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.

暴力对于生活的秩序，对于各种不同处境的人，如何在亦正亦邪的界限徘徊？汤姆（维果·莫腾森 饰）是小镇上再平凡不过的一家之主，开着一间小店谋生。某日遇上前来抢劫的歹徒，为了保住伙计的生命，汤姆奋而干掉了这帮不速之客，他的英勇神武成为了人们津津乐道的话题。媒体对此事的报道，也把汤姆一家赤裸裸地放置在公众视线里。这件事到底是改变了原本的汤姆，还是让汤姆回到本来的自己，这个谁也说不清——因为，汤姆的过往随之而渐渐浮出水面...

印第安纳州，小城米尔布鲁克，温和谨慎的汤姆·斯道尔（维果·莫特森 饰）经营着一家餐馆，与律师妻子爱迪（玛利亚·贝洛 饰）和膝下的一双儿女过着波澜不惊的幸福生活。 　　某日，两名歹徒闯入了餐馆意图抢劫，为了顾客与朋友的安全，情急之下的汤姆奋起反抗摆平了两名歹徒，英勇的举动使汤姆一夜之间就成为了小城中众口相传、媒体追访的英雄人物，汤姆并不习惯聚光灯下的抛头露面，他渴望回到之前安静平和的生活，而且这份突如其来的注目，除了打破原本生活的平静之外，亦将汤姆全家一步步带入极度危险之中，神秘的疤脸男人卡尔（埃德·哈里斯 饰）突然登门造访，亲切地称汤姆为“乔伊·库萨克”，宛如久违的老友，汤姆竭力躲避着卡尔，但卡尔对于汤姆却是紧追不舍。 　　原来，汤姆其实是一个有着暴力过去的男人，20年来他极力逃避、隐藏着可怕的过去，现在，田园般的幸福生活一夜之间发生了逆转，作为一名忠诚的丈夫、慈爱的父亲、本分的餐馆老板，汤姆该如何去力抗过去黑暗势力的侵袭，同时保全住他的家庭？他能将这可怕过去永远埋藏吗？

安娜（格莱·贝 Gry Bay 饰）一直坚信，男友乔纳（马克·史蒂文斯 Mark Stevens 饰）是自己的真命天子，但是很显然，乔纳并不这么想，他抛弃了安娜，开始了独自探索世界的旅程。一晃五年过去了，这五年里，安娜从来都没有忘记过去乔纳，终于，在日复一日的痛苦中，安娜想通了，她开始了在陌生人身上寻求安慰的混乱生活。 　　一次偶然中，安娜结识了名叫弗兰克（Thomas Raft 饰）的男子，弗兰克的温柔和善良逐渐治愈了安娜的内心，就在安娜重新振作只是，乔纳居然回到了安娜的身边，重新陷入纠结的安娜离开了弗兰克，但几乎是在同时，乔纳再度失去了音讯。安娜将注意力转移到了工作上，但在内心里，她明白，乔纳总有一天还会回来。

历史，往往被描绘为一系列宏大的事件和人物。然而，在这宏大的画卷中，也隐藏着许多鲜为人知、却又趣味横生的故事。让我们在趣小史的带领下去感受历史的魅力吧。

跟随菲洛梅娜·康克 (Philomena Cunk)，听她以幽默的方式讲述我们最伟大的发明的故事，并向专家提出关于人类进步的尖锐问题。

跟随菲洛梅娜·康克 (Philomena Cunk)，听她以幽默的方式讲述我们最伟大的发明的故事，并向专家提出关于人类进步的尖锐问题。

An 8-part documentary chronicling the history of cinema, examining the history of the concept of cinema and how both relates to the 20th century.