The independent expert jury, which was appointed by German Films to select the German entry to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has under the chairmanship of Steffen Kuchenreuther selected the film PINA by Wim Wenders, making it the first documentary feature to compete for Germany in this category for the coveted prize. The jury on its decision: “PINA is a cinematic synthesis of the arts, harmoniously combining dance, music and film and thereby going beyond the purely documentary aspect. The film conveys a sensual experience of dance and is an exquisite portrait of one of the…
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Over the past two decades, Belgian cinema, be it from Flanders or from the French speaking part of the country, has risen to prominence in the international filmmaking arena, boasting richly diverse films that consistently garner critical praise and worldwide anticipation. From the unsettling but still urgently relevant MAN BITES DOG which rocked the Cannes Film Festival in 1992 and the quirky and vibrant tale of identity mix-up in TOTO THE HERO, to the monumental saga of DAENS or the Oscar nominated EVERYBODY FAMOUS, the outstanding thrillers MEMORY OF A KILLER and DOSSIER K, and the string of critically-lauded dramatic…
The French Consulate in Los Angeles, the Belgian Consulate in Los Angeles, Pathé International, Under The Milky Way, TV5 monde and Unifrance cordially invite you and a guest to a special event featuring the world-renowned French star comedian and director Dany Boon with the screening of his two box office hits which placed Dany Boon at the number one position as the highest grossing French director in the past ten years.Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at the Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 7:30PM : Screening: Rien a declarer (Nothing to declare) Starring and directed by Dany Boon,…
Love Crime, directed by Alain Corneau has opened today in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royal theatre, in West LA ; Playhouse 7, in Pasadena and Town Center 5, in Encino. LOVE CRIME is a remorseless tale of extreme office politics, played brilliantly by Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier. Isabelle (Sagnier) is the young ingénue assistant, while Christine (Scott Thomas) is the older woman, a senior executive in a multinational company doing deals around the world. At first they are friendly. Christine, the able executive, is happy to pass the grunt work along to the up-and-coming Isabelle as she learns…
Bernardo Bertolucci will award Marco Bellocchio the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 68th Venice International Film Festival (31 August – 10 September 2011), directed by Marco Müller and organized by the Venice Biennale chaired by Paolo Baratta. The award ceremony, which will host the exceptional meeting of the two aforementioned Masters of Italian cinema, will take place on Friday 9 September 2011, at 5 p.m. in the newly restored Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema (Venice Lido). “I am honoured and moved by the fact Bernardo Bertolucci will award me the Lion” –Marco Bellocchio stated. “Even though we have…
On Wednesday August 24, starting at 7 PM, Goethe Institute of Los Angeles will have an evening of film screening under the title of: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg presents “Low Budget – High Energy”. Goethe Institute is located at 5750 Wilshire BLVD. Suite 100, Los Angeles CA 90036. Parking is free. If you are planning to attend the screening bring your ticket stub along. Program: THE VISIT; Animation / 9 min Fantasy, dream or reality? What is the difference? When people get old… Producer: Nicolas Palme www.neuer-trickfilm.at KLINGENBERG – A MAD CRIME STORY: Short / Trailer 2 min Former police inspector Klingenberg is brought into a retirement…
Quite Earth: September looms over us, and with it comes the 17th edition of L’Etrange Festival. The Parisian hot spot of weird, bleak or astonishing cinema is once more living up to expectations.I do have to state that this year’s vintage, while being of utmost quality, might not be of perfect appeal to the international crowd in terms of movies as there are few international premieres. For the local crowd who is not gurgling itself up to choke point on the various dedicated torrent sites, I can boldly announce that there are about 25 French premieres. Sadly, the distribution circuits…
Over the past two decades, Belgian cinema, be it from Flanders or from the French speaking part of the country, has risen to prominence in the international filmmaking arena, boasting richly diverse films that consistently garner critical praise and worldwide anticipation. From the unsettling but still urgently relevant MAN BITES DOG which rocked the Cannes Film Festival in 1992 and the quirky and vibrant tale of identity mix-up in TOTO THE HERO, to the monumental saga of DAENS or the Oscar nominated EVERYBODY FAMOUS, the outstanding thrillers MEMORY OF A KILLER and DOSSIER K, and the string of critically-lauded dramatic…
(Venice, CA)— The Venice Historical Society (VHS) has scheduled a classic evening with Charlie Chaplin. Film Historian and documentary filmmaker Elaina Archer will be presenting clips from Chaplin’s career and discussing his tremendous contribution to the film industry. Film clips will be shown covering Chaplin’s early career in the teens through the 1920’s and 30’s, and will end with his final film shot in America, Limelight. Learn about the films Chaplin shot in Venice. Ms. Archer will discuss Charlie Chaplin’s participation in the creation of United Artists, and his controversial role during the Hollywood Blacklist.The entertaining presentation is scheduled for…
Following the acclaim of public and press for the 2010 selection (and the vast international distribution it later enjoyed), the program of Orizzonti 2011 is again presented as an exploration of the modes of contemporary cinema, at the point in which it intersects with other expressive languages. And this, in the year when the Visual Arts Biennale has dedicated a special space to artists who work with images in motion. Festival would like to offer the viewers of the 68th Venice Film Festival a journey in the company of short, medium and feature-length films, addressing the issue of film narrative without…