2 films represented by New Europe will have their World Premieres at Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti Competition and 4 titles will celebrate their North American premieres at TIFF.
NEFS’s Venice/TIFF line-up and screening schedule:
Under The Tree – tragicomedy from producer of RAMS and the director of Either Way (remade as PRINCE AVALANCHE).
Venice screenings:
30/08 at 8:00 PM (Sala Volpi) – Press&Industry
30/08 at 10:15 PM (Sala Casino) – Press&Industry
31/08 at 2:00 PM (Sala Darsena) – Public
01/09 at 1:15 PM (Palabiennale) – Public
TIFF screenings:
09/10 at 4:15 PM (Scotiabank 7) – Press&Industry
09/11 at 9:45 PM (Scotiabank 4) – Public
09/13 at 6:45 PM (Scotiabank 14) – Public
09/15 at 11:45 AM (Scotibank 13) – Public
DISAPPEARANCE – highly anticipated first feature film from award-winning Iranian auteur Ali Asgari will have its North American premiere at TIFF few days after the World Premiere at Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti Competition
Venice Film Festival’s screenings:
02/09 at 9:30 AM (Sala Pasinetti) – Private screening
07/09 at 7:45 PM (Sala Casino) – Press&Industry
08/09 at 2:00 PM (Sala Darsena)
09/09 at 1:00 PM (Palabiennale)
TIFF’s screenings:
10/09 at 2:30 PM (Scotiabank 9) – Press&Industry
11/09 at 9:30 PM (Jackman Hall)
13/09 at 9:00 AM (TIFF Bell Lightbox 3)
14/09 at 8:45 PM (Scotiabank 6) – Press&Industry
17/09 at 9:00 PM (Scotiabank 9)
SCAFFOLDING – a moving debut from writer-director Matan Yair, premiered at Cannes’ L’ACID and big winner of Jerusalem Film Festival. Last week the film was nominated for 8 Israeli Oscars.
TIFF’s screenings:
08/09 at 9:30 AM (TIFF Bell Lightbox 7) – Buyers priority
09/09 at 9:15 PM (Scotiabank 8) – Press&Industry
12/09 at 9:00 PM (Scotiabank 11)
14/09 at 4:30 PM (TIFF Bell Lightbox)
17/09 at 12:30 PM (Scotiabank 14)
WINTER BROTHERS Hlynur Palmason short film “7 Boats” premiered in Toronto and now he returns to Canada with exceptional and powerful debut “Winter Brothers”, which scored 4 prizes at Locarno Festival including best actor (Elliott Crosset Hove)
TIFF’s screenings:
09/09 at 9:00 PM (Scotiabank 6) – Press&Industry
11/09 at 7:30 PM (TIFF Bell Lightbox 4)
13/09 at 9:30 AM (TIFF Bell Lightbox 7) – Buyers priority
13/09 at 9:30 PM (Jackman Hall)
16/09 at 9:30 AM (Scotiabank 8)