IFFI Goa 2015, Festival Diary, VII
IFFI Goa 2015, Festival Diary, VII
This is being written the day before the closing ceremony, where the winners will be announced. I have missed Filosofi Kopi (Philosophy Coffee, Indonesia), Labyrinth of Lies (Germany) and Journey to the Shore (Japan/France). Moreover, one competition film has yet to be screened, so my front-runner list may face an upset. But then, the upset can come anyway, if the jury’s opinions differ from mine.
So, these are the films I have seen, and my favourites from the playing eleven I have seen are … read on!
3000 Nights: Palestine/France/Lebanon/Jordan: **1/2
Cinemawala: India: **
Eisenstein in Guanajuato: Netherlands/Mexico: ***
Embrace of the Serpent: Colombia/Venezuela/Argentina: ****
Enclave: Serbia/Germany: ****
Kapo in Jerusalem: Israel: **
Natoker Moto: India: **
The Man Who Became a Horse: Iran: **
Mustang: Turkey: ***
Rams: Iceland: **1/2
Sealed Cargo: Bolivia/Mexico/Venezuela/France: ***1/2
So, so far, it is a toss between Enclave and Embrace of the Serpent. Maybe both will win a prize each.
The countdown has begun!
