Molodist will feature 10 Oscar nominees.
10 OSCAR NOMINEES AT MOLODIST IFF
including “The Past” by Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi starring Bérénice Bejo; Dutch “Borgman” by Alex van Warmerdam that competed for Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival; Swedish "Eat, sleep, die" by Gabriela Pichler that won the Audience Award at Critics’ Week of the Venice Film Festival; and Slovakia’s candidate for Oscar “My Dog Killer” by Mira Fornay that won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam IFF.
The screening of “Borgman”, a new film by Alex van Warmerdam, is this festival’s special event. The movie competed for the Palme d’Or of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Netherlands chose “Borgman” as its entry for next year's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Jan Bijvoet, who performed the main part in the film, will visit Molodist to present his work.
The “Festival of the Festivals” program will feature Felix Van Groeningen’s film “The Broken Circle Breakdown”, which received two Tribeca Film Festival Prizes and two awards at the Berlinale. The film is Belgium’s nominee on Academy Awards.
“Grisgris” by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, featured in French Connection program, is the Chadian entry for Oscar. The story of a black 25-year-old man with a paralysed leg who dreams of becoming a dancer is based on real events. The lead role was performed by Sulémane Démé, who became a critics’ favourite right after the film’s premiere despite the fact he isn’t a professional actor.
Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s new film will be screened in French Connection program as well. “The Past”, starring Bérénice Bejo (known for her role in “The Artist”), competed for the Palme d’Or and received two awards at 2013 Cannes Film Festival: the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Actress Award (Bérénice Bejo). The film was also screened at Toronto IFF, and has been selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
Georg Maas’s “Two Lives”, featured in German Wave program, is Germany's official entry in the race for the 2014 Oscar.
Călin Peter Netzer’s “Child’s Pose”, the winner of the Golden Bear of the Berlin IFF, is a Romanian nominee on Academy Awards. The film is about Cornelia, a well-to-do, well-connected Bucharest society lady. Her 34-year-old son gets involved in a deadly accident.
“My Dog Killer” by Mira Fornay, featured in Festival of the Festivals program, has become Slovakia’s candidate for Oscar. The film won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam IFF.
Anthony Chen’s “Ilo Ilo” has been selected as Singapore’s entry for Best Foreign Film Oscar. The director will visit Kyiv to present his film.
Scandinavian Panorama program features an Oscar nominee "Eat, sleep, die" by Gabriela Pichler. The film won the Audience Award at Critics’ Week of the Venice Film Festival.
The 43rd “Molodist” IFF opening ceremony will be marked by the screening of another Oscar candidate. Poland chose Andrzej Wajda’s latest film, “Wałęsa. Man of Hope”, as a candidate for the Academy Award. It is a movie about the Poland’s ex-president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa. The film recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
“Molodist” Film Festival will take place on October 19-27 in Kyiv. The screenings will be held in “Kyiv”, “Zhovten”, “Kinopanorama” and “Kyivska Rus” cinemas.
