SEEFF Programm 2018.Indd

SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN INTRO FILM FESTIVAL TEAM à BERLIN #3 FILMS Salutation Jordan Plevnes 2 Salutation Harald Siebler 3 Prof. Dr. Christian Voß 4 Frank Morawietz 4 PROGRAM Festival Idea 4 Team Berlin und Team Paris 5 FILMS 6 Opening Movie THE REST IS SILENCE JURIES (Restul e Tracere) 6 UNWANTED (T‘padashtun) 7 BP UNDERGROUND 8 THE LAST DAY BEFORE JUNE 9 SOMA & LIL 10 EVENTS HAWAII 11 LIFE BETWEEN THE WATERS (Jeta mes ujërave) 12 NOTHING BUT THE WIND (Nista, samo vjetar) 13 LINES 14 OH, MY LOVE (Ah, ljubov moja) 15 ALL SHE WROTE 16 GOAT’S EARS AKA OUT OF THE WOODS 17 SNOW 18 ISKRA 19 SLOVENIA, AUSTRALIA AND TOMORROW THE WORLD 20 THE CONSTITUTION 21 Festival Program 22 Round Table 24 Prize for ‘Best Film’ 25 COOPERATORS / SUPPORTERS COOPERATORS International Young Jury 26 International Jury 28 Villa Kult 30 Closing Event 31 Europa Prima Award 2018 32 SEE Legend / SEE Actress 33 Cooperators 34 LOCATIONS Supporters 35 Locations 36 SEEFF à Berlin 1 INTRO EUROPEANIZATION OF THE BALKANS, OR BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE? During the first round of the French presidential election, the entire nation seemed to shudder as the key concern emerged: will pro-European forces succeed in protecting shared achievements, or will anti-European campaigns dominate political realities? That same day, over a hundred artists from the Eu- ropean candidate countries in the Balkans gath- ered in Brussels’ Grand-Place for the closing ceremonies of the Balkan Trafik festival. It was stirring to witness these ancestral foes, side by side – Serbs, Albanians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosnians, Kosovars – eager to be ad- mitted to Jean Monnet’s “common European home.” The tectonic shifts that have rattled the very foundations of this home over the last few months will doubtless mark world memory. I wonder: who will lead the funeral cortège for the idea of Europe – the large states, or that assemblage of small countries still believing in the viability of the European ideal? This was the central issue debated by a dozen academics who came together during this influential Balkan “extra-mural” event, soon to travel throughout Europe with the SEEFF (South East European Film Festival), now in its second edition in Berlin and in its seventh edition in Paris. The pro-European Balkan dream began to turn into a nightmare when, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, former Yugoslav territories were bloodied by brutal conflicts. Though long anticipated, the vision of a“normalized”, common Europe grew to resemble a mirage. Our world has been profaned by the catastrophes that George Orwell pre- dicted. Today, although the victims of communism and fascism are known and cannot be disputed, there has yet to be a tally of the millions, more likely bil- lions, of victims of neoliberalism. The tyranny of global capitalism, encouraged by the new tenant in the White House, is forcibly dominating and destroying humanity, here and now. And with that, the idea of the construction of Europe. Rather than the Europeanization of the Balkans, a Balkanization of Europe is underway. The occult powers embodied by far right extremist movements de- monstrably threaten to bury the concept of universal love. Such preoccupations are clearly expressed in the choice of full-length feature films, animated films and documentaries from the 15 Eastern European countries, on show during the SEEFF in Berlin (25 – 28 May) and in Paris (31 May – 3 June). I invite you to take this rare opportunity to check the heartbeat of a continent since, according to Nicolas Bouvier, “the heart of Europe is in the Balkans, and the mind of Europe between Paris and Berlin.” This year, as our Festival gains increasing visibility on the international scene, I cannot help but be reminded of the words of the noted Balkan archeologist and art historian, Branko Gavela: “Chained within the body, the human spirit grows out of matter, like a flower from the stone.” Jordan Plevnes, President and founder of the South European Film Festival May 2018 2 SEEFF à Berlin A WINDOW TO A UNITED EUROPE INTRO Dear Friends of the South East European Film Fes- tival, Films are messengers. They cross boarders with the ability of changing prejudice and opening eyes, minds and hearts for other cultures. The South East European Film Festival àBerlin is now in its third year and I warmly welcome you once again to a cinematic journey into the Balkan region of Europe. It has become apparent that over the last years, that forces against a united Europe have steadily grown. The more important it is, that we focus on the things that connect us with each other and remain open-minded towards our differences. I have the following proposition: when you watch the incredible selection of films we have this year, watch as though you are looking through a window, not merely onto a screen. The films will show you life and culture in a way no other medium ever could. SEEFF is a platform for exchange. It is a microcosm in which is possible what should ideally be happening all over Europe, all over the world - people learn- ing about each other’s lives and beliefs, without feeling threatened in their own. If we, people from more than 17 countries involved in the festival, reach out to each other and try not to hold on to our projections or judge, then we can make each other stronger in our effort of overcoming boarders and closing gaps. Help yourself, help others, help Europe in coming together - that is my wish for this year and the future of the festival. I am sure, that if we will be able to do this, others can do it too and so will Europe. All the best, Harald Siebler, Festival director “South East European Film Festival à Berlin” May 2018 SEEFF à Berlin 3 INTRO Prof. Dr. Christian Voß Cooperation Manager of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Frank Morawietz Cooperation Manager of crossborder factory gUG Festival Idea SEEFF à Berlin creates a platform for cultural exchange with South East Europe. Therefore, film productions from 15 different countries, such as Al- bania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldovia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey are being presented in order to focus on a region, where Europe and it’s ideals are constantly questioned and in discussion. Film as a medium allows a ruthless but also poetical insight of the reality and society life of these participating countries. Local film makers reflect on the people’s living conditions and the life scheme in their country of origin. 4 SEEFF à Berlin TEAM BERLIN Harald Siebler Festival director movie members GmbH Johannes Wierz Editorial staff and Coordinator of website TEAM movie members GmbH Frank Morawietz Cooperation Manager of Crossboarder Faktory gUG Felix Neunzerling Cooperation Manager of Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Militsa Tekelieva Press coordinator Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Francisco Klotz Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Nikolaus Logothetis motion graphics Daniel Stübner TEAM PARIS technical coordinator Mascha Wolf Jordan Plevnes graphic-design Festival president of SEE à Paris Yves Boisset Berlin’s Volunteers Honorary president of SEE à Paris Isabel Pastor Goran Apostoloski Natasa Pivec Benjamin Roßmann Conzeil artistique Dragan Milinkovic Fimon – Street Food Market Volunteers Coordinator of Artistic council Yasmina Barthel Zoran Zivkovic – Montenegro Carla Dengg Miki Manojlovic – Serbia Lilli Schamoni Abdulah Sidran – Bosnia and Her- zegovina Nikolay Stoyanov – Bulgaria Dimitris Kerkinos – Greece Qani Mehmeti – Kosovo Thanks to all the supporters!! Karpo Godina – Slovenia Ylljet Aliçka – Albania Suncica Unevska Gvozdenovik – Macedonia Bulent Kucukerdogan – Turkey Eugen Serbanescu – Romania Ana Opacic – Croatia Organisation in Paris Hazis Vardar, Konstantin Plevnes, Ann Hanssens, Elena Bojadzieva, Christian Robyn, Ilija Plevnes, Tanja Todorova, Goce Cvetanovski SEEFF à Berlin 5 THE REST IS SILENCE Romania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 114 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Nae Caranfi l FILMS Opening Film: Thursday 24 May · Embassy of Romania Bucharest, 1911. Grigore Ursaru, a nineteen year old actor thrilled with the emergence of the cinema, decides to become a director and make The War of Independence, a reconstruction of the 1877 struggle between the Romanians, Russians and the Turks, which led to Romania achieving its independence. To realise this highly ambitious project to make «the longest fi lm ever pro- duced» and «to conquer the world», he wages an ideological, political and familial campaign to prove cinema has a promising future and is about to become an art in its own right. In an unequal yet ever changing society with extremes of poverty and opulence, his project is continually held up both by the local authorities and the big production companies like Gammoned. Con- stantly feuding with his father and in love with a frivolous and mercurial woman, the persistent young man does not however let his emotions get in the way of his dream. Nae Caranfi l was born in 1960 in Bucharest, Romania. He is a writer and director, known for Der Rest ist Schweigen (2007), Closer to the Moon (2014) and Filantropica (2002). Crew Screenwriter & director: Nae Caranfi l Producer: Cristian Comeaga Cinematog- raphy: Marius Panduru Costume Designer: Doina Levinta Editor: Dan Nanoveanu Music: Laurent Couson Production design: Calin Papura Cast Marius Florea Vizante, Ovidiu Niculescu, Mirela Zeta, Sandu Mihai Gruia, Valentin Popescu, Nicu Mihoc, Gavril Patru, Silviu Biris, Vlad Zamfi rescu, Samuel Tastet, Florin Zam- fi rescu, Alexandru Hasnas, Ioana Bulca, Eric Coustaud 6 SEEFF à Berlin UNWANTED T‘padashtun Romania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 114 min. | Subtitle: English Kosovo 2017 | Feature fi lm, 85 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Nae Caranfi l Directed by: Edon Rizvanolli Friday 25 May · 18:00 · Babylon - Large Auditorium FILMS screening in attendance of the director A lonely boy, who lives in Amsterdam with his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance.

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