Category: EuRaw Stories

‘Everybody is a revolutionary in their own way,’  says Piscoci, the retiree in 12:08 East of Europe. In a plot determined to identify a specific type of hero, his reflection…

The Romanian revolution of 1989 was as much a live TV event as a street revolt, storming into people’s lives from behind the screens. Revolutionaries took refuge in the National…

An alcoholic history teacher, a widower and a small town TV presenter walk into a television studio… that is the premise of our next EuRaw Stories film. Corneliu Porumboiu’s 12:08…

We’re very happy to have with us in the audience one of Australia’s best television directors, Geoffrey Bennet! Geoff has set up and directed some of the most popular TV…

Every year Melbourne International Film Festival takes us on a journey around the world. The festival opens tonight so here’s our top 5 Eastern European picks for this year: 1. Graduation (Romania…

…to start a new career or follow a dream. Like starting to act at 85, which is what Esther Gorintin (aka Eka in Since Otar left) did. ‘All three actresses…

Maybe you’re wondering why we’re screening a Georgian film, when geographically, Georgia might not be part of Europe at all. Most Georgians themselves like to think it is. We thought…

One thing most Eastern European countries shared, especially during Soviet times, is a wide-spread fascination with the West. In the absence of free access and real interactions with it, Eastern…

Don’t even dream about being completely honest with your loved ones, urged philosopher Alain de Botton earlier this week at the Melbourne Town Hall. Since Otar Left is a perfect…