Kino & Art Festival 101: Dr.Valeri Kogan, a film producer and businessman,gives an introduction to the First Toronto Russian Film Festival
in the Steam Banya club tent at Nuit Blanche art night
Photo: artjunction.blogspot.com
The First KINO Art Festival (KAF) 2007 is a Toronto’s latest great cultural raison d'être.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 - Sunday, October 7, 2007
Festival Venues:
Royal Cinema
608 College St. (at Clinton St.), Toronto M6G 1A1 [map]
National Film Board Theatre
150 John St.(at Richmond St W) Toronto M5V 3C3 [map]
(Osgoode subway station)
Toronto Centre For the Arts
5040 Yonge St. Toronto M2N 6R8 [map]
(North York Centre subway station)
The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living
1003 Steeles Ave. W. (at Bathurst St.) Toronto M2R 3T6 [map]
Bar Italia
582 College St. (at Clinton St.), Toronto M6G 1A1 [map]
The State Theatre NightClub
69 Bathurst Street (at King St. West), Toronto [map]
Mana Bar and Lounge
722 College St. (west of Bathurst St.), Toronto M6G 1C4 [map]
Festival Program:
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Day 1: Opening Night Film and Party
Gala Opening: Temptation / Искушение (2007)
Director: Sergey Askenazi
North American Premiere
Director in Attendance
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Opening Night Party
Venue: Bar Italia
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
(by invitation only)
Friday, October 5, 2007
Day 2
Connection / Связь (2006)
Director: Dynia Smirnova
North American Premiere Royal Cinema
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Free Floating / Свободное плавание (2006)
Director:Boris Khlebnikov
Canadian Premiere
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 9:15 p.m.
KAF House Gala
(open to general public guest list at info@kaboompromotion.com)
Venue: State Theatre NightClub
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Day 3
Animation program for children
Venue: Toronto Centre For the Arts
Time: 2:00 p.m.
From Canada with Love
Program by Russian-Canadian Artists (shorts and feature length documentaries)
Moscow Freestyle Producer/Director: Julia Ivanova |Vancouver| (51mins)
Crazy Lovin’ Director: Veronika Belianina |Toronto| (20 mins)
The Letter Director: Matvei Jivov |Toronto| (21 mins)
Pictures at an Exhibition Director: Natasha Turovsky |Montreal| (37 mins)
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Alive / Живой (2006)
Director: Alexander Veledinsky
North American Premiere
Venue: Toronto Centre For the Arts
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Frescoes / Фрески (2003)
Director: Alexander Gutman - Retrospective
Documentary Program
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Playing The Victim / Изображая жертву (2006)
Director: Kirill Serebrenikov 2006
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Enemies / Враги (2007)
Director: Mariya Mozhar
North American Premiere
Venue: Toronto Centre For the Arts
Time: 6:00 p.m.
In Search of Happiness / В поисках счастья (2006)
Director: Aleksander Gutman - Retrospective
Documentary Program
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Alive / Живой (2006)
Director: Alexander Veledinsky
North American Premiere
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Connection / Связь (2006)
Director: Dynia Smirnova
North American Premiere Royal Cinema
Venue: Toronto Centre For the Arts
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Short Documentary Program
The best films from Russian film Festivals
Presented and Recommended by Cine Fantom Club
North American Premieres
Artel (2006) Director: Sergey Loznitsa (32 min)
On the Third Planet out of Sun (2006) Director: Pavel Medvedev (32 min)
Yaptik-hasse (2006) Director: Edgar Bartenev (32 min)
Sarafan (2006) Director: Aleksandra Strelyanaya (21 min)
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 8:45 p.m.
Two In One / Два в одном (2007)
Director: Kira Muratova
Canadian Premiere
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Day 4: Closing Night Film and Party
Animation Program
The Best Films from Russian Animation Film Festivals
North American Premiere
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 11:45 a.m.
From Canada with Love
Program by Russian-Canadian Artists (shorts and feature length documentaries)
Reflections Director: Timofey Yuriev |Toronto| (4 mins)
Princess Castle Producer/Director: Boris Ivanov |Vancouver| (7 mins)
From Russia, For Love Director: Julia Ivanova |Vancouver| (53 mins)
God’s Goodness Director: Marc Betsworth DOP: Pasha Patriki |Toronto| (20 mins)
Seven Storeys Director: Boris Ivanov |Vancouver| (25 mins)
Venue: National Film Board
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Frescoes / Фрески (2003)
Director: Alexander Gutman - Retrospective
Documentary Program
Venue: The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living
Time: 12:30 p.m.
The Tuner / Настройщик (2004)
Director: Kira Myratova
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 2:30 p.m.
In Search of Happiness / В поисках счастья (2006)
Director: Aleksander Gutman - Retrospective
Documentary Program
Venue: The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Closing Night Film: Artistka / Артистка (2007)
Director: Stanislav Govoruchin
North American Premiere
Venue: Royal Cinema
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Closing Night Party
Venue: Mana Bar & Lounge
Time: 7:30 p.m. – midnight
(tickets at the door)
Individual tickets: $10
Full Weekend Wristband Pass: $100
Tickets are available at the box office or on line
Three-day wrist band passes can be purchased here
For events at the Toronto Centre For the Arts, (416-733-9388) tickets can be purchased at the box office, or at Ticketmaster.
For more information on films and tickets please call 647-344-6599
or visit Kino Festival of Russian Film and Art web site
http://www.kinoartfestival.com/
links:
Russian Cinema: Kino Festival of Russian Film and Art
Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association: EVENTS: KINO Art Festival
First ever Russian Film Festival in London: Apollo West End, 27 September - 3 October, 2007
The third Russian Resurrection Film Festival in Melbourne
Press Release: The 7th Annual Russian Film Week in New York, October 12 - 17, 2007
KAF's Image Gallery: Nuit Blanche and the Festival 2007.
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