Between January 06 and 09 2011 we invite you to Piatra Neamt to participate at the event called The Film festival “Filmul de Piatra”. This year’s competition is open to short films (fiction, animation, documentary, experiment, video clip) made by film creators from Romania and Moldavian Republic.

From the 209 films that subscribed, 52 were selected to enter the competition and 8 outside the competition. The jury of the festival: Napoleon Helmis – director, Copel Moscu – director, David Procter – (Marea Britanie), Benjamin Ribout – director of the festival Kinodiseea, Irina Saulescu – actress.

The Program of the Festival “Filmul de Piatra” 2011

Thursday – January 06 2011
19:00 the opening of the festival
20:00 best.ro “captivi de craciu” (captive on Christmas)
21:00 “filme de piatra” films – the first competition: o bucata de creta (a piece of chalk)/ ochiul papusii (the doll’s eye)/ lumina la baie (the light from the bathroom) / jucaria (the toy) / prietenul meu e un nor (my friend is a cloud)/ tot mai mica italie (little Italy)/ 2211 / printul negru din nepal (the black prince from Nepal)/ scoala nomada (the nomad school)/ angel / clinica (the clinic) / vitae nobilae / wonder landing / mostenire (heritage) / persistenta memoriei (memory’s persistence) / you can’t hide love from gypsies / genti de bani (money bags)
after hours: sauna party

Friday – January 07 2011
18:00 “filme de piatra” films – the second competition: 1 noiembrie (November 1st) / balonul  (the balloon)/ zmeii / de ce (why) / learning adventure / olandezul zburator (the flying Dutch)/ strung love / jaf armat (armed robbery)/ sputnik / monster tape project / sub apa (under water)/ vara ’99 mega-hits (mega-hits from the summer of ’99) / hello says the devil
20:00 best.ro: colivia (the cage) / tarantyno
21:00 shorts up: comme le temp passe / cashback / brainstorming / paul rondin est… paul rondin / heavy metal drummer / spelzeugland / this way up / oktapodi / telling lies
23:00 shadows – horrorrrrr films:  orasul de faina (flour city) / casa brown (the brown house) / in spatele usilor inchise (behind closed doors) / harmsaga / lazarus taxon / daneidele / vigilenta (vigilance)
after hours: party n the coffee shop of the festival

Saturday – January 08 2011
11:00 special program for kids: veronica
15:00 next: betty b and the’s / candy darling / way up north / weaknesses
16:30 special: ticu lacatusu
18:00 “filme de piatra” films – the third competition: vera vs. ursul de biblioteca (vera vs the library bear) / dinte condamnat (condemned tooth)/ sarkozy versus gipsy / hot de biciclete in bucuresti (bycicle thief in Bucharest) / doua adevaruri (two truths) / pasari albe (white birds) / wait/help / declaratie de independenta (the declaration of independence) / ruta 27 (route 27) / thanks / mici conditii (small conditions)/ julie h. / ceva mai bun (something better)/ 973 / septembers / eu si eul meu (me and myself)/ nu vei zbura (you shall not fly) / categoria grea (heavy category)/ growing / ireversibil  (irreversible)/ taci  (be silent)/ life buoy
20:00 best.ro: derby / muzica in sange (born for music)
21:00 oscar shorts: povestea bunicutei o’grimm (Granny Grimm’s story)/ wallace si gromit (Wallace and gromit) / noii locatari (the new neighbors)/ mic dejun la paris (breakfast in paris) / in loc de abracadabra (instead of abracadabra)/ doamna si moartea (the lady and death) / pestele minune (the wonder fish)
23:00 danger: multimedia show
after hours: a show performed by Robin and the backstabbers in the coffee shop of the festival

Sunday – January 09 2011
15:00 anim’est: vovo / viitorul nu e viitor (the future is not the future)/ mune / laptele minune (the wonder milk) / fard (makeup)/ voltaj (woltage) / surorile fox (the Fox sisters) / baiatul pasare (the bird boy)
16:00 filminutes: 25 films of 1 minute
16:30 special: David Procter
18:00 “filme de piatra” – off competition: 1 din 10 (1 out of 10) / fotografia (photography) / framantari / guerrilla la 6 ani (guerrilla at 6 years) / in cautarea lu’ malone muistu’ (searching for Malone Muistu’)/ matyas, matyas / nascut campion (born champion) / 3isacrowd
20:00 the closing festivity + the winning films
21:30 special: nunta in basarabia (Wedding in Basarabia)+ q&a with the director Napoleon Helmis