In the competition program of the sixth of the Sakhalin international festival features 15 films (9 of them debut) from 15 countries – Russia, Austria, Germany, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Spain, Tanzania, Croatia, Chile, Sweden, Estonia, South Korea, Japan. For most of the competition films screenings at the festival will be the premiere in Russia.
“On the edge” announced the competitive program of the film festival
In addition to the competition program, in the framework of the Sakhalin international festival will be held 15 non-competitive programs, which will feature more than thirty countries. The competition program will assess how members of the jury and the audience by voting. In this year’s jury included actress Makiko Watanabe (Japan), directed by Alexander Kott (Russia), directed by Isabelle Stever (Germany), Director and playwright Irakli Kvirikadze (Georgia), producer, General Director of the Union of cinematographers of Beijing Yan Yu (China). The Chairman of the jury will speak Polish Director Krzysztof Zanussi.
Competition program of the Sakhalin international festival “on the Edge”-2016:
“Aisha”, dir. Shandi Omar, Tanzania, 2015
“Acappella”, dir. Hitoshi Yazaki, Japan, 2016
“Granny’s dancing on the table”, dir. Hanna Sköld, Sweden, 2015
“Life of Anna”, dir. Nino Basilaia, Georgia, 2016
“Beyond the sadness”, directed by lim Chan I, South Korea, 2016
Shot from a film “outside of melancholy”
“A foreign body”, dir. Christian Werner, Germany, 2015
“Moon in the twelfth house”, dir. Dorit Hakim, Israel, 2015
“Paradise”, dir. Sina Achaean Dan, Iran/Germany, 2015
“Plants”, dir. Roberto Doveri, Chile, 2015
“My mother’s hands”, dir. Florian Eichinger, Austria/ Germany, 2016
Frame from the movie “Ray”
“Fish-a dream”, dir. Anton Bilzho, Russia/Estonia, 2016
“Broken children”, dir. Tetsuya Mariko, Japan, 2016
“Sleep monkey”, dir. Rumi Chaimov, Tajikistan, 2016
“Petersburg. Only for love” (Russia, dir. Aksinya Gog, Natalia Nazarova, Oksana Bychkova, Natalia Kudryashova, Anna Parmas, Avdotya Smirnova, Renata Litvinova, 2016
“Strange house”, Georgia/Russia/ Spain/ Croatia, dir. Rusudan Glurjidze, 2016
Frame from the film “Petersburg. Only for love”
