All films shown in original language, with Russian or Ukrainian translations via subtitles, or live translations.
Schedule for the 31st Kyiv International Molodist Film Festival
Oct. 25
Ukraina Cinema Red Hall
Feature Film Competition Program Program
9:30 a.m.
Letter to America. Bulgaria-Hungary, 105 mins.
Iglika Trifonova
11:30 a.m.
Ponte Milvio.
Italy, 80 mins.
Roberto Medi
3 p.m.
Forget America.
Germany, 90 mins.
Vanessa Jopp
4:40 p.m.
Sticky Business.
Hungary, 100 mins.
Hajdu Szabolcs
7:30 p.m.
Special Event
An evening of Luxembourg CINENYGMA international film. 47 mins.
The Mysterious Yogurt.
2000, 10 mins. Silvie Gerard
Hard as Usual Monday. 2000, 10 mins. Eric Vallet
Is Human Good? 2000, 7 mins. Romen Betromie
EX#1870-4. 2000, 15 mins.
Festival of Festivals Program
9 p.m.
Quinnie in Love. USA, 98 mins. Amos Kollek
Ukraina Cinema Blue Hall
6 p.m.
Press-conference with competition program participants
Ukrainian Cinema 2000-2001 Program
7:30 p.m.
Paper Troubles. 10 mins.
Bohdana Smirnova
Natives. 2001 , 8 mins.
Mykola Vorotyncev
8 p.m.
Ettore Scola Film Retrospective
Riusciranno I Nostri Eroi a Ritrovare. l min. Amico Misteriosamente Scomparso in Africa? 1968, 128 mins.
Dom Kino Small Hall
6 p.m.
Ivan Pyriev: From Expressionism to Musical
The Pig-Tender and the Shepherd. 1941, 90 mins.
8 p.m.
AIDS Film Retrospective
Three Thousand Scripts Against Disease. France, 1994, 112 mins.
Butterfly Cinema
Feature Film Competition Program
6:30 p.m.
Forget America. Germany, 90 mins. Vanessa Jop
Festival of Festivals Program
9:30 p.m.
Island. Korea, 89 mins.
Mamoru Oshii
Kinopanorama
Feature Film Competition Program
6:45 p.m.
Before the Storm.
Sweden, 102 mins.
Resa Parsa
Zhovten
Russian Cinema Program
10 p.m.
Christmas Mystery. Russia, 92 mins. Kravchuk, Feting
Oct. 26
Ukraina Cinema Red Hall
Feature Film Competition Program
9:30
The Cart Man. Poland, 60
Mariusz Malec
11:00
Dangerous Summer. Latvia, 112 mins. Aigras Grauba
3 p.m.
Late Marriage. Israel-France, 100 mins. Dover Kosashvili
4:50 p.m.
Photographer. Turkey, 70 mins. Kazim Oz
Festival of Festivals Program
7 p.m.
Island. Korea, 2000, 89 mins.
Kim Kid Duk
Erotic Stories Program (Germany)
Waiting Room. 1996, 28 mins. Jos Stelling
Gas Station. 2000, 28
Jos Stelling
Why Don’t We Do It on the Road? 2000, 28 mins.
Eoin Moor
Ukraina Cinema Blue Hall
6 p.m.
Press conference with competition program participants
Special Event
7:30 p.m.
In honor of Ivan Mykolaychuk
Babylon XX. 1979, 100 mins.
Ukrainian Cinema 2000-2001 Program
9 pm.
The Undefeated. 2000, 99 mins. Oles Yanchuk
Dom Kino Small Hall
6 p.m.
Ivan Pyriev: From Expressionism to Musical
The Tale of Siberia. 1947, 103 mins.
8 p.m.
Etore Scola Film Retrospective
La Famiglia (In Italian).
1987, 127 mins.
Dom Kino Conference Hall
2 p.m.
Ciekoota. Presentation of the film. Ukraine, 2001. Alexander Shapiro
Butterfly Cinema
Feature Film Competition program
6:30 p.m.
Vivante. France, 90 mins.
Sandrine Ray
Festival of Festivals Program
9:30 p.m.
Ameli. France, 120 mins.
Jean Jennet
Kinopanorama
Feature Film Competition program
6:45 p.m.
Ponte Milvio. Italy, 80 mins.
Roberto Medi
Zhovten
Russian Cinema Program
10:30
Poisons: Or the World History of Poisoning. Russia, 106 mins. Karen Shahnazarov
East-European Program
10:30
Passport. Hungary, 75 mins.
Peter Gotar
Oct. 27
Ukraina Cinema Red Hall
Feature film competition
10 a.m.
Hanna and Her Brothers.
Slovakia , 77 mins.
Vladymir Adasek
11:40 a.m.
Sisters. Russia, 83 mins.
Sergei Bodrov
3 p.m.
Boyhood Love. France, 102 mins. Yves Caumon
4:40 p.m.
Illes Flottantes. The Netherlands, 82 mins.
Nanouk Leopold
7 p.m.
Film Surprise
Festival of Festivals Program
9 p.m.
Intimacy. France, 119 mins.
Patrice Chereau
Ukraina Cinema Blue Hall
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Round table: “Ukrainian young cinema and world tendencies regarding Molodist 2001.”
6 p.m.
Press-conference with participants of competition program
Special Event Program
7:30 p.m.
Roman Balayan’s 60th Birthday
Kiss. 1983, 63 mins.
8:45 p.m.
Ettore Scolla Film Retrospective
La Famiglia. 1987, 127 mins.
Dom Kino Small Hall
6 p.m.
EQUITIS Project Presentation
6:45 p.m.
Ivan Pyriev: From Expressionism to Musical
Kuban Cossacks. 1949, 111 mins.
Conference Hall
3 p.m.
Presentation of “Mamay.”
Ukraine. Oles Sanin
Last Barricade Club
9 p.m.
Korolivsky Zaycy – new album release
Butterfly Cinema
Erotic Stories Program
9 p.m.
Germany, 86 mins.
Angela. Amos Kollek
On Top Side Down. Frederic Thor Fridriksson
Powers. Piotr Zelenka
Waiting Room. Jos Stelling
Gas Station. Jos Stelling
Why Don’t We Do It on the Road? Eoin Moore
Kinopanorama
6:45
Car Washers. Ukraine, 80 mins. Volodymir Tyhy
Zhovten
7 p.m.
Moscow. Russia, 145 mins.
Alexander Zeldovich
10 p.m.
Sisters. Russia, 83 mins.
Sergei Bodrov
Oct. 28
Ukraine Palace
5 p.m.
Closing Ceremony
XXXI Kyiv International Molodist Film Festival awards presentation
Son’s Room. Italy-France, 2001, 87. Nanni Moretti
Ukraina Cinema Blue Hall
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Round table: “Ukrainian young cinema and world tendencies with reference to Molodist-2001” Part II.
Butterfly Cinema
6:30 p.m.
Late marriage. Israel, 100 mins. Dover Kosashvili
9:30 p.m.
The Pianist. Austria-France, 129 mins. Mihael Haneke
Kinopanorama
6:45 p.m.
Dangerous Summer. Latvia, 112 mins. Aigras Grauba
Zhovten
4:20 p.m.
Come and Look at Me. Russia, 109 mins. Oleg Yankovsky. Mikhail Agranovich
7 p.m.
The Gentle Age. Russia, 116 mins. Sergy Soloviov
11 p.m.
Abandoned. Hungary, 98 mins.
Arpad Sopsits