A week away from the official launch of the event, we are delighted to let you know our Flavours of the World program for 2016.
Once again, after a careful analysis, we've come up with a short list of regions that seem to be showing great signs of the emergence of a particularly talented up-and-coming generation of filmmakers.
Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Iceland have all dominated news worldwide due to the financial crisis and the terrible impact it has had on its younger population. It is often said times of hardship go hand in hand with times of great artistic expression. This is certainly true in these three cases. Regardless of the role played by austerity, all three countries have recently been scoring points in the international film festival scene, and it is time to look beyond and discover some of the key names that will be grabbing the headlines.
Here is the full list of films.
Flavours of the World (Portugal):
“Caça Revoluções” by Margarida Rego (Portugal)
“Marta” by Bernardo Gomes de Almeida (Portugal)
“Palhaços” by Pedro Crispim (Portugal)
“As Rosas Brancas” by Diogo Costa Amarante (Portugal)
“A Tua Plateia” by Oscar Faria (Portugal)
“Il Suo Nome” by Pedro Lino (Portugal)
Flavours of the World (Ireland):
In partnership with the Irish Fillm Board
“A Coat Made Dark” by Jack O’Shea (Ireland)
“Somewhere Down the line” by Julien Regnard (Ireland)
“Mr Yeats and the Beastly Coins” by Anne Marie Hourihane, Laura Mc Nicholas (Ireland)
“Rubai” by Louise Ni Fhiannachta (Ireland)
“The Party” by Andrea Harkin (Ireland)
“Bloody Good Headline” by Tom Burke, Paul Quinn (Ireland)
Flavours of the World (Iceland):
In partnership with the Icelandic Film Centre
“You and Me” by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
“Revolution Reykjavík” by Ísold Uggadóttir
“The Pension Gang” by Páll Grímsson
“Grýla” by Tómas H. Jóhannesson