Estonian Free Press on Sleepwalkers Blog

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Starting from today I will have the pleasure to entertain Eesti Paevaleht readers and Sleepwalkers fans on the pages of the official blog of the festival: an honor coming after three years spent reporting on one of the most interesting events of the Estonian cultural scene.

On Poff Blog you will find all the info you need on the festival, the movies and that bizarre – but incredibly fascinating! – World that moves around it.

10th Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers is the only international student film festival in Estonia, bringing together the freshest student films and ideas from around the world. Throughout ten years, Sleepwalkers has been bringing together young filmmakers and audiences from Estonia and rest of the world. It is also quite remarkable, that Sleepwalkers has been gaining notoriety around the world very fast – this year over 600 shorts were submitted for the competition programme. Films coming from as far as Chile, Japan, South-Africa and close as Finland, Latvia, Russia.

This year, Sleepwalkers is happy to introduce not only the latest student films from around the world, but also a selection of professional short films, Portuguese short films and Europe’s best short films of the year. European Film Academy’s short films programme gathers together the most outstanding works in European short film scenery. Of the nominees, Europe’s best short film will be picked at the European Film Academy awards gala in December. Sleepwalkers is honored to be one of the few film festivals to be screening the nominees programme in Tallinn.

Below you can find the schedule of the events: try not to miss the movies and some of the craziest parties of the year!

Thursday 12th November 2009

19.30 (Kinomaja) – Opening of the Festival: European Film Academy presents – European best short films of the year I
21.30 (Kinomaja) – European Film Academy presents – European best short films of the year II

Friday 13th November 2009

14.00 (Kinomaja) – International student films competition programme I
16.00 (Kinomaja) – Estonian short films competition programme I
18.00 (Kinomaja) – International student films competition programme II
20.00 (Kinomaja) – European Film Academy presents – European best short films of the year I (rep)

16.00 (Von Krahl) – Best of Sleepwalkers 2008
18.00 (Von Krahl) – Out of competition – experimental videos III
20.00 (Von Krahl) – Out of competition – short films I

Saturday 14th November 2009

14.00 (Kinomaja) – International student films competition programme III
16.00 (Kinomaja) – Estonian short films competition programme II
18.00 (Kinomaja) – International student films competition programme IV
20.00 (Kinomaja) – Estonian short films competition programme III

14.00 (Von Krahl) – Focus: Scottish short films I
16.00 (Von Krahl) – Focus: Scottish short films II
18.00 (Von Krahl) – Focus: Scottish short films III
20.00 (Von Krahl) – Focus: Portuguese short films

Sunday 15th November 2009

14.00 (Kinomaja) – International student films competition programme V
16.00 (Kinomaja) – European Film Academy presents – European best short films of the year II (rep)

16.00 (Von Krahl) – Out of competition – short films II
18.00 (Von Krahl) – Closing ceremony of the festival: winners of Sleepwalkers 2009

Tickets

Single ticket 50.-, discount ticket 40.-.

NB! Discount packages: buy 6 or more tickets at a time 35.- a piece. Discount packages are sold only at Piletilevi (www.piletilevi.ee) counters.

Sleepwalkers’ parties

After long days full of film-watching you can spend each festival night differently: either by dancing to film music and bands or by taking a ride on the Sleepwalkers’ tram with other guests of the festival. Destination: as far as you can sleepwalk.

DREAM PARTY 12th November 22.00-04.00 in Von Krahl – party on two floors.
Performing: MOFO (LAT), Point of Origin (FIN), Momoko Pins, One Dollar Project, Tõele Näkku Vaadates Võib Näha Ükskõik Mida, Algorütmid, Kaido Kirikmäe, Cubuslarvik, Tagasi Tulevikku, VJ’d Emer Värk, Martu, VHK and EKA students etc.
Ticket: 75.-/100.-, free with the Sleepwalkers’ badge.

BiiT meets the Freestyle Man! 13th November 23.00-04.00 in Von Krahl. Main guest: the house legend of Berlin Sasse aka The Freestyle Man. Plus BiiT DJ’s Madis Nestor, Jaagup Jalakas & Sten Saluveer. Ticket 75.-/100.-, 50.- with the Sleepwalkers’ badge.

NEON PARTY 14th November
The Sleepwalkers’ birthday tram Vabaduse väljak – Kopli – Balti jaam, followed by a party in Kohviku Noorus. Free entrance.

WAIKING-UP PARTY 15th November 21.00-01.00 in Von Krahl.
Waiking up from sleepwalking.
Ticket: 35.-, free with the Sleepwalkers’ badge.