07/04/2016 - The 23rd edition of the event, which kicks off today in Budapest, includes a competition featuring nine titles that stand out thanks to their original approach

Evolution by Lucile Hadzihalilovic

The Titanic Festival is an event that has gained a great reputation for its independent spirit and its openness to a wide variety of films, and it opens the doors of its 23rd edition today in Budapest, boasting a number of screenings that will unspool until 16 April at five venues in the Hungarian capital: the Uránia Nemzeti Filmszínház, Puskin, Toldi and Sugár cinemas, and the A38 Ship.

The competition, which comprises nine features (either debut or second films) that attempt to find new approaches to tackling the classic complications that crop up in human relations, will be judged by a jury made up of Iceland’s Hrönn Marinósdóttir (director of the Reykjavik Film Festival), and Hungarian filmmakers Károly Ujj Mészáros and Gábor Reisz.

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Standing out among the titles locking horns are Evolution [+see also:
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film profile] by French director Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Our Everyday Life [+see also:
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interview: Ines Tanović
film profile] by Bosnia’s Ines Tanovic, Aloys [+see also:
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interview: Tobias Nölle
film profile] by Swiss filmmaker Tobias Nölle, the UK-French-Belgian co-production Couple in a Hole [+see also:
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interview: Tom Geens
film profile] by Tom Geens, Home Care [+see also:
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interview: Slávek Horák
film profile] by Czech director Slávek Horák and Mellow Mud [+see also:
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interview: Elina Vaska
interview: Renars Vimba
film profile] by Latvia’s Renars Vimba.

This year’s special gala screening will be dedicated to Lily Lane [+see also:
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interview: Luca Guadagnino
film profile] by Italian director Luca Guadagnino. Also of note is the Festival Favourites section, which includes titles such as Black [+see also:
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interview: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fal…
interview: Martha Canga Antonio
film profile] by Belgian duo Adil El Arbi and Bilal Fallah, The Fencer [+see also:
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interview: Ivo Felt
film profile] by Finland’s Klaus Härö, One Floor Below [+see also:
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interview: Radu Muntean
film profile] by Romania’s Radu Muntean, the Irish film My Name Is Emily [+see also:
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film profile] by Simon Fitzmaurice, The Apostate [+see also:
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film profile] by Uruguay’s Federico Veroj (co-produced by Spain and France) and Sparrows [+see also:
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interview: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson
film profile] by Iceland’s Runar Runarsson.

(Translated from French)