The top prize for narrative filmmaking at the 2007 AFI Fest went to Lee Isaac Chung for his first feature, MUNYURANGABO, about two young men, one Hutu and one Tutsi, on a journey through Rwanda’s haunted countryside. Upon earning a BA in Biology at Yale as a pre-med student, Isaac Chung took a chance on his side-passion for cinema and earned an MFA in Film Studies at the University of Utah in 2005. Once Dept. Chair Kevin Hanson pointed him in the direction of the films to see, he approached cinema “monastically,” viewing ten or more films a week and…
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MIRUSH, a new film from Norway, is the third feature by director Marius Holst. After studying at the London International Film School, he made the prize-winning CROSS MY HEART and HOPE TO DIE. Then he started a production company with three colleagues and made DRAGONFLIES. He has also established himself as one of Norway’s foremost directors of commercials. On October 21st MIRUSH was awarded the top prize of the 56th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany and it has been showing at numerous other festivals.“Hold me,” Mirush mutters out of the side of his mouth to his big brother, but…
Two interlaced stories about hero worship and fatherhood echo one another in Nigerian/UK filmmaker Kevin Aduaka’s striking debut ELVIS PELVIS. Elvis Pelvis is a story told in two parts; “THE SUIT” tells of a family living in London in the early 80s and the effects of the legacy of Elvis Presley on them. Ten-year-old Elvis lives under the tyranny of his father Tony—a stern policeman who is obsessed with the legacy of Elvis Presley. Elvis’s walls, in contrast, are covered with a shrine to Jimi Hendrix. “THE MESSIAH” takes place 17 years later and tells of Derek, a disturbed recluse…
Born in 1972 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Between 1991 and 1996 Aaron Fernandez studied in Paris, France where he obtained a Master’s degree in cinematographic and audiovisual studies, specializing in directing and screen writing.Partes usadas (Used Parts) (2007)Corrido callejero (Rambling Ballad) (2005) – ShortCircuito interior (Inner Circuit) (2000) – ShortArgent liquide (Easy Money) (1997) – ShortLe partage des eaux (The Sharing of the Waters ) (1995) – ShortUsed parts is the story of the life of Ivan, a 14-year old boy, that lives with his uncle Jaime, a mediocre dealer of used car parts. Both of them dream with a better…
The sight of a dark-suited municipal employee doling out parking violations stirs a primal hate in all but the most enlightened souls. And the heroine of EXPIRED, the meter maid Claire, knows it. The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry Traffic Officer who loves his job, it being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Claire and Jay meet and engage in a tumultuous and twisted relationship, which will eventually teach them that love can…
In addition to writing and directing Verboten, Martin Keegan plays Mike Gorman, the fierce single father of a troubled teenager. Keegan has just signed to write the screenplay adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. With New York Times Washington D.C. bureau chief Carl Hulse, Keegan is also co-writing Secret Service, the true story of William Wood, a James Bond-like character who created the Secret Service under President Lincoln. His film has been won Best Dramatic Film at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Keegan hosts the pop culture talk show Hollywood Babble-On at social broadcasting site NowLive.com, where he…
Stuart Litman joined Film Movement in 2003 as its Company CEO. Since his arrival, Film Movement has focused on new distribution channels including securing new relationships with television, video on demand, home video partners such as Amazon/Createspace, Netflix rental and electronic delivery, Blockbuster, and also Continental Airlines Inflight Entertainment. Meghan Wurtz is Vice President of Business Development at Film Movement. Ms. Wurtz Prior to joining Film Movement, she worked for European Film Promotion (EFP), an initiative aimed at raising industry awareness of European film and assisting in the further distribution and promotion of European films in North America, where she…
Written by Drew Pillsbury and Directed by Alan White, the film also has performances from Linda Hamilton, Tess Harper and Jake Busey. BROKEN, produced by Jerry Wayne and Brian Etting and financed by Jerry Wayne’s Walk on the Beach Productions, reveals an episode in the life of Hope, a young transplant to Los Angeles from the Midwest. We learn that after a steady stream of rejection and the sinking realization that her singing career is fast going nowhere, Hope finds solace in the arms of Will; a handsome, charming bad boy. They fall madly in love and quickly become each…
Michaela Kezele was born in Munich. Her Mother is Serbian, her father Croatian. She was raised by her grandparents in Dubrovnik. As a result of the war, she came back to Munich in 1991. After graduating from high-school, she studied for two years at the music academy and graduated in 1997 with a diploma in acting.. After graduation, she worked in Germany and Croatia as an actress. Now, she is a student at the film & television academy in Munich. Milan is Michaela’s third short film made during her film school years. Milan takes place during the 1999 Nato air-raids…
Jan Cvitkovia, director of Gravehopping, was born in 1966 in Slovenia. Jan is an archaeologist, writer, actor, and director. In 2001, Jan wrote and directed his first feature film, Bread and Milk (Kruh in mleko). Bread and Milk won the Lion of the Future, Luigi de Laurentis Award for Best First Film, La Mostra at Venice Film Festival 2001. His latest feature film, Gravehopping (Odgrobadogroba) has won numerous awards in international film festivals including the Altadis Award for Best new director, San Sebastian, 2005. The latest award won by Gravehopping is the Cinema Without Borders Critics Award for the Best…