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The Citizen – March the 17th

HUNGARY 2017
Drama 1'49min

Director: Roland Vranik
Cast: Marcelo Cake-Baly, Agnes Mahr, Arghavan Shekari

Award-winning Hungarian director Roland Vranik’s third feature film considers the many nuances of integration through the means of an unorthodox love story. The Citizen follows Wilson, who, after losing his entire family to the horrors of war and making the perilous journey to Europe as a political refugee, settles for a sedate life as a security guard in a Budapest shopping center. However, Wilson is driven by a quest: to become a model Hungarian citizen and to do so at any cost.
The Citizen poignantly dwells on some of the most complex issues of modern society. With Spartan use of technology, a naturalistic and pared-down mise-en-scene and by employing mostly unprofessional actors, director Roland Vranik emphasizes the complexity of human emotion and lets the universal vulnerability of the heart mirror the equally universal vulnerability of humanity.

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Screening at Loop Project Space & Bar, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne

Borscht and Movie

Dear movie lovers, you guessed it, during the first screening you’ll be able to taste the best borscht in Melbourne, cooked by our very good friends at LARS Caterers.

Borscht (or borsch, borshch, borsht, borș, bortsch, barszcz, борщ, באָרשט‎, etc) is a very popular soup throughout Central and Eastern Europe as well as The Balkans, with many recipe variations between the cultures. The dish most of the world associates with borscht is a beetroot based sour soup with a distinctive red colour.

The LARS Caterers team have created for us the most sublime Romanian beetroot borscht, served cold, with dill paste and optional crème fraîche. It’s gluten free, vegan and better still, free with your movie ticket!

And should you need a sophisticated Eastern European inspired cocktail in your hand for the maximum cinema experience, our colleagues at Loop Project Space & Bar have designed one just for Euraw at a session price of only $12.

So, Romanian Borscht, $12 cocktails and The Treasure, this Saturday the 17th of February, with doors opening at around 5pm and the movie starting at 6pm.

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Screening at Loop Project Space & Bar, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne

The Treasure – February the 17th

ROMANIA 2015
Comedy 1'29 min 

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Cast: Toma Cuzin, Adrian Purcarescu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02G_ANFp8Pg

A hunt for a buried treasure sends two men on a surprising comic caper in this Cannes prize-winning charmer from acclaimed director Corneliu Porumboiu (Police, Adjective; 12:08 East of Bucharest). Costi (Cuzin Toma) is a workaday family man whose cash-strapped next-door neighbour (Adrian Purcarescu) makes him an intriguing proposition: help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family’s country home and split the profits. But as the two men dig, they unearth more than they bargained for. Part modern day fable, part profound social commentary, The Treasure confirms Porumboiu’s status (previously seen at Euraw Stories in 2016 with East of Bucharest) as “one of our great contemporary observers of the human comedy” (Variety).

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Screening at Loop Project Space & Bar, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne

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New Team Members

Thank you all for turning up to last week’s AGM. We’re absolutely thrilled that Euraw team is growing and new members are jumping at the opportunity to get involved.

Thank you for all your help as Treasurer in 2017 Dora Ilov, and all the best with your new job. We’ll see you at our screenings anyway. Announcing with this occasion our new Treasurer extraordinaire, Ana-Maria Trailescu, member for the last year and now on Euraw Inc’s Board of directors.

We’re also very happy to welcome on our team two Euraw Stories members, Zoran Vasic and Tom Danby, who offered their support with project coordination. We’re looking forward to your input and creative ideas for 2018!

There’s always room for more on our friendly team. We’ve got a great new home that’s giving us the freedom to introduce more items into our schedule. We’d love some help with catering, guests programming and fund raising. Don’t be shy, come to chat to us at our screenings or drop us a line.

Contact stories@euraw.com.au

Euяaw Inc Annual General Meeting

Hello Euяaw Stories pass holders, we would like to thank you for your support in 2017 and invite you to the 2018 Euяaw Inc. AGM, on Sunday the 28th of January from 12:00-14:00, at Loop Roof just above our new venue.

On the agenda:

2017 rundown and wrap up
changes in the Board structure
what’s on for 2018: program, events, ideas
who does what, how, when, and with what support
chat, drink, socialise

All pass holders (including new ones) are welcome to get involved in Euяaw Inc and help our events grow bigger and run better. Or just join us over drinks and hear what we’re about to do in 2018.

RSVP required, either via email at stories@euraw.com.au or on the event page on Facebook.

See you soon at the Loop Roof!

We’ve Got A New Home

Our new home for 2018 is one of the most eclectic event spaces in Melbourne.

Loop Performance Space and Bar is nested in an iconic graffiti clad laneway, at 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, a two minute walk from Parliament Train Station, in between Bourke Street and Little Collins Street.

It sports a floor to ceiling screen, an alfresco area, a fully licensed bar and a rooftop terrace. It’s the perfect place to watch a movie while you sip on a beverage and nibble some Euraw snacks.

Check the main VENUE page for more details and how to get there.

See you at the Loop!

Masha and the Bear – December 9th


MASHA AND THE BEAR season 1 RUSSIA 2009-2017 
Children's Animation

Masha is an energetic three-year-old who lives in an old train station in the forest. Precocious, silly, and friendly with everyone she meets, this energetic girl can’t seem to keep herself out of trouble.

Bear is a warm, fatherly figure that does his best to guide his friend and keep her from harm, often ending up the unintended victim of her misadventures. Though he enjoys his quiet time alone, he misses those moments when Masha is not around.

Together with a rag-tag group of friendly animals that have made the forest their home, Masha and the Bear entertains adults and children alike, teaching viewers about creativity, loyalty and true friendship.

Come and watch the 1st season of one of the most popular animation series at the moment. Episode 17 ranks as the 6th most viewed clips on YouTube, with over 2.5 Billion views.

THIS IS A FREE SCREENING

Screening at Performance Space at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands.

Day Watch – November 12th

DAYWATCH
RUSSIA 2007
Fantasy 120min

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Konstantin Khabensky, Jeanna Friske

The second instalment in the Russian fantasy trilogy, 1st part, Nightwatch, screened in 2016 at Eurawstories.

Anton (Konstantin Khabensky), a member of a group of supernatural guardians who monitor the forces of the Dark, discovers that his own son is responsible for a series of murders. The Dark Side tries to get Anton out of the way, but his comrades in the Night Watch devise a way to protect him. However, a piece of enchanted chalk with the power to rewrite destiny is the key to a looming battle between Dark and Light.

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Screening at Performance Space at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands.

Toni Erdman – October 1st

TONI ERDMAN
GERMANY/ROMANIA 2016
Comedy 2'42min

Director: Maren Ade
Cast: Sandra Huller, Peter Simonischek
Awards: Nominated as Best Foreign Film 2016 at Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Cannes, with 43 wins and 71 nominations

Winfried doesn’t see much of his daughter Ines who’s working for a company in Romania. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death of his old dog. It’s an awkward move because serious career woman Ines is working on an important project as a corporate strategist in Bucharest. The geographical change doesn’t help the two to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried loves to annoy his daughter with corny pranks. What’s worse are his little jabs at her routine lifestyle of long meetings, hotel bars and performance reports.

Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to return home to Germany. Enter flashy ‘Toni Erdmann’, Winfried’s smooth-talking alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and even weirder fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines’ professional life, claiming to be her CEO’s life coach. As Toni, Winfried is bolder and doesn’t hold back, but Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to understand that her eccentric father might deserve some place in her life after all.

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Screening at Performance Space at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands.