Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.05.2012, Blaðsíða 32

Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.05.2012, Blaðsíða 32
 B. R. NEAL STILLS WOMEN IN FILM This year’s festival patron is filmmaker Kim Longinotto. She has been mak- ing films for the last 35 years, often tackling controversial subjects and featuring intimate portraits of women around the world. She received a Peabody Award and two Cannes Film Festival Awards for her film ‘Sisters In Law,’ which will incidentally screen at this year’s festi- val. She will host a Q&A after several of the screenings and as an added bonus she will teach a master class for filmmakers, students, and others interested. As part of this year’s special women-in-film section UN Women will host a panel discussion after the screening of ‘Sarabah,’ a film which centres on female genital mutilation in Senegal and one woman’s grass- roots campaign to end the practice. Stígamót, Iceland’s rape crisis centre, will host a panel discussion after the powerful documentary ‘The Price of Sex,’ which sheds light on the issue of human trafficking. 32 The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 5 — 2012 Film | Festival Reykjavík Shorts&Docs Festival: Noted cultural event Reykjavík Shorts&Docs celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. We spoke to new festival director Heather Mil- lard, who says she hopes to trans- form the local film fest—which until now focused on Nordic films— into an internationally recognised and respected one that will serve as a platform for Icelandic filmmakers in years to come. “This year we have more films, from more countries, and many more inter- national guests visiting in order repre- sent their films or discuss distribution methods,” Heather tells me. In fact, over 75 films from over 20 countries will be screened during the four day festival, which takes place from May 6 to 9. The festival has something for ev- eryone: short humorous films, anima- tions, documentaries on lighter sub- jects, and hard hitting docs on serious issues. Each evening’s screenings are preceded by a themed event cor- responding with the evening’s films. There will also be workshops, masters classes, panel discussions, and various competitions. Heather says the festival is strategi- cally positioned so that it is in line with the international film festival circuit. “It falls directly after Hot Docs [in Toronto] and just before Cannes,” she tells me, “and with Iceland being positioned where it is, people are able to get here easily from North America as they are on their way to Europe. So it’s a good bridge for people on the film circuit.” Could Reykjavík really become a hot spot for international film? “Abso- lutely!” Heather says. “Reykjavík is a great city and it’s manageable for inter- national guests to get around in. There is a very strong creative industry here with a surprising amount of films being produced each year, both in the short film and documentary categories. That combined with the natural beauty of Iceland makes us sure that guests will be inspired to return year after year for the festival.” Bigger, Better, More International! Four day passes and single tickets are available at as well as several free off-venue events. CAN’T CHOOSE? HERE ARE SOME PICKS Not Such a Beautiful Landscape - Dir. Emiliano Monaco - documentary Yugo - Dir. Mina Djukic - short documentary Afterglow - Dir. Ali Silverstein - documentary Being Bradford Dillman - dir. Emma Burch - short film We Are Weather - Dir. Maria Kjartans - short film Reykjavik Revolution - Director Ísold Uggadóttir - short film
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