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10th East-West Baku International Film Festival to take place in June

29 May 2008 15:39 (UTC +04:00)

Secretary of the Union and deputy general director of the festival Abbas Aliyev said films with successful screening fate would be shown within the festival as it was during the previous festivals. â€œWe should acknowledge that there is lack of venues for the demonstrations. Capital repairs are going in the Heydar Aliyev Palace. Film screening is possible in the Green Theater only after 10.00 PM. The screening in the open air can be unsuccessful. Therefore the opening ceremony will be held at the State Musical Comedy Theater on June 1. The films will be shown in the â€œAzerbaijanâ€ Cinema House and in the cinema hall of â€œIbrusâ€ theater.
On June 2, round table on the problems and prospects of national cinematograph and film distribution will take place in Absheron Hotel. â€œRussian Rouletteâ€ (Russia), â€œLa Vie En Roseâ€ (France), â€œThe Actressâ€ (Russia), â€œTrickâ€ (Poland), â€œExileâ€ (Russia), â€œCargo 200â€ (Gruz 200, Russia), â€œAgeless Childrenâ€ (Iran), â€œAutumn Partyâ€ (Estonia), â€œLight Coolnessâ€ (Kyrgyzistan), â€œThe Monotonyâ€ (Latvia) and â€œThe Friendâ€ (Azerbaijan) will be shown in â€œAzerbaijanâ€ Cinema House within the framework of the festival. Azerbaijani movie â€œFate of the Kingâ€ and Russian â€œAlexander Nevsky Battleâ€ will be screened on June 7 during the final ceremony of the festival in â€œAzerbaijanâ€ Cinema House. Prizes for the best actress and best actor, as well as for the most humanist message to mankind and for contribution to the development of world cinematograph will be awarded on the same day. Retrospective of well-known Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussiâ€™s movies â€œPersona Non Grataâ€, â€œIn Full Gallopâ€ and â€œCamouflageâ€ will be organized within the festival.
Abbas Aliyev said screenwriters Georgiy Branjev (France) and Efraim Abramov (Israel), directors Andzej Jakimovsky and Krzysztof Zanussi (Poland), producer Erica Laansalu (Estonia), actress Viyre Valdma (Estonia), director Poshkus Juris and actor Andis Strods (Latvia), film critic Anton Sidorenko (Belarus), director Ernest Abdijaparov and actress Asema Toktobekova (Kyrgyzystan) and other well-known cinematographers have been invited to the festivalâ€™s 10th anniversary ceremony.
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