30/10/2009

Since its creation in 1995, the Cinéma Tous Ecrans Festival in Geneva has been exploring audiovisual art in all its forms – from TV series to cinematic features and multimedia productions for the web.

At this year’s festival, held from November 2-8, the Official International Competition puts the spotlight on European production. Titles include Margaret Corkery’s Irish black comedy Eamon [+see also:
film review
film profile]; Esther Rots’ Can Go Through Skin [+see also:
film review
film profile] (Netherlands); Eran Creevy’s Shifty [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (UK); Tom Geens’ Belgian film Liar; Raja Amari’s Buried Secrets (Tunisia/Switzerland/France), starring Hafsia Herzi; Serbian director Darko Lungulov’s Here and There [+see also:
trailer
film profile]; and Raymond Vouillamoz’s Swiss production Déchaînées (“Wild Women”), featuring Irène Jacob.

The line-up also includes an international competition for TV series and dramas, a section devoted to productions in all formats, a retrospective of television productions by "major directors" – this year dedicated to Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Danny Boyle
film profile]) – and a homage to US TV series creator David Simon (The Wire, The Corner). Finally, prestigious conferences and meetings have been organised for professionals.