Program announced.
Here's a listing of the feature length films.
Besides this, they have a collection of short films, and GCC films too, which can be checked on the site, plus some open-air water-front screenings too.
Link to ADFF's Film listing for 2011Narrative Feature CompetitionExciting vision and original storytelling in work from international filmmakers.
Absolutely Tame as a Horse (Asb Heyvan-e Najibist) directed by Abdolreza Kahani
Iran – 90 min.
Always Brando (Dima Brando) directed by Ridha Behi
Tunisia – 84 min.
Chicken with Plums (Poulet aux prunes) directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
France, Germany, Belgium – 91 min.
A Dangerous Method directed by David Cronenberg
United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, Ireland – 93 min.Dark Horse directed by Todd Solondz
USA
Death for Sale (Maut lil baya) directed by Faouzi Bensaïdi
Morocco, Belgium, France, United Arab Emirates – 117 min.
Elena directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Russia – 109 min. Free Men (Les Hommes libres) directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi
France, Morocco – 99 min.
I Wish (Kiseki) directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Japan – 128 min.
Lucky directed by Avie Luthra
South Africa – 100 min.
The Moth Diaries directed by Mary Harron
Canada, Ireland – 85 min.
On the Edge (Ala Al Hafa) directed by Leïla Kilani
Morocco, France, United Arab Emirates, Germany – 110 min.
Rampart directed by Oren Moverman
USA – 105 min.The Reasons of the Heart (Las razones del corazón) directed by Arturo Ripstein
Mexico, Spain – 119 min.
A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) directed by Asghar Farhadi
Iran – 123 min.
Trishna directed by Michael Winterbottom
United Kingdom, Sweden – 117 min.
We Need to Talk About Kevin directed by Lynne Ramsay
United Kingdom – 112 min. New Horizons (Afaq Jadida) CompetitionFresh styles and challenging ideas in narrative work by first- and second-time
directors from around the world.
Almost in Love directed by Sam Neave
USA – 83 min.
Alms for a Blind Horse (Anhey Ghohrey da Daan) directed by Gurvinder Singh
India – 113 min. In Punjabi
Asma'a directed by Amr Salama
Egypt – 96 min.
Best Intentions (Din dragoste cu cele mai bune intentii) directed by Adrian Sitaru
Romania – 105 min.
The End directed by Hicham Lasri
Morocco – 105 min.
This Narrow Place directed by Sooney Kadouh
Lebanon, USA, Egypt – 97 min.
Rough Hands (Ayadin Khachina) directed by Mohamed Asli
Morocco – 97 min.
Sea Shadow (Dhil al Bahr) directed by Nawaf Al-Janahi
United Arab Emirates – 98 min.
She Monkeys (Apflickorna) directed by Lisa Aschan
Sweden – 84 min.
Stories Only Exist When Remembered (Histórias que só existem quando lembradas)
by Julia Murat
Brazil, Argentina, France – 98 min.
Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren) directed by André Øvredal
Norway – 103 min. Wilaya directed by Pedro P. Rosado
Spain – 90 min. In Hassaniya.
Documentary Feature CompetitionNon-fiction films that explore remarkable stories and issues in the world around us.
Beijing Besieged by Waste directed by Wang Jiu-liang
China – 86 min.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 directed by Göran Hugo Olsson
Sweden, USA – 93 min.
Diaries (Yawmyat) directed by May Odeh
Norway, Palestine – 53 min.
El Gusto directed by Safinez Bousbia
Algeria, Ireland, France, United Arab Emirates – 88 min.
Fightville directed by Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
USA – 85 min.
Girl Model directed by Ashley Sabin, David Redmon
USA – 78 min.
In My Mother's Arms (Fi Ahdan Ummi) directed by Atia Al Daradji, Mohamed Al Daradji
Iraq, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates – 85 min.
Last Chapter - Goodbye Nicaragua (Sista kapitlet - Farväl Nicaragua)
directed by Peter Torbiörnsson
Marathon Boy directed by Gemma Atwal
India, United Kingdom, USA – 98 min. In Oriya
Position Among the Stars (Stand ven de Sterren) directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich
Netherlands – 111 min.
Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad & the Politician (Al Tahrir 2011: Al Tayib wa al Shariss wa al Siyassi) directed by Ayten Amin, Amr Salama, Tamer Ezzat
Egypt, United Arab Emirates – 95 min.
The Tiniest Place (El lugar más pequeño) directed by Tatiana Huezo
Mexico – 104 min.
Our World CompetitionFilms devoted to broadening public awareness of significant environmental issues.
Beijing Besieged by Waste directed by Jiu-liang Wang
China – 86 min.
This film is also part of Documentary Feature Competition.Buck directed by Cindy Meehl
USA – 88 min.
The City Dark directed by Ian Cheney
USA – 84 min.
Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson directed by Trish Dolman
Canada – 110 min.
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
directed by Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
USA – 85 min.
The Last Mountain directed by Bill Haney
USA – 95 min.
Project Nim directed by James Marsh
United Kingdom – 93 min.
Taste the Waste directed by Valentin Thurn
Germany – 88 min.
Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren) directed by André Øvredal
Norway – 103 min.
This film is also part of the New Horizons Competition. Showcase18 Days (Tamantashar yom) directed by Sherif Arafa, Kamla Abou Zikri, Marwan Hamed, Sherif
El Bendari, Khaled Marei, Ahmad Abdalla, Yousry Nasrallah, Ahmed Alaa
Egypt – 125 min.
The Ages of Love (Manuale d'amore) directed by Giovanni Veronesi
Italy – 125 min.
Albert Nobbs directed by Rodrigo Garcia
Ireland, United Kingdom – 114 min. Bobby Fischer Against the World directed by Liz Garbus
USA, United Kingdom, Iceland – 93 min.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (3D) directed by Werner Herzog
USA, France – 90 min. Contagion directed by Steven Soderbergh
USA – 103 min. The Double directed by Michael Brandt
USA, United Arab Emirates – 98 min.
Flowers of Evil (Fleurs du mal) directed by David Dusa
France – 103 min.
George Harrison: Living in the Material World directed by Martin Scorsese
USA – part I: 94 min., part II: 114 min.
God Save My Shoes directed by Julie Benasra
USA – 60 min.
Habemus Papam directed by Nanni Moretti
Italy, France – 102 min.
The Ides of March directed by George Clooney
USA – 98 min. Monsieur Lazhar (Bashir Lazhar) directed by Philippe Falardeau
Canada – 94 min.
Pina (3D) directed by Wim Wenders
Germany, France – 103 min. Poliss (Polisse) directed by Maïwenn
France, Italy, Romania – 127 min. Sacrifice (Zhao Shi Gu Er) directed by Chen Kaige
China – 127 min.
Seated by the Fire (Sentados frente al fuego) directed by Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Chile, Germany – 95 min.
Skeem directed by Timothy Greene
South Africa – 112 min.
The Source (La Source des femmes) directed by Radu Mihaileanu
France, Morocco, Belgium, Italy – 136 min.
Stockholm East (Stockholm Östra) directed by Simon Kaijser da Silva
Sweden – 92 min.
The Temple (Deool) directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
India – 135 min. In Marathi
A Thousand Times Stronger (Tusen gånger starkare) directed by Peter Schildt
Sweden – 85 min.
Warrior directed by Gavin O'Connor
USA – 140 min. The Wholly Family directed by Terry Gilliam
Italy 2011 – 20 min.
The Yellow Sea (Hwang-hae) directed by Na Hong-jin
Korea – 140 min. Special ProgramsTribute to two Nobel Prize Winners for Literature
Naguib Mahfouz, Man of Cinema (1911 – 2006)
The Beginning and the End (Bidaya wa Nihaya) directed by Salah Abu Seif
Egypt 1961 – 130 min.
The Beginning and the End (Principio y fin) directed by Arturo Ripstein
Mexico 1993 – 140 min.
Between Heaven and Earth (Bayn el Sama wa el Ard) directed by Salah Abu Seif
Egypt 1960 – 100 min.
Fools' Alley (Darb al Mahabil) directed by Tawfik Saleh
Egypt 1955 – 95 min.
The Hunger (Al Go'a) directed by Ali Badrakhan
Egypt 1986 – 120 min.
Midaq Alley (El callejón de los milagros) directed by Jorge Fons
Mexico 1995 – 140 min.
Palace Walk (Bayna al Qasrayan) directed by Hassan El Imam
Egypt 1964 – 140 min.
The Thief and the Dogs (Al Lis wa Al Kilab) directed by Kamal El Sheikh
Egypt 1962 – 125 min.
Remembering Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)
Charulata directed by Satyajit Ray
With: Soumitra Chatterjee, Shyamal Ghoshal, Bholanath Koyal, Madhabi Mukherjee
India 1964 – 117 min.
A TRIP TO THE MOON in color, and other travels through time, color and space
George Méliès's historic touchstone film A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902) will be screened in its original hand-colored version direct from its re-premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May.
Mapping Subjectivity: Experimentation in Arab Cinema, Part II
Co-organized by The Museum of Modern Art and ArteEast. Curated by Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film, MoMA, and Rasha Salti, Senior Director, ArteEast. Presented in association with the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The City (El Madina) directed by Yousry Nasrallah
Egypt, France 1999 – 108 min.
Oh The Days! (Alyam! Alyam!) directed by Ahmed El Maanouni
Morocco 1978 – 80 min.
Spotlight on SwedenSMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (Sommarnattens leende) directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1955 – 108 min.
WILD STRAWBERRIES (Smultronstället) directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1957 – 91 min.
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Fanny och Alexander) directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1982 – 118 min.
In the Feature Competition:Trishna directed by Michael Winterbottom
In the New Horizons (Afaq Jadida) Competition:She Monkeys (Apflickorna) directed by Lisa Aschan
In the Documentary Competition:The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 directed by Göran Hugo Olsson
Last Chapter - Goodbye Nicaragua (Sista kapitlet - Farväl Nicaragua)
directed by Peter Torbiörnsson
In Showcase:Stockholm East (Stockholm Östra) directed by Simon Kaijser da Silva
A Thousand Times Stronger (Tusen gånger starkare) directed by Peter Schildt
Family DaySaturday, October 15, Marina Mall, VOX Cinemas
3 – 3:30 pm
A TRIP TO THE MOON in color, and other travels through time, color and space
4 – 5 pm
Animated short films for kids (ages 6-12)
A selection of animated short films by Swedish director Johan Hagelback.
6.15 – 8.30pM
I Wish (Kiseki) directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Japan – 128 min.
Saturday, 22 October 2011, VOX Cinemas, 4pm
The Magic Lantern Film Club for Children
ADFF collaborates with the Magic Lantern Film Club to screen a timeless Laurel & Hardy program, paired with fascinating insights into cinematic development over the last century.
