Bright Colours of Listapad

10 CULTURE The Minsk Times Thursday, November 22, 2012 Bright colours of Listapad At 19th International Listapad Film Festival, audience of 30,000 watched over 300 films from 43 countries By Olga Vasilieva for best newcomer to comedy. Meanwhile, Yana Troyanova and The festival’s international Olga Lapshina were named best jury agree that this year’s film actresses for Vasily Sigarev’s Liv- entries have been of exceptional ing (Russia) and Mikhail Meskhi quality, making their decisions was awarded the title of best ac- much harder. Headed by famous tor (Zaza Urushadze’s Guardian, film director Andrey Zvyagintsev, Georgia). they debated through the night According to the jury, the fo- before choosing In the Fog, by Be- rum saw an interesting and di- larusian director Sergey Loznitsa, verse programme of documenta- for the Grand Prix: The Gold of ry films. Serbia’s Village Without Listapad. The film is based on a Women received the Grand Prix book of the same title, by Belaru- for ‘Best Documentary’. In addi- sian Vasil Bykov, and is the joint tion, Olga Dashuk (Belarus) was work of cinematographers from recognised for her direction of five countries: Germany, Russia, Cinema Goer: Autumn Dream, Belarus, Latvia and the Nether- alongside the director of Mine- lands. field, Russian Ivan Golovnev; they Another favourite was My shared a prize given by the Parlia- Own Honour Bright, by Russian mentary Assembly of the Union director Alexander Karpilovsky, of Belarus and Russia ‘For Loyalty which has already won several to Moral Ideals in Film Art’. awards: from the Listapadzik con- Russia’s Fan, directed by Vita- test for children and youngsters; ly Melnikov, received the Cinema and the Prize of the President of without Borders special prize, Belarus ‘For Humanism and Spir- awarded by the CIS Executive ituality in Cinema’. Committee for developing cultur- Second place — The Silver of al co-operation and strengthen- Listapad — went to Polish direc- BELTA ing friendship between nations. tor Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Grand Prix The Gold of Listapad awarded to In the Fog directed by Sergey Loznitsa Meanwhile, After Lucia, directed Hills (Romania-France-Belgium) by Michel Franco of Mexico, was in the ‘Artistic Film’ nomination. Bronze of Listapad. In the main (Living, Russia) while ‘Best Cam- (Juris Poškus’ Kolka Cool, Latvia). given a special diploma from the Poland’s My Father’s Bike, direct- feature film competition, ‘Best Art erawork’ (the Marukhin prize) Mikhail Segal’s Short Stories (Rus- jury ‘For Topical Relevance and ed by Piotr Trzaskalski, took The Direction’ went to Vasily Sigarev went to Aadel Nodeh-Farahani sia) was awarded a special prize Outstanding Screenplay’. IFMC-2012 Lyntupy awaits VIP guests invites lovers The Culture Ministry has developed a plan to transfer former of dance noble estates which are standing empty into private hands International Modern Choreography Festival hosted By Viktar Korbut lations, around $7m is to be in- by Vitebsk vested. Th e 25th jubilee event is bringing At present, there’re 46 such Work has begun, with ‘moun- together many participants and specta- sites. One such is Byshevskie Es- tains’ of accumulated waste re- tors — true fans of contemporary dance tate in Lyntupy, near Postavy (on moved, alongside the old roof and movement. Th e contest is being the border with Lithua- nia and deck. Façade restoration is next held in two nominations: a one-act bal- Latvia). It recently ac- quired in line, supervised by highly- let and a choreographic miniature. Al- new hosts and, by 2016, qualified specialists. The only ready, from the selection video-round, is to launch ac- condition put before the investor 45 performances have been chosen commodation was to retain the architectural — from Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, for up to 100 monument and restore its former Poland, Ukraine, Switzerland, Estonia VIP guests. appearance. and Japan. Th e programme includes According to The major building — By- two joint international projects, with modest calcu- shevskie manor — is to house participants representing Germany, several museum rooms on the Italy, China, Taiwan and Cyprus. first floor, as well as a large Th e jury is headed by People’s Art- banqueting hall; ho- ist of the USSR, the ‘Best Dancer in the tel rooms will be BELTA World’ (as awarded by the Paris Dance located upstairs. Fine art restorer Yevgenia Seregina at work Academy) Vladimir Vasiliev. Th e Canals in the grounds es will grace the Saviour Trans- some places and that some walls Grand Prix winner is to receive $5,000 are also to be restored, figuration Church in Polotsk, have cracked, needing repair. and four other major awards are on of- allowing sailing. Fish with 12th century frescoes being During rebuilding by the Jesuits fer, in addition to special prizes. breeding is planned newly unveiled inside. Restorers in the 18th century, niche burial Th e forum’s guest list has signifi - for the ponds and, are now examining the façades, vaults were walled-up with bricks cantly expanded, including past Golden in future, an amphi- deciding how best to return the and the floor raised by 30-40cm.” Mask National Th eatre Award winners theatre is to open, as church to its former glory with- Several niches have been cleared (from Russia): Provincial Dances and is a sports ground out damaging the historical lay- of bricks, revealing ancient fres- Eccentric Ballet, from Yekaterinburg; and golf course. Un- ers of later centuries. coes, but more clearing work is Perm’s Yevgeny Panfi lov Ballet; and til then, all is quiet, Yuri Malinovsky, who is head- required, while the floor needs Chelyabinsk’s Contemporary Dance with only the birds ing the restoration, is still pon- to be lowered again. Th eatre, by Olga Pona. Famous dancers singing, forecasting dering the details with colleagues, Frescoes on the altar, cre- from Norway and France are joined by the future revival. wondering whether it’s possible dence table and diaconicon are the UK’s National Dance Company of Polotsk’s church to return the church (built in the now restored to their original ap- Wales — taking part for the fi rst time. returns to its 12th times of St. Yevfrosiniya Polot- pearance and those in the under- IFMC-2012 participants are also to century look skaya) to its original appearance. dome space are being revived. tour, giving festival concerts in Minsk, By 2015, a helm- Alternatively, it could be given Moreover, top layer 19th century Grodno, Bobruisk and Molodechno. shaped its early 20th century look. works removed to reveal older art Artistes from 40 countries have taken dome He tells us, “We found out works below are being placed on part in the Contemporary Choreogra- and cor- during restoration that the base- canvas, to save them; most date phy Festival in the Vitebsk Region over Saviour Transfiguration Church in Polotsk bel arch- ment needs to be reinforced in from the 1830s and 1880s. the past 25 years..

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