CinEast

CinEast (pronounced “Ciné East” 'sine i:st'' or Central and Eastern European Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival held at various venues around Luxembourg in October.

Festival

The CinEast film festival is dedicated to presenting the current film productions from countries of Central and Eastern Europe, part of what was formerly called the Eastern Bloc. Although focusing on the recent feature films, the festival equally presents the most remarkable documentaries, animated works and short films. Besides film projections, the festival also offers a programme of accompanying events, including concerts, exhibitions, debates and gastronomic evenings, as well as support to a charity project. CinEast is organised by the non-profit association CinEast asbl. Since 2010, the festival has also included an official competition.

History

2008–2019

Building on experience gained during Polish Film Days in 2006, the first edition of Central European Film Festival of Luxembourg held in October 2008 presented films from 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) at the premises of the Abbaye de Neumünster in Luxembourg.
In 2009, Luxembourg’s Cinémathèque became the second main festival venue and the festival grew in terms of both number of films and spectators.

In 2010, the festival acquired the current name “CinEast” and expanded to numerous new venues, almost doubling in size. Romania became the next featured country and an official competition was introduced.
For the 2011 edition, Bulgaria was added to the countries represented and around 80 projections and many accompanying events were offered, attracting over 7,000 participants.

In 2012, CinEast opened its doors to Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) as well as Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, thus featuring 12 countries in total. The cinematography of the rest of the ex-Yugoslavia countries has been represented at CinEast since 2013. The 7th edition of CinEast in 2014 presented over 55 feature and 45 short films from 18 countries and attracted 9,800 festival-goers. Ukraine and Moldova were represented for the first time. The 2014 International Jury was presided by Sergei Loznitsa, in 2015 by the late Andrzej Zulawski who had to cancel his visit for health reasons.

Since the 8th edition, the festival has been awarding a Critics Prize, chosen by a Press Jury. The 2015 edition attracted an audience of 9500 visitors with more than 50 feature films and 50 short productions.

The 9th edition took place from 6 to 23 October 2016 and presented more than 60 long and 40 short films from 18 countries of the former Eastern Bloc and attracted more than 10,400 visitors to the screenings and events (musical, gastronomical, debates, photography exhibition). The International Festival Jury was presided by actress/director Mirjana Karanović. The 10th edition of the festival took place from 5 to 22 October 2017 and presented more than 100 films from 19 countries, the selection having been extended by films from Albania this year. The international jury was composed of the film director Anne Fontaine (president of the jury), actor Adrian Titieni, director and producer Bady Minck, producer Philippe Carcassonne and Oliver Baumgarten, the programme director of the Max-Ophüls Preis Festival. The Press Jury included Pablo Chimienti (Le Quotidien), Valerija Berdi (Radio 100,7) and Matthew Boas (Cineuropa.org). The 11th CinEast (4-21 October 2018) featured the "Identities" thematic cycle as well as a special Focus on Latvia and attracted over 10,400 festival-goers. The International Jury was presided over by the Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf and included actors Arta Dobroshi and Astrid Roos, director Govinda Van Maele and producer/festival organiser Sergej Stanojkovski. The Press Jury comprised journalists Claude Neu, Charlotte Wensierski and Loïc Millot.

The 12th CinEast (3-20 October 2019) welcomed over 11,200 people, setting a new attendance record, and presented 67 feature and around 50 short films. The edition featured a special Focus on Lithuania and the thematic cycle "Down with Walls". The International Jury was led by Jacques Doillon and included Renata Santoro, Marius Olteanu, Sophie Mousel and Adolf El Assal. The Press Jury was composed of Marc Trappendreher, Cristóbal Soage and France Clarinval.
The 13th "hybrid" edition of CinEast (8-25 October 2020) was adapted to the Covid-19 restrictions, combining 110 screenings in cinemas (limited capacity) and on-line screenings, with a Focus on Hungary and the theme "Planting the Future". The International Jury members: Tomasz Wasilewski, Heleen Gerritsen, Jani Thiltges, Zoé Wittock & Boyd van Hoeij. Press Jury 2020: Yasemin Elçi, António Raúl Reis & Elena Lazic.

2020s

The 15th edition of CinEast took place from 6 to 23 October, 2022.

The 16th edition of CinEast is scheduled for 5-22 October, 2023. Its central theme will be "Adaptations", with a focus on Ukraine and war refugees. French director Patrice Leconte will head the international jury.

Award winners

2022
*Grand Prix – ''Gentle''
*Special Jury Prize – ''107 Mothers''
*Critics' Prize – ''How Is Katia?''
*Young Talents Award – '' The Uncle''
*Audience Award – ''Sonata''
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Branka''
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''This Will Not Be a Festival Film''
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Attention All Passengers''

2021
* Grand Prix – '' Murina'' by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
* Special Jury Prize – '' Never Gonna Snow Again'' by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert
* Critics' Prize – ''Miracle'' by Bogdan George Apetri
* Young Talents Award – ''Love Tasting'' by Dawid Nickel
* Audience Award – ''Love Around The World'' by Davor Rostuhar & Andjela Rostuhar
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Boredom'' by Alica Bednáriková
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Red Shoes'' by Anna Podskalská
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Stolen Fish'' by Gosia Juszczak

2020
* Grand Prix – ''Servants'' by Ivan Ostrochovský
* Special Jury Prize – ''Mare'' by Andrea Štaka
* Critics' Prize – ''Stories from the Chestnut Woods'' by Gregor Božič
* Audience Award – ''Collective'' by Alexander Nanau
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Lake of Happiness'' by Aliaksei Paluyan
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Way of Silvie'' by Verica Pospíšilová Kordić
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''We Have One Heart'' by Katarzyna Warzecha

2019
* Grand Prix – ''Oleg'' by Juris Kursietis
* Special Jury Prize – '' Corpus Christi'' by Jan Komasa
* Critics' Prize – '' Corpus Christi'' by Jan Komasa
* Audience Award – ''Honeyland'' by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''The Christmas Gift'' by Bogdan Muresan
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Toomas Beneath The Valley Of The Wild Wolves'' by Chintis Lundgren
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Dancing For You'' by Katarzyna Lesisz

2018
* Grand Prix – ''One Day'' by Zsófia Szilágyi
* Special Jury Prize – ''Winter Flies'' by Olmo Omerzu
* Critics' Prize – ''Ága'' by Milko Lazarov
* Special Mention – ''Ága'' by Milko Lazarov
* Audience Award – ''The Other Side Of Everything'' by Mila Turajlić
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''A Siege'' by István Kovács
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Vika'' by Marta Iwanek and Christian Borys
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''The Box'' by Dušan Kastelic

2017
* Grand Prix – ''Birds Are Singing In Kigali'' by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
* Special Jury Prize – '' Soldiers. Story from Ferentari (film), Soldiers. Story From Ferentari'' by Ivana Mladenović
* Critics' Prize – '' Directions'' by Stephan Komandarev
* Audience Award – ''The Constitution'' by Rajko Grlić
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Into the Blue'' by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Close Ties'' by Zofia Kowalewska
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Gamer Girl'' by Irena Jukić Pranjić

2016
* Grand Prix – ''Mellow Mud'' (''Es Esmu Šeit'') by Renars Vimba
* Special Jury Prize – ''Kills on Wheels'' by Atila Till
* Critics' Prize – '' 11 Minutes'' by Jerzy Skolimowski
* Audience Award – '' Planet Single'' by Mitja Okorn
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Romantik'' by Mateusz Rakowicz
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Education'' by Emi Buchwald
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Happy End'' by Jan Saska

2015
* Grand Prix – ''Body'' by Małgorzata Szumowska
* Special Jury Prize – '' Babai'' by Visar Morina
* Critics' Prize – ''Son of Saul'' by László Nemes
* Audience Award – '' Losers'' by Ivaylo Hristov
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – '' Shok'' by Jamie Donoughue
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''2nd floor / 2.em'' by Hajni Kis
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Nina'' by Veronika Obertová & Michaela Čopíková (Ové Pictures)

2014

* Grand Prix – '' The Way Out'' by Petr Václav
* Special Jury Prize – '' Viktoria'' by Maya Vitkova
* Audience Award – ''Life Feels Good'' by Maciej Pieprzyca
* Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film – ''Little Secret'' by Martin Krejčí
* Audience Award for Best Short Documentary Film – ''Down On The Corner'' by Nikola & Corina Schwingruber Ilić
* Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film – ''Baths'' by Tomasz Ducki

2013

* Grand Prix – ''Circles'' by Srdan Golubovic
* Special Jury Prize – ''Heavenly Shift'' by Mark Bodzsar
* Audience Award – ''Circles'' by Srdan Golubovic

2012

* Grand Prix – '' Everybody In Our Family'' by Radu Jude
* Special Jury Prize – '' Tilva Rosh'' by Nikola Ležaić
* Audience Award – '' Mushrooming'' by Toomas Hussar
* Audience Award for best short feature – ''Frozen Stories'' by Grzegorz Jaroszuk

2011

* Grand Prix – ''The Mill and the Cross'' by Lech Majewski
* Special Jury Prize – ''Adrienn Pál'' by Ágnes Kocsis
* Audience Award – ''Czech Made Man'' by Tomáš Řehořek

2010

* Grand Prix – ''Morgen'' by Marian Crişan
* Audience Award – ''Morgen'' by Marian Crişan

References

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Film festivals in Europe
Festivals in Luxembourg