Half Elf is amongst ten films from Germany, Us/Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Austria, France and Romania that are nominated for the „New Voices of the Documentary cinema” awards at Astra Film Festival this year.
Half Elf was premiered on the Open Air edition of the festival, that ran through 4-13 September, but the second part of the festival is now ongoing online for viewers in Romania, and will be until the 25th of October.
Astra Film Festival describes the ten films that compete in the „New Voices of the Documentary cinema” competition this year as outstanding works, in many respects, that give viewers a glimpse into the frontline of documentary cinema
“These films are outstanding in many aspects: the ingenuity of choosing the right perspective, the courage to point at painful, or hard-to-capture topics, and through experimenting with the language of documentary cinema in their attempt to depict and evoke the reality that surrounds us. Watching these films one can have an idea about frontline and the mastery of documentary cinema, and the way it is practiced and embraced by filmmakers at the first part of their professional journey.”
Astra Film Festival promotes the use of documentary film as a means for cultural and cross-cultural understanding, and promotes the study, research and initiatives in the field of visual anthropology. Films must have cinematographic qualities, artistic commitment and strong presence of the filmmaker’s point of view both in form and content.
People in and Romania, can view the films in competition online until the 25th of October: https://www.astrafilm.ro/en/film-category/international-on-off/
