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CinEast

For the 6th time CinEast offers the public
in Luxembourg the best of Central and Eastern
European cinema, as well as numerous special
events (concerts, exhibitions, culinary...)

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Grand Prix & Audience Award
CIRCLES by Srdan Golubović
"... a touching cinematographic fresco of the post-war society"
(Donato Rotunno, president of the Jury)

Special Prize of the Jury
HEAVENLY SHIFT by Márk Bodzsár
"... a literally heart-breaking and crazy ride through life and death" Sonna

Audience Awards for the Best Short Film
To Guard A Mountain by Izer Aliu (feature)
The Kiosk by Anete Melece (animation)
Survey About Women by M. Głowacki (documentary)

CinEast2013 trailer

31/03 Submissions 2014 now open. Click here to submit your film for CinEast 2014.

26/03 CINEAST 2014 DATES - The 7^th edition of CinEast will take place from 9 to 26 October 2014.

13/01 CinEast 2013 was again more successful than the previous edition with over 6700 spectators attending festival screenings. Together with special events and school screenings, the festival attracted more than 9000 people. Thank you!

07/01 CinEast 2013 charity project news: You donated in total 503.40 EUR and we raised another 1150 EUR from the sale of photos from our exhibition. CinEast asbl rounds this up to 2000 EUR, which is the final amount sent to ROSA. See the news on ROSA's website and facebook and consult the confirmation letter. Big thanks to all who supported the project!

01/01 The CinEast team wishes all of you a year full of outstanding (not only) cinematic treats! Enjoy watching and see you in October 2014! In the meantime, stay tuned.

18/11 LUX Film Days at Ciné Utopia! Don't miss the free screenings of 3 finalists of LUX Prize - Selfish Giant (21 Nov), Broken Circle Breakdown (26) and Miele (28). More info here.

28/10 CinEast 2013 is over. Big thanks to all the volunteers, helpers and especially you, the festival-goers! Feel free to send us some feedback.

27/10 Last festival day. Come to see the awarded films at the Cinémathèque: Heavenly Shift (Special Prize of the Jury) at 18.30 and Circles (Grand Prix and Audience Award) at 20.30, with the finale of our charity project and a chance to purchase photos from our exhibition.

27/10 Photos from CinEast's closing event - the concert of Milenita - here.

26/10 Closing party with MILENITA tonight at Sang&Klang (1 rue Trois Glands, Pfaffenthal, map here). Walk/take bus no. 19 (to Pfaffenthal-Théiwesbur), very limited parking! Come&party with us! Reserve for presale price until 4 pm here.

25/10 CINEAST 2013 AWARDS: The Grand Prix and the Audience Award goes to Circles by Srdan Golubović, while Heavenly Shift by Márk Bodzsár takes the Special Prize of the Jury. Audience awards for short films: To Guard A Mountain by Izer Aliu (Best Feature Short), The Kiosk by Anete Melece (Best Animated Short) and Survey About Women by Mateusz Głowacki (Best Documentary Short).

26/10 Photos from the Awards ceremony here, video here. Both winning films will be repeated on Sunday!

25/10 CinEast 2013 Awards Ceremony tonight at 8.30 at the Cinémathèque followed by the film Flying Blind! If you would like to attend, buy your ticket early (available since 6 pm).

24/10 Two competition films - The Arbiter (with the director) and The Gambler - are on tonight, plus the last shorts marathon - short feature films from the south (RO, HU, BG, RS, SI, Kosovo and Macedonia).

24/10 Win tickets for the Closing event with Milenita (26/10) on CinEast's facebook now! You can also reserve here.

24/10 Many new photos with festival guests here.

23/10 Tough dilemma tonight: Agnieszka Holland's mini-series Burning Bush about Prague 1969 or the Romanian Golden Bear winner Child's Pose with the actor Ilinca Goia? Or rather the short animated films marathon?

22/10 Don't miss the debate with Rabbi Nathan Alfred of the Jewish Community of Esch-sur-Alzette tomorrow at Kinosch after the screening of Regina.

22/10 Today you can try some typical dishes at the gastronomy evening at the Brasserie le Neumünster (call in advance to reserve: +352 262052981) before or after a movie. You can also gamble with human lives or spoil a honeymoon.

21/10 Call an ambulance tonight! No, don't, only come to Utopia to meet Márk Bodzsár and his brand new black humour comedy Heavenly Shift and/or to follow Sofia's Last Ambulance. Alternatively you can discover WWII secrets in Aftermath in the presence of the producer D. Jabloński.

20/10 Photos from Baltic night, Kids show, Gastronomy evening and Male instrumenty now in Gallery.

20/10 Meet the producer and scriptwriter of Lisa Limone... and other guests at the screenings of The Last Black Sea Pirates, Mother I Love You or The Congress tonight. You can also watch gems from Lódz film school.

18/10 Today's debate participants: Claus Nehring, founder and organiser of Miss & Mister Grande Région, and Daniela Da Ponte, finalist of Queen of the BeneLux 2013 (after The Beauty Exchange, CCRN-Krieps, 8.30)

18/10 Win tickets to our Baltic Night (Sat 19/10 in Melusina) now on CinEast's facebook.

17/10 Carefully selected short films from the north, Walter special evening (Cinémathèque) and two slightly experimental films in Utopia on the menu today. Enjoy!

16/10 Some photos from the first screening for children and from the encounter with Maria Sadowska.

16/10 Today we have for you a unique concert of Male Instrumenty, a debate with Luxembourgish documentary-makers after Documentarian, Maria Sadowska in Metz and more...

15/10 Short documentary films marathon with drinks and snacks offered during the break tonight at CCRN/Ensch, plus many other films and another special guest - the Polish director Maria Sadowska.

14/10 Festival screenings at the Cinémathèque are marked as "Sold out" in the presale system luxembourgticket.lu. This is wrong, they are just not available for presale via the site. Tickets are available at the cinema.

14/10 The only 3D film screening in CinEast's selection, Lisa Limone..., is on tonight at Utopia. The repetition at the Cinémathèque will be in 2D.

13/10 Yellow Sisters and Boris Viande photos here. Great night!

12/10 Come to party with CinEast tonight at Melusina! Yellow Sisters live (21.00) and Balkan Party with DJ Boris Viande and his trumpet (22.30-03.00). Tickets on the spot.

11/10 Unbelievable night with the film Wałęsa at Utopolis (500 people!) and the charming Leon Lučev at Cinémathèque! See photos here.

10/10 Photos from the opening can be consulted here.

10/10 Less than 20 tickets for Walesa remained in online presale, but at least 50 more will be available directly in Utopolis tonight from 18.30.

09/10 CinEast 2013 kicks off tonight in CCRN and Ancien Cinéma. Please note that there will be only limited number of seats available for Tango Abrazos at Krieps. You can meet the director Metod Pevec also tomorrow in Metz.

08/10 The festival starts tomorrow. Please read details about practical issues, our charity project and audience award voting to be well prepared.

04/10 We are proud to present A. Wajda's Walesa. Man Of Hope (Benelux premiere)! Win tickets to this Special Opening Gala (Utopolis 10/10) at CinEast's facebook. Tickets are now on sale on Utopolis website.

04/10 Visit CinEast's Youtube channel - you can watch all trailers in a row or check out videos of Yellow Sisters or Boris Viande (Melusina on 12/10).

03/10 Get familiar with the 8 films in competition and members of the jury here.

02/10 The short films programmes featuring very colourful&careful selections can be consulted here. In 2013 you can vote for the Audience awards in each short film category!

30/09 Complete 2013 programme with detailed info on all films is online! You can browse using the calendar and visualise the schedule as a list or in timeline format.

29/09 You can now find CinEast 2013 poster as well as the "Women's Stories" exhibition catalogue in our Download section.

27/09 The complete Programme of CinEast 2013 is now available for download here.

26/09 Photos from the press conference are now available in our gallery.

16/09 The press conference of CinEast 2013 will take place on Thursday 26 September at 10.30 at the Cinémathèque (17 Place du Théâtre).

27/08 The Bulgarian pop diva Milenita and her Funky Miracle Band will make you dance on CinEast's closing event on 26/10 in Sang&Klang.

09/08 The concert of the Estonian rock band Tanel Padar and The Sun as the main dish of 2013 Baltic Night confirmed! Melusina on 19/10.

06/08 CinEast Saturday night fevers - all three festival Saturdays (12, 19 & 26 Oct) will offer exceptional musical events. More details soon.

23/07 CinEast 2013 opens the door to the countries of the former Yugoslavia not yet represented.

01/07 The submission deadline for CinEast 2013 has passed. Thank you for the submitted films!

14/03 The dates of CinEast 2013 are 9-27 October 2013.

12/01 CinEast 2012 attracted 6200 spectators in cinemas and about 1500 participants in the special events. CinEast 2012 website is accessible here.

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