The Broadcast(I Ekpompi)
Dir: Theo Angelopoulos
Greece, 1968, Greek, 21mins, DCP
Cast: Theodoros Katsadramis, Lina Triantafillou, Nikos Mastorakis
An experimental homage to the “free cinema” of the period, Angelopoulos’ debut short film begins like a cinema vérité, and is also a subtly absurdist and subversive satire that slyly past the censors during the beginning of military dictatorship. Comprising long takes and sequence shots which prefigure his signature style, the story follows a group of television journalists wandering around Athens, asking passersby for their definition of the “ideal man”. An ordinary man is randomly picked as the winner, whose ultimate award is no more than becoming a puppet in a media show. Screening with Reconstruction.
Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Short Fiction Award
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Cancelled 2022-01-08 (Sat)
17:15Cancelled 2022-02-06 (Sun)
19:30
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
K11 Art House
Broadway Hollywood
Hong Kong Film Archive
Festival Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema
Cine Moko
MOViE MOViE
The Metroplex
the sky
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
The HKFYG Jockey Club Media 21
CINE FAN ONLINE
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Meet the audience
Post-screening discussion with the director
Post-screening talk
Assigned seating
Full House