FUTURE FRAMES: Ten new filmmakers to follow is a new programme by the European Film Promotion and Karlovy Vary IFF to be introduced at the 50th anniversary edition of the festival (July 3 – 11, 2015). A selection of ten young directors and their films – all in Czech premieres – will be presented to the public, film industry and press during the event running from July 5 - 7, 2015. Slovak upcoming talents will be represented by Martina Buchelová from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VSMU) and her short film Green Line.
The new initiative of EFP and the Karlovy Vary IFF aims to highlight and support new generation of upcoming film directors. The group of ten will be given special attention in the festival programme with screening their films, discussions with the public and film professionals and join networking events with Industry representatives at the festival.
The filmmakers were selected by the Programme Department of the Karlovy Vary from nominations of the member organizations of EFP. Martina Buchelová and Green LIne were nominated by the Slovak Film Institute, in collaboration with VSMU.
After 18 years, Future Frames replaces the “Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!” with its spotlight on first- and second-time directors, moving the focus to the youngest filmmaking generation. The programmeis realized with the support of the Creative Europe – Media Programme of the European Union and the respective EFP member organisations.
Interview
What was the inspiration for Green Line?
The assignment for this exercise was the subject of persecution and, moreover, I needed to train working with horses, as I will be also working with them in my bachelor graduation film.
The inspiration for the film were mostly different family issues. We all know people in difficult situations, similar to the one of the main character. A person who fights everyday problems, works hard, raises a child, assists parents and must go on at any cost, even though sometimes he or she might think it’s unbearable. And the fact that these people always manage, is of great value to me. Everybody needs a little relief and hope, and that’s exactly what I wanted to give to my main character.
Together with Lukáš Obermajer we were discussing in what form should the story be told and he came with the idea of a three-generation family, and with the motive of the horse’s disappearance and reappearance. I worked on the situations and dialogues.
You are currently working on your bachelor film. What will it be like?
I have been writing my bachelor film together with Marína Mĺkva, as co-scriptwriter, and Lukáš Obermajer, as script editor. I was certainly influenced by the opinion of the executive producer of the film, Erika Paulinská, who read most of the 97 versions of the script.
The short film should focus on a young girl, taking care of a younger sister, and the strength and confidence she has because of that bond. She realizes her own viability, as well as the fact that she doesn’t quite need to grow up yet, because she will eventually do one day, anyway.
You often co-operate with women – your main characters are women, who regain their strength, lost hope, you co-write with women, even your cinematographers are often women. Is such a co-operation an advantage?
It is of an advantage when we understand each other and agree on our aim, so we can shoot a good film, regardless of my collaborators being women or men. The predominance of women in my films is more or less a coincidence, but at the same time, it’s not a coincidence I’ve chosen particular women or particular men.
Speaking of the main characters, it’s probably natural that I see some situations from a female perspective. My male schoolmates portray a perspective of men, mostly. But as it is with collaborators, it takes more to select a character than its sex. At the moment I’m developing a feature film entitled Competition, where the script is written by Lukáš Obermajer and the main character is a man.
published: 24.06.2015
updated: 01.07.2015