PROGRAM OF THE COMPETITION

“Qu’un seul tienne et les autres suivroat” (Lea Fehner, France),
“The eights wonderland” (Nicolas Alberny and Jhan Mash, France)
“To be missing” (Anna Fenchenko, Russia)
“My fortune” (Sergey Loznitsa, Ukraine)
“Reverse” (Boris Lankosh, Poland)
“Burrowing” (Fredrik Wezel and Henrik Hellström, Sweden)
“Applauds” (Martin Pieter Zandvliet, Denmark)
“Alza la testa” (Alessandro Angelini, Italy)
“Me too” (Alvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro, Spain)
“Amer” (Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani, Belgium-France)

OUT-OF-COMPETITION PROGRAM

Paris premiere:
France, an honored guest of the 1st Festival “VOICES”, will be presented by its best films of the last year that are:
“Concert” (France-Italy-Belgium-Romania, 2009, 199’), film director Radu Mihăileanu
“Gainsbourg. Vie heroique” (France-USA, 2009, 130’), film director Joann Sfar
“Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky” (France, 2008 118’), film director Jan Kounen

“VOICES” Festival thanks the Embassy of France in Russia and personally Christine Lomon, attaché on cinema and mass media communications for cooperation.

French “New Wave” – 50 years old!
French new wave (in French Nouvelle Vague) is a tendency in the French cinematography of the end 1950-s and 1960-s. The young film directors who earlier had an experience of being a film critic and a journalist became representatives of the new wave.
“Deux de la Vague” (France, 2009, 91’), film director Emmanuel Laurent. Documentary film about relationship of Jan-Luk Godar and Fransua Truffo.

Dedicated to the Russian studio “Albatross” in France
Producing company “Albatross” was founded by Alexander Kamenka in 1922 on the basis of the bought-out from brothers Pate studio in Montreuril. Co-founders and leading cinematographers of this studio were Russian stars of the silent films emigrated to France; film director Alexander Volkov, actors Ivan Mozzhukhin, Natalia Lisenko…
“Kin” (France, 1924), film director Alexander Volkov, starring Ivn Mozzhukhin.

European express
The best European films of the last year, winners of different festivals and holders of different prizes. Among them:
“One war” (Russia, 2009, 105’), film director Vera Glagoleva
“II grande songo” (Italy, 2009, 101’), film director Michele Placido
“Akademia Platonas” (Greece-Germany, 2009, 103’), film director Fillipos Tsitos
“Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier” (Romania, 2010, 94’), film director Florin Serban
“The Lesser evil” (Poland, 2009, 110’), film director Janusz Morgenstern
“Pudana – last of the line” (Finland, 2010, 108’), film directors Anastasia Lapsui, Marku Lumuskalli

A view of Georgia
“Another bank” (Georgia, 2009, 90’), film director Georgy Ovashvili
“Street life” (Georgia, 2010, 100’), film director Levan Koguashvili
“Plut Sergo” (Georgia, 2009, 48’), film director Irakly Paniashvili

Late-night show
“Deliver us from Evil” (Denmark, 2009, 100’), film director Ole Bornedal
“Valhalla Rising” (Denmark-Great Britain, 2009, 93’), film director Nicolas Winding Refn
“Rabia” (Spain-Columbia, 2009, 95’), film director Sebastian Cordero
“Amer” (Belgium-France, 2009, 90’), film directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani

Films in the Kremlin
When you see a film in the environment rich in history the picture is felt differently. In the Kremlin once can see:
“Tsar” (Russia, 2009, 116’), film director Pavel Lungin
“House of the Sun” (Russia, 2010, 90’), film director Garik Sukachev
“Wolf” (France, 2009, 102’), film director Nikolja Vanje

New Russian cinema
Symbolic films of the last year by the Russian film directors.

Night for cinema fans
Specially for young Vologda citizens: a program of films worth to discuss.

“Mr.Nobody” (Belgium, 2009, 137’), film director Jaco van Dormael
“Enter the Void” (France, 2009, 155’), film director Gaspar Noe

Night of short films
Special program of short films by French film directors created under UNIFRANCE support

SPECIAL PROJECTS

I love you, Vologda land!
A competition of amateur short films (maximum 5 minutes) in which any resident of Vologda city or Vologda oblast or any other place in the planet makes a declaration of love to Vologda land. The competition is supported by KODAK.

Round tables and master-classes
Famous masters can share their experience; film directors, producers and journalists will discuss the topics interested to them and to spectators at the round tables.

Photo-exhibition Storyboard
A photo-exhibition by American photographer Roger Sallok. World Premiere.

Concerts in the Kremlin square
Young famous music groups including a Saint-Petersburg group Bill’s Band will give concerts for Vologda residents and guests of the festival