The cinemas of the European nations exist in a constantly shifting force field: Big–budget blockbusters from U.S. production seek to claim an ever larger market share; funding often depends on the whims and priorities of
government agencies; regional and national stories search for an international audience; cultural authenticity is
often tied to a language of limited geographic and market range; and the aesthetic and topical priorities that are
central at home may be marginal elsewhere.
The San Antonio Film Forum places 12 European films at the center of attention for four days. Through 24 film screenings and three open discussion sessions with scholars, critics and film professionals, the forum brings
the contemporary cinema of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain to San Antonio.
Films (The films are shown in the original language with English subtitles.)
FRANCE
depuis qu’otar est parti since otar left a film by julie bertuccelli
monday, march 21, 9:30 | thursday, march 24, 2:30
mon idole my idol a film by guillaume canet
tuesday, march 22, 3:00 | thursday, march 24, 7:30
les triplettes de belleville the triplets of belleville a film by sylvain chomet
monday, march 21, 7:30 | wednesday, march 23, 5:00 |
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GERMANY
fickende fische do fish do it? a film by almut getto
monday, march 21, 2:30 | wednesday, march 23, 3:00
lichter distant lights a film by hans-christian schmid
tuesday, march 22, 7:30 | thursday, march 24, 5:00
kurz und schmerzlos short sharp shock a film by fatih akin
monday, march 21, 7:00 | wednesday, march 23, 9:30 |
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ITALY
La finestra di fronte facing windows a film by Ferzan Ozpetek
monday, march 21, 5:00| thursday, march 24, 3:00
Le chiavi di casa The Keys to the House a film by Gianni Amelio
wednesday, march 23, 9:30| thursday, march 24, 7:30
Ora di religione the religion hour a film by Marco Bellocchio
tuesday, march 22, 2:30| wednesday, march 23, 7:00 |
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SPAIN
El espiritu de la colmena The Spirit of the Beehive a film by Victor Erice
tuesday, march 22, 9:30 | wednesday, march 23, 2:30
Dias contados Running Out of Time a film by Imanol Uribe
monday, march 21, 3:00 | tuesday, march 22, 5:00
tasio tasio a film by montxo armendáriz
wednesday, march 23, 7:30 | thursday, march 24, 5:30 |
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Panel Schedule
Monday, March 21
5:30 Panel
Kent Jones, Editor of Film Comment, Curator of Films at the Lincoln Center, New York (French cinema)
Rafael Salaberry, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Rice University (Spanish cinema)
Antonio Vitti, Professor of Italian, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, N.C. (Italian cinema)
Moderator: Steven Kellman, Professor of Comparative Literature, UTSA
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Tuesday, March 22
5:30 Panel
Kent Jones, Editor of Film Comment, Curator of Films at the Lincoln Center, New York (French cinema)
Dora Fitzgerald, Professor of Communication Arts, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio
Moderator: Nancy Membrez, Associate Professor of Spanish and Cinema Studies, UTSA
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Wednesday, March 23
5:30 Panel
Joe Leydon, Film Critic for Variety and The Houston Examiner
Sabine Hake, Dept. of Germanic Studies, University of Texas at Austin (German cinema)
Moderator: Christopher Wickham, Associate Professor of German, UTSA
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Acknowledgments
Organizer: Joël Savary, Cultural Attaché to the Consulate General of France in Houston
Facilitator: John Collet, Honorary Consul of France in San Antonio
UTSA Coordinator: Christopher Wickham, UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
European Cinema in Transition is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the cultural offices of the Embassy and the Consulate General of France and the Consulates General of Germany, Italy, and Spain in Houston; UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures; UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts; Santikos Theatres; and Jane Cheever Powell and Tom Powell.
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With special thanks to
John Santikos, Santikos Theatres
Daniel Gelo, Dean, UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Marita Nummikoski, Chair, UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Denis Simonneau, Consul General of France in Houston
Heiner Model, Consul General of Germany in Houston
Massimo Rustico, Consul General of Italy in Houston
Julio Montesino, Consul General of Spain in Houston
Design Team: Pale Design, UTSA Office of University Publications
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