The 29th Prague IFF – Febiofest festival will start in Slovanský dům
Updates: 04/28/2022 00:22
Released: 28.04.2022, 00:20
Prague – The 29th Prague IFF Festival – Febiofest will start today in Slovanský dům. It will run in Prague until May 4 and will present more than 90 films representing contemporary cinematography. After the end of the program in the metropolis Febiofest will head to the regions. The opening will include the premiere of the film Nosoroh in the presence of Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Perebyjnis. At the same time, he will receive the Kristián Award for Artistic Contribution for Oleh Sencov, the screenwriter and director of the film, during the opening ceremony.
Karel Roden, one of the most prominent personalities of contemporary, not only domestic cinematography, will become the second winner of this year’s award. At the Febiofest, she will premiere the film Barred, where she played the lead role under Robert Sedláček.
The opening film of the 29th Febiofest will be the comedy The Duke of Wellington, the latest film by director Roger Michell, who is, among other things, the creator of the popular romantic comedy Notting Hill.
The main competition will feature seven prominent debuts or second films by talented filmmakers who currently score at international festivals. The expert jury will decide on the winner. The spectator jury, this time led by the honorary chairman Michal Suchánek, will elect the winner of the Comedy Competition for the third time. It will have a choice of seven images from around the world. The festival, in cooperation with the Czech branch of Amnesty International, will also appreciate human rights films across all sections.
Due to the Russian-led war in Ukraine, the organizers decided to create a special Ukraine: Central Europe. The new non-competitive program section has two parts. The first to introduce a young generation of Ukrainian filmmakers, the upcoming work is a strongly influenced situation in their country. The second part of the section is focused on film classics. Her title I Find Myself in the Second is a reference to Sergei Parajan, the author of magical film frescoes from the environment of Ukraine.