International Competition at 31st WFF /BOPEM /World premiere

Antipode is pleased to announce that the World premiere of the film Bopem by Zhanna Issabayeva will take place at 31st Warsaw Film Festival (International Competition). 

16 films will compete in the International Competition at 31st Warsaw Film Festival for the main award – Warsaw Grand Prix, Best Director Award and Special Jury Award.

The International Jury consisting of

– poet and journalist Elena Fanailova (Russia), for over fifteen years has been working for Radio Wolna Europa / Radio Liberty
– producer Uljana Kim (Lithuania), produced „The Gambler”, a film for which she received Special Jury Award for producers at WFF 2013
– film director Martti Helde (Estonia), his debut film „In the Crosswind” won Ecumenical Jury Award at WFF 2014
– screenwriter and film director Sławomir Fabicki (Poland), his debut feature film „Retrieval” won Special Jury Award at WFF in 2006, his second feature film was a part of the International Competition at WFF 2012
– film director Pavle Vučković (Serbia), his short film „Minus” was screened at WFF 2007, at this year’s edition we will present his feature film debut „Panama”

will evaluate films in competition.

  • Bopem / Kołysanka / Bopem, dir. Zhanna Issabayeva (Kazakhstan 2015), 78 min.
    Rayan, 14 years old, lives on the dried Aral Sea. As a child, he saw his mother killed in a car crash. When he finds out he is ill and the queue for treatment is long, he decides to avenge her death…World premiere.

Shows:
MULTIKINO 2 14.10.2015 18:30

MULTIKINO 2 15.10.2015 13:30

MULTIKINO 2 16.10.2015 21:00

  • Salvation / Zbawienie / Spasenie, dir. Ivan Vyrypaev (Russia 2015), 94 min.
    Anna, a young Catholic nun from Poland, is sent as a missionary into the Himalayas. Her clash with the foreign and mysterious world of Tibet will force Anna to face some complex questions about life. International premiere.
  •  Winter Song / Pieśń zimowa / Chant d’hiver, dir. Otar Iosseliani (France, Georgia 2015), 117 min.
    Two prologues, several episodes and characters whose paths cross in a Parisian building. Charming comedic chaos about dreams, love, firm friendships and hope that tomorrow will be better than today. Eastern European premiere.