Athens International Film Festival - Screening Schedule 2014

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Ministry of Culture and Sports

The project is co-financed by Greece and the European Union

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18:00 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION I (94’) "Flat Line" by Themis Misailidis "Keadas" by Maria Ligkou "The Doll" by Despoina Kourti "The Revelation of the Beast" by Thanassis Bourliaskos "Cut-Ups" by Tasos Konstantopoulos "Marmaga" by Xenofon Tsoumas "NightDrives | athens" by Konstantinos Stagkikas, Romanos Argyropoulos Ioannou "Cure" by Ifigenia Dimitriou

FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA 18:00 52 TUESDAYS (Australia, 114’) Directed by: Sophie Hyde When her mother decides to undergo a sex change, 16year-old Billie has to deal with the shocking transition, along with the fact that she will only be able to see her on Tuesdays for an entire year. At the same time, she starts exploring the limits of her own sexual identity. True to her non-fiction origins, director Sophie Hyde documents the restlessness of a very different adolescence, winning the Sundance Film Festival's Directing Award in the process.

20:00 STARRED UP (United Kingdom, 106’) Directed by: David Mackenzie An aggressive 19-year-old boy is prematurely transferred to an adult prison due to his violent temper. Trying to survive in a hostile environment, he meets his match in the face of his absentee father, who happens to be locked up in the same ward. An intensely brutal, awardwinning prison drama by David Mackenzie of "Young Adam" fame, featuring Jack O'Connell ("71") who delivers another solid promise for a bright future.

20:15 THE GREEN PRINCE (United Kingdom / Germany / Israel, 101’) Directed by: Nadav Schirman The son of a founding leader in Palestinian organization Hamas becomes a spy against his own country. The spy thriller of the year is not the product of an overactive imagination: it's the documentary that won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival thanks to its bloodcurdling story.

22:00 CATCH ME DADDY (United Kingdom, 112’) Directed by: Daniel Wolfe A British Asian teen runs away from her overprotective family with her boyfriend, chased by two different gangs sworn to bring her back at any cost. The honor killing phenomenon in Muslim immigrant communities turns into a deadly road trip. Skilled music video helmer Daniel Wolfe exposes the violent clash between tradition and modern-day life in a foggy neo-western.

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22:30 10,000 KM (Spain / USA, 99’) I.C. Directed by: Carlos Marques-Marcet He lives in Barcelona and she's based in Los Angeles with 10,000KM, their past, their present and their future standing in the way. From the stunning 17min opening shot, to the endlessly inventive depiction of a longdistance relationship, this is the debut that stood out the most at the SXSW, putting a new spin on the tired romance film genre.

18:00 DINOSAUR 13 (USA, 105’) Directed by: Todd Douglas Miller The discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found will turn into a nightmare for the paleontologists that unearthed it, as they will be forced to battle the U.S. government, powerful museums and the locals to hold on to it and keep their freedom. A fascinating documentary thriller about the renowned legal battle that would bring tears to Ross Geller's eyes!

20:15 ELECTRA (Greece, 90’) Work in Progress Directed by: Petros Sevastikoglou Electra is a young girl who feels like an alien in her own country, same as everywhere else she goes. Petros Sevastikoglou directs a puzzle, whose pieces make up her broken identity as he follows her non-linear emotional connections in the echoes of the ancient Greek myth. The past is reconstructed, the present takes shape and the future is barely visible. Electra's journey equals her country's own fate. Starring Sofia Kokkali, Karyofyllia Karabeti and Kris Radanov.

Filmmakers in attendance 22:30 BEAUTIFUL NOISE (USA, 87’) M.C. Directed by: Eric Green My Bloody Valentine. The Jesus and Mary Chain. Cocteau Twins. Slowdive. Ride. They didn't exactly sell millions of records, but they inspired countless people to start their own bands. Hidden behind the magical guitar noise of their deeply sentimental pop songs, the film explores the rise of shoegaze, featuring archival material and rare interviews from notoriously shy artists who have finally broken their silence.

theater 2 TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 19:00 DIABEL / THE DEVIL (1972, Poland, 123’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski Amidst the chaos of the Prussian invasion of Poland in 1793, a young nobleman escapes from prison, only to find his entire family immersed in corruption and decadence, sending him on a murderous rampage.

Zulawski turns a period drama into a monumental Grand-Guignol opera of choreographed violence and political allegory, banned in Communist Poland for more than 15 years.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 21:30 CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974, USA, 108’) Directed by: Robert Altman In this delightful behavioral comedy two compulsive gamblers (George Segal and Elliott Gould, with incredible on-screen chemistry) wander from one casino to the next, waiting for Lady Luck to knock on their door.

Somewhere along the way, the director sarcastically pays his respects to the countless neuroses, obsessions and mass illusions that plague his fellow countrymen, without ever losing his sense of humor.

2 19:00 SHORT STORIES Α’ (95’) An international selection of the best short films of the year.

21:00 MERCURIALES (France, 108’) Directed by: Virgil Vernier A young security guard pays a visit the two skyscrapers where he's going to be working before his first night on the job, somewhere in the working class Parisian suburbs. Reminiscent of Chris Marker and Godard's more Avant-guard moments, up-and-comer Virgil Vernier combines different narrative techniques, improvisation, archival footage and poetry, in an attempt to expose the bleakness of modern civilization.

press screenings ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 BEAUTIFUL NOISE (USA, 87’) M.C. Director: Eric Green 13:00 10,000 KM (Spain / USA, 99’) I.C. Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet

October 1989. CINEMA Magazine sets off on its long journey with director Giorgos Tziotzios at the helm. This is the cover of the first complementary issue distributed at movie theaters. The magazine's first advance screening was "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" by Steven Soderbergh.

www.cinemag.gr DANAOS 1 & 2 109 Kifisias Ave, Τel: 210-6922-655 ODEON OPERA 1 & 2 57 Akadimias St, Τel: 210-3622-683 IDEAL 46 Panepistimiou St, Τel: 210-3826-720 GREEK FILM ARCHIVE 48 Iera Odos &134-136 & Megalou Alexandrou St Τel: 210-3612-046

parties A party in honor of the festival's Greek Film Section, οn the occasion of Petros Sevastikoglou's "Electra" at Toy, 10 Karytsi St, Karytsi Sq.

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17:45 CIENCIAS NATURALES / NATURAL SCIENCES (Argentina / France, 71’) I.C. Directed by: Matías Lucchesi 12-year-old Lila sets off on a journey to track down her father. Only problem is, she's never actually laid eyes on him, she has no idea where he lives and she doesn't even know his name. A disarmingly simple, soulful and moving anthem to maturing on your own terms, this exemplary debut with the stunning cinematography introduces the world to a stellar new director.

VALENTINA (Greece, 8') Directed by: Voula Germanakou Kopsini A portrait of a young artist who tries to reconstruct the memories of a father she never met, killed by Pinochet's secret police during the military dictatorship in Chile.

(Screens before feature) 20:00 ΤHE GRAND SEDUCTION (Canada, 113’) Directed by: Don McKellar In a desperate attempt to keep the new doctor (Taylor Kitsch) put, the residents of a small isolated town will come up with all sorts of hilarious tricks and lies to make him fall in love with their little corner of the Earth, irrespective of whether it's ethical or even legal. Canadian filmmaker Don McKellar ("Last Night") directs a brilliant cast, headed by the wonderful Brendan Gleeson.

Director in attendance FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA 22:45 THE BABADOOK (Australia, 103’) Directed by: Jennifer Kent Amelia is raising her 6-year-old son all alone. One night, after they've read a particularly dark and disturbing children's book, the otherworldly figure that haunts the pages comes to life. Or is it just the figment of a twisted underage imagination? An overpowering horror debut from faraway Australia gives our most primal childhood nightmares a new name.

2 18:30 10,000 KM (Spain / USA, 99’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Carlos Marques-Marcet 20:45 BREADCRUMB TRAIL (USA, 90’) M.C. Directed by: Lance Bangs With his own personal material that goes all the way back to the early 90s, Lance Bangs (who has collaborated with Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze) completes a decade-long exploration of the posthardcore band Slint, their influence on music culture and the strange rumors that seemed to follow them around, mainly focusing on their seminal final album, "Spiderland".

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theater 1 18:00 RELATOS SALVAJES / WILD TALES (Argentina / Spain, 122’) Directed by: Damián Szifrón The film that got everyone in Cannes to laugh out loud is a revenge saga in six episodes, each one telling a different story. The main characters are everyday people who allow their basic instincts to take over and alter their personalities. Dark, Tarantino-style humor with Almodovarian overtones (who's also credited among the producers), this is the most exhilarating 90 minutes of the season.

17:30 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION II (94’) "Assembly" by Konstantina Papadopoulou, Maria Tzortzatou, Helen Kavouki "Noir 14" by Alexandra Skartsila "Practice" by Ionas Sklavounos "Day Off" by Yannis Zafiris "Undesirable" by Fivos Kontogiannis "A Box Made of Wood" by Panagiotis Kountouras "The Walk" by Christina Fakinou

21:00 7 KINDS OF WRATH (Greece, 113’) Work in Progress Directed by: Christos Voupouras An archaeologist befriends six very idiosyncratic people: an Arab immigrant, a Greek-French alcoholic mother, an ingenious Albanian pianist, a Greek immigrant who's just come home, a bank manager who thinks everyone's for sale and a police officer who conjures up his own version of reality, altering history and politics in the process...

Writer/director Christos Voupouras' new film is a quest for existential balance in everyday life, starring Maximos Moumouris, Nikos Gelia and Kora Karvouni.

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19:30 GOLD (Ireland, 90’) Directed by: Niall Heery Twelve years after he gave up on his family, a man returns to his hometown to reclaim his wife and daughter (Aria from "Game of Thrones") from her new control freak husband (a delightful James Nesbitt), but almost ruins their lives! The most unconventional love story of the year is a cross between Alexander Payne's touching family sagas and Wes Anderson's quirky universe.

Director in attendance

23:45 DEAD SNOW 2 (Norway / Iceland, 100’) Directed by: Tommy Wirkola If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you'd have to assume that things couldn't get much worse. In the case of this unexpected Norwegian cult gem that's literally dripping with blood, this is only the beginning.

THE LAST DAYS OF PETER BERGMANN (Ireland, 20’) Directed by: Ciaran Cassidy In the summer of 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann arrived in Sligo Town. Over his final three days, he would go to great lengths to ensure no one would ever discover who he was or where he came from.

Director in attendance (Screens before feature) 22:30 THE DROP (USA, 106’) Directed by: Michaël R. Roskam In James Gandolfini's final film, a man finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry, accidentally revealing a series of well-hidden secrets. The Belgian director of "Bullhead" makes his English-language debut with a script by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River", "Shutter Island") and Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace in the lead roles.

theater 2 TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 19:00 BALAMOS (1982, Greece, 80’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes A man wanders around the country fairs of Thessaly with the pretext of buying a horse, crossing paths with old prophets, forgotten witches and vampire princes. A shocking road movie unlike any other in the history of the genre, "Balamos" is a pagan fantasy about the Greek countryside that started out as a documentary for public television and turned into Tornes Greek-language debut.

Starring himself alongside Eleni Maniati and Kyriakos Vilanakis.

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 21:00 KARKALOU (1984, Greece, 83’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes A young man is driving an elderly gentleman around in a taxi with a coffin in the trunk. In his most enigmatic film, Tornes wanders down dirt paths and up barren hills, looking for a magical hut in the middle of nowhere, talking about death and creativity as a last resort.

Starring Stelios Anastasiadis and Marios Karamanis.

20:00 GOLFO IN EPIDAURUS (Greece, 78’) Directed by: Elias Giannakakis The most original "making of" you could ever hope to see!

In August 2013, actor/director Nikos Karathanos took his successful production of "Golfo" to Epidaurus. Elias Giannakakis documented the preparations, infiltrated the backstage area, picked up on every whisper and held the core of a wonderful creation in the palms of his hands.

What's it like shooting a film when you can't stop the tears from welling up in your eyes?

Filmmakers in attendance 22:00 JOURNEY TO THE WEST (France / Taiwan, 56’) Directed by: Ming-liang Tsai Loosely based on the life of a Buddhist monk who travelled around Asia for 17 years looking for the "void", this grandiose experiment by Ming-liang Tsai reverses the narrative, observing the crowd's reaction to the monk through 14 beautifully composed shots. According to Variety, this is "...a gem that ought to be displayed in museums".

THE LABORATORY DIARIES: A STUDY ON HUMAN ADJUSTMENT - TRIBUTE TO GIORGOS DRIVAS (62’) A selection of works by Giorgos Drivas depicting his journey from fine to video art and filmmaking. His short films illustrate the origins and the evolution of his continuing research, where he explores the narrative limits of the moving image in terms of form, subjectmatter and aesthetics. (Screens before feature)

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ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 AT HOME (Greece / Germany, 103’) Director: Athanasios Karanikolas

Irish film party on the occasion of "Gold" by Niall Heery and "The Last Days of Peter Bergmann" by Ciaran Cassidy, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland in Greece at BIOS, 84 Pireos St, Gazi.

13:00 CIENCIAS NATURALES / NATURAL SCIENCES (Argentina / France, 71’) I.C. Director: Matías Lucchesi

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17:45 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION III (100’) "Trains" by Alexandros Skouras " Intellectual Tramps" by Stefanos Gekas "Not on Time" by Andi Grabocka " The Aegean or the Anus of Death"

by Eleni Gioti " Imitou 109" by Dimitris Ampatzis "Rails" by Panagiotis Charamis " Turn Out the Light" by Aggeliki Giannopoulou "Prince of the Hill" by Paris Grigorakis 20:00 LA MAFIA UCCIDE SOLO D’ESTATE / THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN THE SUMMER (Italy, 90’) Directed by: Pif Pierfrancesco Diliberto, the most famous comedian in Italian television, returns to his homeland, Sicily, to direct a pitch black and very timely comedy about what else? - the infamous local Mafia. This impressive debut that brings to mind "Forrest Gump" shot in a hail of bullets, traces the joys and the sorrows in the life of a boy growing up in a city where absurdity is considered routine.

22:00 JACK (Germany, 103’) Directed by: Edward Berger 10-year-old Jack is forced to take on adult responsibilities instead of his young and constantly absent mother.

Rebelling when social services removes him from her care, he runs away from the foster home they put him in and wanders around the urban jungle with his 6-yearold brother. This moving Odyssey shot with naturalistic humanity, could very well be considered Germany's answer to the Dardenne Brothers.

Actress in attendance

2 18:15 CIENCIAS NATURALES / NATURAL SCIENCES (Argentina / France, 71’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Matías Lucchesi 19:45 BEAUTIFUL NOISE (USA, 87’) (R) Μ.C. Directed by: Eric Green 21:45 QUE TA JOIE DEMEURE / JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING (Canada, 70’) Directed by: Denis Côté A docu-fiction hybrid with a political edge, "Joy of Man's Desiring" is an industrial symphony of beautifully composed shots in fully automated facilities focusing on the everyday rituals of a group of factory workers. Denis Côté ("Vic + Flo Saw a Bear") delivers an elliptical dialogue between man and machine that screened at the last Berlin International Film Festival.

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theater 1 JOUR DE FRANCOPHONIE - EDUCATIONAL SCREENING 12:00 SUR LE CHEMIN DE L’ECOLE / ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL (France / China / South Africa / Colombia, 77’) Directed by: Pascal Plisson Four children in the four corners of the earth are forced to cross desserts, climb mountains and risk running into wild animals - often unchaperoned - in order to get to school. They only thing they have in common is their thirst for knowledge. A staggering look into the global adventure of education and the adversities we're faced with, this film won the César for Best Documentary.

17:45 LIFE ITSELF (USA, 115’) Directed by: Steve James Roger Ebert, the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize and get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, passed away last year. He was the best-known and most influential critic in the US and this is his incredible life story. Rare footage and heartrending confessions in an homage to the art of filmmaking, not just as a form of entertainment but as a way of life.

20:00 KREUZWEG / STATIONS OF THE CROSS (Germany / France, 107’) Directed by: Dietrich Brüggemann 14-year-old Maria, raised in a deeply religious family, decides to sacrifice herself by following Jesus on his path to Golgatha in order to heal her little brother.

Painful like a nail driven through your hand and harrowing like the existential agony that always precedes death, "The Stations of the Cross" won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Script at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Director in attendance FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA 22:30 THESE FINAL HOURS (Australia, 87’) Directed by: Zak Hilditch James has decided to spend his last day on Earth at the party to end all parties. His girlfriend is waiting for him, caught up in a sex and drugs orgy with the rest of the guests. On his way over, James accidentally saves little Rose's life, who's desperately searching for her missing father. It seems that even in his final hour, life still has great surprises in store. Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

17:45 FORT TILDEN (USA, 97’) I.C., I.P. Directed by: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers Two Brooklyn girls want to get to the beach, the drugs and the boys waiting for them, but their perilous journey will reveal just how weak their survival skills are. Sun, fun and laughs in the ultimate satire of the 20something hipster generation that won the SXSW Grand Jury Award.

JOUR DE FRANCOPHONIE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TV5 MONDE TELEVISION NETWORK TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 19:45 L’IMPORTANT C’EST D’AIMER / THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: LOVE (1975, France / Italy / West Germany, 113’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski A photographer falls in love with a married has-been actress, now starring in cheap soft-core movies, and borrows money from loan sharks to finance a theatrical production for her sake. Will their desperate romance survive sex orgies and untold perversions, dangerous addictions and violent disputes and, most importantly, the fateful dilemma between passion and duty? Romy Schneider delivers a career-defining performance in one of the most painfully romantic art house hits of the 70s.

22:30 TU DORS NICOLE / YOU’RE SLEEPING NICOLE (Canada, 93’) Directed by: Stéphane Lafleur 22-year-old Nicole, an eternal teenager who simply refuses to grow up, is spending a seemingly careless summer with her best friend at her parents' house, who happen to be away. Their friendship is put to the test when her brother shows up with his band to record an album, ultimately forcing Nicole to confront reality. Full of tiny explosions, eccentric characters and a wonderful sense of humor, this is a story about discovering the extraordinary in the everyday. Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

00:15 IT FOLLOWS (USA, 107’) Directed by: David Robert Mitchell 19-year-old Jay finds herself plagued by a metaphysical curse, passed on to her during a seemingly innocent sexual encounter. This unidentified "It" is constantly moving towards her and won't let up until it kills her.

Will she find a way to confront this gruesome threat? A refreshing new twist on the classic teen horror movie that sent shivers down Cannes audiences' spines.

theater 2 ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 19:00 BREWSTER McCLOUD (1970, USA, 105’) Directed by: Robert Altman Holed up inside an old observatory, an introverted young man is busy manufacturing a pair of homemade wings that will finally enable him to fly. A provocative and often surrealist satire of 70s American society, Brewster McCloud is a surprising variation on the Icarus myth that remains the most authentically eccentric film in Robert Altman's career.

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:30 POSSESSION (1981, France / West Germany, 123’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawsk A woman (Isabelle Adjani) abandons her husband (Sam Neil), setting a series of violent encounters, paranoid behaviors and inexplicable transformations in motion.

Zulawski turns the chronicle of a wrecked marriage into a paroxysmal horror film that quickly became the ultimate 80s cult item. The enchanting Isabelle Adjani delivers one of the best female performances of all time, rightfully awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.

21:00 THE FORTHCOMING OF APACHE (Greece, 75’) I.P. Directed by: Giannis Soldatos Once a stronghold against authority, the downtown Exarchia neighborhood is now a defenseless fort: a group of frivolous young men barge in on the middleclass home of a married couple, who represent the authority figures of a dysfunctional system. Giannis Soldatos' midsummer night's dream turns into an unprecedented sexual orgy, where totems and taboos are nowhere to be found.

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ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 FORT TILDEN (USA, 97’) I.C., I.P. Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers

International Francophonie Day party in collaboration with French network TV5 Monde

13:00 THE MEND (USA, 111’) I.C. Director: John Magary

at Skoufaki, 47-49 Skoufa St, Kolonaki.

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1 ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 17:30 McCABE & MRS MILLER (1971, USA, 120’) Directed by: Robert Altman An adventurer and a lovesick hooker start their own business and are soon confronted with local organized interests that want a piece of the action. Warren Beatty and Julie Christie are the condemned romantic heroes of a thoroughly unconventional western, intuitively scored

by Leonard Cohen.

20:00 A BLAST (Greece / Germany / The Netherlands, 83’) Directed by: Syllas Tzoumerkas Driving furiously along the highway Maria flees, leaving behind a fire and a suitcase full of money. Until recently, she an attentive mother, a loving wife and a dutiful daughter, but now her life has exploded into a million little pieces. The long-awaited return of Syllas Tzoumerkas, following the devastating "Homeland", is exactly how we like it: honest, violent and sometimes funny but, most importantly, it's timely. Starring Angeliki Papoulia, Vassils Doganis, Maria Filini and Themis Bazaka.

Filmmakers in attendance FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA 22:30 THE MULE (Australia, 103’) Directed by: Angus Sampson, Tony Mahony A naive man is caught transporting drugs in his stomach.

In an act of desperation, he refuses to deliver the incriminating evidence, dragging the authorities, criminals and fearful relatives down with him, in the aftermath of an irrational decision. Based on real-life events with an extra dose of black humor, the film owes most of its charisma to a brilliant performance by Hugo Weaving.

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theater 1 18:00 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION IV (97’) "Do Not Forget Me" by Yorgos Paterakis "Hétérotopie" by Eftychia Iosifidou " Suppression" by Michail Mavroumoustakos " The Selfish Genie" by Alexandros Paspardanis "Actually" by Konstantinos Fragkoulis " Metamorphosis" by George Ktistakis, Elena Papastavrou " Anarchist Banker" by Maximos Moumouris "Piece of Sky" by Nikolas Makris "Working Day" by Vangelis Karamarigos, Zacharias Mavroeidis 20:15 LE MERAVIGLIE / THE WONDERS (Italy / Switzerland / Germany, 110’) Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher A young girl, starstruck with TV star Milly Catena (Monica Bellucci), makes the difficult transition from adolescence into adulthood surrounded by her eccentric family. The sleeper hit of this year's Cannes Film Festival is one of the most beautiful and disarmingly simple films about childhood in a world where traditions are beginning to fade. Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 22:30 TRZECIA CZESC NOCY / THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT (1971, Poland, 106’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski A man makes a narrow escape after he witnesses the murder of his wife and son by German soldiers and is forced to seek refuge in the house of a pregnant woman who looks surprisingly like his wife. His involvement in a series of bizarre medical experiments will send him on a downward spiral of nightmares and hallucinations. Zulawski delivers a feverish, elliptical debut, turning a little-known aspect of WWII into an existential horror movie.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 17:30 3 WOMEN (1977, USA, 124’) Directed by: Robert Altman This covert masterpiece, hiding out in Altman's irreverent filmography, is one of world cinema's most enchanting enigmas. Three women with distinct psychological profiles (Sissy Spacek, Shelley Duvall and Janice Rule) clash and merge in a strange co-dependent relationship somewhere in an isolated community in the Californian desert, where they keep exchanging identities until they find what they're looking for.

20:15 GEMMA BOVERY (France, 99’) Directed by: Anne Fontain Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple (Gemma Arterton and Jason Flemyng) moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

(R) Directed by: Denis Côté

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:30 L’IMPORTANT C’EST D’AIMER / THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: LOVE (1975, 1975, France / Italy / West Germany, 113’) (R) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 21:00 A HERON FOR GERMANY (1988, Greece, 90’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes Publisher Lucas only prints poetry books, selling embalmed birds on the side to make ends meet. In his swan song, Tornes conjures up a universe that walks the fine line between fantasy and reality, questioning the true meaning of unconventional creativity. Starring Stavros Tsiolis, Marios Karamanis and Myrna Tsapa.

EKSOPRAGMATICO (1979, Italy, 40’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes A boat going up the river, a fire in the heart of the city and a man wondering around the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna are some of the elements that comprise Tornes' mournful last ode to Italy.

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:00 L'AMOUR BRAQUE / MAD LOVE (1985, France, 101’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski Having just been discharged from a psychiatric asylum, naive Léon encounters criminal Micky and his gang after a bank robbery, as they are planning to take revenge from the all-powerful brothers Venin, who hold Micky's girlfriend (Sophie Marceau) hostage. A doomed love triangle, trapped inside an out-of-control gangster vendetta, in a provocative tribute to Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot".

One of the best-selling issues of CINEMA Magazine (October 1993), featuring Malvina Karali on the cover. Or was it the tribute to porn that did the trick? Either way, the racy Greek titles given to foreign porn was the best part!

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ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO / THE WAY HE LOOKS (Brazil, 95’) I.C. Director: Daniel Ribeiro

On the occasion of Syllas Tzoumerkas' "A Blast" screening

13:00 NAR DYRENE DROMMER / WHEN ANIMALS DREAM (Denmark, 84’) I.C. Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 19:00 DANILO TRELES: THE FAMOUS ANDALUSIAN MUSICIAN (1986, Greece, 80’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes An English singer travels around the Greek countryside.

He meets a strange creature, part man part fox, and together they start looking for Danilo Treles, a legendary musician from Andalusia. Symbolism from faraway lands, otherworldly creatures and visual gags with humorous undertones make up the most emblematic moment in Tornes' oeuvre. Starring Sotiria Leonardou and Stelios Anastasiadis.

22:15 PALO ALTO (USA, 100’) Directed by: Gia Coppola 27-year-old Gia, the youngest of the Coppola dynasty granddaughter to Francis Ford and daughter to his son Gian-Carlo, who met an untimely death at age 22 - chose to adapt a collection of short stories by James Franco.

The teenage lust of the virginal main character tests TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES the limits of a classmate and an older man, until self19:00 ADDIO ANATOLIA/ FAREWELL destruction defines the final outcome. Starring Emma ANATOLIA (1976, Italy, 36’) Roberts, James Franco and Jack Kilmer.

Directed by: Stavros Tornes Stavros Tornes' first non-fiction short combines a beautifully poetic text with a series of tracking shots in the streets of Rome, somewhere between documentary and poetic essay.

17:30 FORT TILDEN (USA, 97’) (R) I.C., I.P. Directed by: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers 19:30 QUE TA JOIE DEMEURE / JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING (Canada, 70’)

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Private Festival Pizza Brunch @ Cantinetta (13:30) 14 Pandoras St, Glyfada

Party featuring a live DJ set by Drog_a_Tek at Fouar, 72 Mitropoleos St, Monastiraki

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1 17:45 MANOS SUCIAS (USA / Colombia, 84’) I.C., I.P.Directed by: Josef Wladyka A desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a dangerous journey trafficking millions of dollars' worth of cocaine up the Pacific coast. Shot in authentic locations with reality seeping through every shot, this adventure thriller, produced by Spike Lee, looks at drug trafficking through the eyes of the accidental dealers, which can be both humanitarian and mercilessly cruel.

19:30 HERMOSA JUVENTUD / BEAUTIFUL YOUTH (Spain, 102’) Directed by: Jaime Rosales In credit crunch Spain, a young couple is making plans for the future, but in reality they can't afford to make any of them come true. To earn some money, they decide to shoot an amateur porno film, but pretty soon they're gonna have to come to terms with their adult responsibilities. Focusing on a generation raised in front of the computer screen in a world that insists on clipping their wings, this brilliant film, shot with a documentarylike aesthetic, introduces audiences to a future star in the face of actress Ingrid García Jonsson.

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:30 LA FIDELITE / FIDELITY (2000, France / Portugal, 165’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski Drawing inspiration from Madame de La Fayette's "La Princesse de Clèves", Zulawski transports the action from the 16th Century to modern-day France, where a famous photographer, forced to work in a tabloid newspaper, is torn between an older publisher and a younger paparazzo. Emotional despair, agonizing moral dilemmas and a constant web of betrayals make up this sweeping love story, featuring a memorable performance

by Sophie Marceau.

theater 1 17:45 THE HEART MACHINE (USA, 85’) Ε.P. Directed by: Zachary Wigon Cody lives in Brooklyn and Virginia lives in Berlin. They're in the middle of a long-distance relationship, although they've only ever met online. Skype however eliminates the distance between them, although Cody starts to suspect there was never any distance in the first place, and that Virginia lives much closer than she lets on. A much talked-about debut straight from SXSW. 20:00 ‘71 (United Kingdom, 100’) I.C. Directed by: Yann Demange Belfast, 1971. In the middle of a raging conflict between the Protestants and the Catholics, a young British soldier (future household name Jack O'Connell) is cut off from his unit, descending into an unrelenting nightmare as darkness falls and survival becomes increasingly difficult.

The film walked away empty-handed from the Berlin International Film Festival, although Yann Demange's electrifying direction clearly deserved the Golden Berlin Bear.

22:15 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH (United Kingdom, 97’) Μ.C. Directed by: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard On September 22nd Nick Cave turned 56 years old, which makes him more than 20.000 days old. The artist counts the days off one by one in an in-depth personal confession, brimming with music. A plethora of friends and collaborators make surprise appearances in a documentary that's much more than a documentary to talk about a rock star who's much more than a rock star.

17:45 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION V (87’) "Elvin" by Orfeas Peretzis "Jennings Lodge" by Aliki Souma "Maasai" by Harry Lagoussis "Pledge" by Christos Gkotsis " Hear me Out" by Andronikos - Konstantinos Dimopoulos 20:00 AT HOME (Greece / Germany, 103’) Directed by: Athanasios Karanikolas Nadia (Maria Kallimani) has been working in the same house for the past 12 years. She's almost like family, until she starts having health issues and her relationship with her employers changes drastically. "At Home" Athanasios Karanikolas' first fully-fledged Greek film won the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 64th Berlinale.

Starring Marisha Triantafyllidou, Maria Kallimani and Ieronymos Kaletsanos.

Filmmakers in attendance 22:30 NAR DYRENE DROMMER / WHEN ANIMALS DREAM (Denmark, 84’) I.C. Directed by: Jonas Alexander Arnby Cannes' biggest surprise was an unexpected horror film, nominated for the Queer Palm. A shy and repressed teenager observes horrible changes in her body that allude to the awakening of an inner werewolf. It would seem that after "Let the Right One In", horror has become a Scandinavian affair.

theater 2 POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 19:00 ΤHE DARK BACKWARD (1991, USA, 101’) Directed by: Adam Rifkin In a mirthless alternative universe, where people eat moldy food and have sex with corpses in junkyards, the worst stand-up comedian in the world suddenly becomes popular when a third hand grows out of his back. A surreal masterpiece, featuring Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Rob Lowe and Lara Flynn Boyle.

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:00 ΤRZECIA CZESC NOCY / THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT (1971, Poland, 106’) (R) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski

19:30 COMMITTED (Cyprus, 90’) Directed by: Stelana Kliris A road movie version of "Before Sunrise", entirely shot on the island of Cyprus, follows a chance encounter between a man being pressured to propose to his girlfriend and a runaway bride. The two embark on a trip full of humor and long discussions on the nature of relationships. Starring Melia Kreiling ("The Borgias") and Orestes Sophocleous.

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2 18:15 SHORT STORIES Α’ (95’) (R) 20:15 GOLD (Ireland, 90’) (R) Directed by: Niall Heery POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 22:00 TWISTER (USA, 93’) Directed by: Michael Almereyda An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. Harry Dean Stanton is the patriarch of the clan (a retired soda pop and mini golf tycoon), Crispin Glover plays his son and William S. Burroughs makes the sweetest cameo in a frenzied and totally outrageous family movie by the director of "Nadja".

From June to September, little-known locations around town, as well as parks, squares and some of the most beautiful open-air movie theaters in the city hosted the 4th Athens Open Air Film Festival, organized by the Athens International Film Festival and CINEMA Magazine - cinemag. gr. All screening were free of charge. With the support of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO): www.visitgreece.gr

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ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 ‘71 (United Kingdom, 100’) I.C. Directed by: Yann Demange

Afternoon cocktails with the festival volunteers and the photography team at TGI Fridays, 2 Neofytou Vamva St, Kolonaki.

13:00 MANOS SUCIAS (USA / Colombia, 84’) I.C. Directed by: Josef Wladyka

Party on the occasion of Athanasios Karanikolas' "At Home" at Toy, 10 Karytsi St. Karytsi Sq.

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18:00 RED ROSE (France / Greece / Iran, 88’) Ε.P. Directed by: Sepideh Farsi Blending scripted scenes with devastating on-theground footage from Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution captured on cell phones, this international co-production follows a politically complacent middle-aged man and a young pro-democracy activist as they debate about the future of their country, while hiding from the police Filmmakers in attendance 19:45 WHIPLASH (USA, 106’) Directed by: Damien Chazelle A talented young drummer wins a spot at the most prestigious conservatory in the US, where he clashes violently with his brutally strict professor. Literally bleeding over his drum kit, the superhuman effort electrifies his neck, which would explain the mysterious medical terminology used in the title. The film ends with one of the most passionate musical pairings of the past few years. Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

22:00 QUI VIVE / INSECURE (France, 83’) Directed by: Marianne Tardieu Chérif is temporarily working as a security guard at a strip mall until he earns his nursing license and gets his life back on track. A chance encounter with a beautiful teacher (Adèle Exarchopoulos) will inspire some hope for a better future, but a tragic event during a botched armed robbery, along with his quick temper, will bring his future plans to a halt. After memorable turns in "Zero Dark Thirty" and "A Prophet", Reda Kateb finally gets the lead role we knew he deserved.

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18:00 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION VI (85’) " The Old Curiosity Shop on Kajer Street" by Aspa Siokou "The Immortalizer" by Marios Piperides "Eviva" by Amerissa Basta, Dimitris Nakos "Pass" by Lampros Georgopoulos " Medea Melea" by Christos Karabelas " Prosefchi: School Prayer " by Thanasis Neofotistos 20:00 NATURAL RESISTANCE / NATURAL RESISTANCE (Italy / France, 83’) Directed by: Jonathan Nossiter As wine production turns into a battlefield and memorandums are rocking Southern Europe, the director of the brilliant "Mondovino" is traipsing around Italy, combining traditional winemaking techniques with politics and Italian cinema in the most original and intoxicating documentary of the year.

Director in attendance - Surprise event to follow.

POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 22:00 MIRACLE MILE (1988, USA, 87’) Directed by: Steve De Jarnatt Harry has been looking for the girl of his dreams for the past 30 years. When he finally finds her, he accidentally learns that a nuclear bomb will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour, right before their first date. A sunny, romantic comedy is suddenly transformed into the most savage film on nuclear destruction you could ever hope to see, highly praised by critics at the time, with a soundtrack courtesy of Tangerine Dream.

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17:30 THOU WAST MILD AND LOVELY (USA, 78’) I.C. Directed by: Josephine Decker A young farmhand gets romantically involved with the daughter of his alcoholic employer, without revealing the fact that he's actually married with a kid. This perverted DIY erotic thriller, brimming with sexual tension and deviant desire that could boil over any minute, showcases one of fastest-rising talents in American independent cinema.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (Greece, 10’) Directed by: Gioulie Kolovou A young man is faced with the decision of whether to fall in love without restrictions or bend to society's rigid rules. (Screens before feature) 19:30 GOD HELP THE GIRL (United Kingdom, 111’) Directed by: Stuart Murdoch Eve doesn't hold herself in high esteem. James is impossible to please. Cassie is a lost soul. The three of them get together over a sun-drenched summer in Glasgow, start a band and escape through their beautifully sad music. Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch directs a script that started out as an album concept and turned into the must-see musical of the year.

22:00 HEAVEN ADORES YOU (USA, 96’) Μ.C., Ε.P. Directed by: Nickolas Dylan Rossi A delicate, meditative portrait of indie darling Elliott Smith, who died prematurely at age 34. Following Smith through the often lonely landscapes of the three major cities he lived in (Portland, New York City, Los Angeles), "Heaven Adores You" showcases the impact his songwriting had on the music world and how it continues to touch his fans.

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17:30 SHORT STORIES Β’ (101’) An international selection of the best short films of the year.

19:30 MANOS SUCIAS (USA / Colombia, 84’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Josef Wladyka

Sofia Coppola appears on the cover of issue #150 (November 2003) a few weeks after "Lost in Translation", which screened at Opening Nights shortly after its world premiere at the Biennale, won the Golden Athena.

21:30 NAR DYRENE DROMMER / WHEN ANIMALS DREAM (Denmark, 84’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Jonas Alexander Arnby

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ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 HEAVEN ADORES YOU (USA, 96’) Μ.C. Directed by: Nickolas Dylan Rossi

FREE SHORT FILM SCREENINGS 18.30 ARCHITECTURE + CINEMA I (52’) Emblematic buildings used for cultural purposes, symbols of prestige and development and major tourist attractions stand out and command our attention.

13:00 THOU WAST MILD AND LOVELY (USA, 78’) I.C. Directed by: Josephine Decker

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19.30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION Library buildings - Symbols of cultural prestige Star attractions

• LES ARCHITECTURES DU SAVOIR (1996, 26’)

The discussion will revolve around the contents, the organization, the special character and the purpose of the buildings. How does the presence of an architect translate into the structure and the shape of a building, how does one design appropriate spaces to facilitate meetings, research and reading?

• LA BIBLIOTHEQUE SAINTE GENEVIEVE (2010, 26’)

The French Institute in Athens - IFA 31 Sina St.

ARCHITECTURE + CINEMA 19:00 MY ARCHITECT (2003, USA, 110’) Directed by: Nathaniel Kahn The illegitimate son of legendary architect Louis Kahn, who maintained two more families outside his marriage - including two children - sets out on an epic 5-year journey around the world. His goal is to explore his father's legacy and the stunning beauty of his monumental work, one of which (the Salk Institute) is portrayed in "Cathedrals of Culture 3D". This riveting and highly personal tale of love and art, betrayal and forgiveness, takes us from the underground tunnels of New York City all the way to the backstreets of Bangladesh.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 21:30 THIEVES LIKE US (1974, USA, 123’) Directed by: Robert Altman A combination of gangster drama and atmospheric period film, the condemned romance between two young outlaws (Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall in a brilliant pairing) during the Great Depression, offered Altman the opportunity to make a wonderfully lyrical film that has very rarely screened in the commercial movie theater circuit, despite being one of the most humane moments of his career.

SPECIAL EVENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Free entrance 18:30 Workshop by the Disabled Artists Movement: "The Uncharted Territory of Disability: Universal Access to the Art of Filmmaking".

The event will be followed by a screening: DV8: THE COST OF LIVING (2004, UK, 35’)

Directed by: Lloyd Newson Eddie and David are two street performers trying to deal with the social prejudice that plagues people with disabilities. DV8 - an award winning physically integrated dance company - has already directed three other projects prior to "The Cost of Living", an aesthetically daring proposition that aims at expressing unfiltered ideas and emotions. (NOTE: the screening will take place with Greek subtitles for the hearing impaired).

21:00 FOREVER (Greece, 87’) W.P. Work in Progress Directed by: Margarita Manta Costas (Kostas Filippoglou), a driver at the overground railroad, is in love with Anna (Anna Mascha), who takes the same train to work every day. She has absolutely no idea until one day, an unforeseen event will facilitate an encounter in a deserted Athens. Their affectionate fairy tale will resist everything that burdens people's hearts, keeping the romance alive. Filmmakers in attendance

parties Party on the occasion of Margarita Manda's "Forever" screening at the Greek Film Archive Rooftop.

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17:30 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION VII (89’) "For Eternity" by Maria Lafi " A Cinematographic Affair" by Eleonora Goussiari "A Portrait" by Aristotelis Maragkos "ΙΙ" by Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis "Stairs" by Anastasia Baliou "Sunday" by Vangelis Serfas "5 Ways 2 Die" by Daina Papadaki "Number 26" by Melitini Baltatzi, Sevastianos Ntzokas " Omikron Plus" by Michael Georgiades 19:30 MR. X (France, 71’) Directed by: Tessa Louise-Salomé Leos Carax, the most mysterious, solitary filmmaker in France ("The Lovers on the Bridge", "Holy Motors"), reveals his poetic vision in front of the camera for the very first time. Everything about him is cult, even his name that defies French grammar, while every single film he ever made is full of riddles. This is your chance to solve a few!

THREE EGG HOLDERS ALMOST FOUR (Greece, 25’) Directed by: Konstantinos Samaras Apart from loneliness, the other thing Charalambos and Dimitra have in common is their passion for collecting egg holders. Everything will change when the couple is faced with an unprecedented temptation.

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17:30 THE MEND (USA, 111’) I.C., Ε.P. Directed by: John Magary Two brothers with diametrically personalities are reunited in an empty apartment after a posh party and a trip that ended mysteriously badly. Now that their pent-up emotions are beginning to rise to the surface, words can be hurtful. An unexpected post-mumblecore gem that's reminiscent of a more savage version of Whit Stillman, starring Josh Lucas in a career-defining performance.

19:30 NYMPHOMANIAC UNCUT (Denmark, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, France, 325’) Directed by: Lars von Trier Opening Nights presents the unrated director's cut of "Nymphomaniac" Vol I&II for the first time in Greece, complete with the gruesome scenes and dirty little secrets, just like the Danish provocateur would have wanted it. Sex, revenge, passion, perversion, pure, unadulterated philosophy and Charlotte Gainsbourg's most shocking performance to date.

22:00 THE CANAL (Ireland, 92’) I.C. Directed by: Ivan Kavanagh A cursed secret shatters the happiness of a couple, when a forgotten reel from the beginning of last century reveals that their house was the scene of a gruesome murder in 1902. Everyone knows that history has a tendency to repeat itself, except for the people who actually live in the house, in this menacing, atmospheric Irish ghost story. Will somebody tell them already?

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17:30 ROCKS IN MY POCKETS (Latvia / USA, 89’) Directed by: Signe Baumane Could a film about depression really be funny? The answer is yes! This constantly inventive animated feature combines compassion with honesty, comedy with drama in a transfixing autobiographical struggle to defeat the disease that has been plaguing the director's family for generations. Destined to become a classic.

19:30 PANDEMY (Greece, 111’) Directed by: Dimitris Piatas Dimitris Piatas writes and directs a black credit crunch comedy, shot guerrilla-style, with the entire cast and crew working on a voluntary basis. It's a merciless satire of modern-day Greece, corruption and financial decline, starring the former National & Kapodistrian University Rector, Theodosis Pelegrinis, Dimitris Piatas, Makis Papadimitriou and Natalia Dragoumi.

Filmmakers in attendance 22:00 POLYESTER (1981, USA, 86’) Directed by: John Waters This deliciously trashy collaboration between John Waters and Divine (as a cheated-on housewife) is getting the treatment it deserves, screening with the full odorama, as Waters intended it. The unique "scratch and smell" cards will be distributed to the audience, adding a special odoriferous note to the screening. Don't miss out on this festival's ultimate cult moment!

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Issue #219 (Winter 2011) is one of our favorites because of the tribute to Greek cinema and local up-and-coming directors. Jonathan Burton's cover won the Communication Arts Excellence Award.

20:15 ‘71 (United Kingdom, 100’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Yann Demange 22:30 THOU WAST MILD AND LOVELY (USA, 78’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Josephine Decker

press screenings ODEON OPERA 1 11:00 THE CANAL (Ireland, 92’) I.C. Directed by: Ivan Kavanagh 13:00 BLIND (Norway / The Netherlands, 96’) I.C. Directed by: Eskil Vogt

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18.30 HISTORY ZERO - DISCUSSION Within the context of Stefanos Tsivopoulos' "History Zero" (currently on show at the Museum of Cycladic Art), artistic director Orestis Andreadakis invites the artist to discuss his work and the relationship between fine arts and cinema. "History Zero" is a 3-part film accompanied by an archive of text and imagery that invites visitors to reconsider the concept of money and the value of material goods. Tsivopoulos' piece represented Greece in the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.

Museum of Cycladic Art 1 Vas. Sofias Ave & Irodotou Sts, Kolonaki Free entrance

FREE SHORT FILMS SCREENING 18.30 ARCHITECTURE + CINEMA II (52’) Emblematic buildings used for cultural purposes, symbols of prestige and development and major tourist attractions stand out and command our attention.

• LE CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU (1997, 26’) • LA MEDIATHEQUE DE SENDAI (2005, 26’) • LE ROLEX LEARNING CENTER (2012, 26’) The French Institute in Athens - IFA 31 Sina St.

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 19:00 BALAMOS (1982, Greece, 80’) (R) Directed by: Stavros Tornes TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 21:00 KARKALOU (1984, Greece, 83’) (R) Directed by: Stavros Tornes

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 18:30 COATTI (1977, Italy, 76’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes Stavros and Charlotte - i.e. the director and his partner in life and art, Charlotte van Gelder - wander the streets of a burdensome reality as immigrants, in a feature made with a few rolls of black and white film they managed to scrape together. "Coatti" will screen from the original 16mm print, one of the two still in existence.

THERAIC DAWN (1967, Greece, 20’) Directed by: Stavros Tornes, Kostas Sfikas This radical documentary about Santorini circumvents island folklore, tourist clichés and picture postcard sunsets, discovering beauty in the raw imagery of the locals' everyday lives. Tornes co-directed "Theraic Dawn" with Greek cinema's other "madman", Kostas Sfikas, while Giorgos Panousopoulos was in charge of the cinematography.

(Screens before feature) TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 20:30 ON THE SILVER GLOBE (1987, Poland, 166’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski A group of cosmic explorers leaves Earth behind to start a new civilization. When their spaceship crashes on an unknown planet and the original team dies, their children revert to a primitive native culture. Somewhere between Tarkovsky's philosophical science fiction and Jodorowsky's surrealist iconography, Zulawski's overambitious saga was finally completed a decade after it started shooting, putting in a rare festival appearance that you can't afford to miss.

parties Party on the occasion of Dimitris Piatas' "Pandemy" at Kyrios, 4 Dorileou St, Mavili Sq.

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thursday, september 25th 2014 1 18:00 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION VIII (85’) "Dinner for Few" by Nassos Vakalis "Spectrum" by Dimitris Gkotsis " When a Song Begins" by Yannis Pothos "Butterfly" by Yianna Dellatolla " Now I Wake Up With The Sun" by Costas Gounaris "The Noir Project" by Gregory Vardarinos

20:00 BLIND (Norway / The Netherlands, 96’) I.C. Directed by: Eskil Vogt Can the story of a young woman who's quickly losing her vision, sinking deeper and deeper into darkness, really contain that much mystery and sensuality, riddled with plot twists and narrative tricks bound together by sheer virtuosity? The answer can be surprising and so is this film, shot by our very own Thimios Bakatakis.

20:00 WHAT IF (Ireland / Canada, 102’) Directed by: Michael Dowse When Harry (Potter) met Sally. Recently dumped, Wallace falls in love with Chantry, but is disappointed to find out she's got a boyfriend. The two of them will try to ignore their chemistry and become friends, while exploring the potential coexistence of love and friendship. Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan mock and embrace the rom com genre at the same time, in a contemporary version of a friendship-cum-romance.

Director in attendance 22:30 WELCOME TO NEW YORK (USA, 125’) Directed by: Abel Ferrara Mirroring the demise of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, one of the most powerful men in the world, "Welcome to New York" descends into a world of debauchery. Devereaux (Gérard Depardieu) controls billions of dollars and has an insatiable thirst for power, sex and money, but his world comes tumbling down overnight after a controversial event. All hail Abel Ferrara's new provocative feature.

ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE

2 17:45 BREADCRUMB TRAIL (USA, 90’) (R) Μ.C. Directed by: Lance Bangs 19:45 THE MEND (USA, 111’) (R) I.C. Directed by: John Magary 22:00 THE CANAL (Ireland, 92’) (R) I.C. Directed by: Ivan Kavanagh

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17:30 FINDING FELA! (USA / United Kingdom / Niger / France, 119’) M.C. Directed by: Alex Gibney After talking about the war in Afghanistan, WikiLeaks, "Freakonomics" and Hunter S. Thompson, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney turns his camera on yet another larger-than-life personality: Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose music was the springboard for an exciting career in political and social activism.

22:15 THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974, USA, 84’) Directed by: Tobe Hooper 40 years after it was first made, Tobe Hooper's legendary masterpiece has been digitally restored, forcing us to bow down to its dark and eerie grandeur.

Five friends meet a violent death in the hands of a paranoid family of grave-robbing cannibals, changing the face of the horror film genre forever.

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20:30 XENIA (Greece / Belgium / France, 124’) Directed by: Panos H. Koutras Two siblings travel across the country to track down their father and obtain Greek citizenship. A road movie that's just as harsh as it is fairytale-like, maps out 21st Century Greek society, courtesy of Panos H. Koutras, whose return was hailed with rave reviews at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. Starring Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia and Angelos Papadimitriou.

Filmmakers in attendance (This is an invitation-only event. Invitations will be available to 25-film festival pass holders and the winners of the cinemag.gr "Xenia" competition)

18:00 HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO / THE WAY HE LOOKS (Brazil, 95’) I.C. Directed by: Daniel Ribeiro Winner of the Teddy Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the last Berlin International Film Festival, "The Way He Looks" was instantly proclaimed the most optimistic LGBT movie of the year. A blind teenager falls in love with a schoolmate, who's also the object of his only friend's crush. Confusing situations, crystal clear desires and a finale that will stay with you for a long time to come.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 19:00 CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974, USA, 108’) (R) Directed by: Robert Altman TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:00 DIABEL / THE DEVIL (1972, Poland, 123’) (R) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski

ELEPHANT (Greece, 20’) Directed by: Vangelis Zouglos

"Safe in the shelter of the herd, we march through the streets of the cities, to our work, to feeding troughs, to our pleasures. It’s like the narrowly confined life of the office. There are no longer any marvels, only regulations, prescriptions, directives". Franz Kafka.

(Screens before feature) 20:30 THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL (USA, 77’) Μ.C., I.P. Directed by: Jason Miller How many relationships can you sacrifice to fully dedicate yourself to art? "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" attempts to answer this question with a scrutinizing look at 'of Montreal' frontman Kevin Barnes a few months after the indie pop band's legendary Athens appearance. A music documentary with a difference, it starts off with psychedelic melodies before taking a nosedive into the psyche of its fascinating subject.

22:15 PARTY GIRL (France, 96’) Directed by: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis 60-year-old Angélique, an aging nightclub hostess and strip joint muse, decides to retire and get married. But can she really leave behind a lifetime full of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll? Based on real-life events, the three directors of this brilliant drama asked Angélique to play herself, winning the Camera d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

FREE SCREENING 19:45 SAM ROMA - WE ARE GYPSIES (Greece, 39’) Directed by: Marina Danezi Marina Danezi infiltrates the Greek Roma settlements in Argolida, Korinthos and Ilia, spends time in their tents and interacts with them on a daily basis, crossing the seemingly forbidden boundaries into a world that's not as inaccessible as we've been made to think. "We're a little bit of everything. It's all here. People are capable of anything, from the best to the worst."

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 21:00 STAVROS TORNES: THE POOR HUNTER OF THE SOUTH (1994, Greece, 78’) Directed by: Stavros Kaplanidis Playing on the title of the film Tornes never got to make ("The Poor Hunter of the South"), close friend Stavros Kaplanidis carves out a brilliant portrait of a filmmaker who made something out of nothing and stayed true to himself and his vision until the very end. The documentary includes images, memories from his nearest and dearest and footage the films he acted in.

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ODEON OPΕRΑ 1 11:00 FINDING FELA! (USA / United Kingdom / Niger / France, 119’) Μ.C. Directed by: Alex Gibney

12.00 NETWORKING MEETING BRUNCH Festival guests Oliver Baumgarten (Berlinale) and Christian Jeune (Cannes) meet and greet representatives of the Greek film industry, producers, directors and distributors to discuss the journey of homegrown films abroad and share insight on how to achieve a successful festival run.

13:00 THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL (USA, 77’) Μ.C. Directed by: Jason Miller

Black Duck Garden 5 Ioannou Paparigopoulou St.

FREE SHORT FILM SCREENINGS 18.30 ΑRCHITECTURE + CINEMA III (95’) Emblematic buildings used for cultural purposes, symbols of prestige and development and major tourist attractions stand out and command our attention.

• L'OPERA GARNIER (2001, 26’) • L'AUDITORIUM BUILDING DE CHICAGO (2002, 26’) • AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA (2009, 43’) The French Institute in Athens - IFA 31 Sina St.

parties Party on the occasion of Abel Ferrara's "Welcome to New York" at Bartessera, 25 Kolokotroni St.

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18:00 CHEATIN’ (USA, 76’) Directed by: Bill Plympton Opening Nights darling Bill Plympton is back! Jake and Ella meet in a fateful bumper car collision. When jealousy drives a wedge between them, Ella takes the form of Jake's previous lovers with the help of a disgraced magician, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny.

19:30 PULP: A FILM ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS (United Kingdom, 91’) Μ.C. Directed by: Florian Habicht 25 years and 10 million album sales later, Pulp return to Sheffield for one last appearance. Singing "Disco 2000" and "Razzmatazz" at the top of our lungs, we dance along with the camera on and off stage, as Habicht documents the reactions of the "Common People".

Director and Pulp's drummer Nick Banks in attendance 21:45 IL CAPITALE UMANO / HUMAN CAPITAL (Italy / France, 109’) Directed by: Paolo Virzì The film that stole the Italian Oscar from Paolo Sorrentino's "La Grande Bellezza" starts with a car accident that sets a domino effect in motion, tearing down families, destroying relationships and annihilating romances. The dramatic story unfolds through the eyes of the main characters, with each chapter revealing a hidden secret until the puzzle is complete. Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Valeria Golino.

23:45 COHERENCE (USA, 89’) Directed by: James Ward Byrkit On the night of an astronomical anomaly caused by a comet passing close to Earth, a group of 30something friends is faced with the possibility of the time-space continuum having been permanently disturbed, bending reality in very alarming ways. A directorial debut that's destined to leave a mark, "Coherence" is a charming sci-fi riddle reminiscent of the "Twilight Zone's" best episodes.

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theater 1 18:00 FREE SCREENING - ATHENS OPEN AIR FILM FESTIVAL: TWENTY (80’) "Dye" by Giorgos Tltzidis "White Sheet" by Sonia Liza Kenterman "Forever Young" by Spyros Charalambous "Paralogi" by Alexandros Tsandilas "Apples and Hay" by Ira Dika All the films were shot in Athens within the context of the Athens Open Air Film Festival, produced by the Greek Film Center and with the number 20 as their common theme. With the support of the Greek National Tourism Organization (G.N.T.O.) & www.visitgreece.gr FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA 20:30 THE INFINITE MAN (Australia, 85’) Directed by: Hugh Sullivan A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his girlfriend in an infinite loop. Newcomer Hugh Sullivan turns classic rom com conventions on their head in a perfectly orchestrated sci-fi surprise.

22:30 WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971, Australia / USA, 109’) Directed by: Ted Kotcheff Martin Scorsese was left "speechless" when he first saw this little-known Australian masterpiece, screening for the very first time in Greece from a digitally restored print. A hapless teacher is trapped in an isolated town, swallowed by alcohol and violence as hell beckons him near.

17:30 GREEK SHORT STORIES - IN COMPETITION IX (96’) "Tom" by Theofylaktos Argyrou "Drag Me: An Urban Music Tale" by Nikos Kellis "Fawns" by Thanasis Tsimpinis "Ilena" by Spyros Skandalos " Lullaby of the Butterfly"

by Tonia Mishiali "The Guilable Kiss of Mr Patokos" by Alexandros Apostolakis "Hills Like White Elephants"

by George Koutsaliaris 19:30 MATRIARCHY (Greece, 160’) I.P. Directed by: Nikos Kornilios A women's shelter in under demolition and 60 women of different ages, nationalities and social standing come together in protest. By day, they talk and argue and, by night, they exchange stories about their lives and dance.

60 women, seven days, one world.

Filmmakers in attendance 23:00 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (Νew Zealand / USA, 86’) Directed by: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement Did you know that the vampire mocumentary that took the Berlinale by storm was directed by the "Flight of the Conchords" leading man? Four vampires sharing an apartment in New Zealand try to get in with the city's hip crowd. Laughing is inevitable, fear is optional, excitement is obligatory and applause will come naturally. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the cult item of the year!

CITY OF ATHENS TECHNOPOLIS 18:00-23:00 Frame - Light - Motion

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press screenings ODEON OPΕRΑ 1 11:00 PULP: A FILM ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS (United Kingdom, 91’) M.C. Directed by: Florian Habicht

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13:00 BREADCRUMB TRAIL (USA, 90’) Μ.C. Directed by: Lance Bangs

20-year anniversary: Athens International Film Festival 25-year anniversary: CINEMA Magazine

The three most important elements of the filmmaking process (frame-light-motion) are central to this year's festival motto, defining the history of the image, from the first rock engravings all the way to Wes Anderson.

• The festival will be projecting excerpts from 1000 film trailers on 24 screens in the cylindrical D4 building, scored by Felizol. Search for original dialogue from 10 surprise films. Note that Orson Welles and Federico Fellini will not be present in the selection, contrary to Vincente Minnelli, David Lynch, Michael Curtiz and John Waters in an antihistorical flashback that would never make sense to anyone but us!

• Four screens in the D12 building define the walls of a "moving room" where Mr. Girl and her EWI comment on a series of contradictory stills and moving images. Fred Astaire and Kzrystof Penderecki, Slavoljub Vorkapic, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Vassilis Tsitsanis, Kostas Sfikas, Marcel Duchamp and Claude Debussy. Don't be surprised to see yourself looking back at you.

(Each performance will last 25 minutes and they will continue to play in a loop) Our birthday party will commence right afterwards.

ARCHITECTURE + CINEMA 19:00 SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY (2006, Germany / USA, 83’) Directed by: Sidney Pollack Watching Frank Gehry - the genius behind the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao - turn abstract sketches into 3-dimensional wonders, is like witnessing the ultimate alliance between art and architecture. In his first and only feature documentary, Sidney Pollack uses both film and video to explore the mysterious personality of the most important living architect of our times, showcasing the relationship between life and art through his most private moments.

POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 21:00 THE DARK BACKWARD (1991, USA, 101’) (R) Directed by: Adam Rifkin

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 19:30 IMAGES (1972, United Kingdom / USA, 101’) Directed by: Robert Altman Susannah York's tour de force, rightfully awarded at Cannes, is the focal point of this masterfully directed psychological thriller. A woman is caught in the throes of violent sexual visions, unable to tell if they're just figments of her twisted imagination or are firmly rooted in reality.

THE NOOSE (Greece, 12’) Directed by: Vassilis Loules Lefteris, a film extra in Theo Angelopoulos "Reconstruction", revisits the film where he appears with a noose around his neck 44 years later. Now everything acquires different meaning as he looks back with the wisdom and the humor of his 92 years.

(Screens before feature) POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 22:00 MOTORAMA (1991, USA, 90’) Directed by: Barry Shils A 10-year-old boy gets tired of living with his unbearable parents, so he steals a Mustang and rides off into a surreal America, where he meets an incredible cast of characters (Meat Loaf! Drew Barrymore!) as he searches for the coupons in a nationwide contest. The scriptwriter responsible for Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" conjures up an outrageous departure from reason that would even make David Lynch green with envy!

parties Anniversary party celebrating 25 years since the first issue of CINEMA Magazine with a live DJ set by Pulp drummer Nick Banks and the Popaganda.gr collective.

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ARCHITECTURE + CINEMA 17:00 CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE 3D (Germany / Denmark / Austria / Norway, 165’) Directed by: Wim Wenders, Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger, Michael Madsen, Margreth Olin, Karim Ainouz What would buildings say if they could only speak?

Six emblematic buildings (the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Library of Russia, the Pompidou, Halden Prison, the Salk Institute and the Oslo Opera House) are documented by six important directors in all their 3D glory.

An innovative project about the philosophy of architecture.

20:00 AWARDS CEREMONY FOR EMERGING GREEK FILMMAKERS The Awards Ceremony will be followed by the screening of the film: MEDEA: LOUDER THAN MY THOUGHTS (Greece, 93’) W.P. Directed by: Nikos Grammatikos Based on the original play by Euripides, this unique adventure is set in the streets of Athens, where the director plays the role of detective. Medea's moral dilemmas seem more timely than ever and the detective, hunted down by Jason's ghost, enters a labyrinth full of steep cliffs and dragons. Will he ever find his way back?

Starring Yuki Krontira, Vangelis Mourikis and Tasos Nousias.

Filmmakers in attendance 23:00 ALLELUIA (France / Belgium, 95’) Directed by: Fabrice Du Welz A mind-blowing and impossible to categorize FrancoBelgian thriller, "Alleluia" is an adaptation of "The Honeymoon Killers", the story of the most famous serial killer couple in the US. A desperate nurse and a professional gigolo swindle widows, old maids and religious freaks. He cons them out of their money and she saws their feet off while singing arias! Featuring Almodovar regular, Lola Dueñas.

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18:00 REMAKE (Sweden, 72’) Ι.P. Directed by: Per Gavatin, Andreas Öhman Lisa is obsessed with capturing everything on her camera.

When she and her boyfriend arrive in New York on holiday, their relationship is put to the test when he repeatedly tries to approach her but she remains hidden behind her camera. Until a mysterious New Yorker invades her frame.

Exclusively told from the female perspective, "Remake" refreshes the tired romantic drama genre in a fearless experiment that toys with narrative conventions.

19:30 THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: HIM (USA, 89’) Directed by: Ned Benson Conor and Eleanor's happy marriage takes a serious blow when Eleanor disappears, sending Conor on a search filled with anger and remorse. This ambitious, original narrative experiment features a storyline spread across two films, told from each main character's perspective. Starring the wonderful James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain in the quirkiest romantic drama of the year.

21:30 THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: HER (USA, 100’) Directed by: Ned Benson Eleanor goes back to school to continue her studies as she tries to get over the painful event that alienated her from her husband. This ambitious, original narrative experiment features a storyline spread across two films, told from each main character's perspective. Starring the wonderful James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain in the quirkiest romantic drama of the year.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 17:30 NASHVILLE (1975, USA, 159’) Directed by: Robert Altman On the eve of election day, a large cast of politicians, singers, reporters and common people assemble in the birthplace of country music, trying to catch a break. Serving as a running commentary on politics, show business, culture and the celebrity worship syndrome plaguing the entire country, "Nashville" is a masterful representation of American life that remains unsurpassable.

20:30 RESPIRE / BREATHE (France, 91’) Directed by: Melanie Laurent A 17-year-old girl gets infatuated with a gorgeous classmate and her world crumbles to pieces when her friendship is rejected a few weeks later. Out-of-control hormones, teenage obsessions and a competitive female relationship flirting with the dark side, dominate Melanie Laurent's (Inglourious Basterds) quietly suspenseful second feature.

22:30 I ORIGINS (USA, 107’) Directed by: Mike Cahill Two scientists obsessed with the evolution of the human eye uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it. Mike Cahill, the new sci-fi golden boy, returns to filmmaking after "Another Earth", promising an otherworldly experience with an ingenious suspense thriller that combines the concepts of love, faith and reincarnation, starring Brit Marling and Michael Pitt.

21:30 FINDING FELA! (USA / United Kingdom / Niger / France, 119’) (R) Μ.C. Directed by: Alex Gibney

The ultimate collector's item, a DVD box set of Ingmar Bergman's 15 films, available with issue #199 in April 2008. The magazine rounded off the tribute to the emblematic Swede with a full retrospective at Danaos movie theater.

sidebar events The Festival Press Office is located at the IANOS bookstore mezzanine (24 Stadiou St) Office hours: Monday to Saturday: 11:00 – 18:00

11.00 NEW MEDIA AND LOW BUDGET FILMMAKING Cinematographers Giannis Daskalothanasis and Christos Alexandris reveal all their trade secrets in a special presentation about low budget filmmaking, where they demonstrate how to make a film at a fraction of the cost by taking advantage of the latest technology. (In collaboration with the Greek Society of Cinematographersgsc.com.gr)

TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 19:00 DANILO TRELES: THE FAMED ANDALUSIAN MUSICIAN (1986, Greece, 86’) (R) Directed by: Stavros Tornes TRIBUTE TO STAVROS TORNES 21:00 HERON FOR GERMANY (1988, Greece, 90’) (R) Directed by: Stavros Tornesς

18:30 EXCISION (Greece, 57’) Directed by: Victoria Vellopoulou Shot in Kenya in the Pokot Tribe region, "Excision" uses female portraits to examine the consequences of genital mutilation and demonstrate the impact of FGM on millions of women around the world. The film aims at getting the voices of victims, who are able to speak openly about the painful experience of this savage tradition, heard.

Filmmakers and ActionAid Hellas in attendance BREF (Spain, 30’) Directed by: Christina Pitouli The film approaches the ritual of the female genital mutilation through conversations with Africans based in Spain. Their opposed opinions and realities reveal the complexity of this controversial issue, where human rights and cultural heritage clash.

Filmmakers in attendance (Screens before feature) TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 21:00 LA FEMME PUBLIQUE / THE PUBLIC WOMAN (1984, France, 113’) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski An inexperienced young actress (the breathtaking Valérie Kaprisky) cast in the lead of an ambitious Dostoyevsky adaptation, is slowly pushed over the edge by the eccentric director who takes over every aspect of her life, until she becomes unable to draw the line between fantasy and reality. In his most sensual and outwardly autobiographical film, Zulawski illustrates the universe of film, and everyone around it, as a never-ending roller coaster ride.

23:45 LIFE AFTER BETH (USA, 91’) Directed by: Jeff Baena Zach's girlfriend returns from the dead but if their love has managed to defeat the grim reaper, then Zach is probably unprepared for this posthumous version of Beth. A zombie rom com featuring up-and-coming comedienne Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation") in the role of undead Beth.

17:30 SHORT STORIES Β’ (101’) (R) 19:30 PULP: A FILM ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS (United Kingdom, 91’) (R) M.C. Directed by: Florian Habicht Director and Pulp’s drummer, Nick Banks, in attendance

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12.00 GREEK SHORT FILM COMPETITION Announcement of the winners of the Greek Short Film Competition ΙANOS, 24 Stadiou St

parties Greek Cinema Party at the Black Duck Garden 5 Ioannou Paparigopoulou st., Αthens

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1 ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 17:45 M*A*S*H (1970, USA, 116’) Directed by: Robert Altman The staff of a Korean War field hospital (led by Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould), use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Humor bordering on the macabre in the most scathing anti-war film of all time that won the Palm d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

20:15 AIMER, BOIRE ET CHANTER / LIFE OF RILEY (France, 108’) Directed by: Alain Resnais Two amateur actors receive the shattering news that a friend is fatally ill in the middle of a rehearsal in the late and great Alain Resnais final film. A theatrical adaptation full of verve and color by a 91-year-old legend, who won the Alfred Bauer Award for innovative filmmaking at the Berlin Film Festival, a few weeks before he died.

POST BLUE VELVET DAYS 22:30 THE RAPTURE (1991, USA, 100’) Directed by: Michael Tolkin A lonely telephone operator living an empty, amoral life finds God only to see her faith tested again and again beyond her wildest dreams. Tolkin, who wrote Robert Altman's "The Player", helms an erotic-thriller-cumreligious-allegory with a riveting Mimi Rogers and a young David Duchovny.

17:00 MAIDAN (Ukraine / The Netherlands, 131’) Directed by: Sergey Loznitsa The documentary Putin is avoiding at all costs bears the signature of the most important Ukrainian director alive today, who took Cannes by storm with the brilliant "In the Fog" in 2012. It all started with a peaceful demonstration in the Maidan Square, but the blood spill and the eruption of neo-Nazi zealotry that followed poses countless questions. How did we get here?

Loznitsa offers a very provocative answer.

20:00 APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (United Kingdom, 90’) Ε.P. Directed by: Desiree Akhavan This bitter, thankless and sexually honest portrait of a festering relationship, reminiscent of a lesbian version of "Girls" written, directed and starring PersianAmerican Desiree Akhavan, tells the story of a girl who starts her own revolution against her conservative origins and the social taboos against homosexuality.

17:00 INTERNATIONAL SHORTS BY GREEK DIRECTORS (110’) A selection of the best international shorts directed by Greek filmmakers.

ROBERT ALTMAN IN THE 70s 18:15 BREWSTER McCLOUD (1970, USA, 105’) (R) Directed by: Robert Altman

19:30 CLOSING GALA - AWARDS CEREMONY The closing ceremony will be followed by the screening of the film: GONE GIRL (USA, 145’) E.P. Directed by: David Fincher After a woman mysteriously disappears, her husband starts looking for her everywhere. Is it possible that he's not as innocent as he looks? The director of "Seven" and "Fight Club" returns with an adaptation of a Gillian Flynn novel that's already gearing up for the Oscars, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

TRIBUTE TO ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI 20:30 NA SREBRNYM GLOBIE / ON THE SILVER GLOBE (1987, Poland, 166') (R) Directed by: Andrzej Zulawski

23:15 AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING The closing ceremony will be followed by the screening of an award-winning film.

22:00 JUBILEE (1977, United Kingdom, 106’) Directed by: Derek Jarman As Britain is preparing to celebrate the 25-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Derek Jarman assembles some of the most important representatives of the local punk scene and sets the screen on fire, in one of the most authentically rock'n'roll films in the history of cinema.

Commemorating the 20-year anniversary since the director's death.

19:00 AWARD-WINNING GREEK SHORTS A compilation of the award-winning films of the Greek Short Film Competition. ΑRCHITECTURE + CINEMA 21:00 MY ARCHITECT (2003, USA, 110’) (R) Directed by: Nathaniel Kahn

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