Things are changing in the Czech Republic, Carlovi separate film festival artistic director Karel ochAlso when it comes to #MeToo movement.
“What we want is a conversation – and films like ‘Tutti Awaaz’, they say.
The drama of Ondage Provision, selected for the Crystal Globe competition, was inspired by the Bambini de Prague case: a famous children’s songs saw that its Chowmaster was arrested and accused of sexual exploitation of minors who had long.
“It is a strong, intimate piece of cinema, which eventually succeeds in communicating strong political ideas. When I had lunch with the director and the producer, I realized that perhaps our previous year Audience Award winning ‘Waves’ – which has reached about 1 million audiences in Czech cinema.
In the past, Utsav faced criticism due to some of its controversial guests, including Johnny Depp, or even its Crystal Globe Statuete, who once led Mel Gibson Tell: “This is just a kind of thing I want. A naked woman holding a ball.”
“I think the film festival is places where you can say things independently. We do not like to censors. Sometimes we know that a person who comes to the person who is controversial, and we expect some reactions, but a festival should be a platform for such exchange,” emphasizes och.
“Checks require time to discover some things. We do not like to be forced by the West, especially when we were sent to the Calcutse 50/50 initiative (advocating gender equality), it seemed foolish that I just signed a piece of paper without talking about it. A few years ago, a young woman dared to make a joke with the film.
He says: “With such crazy political experiences of oppression from our country, some things have to be changed in a more natural way. I think ‘broken voices’ may be important in this.”
This is not the only possible controversial film this year – Utsav decided to wait for the safety of its creators with the announcement of the Iranian “Bidad”.
“Because of their subject matter, everyone hoped that problems could be – for the team to leave the country to come to the world premiere. We agreed to be sensitive about it.”
Finally, director Sohil Berghi will present the film on his own, will be determined to “stand from his work”, he told Diversity,
“In the Czech Republic, we remember bad days – we remember how things were handled in the 1980s (during communism). In some cases, you need to be really very careful. We needed to ensure that they were safe,” Och says.
“When the screening comes closer, you have to implement all the safety measures. The film is coming from Iran and all these threats and risks are involved, but you also want to ensure that it is considered as art work. Anything like this is essentially a political work, but it is still a film with which we fell in love with.”
The festival “will promote political cinema through intimate stories,” he notes, Nadav Lepit’s “yes” and Palestinian mentions “It is all left to you.”
“This is what we know how to do.” What you are left is a film that is potentially controversial, but perhaps not really? (Director Cherian Dabis) is not accusing anyone-she is offering only compassion. She is not required to force political cinema to take favor, which I think I can think in the case of Israeli-Peliceians Good work done.
The check event still wants to “be kind,” however, finding a place for more uplift films like Josh O’Coner starrer “Reconstruction”.
“(Director) Max Walker-Silverman once said that he would never be a ruthless person in his film. You can have a powerful film that settles with the problems in an authentic way-” Och is called a donkey.
“We have extreme movies in the program, but sometimes, subtlety and kindness can be more impressive. I do not want to go about ‘decline of civilization’, but sympathy is something that is still missing.”
Is there something else missing this year? In May, the presence of Jiřà Bartoška, ​​the chairman of the festival, who died for a long time.
“Czech journalists keep asking us: ‘What will change?!” We explained the last few months, voluntarily and happily understood that there is a lot of will.
He notes: “We will celebrate him not in a tear, but in a way of uplift, which celebrates all the marks left behind him. If we make it very emotional, he will really be angry.”
While Utsav would welcome Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarasgard and Steel Scarsgard, Bartoka put his hand in another guest’s first visit: Michael Douglas, now coming back to present an anniversary screening of “One Flave Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, which he produced.
“In 1998, we were looking for the guests and Jia Bartoka had a conversation with Milo Forton. In those days, we used to rely on the help of our friends. Milose was like: ‘Okay, how about Michael? Let me call him.’ It first came here for Michael Douglas Millo, and now he is doing it again – even if he did not go to Cannes for the restoration of the restoration of the restoration. “
“It is very humble to see these people, who represent such a large part of the history of cinema, come and celebrate someone else.”
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