1st Odessa International Film Festival
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| Opening film | "Heartbreaker" / "L'arnacoeur" (Dir. Pascal Chaumeil), France |
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| Closing film | "A Man at the Window" (Dir.Dmitriy Meskhiev), Russia |
| Location | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Awards | Grand Prix "The Golden Duke" - "Minors under 16..." (Dir. Anrey Cavun), Russia |
| No. of films | 16 (in Competition), 57 (under competition) |
| Festival date | 16-24 july 2010 |
| Website | http://www.oiff.com.ua |
The First Odessa International Film Festival (Ukrainian: Одéський міжнарóдний кінофестивáль) was held in Odessa (Ukraine) from 16 to 24 July 2010.
Screenings included in the competition program consisted of 16 feature-length films from United States, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Japan, Germany, Peru, Russia, India, United Kingdom, Canada (premiering in 2010) and the non-competition program consisted of over 50 films.
The international jury of the first festival was headed by Dutch film maker Jos Stelling.
Guests of the festival included Hollywood actor Rutger Hauer, directors Vadim Perelman, Krzysztof Zanussi, Kira Muratova, Yuri Mamin; actors Grégoire Colin, Vladimir Mashkov, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Alika Smekhova, Larisa Udovichenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergei Migitsko, and others.
Screenings are held at five city movie theaters. The opening and closing ceremonies are hosted at the famed Odessa Opera House. The central platform for screenings, special events, and the home of festival headquarters is the "Rodina" Movie Theater. The Odessa Film Studio serves as the home-base of master classes (in the framework of the “Summer Film School” project) for the duration of the festival. The first festival was attended by over 40 thousand audience members.
After days full of screenings, the participants enjoy evening parties on the seashore beach clubs.
The International Jury Odessa Film Festival 2010:
Jos Stelling – president of the jury, director, Netherlands
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