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.

北歐五國綿延四百萬平方公里，是世界上人口密度最低的地區之一。本系列一連四集以高清畫面，記錄此地豐富的野生生物與令人屏息的美景。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Reborn. 　　斯堪地那維亞半島數月來都籠罩在寒冬之下，刺骨的極地冷風吹拂，是一片寂靜無聲的冰封大地。冬天終於緩緩退下，長日與溫暖的天氣為這片土地帶來轉變，展現全新的面貌。但和暖的季節很快就會過去，對無數初來報到的成員來說，求生的挑戰才剛開始。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Furious Life 　　座落在斯堪地那維亞半島極北之地是廣大荒野，也是極地凍原。此地幾乎整年都處於冰封的低溫狀態。少有動植物能在這片無情大地生長，但出人意料的是仍有不少生物戰勝種種惡劣環境，在此茁壯繁衍。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: At The Edge 　　斯堪地那維亞半島的海岸長達數千公里，時間和潮汐塑造了陸地和此地生物的生活，這是一個不斷改變的世界，動物名符其實地在「危險邊緣」生活。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Ultimate Survivors 　　斯堪地那維亞半島的生活充滿挑戰。身處天氣反覆無常又環境艱險的世界，每一種生物都必須未雨綢繆。這片大地冬季和夏季溫差甚大，既不穩定也難以預測，可能極端寒冷，也可能酷熱難當。但是這裡的生物已進化並找到生存策略，精確有效地和地球原始的力量抗衡。

北歐五國綿延四百萬平方公里，是世界上人口密度最低的地區之一。本系列一連四集以高清畫面，記錄此地豐富的野生生物與令人屏息的美景。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Reborn. 　　斯堪地那維亞半島數月來都籠罩在寒冬之下，刺骨的極地冷風吹拂，是一片寂靜無聲的冰封大地。冬天終於緩緩退下，長日與溫暖的天氣為這片土地帶來轉變，展現全新的面貌。但和暖的季節很快就會過去，對無數初來報到的成員來說，求生的挑戰才剛開始。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Furious Life 　　座落在斯堪地那維亞半島極北之地是廣大荒野，也是極地凍原。此地幾乎整年都處於冰封的低溫狀態。少有動植物能在這片無情大地生長，但出人意料的是仍有不少生物戰勝種種惡劣環境，在此茁壯繁衍。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: At The Edge 　　斯堪地那維亞半島的海岸長達數千公里，時間和潮汐塑造了陸地和此地生物的生活，這是一個不斷改變的世界，動物名符其實地在「危險邊緣」生活。 　　北歐野生風情畫 Nordic Wild: Ultimate Survivors 　　斯堪地那維亞半島的生活充滿挑戰。身處天氣反覆無常又環境艱險的世界，每一種生物都必須未雨綢繆。這片大地冬季和夏季溫差甚大，既不穩定也難以預測，可能極端寒冷，也可能酷熱難當。但是這裡的生物已進化並找到生存策略，精確有效地和地球原始的力量抗衡。

董知渝与夏予昂自幼有婚约，而董家女儿候艺菲却千方百计勾引夏予昂，夏予昂为了董家生意，将董知渝逐出夏府；并且侯艺菲还毁了董知渝的手指和容貌。面对外人的挑拨和枕边人的背叛，遍体鳞伤的她决心卧薪尝胆以报仇雪恨。待她重新归来，她早已不是曾经的自己，一场复仇大计即将展开，她将如何逆袭？

董知渝与夏予昂自幼有婚约，而董家女儿候艺菲却千方百计勾引夏予昂，夏予昂为了董家生意，将董知渝逐出夏府；并且侯艺菲还毁了董知渝的手指和容貌。面对外人的挑拨和枕边人的背叛，遍体鳞伤的她决心卧薪尝胆以报仇雪恨。待她重新归来，她早已不是曾经的自己，一场复仇大计即将展开，她将如何逆袭？

一場飲食革命席捲北歐！Adaｍ Liaw這次前去遙遠的北方查探。在可能是最清潔, 最衛生和最快樂的地方, Adam沉浸於北歐文化, 歷史和美食裏, 研究這場新的飲食革命及其對北歐, 以至全世界的影響。

一場飲食革命席捲北歐！Adaｍ Liaw這次前去遙遠的北方查探。在可能是最清潔, 最衛生和最快樂的地方, Adam沉浸於北歐文化, 歷史和美食裏, 研究這場新的飲食革命及其對北歐, 以至全世界的影響。

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