Festival Program
PROGRAM OF THE XXXIV PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 17 – 25, 2020
DOCS NOMINEES FOR THE ESTONIAN PEOPLE´S AWARD, THE COMPETITION ON AIR OF ESTONIAN TELEVISION (ETV2)
MONDAY, October 19th at 20.00
SHADOW FLOWERS by Seung-jun Yi
South Korea, 2019, 109´
TUESDAY, October 20th at 20.00
THE GEOGRAPHER AND THE ISLAND by Christine Bouteiller
France, 2019, 71´
WEDNESDAY October 21st at 20.00
OUT LOUD by Tamara Mamon
Israel, 2019, 58´
THURSDAY, October 22nd at 20.00
NEWTOPIA by Audun Amundsen
Norway, 2020, 88´
FRIDAY, October 23rd at 20.00
MY DEAR MOTHER by Paul-Anders Simma
Finland, Norway & Sweden, 2020, 86´
DOCUMENTARIES TO BE SCREENED IN THEATRES
SATURDAY, October 17th
SUPERNOVA CINEMA (Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School of Tallinn University)
11.00 Docs by Students
WHO WANTS TO CONDUCT? by Pavel Petrukhin, Russia, 2019, 17’
9000 LAPS by Julien Falardeau, Canada, 2019, 10’
WORLD’S FIRE by Ville Niemi, Estonia, 2020, 10’
JULIA AT THE SEASIDE by Mariusz Rusinski, Poland, 2020, 17’
BITTER WITH A SHY TASTE OF SWEETNESS by Saif Alsaegh
USA, 2019, 9’
FUCK, IT’S BIOLOGY by Veronica Andersson, Poland, 2019, 29’
THE VIBRANT VILLAGE by Weronika Jurkiewicz, Poland & Hungary, 2019, 7’
KIND SOULS by Nikita Yefimov, Russia, 2019, 40’
PHILADELPHIA IRAN AFGHANISTAN by Zardosht Afshari, USA, 2020, 10’
LOVER OF LIGHT by Jo Kapralou, Greece, 2018, 10’
SUNDAY, October 18th
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
12.00 Art Docs
THE SPRING OF MOERE by Takayuki Yoshida, Japan, 2019, 17’
DEGAS AT THE OPERA by Blandine Armand & Vincent Trisolini
France, 2019, 51’
14.00
THE SUMMER OF ARTE by Takayuki Yoshida, Japan, 2019, 16’
THE DARING YOUNG GIRL ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE by Nina Ross
UK, 2020, 28’
15.00
ASAK by Mahdi Zamanpour Kiasari, Iran, 2019, 40’
WEIRDY by Pawel Dyllus, Poland, 2019, 29’
17.00
MAN RAY AND THE SHAKESPEAREAN EQUATIONS by Quentin Lazzarotto France, 2019, 69’
19.00
ELLIOTT ERWITT. SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD by Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu Spain, 2019, 62’
MONDAY, October 19th
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
16.00 Scientific Docs
WHAT IF BABEL WAS JUST A MYTH? by Sandrine Loncke
France, 2019, 56’
18.00
THE MEXICAN GALAPAGOS by Tania Claudia Castillo, Mexico, 2018, 13’
LIVING WITH VOLCANOES: SACRED VOLCANOES
by David Perrier & Eden Shavit, France, 2019, 52’
TUESDAY, October 20th
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
16.00 Short docs: Between Life And Death
LOVER OF LIGHT by Jo Kapralou, Greece, 2018, 10’
JAIL LULLABY by Jorma Kaulanen, Finland, 2019, 7’
THE FAMILY FARM by Kim Jansson, Sweden, 2019, 14’
THE TROJAN WOMEN by Stefano Santamato, Italy, 2020, 16’
18.00
MUD ROAD by Francesco De Giorgi, Ethiopia & Italy, 2019, 11’
PRIPYAT PIANO by Eliška Cílková, Czech Republic, 2019, 18’
THE TOUGH by Marcin Polar, Poland, 2019, 14’
WEDNESDAY, October 21st
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
16.00 Human Rights Naked
CASTAWAYS OF KERCH by Stefano Conca Bonizzoni, Italy, 2019, 26’
LIBERTÁ by Savino Carbone, Italy, 2019, 30’
18.00
ACASĂ, MY HOME by Radu Ciorniciuc
Romania, Finland & Germany, 2020, 86’
THURSDAY, October 22nd
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
16.00 Human Rights Naked
OUT LOUD by Tamara Mamon, Israel, 2019, 58’
18.00
SPEARS FROM ALL SIDES by Christopher Walker, USA & Ecuador, 2019, 90’
FRIDAY, October 23rd
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
16.00 Docs nominated for the Grand Prize
ANIMAL IMAGE by Perttu Saksa, Finland, 2019, 30’
AVATARA by Nadav Harel, Israel, 2020, 25’
THEN COMES THE EVENING by Maja Novaković
Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2019, 28’
18.00 New Estonian Doc
PRAZDNIK by Vladimir Loginov, Estonia, 2019, 67’
SATURDAY, October 24th
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
12.00 The award ceremony and concert
13.00 Awarded films:
Grand Prize of the festival for the best artistic achievement,
Best Short Doc: „Between Life and Death“,
Best Doc by Student
14.00 Best Art Doc
16.00 Best Scientific Doc
18.00 Film awarded with the Estonian People´s Award
SATURDAY, October 24th
Tartu Elektriteater
17.00 Scientific Doc
WHAT IF BABEL WAS JUST A MYTH? by Sandrine Loncke
France, 2019, 56’
SUNDAY, October 25th
Esplanaadi Str 10, Pärnu (The Museum of New Art)
12.00 Docs For Kids
GANDO by Teymour Ghaderi, Iran, 2020, 7’
SLOW AND SLUGGISH by Delavar Doustanian, Iran, 2019, 26’
13.00
KIDS OF KIHNU by Mark Soosaar, Estonia, 2019, 88’
15.00 New Estonian Docs
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE by Ülo Pikkov, Estonia, 2020, 9’
FRED JÜSSI. THE BEAUTY OF BEING by Jaan Tootsen, Estonia, 2020, 62’
WOMBSTONE by Kersti Uibo, Estonia, 2018, 15’