PRESS RELEASE Athens, March 6th, 2012
14th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - Images of the 21st Century
March 9 – 18, 2012
14th DOC FILM LINE-UP, FIPRESCI JURY & SIDEBAR EVENTS
The 14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 185 films (shorts and features) by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program.
OPENING FILM
Indignados by Tony Gatlif, France, 2011, 88’ – Human Rights
A powerful documentary-fiction hybrid and an account of a Europe in upheaval, Indignados places a fictional character name Betty -an undocumented immigrant from Africa- in the core of its narrative. Through her story and arduous travails in Europe, as well as documentary footage from demonstrations in Athens, Paris and Madrid, the film (inspired by revolutionary writer Stephane Hessel’s pamphlet, Indignez-vous!, which provided the name for Spain’s Indignados protesters), paints a picture of people in discontent and a continent in social and moral disarray. Through his energetic and vivacious signature style, Gatlif, who adds this film to an oeuvre concerned with social injustices and the exploration of borders, uniquely captures the fervent pulse of recent events – the film’s screening in Greece takes place in an utterly opportune time.
FIPRESCI JURY
An international FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury will hand out one award to a Greek documentary and one award to a foreign documentary.
The five-member FIPRESCI Jury is composed of:
Boyd Van Hoeij, Luxembourg, President
Minou Moshiri, Iran
Nejati Sonmez, Turkey
Guilhem Caillard, Canada and
Stratos Kersanides, Greece
SIDEBAR EVENTS
EYAL SIVAN WORKSHOP
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 11:00-13:00, Cine John Cassavetes
On the occasion of the 14th TDF tribute to his work, Israeli director Eyal Sivan will present a workshop on how he engages, through the medium of documentary filmmaking, with the issues and themes that concern him: collective memory and the past as a means to justify political actions, the use of symbols in political strategy, and the search for a viable solution for both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
MICHAEL GLAWOGGER WORKSHOP: Loss of reality in filmmaking that deals with reality
Friday, 16 March 2012, 11:00-13:00, Cine John Cassavetes
On the occasion of the screening of his latest film, Whores’ Glory, the last part of a trilogy on working conditions in developing countries, Austrian documentarian Glawogger will present and elaborate on the unique way he makes documentaries. In addition, he will focus specifically on the unifying concept between the award-winning films Whores’ Glory, Megacities and Workingman’s Death, which constitute the aforementioned trilogy.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Urban Survivors (Humanitarian Challenges of a Rising Slum Population)
11-18 March 2012, Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, Warehouse B1, Pier
Opening hours: daily 12:00 - 20:00
The 14th TDF, in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), presents the photography exhibition Urban Survivors, developed by MSF in collaboration with the noor photo agency and Darjeeling Productions. The project highlights the crucial basic, medical and other needs of urban slum populations all over the world. Award-winning photographers such as Stanley Greene, Alixandra Fazzina and Jon Lowenstein have contributed to the project, shooting powerful images that raise awareness on severe humanitarian issues, in places such as Dhaka, Karachi and Port-au-Prince.
JUST TALKING
11 - 17 March (inclusive), 16.00 – 17.30
Electra Palace Hotel ground floor, Excelsior Room
The Just Talking event, introduced in 2006, brings filmmakers from various parts of the world together and creates a platform of communication, promoting creativity and forging collaboration. Daily discussion groups of directors and producers revolve around issues that concern documentary filmmakers. Apart from the groups, all other accredited festival attendees are admitted to the sessions and can either simply listen or participate.
LIVE STREAMING PROJECT
The 14th TDF will be implementing again this year an innovative program in collaboration with the Electro-Acoustic and Television Systems Laboratory at the Polytechnic School of Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University. Film screenings, directors’ Q&As and various events will be made accessible to Athens, the Greek periphery and Cyprus through the use of streaming technology, thus providing documentary audiences the opportunity to experience part of the Festival without having to visit Thessaloniki.
14th TDF FILM LINE-UP
HUMAN RIGHTS
· CARTOGRAFIA DE LA SOLEDAD/CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS, Nocem COLLADO, Spain, 2011, 69’
· FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE, Julia IVANOVA, Canada, 2011, 99’
· HONK!, Arnaud GAILLARD & Florent VASSAULT, France, 2011, 62’
· DESERT RIDERS, Vic SARIN, Canada, 2011, 80’
· RED FAIRY N THE HOLY GHOST, Balaka GHOSH, India, 2011, 53’
· THE PRICE OF SEX, Mimi CHAKAROVA, USA, 2011, 73’
· VOL SPECIAL/SPECIAL FLIGHT, Fernand MELGAR, Switzerland, 2011, 103’
· LES ECLATS (MA GUEULE, MA REVOLTE, MON NOM)/THE FRAGMENTS (MY MOUTH, MY REVOLT, MY NAME), Sylvain GEORGE, France, 2011, 84’
· LE PIEGE DE DUBLIN/DUBLIN'S TRAP, Bryan CARTER, Belgium, 2011, 52’
· THE GUANTANAMO TRAP, Thomas WALLNER, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, France, 2011, 92’
· IN FILM NIST/THIS IS NOT A FILM, Jafar PANAHI & Mojtaba MIRTAHMASB, Iran, 2011, 75’
· INDIGNADOS, Tony GATLIF, France, 2011, 88’
· OLIGARHIA/OLIGARCHY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Greece, 2012, 100’
· GIVE UP TOMORROW, Michael COLLINS, USA, 2011, 95’
VIEWS OF THE WORLD
· Y TAMBIEN GAELLE/GAELLE, Natalie Johanna HALLA, Spain, 2011, 65’
· RODLAUST OG BEINLAUST/NO BONE - NO SKIN, Ingvar Agust THORISSON, Iceland, 2011, 48’
· PATRIA O MUERTE/MOTHERLAND OR DEATH, Vitaly MANSKY, Russia, 2011, 99’
· EL ARBOL DE LAS FRESAS/THE STRAWBERRY TREE, Simone RAPISARDA CASANOVA, Canada, Cuba, Italy, 2011, 71’
· WHORES' GLORY, Michael GLAWOGGER, Austria, Germany, 2011, 119’
· NAKHAANDEH DAR TEHRAN/UNWELCOME IN TEHRAN, Mina KESHAVARZ, Iran, 2011, 52’
· CANICULA, Jose ALVAREZ, Mexico, 2011, 65’
MUSIC
· WISH ME AWAY, Beverly KOPF & Bobbie BIRLEFFI, USA, 2011, 96’
· LAST FAST RIDE: THE LIFE, LOVE AND DEATH OF A PUNK GODDESS, Lilly SCOURTIS AYERS, USA, 2011, 87’
· THE DRUM IS BEATING, Whitney DOW, USA, 2011, 88’
· TIMES LIKE DEESE, Maarten SCHMIDT & Thomas DOEBELE, Netherlands, 2011, 86’
· ORA, Philippe BAYLAUCQ, Canada, 2011, 15’
· PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE, Stephen KESSLER, USA, 2011, 84’
· MESOGIOS:SIKELIA/MEDITERRANEA: SICILY, Panos KARKANEVATOS, Greece, 2012, 49’
PORTRAITS – HUMAN JOURNEYS
· CORPS ETRANGER/IN A STRANGER'S SKIN, Christophe HERMANS, Belgium, 2011, 51’
· UNE ESCROC TRES DISCRETE/THE OLD GRIFTER, Delphine HALLIS, France, 2011, 54’
· DAGAR EMELLAN/INBETWEENER, Erik BAFVING, Sweden, 2011, 14’
· HIT THE ROAD, NONNA/HIT THE ROAD, GRANNY, Duccio CHIARINI, Italy, 2011, 64’
· LOVE ALWAYS, CAROLYN - A FILM ABOUT KEROUAC, CASSADY AND ME, Malin KORKEASALO & Maria RAMSTROM, Sweden, 2011, 70’
· CALVET, Dominic ALLAN, United Kingdom, 2011, 86’
· LE REVE DE MARIKA/I AM NOT A ROCK STAR, Bobbi Jo HART, Canada, 2012, 85’
· SAYOME, Nikos DAYANDAS, Greece, 2011, 56’
· KATINOULA, Myrna TSAPA, Greece, 2012, 47’
· XIPNISE O SULTAN AHMED/SULTAN AHMED HAS AWOKEN, Nicos LINGOURIS, Greece, Germany, 2012, 63’
· O TIFLOS PSARAS/ THE BLIND FISHERMAN, Stratis VOYATZIS & Thekla MALAMOU, Greece, 2011, 37’
· ME LENE STELIO/MY NAME IS STELIOS, Yannis KASPIRIS, Greece, 2011, 47’
· STAVROULA, Ira DIKA, Greece, 2012, 29’
· MORIR DE PIE/DIE STANDING UP, Jacaranda CORREA, Mexico, 2011, 74’
RECORDINGS OF MEMORY
· EL MOCITO/THE YOUNG BUTLER, Jean DE CERTEAU & Marcela SAID, Chile, 2011, 70’
· CHRONIQUES D'UN IRAN INTERDIT/LETTERS FROM IRAN, Manon LOIZEAU, France, 2011, 78’
· LES ENFANTS DU GOULAG/CHILDREN OF THE GULAG, Romain ICARD, France, 2011, 52’
· THE LOVING STORY, Nancy BUIRSKI, USA, 2011, 77’
· YALDEY HITLER/HITLER'S CHILDREN, Chanoch ZE'EVI, Israel, Germany, 2011, 80’
· BIR ADAYI PAYLASMAK/SHARING AN ISLAND, Danae STYLIANOU, Cyprus, 2011, 100’
· HAMS CAMERAT MAKSURAT/HANESH MATZLEMOT SHVUROT/FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS, Guy DAVIDI & Emad BURNAT, Israel, Palestine, France, 2011, 90’
· EKTOS ISTORIAS/ BY-STANDING AND STANDING-BY, Fofo TERZIDOU, Greece, 2012, 72’
STORIES TO TELL
· THE SUBSTANCE - ALBERT HOFFMAN'S LSD, Martin WITZ, Switzerland, 2011, 89’
· HIJA/DAUGHTER, Maria Paz GONZALEZ, Chile, 2011, 84’
· FORTUNATE SON, Tony ASIMAKOPOULOS, Canada, 2011, 78’
· HOPPETS HAMN/HARBOR OF HOPE, Magnus GERTTEN, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Germany, 2011, 76’
· ITALY LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT, Gustav HOFER & Luca RAGAZZI, Italy, Germany, 2011, 75’
· FI AHDAN UMMI/IN MY MOTHER'S ARMS, Atia JABARAH AL DARADJI & Mohamed AL DARADJI, Iraq, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, 2011, 86’
· DAWN OF THE NEW DAY, Ryley GRUNENWALD, South Africa, 2011, 60’
· PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, Joe BERLINGER & Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 2011, 122’
· I AM A WOMAN NOW, Michiel VAN ERP, Netherlands, 2011, 86’
· PLANET OF SNAIL, Seung-Jun YI, South Korea, Japan, Finland, 2011, 87’
· SCARLET ROAD, Catherine SCOTT, Australia, 2011, 70’
· PAPIROSEN, Gaston SOLNICKI, Argentina, 2011, 74’
· THE BENGALI DETECTIVE, Philip COX, United Kingdom, USA, India, 2011, 91’
· THE SPACE IN BACK OF YOU, Richard RUTKOWSKI, USA, 2011, 65’
· KOKVINNORNA/WOMEN WITH COWS, Peter GERDEHAG, Sweden, 2011, 93’
· WAT DE KAT ZIET/WHAT THE CAT SEES, Kim BRAND, Netherlands, 2011, 18’
· 66 MONTHS, James BLUEMEL, United Kingdom, 2011, 85’
· INTO THE ABYSS. A TALE OF DEATH, A TALE OF LIFE, Werner HERZOG, USA, Germany, United Kingdom, 2011, 105’
· NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ/NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT, Patricio GUZMAN, Chile, France, Spain, Germany, 2010, 90’
· TRANS, Chris ARNOLD, USA, 2012, 93’
· KRISIS, Nikos KATSAOUNIS & Nina Maria PASCHALIDOU, Greece, 2011, 62’
· HABANA MUDA, Eric BRACH, France, 2011, 61’
· OPEN SECRET, Steve LICKTEIG, USA, 2011, 70’
· LION SOULS, Manu GEROSA & Salva MUNOZ, Italy, Spain, 2012, 75’
· O PROTOS IPOLOGISTIS TOU KOSMOU – I SINARPASTIKI ISTORIA TOU MIHANISMOU TON ANTIKITHIRON/THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPUTER, Mike BECKHAM, United Kingdom, Greece, 2012, 75’
· METAXA AKOUGONTAS TO HRONO/ METAXA LISTENING TO TIME, Stavros PSYLLAKIS, Greece, 2012, 87’
· 100 (173 ALEXANDRAS AVE. ATHENS), Gerasimos RIGAS, Greece, 2012, 61’
· ENCARDIA, I PETRA POU HOREVEI/ENCARDIA, THE DANCING STONE, Angelos KOVOTSOS, Greece, 2012, 80’
· AFANIS IROES/ HEROES OF THE FLICKS, Panayiotis KOUNDOURAS, Greece, 2012, 70’
· NZOKU YA PEMBE/WHITE ELEPHANT, Kristof BILSEN, United Kingdom, 2011, 34’
· INTERVIEWS BEFORE EXECUTION: A CHINESE TALK SHOW, Robin NEWELL, China, United Kingdom, 2011, 59’
HABITAT
· CUATES DE AUSTRALIA/DROUGHT, Everardo GONZALEZ, Mexico, 2011, 84’
· THE LAST MOUNTAIN, Bill HANEY, USA, 2011, 95’
· CERRO RICO, TIERRA RICA, Juan VALLEJO, Colombia, Bolivia, USA, 2011, 90’
· ANDLIT NORDURSINS/LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC, Magnus Vidar SIGURDSSON, Iceland, 2011, 90’
· DREAMING NICARAGUA, Marcelo BUKIN, Nicaragua, USA, Spain, 2010, 60’
· YOU'VE BEEN TRUMPED, Anthony BAXTER, United Kingdom, 2011, 95’
· VINTERLYS/WINTER LIGHT, Skule ERIKSEN, Norway, 2011, 25’
· STORIES FROM LAKKA BEACH, Daan VELDHUIZEN, Netherlands, 2011, 77’
· CO SIE WYDARZYLO NA WYSPIE PAM/WHAT HAPPENED ON PAM ISLAND, Eliza KUBARSKA, Poland, 2010, 63’
· VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!, Victor KOSSAKOVSKY, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, 2011, 104’
· THE ISLAND PRESIDENT, Jon SHENK, USA, 2011, 101’
· BITTER SEEDS, Micha X. PELED, USA, India, 2011, 88’
· PERAH ISTAR, Elisavet LALOUDAKI & Massimo PIZZOCARO, Greece, 2012, 60’
· XEROLITHIES, STIRIGMATA STO AIGAIO /DRY STONE-WALL, SUPPORTS OF THE AEGEAN, Lydia CARRAS & Αmalia ZEPOU, Greece, 2011, 19’
· HERZ DES HIMMELS, HERZ DER ERDE/HEART OF SKY, HEART OF EARTH, Eric BLACK & Frauke SANDIG, Germany, USA, 2011, 98’
· GAVDOS.EKEI STO NOTO/GAVDOS. SOUTHWARDS, Anthi DAOUNDAKI, Greece, 2012, 93’
· APALLOTRIOSI/EXPROPRIATION, Manos PAPADAKIS, Greece, 2012, 115’
DOCS FOR KIDS
· SADAN ER SOSKENDE - JENNIS STORESOSTER/SIBLINGS FOR BETTER OR WORSE - JENNI'S BIG SISTER, Max KESTNER, Denmark, 2011, 15’
· SADAN ER SOSKENDE - LIGE MIDT IMELLEM/SIBLINGS FOR BETTER OR WORSE - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, Laila HODELL, Denmark, 2011, 18’
· SADAN ER SOSKENDE - MIG OG MIN TVILLING/SIBLINGS FOR BETTER OR WORSE - ME AND MY TWIN, Mikala KROGH, Denmark, 2011, 20’
· SADAN ER SOSKENDE - MIG UDEN DIG/SIBLINGS FOR BETTER OR WORSE - ME WITHOUT YOU, Aage RAIS-NORDENTOFT, Denmark, 2011, 21’
DANISH DOCS
· AMBASSADOREN/THE AMBASSADOR, Mads BRUGGER, Denmark, 2011, 93’
· 1/2 REVOLUTION, Omar SHARGAWI & Karim EL HAKIM, Denmark, 2011, 71’
· PUTIN'S KISS, Lise Birk PEDERSEN, Denmark, 2011, 84’
· AU PAIR, Nicole HORANYI & Heidi Kim ANDERSEN, Denmark, 2011, 59’
· MED DODEN TIL FOLGE/THE SAMURAI CASE, Eva MULVAD, Denmark, 2011, 58’
· LOVE ADDICT, Pernille Rose GRONKJEAR, Denmark, 2011, 82’
· BALLROOM DANCER, Andreas KOEFOED & Christian BONKE, Denmark, 2011, 84’
· AT NIGHT I FLY, Michel WENZER, Sweden, Denmark, 2011, 88’
BALKAN FOCUS
· VORBITOR/VISITING ROOM, Radu MUNTEAN & Alexandru BACIU, Romania, 2011, 62’
· NOOSFERA, Artchil KHETAGOURI & Ileana STANCULESCU, Romania, 2011, 55’
· NOI DOI/TWO OF US, Claudiu MITCU, Romania, 2011, 53’
· BIR AVUC CESUR INSAN/A FEW BRAVE PEOPLE, Ruya Arzu KOKSAL, Turkey, 2011, 87’
· O GRINGO, Darko BAJIC, Serbia, Brazil, 2011, 90’
· KRALJ/THE KING, Dejan ACIMOVIC, Croatia, 2011, 75’
ANGELOS ABAZOGLOU SPOTLIGHT
· MUSTAFA'S SWEET DREAMS, Greece, United Kingdom, 2012, 83’
· WELCOME IN GREECE MR. MARSHALL, Greece, France, 2007, 55’
· BASIL ZAHAROFF, AGENT OF DEATH, Greece, Germany, 2006, 52’
· MEUTRE A L' AGORA/MURDER AT THE AGORA, Greece, France, 2006, 57’
· DEMAIN TOUT IRA MIEUX/TOMORROW THINGS WILL BE BETTER, Greece, France, 1998, 70’
· DE L'HUILE D'OLIVE, UN PEU D'EAU, UNE TOMATE DE DEROBEE.../OLIVE OIL, A LITTLE WATER, A PEELED TOMATO..., Greece, France, 1997, 27’
EYAL SIVAN TRIBUTE
· ETAT COMMUN - UN CONVERSATION POTENTIELLE (1)/COMMON STATE - POTENTIAL CONVERSATION (1), Eyal SIVAN, France, 2012, 123’
· JAFFA, LE MECANIQUE DE L' ORANGE/JAFFA, THE ORANGE'S CLOCKWORK, Eyal SIVAN, Israel, France, Belgium, Germany, 2009, 88’
· AUS LIEBE ZUM VOLK/I LOVE YOU ALL, Eyal/SIVAN & Audrey MAURION, Germany, France, 2004, 89’
· ROUTE 181: FRAGMENTS D'UN VOYAGE EN PALESTINE-ISRAEL (NORD)/ROUTE 181: FRAGMENTS OF A JOURNEY IN PALESTINE-ISRAEL (NORTH), Eyal SIVAN & Michel KHLEIFI, France, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, 2003, 85’
· ROUTE 181: FRAGMENTS D'UN VOYAGE EN PALESTINE-ISRAEL (SUD)/ROUTE 181: FRAGMENTS OF A JOURNEY IN PALESTINE-ISRAEL (SOUTH), Eyal SIVAN & Michel KHLEIFI, France, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, 2003, 85’