Ukraine to host Molodist young filmmakers festOctober 17, 2012 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Oct. 20, the 42nd edition of the international film festival Molodist is to open in Kiev, with about 300 movies scheduled to be screened during the nine-day event, traditionally focused on films by younger filmmakers, The Hollywood Reporter said. The festival’s main program is to be the international competition, complemented by the short film and student film competitions, Sunny Bunny, run in cooperation with a well known Ukrainian LGBT cultural event of the same name, and non-competition screenings. Among the highlights of the feature competition program are Gimme the Loot by American director Adam Leon, centered on New York City graffiti artists; the Ukrainian/German/Serbian co-production Istalgia (Eastalgia), directed by Darya Onyshchenko; Poupata (Flower Buds), a story focused on miserable small-town life from Czech director Zdeněk Jiráský, and Alyah by France’s Elie Wajeman, centered on a 27-year-old Parisian drug dealer who wants to begin a new life by moving to Tel Aviv. The festival’s main industry event is to be the annual Boat Meeting co-production market, scheduled to be held on Oct. 25-26. For this edition, nine projects have been selected, including Russia’s Brothers CH, to be produced by Liza Antonova and directed by Mikhail Ugarov, and Romania’s Eastern Business, to be produced by Iiliana Tarnovetchi and directed by Igor Cobileansci. Molodist’s international jury is to announce the winners on Oct. 28. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |