The Mosquito Problem and other stories
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n documentary feature film directed by Andrey Paounov
. It was included in the 46th International Critic's Week
of the Cannes Film Festival
2007
A world instantly transformed by ideologies, regimes and dreams of economic prosperity. The tales of characters whose lives intersect in a sinister past, nuclear future and the stinging mosquitoes flying through time, sealing their fate together.
of the Cannes Film Festival
2007, screened at numerous international film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival
, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
, Pusan International Film Festival
, London Film Festival
among many others.It was released in bulgarian cinemas in 2008.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n documentary feature film directed by Andrey Paounov
Andrey Paounov
Andrey Paounov is a writer - director best known for his documentary feature films.His debut Georgi and the butterflies won the "Silver Wolf" at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.His second feature The Mosquito Problem and other stories was included in the 46th International...
. It was included in the 46th International Critic's Week
International Critic's Week
The International Critics' Week , founded in 1962 and organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, is the oldest parallel competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival. It showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world, and has remained true to its tradition...
of the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
2007
Plot
A small town and its hopeful citizens are about to embark on a bright new journey. Massive rusty cranes, foreign investors, and the joyful chants of cheerleaders carry the dream of a great nuclear future. Disturbed only by gigantic stinging mosquitoes, the townsfolk celebrate the atomic hurray by engraving the nuclear power plant logo on buildings and soup bowls. Amidst the apparent atomic prosperity, lies a past that no one wants to remember. An island holding terrifying secrets. Stories of shocking and horrible crimes loom on the city just like the dark clouds of mosquitoes descending on its citizens.A world instantly transformed by ideologies, regimes and dreams of economic prosperity. The tales of characters whose lives intersect in a sinister past, nuclear future and the stinging mosquitoes flying through time, sealing their fate together.
Reception
The film had its world premiere at the 46th International Critic's WeekInternational Critic's Week
The International Critics' Week , founded in 1962 and organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, is the oldest parallel competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival. It showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world, and has remained true to its tradition...
of the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
2007, screened at numerous international film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
, Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
, London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
among many others.It was released in bulgarian cinemas in 2008.
Awards
- The Times BFI London Film FestivalLondon Film FestivalThe BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
Grierson Award - First Prize of the Jury Festival Internacional de Documentales de Madrid
- Human Rights Award Sarajevo Film FestivalSarajevo Film FestivalThe Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an...
- Special Jury Mention Karlovy Vary Award Winners 2007Karlovy Vary Award Winners 2007Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award Winners 2007Grand Prix - Crystal Globe*Jar City **Dir. Baltasar Kormákur**Iceland, Germany 2006 The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the film....
- Grand Prize Sunny Side of the Doc 2008 Award, by Panavision
- Best film OFF Docúpolis section at Festival Documental Internacional de Barcelona
- Grand Prix - Docufest, International Documentary and Short FF, Prizren, Kosovo
- The Best Documentary Award at MEDIAWAVE
- Best Documentary at the 15th L'Alternativa - Barcelona Independent Film Festival
- Best fill-length non-feature film – Shaken’s Stars IFF 2008, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- A-to-A Award for best regional film - Motovun FF, Croatia
- Honorary Mention at the 8th goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
- Special Mention - BRITDOC, Oxford
- Zolotoy Vityaz (The Golden Knight Award) Moscow
- Nominated for the Adolf Grimme Award
External links
- Documenta Madrid, http://www.documentamadrid.com/documentamadrid08/noticia_detalle.php?id=10
- Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalKarlovy Vary International Film FestivalThe Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
, http://www.kviff.com/en/history-years/2007/ - ITVS International