The 67 Venice Film Festival Jury, chaired by Quentin Tarantino and comprised of Guillermo Arriaga, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Arnaud Desplechin, Danny Elfman, Luca Guadagnino, Gabriele Salvatores, viewed all twenty-four films in competition and decided the winners. except for the Best Film Award that went to Quentin Tarantino’s close friend, Sofia Coppola, most of the other major awards are won by European films and filmmakers. GOLDEN LION for Best Film:SOMEWHERE by Sofia Coppola (USA) SILVER LION for Best Director to:Álex de la Iglesia for the film BALADA TRISTE DE TROMPETA(Spain, France) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:ESSENTIAL KILLINGby Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI(Poland, Norway, Hungary, Ireland) COPPA…
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Europa Cinemas reconfirms its commitment to European film in the setting up of the 27 Times Cinema project, in partnership with the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education and Giornate degli Autori/Venice Days.Selected by Europa Cinemas Network exhibitors, 27 young film-lovers from 27 EU countries will be in Venice for the duration of the Mostra. The aim is to recreate the genuine spirit of film festivals, and encourage young film-goers to discover innovative work.For Claude-Eric Poiroux, Director General of Europa Cinemas, “We are delighted to have been able to make this exciting project a reality. Young film-lovers are central…
Palm Springs, CA (August 16, 2010)—The 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced its call for entries. Narrative features and documentary features are eligible for submission by October 1, 2010. The Festival will be held from January 6-17, 2011 in Palm Springs, CA. For additional information on entries, visit www.psfilmfest.org. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the work of exceptional, new and emerging talents as well as the celebrated work of established directors. Now in its 22nd year, the festival provides an industry-friendly launch pad for new films and filmmakers, combining the best aspects…
After a success last winter the Festival of European Cinema heralds the opening of the French ski resort. It showcases some of the best of European independent cinema.There’ll be around 60 films from all over Europe being shown in 120 screenings around Les Arcs and Bourg Saint Maurice. The first edition of the Festival last December attracted 9,000 people to the screenings. They came from 28 countries, and there were 500 movie professionals at the various events.First year successThere’s a competition between 12 feature films to be crowned best in show and win the “Crystal Arrow” award, voted for by…
Rooftop Films presents the documentary feature film Waste Land; to be screened Saturday, August 14 on the roof of El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has valuable pieces in museums worldwide (including El Museo del Barrio), but his most inspiring work might be made by garbage pickers who illustrate the value of every last thing, because 99 is not 100.Lucy Walker’s stellar documentary Waste Land, which has won awards at Sundance and Full Frame, follows Muniz on this daring project. Arriving at the landfill, Muniz discovers that the workers are welcoming, engaging, bright people. One…
The Independent Television Services and dozens of television stations and community organizations across the country have come together to present a special series of screenings that will highlight issues affecting women in the U.S. and across the globe. Screening will be held in Legacy LA, located at 1350 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles on August 10th. All the screenings are and open to public.3 PMGOING ON 13 By Kristy Guevara- Flanagan and Dawn D. ValadezA brave and unflinching look into the face of modern-day puberty, GOING ON 13 follows four urban girls of color over the span of four years,…
The 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announces it will return to the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood Thursday, August 19 through Wednesday, August 25. The seven-day event will highlight the best films and showcase both the auteurs and new talent in the Latin filmmaking community. The Closing Night presentation of Carlos Carrera’s BACKYARD on Wednesday, August 25 will serve as the capstone for an impressive lineup that will feature 73 films, including 37 features (25 narrative and 12 documentaries) and 36 shorts. Along with the films offered throughout the festival, additional activities will include LALIFF’s filmmaker panels,…
The Sarajevo Film Festival opens with the world premiere of ‘Circus Columbia,’ a romantic saga set in the period that led to the region’s 1992-95 war, by Bosnia’s Oscar-winning film director Danis Tanovic. The film tells the story of Divko, a Bosnian who returns as a wealthy man to his home town in southern Herzegovina at the end of the 1980s after decades of work abroad. “It is our honor that the film, co-produced by six European countries, has picked (us) for its world premiere, despite invitations by much larger festivals, such as Toronto,” said festival director Mirsad Purivatra. The…
Armenia Now: A Turkish director sitting on the five-member panel of judges for international feature films at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan that ended on July 18th believes the Armenian-Turkish border will open already this year.Semih Kaplanoglu even gives the exact date, September 19. This is the day when a liturgy is planned at the 10th-century Armenian Surb Khach (Holy Cross) Church situated on a lake island in Turkey’s Van province. (There is a speculation that authorities in Ankara may temporary open the country’s border to allow Armenians planning to attend the related events to visit Turkey).…
Karlovy Vary – European film-makers won most of the six nonstatutory juries´ awards presented at the 45th International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary today. A number of the films awarded by the non-statutory juries were also in the main feature competition.The Independent Camera Award of the public Czech Television for the best film in the Forum of Independents section was bestowed on the British film Four Lions directed by Christopher Morris.Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama) directed by Rajko Grlic in co-production of Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia won the Europa Cinemas Label given by the European Cinemas focusing on…