33rd Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus

Germany, November 7 - November 12 2023

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The jury

Katrin Hillgruber (Germany), Giuseppe Sedia (Italy), Angelo Mitchievici (Romania)

Awarded films

Freedom by Tudor Giurgiu
(Romania, Hungary, 2023, 109 min)

Reports

Eclectic Cinematic Pleasures by Giuseppe Sedia
Once Upon a Time There Was a Revolution by Angelo Mitchievici
The East glows in Blue by Katrin Hillgruber

Jury justification: “Gunshots in Sibiu/Hermannstadt in December 1989. Experiencing a revolution on the screen can be uncomfortable and captivating at the same time. The director manages to give shape to the historical chaos by creating a film that goes beyond the aesthetics of the Romanian New Wave”.