The 28th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival July 14 - 27, 2014
Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival, founded in 1987, is the oldest film festival in Estonia.
The aim of the festival in general is to support cultural survival of peoples. Only documentary films of high value and quality, recording human activities in social, historical or ecological context are accepted for competition screenings.
Main subjects: Human Interest, Social Issues, Art, Music, Culture, Survival of Indigenous Cultures, Docs for Kids, Author's POV.
The festival is held every July.
An international jury awards the grand prix for the best film.
Since 1999, a separate competition has been held for films, that will be broadcast in Estonian Television (Estonian People's Award).
PROGRAM OF THE XXVIII PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL
MONDAY, JULY 14
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 21.00 Opening of the Festival CLAY by Michaël Guerraz, France, 2012, 18min DOCUMENTARIAN by Ivars Zviedris and Inese Klava, Latvia, 2012, 82min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs URINE SUPERPOWERS, Thierry Berrod and Quincy Russell, France, China, USA, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherland, 2013, 52min
TUESDAY, JULY 15
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs PLASTICO by Yves Cantraine, Spain, 2013, 70min
17.00 Docs by Students ALMUT by Zoe Aiano, Côme Ledésert and Leyla Hoppe, Germany, 2013, 10min EMERGENCY CALLS by Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen, Finland, 2013, 15min BITTER HONEY by Ainur Askarov, Bashkiria, 2013, 22min PARIAH by Anton Tayshikhin, Russia, 2011, 19min BEHIND THE WEEL by Elise Laker, Tajikistan, 2013, 20min
19.00 New Estonian Docs BLOOD TYPE by Leeni Linna, 2013, 67min
21.00 Hope Burns Eternal BLOOD by Alina Rudnitskaya, Russia, 2013, 59min Nominated for Grand Prize of the Festival
22.30 Hope Burns Eternal LOVE SEX SENIOR by Menna Laura Meijer, The Netherlands, 2013, 90min Nominated for Estonian People's Award
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 Docs for Kids JOANNA by Aneta Kopacz, Poland, 2013, 40min ABIRA by Lena Zimmer, Thailand, 2013, 43min
15.00 Traditions THE HILL by Anca Paunescu, Romania, 2013, 23min HANDA HANDA 4 by David Ofek and Neta Shoshani, Israel, 2013, 59min
17.00 Citizens Society THE HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA by Matsubayashi Yoju, Japan, 2013, 74min
18.30 Hope Burns Eternal DOMINO EFFECT by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski, Abhasia, 2014, 76min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
20.00 Hope Burns Eternal RING PEOPLE by Alfredo Covelli, USA, 2013, 38min CHASING THE WIND by Filippo Ticozzi, Italy, 2013, 56min
22.00 Citizens Society HEARTH by Veniamin Tronin, Russia, 2013, 31min MEN WITH BALLS by Kristóf Kovács, Hungary, 2013, 68min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs AWAKE IN A BAD DREAM, Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster, The Netherlands, China, Romania, Indonesia, Lebanon, 2013, 114 min
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs BRASSLAND by Meerkat Media Collective, Serbia/USA, 2013, 84min
17.00 Birth of Art RAUL´S GARDEN by Sarasvati Herrera, Mexico, 2013, 28min INTIMATE CANVAS by Yves Mora, Belgium, 2014, 72min
19.00 New Estonian Docs BALLET-MASTER by Ruti Murusalu, 2014, Estonia, 62min
21.00 Self-Portraits THE INNER JUNGLE by Juan Barrero, Spain, 2013, 75min
22.30 Hope Burns Eternal PIPELINE by Vitali Manski, Russia/Czech Republic/Germany, 2013, 121min Nominated for Estonian People's Award
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 Docs for Kids KARUNA by Angel Amoros, Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia, 16min LEADERS by Pawel Ferdek, Poland, 2013, 52min
15.00 Citizens society TORRE DAVID by Markus Kneer & Daniel Schwartz, Venezuela, 2013, 23min JAKARTA DISORDER by Ascan Breuer, Indonesia, 2013, 87min
17.00 Hope Burns Eternal RAMIN by Audrius Stonys, Georgia, 2011, 58min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
18.30 Survival of Indigenous Peoples ABU HARAZ by Maciej J. Drygas, Sudan 2013, 73min
20.00 Hope Burns Eternal NE ME QUITTE PAS by Sabine Lubbe Bakker & Niels van Koevorden, Belgium, 2013, 107min
22.00 Hope Burns Eternal BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY by Maria Stanisheva, USA, 26min DANCE OF OUTLAWS by Mohamed El Aboudi, Morocco, 2012, 82min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs THE ODD MOVIE, Brygida Frosztega-Kmiecik, Poland,2013, 54 min
THURSDAY, JULY 17
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs I´M STILL by Javier Corcuera, Perú, 2013, 120min
14.00 Hope Burns Eternal EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE by Lidia Duda, Poland, 2013, 54 min
15.00 Music in Docs ANTONELLO NERI IN-PROVIDEO by Federico Neri, Italy, 2013, 90min
17.00 Docs by Students 12 METERS, 45 CENTIMETERS by Aleksander Purgar, Poland, 2013, 14min THE STORY OF MR LOVE by Dagmar Smrþová, Czech Republic, 2013, 73min
19.00 New Estonian Docs THE GULL THEOREM by Joosep Matjus 2014, 60min
21.00 Birth of Art - FREE ENTRANCE! Short art-films by Finnish artist Anna Sofia Nylund VANQUISH by Anna-Sofia Nylund, Finland, 2013, 10min
22.30 Hope Burns Eternal MERCY MERCY by Katrine Riis Kj¿r, Denmark-Ethiopia, 2012, 94min Nominated for Estonian People's Award
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 Docs for Kids HAPPINESS by Thomas Balmés, Bhutan, 2013, 80min
15.00 Survival of Indigenous Peoples THE SHEPHERD AREFI by Daniel Asadi Faezi, Iran, 2013, 8min THE GREAT SIBERIAN RIVERS. LENA by Pavel Fattahutinov, Russia, 2013, 31min OLGA - TO MY FRIENDS by Paul-Anders Simma, Finland/Russia, 2013, 58min
17.00 Self Portraits TREASURE HUNT by Nadan Pines, Israel, 2012, 40min THE LOVE EQUATION OF HENRY FAST by Agnieszka Elbanowska, Poland, 2013, 41min
18.30 Hope Burns Eternal / Docs for Kids THE WILD YEARS by Ventura Durall, Ethiopia, 2013, 70min
20.00 Survival of Indigenous Peoples WHEN I AM A BIRD by Monika Pawluczuk, Thailand/Burma, 2013, 28min MY AFGHANISTAN, LIFE IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE by Nagieb Khaja, Afghanistan, 87min
22.00 Hope Burns Eternal DAYS AT THE LENNON PARK by Annelies Kruk, Cuba, 2013, 48min VOICES OF EL ALTO by Benjamin Oroza, Bolivia, 2013, 49min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs TALES FROM THE ORGAN TRADE, Ric Esther Bienstock, Canada, US, Turkey, Philippines, Kosovo, Israel, Moldova, 2013, 82 min
APOLLO CINEMA 19.00 New BFM student docs MOMENT WITH ULKA, Gerli Nõmm, Kaisa Sammalselg, 13 min PARADISE, Nora Särak, 10 min SMILERS, GRILS AND BOYS, SMILERS, Tatjana Kosminskaja, 28 min WRITTEN IN WATER, Ave Lutter, 20 min
FRIDAY, JULY18
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs ON THE CARRERA by Francesco Costabile and Assunta Nugnes, Italy, 2013, 78min
11.00 Hope Burns Eternal: Discussion with the author BLOOD by Alina Rudnitskaya, Russia, 2013, 59min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
12.30 Hope Burns Eternal: Discussion with the author NOWHERE TO CALL HOME: A TIBETAN IN BEIJING by Jocelyn Ford, China, 2014, 77min Nominated for Estonian People's Award
14.00 Hope Burns Eternal: Discussion with the author RAMIN by Audrius Stonys, Georgia, 2011, 58min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
16.00 Hope Burns Eternal EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE by Lidia Duda, Poland, 2013, 54 min
17.00 Docs by Students HEGEL AND THE BUTTERFLY by Bartosz Warwas, , Poland, 2012, 5min THE BRIDGE by Mara Trifu, Romania, 2013, 5min ON ICE by Sanna Liljander, Finland, 2013, 9min THE TURTLE´S RAGE by Pary El-Qalqili, Germany/Palestine/Egypt/Jordan, 2012, 70min
19.00 New Estonian Docs EINASTO11577 by Helle Karis, 2014, 55min
21.00 Self Portraits THE INNER JUNGLE by Juan Barrero, Spain, 2013, 75min
23.00 Hope Burns Eternal FOREST OF THE DANCING SPIRITS by Linda Västrik, 2013, 104min Nominated for Estonian People's Award
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 Docs for Kids GRAVITY AND ME by Eva van Pelt, The Netherlands, 2013, 57min
15.00 Traditions MAHOUT: CHANGING REIGNS by Erik Dettle, Thailand, 2013, 17min SSMELLSS by Juan Carlos Bonete, 43 countries, 2013, 90min
17.00 Survival of Indigenous Peoples ABU HARAZ by Maciej J. Drygas, Sudan, 2013, 73min
18.30 Portraits of Neighbours FLOWERS FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES by Heilika Pikkov, 2013, 70min
20.00 Short Docs MY WORLD by Sergio García Locatelli, Spain, 2013, 4min DEMONSTRATION LESSON by Nataliia Mashtaler, Ukraine, 2013, 18min THE REAPER by Gabriel Serra, Mexico, 2013, 29min BOULEVARD'S END by Nora Fingscheidt, United States, 2014, 15min THE BEING FROM ELSEWHERE by Guy Bordin and Renaud De Putter, Belgium, 2013, 16min DINNER by Linas Mikuta, Lithuania, 2013, 29min
22.00 Self Portraits I AM MAD by Baltazar Tokman, Argentina, 2013, 72min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs FIRE IN THE BLOOD, Dylan Mohan, India, Mozabique, South Africa, Uganda, USA, 2013, 84 min
SATURDAY, JULY 19
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING OF THE WORLD by Maja Baczyñska, Poland, 2013, 72min
11.00 Self Portraits: Discussion with authors FATHER AND SON ON A JOURNEY by Marcel Lozinski, Poland, 2013, 75min
13.00 Self Portraits: Discussion with authors FATHER AND SON by Pawel Lozinski, Poland, 2013, 54min
16.00 Self Portraits: Discussion with authors DOCUMENTARIAN by Ivars Zviedris and Inese Klava, Latvia, 2012, 82min
21.00 Award Ceremony
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 New Estonian Docs THE BURDEN OF A FIRE by Riho Västrik, Russia/Estonia, 2013, 60min
15.00 Hope Burns Eternal DINNER by Linas Mikuta, Lithuania, 2013, 29min DOMINO EFFECT by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski, Abhasia, 2014, 76min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
17.00 Hope Burns Eternal MY WORLD by Sergio García Locatelli, Spain, 2013, 4min THE WILD YEARS by Ventura Durall, Ethiopia, 2013, 70min
18.30 Portraits of Neighbours HILTON! by Virpi Suutari, Finland, 72min
20.00 Hope Burns Eternal FACE TO FACE by Chung Chuan, Taiwan, 2013, 110min
SUNDAY, JULY 20
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 10.30 Music in Docs MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S TANGO by Viviane Blumenschein, Argentina/ Finland, 2013, 52min
THE PÄRNU OLD TOWN SCHOOL 13.00 Awarded Films
15.00 Awarded Films
MONDAY, JULY 21
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs JALANAN by Daniel Ziv, Indonesia, 2013, 107min
19.00 Hope Burns Eternal BLOOD by Alina Rudnitskaya, Russia, 2013, 59min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs ITALIAN LESSONS, Tofik Shakhverdiev, Italy, 2013, 26 min OUR CURSE, Tomasz Sliwinski, Poland, 2013, 28 min
TUESDAY, JULY 22
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs BRASSES ON ISLA VERDE by Adriana Yurcovich, Argentina, 2014, 88min
19.00 Hope Burns Eternal DOMINO EFFECT by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski, Abhasia, 2014, 76min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs THE ARRIETA METHOD, Jorge Gil Munarriz, Spain, 2013, 87 min
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs THE NUN by Galina Adamovich, 56min
19.00 Hope Burns Eternal RAMIN by Audrius Stonys, Georgia, 2011, 58min Nominated for Grand Prize of the festival
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs CHRISTELLE’S WIG, Christophe Hermans, Belgium, 2013, 57 min
THURSDAY, JULY 24
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs ANTONELLO NERI IN-PROVIDEO by Federico Neri, Italy, 2013, 90min
19.00 Portraits of Neighbours /Self Portraits DOCUMENTARIAN by Ivars Zviedris, Inese Klava, Latvia, 2012, 82min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs 9999, Ellen Vermeulen, Belgium, 2014, 70 min
FRIDAY, JULY 25
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART 9.30 Music in Docs FROM TALLINN TO TARIFA by Ashot Shiroian, Joan Marimon Padrosa, Spain/Sweden/Estonia, 2013, 57min
19.00 Portraits of Neighbours HILTON! by Virpi Suutari, Finland, 72min
HOSPITAL OF PÄRNU 18.00 Medical docs URINE SUPERPOWERS, Thierry Berrod and Quincy Russell, France, China, USA, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, 2013, 52min
SATURDAY, JULY 26
THE MUSEUM OF NEW ART
9.30 Music in Docs THE FIGHT OF THE DOG WITH THE JAGUAR by Hidalgo Romero, Alice Villela, Brasil, 2014, 58min
19.00 Survival of Indigenous Peoples ABU HARAZ by Maciej J. Drygas, Sudan, 2013, 73min
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