Fred, a film critic, finds himself out of a job: the editor-in-chief was not impressed by his hatchet job, richly punctuated with expletives, on Terrence Malick’s TREE OF LIFE. Fred’s not overly worried: he needs time for his own... > more

Betty and her friend V have a major project: the open-air Sziget festival held every summer on Óbudai, one of the Danube islands in Budapest. Instead of money the teenagers have a stash of grass waiting for a buyer. Food? Nothing wrong with the... > more

A harsh Arctic wind blows in the industrial centre of Norilsk in the far north of Russia. The greyish air is chemically contaminated and the outlook anything but bright for the young generation. Local kids often take refuge in what’s left of... > more

ŠKODA Film Award /// Documentary Award – “Remembrance and Future” ///Award of the City of Wiesbaden for Best Director /// Award of the Federal Foreign Office /// FIPRESCI-Prize /// Open Frame Award /// goEast Development Award ///... > more

Anne is a cultivated Parisian journalist with the glossy magazine Elle. Interviewing two students who work as call-girls, she is surprised by their positive attitude to their work. The freedom enjoyed by the young women makes Anne question her own... > more

A steelworks in the Russian provinces. Workers labouring under already dire conditions face wage cuts and pay-offs. A group of workers employees decide to form a trade union. The factory owner feels more irritated than alarmed – his main... > more

Zaitsa’s recipe for success involves nothing more than a pinch of Eastern European folk laced with jazz, pop and Balkan beats. Frankfurt-based frontwoman Olga Zaitseva stems from Ukraine and brings audiences to the boil with her powerful... > more