Seven years after his international breakthrough with The Light Thief, Aktan Arym Kubat has returned with "The Horse Thief." Or that's at least what Centaur could have been titled, since the Kyrgyz filmmaker's sixth feature revolves around a man given to riding across wide open steppes on thoroughbreds taken from stables across town.
The stealing aside, other similarities abound between Kubat's latest outing and The Light Thief. Just like the electrician from the 2010 film who tweaks power lines to give electricity to the poor, Centaur's protagonist steals from the corrupt rich, which he considers to be an act of...
The stealing aside, other similarities abound between Kubat's latest outing and The Light Thief. Just like the electrician from the 2010 film who tweaks power lines to give electricity to the poor, Centaur's protagonist steals from the corrupt rich, which he considers to be an act of...
- 2/23/2017
- by Clarence Tsui
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Talya Lavie’s Zero Motivation won the Grand Prix at this year’s Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff), overshadowed in its final days by the shooting down of a Malaysian Airways plane.
Lavie’s debut feature, handled internationally by The Match Factory, was voted by the festival-goers to receive the Golden Duke statuette and the $12,000 cash prize.
Director Lavie and actress Shani Klein were accompanied on stage by the Israel Film Fund Katriel Schory to accept the Grand Prix from the hands of the Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko.
News of the Malaysian Airways plane tragedy broke early on Thursday evening during a reception in honour of Turkish films showing at the festival.
A minute’s silence was held in memory of the crash victims ahead of Gogol Wives’ documentary Pussy vs Putin that evening.
On Friday, another minute of silence was held at the beginning of the awards ceremony in memory of the aeroplane’s passengers as well...
Lavie’s debut feature, handled internationally by The Match Factory, was voted by the festival-goers to receive the Golden Duke statuette and the $12,000 cash prize.
Director Lavie and actress Shani Klein were accompanied on stage by the Israel Film Fund Katriel Schory to accept the Grand Prix from the hands of the Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko.
News of the Malaysian Airways plane tragedy broke early on Thursday evening during a reception in honour of Turkish films showing at the festival.
A minute’s silence was held in memory of the crash victims ahead of Gogol Wives’ documentary Pussy vs Putin that evening.
On Friday, another minute of silence was held at the beginning of the awards ceremony in memory of the aeroplane’s passengers as well...
- 7/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Talya Lavie’s Zero Motivation won the Grand Prix at this year’s Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff), overshadowed in its final days by the shooting down of a Malaysian Airways plane.
Lavie’s debut feature, handled internationally by The Match Factory, was voted by the festival-goers to receive the Golden Duke statuette and the $12,000 cash prize.
Director Lavie and actress Shani Klein were accompanied on stage by the Israel Film Fund Katriel Schory to accept the Grand Prix from the hands of the Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko.
News of the Malaysian Airways plane tragedy broke early on Thursday evening during a reception in honour of Turkish films showing at the festival.
A minute’s silence was held in memory of the crash victims ahead of Gogol Wives’ documentary Pussy vs Putin that evening.
On Friday, another minute of silence was held at the beginning of the awards ceremony in memory of the aeroplane’s passengers as well...
Lavie’s debut feature, handled internationally by The Match Factory, was voted by the festival-goers to receive the Golden Duke statuette and the $12,000 cash prize.
Director Lavie and actress Shani Klein were accompanied on stage by the Israel Film Fund Katriel Schory to accept the Grand Prix from the hands of the Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko.
News of the Malaysian Airways plane tragedy broke early on Thursday evening during a reception in honour of Turkish films showing at the festival.
A minute’s silence was held in memory of the crash victims ahead of Gogol Wives’ documentary Pussy vs Putin that evening.
On Friday, another minute of silence was held at the beginning of the awards ceremony in memory of the aeroplane’s passengers as well...
- 7/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
With the 2014 edition of the Cannes Film Festival launching on Wednesday, it's the perfect time to highlight some past Cannes hits which are available to stream for free right now at SnagFilms (Indiewire's parent company). If you can't be lounging on a beach on the French Riveria, you might as well console yourself with some films. Click the film's title to watch the movie at SnagFilms and browse SnagFilms' Cannes Film Festival collection for more Cannes classics. Thale (2012) The Light Thief (2010) Carlos (2009) Dogtooth (2009) Los Bastardos (2008) Avenge But One of My Two Eyes (2005) Free Zone (2005) Faster & Faster (2004) Kadosh (1999) Muhammad Ali: The Greatest (1999) Funny Games (1997) Happy Together (1997)...
- 5/12/2014
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
International co-production and co-production markets around the globe will not be the same now following the news that the internationally respected German producer-distributor Karl Baumgartner has died at the age of 65.
Known affectionately by friends and colleagues alike as ¨Baumi¨, Baumgartner hailed from the South Tyrol, but was ¨ at home¨ in different countries and cultures, working with film-makers on projects located in some of the seemingly most inaccessible or logistically nightmarish parts of the planet.
Hearing him recount the making of Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov’s Luna Papa at one of the countless co-production panels with his tales of the shooting being stopped by floods washing the set away, the outbreak of civil war and being evacuated by the Red Cross floods, one often wondered whether he purposely looked for such challenges.
Not to speak of the challenge of putting such delicate and time-consuming co-production structures together involving tried-and-tested production partners, public funders and broadcasters from across Europe and beyond...
Known affectionately by friends and colleagues alike as ¨Baumi¨, Baumgartner hailed from the South Tyrol, but was ¨ at home¨ in different countries and cultures, working with film-makers on projects located in some of the seemingly most inaccessible or logistically nightmarish parts of the planet.
Hearing him recount the making of Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov’s Luna Papa at one of the countless co-production panels with his tales of the shooting being stopped by floods washing the set away, the outbreak of civil war and being evacuated by the Red Cross floods, one often wondered whether he purposely looked for such challenges.
Not to speak of the challenge of putting such delicate and time-consuming co-production structures together involving tried-and-tested production partners, public funders and broadcasters from across Europe and beyond...
- 3/19/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
In more Berlinale news, two new episodes of House of Cards to be shown on festival closing day.
The award will be presented to Baumgartner after laudatory speeches by Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick and Aki Kaurismäki on Feb 8 before a screening of Kaurismäki’s 1991 film La Vie de Bohème.
In 1982, Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig founded the distrubution company Pandora Filmverleih in Frankfurt, which became one of the leading players in the world of interational arthouse cinema, discovering such talents as Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurimäki, Sally Potter, Andrei Tarkovsky and Kim Ki Duk.
Pandora’s move into production has seen the company backing films by Emir Kusturica (Underground), Sam Garbarski (Irina Palm), Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre), Sergey Dvorstevoy (Tulpan), Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive), Claire Denis (Bastards), and, most recently, Fatih Akin (The Cut), to mention just a handful.
Apart from Cologne-based Pandora Filmproduktion, Baumgartner is also a partner with Thanassis Karathanos in Pallas Film, which...
The award will be presented to Baumgartner after laudatory speeches by Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick and Aki Kaurismäki on Feb 8 before a screening of Kaurismäki’s 1991 film La Vie de Bohème.
In 1982, Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig founded the distrubution company Pandora Filmverleih in Frankfurt, which became one of the leading players in the world of interational arthouse cinema, discovering such talents as Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurimäki, Sally Potter, Andrei Tarkovsky and Kim Ki Duk.
Pandora’s move into production has seen the company backing films by Emir Kusturica (Underground), Sam Garbarski (Irina Palm), Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre), Sergey Dvorstevoy (Tulpan), Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive), Claire Denis (Bastards), and, most recently, Fatih Akin (The Cut), to mention just a handful.
Apart from Cologne-based Pandora Filmproduktion, Baumgartner is also a partner with Thanassis Karathanos in Pallas Film, which...
- 1/28/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
In more Berlinale news, two new episodes of House of Cards to be shown on festival closing day.
The award will be presented to Baumgartner after laudatory speeches by Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick and Aki Kaurismäki on Feb 8 before a screening of Kaurismäki’s 1991 film La Vie de Bohème.
In 1982, Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig founded the distrubution company Pandora Filmverleih in Frankfurt, which became one of the leading players in the world of interational arthouse cinema, discovering such talents as Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurimäki, Sally Potter, Andrei Tarkovsky and Kim Ki Duk.
Pandora’s move into production has seen the company backing films by Emir Kusturica (Underground), Sam Garbarski (Irina Palm), Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre), Sergey Dvorstevoy (Tulpan), Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive), Claire Denis (Bastards), and, most recently, Fatih Akin (The Cut), to mention just a handful.
Apart from Cologne-based Pandora Filmproduktion, Baumgartner is also a partner with Thanassis Karathanos in Pallas Film, which...
The award will be presented to Baumgartner after laudatory speeches by Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick and Aki Kaurismäki on Feb 8 before a screening of Kaurismäki’s 1991 film La Vie de Bohème.
In 1982, Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig founded the distrubution company Pandora Filmverleih in Frankfurt, which became one of the leading players in the world of interational arthouse cinema, discovering such talents as Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurimäki, Sally Potter, Andrei Tarkovsky and Kim Ki Duk.
Pandora’s move into production has seen the company backing films by Emir Kusturica (Underground), Sam Garbarski (Irina Palm), Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre), Sergey Dvorstevoy (Tulpan), Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive), Claire Denis (Bastards), and, most recently, Fatih Akin (The Cut), to mention just a handful.
Apart from Cologne-based Pandora Filmproduktion, Baumgartner is also a partner with Thanassis Karathanos in Pallas Film, which...
- 1/28/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Producers from Lithuania, Romania, Denmark and Finland were the recipients of five awards presented at the Baltic Event’s Co-Production Market (Nov 26-29).
This year’s Screen International Best Pitch Award went to Lithuanian producer Uljana Kim of Vilnius-based Studio Uljana Kim who was pitching Kristijonas Vildžiūnas’s fourth feature Seneca’s Day which is set to be the first co-production between the three Baltic states.
The €1.48m drama, which also has France’s Philippe Avril attached as a co-producer via his Strasbourg-based company Unlimited, has already received development support from the Lithuanian Film Centre and Media.
Previous winners of the Screen International award, which follows the winning project editorially from development into production and subsequent distribution, includes Petri Kotwica’s Rat King, Alexei German Jr.’s Under Electric Clouds and Jaak Kilmi’s The Hoppers.
Cannes Producers Network
Cannes’ Producers Network gave two free accreditations for its 2014 edition to two promising young producers, the Baltic...
This year’s Screen International Best Pitch Award went to Lithuanian producer Uljana Kim of Vilnius-based Studio Uljana Kim who was pitching Kristijonas Vildžiūnas’s fourth feature Seneca’s Day which is set to be the first co-production between the three Baltic states.
The €1.48m drama, which also has France’s Philippe Avril attached as a co-producer via his Strasbourg-based company Unlimited, has already received development support from the Lithuanian Film Centre and Media.
Previous winners of the Screen International award, which follows the winning project editorially from development into production and subsequent distribution, includes Petri Kotwica’s Rat King, Alexei German Jr.’s Under Electric Clouds and Jaak Kilmi’s The Hoppers.
Cannes Producers Network
Cannes’ Producers Network gave two free accreditations for its 2014 edition to two promising young producers, the Baltic...
- 12/2/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The recently created Saint-Petersburg-based Point Of View (Pov) Development Fund has backed three film projects a total of $86,000 (€65,000).
An international expert group of producers that selected the projects included Sergei Selyanov (Ctb Film Company), Artem Vasiliev (Metrafilms), Riina Sildos (Amrion), Konstantinos Kontovrakis (Heretic) and Berlin-based sales agent Jean-Christophe Simon of Films Boutique.
The films they selected each have the fate of a woman at their centre:
The Woman From Ingria, to be produced by Pavel Odynin, is based on the biography of a simple woman in the north-western corner of Russia during the 20th century (€25,000);
Svetlana follows the real love story between Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva and the Indian raj Brajesh Singh in the mid-1960s. It will be produced by Anastasia Perova, Olga Kolegaeva and Konstantin Nafikov with Karsten Stöter of Germany’s Rohfilm,which was a co-producer of Ritesh Batra’s Cannes hit The Lunchbox (€25,000);
Manifestation, the feature debut by Georgian-born film-maker Anna Sarukhanova...
An international expert group of producers that selected the projects included Sergei Selyanov (Ctb Film Company), Artem Vasiliev (Metrafilms), Riina Sildos (Amrion), Konstantinos Kontovrakis (Heretic) and Berlin-based sales agent Jean-Christophe Simon of Films Boutique.
The films they selected each have the fate of a woman at their centre:
The Woman From Ingria, to be produced by Pavel Odynin, is based on the biography of a simple woman in the north-western corner of Russia during the 20th century (€25,000);
Svetlana follows the real love story between Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva and the Indian raj Brajesh Singh in the mid-1960s. It will be produced by Anastasia Perova, Olga Kolegaeva and Konstantin Nafikov with Karsten Stöter of Germany’s Rohfilm,which was a co-producer of Ritesh Batra’s Cannes hit The Lunchbox (€25,000);
Manifestation, the feature debut by Georgian-born film-maker Anna Sarukhanova...
- 9/2/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Hello Sound on Sight readers! My name is Edgar Chaput. You may have come across some of my articles over the past couple of months. I became a new addition to the Montreal based team of writers back in December of last year and have contributed, to the best of my abilities, with two weekly columns (Friday Noir and Shaw Brothers Saturdays) as well as some general reviews for press screenings concerning new theatrical releases.
I have been assigned a new, thrilling task as a Sound on Sight writer, that being film festival coverage. It will be a privilege share the word with you, the tremendously astute Sound on Sight fans, on some great new movies which travel the festival circuit and make pit stops in Montreal, Québec. I hope to live up to the challenge.
This very weekend marks the start of the 3rd annual AmérAsia Film Festival, with...
I have been assigned a new, thrilling task as a Sound on Sight writer, that being film festival coverage. It will be a privilege share the word with you, the tremendously astute Sound on Sight fans, on some great new movies which travel the festival circuit and make pit stops in Montreal, Québec. I hope to live up to the challenge.
This very weekend marks the start of the 3rd annual AmérAsia Film Festival, with...
- 3/3/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
The AmérAsia Film Festival is proud to announce the five principle subcategories – Asian Treasures, Animation Spotlight, WeDistribute, Québécois Special and AmerAsia(AA) Shorts – for this third edition of Montreal’s premiere festival celebrating the latest Asian and Asian-Canadian cinema, taking place on the first two weekends of March.
Asian Treasure
The full line-up of blockbuster Asian films that will screen over the course of the festival has been chosen from the best of the continent’s creative talent. Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the international premiere of Kyung-soon’s “Red Maria”, funny and moving major festival selection ”The Day He Arrives“ by director Hong Sang-soo, the Cannes award-winning ”Arirang – Movie” by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Best Newcomer nominee at the 2012 Asian Film Awards I Wish, and Vietnamese director Cuong Ngo’s captivating personal portraits in Pearls of the Far East will all feature.
Also included is 24th Tokyo International Film Festival selection Power of Two,...
Asian Treasure
The full line-up of blockbuster Asian films that will screen over the course of the festival has been chosen from the best of the continent’s creative talent. Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the international premiere of Kyung-soon’s “Red Maria”, funny and moving major festival selection ”The Day He Arrives“ by director Hong Sang-soo, the Cannes award-winning ”Arirang – Movie” by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Best Newcomer nominee at the 2012 Asian Film Awards I Wish, and Vietnamese director Cuong Ngo’s captivating personal portraits in Pearls of the Far East will all feature.
Also included is 24th Tokyo International Film Festival selection Power of Two,...
- 2/26/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
The AmérAsia Film Festival has announced the five principle subcategories for its third edition of Montreal’s premiere festival celebrating the latest Asian and Asian-Canadian cinema, taking place on the first two weekends of March. There are plenty of titles to get excited about including Arirang by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Jiro Dreams of Sushi and the Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock. Here is the full press release.
Asian Treasure
The full line-up of blockbuster Asian films that will screen over the course of the festival has been chosen from the best of the continent’s creative talent. Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the international premiere of Kyung-soon’s Red Maria, funny and moving major festival selection The Day He Arrives by director Hong Sangsoo, the Cannes award-winning Arirang by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Best Newcomer nominee at the 2012 Asian Film Awards I Wish, and Vietnamese director Cuong Ngo’s...
Asian Treasure
The full line-up of blockbuster Asian films that will screen over the course of the festival has been chosen from the best of the continent’s creative talent. Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the international premiere of Kyung-soon’s Red Maria, funny and moving major festival selection The Day He Arrives by director Hong Sangsoo, the Cannes award-winning Arirang by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Best Newcomer nominee at the 2012 Asian Film Awards I Wish, and Vietnamese director Cuong Ngo’s...
- 2/23/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
New film projects by the likes of Aktan Arym Kubat (The Light Thief), Athina Rachel Tsangari (Attenberg), Taika Waititi (Eagle vs Shark), Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff), Úrszula Antoniak (Code Blue and Nothing Personal), Quentin Dupieux (Rubber and the Sundance selected Wrong), Florin Serban (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), Ruben Östlund (pictured above) and Aditya Assarat (Wonderful Town) are among the 36 projects participating in Rotterdam’s 29th co-production market CineMart (where a whopping 850 potential co-financiers add coin to future projects). Among the filmmakers we are keeping a closer eye on, we see that Athina Rachel Tsangari's breakout Venice-winning Attenberg helped her secure producing help for her next feature, "Duncharon," - Haos Films will be joined by Faliro House Productions, Maharaja Films and one of our favorite outfitters in The Match Factory. Another female auteur in The Netherlands' Úrszula Antoniak is working on Nude Area with Topkapi Films and Pandora Film producing.
- 12/19/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has just announced that its co-production market, CineMart, "has selected 36 film projects (from 465 entries) which will be presented to approximately 850 potential co-financiers." In the press release, CineMart manager Jacobine van der Vloed emphasizes this year's "focus, more than before, on the alliance between the Iffr, the Hubert Bals Fund and the CineMart" and makes special mention of the Boost! initiative, a collaboration with the Hubert Bals Fund and Binger Filmlab.
Here's a first look at some of the projects highlighted in the release:
Following her successful second feature Attenberg (2010), filmmaker and producer Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece) presents her third feature length project Duncharon, together with producers Haos Films and Faliro House Productions. Maharaja Films (France) and The Match Factory (Germany are connected to this project as co-producers.
French music producer and filmmaker Quentin Dupieux's Wrong will see its world premiere at Sundance 2012. Dupieux, successful...
Here's a first look at some of the projects highlighted in the release:
Following her successful second feature Attenberg (2010), filmmaker and producer Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece) presents her third feature length project Duncharon, together with producers Haos Films and Faliro House Productions. Maharaja Films (France) and The Match Factory (Germany are connected to this project as co-producers.
French music producer and filmmaker Quentin Dupieux's Wrong will see its world premiere at Sundance 2012. Dupieux, successful...
- 12/18/2011
- MUBI
Director Aktan Arym Kubat casts himself in the title role of The Light Thief (2010), an electrician nicknamed Svet-Ake (‘Mr Light’). Svet-Ake feels it his duty to ensure that all of his neighbours in his village in Kyrgyzstan have access to electric lighting. He helps those too poor to afford electricity by fiddling with their meters, and thus steals light for them. In his spare time, Svet-Ake experiments with wind power, and dreams of setting up giant turbines at the mouth of the local river in order to supply the whole village with affordable energy.
Bekzat (Taalaikan Abazova), a former villager who made his fortune in the city, is the only one who seems to take Svet-Ake’s wind turbine plan seriously. If Svet-Ake agrees to work for him, Bekzat promises to make his plan a reality. The businessman has returned to the village with a plan of his own: to...
Bekzat (Taalaikan Abazova), a former villager who made his fortune in the city, is the only one who seems to take Svet-Ake’s wind turbine plan seriously. If Svet-Ake agrees to work for him, Bekzat promises to make his plan a reality. The businessman has returned to the village with a plan of his own: to...
- 8/9/2011
- by Alison Frank
- The Moving Arts Journal
Final outing in the Potter franchise tops the UK charts and rises up the all-time ranks, while Captain America faces a challenge
The winner
Topping the chart yet again, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 fell by a moderate 46%, delivering third-weekend takings of £4.57m. However, once again, the real story is about the film's grosses over the whole week, not just Friday, Saturday and Sunday: with kids now off school for the summer, the past seven days saw cumulative grosses rise by an impressive £11.25m, taking the franchise's conclusion to an astonishing £55.52m after just 17 days.
Although The Prisoner of Azkaban lagged by a few million, the other Potter flicks showed remarkable box-office consistency after three weekends of play, all landing in the £37-40m range at that point of release. The latest film is a remarkable £15m ahead of the pace set by the previous best Potter performer.
The winner
Topping the chart yet again, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 fell by a moderate 46%, delivering third-weekend takings of £4.57m. However, once again, the real story is about the film's grosses over the whole week, not just Friday, Saturday and Sunday: with kids now off school for the summer, the past seven days saw cumulative grosses rise by an impressive £11.25m, taking the franchise's conclusion to an astonishing £55.52m after just 17 days.
Although The Prisoner of Azkaban lagged by a few million, the other Potter flicks showed remarkable box-office consistency after three weekends of play, all landing in the £37-40m range at that point of release. The latest film is a remarkable £15m ahead of the pace set by the previous best Potter performer.
- 8/2/2011
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Captain America: The First Avenger (12)
(Joe Johnston, 2011, Us) Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan. 124 mins
Unsurprisingly, this is the most patriotic of the summer's superhero movies, but there are few surprises all round. The story is largely what you'd imagine from the trailer: wimpy 1940s do-gooder undergoes a fast-track Charles Atlas course, then socks it to the evil über-Nazis. It's like Inglourious Basterds meets Indiana Jones, although the wholesome tone and white-bread heroism diminish the effects-driven spectacle, and the real second world war is reduced to mere set dressing.
Our Day Will Come (18)
(Romain Gavras, 2010, Fra) Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthelemy, Justine Lerooy. 83 mins
Edgy provocateur alert! Expanding on the redhead persecution theme he developed in his Mia video, Gavras's debut follows ginger alienation to its conclusion, as Cassel and Barthelemy head out on the highway to oblivion, without a map or a ferry timetable.
Arrietty (U)
(Hiromasa Yonebayashi,...
(Joe Johnston, 2011, Us) Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan. 124 mins
Unsurprisingly, this is the most patriotic of the summer's superhero movies, but there are few surprises all round. The story is largely what you'd imagine from the trailer: wimpy 1940s do-gooder undergoes a fast-track Charles Atlas course, then socks it to the evil über-Nazis. It's like Inglourious Basterds meets Indiana Jones, although the wholesome tone and white-bread heroism diminish the effects-driven spectacle, and the real second world war is reduced to mere set dressing.
Our Day Will Come (18)
(Romain Gavras, 2010, Fra) Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthelemy, Justine Lerooy. 83 mins
Edgy provocateur alert! Expanding on the redhead persecution theme he developed in his Mia video, Gavras's debut follows ginger alienation to its conclusion, as Cassel and Barthelemy head out on the highway to oblivion, without a map or a ferry timetable.
Arrietty (U)
(Hiromasa Yonebayashi,...
- 7/29/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
This story about stealing electricity in Kyrgyzstan is an interesting insight into post-Soviet cultural conflicts
The latest example of an intriguing dribble of films emerging from former Soviet republics in Central Asia, here we have an engaging, small-scale story about a Kyrgyz electrician called Svet-Ake (the "light thief" of the title), who is expert in tapping the electricity supply to provide for his hard-up village. Director-star Aktan Arym Kubat has come up with an illuminating parable about the clash of tradition and modernity: Svet-Ake finds himself a pawn in a bigger game, as besuited businessman Bekzat (Askat Sulaimanov) attempts to get himself elected as the local deputy, with dark plans to grab hold of land ownership. Kubat is a relaxed screen presence, and his film meanders along – until the jolt-ending, that, in truth, seems slightly out of step with what has gone before.
Rating: 3/5
World cinemaDramaComedyAndrew Pulver
guardian.co.uk...
The latest example of an intriguing dribble of films emerging from former Soviet republics in Central Asia, here we have an engaging, small-scale story about a Kyrgyz electrician called Svet-Ake (the "light thief" of the title), who is expert in tapping the electricity supply to provide for his hard-up village. Director-star Aktan Arym Kubat has come up with an illuminating parable about the clash of tradition and modernity: Svet-Ake finds himself a pawn in a bigger game, as besuited businessman Bekzat (Askat Sulaimanov) attempts to get himself elected as the local deputy, with dark plans to grab hold of land ownership. Kubat is a relaxed screen presence, and his film meanders along – until the jolt-ending, that, in truth, seems slightly out of step with what has gone before.
Rating: 3/5
World cinemaDramaComedyAndrew Pulver
guardian.co.uk...
- 7/28/2011
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 5 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti) UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 29th July 2011
Synopsis: 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 5 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti) UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 29th July 2011
Synopsis: 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they...
- 7/28/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Beginners (15)
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
- 7/22/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The 14th session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (Wcf) will fund eight new film projects: four at the production stage and four at the distribution stage.
Nader and Simin, A Separation a film by Asghar Farhadi that won the Golden Bear at the 61st Berlinale will receive distribution funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury made their selection from 135 submissions from a total of 41 countries. Production funds totalling 140,000 euros as well as distribution funds totalling 22,500 euros will be awarded.
The submission deadline for the next round of production funding is August 4, 2011. For further information, go to www.berlinale.de
Production funding:
In What City Does it Live?, director: Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia), Producer: Everything Films, Malaysia. Feature film. Funding: 50,000 €
Round Trip, director: Meyar Al Roumi (Syria), Producer: Maranto Films GmbH, Deutschland. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Polvo (Dust), director: Julio Hernández Cordón (Guatemala), Producer: Melindrosa Films, Guatemala. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Girimunho (Swirl...
Nader and Simin, A Separation a film by Asghar Farhadi that won the Golden Bear at the 61st Berlinale will receive distribution funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury made their selection from 135 submissions from a total of 41 countries. Production funds totalling 140,000 euros as well as distribution funds totalling 22,500 euros will be awarded.
The submission deadline for the next round of production funding is August 4, 2011. For further information, go to www.berlinale.de
Production funding:
In What City Does it Live?, director: Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia), Producer: Everything Films, Malaysia. Feature film. Funding: 50,000 €
Round Trip, director: Meyar Al Roumi (Syria), Producer: Maranto Films GmbH, Deutschland. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Polvo (Dust), director: Julio Hernández Cordón (Guatemala), Producer: Melindrosa Films, Guatemala. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Girimunho (Swirl...
- 7/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The third annual Pan-Asia Film Festival took place in London this month (March 2nd-13th). The event is organised by Asia House, a cultural centre that hosts a variety of events throughout the year, designed to promote understanding and exchange between Europe and Asia.
Although the Pan-Asia Film Festival presented just one film per day, with no repeat screenings, the programme reflected a good range of contemporary Asian cinema, both in terms of genre and country of origin. There were ambitious art films such as Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori) which opened the festival, and political documentaries like Anne Gyrith Bonne’s biopic Aung San Suu Kyi, which was screened to coincide with International Women’s Day, and followed by a discussion with the director and BBC World Service broadcaster Nita Yin Yin May who was herself imprisoned in Burma for 3 years. More serious fare was...
Although the Pan-Asia Film Festival presented just one film per day, with no repeat screenings, the programme reflected a good range of contemporary Asian cinema, both in terms of genre and country of origin. There were ambitious art films such as Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori) which opened the festival, and political documentaries like Anne Gyrith Bonne’s biopic Aung San Suu Kyi, which was screened to coincide with International Women’s Day, and followed by a discussion with the director and BBC World Service broadcaster Nita Yin Yin May who was herself imprisoned in Burma for 3 years. More serious fare was...
- 3/22/2011
- by Alison Frank
- The Moving Arts Journal
Pairon Talle
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) will be a part of Global Lens 2011, the eighth annual touring film exhibition organized by MoMA (Museum of Modern Arts, New York City). The exhibition, in collaboration with the Global Film Initiative (Gfi) will be held from January 13–28, 2011.
The nine films to be presented in this exhibition have been developed with grants from Gfi.
“Accomplished, entertaining, and thought-provoking, the films are also deeply rooted in the social and political realities of the countries where their talented and resourceful makers live and set their stories”, as stated in a press release.
This year’s other selections are:
Federico Veiroj’s La Vida Útil (A Useful Life) (2010), Uruguay; Sérgio Bianchi’s Os Inquilinos (The Tenants) (2009), Brazil; Diego Lerman’s La Mirada Invisible (The Invisible Eye) (2010), Argentina; Aktan Arym Kubat’s Svet-Ake (The Light Thief) (2010), Kyrgyzstan; Mohammad Rasoulof’s Kestzar Haye Sepid (The...
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) will be a part of Global Lens 2011, the eighth annual touring film exhibition organized by MoMA (Museum of Modern Arts, New York City). The exhibition, in collaboration with the Global Film Initiative (Gfi) will be held from January 13–28, 2011.
The nine films to be presented in this exhibition have been developed with grants from Gfi.
“Accomplished, entertaining, and thought-provoking, the films are also deeply rooted in the social and political realities of the countries where their talented and resourceful makers live and set their stories”, as stated in a press release.
This year’s other selections are:
Federico Veiroj’s La Vida Útil (A Useful Life) (2010), Uruguay; Sérgio Bianchi’s Os Inquilinos (The Tenants) (2009), Brazil; Diego Lerman’s La Mirada Invisible (The Invisible Eye) (2010), Argentina; Aktan Arym Kubat’s Svet-Ake (The Light Thief) (2010), Kyrgyzstan; Mohammad Rasoulof’s Kestzar Haye Sepid (The...
- 1/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
While I do not think that something as edgy or unusual as Giorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (pictured above) will make the 'final five' short list, but kudos to Greece for throwing it out there. Perhaps something like Tetsuya Nakashima's Confessions will make the cut despite its similarly unsettling subject matter. Either way, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did put out a big release yesterday with all of their Foreign Language film submissions, 65 of them in total even Greenland, from various countries. Many of these films have reviews in our archives.
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
- 10/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
I have been keeping track of all of the Foreign Language Oscar submissions in my "The Contenders" section of the site and today the official list of sixty-five films from sixty-five countries was unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 83rd Academy Awards. On January 20, 2011 a shortlist of nine contenders will be announced prior to the naming of the nominees on January 25, 2011.
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
- 10/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Today the Doha Film Institute announced the lineup for the second annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival, and it looks likely to be a very impressive five days in October with four world premieres, Arab film and Arab short film competitions and a packed World Cinema programme.
Rachid Bouchareb’s Outside the Law is set to open the festival on the 26th of October with Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader chosen as the film to close the event. A highlight of the festival is Ahmed Ahmed’s documentary Just Like Us, and we were able to sit down with the comedian to talk about his film, the festival and his future plans and that interview will appear on the site in due course.
We also hope to be attending the festival in October so we’ll be well placed to bring you the news and reviews from this exemplary event.
Rachid Bouchareb’s Outside the Law is set to open the festival on the 26th of October with Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader chosen as the film to close the event. A highlight of the festival is Ahmed Ahmed’s documentary Just Like Us, and we were able to sit down with the comedian to talk about his film, the festival and his future plans and that interview will appear on the site in due course.
We also hope to be attending the festival in October so we’ll be well placed to bring you the news and reviews from this exemplary event.
- 9/26/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Vancouver International Film Festival is my baby. In its 29th year, this is the event I look forward to every year. The lists I've kept through the year come out and I eagerly look through the list of titles in search of those little gems and every year Viff responds with a huge assortment of titles. This year's festival is no different.
Some of the titles we're most eagerly anticipating include Tsumetai Nettaigyo’s Cold Fish (trailer), Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (trailer, review), Jo Sung-Hee’s apocalyptic road movie End of Animal, Carl Bessai’s Repeaters (trailer) and Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats (trailer, review).
There's loads more so be sure to check the titles (so far) after the break. Many more to be announced in the coming days.
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Altitude (Kaare Andrews), B.C.
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A weekend getaway aboard a small plane turns deadly for a rookie pilot and four teenage friends.
Some of the titles we're most eagerly anticipating include Tsumetai Nettaigyo’s Cold Fish (trailer), Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (trailer, review), Jo Sung-Hee’s apocalyptic road movie End of Animal, Carl Bessai’s Repeaters (trailer) and Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats (trailer, review).
There's loads more so be sure to check the titles (so far) after the break. Many more to be announced in the coming days.
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Altitude (Kaare Andrews), B.C.
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A weekend getaway aboard a small plane turns deadly for a rookie pilot and four teenage friends.
- 9/8/2010
- QuietEarth.us
#18. The Light Thief Director: Aktan AbdykalykovCast: Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Asan Amanov, Stanbek Toichubaev Distributor: Rights Available. Buzz:It played at Cannes this year and was probably sprinkled at several other fests such as Locarno, I'm looking at Abdykalykov's film much in the same way I think about films like Tulpin and Turtles Can Fly -- films that transport Western audiences into foreign lands, unknown scapes and uncommon human interactions. The Gist: A funny and touching portrait of small-town politics in a rapidly globalizing world that follows Svet-ake, an electrician in a small Kyrgyz village who has been stealing electricity to help the impoverished local residents. When Bekzat, a wealthy land developer and former villager arrives to buy up the land for a group of Chinese investors, Svet-ake shares with him his dream to populate the valley with modern windmills—but soon Svet-ake realizes that not everyone has...
- 9/8/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Wow, that's a lot of flicks. Everything from Peter Mullan's Neds to Benedek Fliegauf's Womb (that's right, it's a trailer!) to more Greek weirdness in Athena Tsangari's Attenberg. I wish I was going.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
- 8/25/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower The Toronto International Film Festival has added even more films to their line-up today as the complete line-up was announced, which ended up causing the festival's server to crash, but I was lucky enough to get in and get out before missing out on the information.
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
- 8/24/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The sophomore film from the director of Ex Drummer, Swedish thriller Bad Faith, Pablo Trapero's Carancho (my personal favorite film from Cannes 2010), Tsui Hark's Detective Dee, Tom Tykwer's Three and a host of others populate one of the more exciting lineups for the Tiff Contemporary World Cinema Program in recent years. Here's the complete lineup:
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
- 8/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Locarno, Switzerland -- The world premiere of "L'Avvocat" (The Counsel), a thriller written and directed by France's Cedric Anger, was the highlight Monday at the Locarno Film Festival, where it screened in a packed Piazza Grande on a day dedicated to French film.
The film tells the story of a young, ambitious attorney, played by Benoit Magimel, who unwittingly gets involved in the affairs of a mob boss, played by Gilbert Melki. Magimel, Melki and Anger were all on hand for the screening, where they charmed the crowd before hand.
In his comments before the film, Locarno artistic director Olivier Pere also broke sad news to the crowd, announcing that French actor Bruno Cremer had died the previous day at the age of 80.
The day's events also included a roundtable on French film and an invitation-only party to celebrate French film at Locarno's lakeside Lido.
The day's activities follow an...
The film tells the story of a young, ambitious attorney, played by Benoit Magimel, who unwittingly gets involved in the affairs of a mob boss, played by Gilbert Melki. Magimel, Melki and Anger were all on hand for the screening, where they charmed the crowd before hand.
In his comments before the film, Locarno artistic director Olivier Pere also broke sad news to the crowd, announcing that French actor Bruno Cremer had died the previous day at the age of 80.
The day's events also included a roundtable on French film and an invitation-only party to celebrate French film at Locarno's lakeside Lido.
The day's activities follow an...
- 8/9/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rome -- The World Premiere of Christopher Honore's "Man at Bath", and the international premieres of "Karamay," a 356-minute political documentary from Chinese director Xu Xin and Aaron Katz's mystery story "Cold Weather" will be among the highlights of the 20-film main competition at the 63rd edition of the Locarno Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday.
Wednesday's announcement also revealed the lineup for the festival's famous Piazza Grande venue, which will include the European premiere of Jay and Mark Duplass' comedy "Cyrus" -- John C. Reilly, the film's star, will be on hand to receive a special tribute -- Gareth Edwards' science fiction drama "Monsters," and "Gadkii Utenok" (The Ugly Duckling) from first-time Russian director Garri Bardine.
The picturesque Piazza Grande, which seats more than 8,000, is the largest outdoor film venue in Europe.
Among previously announced films is "La Zombie" from the provocative Bruce Labruce, which will screen in competition,...
Wednesday's announcement also revealed the lineup for the festival's famous Piazza Grande venue, which will include the European premiere of Jay and Mark Duplass' comedy "Cyrus" -- John C. Reilly, the film's star, will be on hand to receive a special tribute -- Gareth Edwards' science fiction drama "Monsters," and "Gadkii Utenok" (The Ugly Duckling) from first-time Russian director Garri Bardine.
The picturesque Piazza Grande, which seats more than 8,000, is the largest outdoor film venue in Europe.
Among previously announced films is "La Zombie" from the provocative Bruce Labruce, which will screen in competition,...
- 7/14/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The German sales co. known for providing the fest circuit and art-house plexes with subtitled stuff from around the globe will set fire to the Director's Fortnight section this year. If I'm counting right, the Match Factory supply the section with a trio of titles (five total in the fest) including the much discussed on this site Cam Archer's sophomore feature, and they nabbed a Main Comp spot for one of the most celebrated directors of the decade in Apichatpong Weerasethakul latest – a sort of “ghost” story. - The German sales co. known for providing the fest circuit and art-house plexes with subtitled stuff from around the globe will set fire to the Director's Fortnight section this year. If I'm counting right, The Match Factory supply the fest with a five titles including The Light Thief (see pic above), The City Below, the including the much discussed...
- 5/12/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The German sales co. known for providing the fest circuit and art-house plexes with subtitled stuff from around the globe will set fire to the Director's Fortnight section this year. If I'm counting right, The Match Factory supply the fest with a five titles including The Light Thief (see pic above), The City Below, the including the much discussed on this site Cam Archer's sophomore feature, and they nabbed a Main Comp spot for one of the most celebrated directors of the decade in Apichatpong Weerasethakul latest – a sort of “ghost” story. Everything Will Be Fine (Alting Bliver Godt Igen) by Christoffer Boe - Completed Shit Year by Cam Archer - Completed The City Below (Unter Dir Die Stadt) by Christoph HOCHHÄUSLER - Completed The Light Thief by Aktan Arym Kubat - Completed Uncle Boonmee Who Nn Recall His Past Lives (Loong Boonmee Raleuk Chaat) by Apichatpong Weerasethakul -...
- 5/11/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Cleveland Vs. Wall Street - Jean-Stéphane Bron The doc film unfolds in Cleveland, in a small town shattered by a severe crisis stemming from low-cost mortgages. The mayor blames the big banks in America for the disaster. While two attorneys confront each other in the courtroom, seven witnesses are called up one after another. A jury court has to submit their verdict: guilty or not guilty? The Wall Street process as a modern fable about capitalism. Des Filles en noir - Jean-Paul Civeyrac Noémie and Priscilla, two teenage girls from poor families, nourish the same violence, the same revolt against the world. They strongly disturb their loved ones who feel they could be capable of anything… The Wanderer - Avishai Sivan Isaac, a young yeshiva student, an only child to born-again orthodox parents. Trapped in a dysfunctional family and a failing body, Isaac finds refuge in wandering. Tormented by his newfound infertility,...
- 4/23/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
You can say that there'll be plenty of virgins in this year's Director's Fortnight section. Quickly looking at the list of 22 feature films, Frédéric Boyer's very first edition appears to be heavy on first time works - exactly half of the section are newbies. In the list we find three items on my "Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of the Year in: Fabienne Berthaud's Pieds nus sur les limaces (see pic of Diane Kruger above), Cam Archer's Shit Year and Alistair Banks Griffin's debut film, Two Gates Of Sleep. Also included in the section is a doc-essay film from Michelangelo Frammartino that I'll be itching to see as well. Of the veteran auteurs, we have works from Christoffer Boe, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, old school High School doc filmmaker Frederik Wiseman and look for the Rolling Stones to be on hand for Stephen Kijak's Stones In Exile. Here are...
- 4/20/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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