Sep 03, 2019
Berlinale Spotlight: Generation in Japan and Indonesia 2019

For a number of years now, the Berlinale has presented specially curated programmes all over the world. The Berlinale Spotlight extends the festival time frame, giving the Berlinale’s activities visibility year-round.

In partnership with two Asian festivals, the Berlinale section Generation will present curated film programmes under the banner of Berlinale Spotlight: Generation. The section not only continues its cooperation, which was initiated last year, with the Nara International Film Festival in Nara, Japan, it will also be a guest for the first time at the Balinale - Bali International Film Festival in Indonesia.

On the occasion of the Nara International Film Festival Pre-festival Year Showcase 2019, and as part of the Youth Jury Program initiated in 2018, Generation will present four feature films from the most recent Berlinale in a jointly curated programme on September 15 and 16, 2019.

The 13th Balinale will take place from September 24 - 29, 2019. A diverse short film programme, curated from past festivals will be screened in the presence of Generation head Maryanne Redpath.

“I’m very pleased that the cooperation with the Nara International Film Festival is going to the next round, and that Generation will be represented for the first time at the Balinale this year. Both cooperations strengthen the section’s identity, which has always consisted of offering young cineastes and an open-minded adult audience access to artistically valuable films, and inviting them to participate in the discourse on international cinema,” says Maryanne Redpath, section head of Generation.

The following films will be presented as part of the Nara International Film Festival Pre-festival Year Showcase 2019:

Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
India 2018
Generation 14plus 2019
Special Mention (Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury)
Nominated for the Amnesty International Film Award of the Berlinale 2019

Hölmö nuori sydän (Stupid Young Heart) by Selma Vilhunen
Finland / Netherlands / Sweden 2018
Generation 14plus 2019
Crystal Bear for the Best Film (14plus)

Une colonie (A Colony) by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Canada 2018
Generation Kplus 2019
Crystal Bear for the Best Film (Kplus)

Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess (My Extraordinary Summer with Tess) by Steven Wouterlood
Netherlands / Germany 2019
Generation Kplus 2019
Special Mention (Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury)

For more information on the Nara International Film Festival, go to: https://nara-iff.jp

The short film programme at the 13th Balinale - Bali International Film Festival will be made up of the following films:

A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl by Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Australia 2017
Generation Kplus 2018
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film (Kplus)

El tamaño de las cosas (The Size of Things) by Carlos Felipe Montoya
Colombia 2019
Generation Kplus 2019
Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury (Short Film)

Hush by Armağan Ballantyne
New Zealand 2019
Generation 14plus 2019

Kids by Michael Frei
Switzerland 2019
Generation 14plus 2019

Leaking Life by Shunsaku Hayashi
Japan 2019
Generation 14plus 2019

Oh Corbeau! Oh Corbeau! (Oh Crow! Oh Crow!) by Pierre Garcia-Rennes
Canada 2019
Generation Kplus 2019

Story by Jola Bańkowska
Poland 2019
Generation 14plus 2019

The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do by Juanita Onzaga
Belgium / Colombia 2016
Generation 14plus 2017
Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury (Short Film)
More information: The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do
For more information on the Balinale – Bali International Film Festival, go to: https://www.balinale.com/

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September 3, 2019