{"id":3999,"date":"2023-04-28T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutfrancais.ro\/timisoara\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:32:53","slug":"festival-du-film-ukrainien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutfrancais.ro\/timisoara\/fr\/festival-du-film-ukrainien\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival du film ukrainien"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

English version below<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depuis plus d’un an, l’Ukraine est au centre du discours public social et politique. Depuis le d\u00e9but du conflit arm\u00e9 en 2014, et plus r\u00e9cemment, depuis la guerre d’agression \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle men\u00e9e par la Russie contre notre pays voisin, nombre de cin\u00e9astes ukrainiens et \u00e9trangers ont choisi de d\u00e9peindre ce conflit complexe dans leurs films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les films pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s lors du festival du film Seeing Ukraine<\/em><\/strong>  pendant quatre jours interpellent le public \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir sur les implications de la guerre, mais aussi \u00e0 reconsid\u00e9rer le terme \u00ab\u00a0solidarit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb. Divis\u00e9s en deux cat\u00e9gories \u2013 documentaires et films d’art<\/strong> \u2013 les films invitent les spectateurs \u00e0 mieux comprendre la situation contemporaine compliqu\u00e9e et macabre dans un cadre plus large, mais aussi \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir les perspectives des minorit\u00e9s et des femmes. Dans leurs \u0153uvres, de nombreux cin\u00e9astes s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9s r\u00e9v\u00e8lent l’essence de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ukrainienne pleine de contradictions et d’individualit\u00e9, en particulier dans les ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant l’invasion, d\u00e9peignant une culture effervescente et un esprit audacieux de r\u00e9sistance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parce que cette guerre ne concerne pas seulement l’Ukraine et la Russie. Il s’agit d’une lutte commune pour la d\u00e9mocratie<\/strong>, l’\u00e9galit\u00e9 des droits<\/strong> et le d\u00e9passement des syst\u00e8mes d’oppression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participer au festival est un acte de solidarit\u00e9 et d’entraide. Nous vous invitons \u00e0 explorer les histoires de personnes courageuses et r\u00e9silientes qui se sont battues et continuent de se battre pour l’ind\u00e9pendance et un avenir pacifique. Nous vous invitons \u00e0 voir l’Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing Ukraine<\/em><\/strong> est un projet r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par FunkForum e.V. Co-organis\u00e9 par l’Institut fran\u00e7ais, Jane Rozbytska (leader informel de la communaut\u00e9 ukrainienne de Timisoara et pr\u00e9sidente de l’ONG \u00ab\u00a0Faina UA\u00a0\u00bb) et Marta Pogorila (directrice artistique du Black Sea Arts Festival). H\u00e9berg\u00e9 par l’Universit\u00e9 de West Timisoara. Le projet est parrain\u00e9 par l’ifa (Institut f\u00fcr Auslandsbeziehungen – Institut des relations \u00e9trang\u00e8res) gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des fonds fournis par l’Ausw\u00e4rtiges Amt (minist\u00e8re f\u00e9d\u00e9ral des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res d’Allemagne), ainsi que par l’Institut fran\u00e7ais de Roumanie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le festival a lieu \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 de l’Ouest (Bv. Vasile P\u00e2rvan 4, Amphiteatrul A01), dans le jardin de l’Institut Fran\u00e7ais (Bv. Constantin Diaconovici Loga 46) et \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 des Arts et du Design (Str. Oituz 4, dans le grenier).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L’entr\u00e9e \u00e0 tous les films et \u00e9v\u00e9nements est gratuite. Recommandation g\u00e9n\u00e9rale d’\u00e2ge : + 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il s’agit d’un \u00e9v\u00e9nement non commercial. Chaque participant peut montrer sa solidarit\u00e9 avec l’Ukraine en faisant un don \u00e0 la plateforme caritative officielle United 24 (https:\/\/u24.gov.ua\/).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les soirs des 5, 6 et 7 mai, une partie de la communaut\u00e9 ukrainienne \u00e9tablie \u00e0 Timi\u0219oara sera \u00e9galement pr\u00e9sente et pr\u00e9parera une r\u00e9ception ukrainienne pour les spectateurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English version<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For over one year already, Ukraine has been at the core of public social and political discourse. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in 2014, and, more recently, Russia\u2019s large-scale war of aggression against our neighboring country, a number of Ukrainian and foreign filmmakers have chosen to depict this multi-layered conflict in their films.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The films presented at the <\/em>Seeing Ukraine<\/strong> film festival over the course of four days challenge the audience to reflect on the implications of war, but also to reconsider the term of \u201csolidarity\u201d. Divided into two categories \u2013 documentary and arthouse \u2013 the films invite the viewers to better understand the complex gruesome contemporary situation in a broader framework, but also to acknowledge the perspectives of minorities and women. In their works, many of the selected filmmakers reveal the essence of Ukrainian society full of contradictions and individuality, especially in the years leading up to the invasion, portraying an effervescent culture and a defiant spirit of resistance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because this war is not only about Ukraine and Russia. It is about a common struggle for democracy, equal rights, and overcoming systems of oppression.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending the festival is an act of solidarity, of coming together and supporting each other. We invite you to explore the stories of brave and resilient people who have fought and keep fighting for independence and a peaceful future. We invite you to see Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing Ukraine<\/strong> is a project by FunkForum e.V. Co-organized by the French Institute, Jane Rozbytska (informal leader of Ukrainian community in Timi\u0219oara and president of the \u201dFaina UA\u201d NGO) and Marta Pogorila (art director of Black Sea Arts Festival). Hosted by UVT. The project is kindly sponsored by ifa (Institut f\u00fcr Auslandsbeziehungen) with funds from the German Federal Foreign Office, as well as by the French Institute Romania.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film festival takes place in West University (Bv. Vasile P\u00e2rvan 4, room A01), in the garden of the French Institute (Bv. Constantin Diaconovici Loga 46) and at the Faculty of Arts and Design (Str. Oituz 4, attic).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission to all films and events is free of charge. General age recommendation: + 16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a non-commercial event. Every participant can show their solidarity with Ukraine by making a donation to the official charity platform United 24<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the evenings of 5, 6 and 7 May, part of the Ukrainian community settled in Timi\u0219oara will be present and will prepare a Ukrainian reception for the guests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stop Zemlia<\/strong>
Friday, May 5th, 18h00 \u2013 UVT (A01)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Drama<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Kateryna Gornostai<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors: Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 2h02<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ucrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis:<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The melodrama \u201eStop Earth\u201d is the brainchild of Ukrainian director and screenwriter Kateryna Gornostay. Since 2017, she has been looking for an opportunity to implement her project, participating in various pitches. The actors were chosen from among the capital\u2019s schoolchildren who have no experience working in cinema. Out of 250 applicants, 25 were selected. For two months, they worked with the director and her assistants three times a week. The premiere took place at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film won the Crystal Bear award of the youth jury.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7CU2V4Yt38g?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Longest Day<\/strong>
Friday, May 5th, 20h45 \u2013 French Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Documentary<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 0h27<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ever since the beginning of the large-scale war,<\/em> the German minority in Ukraine has been engaged together with other minorities, as well as the majority population, in providing humanitarian and social help to people in need. Representatives of some of the many Ukrainian German associations are recalling 24th<\/sup> of February 2022, the day when everything changed. The movie was created as an initative of the Counsel of Germans in Ukraine, with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Interior and Community (BMI).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slava Ukraini
Friday, May 5th, 21h15 \u2013 French Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Documentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Bernard-Henri L\u00e9vy, Fran\u00e7ois Margolin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors: Gilles Hertzog, Bernard-Henri L\u00e9vy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production country: France<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h34<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: French<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitleas: Romanian, Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This logbook traces the war in Ukraine in the second half of 2022. The film begins in Kharkiv, Donbass. It ends in Kherson, the day after the liberation of the city, then in Ochakiv, the base from which the elite units may leave, fighting Ukraine\u2019s last battle against the Russian occupation and its ravages.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernard-Henri L\u00e9vy is a French writer, philosopher, filmmaker, businessman and columnist. Having graduated from the ENS, he became known in 1977 for his essay <\/em>La Barbarie \u00e0 visage humain. He is an influential figure on the French political, philosophical, media and literary scene, through his involvement in many social issues. He is one of the initiators of the movement of new philosophers, of which he remains the emblematic figure. He received the Prix M\u00e9dicis in 1984 and the Prix Interalli\u00e9 in 1988.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projection will be followed by a Q&A session with the director Fran\u00e7ois Margolin.<\/mark><\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SaX7rlGjlwY?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inner Wars
Saturday, May 6th, 17h30 \u2013 UVT (A01)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Documentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Masha Kondakova<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production country: France, Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h08<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ukrainian, English<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian, Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since the uprising of a pro Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine in 2014, hundreds of women joined the<\/em> army. Only a few made it to the front line. Filmmaker Masha embeds herself in the war zone to follow the daily life of three of them. By sharing the intimacy of these fighters, Masha soon becomes a victim of this brotherhood conflict jeopardising this film and her life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masha Kondakova is an Ukrainian actress and director. She is known for the House Arrest series (2010). She has been awarded in more than 70 festivals around the world.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMi9pyPMfQI?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roses
Saturday, May 6th, 19h00 \u2013 UVT (A01)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Documentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Irena Stetsenko<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors: Dakh Daughters, Vlad Troitskiy, Ruslana Khazipova<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shot over a number of years, this pseudo-musical documentary follows the punk cabaret project The Dakh Daughters in their creative endeavours as they put their exquisit artistic talents at work. They are in turn protesters at the famous Maidan square, artists in quest of ways to express their love for tradition and concern for what is going on in the country, and extremely entertaining performers. Director Irina Setsenko did the filming herself, being also the band\u2019s sound producer. The result is a fresh, intelligent and entertaining account of today\u2019s Ukraine reflected by a group of powerful original female artists.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KuiXYt3Wa54?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Butterfly vision
Saturday, May 6th, 21h00 \u2013 French Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: War drama<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Maksym Nakonechnyi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors: Rita Burkovska, Lyubomyr Valivots, Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h47<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lilia, an air reconnaissance specialist, returns to her family in Ukraine after several months in prison in Donbass. The trauma of captivity torments her and resurfaces in visions. Something deep within her keeps her from forgetting, but she refuses to see herself as a victim and fights to free herself.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maksym Nakonechnyi is a Ukrainian director and screenwriter. Her film Butterfly Vision premiered at Cannes in 2022.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dPPSxukcXxI?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Rain Will Never Stop
Sunday, May 7th, 16h00 \u2013 UVT (A01)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Drama, Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Alina Gorlova<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration<\/em>: 1h42<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language<\/em>: Russian, Arabic, Kurdish, Ukrainian, German<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em>, Ukrainian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This Rain Will Never Stop takes the audience on a powerful, visually arresting journey through humanity\u2019s endless cycle of war and peace. The film follows 20-year-old Andriy Suleyman as he tries to secure a sustainable future while navigating the human toll of armed conflict. From the Syrian civil war to strife in Ukraine, Andriy\u2019s existence is framed by the seemingly eternal flow of life and death.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3L0fVDSU8yc?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homeward
Sunday, May 7th, 18h00 \u2013 UVT (A01)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre<\/em>: Drama<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Nariman Aliev<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors: Akhtem Seitablaev, Remzi Bilyalov, Dariya Barikhashvili<\/em><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Production country: Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h36<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Rom<\/em>anian, Ukrainian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Having lost his eldest son in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Moustafa decides to bring his body back to his native land: Crimea. For this, he takes the road with his youngest son. A trip that will change their relationship. The fate of this family coincides with that of all the Tatar people, massively deported by Stalin in 1944.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nariman Aliev is a Ukrainian director and screenwriter of Crimean Tatar origin. He is a member of the European Film Academy and his film <\/em>Homeward was screened at Cannes in 2019.<\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThK0Qc87uh0?feature=oembed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tales of a Toy Horse
Sunday, May 7th, 21h00 \u2013 French Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Documentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: Ulyana Osovska, Denys Strashnyy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production country: Ukraine, Estonia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year: 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: 1h16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language Ukrainian, Estonian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtitles: Romanian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anatoli, a former anti-Soviet activist who is now a monk and an artist, lives in an ancient stone tower in the heart of Tallinn. Day by day, he prays for nature and creates self-made books in his workshop. Many years ago, Anatoli made a vow to find something good in every day. The outbreak of war in Eastern Ukraine makes him leave the peaceful Estonian capital and go to the frontline towns with a mission to work as a volunteer. Since 2014, he has combined the spiritual life with social activism, constantly traveling to the Donbas to deliver humanitarian aid. His vow is being tested by the reality of the \u2018grey zone\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director Ulyana Osovska.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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