Published by Berlin

Feb 09, 2016

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EYE TO EYE @ EFM 2016

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Eye to Eye is a pan-European initiative dedicated to young audiences aiming at facilitating the circulation of European independent films on various distribution platforms.

The project is based on a strong network of partners, including European film festivals, cinemas, distributors and VoD platforms, gathered around the will to experiment innovative ways of promotion and distribution.

Local partners work together on the implementation of specific actions and marketing campaigns with the objective to improve the visibility and accessibility of European independent films to young audiences while participating in their knowledge about this cinema.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

YOUNG WRESTLERS

a documentary by Mete Gümürhan

DCP/HD - 2016 - The Netherlands/Turkey - 90min

Original language: Turkish

Produced by Kaliber Film (Aydin Dehzad and Aslı Akdağ)

The 26 boys living at the sports academy in the Turkish province of Amasya will endure a lot to realize their wrestling dream. In Young Wrestlers, they face the usual challenges of adolescence in a male dominated environment and contradictory contemporary Turkey. The camera remains observational and discreet while still allowing us to experience their everyday life at close range – somewhere between camaraderie and competition.

SCREENINGS

14/02 - 2:30PM - CinemaxX 10 (Press & industry)

17/02 - 9:30AM - Zoo Palaast (World Premiere)

18/02 - 10AM - Filmtheater im Friedrichshain (Official screening)

20/02 - 11:30AM - CinemaxX 3 (Official screening)

LES SAUTEURS

THOSE WHO JUMP

a documentary by Moritz Siebert and Estephan Wagner

Co-directed by Abou Bakar Sidibé

DCP/HD - 2016 - Denmark - 80min

Original languages: French/Bambara

Produced by Final Cut For Real

In northern Morocco lies the Spanish enclave of Melilla: Europe on African Land.On the mountain above live over a thousand hopeful African migrants, watching the fence. Abou from Mali is one of them – the protagonist in front of the camera, as well as the person behind it. For over a year, he has ceaselessly persisted in attempting to jump the fence.As Abou portrays the struggle for human dignity and freedom on one of the World's most militarized frontiers, LES SAUTEURS ultimately becomes a movie about the empowerment of a filmmaker armed only with his camera and his aspirations.

SCREENINGS

11/02 - 3:15PM - CinemaxX 10 (Press & industry)

15/02 - 9:30AM - CinemaxX 6 (Press & industry)

17/02 - 9:45AM - Delphi (World Premiere)

18/02 - 12:30PM - Arsenal 1 (Official screening)

19/02 - 4:45PM - Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg (Official screening)

21/02 - 10PM - CinemaxX 4 (Official screening)

GUEST OF PERSPEKTIVE

DEUTSCHES KINO

ONE OF US by Stephan Richter

DCP/HD - 2016 - Austria - 86min - Drama

Cast: Jack Hofer, Simon Morzé, Christopher Schaerf

Original language: German

Produced by Golden Girls Film

One night, Julian and his pal Marko break into the supermarket full of promising products encouraged by their wish to break out of suburban boredom. A moment of childish freedom which ends abruptly in a harsh grown-up reality. Inspired by true events.

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OFFICIAL SCREENING

21/02 - 7:30PM - CinemaxX 3

HIGHLIGHTS

GO HOME by Jihane Chouaib

DCP/HD - 2016 - France/Switzerland/Belgium/Lebanon

98min - Drama

Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Julia Kassar, Maximilien Sewery

Original languages: French/Arab/English

Produced by Paraiso Production Diffusion, Dschoint Ventschr, Eklektik Productions

Nada is going home. Or at least she wants to.When she comes back to Lebanon, she realizes she’s a foreigner in herown country. But there’s still a place she calls home: an abandoned housein ruins, haunted by the presence of her grandfather who disappearedmysteriously during the civil war. Something happened in this house.Something violent. Nada is a young woman searching for the truth anddiscovering herself.

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MARKET SCREENING

12/02 - 6:10PM - CinemaxX 14

CHEER UP

a documentary by Christy Garland

DCP/HD - 2016 - Finland/Canada - 86min - Drama

Original language: German

Produced by Napa Films

Cheer Up takes us into the teenage lives of a team of cheerleaders from the Arctic Circle in Finland, who always seem to place last. They struggle to improve, and try their best to look perfect doing it, but really, teenage life can be tough for these girls.For Patricia, Aino and Miia, finding out who they are, where they belong and what family means is much more important than any trophy.

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MARKET SCREENING

14/02 - 4:40PM - CinemaxX 12

FADO by Jonas Rothlaender

DCP/HD - 2016 - Germany/Portugal - 100min - Drama

Cast: Luise Heyer Als Doro, Golo Euler

Original languages: German/English/Portguese

Produced by Napa Films

Young doctor Fabian travels to Lisbon to win back his ex-girlfriend Doro. While the two of them are gradually getting closer again they are being haunted by their fears. Fabian’s jealousy once again puts their relationship to the test.