FILMS
A SPECIAL DAY
(Italian: Una giornata particolare)
A film by Ettore Scola, Italy 1977, 102’
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, John Vernon
Restoration by CSC-Cineteca Nazionale, curated by the great director of photography Luciano Tovoli
Themes addressed in the film include gender roles, fascism, and the persecution of homosexuals under the Mussolini regime. It received several nominations and awards, including a César Award for Best Foreign Film, a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and two Academy Award nominations in 1978. It is featured on the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Synopsis: In Rome, fascist supporter Emanuele (John Vernon) attends a parade commemorating Adolf Hitler’s historic meeting with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, leaving his apolitical wife, Antonietta (Sophia Loren), to tend to household duties. Antonietta encounters a man, Gabriele (Marcello Mastroianni), who appears surprisingly nonplussed by the political event. Over the course of the day, the two forge a close friendship that will forever change their perceptions of life, love and politics.
MANAKI – A STORY IN PICTURES
The film incorporates the photographic work of Janaki and Milton Manaki, the first Balkan cinematographers. The Manaki brothers have been mythologized over the years, and additional attributions to their legacy have been made in order to further eulogize their undisputed importance. However, this tendency to add new and unconfirmed information is unnecessary and harmful, since their legacy is already of great cultural value not only to Macedonia but also in the wider Balkan context. For this reason, each and every fact and opinion presented in the film Manaki – A Story in Pictures has been carefully researched and reconfirmed with presented artefacts. The story is told through original documentary photographs and follows the brothers as they open their first professional studio in 1898 in Iannina and later move to Bitola, now known as the city of the Manaki brothers.
Production Company: MCF Film Production – Skopje
Original Format: Full HD
Running Time: 70`
Year of Release: 2017/2018
Director: Robert Jankuloski
Producer: Robert Jankuloski
Screenwriters: Ilindenka Petrusheva, Robert Jankuloski
Director of Photography: Robert Jankuloski
Editor: Blaze Dulev
Sound Designer: Darko Spasovski
Music: Goran Kerkez
MACEDONIA IN PICTURES
Documentary film about Macedonia filmed in 1923, written and directed by Arsenij Jovkov. This film was made on the occasion of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Ilinden (St. Ellias Day) Rebellion. This panoramic film depicts the most significant historic figures and places situated in the Aegian, Pirin and Vardar regions.
The most important part of the documentary are the scenes filmed on August 2nd 1923, with the procession carrying the sarcophagus with the remains of Goce Delchev, from the house of Mihail Chakov, to the cathedral of “Sv. Nedela” (Holly Sunday) in Sofia. The film was shown a few times, and then forbidden by Bulgarian censors.
Provided by Cinemateque of North Macedonia
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PC Busan
Fiction┃Color┃12min┃2018┃Busan
Director: Sasha Stanishic
Producer: Bae Sohyun
Cinematographer: Choi Wonuk
Line Producer: Son Taehoon
Assistant Cinematographer: Jo Youngdae, Im Yeonyi
Sound: Kim Donghwan
Hair&Make-up: Kong Heykyung
Editor: Lee Donmin
Translator: Jeon Yeji
Cast: Kim Minwoo, Park Hochen, Jeong Jiyoung
Synopsis: 40 years old, a married man, a 60-hour workweek, take day off once in two months, a day when he can finally do what he wants!
Through Our Look
Fiction┃Color┃10min┃2018┃Busan
Director: Dandi Queiroz
Producer: Lee Jaeseok
Cinematographer: Hwang Sungyoon
Assistant Director: Son Minsik
Assistant Photography: Lee Seungbae
Assistant Producer: Baek Hyunjung
Sound: Jeon Joonbum
Cast: Han Suyong, Bae Eunwoo
Synopsis: In the old town of Busan, which is a long distance from Haeundae, actor Min is entering the cafe on the mountain road. In the cafe, the writer and the director, the Haneul is waiting for Min. They meet each other and start a conversation with a completely different perspective.
The Last Sunshine
Fiction┃Color┃20min┃2018┃Busan
Director: Lee Ginam
Producer: Choi Jinhyuk
Cinematographer: Hwang Youngsik
Assistant Director: Byun Jeongwon
Assistant Photography: Lee Seungbae
Assistant Producer: Kim Jiyun
Assistant Cinematographer: Jung Jinhyuk
Boom Operator: Cast Choi Gayoung
Scripter: Ku Eunha
Road Manager: Lee Kyoungjin Kang Donghyun
Cast: Yoo Yujin Lee Kwanheoun
Synopsis: Before summer comes. Before it’s too late. Things to fix.