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September 15
Saturday
07:00 pm Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Square)
Opening ceremony of the 28th Message to Man International Film Festival
Opening film «Youth», dir. Paolo Sorrentino, Feature film, Italy/France/UK/Switzerland 2015, 124 min.
Special guest of the ceremony – Paolo Sorrentino
September 16
Sunday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Girl», dir. Lukas Dhont, Feature film, Belgium, 2018, 105 min.
05:10 pm
Panorama.doc
«Оf Fathers and Sons», dir. Talal Derki, Documentary, Germany/Syria/Lebanon/Qatar, 2017, 98 min.
07:20 pm
Superreal cinema
«3 Days in Quiberon», dir. Emily Atef, Feature film, Germany/France/Austria, 2018, 115 min.
09:40 pm
Superreal cinema
«I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians», dir. Radu Jude, Feature film, romania/Czech Republic/France/Bulgaria/Germany, 2018, 140 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:15 pm
Nordic Documentary Films
«Giants and the Morning after», dir. Malla Grapengiesser, Alexander Ryneus, Per Bifrost, Sweden, 2017, 90 min.
05:30 pm
International Competition 1: Documentary films
«White World According to Daliborek», dir. Vit Klusak, Czech Republic, 2017, 105 min.
07:50 pm
International Competition 2: Documentary films
«People of the Wasteland», dir. Heba Khaled, Germany/Syria, 2018, 21 min.
«Distant Constellation», dir. Shevaun Mizrahi, USA/Turkey/ The Netherlands, 2017, 82 min.
10:00 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«Chain», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 99 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
03:45 pm
Special Screenings
«Why Didn’t You Say So», dir. Yael Lavie, Documentary, Israel, 2017, 64 min.
05:30 pm
Observing the Observer
«An Absence of Reciprocity in Vulnerability, Losses and Risks», dir. Adela Komrzy, Documentary, Чехия, 2015, 9 мин.
«In Waking Hours», dir. Sarah Vanagt, Katrien Vanagt, Documentary, Belgium, 2016, 18 min.
«Find Fix Finish», dir. Sylvain Cruiziat, Mila Zhlutenko, Documentary, Germany, 2017, 19 min.
«Roadside Attraction», dir. Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan, Documentary, USA, 2017, 10 min.
«A Squirrel Improvises», dir. Virginia Garcia del Pino, Documentary, Spain, 2017, 27 min.
07:30 pm
Panorama.doc
«Merkel Must Go», dir. Sabine Michel, Documentary, Germany, 2017, 83 min.
09:30 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №6,2,1, France, 1968, 9 min.
«Actua 1», dir. Philippe Garrel, Documentary, France, 1968, 6 min.
«The Revolution Is Only a Beginning: Let’s Continue Fighting , dir. Pierre Clémenti, Documentary, France, 1968, 22 min.
«The Words of the Chairman», реж. Harun Farocki, Documentary, FRG, 1969, 3 min.
«The Sixth Side of the Pentagon», dir. Chris Marker, François Reichenbach, Documentary, France, 1968, 28 min.
«June Turmoil», dir. Želimir Žilnik, Documentary, Yugoslavia, 1969, 10 min.
«Shinjuku Station», dir. Motoharu Jonouchi, Documentary, Japan, 1974, 15 min.
«Johnson & Co. and the Campaign Against Poverty», dir. Hartmut Bitomsky, FRG, 1968, 18 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
03:30 pm
London Film Academy presents (1)
«Osteopathy», dir. Alastair Train, Short Fiction, UK, 2016, 17 min.
«Undead Union», dir. Jamie Stanton, Short Fiction, UK, 2009, 5 min.
«Tickled Pink», dir. John Paul Lancaster, Short Fiction, UK, 2009, 10 min.
«Supershort – Love is a Choice», dir. Silvia Tonelli, Short Fiction, UK, 2016, 3 min.
«Deadly Dinner Date», dir. Lucyus Ribas, Short Fiction, UK, 2015, 5 min.
«Suzanne & Martin», dir. Yoni Ben-Haim, Short Fiction, UK, 2018, 10 min.
«Lifetime Guarantee», dir. Johnnie Ford, Short Fiction, UK, 2011, 10 min.
«Interference», dir. John Danvoye, Short Fiction, UK, 2013, 6 min.
«Embers», dir. Stephanos Minoglou, Short Fiction, UK, 2018, 10 min.
«Into the Light», dir. Alice Caronna, Short Fiction, UK, 2009, 10 min.
«Letter», 1 min.
05:45 pm
London Film Academy presents (2)
«Childhood Amnesia», dir. Indira Solovieva, Short Fiction, UK, 2009, 15 min.
«Eternal Resonance», dir. Indira Solovieva, Short Fiction, UK, 2017, 8 min.
«Unreal Estate», dir. Oksana Tkatchouk, Short Fiction, UK, 2016, 4 min.
«Hungry», dir. Oliver Valente, Short Fiction, UK, 2006, 7 min.
«Utopic Dystopia», dir. Teodora Berglund, Short Fiction, UK, 2015, 10 min.
«Love’s Vacuum», dir. Filippo Mira, Short Fiction, UK, 2015, 10 min.
«Heavens Not All That», dir. Kelvin Tang, Short Fiction, UK, 2017, 6 min.
«Obsessively Optimistic», dir. Grace Romero, Short Fiction, UK, 2016, 4 min.
«Eve», dir. Leonardo Machado, Short Fiction, UK, 2013, 17 min.
«Clown», 1 min.
07:45 pm
Nordic Documentary Films
«Innsaei: The Power of Intuition», dir. Kristin Olafsdottir, Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, Island, 2016, 75 min.
9:50 pm
Panorama. Doc
«On Her Shoulders», dir. Alexandria Bombach, Documentary, USA, 2017, 94 min.
Aurora Cinema Centre
60, Nevsky pr
06:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Loro», dir. Paolo Sorrentino, Feature film, Italy/France, 2018, 157 min.
Special Guest – Paolo Sorrentino
Lendoc Film Studio
12, Kryukov canal emb.
04:00 pm
IPMS – 2018. Anniversary Programme
« Litvyakov to Man», dir. Roman Pomerantsev, Documentary, Russia, 2018, 30 min.
«The Eternal Battle» (graduation project), dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1965, 9 min.
«Difficult Lads», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1966, 18 min.
«You Will Be First Love…», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1969, 9 min.
«Goodbye, Mother »,dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR,1966, 18 min.
«Ivan Selivanov», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1990, 28 min.
08:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Builders of the Future», dir. Pim Zwier, Documentary, The Netherland, 2017, 56 min.
Lecture Hall of the General Staff Building of the State Hermitage Museum
6/8 Palace Square
05:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Oscar», dir. Evgeny Tsymbal, Alexander Smolyansky, Documentary, Russia/Germany/France, 2018, 90 min.
September 17
Monday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
08:00 pm
In Silico 1
«Song For Europe», dir. John Smith, UK, 2017, 4 min.
«The Hymns of Muscovy», dir. Dimitri Venkov, Russia, 2018, 14 min.
«Armageddon 2», dir. Corey Hughes, Cuba/USA, 2017, 6 min.
«Black Line», dir. Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi, Switzerland, 2017, 10 min.
«Arr.for a Scene», dir. Jonna Kina, Finland, 2017, 5 min.
«A Plastic Bottle’s Stair Dance», dir. Mikhail Basov, Russia, 2018, 5 min.
«Three Casualties», dir. Jens Pecho, Germany, 2017, 7 min.
«Microcosmo», dir. Tommaso Fagioli, Italy, 2018, 15 min.
«Hiwa», dir. Jacqueline Lentzou, Greece, 2016, 11 min.
09:50 pm
Superreal cinema
«The Angel», dir. Luis Ortega, Feature film, Argentina/Spain, 2018, 118 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
International Competition 3: Documentary films
«Victory Day», dir. Sergei Loznitsa,, Germany, 2018, 94 min.
05:00 pm
International Competition 4: Documentary films
«Mrs.Fang», dir. Wang Bing, China/France/Germany, 2017, 86 min.
07:00 pm
International Competition 5: Documentary films
«A God’s Shadow», dir. Bernhard Hetzenauer, Mexico/Austria/Germany, 2017, 20 min.
«The Bony Lady», dir. Thiago Zanato, Andriana Barbosa, USA/Brazil/Mexico, 2018, 20 min.
«Skip Day, dir. Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan, USA, 2018, 17 min.
«Behind our Eyes», dir. Anton Bialas, France, 2018, 46 min.
09:40 pm
Panorama.doc
«I See Red People», dir. Bojina Panayotova, Documentary, Bulgaria/France, 2018, 83 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
02:45 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 1
«Sings of Life», dir. Natalya Kasyanova, Russia, 2018, 52 min.
«Uncle Sasha, or One Flew over Russia», dir. Tatyana Soboleva, Russia, 2017, 58 min.
05:15 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 2
«The Northerners», dir. Ilya Povolotsky, Russia, 2017, 28 min.
«New Moscow», dir. Tamara Dondurei, Russia, 2018, 18 min.
«Camp on a Wind’s Road», dir. Natalia Kharlamova, Russia, 2018,
60 min.
07:45 pm
Special Screenings
«To Be Continued», dir. Ivars Seleckis, Documentary, Latvia, 2018, 97 min.
10:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Oscar», dir. Evgeny Tsymbal, Alexander Smolyansky, Documentary, Russia/Germany/France, 2018, 90 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
02:30 pm
International Competition 1: Documentary films
«White World According to Daliborek», dir. Vit Klusak,, Czech Republic, 2017, 105 min.
04:30 pm
IPMS – 2018. Anniversary Programme
«Every Year in June», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1974, 19 min.
«Farmstead», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1978, 28 min.
«The Aeroplanes Are Singing», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1979, 58 min.
06:45 pm
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television: Marking 100 Years
«Confrontation», dir. Vlad Kurakin, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 52 min.
08:20 pm
Observing the Observer
«Trypps #7 (Badlands)», dir. Ben Russell, Documentary, USA, 2010, 10 min.
«Evidence of the Evidence», dir. Alexander Johnston, Documentary, USA, 2017, 22 min.
«War Pigeon», dir. Frank Heath, Documentary, USA, 2017, 14 min.
«Kingdom Come: Rituals», dir. Vika Kirchenbauer, Martin Sulzer, Documentary, Germany, 2014, 7 min.
«Holding Still», dir. Florian Riegel, Documentary, Germany, 2010, 26 min.
10:00 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №31, France, 1968, 3 min.
«The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan: Summer in Sanrizuka», dir. Shinsuke Ogawa, Documentary, Japan, 1968, 108 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:15 pm
Superreal cinema
«Girl», dir. Lukas Dhont, Feature film, Belgium, 2018, 105 min.
05:20 pm
Panorama. Doc
«Merkel Must Go», dir. Sabine Michel, Documentary, Germany, 2017, 83 min.
07:30 pm
Nordic Documentary Films
«Bad Circumstances», dir. Max Kestner, Danmark, 2017, 58 min.
09:30 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«Couting», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 2015, 111 min.
Lendoc Film Studio
12, Kryukov canal emb.
04:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Builders of the Future», dir. Pim Zwier, Documentary, The Netherland, 2017, 56 min. – expanded cinema (perfomance)
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
92/1 Griboedov Canal, room 4
07:00 pm
Open lecture
«How to Come to Terms with Reality», Igor Poplaukhin, director.
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
13 Ulitsa Pravdy
09:00 am
A meeting with the creators of the film Giants and the Morning After, which will open the special Nordic Documentary Films program: Producer and director Malla Grapengiesser and directors and camerapeople Alexander Rynéus and Per Bifrost
September 18
Tuesday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
08:00 pm
In Silico 2
«Stains and Scratches», dir. Deimantas Narkevicius, Lithuania, 2017, 8 min.
«The Train, The Forest», dir. Patrick Buhr, Germany, 2017, 3 min.
«Beyond Action», dir. Ana Rodrigues Leon, Spain, 2018, 5 min.
«Wishing Well», dir. Sylvia Schedelbauer, Germany, 2018, 13 min.
«Visit», dir. Berangere Crespi, France, 2018, min.
«Monument of Distance», dir. Azar Saiyar, Finland, 2018, 7 min.
«Ulysses», dir. Cao Shu, China, 2017, 11 min.
«The Stream VIII», dir. Hiroya Sakurai, Japan, 2017, 7 min.
«Hibernation», dir. Bieke Depoortet, Mattias De Craene, Belgium/Germany, 2017, 9 min.
«September», dir. Nari Shin, South Korea, 2017, 14 min.
10:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Shoplifters», dir. Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Feature film, Japan, 2018, 121 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
International Competition 6: Documentary films
«A Life from Death», dir. Tuuli Teelahti, Finland, 2017, 20 min.
«A Woman captured», dir. Bernadett Tuza-Ritter, Hungary/Germany, 2017, 89 min.
05:20 pm
International Competition 7: Documentary films
«Koka, the Butcher», dir. Bence Mate, Germany, 2018, 38 min.
«Infinite Football», dir. Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania, 2018, 70 min.
07:40 pm
International Competition 8: Documentary films
«Sisters», dir. Michal Hytros, Poland, 2017, min.
«Dramatic and Mild», dir. Nastya Korkia, Russia, 2018, 6 min.
«Out of the Gardens», dir. Quimu Casalprim, Germany, 2018, 82 min.
09:50 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Price of Everything», dir. Nathaniel Kahn, Documentary, USA, 2017, 98 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
02:45 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 3
«Nothing Personal», dir. Yevgeny Milykh, Russia, 2018, 39 min.
«Hermit», dir. Artyom Moskalyov, Russia, 2018, 67 min.
05:15 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 4
«For Russia, For Faith», dir.Alexis Zelensky, France/Brazil/Russia, 2018, 39 min. (Russian premiere)
«Songs for Kit», dir. Ruslan Fedotov, Russia/Belorussia, 2017, 56 min.
07:40 pm
International Competition 3: Documentary films
«Victory Day», dir. Sergei Loznitsa, Germany, 2018, 94 min.
09:40 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №4, France, 1968, 3 min
«Storming the Heaven», dir. Francesco Munzi, Documentary, Italy, 2016, 72 min.
Velikan Park Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
02:30 pm
International Competition 2: Documentary films
«People of the Wasteland», dir. Heba Khaled, Germany/Syria, 2018, 21 min.
«Distant Constellation», dir. Shevaun Mizrahi, USA/Turkey/ The Netherlands, 2017, 82 min.
04:45 pm
IPMS – 2018. Anniversary Programme
«Special Battalion», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1975, 19 min.
«The Greatest Test», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1983, 18 min.
«Tamara Chistyakova», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR,1977, 19 min.
«Our Friend Maxim», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1973, 19 min.
«Viktor Astafyev», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1984, 28 min.
07:00 pm
Nordic Documentary Films
«Perkele 2 – Images from Finland», dir.Jorn Donner, Documentary, Finland, 2017, 93 min.
09:00 pm
International Competition 4: Documentary films
«Mrs.Fang», dir. Wang Bing, China/France/Germany, 2017, 86 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:15 pm
Panorama.doc
«On Her Shoulders», dir. Alexandria Bombach, Documentary, USA, 2017, 94 min.
05:20 pm
Superreal cinema
«3 Days in Quiberon», dir. Emily Atef, Feature film, Germany/France/Austria, 2018, 115 min.
07:30 pm
In Silico 1
«Song For Europe», dir. John Smith, UK, 2017, 4 min.
«The Hymns of Muscovy», dir. Dimitri Venkov, Russia, 2018, 14 min.
«Armageddon 2», dir. Corey Hughes, Cuba/USA, 2017, 6 min.
«Black Line», dir. Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi, Switzerland, 2017, 10 min.
«Arr.for a Scene», dir. Jonna Kina, Finland, 2017, 5 min.
«A Plastic Bottle’s Stair Dance», dir. Mikhail Basov, Russia, 2018, 5 min.
«Three Casualties», dir. Jens Pecho, Germany, 2017, 7 min.
«Microcosmo», dir. Tommaso Fagioli, Italy, 2018, 15 min.
«Hiwa», dir. Jacqueline Lentzou, Greece, 2016, 11 min.
09:30 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«Museum Hours», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, Austria/USA, 2012, 107 min.
Lenfilm Cinema
10 Kamennoostrovsky Prospect
07:00 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 1
«Sings of Life», dir. Natalya Kasyanova, Russia, 2018, 52 min.
«Uncle Sasha, or One Flew over Russia», dir. Tatyana Soboleva, Russia, 2017, 58 min.
09:00 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 2
«The Northerners», dir. Ilya Povolotsky, Russia, 2017, 28 min.
«New Moscow», dir. Tamara Dondurei, Documentary, Russia, 2018, 18 min.
«Camp on a Wind’s Road», dir. Natalia Kharlamova, Russia, 2018, 60 min.
Aurora Cinema Centre
60, Nevsky pr
07:30 pm
Superreal cinema
«Three Faces», dir. Jafar Panahi, Feature film, Iran, 2018, 100 min.
Rodina Cinema Centre. Hall 2
12, Karavannaya
07:00 pm
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television: Marking 100 Years
«Rock ‘n’ Roller», dir. Vlad Kovalyov, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 18 min.
«F5», dir. Timofei Zhalnin, Short Fiction Russia,2012, 35 min.
«Olympic Track», dir. Roman Duneshenko, Documentary, Russia, 2014, 7 min.
«The Tambourine of the Upper World», dir. Tatyana Pertseva, Short Fiction , Russia, 2015, 27 min.
«24 Hours», dir. Alyona Abdrakhmanova, Short Fiction , Russia, 2017, 23 min.
«Medvezhya Gora», dir. Vagenak Balayan, Short Fiction , Russia, 2014, 23 min.
«Motaur», dir. Kristina Gazaryan, Documentary,Russia, 2015, 16 min.
Russian Museum Multimedia Centre
8 Inzhenernaya St.
04:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Oscar», dir. Evgeny Tsymbal, Alexander Smolyansky, Documentary, Russia/Germany/France, 2018, 90 min.
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
92/1 Griboedov Canal, room 4
07:00 pm
Open lecture
«The Unburied Blockade», Lyubov Arkus, film critic; director; founder and editor-in-chief of Séance; founder and editor-in-chief of the Chapaev educational portal
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
07:00 pm
Opening of the Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost».
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
13 Ulitsa Pravdy
10:45 am
Master-class by Patrick Buhr is a media artist and animator from Cologne and a participant in the In Silico experimental film competition
September 19
Wednesday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
09:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Loro», dir. Paolo Sorrentino, Feature film, Italy/France, 2018, 157 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
International Competition 9: Documentary films
«The Good Education», dir. Gu Yu, France, 2017, 30 min.
«Brazil_14», dir. Alan Durand, France, 2017, 24 min.
«Gharshelegh», dir. Reza Gholami-Motlagh, Iran, 2018, 52 min.
05:20 pm
International Competition 10: Documentary films
«White Mama», dir.Evgenia Ostanina, Zosya Rodkevich, Russia, 2018, 97 min.
07:40 pm
International Competition: Animation
«Oh God», dir. Betina Bozek, Poland, 2017, 4 min.
«A Love Letter to the One I Made Up», dir. Rachel Gutgarts, Israel, 2017, 6 min.
«Mermaids and Rhinos», dir. Viktoria Traub, Hungary, 2018, 15 min.
«Marfa», dir. Greg and Myles McLeod, UK, 2017, 8 min.
«Fest», dir. Nikita Diakur, Germany, 2018, 3 min.
«Mitya’s Love», dir. Svetlana Filippova, Russia, 2018, 14 min.
«Sowing», dir. Maryna Miliushchanka, Germany, 2018, 8 min.
«Undergrowth», dir.Laura White, UK, 2018, 6 min.
«The Call», dir. Anca Damian, Romania, 2018, 10 min.
«FAGS», dir. Alexis Vandersmissen, Belgium, 2017, 6 min.
«Travelogue Tel Aviv», dir. Pattey Samuel, Swizerland, 2017, 6 min.
«How to Pain Your Rainbow», dir. Erick Oh, USA, 2018, 2 min.
«III», dir. Marta Pajek, Poland, 2018, 12 min.
09:45 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Eyes Orson Welles», dir. Mark Cousins, Documentary, UK, 2018, 115 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
02:45 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 5
«King Lear», dir. Denis Klebleyev, Russia, 2017, 56 min.
«The Wolf and the Seven Kids»,dir. Elena Gutkina, Genrikh Ignatov, Russia, 2017, 52 min.
05:30 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 6
«Holera», dir. Svetlana Chernikova, Russia, 2018, 15 min.
«Fatei and the Sea», dir. Alina Rudnitskaya^ Sergey Vinokurov, Russia, 2018, 70 min.
07:50 pm
International Competition 6
«A Life from Death», dir. Tuuli Teelahti, Documentary, Finland, 2017, 20 min.
«A Woman captured», dir. Bernadett Tuza-Ritter, Documentary, Hungary/Germany, 2017, 89 min.
10:00 pm
International Competition 7: Documentary films
«Koka, the Butcher», dir. Bence Mate, Germany, 2018, 38 min.
«Infinite Football», dir. Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania, 2018, 70 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
02:30 pm
International Competition 5: Documentary films
«A God’s Shadow», dir. Bernhard Hetzenauer, Mexico/Austria/Germany, 2017, 20 min.
«The Bony Lady», dir. Thiago Zanato, Andriana Barbosa, USA/Brazil/Mexico, 2018, 20 min.
«Skip Day, dir. Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan, USA, 2018, 17 min.
«Behind our Eyes», dir. Anton Bialas, France, 2018, 46 min.
04:45 pm
IPMS – 2018. Anniversary Programme
«Somewhere North of Tierra del Fuego», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR,
1990, 18 min.
«Listen to a Fairytale», dir. Irina Kalinina, Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1971, 9 min.
«Zenit’s Gold», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1985, 18 min.
«There Are Such Occasions», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Documentary, USSR, 1977, 18 min.
«Recollections of Pavlovsk», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1983, 28 min.
07:00 pm
Nordic Documentary Films
«69 Minutes of 86 Days», dir. Egil Haskjold Larsen, Norway, 2017, 69 min.
09:00 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«World Without End», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA/UK, 57 min.
10:40 pm
Special Screenings
«Gaivoronsky: Visions Fugitives», dir. Vladimir Nepevny, Documentary, Russia, 2018, 52 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:15 pm
Superreal cinema
«The Angel», dir. Luis Ortega, Feature film, Argentina/Spain, 2018, 118 min.
05:45 pm
Special Screenings
«Crystal swan», dir. Darya Zhuk, Feature film, Belarus/Germany/USA/Russia, 2018, 92 min.
08:00 pm
In Silico 2
«Stains and Scratches», dir. Deimantas Narkevicius, Lithuania, 2017, 8 min.
«The Train, The Forest», dir. Patrick Buhr, Germany, 2017, 3 min.
«Beyond Action», dir. Ana Rodrigues Leon, Spain, 2018, 5 min.
«Wishing Well», dir. Sylvia Schedelbauer, Germany, 2018, 13 min.
«Visit», dir. Berangere Crespi, France, 2018, min.
«Monument of Distance», dir. Azar Saiyar, Finland, 2018, 7 min.
«Ulysses», dir. Cao Shu, China, 2017, 11 min.
«The Stream VIII», dir. Hiroya Sakurai, Japan, 2017, 7 min.
«Hibernation», dir. Bieke Depoortet, Mattias De Craene, Belgium/Germany, 2017, 9 min.
«September», dir. Nari Shin, South Korea, 2017, 14 min.
10:00 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №8,9, France, 1968, 6 min.
«Just Great», dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin, France, 1972, 95 min.
Lenfilm Cinema
10 Kamennoostrovsky Prospect
09:00 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 3
«Nothing Personal», dir. Yevgeny Milykh, Russia, 2018, 39 min.
«Hermit», dir. Artyom Moskalyov, Russia, 2018, 67 min.
04:30 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 4
«For Russia, For Faith», dir.Alexis Zelensky, France/Brazil/Russia, 2018, 39 min. (Russian premiere)
«Songs for Kit», dir. Ruslan Fedotov, Russia/Belorussia, 2017, 56 min.
Aurora Cinema Centre
60, Nevsky pr
07:30 pm
Superreal cinema
«Happy as Lazzaro», dir. Alice Rohrwacher, Feature film, Italy/Switzerland/France/Germany, 2018, 125 min.
Rodina Cinema Centre. Hall 2
12, Karavannaya
07:00 pm
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television: Marking 100 Years
«Asya», dir. Daniella Rybakyan, Short Fiction, Russia, 2017, 30 min.
«It’s Personal», dir. Andrei Noskov, Short Fiction, Russia, 2014, 37 min.
«The Theme», dir. Ilya Mikheyev, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 20 min.
«The Last Tram», dir. Evgeny Cherepanov, Short Fiction, Russia, 2015, 15 min.
«Returning Home», dir. Yulia Slysh, Short Fiction, Russia, 2014, 22 min.
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
92/1 Griboedov Canal, room 4
07:00 pm
Open lecture
«The Questions of ‘How?’ and ‘What For?’ in Contemporary Cinema: The Evolution of Meaning in Connection with Changing Priorities in Society», Yuri Klavdiev, playwright and screenwriter.
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
11:00 am-08:00 pm The Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost»
Poryadok Slov Bookstore
15, emb. Fontanka riv.
07:30 pm
SMS from the Central African Republic: “The World is Wonderful in Its Idiotic Diversity”. An Anthology of Aleksandr Rastoguev’s unfinished Films
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
13 Ulitsa Pravdy
10:45 am
Master-class by Dmitry Venkov is a Russian director and media artist and a participant in the In Silico experimental film competition.
St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture
2, Dvortsovaya emb.
07:00 pm
Special Screenings
«VovaNina», dir. Natalia Nazarova, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 70 min.
September 20
Thursday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
07:30 pm
Special Screenings
«Maria by Callas», dir. Tom Volf, Documentary, France, 2017, 113 min.
Special guest – Fanny Ardant
10:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Dogman», dir. Matteo Garonne, Feature film, Italy/France, 2018, 102 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
International Competition: Short Fiction 1
«Matria», dir. Alvaro Gago, Spain, 2017, 20 min.
«Fear», dir. Malika Musaeva, Germany, 2018, 14 min.
«Stay Ups», dir. Joanna Rytel, Sweden, 2017, 11 min.
«Blackjack», dir. Lora Mure-Ravaud, Switzerland/France, 2017, 22 min.
«Calendar», dir. Igor Poplaukhin, Russia, 2017, 29 min.
05:20 pm
International Competition: Short Fiction 2
«I Will Always Love You, Conny», dir. Amanda Kernell, Sweden, 2017, 30 min.
«All These Creatures», dir. Charles Williams, Australia, 2018, 13 min.
«We», dir. Jeong Hae-seong, South Korea, 2018, 26 min.
«Amor, Avenidas Novas», dir. Duarte Coimbra, Portugal, 2018, 20 min.
07:40 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Next Guardian», dir. Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbo, Documentary , Hungary/The Netherland, 2017, 74 min.
09:30 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«Instrument», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 1999, 115 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
02:45 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Price of Everything», dir. Nathaniel Kahn, Documentary, USA, 2017, 98 min.
05:00 pm
Panorama.doc
«I See Red People», dir. Bojina Panayotova, Documentary, Bulgaria/France, 2018, 83 min.
07:20 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №12,3, France, 1968, 6 min.
«In the Intense Now», dir. João Moreira Salles, Documentary, Brazil, 2017, 127 min.
10:10 pm
International Competition 9: Documentary films
«The Good Education», dir. Gu Yu, France, 2017, 30 min.
«Brazil_14», dir. Alan Durand, France, 2017, 24 min.
«Gharshelegh», dir. Reza Gholami-Motlagh, Iran, 2018, 52 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
02:30 pm
International Competition 8: Documentary films
«Sisters», dir. Michal Hytros, Poland, 2017, min.
«Dramatic and Mild», dir. Nastya Korkia, Russia, 2018, 6 min.
«Out of the Gardens», dir. Quimu Casalprim, Germany, 2018, 82 min.
04:45 pm
IPMS – 2018. Anniversary Programme
«These Troubled Student Days», dir. Mikhail Litvyakov, Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1973, 58 min.
«Message to Man», dir. Irina Kalinina, Documentary, USSR, 1989, 39 min.
07:00 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Eyes Orson Welles», dir. Mark Cousins, Documentary, UK, 2018, 115 min.
09:10 pm
Observing the Observer
«Spectrator», dir. Mike Hoolboom, Canada, 2017, 6 min.
«Incident Reports», dir. Mike Hoolboom, Canada, 2016, 70 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:10 pm
Superreal cinema
«I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians», dir. Radu Jude, Feature film, romania/Czech Republic/France/Bulgaria/Germany, 2018, 140 min.
05:45 pm
Special Screenings
«The Case», реж. Vera Krichevskaya, Documentary, Russia, 2018, 117 min.
08:10 pm
Superreal cinema
«Three Faces», dir. Jafar Panahi, Feature film, Iran, 2018, 100 min.
10:10 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Work», dir. Jairus McLeary, Documentary, USA, 2017, 89 min.
Lenfilm Cinema
10 Kamennoostrovsky Prospect
07:00 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 5
«King Lear», dir. Denis Klebleyev, Russia, 2017, 56 min.
«The Wolf and the Seven Kids»,dir. Elena Gutkina, Genrikh Ignatov, Russia, 2017, 52 min.
09:00 pm
National Competition of Documentary films 6
«Holera», dir. Svetlana Chernikova, Russia, 2018, 15 min.
«Fatei and the Sea», dir. Alina Rudnitskaya, Sergey Vinokurov, Russia, 2018, 70 min.
Rodina Cinema Centre. Hall 2
12, Karavannaya
07:00 pm
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television: Marking 100 Years
«The Lake», dir. Daria Blokhina, Documentary, Russia, 2016, 26 min.
«Conversation», dir. Anastasia Novikova, Documentary, Russia, 2015, 21 min.
«Moscow Express», dir. Artyom Antonov, Short Fiction, Russia, 2003, 30 min.
«Hardcore», dir. Oleg Urakin, Short Fiction , Russia, 2017, 24 min.
«Thank God, I’m a Dog», dir. Ekaterina Presnyakova, Short Fiction , Russia, 2016, 10 min.
«Family Offline», dir. Georgy Porotov, Short Fiction , Russia, 2015, 20 min.
Lendoc Film Studio
12, Kryukov canal emb.
07:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Into_nation of Big Odessa», dir. Alexander Brunkovskiy, Documentary, Russia/Ukraine, 2018, 103 min.
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
92/1 Griboedov Canal, room 4
07:00 pm
Open lecture
«The Unconditionality of the Visual Veracity of New Cinema», Aleksandr Burov, cinematographer
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
11:00 am -08:00 pm The Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost»
Poryadok Slov Bookstore
15, emb. Fontanka riv.
07:30 pm
Special Screening of the film Calendar and a Meeting with the Creators of the Film
The showing will be followed by a discussion of the film, with the participation of:
-Igor Poplaukhin, director
-Konstantin Shavlovsky and Sasha Akhmadshchina, producers
-Irina Salikova, actress
-Kirill Kukushkin, actor
-Gala Samoilova, actress
-Evgeniya Myakisheva, costumes
-Elena Indrulinas, casting director
09:30 pm
Special screening of What Is This Film Called Love? and Meeting with Director Mark Cousins
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
13 Ulitsa Pravdy
10:45 am
Master-class by Mike Hoolboom – The special guest of the Observing the Observer program will be Canadian director, video artist, curator, and writer
St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture
2, Dvortsovaya emb.
07:00 pm
Special Screenings
«I Love You», dir. Alexandr Rastorguev, Pavel Kostomarov, 2011, 80 min.
St.Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
13, Solyanoy lane
07:00 pm
Special Screenings
«VovaNina», dir. Natalia Nazarova, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 70 min.
The showing will be with the participation of Natalia Nazarova and Sergey Zernov, general director of Gorkiy Film Studio
September 21
Friday
Closing ceremony of the 28th Message to Man International Film Festival
«Message to Man».
05.30 pm – Velikan Park. Hall 1
Closing Film
08:00 pm Music Hall
Alexander Park 4
Closing ceremony
Velikan Park. Hall 2
Alexander Park 4
03:30 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Next Guardian», dir. Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbo, Documentary, Hungary/The Netherland, 2017, 74 min.
07:45 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
«Cinétracts»: №26,27, France, 1968, 6 min.
«Paris Is A Moveable Feast – a Film in 18 waves», dir. Sylvain George, Documentary, France, 2017, 95 min.
09:50 pm
Panorama.doc
«Оf Fathers and Sons», dir. Talal Derki, Documentary, Germany/Syria/Lebanon/Qatar, 2017, 98 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 3
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
International Competition: Animation
«Oh God», dir. Betina Bozek, Poland, 2017, 4 min.
«A Love Letter to the One I Made Up», dir. Rachel Gutgarts, Israel, 2017, 6 min.
«Mermaids and Rhinos», dir. Viktoria Traub, Hungary, 2018, 15 min.
«Marfa», dir. Greg and Myles McLeod, UK, 2017, 8 min.
«Fest», dir. Nikita Diakur, Germany, 2018, 3 min.
«Mitya’s Love», dir. Svetlana Filippova, Russia, 2018, 14 min.
«Sowing», dir. Maryna Miliushchanka, Germany, 2018, 8 min.
«Undergrowth», dir.Laura White, UK, 2018, 6 min.
«The Call», dir. Anca Damian, Romania, 2018, 10 min.
«FAGS», dir. Alexis Vandersmissen, Belgium, 2017, 6 min.
«Travelogue Tel Aviv», dir. Pattey Samuel, Swizerland, 2017, 6 min.
«How to Pain Your Rainbow», dir. Erick Oh, USA, 2018, 2 min.
«III», dir. Marta Pajek, Poland, 2018, 12 min.
05:15 pm
International Competition: Short fiction films 2
«I Will Always Love You, Conny», dir. Amanda Kernell, Sweden, 2017, 30 min.
«All These Creatures», dir. Charles Williams, Australia, 2018, 13 min.
«We», dir. Jeong Hae-seong, South Korea, 2018, 26 min.
«Amor, Avenidas Novas», dir. Duarte Coimbra, Portugal, 2018, 20 min.
07:20 pm
International Competition: Short fiction films 1
«Matria», dir. Alvaro Gago, Spain, 2017, 20 min.
«Fear», dir. Malika Musaeva, Germany, 2018, 14 min.
«Stay Ups», dir. Joanna Rytel, Sweden, 2017, 11 min.
«Blackjack», dir. Lora Mure-Ravaud, Switzerland/France, 2017, 22 min.
«Calendar», dir. Igor Poplaukhin, Russia, 2017, 29 min.
09:30 pm
International Competition 10: Documentary films
«White Mama», dir.Evgenia Ostanina, Zosya Rodkevich, Russia, 2018, 97 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 4
Alexander Park 4
08:00 pm
Superreal cinema
«Shoplifters», dir. Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Feature film, Japan, 2018, 121 min.
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:15 pm
Panorama.doc
«The Work», dir. Jairus McLeary, Documentary, USA, 2017, 89 min.
05:15 pm
Superreal cinema
«Dogman», dir. Matteo Garonne, Feature film, Italy/France, 2018, 102 min.
07:30 pm
Jem Cohen: A Retrospective
«Night Scene New York», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 2009, 10 min.
«Lost Book Found», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 1996, 37 min.
«Long for the City», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA,2008, 9 min.
«Little Flags», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 2000, 6 min.
«NYC Weights and Measures», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 2006, 6 min.
«Birth of a Nation», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 20017, 9 min.
«This Climate», dir. Jem Cohen, Documentary, USA, 2017, min.
09:40 pm
Superreal cinema
«Happy as Lazzaro», dir. Alice Rohrwacher, Feature film, Italy/Switzerland/France/Germany, 2018, 125 min.
Lendoc Film Studio
12, Kryukov canal emb.
07:00 pm
Special Screenings
«Heavenly Jester», dir. Sergei Lando, Documentary, Russia, 2017, 88 min.
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
11:00 am-20:00 pm The Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost»
Poryadok Slov Bookstore
15, emb. Fontanka riv.
07:30 pm
Special Screening of Mike Hoolboom’s Short Films and a Meeting with the Director
St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television
13 Ulitsa Pravdy
10:45 am
Master-class by Mikhail Basov, Russian media artist and participant in the In Silico experimental film competition
September 22
Saturday
Velikan Park. Hall 1
Alexander Park 4
05:15 pm
Closing Film
07:30 pm
Winners of Int Comp – The Grand Prix
Velikan Park. Hall 5
Alexander Park 4
03:00 pm
Winners of National Competition
05:00 pm
Winners of International Competition
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
92/1 Griboedov Canal, room 4
06:00 pm
Open lecture
«The ‘00s are Over: The Search for a New Language—Themes, Stories, Visuals», Dmitry Mamuliya, director, screenwriter, artistic director of the Moscow School of New Cinema and the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences
58-60 Galernaya St, room 152
10:00 am-06:00 pm
Academic conference «Resistance: 1968—2018»
07:00-09:00 pm
Screening and Discussion of Learning Film Group’s videos «Vysochany Congress» and «Grenelle Agreements» with group’s memebers Ilya Budraitskis and Nikolay Oleynikov
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
12:00-18:00 pm
The Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost»
Poryadok Slov Bookstore
15, emb. Fontanka riv.
19:30 pm
Special screening of the film The Gravity Hill Newsreels (Occupy Wall Street) and a Meeting with the Director Jem Cohen
September 23
Sunday
KGallery
24, Fontanka River Embankment
12:00-06:00 pm
The Exhibition «Jem Cohen. Permanent Ghost»
Poryadok Slov Bookstore
15, emb. Fontanka riv.
17:00 pm
Resistance: 1968-2018
Screening and Discussion of Chris Marker’s Film Grin Without a Cat