A WEEKEND OF HIGHLIGHTS AT GOEAST 2009

As goEast approaches the halfway mark, special cinematic treats are in abundant supply. Jerzy Stuhr, goEast Jury President in 2009, presents his film THE BIG ANIMAL in a Caligari matinee screening that opens the third day of the festival. The Polish master-director then passses the baton to Kira Muratova, who will personally introduce her films THE INFORMATION and THREE STORIES in a double programme in the same venue.

The thematic and geographical range of the 2009 goEast Competition led to packed cinemas on Friday. Today’s screenings showcase competitors from three different countries: the Serbian documentary GOODBYE, HOW ARE YOU? by Boris Mitić, celebrates its international premiere in the Caligari; rare insight into life in the conflict-torn Caucacus region is offered by THE OTHER BANK, a feature from the Georgian Republic; MORPHIA, the new film by Russian director Aleksei Balabanov, is showing in Germany for the first time.

At 15.00 in Murnau-Filmtheater, the 2009 goEast Symposium ‘After Winter Comes Spring. Films Presaging the Fall of the Wall’ embarks upon its third and final day, presenting more outstanding films from the pre-1989 era as well as a closing discussion with a panel of renowned specialists.