email print share on Facebook share on Twitter share on LinkedIn share on reddit pin on Pinterest

FEBIOFEST PRAGUE 2020

Le Febiofest de Prague se prépare pour une 2e prise

par 

- L’événement aura une version physique, mais les organisateurs du festival tchèque prévoient une forme hybride, après que l’édition initiale de cette année ait été interrompue par la pandémie

Le Febiofest de Prague se prépare pour une 2e prise
Karel d'Olga Malířová Špátová

Cet article est disponible en anglais.

After this year’s edition of the largest film gathering in the Czech capital, planned for late March, had to be shut down, the physical 27th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest is now set to start on 18 September. While the organisers have voiced a number of concerns about the current situation, as new cases of coronavirus have been increasing rapidly, the pared-down line-up short on international guests that had originally been announced (see the news) will kick off with the avant-premiere of the documentary Karel (see the news), about internationally recognised Czech crooner Karel Gott, who passed away last year. The film was directed by Olga Malířová Špátová.

(L'article continue plus bas - Inf. publicitaire)

Five titles will be vying for the top prize in the main competition: the Andrea Bræin Hovig- and Stellan Skarsgård-led Hope [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Maria Sødahl
fiche film
]
by Maria Sødahl; Pietro Marcello’s adaptation of the Jack London novel Martin Eden [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Pietro Marcello
fiche film
]
, set during an unspecified period in Italian history; the feature debut by Amjad Abu Alala, You Will Die At 20 [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Amjad Abu Alala
fiche film
]
; Ivan Ostrochovský’s period drama Servants [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Ivan Ostrochovský
fiche film
]
; and Mariusz Wilczyński’s semi-autobiographical, surreal drama Kill It and Leave This Town [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Mariusz Wilczyński
fiche film
]
. A brand-new competition strand has been added under the new artistic leadership of the festival (see the news) by programme directors Marta Švecová and Nikolaj Nikitin, called Comedy Competition. Benoît Forgeard’s kitchen-appliance-starring slacker comedy All About Yves [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Benoît Forgeard
fiche film
]
will thus lock horns with Lisa Aschan’s crazy comedy about mothers and daughters, Call Mom! [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
interview : Evin Ahmad
fiche film
]
, the heist comedy Heroic Losers [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film
]
by Sebastian Borensztein and the Slovak tragicomic love story Loli Paradicka [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Marka Staviarska
fiche film
]
, which turned out to be the dark horse among the 2019 crop of Slovakian film productions (see the news).

Central and Eastern European cinema will be showcased in the new Eastern Delights section, including Mira Fornay’s experimental drama Cook F**k Kill [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
interview : Mira Fornay
fiche film
]
, Tudor Giurgiu’s Parking [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Tudor Giurgiu
fiche film
]
and Jurgis Matulevičius’ drama Isaac [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Jurgis Matulevičius
fiche film
]
, while the Panorama section will widen its geographical scope, introducing local audiences to Rúnar Rúnarsson’s kaleidoscopic portrait of modern society, Echo [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Rúnar Rúnarsson
fiche film
]
, Haifaa Al Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Haifaa al-Mansour
fiche film
]
and Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film
]
. Among the other sections in the programme structure are Queer Now, Docs, Generation, Girls in Film, Festival Focus: Busan, a Max Ophüls retrospective and TV Now. The latest film by Pavel Göbl, the absurd tragicomedy Silent Companion [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
fiche film
]
, will receive a special screening ahead of its domestic premiere on 1 October.

The Czech branch of Amnesty International will hand out an Award for the Best Human Rights Film, with Fornay’s Cook F**k Kill, Samuel Kishi Leopo’s Los Lobos, Ray Yeung’s Suk Suk, Suwon Shin’s Light for the Youth, Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Son-Mother [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
fiche film
]
, Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s Verdict [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film
]
and Carlo Sironi’s Sole [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
interview : Carlo Sironi
fiche film
]
all in the running.

After a portion of the planned industry programme unfolded virtually in late March – namely, Czech Works in Progress (see the report) and Girls in Film Works in Progress (see the report) – the remainder of the industry section will take place on one day, which will be dedicated to the topic of Czech films in international markets.

Wary of the current situation, programme director Marta Švecová revealed at the press conference that the team is planning the festival in a hybrid form, offering all competition titles for online viewing. The gathering is also planning to commemorate Oscar-winning Czech director Jiří Menzel, who passed away on 5 September.

The 27th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest will take place from 18-25 September, and the full line-up is available here.

(L'article continue plus bas - Inf. publicitaire)

(Traduit de l'anglais)

Vous avez aimé cet article ? Abonnez-vous à notre newsletter et recevez plus d'articles comme celui-ci, directement dans votre boîte mail.

Privacy Policy