12-31-2023, 07:34 PM
Film Title: “Kačiet lei Mask” (“Hide the Mask”)
Nominating Nation: Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Musical Score
Language: Eirian, English Subtitles
Run Time: 2 Hours, 33 Minutes
Director: Janis Litvinovs
Producing Studio/Company (optional): Cēla Sekret Studjō (Secret Sky Studio)
Cast:
Nikolaj Maršan as Adrian
Stefen Vandel as Lēo(Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Julia Abōlina as Sara
Talia Leru as Dr. Duma
Brief Summary:
Hide the Mask is the movie adaptation of an iconic Eirian musical that follows the story of Adrian Jumars, a student at a prestigious university who is just barely scraping by, both academically and economically. He is a bright student (with a particular aptitude for computer science) who is way in over his head with schoolwork and his dull retail job that he works to send money back home to his family. His struggles are lessened somewhat by his faithful friend Lēo, who helps Adrian to lighten up and enjoy life a little bit.
One day, after messing around with the school’s grading software, Adrian notices a weakness in the University’s system. After some prodding, he realizes that he now has access to both the grades of the entire school and the laptop of every professor. Lēo suggests that Adrian could find ways to make money off of this newfound knowledge, and though he was a bit hesitant at first, Adrian eventually agrees. He sets up “Mask,” a well-hidden website, and begins to drop hints to fellow students as to how to get onto the site. Through Mask, students can change their grades, change the grade of fellow students, or buy the secrets of their professors (all for a suitable price, of course).
The site quickly becomes popular, and Adrian becomes increasingly more obsessed with the site, worrying Lēo. One day, a student journalist named Sara hears rumors of this suspicious site, and quickly traced the rumors back to Adrian. She threatens him to tell her who runs the site, otherwise she would go to the school administration and the police. Lēo freaks out and demands the site be taken down, but Adrian is dismissive, continuing to manipulate grades and sell secrets. A few days later, the university is shocked as Sara goes missing on the way home from work. Lēo is distraught, and quickly suspects that his friend has something to do with it. He is forced to decide between his longtime loyalty to Adrian and his guilt over Sara’s disappearance (and the fact that he helped start Mask in the first place).
What makes this film special?: This film manages to address serious topics like guilt, poverty, and blackmail while still maintaining an upbeat, catchy soundtrack. This juxtaposition, as well as the film’s examination of the limits of friendship, are why Hide the Mask was nominated for Best Film.
Stefen Vandel was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his powerful and convincing performance as Lēo, a loyal friend struggling with doing what he knows is right. Vandel’s convincing character is punctuated by his beautiful and emotional renditions of songs such as “Fight the Current” and “Look What I Did.”
Hide the Mask’s soundtrack(written by ATEA Award winners Jan Ausē and Emilija Leklerk), already famous within theater circles, was refreshed and revitalized in this film adaptation. The catchy E-Rock songs provide a startling contrast with the plot of the movie, and this (combined with the sudden sincerity of the movie’s final songs) is why the film is nominated for the Best Musical Score category.
Any additional info: The theater version of Hide the Mask had a successful seven-year run in many Eirian theaters before this movie began production.
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Film Title: Lei Poiv dei Vardei (The Power of Words)
Nominating Nation: Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Documentary Film
Language: Primarily Eirian, some minor English bits (as well as English Subtitles)
Run Time: 1 Hour, 57 Minutes
Director: Argalēn Kaltē
Producing Studio/Company: Studjō ZeltArb (“GoldTree Studio”)
Cast:
Kāden Vasilievs as Narrator
Rena Lavēn as Dr. Amalia Līzane
Juris Abels as Dr. Karlis Breidis
Krikors Portē as Richard Arsenalt
Lēna Auklār as Chancellor Irina Pečs
Brief Summary:
On August 8th, 1845, representatives from all across Eiria signed a document that bound them together: the constitution of the first-ever Eirian Republic. However, these are uncharted waters. Eiria has always been splintered previously, with large cultural, political, and linguistic differences between regions. How could such a fragmented land be merged into a flourishing republic?
Lei Poiv dei Vardei tells the story of nine linguistic scholars in early republican Eiria who were all brought to Geminus by Chancellor Irina Pečs for one distinct purpose: Recreating the Eirian language. The scholars (christened the “Council of the Eirian Language”) quickly get to work, studying dialectal differences, word origin, and grammar structures, engaging in fervent debate with their colleagues. After four years of non-stop research, their efforts bear fruit: The first ever “Vardnik Basēk” (Standard Dictionary) for a standardized version of the Eirian language. This dictionary quickly went to print, with the support of many unitarians (and the anger of the regionalists).
But the journey of these scholars does not end there. Chancellor Pečs, a devout supporter of literacy and education, places her nine scholars in charge of standardizing her Eirian language education programs. Suddenly, a small group of academics has the power to shape an entire culture. Education and politics collide, leading to scandals, rivalries, and threatened resignations. Members of the Council take bribes, lobby for politicians, and even fire professors for disobeying them. This fanfare raises a question in the minds of many politicians and citizens alike: What is too high of a price to pay for national unity?
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories?: Lei Poiv dei Vardei was nominated for the Best Documentary award for its honest and symbolic depiction of the growing pains of the Eirian Republic, as well as its well-researched illustration of the birth of a standard Eirian language.
Any additional info: The Council of the Eirian Language (“Lei Kōnsal deile Lank Eirian”) still exists today, and is the foremost authority on Eirian language dictionaries, as well as dialectal preservation. However, language education now falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.
Nominating Nation: Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Musical Score
Language: Eirian, English Subtitles
Run Time: 2 Hours, 33 Minutes
Director: Janis Litvinovs
Producing Studio/Company (optional): Cēla Sekret Studjō (Secret Sky Studio)
Cast:
Nikolaj Maršan as Adrian
Stefen Vandel as Lēo(Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Julia Abōlina as Sara
Talia Leru as Dr. Duma
Brief Summary:
Hide the Mask is the movie adaptation of an iconic Eirian musical that follows the story of Adrian Jumars, a student at a prestigious university who is just barely scraping by, both academically and economically. He is a bright student (with a particular aptitude for computer science) who is way in over his head with schoolwork and his dull retail job that he works to send money back home to his family. His struggles are lessened somewhat by his faithful friend Lēo, who helps Adrian to lighten up and enjoy life a little bit.
One day, after messing around with the school’s grading software, Adrian notices a weakness in the University’s system. After some prodding, he realizes that he now has access to both the grades of the entire school and the laptop of every professor. Lēo suggests that Adrian could find ways to make money off of this newfound knowledge, and though he was a bit hesitant at first, Adrian eventually agrees. He sets up “Mask,” a well-hidden website, and begins to drop hints to fellow students as to how to get onto the site. Through Mask, students can change their grades, change the grade of fellow students, or buy the secrets of their professors (all for a suitable price, of course).
The site quickly becomes popular, and Adrian becomes increasingly more obsessed with the site, worrying Lēo. One day, a student journalist named Sara hears rumors of this suspicious site, and quickly traced the rumors back to Adrian. She threatens him to tell her who runs the site, otherwise she would go to the school administration and the police. Lēo freaks out and demands the site be taken down, but Adrian is dismissive, continuing to manipulate grades and sell secrets. A few days later, the university is shocked as Sara goes missing on the way home from work. Lēo is distraught, and quickly suspects that his friend has something to do with it. He is forced to decide between his longtime loyalty to Adrian and his guilt over Sara’s disappearance (and the fact that he helped start Mask in the first place).
What makes this film special?: This film manages to address serious topics like guilt, poverty, and blackmail while still maintaining an upbeat, catchy soundtrack. This juxtaposition, as well as the film’s examination of the limits of friendship, are why Hide the Mask was nominated for Best Film.
Stefen Vandel was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his powerful and convincing performance as Lēo, a loyal friend struggling with doing what he knows is right. Vandel’s convincing character is punctuated by his beautiful and emotional renditions of songs such as “Fight the Current” and “Look What I Did.”
Hide the Mask’s soundtrack(written by ATEA Award winners Jan Ausē and Emilija Leklerk), already famous within theater circles, was refreshed and revitalized in this film adaptation. The catchy E-Rock songs provide a startling contrast with the plot of the movie, and this (combined with the sudden sincerity of the movie’s final songs) is why the film is nominated for the Best Musical Score category.
Any additional info: The theater version of Hide the Mask had a successful seven-year run in many Eirian theaters before this movie began production.
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Film Title: Lei Poiv dei Vardei (The Power of Words)
Nominating Nation: Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Documentary Film
Language: Primarily Eirian, some minor English bits (as well as English Subtitles)
Run Time: 1 Hour, 57 Minutes
Director: Argalēn Kaltē
Producing Studio/Company: Studjō ZeltArb (“GoldTree Studio”)
Cast:
Kāden Vasilievs as Narrator
Rena Lavēn as Dr. Amalia Līzane
Juris Abels as Dr. Karlis Breidis
Krikors Portē as Richard Arsenalt
Lēna Auklār as Chancellor Irina Pečs
Brief Summary:
On August 8th, 1845, representatives from all across Eiria signed a document that bound them together: the constitution of the first-ever Eirian Republic. However, these are uncharted waters. Eiria has always been splintered previously, with large cultural, political, and linguistic differences between regions. How could such a fragmented land be merged into a flourishing republic?
Lei Poiv dei Vardei tells the story of nine linguistic scholars in early republican Eiria who were all brought to Geminus by Chancellor Irina Pečs for one distinct purpose: Recreating the Eirian language. The scholars (christened the “Council of the Eirian Language”) quickly get to work, studying dialectal differences, word origin, and grammar structures, engaging in fervent debate with their colleagues. After four years of non-stop research, their efforts bear fruit: The first ever “Vardnik Basēk” (Standard Dictionary) for a standardized version of the Eirian language. This dictionary quickly went to print, with the support of many unitarians (and the anger of the regionalists).
But the journey of these scholars does not end there. Chancellor Pečs, a devout supporter of literacy and education, places her nine scholars in charge of standardizing her Eirian language education programs. Suddenly, a small group of academics has the power to shape an entire culture. Education and politics collide, leading to scandals, rivalries, and threatened resignations. Members of the Council take bribes, lobby for politicians, and even fire professors for disobeying them. This fanfare raises a question in the minds of many politicians and citizens alike: What is too high of a price to pay for national unity?
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories?: Lei Poiv dei Vardei was nominated for the Best Documentary award for its honest and symbolic depiction of the growing pains of the Eirian Republic, as well as its well-researched illustration of the birth of a standard Eirian language.
Any additional info: The Council of the Eirian Language (“Lei Kōnsal deile Lank Eirian”) still exists today, and is the foremost authority on Eirian language dictionaries, as well as dialectal preservation. However, language education now falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.
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