16Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011Nokia Shorts WeekenderEdinburgh International Film Festival 2011vimeo.com/nokia© 2011 Nokia.A three day celebration of short film.Including workshops, masterclasses and premiere screenings of the eight finalists from the Nokia Shorts 2011 competition.23 - 25 June, 2011.in association with

All That Heaven Allows17ALMANYA - WELCOME TO GERMANYfeature filmsSTRANDPREMIERE TYPEGábor Bódy/Hungary/1975/91 minCast: Sándor Csutoros, György Cserhalmi, András FeketeSAT 18 JUNE 13:00 FILMHOUSE 3PRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)EIFF 2011 guest curator Béla Tarr described Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Bódy as 'one of the highest mountains in Hungarian film history', this is the postmodern filmmaker at his most experimental.Collaged texts excerpted from authentic diaries, a text by Karl Marx, poems by Walt Whitman, and Ambrose Bierce's short story combine in a skeletal narrative about the lives of three 1848 Revolution veterans, serving as land surveyors during the American Civil War. A poetic experiment in form, Bódy uses his own method of 'light editing' in order to make it resemble a wrecked silent film from the late 19th century. This film was programmed for EIFF 2011 by guest curator Béla Tarr.American TorsoPERSPECTIVESSTRANDPREMIERE TYPEYasemin Samdereli/Germany/2010/101 minCast: Vedat Erincin, Fahri Yardim, Aylin Tezel, Lilay Huser, Demet GülTHU 23 JUNE 17:45 CAMEO 1SAT 25 JUNE 13:00 CAMEO 1PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)'Who or what am I - German or Turkish?' is the main question of this comedy about a Turkish family living in Germany since the late sixties.When the grandfather announces that he has bought a holiday home in Turkey, it marks the beginning of a journey which is full of memories, arguments and reconciliations. That is until the family trip takes an unexpected turn. A comical portrayal about integrating into a new society while losing touch with the other. Almanya - Welcome to GermanyFEATURES - INTERNATIONALUK PREMIEREFEATURES - INTERNATIONALEUROPEAN PREMIEREPascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr/France/2011/109 minCast: Pierre Perrier, Lizzie Brocheré, Jean-Marc BarrSAT 25 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 1SUN 26 JUNE 19:00 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)Young love has never been so menacing.Co-director Jean Marc Barr is probably better known for his acting work in films such as The Big Blue and his frequent appearances for director Lars Von Trier. In his fifth film in the director's chair, he focusses on young lovers Chris and Aurora whose relationship takes a bizarre twist after one of them is found to have a dark and terrible secret. This fascinating and atmospheric drama is blessed by two excellent central performances.American TranslationNOKIA SHORTS WEEKENDERShorts programme/60 minSAT 25 JUNE 20:00 GEORGE SQ THEATREPRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)A selection of the finest short films of Winnipeg auteur Guy Maddin, a connoisseur and champion of the format, and one of contemporary cinema's most staggeringly original and iconoclastic voices.Through an always entertaining and combustive fusion of signature elements, Maddin elegantly steamrolls through prescribed norms and values, in order to bring into sharp focus the elemental angst and absurdity of human existence; all the while creating impeccably beautiful visual images. Join us to revel in Maddin's anarchic playpen, where the surreal reigns supreme.Anatomy of Melancholy: the Short Films of Guy Maddin