The Thessaloniki Movie Competition, which runs Oct. 30 to Nov. 9, has revealed its Worldwide Competitors lineup, which showcases 12 movies by up-and-coming administrators.
The jury consists of Magnificence Bratton, director, screenwriter, producer, and actor; Thania Dimitrakopoulou, head of gross sales on the Match Manufacturing unit; and Fred Elmes, cinematographer.
The Golden Alexander for finest function movie is accompanied by a ten,000 euro money prize, whereas the Silver Alexander for finest route award is accompanied by a 5,000 euro money prize. The jury can even bestow awards for finest actor, actress and screenplay or creative achievement.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FILMS“A Gentle That By no means Goes Out,” Lauri-Matti Parppei, Finland-NorwayIn the aftermath of a private disaster, unable to handle the load of expectations positioned upon him, 29-years-old Pauli, a proficient and profitable flutist, returns to his household dwelling in a small city in Finland. There, nearly unwillingly, he connects with a gaggle of younger musicians, pariahs within the suffocating, provincial surroundings, who, fueled by great insanity, compose experimental music by means of improvisation.
“Bearcave,” Krysianna B. Papadakis and Stergios Dinopoulos, Greece-U.Ok.Argyro and Anneta are two finest buddies residing within the Greek mountain village of Tirna. As soon as Anneta reveals that she’s pregnant and planning to skip city along with her cop boyfriend, Argyro, devastated, dares her to embark on a hike into the legendary Bearcave.
“Beachcomber,” Aristotelis Maragkos, GreeceElias desires of constructing a ship from scrap steel, chasing the shadow of his sailor father’s legacy. However as his creation crumbles, so does the parable he’s constructed round himself – forcing him to confront the delicate reality of who he actually is.
“Cotton Queen,” Suzannah Mirghani, Germany-France-Palestine-Qatar-Saudi Arabia-SudanYoung Nafisa lives in a village in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. The granddaughter of the so-called “Cotton Queen,” an aged girl – seemingly centuries previous – who has taken on legendary dimensions because of her resistance in opposition to the British and her alleged capacity to see the longer term, is of marriage age. Presently, Nafisa works in her grandmother’s fields choosing cotton, diving into the river, and falling in love with a younger man. However the arrival of a rich entrepreneur from London upends the whole lot, and everybody (together with her mother and father and her grandmother) makes plans for her, with out her information.
“Gorgonà,” Evi Kalogiropoulou, Greece-FranceIn a timeless dystopian future, in a patriarchal city-state stricken by violence and environmental air pollution, two girls insurgent and struggle for his or her freedom and id, remodeling themselves into symbols of resistance and transformation.
“Karla,” Christina Tournatzès, GermanyMunich, 1962. In a society certain by silence and disgrace, 12-year-old Karla makes a outstanding but uncommon choice: she brings her abusive father to court docket. Refusing to be silenced, she insists on telling her story in her personal manner, selecting what to disclose and what to go away unsaid.
“Maysoon,” Nancy Biniadaki, Germany-GreeceA relationship falls aside, a passport expires – and out of the blue the whole lot is at stake: Egyptian archaeologist Maysoon lives in Berlin along with her companion Tobi and their two youngsters when her previous catches up along with her: as soon as politically lively earlier than the Arab Spring, returning to Egypt may price her freedom. As she fears the lack of her dwelling, her household, and her sense of management, Maysoon begins a battle.
“Milk Enamel,” Mihai Mincan, Romania-France-Denmark-Greece-BulgariaRomania, 1989. Over the past days of Ceaușescu’s dictatorship, in a small, remoted city, 10-year-old Maria turns into the final witness to her sister’s mysterious disappearance. Torn aside by the loss, she is attempting to make sense of a brand new, terrifying actuality. She withdraws into herself and refuses to talk. Has she misplaced her voice – or is it that she will’t discover the correct phrases?
“On the Sea,” Helen Walsh, U.Ok.In a village on the mist-shrouded coast of Wales, the place life is dictated by the identical centuries-old conservative, patriarchal values, a person abruptly finds himself at odds with a small-minded neighborhood and, most significantly, himself: at 48, married, and a father to a defiant teen, Jack, a mussel farmer upholding the household legacy, will join with a gorgeous younger man arriving within the area as a seasonal employee. No matter follows will unearth unuttered, suppressed needs, thus altering himself and his household perpetually.
“Pillion,” Harry Lighton, U.Ok.Lighton adapts Adam Mars-Jones’s novella “Field Hill” into a movie, delivering a queer coming-of-age story as surprising as it’s disarmingly romantic. Colin (Harry Melling), a timid younger man within the British countryside, leads an nearly insignificant life up till he meets Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker who introduces him to a relationship of dominance and submission.
“Satisfaction,” Alex Burunova, U.S.-Greece-Ukraine-ItalyThe relationship between Lola and Philip, two younger British composers, is falling aside. Whereas spending their vacation on Antiparos, the 2 battle to regain their footing as a pair, and revive their misplaced creativity. Nevertheless, regardless of the enchanting Cycladic panorama and the idleness of summer time, one thing imperceptible but heavy looms within the horizon. And when Lola meets a mysterious, darkish, and beguiling Greek girl, the equilibrium is thrown off, bringing to gentle repressed trauma – and the hope of overcoming it.
“Unusual River,” Jaume Claret Muxart, Spain-GermanyTwo boys and their mother and father begin off their summer time trip by biking alongside the Danube River. The eldest, already a teen for a while, unexpectedly meets a mysterious boy in an encounter that can show decisive for the journey’s end result, while the youngest merely observes from the sidelines.
