Luxembourg film days 2009

Tuesday 17 November 2009 - 7.30pm - Utopolis
Premiere: HOUSE OF BOYS - directed by Jean-Claude Schlim, produced by Delux Productions

Thursday 19 November - 7.30pm Utopolis
Premiere: LA REGATE - directed by Bernard Bellefroid, produced by Samsa Film

Monday 23 November 2009 - 8.30pm (Cinémathèque)
Cinema-Conference: in frenchParis at the Rousegäertchen and Sillicon Valley at the Kirchberg
An ironic (and surprising) journey through Luxembourg's cinema sets Lecture illustrated by film extracts with Paul Lesch | Language: French | approx. 90'
Paul Lesch's talk takes us on a playful and often surprising expedition into a terra (in)cognita, a landscape that is as familiar as it is quirky - that of Luxembourg and its representations, or even makeovers, through film sets. The lecture is illustrated by film extracts.
Paul Lesch, who holds a doctorate in communication sciences, teaches history and cinema at the University of Luxembourg. He is the author of Heim ins Ufa-Reich ? NS-Filmpolitik und die Rezeption deutscher Filme in Luxemburg 1933-1944 (WVT, Trier, 2002) and Au nom de l'ordre public & des bonnes moeurs. Contrôle des cinémas et censure de films au Luxembourg 1895-2005 (CNA, Luxembourg, 2005). He is also the director of a documentary film about the American diplomat Perle Mesta, entitled Call Her Madam (Samsa Film, 1997).
The conference will be followed by a drink

Wednesday 25 November 2009 - 7.30pm (Utopolis)
Premiere: DUST - directed by Max Jacoby, produced by Red Lion

Monday 30 November 2009 - 8.30pm (Cinémathèque)
Cinema-Conference: in french and luxembourgish
Nationalen Kino ! Waat as een lëtzebuerger Film?
National cinema in Luxembourg: a practicable theory? Presentation by Gérard Kraus followed by a round table discussion | Language: Lëtzebuergesch with French translation | approx. 90' Duration: 90 minutes
Gérard Kraus, a doctoral student in film studies, is currently researching the public presence and reception of Luxembourg cinema. A specialist in genre cinema and cult films, he has published articles on Luxembourg cinema and media culture.
The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion and drinks.

Wednesday 2 December 2009 - 7.30pm (Utopolis)
Premiere: NOUS 3 - directed by Renaud Bertrand, coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distributions

For more information on the Filmprize and the film days: www.filmprais.lu