KINO Film Festival set to debut at Cinematheque Passion

A still of “Shorts Export,” one of the films featured in the event

The internationally renowned KINO Film Festival will make its Macau premiere at the Cinematheque Passion this year, from October 8 to 16. The festival is set to showcase eight German films, ranging from classics, new wave to original shorts and a “Movie Salon Talk,” delivered by local film critic Leong I On on German cinema.
For its Macau debut, Association Audio-Visual CUT and Geothe Institut Hong Kong join hands to present the selection of German films.
Two of the outstanding films, “Paris, Texas” and “Wings of Desire”, are notable works of revered filmmaker Wim Wenders, who is regarded as a major figure in the New German Cinema movement.
Heartwarming “Babai” and “The Pasta Detectives” are suitable for all the family, according to organizers. “Babai” is the story of a young boy embarking on a journey from pre-war Kosovo to Germany in order to search for his father who has fled there to make a living.
The film won two awards at the 2015 Munich Film Festival; the “One Future Prize for Direction” and the “Young German Cinema Award for Screenwriting and Acting”.
Meanwhile, “The Pasta Detectives”, which has won the “Outstanding Children or Youth Film at the German Film Awards”, follows a young boy’s humorous adventure to rescue his best friend thought to have been kidnapped.
New filmmakers in the German cinematic industry are in no short supply, especially in the genre of short films. The KINO Film Festival will include ten shorts, exploring diverse issues including animal rights and space, while delving into fiction, documentary and animation.
Moreover, on October 9, KINO will roll out the red carpet for award-
winning filmmaker Doris Dörrie, whose 2009 film “Cherry Blossoms” was nominated for “Best Foreign Language Film” at the Oscars.
Her “Fukushima, Mon Amour”, following a young German woman’s journey to Fukushima’s exclusion zone will be screened at KINO in Macau. Its subtle black-and-
white images speak volumes about a woman’s views of life, according to organizers. Doris will meet the Macau audience after her screening.
Tickets will be made available from tomorrow on www.easyticket-mo.com, at the box office counter of Cinematheque Passion and at Pin-to Livros bookstore. DB