“Filmul de Piatra” Festival Programme – Second Edition

During 06–09 January 2011, we invite you to Piatra Neamț to take part in the Festival “Filmul de Piatra”. This year's competition is open to short films (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental and music video) made by filmmakers from Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

Of the 209 films submitted for preselection, 52 were selected for the competition and 8 for screenings outside the competition. The festival jury consists of Napoleon Helmis – director, Copel Moscu – director, David Procter – director of photography (Great Britain), Benjamin Ribout – director of the Kinodiseea festival, Irina Saulescu – actress.

“Filmul de Piatra” Festival Programme 2011

Thursday – 06 January 2011 19:00 opening ceremony 20:00 best.ro Christmas captives 21:00 stone films – competition 1: a piece of chalk / the doll’s eye / bathroom light / the toy / my friend is a cloud / ever smaller Italy / 2211 / the black prince of Nepal / the nomadic school / angel / the clinic / vitae nobilae / wonder landing / inheritance / the persistence of memory / you can’t hide love from gipsies / bags of money after hours: sauna party

Friday – 07 January 2011 18:00 stone films – competition 2: 1 November / the balloon / the dragons / why / learning adventure / the flying Dutchman / strung love / armed robbery / sputnik / monster tape project / underwater / summer ’99 mega-hits / hello says the devil 20:00 best.ro: the cage / tarantyno 21:00 shorts up: comme le temp passe / cashback / brainstorming / paul rondin est… paul rondin / heavy metal drummer / spelzeugland / this way up / oktapodi / telling lies 23:00 shadows – horroooor films from tiff: the town of flour / the brown house / behind closed doors / harmsaga / lazarus taxon / the Danaids / vigilance after hours: party in the festival café

Saturday – 08 January 2011 11:00 special programme for children: veronica 15:00 next: betty b and the’s / candy darling / way up north / weaknesses 16:30 special: ticu lacatusu 18:00 stone films – competition 3: vera vs. the library bear / condemned tooth / sarkozy versus gipsy / bicycle thief in bucuresti / two truths / white birds / wait/help / declaration of independence / route 27 / thanks / minor conditions / julie h. / something better / 973 / septembers / me and my ego / you will not fly / heavyweight / growing / irreversible / be quiet / life buoy 20:00 best.ro: derby / music in the blood 21:00 oscar shorts: granny o’grimm’s story / wallace and gromit / the new tenants / breakfast in paris / instead of abracadabra / the lady and death / the miracle fish 23:00 danger: multimedia show after hours: robin and the backstabbers concert in the festival café

Sunday – 09 January 2011 15:00 anim’est: vovo / viitorul nu e viitor / mune / laptele minune / fard / voltaj / surorile fox / baiatul pasare 16:00 filminute: 25 films… each one minute long 16:30 special: david procter 18:00 filme de piatra – outside the competition: 1 din 10 / fotografia / framantari / guerrilla la 6 ani / in cautarea lu’ malone muistu’ / matyas, matyas / nascut campion / 3isacrowd 20:00 closing ceremony + winning films 21:30 special screening: nunta in basarabia + q&a with director napoleon helmis