Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival, a Festival dedicated to bringing independent vision and voices from Brazil to Los Angeles audiences, along with artistic director Sandro Fiorin, are proud to present a diverse selection of new independent films from Brazil. All films are Los Angeles premieres, 10 features, including numerous co-productions (out of which 6 debut features are in competition for the Jury Prize) and 10 shorts will screen from Wednesday, June 1 though Saturday June 4. This year’s selection represents the newest crop of filmmaking flourishing in Brazil. Many of the films presented have screened at international film festivals, winning awards…
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The 5th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF.ORG) has announced their five-member jury who will be selecting the Orpheus Award winners out of the twenty films that will be screening in competition this year. The jury awards include Best Film, Best Documentary and Best Short Film and will be awarded on Sunday, June 12 at the closing night gala at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. In addition, the festival has announced the seven panelists who will participate in the Crossing Borders: Foreign Films in Hollywood panel which will take place at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 on Saturday,…
The Tree Of Life, an American film won Palme d’Or at Cannes 2011. Terrence Malick, director of the film was not at festival to receive the award. William Pohlad, producer of The Tree Of Life who accepted the award said: “He remains infamously and notoriously shy and humble, but he is very happy to get this.” The Tree Of Life, directed by Terrence Malick receives Palme d’Or just on time as it opens on Friday in US theaters. Cannes 2011 Awards: In Competition : Feature filmsPalme d’OrTHE TREE OF LIFE directed by Terrence MALICK Grand Prix Ex-aequoBIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU’DA (ONCE…
Un Certain Regard 2011 presented 21 films directed by 22 directors hailing from 19 different countries. 2 of the works were first films.Presided over by Emir KUSTURICA (Director, actor and musician – Serbia), the Jury was comprised of: Elodie BOUCHEZ (Actress – France), Peter BRADSHAW (Critic-The Guardian – United Kingdom), Geoffrey GILMORE (Chief Creative Officer-Tribeca Enterprises – USA), Daniela MICHEL (Director of the Morelia Festival – Mexico). PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD Ex-æquoARIRANG by KIM Ki-DukHALT AUF FREIER STRECKE (Stopped on Track) by Andreas DRESENSPECIAL JURY PRIZEELENA by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEVDIRECTING PRIZEBÉ OMID É DIDAR (Au revoir) by Mohammad RASOULOF
New York, NY – May 20, 2011 – Donald B. Krim (b. October 5, 1945), the President of Kino International and co-President of Kino Lorber Inc., one of the most prestigious independent film distribution companies in the United States, died at his New York home on May 20, 2011, after a one-year battle with cancer. He was 65. As the President of Kino International, Don helped introduce some of the world’s most revered film directors to American audiences; among many others, Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together; Fallen Angels); Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher); Amos Gitai (Kippur; Kadosh); Aki Kaurismäki (The Match Factory…
Goethe Institute’s Hollywood Talks Shop is in its seventh season and we welcome animator Simon Ottoto our famous “Show and Tell”, where industry insiders share their thoughts on Hollywood and provide an entertaining and informative look behind the scenes.Simon Otto, who served as Head of Character Animation on the Oscar-nominated hit film, “How to Train Your Dragon,” will present his insights on how he and his team created the animation for this DreamWorks Animation film. In addition to overseeing the animation of the film, Simon has been instrumental in developing the look of the characters, their personalities, and the overall…
The Late submission deadline for the 7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival is this Friday, May 20th! HollyShorts takes place August 11-18, 2011 at various locations in Hollywood, CA. You can submit now by visiting www.hollyshorts.com or www.withoutabox.com/login/4655 The May HollyShorts monthly screening audience choice winner is EMERGENCY CONTACT, written by and starring Clint Childs. His short picked up the most votes and with the win gets an automatic bid into the 7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival. Pick up this month’s MovieMaker Magazine and see the break on HSFF in the festival guide section. HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Hollywood, California – USA August 11 to…
NZHERALD, By Catherine Field: There are few things that a politician fears more than ridicule but this is especially so in France, where snigger-angst is etched in the genes. Put yourself in the thin skin and elevator shoes of President Nicolas Sarkozy as he contemplates an upcoming movie about his controversial rise to power. La Conquete (The Conquest), to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival which opens tomorrow, is being promoted in the press as an unprecedented mix of eye-popping skullduggery and ego-popping comedy. Drawing on what its makers say are real-life events and verbatim conversations, La Conquete vows…
Hollywood Reporter – CANNES – Arrested together with Jafar Panahi while they were preparing a new film, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has succeeded, under what the Cannes Film Festival refers to as “semi-clandestine conditions,” in completing Goodbye, a dark tale focusing on a young woman lawyer and openly attacking the blind repression of Iranian civil society. A slow-moving mood piece in which women are virtually the only actors on screen, it is a powerful statement against the political regime in art film format, of chief interest to afficionados. Still, the international wave of sympathy for Rasoulof and Panahi’s plight and…
This year, the Festival de Cannes was opened by Bernardo Bertolucci. The Italian Director was awarded an honorary Palme d’or by Gilles Jacob, in the presence of the Jury and the Mistress of Ceremonies, Mélanie Laurent.”I stand before you tonight, and seen from here, the cinema is a magical thing.” With these words Mélanie Laurent welcomed the Jury presided by Robert de Niro onto the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière. At his side, actresses Uma Thurman and Martina Gusman, Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi, the writer Linn Ulmann, Jude Law and directors Johnnie To, Olivier Assayas and Mahamat Saleh…