Film
EUNIC at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 (7 to 12 June 2014)
EUNIC returns to Sheffield Doc/Fest for the 2nd time from 7 to 12 June this year. Doc/Fest is Europe’s most important Documentary Film Festival, offering Industry Session programme and Marketplace, pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across Europe and the globe. The European Commission, together with EUNIC London support the European Documentaries Strand.
Among the supported documentaries are:
More information: http://sheffdocfest.com/
EUNIC returns to Sheffield Doc/Fest for the 2nd time from 7 to 12 June this year. Doc/Fest is Europe’s most important Documentary Film Festival, offering Industry Session programme and Marketplace, pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across Europe and the globe. The European Commission, together with EUNIC London support the European Documentaries Strand.
Among the supported documentaries are:
- Happiness – (Thomas Balmes/France), screened as part of our opening night events programme in the Castleton Cave and will be playing in the Youth Jury competition
- Rough Rider (Adrian McCarthy/Ireland), shown as part of special highlight on the Tour de France
- Judgement in Hungary (Eszter Hajdu/Spain)
- Last Call (Enrico Cerasuolo/ Italy) screened as part of the Green Doc Jury Competition
- Awake in a Bad Dream (Petra Lataster-Czisch, Petr Lataster/ The Netherlands)
- Sepideh (Berit Madsen/ Denmark), shown in the Youth Jury competition
- Concerning Violence (Goran Olsson/Sweden)
More information: http://sheffdocfest.com/
EUNIC London at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 (12 - 16 June 2013)
EUNIC London is very excited to present its dedicated European selection as part of the 2013 edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in June. Now in its 20th Year, it is one of the top three documentary festivals and markets in the world and often regarded as "Cannes for documentary people" (IndieWire).
Our selection will present 7 documentaries from the most talented and emerging European film-makers, from Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Spain.
'Drill Baby Drill' (France, Poland) by Lech Kowalski supported by the Institut Français and the Polish Cultural Institute in London.
'Electro Moscow' (Austria) by Elena Tikhonova, Dominik Spritzendorfer supported by Austrian Cultural Forum.
'Forget Me Not' (Germany) by David Sieveking by Goethe Institut
'This is Cuba' (Ireland) by Emer Reynolds, John Murray, supported by The Irish Film Board and Embassy of Ireland.
'How We Played The Revolution' (Lithuania, France) supported by Giedre Zickyte Lithuanian Film Centre and the Cultural Ministry.
'Plot for Peace' (South Africa, Spain) by Mandy Jacobson, Carlos Agulló supported by Spanish Embassy Office of Cultural & Scientific Affairs and Instituto Cervantes.
'The Summit' (Ireland) by Nick Ryan, supported by The Irish Film Board and Embassy of Ireland.
Read more about EUNIC selection and the festival here.
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Ready Steady Doc, a Season of European Documentaries 2012 (16 - 23 Feb 2012)
The 5th Edition of the Documentary Film Festival, coordinated by the French Institute with EUNIC London partners, now in its fifth year, has been dedicated to Sport. In the framework of the 30th edition of the modern Olympic Games in London, Ready Steady Doc! brought together documentaries from all over Europe to make you see sport in a whole new light. An amazing line-up of sport celebrities attended the festival: the manager of the Spanish National Football Team Vicente del Bosque, French football star Vikash Dhorasoo, Hungarian three-time water-polo Olympic champion György Kárpáti, European Senior Champion pole-vaulter Herbert Sepp, 83-year-old Belgian Olympic athlete Yvonne Van Bets, and more! More information here. |
Celluloid Curtain Film Festival in Riverside Studios (06 - 09 May 2011).
This exciting European Festival dedicated to Spy Movies during the Cold War in Europe was organized by the Goethe Institute in collaboration with Eunic London, and has presented 11 films, an exhibition, and a debate.
"When the film The Spy Who Came In from the Cold arrived in cinemas in 1965, the spy film was already one of the most popular genres in Europe. By then deep into the Cold War, the figure of the spy was a source of great fascination for people on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The secret agent reflected the political ambitions of east and west as well as their contradictions. He was either seen as a golden hero or an evil mole; as representing either the superiority of a political system or of its detested enemies. The spy film therefore crossed over easily with the political propaganda film.
Our Celluloid Curtain festival marked the fiftieth anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall. Curated jointly by Oliver Baumgarten and Nikolaj Nikitin, it has shown eleven spy films made between 1960 and 1974 on both sides of the Iron Curtain. These remarkable films shed light on the popular spy genre, aimed both at entertainment and at cementing the divisions of the Cold War. In London the films were screened from 6 to 9 May at the Riverside Studios; from 1 to 22 June 2011 the films were presented in Berlin at the Zeughauskino.
The film festival was accompanied by distinguished international panels and introductions to the films. The programme in London included also a fascinating exhibition of the original spy film posters and graphics from the period. This unique collection of art work covered films from the whole of Europe, including some rare and forgotten east bloc films."
Claudia Amthor-Croft, Project Director / Goethe Institute
Read More on their dedicated website...
This exciting European Festival dedicated to Spy Movies during the Cold War in Europe was organized by the Goethe Institute in collaboration with Eunic London, and has presented 11 films, an exhibition, and a debate.
"When the film The Spy Who Came In from the Cold arrived in cinemas in 1965, the spy film was already one of the most popular genres in Europe. By then deep into the Cold War, the figure of the spy was a source of great fascination for people on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The secret agent reflected the political ambitions of east and west as well as their contradictions. He was either seen as a golden hero or an evil mole; as representing either the superiority of a political system or of its detested enemies. The spy film therefore crossed over easily with the political propaganda film.
Our Celluloid Curtain festival marked the fiftieth anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall. Curated jointly by Oliver Baumgarten and Nikolaj Nikitin, it has shown eleven spy films made between 1960 and 1974 on both sides of the Iron Curtain. These remarkable films shed light on the popular spy genre, aimed both at entertainment and at cementing the divisions of the Cold War. In London the films were screened from 6 to 9 May at the Riverside Studios; from 1 to 22 June 2011 the films were presented in Berlin at the Zeughauskino.
The film festival was accompanied by distinguished international panels and introductions to the films. The programme in London included also a fascinating exhibition of the original spy film posters and graphics from the period. This unique collection of art work covered films from the whole of Europe, including some rare and forgotten east bloc films."
Claudia Amthor-Croft, Project Director / Goethe Institute
Read More on their dedicated website...
'Screen Green', a Season of European Documentaries 2010 (4 – 11 November 2010)
The 4th edition of the Documentary Film Festival, coordinated by the French Institute showcased the work of new and established directors from across the continent around the issue of Sustainable Development. The Festival took place at Ciné lumière, the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the Italian Cultural Institute.
EUNIC's documentary festival selected the theme 'Screen Green!' and showed documentaries dealing with issues connected to the environment and climate change. Screen Green! brought together documentaries from 14 European countries focusing on the ever relevant theme of the environment and humankind's fragile relationship with the natural world. Recent news regarding oil spills, environmental pollution and dwindling natural resources no longer concern just a minority of people but engage entire communities throughout the world.
Screen Green! has put commonplace materials and aspects of our everyday life under scrutiny (PLANEAT, Fish n' Pills, Plastic Planet). It sheded light on pollution and the impact of climate change (Green Line – Urban Transport, Pollution, Climate Chaos in the South) and discussed possible solutions (Selective Waste Collection – From Myths to Reality, The 4th Revolution – EnergyAutonomy, Early Learning). Furthermore Screen Green! presented documentaries that chart the livelihoods of isolated communities and their complex relationship to nature (Gold Futures, The Mirror, The River, Three Men and a Fish Pond, Stop, Look, Listen). Finally French environmentalist, Nicolas Hulot, addressed some of the social and political issues that stand in the way of environmental solutions (One). Most screenings were accompanied by a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
The 4th edition of the Documentary Film Festival, coordinated by the French Institute showcased the work of new and established directors from across the continent around the issue of Sustainable Development. The Festival took place at Ciné lumière, the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the Italian Cultural Institute.
EUNIC's documentary festival selected the theme 'Screen Green!' and showed documentaries dealing with issues connected to the environment and climate change. Screen Green! brought together documentaries from 14 European countries focusing on the ever relevant theme of the environment and humankind's fragile relationship with the natural world. Recent news regarding oil spills, environmental pollution and dwindling natural resources no longer concern just a minority of people but engage entire communities throughout the world.
Screen Green! has put commonplace materials and aspects of our everyday life under scrutiny (PLANEAT, Fish n' Pills, Plastic Planet). It sheded light on pollution and the impact of climate change (Green Line – Urban Transport, Pollution, Climate Chaos in the South) and discussed possible solutions (Selective Waste Collection – From Myths to Reality, The 4th Revolution – EnergyAutonomy, Early Learning). Furthermore Screen Green! presented documentaries that chart the livelihoods of isolated communities and their complex relationship to nature (Gold Futures, The Mirror, The River, Three Men and a Fish Pond, Stop, Look, Listen). Finally French environmentalist, Nicolas Hulot, addressed some of the social and political issues that stand in the way of environmental solutions (One). Most screenings were accompanied by a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
'Memory', a Season of European Documentaries 2009 (15 – 21 November 2009)
The 3rd Edition of the Documentary Film Festival, coordinated by the French Institute has showcased the work of new and established directors from across the continent. The Festival took place at Ciné Lumière, the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the Italian Cultural Institute.
Communism and its fall was a strong theme in the festival (PRL De Luxe, Life Stories, Children of the Decree, Borderline Case). Children of the Decree is a chilling look at the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his enforcement of the infamous Decree 770, which banned birth control and abortion.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, there will be three shorts forming a screening entitled Close Up! November 1989, followed by a panel discussion which brings together the key representatives of the November revolutionary forces.
Certain directors offered a more personal singular take on this year's theme, by basing their work on family members (Grandpa and Grandma; Bucarest, Memory Lost). For those seeking a look at the history of feminism the documentary Et ELLE créa la femme offers a fascinating insight through the French magazine ELLE. The season extends beyond Ciné lumière with The Soviet Story (Latvia) and Borderline Case (Hungary) at the Hungarian Cultural Centre; and Primo Levi's Journey (Italy) at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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The 3rd Edition of the Documentary Film Festival, coordinated by the French Institute has showcased the work of new and established directors from across the continent. The Festival took place at Ciné Lumière, the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the Italian Cultural Institute.
Communism and its fall was a strong theme in the festival (PRL De Luxe, Life Stories, Children of the Decree, Borderline Case). Children of the Decree is a chilling look at the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his enforcement of the infamous Decree 770, which banned birth control and abortion.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, there will be three shorts forming a screening entitled Close Up! November 1989, followed by a panel discussion which brings together the key representatives of the November revolutionary forces.
Certain directors offered a more personal singular take on this year's theme, by basing their work on family members (Grandpa and Grandma; Bucarest, Memory Lost). For those seeking a look at the history of feminism the documentary Et ELLE créa la femme offers a fascinating insight through the French magazine ELLE. The season extends beyond Ciné lumière with The Soviet Story (Latvia) and Borderline Case (Hungary) at the Hungarian Cultural Centre; and Primo Levi's Journey (Italy) at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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