Lost and Found is a film project for which six young filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe have each developed a short film on the theme of generation. Together, these six short films make a whole cinema evening. Unique thereby is the selection of young directors, who are currently among the most talented in the Central and Eastern European region. Also special is that five of the short films (four short narrative films and one short documentary) are visually framed by an independent animation story. The filmmakers made their films with local producers in their home countries; postproduction was carried out in Germany. The theme generation is the thread running through the whole film. It mirrors a new selfunderstanding of young filmmakers in Central and Eastern Europe. Traditions and national history are viewed in a new way and cinematically narrated. The concept of generation was not intended to neutralize the differences between the countries, but to create a fascinating frame for comparison. The stories were written in accordance with this thematic guideline especially for this project. Partner countries in Central and Eastern Europe were selected that have their own film culture, but in which available production structures are meager, due to economic and/or political developments. 　　"Lost and Found" was initiated by relations, an initiative project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation), which develops and fosters art and culture projects in various countries in Eastern Europe and Germany. 　　Short films are often more difficult to script and direct than full-length features. Not only must the message be as poignant as in a mainstream movie, but it must also be conveyed succinctly in a tight period of time. 　　Lost And Found showcases five new shorts from Eastern Europe, each as entertaining, fresh and inspiring as the one before. There is also a sixth, Gene + Ratio, which runs intermittently between the others, that can be viewed as its own piece, or as a link between the featured shorts. 　　Gene + Ratio deals with the need for water, or a thirst of some sort. Alternately featuring insects, possibly fleas, and a filthy looking feline, it serves well merging the other shorts into one piece. On its own, it is rather disturbing and baffling, in particular the clip where a tiny man is licking the camera lens, which turns into a cat lapping up a saucer of milk. It is almost enough to make you feel violated. There is also a bath sequence, involving the cat and its mistress... let's just say it makes Paris Hilton's nude photo shoot with her dog covering her unmentionables look like a Jane Austen book cover. The film is strange enough to be compelling, yet is in danger of being ignored as the audience take this opportunity to recover from the previous short and prepare themselves for the next. 　　The Ritual is a lovely depiction on the theme of generation, marriage and children. Goeshe is Bulgarian, but marrying a French girl. His parents are preparing for the wedding party and are determined to give him the best reception he could wish for. Sounds of the younger world are transposed into the older, making for a beautiful film which shows that both old and new can live in harmony. What is a pleasant surprise is that the younger couple strives to make the in-laws happy in as much as the parents attempt to give their son the best, which is a delightful change from Hollywood blockbusters, where there is either a monster-in-law, or an upstart sibling who doesn't care what parents think. This is the only short, I believe, to use two languages. It is a pleasure to watch. 　　Turkey Girl is my favourite of the collection. It manages to combine light comedy with themes of growing up and letting go - the very essence behind the idea of Lost And Found. Tatiana is a girl who must bribe her mother's doctor so that he gives his patient a second operation. It is difficult enough to know how much to offer, or hold back, how to fold the money, which pocket to keep it in. Her father also tells her to butcher her favourite pet and friend - a turkey - as an offering. For her mother's sake, Tatiana knows that she must do this, but as she tells her boyfriend (whom she is "just friends with", by the way), this is no ordinary turkey. He can tell the difference between a circle and a square. Turkey Girl will appeal to animal activists, philosophers, teenagers emerging fresh from puberty, or anyone who has ever had to make a sacrifice 　　Birthday is part documentary, part exploration of childhood innocence. It focuses on two girls on either side of the destroyed bridge at Mostar. Dunja loves strawberry ice cream and goes to a Muslim school, where she is taught that when the birds sing they chant their praises to Allah. Innes likes the colour pink and goes to a Catholic school that has no Bosnian children in it. Both girls love Jennifer Lopez. They are interviewed on similar subjects - why Mostar is divided into an east and a west (neither really understands) and the obvious point of the story is well put: these girls have birthdays a day apart and if they ever met would be indistinguishable. Since it is unlikely to happen, while they are still children, the camera poses as their Yugoslavian bridge. Presented in a light fashion, taking on the after-effects of the Bosnian war, this is a rueful examination of the way in which society inflicts its own differences within itself. 　　Shortlasting Silence is the darkest of the five. It conveys themes of loneliness, suicide and incest in a story of a man going to visit his dead mother. It is done so tastefully that all the audience should feel is a shiver at the sinister atmosphere created when the psychologist is the victim of his own making. There is an unsettling empathy for the protagonist, who knows all the advice to give and yet cannot take it himself. There is a definite potential for this to develop into a feature film, as its themes, though well portrayed, are yet to be fully explored... but perhaps that is our role as the audience. 　　Fabulous Vera begins with a shot of an incredibly bored woman on a tram. This is essentially Vera's difficulty. She's past middle-age, the man she loved left her, her daughter is emigrating to Cuba with a lover she has known barely three days and she must smile constantly at passengers on trams asking whether they would like to purchase tickets. Her boredom is juxtaposed with that of a policeman, sitting in his car, with so much time on his hands that he can afford to finish the embroidery started by his late wife. Milena Dravic performs well, particularly when Vera hijacks her own tram and puts her foot down, taking her life up a gear, and, when the brakes don't work, finding herself unable to stop, as she spirals out of control. This comedy examines the trouble with mid-life crises and the wonder of second youth. 　　These shorts are fantastic. Although my favourite is Turkey Girl, each are so appealing it is difficult to chose.

Lost and Found is a film project for which six young filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe have each developed a short film on the theme of generation. Together, these six short films make a whole cinema evening. Unique thereby is the selection of young directors, who are currently among the most talented in the Central and Eastern European region. Also special is that five of the short films (four short narrative films and one short documentary) are visually framed by an independent animation story. The filmmakers made their films with local producers in their home countries; postproduction was carried out in Germany. The theme generation is the thread running through the whole film. It mirrors a new selfunderstanding of young filmmakers in Central and Eastern Europe. Traditions and national history are viewed in a new way and cinematically narrated. The concept of generation was not intended to neutralize the differences between the countries, but to create a fascinating frame for comparison. The stories were written in accordance with this thematic guideline especially for this project. Partner countries in Central and Eastern Europe were selected that have their own film culture, but in which available production structures are meager, due to economic and/or political developments. 　　"Lost and Found" was initiated by relations, an initiative project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation), which develops and fosters art and culture projects in various countries in Eastern Europe and Germany. 　　Short films are often more difficult to script and direct than full-length features. Not only must the message be as poignant as in a mainstream movie, but it must also be conveyed succinctly in a tight period of time. 　　Lost And Found showcases five new shorts from Eastern Europe, each as entertaining, fresh and inspiring as the one before. There is also a sixth, Gene + Ratio, which runs intermittently between the others, that can be viewed as its own piece, or as a link between the featured shorts. 　　Gene + Ratio deals with the need for water, or a thirst of some sort. Alternately featuring insects, possibly fleas, and a filthy looking feline, it serves well merging the other shorts into one piece. On its own, it is rather disturbing and baffling, in particular the clip where a tiny man is licking the camera lens, which turns into a cat lapping up a saucer of milk. It is almost enough to make you feel violated. There is also a bath sequence, involving the cat and its mistress... let's just say it makes Paris Hilton's nude photo shoot with her dog covering her unmentionables look like a Jane Austen book cover. The film is strange enough to be compelling, yet is in danger of being ignored as the audience take this opportunity to recover from the previous short and prepare themselves for the next. 　　The Ritual is a lovely depiction on the theme of generation, marriage and children. Goeshe is Bulgarian, but marrying a French girl. His parents are preparing for the wedding party and are determined to give him the best reception he could wish for. Sounds of the younger world are transposed into the older, making for a beautiful film which shows that both old and new can live in harmony. What is a pleasant surprise is that the younger couple strives to make the in-laws happy in as much as the parents attempt to give their son the best, which is a delightful change from Hollywood blockbusters, where there is either a monster-in-law, or an upstart sibling who doesn't care what parents think. This is the only short, I believe, to use two languages. It is a pleasure to watch. 　　Turkey Girl is my favourite of the collection. It manages to combine light comedy with themes of growing up and letting go - the very essence behind the idea of Lost And Found. Tatiana is a girl who must bribe her mother's doctor so that he gives his patient a second operation. It is difficult enough to know how much to offer, or hold back, how to fold the money, which pocket to keep it in. Her father also tells her to butcher her favourite pet and friend - a turkey - as an offering. For her mother's sake, Tatiana knows that she must do this, but as she tells her boyfriend (whom she is "just friends with", by the way), this is no ordinary turkey. He can tell the difference between a circle and a square. Turkey Girl will appeal to animal activists, philosophers, teenagers emerging fresh from puberty, or anyone who has ever had to make a sacrifice 　　Birthday is part documentary, part exploration of childhood innocence. It focuses on two girls on either side of the destroyed bridge at Mostar. Dunja loves strawberry ice cream and goes to a Muslim school, where she is taught that when the birds sing they chant their praises to Allah. Innes likes the colour pink and goes to a Catholic school that has no Bosnian children in it. Both girls love Jennifer Lopez. They are interviewed on similar subjects - why Mostar is divided into an east and a west (neither really understands) and the obvious point of the story is well put: these girls have birthdays a day apart and if they ever met would be indistinguishable. Since it is unlikely to happen, while they are still children, the camera poses as their Yugoslavian bridge. Presented in a light fashion, taking on the after-effects of the Bosnian war, this is a rueful examination of the way in which society inflicts its own differences within itself. 　　Shortlasting Silence is the darkest of the five. It conveys themes of loneliness, suicide and incest in a story of a man going to visit his dead mother. It is done so tastefully that all the audience should feel is a shiver at the sinister atmosphere created when the psychologist is the victim of his own making. There is an unsettling empathy for the protagonist, who knows all the advice to give and yet cannot take it himself. There is a definite potential for this to develop into a feature film, as its themes, though well portrayed, are yet to be fully explored... but perhaps that is our role as the audience. 　　Fabulous Vera begins with a shot of an incredibly bored woman on a tram. This is essentially Vera's difficulty. She's past middle-age, the man she loved left her, her daughter is emigrating to Cuba with a lover she has known barely three days and she must smile constantly at passengers on trams asking whether they would like to purchase tickets. Her boredom is juxtaposed with that of a policeman, sitting in his car, with so much time on his hands that he can afford to finish the embroidery started by his late wife. Milena Dravic performs well, particularly when Vera hijacks her own tram and puts her foot down, taking her life up a gear, and, when the brakes don't work, finding herself unable to stop, as she spirals out of control. This comedy examines the trouble with mid-life crises and the wonder of second youth. 　　These shorts are fantastic. Although my favourite is Turkey Girl, each are so appealing it is difficult to chose.

1 テロと難民〜EU共同体の分断〜 　　2 大国復活の野望〜ロシア・プーチンの賭け〜 　　3 超大国なき世界〜アメリカの苦悩と模索〜

1 テロと難民〜EU共同体の分断〜 　　2 大国復活の野望〜ロシア・プーチンの賭け〜 　　3 超大国なき世界〜アメリカの苦悩と模索〜

电影讲述了几个初涉社会的大学生窘迫、挫败的人生经历，他们中的美女校花为追求歌星之路被富人包养；富二代公子哥因家庭破产自谋生路；校园学霸只能从事送外卖的苦差事……昔日的天之骄子皆成社会底层的草根，他们在冷漠、残酷的现实中不甘沉沦，抚平伤痛，走上艰辛崎岖的创业之路。

电影讲述了几个初涉社会的大学生窘迫、挫败的人生经历，他们中的美女校花为追求歌星之路被富人包养；富二代公子哥因家庭破产自谋生路；校园学霸只能从事…

距今50年前的1968年，爆发了20世纪最大规模的全球反抗运动。 　　世界各国青年同时奋起，向僵化的社会结构和意识形态造反。1968年的政治和文化革命，奠定了今日全球化和现代社会的基础。 　　1960年代，以反对美国在越战争为背景的学生运动风起云涌，以民歌和摇滚乐讴歌爱与和平、反体制的嬉皮文化百花齐放。 　　法国的五月风暴使全国陷于瘫痪，日本学生运动的激烈程度也不遑多让，东京大学安田讲堂占领事件、新宿骚乱等重大事件相继发生。 　　随着越战陷入泥潭，各国极左激进组织活动猖獗，犯下绑架、爆炸、劫机等累累罪行。 　　与此同时，欧洲掀起民主化浪潮，非洲独立运动势如破竹，发达国家废除种族歧视的民权运动，废除性别歧视的妇女解放运动、同性恋解放运动等社会运动方兴未艾..... 　　本片回顾1968年前后十年的动荡岁月，采访那些当年叱诧风云的新时代旗手，请他们在相隔半个世纪以后，以今天的眼光重新审视反叛的1968年，它究竟有没有改变世界，及其留给当今世界的遗产。

距今50年前的1968年，爆发了20世纪最大规模的全球反抗运动。 　　世界各国青年同时奋起，向僵化的社会结构和意识形态造反。1968年的政治和文化革命，奠定了今日全球化和现代社会的基础。 　　1960年代，以反对美国在越战争为背景的学生运动风起云涌，以民歌和摇滚乐讴歌爱与和平、反体制的嬉皮文化百花齐放。 　　法国的五月风暴使全国陷于瘫痪，日本学生运动的激烈程度也不遑多让，东京大学安田讲堂占领事件、新宿骚乱等重大事件相继发生。 　　随着越战陷入泥潭，各国极左激进组织活动猖獗，犯下绑架、爆炸、劫机等累累罪行。 　　与此同时，欧洲掀起民主化浪潮，非洲独立运动势如破竹，发达国家废除种族歧视的民权运动，废除性别歧视的妇女解放运动、同性恋解放运动等社会运动方兴未艾..... 　　本片回顾1968年前后十年的动荡岁月，采访那些当年叱诧风云的新时代旗手，请他们在相隔半个世纪以后，以今天的眼光重新审视反叛的1968年，它究竟有没有改变世界，及其留给当今世界的遗产。

新加坡的独立步步艰辛。日军飞机突袭新加坡，使狮城陷入动乱。张天鹏（李南星）和张天鹰（陈祎伦）兄弟因助抗日激怒日军。天鹏逃往印尼，天鹰却惨遭日军屠杀。天鹰的孩子张敏（陈凤玲）和张佳（陈泓宇）在逃亡时失散。张敏认识了洪当勇（陈邦鋆）和洪明慧 (欧萱)，而他们陪她走过了最落魄的岁月。张佳则被胡为人（陈汉玮）所救，并认这个害死自己父亲的人为父。张佳改名胡佳，成为黑道一霸。天鹏的儿子张晏（陈罗密欧）学成归国成为检察官，与胡佳大相迳庭。他们的父亲曾经出生入死，但他们却卷入了无法解决的纠纷。本剧描绘了日据时代到战后的时事变迁和许多历史性事件，并展现了建国一代对国家的付出和爱国精神，以及他们蜕变这篇土地的艰巨过程。

新加坡的独立步步艰辛。日军飞机突袭新加坡，使狮城陷入动乱。张天鹏（李南星）和张天鹰（陈祎伦）兄弟因助抗日激怒日军。天鹏逃往印尼，天鹰却惨遭日军屠杀。天鹰的孩子张敏（陈凤玲）和张佳（陈泓宇）在逃亡时失散。张敏认识了洪当勇（陈邦鋆）和洪明慧 (欧萱)，而他们陪她走过了最落魄的岁月。张佳则被胡为人（陈汉玮）所救，并认这个害死自己父亲的人为父。张佳改名胡佳，成为黑道一霸。天鹏的儿子张晏（陈罗密欧）学成归国成为检察官，与胡佳大相迳庭。他们的父亲曾经出生入死，但他们却卷入了无法解决的纠纷。本剧描绘了日据时代到战后的时事变迁和许多历史性事件，并展现了建国一代对国家的付出和爱国精神，以及他们蜕变这篇土地的艰巨过程。