2010 Damascus International Film Festival

The 2010 Damascus International Film Festival is the 18th incarnation of the international film festival held in Damascus, Syria which ran from November 7 to 13, 2010. Prizes were awarded in three categories and a 222 films were shown in 18 categories during the course of the festival.[1][2]

2010 Damascus International Film Festival

Festival Poster
Location	Damascus, Syria
Festival date	November 7–13, 2010
Website	http://www.damascusfest.com/en/

This edition of the Damascus International Film Festival, organised under the patronage of Syrian Minister of Culture Dr. Riad Ismat, opened with a ceremony at the Damascus Opera building, at which Turkish actress Türkan Şoray and Syrian actor Ghassan Massoud were among the guests of honor, and a screening of Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. The opening ceremony featured a respect parade for the nine Turkish people who lost their lives during the Gaza flotilla raid on May 31, 2010.[3][4]

The festival close with a screening of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ, RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

Programs

Official Feature Competition

• About Her Brother (Japanese: Otōto) directed by Yoji Yamada[5]
• Cell 211 (Spanish: Celda 211) directed by Daniel Monzón[6]
• Confucius (Chinese: 孔子; pinyin: Kǒng Zǐ) directed by Hu Mei[7]
• Foxes directed by Mira Fornay[8]
• Guards of Silence directed by Samir Zekra[9]
• How I Ended This Summer (Russian: Как я провёл этим летом, translit. Kak ya provyol etim letom) directed by Alexei Popogrebski[10]
• If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Romanian: Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier) directed by Florin Şerban[11]
• Cosmos (Turkish: Kosmos) directed by Reha Erdem[12]
• Our Life (Italian: La Nostra Vita) directed by Daniele Luchetti[13]
• The Princess of Montpensier (French: La Princesse de Montpensier) directed by Bertrand Tavernier[14]
• September Rain directed by Abdellatif Abdelhamid[15]
• My Joy (Russian: Счастье моё, translit. Schastye moyo; Ukrainian: Щастя моє, translit. Shchastya moye) directed by Sergei Loznitsa[16]
• Never Let Me Go directed by Mark Romanek[17]
• On The Path (Bosnian: Na putu) directed by Jasmila Žbanić[18]
• Outside the Law (French: Hors-la-loi) directed by Rachid Bouchareb[19]
• Please Do Not Disturb directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab[20]
• Submarino directed by Thomas Vinterberg[21]
• Sun Dress directed by Saeed Salmeen Al-Murry[22]
• The Chord directed by Magdy El-Hawary[23]
• The Hairdresser (German: Die Friseuse) directed by Doris Dörrie[24]
• Venezzia directed by Haik Gazarian[25]
• Late December (French: Fin Décembre) directed by Moez Kammoun[26]
• The Mosque (French: La Mosquée) directed by Daoud Aoulad-Syad[27]
• Clockwise directed by Khalifa al-Muraikhi[28]

Official Program

• A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (simplified Chinese: 三枪拍案惊奇; traditional Chinese: 三槍拍案驚奇; pinyin: Sānqiāng Pāi'àn Jīngqí) directed by Zhang Yimou[29]
• Another Year directed by Mike Leigh[30]
• Biutiful directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu[31]
• Chantrapas directed by Otar Iosseliani[32]
• Departures (Japanese: おくりびと, romanized: Okuribito) directed by Yōjirō Takita[33]
• The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El Secreto de Sus Ojos) directed by Juan José Campanella[34]
• Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood[35]
• Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu[36]
• Poetry (Korean: 시, translit. Shi) directed by Lee Chang-dong[37]
• Film Socialisme directed by Jean-Luc Godard[38]
• Somewhere directed by Sofia Coppola[39]
• Soul Kitchen directed by Fatih Akın[40]
• The Ghost Writer directed by Roman Polanski[41]
• The White Ribbon (German: Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) directed by Michael Haneke[42]
• On Tour (French: Tournee) directed by Mathieu Amalric[43]
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ, RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul[44]
• A Prophet (French: Un Prophète) directed by Jacques Audiard[45]
• Up directed by Pete Docter[46]
• Burnt by the Sun 2: Prestanding (Russian: Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie) directed by Pete Docter[47]
• Taming (French: Rodage) directed by Nidal Aldibs[48]

Turkish Cinema

• A Fairground Attraction (Turkish: Hazan Mevsimi - Bir Panayir Hikayesi) directed by Mehmet Eryılmaz[49]
• Waiting for Heaven (Turkish: Cenneti Beklerken) directed by Derviş Zaim[50]
• Climates (Turkish: İklimler) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[51]
• My Father and My Son (Turkish: Babam ve Oğlum) directed by Çağan Irmak[52]
• Three Monkeys (Turkish: Üç Maymun) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[53]
• Umut directed by Yılmaz Güney[54]
• Distant (Turkish: Uzak) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan[55]
• Egg (Turkish: Yumurta) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu[56]

See also

• 2010 in film

References

1. "Damascus to welcome Turkey as honorary guest for film festival". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
2. "Turkey, honorary guest of international film festival in Damascus". Cumhuriyet. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
3. "Turkey, Turkish artist honorary guests at Damascus film fest". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
4. "Turkey and Turkish actress 'Guests of honor' at Syrian Film Festival". Cumhuriyet. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
5. "About Her Brother". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
6. "Celda 211". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
7. "Confucius". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
8. "Foxes". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
9. "Guards of Silence". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
10. "How I Ended This Summer". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
11. "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
12. "Kosmos". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
13. "La Nostra Vita (Our Life)". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
14. "La Princesse De Mont pensier". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
15. "September Rain". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
16. "My Joy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
17. "Never Let Me Go". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
18. "On The Path". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
19. "Outside Of The Law". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
20. "Please Do NoT disturb". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
21. "Submarino". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
22. "Sun Dress". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
23. "The Chord". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
24. "The Hairdresser". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
25. "Venezzia". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
26. "Late December". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
27. "The mosque". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
28. "Clockwise". DTFF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
29. "A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
30. "Another Year". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
31. "Biutiful". DIFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
32. "Chantrapas". DIFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
33. "Departures". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
34. "El Secreto de Sus Ojos". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
35. "Gran Torino". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
36. "Honey". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
37. "Poetry". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
38. "Film Socialisme". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
39. "Somewhere". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
40. "Soul Kitchen". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
41. "The Ghost Writer". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
42. "The White Ribbon". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
43. "Tournee". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
44. "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
45. "Tournee". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
46. "Up". DTFF. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
47. "Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
48. "Taming (Rodage)". DTFF. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
49. "A Fairground Attraction". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
50. "Cenneti Beklerken". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
51. "Climates". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
52. "My father and my son". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
53. "Three Monkeys". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
54. "Umut". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
55. "Uzak". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
56. "Yumurta". DTFF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

External links

• Official website for the festival