Mezipatra
Encyclopedia
Mezipatra is a Czech
specialized film
festival
screening films with gay
, lesbian
, bisexual
and transgender
theme.
The name Mezipatra in Czech means "mezzanine
", i.e. the space between individual floors: a symbolic space for meeting of all kinds of people, regardless of their particularities. Main organizer of the festival is STUD Brno
, civic association of gays, lesbians and friends.
to Prague
.
The fifth edition stressed the international ambitions of the festival by growing attendance of international artist. 8,000 viewers attended 67 film screenings and other 20 events – theatre performances, stage readings, exhibitions and music performances. The festival experienced a further expansion – the first Echoes took place in Hradec Králové
.
The sixth edition took place in Brno, Prague and for the first time in Český Těšín
. 90% of films were introduced as Czech premieres. The film program was broadened by four photograph exhibitions, two of which were created exclusively for the festival as reflections of the main topic, two panel discussions, and a stage reading night, literary night, two concerts and record-breaking fifteen theatre performances. The festival attracted 8,500 viewers.
The seventh edition took place in Brno, Prague and Český Těšín. In the two main cities, 85 films were screened and there were 30 events in off-program. Festival prizes were created by Zdenek Vacek, a reputable designer and winner of the prestigious competition Designblok
. The festival closing was moderated by actress Ivana Uhlirova, holder of Alfred Radok Prize for Talent of the Year. The patronage was accepted by Vaclav Havel
and Pavel Bém
, Mayor of the City of Prague. The interest of wide range of viewers was projected in the attendance of 10,500 viewers.
Vaclav Havel and Pavel Bém accepted the patronage of the following year’s eighth edition too. In 2007, the main topic was rebellion, and 95 screenings in 9 cinemas were shown. Festival Echoes took place in Český Těšín, Olomouc
and also in Bratislava
, the capital of Slovak Republic. In 2007 the festival spot was created by Michal Pechoucek, one of the most outstanding figures of the young generation of artists and a laureate of the Jindrich Chaloupecky Prize. During the Prague section, the second channel of the Public Czech Television
broadcast the festival daily Mezipatra Minutes.
Main Jury Award for Best Feature Film
Student Jury Award for Best Short Film
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
specialized film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
screening films with gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
, lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, bisexual
Bisexuality
Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...
and transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
theme.
The name Mezipatra in Czech means "mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
", i.e. the space between individual floors: a symbolic space for meeting of all kinds of people, regardless of their particularities. Main organizer of the festival is STUD Brno
Stud Brno
STUD Brno is a Czech activist association of lesbians, gays, and their friends-Basic facts:STUD was established in 1996 as an independent non-government, and non-profit organisation , the mission of which is to benefit the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority, and to aim for its full...
, civic association of gays, lesbians and friends.
History
The Czech GLBT Film Festival was founded in 2000. The first edition of the festival, then named ‘Duha nad Brnem’ (Rainbow over Brno), introduced 8 feature and documentary films, 3 theatre performances and 3 fine art exhibitions to an audience of 800. The third edition, under its new title Mezipatra, expanded from BrnoBrno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
The fifth edition stressed the international ambitions of the festival by growing attendance of international artist. 8,000 viewers attended 67 film screenings and other 20 events – theatre performances, stage readings, exhibitions and music performances. The festival experienced a further expansion – the first Echoes took place in Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
.
The sixth edition took place in Brno, Prague and for the first time in Český Těšín
Ceský Tešín
Český Těšín is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is commonly known in the region as just Těšín . It lies on the west bank of the Olza River, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
. 90% of films were introduced as Czech premieres. The film program was broadened by four photograph exhibitions, two of which were created exclusively for the festival as reflections of the main topic, two panel discussions, and a stage reading night, literary night, two concerts and record-breaking fifteen theatre performances. The festival attracted 8,500 viewers.
The seventh edition took place in Brno, Prague and Český Těšín. In the two main cities, 85 films were screened and there were 30 events in off-program. Festival prizes were created by Zdenek Vacek, a reputable designer and winner of the prestigious competition Designblok
Designblok
Designblok is a design festival held in Prague, Czech Republic annually in October since 1999.-History:The festival was inspired by Milan Design Week. The first edititon of the festival in 1999 had fourteen participants, and was aimed at people working in the design industry...
. The festival closing was moderated by actress Ivana Uhlirova, holder of Alfred Radok Prize for Talent of the Year. The patronage was accepted by Vaclav Havel
Václav Havel
Václav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
and Pavel Bém
Pavel Bém
Pavel Bém is a Czech doctor and politician. Between November 28, 2002 and November 30, 2010 he served as the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, re-elected 2006...
, Mayor of the City of Prague. The interest of wide range of viewers was projected in the attendance of 10,500 viewers.
Vaclav Havel and Pavel Bém accepted the patronage of the following year’s eighth edition too. In 2007, the main topic was rebellion, and 95 screenings in 9 cinemas were shown. Festival Echoes took place in Český Těšín, Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
and also in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, the capital of Slovak Republic. In 2007 the festival spot was created by Michal Pechoucek, one of the most outstanding figures of the young generation of artists and a laureate of the Jindrich Chaloupecky Prize. During the Prague section, the second channel of the Public Czech Television
CT2
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broadcast the festival daily Mezipatra Minutes.
Winners
At of the 4th edition, Mezipatra introduced jury awards. The winners have been:Main Jury Award for Best Feature Film
- 2010: 80 Egunean, Jon Garaño & José Mari Goenaga, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- 2009: Morrer como um homem, João Pedro RodriguesJoão Pedro RodriguesJoão Pedro Rodrigues is a Portuguese film director whose activity started in 1997.Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, João Pedro Rodrigues started his career as an assistant director and editor in several features, directed, for example, by Alberto Seixas Santos and...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
/PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... - 2008: Mein Freund aus Faro, Nana Neul, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- 2007: Les témoins, André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
, France - 2006: Whole New Thing, Amnon Buchbinder, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- 2005: Cachorro, Miguel AlbaladejoMiguel AlbaladejoMiguel Albaladejo, is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.-Filmography as Film Director:* La primera noche de mi vida * Manolito Gafotas * Ataque verbal * Rencor...
, Spain - 2004: Do I Love You?, Lisa Gornick, UK
- 2003: Oi! WarningOi! WarningOi! Warning is a 2000 German movie about a 17-year-old boy who runs away from home to become an Oi! skinhead.The movie was the directorial debut of twin brothers Benjamin and Dominik Reding. It took them about five years to film, mostly due to financial constraints. It was shot in stark...
, Benjamin & Dominik Reding, Germany
Student Jury Award for Best Short Film
- 2010: Tom, Nimrod Shapira, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
- 2009: Haboged, Tomer Velkoff, Israel
- 2008: Bræðrabylta (Wrestling), Grímur Hákonarson, IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
- 2007: Who's the Top?, Jennie Livingston, USA
- 2006: Offerte speciali, Gianni Gatti, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- 2005: Nights in Love (Kär i natten), Håkon Liu, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
- 2004: Thick Lips Thin Lips, Paul Lee, Canada