Werner Herzog, one of the most important filmmakers of Auteur Cinema, will be the President of the International Jury at the Berlinale 2010.
As one of the most significant personalities of New German Cinema, he has influenced an entire generation of filmmakers. In his almost 50-year career, Herzog has made over 50 films, which include not only his well-known feature films, but an array of impressive documentary films as well. He has also made a name for himself as an opera director...
CAMBOFEST thanks all the contributors who are making this, our 3rd season, possible.
It's still not too late to make a contribution...to Cambodia's only first
international independent movie festival, CamboFest - now in our 3rd
year (2009 Edition takes place December 4-6, 2009 * www.cambofest.com)
In what has to be a first, the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York is devoting considerable museum space to a working Hollywood filmmaker. Just opening this weekend is Tim Burton, a major retrospective exploring the full scale of Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. On view through April 26, 2010, the exhibition brings together over 700 examples ...
Veteran documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman was honored at IDFA's Opening Night ceremonies last evening with a Living Legends Award. There is much truth in the name of the award......Wiseman is a true living legend who continues his 50-year streak of creating intriguing, involving and sometimes shocking documentaries at the tender age of 79. He shows no signs of slowing down. His lastest project, LA DANSE, a portrait of the Ballet Company of the French National Opera.
Freder...
Acknowledged filmmakers, French Nicolas Philibert and Polish Marcel Lozinski, will be attending DocPoint Festival as honoured guests. The 9th DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival takes place on the 26th-31st of January 2010.
The festival programme will include a comprehensive retrospective of Lozinski's work. Academy Award nominated Marcel Lozinski has been a productive filmmaker since 1972. In his documentaries Lozinski potrays people living under socialism and quest...
by Marla Lewinphoto by Ed KriegerTree is a metaphor for the roots, branches, and leaves of a family. It seems both solid and enduring. TREE by Julie Hebert depicts three generations, divided by race, culture, time, and location. Leo Price (Chuma Gault) is a divorced chef who is caring for an aging mother with dementia (Sloan Robinson) with the help of his college-age daughter, J.J. (Tessa Thompson). They connect when Didi Marcantel (Jacqueline Wright) a southern white woman barges into h...
Now that the Russian Film Festival has finished for the year, we would love to hear any comments that you have about it and thoughts about what you would like to see at next year’s festival. You can email us at sa@academia-rossica.org or write to us – see our website for the address.
If you’d like to submit a film for next year’s festival, we’d also love to hear from you – contact sa@academia-rossica.org.
Our next cultural adventure is a festival of Russian literature, w...
The European Film Academy (EFA) is proud to have won a group of distinguished personalities from the world of European film to co-operate with for the promotion of European cinema and the European Film Awards. In close co-ordination with the European Film Academy, these renowned filmmakers will represent EFA and the European Film Awards at various prestigious events.
The European Film Academy takes great pleasure in welcoming as EFA Ambassadors:
Moritz Bleibtreu, actor, Germany
On...
Mark Hamill * Batman: Arkham Asylum * LA Comedy Shorts Festival
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Chicago, IL---Reeling 2009 wrapped up on November 15th, but there are still quite a few visiting filmmakers and talent in town this weekend, including:
Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), who is starring in our Closing Night Film, Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!!
Evgeny Afineevsky,director of our Closing Night Film, Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!!
Ky Dickens (local director of our Documentary Centerpiece film, Fish Out of Water), who will als...
The Stockholm International Film Festival now reveals the names of the five people who will decide which film will be presented with the honourable Bronze Horse. This year's jury consists of representatives from the world of film and one member from the Swedish music scene, and is chaired by producer Olivier Guerpillon.
The festival jury presents the festival's honorary award, the 16 lb Bronze Horse, to a film in the Stockholm XX Competition. The jury also presents Aluminium Horses for best ...
Presentation of Europe's best young actors at the 60th Berlinale
Jury member: Ana Geislerová
The jury for SHOOTING STARS 2010 is now confirmed. At the end of November, Europe's 10 best up-and-coming actors will be chosen from the 21 nominations submitted by European Film Promotion's (EFP) member organisations. The SHOOTING STARS will be prese...
Link to video interview with director Lee Daniels of the American indie hit PRECIOUS, on stage at the Jacob Burns Film Center, New York on Monday, November 9:
http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/precious-moreinfo
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James Cameron has been selected to receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's highest honor, The Lucky BrandTM Modern Master Award, it was announced by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The Tribute will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2010,at the historic Arlington Theatre.
The Lucky BrandTM Modern Master Award is the highest honor presented by SBIFF. Established in 1995, it was created to honor an individual who has enriched our culture through his/her mult...
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that Academy Award® nominee Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda," "Skin,") will be honored with BIFF's 2009 Rising Star Tribute. The announcement was made by BIFF Founder & Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.
The Festival's prestigious Rising Star Award is given to an actor or actress whose noteworthy performances have put them on the path for elite and lasting stardom in the industry. Sophie Okon...
The British director is happy because young people can see his films on the big screen and he hopes they find “the truth” he was trying to transmit when he made them.
The British director Nicolas Roeg, who is president of the Official Jury of the sixth edition of the Seville European Film Festival, thanked the Festival’s artistic director, Javier Martín-Domínguez, and the event organizers who chose him to lead the jury. He said that it was very interesting work as it is...
Is cinema Toast? what s thefuture of cinema.
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Shot with my cellphone in Ischia Festival
The „International Film Festival of India", which is held between the 23rd of november till 3rd of december 2009 in Goa
will show for its 40th anniversary a retrospective of director and author Roland Reber:
All six movies of wtp international GmbH (director: Roland Reber) will be shown:
the room (Das Zimmer; psycho-thriller, 2001)
Pentamagica (satiric comedy, 2003)
The Dark Side of our inner Space (drama, 2003)
24/7 ...
