DaKINO 23 Short Film Competition

SEGRETI/ SECRETS, directed by Margherita Spampinato, Italy, 2012
ON THE BEACH, directed by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Switzerland, 2012
MIRUNA, directed by Piotr Sulkowski, Poland, 2013
TATI/ DADDY, directed by Roxana Andrei, Romania, 2012
GAGARIN I JA/ GAGARIN AND ME, directed by Mihajlo Jevtic, Serbia, 2012
GRINDCORE, directed by Ioachim Ciobanu, Romania, 2013
INCONSPICUOUS, directed by Barbara Medajska, Poland, 2013
MERRY-GO-ROUND, directed by Esther Löwe, Germany, 2012
EL HOMBRE EQUIVOCADO/ THE WRONG MAN, directed by Roberto Goni,
Spain, 2013
I NIC DOOKOLA/ AND NOTHING AROUND, directed by Marta Prus, Poland, 2012
ÎNTÂLNIRE CU EDMUND KEAN/ MEETING EDMUND KEAN, directed by Andrei Răuţu, Romania, 2014
LE TRAIN BLEU/ THE BLUE TRAIN, directed by Stephanie Assimacopoulo,
France, 2012
DIALOGURI TERAPEUTICE/ THERAPEUTICAL CONVERSATIONS, directed by Andrei Georgescu, Romania, 2012
NEL MARE DOVE SONO NATA IO/ IN THE SEA WHERE I WAS BORN, directed by Isabel Achaval & Chiara Bondi, Italy, 2013
THE MAN WHO FED HIS SHADOW, directed by Mario Garefo, Greece, 2012
MA FORÊT/ MY FOREST, directed by Sébastien Pins, Belgium, 2012
BISHTAR AZ DO SAAT/ MORE THAN TWO HOURS, directed by Ali Asgari
Iran, 2013
KINGS, directed by Thom Neal & Charlie Ford, Australia, 2013
COPENHAGUE/ COPENHAGEN, directed by Luis María Ferrández, Spain, 2012
ROBOKROLIK/ ROBORABBIT, directed by Sergey Tsyss, Russia, 2012
LUMINĂ FIRAVĂ/ DIM LIGHT, directed by Florina Dumitrache, Romania, 2014
HOLDEN, directed by Roque Madrid & Juan Arcones, Spain- France, 2012
ŞI BĂIEŢII CÂTEODATĂ/ EVEN BOYS SOMETIMES, directed by Matei Lucaci-Grunberg, Romania, 2013
MOŽE NEKO BACIT ČIK ODOZGO/ SOMEONE MAY DROP A CIGARETTE BUTT, directed by Josip Visković, Croatia, 2012
RETUR/ SQUARE ONE, directed by Emanuel Pârvu, Romania, 2013
THYME, directed by Max Lincoln, UK, 2012

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Presented in the opening of the 64th Berlinale, The Grand Budapest Hotel will open DaKINO 23rd

Having its world premiere in the opening of the 64th Berlinale, The Grand Budapest Hotel will be premiering in Romania in the opening of the 23rd edition of DaKINO International Film Festival, Wednesday, March 12th.

Wes Anderson’s most recent film depicts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

Starring Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori, the cast features names such as F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson, and Owen Wilson.

Nominated for three Academy Awards, Wes Anderson is known for titles Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and Moonrise Kingdom (2012).
Screening in the opening of the 23rd edition of DaKINO courtesy of Odeon Cineplex, the film will be premiering in cinemas across the country March 21st.

DaKINO International Film Festival will run 12th to 16th March in Bucharest.
The 23rd edition of the Festival is organized by the DaKINO Foundation and FAMart Cultural Boutique, with the support of the National Film Center and of Bucharest District 3 City Hall.

The Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson

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22nd DaKINO International Film Festival

The 22nd edition of the DaKINO International Film Festival will run 3rd to 7th April 2013, at Cultural Center “House of Arts” – District 3 Bucharest, Grand Cinema Digiplex in Baneasa Shopping City, and Noul Cinematograf al Regizorului Roman (NCRR).

DaKINO International Film Festival maintains its structure, that of a Short Fiction Competition, with films selected by film critic Irina-Margareta Nistor vying for the DaKINO 22 Trophy.
Within the festival’s past edition, the international Jury presided by Anca Damian awarded the DaKINO Trophy to Australian short film Pinion, directed by Sylvie Asuka.

The Brilliant Docs section, initiated in 2010, will be presenting recent titles in Romania, the audience voting for Best Documentary. Within previous editions, Best Documentary was awarded to titles such as You’ve Been Trumped, directed by Anthony Baxter (DaKINO 21) and Yves Saint Laurent, l’amour fou, directed by Pierre Thoretton (DaKINO 20).

DaKINO will further organize film screenings, Q&A sessions and workshops targeting students within the “Know more, be better!” program, dedicated to extracurricular activities. Scheduled Thursday, April 4th and Friday, April 5th, these activities will take place at Cultural Center “House of Arts” – District 3 Bucharest and NCRR.

Every evening, within the 3 venues, DaKINO IFF will be presenting recent important films selected and awarded in festivals such as Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, most of which premiering in Romania.

The 22nd edition of DaKINO International Film Festival is organized by Bucharest District 3 City Hall, with the DaKINO Foundation and FAMart Cultural Boutique.