Astra Film

COMPETITIONS

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - INTERNATIONAL Competition
THE ABSENCE, Ricardo Greene, Chile/UK
A BLOOMING BUSINESS, Ton Van Zantvoort, The Netherlands
BRIDES OF ALLAH, Natalie Assouline, Israel
DONKEY IN LAHORE, Faramarz K-Rahber, Australia 
GANDHI'S CHILDREN, David MacDougall, Australia
GEARING UP, Sheetal S. Agarwal, Hong Kong
GLORIOUS EXIT, Kevin Merz, Switzerland
HORSEMEN, Nancy Muquing Wu, China
THE LAST RITES OF THE HONORABLE MR. RAI, Jayasinhji Jhala, USA
MONTI MOMENTS: MEN'S MEMORIES IN THE HEART OF ROME, Michael Herzfeld, USA
NORTH-SOUTH.COM, Francois Ducat, Belgium
ROUGH CUT, Firouzeh Khosrovani, Iran
SWEETGRASS, Lucien Castaing, Taylor & Ilisa Barbash, USA
THE TALE OF NICOLAI & THE LAW OF RETURN, Ofek David, Israel

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - EUROPA Competition
AGAINST BLOOD JUSTICE, Nathalie Rossetti & Turi Finocchiaro, France
ALYOSHA, Meelis Muhu, Estonia
AT HOME ANYWHERE, Judith Vrerinks, The Netherlands
BACK PASSING, Jaro Vojtek, Slovakia
BERLIN, KREUZBERG 36, Angeliki Aristomenopoulou, Greece
THE FLOWER BRIDGE, Thomas Ciulei, Romania
IVETKA AND THE MOUNTAIN, Janecek Vit, Czech Republic
LOOK AT THE LIFE THROUGH MY EYES, Marija  Dzidzeva, Croatia/Macedonia
LOST IN TRANSITION, Thom Vander Beken, Belgium
LOST WORLD, Gyula Nemes, Hungary
MY CLASS - FROM RUSSIA WITH RELATIVITY, Ekaterina Eremenko, Germany
PEACE FOR ALL, Elizabeta Koneska, Macedonia
PEOPLE DREAMS ACTIONS, Andreas Stiglmayr, Germany
ROUGE NOWA HUTA, Blandine Huk & Frederic Cousseau, France
SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK, Arto Halonen, Finland
SINGING, Rossella Schillaci, Italy
SOUL Marina Anedda, Italy
YOU LIVE AND BURN, Iiris Harma, Finland

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - ROMANIA Competition
APOCALYPSE ON WHEELS, Alexandru Solomon, Romania
AM I LUCKY?, Tudor Giurgiu & Oana Giurgiu, Romania
BIRDS' WAY, Klara Trencsenyi, Romania
CHILDREN OF URANIUM, Adina Popescu & Iulian Ghervas, Romania
CONSTANTIN AND ELENA, Andrei Dăscălescu, Romania
FUNNY SISTERS, Bjorn Reinhardt, Romania
MONDAY, Marian Crişan, Romania
MY BEAUTIFUL DACIA, Julio Soto, Stefan Constantinescu, Spain/Romania
TODAY I WAS YOUNG AND PRETTY, Alexandra Gulea, Romania 
TWO OR THREE THINGS ABOUT ACTIVISM, Joanne Richardson, Romania
WE WEREN'T PEOPLE WE WERE NUMBERS… AUSCHWITZ, Mia Telman, Romania

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - STUDENT FILM Competition
7109 KM, Marcin Filipowicz, Poland
THE AMOUNT OF SMALL THINGS, Sophie Narr, Germany
BALKAN'S DIGEST, Ionut Piturescu, Romania
COUNTING LAMBS, Nico Sommer, Germany
THE CROSS, Anna Tokareva, Russia
DOING THE NORWAY, Gry Elisabeth Mortensen, Norway
ENDURING LIFE, Brechtye Boeke, The Netherlands
ETHNOSCAPE,  Linda Paganelli, UK
FAMILY 068, Toni Edo & Ruben Margallo, Spain
GAUCHOS: IF YOU DON'T GET ON, YOU WON'T FALL OFF, Jana Richter, Germany
HEALTH BUS AT THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT, Favre Laurence, Switzerland
ME AND MY LIFE WITHOUT SOME THINGS, Piperkoski Ilija, Romania
MODEL CITIZENS,  Rebecca Whyte, UK
NO ES FÁCIL - CHILDREN OF CHE GUEVARA, Jacob Reinhart, Germany
ONCE UPON A TRAIN, Rosca Madalina & Vlad Petri, UK
THE PROZE OF TIME, Danilceac Oleg, Moldavia
RAPRESENT, Ivana Todorovic, Serbia
SOMEBODY LIKE ME, Ashley Shuyler, USA
UNTIL THE TIME COMES…, Zoltan Csubrilo, Hungary
WAITING FOR WOMEN, Estephan Wagner, UK
WHERE THE SUN DOESN'T RUSH, Matej Bobrik, Poland
WORLD NUMBER 2, Jakub Vansa, Czech Republic

PANORAMA 

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - PANORAMA
DOLLS – A WOMAN FROM DAMASCUS, Diana El Jeiroudi, Syria
FLYING ON ONE ENGINE, Joshua Z Weinstein, USA
PRISONERS OF A WHITE GOD, Steve Lichtag, Czech Republic
THE SPEAKING TREE, Natasha de Betak, USA
TESTIMONY/TESTIMONIAL, Razvan Georgescu, Germany / Romania
UPSTREAM BATTLE, Ben Kempas, Germany
ZEN, Takahashi Banmei, Japan

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - MADE IN ROMANIA 
ABOUT IULIAN MIHU, AS HE WAS - ABOUT US, THE WAY WE ARE, Laurenţiu Damian, Romania
ADELA & AGNETHA, Geo Scripcariu, Romania
AUSTRALIA, Claudiu Mitcu, Romania
CARMEN MEETS BORAT, Mercedes Stalenhoef, Olanda
COPSA MICA, DUDU'S DARK TOWN, Remco Van Der Kruk & Wilco Leene, The Netherlands
A FANCY HOUSE, Martin Nudow & Thomas Beckmann, Germany
FAUST-THE PATH OF THE MOMENT, Laurenţiu Damian, Romania
HUMORESCA, Diana Deleanu, Romania
IN JANUARY,  PERHAPS, Diogo Costa Amarante, Portugalia
THE LAST MISSION, Adelin Petrişor, Romania
THE POWER OF SUSPECTING - EGINALD SCHLATTNER AND THE SECURITATE-TRAUMA, Walter Wehmeyer, Austria
ROMANIAN VOICES - SICILY - ROMANIA ROUND TRIP, Enrico Montalbano, Ilaria Sposito, Angela Giardina, Italy
WEDDINGS, MUSIC AND VIDEO TAPES,  Tudor Giurgiu, Romania

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - TURKEY, THE UNKNOWN NEIGHBOUR 
ADAKALE STORIES, Ismet Arasan
ALETHEA,  Petra Holzer & Ethem Özgüven
BASTION OF SIN, Thomas Lauterbach
THE SHORE, Ruya Arzu Koksal
SISTERS OF LILITH, Emel Çelebi

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - PORTRAIT LEONARD RETEL HELMRICH
THE EYE OF THE DAY (2001)
PROMISED PARADISE (2006)
SHAPE OF THE MOON (2004)

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - DOCUMENTARIES FOR CHILDREN 
HOME AWAY FROM HOME, Marika Väisänen, Finland
PALNA’S DAUGHTERS, Kiti Luostarinen, Finland
LES PETITS MATINS DU MONDE (serie): episodes Senegal, USA, India, Japan, Mexico, Finland, Cambodgia, Morocco, from the series by Charles-Antoine De Rouvre, France
 
ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - PUBLIC INTEREST ON MEDIA AGENDA
THE CHRONICLE OF A DESASTER FORETOLD, Hannelore Acârnulesei, Romania
HOME ALONE 60+, Cristina-Maria Cucu, Ionuţ Bălan, Romania
INDUSTRIAL, Dan Codre, Romania
THE MASSACRE, Eduard Grigore, Romania
MIDWAY, Dan Codre, Romania
WATER THAT KILLS, Voica Briceag, Romania
SUBSTITUTE COUNTRY, Hannelore Acârnulesei, Romania