The 2010

Damascus International Film Festival The Damascus International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي) is a biannual November film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venu ...

is the 18th incarnation of the international film festival held in

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which ran from November 7 to 13, 2010. Prizes were awarded in three categories and a 222 films were shown in 18 categories during the course of the festival. This edition of the Damascus International Film Festival, organised under the patronage of Syrian Minister of Culture Dr. Riad Ismat, opened with a ceremony at the

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, at which Turkish actress

Türkan Şoray Türkan Şoray (; born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director of Circassian origin. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress a ...

and Syrian actor

Ghassan Massoud Ghassan Massoud ( ar, غسّان مسعود / ; born September 20, 1958) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for his role as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film ''Kingdom of Heaven (film), Kingdom of Heaven''. Career Ma ...

were among the guests of honor, and a screening of ''

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'' ( tr, Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. The opening ceremony featured a respect parade for the nine Turkish people who lost their lives during the

Gaza flotilla raid The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the " Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine activists and no Israelis were killed on one ship dur ...

on May 31, 2010. The festival close with a screening of '' Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives'' ( th, ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ, ) directed by

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...

Programs

Official Feature Competition

* '' About Her Brother'' ( ja, Otōto) directed by Yoji Yamada * '' Cell 211'' ( es, Celda 211) directed by Daniel Monzón * '' Confucius'' () directed by Hu Mei * '' Foxes'' directed by

Mira Fornay Mira Fornay, also known as Mira Fornayová (born 8 May 1977) is a Slovakia, Slovak film director and screenwriter. Her film, ''My Dog Killer'', won the main award at the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam. ''My Dog Killer'' won three awards ...

* '' Guards of Silence'' directed by Samir Zekra * '' How I Ended This Summer'' (russian: Как я провёл этим летом,

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Kak ya provyol etim letom) directed by Alexei Popogrebski * ''

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle ''If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle'' ( ro, Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier) is a 2010 Romanian drama film directed by Florin Șerban. Plot Romanian youth Silviu (George Piștereanu) serves a four-year prison sentence. A few days before his rel ...

'' ( ro, Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier) directed by Florin Şerban * '' Cosmos'' ( tr, Kosmos) directed by Reha Erdem * '' Our Life'' ( it, La Nostra Vita) directed by Daniele Luchetti * ''

The Princess of Montpensier ''The Princess of Montpensier'' (french: La Princesse de Montpensier) is a 2010 French period romance film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, inspired by a short story of the same name published anonymously by Madame de La Fayette in 1662. It star ...

'' (french: La Princesse de Montpensier) directed by Bertrand Tavernier * '' September Rain'' directed by

Abdellatif Abdelhamid Abdellatif Abdelhamid ( ar, عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد, born January 5, 1954) is a Syrian film director. His films have earned numerous awards, beginning with the Damascus International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival, and ...

* '' My Joy'' (russian: Счастье моё,

Schastye moyo; uk, Щастя моє,

Shchastya moye) directed by Sergei Loznitsa * '' Never Let Me Go'' directed by Mark Romanek * ''

On The Path ''On the Path'' ( bs, Na putu) is a 2010 Bosnian drama film written and directed by Jasmila Žbanić. The film was screened in competition at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. At the 7th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festi ...

'' ( bs, Na putu) directed by

Jasmila Žbanić Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Languag ...

* '' Outside the Law'' (french: Hors-la-loi) directed by Rachid Bouchareb * ''

Please Do Not Disturb ''Please Do Not Disturb'' ( fa, لطفاً مزاحم نشوید, Lotfan mozahem nashavid) is a 2010 tri-segmented Iranian anthology film written and directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, starring Baran Kosari in the lead role. It is produced and cinemat ...

'' directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab * ''

Submarino ''Submarino'' is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Jakob Cedergren and Peter Plaugborg. It is based on the 2007 novel ''Submarino'' by Jonas T. Bengtsson, and focuses on two brothers on the bottom of Danish society ...

'' directed by Thomas Vinterberg * '' Sun Dress'' directed by Saeed Salmeen Al-Murry * '' The Chord'' directed by Magdy El-Hawary * '' The Hairdresser'' (german: Die Friseuse) directed by

Doris Dörrie Doris Dörrie (; born 26 May 1955) is a German film director, producer and author. Biography Born in Hanover, Dörrie completed her secondary education there in 1973. The same year, she began a two-year attendance in film studies in the drama de ...

* ''

Venezzia ''Venezzia'' is a 2009 Venezuelan drama film based on real events; the role of Venezuela during World War II and a love story. The movie stars famous telenovela actress Ruddy Rodríguez and Mexican actor and singer Alfonso Herrera along wit ...

'' directed by Haik Gazarian * ''

Late December ''Late December'', released on April 24, 2007, is Maria McKee's sixth solo album. The album contains the single " A Good Heart", a song McKee had written over 20 years earlier but had never released. Feargal Sharkey Seán Feargal Sharkey ...

'' (french: Fin Décembre) directed by Moez Kammoun * ''

The Mosque ''The Mosque'' was an art installation by Christoph Büchel at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Hosted by the Icelandic pavilion, the artist opened a functioning mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual ...

'' (french: La Mosquée) directed by Daoud Aoulad-Syad * '' Clockwise'' directed by Khalifa al-Muraikhi

Official Program

* '' A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop'' () directed by Zhang Yimou * '' Another Year'' directed by Mike Leigh * ''

Biutiful ''Biutiful'' is a 2010 psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Javier Bardem. The project marks González Iñárritu's first film in his native Spanish language since his debut ...

'' directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu * '' Chantrapas'' directed by Otar Iosseliani * '' Departures'' ( ja, おくりびと, Okuribito) directed by Yōjirō Takita * '' The Secret in Their Eyes'' ( es, El Secreto de Sus Ojos) directed by Juan José Campanella * '' Gran Torino'' directed by

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...

* ''

'' ( tr, Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu * '' Poetry'' ( ko, 시,

Shi) directed by Lee Chang-dong * ''

Film Socialisme ''Film Socialisme'' (alternative French title ''Socialisme''; en, italic=yes, Socialism but often referred to as ''Film Socialism'') is a 2010 French postmodern drama film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film was first screened in the Un Cer ...

'' directed by

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

* '' Somewhere'' directed by Sofia Coppola * '' Soul Kitchen'' directed by Fatih Akın * ''

The Ghost Writer ''The Ghost Writer'' is a 1979 novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the first of Roth's novels narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, one of the author's putative fictional alter egos, and constitutes the first book in his ''Zuckerman Bound'' ...

'' directed by Roman Polanski * ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' (german: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 German-language drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just be ...

'' (german: Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) directed by

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

* '' On Tour'' (french: Tournee) directed by Mathieu Amalric * '' Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives'' ( th, ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ, ) directed by

* '' A Prophet'' (french: Un Prophète) directed by Jacques Audiard * '' Up'' directed by

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* '' Burnt by the Sun 2: Prestanding'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние,

Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie) directed by

* '' Taming'' (french: Rodage) directed by Nidal Aldibs

Turkish Cinema

* '' A Fairground Attraction'' ( tr, Hazan Mevsimi - Bir Panayir Hikayesi) directed by

Mehmet Eryılmaz Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of M ...

* ''

Waiting for Heaven Waiting, Waitin, Waitin', or The Waiting may refer to: Film * ''Waiting'' (1991 film), a film by Jackie McKimmie * ''Waiting...'' (film), a 2005 film starring Ryan Reynolds * ''Waiting'' (2007 film), a film by Zarina Bhimji * ''Waiting'' (20 ...

'' ( tr, Cenneti Beklerken) directed by Derviş Zaim * '' Climates'' ( tr, İklimler) directed by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interes ...

* ''

My Father and My Son ''My Father and My Son'' ( tr, Babam ve Oğlum) is a 2005 Turkish drama film written and directed by Çağan Irmak about a family torn apart by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. The film which went on nationwide release on became one of the highest- ...

'' ( tr, Babam ve Oğlum) directed by Çağan Irmak * ''

Three Monkeys ''Three Monkeys'' ( tr, Üç Maymun) is a 2008 Turkish film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards, and it made the January short ...

'' ( tr, Üç Maymun) directed by

* ''

Umut Umut (; ) is a Turkish gender neutral given name meaning '' hope''. Notable people named Umut include: * Umut Akkoyun (born 2000), Turkish tennis player * Umut apa (fl. 1991–2005), renowned charismatic healer from Kazakhstan * Umut Aral (bor ...

'' directed by Yılmaz Güney * '' Distant'' ( tr, Uzak) directed by

* ''

Egg An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ...

'' ( tr, Yumurta) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.damascusfest.com/en/ for the festival

2010 in Syria Damascus International Film Festival 21st century in Damascus November 2010 events in Syria

Programs

Official Feature Competition

Official Program

Turkish Cinema

See also

References

External links