36-01 35 Ave (at 37 Street)Astoria, NYSubway: M, R to Steinway Street or N, Q to 36 Avenue

Unless otherwise noted tickets are $12 ($9 seniors /students, free for MoMI members at Film Lover level and above). A festival pass is $40.movingimage.us/PanoramaEurope

VENUES & TICKETS

321 East 73 Street New York, NY Subway: 6 to 68 Street or 77 StreetFilms screened at the Bohemian National Hall are free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.czechcenter.com

FRIDAY, MAY 67:00 P.M. Anna at MoMI with actress

Valeria Golino; followed by reception

SATURDAY, MAY 71:00 P.M. Spartacus & Cassandra

at MoMI 3:00 P.M. History’s Future at MoMI

with director Fiona Tan

SUNDAY, MAY 82:00 P.M. Ghost Mountaineer

at MoMI 4:30 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

MoMI with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

6:45 P.M. Simshar at MoMI with director Rebecca Cremona

TUESDAY, MAY 10 7:00 P.M The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at BNH with director João Botelho

THURSDAY, MAY 12 7:00 P.M. Home Care at BNH

with director Slávek Horák

FRIDAY, MAY 137:00 P.M. The Wednesday Child

at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 1412:45 P.M. The Spirits Diary at MoMI2:30 P.M. Home Care at MoMI with

director Slávek Horák

SUNDAY, MAY 152:00 P.M. Cafard at MoMI4:30 P.M. The People vs. Fritz Bauer

at MoMI6:45 P.M. Babai at MoMI

TUESDAY, MAY 17 7:00 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

BNH with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

THURSDAY, MAY 197:00 P.M. Simshar at BNH with

director Rebecca Cremona

FRIDAY, MAY 207:30 P.M. The Cleaner at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 2112:30 P.M. The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at MoMI 3:15 P.M. The Beat of Love at MoMI4:45 P.M. Marshland at MoMI

SUNDAY, MAY 222:00 P.M. The Summer of Sangaile

at MoMI4:30 P.M. Silent at MoMI with director

Yorgos Gkikapeppas 7:00 P.M. The Lure at MoMI

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A FESTIVAL OF NEW EUROPEAN F I LMS

The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer)Presented by the Goethe-Institut New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 4:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGermany. dir. lars Kraume. 2015, 105 mins. In German, English, Yiddish, and Spanish with English subtitles. With Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. The true story of Jewish lawyer Fritz Bauer’s relentless quest to bring Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice provides the basis for this gripping, stranger-than-fiction thriller, which features tour-de-force performances from The White Ribbon’s Burghart Klaussner and Phoenix’s Ronald Zehrfeld. A Cohen Media Group release.

BabaiPresented by the Albanian Institute New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEKosovo/Germany/FYROM/France. dir. Visar Morina. 2015, 104 mins. In Albanian, German, Serbian, and English with English subtitles. With Val Moloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi. A ten-year-old boy makes the risky journey from Kosovo to Germany as an undocumented immigrant to be reunited with his father in this heartrending look at the refugee experience as seen through the eyes of a child.

The Cleaner (Cistic)Presented by the Consulate General of Slovakia

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovakia. dir. Peter Bebjak. 2015, 94 mins. In Slovak with English subtitles. With Noël Czuczor, Rebeka Poláková, Kamil Kollárik. A loner who cleans houses where people have recently died develops a voyeuristic obsession with a young woman in distress. This gripping psychological drama toys with thriller conventions, while delivering a darkly stylish portrait of urban alienation.

The Beat of Love (Utrip Ljubezni)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3:15 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovenia. dir. Boris Petkovic. 2015, 77 mins. In Slovenian with English subtitles. With Judita Frankovic, Jernej Gasperin, Zlatan Cordic Zlatko. A Slovenian hip-hop artist finds himself torn between music and love. This infectious ode to Eastern Europe’s hip-hop subculture bursts with music, energy, and the intoxicating abandon of youth.

Marshland (La isla mínima)Presented by the Instituto Cervantes

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 4:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESpain. dir. Alberto Rodríguez. 2014, 105 mins. In Spanish with English subtitles. With Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo. A moody, noir-tinged mystery unfolds amidst the political unrest of post-Franco Spain in this “brilliant, compelling edge-of-your-seat detective thriller” (Sight & Sound) about the hunt for a serial killer stalking a forbidding marsh town.

The Summer of Sangaile (Sangailes vasara)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of LithuaniaSUNDAY, MAY 22, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGELithuania/France/Netherlands. Dir. Alantė Kavaitė. 2015, 88 mins. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. With Julija Steponaityte, Aistė Diržiūtė, Jūratė Sodytė. A teenage girl is transformed by an all-consuming summer love affair in this visually ravishing, sun-kissed coming of age romance that won the World Cinema directing award at the Sundance Film Festival.

SilentWith director Yorgos Gkikapeppas in personPresented by the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA)

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGreece. dir. Yorgos Gkikapeppas. 2015, 92 mins. In Greek and English with English subtitles. With Kika Georgiou, Aneza Papadopoulou, Electra Nikolouzou. When she mysteriously loses her voice, a young singer is left at the mercy of her resentful, uncomprehending family. The latest in the remarkably rich wave of recent Greek cinema, the sophomore feature from Yorgos Gkikapeppas is a haunting allegory of generational discord.

The Lure (Córki dancingu)Presented by the Polish Cultural Institute New York

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPoland. dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska. 2015, 92 mins. In Polish with English subtitles. With Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis. At long last: the Communist kitsch, mermaid disco musical you’ve been waiting for. This wildly imaginative fantasy plays like a gonzo take on the little Mermaid as two sibling sirens of the sea turn showgirls in a night club—but things get complicated when love and vampirism enter the mix.

The Festival Board, headed by Gaelle Duchemin, European Union Delegation to the United Nations, and in partnership with the Czech Center New York/Bohemian National Hall, is comprised of the Albanian Institute New York, the Arts Council Malta in New York, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New York, the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, the Consulate General of Portugal, the Consulate General of Slovakia, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A., the Goethe-Institut New York, Instituto Cervantes, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA), and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)presents cutting-edge and thought provoking artistic and intellectual European achievements to New York and U.S. audiences. EUNIC New York partners with eminent American and European institutions to provide programs in the arts, languages, education, and academia. The organization is part of a global coalition of national cultural institutes and cultural diplomatic services from the European Union that work in more than 80 cities on all continents. EUNIC New York was founded in 2007 and has 14 full members and 32 associate members and observers.

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50. Karlovy varyinternational

film festival 2015Competition

33. FilmfestMünchen 2015Competition

ASTRIT KABASHI, VAL MALOKU, ENVER PETROVCI, ADRIANA MATOSHI, AURITA AGUSHI, ARMEND ISMAJLI, ALBAN UKAJ, XHEVDET JASHARI NiKo Film in co-production with ProduKsioNi Krusha / sKoPje Film studio / eaux ViVes ProductioNs in association with Wdr and arte written and directed by Visar moriNa cinematographer matteo cocco production design jutta Freyer costume designer GeNoVeVa KylburG make-up designer astrid Weber casting susaNNe ritter blerta basholli music beNediKt schieFer editing steFaN stabeNoW aNNe FabiNi maja teNNstedt Visar moriNa sound designer iGor PoPoVsKi supervising sound designer malte bieler re-recording mxer thierry delor head of production claudia schuriaN line producer Katja morGeNeier produced by Nicole Gerhards coproduced by Visar Krusha tomi salKoVsKi xéNia maiNGot associate producer KatriN schlösser commissioning editors aNdrea haNKe (Wdr) GeorG steiNert (arte) funded by Film- uNd medieNstiFtuNG NrW, KosoVa ciNematoGraPhy ceNter FFa - GermaN Federal Film board, Nordmedia –FoNds Gmbh NiedersachseN/bremeN, macedoNiaN Film, aGeNcy l‘aide aux ciNémas du moNde - ceNtre NatioNal du ciNéma et de l‘imaGe aNimée,

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MAY 6−22, 2016

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Programmed by David Schwartz, the Museum’s Chief Curator, and Eric Hynes, Associate Curator of Film

Marshland

The Wednesday Child

Cover image: Anna

Anna (Per amor vostro)With actress Valeria Golino in person; followed by receptionPresented by the Italian Cultural InstituteFRIDAY, MAY 6, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEItaly/France. dir. Giuseppe M. Gaudino. 2015, 117 mins. In Italian with English subtitles. With Valeria Golino, Massimiliano Gallo, Adriano Giannini. A woman’s dark downward spiral is viscerally evoked in this psychologically shattering character study. Valeria Golino won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her astonishing performance as a wife and mother losing her grip as she contends with a hellish home life.

Spartacus & CassandraPresented by the Cultural Services of the French EmbassySATURDAY, MAY 7, 1:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEFrance. Dir. Ioanis Nuguet. 2014, 80 mins. In French with English subtitles. With Cassandra dumitru, Spartacus Ursu, Camille Brisson. Two homeless Romani children living in France face a harrowing decision: remain on the streets with their troubled parents, or enter foster care. This poignant, lyrical documentary puts a human face on a heart-wrenching subject.

Ghost Mountaineer (Must alpinist)Presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of EstoniaSUNDAY, MAY 8, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEEstonia. dir. Urmas Eero liiv. 2015, 100 mins. In Estonian and Russian with English subtitles. With Priit Pius, Vadim Andreev, Reimo Sagor. A band of student geologists head into the snowy Siberian mountains where a series of freaky-grisly events leave them fighting for survival. This 100-proof pulp joyride is a deliciously old school slice of retro horror, and a rare genre outing from Estonia.

Lampedusa in Winter (Lampedusa im Winter)With cinematographer Serafin Spitzer in person Presented by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGETUESDAY, MAY 17, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALLAustria/Italy/Switzerland. dir. Jakob Brossmann. 2015, 93 mins. In Arabic, English, Italian, and Tigrinya with English subtitles. For thousands of refugees from Africa and the Middle East, the tiny island of lampedusa is their gateway to Europe. This eye-opening documentary captures not only the struggles of migrants who risk their lives to reach its shores, but of the local residents on the frontlines of a humanitarian crisis.

SimsharWith director Rebecca Cremona in personPresented by the Arts Council Malta in New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 8, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALLMalta. dir. Rebecca Cremona. 2014, 101 mins. In Maltese and English with English subtitles. With lofti Abdelli, Clare Agius, Sékouba doucouré. This landmark work of Maltese cinema is a heartrending true story of life and death on the Mediterranean in which the intersecting fates of two boats stranded at sea—one containing a fishing family, the other African migrants in need of medical attention—culminates in shocking tragedy.

The Maias: Scenes from Romantic Life (Os Maias - Cenas da Vida Romântica)Presented by the Consulate General of Portugal

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 7:00 P.M. With director João Botelho in person At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 12:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPortugal/Brazil. dir. João Botelho. 2014, 139 mins. In Portuguese with English subtitles. With Graciano dias, Maria Flor, Filipe Vargas. Adapted from Portuguese novelist Eça de Queirós’s masterpiece Os Maias, this sumptuously designed tragicomedy is a sweeping saga of forbidden love and familial decline set across three generations of an ill-fated bloodline.

Home Care (Domácí péce)With director Slávek Horák in personPresented by the Czech Center New YorkTHURSDAY, MAY 12, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGECzech Republic. dir. Slávek horák. 2015, 92 mins. In Czech with English subtitles. With Alena Mihulová, Bolek Polívka, Tatiana Vilhelmová. A home care nurse who puts everyone’s needs before her own discovers that she herself may be in need of a little TlC. Czech Republic’s submission for the Best Foreign language Oscar was this slyly witty, wonderfully wise consideration of matters of life and death.

The Wednesday Child (A szerdai gyerek)Presented by the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New YorkFRIDAY, MAY 13, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEhungary/Germany. dir. lili horváth. 2015, 94 mins. In hungarian with English subtitles. With Kinga Vecsei, Zsolt Antal, Szabolcs Thuroczy. A wayward teen mother struggles to turn her life around in order to gain custody of her son. The striking, richly emotional feature debut from writer-director lili horváth marks her as “a talent to watch” (Variety).

The Spirits Diary (Rakijaški dnevnik)Presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual CentreSATURDAY, MAY 14, 12:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGECroatia. Dir. Damir Čučić. 2015, 81 mins. In Croatian with English subtitles. With Mario haber. This daring documentary experiment sets a vivid rush of images to home recordings made by the late Mario haber, a professional sound engineer and distiller of illicit brandy described variously as an “alien” a “saint” and a “boozer.”

CafardPresented by the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A.SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEBelgium/France/Netherlands. dir. Jan Bultheel. 2015, 96 mins. In dutch, French, Russian, Chinese and English with English subtitles. With Wim Willaert, dinara drukarova, Sebastien dewaele, Maarten Ketels. This visually dazzling feat of motion-capture animation—about a Belgian soldier’s journey through the waking nightmare of World War I—is a shattering tale of heroism and revenge.

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History’s FutureWith director Fiona Tan in personPresented by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New YorkSATURDAY, MAY 7, 3:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGENetherlands/Germany/Ireland. dir. Fiona Tan. 2016, 95 mins. In English, German, French, and dutch with English subtitles. With Mark O’halloran, denis lavant, Anne Consigny, Christos Passalis. The debut feature from acclaimed visual artist Fiona Tan is a mind-bending, genre-hopping voyage through time, memory, and contemporary Europe in which a man with total amnesia embarks on a surreal odyssey in search of his identity.

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From mind-bending genre experiments that reinvent the musical, sci-fi film, and horror movie, to gripping dramatic features and documentaries capturing the tenuous nature of modern life for a variety of wanderers and refugees, Panorama Europe 2016 is a vibrant selection of some of the finest and most riveting films coming out of Europe today. Filled with New York premieres, often with the filmmakers in person, this is a great opportunity to discover some of the most exciting new international filmmakers. The festival takes place at Museum of the Moving Image in Queens and at the Bohemian National hall in Manhattan.

Programmed by David Schwartz, the Museum’s Chief Curator, and Eric Hynes, Associate Curator of Film

Marshland

The Wednesday Child

Cover image: Anna

Anna (Per amor vostro)With actress Valeria Golino in person; followed by receptionPresented by the Italian Cultural InstituteFRIDAY, MAY 6, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEItaly/France. dir. Giuseppe M. Gaudino. 2015, 117 mins. In Italian with English subtitles. With Valeria Golino, Massimiliano Gallo, Adriano Giannini. A woman’s dark downward spiral is viscerally evoked in this psychologically shattering character study. Valeria Golino won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her astonishing performance as a wife and mother losing her grip as she contends with a hellish home life.

Spartacus & CassandraPresented by the Cultural Services of the French EmbassySATURDAY, MAY 7, 1:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEFrance. Dir. Ioanis Nuguet. 2014, 80 mins. In French with English subtitles. With Cassandra dumitru, Spartacus Ursu, Camille Brisson. Two homeless Romani children living in France face a harrowing decision: remain on the streets with their troubled parents, or enter foster care. This poignant, lyrical documentary puts a human face on a heart-wrenching subject.

Ghost Mountaineer (Must alpinist)Presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of EstoniaSUNDAY, MAY 8, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEEstonia. dir. Urmas Eero liiv. 2015, 100 mins. In Estonian and Russian with English subtitles. With Priit Pius, Vadim Andreev, Reimo Sagor. A band of student geologists head into the snowy Siberian mountains where a series of freaky-grisly events leave them fighting for survival. This 100-proof pulp joyride is a deliciously old school slice of retro horror, and a rare genre outing from Estonia.

Lampedusa in Winter (Lampedusa im Winter)With cinematographer Serafin Spitzer in person Presented by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGETUESDAY, MAY 17, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALLAustria/Italy/Switzerland. dir. Jakob Brossmann. 2015, 93 mins. In Arabic, English, Italian, and Tigrinya with English subtitles. For thousands of refugees from Africa and the Middle East, the tiny island of lampedusa is their gateway to Europe. This eye-opening documentary captures not only the struggles of migrants who risk their lives to reach its shores, but of the local residents on the frontlines of a humanitarian crisis.

SimsharWith director Rebecca Cremona in personPresented by the Arts Council Malta in New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 8, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALLMalta. dir. Rebecca Cremona. 2014, 101 mins. In Maltese and English with English subtitles. With lofti Abdelli, Clare Agius, Sékouba doucouré. This landmark work of Maltese cinema is a heartrending true story of life and death on the Mediterranean in which the intersecting fates of two boats stranded at sea—one containing a fishing family, the other African migrants in need of medical attention—culminates in shocking tragedy.

The Maias: Scenes from Romantic Life (Os Maias - Cenas da Vida Romântica)Presented by the Consulate General of Portugal

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 7:00 P.M. With director João Botelho in person At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 12:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPortugal/Brazil. dir. João Botelho. 2014, 139 mins. In Portuguese with English subtitles. With Graciano dias, Maria Flor, Filipe Vargas. Adapted from Portuguese novelist Eça de Queirós’s masterpiece Os Maias, this sumptuously designed tragicomedy is a sweeping saga of forbidden love and familial decline set across three generations of an ill-fated bloodline.

Home Care (Domácí péce)With director Slávek Horák in personPresented by the Czech Center New YorkTHURSDAY, MAY 12, 7:00 P.M. At BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGECzech Republic. dir. Slávek horák. 2015, 92 mins. In Czech with English subtitles. With Alena Mihulová, Bolek Polívka, Tatiana Vilhelmová. A home care nurse who puts everyone’s needs before her own discovers that she herself may be in need of a little TlC. Czech Republic’s submission for the Best Foreign language Oscar was this slyly witty, wonderfully wise consideration of matters of life and death.

The Wednesday Child (A szerdai gyerek)Presented by the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New YorkFRIDAY, MAY 13, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEhungary/Germany. dir. lili horváth. 2015, 94 mins. In hungarian with English subtitles. With Kinga Vecsei, Zsolt Antal, Szabolcs Thuroczy. A wayward teen mother struggles to turn her life around in order to gain custody of her son. The striking, richly emotional feature debut from writer-director lili horváth marks her as “a talent to watch” (Variety).

The Spirits Diary (Rakijaški dnevnik)Presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual CentreSATURDAY, MAY 14, 12:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGECroatia. Dir. Damir Čučić. 2015, 81 mins. In Croatian with English subtitles. With Mario haber. This daring documentary experiment sets a vivid rush of images to home recordings made by the late Mario haber, a professional sound engineer and distiller of illicit brandy described variously as an “alien” a “saint” and a “boozer.”

CafardPresented by the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A.SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEBelgium/France/Netherlands. dir. Jan Bultheel. 2015, 96 mins. In dutch, French, Russian, Chinese and English with English subtitles. With Wim Willaert, dinara drukarova, Sebastien dewaele, Maarten Ketels. This visually dazzling feat of motion-capture animation—about a Belgian soldier’s journey through the waking nightmare of World War I—is a shattering tale of heroism and revenge.

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History’s FutureWith director Fiona Tan in personPresented by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New YorkSATURDAY, MAY 7, 3:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGENetherlands/Germany/Ireland. dir. Fiona Tan. 2016, 95 mins. In English, German, French, and dutch with English subtitles. With Mark O’halloran, denis lavant, Anne Consigny, Christos Passalis. The debut feature from acclaimed visual artist Fiona Tan is a mind-bending, genre-hopping voyage through time, memory, and contemporary Europe in which a man with total amnesia embarks on a surreal odyssey in search of his identity.

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36-01 35 Ave (at 37 Street)Astoria, NYSubway: M, R to Steinway Street or N, Q to 36 Avenue

Unless otherwise noted tickets are $12 ($9 seniors /students, free for MoMI members at Film Lover level and above). A festival pass is $40.movingimage.us/PanoramaEurope

VENUES & TICKETS

321 East 73 Street New York, NY Subway: 6 to 68 Street or 77 StreetFilms screened at the Bohemian National Hall are free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.czechcenter.com

FRIDAY, MAY 67:00 P.M. Anna at MoMI with actress

Valeria Golino; followed by reception

SATURDAY, MAY 71:00 P.M. Spartacus & Cassandra

at MoMI 3:00 P.M. History’s Future at MoMI

with director Fiona Tan

SUNDAY, MAY 82:00 P.M. Ghost Mountaineer

at MoMI 4:30 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

MoMI with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

6:45 P.M. Simshar at MoMI with director Rebecca Cremona

TUESDAY, MAY 10 7:00 P.M The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at BNH with director João Botelho

THURSDAY, MAY 12 7:00 P.M. Home Care at BNH

with director Slávek Horák

FRIDAY, MAY 137:00 P.M. The Wednesday Child

at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 1412:45 P.M. The Spirits Diary at MoMI2:30 P.M. Home Care at MoMI with

director Slávek Horák

SUNDAY, MAY 152:00 P.M. Cafard at MoMI4:30 P.M. The People vs. Fritz Bauer

at MoMI6:45 P.M. Babai at MoMI

TUESDAY, MAY 17 7:00 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

BNH with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

THURSDAY, MAY 197:00 P.M. Simshar at BNH with

director Rebecca Cremona

FRIDAY, MAY 207:30 P.M. The Cleaner at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 2112:30 P.M. The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at MoMI 3:15 P.M. The Beat of Love at MoMI4:45 P.M. Marshland at MoMI

SUNDAY, MAY 222:00 P.M. The Summer of Sangaile

at MoMI4:30 P.M. Silent at MoMI with director

Yorgos Gkikapeppas 7:00 P.M. The Lure at MoMI

SChEdUlE

A FESTIVAL OF NEW EUROPEAN F I LMS

The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer)Presented by the Goethe-Institut New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 4:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGermany. dir. lars Kraume. 2015, 105 mins. In German, English, Yiddish, and Spanish with English subtitles. With Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. The true story of Jewish lawyer Fritz Bauer’s relentless quest to bring Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice provides the basis for this gripping, stranger-than-fiction thriller, which features tour-de-force performances from The White Ribbon’s Burghart Klaussner and Phoenix’s Ronald Zehrfeld. A Cohen Media Group release.

BabaiPresented by the Albanian Institute New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEKosovo/Germany/FYROM/France. dir. Visar Morina. 2015, 104 mins. In Albanian, German, Serbian, and English with English subtitles. With Val Moloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi. A ten-year-old boy makes the risky journey from Kosovo to Germany as an undocumented immigrant to be reunited with his father in this heartrending look at the refugee experience as seen through the eyes of a child.

The Cleaner (Cistic)Presented by the Consulate General of Slovakia

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovakia. dir. Peter Bebjak. 2015, 94 mins. In Slovak with English subtitles. With Noël Czuczor, Rebeka Poláková, Kamil Kollárik. A loner who cleans houses where people have recently died develops a voyeuristic obsession with a young woman in distress. This gripping psychological drama toys with thriller conventions, while delivering a darkly stylish portrait of urban alienation.

The Beat of Love (Utrip Ljubezni)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3:15 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovenia. dir. Boris Petkovic. 2015, 77 mins. In Slovenian with English subtitles. With Judita Frankovic, Jernej Gasperin, Zlatan Cordic Zlatko. A Slovenian hip-hop artist finds himself torn between music and love. This infectious ode to Eastern Europe’s hip-hop subculture bursts with music, energy, and the intoxicating abandon of youth.

Marshland (La isla mínima)Presented by the Instituto Cervantes

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 4:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESpain. dir. Alberto Rodríguez. 2014, 105 mins. In Spanish with English subtitles. With Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo. A moody, noir-tinged mystery unfolds amidst the political unrest of post-Franco Spain in this “brilliant, compelling edge-of-your-seat detective thriller” (Sight & Sound) about the hunt for a serial killer stalking a forbidding marsh town.

The Summer of Sangaile (Sangailes vasara)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of LithuaniaSUNDAY, MAY 22, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGELithuania/France/Netherlands. Dir. Alantė Kavaitė. 2015, 88 mins. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. With Julija Steponaityte, Aistė Diržiūtė, Jūratė Sodytė. A teenage girl is transformed by an all-consuming summer love affair in this visually ravishing, sun-kissed coming of age romance that won the World Cinema directing award at the Sundance Film Festival.

SilentWith director Yorgos Gkikapeppas in personPresented by the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA)

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGreece. dir. Yorgos Gkikapeppas. 2015, 92 mins. In Greek and English with English subtitles. With Kika Georgiou, Aneza Papadopoulou, Electra Nikolouzou. When she mysteriously loses her voice, a young singer is left at the mercy of her resentful, uncomprehending family. The latest in the remarkably rich wave of recent Greek cinema, the sophomore feature from Yorgos Gkikapeppas is a haunting allegory of generational discord.

The Lure (Córki dancingu)Presented by the Polish Cultural Institute New York

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPoland. dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska. 2015, 92 mins. In Polish with English subtitles. With Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis. At long last: the Communist kitsch, mermaid disco musical you’ve been waiting for. This wildly imaginative fantasy plays like a gonzo take on the little Mermaid as two sibling sirens of the sea turn showgirls in a night club—but things get complicated when love and vampirism enter the mix.

The Festival Board, headed by Gaelle Duchemin, European Union Delegation to the United Nations, and in partnership with the Czech Center New York/Bohemian National Hall, is comprised of the Albanian Institute New York, the Arts Council Malta in New York, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New York, the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, the Consulate General of Portugal, the Consulate General of Slovakia, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A., the Goethe-Institut New York, Instituto Cervantes, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA), and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)presents cutting-edge and thought provoking artistic and intellectual European achievements to New York and U.S. audiences. EUNIC New York partners with eminent American and European institutions to provide programs in the arts, languages, education, and academia. The organization is part of a global coalition of national cultural institutes and cultural diplomatic services from the European Union that work in more than 80 cities on all continents. EUNIC New York was founded in 2007 and has 14 full members and 32 associate members and observers.

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a Film by VISAR MORINA

50. Karlovy varyinternational

film festival 2015Competition

33. FilmfestMünchen 2015Competition

ASTRIT KABASHI, VAL MALOKU, ENVER PETROVCI, ADRIANA MATOSHI, AURITA AGUSHI, ARMEND ISMAJLI, ALBAN UKAJ, XHEVDET JASHARI NiKo Film in co-production with ProduKsioNi Krusha / sKoPje Film studio / eaux ViVes ProductioNs in association with Wdr and arte written and directed by Visar moriNa cinematographer matteo cocco production design jutta Freyer costume designer GeNoVeVa KylburG make-up designer astrid Weber casting susaNNe ritter blerta basholli music beNediKt schieFer editing steFaN stabeNoW aNNe FabiNi maja teNNstedt Visar moriNa sound designer iGor PoPoVsKi supervising sound designer malte bieler re-recording mxer thierry delor head of production claudia schuriaN line producer Katja morGeNeier produced by Nicole Gerhards coproduced by Visar Krusha tomi salKoVsKi xéNia maiNGot associate producer KatriN schlösser commissioning editors aNdrea haNKe (Wdr) GeorG steiNert (arte) funded by Film- uNd medieNstiFtuNG NrW, KosoVa ciNematoGraPhy ceNter FFa - GermaN Federal Film board, Nordmedia –FoNds Gmbh NiedersachseN/bremeN, macedoNiaN Film, aGeNcy l‘aide aux ciNémas du moNde - ceNtre NatioNal du ciNéma et de l‘imaGe aNimée,

miNistère des aFFaires étraNGères et du déVeloPPemeNt iNterNatioNal - iNstitut FraNc , ais, GermaN Films

MAY 6−22, 2016

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36-01 35 Ave (at 37 Street)Astoria, NYSubway: M, R to Steinway Street or N, Q to 36 Avenue

Unless otherwise noted tickets are $12 ($9 seniors /students, free for MoMI members at Film Lover level and above). A festival pass is $40.movingimage.us/PanoramaEurope

VENUES & TICKETS

321 East 73 Street New York, NY Subway: 6 to 68 Street or 77 StreetFilms screened at the Bohemian National Hall are free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.czechcenter.com

FRIDAY, MAY 67:00 P.M. Anna at MoMI with actress

Valeria Golino; followed by reception

SATURDAY, MAY 71:00 P.M. Spartacus & Cassandra

at MoMI 3:00 P.M. History’s Future at MoMI

with director Fiona Tan

SUNDAY, MAY 82:00 P.M. Ghost Mountaineer

at MoMI 4:30 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

MoMI with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

6:45 P.M. Simshar at MoMI with director Rebecca Cremona

TUESDAY, MAY 10 7:00 P.M The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at BNH with director João Botelho

THURSDAY, MAY 12 7:00 P.M. Home Care at BNH

with director Slávek Horák

FRIDAY, MAY 137:00 P.M. The Wednesday Child

at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 1412:45 P.M. The Spirits Diary at MoMI2:30 P.M. Home Care at MoMI with

director Slávek Horák

SUNDAY, MAY 152:00 P.M. Cafard at MoMI4:30 P.M. The People vs. Fritz Bauer

at MoMI6:45 P.M. Babai at MoMI

TUESDAY, MAY 17 7:00 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

BNH with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

THURSDAY, MAY 197:00 P.M. Simshar at BNH with

director Rebecca Cremona

FRIDAY, MAY 207:30 P.M. The Cleaner at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 2112:30 P.M. The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at MoMI 3:15 P.M. The Beat of Love at MoMI4:45 P.M. Marshland at MoMI

SUNDAY, MAY 222:00 P.M. The Summer of Sangaile

at MoMI4:30 P.M. Silent at MoMI with director

Yorgos Gkikapeppas 7:00 P.M. The Lure at MoMI

SChEdUlE

A FESTIVAL OF NEW EUROPEAN F I LMS

The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer)Presented by the Goethe-Institut New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 4:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGermany. dir. lars Kraume. 2015, 105 mins. In German, English, Yiddish, and Spanish with English subtitles. With Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. The true story of Jewish lawyer Fritz Bauer’s relentless quest to bring Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice provides the basis for this gripping, stranger-than-fiction thriller, which features tour-de-force performances from The White Ribbon’s Burghart Klaussner and Phoenix’s Ronald Zehrfeld. A Cohen Media Group release.

BabaiPresented by the Albanian Institute New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEKosovo/Germany/FYROM/France. dir. Visar Morina. 2015, 104 mins. In Albanian, German, Serbian, and English with English subtitles. With Val Moloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi. A ten-year-old boy makes the risky journey from Kosovo to Germany as an undocumented immigrant to be reunited with his father in this heartrending look at the refugee experience as seen through the eyes of a child.

The Cleaner (Cistic)Presented by the Consulate General of Slovakia

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovakia. dir. Peter Bebjak. 2015, 94 mins. In Slovak with English subtitles. With Noël Czuczor, Rebeka Poláková, Kamil Kollárik. A loner who cleans houses where people have recently died develops a voyeuristic obsession with a young woman in distress. This gripping psychological drama toys with thriller conventions, while delivering a darkly stylish portrait of urban alienation.

The Beat of Love (Utrip Ljubezni)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3:15 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovenia. dir. Boris Petkovic. 2015, 77 mins. In Slovenian with English subtitles. With Judita Frankovic, Jernej Gasperin, Zlatan Cordic Zlatko. A Slovenian hip-hop artist finds himself torn between music and love. This infectious ode to Eastern Europe’s hip-hop subculture bursts with music, energy, and the intoxicating abandon of youth.

Marshland (La isla mínima)Presented by the Instituto Cervantes

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 4:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESpain. dir. Alberto Rodríguez. 2014, 105 mins. In Spanish with English subtitles. With Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo. A moody, noir-tinged mystery unfolds amidst the political unrest of post-Franco Spain in this “brilliant, compelling edge-of-your-seat detective thriller” (Sight & Sound) about the hunt for a serial killer stalking a forbidding marsh town.

The Summer of Sangaile (Sangailes vasara)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of LithuaniaSUNDAY, MAY 22, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGELithuania/France/Netherlands. Dir. Alantė Kavaitė. 2015, 88 mins. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. With Julija Steponaityte, Aistė Diržiūtė, Jūratė Sodytė. A teenage girl is transformed by an all-consuming summer love affair in this visually ravishing, sun-kissed coming of age romance that won the World Cinema directing award at the Sundance Film Festival.

SilentWith director Yorgos Gkikapeppas in personPresented by the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA)

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGreece. dir. Yorgos Gkikapeppas. 2015, 92 mins. In Greek and English with English subtitles. With Kika Georgiou, Aneza Papadopoulou, Electra Nikolouzou. When she mysteriously loses her voice, a young singer is left at the mercy of her resentful, uncomprehending family. The latest in the remarkably rich wave of recent Greek cinema, the sophomore feature from Yorgos Gkikapeppas is a haunting allegory of generational discord.

The Lure (Córki dancingu)Presented by the Polish Cultural Institute New York

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPoland. dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska. 2015, 92 mins. In Polish with English subtitles. With Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis. At long last: the Communist kitsch, mermaid disco musical you’ve been waiting for. This wildly imaginative fantasy plays like a gonzo take on the little Mermaid as two sibling sirens of the sea turn showgirls in a night club—but things get complicated when love and vampirism enter the mix.

The Festival Board, headed by Gaelle Duchemin, European Union Delegation to the United Nations, and in partnership with the Czech Center New York/Bohemian National Hall, is comprised of the Albanian Institute New York, the Arts Council Malta in New York, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New York, the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, the Consulate General of Portugal, the Consulate General of Slovakia, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A., the Goethe-Institut New York, Instituto Cervantes, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA), and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)presents cutting-edge and thought provoking artistic and intellectual European achievements to New York and U.S. audiences. EUNIC New York partners with eminent American and European institutions to provide programs in the arts, languages, education, and academia. The organization is part of a global coalition of national cultural institutes and cultural diplomatic services from the European Union that work in more than 80 cities on all continents. EUNIC New York was founded in 2007 and has 14 full members and 32 associate members and observers.

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

a Film by VISAR MORINA

50. Karlovy varyinternational

film festival 2015Competition

33. FilmfestMünchen 2015Competition

ASTRIT KABASHI, VAL MALOKU, ENVER PETROVCI, ADRIANA MATOSHI, AURITA AGUSHI, ARMEND ISMAJLI, ALBAN UKAJ, XHEVDET JASHARI NiKo Film in co-production with ProduKsioNi Krusha / sKoPje Film studio / eaux ViVes ProductioNs in association with Wdr and arte written and directed by Visar moriNa cinematographer matteo cocco production design jutta Freyer costume designer GeNoVeVa KylburG make-up designer astrid Weber casting susaNNe ritter blerta basholli music beNediKt schieFer editing steFaN stabeNoW aNNe FabiNi maja teNNstedt Visar moriNa sound designer iGor PoPoVsKi supervising sound designer malte bieler re-recording mxer thierry delor head of production claudia schuriaN line producer Katja morGeNeier produced by Nicole Gerhards coproduced by Visar Krusha tomi salKoVsKi xéNia maiNGot associate producer KatriN schlösser commissioning editors aNdrea haNKe (Wdr) GeorG steiNert (arte) funded by Film- uNd medieNstiFtuNG NrW, KosoVa ciNematoGraPhy ceNter FFa - GermaN Federal Film board, Nordmedia –FoNds Gmbh NiedersachseN/bremeN, macedoNiaN Film, aGeNcy l‘aide aux ciNémas du moNde - ceNtre NatioNal du ciNéma et de l‘imaGe aNimée,

miNistère des aFFaires étraNGères et du déVeloPPemeNt iNterNatioNal - iNstitut FraNc , ais, GermaN Films

MAY 6−22, 2016

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

36-01 35 Ave (at 37 Street)Astoria, NYSubway: M, R to Steinway Street or N, Q to 36 Avenue

Unless otherwise noted tickets are $12 ($9 seniors /students, free for MoMI members at Film Lover level and above). A festival pass is $40.movingimage.us/PanoramaEurope

VENUES & TICKETS

321 East 73 Street New York, NY Subway: 6 to 68 Street or 77 StreetFilms screened at the Bohemian National Hall are free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.czechcenter.com

FRIDAY, MAY 67:00 P.M. Anna at MoMI with actress

Valeria Golino; followed by reception

SATURDAY, MAY 71:00 P.M. Spartacus & Cassandra

at MoMI 3:00 P.M. History’s Future at MoMI

with director Fiona Tan

SUNDAY, MAY 82:00 P.M. Ghost Mountaineer

at MoMI 4:30 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

MoMI with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

6:45 P.M. Simshar at MoMI with director Rebecca Cremona

TUESDAY, MAY 10 7:00 P.M The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at BNH with director João Botelho

THURSDAY, MAY 12 7:00 P.M. Home Care at BNH

with director Slávek Horák

FRIDAY, MAY 137:00 P.M. The Wednesday Child

at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 1412:45 P.M. The Spirits Diary at MoMI2:30 P.M. Home Care at MoMI with

director Slávek Horák

SUNDAY, MAY 152:00 P.M. Cafard at MoMI4:30 P.M. The People vs. Fritz Bauer

at MoMI6:45 P.M. Babai at MoMI

TUESDAY, MAY 17 7:00 P.M. Lampedusa in Winter at

BNH with cinematographer Serafin Spitzer

THURSDAY, MAY 197:00 P.M. Simshar at BNH with

director Rebecca Cremona

FRIDAY, MAY 207:30 P.M. The Cleaner at MoMI

SATURDAY, MAY 2112:30 P.M. The Maias: Scenes from

Romantic Life at MoMI 3:15 P.M. The Beat of Love at MoMI4:45 P.M. Marshland at MoMI

SUNDAY, MAY 222:00 P.M. The Summer of Sangaile

at MoMI4:30 P.M. Silent at MoMI with director

Yorgos Gkikapeppas 7:00 P.M. The Lure at MoMI

SChEdUlE

A FESTIVAL OF NEW EUROPEAN FILMS

The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer)Presented by the Goethe-Institut New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 4:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGermany. dir. lars Kraume. 2015, 105 mins. In German, English, Yiddish, and Spanish with English subtitles. With Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. The true story of Jewish lawyer Fritz Bauer’s relentless quest to bring Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice provides the basis for this gripping, stranger-than-fiction thriller, which features tour-de-force performances from The White Ribbon’s Burghart Klaussner and Phoenix’s Ronald Zehrfeld. A Cohen Media Group release.

BabaiPresented by the Albanian Institute New YorkSUNDAY, MAY 15, 6:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEKosovo/Germany/FYROM/France. dir. Visar Morina. 2015, 104 mins. In Albanian, German, Serbian, and English with English subtitles. With Val Moloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi. A ten-year-old boy makes the risky journey from Kosovo to Germany as an undocumented immigrant to be reunited with his father in this heartrending look at the refugee experience as seen through the eyes of a child.

The Cleaner (Cistic)Presented by the Consulate General of Slovakia

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovakia. dir. Peter Bebjak. 2015, 94 mins. In Slovak with English subtitles. With Noël Czuczor, Rebeka Poláková, Kamil Kollárik. A loner who cleans houses where people have recently died develops a voyeuristic obsession with a young woman in distress. This gripping psychological drama toys with thriller conventions, while delivering a darkly stylish portrait of urban alienation.

The Beat of Love (Utrip Ljubezni)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3:15 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESlovenia. dir. Boris Petkovic. 2015, 77 mins. In Slovenian with English subtitles. With Judita Frankovic, Jernej Gasperin, Zlatan Cordic Zlatko. A Slovenian hip-hop artist finds himself torn between music and love. This infectious ode to Eastern Europe’s hip-hop subculture bursts with music, energy, and the intoxicating abandon of youth.

Marshland (La isla mínima)Presented by the Instituto Cervantes

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 4:45 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGESpain. dir. Alberto Rodríguez. 2014, 105 mins. In Spanish with English subtitles. With Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo. A moody, noir-tinged mystery unfolds amidst the political unrest of post-Franco Spain in this “brilliant, compelling edge-of-your-seat detective thriller” (Sight & Sound) about the hunt for a serial killer stalking a forbidding marsh town.

The Summer of Sangaile (Sangailes vasara)Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of LithuaniaSUNDAY, MAY 22, 2:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGELithuania/France/Netherlands. Dir. Alantė Kavaitė. 2015, 88 mins. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. With Julija Steponaityte, Aistė Diržiūtė, Jūratė Sodytė. A teenage girl is transformed by an all-consuming summer love affair in this visually ravishing, sun-kissed coming of age romance that won the World Cinema directing award at the Sundance Film Festival.

SilentWith director Yorgos Gkikapeppas in personPresented by the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA)

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 4:30 P.M. At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEGreece. dir. Yorgos Gkikapeppas. 2015, 92 mins. In Greek and English with English subtitles. With Kika Georgiou, Aneza Papadopoulou, Electra Nikolouzou. When she mysteriously loses her voice, a young singer is left at the mercy of her resentful, uncomprehending family. The latest in the remarkably rich wave of recent Greek cinema, the sophomore feature from Yorgos Gkikapeppas is a haunting allegory of generational discord.

The Lure (Córki dancingu)Presented by the Polish Cultural Institute New York

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 7:00 P.M.At MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGEPoland. dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska. 2015, 92 mins. In Polish with English subtitles. With Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis. At long last: the Communist kitsch, mermaid disco musical you’ve been waiting for. This wildly imaginative fantasy plays like a gonzo take on the little Mermaid as two sibling sirens of the sea turn showgirls in a night club—but things get complicated when love and vampirism enter the mix.

The Festival Board, headed by Gaelle Duchemin, European Union Delegation to the United Nations, and in partnership with the Czech Center New York/Bohemian National Hall, is comprised of the Albanian Institute New York, the Arts Council Malta in New York, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, the Balassi Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center New York, the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, the Consulate General of Portugal, the Consulate General of Slovakia, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Film Centre, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the U.S.A., the Goethe-Institut New York, Instituto Cervantes, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Onassis Foundation (USA), and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)presents cutting-edge and thought provoking artistic and intellectual European achievements to New York and U.S. audiences. EUNIC New York partners with eminent American and European institutions to provide programs in the arts, languages, education, and academia. The organization is part of a global coalition of national cultural institutes and cultural diplomatic services from the European Union that work in more than 80 cities on all continents. EUNIC New York was founded in 2007 and has 14 full members and 32 associate members and observers.

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

NEw YoRk PREMIERE

a Film by VISAR MORINA

50. Karlovy varyinternational

film festival 2015Competition

33. FilmfestMünchen 2015Competition

ASTRIT KABASHI, VAL MALOKU, ENVER PETROVCI, ADRIANA MATOSHI, AURITA AGUSHI, ARMEND ISMAJLI, ALBAN UKAJ, XHEVDET JASHARI NiKo Film in co-production with ProduKsioNi Krusha / sKoPje Film studio / eaux ViVes ProductioNs in association with Wdr and arte written and directed by Visar moriNa cinematographer matteo cocco production design jutta Freyer costume designer GeNoVeVa KylburG make-up designer astrid Weber casting susaNNe ritter blerta basholli music beNediKt schieFer editing steFaN stabeNoW aNNe FabiNi maja teNNstedt Visar moriNa sound designer iGor PoPoVsKi supervising sound designer malte bieler re-recording mxer thierry delor head of production claudia schuriaN line producer Katja morGeNeier produced by Nicole Gerhards coproduced by Visar Krusha tomi salKoVsKi xéNia maiNGot associate producer KatriN schlösser commissioning editors aNdrea haNKe (Wdr) GeorG steiNert (arte) funded by Film- uNd medieNstiFtuNG NrW, KosoVa ciNematoGraPhy ceNter FFa - GermaN Federal Film board, Nordmedia –FoNds Gmbh NiedersachseN/bremeN, macedoNiaN Film, aGeNcy l‘aide aux ciNémas du moNde - ceNtre NatioNal du ciNéma et de l‘imaGe aNimée,

miNistère des aFFaires étraNGères et du déVeloPPemeNt iNterNatioNal - iNstitut FraNc , ais, GermaN Films

MAY 6−22, 2016

NEw YoRk PREMIERE