Details:
The 17th edition of CinEast, the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, is taking place from Thursday 3 to Sunday 20 October 2024.
This edition will feature over 120 screenings of more than 65 feature and 45 short films from 20 Central and Eastern European countries, as well as encounters with about 30 guests, four film debates, five concerts, a photography exhibition ("United We Stand" at neimënster), a posters exhibition, and a Focus on Croatia. Some of the films will also be available online via the VOD platform "CinEast Online Cinema".
The feature film Scarborn by Polish director Paweł Maślona has been selected as the Opening Film for the 2024 edition. The film will be screened in its original version with English subtitles at the festival's opening ceremony on Thursday 3 October at 19:00 at Kinepolis Kirchberg.
The following day, Friday 4 October, the festival continues with the "Croatian Evening", featuring a film and a special guest as part of the Focus on Croatia, followed by a Croatian cocktail at Ciné Utopia in Luxembourg-Limpertsberg. The same evening, at the Melusina, the Opening Concert will feature a live performance by Lidiya Koycheva & Balkan Orkestra, who blend gypsy rhythms with Balkan folk influences, followed by a Balkan set by Berlin DJ Karacho Rabaukin. Eastern European culinary specialities will be on offer throughout the evening. Pre-sale tickets are available online for €19 (€22 at the door).
The seven films in competition are: 78 Days by Emilija Gašić, Holy Week by Andrei Cohn, Lesson Learned by Bálint Szimler, Minghun by Jan P. Matuszynski, Mr. And Mrs. Stodola by Petr Hátle, Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė, and Windless by Pavel G. Vesnakov.
Apart from special events, ticket prices remain unchanged: €9 for in-cinema screenings and €6.50 for online screenings. Under-25s and over-65s benefit from a discount price (€6.50 for in-cinema screenings). A festival pass (€40 for ten screenings of one's choice - in cinemas or online) is also available.
More details on the festival programme are available on www.cineast.lu.
Venue: Luxembourg cinemas
Organiser: CinEast
Price: See above/website
Reservations: See website
URL: For details, see https://www.cineast.lu/2024/
