BRIGHT NIGHTS: BALTIC-NORDIC FILM FESTIVAL
May 27 – June 4, Ottawa (Auditorium at Library and Archives Canada) June 1 – 19, Montreal (Cinémathèque Québécoise) The Embassies of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are pleased to present this inaugural Baltic-Nordic film festival “Bright Nights” in cooperation with: · The Canadian Film Institute, Ottawa · Andris Kesteris, Founder of the “Baltic Film Festival” · Cinémathèque québécoise, Montreal · Honorary Consuls of the Baltic States, Montreal
Ranging from fiction to documentary to animation, this festival has something for everyone. All films are Ottawa premieres!
Read about the films on the Canadian Film Institute website
PROGRAM (Ottawa):
The Painting Sellers
Juho Kuosmanen | Finland | 2010 | 60 min | English subtitles
Friday, May 27, 7:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
The Temptation of St. Tony
Veiko Õunpuu | Estonia | 2009 | 110 min | English subtitles
Friday, May 27, 9:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
The Queen and I
Nahid Persson Savestani | Sweden | 2009 | 90 min | English subtitles
Saturday, May 28, 7:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
The Bug Trainer
Rasa Mishkinyte | Lithuania | 2010 | 53 min | English subtitles
Saturday, May 28, 9:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
North
Rune Denstad Langlo | Norway | 2009 | 78 min | English subtitles
Friday, June 3, 7:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
Klucis: Deconstruction of an Artist
Peteris Krilovs | Latvia | 2009 | 56 min | English subtitles
Friday, June 3, 9:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
White Night Wedding
Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland | 2008 | 96 min | English subtitles
Saturday, June 4, 7:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
Armadillo
Janus Metz | Denmark | 2010 | 100 min | English subtitles
Saturday, June 4, 9:00 pm, Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada
See Cinémathèque québécoise website for screening information
PROGRAMME (Montréal):
PANORAMA BALTE ET NORDIQUE
Du 1er au 19 juin à la Cinémathèque québécoise
Mercredi 1 juin
18 h 30 Claude-Jutra
Panorama balte et nordique
The Temptation of St Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)
Veiko Õunpuu
[Est., 2009, 110, 35 mm, VOSTF ET RUSSES]
20 h 30 Claude-Jutra
Panorama balte et nordique
The Painting Sellers (Taulukauppiaat)
Juho Kuosmanen
[Finl., 2010, 58 min, Blu-Ray, VOSTA]
Dimanche 5 juin
19 h 15 Claude-Jutra
Panorama balte et nordique
The Queen and I (Drottningen och jag)
Nahid Persson Sarvestani
[Suède, 2009, 90 min, 35 mm, VOSTA]
