Describing its world premiere on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival as “magic,” Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanović (“No Man’s Land”) called his latest feature “a love letter to our city,” offering it as a beacon of hope in troubled times to the people of Sarajevo.
Speaking to Variety the day after the premiere, Tanović described an emotional night as his feel-good film “Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair” opened the festival’s 27th edition.
“For me, the Sarajevo Film Festival is my home. Sarajevo is my home,” he said. “Last night was beautiful, because…we are getting out of this dire situation in which we were in a bad place for quite some time. We still are – we didn’t get out of this mess yet. So to put a bit of humor and a funny look on everything we’ve gone through helps. Last night was beautiful because everybody came out happy.
Speaking to Variety the day after the premiere, Tanović described an emotional night as his feel-good film “Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair” opened the festival’s 27th edition.
“For me, the Sarajevo Film Festival is my home. Sarajevo is my home,” he said. “Last night was beautiful, because…we are getting out of this dire situation in which we were in a bad place for quite some time. We still are – we didn’t get out of this mess yet. So to put a bit of humor and a funny look on everything we’ve gone through helps. Last night was beautiful because everybody came out happy.
- 8/15/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Boots Riley made a big splash with his directorial debut, “Sorry to Bother You,” which he also wrote. Known for decades for his hip-hop group The Coup, Riley is now receiving much acclaim for his foray into filmmaking, earning a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Best First-Time Feature Film Director and other critics prizes.
Riley recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Zach Laws about what sparked the idea for “Sorry to Bother You,” his influences across various mediums and what he has planned next. Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
See‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a strong Oscar contender for Best Original Screenplay
Gold Derby: Boots Riley, you made your feature film debut with the movie “Sorry to Bother You.” Suffice to say it’s one of the most interesting movies of the year. Certainly one of the most interesting...
Riley recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Zach Laws about what sparked the idea for “Sorry to Bother You,” his influences across various mediums and what he has planned next. Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
See‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a strong Oscar contender for Best Original Screenplay
Gold Derby: Boots Riley, you made your feature film debut with the movie “Sorry to Bother You.” Suffice to say it’s one of the most interesting movies of the year. Certainly one of the most interesting...
- 1/20/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
On the Milky Road
Director: Emir Kusturica
Writer: Emir Kusturica
We’ve pegged Serbian auteur Emir Kusturica‘s On the Milky Road as a possible release for the past three years. The two time Palme d’Or winner (Time of the Gypsies in 1998; Underground in 1995) hasn’t completed a feature since 2007’s Promise Me This. His long gestating latest is based on his short film Our Life and “unfolds as a three-part narrative recounting three periods in the life of a man (Kusturica): his time as a lucky milkman during the war, perilous escapades and blossoming romance with the woman he loves (Bellucci), and his later life as a monk, looking back over the tumultuous past – both his and his country’s.”
Cast: Emir Kusturica, Monica Bellucci
Production Co./Producers: Ag Studios’Alex Garcia, Bn Films’ Lucas Akoskin, Pinball London’s Paula Vaccaro, Rasta Intl’s Emir Kusturica.
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Director: Emir Kusturica
Writer: Emir Kusturica
We’ve pegged Serbian auteur Emir Kusturica‘s On the Milky Road as a possible release for the past three years. The two time Palme d’Or winner (Time of the Gypsies in 1998; Underground in 1995) hasn’t completed a feature since 2007’s Promise Me This. His long gestating latest is based on his short film Our Life and “unfolds as a three-part narrative recounting three periods in the life of a man (Kusturica): his time as a lucky milkman during the war, perilous escapades and blossoming romance with the woman he loves (Bellucci), and his later life as a monk, looking back over the tumultuous past – both his and his country’s.”
Cast: Emir Kusturica, Monica Bellucci
Production Co./Producers: Ag Studios’Alex Garcia, Bn Films’ Lucas Akoskin, Pinball London’s Paula Vaccaro, Rasta Intl’s Emir Kusturica.
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- 1/8/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
On the Milky Road
Director: Emir Kusturica// Writer: Emir Kusturica
We had two Palme d’Or winner (Time of the Gypsies in 1998; Underground in 1995) Emir Kusturica pegged to unveil his latest film, On the Milky Road at Cannes in 2014, but no such luck. It looks like Kusturica took about a year’s break in filming (which isn’t completely uncustomary for him), which resumed summer of 2014. Now, a poster has debuted and we’re thinking this should finally be ready for 2015, especially since Kusturica has recently announced plans for a new project, a French/Belarus co-production set to film mid 2015. The films is inspired by Kusturica’s short film Our Life, and consists of three stories: the first story is about a soldier with a task to get milk in the nearby village and take it to fellow soldiers. The second is about a woman who gives him the milk,...
Director: Emir Kusturica// Writer: Emir Kusturica
We had two Palme d’Or winner (Time of the Gypsies in 1998; Underground in 1995) Emir Kusturica pegged to unveil his latest film, On the Milky Road at Cannes in 2014, but no such luck. It looks like Kusturica took about a year’s break in filming (which isn’t completely uncustomary for him), which resumed summer of 2014. Now, a poster has debuted and we’re thinking this should finally be ready for 2015, especially since Kusturica has recently announced plans for a new project, a French/Belarus co-production set to film mid 2015. The films is inspired by Kusturica’s short film Our Life, and consists of three stories: the first story is about a soldier with a task to get milk in the nearby village and take it to fellow soldiers. The second is about a woman who gives him the milk,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
A roundup of news from the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum includes a busy French delegation and a local controversy brewing over Leviathan.
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
- 10/6/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
A roundup of news from the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum includes a busy French delegation and a local controversy brewing over Leviathan.
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
- 10/6/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Leading figures in the European film industry have paid tribute to Eliane Dubois, the pioneering founder of Benelux distributor Cineart, who died today [Aug 20] following a long illness. She was 65.
Double Palme d’Or winner Emir Kusturica led the tributes. “The movies from Time Of The Gypsies through Black Cat White Cat, Undergound, Life Is A Miracle, Maradona, everything, all important international films that I was doing, she has supported,” said Kusturica.
“She was always so enthusiastic…if you look at her record and with whom she was working, it was really impressive. I simply can’t believe what I have heard.”
Kusturica praised her “strength, independence…and great taste, which is very rare today”.
“It’s a big loss. That’s not a phrase - it’s a really, really big loss.”
Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval also spoke of his shock at the new of Dubois’ death. “She was someone who, of course...
Double Palme d’Or winner Emir Kusturica led the tributes. “The movies from Time Of The Gypsies through Black Cat White Cat, Undergound, Life Is A Miracle, Maradona, everything, all important international films that I was doing, she has supported,” said Kusturica.
“She was always so enthusiastic…if you look at her record and with whom she was working, it was really impressive. I simply can’t believe what I have heard.”
Kusturica praised her “strength, independence…and great taste, which is very rare today”.
“It’s a big loss. That’s not a phrase - it’s a really, really big loss.”
Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval also spoke of his shock at the new of Dubois’ death. “She was someone who, of course...
- 8/20/2013
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
You've won the prestigious Palme d'Or twice within the span of ten years for the films "When Father Was Away on Business" and "Underground"--a repeat winner's feat that puts you in an elite group of six filmmakers that includes Francis Ford Coppola and the Dardenne brothers--you're world renowned for your whimsical, whirling dervish-like serio-comedies (the aforementioned pics, plus "Time of the Gypsies," and more) and yet still, you haven't had proper U.S. theatrical distribution for your last four films, making it twelve years since one of your features has been shown stateside (1998's "Black Cat, White Cat" was the last…...
- 2/7/2011
- The Playlist
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