- Name
- David Krouse
- Location
- Encino
- Date
- Wednesday, 10/23/2024
- Time
- 7:00pm
- Cost
- $7-13
LIBERTATE at Laemmle Encino Oct 23
Press Contact: SEEfest Inquiries:Vera Mijojlic | SEEfest [email protected]
[email protected] | +1.310.709.5497
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROMANIAN POWERHOUSE FILM “LIBERTATE” (Freedom) ATLAEMMLE TOWN CENTER ENCINO
SEEfest and Synergetic Film bring the raw political account of 1989 to U.S. screens
L.A. audiences get the first look on Oct 23 in Encino
Los Angeles, October 7th, 2024- The long and exceptionally successful streak of Romanian NewWaves continues with the latest arrival in the U.S. of LIBERTATE (Freedom) by renownedfilmmaker, Tudor Giurgiu. Following its European festival circuit run, the film premiered inMay at the 19th annual South East European Film Festival #SEEfest in Los Angeles. SEEfesthas long been a home to discovery of new talent and specializes in showcasing the culturallyrich area of East and South-East Europe. LIBERTATE was immediately picked up for NorthAmerican distribution by Synergetic Film and will start its theatrical run at Laemmle TownCenter in Encino on October 23: https://www.laemmle.com/film/libertate
LIBERTATE tells the story of the chaotic days during the December 1989 revolution thatoverthrew the Communist regime in Romania, with the Transylvanian city of Sibiu turninginto the scene of a violent assault on a Police unit that quickly escalated into a bloodyconfrontation. In a desperate attempt to escape the siege, Police Captain Viorel is captured bythe army and thrown into an empty swimming pool along with hundreds of prisoners accusedof being terrorists. Chaos that ensues is portrayed with stunning cinematic energy. The filmmakes us pose and reflect on the fragility of any system buckling under the forces unleashedby the branches of government at war with each other, and with the people they are purportedto protect.
Great ensemble cast under the assured direction of Tudor Giurgiu benefits greatly fromveteran cinematographer Alexandru Sterian’s camera capturing the bleak winter ambiancewith a rawness of a vérité documentary style.
Giurgiu, who is also a noted producer and co-founder of Libra Film as well as TransilvaniaInternational Film Festival, previously received European Film Award and BAFTA/LA ShortFilm Prize for his Superman, Spiderman or Batman short film. His feature Of Snails and Men boasted several international prizes in Warsaw, Valladolid, and Central European MECEFFAward, and was nominated for Romanian national GOPO awards in all categories, which wasrepeated with his next directorial work, a scathing indictment of endemic corruption, WhyMe? (2015). Libertate (Freedom) to-date won close to 20 international awards, includingFIPRESCI Prize at Cottbus, C.I.C.A.E. award in Sarajevo, the arthouse cinema award givenat major international film festivals; GOPO, Romanian National Film Award; and manyothers. The latest film he co-directed, co-produced and wrote the screenplay for is Nasty,documentary about the legendary Romanian tennis champion Ilie Nastase. The filmpremiered in Cannes in 2024, and was awarded the Golden Eye.
About the South East European Film Festival (SEEfest): SEEfest presents cinematic and cultural diversity ofSouth and Eastern Europe to American audiences and creates cultural connections through films, artistic and socialevents. It was founded in 2006 by Vera Mijojlić, long-time film critic and cultural entrepreneur. The films incompetition come from 20 countries of South and Eastern Europe.
www.seefilmla.org
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twitter.com/seefilmla
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Press Contact: SEEfest Inquiries:Vera Mijojlic | SEEfest [email protected]
[email protected] | +1.310.709.5497
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROMANIAN POWERHOUSE FILM “LIBERTATE” (Freedom) ATLAEMMLE TOWN CENTER ENCINO
SEEfest and Synergetic Film bring the raw political account of 1989 to U.S. screens
L.A. audiences get the first look on Oct 23 in Encino
Los Angeles, October 7th, 2024- The long and exceptionally successful streak of Romanian NewWaves continues with the latest arrival in the U.S. of LIBERTATE (Freedom) by renownedfilmmaker, Tudor Giurgiu. Following its European festival circuit run, the film premiered inMay at the 19th annual South East European Film Festival #SEEfest in Los Angeles. SEEfesthas long been a home to discovery of new talent and specializes in showcasing the culturallyrich area of East and South-East Europe. LIBERTATE was immediately picked up for NorthAmerican distribution by Synergetic Film and will start its theatrical run at Laemmle TownCenter in Encino on October 23: https://www.laemmle.com/film/libertate
LIBERTATE tells the story of the chaotic days during the December 1989 revolution thatoverthrew the Communist regime in Romania, with the Transylvanian city of Sibiu turninginto the scene of a violent assault on a Police unit that quickly escalated into a bloodyconfrontation. In a desperate attempt to escape the siege, Police Captain Viorel is captured bythe army and thrown into an empty swimming pool along with hundreds of prisoners accusedof being terrorists. Chaos that ensues is portrayed with stunning cinematic energy. The filmmakes us pose and reflect on the fragility of any system buckling under the forces unleashedby the branches of government at war with each other, and with the people they are purportedto protect.
Great ensemble cast under the assured direction of Tudor Giurgiu benefits greatly fromveteran cinematographer Alexandru Sterian’s camera capturing the bleak winter ambiancewith a rawness of a vérité documentary style.
Giurgiu, who is also a noted producer and co-founder of Libra Film as well as TransilvaniaInternational Film Festival, previously received European Film Award and BAFTA/LA ShortFilm Prize for his Superman, Spiderman or Batman short film. His feature Of Snails and Men boasted several international prizes in Warsaw, Valladolid, and Central European MECEFFAward, and was nominated for Romanian national GOPO awards in all categories, which wasrepeated with his next directorial work, a scathing indictment of endemic corruption, WhyMe? (2015). Libertate (Freedom) to-date won close to 20 international awards, includingFIPRESCI Prize at Cottbus, C.I.C.A.E. award in Sarajevo, the arthouse cinema award givenat major international film festivals; GOPO, Romanian National Film Award; and manyothers. The latest film he co-directed, co-produced and wrote the screenplay for is Nasty,documentary about the legendary Romanian tennis champion Ilie Nastase. The filmpremiered in Cannes in 2024, and was awarded the Golden Eye.
About the South East European Film Festival (SEEfest): SEEfest presents cinematic and cultural diversity ofSouth and Eastern Europe to American audiences and creates cultural connections through films, artistic and socialevents. It was founded in 2006 by Vera Mijojlić, long-time film critic and cultural entrepreneur. The films incompetition come from 20 countries of South and Eastern Europe.
www.seefilmla.org
facebook.com/seefest
twitter.com/seefilmla
instagram.com/seefest
