk – Die Heldin von Danzig), Feliks Falk (The Collector) and Małgorzata Szumowska (Elles). He has twice won Best Actor Award at the Gdynia FF. He was a member of the renowned Rozmaitości theatre troup and performs now with Teatr Nowy in Poland and abroad in, among others, plays by Krzysztof Warlikowski. He is a member of the European Film Academy.

NEI18.30 CLOSER TO THE MOON / MAI APROAPE DE LUNĂ

(Romania-USA-Italy-Poland 2014) by NAE CARANFIL comedy, 112 min, in English

Bucharest, 1959. A spectacular bank heist has the country in up-roar. Four men and a woman are arrested, tried, convicted and, while waiting for their execution, they are forced to star in a propa-ganda film about their crime. Best Romanian film of 2014 (winning nine national film awards ‘Gopo’).

NEI20.30 CARTE BLANCHE

(Poland, 2014) by JACEK LUSIŃSKI drama, 106 min, en subtitles

Based on true events, the touching story of a high school teacher who - in order to keep the job he is passionate about and prepare the students for their exams - hides the fact that he is gradually losing his eyesight.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTOR

CinEast ProThe 4th “Luxembourg – CEEC” co-production forumwill take place on Monday 19 October in the framework of the CinEast festival, this time in the Filmland studios in Kehlen.

The forum offers producers from Central and Eastern Euro-pean countries and from Luxembourg an occasion to meet and discuss about opportunities for future co-productions and col-laborations. This year the event will have a special focus on documentary films and several case studies of past or ongoing co-production projects will be on the agenda.

The forum is not opened to the general public, however, interested produc-ers and representatives of film institutions and the film industry can apply by writing to submissions@cineast.lu

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19 OctoberMonday

JIŘÍ KONEČNÝ (1973) is a Prague-based producer of fiction and documentary films. He is the founder and owner of the production company Endorfilm. The films he produced have been screened and awarded at many international festivals including four times Berlinale. Recent films: Koza by Ivan Ostrochovsky (Toronto IFF 2015, 11 awards since Berlinale Forum 2015), Aferim! by Radu Jude (Silver Bear for Best Directing Berlinale 2015, Romanian Oscar bid), Always Together by Eva Tomanova (Nomination for Best First Appearance IDFA 2015).

IN THE CROSSWIND / RISTTUULES(Estonia 2014) by MARTTI HELDE drama, 87 min, en subtitles

14 June 1941. Thousands of people from the Baltic countries are re-moved from their homes. Erna, married and the mother of a young daughter, is sent to Siberia. For her, time takes on another dimen-sion. Based on a true story told using magical visual techniques, the film is a poignant journey through an unthinkable and little known human experience.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR (see p. 41)

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FAMILY FILM / RODINNÝ FILM(Czech Rep.-Germany-FR-SI 2015) by OLMO OMERZU drama, 100 min, en subtitlesA husband and wife set sail across the ocean, leaving their two chil-dren to explore the freedom of being home alone. The boat goes down, and so does the family. A dog, stranded on a desert island, is their only hope. Second film of the talented Slovenian film director (but shot in Czech), premiered in the San Sebastian Film Festival’s New Directors Competition in September 2015.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRODUCER

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AC20.00 LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY / LIZA, A RÓKATÜNDÉR

(Hungary 2015) by KÁROLY UJJ-MÉSZÁROS romantic musical comedy, 98 min, en subtitles

Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date. All her dating efforts ending in fatal accidents, Liza is convinced that she has become a fox-fairy. A peculiar and poignant comedy set in a fictionalized 1970s Hungary with a capitalist system, Liza, The Fox-Fairy is a fairy tale for grownups, with a tinge of irony.

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DRIFTER(Hungary-Germany 2014) by GÁBOR HÖRCHER documentary, 72 min, en subtitles A close-up portrait of a rebellious racecar-driving teen coping with the twists and turns of life in rural Hungary. The young rebel, Ricsi, lives life on the edge. Driving cars without a license, theft and es-caping from the cops are all just part of his daily routine, much to his parents’ despair. Ricsi can’t stand routine nor the expectations of his deadbeat father. Anyway, where was he when Ricsi needed him most? Drifter was shot over a period of five years and is a por-trait of a unique young man who takes life into his own hands.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR With the support of the Balassi Institute Brussels

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NEI20.30 ŠIŠKA DELUXE

(Slovenia-FYROM-Czech Republic 2015) by JAN CVITKOVIČ comedy, 107 min, en subtitles

One day three childhood friends in their thirties, doing odd jobs for a living, decide to open a pizzeria together. This bittersweet comedy tells the unpretentious story of ordinary guys trying to find their way and make the best of their lives just like everyone else.

NEI18.30 DISCO POLO

(Poland 2015) by MACIEJ BOCHNIAKcomedy, 107 min, en subtitles

In the crazy 90s Poland, Tomek and Rudy, two guys from the coun-tryside that, driven by a passion and a vision, leave their boring life to reach the top 10 of the Disco Polo music charts. They found a music band and start to realise their “American dream”. But success has its price. Dollars only give a fake feeling of freedom and waking up from the American dream can be full of surprises and painful…

GÁBOR HÖRCHER (1980) is a Hungarian film-maker. He studied psychology, law and film, but has also worked as a waiter in London, bartender in Greece and human rights teacher at a university in Cambodia. Involved in film-making since 2008, he runs the Kraats Film com-pany together with Marcell Iványi. Gábor’s first feature film project, Drifter, won the Robert Bosch Co-production Prize in 2011 and premiered at IDFA winning Best First Appearance Award in 2014. His fiction short film titled Ricsi premiered at Clermont-Ferrand and, shortly after, won Best Hungarian Short Fiction Prize at Mediawave Film Festival in 2015.

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THE CLEANER / ČISTIČ(Slovakia 2015) by PETER BEBJAKdrama, 100 min, en subtitles

Tomáš, a funeral service cleaner, longs for social relationships. Ob-serving other people’s personal lives, unnoticed, dampens his soli-tude and becomes a hobby, which turns into passion when he dis-covers feelings he has never had before.The Cleaner is a film about problems in interpersonal communica-tion taking place in nowadays Bratislava. It is about how strongly events from our childhood can influence us and how hard it is for us to cope with them.

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AC20.00 LISTEN / ЧУЙ

(Bulgaria 2014) by DIANA IVANOVA documentary, 76 min, de subtitles

A story of one of the most dangerous enemies of communist coun-tries – the US funded Radio Free Europe. For the Bulgarian State Security the radio remained the biggest enemy of communist Bul-garia till 1989. Why was Radio Free Europe so dangerous and why did it become a legend for several generations?With the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels

UTOPIA21.00 BROTHERS / BRACIA

(Poland 2015) by WOJCIECH STAROŃ documentary, 71 min, en subtitles

Two brothers who managed to escape from a Soviet forced labor camp, are unable to escape from one another. One of them is an artist and a dreamer, the other, a pragmatic scientist and the two of them share a love-hate relationship. Grand Prix of the Critics’ Week at Locarno Film Festival 2015. Third screening worldwide.

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AN OLD GANGSTER’S MOLLS / MILENKY STARÉHO KRIMINÁLNÍKA(Czechoslovakia 1927) by SVATOPLUK INNEMANN comedy, 106 min, en subtitles

The descendant of an impoverished aristocratic family is to marry his creditor’s eccentric daughter. He, however, is in love with an-other girl, so he convinces his uncle to take over his courtship du-ties. He hopes that his elderly relative will succeed in dissuading the unwelcome bride, but the exact opposite happens...

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CINÉ-CONCERT WITH THE CZECH TRIO NEUVĚŘITELNO

NEUVĚŘITELNO, a trio of outstanding young Czech mu-sicians, will perform a live soundtrack to the recently re-stored version of the silent film An Old Gangster’s Molls by Svatopluk Innemann (1927), a classic slapstick com-edy starring the famous Czech comedian Vlasta Burian.

The band’s name translates as ‘The Unbelievable’ and their music is a mixture of styles such as rock, jazz, swing, blues, with elements of traditional folk and classical mu-sic. Having performed live scores to numerous films, the band ensures that their music accentuates the film’s mes-sage, is built around it, respects its soul and lets the im-ages ‘breathe’. Neuvěřitelno use a range of instruments such as guitar, double bass, mandolin, drums and kalimba, but also ex-plore the sounds of voices, percussion and all sorts of ar-tefacts, some of which belong in the kitchen rather than to a band of musicians. They have performed with the film at various venues and festivals around Europe (Bonn, Warsaw, Pordenone, etc.) and this is their first ever perfor-mance in Luxembourg. With the support of the Czech Embassy in Luxembourg

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21 OctoberWednesdaySHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (NORTH)

Mother Earth / Matka ziemia by Piotr Zlotorowicz (Poland 2014, 30 min)Maciek begins to take care of an old orchard, and discovers his supernatural abilities.

Story of Nothing / Mine de rien by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (Poland-France 2015, 19 min)A woman ignored by everyone around her finally attracts their attention thanks to an unexpected event.

Interrogator / Tardytojas by Jurgis Matulevicius (Lithuania 2015, 21 min) A Soviet secret police interrogator is about to meet and question a talented writer. He rehearses the interrogation in order to be strong and convincing.

What We Did Before We Drank Cocoa Together / Čo sme robili predtým, ako sme šli spolu na kakao by Aramisova (Czech Republic-Slovakia 2014, 32 min)What is the value of energy invested into friendship? How can you defend yourself when there is no one to stick up for you?

Castratus, the Boar / Kastrāts kuilis by Raitis and Lauris Abele (Latvia 2014, 23 min)Valter breeds his pigs and sings in the local church choir. His childhood secret, however, prevents him from integrating in the community.

A selection of short fiction films from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic countries. Come and cast your vote for the Audience Award. With free snacks and drinks served during the break.

All My Dead / Trausla sirds by Astra Zoldnere (Latvia 2014, 14 min)They met on Christmas Eve at the morgue. She wants him, but he wants to disappear.

Check Point by Adam Felix (Slovakia 2014, 30 min)Ester’s vacuum cleaner blows air out instead of sucking it in. The stubborn girl comes up with a radical solution…

The Residential Home / Dom opieki by Antonio Galdamez and Jakub Stolecki (Poland 2014, 12 min) Residents of a nursing home gradually disappear. A female resident decides to take action and prepares an escape plan.

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IVAYLO HRISTOV (1955) is a Bulgarian actor and director who graduated from the Depart-ment of Acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, NATFIZ. He worked at Sliven Drama Theatre «Stefan Kirov» and later at the Theatre of the Bulgarian Army in Sofia. He has played more than 50 roles in theatre, and more than 20 in feature films. He has di-rected stage productions, such as Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Graduate, etc. Since 1992, he has been teaching acting at NATFIZ. His first feature, Emigrants (2003), that he directed together with Ludmil Todorov, won several national awards and was screened at a number of film festivals. Footsteps in the Sand (2010) was entered at the 32 MIFF. He is the author of the book The Actor in Cinema and one of the founders of the prestigious Bulgarian theatre awards, Askeer.

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18.30-22.00 SHORT FICTION FILMS MARATHON (NORTH)

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BABAI (Kosovo-Germany-FYROM-France 2015) by VISAR MORINA drama, 104 min, en subtitles

Ten-year old Nori and his father Gezim earn their living by selling cigarettes in pre-war Kosovo of the 90s. Gezim suddenly leaves Ko-sovo, without Nori. Angry, yet determined, Nori sets out on a peril-ous journey to find his father. With the persistence only a child can have, he confronts his father and cannot forgive him for his desertion. Best Director award at Karlovy Vary 2015.

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LOSERS / КАРЪЦИ(Bulgaria 2015) by IVAYLO HRISTOV coming-of-age comedy, 100 min, en subtitles Elena, Koko, Patso and Gosho are high school students in a small pro-vincial town in Bulgaria. They are inseparable friends and share the belief that they are losers. Koko is a shy boy who is in love with Elena. Elena wants to be a singer. She is really excited about the upcoming concert of a famous rock band. The e`vent shakes up the whole town giving birth to new love affairs, disappointments and complicated relationships. Grand Prix at the Moscow Film Festival 2015.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR With the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels

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SON OF SAUL / SAUL FIA(Hungary 2015) by LÁSZLÓ NEMESdrama, 107 min, en subtitles

October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machin-ery of large-scale extermination. The first feature film by László Nemes plunges its viewer directly into the heart of a concentration camp. The camera follows Saul throughout the film, revealing only his immediate surroundings, and creating an organic film space of reduced proportions close to human perception. Thus, not simply witnessing or observing, we ac-tually descend into hell with Saul. Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Prize at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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AC20.00 THE INVISIBLE CITY / NEREDZAMA PILSETA

(Latvia 2014) by VIESTUR KAIRISH documentary, 68 min, en subtitles

An emotional and cinematographic journey to the Chernobyl Exclu-sion Zone: a supposedly hellish place, whichturned out to be a para-dise for some people. They live in villages entirely overwhelmed by nature and lead their unrealistic Atlantean life, from which even the war in Ukraine seems to be happening on another planet. A journey into the ‘Zone’ penetrated by nature, and the lives of the locals.

THE CLEANER / ČISTIČ(Slovakia 2015) by PETER BEBJAKdrama, 100 min, en subtitles

Tomáš, a funeral service cleaner, longs for social relationships. Ob-serving other people’s personal lives, unnoticed, dampens his soli-tude and becomes a hobby, which turns into passion when he dis-covers feelings he has never had before. A film about problems in interpersonal communication taking place in nowadays Bratislava. It is about how strongly events from our childhood can influence us and how hard it is for us to cope with them.

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POSSESSION (France-Germany 1981) by ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI drama/horror, 122 min, fr subtitles

Mark comes back home to Berlin after working away from home for some time. Anna, his wife, wants to leave him. He thinks she’s having an affair with Heinrich, but Heinrich says she left him for someone else, too. In a very tense and neurotic atmosphere, Mark finally understands that her new lover is not human…A stunning drama where human and non-human beings mingle and devel-op troubling and wonderful presences, always in the shadow of the Berlin wall. Best Actress award for Isabelle Adjani at Cannes Film Festival 1981.

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MASTERCLASS ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI

The presence of Andrzej Żuławski as the president of the CinEast jury will be an opportunity for the public to find out about his long cinematographic career. Starting from his debuts in Poland and in France, through his in-ternational successes (L’important c’est d’aimer, La femme publique, Possession, Fidelité), his return to Poland and his long silence until his directorial come back two months

ago at the Locarno Film Festival with Cosmos (shown at CinEast on the 23/10). This encounter will be also an op-portunity to hear Andrzej Żuławski talk about himself, ask him questions and understand better his filmography. Moderated by the film director, scriptwriter and cinephile Derek Woolfenden. Tickets available at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI (1940) is without any doubt one of the most renowned living Polish directors. His films are powered by magnetic performances from his actors, destructive passions, violent manichaeism and romantic lyri-cism. He has worked with numerous French and international actors, such as Romy Schneider, Sophie Marceau, Isabelle Adjani, Francis Huster, Jacques Dutronc, Guillaume Canet, Lambert Wilson and Valérie Kaprisky. In addition to making films, he also works in theatre and has written over a dozen novels and short stories. His filmography includes, among many others, L’important c’est d’aimer, Possession, La Femme publique, Chamanka and La Fidélité. After a break of 15 years, Andrzej Zulawski returned to cinema this year with the adaptation of Gombrowicz’s novel Cosmos that premiered at the Locarno film festival this summer, winning the prestigious Pardo for Best Director.

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NEI18.30 AFERIM!

(Romania-Bulgaria-Czech Republic 2015) by RADU JUDE historical comedy/drama, 108 min, en subtitles

This wild east variation of a ‘western’ uses impressive black and white cinematography and a good dose of infectious humour and sharp cynicism to portray an authentic image of an historical period and the social situation of gypsies at that time, with clear parallels with the present day.

NEI20.30 DANIEL’S WORLD / DANIELŮV SVĚT

(Czech Republic 2014) by VERONIKA LIŠKOVÁdocumentary, 73 min, en subtitles Can a paedophile lead a happy life? That is what Daniel (25) asks himself every single day. He does not know what will eventually prevail in his life. Will it be joy or sorrow? Every day is a small battle against himself. FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE ON THE TOPIC OF PAEDOPHILIA WITH LATIFA BENNARI (L’ANGE BLEU) AND MARISSA DARUWALLA

SON OF SAUL / SAUL FIA(Hungary 2015) by LÁSZLÓ NEMESdrama, 107 min, en subtitles

A truly unique, devastating, but uplifting experience of the hell that was Auschwitz. Grand Prix at Cannes 2015. (more info p. 51)

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AC20.00 SHORT FILMS EVENING

A special programme of short fiction, documentary and animated films from Central and Eastern Europe.Life with Herman H. Rott by Chintis Lundgren (Croatia-Denmark-Estonia 2015, 11 min)Castratus, the Boar / Raitis and Lauris Abele (Latvia 2014, 23 min)Our Curse / by Tomasz Śliwiński (Poland 2013, 27 min)Quiet Mujo / by Ursula Meier (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Swit-zerland 2014, 11 min)The Residential Home / by Antonio Galdamez and Jakub Stolecki (Poland 2014, 12 min)

BABAI (Kosovo-Germany-FYROM-France 2015) by VISAR MORINA drama, 104 min, en subtitles

Immigration to the EU through the eyes of a Kosovar ten-year old boy. Best Director award at Karlovy Vary 2015. (more info p. 50)

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GW19.00 LIZA & TOKYO DISCO!

AMBRUS TÖVISHÁZI (1976) is a Hungarian composer, musician and producer, as well as the founder of several Hungarian bands, including Amorf Ördögök, Péterfy Bori & Love Band and Erik Sumo Band. He composed the music for the films Az igazi Mikulás (The Real Santa), Pánik (Panic) and Liza, a rókatündér (Liza, the Fox-Fairy), and as a music producer he contrib-uted to several musical projects (Unbending Trees, Kiscsillag, Hó Márton).

We kick off with a screening of the utterly irresistible comedy Liza, the Fox-Fairy, a fairy tale for grown-ups set in fictionalised 1970s Hungary and spiced up with colourful Japanese (!) pop elements, an enjoyable blend of Asian folklore with fanciful Amélie-inspired artistic direction, tinged with irony and black humour (with English subtitles, see p. 25 for details). After the screening, the author of the film’s soundtrack, Hungarian musician Ambrus Tövisházi, will personally throw a lively DJ party like no other. His project ‘Erik Sumo presents Tokyo Disko’ will give you a taste of the sugary 70s Asian pop from the movie and other unmissable kitsch tunes. So go wild the (Far)Eastern way! Multicol-oured vintage outfits recommended.

19.30 Screening of Liza, the Fox-Fairy21.30 DJ party ‘Erik Sumo presents Tokyo Disko’

tickets 5/7 EUR (with/without pass)

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A fun fusion evening mixing cinematography and music!

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NEI18.30 THE INVISIBLE CITY / NEREDZAMA PILSETA

(Latvia 2014) by VIESTUR KAIRISH documentary, 68 min, en subtitles

An emotional and cinematographic journey to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: a supposedly hellish place, whichturned out to be a paradise for some people. They live in villages entirely over-whelmed by nature and lead their unrealistic Atlantean life, from which even the war in Ukraine seems to be happening on another planet. A journey into the ‘Zone’ penetrated by nature, and the lives of the locals.IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR With the support of the Latvian Embassy in Brussels

NEI20.30 FLOTEL EUROPA

(Denmark-Serbia 2015) by VLADIMIR TOMIĆ documentary, 70 min, en subtitles

In 1992 a wave of refugees from the war in Bosnia and Herzego-vina reached Denmark. A giant ship, Flotel Europa, became a tem-porary home for a thousand people waiting for decisions on their asylum applications. Among them was a 12 year old boy, Vladimir, who fled Sarajevo together with his mother and older brother. This is his story of growing up on the ship juxtaposed with personal VHS archive material shot by refugees.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / CE LUME MINUNATA(Moldova 2014) by ANATOL DURBALĂdrama, 73 min, en subtitles

April 2009. Petru comes back for the holidays to his native Moldova, un-aware that people are demonstrating against the Communist authori-ties. Mistaken for a demonstrator, he’s suddenly attacked and arrested. The film shows the police brutality and demonstrators’ humiliation during the 2009 events, which received very little coverage in Western countries.

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VIESTUR KAIRISH (1971) is a Latvian director born in Riga. He graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture as a theatre and film director. He has shot several award-winning doc-umentary films, such as The Invisible City (2014), Pelican In The Desert (2013), Olympic Man (2009), The Monument (short, 2005), Romeo and Juliet (2004), and feature films such as The Dark Deer (2006), Leaving By The Way (2001), The Wedding (2000). Chronicles of Melany will be his next film.

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LOSERS / КАРЪЦИ(Bulgaria 2015) by IVAYLO HRISTOV coming-of-age comedy, 100 min, en subtitles

Elena, Koko, Patso and Gosho are high school students in a small provincial town in Bulgaria. They are inseparable friends and share the belief that they are losers. Koko is a shy boy who is in love with Elena. Elena wants to be a singer. She is really excited about the upcoming concert of a famous rock band. The event shakes up the whole town giving birth to new love affairs, disappointments and complicated relationships. Grand Prix at the Moscow Film Festival 2015.

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23 OctoberFriday

COSMOS(France-Portugal 2015) by ANDRZEJ ŻUŁAWSKI drama, 103 min, en subtitles

Witold just failed his law-school exams and Fuchs has just quit his job. Arriving for a few days away at a so-called family guesthouse, they are greeted by a series of unsettling omens: a sparrow hang-ing in the forest, then a piece of wood in the same condition, and finally signs on the ceiling and in the garden… Andrzej Żuławski’s first film after 15 years is based on the novel of Witold Gombrowicz. The film premiered this summer at the Locarno Film Festival where it received the prestigious Silver Leopard award for Best Direction. IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR (for biography go to p. 53)

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AWARDS CEREMONY

During the Awards Ceremony held at the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg from 8.30 pm, the international jury composed of the director Andrzej Żuławski, the actor Vicky Krieps, the producer Alexandra Hoesdorff, the director and producer Yann Tonnar and the director Ina Ivanceanu will announce the winner of the Grand Prix and the Special Jury Prize of CinEast 2015. The press jury will announce the winner of the Critics’ Prize.

The film awarded the Grand Prix will be shown again on the last day of the festival, Sunday 25 October at the Cinémathèque.

Right after the Ceremony, the president of the jury Andrzej Żuławski will present his latest film Cosmos.

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THE LESSON / УРОК(Bulgaria-Greece 2014) by PETAR VALCHANOV & KRISTINA GROZEVA drama, 105 min, en & fr subtitles

A young teacher in a class of students - there’s a robber in her class. She says she’ll find who did it is and give them “a good lesson”. But she gets into debt to money-lenders who threaten her fam-ily. Now she has the dilemma of whether to break her principles… This multi-award-winning debut, and finalist of the EP‘s LUX Prize, paints a Dardennes-like authentic picture of the bleak reality of be-ing in financial trouble.

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PEACE TO US IN OUR DREAMS (Lithuania-Russia-France 2015) by ŠARŪNAS BARTASdrama, 120 min, en subtitles

Peace to Us in Our Dreams is a story about a man, his daughter and his girlfriend spending a weekend in a country house. All in a state of personal crisis, they are constantly trying to reach out to each other, finding it difficult to express their feelings and their fears or to give the sound advice the others need. Characterised by long shots and heavily-loaded landscapes, this is probably the most in-timate and personal of Bartas’ films to date.

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18.30-21.00 SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS MARATHON

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End of the World / Koniec świata by Monika Pawluczuc (Poland 2015, 40 min)An intimate, creative and immensely visual documentary where several stories weave into one narrative during one night.

Play! by Andrej Kolenčík (Serbia 2014, 12 min)A boy trapped in limbo between two polar opposite worlds, spends his time amongst gambling adults in a casino.

2nd Floor / 2.em by Hajni Kiss (Hungary 2014, 20 min)An intimate look into the life of a home for the elderly, and the story of a male nurse who tries his best to cheer up the residents.

Prodigal by Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang (Romania-USA 2015, 8 min)Capturing candid street scenes in urban Romania, this surprising documentary tracks the relationship between the filmmaker and the place she used to call home.

Mat Goc by Dužan Duong (Czech Republic-Vietnam 2014, 19 min)How do the children of Vietnamese parents in the Czech Republic view Vietnam – is Western culture closer to them than the culture of their parents?

Our Curse / Nasza klątwa by Tomasz Śliwiński (Poland 2013, 27 min)A personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with the very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child Leo – Ondine’s Curse.

Some of the most interesting short documentary films from Cent-ral and Eastern Europe. Come and cast your vote for the Audience Award. With free snacks and drinks served during the break.

The Doctor Leaves Last / Медик iде oстанньою by Svitlana Shymko (Hungary-Ukraine 2014, 27 min)During the Revolution of Dignity, Tanya decided to leave her elderly mother in a small town, and become a volunteer doctor in Kyiv.

The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul by Kitty Green (Ukraine-Australia 2014, 7 min)Little girls from Ukraine audition to play the role of gold medal-winning figure skater Oksana Baiul, whose tears of joy once united their troubled country.

Second Chance / Druhý pokus by Peter Kerekes (Slovakia 2014, 10 min)How to explain the notion of the ‘Slovakia’ of the past twenty years to a stranger, a visitor from another planet?

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S&K19.00 CLOSING EVENT WITH FREEBORN BROTHERS AND

Freeborn Brothers play a dangerous mix of musical styles overflowing with energy and humour. Constantly touring Europe, the three-member Polish band played around 200 shows in 2014 in more than 14 countries. While their first album Two Man Orchestra (2013) featured highly energetic songs and some spooky waltz, the recent second collec-tion, Gypsy Hobo Trash Grass, is a little more melodic, burst-ing with songs made with heart and soul.

Loads of fun guaranteed! With the con-certs of two eccentric bands - the Free-he Free-born Brothers (PL, gypsy hobo trash grass) and Sean & Zander (USA, folk, country, rock, bluegrass) – as well as Eastern Euro-pean food and drinks, the Closing Event of CinEast 2015 should be as enjoyable as lounging on a stack of hay!

East vs. West country clash! Come hungry, traditional food available.

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GASTRONOMY

Sean&Zander is an American duo comprising vocalist Sean Wheeler and multi-instrumentalist Zander Schloss. The twosome plays a hybrid of folk, country, pop, ragtime, bluegrass and gospel that boasts a good dose of energy and spirituality and is executed with a soulful dash of Americana charm not often heard west of the Mississippi.

20.30 Sean & Zander22.00 Freeborn Brothers

tickets 12/15 EUR (presale/door)free drink with pass

Please come hungry! Throughout the evening you can enjoy hearty dishes and snacks from our region - Polish bigos, Ukrainian  varenyky,  Balkan burek etc. as well as a wide selection of traditional drinks (beers, wines, spirits & more).

Dress code: anti-urban farming style!

SEAN & ZANDER

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KIDS SHOWCartoons & animations with no spoken language

An entertaining programme for children and their parents in the cosy atmosphere of the Ancien Cinéma café club. Bolek and Lolek, Mole, Prince Ki-Ki-Do and other animated heroes will share their adventures with your little ones, who can also enjoy various toys and games while the big ones taste some of the cakes and special drinks the venue is well-known for.SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 3 YEARS

PAT ET MAT (Czech Republic 2011-2012) by MAREK BENEŠ children animation, 40 min, with no spoken language

Pat and Mat are two inseparable friends who share a passion for tinkering. They often face mostly self-made problems and try to solve them using any possible and impossible tools and methods. Unfortunately, it usually turns out quite badly and the result is not always what is expected ... The funny awkwardness and surprising inventiveness of the two adorable characters will certainly win the hearts of even the most non-technically oriented children. SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 3 YEARS

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FREE SPACES (Luxembourg-Austria 2015) by INA IVANCEANU documentary, 60 min, en subtitles

Free Spaces is a documentary film based on the Spaces project mapping artistic and cultural actions in public spaces of Yerevan, Tbilisi, Chisinau and Kiev. It gives a new perspective of these cities through artists and activists who try to regain their right to the city space and their freedom of expression in creative and innovative ways. IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRODUCER

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INA IVANCEANU is a documentary film-maker based in Vienna, Austria. Her work includes documentaries for cinema, participatory video workshops (film and its analysis, as part of participatory action research) and the documentaries for different audiences beyond the art-house context – from the field of visual arts to marginalised social groups. In her docu-mentary films, she focuses on societies in transformation, in particular in a post-communist context.

Organised in collaboration with and Amour fou Luxembourg

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ZERO POINT / NULLPUNKT(Estonia 2014) by MIHKEL ULKteenage drama, 114 min, en subtitles

Subjected to mental abuse by his classmates, Johannes neglects his studies and takes drugs with old friends. He also has to deal with his mother’s mental illness. He understands he’s now reached ‘zero point’ and has to rebuild his life. Zero Point, based on the eponymous best-selling novel, is a drama about a young man’s will to face school bullying, family problems and low self-esteem.

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DAVID(Czech Republic 2015) by JAN TĚŠITEL drama, 80 min, en subtitles

David, a mentally disabled young man, decides to leave the se-curity of his family. One night he takes the train and escapes to Prague. On his journey in the big city he discovers a whole new world, gets entangled in unexpected situations and faces loneli-ness, disrespect, lies and hunger, pushing him to the very limits.

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GRAND PRIX WINNER REPETITION

Repetition of the film awarded the Grand Prix of CinEast 2015 announced during the Awards Ceremony on 23 October. Check the festival website for details.

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(Poland 2014) by ŁUKASZ PALKOWSKI biopic, 112 min, en subtitles

A story of a self-made man – Dr Zbigniew Religa – who, despite the harsh communist reality, fulfilled his professional dream and revo-lutionised cardiac surgery in Poland. Nevertheless, Gods is not just a story of great success, but also of getting up after a fall. This film has been one of the most successful Polish films in terms of admis-sions since 1989 and has received a long list of national awards.FOLLOWED BY THE CHARITY PROJECT FINALE INCLUDING THE SALE OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE URBAN STORIES EXHIBITION (see next page)

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As in previous years, the CinEast 2015 festival is organis-ing its own Charity Project. Thanks to your contributions last year we managed to help the orphanage in Udaitsi (Ukraine) and make the lives of the children living there a bit more cheerful. This year we would like to support the Polish foundation ‘Gajusz’ (based in Łodz), which provides care for children with chronic and incurable diseases in a hospice and in people’s homes as well as perinatal care.

“The Palace” is what they call their hospice, which is dedi-cated to children who are terminally ill and deprived of parental care – mostly orphans whose parents cannot or do not want to be reached. The Palace is their home, not their hospital! Both the medical staff and the volunteers make this place a very safe, cosy and a cheerful place to be.

Thanks to the home care service, patients can spend their most valued and treasured days in the comfort of their homes, with their parents by their side. Gajusz provides around-the-clock free medical, psychological, and social care.

In the framework of the perinatal care, Gajusz oversees the care of our youngest patients, before and after their birth. Families receive free professional support (medical, diag-nostics, psychological, social and organisational) and pal-liative care for children born with terminal birth defects.

They help every child, no matter how small they are, be-cause no children should suffer loneliness.

With your contributions we could help Gajusz improve the living conditions of their little patients. The founda-tion would like to buy a device which cleanses the air in the rooms of sick children and creates a healthier environ-ment, reducing the risk of airborne pathogens affecting patients.

How can you support this initiative? You can put your do-nations in one of our piggy banks available in the main venues. They will be publicly smashed open and your do-nations will be counted by volunteers at the last festival event at Neimënster on Sunday 25 October, the screening of the film Gods. After the screening and during the days which follow you will also be able to purchase photos from the “Urban Stories” exhibition. But you can also help by simply purchasing the festival pass - 1 EUR from each pass purchased goes to the Charity Project automatically. 100% of the collected funds will be sent on to Gajusz.

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ENTRANCE FEES

Festival pass*: 20 €  Single tickets: 5 € Screenings at Ancien Cinéma (except 18 Oct) and the Kids show (Neimënster) are free.*The pass does not guarantee seating-------------------------------------------------------------

Why buy a festival pass?- unlimited access to over 90 screenings and 50 different features - 3 € discount at the concert of Klezmafour & DJ Kosta Kostov - 2 € discount at the cinéconcert by Neuvěřitelno - 1 welcome drink at the Gypsy Soul event - 1 free drink at the Closing event with Freeborn Brothers - 1 € from each purchased pass goes directly to the Charity project ...and all this for just 20 €-------------------------------------------------------------

Klezmafour & DJ Kosta Kostov: 12/15 EUR (presale+with pass/door) 5/7 EUR (after 22.30 with/without pass)Cinéconcert by Neuvěřitelno: 10/12 EUR (presale+with pass/door)  Wlodek Pawlik Trio: 20 EUR Gypsy Soul: entry&food 12/15 EUR (presale/doors), entry only 8 EURMasterclass: -/5 EUR (with/without pass)Closing event: 12/15 EUR (presale/door), free drink with passPhotography exhibition: free entranceGastronomy evening: 13/17/20 EUR -------------------------------------------------------------

CINEAST TEAM Radek Lipka (programme director), Hynek Dedecius (artistic director), Gloria Morano (festival coordinator), Maciej Karczewski (financial manager), Anna Sowada (project manager), Martyna Adamska (guests manager), Zsuzsanna Cser (print coordinator), Dörte Muß-Gorazd (school screenings), Julia Wack (communication), Dariusz Adamski (graphic design), Martin Křemenák (webmaster), Diana Gallasová, Eszter Papp, Videlina Dimitrova, Carmen Gruber, Marina Seliškar, Sébastien Louis, Vitalijus Kiselius, Meelik Mallene, Heinrihs Puciriuss, Łukasz Koźma, Monika Osvald, Ewa Pawłowska, Bálint Juhász, Malina Sirotic, Hannah Skrinar, Abigail Moreno Ginés, Aleksandra Jović.

ENTRANCE FEESCINEMAS / VENUES

Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg17, pl. du Théâtre, Luxembourgwww.cinematheque.lu

Neimënster 28, rue Münster, Luxembourg www.neimenster.lu Ciné Utopia 16, av. de la Faïencerie, Luxembourg www.utopolis.lu Ancien Cinéma23, Grand Rue, Vianden www.anciencinema.lu---------------------------------------- CineAriston9, rue Pierre Claude, Esch sur Alzette www.caramba.lu

CineKursaal8, rue des Martyrs, Rumelange www.caramba.lu

CineWaasserhausavenue des Bains, Mondorf-les-Bains www.caramba.lu

CineErmesinde45, rue de la Gare L-7590 Beringen (Mersch) www.caramba.lu --------------------------------------------------------------Melusina  145, rue de la Tour Jacob, Luxembourgwww.melusina.lu

Sang&Klang1, rue des Trois Glands, Luxembourgwww.sangaklang.lu

Mudam 3, Park Dräi Eechelen, Luxembourg www.mudam.lu

RotondesPlace des Rotondes, Luxembourgwww.rotondes.lu

Brasserie Le Neimënster 28, rue Münster, Luxembourgwww.abbaye.lu

Gudde Wellen17, rue du Saint EspritLuksemburg www.deguddewellen.lu

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