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Find your way to Bella Union tonight

If you haven’t been to Bella Union, our launch venue before, fear not, we have some very handy directions for you.

Bella Union is located at Level 1, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street (corner of Victoria & Lygon Streets) in Carlton South. The entrance is on Lygon Street, very close to the intersection with Victoria Street. Make your way up the steps of the Trades Hall, gingerly through the columns, and through the door to your right. Go up the stairs to level one and join said launch amazing party. Have a great night!

Lost & Found – six glances at a generation

Are you ready for an awesome collection of shorts tomorrow night? Here is a taste of what ‘Lost and Found’ has in store for you:

The Ritual (fiction 15’09), Bulgaria, directed by Nadejda Koseva.

Georgi’s parents are preparing a wedding for him. A spirited celebration begins as guests arrive in his parents’ adorned home – but the crucial guests are not on hand yet.

Turkey Girl (fiction 20’05), Romania, directed by Cristian Mungiu (winner of Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2007 for “4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days’, best script at Cannes Film Festival 2012 for ‘Beyond the Hills’).

Tatiana’s mother is in hospital, waiting to be operated on. The family must gather all their financial resources to pay for it – and Tatiana’s beloved turkey must be sacrificed in the process.

Birthday (documentary 11’38), Bosnia-Herzegovina, directed by Jasmine Zbanic (winner of Golden Bear at Berlin 2006 for ‘Grbavica’).

This documentary portrays two ten year old schoolgirls, Dunja and Ines, who live in different districts of Mostar. They have never met, because the historic bridge over the the Neretva River, which divides the city, was destroyed in the war.

Shortlasting Silence (fiction, 20’23), Hungary, by Kornel Mundruczo (winner Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2014 for ‘Feher Isten’, nominated Palme d’Or, Cannes 2010 for Tender Son, Fipresci prize, Cannes 2008 for ‘Delta’)

After the death of his mother, a suicide prevention counsellor visits his sister in their parents’ country home. Memories of their earlier incestuous relationship are awakened.

Fabulous Vera (fiction 17’31), Serbia, directed by Stefan Arsenijevic (nominated for Oscar and winner of Golden Bear 2003 for Torzija).

One day, tram inspector Vera takes control of the wheel of the vehicle when the brakes suddenly fail and she finds herself racing dangerously across town. What will make the unstoppable tram turn to a halt?

Gene+Ratio (animation 12′), Estonia, directed by Mait Laas.

An architect tries to help his wife with the birth of their child and he finds himself on a fantastic journey, experiencing astonishing things between the stars and the tides. With six sequences, this film provides the transitions between each individual episode of Lost and Found.

Get Your Movie Pass on the Launch Night

Don’t forget to collect your 3-movies pass on opening night! This magical pass will give you access to our amazing March and April screenings, Domestic and Life is a Miracle.

And a very special offer for all our guests on the night – you can extend your ticket to a whole year entry to our movie club just by paying up the difference to $45. No, that is not a typo. Grab your one year pass on the night.

More about passes options on our Membership/Tickets page.

English Subtitles

No need to bring your dictionaries everybody. All the films you’ll see at EuRaw stories have English subtitles. Enjoy the screening and let those foreign languages be music to your ears!

Get Your Dancing Shoes Ready for Saca La Mois DJ!!

A party without dancing is like… borscht without beetroot. We like our borscht with plenty of delicious beetroot! Melbourne’s Saca La Mois DJ!! is bringing the music to our launch party, you bring your shoes and your moves.

After touring Australia and the world, New Zealand, Europe, USA and Mexico to name a few, SACA LA MOIS DJ!! (a.k.a. Moses Iten) is stopping in the Australian heart of Eastern Europe, at the EuRaw Stories launch.

Saca La Mois DJ!! is also a producer with CUMBIA COSMONAUTS, and together with Christoph H. Mueller (Gotan Project) is part of the THE SWISS CONSPIRACY.

His mixes have been commissioned by national radio in Australia (ABC RN), Germany (Funkhaus Europa), Austria (FM4). Every Tuesday Moses hosts ‘Space Is The Place’ on Melbourne’s PBS 106.7 FM, where he selects quality grooves from his vast crates of vinyl and digital releases – shedding light on countless regional styles and sub genres from all over the globe, exposing Melbourne to unreleased and undefined new sounds sourced straight from producers and labels around the world.

Catch Saca La Mois Dj!! after the screening on the launch night.

Saray Iluminado at EuRaw Stories Launch

We’re pretty excited to announce that Melbourne-based band SARAY Iluminado will be gracing us with their tunes on our launch night.

Led by Bosnian-Australian composer, singer and pianist Nela Trifkovic, SARAY Iluminado plays traditional Bosnian and Herzegovinian music – Sevdah and Sephardic Jewish music from the Balkans.

The ensemble also includes: Australia’s leading klezmer and Sephardic violinist Ernie Gruner, and multi instrumentalists Kelly Dowall and William Thompson, both passionate virtuosi of Balkan, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean music. Kelly masters the Turkish ney flute, various frame drums and clarinet, while William plays the Turkish oud, the European lute and sings with Nela.

The band favours intimate tavern-style musical gatherings, where they share folkloric stories and songs of love and grief, hope and despair.

In only 2 years of existence, SARAY Iluminado has become a much loved festival act and received a professional mentoring grant from VCA, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Arts Victoria. The grant will enable them to record their first full length album, “Nightingales in the rose garden”, and continue their development.

Read more about SARAY Iluminado on their website at www.sarayiluminado.com

Come and see SARAY Iluminado play at our launch this coming Saturday.

Get in line for our door prizes

One of our sponsors is Raureni, an online grocery store specialising in Romanian food products. We have two goodies-filled hampers as door prizes on our launch night, so make sure you’re there.

On top of that, Raureni are being really generous and will offer all our guests a coupon for $10 off any Raureni products with your order, before the end of March.

Just to re-cap: come to our launch, have an awesome time, watch a great film, listen to local music, dance your shoes off, and go home with a Raureni coupon, maybe a hamper, and movie passes to see our next two screenings.

One Week To Go

Only one week to go until the Launch of EuRaw Stories!

Join us for the screening of ‘Lost and Found’ and we promise your craving for entertainment and culture will be tickled. We have a guest performance from an eclectic Melbourne band and an amazing door prize. Stay tuned as we divulge some more surprises over the next few days!

Excited yet? Don’t forget to get your ticket.

EuRaw Stories on the Radio!

EuRaw Stories will be on the radio this weekend!

Please listen to 3CR, 855 AM on Saturday 20/02 between 11-12 for an interview with the show On Screen presented by Melinda O’Conner from Women In Film and Television.

Between 12-2 on the same day you’ll hear us in an interview on RRR 102.7 FM, during Film Buff’s Forecast, presented by the one and only Paul Harris, the Director of St Kilda Film Festival.