The film Konchalovsky will open the festival of contemporary cinema in Geneva
Elizabeth Isakov. The second international film festival " KINO. Films from Russia ", organized by the Foundation " Neva ", opens on the last working day of the week in Geneva film by Russian Director Andrei Konchalovsky's " White nights postman Alexei Trapezina ", which won the Silver Lion in Venice.
According to organizers, the main objective of the festival, which will take place in Geneva and Lausanne with 10 to 19 October, is the desire to show the Swiss audience Movies released not so long ago in the States of the former Soviet Union.
the first time the festival was held in the autumn of last year and had a great success in Switzerland. This time foreign visitors will find not only new products of modern Russian cinema and the work of Directors from CIS countries, but also show the timeless classics of the Soviet cinema.
Just at the festival will show 40 paintings. In the competition program of feature films presents 14 films, and drama among them Yuri Bykov " Fool ", who won the award at the Locarno film festival last month this summer. New to the festival competition program of documentary films will be 12 films from Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Estonia, including paintings by Ukrainian Director Valentine Vasyanovich " Twilight " about the life of the Ukrainian countryside. A separate program made just for children.
in addition, the organizers have plans to offer the audience a Few pictures of the Soviet period, under the rubric of " Retrospective ". For example, in Geneva will show " heart of a Dog " by Vladimir Bortko, " a Few days from the life of Oblomov " by Sergei Mikhalkov, " Forty-1st " Grigory Chukhrai, " They fought for the Motherland " by Sergei Bondarchuk and " White tiger " by Karen Shakhnazarov, released in 2012.
Guests of the festival this time will be the 1st Deputy head of the Federation Council on social policy Vyacheslav Fetisov, Directors Alexander Adabashyan and Armen Shakhnazarov, as well as actors Oleg Basilashvili and Alexander Baluyev.
upon completion of the festival's international jury, composed of actors and reporters will choose the best on the contest of paintings by five nominations - " Best fiction film, Best documentary film, " the award for best directing feature films, award for the best documentary film Director and award people's choice award.
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