ECHO PROGRAM OF STEPS INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL 2008

KHARKIV, 10-14 DECEMBER 2008


10 December 2008, Wednesday. “Kinopalats” Cinema (25, Sumska Street)

18.00
Press conference. “Discussion of the film “Confession of the Devil (It’s time to judge the humanity)” – opening film of the festival – with the director and actors.

18.50
“Confession of the Devil” (feature film/human rights, animal rights, terror), 130′, director – Igor Parfenov, Ukraine – pre-opening night demonstration. Non-competition program.

21.00
Press club. Discussion of the film “Confession of the Devil” with the director, actors, and journalists (“Kinopalats” Hall).

11 December 2008, Thursday. “Bommer” Cinema (6, Poltavskyy Shlyah)

16.00
“The Islanders” (feature film/children rights) 84′ director – Kristina Kevish, Russia. First prize in the nomination “Best feature film on human rights”, People Choice Award
“The Football” (short video/animal rights) 2′, Pink Rabbit, the Netherlands. Competition program
“Veterinary” (short video/animal rights) 2′, Pink Rabbit, the Netherlands. Competition program
“Parliament of the Doomed” (animation/animal rights) 20′, IAAPEA, Great Britain. Panorama

18.00
“The Moon in Zenith” (feature film/human rights) 120′, director – D. Tomashpolskiy, Russia. Starring – Vladimir Koshevoy – The Best Actor.

20.00
“Dash” (feature film/human rights, animal rights) 110′, director – A. Kozyrev, Russia. Competition program

22.00
“So what?!” (short film/human rights) 30′, director – A. Aydarhin, Kazakhstan. Competition program
“Raman. Travelogue of Invasion” (feature film/human rights) 80′, director – Dr. Biju, India – world opening night. Competition program

12 December 2008, Friday. “Bommer” Cinema (6, Poltavskyy Shlyah)

16.00
«The Champ» (documentary/children rights) 6′, director – Peter Jordan, USA. Competition program
“The Legs” (documentary/human rights) 7′, director – Damir Cekic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Competition program
“Skunks” (short film/emigration) 10′, director – Inesse Ensiko, Spain. Panorama
“The song of the cricket” (short film/human rights) 18′, director – Danny Campos, Spain. Competition program
“My backyard was a mountain” (short film/animal rights) 24′, director – Adam Shlakhter, USA. Non-competition program
“The Funa of Viktor Jara” (documentary/political repressions) 30′, director – Krisrian Villablanka, Spain. Competition program

18.00
“Skinned Alive” (music video/animal rights) 3′, Israel. Competition program
“Whose Skin Are You In?” (short video/animal rights) 4′, PETA, USA. Special prize from the festival in nomination “Best video on animal rights”
“Testing” (short video/animal rights) 4′, PETA, USA. Competition program
“Is everything OK?” (Animation/environmental protection) 5′, Vakonda design studio, Russia. Non-competition program
“Anti-fur short videos” (10) (Animation/animal rights) 5′, Ukraine. Non-competition program
«Handle with Care» (documentary/animal rights) 11′, director – Paul Matamoros, WSPA, Great Britain. Special prize from the festival in nomination “Best documentary on animal rights”
“Meet your Meat” (documentary/animal rights) 13′, PETA, USA. Competition program Cruelty scenes!
“Animal Rights” (documentary/animal rights) 22′, director – Alex Bourke, Harry Snell, Great Britain. Competition program
“Eat this!” (documentary/animal rights) 20′, Animal Aid, Great Britain. Competition program. Cruelty scenes!
“The Story of Boris the Bull” (documentary/animal rights) 20′ Hillside animal sanctuary, Great Britain. Competition program

20.00
“Bull’s soul” (documentary/animal rights) 20′, director – Igor Parfenov, Ukraine. Non competition program.
“Osama” (feature film/human rights), 80′, director – Siddik Barmak, Afganistan/the Netherlands/Japan. Panorama

13 December 2008, Saturday. “Bommer” Cinema (6, Poltavskyy Shlyah)

16.00
“Skinned” (short video/ animal rights) 3′, director – Zoltan, Great Britain. Competition program
“Sacrificing your loved ones…” (music video/human rights) 5′, director – S. Otvodenko, Ukraine – Panorama
“Animal Instinct” (documentary/animal rights) 23′, director – N. Zhukova, Ukraine. Non-competition program
“Scruffy’s Travels” (animation/ animal rights) 25′, Upstream Great Britain. Non-competition program
“Behind the Red Wall: chasing Falungun” (documentary/human rights) 55′, director – Peter Raw Canada/China. Competition program

20.00
“Confession of the Devil” (feature film/human rights, animal rights, terror), 130′, director – Igor Parfenov, Ukraine – pre-opening night demonstration. Non-competition program.

14 December 2008, Sunday. “Bommer” Cinema (6, Poltavskyy Shlyah)

16.00
“Brad – one night more on the barricades” (documentary/human rights, against globalization) 55′, director – Miguel Castro, Brazil/Spain. Competition program
“To Love or to Kill?” (documentary/animal rights) 61′, director – Anthony Thomas, Great Britain. Retrospective. Cruelty scenes!

18.00
“What does TV watch?” (documentary/human rights, animal rights, environmental protection) 47′, director – L. Matteissen, E. Kiryushina, Russia. Special prize from the festival in nomination “Best documentary on human, animal rights”
“Russian Rake” (documentary/human rights) 45′, director – S. Kusher, Russian. Non- competition program

20.00
“LYNX against fur” (short video/ animal rights) 3′, “LYNX”, USA. Panorama
“Killing free zone” (documentary/animal rights) 15′, director – I. Novozhilova, Russia.
Special prize from the festival in nomination “Best documentary on human, animal rights”
“You shall not kill” (documentary/ animal rights) 52′, director – Igor Kapitalist, Vyacheslav Stasenko, Ukraine. Special prize from the festival in nomination “Best documentary on animal rights”
“The Scenery after the Hunger” (documentary/the Hunger) 60′, director – Yuriy Tereshenko, Ukraine. First prize in nomination “Best documentary on human rights”

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