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IFF Bratislava unveils its full line-up

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- The International Film Festival Bratislava will bring award-winning films to the Slovakian capital

IFF Bratislava unveils its full line-up
Stations of the Cross by Dietrich Brüggemann

Hot on the heels of the Viennale, another film festival will get under way shortly on the other side of Danube: the 16th edition of the International Film Festival Bratislava will kick off on 7 November. Commenting on the Stories sidebar, an audience favourite, festival programmer Radovan Holub said: “This year, the section features not only more films by debuting directors, but also more comedies than in previous years. I’m really pleased about that because comedies typically feel like a complete stranger among the mostly deadly serious festival films; sometimes it seems as if festival-goers do not want to laugh at all.” The French titles Me Myself and Mum [+see also:
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and Breathe [+see also:
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interview: Lou de Laâge
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look set to be inspirational, revolving around people “who refused to lie down and stood up against all the odds”, and other screenings will take place for Romanian box-office hit #Selfie [+see also:
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, European Discovery contender Long Distance [+see also:
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interview: Carlos Marques-Marcet
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, Rio International Film Festival Felix Award winner Xenia [+see also:
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interview: Panos H. Koutras
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and Johanna Moder’s High Performance [+see also:
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“My goal was to give the Bratislava audience a chance to recognise the ways in which directors from different cultures think. It was not out of pure curiosity, but because this insight into filmmakers’ ideas, subjects and styles enriches our own knowledge – not only our knowledge of filmmaking, but also of our world today,” said the festival’s head programme director, Nenad Dukić, about the main competition, which focuses on debut and sophomore features. Party Girl [+see also:
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, the winner of the Caméra d’Or at this year’s Cannes and another European Discovery contender, will be competing for the top prize alongside Vuk Ršumović’s No One’s Child [+see also:
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, which won the RaroVideo Audience Award and the Best Screenwriter Award at this year’s International Film Critics’ Week at Venice. Czech film To See the Sea [+see also:
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, a melancholic look at the process of growing up, seen through the eyes of a little boy, also successfully made its way into the competition, as did Jaro Vojtek’s Children, a Slovak omnibus movie made up of stories that are all about the relationship between parents and their children. 

The Panorama section will present the winner of Karlovy Vary, Corn Island [+see also:
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interview: George Ovashvili
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; Michel Hazanavicius’ latest film, The Search [+see also:
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Q&A: Michel Hazanavicius
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; and this year’s Silver Bear winner, Stations of the Cross [+see also:
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Q&A: Dietrich Brüggemann
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. Meanwhile, the LUX Prize finalists (Ida [+see also:
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interview: Pawel Pawlikowski
interview: Pawel Pawlikowski
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, Girlhood [+see also:
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interview: Céline Sciamma
interview: Céline Sciamma
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and Class Enemy [+see also:
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interview: Rok Biček
interview: Rok Bicek
interview: Rok Bicek
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) will be screened in the Panorama Special section. Renowned painter, costume designer and Oscar recipient Theodor Pištěk will be honoured with the Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinematography, and he will personally present the film that earned him his Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Miloš Forman’s Amadeus

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