Eastern European Film Festival 2022

The genre diversity ranges from Bekir Bülbül's contemplative road movie CLOVES AND CARNATIONS (TR), which celebrates its German premiere at the FFC, to the world premiere of the tragicomedy KINGS OF RAP (UA) by Myroslav Latyk, in which two teenagers from the Ukrainian province go off the rails because they take the motif of 'gangsta rap' too seriously, and the Albanian political thriller ONE OF US (AL), a reference to film noir, to the medieval thriller trilogy MELCHIOR THE APOTHECARY[u1] (EE). The latter was filmed in one of the best preserved medieval city ensembles in Europe, the Estonian capital Tallinn.

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A recommendation in our own BTU matter: We all know him: Ralf Schuster is part of our team at the Multimedia Center. He documents events and campus life with his photos, portrays people at the BTU, and makes films about studies and research at our university. For him, making films is not just a job, it's a passion, it's art. Ralf Schuster will show how he lives this art as part of this year's film festival on Thursday, November 10, starting at 7 p.m. in the Obenkino. Curious now? Then make a note of the following program tip:

Selected works of Ralf Schuster 1987-2020Glad-House / Obenkino, Thu 10.11. | 7:00 pm Included are films such as "The flower swing", apartment free in the prefabricated building" or "The story of my failures" Detailed information.

Traditionally, the Lausitzer FilmSchau - Łužyska filmowa pśeglědka - Łužiska filmowa přehladk opens the festival week of the 32nd FilmFestival Cottbus on November 7 for the 20th time. From climate protection to structural change, Sorbian traditions to modernity, from everyday worries, fantasies and love - thematically, the Lusatian FilmSchau sets no limits. A total of 19 contributions by filmmakers from Lower and Upper Lusatia will be shown at the Weltspiegel film theater. A jury consisting of Sophie Bock, actress at the Staatstheater Cottbus, Miriam Oeter, environmental engineer at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and Gregor Kliem, culture and music editor at the Sorbian program of the Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb) will decide on the awards.

In addition, the FFC presents a variety of films and topics in its feature film, short film and youth film competitions.