From 'In Embryo'. Ulrich Thomsen as Peter.
THE SOUND OF FILM
As per usual the CPH PIX programme also features cinematic music experiences from a Live Foley event to the trademark silent movie concert. This year's silent classic is 'Menschen Am Sonntag' which will be screened with a live performance from the Icelandic orchestra Múm. A new soundtrack will also accompany the animated classic 'Fantastic Planet' when the trio B/B/S performs live at a screening at the Planetarium. Andrew Hung (Fuck Buttons), who created his very first score for Jim Hoskings' 'The Greasy Strangler', will perform live after the screening of the film. Two concerts without films from major composers include Jean-Michel Jarre and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
MASTERS, TALKS AND GUESTS
Three very different masters of their craft headline this year's 'PIX Talks' section - Amat Escalante, James Schamus and Terence Davies. In addition to these master classes, the festival also features industry talks which focus more on the creative aspects and processes within arthouse cinema - all with guests and cases from the official PIX programme. All talks are open to the public:
'PIX Sessions - 5 New Nordic Films' is the festival's work-in-progress session held on the day of the Nordic Council Film Prize, including among others Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson's 'Under the Tree', Dome Karukoski's 'Tom of Finland', and Hlynur Pálmason's 'Winter Brothers'.
'Courage & Co-production' invites Danish producers on stage to discuss the artistic courage they find in international directors with cases 'Godless' (Bulgaria), 'The Giant' (Sweden), 'Quit Staring at My Plate' (Croatia), Amat Escalante's 'The Untamed' (Mexico), and work-in-progress on 'Under the Tree' (Iceland).
'Genre Came Sneaking' explores how genre film codes make their way into international arthouse cinema with cases 'Raw', 'The Greasy Strangler', 'Lace Crater', 'Nina Forever' and 'Shelley'.
'Surviving Low Budget' - on how to make a sustainable and creative model for working with low-budget films. With Andy Starke (UK), Grímar Jónsson (IS) and Lina Flint (DK).
'Searching a New Reality' showcases 2 projects which are being developed visually under New Danish Screen.
Other confirmed guests include Mads Mikkelsen ('Doctor Strange'), Ulrich Thomsen ('In Embryo'), Pernilla August ('A Serious Game'), and Philippe Grandrieux ('Despite the Night').
NEW TALENT GRAND PIX - COMPETITION
The festival's main prize, the New Talent Grand PIX, is for first-time filmmakers only. 10 debutants, 10 talents PIX believe in, will be competing for the 10.000 Euro cash prize, handed out by an international jury. The nominated films are:
'Aloys', Dir: Tobias Nölle
'El Futuro Perfecto', Dir: Nele Wohlatz
'Godless', Dir: Ralitza Petrova
'Raw', Dir: Julia Ducournau
'Sand Storm', Dir: Elite Zexer
'Shambles', Dir: Karl Lemieux
'Shelley', Dir: Ali Abbasi
'Swiss Army Man', Dir: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
'The Eremits', Dir: Ronny Trocker
'The Last Family', Dir: Jan P. Matuszynski
THE POLITIKEN AUDIENCE AWARD
The audience vote among the 12 nominated films, and the winning film will receive distribution support through major Danish newspaper Politiken. The nominated films are:
'24 Weeks', Dir: Anne Zohra Berrached
'Clair Obscur', Dir: Yesim Ustaoglu
'Creative Control', Dir: Benjamin Dickinson
'Parents', Dir: Christian Tafdrup
'Heartstone', Dir: Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson
'In the Last Days of the City', Dir: Tamer El Said
'Operation Avalanche', Dir: Matt Johnson
'Pericle the Black', Dir: Stefano Mordini
'The 9th Life of Louis Drax', Dir: Alexandre Aja
'The Giant', Dir: Johannes Nyholm
'The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki', Dir: Juho Kuosmanen
'The Wailing', Dir: Na Hong-jin
NORDISK FILM FONDEN'S BEST CHILDREN'S FILM
'6A', Dir: Peter Modestij
'Enclave', Dir: Goran Radovanovic
'Girl Asleep', Dir: Rosemary Myers
'The Girl, the Mother and the Demons', Dir: Suzanne Osten
'Girls Lost', Dir: Alexandra-Therese Keining
'Little Men', Dir: Ira Sachs
'Long Way North', Dir: Rémi Chayé
'Microbe & Gasoline', Dir: Michel Gondry
'Mune', Dir: Alexandre Heboyan, Benoît Philippon
'My Life as a Courgette', Dir: Claude Barras
NEW DANISH TALENTS
'37', Dir: Puk Grasten
'Afskåret', Dir: Anders Fløe
'Anti', Dir: Morten BH
'Bakerman', Dir: David Noel Bourke
'Copenhague - A Love Story', Dir: Philippe Lesage
'The Lost Ones', Dir: Dariusz Steiness
'In Embryo', Dir: Ulrich Thomsen
'Needle Boy', Dir: Alexander Bak Sagmo
'When the Sun Shines', Dir: Frederik Barington
'Where the Windmills Are', Dir: Mads Erichsen
'Lovers', Dir: Niels Holstein Kaa
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