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The Retrospective section at the 52nd IFFI will feature renowned Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr whose films have won accolades at Berlin, Cannes and Locarno Film Festival. An auteur filmmaker, he has created his own visual style.
This section will also acknowledge the contribution of Russian filmmaker and stage director Andrei Konchalovsky whose films have won numerous accolades, including the Cannes Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, a FIPRESCI Award, two Silver Lions, three Golden Eagle Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Andrei Sergeevich Konchalovsky was born to a family of famous writers Sergei Mikhalkov and Natalia Konchalovskaya. He studied Music from the Central School of Music and later Direction from VGIK. In 1965, inspired by Akira Kurosawa, he filmed The First Teacher. His other notable films like The Story of AsyaKlyachina Who Loved but Did Not Marry (1966) and Uncle Vanya (1970) were released soon after to critical acclaim.
The films of Konchalovsky to be screened at IFFI are The First Teacher, Uncle Vanya, Runaway Train, The Postman’s White Nights and Paradise.
BélaTarr, born in Pécs, Hungary was a student at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Budapest. He began his career as an amateur filmmaker at the age of 16. He worked at Balázs Béla Stúdió, where he made his directorial debut with the film The Family Nest (1977).
His notable works are Damnation (1988), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Turin Horse (2011), Sátántangó (1994). His to be films screened at IFFI are Family Nest, Outsider, Damnation and The Turin Horse.
