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Northern and Eastern Europe showcased in Arras

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- Very rich menu with 9 titles in competition, 18 avant-premières and the sections "Visions of the East", "European Discoveries" and "World Cinemas”

Northern and Eastern Europe showcased in Arras

A great showcase for quality European cinema, the Arras Film Festival, whose 2013 edition begins today, will propose until November 17 a rich programme featuring discoveries from Northern and Eastern Europe.  

Chasing the Wind [+see also:
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(photo) by Norwegian director Rune Denstad Langlo (read the interview) will be competing for the Golden Atlas, as well as The Priest's Children [+see also:
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interview: Vinko Bresan
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by Vinko Bresan (the greatest success in the history of Croatian cinema), The Japanese Dog by Romanian director Tudor Cristian Jurgiu (which premiered in San Sebastian), Miracle [+see also:
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by Slovakian filmmaker Juraj Lehotsky,West [+see also:
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by German director Christian Schwochow, The Girl from the Wardrobe [+see also:
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interview: Bodo Kox
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by Polish filmmaker Bodo Kox (read the interview), Love Is Blind [+see also:
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by Estonian director Ilmar Raag and two candidates for their countries’ Best Foreign Feature Oscar nomination: The Notebook [+see also:
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interview: Janos Szász
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by Hungarian director Janos Szasz (Grand Prix in Karlovy Vary) and A Disciple [+see also:
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by Finnish filmmaker Ulrika Bengts who will be represented in Arras by her cinematographer whilst all other directors will be present.

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On the menu of the new section "Visions of the East", we find Dual [+see also:
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interview: Nejc Gazvoda
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by Slovenian director Nejc Gazvoda, In Bloom [+see also:
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interview: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simo…
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by duo Nana Ekvtimishvili - Simon Gross, Papusza [+see also:
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interview: Joanna Kos Krauze
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by Polish filmmakers Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze (watch the video interview), Circles [+see also:
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interview: Nikola Rakocevic
interview: Srdan Golubovic
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by Serbian director Srdan Golubovic, the Golden Bear winner from Berlin Child's Pose [+see also:
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interview: Calin Peter Netzer
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by Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer and Revival [+see also:
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interview: Alice Nellis
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by Czech filmmaker Alice Nellis.

In the "European Discoveries" programme, The Selfish Giant [+see also:
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interview: Clio Barnard
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by British director Clio Barnard stands out, as well as Swedish feature Monica Z by Danish filmmaker Per Fly (article), 2 Autumns, 3 Winters [+see also:
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by French director Sébastien Betbeder, Mr Morgan's Last love [+see also:
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by German filmmaker Sandra Nettelbeck, Two Lives [+see also:
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by her compatriot Georg Maas, Brasserie Romantique by Belgian director Joël Vanhoebrouck, Joy by Greek filmmaker Elias Giannakakis and Viva la Liberta [+see also:
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interview: Roberto Andò
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by Italian director Roberto Andò (video interview).

To this we add six films in the “World Cinemas” section and 18 avant-premières (notably Suzanne [+see also:
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interview: Katell Quillévéré
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Katell Quillévéré, Longwave [+see also:
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interview: Lionel Baier
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by Swiss director Lionel Baier, Tonnerre [+see also:
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interview: Guillaume Brac
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by Guillaume Brac, Lulu femme nue by Solveig Anspach, Before the Winter Chill [+see also:
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by Philippe Claudel, La marche by Nabil Ben Yadir and Le Weekend [+see also:
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by Roger Michell). The Arras Film Festival will also pay tribute to Patrice Leconte (Une promesse [+see also:
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), Philippe Lioret and Yolande Moreau (Henri [+see also:
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).

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(Translated from French)

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