September 23–25
THE COUNTERFEITERS/DIE FÄLSCHER* — Austria/Germany, 2007 (98 min.) Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky. With: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow. The true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Best Foreign Film Oscar 2008.
ANGEL-A* — France, 2005 (91min.) Dir: Luc Besson. With: Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen, Gilbert Melki. Supernatural Parisian love story of a beautiful woman who helps an inept scam artist get his game together.

October 14–16
THE BAND’S VISIT/BIKUR HA-TIZMORET* — Israel/France, 2007 (90 min.) Dir: Eran Kolirin. With: Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel. A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force heads to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts centre, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
THE BANK JOB — UK, 2008 (110 min.) Dir: Roger Donaldson. With: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore. The true story of a heist gone wrong...in all the right ways.

November 11–13
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS/4 LUNI, 3 SAPTAMÂNI SI
2 ZILE* — Romania, 2007 (118 min.) Dir: Cristan Mungiu. With: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean, Luminita Gheorghiu. Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania. Palme D’Or, FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes 2007.
Rated R (mature theme).
BEN X* — Belgium/Netherlands, 2007 (93 min.) Dir: Nic Balthazar. With: Greg Timmermans, Laura Verlinden, Marijke Pinoy. In reaction to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role playing games. Grand Prix des Amériques, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Montréal IFF 2007.

December 9–11
I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND/OBSLUHOVAL JSEM
ANGLICKÉHO KRÁLE* — Czech Republic, 2006 (120 min.) Dir: Jirí Menzel. With: Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba. Bigger-than-life black comedy about an ambitious waiter pursuing his career among the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. FIPRESCI Prize, Berlin IFF 2007.
Rated R (nudity)
PERSEPOLIS* — France/USA, 2007 (Animated feature, 95 min.) Dir: Vincent Peronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. With: Catherine Deneuve (voice) and Chiara Mastroianni (voice). Poignant coming-of-age tale of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. Jury Prize, Cannes 2007.

January 6–8
ONCE — Ireland, 2006 ( 85 min.) Dir: John Carney. With: Alaistair Foley, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue. A modern-day musical set in Dublin about a busker and a Czech immigrant girl as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. Best Song Oscar 2008.
THE KITE RUNNER* — USA, 2007 (128 min.) Dir: Marc Forster. With: Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, Zekeria Ebrahimi, Shaun Toub, Homayoun Ershadi. After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan whose son is in trouble. Oscar and Golden Globe 2008 nominee. Rated 18A (strong & mature themes; rape of a child).

February 3–5
THE UNKNOWN WOMAN/LA SCONOSCIUTA* — Italy/France, 2006 (118 min.) Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore. With: Ksenia Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini. Haunting story of mystery and love about an Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuating herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family.
CARAMEL/SUKKAR BANAT* — Lebanon/France, 2006 (96 min.) Dir: Nadine Labaki. With: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Mkarzel, Gisèle Osta. A romantic comedy centred on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut who meet regularly in a beauty salon.

March 3–5
I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG/IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME* — France/Germany, 2008 (115 min.) Dir. : Philippe Claudel. With: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius. Juliette spent 15 years in prison. Confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister Léa, who makes Juliette a part of her family, Juliette becomes less bitter and starts to open up.
CONTROL — UK/USA/Australia/Japan, 2007 (122 min.) Dir: Anton Corbijn. With: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Joe Anderson. A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division, whose personal, professional and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Prix Regards Jeune, Cannes 2007.

March 31, April 1 & 2
THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION/O ANO EM QUE MEUS PAIS SAÍRAM DE FÉRIAS* — Brazil, 2006 (104 min.) Dir: Cao Hamburger. With: Michel Joelsas, Daniela Piepszyk, Liliana Castro. Humorous coming-of-age story of a 12-year-old boy left alone in a Jewish neighbourhood in 1970, where both World Cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY/LE SCAPHANDRE ET LE PAPILLON* — France/USA, 2007 (112 min.) Dir: Julian Schnabel. With: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie- Josée Croze. The remarkable true story of Elle editor Jean- Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn’t paralyzed. Best Director, Cannes 2007.

April 28–30
CROSSING BORDERS/UN FRANCO, 14 PESETAS* — Spain, 2006 (96 min.) Dir: Carlos Iglesias. With: Carlos Iglesias, Javier Gutiérrez, Neve de Medina. Based on the real life story of the director, Carlos Iglesias, this film lifts the lid on migrant workers fleeing Franco’s Spain for a better life in Switzerland in the 1960s.
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