The 20th anniversary Art Film Fest offered audiences the exclusive Slovak premiere of 360, the international co-production from Oscar-winning filmmakers, whose cast includes Hollywood stars alongside Slovak actresses Lucia Siposov\u00e1 and Gabriela Marcinkov\u00e1. <\/p>\n
Art Film Fest managed to acquire this latest work of director Fernando Meirelles well before its official distribution. The mosaic-like film, intertwining the fates of various characters, has only been screened at last autumn\u2019s Toronto IFF, London IFF and now at Art Film Fest. According to the latest updates, it appears that the film will likely never arrive in Slovak cinemas. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn’t easy to get our hands on 360 for Art Film Fest. And we could have filled a cinema three times the size of ours. That\u2019s how much interest there was in the film,\u201d said Peter N\u00e1gel, Art Film Fest\u2019s director and programmer of the European Corner section, which includes 360. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while I won\u2019t be introducing Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins or Rachel Weisz, I\u2019d like to give all the warmer a welcome to Slovak actresses Lucia Siposov\u00e1 and Gabriela Marcinkov\u00e1,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
For both Slovak performers, appearing in an international production was a pivotal experience. They were cast in the British\/Austrian\/French\/Brazilian co-production after successfully auditioning.<\/p>\n
Their roles, where they appear alongside famous actors, are integral to the film’s plot. Siposov\u00e1 portrays Slovak prostitute Blanka, who seeks out rich businessmen with whom to ply her lucrative trade. Her daydreaming, innocent sister is played by Marcinkov\u00e1. The film devotes equal attention to both actresses as it does to their celebrity co-stars. <\/p>\n
Piece by piece, the picture reveals the entangled fates of different characters living in various cities, each working through personal failings and searching for happiness in their own way. The cosmopolitan cast includes performers from Paris, Vienna, Rio, Denver, London, Phoenix, and of course Bratislava, and the setting is equally international, spanning faraway corners of the Earth. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I first read the screenplay, I could immediately tell it was extremely well written. I liked the way it connected various parts of the globe, showing how small the world really is, and how we all go through similar issues in our lives, no matter where we live,\u201d said Siposov\u00e1. <\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone has moments in life when you don’t know where your decision will take you. That\u2019s part of what this film is about,\u201d continued Marcinkov\u00e1. Her interior monologue in Slovak begins and concludes the film. She says that we are all on a journey, and everyone will eventually come to a crossroads, with no idea where each path leads. <\/p>\n
Thanks to 360, Marcinkov\u00e1 now has an agent in London, and has already appeared in Oscar-winning director Neil Jordan\u2019s latest film Byzantium, which was shot in Ireland. <\/p>\n
Art Film Fest will screen 360 again on 23 June at 4 pm at Tren\u010d\u00edn\u2019s Artkino Metro.<\/p>\n
Art Film Fest 2012 \u2013 the 20th International Tren\u010dianske Teplice\/Tren\u010d\u00edn Film Festival
The festival is held under the auspices of Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico.<\/p>\n
Organizers: ART FILM, n.o., FORZA, a.s.<\/p>\n
Co-organizers: The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, K\u00fapele Tren\u010dianske Teplice
Financial Support: The Audiovisual Fund<\/p>\n
General Sponsors: KOOPERATIVA pois\u0165ov\u0148a Vienna Insurance Group, Privatbanka<\/p>\n
Main Sponsors: Omnia Holding SE, Slovnaft, AquaCity Poprad, Hydrotour Travel Agency<\/p>\n
Official Transport Provider: Lancia <\/p>\n
Logistics Sponsor: DHL
Student cinepasses for only \u20ac5 provided by Prv\u00e1 stavebn\u00e1 sporite\u013e\u0148a, a. s. <\/p>\n
Sponsors: TIPOS, Slovak Telekom, Penzi\u00f3n Baske, Cinemax, Forza CZ, Omnia Motors, Omnia 2000, DOMO Omnia, Omnia KLF<\/p>\n
Official Suppliers: zna\u010dka Mo\u00ebt, Hotel Pax \u2013 the festival spa hotel, NAY Elektrodom, Esterle&Esterle, MF team, LampART, Stredn\u00e1 odborn\u00e1 \u0161kola polygrafick\u00e1<\/p>\n
Main Media Sponsors: Slovak Radio and Television, Pravda, R\u00e1dio FM, zoznam.sk<\/p>\n
Media Sponsors: TA 3, TV JOJ, Film Europe Channel, Central Europe Television, R\u00e1dio Europa 2, .t\u00fd\u017ede\u0148, Eurotelev\u00edzia, Pardon, OK!, Kine\u010dko, Kam do mesta, Focus, GONG SK, Boomerang Media, SITA News Agency, Pay-Per Vision Media, euroAWK, Bittner-print, moviemania.sk, filmneweurope.com<\/p>\n
Partners: The Tren\u010d\u00edn Self-governing Region, the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, the Slovak Film Institute, the Embassy of Israel in Slovakia, CzechTourism, Celtima SK, Hotel Fl\u00f3ra, KURSALON, versity, the Bratislava Culture and Information Centre, Hollywood Classic Entertainment, Niagara, Magic Box Slovakia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava, Istituto Luce \u2013 Cinecitt\u00e1, Character \u2013 Film Development Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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