Another year, another Luxembourg City Film Festival. Its 14th edition took place from 29th February to 10th March 2024.
Luxembourg City Film Festival’s mission is "to maintain the quality of the programme, to promote national cinema, and to offer a young audience programme". This was reflected through the Festival, that´s for sure. Needless to say, I couldn't see all the movies.
Three main selections have been part of the LCFF:
Official Competition, Documentary Competition and Official Selection out of Competition.
In purple, I have rated the films on a scale of 1 to 5 (mainly on X) according to my personal taste; considering the plot, characters, photography, shots, editing, music, lighting, etc. An important indicator is if I check the time on my phone in the middle of the film.
From the OFFICIAL COMPETITION category, I´ve watched:
Hoard. This film was
given a Special
mention for the Direction (Luna Carmoon) at the Prize ceremony, the last day of
the festival. 2,5/5
It's Raining in the House (Il pleut dans la maison) by Paloma Sermon-Daï 2,5/5
Terrestrial Verses (Ayeh haye zamini). This film was given
the Grand Prix –
By Orange and the INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS AWARD (FIPRESCI) to Ali Asgari, Alireza
Khatami at the Prize
ceremony, the last day of the festival. 4/5
From the DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION category, I´ve watched:
El eco (The Echo) by Tatiana Huezo. This film was given the 2030 AWARD BY Luxembourg Aid & Development at the Prize
ceremony, the last day of the festival. 4,5/5 Bravo!
Reas by Lola Arias. This film was given the DOCUMENTARY Award – BY BGL BNP Paribas at the Prize ceremony, the
last day of the festival. 1/5
From the OFFICIAL SELECTION OUT-OF-COMPETITION category, I´ve
watched:
Los océanos son los verdaderos
continentes (Oceans Are the Real Continents) by Tommaso
Santambrogio 4/5
Paradiset brinner (Paradise is Burning) by Mika
Gustafson 4/5
The sweet east by Sean Price Williams 1,5/5
Hors-saison (Out of Season) by Stéphane Brizé 3/5 Très long.
The Dead Don't Hurt by Viggo Mortensen 4/5 just a bit too long.
It's a pity
there are no movie screenings for adults during the morning (I mean, not just
for kids and/or schools). Different film festivals all over the world offer
this possibility, sometimes followed by a thematic lunch.
Some souvenirs from this LuxFilmFest…
-I had the
chance to talk to Argentine director and screenwriter Damián Szifron, member of the International Jury; alongside Ira
Sachs, Marianne Slot, Sebastian Koch, Arnaud Valois and Vicky Krieps. A bit
enchanted, Szifron was taking pictures of the beautiful Cinémathèque (outside
and inside the building). Located at the “Place du Theatre”, this cinema hall has
been a member of the International Federation of Film Archives since 1983.
-I had random informal chats with cinema lovers before or after a screening. Actually, it would be nice if there were physical meeting points in some of the cinemas during the LuxFilmFest so people can discuss the movies, make new contacts, exchange social networks, etc.
I´m already looking forward for the 15th edition of the LuxFilmFest! Save the date, from 6th to 16th March 2025!
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