12th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL : Images of the 21st Century : March 12  - 21, 2010

The 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 190 films by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program (previously announced on February 26).

 

OPENING FILM

The Invention of Dr. Nakamats (Opfindelsen af dr. Nakamats, Denmark, 2009, 60 min) by Kaspar Astrup Schröder will be screened right after the 12th TDF opening ceremony on Friday the 12th of March. The documentary presents the life and times of the world's greatest (and probably most eccentric) inventor, currently holding more than 3.000 patents, Dr. Nakamats, who will also attend the ceremony.

 

FIPRESCI JURY

 

An international FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury will hand out an award to a Greek documentary and an award to a foreign documentary.

 

The five-member FIPRESCI Jury is composed of:

 

 

Pamela Bienzobas, Chile / France, President

Catherine Brunswic, France,

Seray Genc, Turkey

Jose Miguel Gaspar, Portugal and

Venia Vergou, Greece

12th TDF LINE-UP

 

VIEWS OF THE WORLD

 

• Draumlandid / Dreamland, Porfinnur Gudnason, Andri Snaer Magnason, Iceland, 55', 2009
• Prestes Maia - Freiheit In Beton / Prestes Maia - Freedom In Concrete, Levin Peter, Jonas Ginter, Germany, 52', 2008
• Y Todos Van A Estar / Everyone Will Be Here, Maria Isabel Ospina, Colombia, France, 52', 2008
• Today Is Better Than Two Tomorrows, Anna Rodgers, Ireland, 75', 2009
• Meet Me At The Mango Tree, Brian Mckenzie, Australia, 106', 2009
• Die Stadt, Von Der Die Russen Traumen / A Barrel Full Of Dreams, Pierre-Olivier Francois, Pierre Bourgeois, Germany, 93', 2009
• Budrus, Julia Bacha, Palestine, Israel, USA, 75', 2009
• Radio Egnatia, Davide Barletti, Italy, 74', 2008
• Camino A Nahr Al Bared / Road To Nahr Al Bared, Sebastian Talavera, Spain, 68', 2009
• Dans Les Entrailles De New York / The Tunnel Dwellers Of New York, Chantal Lasbats, France, 52', 2008
• Last Train Home, Lixin Fan, Canada, 87', 2009
• La Casa / The House, Tayo Cortes, Colombia, Spain, 70', 2009
• Unmistaken Child, Nati Baratz, Israel, 102', 2008
• Addicted In Afghanistan, Jawed Taiman, Afghanistan, United Kingdom, 78', 2009
• Eyes Wide Open - Exploring Today's South America, Gonzalo Arijon, Uruguay, 110', 2009
• Gaza, Erhomaste / Gaza We Are Coming, Yorgos Avgeropoulos, Yannis Karypidis, Greece, 49', 2009
• Boxing Cuba, Irini Mihailidou, Greece, 47', 2010

 

HUMAN RIGHTS

 

• El Poder De La Palabra / The Power Of Speech, Francisco Herve, Chile, 75', 2009
• Die Funf Himmelsrichtungen / The Five Cardinal Points, Fridolin Schonwiese, Austria, 94', 2009
• Les Arrivants / The Arrivals, Claudine Bories, Patrice Chagnard, France, 111', 2009
• Chinas Staatsfeindin Nr. 1 - Rebiya Kadeers Kampf Fuer Die Uiguren / China's Public Enemy No.1 - Rebiya Kadeer's Battle For The Uyghurs, Sylvia Nagel, Germany, 53', 2009
• Petition, Zhao Liang, France, China, 124', 2009
• When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun, Dirk Simon, USA, 115', 2009
• To Shoot An Elephant, Alberto Arce, Mohammad Rujailah, Spain, 112', 2009

HYBRID DOCS 

 

 

• Kansakunnan Olohuone / The Living Room Of The Nation, Jukka Karkkainen, Finland, 74', 2009
• The Edge Of Dreaming, Amy Hardie, UK, 73', 2009
• The Sound Of Insects - Record Of A Mummy, Peter Liechti, Switzerland, 88', 2009
• El Dia Que Nos Entregamos Al Aire / The Day We Surrender To The Air, Antonio Jose Guzman, Netherlands, 58', 2009

MUSIC

 

• P-Star Rising, Gabriel Noble, USA, 86', 2009
• High On Hope, Piers Sanderson, UK, 72', 2009
• Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae, Stascha Bader, Switzerland, Canada, 95', 2009
• The Real World Of Peter Gabriel, Dieter Zeppenfeld, Georg Maas, Germany, 52', 2009
• Coming Back For More, Willem Alkema, Netherlands, USA, 76', 2009
• Taksidiara Psihi / Wandering Soul, Angeliki Aristomenopoulou, Greece, 65', 2009

PORTRAITS - HUMAN JOURNEYS

• Long Distance, Moritz Siebert, UK, 28', 2009
• Genius Within- The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould, Peter Raymont, Michele Hozer, Canada, 106', 2009
• Every Day But Sunday, Rosa Russo, UK, 18', 2009
• Opfindelsen Af Dr. Nakamtas / The Invention Of Dr. Nakamats, Kaspar Astrup Schroder, Denmark, 60', 2009
• 17 Avgusta/17 August, Alexander Gutman, Russia, 62', 2009
• Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement, Susan Muska, Greta Olafsdottir, USA, 61',2009
• Park Mark, Baktash Abtin, Iran, 42', 2009
• Ο Spokelset Martin / Martin The Ghost, Aslak Danbolt, Norway, 26', 2009
• Elias Tsehos, I Stagona I Okeanos / Elias Tsehos, Either A Drop Or An Ocean, Elias Iosifidis, Greece, 55', 2010
• Geniet Och Pojkarna / The Genius And The Boys, Bosse Lindquist, Sweden, 90', 2009
• Odyssies Somaton - Balanda gia to Niko Koundouro / Odyssea Corporum - Ballad For Nikos Koundouros, Andonis Boskoitis, Greece, 80', 2010
• Karsh Is History,  Joseph Hillel, Canada, 52', 2009
• Zorro o Gatos / Zorro The Cat, Selana Vrondi, Greece, 53', 2010
• Titos, Piitis se Episfali Isoropia / Titos, A Poet In Precarious Balance, Nikos Chrisikakis, Greece, 79', 2009
• Gregory Markopoulos kai Temenos - Idiofengis / Gregory Markopoulos and Temenos: Radiating With Ones Own Light, Evdoxia Mpra, Greece, Germany, USA, 86', 2009
• Mikis Theodorakis - O Sinthetis ton Oiiton kai ton Oramaton, 1950 os Simera / Mikis Theodorakis - The Composer Of Poets And Visions From 1950 Up To The Present Yannis Katomeris, Greece, 100', 2009
• Anazitontas ton Ioanni Varvaki / Looking For Ioannis Varvakis, Yannis Smaragdis, Greece, 40', 2010

RECORDINGS OF MEMORY

 

• Noticias / News, Ivan Osnovikoff, Bettina Perut, Chile, 80', 2009
• Enemies Of The People, Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath, UK, Cambodia, 94', 2009
• The Farm: 10 Down, Jonathan Stack, Nancy Novack, USA, 93', 2009
• The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison, Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus, USA, 90', 1997
• The Invisible Frame, Cynthia Beatt, Germany, 60', 2009
• Cycling The Frame, Cynthia Beatt, Germany, 27', 1988
• I Genoktonia Tis Mnimis / Genocide Of Memory, Andonis Papadopoulos, Greece, 50', 2010
• I Lista Tis Siopis / The List Of Silence, Nikos Vezyrgianis, Greece, 80', 2010
• Leilatontas Mia Matomeni Chora  / Plunder From A Bleeding Land, Takis Papayannidis, Greece, Cyprus, 83', 2009

 

STORIES TO TELL

• Which Way Home, Rebecca Cammisa, USA, 83', 2009
• Google Baby, Zippi Brand Frank, Israel, India, USA, 76', 2009
• Videocracy, Erik Gandini, Sweden, Denmark, 80', 2009
• The Last Truck, Closing Of A Gm Plant, Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar, USA, 40', 2009
• About Face: The Story Of Gwendellin Bradshaw, Mary Katzke, USA, 84', 2009
• Bi The Way, Josephine Decker, Brittany Blockman, USA, 83', 2008
• El Perdon / The Forgiveness, Ventura Durall, Spain, 65΄, 2009
• Hommes A Louer / Men For Sale, Rodrigue Jean, Canada, 143', 2008
• Bebes Made In India / Babies Made In India, Stephanie Lebrun, Philippe Levasseur, France, 52', 2009
• Solskinsdregurinn / A Mother's Courage: Talking Back To Autism, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Iceland, 103', 2009
• Monica And David, Alexandra Codina, USA, 68', 2009
• Odysseas, Vahagn Karapetyan, Greece, 26', 2010
• Dream Gang, Seyfettin Tokmak, Kenan Kavut, Turkey, Greece, 55', 2009

• Killing Girls, David Kinsella, Norway, 80', 2008

• To Cinema Gimno / Naked Cinema, Vassos Georgas, Greece, 102', 2010
• To Kalesma Tou Vounou / The Call Of The Mountain, Stelios Apostolopoulos, Greece, 53', 2009
• Ta Paidia Den Paizei / The Game Must Go On, Angeliki Andrikopoulou, Argyris Tsepelikas, Greece, 81', 2009
• Poikien Bisnes / All Boys, Markku Heikkinen, Finland, 72', 2009
• Empolemi Zoni: To Thavma / War Zone:The Miracle, Dimitris Gerardis, Greece, 70', 2010

HABITAT

• Cite Du Petrole / Oil Rocks- City Above The Sea, Marc Wolfensberger, Switzerland, 54', 2009
• Chaparri, The Seven Bears Of The Sacred Mountain, Nathalie Granger-Charles-Dominique, Andre Charles-Dominique, France, 135', 2008
• El Puesto, Aurelien Leveque, France, 74', 2009
• The Last Days Of Shishmaref, Jan Louter, Netherlands, 93', 2008
• Housing, Federica Di Giacomo, Italy, 90', 2009
• Osadne, Marko Skop, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 65', 2009
• Kraftur - Saga Manns Og Hests / Kraftur - The Last Ride, Arni Gunnarsson, Iceland, 47', 2009
• Kasuare - Australiens Schrage Vogel / Cassowaries, Bianca Keeley, USA, 52', 2008
• The City Of The Dead, Sergio Trefaut, Portugal, Spain, 62', 2009
• Depremin Golgesinde / In The Shadow Of The Quake, Sibel Bilgin, Floor Kooij, Netherlands, 60', 2009
• Cai Hua Da Dao / Gipsy In The Flower, Anqi Ju, China, 60', 2009
• Sugar Town I Epomeni Mera / Sugar Town The Day After, Kimon Tsakiris, Greece, 68', 2009
• Elefsina Mia Poli Dyo Prosopa / Eleusis - One City, Two Faces, Mihalis Panayotopoulos, Greece, 64', 2009

 

AFRICAN STORIES

• Good Fortune, Landon Van Soest, USA, 73', 2009
• Hotel Sahara, Bettina Haasen, Germany, 86', 2008
• Nairobi Love Story, Maria Weber, Italy, Austria, 45', 2009
• Africa Is A Woman's Name, Wanjiru Kinyanjui, Ingrid Sinclair, Bridget Pickering, Spain, 52', 2009
• Winds Of Sand, Women Of Rock, Nathalie Borgers, Austria, Belgium, France, 90', 2009
• Shungu: The Resilience Of A People, Saki Mafundikwa, Zimbabwe, 54', 2009

 

 

PLANET IN PERIL

• Bananas!, Fredrik Gertten, Sweden, 87', 2009
• Blybarnen / Toxic Playground, Lars Edman, William Johansson, Sweden, 70', 2009
• Visionnaires Planetaires / Earth Keepers, Sylvie Van Brabant, Canada, 83', 2009
• Pax Americana And The Weaponization Of Space, Denis Delestrac, Canada, France, 85', 2009
• The Blood Of The Rose, Henry Singer, UK, Germany, Japan, 90', 2009
• Anthrax War, Bob Coen, France, Canada, 87', 2009
• The Mermaid's Tears: Oceans Of Plastic, Sandrine Feydel, France, 52', 2009

 

SPOTLIGHT: NORTH KOREA FROM AFAR

 

• Kimjongilia, N.C. Heikin, USA, France, South Korea, 75', 2009
• Welcome To North Korea, Linda Jablonska, Czech Republic, 76', 2009
• Det Rode Kapel / The Red Chapel, Mads Brugger, Denmark, 86', 2009

 

 

SPOTLIGHT POLISH DOCS

• Chemia / Chemo, Pawel Lozinski, Poland, 58', 2009
• Wyjscie / Exit, Malgorzata Bienkowska-Buehlmann, Poland, 30', 2009
• Andrzej Wajda: Robmy Zdjecie! / Andrzej Wajda: Let's Shoot!, Maciej Cuske, Marcin Sauter, Thierry Paladino, Piotr Stasik, Poland, 54', 2009
• Szesc Tygodni / Six Weeks, Marcin Janos Krawczyk, Poland, 18', 2009
• Tam, Gdzie Slonce Sie Nie Spieszy / Where The Sun Doesn't Rush, Matej Bobrik, Poland, 18', 2009

TRIBUTE JORIS IVENS

 

• Der Wigwam / The Tipi, Netherlands, 11', 1912
• Etudes Des Mouvements A Paris / Studies Of Movements In Paris, Netherlands, 4', 1927
• De Brug / The Bridge, Netherlands, 14', 1928
• Regen  / Rain, Netherlands, 15', 1929
• Philips Radio, Netherlands, 36', 1931
• Pesn O Gerojach (Komsomol) / Komsomol Or Song Of Heroes, USSR, 50', 1933
• Nieuwe Gronden / New Earth, Netherlands, 29', 1933
• Misere Au Borinage / Borinage, Belgium, 34', 1934
• The Spanish Earth, USA, 52', 1937
• The 400 Million, Joris Ivens & John Ferno, USA, 54', 1939
• Power And The Land, USA, 37', 1940
• Indonesia Calling!, Australia, 23', 1946
• La Seine A Rencontre Paris / The Seine Meets Paris, France, 31', 1957
• A Valparaiso / Valparaiso, Chile, France, 27', 1963
• Rotterdam Europoort / Rotterdam Europort, Netherlands, France, 20', 1966
• Pour Le Mistral / The Mistral, France, 30', 1966
• Le Dix-Septieme Parallele / The 17th Parallel, France, 113', 1968
• Comment Yukong Deplaca Les Montagnes. Une Histoire De Ballon: Le Lycee Nr.31 A Pekin / How Yukong Moved The Mountains: The Football Incident, Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, France, 19', 1976
• Comment Yukong Deplaca Les Montagnes. La Pharmacie  Nr.3: Shanghai / How Yukong Moved The Mountains. The Pharmacy: Shanghai, Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, France, 80', 1976
• Une Histoire Du Vent / A Tale Of The Wind, Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, France, 77', 1988

 

 

TRIBUTE KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI

 

 

• Z Miasta Lodzi / From The City Of Lódz, Poland, 18', 1969
• Bylem Zolnierzem / I Was A Soldier, Poland, 16', 1970
• Fabryka / Factory, Poland, 18', 1970
• Przed Rajdem / Before The Rally, Poland, 14', 1971
• Miedzy Wroclawiem A Zielona Gora / Between Wroclaw And Zielona Gora, Poland, 11', 1972
• Refren / Refrain, Poland, 11', 1972
• Murarz / Bricklayer, Poland, 18', 1973
• Przeswietlenie / X-Ray, Poland, 13', 1974
• Klaps / The Slate, Poland, 6', 1976
• Pierwsza Milosc / First Love, Poland, 52', 1974
• Szpital / Hospital, Poland, 22', 1976
• Z Punktu Widzenia Nocnego Portiera / From A Night Porter's Point Of View, Poland, 17', 1977
• Siedem Kobiet W Roznym Wieku / Seven Women Of Different Age, Poland, 16', 1978
• Gadajace Glowy / Talking Heads, Poland, 16', 1980
• Robotnicy '71: Nic O Nas Bez Nas / Workers' 71: Nothing About Us Without Us, Poland, 47', 1972
• Legenda / The Legend, Poland, 25', 1975
• Dworzec / Station, Poland, 14', 1980
• Siedem Dni W Tygodniu / Seven Days A Week, Netherlands, 18', 1988

 

SPOTLIGHT ANDRZEJ FIDYK

• Yodok Stories, Norway, 75', 2008
• Prezydent / The President, Poland, 20', 1985
• Kiniarze Z Kalkuty / Battu's Bioscope, Poland, Germany, 60', 1998
• Belarusian Waltz, Norway, 74', 2007

 

 

 

GREEK SECTION TRIBUTE: AEGEAN STORIES

 

• Kapetan Nikolas O 'Monahos' / Captain Nikolas, Yiorgos Kolozis, 30', 2002
• Aeras Sta Pania Mas / The Wind In Our Sails, Yiorgos Kolozis, 29', 2002
• I Mousiki Galini Tis Psihis / Music, Tranquility Of The Soul, Yiorgos Kolozis, 29', 2002
• Ola Ta Dilina / All The Afternoons, Mathios Yamalakis, 60', 1996
• Oi Psihes Ton Kaikion / Sailing Souls, Nikos Karakostas, 77', 2001
• Epistrofi Sti Milo / Milos Revisited, Nikos Alpantakis, 80', 2008
• Leros, I Eleftheria Ine Therapeftiki / Leros, Freedom Is Curative, Andreas Loukakos, 29', 2003
• I Gynekes Me Ta Mavra / Women In Black, Anthi Daoundaki, 52', 2006
• No Name - Anonymi Syrou / No Name - Syros Anonymous, Vassilis Kessisoglou, 61', 2004
• Express Scopelitis - I Mana Ton Nision / Express Scopelitis - Mother of The Islands, Manolis Kazamias, 53', 2008
• Foni Aegeou / Voice of The Aegean, Lydia Karra, 61', 2004
• Mnimes Apo To Hammam / Hammam Memories, Peggy Vassiliou, 20', 2000

• Poros-Seferis, Yiannis Smaragdis, 25', 1990

GREEK PANORAMA

 

 

• Stigmi Apolithomeni / Numb Time, Yiannis Frangoulis, 31', 2010
• Once In A Lifetime, Nicole Alexandropoulou, 80', 2009
• To Horio Pou Sfirizi / The Village That Whistles, Katerina Zoula, 22', 2009
• I Nifi Tou Kathrefti / The Mirror Bride, Despina Pantazi, 28', 2009
• To Hroniko Mias Diadromis / Pathways Through Loss, Danae Papadatou, 64', 2009
• Ipatos Athlos / Labour Of Love, Paul Sklavos, 50', 2009
• Energo Melos / Active Member, Eleftherios Filaktos, 35', 2009
• Muridis / Murid, Yeliz Shukri, 52', 2010
• Yiorgis Manousakis: Nostalgos Eoniotitas / Georges Manousakis: Nostalgic Of Eternity, Kostas Dadinakis, 62', 2009
• To Trigono Tis Fotias / The Fire Factor, Nikos Dayadas, 45', 2009
• A Place Without People, Andreas Apostolidis, 55', 2009
• Mesogios, I Elliniki Limni - Megali Hellada / The Mediterranean, The Greek Lake - Magna Graecia, Kostas Vakkas, 60', 2009
• Metaksi, Kathari Omorfia / Silk, Sheer Beauty, Yiannis Skopeteas, 18', 2009
• Stin Korfi / On The Summit, Elissavet Laloudaki, 52', 2009
• Gras, Kostas Stamatopoulos, 17', 2009
• S; Igia Nikolo, Eviva Vologianni / Cheers To Life, Marina Kounenaki, 47', 2009
• Live Show, Lena Vassiliou, 21', 2009
• Colossi Of Love, Nikos Mistriotis, 56', 2010
• Stin Kopsi Tis Istorias: O Tagmatarhis Dimitris Kaslas / On The Edge Of History- Major Dimitris Kaslas, Kostas Anestis, Yorgos Lagdaris, , 2009
• To Horio Tis Haras, Sto Pediko Horio Sos Varis / Village Of Joy, At The Sos Children's Village In Vari, Irini Anastasopoulou, 58', 2009
• Prosohi: Fonikes Diafimissis / Beware: Killing Adds, Manolis Andriotakis, 59', 2010
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