2010 Damascus International Film Festival
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The 2010 Damascus International Film Festival is the 18th incarnation of the international film festival held in Damascus, Syria which ran from November 7 to 13, 2010. Prizes were awarded in three categories and a 222 films were shown in 18 categories during the course of the festival.[1][2]
Festival Poster | |
| Location | Damascus, Syria |
|---|---|
| Festival date | November 7â13, 2010 |
| Website | http://www.damascusfest.com/en/ |
This edition of the Damascus International Film Festival, organised under the patronage of Syrian Minister of Culture Dr. Riad Ismat, opened with a ceremony at the Damascus Opera House, at which Turkish actress Türkan Åoray and Syrian actor Ghassan Massoud were among the guests of honor, and a screening of Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih KaplanoÄlu. The opening ceremony featured a respect parade for the nine Turkish people who lost their lives during the Gaza flotilla raid on May 31, 2010.[3][4]
The festival close with a screening of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุà¸à¸à¸¸à¸à¸¡à¸µà¸£à¸°à¸¥à¸¶à¸à¸à¸²à¸à¸´, RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Programs
Official Feature Competition
- About Her Brother (Japanese: OtÅto) directed by Yoji Yamada[5]
- Cell 211 (Spanish: Celda 211) directed by Daniel Monzón[6]
- Confucius (Chinese: åå; pinyin: KÇng ZÇ) directed by Hu Mei[7]
- Foxes directed by Mira Fornay[8]
- Guards of Silence directed by Samir Zekra[9]
- How I Ended This Summer (Russian: Ðак Ñ Ð¿ÑовÑл ÑÑим леÑом, translit. Kak ya provyol etim letom) directed by Alexei Popogrebski[10]
- If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Romanian: Eu când vreau sÄ fluier, fluier) directed by Florin Åerban[11]
- Cosmos (Turkish: Kosmos) directed by Reha Erdem[12]
- Our Life (Italian: La Nostra Vita) directed by Daniele Luchetti[13]
- The Princess of Montpensier (French: La Princesse de Montpensier) directed by Bertrand Tavernier[14]
- September Rain directed by Abdellatif Abdelhamid[15]
- My Joy (Russian: СÑаÑÑÑе моÑ, translit. Schastye moyo; Ukrainian: ЩаÑÑÑ Ð¼Ð¾Ñ, translit. Shchastya moye) directed by Sergei Loznitsa[16]
- Never Let Me Go directed by Mark Romanek[17]
- On The Path (Bosnian: Na putu) directed by Jasmila ŽbaniÄ[18]
- Outside the Law (French: Hors-la-loi) directed by Rachid Bouchareb[19]
- Please Do Not Disturb directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab[20]
- Submarino directed by Thomas Vinterberg[21]
- Sun Dress directed by Saeed Salmeen Al-Murry[22]
- The Chord directed by Magdy El-Hawary[23]
- The Hairdresser (German: Die Friseuse) directed by Doris Dörrie[24]
- Venezzia directed by Haik Gazarian[25]
- Late December (French: Fin Décembre) directed by Moez Kammoun[26]
- The Mosque (French: La Mosquée) directed by Daoud Aoulad-Syad[27]
- Clockwise directed by Khalifa al-Muraikhi[28]
Official Program
- A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (simplified Chinese: ä¸æªææ¡æå¥; traditional Chinese: ä¸æ§ææ¡é©å¥; pinyin: SÄnqiÄng PÄi'à n JÄ«ngqÃ) directed by Zhang Yimou[29]
- Another Year directed by Mike Leigh[30]
- Biutiful directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu[31]
- Chantrapas directed by Otar Iosseliani[32]
- Departures (Japanese: ãããã³ã¨, romanized: Okuribito) directed by YÅjirÅ Takita[33]
- The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El Secreto de Sus Ojos) directed by Juan José Campanella[34]
- Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood[35]
- Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih KaplanoÄlu[36]
- Poetry (Korean: ì, translit. Shi) directed by Lee Chang-dong[37]
- Film Socialisme directed by Jean-Luc Godard[38]
- Somewhere directed by Sofia Coppola[39]
- Soul Kitchen directed by Fatih Akın[40]
- The Ghost Writer directed by Roman Polanski[41]
- The White Ribbon (German: Das weiÃe Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) directed by Michael Haneke[42]
- On Tour (French: Tournee) directed by Mathieu Amalric[43]
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุà¸à¸à¸¸à¸à¸¡à¸µà¸£à¸°à¸¥à¸¶à¸à¸à¸²à¸à¸´, RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul[44]
- A Prophet (French: Un Prophète) directed by Jacques Audiard[45]
- Up directed by Pete Docter[46]
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Prestanding (Russian: УÑомлÑннÑе ÑолнÑем 2: ÐÑедÑÑоÑние, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie) directed by Pete Docter[47]
- Taming (French: Rodage) directed by Nidal Aldibs[48]
Turkish Cinema
- A Fairground Attraction (Turkish: Hazan Mevsimi - Bir Panayir Hikayesi) directed by Mehmet Eryılmaz[49]
- Waiting for Heaven (Turkish: Cenneti Beklerken) directed by DerviÅ Zaim[50]
- Climates (Turkish: Ä°klimler) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[51]
- My Father and My Son (Turkish: Babam ve OÄlum) directed by ÃaÄan Irmak[52]
- Three Monkeys (Turkish: Ãç Maymun) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[53]
- Umut directed by Yılmaz Güney[54]
- Distant (Turkish: Uzak) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[55]
- Egg (Turkish: Yumurta) directed by Semih KaplanoÄlu[56]