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Violeta Went to Heaven wins The World Cinema Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Park City, UT — Sundance Institute has announced the Jury, Audience, NEXT <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards presented this evening were:The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Charles Ferguson to: The House I Live In / U.S.A. (Director: Eugene Jarecki) — For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million... Full story
News And Issues
Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, Screening 16
Some experimental films draw on traditional notions of documentary and ethnographic film, but manipulate them with an increased emphasis on media specificity and concerns over how media works convey meaning and "truth" in non-fiction. On January 21, we featured a... Full story
The Artist Continues to Govern Hollywood’s Award Season
Shortly following the international-dominated Golden Globes this past month, French actor, Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor award in a Drama at the 18th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards this Sunday. The award ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition... Full story
Academy Awards announces nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Award
Academy Awards announced the five nominees for the Best Foreign language Film Award. The five nominees are: A Separation (Iran), Bullhead (Belgium), Footnote (Israel), In Darkness (Poland), and Monsieur Lazhar (Canada). Cinema Without Borders’ visitors, could go to our Home Page... Full story
New in LA: Declaration of War, France, directed by: Valérie Donzelli, Coriolanus, UK, directed by: Ralph Fiennes and Albert Nobbs, UK, Ireland - directed by: Rodrigo García.... 
New in NY: Pina from Germany, France, UK, directed by Wim Wenders. Wenders’s collaboration with choreographer. Pina Bausch... 
New in January: The Guard (Ireland), by John Michael McDonaghSenna & The Whistleblower (Germany), by Larysa Kondracki... Conversations Without Borders
An interview with Marian Crisan, director of MORGEN, Romania’s Oscar entry
MORGEN is the story of NELU, a man in his forties who works as a security guard in the local supermarket in Salonta, a small... Full story
A Separation, a Golden Globe Winner and Iran's Oscar Entry
Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader... Full story
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Festivals
Nominees for 37th Cesar Awards, Aki Kaurismäki director of "Le Havre" is nominated for the Best Director award
France's Academy of Cinematic Arts and Techniques presented nominations for the 37th Cesar Awards ceremony. Child-protection drama "Polisse" led with 13 nominations, while silent, black-and-white film "The Artist" garnered 11.British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary award from organizers of the Cesar Awards, French equivalent of the Academy... Full story
- “The Artist” and International Films steal the Golden Globes!
- Renny Harlin received CWB's Bridging The Borders Award at Scandinavian Film Festival, LA
- An interview with Darryl Macdonald, director of Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, Next & New Frontier
- Jacqueline Lyanga, AFIFEST's Director, talks about 2011 festival
Film Reviews
Shame
Set in New York, Michael Fassbender plays a cool headed businessman consumed by sex addiction. An unscheduled visit by his flaky and vulnerable... Full story
Notebook
Cinefamily for children: The Enchanted World of Children's Animation from Poland
When I visit the Cinefamily, I know I’m in for a treat and often a rare find. As a lot of their programming is a... Full story
DEPOSITO exhibition, Los Angeles
The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) announced DEPOSITO exhibition that will be held from December 7, 2011 to... Full story
Hulu offers a treasure of International films
As a fan of international cinema, I am always on the lookout for new ways to see movies from around the globe. Having access to... Full story
Cinema-Tech
CWB's Top Ten products of 2011 for filmakers & film fans
Happy Holidays, film fans! Cinema Without Borders has put together a list of our Top Ten Products of 2011. We... Full story
Verizon's MiFi, Hitchcock & Jean-Luc Godard
For six years now, I’ve used a mobile device for my video and film watching life. I love watching movies... Full story
HP professional displays, great fit for film editing
During last year HP presented a few incredibly high quality displays that are ideal to use by film editors and... Full story
HP Z600, a workstation for film editors
At Cinema Without Borders we are planning on running a series of reviews and stories about film editing on HP... Full story
Hp's Z210 entry level Workstation is a powerful film editing system
Hp's Z210 entry level Workstation is a powerful film editing system with an affordable price tag. To learn more about Z210,... Full story
