The second annual Migrating Forms experimental media festival will descend on the Anthology Film Archives in NYC on May 14-23 featuring the world’s greatest experimental videos, cultural documentaries, some that are a little of both; plus, several filmmaker retrospectives, some classic films and the endearingly popular Tube Time! video tournament.
Migrating Forms is such an entirely different beast than its predecessor, the New York Underground Film Festival, that we don’t have to keep saying this new event arose from the Nyuff’s ashes, do we? Ok, we’ll just say that one more time. Next year we won’t mention it because, even in it’s first year, Migrating Forms proved itself to be a completely unique arena in the field of experimental media making.
A couple of highlights from the lineup below: The new feature film by cultural explorer Kevin Jerome Everson, Erie, which captures life in...
Migrating Forms is such an entirely different beast than its predecessor, the New York Underground Film Festival, that we don’t have to keep saying this new event arose from the Nyuff’s ashes, do we? Ok, we’ll just say that one more time. Next year we won’t mention it because, even in it’s first year, Migrating Forms proved itself to be a completely unique arena in the field of experimental media making.
A couple of highlights from the lineup below: The new feature film by cultural explorer Kevin Jerome Everson, Erie, which captures life in...
- 5/6/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
A previous winner of the Hkiff Fipresci Prize for Betelnut, director Yang Heng won the Golden Digital Award with his minimalist cinema and almost silent work Sun Spots, a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production that was first shown at Rotterdam and had been battling for top honors alongside Zhao Dayong’s debut film, a realistic and honest look of the struggling lives in contemporary China, The High Life, which won the Silver Digital Award in this Asian Digital Competition. - The 34th edition of the Hkiff came to a close this just past week with the announcement of its winners: ten awards from five individual competition categories. A previous winner of the Hkiff Fipresci Prize for Betelnut, director Yang Heng (see pic below) won the Golden Digital Award with his minimalist cinema and almost silent work Sun Spots, a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production that was first shown at Rotterdam and had been battling...
- 4/9/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
As we anticipate a month of kudos from Full Frame, Hot Docs, San Francisco, Tribeca and elsewhere, academies and festivals around the world--from Denmark, Germany, Romania, Austria and Greece--were honoring their own. The Montreal-based International Festival of Films on Art gave out a bevy of honors, while Zhao Liang's Petition continued its impressive international festival run, garnering the top doc award at Tiburon.
1) Awards
Danish Film Critics Association Bodil Awards
Best Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir (Dir.: Ari Folman) Best Documentary Film: The Invisible Cell (Dir.: Anders Riis-Hansen)
German Film Academy Lola Awards--Nominees Best Documentary: The ...
1) Awards
Danish Film Critics Association Bodil Awards
Best Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir (Dir.: Ari Folman) Best Documentary Film: The Invisible Cell (Dir.: Anders Riis-Hansen)
German Film Academy Lola Awards--Nominees Best Documentary: The ...
- 4/6/2010
- by twhite
- International Documentary Association
Leonor Manso Luisa Best Film: A Step into the Darkness by Atil Inac [Turkey] Best Director: Ryszard Bugajski for General Nil [Poland] Best Actor: Olgierd Lukaszewicz for General Nil [Poland] Best Actress: Leonor Manso for Luisa [Argentina] Best Documentary: Petition by Zhao Liang [China] Best Cinematography: The Red Baron by Klaus Merkel [Czech Republic] Humanitarian Award: Under Rich Earth by Malcolm Rogge [Ecuador/Us] Best Musical: Hipsters by Valery Todorovsky [Russia] Best Short: Ana’s Playground by Eric D. Howell [Us] Best Music Video: "City of Noise" by Mitch Barany [Canada] Best Dance Short Film: Waterfront Access? by Floanne Ankah [Us] Best Animation: The Magistical by Rebecca Jones [Us] Best Short Animation: The Offering by Michael Zachary Huber [Us] & Solitude by Mehrdad Sheikhan [Iran] Best Sport Film: [...]...
- 3/27/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Santosh's Sivan's "Tahaan" won the Golden Reel for Best Children's Film at the 9th Tuboron International Film Festival in the USA. The winners of the Golden Reel Award were announced during a ceremony on Friday, March 26, 2010 in Tiburon. Here is a complete list of winners.
Best Film: A Step Into the Darkness by Atil Inac [Turkey]
Best Director: Ryszard Bugajski for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actor: Olgierd Lukaszewicz for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actress: Leonor Manso for Luisa [Spain]
Best Documentary: Petition by Zhao Liang [China]
Best Cinematography: The Red Baron by Klaus Merkel [Czech Republic]
Humanitarian Award: Under Rich Earth by Malcolm Rogge [Ecuador/Us]
Best Musical: Hipsters by Valery Todorovsky [Russia]
Best Short: Ana's Playground by Eric D. Howell [Us]
Best Music Video: City of Noise by Mitch Barany [Canada]
Best Dance Short Film: Waterfront Access? by Floanne Ankah [Us]
Best Animation: The Magistical by Rebecca Jones [Us]
Best Short Animation: The Offering by Michael Zachary Huber [Us] & Solitude by Mehrdad Sheikhan [Iran]
Best...
Best Film: A Step Into the Darkness by Atil Inac [Turkey]
Best Director: Ryszard Bugajski for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actor: Olgierd Lukaszewicz for General Nil [Poland]
Best Actress: Leonor Manso for Luisa [Spain]
Best Documentary: Petition by Zhao Liang [China]
Best Cinematography: The Red Baron by Klaus Merkel [Czech Republic]
Humanitarian Award: Under Rich Earth by Malcolm Rogge [Ecuador/Us]
Best Musical: Hipsters by Valery Todorovsky [Russia]
Best Short: Ana's Playground by Eric D. Howell [Us]
Best Music Video: City of Noise by Mitch Barany [Canada]
Best Dance Short Film: Waterfront Access? by Floanne Ankah [Us]
Best Animation: The Magistical by Rebecca Jones [Us]
Best Short Animation: The Offering by Michael Zachary Huber [Us] & Solitude by Mehrdad Sheikhan [Iran]
Best...
- 3/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
As a result of Melbourne standing strong in not pulling The 10 Conditions Of Love, about Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer, China has pulled 3 films from the festival: Zhao Liang’s Chinese-French documentary Petition - The Court Of The Complainants, about the injustices perpetuated by China’s bureaucracy and which played in the Cannes Film Festival, Emily Tang’s Hong Kong drama Perfect Life, and the short film Cry Me A River.
- 7/23/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
Direct from Cineuropa:
It’s an impressive feat for Franco-German TV network Arte, which backed 16 features selected in the different sections of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24).
In the Official Selection, Arte is represented by nine features, including two co-productions by Arte France Cinéma in competition: Danish director Lars von Trier’s Antichrist [trailer] (also supported by Arte/Zdf) and Taiwanese filmmaker Tsaï Ming-Liang’s Face.
The Un Certain Regard section includes three films backed by Arte France Cinéma (Father of My Children by France’s Mia Hansen-Love, Irène by fellow French director Alain Cavalier and Independencia by Philippine filmmaker Raya Martin) and two by Arte/Zdf (Eyes Wide Open by Israel’s Haim Tabakman and The Wind Journeys by Colombia’s Ciro Guerra).
In the Official Selection, there will be Special Screenings of Chinese director Zhao Liang’s Petition (co-produced by Arte France) and Israeli filmmaker Keren Yedaya...
It’s an impressive feat for Franco-German TV network Arte, which backed 16 features selected in the different sections of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24).
In the Official Selection, Arte is represented by nine features, including two co-productions by Arte France Cinéma in competition: Danish director Lars von Trier’s Antichrist [trailer] (also supported by Arte/Zdf) and Taiwanese filmmaker Tsaï Ming-Liang’s Face.
The Un Certain Regard section includes three films backed by Arte France Cinéma (Father of My Children by France’s Mia Hansen-Love, Irène by fellow French director Alain Cavalier and Independencia by Philippine filmmaker Raya Martin) and two by Arte/Zdf (Eyes Wide Open by Israel’s Haim Tabakman and The Wind Journeys by Colombia’s Ciro Guerra).
In the Official Selection, there will be Special Screenings of Chinese director Zhao Liang’s Petition (co-produced by Arte France) and Israeli filmmaker Keren Yedaya...
- 5/3/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
- Opening "Up," U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Closing "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky," France, Jan Kounen In Competition "Bright Star," Australia-u.K.-France, Jane Campion "Spring Fever," China-France, Lou Ye "Antichrist," Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier "Enter the Void," France, Gaspar Noe "Face," France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang "Les Herbes folles," France-Italy, Alain Resnais "In the Beginning," France, Xavier Giannoli "A Prophet," France, Jacques Audiard "The White Ribbon," Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke "Vengeance," Hong Kong-France-u.S., Johnnie To "The Time That Remains," Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman "Vincere," Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio "Kinatay," Philippines, Brillante Mendoza "Thirst," South Korea-u.S., Park Chan-wook "Broken Embraces," Spain, Pedro Almodovar "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain, Isabel Coixet "Fish Tank," U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold "Looking for Eric," U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach "Inglourious Basterds," U.S., Quentin Tarantino "Taking Woodstock," U.S., Ang Lee Out Of Competition "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Canada-France, Terry Gilliam "The Army of Crime,
- 4/23/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- Traditionally, the spots in the Out of Competition, Midnight and Special Screenings are reserved to Hollywood Studios looking to promote a soon-to-be-released summer title, socially relevant documentary film or some genre film from South Korea. I'm surprised that neither Angels & Demons, nor Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins took up a spot. Out of the trio of titles in the Out of Comp section, the film journalists will be flocking to see Heath Ledger's last perf, but I'll be more interested in how Terry Gilliam changes horses mid-stream with The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Alejandro Amenabar's Agora is one more heavyweight production grabbing a slot, and thus makes this Cannes edition a great one for Spanish film. A well liked filmmaker in France, Robert Guediguian (Marius et Jeannette) hasn't visited with Cannes often, so The Army of Crime which was tapped for a possible spot in the Competition, will
- 4/23/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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