English info about the festival
The 6th edition of THE SHOCKPROOF FILM FESTIVAL will take place in cinema Aero (Biskupcova 31) in Prague, Czech Republic, from 9th till 14th February 2010.Download (.rtf) the programme of the 6th edition (2009) in English
Contact the festival
- contact the festival programmerse-mail: info@otrlydivak.cz
- for further details and legal issues
Kino Aero
Biskupcova 31
Praha 3
130 00
tel: +420 271 771 349
fax: +420 224 947 566
e-mail: info@kinoaero.cz
THE SHOCKPROOF FILM FESTIVAL
Presenting Film (Non) Aesthetics
„You know it all? You’ve seen it all? Be not mistaken...“
„I think the Festival was very fruitful. I was particularly intrigued by a scene in „Texas Chainsaw Massacre“ of the victim escaping this kind of death. This escape reminds me of a similar, happy-ending escape of Snow White in Walt Disney’s „Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs“, a film that I saw and fully experienced in my childhood.“
- quote by a loyal viewer, reacting to the 2nd year of the Festival
The Shockproof Film Festival is a chance for films out of standards of film aesthetics and the demands of accustomed audiences. The idea of organizing a festival of films surpassing the borders of „good taste“ came along with the new tendency in film studies to see the world cinema as a whole, not only as a representative but limited cut-out made of commonly famous names.
The Shockproof Film Festival presents mainly films that exploit, in their own often controversial ways, sensitive issues of society (violence, sexuality, standards of human behaviour).
The Shockproof Film Festival goes beyond the usual film-watching experience and offers a unique opportunity to share the imagination of film makers whose vision of the world and the film art is „different“.
The Shockproof Film Festival does not leave its audience unprepared for such a (non)aesthetic film experience. The screenings are opened with an introduction and the most controversial pieces are followed by a discussion where the audience can freely express their disgust or zest.
Previous editions of the festival
Download (.rtf) the programme of the 5th edition (2009) in English
Download (.rtf) the programme of the 4th edition (2008) in English