A fantastic start 2010 festival

2010 archive: This year’s festival opened on Wednesday with the Arthaus film Women Without Men.

Av Øyvind Gallefoss, Alistair Spalding, foto: Ingrid Alice Clausen, Ulf Hansen 11. okt 2010

The 20th Films from the South festival was officially opened on Wednesday evening by Deputy Mayor Aud Kvalberg, along with filmmaker Shirrin Neshat. After the screening the party moved to Fugazi, which quickly filled up with an audience impressed with the opening film. Actress Juni Dahr, described Women without men as,”poetic as it is political.” We asked other people at the party what they thought about the opening film of Films from the South.


1. What did you think about the opening film?
2. What are you looking forward to during this year’s festival?

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Hibba Sarmadawy

1. Thumbs up! I liked that the film managed to shed light on two things – the political aspect, and the conditions of women in Iran. I think it’s very exciting that you can get a sense of both themes from one movie.


2. I’m looking forward to more insight into conditions in the countries that the films are set in. I watch films as a source of information rather than just for entertainment. I’m hoping to see more films from the Middle East, especially ones with political themes.
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Hilde Malme

1. Fantastic. Beautifully shot. It's a film that all Norwegian directors should see and learn from. I also liked the dramatics very much, some audience members might have lost their way, when characters rise from the dead and such, but personally, I got a real sense of a magical reality.


2. I'm looking forward to all of the films equally! No, but I'm hoping for something of what Juni Dahr spoke of in her opening speech, I'll be looking to explore new realms and new realities.
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Mariann Hafredal

1. I liked it a lot. It was both beautiful and tragic. It was also full of beautiful images, which gave me a real empathy for the characters. It left me feeling almost drained, because there were so many impressions to take in.

 
2. Unfortunately I'm not going to get to see that many films; I'm going on holiday next week. I'm going to Morocco, where the opening film was shot, so you could say I saw the most important one for me. 
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Nader Izadpanah

1. The film affected me perhaps more than the average Norwegian, because it dealt with issues from my own country. First and foremost it is a beautiful film. At the same time, the fact that the film wasn't shot in Iran is a bit of a weakness. As a filmmaker I saw some problems with the narrative as well; there were passages that required an audience to stop and think a couple of times, and that's not good. But, as I said, first and foremost, it was beautiful to watch.

 
2. I love Films from the South. I've been coming to the festival since it started, and I always know what I'm getting. The festival is integral in informing new themes, and it's the best input that people interested in film in Norway can get. The festival is an extremely important bridge builder in the film world. I'm excited about lots of the films here, not necessarily just those from Iran. 
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Ragnhild Tveitan 

1. It was harsh. Painful. But at the same time it was deeply poetic. I think I'm still digesting it.

 
2. I've noticed that there are fewer films from Africa than in previous years, and I think that's a shame. But you can't always have everything you want. I haven’t exactly memorised the programme, but I'm definitely excited about the film Afghan Star. I'm also excited about the offering of children's films this year. I'm enthusiastic.

 

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