DISTRIBUTION Slovakia / Czech Republic
Three Bears for Film Europe
- There have been some new arrivals on Film Europe Media Company’s slate, fresh from Berlin
Film Europe Media Company did not leave the Berlinale empty-handed: the new arrivals on its slate include Jafar Panahi’s Taxi, which takes audiences on a cab ride through modern-day Tehran. It constitutes the director’s third feature made under a ban by the Iranian authorities. The latest work by the famous dissident, which he himself stars in, was awarded the Golden Bear and the FIPRESCI Prize.
The next title on the Berlinale line-up to land in Slovakian and Czech theatres is the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and the Ecumenical Jury Prize, the poetic documentary The Pearl Button [+see also:
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Film buffs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic will have the chance to see the much-lauded titles during the second edition of Film Europe’s very own film festival, Be2Can, set to kick off in October. Be2Can was launched last year with the aim of introducing the most-discussed films from the triumvirate of the biggest festivals – Berlin, Cannes and Venice – to domestic audiences and to shine a spotlight on festival politics. Film Europe Media Company is also currently in talks with the French Institute in Slovakia in order to prepare a week of French films, called Crème de la Crème. The selection of award-winning movies, including Olivier Assayas’ Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
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interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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