Cronograf Film Festival to begin on May 1

The VI edition of the “Cronograf” International Documentary Film Festival film will take place in Chisinau between May 1 and 5. According to Victoria Coroban, the event’s spokesperson, the Festival has prepared to its guests a varied and full-of-novelties programme for this year. Almost 40 movies from 18 countries will be shown within two categories: the documentary film section and cadRO, comprising various events and movies shown outside the competition. “cadRO” is a totally new category dedicated to films about Romanians from around the world. Filmmakers from 8 countries (Romanian and not only) have presented their films for this category. The works presented for cadRO are to be judged by a 4-member jury, different from that of the basic documentary film category. The jury will be chaired by Marian Voicu, producer at the Romanian TVR channel. The films participating at the basic category will be examined by a 5-member jury constituted of directors, producers and critics from France, Germany, Romania, Russia and Moldova. The head juror is Ana-Maria Plamadeala, a Moldovan film critic. Besides the films participating in the competition that are to be shown on May 2, 3 and 4, from 10.00 till 21.00, there are special works to be screened at the Festival. At the Festival’s opening, there will be shown an in-memoriam documentary about the late poet and scientist Ion Vatamanu, on the occasion of his 70th birth anniversary. The film is an OWH TV Studio production, directed by Leontina Vatamanu, the poet’s daughter. On May 2, the audience will watch the one-minute films made by the young trainees of the OWH TV Studio’s Youth Video Laboratory 2007. On May 4, “cuvinte.ro” movie produced by Violeta Gorgos will be shown outside the competition. On May 5, the Festival will host the German Movies Day, displaying 4 recently made German works. The event is held with the support of the Goethe Institute, Romania. The Festival closes on May 5 with the awarding ceremony, where the prizes and the main trophies are to be offered. The sculptor of the statuettes is Valentin Vartosu. This year, for the first time within “Cronograf” Festival, it is to be offered an award for lifetime activity. The German Embassy in Chisinau together with Amadeus Travel Lufthansa City Centre will offer a special prize for the best Moldovan documentary film. The “Cronograf” International Festival is organized by the OWH TV Studio in co-operation with the Filmmakers Union, TV 5 Monde and French Alliance in Moldova.