21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April

  • 27 Mar 2014 10:30 AM
21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April
This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations divided into 7 sections, of which 10 movies are quite fresh premieres. There will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. In the course of the festival a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the late director Miklós Jancsó.

The 21th Titanic International Film Festival will run between 4-12th April which likewise the past 20 years gives an overall multi-colour selection of the most exciting contemporary films. This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations, among them known directors’ latest features, young artists’ debut works and unique pieces of less-known regions, several times accompanied by the authors.

This year’s selection is expected to be the most recent, exciting and colourful collection ever. 10 films from the offer debuted in 2014 in festivals like Sundance, Rotterdam or Berlinale, and there will be such rarities screened as a film from Chile, Kazakhstan, Japan, Venezuela and Cambodia.

itanic Festival is one of the biggest film events in Hungary and operates as a competition festival since 2005. This year there will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. More films will run in further six sections: there will be a European and a world-selection, the popular Dark Side section and a documentary block. In Living in America we can watch American indie films, and Music For All presents the newest festival favourite music documentaries.

As last year Titanic awaits the audience at five venues, Uránia National Film Theatre, Örökmozgó, Toldi, Puskin and A38, and beyond films several other cultural and professional programs will enrich the festival menu. Among others a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the recently deceased Miklós Jancsó.

Pelo Malo / Bad HairThe final program of the festival can be checked from 27th March on http://www.titanicfilmfest.hu, and tickets also can be bought from the same date. Compared to the previous years this time more reduction can be expected for the tickets such as advance booking and amount discount.

Source and details: Titanic Film Festival

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