Films from the New Europe: TAXIDERMIA, TIRANA YEAR ZERO
The Land of Eagles by Fatmir Koçi (top); 12:08 Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu (bottom)
Films from the New Europe at USC: Introduction
The film information below is from the USC website:
Animated Short Program
Far from being primarily a children’s medium, animation in Eastern Europe has long been a rich field of formal experimentation and highly charged politics. This selection of short films by masters of East European animation offers a unique taste of how animation varied across the region and changed across the decades. Dusan Vukotic’s Oscar-winning Ersatz and Witold Giersz’s Waiting are rarely-seen gems made during the communist 1960s. The rest of the selection, made in the 1990s, features a piece by Michaela Pavlátová, one of the most original younger filmmakers [...]
by Andre Soares | February 28, 2008
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Films from the New Europe at USC
The University of Southern California is presenting the mini-festival "Films from the New Europe" on Friday, February 29, and Saturday, March 1, at the Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall in downtown Los Angeles. All screenings are free and open to the general public, but individual reservations will be required for each screening.
As per the USC website, the showcase includes "recent feature films and animated shorts from Eastern and Southern Europe that directly engage with post-Cold War transformations and the rethinking of what European identity and European cinema mean. The films that will be presented combine the auteurist legacy of European arthouse films with an aesthetic appeal that makes them accessible and competitive on a global market. They examine and [...]
by Andre Soares | February 28, 2008
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Tags: 12:08 East of Bucharest, Corneliu Porumboiu, Films from the New Europe, György Palfi, Los Angeles Screenings, Taxidermia, The Land of Eagles, Tirana Year Zero
