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WEDNESDAY 26th January 2011
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CULTURE TRAM
3pm−6pm
 
 
DocPoint takes over the Culture Tram (Töölö hall-Koskela hall) on Wednesday and brings in film trailers, director interviews and a film doctor, who believes in the healing power of cinema.  
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DEAR ESTONIA
5pm−12am
 
ANDORRA
 
17:00            The ambassador of Estonia opens the film 
                      Elokuva Kihnu Wooing (Meelis Muhu, Estonia 2009, 59min)
18:00            Director Meelis Muhu's Q&A
 
21:00            Director Meelis Muhu's introduction
21:15            Film Kihnu Wedding (Meelis Muhu, Estonia 2009, 97min)
 
DUBROVNIK
 
18:00            Doors open at Dubrovnik
 
18:40            Representatives of DocPoint Tallinn open the event and 
                      present the evening programme
 
19:00            Mari Kalkun & Band
 
20:30–24     Dj Lendva
 

DocPoint’s Estonia night fills cultural complex Andorra with the atmosphere of authentic Estonian country life. During the evening two films will be screened, both shot on Kihnu, an island off the coast of the Baltic Sea. Mari Kalkun will perform her songs influenced by the Estonian folk music tradition.
 
The evening will start with Kihnu Wooing (Kihnu Kosjad), a film about Kihnuan wedding preparations, shown in the Andorra cinema. After the screening director Meelis Muhu will answer questions from the audience and explain the film’s background.
 
In Dubrovnik the evening will be opened by DocPoint Tallinn’s representatives, who will talk about organising the festival on the southern side of the Gulf of Finland. The evening will continue with music: first the celebrated Estonian Mari Kalkun and her five-member band will take the stage and later Dj Lendva will take care of the music. In Andorra, the evening continues with another Kihnu-themed film, Kihnu Wedding (Kihnu Pulm), focusing on an Estonian wedding.
 
Meelis Muhu (b. 1972) is an Estonian documentary director whose best-known documentary, Alyosha (Aljoša), depicting the Bronze Night unrest in Estonia, came out in 2008. Shot on the Kihnu island, both Kihnu Wooing and Kihnu Wedding continue the theme of depicting Estonia’s history and traditions.
 
The Estonia evening is organised in cooperation with the Tuglas Society and the Embassy of Estonia.
 
Andorra and Dubrovnik, Eerikinkatu 11
The event is in Finnish, Estonian and English.
Tickets: films EUR 7 each, club entrance EUR 5 + coat check EUR 2,5.
 
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THURSDAY 27th January 2011
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'TIS A TRUE DOCUMENTARY – and Is Released Now!
5pm−6.45pm
 

“At its best, documentary film is movement and moving to a new or more open place, to new views of reality.” Antti Haase, documentary director

Organised during DocPoint, the book release of “Tokallinen toellisuutta. ” features the writers explaining the documentary in relation to their own creative work. Traditional and modern Sami yoik will be performed by Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman with her ULDA band. Dance artist Titta Court will also perform. 
 
For the first time the many facets of documentary expression, as it is presented in documentary film, radio documentary, documentary photography, fiction writing, visual arts, dance and sound art, will be compiled in one book. The broad horizon of the brand new book is the Nordic dimension, culture, point of view and identity. All ten writers of the article collection have their connection to the North: roots, current home or the origin of their work. The book has been edited by Pia-Maria Lausas.
 
The release event will be organized by Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with DocPoint. Small northern snacks and drinks will be served.
 
The book is on sale at DocPoint's Info center (see address below) , in Dubrovnik on the 27th of January or can be ordered from: pia-maria.lausas@tokem.fi
 
Price of the book: 28 €
 
Festival Info Center
Lasipalatsi Gallery, Mannerheimintie 22–24.
Opening hours: 18th–22nd Jan Mon–Sat 11am–6pm (Sun closed), 24th–30th Jan Mon–Sun 11am–9pm.
 
Dubrovnik, Eerikinkatu 11
The event is in Finnish. Free entrance.

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FRIDAY 28th January 2011
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SILENT FILM CONCERT: Jean Painlevé SCIENCE IS FICTION 7pm−8.30pm
 
Once again, DocPoint's popular silent film concert amazes with a creative fusion of sound and image. 2010 Emma Award winner Paleface and the pioneers of Finnish electronic music, Uusi Fantasia, improvise to the experimental documentary film by French Jean Painlevé. A unique experience!
 
For more information on the Silent Film Concert see: docpoint.info/en/node/3290
 
Bio Rex (Mannerheimintie 22–24)
Tickets: 17 euros (students, pensioners, conscripts, Kava club cardholders 14 Euros).

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WEDNESDAY 26th−FRIDAY 28th January 2011
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DOCPOINT'S FILM DOCTORS EASE YOUR PAIN!
 
 
Are you feeling depressed? Does insomnia disturb pleasure from your everyday life? Does your head ache, are your limbs in pain? No worries, help is near. DocPoint's specialized film doctors believe in the healing power of documentaries. During the festival you can find the doctors at Bio Rex and the Culture Tram. Share your problems with the film doctor and find out, which film meets your needs!
 
 
Film Doctor's visiting hours:
WED 27th 3pm-6pm at the Culture Tram
THU 28th 4pm-8pm at Bio Rex
FRI 29th 4pm-8pm at Bio Rex
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OFFPOINT: VIDEO INSTALLATION TV VERITÉ
 
Documentarism goes beyond documentary films. During DocPoint one can admire a set of video installations compiled by media artists Seppo Renvall and Maija Saksman in the lobby of Bio Rex's 2nd floor. The artists have positioned themselves in the urban theatre of the streets and encounters have been documented from city to nature. The soundscape of the videos includes for example Aslak Christiansson's documentary songs.