Cannes Film Festival attendees are cordially invited to a free special event — presented by The Hollywood Reporter and Campari — on Saturday, May 20, at 1:30pm Cannes time, in the Campari Lounge of the Palais: a live hourlong recording of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, followed by a cocktail reception, with the Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander.
There is limited space at this event. Anyone wishing to attend must RSVP via this link by 11am on Friday, May 19.
During the podcast recording, the 34-year-old Swede will be interviewed by yours truly about her life, career and the film that brings her to the Croisette this year: Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, in which she portrays Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law).
Vikander is best known for her performances on film in 2010’s Pure, 2012’s Anna Karenina and A Royal Affair; 2013’s The Fifth Estate, 2014’s Testament of Youth...
There is limited space at this event. Anyone wishing to attend must RSVP via this link by 11am on Friday, May 19.
During the podcast recording, the 34-year-old Swede will be interviewed by yours truly about her life, career and the film that brings her to the Croisette this year: Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, in which she portrays Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law).
Vikander is best known for her performances on film in 2010’s Pure, 2012’s Anna Karenina and A Royal Affair; 2013’s The Fifth Estate, 2014’s Testament of Youth...
- 5/16/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Nicholas Wilkinson’s epic investigation into the Nazis who escaped a postwar reckoning shows the difficulty of prosecuting this technocratic atrocity
Here is an epic documentary investigation from director David Nicholas Wilkinson into something that could be called the great unpunishment: after the second world war, though many chief perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust were convicted, the vast majority went free. The American prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz reflects on the fact the number of Nuremberg defendants was effectively limited by the courtroom’s size.
This was not merely a matter of minor camp guards or low-ranking officers, but serious politicians, civil servants and public figures. There was postwar exhaustion; collaborators all over Europe did not care to rake the subject up. With the cold war, the real enemy was felt to be the Soviet Union and a leniently treated and rehabilitated Germany (though divided) was needed as a bulwark against the communists.
Here is an epic documentary investigation from director David Nicholas Wilkinson into something that could be called the great unpunishment: after the second world war, though many chief perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust were convicted, the vast majority went free. The American prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz reflects on the fact the number of Nuremberg defendants was effectively limited by the courtroom’s size.
This was not merely a matter of minor camp guards or low-ranking officers, but serious politicians, civil servants and public figures. There was postwar exhaustion; collaborators all over Europe did not care to rake the subject up. With the cold war, the real enemy was felt to be the Soviet Union and a leniently treated and rehabilitated Germany (though divided) was needed as a bulwark against the communists.
- 9/30/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The Canada Now festival returns to the UK this spring, with nine films to be screened in London between April 24 and 28 before they embark on a national tour.
Among the films screening this year is Edge Of The Knife (SGaawaay K’uuna) - a film shot in the highly endangered Haida language of British Colombia, which is only spoken fluently by about 20 people in the world.
The festival will open with coming-of-age drama Giant Little Ones and will close with documentary Prosecuting Evil, which tells the story of Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and life-long human rights activist. It will also feature a live performance of Daniel Cockburn's How Not To Watch A Movie.
Janice Charette, high commissioner for Canada to the UK, said: “We are pleased to be able to bring a unique selection of Canadian films to the UK through Canada Now. Our film industry has.
Among the films screening this year is Edge Of The Knife (SGaawaay K’uuna) - a film shot in the highly endangered Haida language of British Colombia, which is only spoken fluently by about 20 people in the world.
The festival will open with coming-of-age drama Giant Little Ones and will close with documentary Prosecuting Evil, which tells the story of Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and life-long human rights activist. It will also feature a live performance of Daniel Cockburn's How Not To Watch A Movie.
Janice Charette, high commissioner for Canada to the UK, said: “We are pleased to be able to bring a unique selection of Canadian films to the UK through Canada Now. Our film industry has.
- 3/31/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Prosecuting Evil Vertical Entertainment Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net by: Harvey Karten Director: Barry Avrich Screenwriter: Barry Avrich Cast: Benjamin Ferencz Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 2/24/19 Opens: February 22, 2019 The best kinds of documentaries feature fly-in-the-wall eavesdropping. After that, you could get a good story about people facing the interviewer, whereas the worst […]
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- 2/28/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
The Weinstein Company has acquired worldwide rights outside Canada to Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz, Barry Avrich’s documentary about the life of Benjamin Ferencz, the Chief Prosecutor for the U.S. in the Einsatzgruppen Case during the Nuremberg Trials after World War II. Later, after prosecuting what was considered the biggest murder trial in history, Ferencz was key in the formation of the International Criminal Court at The Hague. “Without…...
- 10/4/2017
- Deadline
Barry Avrich's next documentary will center on Ben Ferencz, the chief prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen Case, one of 13 trials held for war crimes during the Holocaust.
Additionally, the film's worldwide rights, with the exception of Canada, have been acquired by The Weinstein Company. It somewhat reunites Avrich and Harvey Weinstein, as the latter attempted to thwart Avrich's 2011 doc about the film mogul by co-distributing it. (Weinstein also hosted a bash for Avrich's book release last year.)
Avrich's net profits from the film will be donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial's Ferencz International Justice Initiative.
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Additionally, the film's worldwide rights, with the exception of Canada, have been acquired by The Weinstein Company. It somewhat reunites Avrich and Harvey Weinstein, as the latter attempted to thwart Avrich's 2011 doc about the film mogul by co-distributing it. (Weinstein also hosted a bash for Avrich's book release last year.)
Avrich's net profits from the film will be donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial's Ferencz International Justice Initiative.
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- 10/4/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Image Courtesy of Newsweek
Alfred Hitchcock made films in which birds attacked mankind, in which a psychopath killed women in the shower, and in which a man holed up in his room could witness a murder about to unfold. Yet his most disturbing film was never seen by the public and has been buried for 70 years.
In 1945, Hitchcock was commissioned to make German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, a documentary to be filmed at the Bergen-Bensen concentration camp during the Holocaust at the end of World War II. Hitchcock and a crew of filmmakers captured unspeakable horrors at the hands of the Nazis. But for a variety of reasons, in part because Billy Wilder was commissioned to make another film, in part because diplomacy was moving forward and in part because the footage was so gruesome, that Hitchcock’s work was buried and unfinished.
Now Director Andre Singer, along with producer Brett Ratner,...
Alfred Hitchcock made films in which birds attacked mankind, in which a psychopath killed women in the shower, and in which a man holed up in his room could witness a murder about to unfold. Yet his most disturbing film was never seen by the public and has been buried for 70 years.
In 1945, Hitchcock was commissioned to make German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, a documentary to be filmed at the Bergen-Bensen concentration camp during the Holocaust at the end of World War II. Hitchcock and a crew of filmmakers captured unspeakable horrors at the hands of the Nazis. But for a variety of reasons, in part because Billy Wilder was commissioned to make another film, in part because diplomacy was moving forward and in part because the footage was so gruesome, that Hitchcock’s work was buried and unfinished.
Now Director Andre Singer, along with producer Brett Ratner,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Luis Moreno Ocampo told Anne-Katrin Titze that Watchers Of The Sky director Edet Belzberg and Us Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power are the "new Raphael Lemkins." Photo: Susan Norget
Luis Moreno Ocampo was appointed the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at the Hague in 2003. During his nine-year term he was responsible for "investigating and prosecuting massive atrocities" and gathering evidence to build a consensus with the member States in order to "enforce the rules".
In New York, a relaxed Luis Moreno Ocampo told me about the day Raphael Lemkin came into his life, the insight Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz gave him, the need for a protocol in the global system, why Star Wars is incredibly smart and how much he enjoys Woody Allen, Visconti and the Coen brothers.
Luis Moreno Ocampo prosecuting at the Argentine 1987 Junta trials: "I had 1600 suspects. I cannot do a case...
Luis Moreno Ocampo was appointed the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at the Hague in 2003. During his nine-year term he was responsible for "investigating and prosecuting massive atrocities" and gathering evidence to build a consensus with the member States in order to "enforce the rules".
In New York, a relaxed Luis Moreno Ocampo told me about the day Raphael Lemkin came into his life, the insight Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz gave him, the need for a protocol in the global system, why Star Wars is incredibly smart and how much he enjoys Woody Allen, Visconti and the Coen brothers.
Luis Moreno Ocampo prosecuting at the Argentine 1987 Junta trials: "I had 1600 suspects. I cannot do a case...
- 10/20/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
I know that the Sundance Film Festival ended over a week ago, but in the six days I was at Sundance (and on screeners in the days before), I saw 25 movies. I wrote full reviews for 13 of them. My Full Sundance reviews: 'The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz' "The Overnighters" "Rudderless" "Fed Up" "Marmato" "Love Child" "Land Ho!" "The Voices" "Happy Valley" "My Prairie Home" "Life Itself" "Mitt" "Web Junkie" But that left 12 movies that I just didn't have the time to write my usual 1000-to-1750 words on. Since getting back from Park City, I've been slowly working my way through capsule reviews for those 12 movies. These are roughly the length of my Take Me To The Pilots entries, which means that in this format, people are going to complain about all of the text and the lack of paragraphs. Sorry. Because I'm just one part of HitFix's awesome Sundance team,...
- 2/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"We can’t try everybody who’s guilty of wrongdoing," admits Ben Ferencz at one point during Edet Belzberg's "Watchers of the Sky," a sobering statement from one of the Chief Prosecutors at the Nuremberg Trials following World War II. A reminder of the scope of humanity's flaws, it also concisely encapsulates the enormous task faced by anyone trying to come up with a comprehensive look at genocide. By bringing in perspectives from the media, activists, historians and the refugees themselves, Belzberg presents a view of modern challenges in combating genocide that, while not entirely thorough, is a sobering reminder of the difficulty of those efforts. "Watchers of the Sky" follows the origins, stories and lessons of five periods of genocide in recent global history: Armenia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Sudan and the rise of the Third Reich. With representative voices for each period, from those who covered it to those who survived it,...
- 1/26/2014
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The horror of genocide simply can't be put into words. An unspeakable act, it leaves its mark across generations, reverberating through history as a stamp of supreme evil. But can justice be found for those marked by such brutal acts of violence? One lawyer thought so and forever laid the groundwork that would allow the Nuremberg trials to happen, along with the formation of the International Criminal Court. Oscar nominated director Edet Belzberg ("Children Underground") brings her latest documentary "Watchers Of The Sky" to the Sundance Film Festival this week, and it will shine light on lawyer Raphael Lemkin. Through reminisces and insight from Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N.; Luis Moreno Ocampo, Icc chief prosecutor; Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor; and Emmanuel Uwurukundo, U.N. refugee officer, the doc explores how Lemkin created the legal framework that enabled prosecutors to bring crimes of massacre into a courtroom,...
- 1/21/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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