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Riga Latvia September 2–6 2015 CONTENTS 10 Years of BSD in Riga, Latvia Riga Latvia September 2–6 2015 CONTENTS 10 YEARS OF BSD IN RIGA, LATVIA 3 10 Years of BSD in Riga, Latvia 6 Introduction by Dace Melbārde, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia 7 Introduction by Dita Rietuma, Director, National Film Centre of Latvia 8 Film Programme To BE or To BE BSD PROJECTS 12 14 Cases – Estonia/Latvia 14 D is for Division – Latvia 16 Delta – Ukraine 18 Demigods Rocking Pyongyng – Latvia/Norway 20 El Padre Medico – Lithuania 22 Fatei and the Sea – Russia 24 A House on the Borisovka – Finland 26 I Would Love to Tell You Everything – Poland 28 Knutification – Latvia 30 Leningrad Symphony – Germany 32 Mary’s Journey – Latvia 34 Olga Go Home – Germany 36 Paradise Behind the Fence – Estonia 38 People Animals and Things – Lithuania 40 People from Nowhere – Latvia 42 The Pioneers’ Palace – Georgia 44 Release Oleg Sentsov – Estonia/Ukraine/Russia 46 The Return – Belgium 48 Returnees – Russia 50 Shipping Pollution – Russia 52 Strip and War – Poland 54 tragedy, ecstasy, destiny – Ireland 56 A Voice in a Choir – Ukraine 58 Decision Makers 63 Tutors 67 List of Participants 3 BAltIC SEA Docs 2014 BAltIC SEA Docs 2014 4 5 BAltIC SEA Docs 2015 BAltIC SEA Docs 2015 he Baltic Sea Forum Centre. The Forum looks after t’s possible that the Danish nine current, courageous and projects (September 4), which for Documentaries not only film professionals, but Prince Hamlet may have humane films – will demonstrate will highlight the question of will offer, for the 19th also audiences. Each year in Riga, something to say about this the context and address a wider documentary film presentation time, a wonderful and for the fourth time across year’s BALTIC SEA DOCS’ audience as well. The Forum, intermediaries, with the increasing Topportunity for documentary Latvia, the Forum offers a first-rate sloganI – TO BE or TO BE – old, though, has always been an arena role of not only TV, but also on-line film professionals to meet, to documentary film programme. but essential words in a new form. for ideas, intents and project platforms, will serve to inspire. discover their colleagues’ latest TO BE or TO BE – that is the main Yet, this slogan also emphasizes presentations. 23 projects from achievements, and to find question for this year’s films. I am not only the Forum’s historic ties 12 countries – Belgium, Georgia, Hopefully, the days of this potential collaboration partners. pleased that Latvian audiences to Denmark, which was the first Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, anniversary Baltic Sea are introduced to high-quality, host country in 1997, but also the Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden Documentary Forum (the 10th The projects, which will presented educational documentary films, Forum’s special interest in nuances and UK – will participate in the organized by the National Film in the film market, attest to which widen horizons and allow and cusps – nuances of artistic international documentary film Centre) will be full of valuable very different forms of being. I for a chance to see the world from a expression and individual civil project pitching session, where meetings, powerful films and hope that among the projects, previously unknown vantage point. stances, and the cusps of political they will be evaluated by decision surprising new projects! representing the thematically I’d like to thank the Forum’s sharp-sightedness and awareness. makers from 12 countries. diverse and varied audio-visual organizers, the National Film At a time when Europe, and Latvia cultures from Belgium, Georgia, Centre, the Creative Europe as well, is facing difficult issues The Forum is also an educational Germany, Estonia, Finland, MEDIA Desk in Latvia and the that are testing the humanism, platform – offering training from DACE MELBĀRDE Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, European Documentary Network. understanding and intelligence September 2-4, during which Minister for Culture of the Sweden and UK will shine. From May the 19th annual Baltic Sea of not only politicians, but also project representatives will Republic of Latvia an investigation into expressions Forum for Documentaries bring of each individual, the amplitude analyse their aims and improve of Western culture in North Korea, many new impressions and of the Forum’s film programme their presentation skills in to the long-term effects on places valuable discoveries! is extremely vital. There’s a film collaboration with international of war crimes, to portraits of about a very topical issue within tutors. The team of tutors will exceptional cultural personalities all Latvian press about the be led by Mikael Opstrup, Head and breath-taking stories of saving degradation of human values of Studies & Co-production works of art during WWII – the as the (only?) condition of the Guide Editor for the European scope of interests of Latvian existence of the press in today’s Documentary Network (EDN), documentary filmmakers cover capitalism (dir. Mikala Krogh’s Denmark. the entire world. The Newsroom: Off the Record), as well as films that explore harsh The notion of multi-media and The Danish-founded Baltic survival conditions in following the call for virtual platforms in Sea Forum for Documentaries the fates of Syrian refugees and today’s world has become just took place in various countries Moscow’s homeless (dir. Sean as present as the reminder of during its first years. Since 2006, McAllister’s A Syrian Love Story, Prince Hamlet’s reflections on the Forum’s home is in Riga, and dir. Hanna Polak’s Something the essence of being. Hopefully, DITA RIETUMA and for the 10th year the main Better to Come), et. al. The Forum’s the Forum’s seminar on creating Director, National Film organizer is the National Film documentary film programme – and distributing multi-media Centre of Latvia 6 Photo: Karlīna Vītoliņa Photo: Kristaps Kalns 7 FIlm PROGRAmme TO BE OR TO BE AT CInemA K.Suns RIGA, ELIZAbetes stR. 83/85 FIlm PROGRAmme TO BE OR TO BE AT CInemA K.Suns RIGA, ELIZAbetes stR. 83/85 Guinness record-holding “We, the Europeans, we always had SCREENINGS Friday, 19:00 16 + FILMS pensioner hip hop artists, whose to come up with a way to explain September 4 SOMETHING BETTER eldest member is 96 years-old. to ourselves that we are actually TO COME CHUCK NORRIS VS Memories of lives lived well are good people while we are killing intertwined with dance rehearsals, everyone else on the other side of Wednesday, Hanna Polak, 97 min, 2015, COMMUNISM 16 + where under the tutelage of an the world.” H. Sauper 18:00 Denmark/Poland Dir. Ilinca Calugareanu, September 2 Vernonfilms, 83 min, 2014, ambitious teacher, they prepare SOMETHING UK/Romania/Germany for their performance at the World BETTER TO COME Hip Hop Dance Championships in THE RUSSIAN 18:00 Hanna Polak, 97 min, 2015, 21:00 Las Vegas. The film convincingly WOODPECKER Denmark/Poland THE NEWS ROOM: HIP HOP-ERATION counters the stereotype of the Dir. Chad Gracia, Roast Beef OFF THE RECORD After the screening – meet Bryn Evans, Inkubator Limited, limits of old age, leaving the Productions, Gracia Films, Mikala Krogh, with executive producer, 93 min, 2014, New Zealand viewer dumbfounded but happily Rattapallax Production, 82 min, Danish Documentary, HBO representative Hanka aware that the best is yet to come. 2015, UK/Ukraine/USA 90 min, 2014, Denmark Kastelicová and journalist Aija This year marked the 20th occasion After the screening – a Kinca Sunday, of the eldest generation’s folk discussion about media September 6 dancing festival, involving 1400 responsibility with film ■ In 1980s Romania, thousands of participants from across Latvia. producer Sigrid Dyekjaer and 21:00 Western films smashed through Alternatively, the Latvian Seniors Poul Madsen, Editor of Ekstra the Iron Curtain opening a ALL OF ME / LLÉVATE 13:00 Dance Association, founded in Bladet. Moderator: media window into the free world for MIS AMORES ALL OF ME/ LLÉVATE 2006, has popularized a special expert Anda Rožukalne. Arturo González Villaseñor, those who dared to look. Mr. MIS AMORES type of dancing that unites Acanto Films, 90 min, 2014, Mexico Zamfir, a black-market VHS Arturo González Villaseñor, Acanto racketeer, helped inspire political ballroom, with German, British, ■ Director Chad Gracia’s first 21:00 Films, 90 min, 2014, Mexico change, while a courageous female Balkan and other national dancing feature-length documentary is Saturday, translator brought the magic of styles. Hip Hop is not part of their a mutinously tense thriller, full WE COME AS FRIENDS film to the people and sparked a repertoire as of yet. of non-traditional activism and Hubert Sauper, September 5 15:00 revolution. A suspense-filled romp warning signs. It has quickly Adelante Films KGP, 110 min, HIP HOP-ERATION drawing viewers into the not- gained international recognition 2014, Austria/France so-distant past, when a censure- WE COME AS FRIENDS and festival jury notice for its 16 + Bryn Evans, Inkubator Limited, 11:00 93 min, 2014, New Zealand choked Eastern Europe came into Dir. Hubert Sauper, artistry is unmasking the Soviet Thursday, DREAMCATCHER contact with illegal video films. Adelante Films KGP, 110 min, system. The main character, artist Kim Longinotto, Rise Films, 2014, Austria/France Fjodor Aleksandrovich, was four at 16 + September 3 Green Acres Films, Vixen Films, 17:00 In the territory of the USSR, in the the time of the Chernobyl nuclear 98 min, 2015, UK battle against the West, for Soviet disaster. While battling daily life A SYRIAN LOVE STORY citizens, the access to American films in a war-shadowed Ukraine, he 18:00 16 + Sean McAllister, Tenfoot Films, was forbidden by article 228 of the discovers a dark secret and must 80 min, 2015, UK criminal code, and the punishment decide whether to risk his life by A SYRIAN LOVE STORY 13:00 for storing or duplicating films revealing it.
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