Rick Ostermann’s Lysis — which had its world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival last month — required the Krieg and Wolfskinder director to put even more faith in his actors than usual, as they were also their own directors of photography and, to an extent, their own scriptwriters. The story centers on a dad (Oliver Masucci), who takes his long-estranged teenage son (Louis Hofmann) on a white water rafting and camping trip, with the intention of filming their “adventure.” Once in the wilderness, however, his son proves less than willing to reconnect and an act of petulance soon […]...
- 12/11/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Rick Ostermann’s Lysis — which had its world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival last month — required the Krieg and Wolfskinder director to put even more faith in his actors than usual, as they were also their own directors of photography and, to an extent, their own scriptwriters. The story centers on a dad (Oliver Masucci), who takes his long-estranged teenage son (Louis Hofmann) on a white water rafting and camping trip, with the intention of filming their “adventure.” Once in the wilderness, however, his son proves less than willing to reconnect and an act of petulance soon […]...
- 12/11/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
A German father and avowed pacifist can’t convince his adult son to not join the army and leave for a tour of duty in the bipartite drama Krieg, based on the novel by Jochen Rausch. This elegantly shot film about the thin veneer of civilization and the primal fears and violence that are just lurking underneath sees director Rick Ostermann return to Venice four years after his debut, Wolfskinder, which also played in the Horizons program of the festival. Though conceived as a high-end TV movie for German broadcaster Wdr, this looks crisp and impressive on the big screen and...
- 9/9/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2017 Venice Film Festival kicked off on August 30, and for anyone who can’t make it all the way to Italy this year, IndieWire has a solution for you. Between now and Thursday, September 7 at noon Et, IndieWire readers can register using this form to win one of 5 online festival passes, which will give you the opportunity to stream five Venice titles for free online. All of the streaming titles will be from this year’s Orizzonti competition (Horizons), Biennale College and a few other sections. The movies include the following titles:
Endangered Species, by Gilles Bourdos – Online on August 31
Under The Tree, by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson – Online on August 31
Strange Colours, by Alena Lodkina – Online on August 31
West Of Sunshine, by Jason Raftopoulos – Online on September 1
Martyr, by Mazen Khaled – Online on September 1
Nato A Casal Di Principe, by Bruno Oliviero – Online on September 1
Beautiful Things, by Giorgio Ferrero – Online on September 2
No Date,...
Endangered Species, by Gilles Bourdos – Online on August 31
Under The Tree, by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson – Online on August 31
Strange Colours, by Alena Lodkina – Online on August 31
West Of Sunshine, by Jason Raftopoulos – Online on September 1
Martyr, by Mazen Khaled – Online on September 1
Nato A Casal Di Principe, by Bruno Oliviero – Online on September 1
Beautiful Things, by Giorgio Ferrero – Online on September 2
No Date,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
ZamaThe programme for the 2017 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Darren Aronofsky, Lucrecia Martel, Frederick Wiseman, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Abdellatif Kechiche, Takeshi Kitano and many more.COMPETITIONmother! (Darren Aronofsky)First Reformed (Paul Schrader)Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton)The Leisure Seeker (Paolo Virzi)Una Famiglia (Sebastiano Riso)Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)Angels Wear White (Vivian Qu)The Whale (Andrea Pallaoro)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz)Ammore e malavita (Manetti Brothers)Jusqu'a la garde (Xavier Legrand)The Third Murder (Hirokazu Kore-eda)Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (Abdellatif Kechiche)Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)L'insulte (Ziad Doueiri)La Villa (Robert Guediguian)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Suburbicon (George Clooney)Human Flow (Ai Weiwei)Downsizing (Alexander Payne)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesOur Souls at Night (Ritesh Batra)Il Signor Rotpeter (Antonietta de Lillo)Victoria...
- 7/27/2017
- MUBI
On the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival announcement earlier this week, Venice Film Festival have now delivered their full lineup and while there’s no Terrence Malick as rumored, there’s a plethora of highly-anticipated titles. Along with the previously-announced opener Downsizing and the expected Suburbicon, mother!, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, there’s Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete, Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color follow-up Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, and Brawl In Cell Block 99, the latest film from Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler.
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
Also in the lineup is Errol Morris’s Netflix crime drama Wormwood, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris – New York Public Library, Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Third Murder, Takeshi Kitano’s closing night film Outrage Coda, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and The Jailbird, the Kirsten Dunst-led Woodshock,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Venice Announces 2017 Lineup, Including ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘mother!,’ and Many More
Will 2017 be the year that Venice gets its king-making mojo back? After a steady run of debuting recent best picture winners — from “Spotlight” to “Birdman” — the festival missed out on last year’s big winner, “Moonlight,” which bowed at Telluride. This year’s lineup is a promising one, and while it’s still very early in the process, it’s difficult not to pick through today’s announcement of the festival’s slate and not search for the big contenders.
As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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As was previously announced, the festival will open with Alexander Payne’s social satire “Downsizing,” starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig. The festival will also play home to the premiere of the Netflix original “Our Souls at Night,” as part of their planned tribute to stars Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. Annette Bening will lead the competition jury, ending an 11-year succession of male jury chiefs.
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- 7/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A total of 15 films have been submitted for consideration.
German producers have submitted 15 films for consideration to German Films as the country’s entry for the 87th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
An independent expert jury will decide on Aug 27 which film is to be sent into the race for Germany.
The following titles were submitted:
Home From Home – Chronicle Of A Vision
Edgar Reitz (De/Fr, Erf Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion)
Beloved Sisters
Dominik Graf (Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktion)
Finsterworld
Frauke Finsterwalder (Walker + Worm Film)
Hanna’s Journey
Julia von Heinz (De/Il, 2 Pilots Filmproduction)
Im Weissen Rössl – Wehe Du Singst
Christian Theede (Ziegler Film)
Stations Of The Cross
Dietrich Brüggemann (Ufa Fiction)
Run Boy Run
Pepe Danquart (De/Fr, bittersuess pictures, A Company Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Quinte Film)
The Last Mentsch
Pierre-Henri Salfati (Elsani Film)
Stereo
Maximilian Erlenwein (Frisbeefilms, Kaissar Film, Wild Bunch Germany)
West
Christian Schwochow (zero one film, Terz...
German producers have submitted 15 films for consideration to German Films as the country’s entry for the 87th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
An independent expert jury will decide on Aug 27 which film is to be sent into the race for Germany.
The following titles were submitted:
Home From Home – Chronicle Of A Vision
Edgar Reitz (De/Fr, Erf Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion)
Beloved Sisters
Dominik Graf (Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktion)
Finsterworld
Frauke Finsterwalder (Walker + Worm Film)
Hanna’s Journey
Julia von Heinz (De/Il, 2 Pilots Filmproduction)
Im Weissen Rössl – Wehe Du Singst
Christian Theede (Ziegler Film)
Stations Of The Cross
Dietrich Brüggemann (Ufa Fiction)
Run Boy Run
Pepe Danquart (De/Fr, bittersuess pictures, A Company Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Quinte Film)
The Last Mentsch
Pierre-Henri Salfati (Elsani Film)
Stereo
Maximilian Erlenwein (Frisbeefilms, Kaissar Film, Wild Bunch Germany)
West
Christian Schwochow (zero one film, Terz...
- 8/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A total of 15 films have been submitted for consideration.
German producers have submitted 15 films for consideration to German Films as the country’s entry for the 87th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
An independent expert jury will decide on Aug 27 which film is to be sent into the race for Germany.
The following titles were submitted:
Home From Home – Chronicle Of A Vision
Edgar Reitz (De/Fr, Erf Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion)
Beloved Sisters
Dominik Graf (Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktion)
Finsterworld
Frauke Finsterwalder (Walker + Worm Film)
Hanna’s Journey
Julia von Heinz (De/Il, 2 Pilots Filmproduction)
Im Weissen Rössl – Wehe Du Singst
Christian Theede (Ziegler Film)
Stations Of The Cross
Dietrich Brüggemann (Ufa Fiction)
Run Boy Run
Pepe Danquart (De/Fr, bittersuess pictures, A Company Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Quinte Film)
The Last Mentsch
Pierre-Henri Salfati (Elsani Film)
Stereo
Maximilian Erlenwein (Frisbeefilms, Kaissar Film, Wild Bunch Germany)
West
Christian Schwochow (zero one film, Terz...
German producers have submitted 15 films for consideration to German Films as the country’s entry for the 87th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
An independent expert jury will decide on Aug 27 which film is to be sent into the race for Germany.
The following titles were submitted:
Home From Home – Chronicle Of A Vision
Edgar Reitz (De/Fr, Erf Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion)
Beloved Sisters
Dominik Graf (Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktion)
Finsterworld
Frauke Finsterwalder (Walker + Worm Film)
Hanna’s Journey
Julia von Heinz (De/Il, 2 Pilots Filmproduction)
Im Weissen Rössl – Wehe Du Singst
Christian Theede (Ziegler Film)
Stations Of The Cross
Dietrich Brüggemann (Ufa Fiction)
Run Boy Run
Pepe Danquart (De/Fr, bittersuess pictures, A Company Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Quinte Film)
The Last Mentsch
Pierre-Henri Salfati (Elsani Film)
Stereo
Maximilian Erlenwein (Frisbeefilms, Kaissar Film, Wild Bunch Germany)
West
Christian Schwochow (zero one film, Terz...
- 8/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
German director Rick Ostermann has won the Munich Film Festival’s acclaimed The Bridge prize for his debut film, Wolfskinder. The period drama is set in 1946 and follows a group of war orphans struggling to survive in the wreckage of post-World War II Europe. Ostermann will be honored at a gala ceremony in Munich on July 3. Story: Oscar Winner Susanne Bier Wins Munich Film Festival's Bernhard Wicki Prize Previous winners of The Bridge prize include Danish director Susanne Bier for her Oscar-winning feature In A Better World and fellow Oscar-winner Heckel von Donnersmarck for The Lives
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- 6/6/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlinale Paula and Perspektive prizes confirmed.
Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) is expanding its number of screening venues by setting up shop at the recently refurbished Zoo Palast [pictured] cinema complex.
Exhibitors will be able to choose from five exclusive screening facilities with state-of-the-art projection technology, ranging from Cinemas 3-5 (with seating for 159, 161 and 157, respectively) to Club A and B with seating for 36 and 39.
Two of the cinemas can project 3D DCPs and one of the Club cinemas has its own bar, while all of the venues are kitted out with comfortable armchairs and extra space between the rows.
The Efm will be organising a free bus shuttle service from outside of the Gropius Mirror Restaurant and the Marriott Hotel to the Zoo Palast, but an alternative would be take the U2 underground which stops right outside of the cinema.
The Zoo Palast cinemas replace the screening venues at the Cubix cinema near Alexanderplatz, which had also...
Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) is expanding its number of screening venues by setting up shop at the recently refurbished Zoo Palast [pictured] cinema complex.
Exhibitors will be able to choose from five exclusive screening facilities with state-of-the-art projection technology, ranging from Cinemas 3-5 (with seating for 159, 161 and 157, respectively) to Club A and B with seating for 36 and 39.
Two of the cinemas can project 3D DCPs and one of the Club cinemas has its own bar, while all of the venues are kitted out with comfortable armchairs and extra space between the rows.
The Efm will be organising a free bus shuttle service from outside of the Gropius Mirror Restaurant and the Marriott Hotel to the Zoo Palast, but an alternative would be take the U2 underground which stops right outside of the cinema.
The Zoo Palast cinemas replace the screening venues at the Cubix cinema near Alexanderplatz, which had also...
- 1/8/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The 49th Annual Chicago International Film Festival comes to a close tonight, but not without some special discoveries to be seen. I was lucky enough to catch the latest film from the Coen Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis, and was glad I took a chance on Wolfskinder, a worthy nominee in the “New Directors Competition.” After hearing Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider joke about Dracula 3D at Cannes 2012, I finally got to witness its craptitude with my own eyes. Reviews for the films are below.
Working the festival beat, I also partook in some interviews ready in the near future, including chats with David Frankel (director of The Devil Wears Prada and now the Paul Potts biopic One Chance), and the Polsky Brothers for The Motel Life, starring Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch. If all goes right tomorrow, I will also have an interview with Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis.
Working the festival beat, I also partook in some interviews ready in the near future, including chats with David Frankel (director of The Devil Wears Prada and now the Paul Potts biopic One Chance), and the Polsky Brothers for The Motel Life, starring Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch. If all goes right tomorrow, I will also have an interview with Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis.
- 10/25/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – “The world comes to Chicago” is the mantra of the 49th Chicago International Film Festival, and one of the notable international films was “Wolfskinder,” from Germany. The story of post World War II orphans, or ‘wolf’s children,” is an impressive feature debut by director Rick Ostermann.
On the Road: The Children in Director Rick Ostermann’s ‘Wolfskinder’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
The journey follows two boys, whose mother is dying. She tells them to join their aunt in Lithuania, and passes away. The peril of that long road is overwhelming, and changes the lives of all the children who are on that road. HollywoodChicago.com caught up with director Rick Ostermann last week, after his American debut at the Chicago International Film Festival.
HollywoodChicago.com: This is your first feature film. What source, inspiration or emotion motivated you to tell this story as your first full-length narrative?...
On the Road: The Children in Director Rick Ostermann’s ‘Wolfskinder’
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
The journey follows two boys, whose mother is dying. She tells them to join their aunt in Lithuania, and passes away. The peril of that long road is overwhelming, and changes the lives of all the children who are on that road. HollywoodChicago.com caught up with director Rick Ostermann last week, after his American debut at the Chicago International Film Festival.
HollywoodChicago.com: This is your first feature film. What source, inspiration or emotion motivated you to tell this story as your first full-length narrative?...
- 10/24/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ciff’s “New Director’s Competition” entry Wolfskinder is a spare-dialogue observance of psychological extremes forgotten by time, as captured with Terrence Malick-like visuals of nature. With a small film crew between twenty and twenty-five people and a small handful of non-professional child actors, writer/director Rick Ostermann used his research on real lost German children of post-wwii, “wolf children,” to film a striking narrative that captures the atmosphere of a struggle for survival experienced by thousands.
I sat down with Ostermann in an exclusive interview before yesterday’s Q&A to discuss his film, how to direct children in a brutal story, Wolfskinder’s homages to Malick, the difficulty of making a film about Germany’s victims of World War II, and more.
Wolfskinder is playing once more at Ciff on Friday, October 18. Ostermann has been nominated for the Ciff’s “New Director’s Competition.”
In this film you worked with young non-actors,...
I sat down with Ostermann in an exclusive interview before yesterday’s Q&A to discuss his film, how to direct children in a brutal story, Wolfskinder’s homages to Malick, the difficulty of making a film about Germany’s victims of World War II, and more.
Wolfskinder is playing once more at Ciff on Friday, October 18. Ostermann has been nominated for the Ciff’s “New Director’s Competition.”
In this film you worked with young non-actors,...
- 10/17/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
I’ve yet to find myself on the Lido (at the top of my bucket list choices for film festivals I’ve yet to visit) but thanks to some forward-thinking folks such as the Festival Scope folks, the Venice Film Festival is coming directly to our living rooms, laptops and whatnot Live.
An experiment that began last year and in its sophomore edition has blossomed into a well-oiled virtual event, each film (see list) below will hold a maximum “seating capacity” of 500 virtual places/seat holders for world cinephiles (read the full description of the service). Among the dozen or so films from the Orizzonti section and a selected trio films from the new Biennale College are the make-up of Web Theatre programme and to help promote the event, we’re holding a contest – five lucky readers will get to watch Pavilion‘s Tim Sutton’s (an Ioncinephile of the...
An experiment that began last year and in its sophomore edition has blossomed into a well-oiled virtual event, each film (see list) below will hold a maximum “seating capacity” of 500 virtual places/seat holders for world cinephiles (read the full description of the service). Among the dozen or so films from the Orizzonti section and a selected trio films from the new Biennale College are the make-up of Web Theatre programme and to help promote the event, we’re holding a contest – five lucky readers will get to watch Pavilion‘s Tim Sutton’s (an Ioncinephile of the...
- 8/28/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
With the rise of the encroaching Toronto, the domestic competition offered by Rome and a hugely successful Cannes this year, the 70th Venice Film Festival - which begins on 28 August - is facing some pretty stiff competition. The lineup, however, is on the face of it relatively low-key, though there are some very interesting possibilities and potential surprises. Regular attendee George Clooney opens proceedings with Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, whilst in the main competition lie a mix of old hands - Errol Morris with his Donald Rumsfeld documentary, Hayao Miyazaki's last fable - along with fresh talents such as Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves) and Jonathan Glazer (with his Birth follow-up, Under the Skin).
Terry Gilliam also returns after an elongated absence, his The Zero Theorem starring Christoph Waltz as a hacker searching for the meaning of existence. The film hopefully marks a return to form for a filmmaker who...
Terry Gilliam also returns after an elongated absence, his The Zero Theorem starring Christoph Waltz as a hacker searching for the meaning of existence. The film hopefully marks a return to form for a filmmaker who...
- 8/28/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Digital tickets have gone on sale for Venice Film Festival titles that will stream online concurrently with official screenings.
A total of 12 films from the Orizzonti section and three films from the new Biennale College – Cinema will make up the programme of the Web Theatre, introduced last year as an experiment.
The films will be available for viewing around the world, streaming concurrently with the official screenings on the Lido (Aug 28 - Sept 7).
There will be a maximum “seating capacity” for each showing of 500 seats. There will be one screening only for each of the films and it will be located on a secure site managed by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival.
Starting this year, Mymovies.it will also collaborate in the promotion.
In order to view the film of choice, users must first register on the Biennale website, pay for the ticket (€4), after which they will receive a personal link that will...
A total of 12 films from the Orizzonti section and three films from the new Biennale College – Cinema will make up the programme of the Web Theatre, introduced last year as an experiment.
The films will be available for viewing around the world, streaming concurrently with the official screenings on the Lido (Aug 28 - Sept 7).
There will be a maximum “seating capacity” for each showing of 500 seats. There will be one screening only for each of the films and it will be located on a secure site managed by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival.
Starting this year, Mymovies.it will also collaborate in the promotion.
In order to view the film of choice, users must first register on the Biennale website, pay for the ticket (€4), after which they will receive a personal link that will...
- 8/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Venice International Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 70th edition.
Official Competition
Es-Stouh (Merzak Allouache, Algeria/France)
L'Intrepido (Gianna Amelio, Italy)
Miss Violence (Alexandros Avranas, Greece)
Via Castellana Bandiera (Emma Dante, Italy/Switzerland/France)
Tom à la ferme (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France)
Child of God (James Franco, USA)
Philomena (Stephen Frears, UK)
La Jalousie (Philippe Garrel, France)
The Zero Theorem (Terry Gilliam, UK/USA)
Ana Arabia (Amos Gitai, Israel/France)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, UK/USA)
Joe (David Gordon Green, USA)
The Police Officer's Wife (Philip Gröning, Germany)
Parkland (Peter Landesman, USA)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan)
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld (Errol Morris, USA)
Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, USA)
Sacro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)
Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-liang, Chinese Taipei/France)
Out Of Competition
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Shinji Aramaki, Japan)
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, USA)
Summer '82 — When Zappa Came to Siciliy (Salvo Cuccia,...
Official Competition
Es-Stouh (Merzak Allouache, Algeria/France)
L'Intrepido (Gianna Amelio, Italy)
Miss Violence (Alexandros Avranas, Greece)
Via Castellana Bandiera (Emma Dante, Italy/Switzerland/France)
Tom à la ferme (Xavier Dolan, Canada/France)
Child of God (James Franco, USA)
Philomena (Stephen Frears, UK)
La Jalousie (Philippe Garrel, France)
The Zero Theorem (Terry Gilliam, UK/USA)
Ana Arabia (Amos Gitai, Israel/France)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, UK/USA)
Joe (David Gordon Green, USA)
The Police Officer's Wife (Philip Gröning, Germany)
Parkland (Peter Landesman, USA)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan)
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld (Errol Morris, USA)
Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, USA)
Sacro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, Italy)
Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-liang, Chinese Taipei/France)
Out Of Competition
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Shinji Aramaki, Japan)
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, USA)
Summer '82 — When Zappa Came to Siciliy (Salvo Cuccia,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Following the announcement that came earlier this week, launching yet another hugely impressive line-up at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the respective line-up has now been announced for what is in some ways its European counterpart, the 2013 Venice Film Festival.
The announcement shows that the two will continue to have a number of films overlapping, including Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (the Opening Night Film in Venice), Peter Landesman’s Parkland, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, and more. But it also brings with its news of where a number of films will be making their debut, including Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem; the latest film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises; James Franco’s Child of God; Lee Sang-il’s Yurusarezaru Mono, the Japanese remake of Unforgiven; and Steven Knight’s Locke, led by Tom Hardy, and shot in one take.
In Competition
Es-Stouh – Merzak Alloucache (Algeria, France, 94’) L’Intrepido – Gianni Amelio (Italy,...
The announcement shows that the two will continue to have a number of films overlapping, including Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (the Opening Night Film in Venice), Peter Landesman’s Parkland, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, and more. But it also brings with its news of where a number of films will be making their debut, including Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem; the latest film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises; James Franco’s Child of God; Lee Sang-il’s Yurusarezaru Mono, the Japanese remake of Unforgiven; and Steven Knight’s Locke, led by Tom Hardy, and shot in one take.
In Competition
Es-Stouh – Merzak Alloucache (Algeria, France, 94’) L’Intrepido – Gianni Amelio (Italy,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Toronto Film Festival has 12 Years A Slave and Gravity, but the Venice Film Festival does not intend to be outdone. Gravity will open the festival, yes, but Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem will also put in an appearance. Plus there are new films from Stephen Frears, Paul Schrader and James Franco, who brings his Child Of God to play at Venice. Hayao Miyazaki’s latest The Wind Rises will show up at Venice too, after its Japanese tour. Then there are films from Errol Morris, Kelly Reichardt, and Frederick Wiseman. Oh, and the Japanese Unforgiven remake Yurusarezaru mono.
All in all, it’s not a bad line-up for Venice this year. Lots of films that we’ve already heard of and, as usual, a whole slew that we probably haven’t. Festival season is always an exciting time, less for the major works and more for the ones...
All in all, it’s not a bad line-up for Venice this year. Lots of films that we’ve already heard of and, as usual, a whole slew that we probably haven’t. Festival season is always an exciting time, less for the major works and more for the ones...
- 7/25/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
The films screened at the 70th Venice film festival – as the programme release is staggered, this will be updated as more information comes in
The 70th Venice film festival runs from 28 August until 7 September
Opening night film
Gravity, Dir: Alfonso Cuaron
Closing night film
Amazonia, Dir: Thierry Ragobert
Competition
Ana Arabia, Dir: Amos Gitai
Child of God, Dir: James Franco
Die Frau des Polizisten (The Police Officer's Wife), Dir: Philip Groning
L'intrepido, Dir: Gianni Amelio
La Jalousie, Dir: Philippe Garrel
Jiaoyou,, Dir: (Stray Dogs), Tsai Ming-liang
Joe, Dir: David Gordon Green
Kaze Tachinu, Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Miss Violence, Dir: Alexandros Avranas
Night Moves, Dir: Kelly Reichardt
Parkland, Dir: Peter Landesman
Philomena, Dir: Stephen Frears
Sacro Gra, Dir: Gianfranco Rosi
Es-Stouh (The Rooftops), Dir: Merzak Allouache
Tom at the Farm, Dir: Xavier Dolan
Tracks, Dir: John Curran
Under the Skin, Dir: Jonathan Glazer
The Unknown Known: the Life and Times of...
The 70th Venice film festival runs from 28 August until 7 September
Opening night film
Gravity, Dir: Alfonso Cuaron
Closing night film
Amazonia, Dir: Thierry Ragobert
Competition
Ana Arabia, Dir: Amos Gitai
Child of God, Dir: James Franco
Die Frau des Polizisten (The Police Officer's Wife), Dir: Philip Groning
L'intrepido, Dir: Gianni Amelio
La Jalousie, Dir: Philippe Garrel
Jiaoyou,, Dir: (Stray Dogs), Tsai Ming-liang
Joe, Dir: David Gordon Green
Kaze Tachinu, Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Miss Violence, Dir: Alexandros Avranas
Night Moves, Dir: Kelly Reichardt
Parkland, Dir: Peter Landesman
Philomena, Dir: Stephen Frears
Sacro Gra, Dir: Gianfranco Rosi
Es-Stouh (The Rooftops), Dir: Merzak Allouache
Tom at the Farm, Dir: Xavier Dolan
Tracks, Dir: John Curran
Under the Skin, Dir: Jonathan Glazer
The Unknown Known: the Life and Times of...
- 7/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
With still several films not yet announced for the behemoth Toronto Int. Film Festival, it appears that 2013 will be a significant cross-over year for Venice titles (Joe, Night Moves, Parkland, Philomena, Tracks, Under the Skin) landing in the Canadian capitol and from the get-go, it appears that Toronto programmers have indeed stole some of the thunder from the Alberto Barbera’s Lido, specifically in the case where they grabbed world premiere rights to Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave with the Fox Searchlight folks possibly looking to keep the film on North American soil. However, for the time being that are titles that are worth salivating over that will be making their preems on the Lido – along with a grab bag of Euro and Asian titles we have the highly anticipated showings for Hayao Miyazaki’s Kaze Tachinu, Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs, Xavier Dolan’s Tom a la Ferme...
- 7/25/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Competition titles include new films from Reichardt, Morris, Miyazaki, Glazer, Gitai, Gilliam, Frears.See below for full lists
The 70th Venice International Film Festival includes an array of exciting new features, including films from Kelly Reichardt, Errol Morris, Jonathan Glazer, Terry Gilliam, Amos Gitai and Stephen Frears.
As previously announced Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity will open the festival and Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia will close.
Director Bernardo Bertolucci will head the jury at the event, which runs from August 28 to September 7.
A total of 20 titles in all will compete for the festival’s Golden Lion award.
Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz playing a reclusive computer genius, and also features Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry and David Thewlis.
Glazer is launching anticipated sci-fi Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, while Reichardt’s thriller Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Fanning as three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam. Frears...
The 70th Venice International Film Festival includes an array of exciting new features, including films from Kelly Reichardt, Errol Morris, Jonathan Glazer, Terry Gilliam, Amos Gitai and Stephen Frears.
As previously announced Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity will open the festival and Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia will close.
Director Bernardo Bertolucci will head the jury at the event, which runs from August 28 to September 7.
A total of 20 titles in all will compete for the festival’s Golden Lion award.
Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz playing a reclusive computer genius, and also features Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry and David Thewlis.
Glazer is launching anticipated sci-fi Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, while Reichardt’s thriller Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Fanning as three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam. Frears...
- 7/25/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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