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| 03.03. / Saturday, 18:00 - 20:00 Theatre 5 |
A situational documentary film about a village mayor trying to match local people in their thirties who are still single.
A situational documentary film about a village mayor trying to match local people in their thirties who are still single. Slowly but surely, the Slovak village Zemplínské Hámre is dying out. Its mayor, a retired general, doesn't want to give up though. Fighting the thirty-year-olds' loneliness, he has used various means such as offering a financial reward for each newborn child or encouraging people to make children in the local public address system. None of it has worked. However, the mayor has a new plan. He decides to organize a dating party for singles from all the neighbouring villages.
Erika Hnikova
Erika Hníková, born in 1976 in Prague, is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She graduated at Department of Documentary Film, FAMU with the full-length documentary 'The Beauty Exchange' that was released in Czech and Slovak theaters. Her documentary 'I Guess We'll Meet at the Eurocamp' was screened at many festivals, including DOK Leipzig and Hot Docs.
General sponsor
Nesvatbov
Czech Republic
2010, 72', color, video
Directed by:
Erika Hnikova
Screenplay by:
Erika Hnikova
Cinematography:
Jiří Strnad
Edited by:
Jana Vlčková
Producer:
Jiri Konecny
Produced by:
Endorfilm, Unfilm
Festivals & Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival 2011 - Der Tagesspiel Award; Festival of Czech Films 2011 - Dagmar Taborska Award for Best Documentary Film by Female Filmmaker under 35; Vukovar Film Festival 2011 – Best Documentary; Cinematic International Film Festival 2011 – Best Documentary
