Among other winners was also The Border by Slovakian director Jaro Vojtek, who received the Prize Ion Vatamanu - love for motherland. The film was part of the East Silver Caravan in 2009.
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All That Glitters
Director: Kudrna Tomáš
Producer: Kudrna Tomáš
Production company: Armada Films, Czech TV
Mlčeti zlato, Czech Republic, 2010, 90 min, HD, Environmental, Personal View, Politics, Social Issues
Situated at the crossroads of global interests, Kyrgyzstan reflects the political rivalry between Russian and American influence, reveals the religious rivalry between Christianity and Islam, and lies between the economic predominance of China and Russia. All That Glitters examines how strange capitalism and democracy can be when introduced to a former Soviet country, where people who were never given autonomy are suddenly expected to make their own financial and political decisions.
East Silver 2010 / East Silver Caravan 2010 / Silver Eye Nominees 2010 / East European Forum 2006
Lobotomy
Director: Khashchavatski Yury
Production company: Baltic Film Production, Bramafilm, FreeProVideo, Belsat TV
Lobotoomia, Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Poland, 2010, 57 min, Digi Beta, Creative, Current Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
Lobotomy is Yuri Khashchavatski's personal indictment of the Russian media's brainwashing tactics. Taking the recent war between Russia and Georgia as a point of departure, he illustrates how far removed actual events were from the conflict as it was reported on Russian state television. The director's own voice drives the argument, but journalists, military experts and politicians also have their say. The film intersperses interviews (live or via Skype) with archive footage that is, in turn, contrasted with amateur clips found on the Internet. Khashchavatski contends that "Montage is a powerful and insidious weapon." And he would be the one to know, because in addition to directing the film, he also edited it and its highly effective audio mix. He is a master of the art of irony as well. This personal account by the director suggests that the Russian state is not being governed according to democratic principles, but by a Mafia-style hierarchy.
East Silver 2010 / East Silver Caravan 2010 / East European Forum 2007
The Border
Director: Vojtek Jaro
Producer: Homolka Mario
Production company: LEON Productions, s.r.o.
Hranica, Slovak Republic, 2009, 72 min, 35 mm, History, Personal View, Politics
During the night of August 30, 1946, the village of Slemence on the eastern European border, was divided by the Red Army into two parts. One part, Veľké Slemence, remained in Slovakia [former Czechoslovakia]; the other part was renamed Malé Slemence and became a part of Ukraine [in the former Soviet Union]. The absurdly demarked border, similar to the famed Berlin Wall, divides estates, the cemetery, and closest families up to this day. This documentary pictures the bitter experience of people from Slemence, who dream of the opening of the most closely-watched border of the European Union.
East Silver 2009 / East Silver Caravan 2010 / Silver Eye Nominee 2009 / Docu Talents from the East 2005
