CinEast

CinEast (pronounced “Ciné East” [sine i:st]) or Central and Eastern European Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival held at various venues around Luxembourg in October.

Festival

The CinEast film festival is dedicated to presenting the current film productions from countries of Central and Eastern Europe, part of what was formerly called the Eastern Bloc. Although focusing on the recent feature films, the festival equally presents the most remarkable documentaries, animated works and short films. Besides film projections, the festival also offers a rich programme of accompanying events, including concerts, exhibitions, debates and gastronomic evenings, as well as support to a charity project. CinEast is organised by the non-profit association CinEast asbl. Since 2010, the festival has also included an official competition.

History

Building on experience gained during Polish Film Days in 2006, the first edition of Central European Film Festival of Luxembourg held in October 2008 presented films from 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) at the premises of the Abbaye de Neumünster in Luxembourg. In 2009, Luxembourg’s Cinémathèque became the second main festival venue and the festival grew in terms of both number of films and spectators. In 2010, the festival acquired the current name “CinEast” and expanded to numerous new venues, almost doubling in size. Romania became the next featured country and an official competition was introduced. For the 2011 edition, Bulgaria was added to the countries represented and around 80 projections and many accompanying events were offered, attracting over 7,000 participants. In 2012, CinEast opened its doors to Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) as well as Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, thus featuring 12 countries in total. The cinematography of the rest of the ex-Yugoslavia countries has been represented at CinEast since 2013. The 7th edition of CinEast in 2014 presented over 55 feature and 45 short films from 18 countries and attracted 9,800 festival-goers. Ukraine and Moldova were represented for the first time. The 2014 International Jury was presided by Sergei Loznitsa, in 2015 by the late Andrzej Zulawski who had to cancel his visit due to health reasons. Since the 8th edition, the festival has been awarding a Critics Prize, chosen by a Press Jury. The 2015 edition attracted an audience of 9500 visitors with more than 50 feature films and 50 short productions. The 9th edition took place from 6 to 23 October 2016 and presented more than 60 long and 40 short films from 18 countries of the former Eastern Bloc and attracted more than 10,400 visitors to the screenings and events (musical, gastronomical, debates, photography exhibition). The International Festival Jury was presided by actress/director Mirjana Karanović. The 10th edition of the festival took place from 5 top 22 October 2017 and presented more than 100 films from 19 countries, the selection having been extended by films from Albania this year. The international jury was composed of the film director Anne Fontaine (president of the jury), actor Adrian Titieni, director and producer Bady Minck, producer Philippe Carcassonne and Oliver Baumgarten, the programme director of the Max-Ophüls Preis Festival. The Press Jury included Pablo Chimienti (Le Quotidien), Valerija Berdi (Radio 100,7) and Matthew Boas (Cineuropa.org).

Current Edition

The 11th edition of CinEast will take place from 4 to 21 October 2018.

Award winners

2017

  • Grand Prix – Birds Are Singing In Kigali by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
  • Special Jury Prize – Soldiers. A Story From Ferentari by Ivana Mladenović
  • Critics Award – Directions by Stephan Komandarev
  • Audience Award – The Constitution by Rajko Grlić
  • Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
  • Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – Close Ties by Zofia Kowalewska
  • Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – Gamer Girl by Irena Jukić Pranjić

2016

  • Grand Prix – Mellow Mud (Es Esmu Šeit) by Renars Vimba[1]
  • Special Jury Prize – Kills on Wheels by Atila Till
  • Critics Award – 11 Minutes (film) by Jerzy Skolimowski
  • Audience Award – Planet Single by Mitja Okorn
  • Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film - Romantik by Mateusz Rakowicz
  • Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film - Education by Emi Buchwald
  • Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film - Happy End by Jan Saska

2015

2014

  • Grand Prix – The Way Out by Petr Václav
  • Special Jury Prize – Viktoria by Maya Vitkova
  • Audience Award – Life Feels Good by Maciej Pieprzyca
  • Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film - Little Secret by Martin Krejčí
  • Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film - Down On The Corner by Nikola & Corina Schwingruber Ilić
  • Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film - Baths by Tomasz Ducki

2013

2012

2011

2010

  • Grand Prix – Morgen by Marian Crişan
  • Audience Award – Morgen by Marian Crişan

References

  1. ↑ ""Es esmu šeit" scoops Grand Prix at CinEast festival in Luxembourg". eng.lsm.lv. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[1] Cineuropa article about CinEast 2014 awards

[2] Luxemburger Wort article about CinEast 2014

Cineuropa feature article - CinEast 2012 Awards

Film New Europe article

Official website: www.cineast.lu / www.filmfestival.lu

  1. ↑ Vahermägi, Saara. "The Way Out triumphs at CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg". Cineuropa. Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Bauldry, Jess. "Panning the east - Cinematic gold from Eastern Europe". Wort.lu. Luxemburger Wort. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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