Kino Otok
Manziolijev trg 5, SI-6310 Izola
Organised byOtok Cultural Institute
Lorena Pavlič, Director
FrequencyAnnual
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| − | The [[Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival]] is a specialised competitive festival which focuses on a contemporary film production from the so called third world cinematographies | + | The [[Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival]] is a specialised competitive festival which focuses on a contemporary film production from the so called third world cinematographies: Asian, South American, Middle East, Eastern European and African. It was launched in [[Established::2004]] and although it is a relatively small festival its specific film programme (which usually brings several hard-to-see films) and many well-known international guests attracts a broad national and international interest. The Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival is organised by the [[Otok Cultural Institute]] and [[Kinodvor Cinema]] in collaboration with [[Izola Centre for Culture, Sport and Events]], Club of Students from Izola and [[Kino Odeon Izola]]. It takes place in the small coastal town of Izola around the second weekend of September. The festival's principal venues are the [[Kino Odeon Izola]], the [[Izola Cultural Centre]] and the Manzioli square. |
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| − | ==Festival | + | ==Festival sections and awards== |
The Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival has 7 sections and one of those, the main Harvest section, is competitive. Still the Kino Otok festival is not a classical competitive festival since it doesn't have a proper jury. The winning film is namely selected calculating the average vote from all the votes for a single film (whoever buys a ticket can vote) and the film with the higher average vote is the winner. Traditionally five film are selected for the Harvest section and those are competing for the main public award which brings the buying-off to the winning film and a later distribution in the Slovene cinema network. Some of the past winners of the festival are ''Saratan'' by Ernest Abdidzhaparov, ''Granny'' by Lidiya Bobrova and ''Full or empty'' by Abolfazl Jalili. | The Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival has 7 sections and one of those, the main Harvest section, is competitive. Still the Kino Otok festival is not a classical competitive festival since it doesn't have a proper jury. The winning film is namely selected calculating the average vote from all the votes for a single film (whoever buys a ticket can vote) and the film with the higher average vote is the winner. Traditionally five film are selected for the Harvest section and those are competing for the main public award which brings the buying-off to the winning film and a later distribution in the Slovene cinema network. Some of the past winners of the festival are ''Saratan'' by Ernest Abdidzhaparov, ''Granny'' by Lidiya Bobrova and ''Full or empty'' by Abolfazl Jalili. | ||
| − | The festival | + | The festival places a great importance on its guests: should they be artists, professional partners or journalists, the festival considers them simply as "friends". So one of the sections is also dedicated to them – the ''Friends'' section. It gives a chance to the friends of the Kino Otok Festival to bring their friends and films – with no limitations. Among the standard members of the ''Friends'' "gang" are the British film critic Neil Young, the director of the Innsbruck film festival Helmut Groschup, and the Germany-based critic of the ''Film Comment'' magazine Olaf Möller. |
| − | The most eclectic festival section is the ''Open Island'' section as in it different views, | + | The most eclectic festival section is the ''Open Island'' section as in it different views, recognisable poetics and aesthetics and different creative methods meet. Meanwhile the most peculiar section is surely the ''Silvan Cinema School''. Defined as "a space, not a school, a space for experiencing and narrating films, films and life", it is dedicated to Silvan Furlan, the godfather of the festival and founder of the [[Slovenian Cinematheque]]. |
| − | The remaining three sections are: ''Doc | + | The remaining three sections are: ''Doc Focus'' section which concentrates on documentary approach and offers a set of documentaries questioning current social topics; ''Island Animateque'' section where the animated films from the children's programme ''Red Elephant'' are shown; and the ''Video on the Beach'' section in which young and unknown (and mostly Slovene) authors present their short works. |
| − | Some | + | Some notable guests of the festival from the past years are Lisandro Alonso, Pablo Trapero, Abolfazl Jalili, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tsai Ming-liang, Nishtha Jain, Albertina Carri, Darren Dean, and Young Seok Noh. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A presentation of the Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival at the Festival Market at the 9th Jewish Film Festival – Festival of Tolerance
Festival sections and awards
The Kino Otok - Isola Cinema Festival has 7 sections and one of those, the main Harvest section, is competitive. Still the Kino Otok festival is not a classical competitive festival since it doesn't have a proper jury. The winning film is namely selected calculating the average vote from all the votes for a single film (whoever buys a ticket can vote) and the film with the higher average vote is the winner. Traditionally five film are selected for the Harvest section and those are competing for the main public award which brings the buying-off to the winning film and a later distribution in the Slovene cinema network. Some of the past winners of the festival are Saratan by Ernest Abdidzhaparov, Granny by Lidiya Bobrova and Full or empty by Abolfazl Jalili.
The festival places a great importance on its guests: should they be artists, professional partners or journalists, the festival considers them simply as "friends". So one of the sections is also dedicated to them – the Friends section. It gives a chance to the friends of the Kino Otok Festival to bring their friends and films – with no limitations. Among the standard members of the Friends "gang" are the British film critic Neil Young, the director of the Innsbruck film festival Helmut Groschup, and the Germany-based critic of the Film Comment magazine Olaf Möller.
The most eclectic festival section is the Open Island section as in it different views, recognisable poetics and aesthetics and different creative methods meet. Meanwhile the most peculiar section is surely the Silvan Cinema School. Defined as "a space, not a school, a space for experiencing and narrating films, films and life", it is dedicated to Silvan Furlan, the godfather of the festival and founder of the Slovenian Cinematheque.
The remaining three sections are: Doc Focus section which concentrates on documentary approach and offers a set of documentaries questioning current social topics; Island Animateque section where the animated films from the children's programme Red Elephant are shown; and the Video on the Beach section in which young and unknown (and mostly Slovene) authors present their short works.
Some notable guests of the festival from the past years are Lisandro Alonso, Pablo Trapero, Abolfazl Jalili, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tsai Ming-liang, Nishtha Jain, Albertina Carri, Darren Dean, and Young Seok Noh.
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