Tag: 2016
All blog posts from 2016
And what a party it was
This year of EuRaw Stories couldn’t have happened without your support. We are so happy you accepted our invite and delved into the Eastern European film world without reserve. And…
We Singing Colors Performing Live Through Stoneclap
For our end of the year screening party, this Saturday, we’ve joined forces with our friends from Stoneclap to bring you the lovely Romanian band We Singing Colors. They’ll perform live…
This Saturday at EuRaw Stories: Balkan delicacies
We have a special treat for you on Saturday: traditional Balkan delicacies from Grannys Burek. This is your chance to try recipes sourced from Bugojno to Zagreb and baked by…
From book to blockbuster
A former psychiatrist wrote a fantasy trilogy, which became a film, which became the first blockbuster in Russian film history. Originally a psychiatrist, Sergei Lukyanenko always wanted to write a…
Party like it’s Eastern Europe
Important diary entry: EuRaw Stories closing party next Saturday 3 December (after the screening at 2.30pm), at Library at the Docks in Docklands. For next Saturday’s event we have planned…
Russia’s break into blockbuster territory
‘We’re not producing a film, we’re producing an event, said director Timur Bekmambetov about Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor), the stylish fantasy film that revolutionised post-Soviet cinema. Night Watch came at…
Alice Gruia in conversation
What would you ask Alice Gruia, the filmmaker of Rodicas, if you had the chance to? Get your questions ready because she’s joining us on Sunday via Skype. Alice Gruia…
Year in review
It has been a great first year of EuRaw Stories. Thank you for accepting our invitation and immersing yourself in the other Europe and making our vision possible. As a…
How to depict old age without sentimentality
Older characters can often be cliched in films: cranky and sentimental for the old times, almost inviting sympathy from audiences. Not in Rodicas. The two octagenarians don’t have time to…