The 20th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival (Sliff), which began on Nov. 10, concluded on Nov. 20. Nearly 24,000 people attended . 23,948 patrons participated in fest-related events, a 23 percent increase from 2010 and a festival record.
Awards were announced at the Nov. 20 closing-night party at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark:
Audience Choice Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .In Darkness,. by Agnieszka Holland
Best International Narrative Feature: .The Artist,. by Michael Hazanavicius
Leon Award for Best Documentary Feature: .Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,. by Dori Berinstein
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award
.96 Minutes,. by Aimee Lagos ($500 cash prize)
Interfaith Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .The White Meadows,. by Mohammed Rasoulof
Best Documentary Feature: .The Welcome,. by Kim Shelton
Midrash Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .Joint Body,. by Brian Jun ($500 cash prize)
Best Documentary Feature: .The Pruitt-Igoe Myth,. by Chad Freidrichs ($300 cash prize)
Short Film Awards
Best of Fest: .Baby,. by Daniel Mulloy
Best Local Short: .My Best Wand,...
Awards were announced at the Nov. 20 closing-night party at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark:
Audience Choice Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .In Darkness,. by Agnieszka Holland
Best International Narrative Feature: .The Artist,. by Michael Hazanavicius
Leon Award for Best Documentary Feature: .Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,. by Dori Berinstein
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award
.96 Minutes,. by Aimee Lagos ($500 cash prize)
Interfaith Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .The White Meadows,. by Mohammed Rasoulof
Best Documentary Feature: .The Welcome,. by Kim Shelton
Midrash Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .Joint Body,. by Brian Jun ($500 cash prize)
Best Documentary Feature: .The Pruitt-Igoe Myth,. by Chad Freidrichs ($300 cash prize)
Short Film Awards
Best of Fest: .Baby,. by Daniel Mulloy
Best Local Short: .My Best Wand,...
- 11/24/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It was a late night down at the Ballpark Hilton where Cinema St. Louis held their annual post-fest awards party for the St. Louis International Film Festival last night. The most coveted prize is the audience-choice award and this year it was a bit of a surprise when In Darkness was announced as the winner. The Descendants or The Artist both seemed like more obvious choices but Agnieszka Holland’s drama about Jewish refugees living in the sewers beneath in Nazi-occupied Poland apparently wowed St. Louis audiences enough to take home the prize. It was not a film that We Are Movie Geeks was able to review in our extensive coverage of the fest, but one we will certainly look forward to seeing and reviewing. The Artist received the second highest number of votes and was named “Best Foreign Narrative Feature”. Big congratulations to Cinema St. Louis. This was their...
- 11/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
L to R: Werner Nievergeit, Amole Gupte, Kamal Musale
European Film Festival organized by Taj Enlighten Film Society was inaugurated at the Ncpa in Mumbai on Friday. Werner Nievergeit, Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai, Swiss-Indian filmmaker Kamal Musale and Indian filmmaker Amol Gupte were present at the opening ceremony of the festival.
Two short films by Kamal Musale: Les Trois Soldats (Three Soldiers) and Raclette Curry; and Two English Girls directed by François Truffaut were presented as the opening films of the festival.
The festival which will run through the month of June will focus on Switzerland. Documentaries and shorts of Kamal Musale and Daniel Schmid will be screened as part of the festival. The Swiss film package titled ‘Swiss Film 101’ will be complemented by 3 films by Jean-Luc Godard, the renowned French filmmaker who spent the later part of his career in Switzerland.
Werner Nievergeit, Consulate General of...
European Film Festival organized by Taj Enlighten Film Society was inaugurated at the Ncpa in Mumbai on Friday. Werner Nievergeit, Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai, Swiss-Indian filmmaker Kamal Musale and Indian filmmaker Amol Gupte were present at the opening ceremony of the festival.
Two short films by Kamal Musale: Les Trois Soldats (Three Soldiers) and Raclette Curry; and Two English Girls directed by François Truffaut were presented as the opening films of the festival.
The festival which will run through the month of June will focus on Switzerland. Documentaries and shorts of Kamal Musale and Daniel Schmid will be screened as part of the festival. The Swiss film package titled ‘Swiss Film 101’ will be complemented by 3 films by Jean-Luc Godard, the renowned French filmmaker who spent the later part of his career in Switzerland.
Werner Nievergeit, Consulate General of...
- 6/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Soul Kitchen
Taj Enlighten Film Society, supported by the Consulate of Switzerland will organise an European Film Festival in Mumbai in June .
The selection will include a retrospective of Jean-Luc Godard and a Swiss film package.
The festival will be inaugurated by Swiss-Indian filmmaker Kamal Musale and Indian filmmaker Amole Gupte. There will also be a workshop on documentary filmmaking by Kamal Musale.
The screenings will be held across five venues in Mumbai: National Centre for Performing Arts, Cinemax Versova, Metro Big Cinemas, World Media College and Mumbai Times Cafe.
The schedule for the festival:
Ncpa
3rd June, 2011, 6.30 Pm -Inauguration by Kamal Musale and Amole Gupte
Screening: 2 short films by Kamal Musale: Three Soldiers (1987) and Raclette Curry (1999)
Screening: Two English Girls (Francois Truffaut, 1971)
24th June, 2011-6.30 Pm- Bed&Board (Francois Truffaut, 1970)
Cinemax Versova
5th June-12 Pm– Army of Shadows (Jean Pierre Melville, 1969)
12th June- 12 Pm-Le Petit Soldat (Jean-Luc Godard,...
Taj Enlighten Film Society, supported by the Consulate of Switzerland will organise an European Film Festival in Mumbai in June .
The selection will include a retrospective of Jean-Luc Godard and a Swiss film package.
The festival will be inaugurated by Swiss-Indian filmmaker Kamal Musale and Indian filmmaker Amole Gupte. There will also be a workshop on documentary filmmaking by Kamal Musale.
The screenings will be held across five venues in Mumbai: National Centre for Performing Arts, Cinemax Versova, Metro Big Cinemas, World Media College and Mumbai Times Cafe.
The schedule for the festival:
Ncpa
3rd June, 2011, 6.30 Pm -Inauguration by Kamal Musale and Amole Gupte
Screening: 2 short films by Kamal Musale: Three Soldiers (1987) and Raclette Curry (1999)
Screening: Two English Girls (Francois Truffaut, 1971)
24th June, 2011-6.30 Pm- Bed&Board (Francois Truffaut, 1970)
Cinemax Versova
5th June-12 Pm– Army of Shadows (Jean Pierre Melville, 1969)
12th June- 12 Pm-Le Petit Soldat (Jean-Luc Godard,...
- 5/30/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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