Bucharest International Film Festival which will take place between the 15th and the 21st of April 2013 is the first and only feature film competition organized in Bucharest, since 2005. Conceived as a festival focused on art house cinema, which encourages fresh cinematic currents and perspectives, which discovers new talents and promotes young filmmakers already known both domestically and internationally, Bucharest International Film Festival continues the tradition and organizes a feature competition. The best film will receive the Festival Trophy, which is awarded annually, alongside the Excellence awards.
The official selection:
"BLANCANIEVES" / "SNOW WHITE"
Spain 2012, 104 min, silent
Directed by: Pablo Berger
Written by: Pablo Berger
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina, Macarena García, Pere Ponce, Sofía Oria, Josep Maria Pou
Production Company: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Noodles Production, Nix Films
Cinematography: Kiko de la Rica
Editing: Fernando Franco
Producers: Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Jérôme Vidal
A twist on the Snow White fairy tale set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter. Trailer
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"THE COLOR OF THE CHAMELEON"
Bulgaria 2012, 111 min, Bg
Directed by: Emil Christov
Written by: Vladislav Todorov
Cast: Ruscen Vidinliev, Irena Milyankova, Rousy Chanev, Deyan Donkov, Svetlana Yancheva, Samuel Finzi
Production Company: Peripeteia
Cinematography: Krum Rodriguez
Editing: Alexander Etimov
Producers: Vladislav Todorov, Bouriana Zakharieva
An ambitious young man recruits a group of intellectuals to spy on each other with the ultimate purpose of wreaking havoc on the government. Stylized parable – first feature from a renowned DoP. Trailer
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"EPILOGUE" / "HAYOOTA VE'BERL"
Israel 2012, 90 min, Heb
Directed by: Amir Manor
Written by: Amir Manor
Cast: Yosef Carmon, Rivka Gur, Efrat Ben-Zur, Itay Turgeman
Production Company: Firma Communication Productions
Cinematography: Guy Raz
Editing: Iris Ozer
Producer: Assaf Amir
An elderly couple finds it hard to adjust to today's Israel and to the social changes surrounding them. An Amour somewhat less tragic. Trailer
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"SIGHTSEERS"
UK 2012, 88 min, En
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Written by: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram
Cast: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Jonathan Aris, Richard Glover, Monica Dolan
Production Company: Film4, Big Talk Pictures, Rook Films
Cinematography: Laurie Rose
Editing: Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump, Robin Hill
Producers: Nira Park, Claire Jones, Andy Starke
A pair of sad-sack lovers turns into a frumpy Bonnie and Clyde as their romantic getaway to the English countryside turns into a bloody affair. The kind of movie that you laugh at to hide your shivers. Trailer
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"LOVE BUILDING"
Romania 2013, 85 min, Ro
Directed by: Iulia Rugină
Written by: Ana Agopian, Oana Răsuceanu, Iulia Rugină
Cast: Dorian Boguţă, Dragoș Bucur, Alexandru Papadopol, Eugen Matei Lumezianu, Ioan Rusu
Production Company: Actoriedefilm.ro, Digital Cube, Papaya Advertising, Dakino Film Production, Zbang Film
Cinematography: Marius Iacob
Editing: Iulia Rugină, Maria Florentina Zaharia
Producers: Dorian Boguță, Dragoș Bucur, Alexandru Papadopol
14 young couples have seven days to re-design their love lives. Independent project that could/should „re-design" mainstream romanian cinema.
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"WRONG"
USA 2012, 94 min, En
Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Written by: Quentin Dupieux
Cast: Jack Plotnick, Todd Giebenhain, Eric Judor
Production Company: Realitism Films
Cinematography: Quentin Dupieux
Editing: Quentin Dupieux
Producers: Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Gregory Bernard, Nicolas Lhermitte, Josef Lieck
Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost his dog... What follows is hard to describe – however, we kindly remind you that the director (aka. Mr.Oizo) did the one about a killer tire. Trailer
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"COMPLIANCE"
USA 2012, 90 min, En
Directed by: Craig Zobel
Written by: Craig Zobel
Cast: Ann Dowd, Matt Servitto, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Ashlie Atkinson
Production Company: Bad Cop Bad Cop Film Productions, Dogfish Pictures, Muskat Filmed Properties
Cinematography: Adam Stone
Editing: Jane Rizzo
Producers: Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin, Lisa Muskat, Theo Sena, Craig Zobel, David Gordon Green
Following a phone call, a fast food restaurant manager starts to interrogate a female employee. Inspired by true events, the OMG/WTF? movie of this edition. Trailer
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