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Tweet 0 0 Entry : Contact for this event festival pass : 20 ! www.cinematheque.lu Summary CinEast 2012 11-28 October 2012 Website : www.cineast.lu / www.filmfestival.lu The 5th edition of « CinEast », Central and Eastern European Film Festival, brings to the Luxembourgish public the best cinematographic works of 12 countries of the former Communist bloc. Six new countries - the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and three countries of ex-Yugoslavia (Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia) - have joined the already represented six (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia). With over 80 projections, a number of guests and a rich selection of accompanying events (music, photography, gastronomy etc.) the festival offers a rare opportunity to discover or rediscover the cultures of the represented countries.Visit the official website www.cineast.lu for all details. CINÉAST Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg 11-28 October 2012 GENERAL PRESENTATION The "CinEast" festival (Central and Eastern European Film Festival Luxembourg) has existed since 2008. Its aim is to present to the Luxembourg public a selection of the best cinema from the Central and Eastern European countries of the former communist bloc. Since its creation, the Festival has been constantly growing and diversifying - the gradual increase in the number of visitors (5,200 in 2011) proves that the Festival has found its audience and has also been able to attract new crowds. The CinEast festival is a film festival in its own right, but is also an event seeking complementarities between cinema and other art forms (music, photography, etc.). As such, it offers the Luxembourg public a rare opportunity to experience the cultures of the participating countries. Another dimension, and one to which the organisers pay special attention, is the festival as a forum for exchanges and conviviality. That is why numerous events on the festival programme have been designed to encourage participants to come together and exchange ideas (after-film chats, debates, gastronomic events, DJ nights etc.).2012 NEWS A number of new features await festival-goers this year: Six new countries have joined those already represented, bringing the total number of participating countries to 12. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have been joined by the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) as well as Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. Apart from the well established festival 2 z 6 12-10-17 01:13 CinEast, Festival du Film d'Europe Centrale et Orientale - Vis... http://www.ont.lu/en/whats-on/event/2012/10/11/cineast-festiv... venues (Abbaye de Neumünster, Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia, Caramba Cinemas in Esch s/A and Belval and Vianden's Ancien Cinéma), screenings will be also held for the first time at Utopolis. School projections will take place at the European School of Luxembourg (Kirchberg and Mamer), Lycée technique Diekirch and probably one more school. Many special events will accompany the screenings, including a large photography exhibition at the Abbaye de Neumünster, concerts/musical events at Melusina, Alen Tramsschapp Cultural Centre (Luxembourg-Limpertsberg) and Dqliq. Around ten films included in the official competition will be evaluated by an international jury. The number of special festival guests (directors, actors, producers etc.) has grown considerably and more than twenty will be attending the events this year. A literary evening in presence of the Czech writer Jaroslav Rudi" is also planned. For the very first time the festival will feature a workshop for film professionals. The aim of the CinEast Pro workshop organised in partnership with associations of professionals and film institutes is to provide a platform for meetings and exchanges between film professionals from Luxembourg and from Central and Eastern European countries.PROGRAMME - FILMS As in previous years, the programme focuses on new productions, many of them films which have received awards at major festivals, but film lovers will also find a selection of classics and some lesser-known movies, often related to one of the thematic cycles. As regards the featured genres, the vast majority of films on the programme are feature films; however, an important place is also accorded to documentaries, animated films and short films. - Official competition and the jury Around ten films will be included in the official competition. An international jury will award the Grand Prix CinEast 2012 as well as, most likely, the Special Prize of the Jury. An Audience Award will also be awarded. - "Welcome to..." evenings The participation of the six new countries (Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia) will be celebrated by special welcome evenings. These six special evenings will include the screening of the first film from the relevant country, with special guests and will be followed by an informal part with typical drinks and snacks. The programme includes a varied selection of films from these countries, most of which have received major awards. A very special "Baltic Night" featuring films and music will be held at Melusina on Saturday 13 October to welcome the Baltic countries. - Cinécycles Many of the recent films and older movies shown will fall into one of the two thematic cycles: "Back to the Roots": films from this cycle address the theme of roots at both the individual or collective dimension: origins, where do we belong, return to one's roots - these are some of the issues reflected upon in the selected films. "FunnyEast": a selection of the best comedies from the Central and Eastern European countries, mostly recent but also a few classics. - 3 z 6 12-10-17 01:13 CinEast, Festival du Film d'Europe Centrale et Orientale - Vis... http://www.ont.lu/en/whats-on/event/2012/10/11/cineast-festiv... Cinéfocus The festival will focus on the work of certain directors, actors and producers. In 2012, the audience will have the opportunity to see several examples of the work of the Hungarian director György Pálfi, Polish actor Robert Wi%u0119ckiewicz, as well as production companies Studio Uljana Kim (Lithuania) and Staragara (Slovenia). Most of the artists and producers will be present at the screenings. - Cinéshorts: short films marathons Four evenings of short films are scheduled at the Abbaye de Neumünster. Two of these will be devoted to short feature films, one to animated films and one to documentaries. These selections, lasting about four hours each, will represent a good overview of the best recent productions from the 12 participating countries. In order to provide some relief during these long sessions, there will be breaks during which snacks and drinks will be served.- Special evenings The programme is rounded off by several special themed evenings: • Literary evening with the Czech writer Jaroslav Rudi", responsible for the script of the film Alois Nebel. The event will feature a reading of a short story linked to the film, screening of the actual film and a debate on the historical context (organised in cooperation with Institut Pierre Werner) • "CinéFoot", a football-themed evening • "Young & Free" evening • "Secret police" evening • Projections dedicated to film from the LuxPrize selection • "Anniversaries" (100 years of Estonian cinema, 50 years of one of the first films of Czechoslovak New Wave The Sun in a Net) - Cinéyouth: programme dedicated to teenagers, the young and the very young The 2011 programme includes more special sessions for children (from the age of 2) and young people, as well as a series of screenings organised in collaboration with the European School and selected Luxembourgish schools. SPECIAL EVENTS - Cinémusic (concerts) As in previous years, the organisers have programmed several concerts that are closely linked to the main theme of the festival and the films to be screened: • Trebunie Tutki & Twinkle Brothers (unique mix of Polish traditional music and Jamaican roots reggae) - a big concert (closing event) at the cultural centre Alen Tramsschapp • Baltic night with the band Golden Parazyth (electro, Lithuania) and Latvian DJs at Melusina • SzaZa (live soundtrack accompanying the short films of Roman Polanski, Poland) at the Cinémathèque • Prince of Tennis (electro-pop, Czech Republic) at Dqliq (TBC) - Cinéart (exhibitions) Large photography exhibition at the Abbaye de Neumünster, on the same theme as the main theme of the Festival: "Back to the Roots". Over a hundred photographs by around ten Polish, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian artists, exhibited all around the Abbaye, invite viewers to reflect on the theme of origins and belonging. - Cinédebates Some of the festival screenings will be accompanied by debates:• Discussion on the topic of development aid at Ciné