Check the complete programme here 2 NIGHTS TILL MORNING / 2 YÖTÄ AAMUUN Country: Finland, Lithuania Year: 2015 Director: Mikko Kuparinen Starring: Josée Croze, Mikko Nousiainen Genre: Drama Running Time: 84 min Language: English, French, Finnish Subtitles: English While on a business trip, Caroline, a French architect, and Jaako, a Finnish DJ, meet in Vilnius, Lithuania and end up spending the night together. But their relationship, which they first thought was a one night stand, takes an unexpected turn when a volcanic ash cloud prevents all flights from taking off. Best Director - Montreal World IFF 2015 Best Film - Valladolid IFF 2015 Nominated in the New Directors Competition - Sao Paulo IFF 2015 (Photo: still from 2 Nights till Morning) THE ARDENNES / D'ARDENNEN Country: Belgium, Netherlands Year: 2015 Director: Robin Pront Starring: Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Kevin Janssens Genre: Drama Running Time: 90 min Language: Flemish, French Subtitles: English Surfacing from a pool, Dave gasps for air as he runs to a getaway vehicle — leaving his brother Kenny behind at the scene of a crime and speeding off into the night with Kenny's girlfriend, Sylvie. Four years later Kenneth is released from prison but much has changed. On the surface, it's all warm hugs, but tensions simmer underneath as Kenny tries to adapt to the idea of life in the straight lane, while Dave and Sylvie struggle to keep their relationship secret. Belgian Submission - Academy Awards 2017 Best Flemish Film - Magritte Awards 2016 Fresh Blood Best Film - Beaune IFF 2016 Discovery - Toronto IFF 2015 (Photo: still from The Ardennes) BURN BURN BURN Country: United Kingdom Year: 2015 Director: Chanya Button Starring: Laura Carmichael, Chloe Pirrie, Jack Farthing Genre: Comedy, Drama Running Time: 106 min Language: English Subtitles: Arabic Following the death of their friend, two women in their late twenties embark on a road trip across the UK. With elaborate video instructions from Dan, to scatter his ashes, Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan is in the glove compartment, in a tupperware, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses. Grand Prix in International Competition - Odessa IFF 2016 In Competition - Seattle IFF 2016 Laugh Section - BFI London IFF 2015 (Photo: still from Burn Burn Burn) THE CULPABLE / VERFEHLUNG Country: Germany Year: 2015 Director: Gerd Schneider Starring: Sebastian Blomberg, Kai Schumann, Jan Messutat Genre: Drama Running Time: 95 min Language: German Subtitles: English The life and faith of catholic prison minister Jakob Voelz is fundamentally troubled when his best friend and colleague Dominik Bertram is taken in custody under suspicion of sexual abuse. Jakob would be more than happy to believe Dominik is innocent. What Jakob is beginning to suspect becomes a crucial test for his faith and his self-conception as a priest: There is a truth we welcome and there is a truth we fear, about which we tend to fall silent. Jakob begins to turn against that silence within the church, in order to discover the truth. Regards Jeunes Prize- Arras IFF 2015 Public Choice Award - Santa Barbara IFF 2015 German Premiere - Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis 2015 (Photo: still from The Culpable) GOOD LUCK SAM / GOOD LUCK ALGERIA Country: France, Belgium Year: 2016 Director: Farid Bentoumi Starring: Sami Bouajila, Chiara Mastroianni, Franck Gastambide Genre:Comedy/Drama Running Time: 90 min Language: French, Arabic Subtitles: English Samir has given much of his time and money developing ski equipments for a Swedish Olympic athlete. When the contract fails, his business partner and closest friend plans to save their company by sending Samir to represent Algeria at the Winter Olympics. Already broke, and expecting his second child, Samir trains to become the first Algerian cross-country skiing male athlete to participate in the winter games. But he must first go back to Algeria, his father's homeland, in order to achieve this goal. (Photo: still from Good Luck Sam) HOUSE OF OTHERS / SKHVISI SKHLI Country: Georgia Year: 2016 Director: Rusudan Glurjidze Starring: Zurab Magalashvili, Olga Dykhovichnaya, Ia Sukhitashvili Genre: Drama Running Time: 103 min Language: Georgian Subtitles: English It's the beginning of the 1990s and Georgia is immersed in a civil war with the newly emerging state of Abkhazia. Those who managed to escape and now find themselves on the winning side are assigned houses previously occupied by the enemy. In the strange environment of other people's homes, with lingering memories of the horrors experienced by the original occupants, many of these new arrivals try to start afresh. But there's no sign of the contentment they had envisaged in their new surroundings; their old demons have come back to torment them. Georgia Submission - Academy Awards 2017 East of the West Award - Karlovy Vary IFF 2016 Nominated Audience Award - San Sebastian IFF 2016 (Photo: still from House of Others) ONE OF US / EINER VON UNS Country: Austria Year: 2015 Director: Stephan Richter Starring: Jack Hofer, Simon Morzé, Christopher Schaerf Genre: Drama Running Time: 86 min Language: German Subtitles: English A huge supermarket is the only meeting point for 14-year old Julian and his newly met friends. Fresh emotions of brotherhood, affection and thrill encourage their wish to breakout of suburban boredom. One night, Julian and his pal Marko break into the supermarket full of promising products. A moment of childish freedom ends abruptly in a moment of harsh grown-up reality. A story inspired by true events. New Directors Competition - San Sebastian IFF 2015 Best Feature Film - Max Ophüls Festival 2016 Official Selection in the Focus Section - Zurich IFF 2015 Nominated in the Open Horizons Section - Thessaloniki IFF 2015 (Photo: still from One of Us) RAUF Country: Turkey Year: 2016 Director: Barış Kaya, Soner Caner Starring: Soner Caner, Alen Huseyin Gursoy, Talip Ubiç Genre: Drama Running Time: 94 min Language: Turkish, Kurdish Subtitles: English First love is often painful. Still, that's not going to stop Rauf from showing Zana how much he fancies her. Undeterred by the consequences of war, or the fact that he's already dropped out of school to apprentice as a carpenter, the boy holds on to his one hope: Rauf sets off on a quest to find the special colour that symbolizes his love. This turns out to be no trivial undertaking in his snowy little isolated corner of Anatolia. Nominated Crystal Bear – Berlin IFF 2016 Special Prize of the Jury - Istanbul IFF 2016 FIPRESCI Award – Sofia IFF 2016 (Photo: still from Rauf) THEY CALL ME JEEG / LO CHIAMAVANO JEEG ROBOT 18+ Country : Italy Year : 2015 Director : Gabriele Mainetti Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Stefano Ambrogi Genre: Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction Running Time: 112 min Language : Italian Subtitles : English Enzo Ceccotti comes into contact with a radioactive substance, then accidently discovers he has superpowers. A touchy, navel-gazing introvert, he's sure his new capabilities will do wonders for his life of crime, but that all changes when he meets Alessia, who's convinced he's the hero from the famous Japanese comic strip, Steel Jeeg Robot. Official Selection - Karlovy Vary IFF 2016 Audience Award (2nd Place) - Fantasia IFF 2016 Best New Director, Best Producer, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing - David di Donatello Awards 2016 (Photo: still from They Call Me Jeeg) THE WAIT / L'ATTESA Country: Italy, France Year: 2015 Director: Piero Messina Starring: Juliette Binoche, Lou De Laage, Giorgio Colangeli Genre:Drama Running Time: 100 min Language: Italian, French Subtitles: English In the vast rooms of an ancient villa, Anna spends her days in solitude. Only the footsteps of Pietro, the handyman, break the silence. Unexpectedly, Jeanne arrives, a young woman saying she is the girlfriend of Anna's son, Giuseppe. He has invited her to spend a few days together but he's not there. Soon he will be back, says Anna, unable to reveal an unspeakable truth. As the days go by, the two women slowly get to know each other and together they wait for Easter Day when Giuseppe will finally come home. Best Actress - Bari IFF 2016 European Silver RIbbon, SIAE Silver RIbbon - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2016 Nominated for Best New Director and Best Actress - David Di Donatello Awards 2016 FEDIC and SIGNIS Awards - Special Mention - Venice IFF 2015 (Photo: still from The Wait) All data is provided by the Panorama of the European Film Ahram Online is the media sponsor of The Panorama of the European Film and of Zawya. For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
