Goran Paskaljević, the director of 18 feature films including Cabaret Balkan, How Harry Became a Tree and Midwinter Night’s Dream, died Friday of lung cancer in Paris, his family announced. He was 73.
Illness did not stop him from completing his final film, Despite the Fog (Nonostante la nebbia), which was shot in Italy last year. In the writer-director’s typical conjunction of personal drama and looming social disaster, the movie is about a couple who have suffered the loss of a son and give shelter to an orphaned migrant boy. It bowed at the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain.
Born in ...
Illness did not stop him from completing his final film, Despite the Fog (Nonostante la nebbia), which was shot in Italy last year. In the writer-director’s typical conjunction of personal drama and looming social disaster, the movie is about a couple who have suffered the loss of a son and give shelter to an orphaned migrant boy. It bowed at the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain.
Born in ...
- 9/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cine idols Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth will add star power at the inauguration of the 50th edition of International Film Festival Of India (Iffi) on November 20.
Over 9,000 delegates have already registered for the event, which is scheduled to screen over 200 films from 76 countries, including 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films as part of Indian Panorama.
Also Read:?Amitabh Bachchan pens a heartfelt message about life
The opening ceremony will feature the screening of the Italian film "Despite The Fog, directed Goran Paskaljevic. Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf's "Marghe And Her Mother" will be the festival's closing film, which will be screened on Novemver 28.
Bollywood director Karan Johar will be compering the opening ceremony, in the presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Amit Khare, and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Iffi is jointly organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,...
Over 9,000 delegates have already registered for the event, which is scheduled to screen over 200 films from 76 countries, including 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films as part of Indian Panorama.
Also Read:?Amitabh Bachchan pens a heartfelt message about life
The opening ceremony will feature the screening of the Italian film "Despite The Fog, directed Goran Paskaljevic. Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf's "Marghe And Her Mother" will be the festival's closing film, which will be screened on Novemver 28.
Bollywood director Karan Johar will be compering the opening ceremony, in the presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Amit Khare, and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Iffi is jointly organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,...
- 11/20/2019
- GlamSham
Fierce, committed and above all, tough — these are the words that collaborators use to describe producer Robin O’Hara, a longtime fixture of the New York independent film scene, who died suddenly last week after complications from cancer treatment.
When O’Hara’s business and life partner Scott Macaulay of Forensic Films posted the sad news on Facebook last Wednesday, hundreds of prominent filmmakers, former crewmembers, and friends from across the independent film world offered an outpouring of condolences, remembrances, and testimonies about O’Hara’s importance in nurturing their art and their careers.
As “Saving Face” director Alice Wu wrote, “She was brilliant and mercurial and hilarious and terrifying. She gave no fucks — unless she did give a fuck — and then she gave everything. Anyone who has been lucky enough to be in her orbit never lets go. She pushed us all … and we became better people.”
Echoing Wu,...
When O’Hara’s business and life partner Scott Macaulay of Forensic Films posted the sad news on Facebook last Wednesday, hundreds of prominent filmmakers, former crewmembers, and friends from across the independent film world offered an outpouring of condolences, remembrances, and testimonies about O’Hara’s importance in nurturing their art and their careers.
As “Saving Face” director Alice Wu wrote, “She was brilliant and mercurial and hilarious and terrifying. She gave no fucks — unless she did give a fuck — and then she gave everything. Anyone who has been lucky enough to be in her orbit never lets go. She pushed us all … and we became better people.”
Echoing Wu,...
- 3/20/2017
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Amazon has exclusive streaming rights to films like The Land Of The Gods and A Death In The Gunj.
Amazon has announced a long-term alliance with Cinestaan Film Company through its sales arm C International Sales for the exclusive distribution of independent Indian films.
The first batch of the titles includes The Land Of The Gods (Dev Bhoomi), A Death In The Gunj and The Hungry. The films will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video India after their theatrical release.
Rohit Khattar, chairman of India and UK-based boutique studio Cinestaan Group said, “In our quest to champion independent Indian films, we have been trying to figure out various ways to effectively distribute films which face the usual conundrum of high P&A and other costs. Amazon Prime Video has presented a much needed option.”
Nitesh Kripalani, director and country head of Amazon Prime Video India said, “Our alliance with Cinestaan is to build our selection...
Amazon has announced a long-term alliance with Cinestaan Film Company through its sales arm C International Sales for the exclusive distribution of independent Indian films.
The first batch of the titles includes The Land Of The Gods (Dev Bhoomi), A Death In The Gunj and The Hungry. The films will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video India after their theatrical release.
Rohit Khattar, chairman of India and UK-based boutique studio Cinestaan Group said, “In our quest to champion independent Indian films, we have been trying to figure out various ways to effectively distribute films which face the usual conundrum of high P&A and other costs. Amazon Prime Video has presented a much needed option.”
Nitesh Kripalani, director and country head of Amazon Prime Video India said, “Our alliance with Cinestaan is to build our selection...
- 1/30/2017
- by screenasia@yahoo.com (Silvia Wong)
- ScreenDaily
Below you will find our favorite films of the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, as well as an index of our coverage.Top Picksfernando F. Crocei.Toni Erdmann, A Quiet Passion, Elle, (re)Assignment, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsII.Voyage of Time, Moonlight, I, Daniel Blake; Austerrlitz, J: Beyond FlamencoIII.Salt and Fire, Hello Destroyer, Land of the GodsDANIEL Kasmani.As Without So Within, Certain Women, NocturamaII.Cilaos, Yourself and Yours, Incantati, Children of Lir, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsIII.Into the Inferno, Untitled, Daguerrotype, Venus Delta, Safari, The HedonistsIV.The Dreamed Path, Manchester by the Sea, 350 Mya, Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, Kékszakállú, Foyer, The Dreamed OnesV.Ember, Salt and Fire, (re)AssignmentMICHAEL Sicinskii.SingularityII.Aquarius, AusterlitzIII.025 Red Sunset, Cilaos, Indefinite Pitch, Luna e Santur, Mimosas, Nocturama, SieranevadaBLAKE Williamsi.Nocturama, As Without So Withinii.The Dreamed Path, Yourself and Yours, Burning mountains that spew flame,...
- 9/28/2016
- MUBI
MoonlightDear Danny,As I type this final entry in a state of literal suspension—aboard my flight home, between a rainy Canadian morning and a muggy Californian afternoon—I begin to wonder whether my festival choices were too safe. I read your takes on experimental works with pleasure, as well as a hint of envy toward your adventurousness. My sole excursion this year into Wavelengths territory was Sergei Loznitsa’s Austerlitz, which I admired more than you. Concentration-camp tourism understandably dismays the sober director of My Joy, yet there’s a mordant edge to his unbroken views of visitors, including teeming long-shots that resemble Jacques Tati frames. People amble through these zones of unspeakable suffering as if at a particularly prosaic mall, guides barely hang on to their groups’ attention (“Folks, could you not eat in here, please?”), knowledge is shaky and selfie-sticks are ubiquitous. Still, I thought Loznitsa’s...
- 9/19/2016
- MUBI
Nigerian metropolis Lagos is the focus of the eighth City To City showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) as top brass anoint two international Rising Stars.
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
- 8/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Nigerian capital Lagos is the focus of the eighth City To City showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) as top brass anoint two international Rising Stars.
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
- 8/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Banned in India, the controversial new motion picture Unfreedom releases in the United States this Friday, May 29, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles as well as on nationwide digital platforms such as iTunes.
Award-winning actor Victor Banerjee stars in this bold new film and sat down for a candid talk about his role as “Fareed,” a liberal Muslim scholar who actively speaks out against terrorists that use the Muslim faith as a cover for their immoral actions.
How were you first approached for this project and what made you want to take on this role?
An Assamese Director, Bidyut Kataki, whose feature film “As the River Flows”, I had worked in, was a friend of Aftab’s, I think, and sent him my contact details. Raj then had the guts to send me his gut-wrenching script. It was the sort of script that only a fool would turn down and,...
Award-winning actor Victor Banerjee stars in this bold new film and sat down for a candid talk about his role as “Fareed,” a liberal Muslim scholar who actively speaks out against terrorists that use the Muslim faith as a cover for their immoral actions.
How were you first approached for this project and what made you want to take on this role?
An Assamese Director, Bidyut Kataki, whose feature film “As the River Flows”, I had worked in, was a friend of Aftab’s, I think, and sent him my contact details. Raj then had the guts to send me his gut-wrenching script. It was the sort of script that only a fool would turn down and,...
- 5/31/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
"Spanish writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa makes a respectable English-language debut with A Perfect Day, about a group of humanitarian aid workers in the Balkans in 1995, as the Bosnian conflict was winding down," begins David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter. "Tipping its hat to antiwar screen comedies that came out of the counterculture movement like Catch-22 and M*A*S*H—with a dash of the mordant absurdism of Emir Kusturica and Goran Paskaljevic fueled by the setting—the good-looking film’s humor is low-key to a fault, and its characters don't always generate the sparks that the script intends." With Benicio Del Toro and Tim Robbins. We've got more reviews and the trailer. » - David Hudson...
- 5/17/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
"Spanish writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa makes a respectable English-language debut with A Perfect Day, about a group of humanitarian aid workers in the Balkans in 1995, as the Bosnian conflict was winding down," begins David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter. "Tipping its hat to antiwar screen comedies that came out of the counterculture movement like Catch-22 and M*A*S*H—with a dash of the mordant absurdism of Emir Kusturica and Goran Paskaljevic fueled by the setting—the good-looking film’s humor is low-key to a fault, and its characters don't always generate the sparks that the script intends." With Benicio Del Toro and Tim Robbins. We've got more reviews and the trailer. » - David Hudson...
- 5/17/2015
- Keyframe
The Lesson by co-directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov was the big winner at this year’s Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria.
The duo’s feature debut became the second Bulgarian feature in Siff’s 19-year history to receive the international jury’s Grand Prix after Dragomir Sholev’s Shelter in 2011.
The Lesson also picked up the Audience Award, the Fipresci International Critics’ Prize and the award for the Best Bulgarian Feature Film.
Accepting the award, Valchanov pointed to the importance of the Sofia Meetings where The Lesson had originally been pitched and said that this event should be ¨an example¨ to the Bulgarian state to develop a long-term and sustainable film policy for the future.
The sentiment was echoed by international jury president Stephan Komanderev (The Judgement) when he presented the ¨Sofia City Of Film¨ Grand Prix to the young directors.
The Lesson, which is handled internationally by Wide Management, premiered last year...
The duo’s feature debut became the second Bulgarian feature in Siff’s 19-year history to receive the international jury’s Grand Prix after Dragomir Sholev’s Shelter in 2011.
The Lesson also picked up the Audience Award, the Fipresci International Critics’ Prize and the award for the Best Bulgarian Feature Film.
Accepting the award, Valchanov pointed to the importance of the Sofia Meetings where The Lesson had originally been pitched and said that this event should be ¨an example¨ to the Bulgarian state to develop a long-term and sustainable film policy for the future.
The sentiment was echoed by international jury president Stephan Komanderev (The Judgement) when he presented the ¨Sofia City Of Film¨ Grand Prix to the young directors.
The Lesson, which is handled internationally by Wide Management, premiered last year...
- 3/16/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Six women have been elected onto the board of the European Film Academy (Efa).
Each board member is elected for a two-year term, with eight of the board up for re-election this time. Re-elected were two female members, Dagmar Jacobsen and Rebecca O’Brien. The six new board members are:
Tilde Corsi, Italy, producerIra von Gienanth, Germany, producer/distributorAngeles Gonzáles-Sinde, Spain, screenwriterVanessa Henneman, Netherlands, talent agentAgnès Jaoui, France, director/screenwriter/actressEwa Puszczynska, Poland, producer
They replace Adriana Chiesa di Palma (Italy), Stephan Hutter (Germany), Cedomir Kolar (France), Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia), Antonio Perez Perez (Spain) and Jani Thiltges (Luxembourg).
Efa Board
Chairwoman:
Agnieszka Holland, Poland, director
Deputy Chairmen:
Mike Downey, UK, producer
Antonio Saura, Spain, producer
Board Members:
Roberto Cicutto, Italy, producer
Tilde Corsi, Italy, producer
Helena Danielsson, Sweden, producer
Ira von Gienanth, Germany, producer/distributor
Ilann Girard, France, producer
Angeles Gonzáles-Sinde, Spain, screenwriter
Vanessa Henneman, Netherlands, talent agent
Dagmar Jacobsen, Germany, producer...
Each board member is elected for a two-year term, with eight of the board up for re-election this time. Re-elected were two female members, Dagmar Jacobsen and Rebecca O’Brien. The six new board members are:
Tilde Corsi, Italy, producerIra von Gienanth, Germany, producer/distributorAngeles Gonzáles-Sinde, Spain, screenwriterVanessa Henneman, Netherlands, talent agentAgnès Jaoui, France, director/screenwriter/actressEwa Puszczynska, Poland, producer
They replace Adriana Chiesa di Palma (Italy), Stephan Hutter (Germany), Cedomir Kolar (France), Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia), Antonio Perez Perez (Spain) and Jani Thiltges (Luxembourg).
Efa Board
Chairwoman:
Agnieszka Holland, Poland, director
Deputy Chairmen:
Mike Downey, UK, producer
Antonio Saura, Spain, producer
Board Members:
Roberto Cicutto, Italy, producer
Tilde Corsi, Italy, producer
Helena Danielsson, Sweden, producer
Ira von Gienanth, Germany, producer/distributor
Ilann Girard, France, producer
Angeles Gonzáles-Sinde, Spain, screenwriter
Vanessa Henneman, Netherlands, talent agent
Dagmar Jacobsen, Germany, producer...
- 1/12/2015
- ScreenDaily
Redmayne lauded for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for Best Director to Kyrgyzstan’s Marat Sarulu for Move...
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for Best Director to Kyrgyzstan’s Marat Sarulu for Move...
- 12/1/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Other prizes included a Best Actor prize for Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for...
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for...
- 12/1/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Chaitanya Tamhane’s “Court”
Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut film Court swept three awards in International Competition at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. The film, produced by Vivek Gomber, won the Golden Gateway award for Best Film, Best Director and Jury Special Mention for Ensemble Cast. The International Competition Jury of the festival was headed by British director Peter Webber.
In India Gold competition, Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga took home the Golden Gateway award for Best Film. Avinash Arun’s Killa won the second Best Film and a Jury Special Mention for Best Ensemble Cast. The Jury was headed by Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic.
In Dimensions Mumbai short film section, the Jury awarded the Best Film to Disha Rindani for Mumbai 70. Unfit directed by Shristi Jain won the second Best Film. Ramachandra Gaonkar’s Selfie got a Jury Special Mention.
Complete list of awards:
International Competition:
Best film – Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane...
Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut film Court swept three awards in International Competition at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. The film, produced by Vivek Gomber, won the Golden Gateway award for Best Film, Best Director and Jury Special Mention for Ensemble Cast. The International Competition Jury of the festival was headed by British director Peter Webber.
In India Gold competition, Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga took home the Golden Gateway award for Best Film. Avinash Arun’s Killa won the second Best Film and a Jury Special Mention for Best Ensemble Cast. The Jury was headed by Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic.
In Dimensions Mumbai short film section, the Jury awarded the Best Film to Disha Rindani for Mumbai 70. Unfit directed by Shristi Jain won the second Best Film. Ramachandra Gaonkar’s Selfie got a Jury Special Mention.
Complete list of awards:
International Competition:
Best film – Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane...
- 10/22/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Indian films Court, Chauranga and Killa were the big winners at the close of the Mumbai Film Festival (Mff), which wrapped on Tuesday night.
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court won best film and best director in Mff’s International Competition for first and second-time filmmakers, along with a Special Jury Mention for the ensemble cast. The film, produced by Vivek Gomber, also recently won best film in the Orizzonti section at the Venice film festival.
The jury for this section, headed by UK director Peter Webber, gave the Jury Grand Prize to Mexican film Gueros, directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios (see full list of winners below).
Chauranga, directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, won best film in the India Gold competition. Produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri, the film tells the story of a young ‘dalit’ boy who dares to write a love letter to a girl from a higher caste.
Avinash Arun’s Killa, about a young...
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court won best film and best director in Mff’s International Competition for first and second-time filmmakers, along with a Special Jury Mention for the ensemble cast. The film, produced by Vivek Gomber, also recently won best film in the Orizzonti section at the Venice film festival.
The jury for this section, headed by UK director Peter Webber, gave the Jury Grand Prize to Mexican film Gueros, directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios (see full list of winners below).
Chauranga, directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, won best film in the India Gold competition. Produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri, the film tells the story of a young ‘dalit’ boy who dares to write a love letter to a girl from a higher caste.
Avinash Arun’s Killa, about a young...
- 10/22/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Goran Paskaljevic
After Bosnian director Danis Tanović’s (Tiger), it’s Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic who will film his next feature in India. Paskaljevic, who is heading the India Gold jury at 16th Mumbai Film Festival, announced his latest Dev Bhoomi starring Victor Banerjee on Sunday.
Dev Bhoomi will be the first ever Indo-Serbian co-production.
The film explores the homecoming of a 65 year old man, Rahul, who, when he discovers he is going blind, decides to return from England to his village in Garhwal, in India, to take one last look at the world he ran away from, 40 years ago. Produced by Milan Markovic, the film will be entirely shot in Uttarakhand in March-April 2015. The director with his team has been travelling to Dehradun and nearby places in Uttarakhand for scouting locations.
Goran said in a press conference: “Dev Bhoomi is a story of simple dramatic structure, tense inside, without a lot of external effects,...
After Bosnian director Danis Tanović’s (Tiger), it’s Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic who will film his next feature in India. Paskaljevic, who is heading the India Gold jury at 16th Mumbai Film Festival, announced his latest Dev Bhoomi starring Victor Banerjee on Sunday.
Dev Bhoomi will be the first ever Indo-Serbian co-production.
The film explores the homecoming of a 65 year old man, Rahul, who, when he discovers he is going blind, decides to return from England to his village in Garhwal, in India, to take one last look at the world he ran away from, 40 years ago. Produced by Milan Markovic, the film will be entirely shot in Uttarakhand in March-April 2015. The director with his team has been travelling to Dehradun and nearby places in Uttarakhand for scouting locations.
Goran said in a press conference: “Dev Bhoomi is a story of simple dramatic structure, tense inside, without a lot of external effects,...
- 10/20/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic is planning to shoot Indo-Serbian co-production Dev Bhoomi, starring Victor Banerjee, in India next March.
Produced by Milan Markovic, the film will be entirely shot in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand in March-April 2015. Serbia’s Nova Film will co-produce with India’s Shinar Entertainment and the UK’s H.W. Buffalo & Co.
The story follows a 65-year-old man, Rahul, who decides to return from England to his village in Garhwal, Uttarakhand when he discovers he is going blind, to take one last look at the world he left 40 years ago.
Paskaljevic is currently serving on the India Gold jury of the on-going Mumbai Film Festival. His credits include Cabaret Balkan (1998), Honeymoons (2009) and When Day Breaks (2012).
Banerjee is known to international audiences for his roles in David Lean’s A Passage To India and has also worked with Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Shyam Benegal and Satyajit Ray.
“Dev Bhoomi...
Produced by Milan Markovic, the film will be entirely shot in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand in March-April 2015. Serbia’s Nova Film will co-produce with India’s Shinar Entertainment and the UK’s H.W. Buffalo & Co.
The story follows a 65-year-old man, Rahul, who decides to return from England to his village in Garhwal, Uttarakhand when he discovers he is going blind, to take one last look at the world he left 40 years ago.
Paskaljevic is currently serving on the India Gold jury of the on-going Mumbai Film Festival. His credits include Cabaret Balkan (1998), Honeymoons (2009) and When Day Breaks (2012).
Banerjee is known to international audiences for his roles in David Lean’s A Passage To India and has also worked with Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Shyam Benegal and Satyajit Ray.
“Dev Bhoomi...
- 10/20/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Bollywood stars including Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned out for the opening of the Mumbai Film Festival (October 14-21), which is celebrating its 16th edition despite almost being shut down a few months ago due to lack of funding.
Saved through donations from filmmakers, stars, industrialists and audience members, the festival put on a glittering opening night ceremony at the historical Chandan Cinema in Mumbai’s Juhu district.
Almost losing the festival appears to have convinced the Bollywood fraternity to show unprecedented levels of support. Sponsors and partners including HBO, Rentrak, Pinkerton, Bajaj Group and Mahindra Rise have also recently come on board the event.
Kalki Koechlin played compere for the evening, while Rai Bachchan inaugurated the festival and Kumar presented a lifetime achievement to veteran Bollywood diva Helen. Rai Bachchan and industrialist Niraj Bajaj also presented Catherine Deneuve with a lifetime achievement award.
Also present in the audience were stars such as Ranbir Kapoor, [link...
Saved through donations from filmmakers, stars, industrialists and audience members, the festival put on a glittering opening night ceremony at the historical Chandan Cinema in Mumbai’s Juhu district.
Almost losing the festival appears to have convinced the Bollywood fraternity to show unprecedented levels of support. Sponsors and partners including HBO, Rentrak, Pinkerton, Bajaj Group and Mahindra Rise have also recently come on board the event.
Kalki Koechlin played compere for the evening, while Rai Bachchan inaugurated the festival and Kumar presented a lifetime achievement to veteran Bollywood diva Helen. Rai Bachchan and industrialist Niraj Bajaj also presented Catherine Deneuve with a lifetime achievement award.
Also present in the audience were stars such as Ranbir Kapoor, [link...
- 10/15/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The 16th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival announced the Jury for International competition, India Gold and Dimensions Mumbai sections.
British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) will head the International Jury which comprises Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Chad-born and Paris-based filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man, Grigis) and Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Imagine the Sound, Comic Book Confidential).
India Gold Jury will be headed by Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic (Midwinter Night’s Dream, How Harry Became a Tree) and will comprise Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage (With You Without You), Chinese actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) and French producer Serge Bromberg (Inferno, The Extraordinary Voyage).
Dimensions Mumbai section will be judged by actor Huma Qureshi, film critic Rajeev Masand, actor-director Satish Kaushik, and directors Gauri Shinde and Homi Adajania.
The 16th Mumbai Film Festival will be held from 14th...
British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) will head the International Jury which comprises Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Chad-born and Paris-based filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man, Grigis) and Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Imagine the Sound, Comic Book Confidential).
India Gold Jury will be headed by Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic (Midwinter Night’s Dream, How Harry Became a Tree) and will comprise Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage (With You Without You), Chinese actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) and French producer Serge Bromberg (Inferno, The Extraordinary Voyage).
Dimensions Mumbai section will be judged by actor Huma Qureshi, film critic Rajeev Masand, actor-director Satish Kaushik, and directors Gauri Shinde and Homi Adajania.
The 16th Mumbai Film Festival will be held from 14th...
- 10/6/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Mumbai Film Festival (Oct 14-21), recently saved by public donations following a funding crunch, unveiled its line-up today including the India Gold Competition and International Competition for first features.
The festival also announced that Catherine Deneuve will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, while master classes will be held by DoP Christopher Doyle and director Mahamat Saleh Haroun.
The International Competition includes Benjamin Naishtat’s History Of Fear, Sudabeh Mortezai’s Macondo and Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, fresh from its Venice success. The India Gold competition includes Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga, Avinash Arun’s The Fort (Killa) and Ms Prakash Babu’s Fig Fruit And The Wasps (see full list below).
Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic will head the India Gold jury, while the Dimensions Mumbai short film competition jury comprises directors Gauri Shinde and Homi Adajania, actors Satish Kaushik and Huma Qureshi and critic Rajeev Masand.
Key films outside the competition sections include Xavier Dolan’s [link...
The festival also announced that Catherine Deneuve will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, while master classes will be held by DoP Christopher Doyle and director Mahamat Saleh Haroun.
The International Competition includes Benjamin Naishtat’s History Of Fear, Sudabeh Mortezai’s Macondo and Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, fresh from its Venice success. The India Gold competition includes Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga, Avinash Arun’s The Fort (Killa) and Ms Prakash Babu’s Fig Fruit And The Wasps (see full list below).
Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic will head the India Gold jury, while the Dimensions Mumbai short film competition jury comprises directors Gauri Shinde and Homi Adajania, actors Satish Kaushik and Huma Qureshi and critic Rajeev Masand.
Key films outside the competition sections include Xavier Dolan’s [link...
- 9/17/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Acclaimed French actor Catherine Deneuve, known for her iconic roles in films such as Repulsion (1965), Belle de Jour (1967) and Tristana (1970), and more recently in Dancer in the Dark (2000) and 8 Women (2002), will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. The festival will screen a selection of her movies as a tribute.
Side bar events of the festival include master classes by internationally acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle, of Paranoid Park, Lady in the water, Psycho, In the Mood for love and Chunking Express; and noted director and writer Mahamat Saleh Haroun known for his films, Girgis, Bye Bye Africa, A Screaming Man.
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice “Lion of the future” winner Court is the only Indian film in international competition. The India Gold competition will showcase films like Avinash Arun’s Killa, Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga, Venu’s Munnariyippu, Dr. Biju’s Names Unknown and Vivek Wagh’s Siddhant.
Side bar events of the festival include master classes by internationally acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle, of Paranoid Park, Lady in the water, Psycho, In the Mood for love and Chunking Express; and noted director and writer Mahamat Saleh Haroun known for his films, Girgis, Bye Bye Africa, A Screaming Man.
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice “Lion of the future” winner Court is the only Indian film in international competition. The India Gold competition will showcase films like Avinash Arun’s Killa, Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga, Venu’s Munnariyippu, Dr. Biju’s Names Unknown and Vivek Wagh’s Siddhant.
- 9/17/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New films by Mira Fornay, Radu Jude and Stephan Komandarev are among the projects to be pitched at this year’s Sofia Meetings (March 13-16).
The Plus Minus One line-up of eight projects includes the third feature from Slovakian filmmaker Mira Fornay. Cook, F—k, Kill (Frogs With No-Tongues) is an absurdist drama about domestic violence.
It follows her 2009 feature debut Little Foxes and 2013’s My Dog Killer, which won a Tiger Award at last year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam and was Slovakia’s submission for for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar.
Romanian Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts, inspired by author Max Blecher’s eponymous novel and other writings, will be produced by his regular collaborator Ada Solomon of HiFilm Productions.
Greek director Rinio Dragassaki’s coming of age film Cosmic Candy is also in the line-up. Her short, Schoolyard, screened in the Generation 14plus at this year’s Berlinale.
In addition...
The Plus Minus One line-up of eight projects includes the third feature from Slovakian filmmaker Mira Fornay. Cook, F—k, Kill (Frogs With No-Tongues) is an absurdist drama about domestic violence.
It follows her 2009 feature debut Little Foxes and 2013’s My Dog Killer, which won a Tiger Award at last year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam and was Slovakia’s submission for for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar.
Romanian Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts, inspired by author Max Blecher’s eponymous novel and other writings, will be produced by his regular collaborator Ada Solomon of HiFilm Productions.
Greek director Rinio Dragassaki’s coming of age film Cosmic Candy is also in the line-up. Her short, Schoolyard, screened in the Generation 14plus at this year’s Berlinale.
In addition...
- 2/26/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
A still from Ana Arabia
Ana Arabia (Israel-France) directed by Amos Gitai will open the 12th Pune International Film Festival 2014 to be held from January 9-16, 2014.
Kanyaka Talkies (Virgin Talkies) by Kr Manoj is the only Indian film in World Competition section.
The films that will compete in Marathi cinema competition are: 72 Miles Ek Pravas by Rajeev Patil, Astu (So Be it) by Sumitra Bhave, Fandry by Nagraj Manjule, Maunraag (Monologue) by Vaibhav Abnave, Narbachi Wadi by Aditya Ajay Sarpotdar, Rege by Abhijit Panse and Tapaal (The Letter) by Laxman Utekar.
The festival will hold Country Focus sections on Taiwan, Hungary, Israel, France, South Korea and Spain. There will be Retrospectives of Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, Italian director Federico Fellini, Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic, American director Billy Wilder, French director Benoit Jacquot and Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Indian Cinema Today section will present films like Shyamaprasad’s Artist, Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s Baga Beach,...
Ana Arabia (Israel-France) directed by Amos Gitai will open the 12th Pune International Film Festival 2014 to be held from January 9-16, 2014.
Kanyaka Talkies (Virgin Talkies) by Kr Manoj is the only Indian film in World Competition section.
The films that will compete in Marathi cinema competition are: 72 Miles Ek Pravas by Rajeev Patil, Astu (So Be it) by Sumitra Bhave, Fandry by Nagraj Manjule, Maunraag (Monologue) by Vaibhav Abnave, Narbachi Wadi by Aditya Ajay Sarpotdar, Rege by Abhijit Panse and Tapaal (The Letter) by Laxman Utekar.
The festival will hold Country Focus sections on Taiwan, Hungary, Israel, France, South Korea and Spain. There will be Retrospectives of Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, Italian director Federico Fellini, Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic, American director Billy Wilder, French director Benoit Jacquot and Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Indian Cinema Today section will present films like Shyamaprasad’s Artist, Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s Baga Beach,...
- 12/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Kanyaka Talkies
The Chennai International Film Festival 2013, to be held from December 12-19, has announced the complete lineup of films.
The festival will host Country Focus on Iran and Taiwan along with a section on contemporary films from Turkey.
The Indian Panorama section will have a mix of regional-language films like Ajanata Batas by Anjan Das (Bengali), Tapaal by Laxman Utekar (Marathi), Baga Beach by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar (Konkani), Ko:Yad by Manju Borah (Assamese), Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi (English-Hindi), Kanyaka Talkies by K R Manoj (Malayalam) and Lucia by Pawan Kumar (Kannada).
The festival will host retrospectives of three eminent filmmakers: French director Claire Denis (S’en Fout La Mort, Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, L’intrus and 35 Rhums); Hungarian director István Szabó (The Door, Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe and Budapest Tales); Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic (Beach Guard in Wintertime, Special Treatment, How Harry Became a Tree,...
The Chennai International Film Festival 2013, to be held from December 12-19, has announced the complete lineup of films.
The festival will host Country Focus on Iran and Taiwan along with a section on contemporary films from Turkey.
The Indian Panorama section will have a mix of regional-language films like Ajanata Batas by Anjan Das (Bengali), Tapaal by Laxman Utekar (Marathi), Baga Beach by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar (Konkani), Ko:Yad by Manju Borah (Assamese), Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi (English-Hindi), Kanyaka Talkies by K R Manoj (Malayalam) and Lucia by Pawan Kumar (Kannada).
The festival will host retrospectives of three eminent filmmakers: French director Claire Denis (S’en Fout La Mort, Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, L’intrus and 35 Rhums); Hungarian director István Szabó (The Door, Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe and Budapest Tales); Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic (Beach Guard in Wintertime, Special Treatment, How Harry Became a Tree,...
- 12/7/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Iffi to screen festival favorites Blue is the Warmest Colour, Ilo Ilo, The Past among others
A still from The Coffin Maker
Two Indian Films; Apu’s Song by Kaushik Ganguly and The Coffin Maker by Veena Bakshi have been selected in the International Competition section at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) to be held in Goa from November 20-30, 2013.
Apu’s Song is a real-life story inspired by Subir Banerjee, the child actor who played the iconic role of Apu in Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. The film released theatrically in August 1955 and it has been 58 long years hence. But ironically Subir never became a part of any film again in his entire life. On his way to receive an award in a film festival in Germany, he reminisces about his life.
The Coffin Maker by Veena Bakshi (India) is set in a small village in Goa.
A still from The Coffin Maker
Two Indian Films; Apu’s Song by Kaushik Ganguly and The Coffin Maker by Veena Bakshi have been selected in the International Competition section at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) to be held in Goa from November 20-30, 2013.
Apu’s Song is a real-life story inspired by Subir Banerjee, the child actor who played the iconic role of Apu in Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. The film released theatrically in August 1955 and it has been 58 long years hence. But ironically Subir never became a part of any film again in his entire life. On his way to receive an award in a film festival in Germany, he reminisces about his life.
The Coffin Maker by Veena Bakshi (India) is set in a small village in Goa.
- 11/13/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.Scroll down for full line-up of films
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
- 9/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
For the first time in Academy Award history, 71 countries are vying for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The submissions for 2012 include director Michael Haneke’s Amour, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival; France’s global box office sensation The Intouchables; and Nairobi Half Life, the first film ever submitted by Kenya. Check out the full list below:
Afghanistan: The Patience Stone, Atiq Rahimi, director
Albania: Pharmakon, Joni Shanaj, director
Algeria: Zabana!, Said Ould Khelifa, director
Argentina: Clandestine Childhood, Benjamín Ávila, director
Armenia: If Only Everyone, Natalia Belyauskene, director
Australia: Lore, Cate Shortland, director
Austria: Amour,...
Afghanistan: The Patience Stone, Atiq Rahimi, director
Albania: Pharmakon, Joni Shanaj, director
Algeria: Zabana!, Said Ould Khelifa, director
Argentina: Clandestine Childhood, Benjamín Ávila, director
Armenia: If Only Everyone, Natalia Belyauskene, director
Australia: Lore, Cate Shortland, director
Austria: Amour,...
- 10/8/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
The Oscar season is almost upon us, and the submissions list is in for the Best Foreign Language Film category, featuring a record 71 entries, including the first submission from Kenya.
Last year, Iran’s Asghar Farhadi came away with the top prize for his acclaimed film, A Separation, and the year before, it was Denmark’s Susanne Bier with her In a Better World.
This year, there are already a handful of strong contenders amongst the pack, most notably Michael Haneke’s Amour, for Austria, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes; Olivier Nakache’s and Éric Toledano’s The Intouchables, for France, which has been breaking records at the global box office; Pablo Larráin’s No, for Chile, which also came away from Cannes with an award in hand; Kim Ki-duk’s Pieta, for South Korea, which took four awards at Venice, including (controversially) the Golden Lion; and...
Last year, Iran’s Asghar Farhadi came away with the top prize for his acclaimed film, A Separation, and the year before, it was Denmark’s Susanne Bier with her In a Better World.
This year, there are already a handful of strong contenders amongst the pack, most notably Michael Haneke’s Amour, for Austria, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes; Olivier Nakache’s and Éric Toledano’s The Intouchables, for France, which has been breaking records at the global box office; Pablo Larráin’s No, for Chile, which also came away from Cannes with an award in hand; Kim Ki-duk’s Pieta, for South Korea, which took four awards at Venice, including (controversially) the Golden Lion; and...
- 10/8/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Intouchables
A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®. In May, Michael Haneke.s Amour (Love) won the Palme d.Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival and was shown this past weekend at the 50th New York Film Festival. However the film I was happiest to see make the list below is from France – The Intouchables from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Check out our review Here.
In the Academy’s rules, only one picture will be accepted from each country. Plus the Academy Statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the motion picture and accepted by the director on behalf of the picture.s creative talents. Ultimately five foreign language motion pictures are nominated for this award.
Director/writer Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation from Iran won the Oscar for the Best...
A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®. In May, Michael Haneke.s Amour (Love) won the Palme d.Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival and was shown this past weekend at the 50th New York Film Festival. However the film I was happiest to see make the list below is from France – The Intouchables from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Check out our review Here.
In the Academy’s rules, only one picture will be accepted from each country. Plus the Academy Statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the motion picture and accepted by the director on behalf of the picture.s creative talents. Ultimately five foreign language motion pictures are nominated for this award.
Director/writer Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation from Iran won the Oscar for the Best...
- 10/8/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Update: The official list has been revealed and the total is a record 71 movies. I have updated the list directly below or you can check it out here. The original article follows. I have been tracking the Oscar Foreign Language submissions again this year, as I have for the past several years, and it looks like we finally have a full field as I expect we will be seeing an official press release from the Academy some time this week. This year we have five more submissions already over last year as the total has now reached 68 submissions compared to last year's 63. This, despite, Iran boycotting the Oscars this year due to the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims, which has sparked so much controversy as of late. To reach the total of 68 films I have just finished adding 16 more titles to the list from the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina,...
- 10/7/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I have been tracking the Oscar Foreign Language submissions again this year, as I have for the past several years, and it looks like we finally have a full field as I expect we will be seeing an official press release from the Academy some time this week. This year we have five more submissions already over last year as the total has now reached 68 submissions compared to last year's 63. This, despite, Iran boycotting the Oscars this year due to the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims, which has sparked so much controversy as of late. To reach the total of 68 films I have just finished adding 16 more titles to the list from the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, China, Georgia, Greenland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey and Uruguay. To siphon out front-runners is never easy in this category, though there are a few that stick out immediately.
- 10/7/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
“With this film, I’ve attempted to do something very complicated,” says Goran Paskaljevic during his introduction to the screening of "When Day Breaks." “To make a simple film.” One of Serbia’s most prominent filmmakers, Paskaljevic’s films have been premiering at Tiff since the 90s, and his brand new one, about a 70-year-old man learning about his true identity, follows suit. Believing that nowadays world cinema is lacking in emotion and true feeling, the director hopes that "When Day Breaks" will prove different. This envelope of hope however, was pushed too far. We follow Misha Brankov (Mustafa Naderevic), a retired composer, who gets a letter about out an old box that had been dug up in the Old Fairgrounds of Belgrade, a site used as a concentration camp during the Second World War. Brankov’s visit to the museum changes his life forever when he finds out that he was adopted,...
- 9/12/2012
- by Nikola Grozdanovic
- The Playlist
Toronto - Serbia chose Goran Paskaljevic's When Day Breaks as its contender in the Oscar's foreign language competition. But the Serbian director, who debuted his latest movie at the Toronto International Film Festival this week as part of its Masters program, aims at more than awards season glory. Photos: Toronto 2012: THR Celebrates Film at Cocktail Party Paskaljevic wants the Serbian government to turn Belgrade’s Old Fairgrounds site, where a Second World War concentration camp for Jews and Gypsies once stood, into a proper memorial to Serbia’s troubled past and present. “The film can be a foundation to push the authorities
read more...
read more...
- 9/11/2012
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The same night Austria cashed their Oscar chips with Michael Haneke‘s Amour, we’ve been given a trailer for Serbia’s own entry, When Day Breaks. New of that strategic move came from Variety, who tell us Goran Paskaljevic‘s picture, premiering in Toronto, revolves around “a retired music professor who finds out the truth about his past when a wartime metal box containing a musical score is found near the site of a concentration camp in Belgrade.” And it’s all true. Or, most of it.
The preview itself is visually impressive — the screencapped shot, seen right above, was only one of many that caught my eye — but so structurally disparate that I can’t really get a grip on what’s being sent my way. Co-writer Filip David based much of When Day Breaks on the experience of his relatives and those he grew up around — the...
The preview itself is visually impressive — the screencapped shot, seen right above, was only one of many that caught my eye — but so structurally disparate that I can’t really get a grip on what’s being sent my way. Co-writer Filip David based much of When Day Breaks on the experience of his relatives and those he grew up around — the...
- 9/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The latest from Kim Ki-duk, Michael Winterbottom, Bernardo Bertolucci, Michael Haneke and a good number more have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Masters program. See below for the full list. Toronto - The 37th Toronto International Film Festival®'s Masters programme presents a cinematic feast of 14 films by modern masters of celluloid, including the world premieres of new films by Goran Paskaljevic and Bernard Émond. "These Masters films represent cinema's living legacy," said Piers Handling, Director and CEO, Tiff. "We are proud to present new work from directors as renowned as Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Haneke, Bernardo Bertolucci and Abbas Kiarostami. All 14 filmmakers command the respect of audiences, critics and above all their filmmaking peers." Amour...
- 8/21/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Tiff Completes 2012 Festival Lineup with Masters, Discovery, Mavericks & Docs: Plus Who's Showing Up
Toronto 37 has rounded out its 2012 festival titles, adding 40-plus titles to its massive slate. New films announced in the Masters program include the North American premieres of Michael Haneke's "Amour," Olivier Assayas's "Something in the Air," Abbas Kiarostami's "Like Someone in Love" and the world premieres of Michael Winterbottom's "Everyday" and Goran Paskaljevic's "When Day Breaks." The Discovery program adds twenty-seven new titles from up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world, including world premieres of Pablo Berger's "Blancanieves," Ramaa Mosley's "The Brass Teapot," "Mikael Marcimain's "Call Girl" and Rola Nashaf's "Detroir Unleaded." The Mavericks program will feature a range of conversations topics and appearances by Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem and Jackie Chan. Journalists are already tumbling iover each other to gain access to...
- 8/21/2012
- by Anne Thompson and Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Toronto – The 37th Toronto International Film Festival®’s Masters programme presents a cinematic feast of 14 films by modern masters of celluloid, including the world premieres of new films by Goran Paskaljevic and Bernard Émond. “These Masters films represent cinema’s living legacy,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO, Tiff. “We are proud to present new work from directors as renowned as Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Haneke, Bernardo Bertolucci and Abbas Kiarostami. All 14 filmmakers command the respect of audiences, critics and above all their filmmaking peers.” Amour Michael Haneke, Austria/France/Germany North American Premiere Screen legends Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva are ineffably moving as an elderly couple facing their own mortality in the Palme d’Or-winning new work by modern master Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon). Beyond the Hills (Dupa Dealuri) Cristian Mungiu, Romania/France North American Premiere Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) returns...
- 8/21/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The 37th Toronto International Film Festival® will roll out the red carpet for hundreds of guests from the four corners of the globe in September. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Rian Johnson, Noah Baumbach, Deepa Mehta, Derek Cianfrance, Sion Sono, Joss Whedon, Neil Jordan, Lu Chuan, Shola Lynch, Barry Levinson, Yvan Attal, Ben Affleck, Marina Zenovich, Costa-Gavras, Laurent Cantet, Sally Potter, Dustin Hoffman, Francois Ozon, David O. Russell, David Ayer, Pelin Esmer, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Andrew Adamson, Michael McGowan, Bahman Ghobadi, Ziad Doueiri, Alex Gibney, Stephen Chbosky, Eran Riklis, Edward Burns, Bernard Émond, Zhang Yuan, Michael Winterbottom, Mike Newell, Miwa Nishikawa, Margarethe Von Trotta, David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Gauri Shinde, Goran Paskaljevic, Baltasar Kormákur, J.A. Bayona, Rob Zombie, Peaches and Paul Andrew Williams.
Actors expected to attend include: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Chan, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Bill Murray, Robert Redford,...
Actors expected to attend include: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Chan, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Bill Murray, Robert Redford,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After a string of announcements, it looks like the Toronto International Film Festival have locked down their line-up and it’s looking like a fantastic slate. Much of the additions today come in the form of previous Cannes premieres, including Michael Haneke‘s Amour (review), Cristian Mungiu‘s Beyond the Hills (review), Abbas Kiarostami‘s Like Someone in Love (review), Bernardo Bertolucci‘s Me and You (review), Hong Sang-soo‘s In Another Country and the Venice premiere Olivier Assayas‘ Something in the Air. Most notably missing is Leos Carax‘s Holy Motors, but we do get a new Michael Winterbottom film titled Everyday. Out of the Discovery section, the biggest film seems to be The Brass Teapot, and indie drama starring Juno Temple and Michael Angarano and one can check out all the additions below.
Masters
Amour Michael Haneke, Austria/France/Germany North American Premiere Screen legends Jean-Louis Trintignant and...
Masters
Amour Michael Haneke, Austria/France/Germany North American Premiere Screen legends Jean-Louis Trintignant and...
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Toronto International Film Festival has added over 40 titles to complete its mammoth and impressive 2012 lineup, which now stands at over 200 films. The new editions includes films in the Discover and Masters sections, including North American premieres from world-renowned filmmakers Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Haneke, Olivier Assayas, Hong Sang-soo, Cristian Mungi, Bernardo Bertolucci and Abbas Kiarostami in the latter. The Master's program will also include world premieres of new films by Michael Winterbottom, Goran Paskaljevic and Bernard Émond.. Read More: A complete list of all announced films in every program can be found here. The Discovery program, meanwhile, will shine a spotlight on first and second feature films from up-and-coming filmmakers, with 27 feature films. The lineup showcases dynamic films by enterprising directors from around the world including Paraguay, France, Sweden, Estonia, Ivory Coast and Serbia. "North American...
- 8/21/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Toronto – Booking the masters - the latest work by Bernardo Bertolucci, Michael Winterbottom, Michael Haneke and Abbas Kiarostami will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. Revealing its Masters sidebar, fest organizers on Tuesday said Winterbottom’s Everyday, which was filmed over five years, will receive a world premiere in Toronto, as will Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic’s When Day Breaks. As Toronto makes its last lineup announcements, there’s a slew of North American premieres for Cannes titles like Bertolucci’s Me and You, the Italian director’s first film since The Dreamers, Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills, a nuns-gone-mad
read more...
read more...
- 8/21/2012
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Best Actor winner Connor McCarron (top); Best Actress winner Nora Navas (bottom) Peter Mullan's Neds Wins Top Prize at San Sebastian Film Festival Special Mention to “A JAMA” by Daoud Aoulad-syad (Morocco-France) For the complexity achieved by a simple story. Jury Prize For Best Screenplay to Bent Hamer for “Home For Christmas“ (Norway-Sweden-Germany) Jury Prize For Best Cinematography to Jimmy Gimferrer for “Aita” (Spain) Silver Shell For Best Actor to Connor McCarron for “Neds” (UK-France-Italy) Silver Shell For Best Actress to Nora Navas for “Pa Negre” (Spain) Silver Shell For Best Director to Raoul Ruiz for “MISTÉRIOS De Lisboa” (Spain) Special Jury Prize to “Elisa K” by Judith Colell and Jordi Cadena (Spain) For the way it portrays the violence to which innocent people are exposed to in everyday life. Golden Shell For Best Film to “Neds” by Peter Mullan (UK-France-Italy) Jury: * Mr. Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia) (President) * Ms. Jo Allen...
- 9/29/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Peter Mullan triumphed this past Saturday at the 58th edition of the San Sebastian Int. Film Festival when his third film, Neds won the Golden Shell for Best Picture. “Neds” is the story of John McGill, who is just about to start high school, where he fully expects to continue his so-far glittering academic career. But there are dark clouds on the horizon. His friendship with middle-class Julian shines a light on the abusive and dysfunctional status of his home life, where his father is a drunk, violent and ineffective, his mother is troubled and repressed and his elder brother is always in trouble with the law. At school, there are a pair of good teachers, but most are uninterested and unhelpful in the face of the brutal and territorial gang culture which has spread from local housing estates to the schoolyard. The film, a social commentary on education and violence in 70´s Glasgow,...
- 9/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The 58th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival concluded today in the eponymous seaside town on Spain's Atlantic coast with the official awards ceremony and closing film "Sarah's Key," which earlier premiered at Toronto. Peter Mullan's hard-hitting "Neds," short for "Non-Educated Delinquents," was awarded the fest's top prize, the Golden Shell, by a jury headed by director Goran Paskaljevic. The film also won Best Actor for young non-pro Connor McCarron. ...
- 9/25/2010
- Indiewire
Madrid -- The 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival was set to kick off Friday night with Mexican director Felipe Cazals gracing the stage at the festival's inaugural gala to present his "Chicogrande," which is to open the Official Section.
Actress Olivia Williams will pick up the Fipresci Grand Prize for Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer," voted the best film of 2010 by the Federation of International Film Critics.
The inaugural ceremony, to be held in the futuristic Kursaal convention center, will be presented by Spanish journalist Edurne Ormazabal and actor Eduardo Noriega in Spanish, English and the local Basque language as is customary for the festival held in Spain's northern Basque region.
Members of the official jury, including chair Goran Paskaljevic, will be on hand for the opening ceremony. Actress Yun Junghee will present "Poetry," the opening movie of Zabaltegi-Pearls, while Diego Luna will introduce his directorial debut "Abel" with John Malkovich,...
Actress Olivia Williams will pick up the Fipresci Grand Prize for Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer," voted the best film of 2010 by the Federation of International Film Critics.
The inaugural ceremony, to be held in the futuristic Kursaal convention center, will be presented by Spanish journalist Edurne Ormazabal and actor Eduardo Noriega in Spanish, English and the local Basque language as is customary for the festival held in Spain's northern Basque region.
Members of the official jury, including chair Goran Paskaljevic, will be on hand for the opening ceremony. Actress Yun Junghee will present "Poetry," the opening movie of Zabaltegi-Pearls, while Diego Luna will introduce his directorial debut "Abel" with John Malkovich,...
- 9/17/2010
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Madrid -- Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic will head the official jury for the Golden Shell at the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, organizers announced Friday.
Oscar-nominated make-up artist Jo Allen, Spanish actor Jose Coronado, Peruvian director Claudia Llosa, Philippine director Raya Martin, Argentine director/producer Pablo Trapero and British director Lucy Walker will comprise the rest of the jury.
Walker's documentary "Countdown to Zero," a exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, will screen in the Zabaltegi-Specials sidebar.
San Sebastian runs in Spain's northern Basque region Sept. 17-26.
Oscar-nominated make-up artist Jo Allen, Spanish actor Jose Coronado, Peruvian director Claudia Llosa, Philippine director Raya Martin, Argentine director/producer Pablo Trapero and British director Lucy Walker will comprise the rest of the jury.
Walker's documentary "Countdown to Zero," a exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, will screen in the Zabaltegi-Specials sidebar.
San Sebastian runs in Spain's northern Basque region Sept. 17-26.
- 9/10/2010
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer," Mike Leigh's melancholic drama "Another Year" and Berlin Film Fest winner "Honey" from Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu are among the features on the European Film Academy's 46-title long list for this year's European Film Awards.
Other high-profile films on the Efa long list include Samuel Maoz's Venice Film Fest winner "Lebanon," Stephen Frears' comic-book adaptation "Tamara Drewe" and "Oliver Assayas' five-and-a-half hour terrorist biopic "Carlos."
The 20 countries with the most Efa Members each picked a national feature, with the remaining 12 selected by the Efa selection committee. The 2,300 European Film Academy members will vote for the official nominees, which will be announced at the Sevilla Film Festival in Spain on Nov. 6.
The 23rd European Film Awards will be held in Tallinn, Estonia Dec. 4.
The long list of nominees for the 2010 European Film Awards:
European Film Awards 2010
"3 Seasons In Hell,...
Other high-profile films on the Efa long list include Samuel Maoz's Venice Film Fest winner "Lebanon," Stephen Frears' comic-book adaptation "Tamara Drewe" and "Oliver Assayas' five-and-a-half hour terrorist biopic "Carlos."
The 20 countries with the most Efa Members each picked a national feature, with the remaining 12 selected by the Efa selection committee. The 2,300 European Film Academy members will vote for the official nominees, which will be announced at the Sevilla Film Festival in Spain on Nov. 6.
The 23rd European Film Awards will be held in Tallinn, Estonia Dec. 4.
The long list of nominees for the 2010 European Film Awards:
European Film Awards 2010
"3 Seasons In Hell,...
- 9/9/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first-ever Festival de Cinéma européen des Arcs (aka the European cinema festival in Les Arcs, France) has come to an end and, after a successful inaugural run, it wound up on Friday night with a prestigious prize-giving ceremony.
The jury, which was led by its president Istvan Szabo, gave five awards out on the night and the winners are as follows...
The main award, better know as La Flèche de cristal (or The Crystal Arrow) went to London Nights and its director Alexis Dos Santos.
The Jury prize went to Honeymoons, the first Albanian-Serbian co-production from the director Goran Paskaljevic.
The Special Jury prize went to Piggies, a Polish movie from director Robert Glinski.
The Audience prize was awarded to Celda 211 and director Daniel Monzón.
Best Actress went to Nina Ivanisin in Slovenka and Best Actor was awarded to Anton Shagin in Stilyagi.
The winners were chosen from...
The jury, which was led by its president Istvan Szabo, gave five awards out on the night and the winners are as follows...
The main award, better know as La Flèche de cristal (or The Crystal Arrow) went to London Nights and its director Alexis Dos Santos.
The Jury prize went to Honeymoons, the first Albanian-Serbian co-production from the director Goran Paskaljevic.
The Special Jury prize went to Piggies, a Polish movie from director Robert Glinski.
The Audience prize was awarded to Celda 211 and director Daniel Monzón.
Best Actress went to Nina Ivanisin in Slovenka and Best Actor was awarded to Anton Shagin in Stilyagi.
The winners were chosen from...
- 12/14/2009
- Screenrush
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.