10th Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema

Germany, November 8 - November 12 2005

The jury

Claire Clouzot (), Marilena Iliesiu (Romania), Antonia Kovacheva (Bulgaria), Annika Koppel (Estonia), Bodo Schönfelder (Germany)

Awarded films

Something Like Hapiness by Bohdan Sláma
(Czech Republic/ Germany, 2005, 102 mins)

Reports

The Black Man Is White By Antonia Kovacheva by Antonia Kovacheva
Traveling Through Broken Myths By Marilena Iliesiu by Marilena Iliesiu
"Something Like Happiness": Happiness, Czech Style By Bodo Schönfelder by Bodo Schönfelder
"Something Like Happiness": Unhappiness On Each Floor By Claire Clouzot by Claire Clouzot
Absurd Comedies: The Men With Good Eyes By Annika Koppel by Annika Koppel

This small city in Brandenburg, established in the 10th century when the Sorbs erected a castle on the Spree river, is now home to a bustling annual film festival: The FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema. This year, our jury gave our award to Something Like Hapiness (Stesti), a Czech/German co-production by writer-director Bohdan Sláma.