As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water. Officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides. Even in the disaster-prone Philippines, which regularly contends with earthquakes, volcanoes and tropical cyclones, Typhoon Haiyan appears to be...
- 11/10/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Trade ministers’ decision to exclude audiovisual services from EU-us free trade agreement has provoked a mixed reaction from European film-makers and politicians.
In a communique issued just hours after the announcement of the agreement on the negotiating mandate, Éric Garandeau, president of France’s Cnc, said that the decision was “a historic victory for France, for Europe, for the world”.
He added: “This historic victory has to be credited to the French Government, with the personal involvement of the President of the Republic and of the Prime Minister, and the constant commitment of two Ministers, Nicole Bricq and Aurélie Filippetti.
“But it is also the victory of filmmakers, musicians, and all people working in the cinema industry, the victory of all local and national film agencies in Europe united in the Efad network, not forgetting the massive resolution of the European Parliament.
“All of us have created a genuine holy alliance.”
The European...
In a communique issued just hours after the announcement of the agreement on the negotiating mandate, Éric Garandeau, president of France’s Cnc, said that the decision was “a historic victory for France, for Europe, for the world”.
He added: “This historic victory has to be credited to the French Government, with the personal involvement of the President of the Republic and of the Prime Minister, and the constant commitment of two Ministers, Nicole Bricq and Aurélie Filippetti.
“But it is also the victory of filmmakers, musicians, and all people working in the cinema industry, the victory of all local and national film agencies in Europe united in the Efad network, not forgetting the massive resolution of the European Parliament.
“All of us have created a genuine holy alliance.”
The European...
- 6/18/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The artistic integrity of culture is being trampled upon by the bureacratic nature of government…keep aware, be conscious of the fight now being waged in Europe and do whatever you can to uphold the idea of art rather than arms being the basis of a stable, healthy world ecomonic model.
This just came in from the Dardenne Brothers:
A delegation of European filmmakers, composed of Lucas Belvaux, Costa Gavras, Daniele Luchetti, Dariusz Jablonski, Radu Mihaileanu, Cristian Mungiu and accompanied by the actress Bérénice Béjo, met with European Commission President José-Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, June 11th in Strasbourg. They told him again the necessity to exclude audiovisual and cinematographic services from the negotiation mandate for the trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
President Barroso persisted in his refusal of such an exclusion. He maintained a lined that guarantees no respect of Cutural exception and greatly jeopardizes the future of cultural policies in Europe.
José-Manuel Barroso does not want to hear the plea of 7,000 Culture professionals, amongst which the most respected European filmmakers.
He remains deaf to the position of the European Parliament, only democratically elected European organ, though it overwhelmingly voted in favour or a total exclusion of cultural services from the mandate.
President Barroso thus validated the arrogant sentiment of Commissioner Karel de Gucht, who so disdainfully dismissed the Parliament’s resolution.
José-Manuel Barroso decided to risk the whole future of creation in Europe, reducing it to a single card in the dangerous poker game that stakes the very identity of European peoples. He therefore challenges the foundations of Europe: those defended through our work, through the history of the people; a history which is the cement of the European identity, and the wealth of our diversity.
The European filmmakers call to the Member states to ditch this perilous project for European culture.
Jean Pierre et Luc Dardenne...
This just came in from the Dardenne Brothers:
A delegation of European filmmakers, composed of Lucas Belvaux, Costa Gavras, Daniele Luchetti, Dariusz Jablonski, Radu Mihaileanu, Cristian Mungiu and accompanied by the actress Bérénice Béjo, met with European Commission President José-Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, June 11th in Strasbourg. They told him again the necessity to exclude audiovisual and cinematographic services from the negotiation mandate for the trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
President Barroso persisted in his refusal of such an exclusion. He maintained a lined that guarantees no respect of Cutural exception and greatly jeopardizes the future of cultural policies in Europe.
José-Manuel Barroso does not want to hear the plea of 7,000 Culture professionals, amongst which the most respected European filmmakers.
He remains deaf to the position of the European Parliament, only democratically elected European organ, though it overwhelmingly voted in favour or a total exclusion of cultural services from the mandate.
President Barroso thus validated the arrogant sentiment of Commissioner Karel de Gucht, who so disdainfully dismissed the Parliament’s resolution.
José-Manuel Barroso decided to risk the whole future of creation in Europe, reducing it to a single card in the dangerous poker game that stakes the very identity of European peoples. He therefore challenges the foundations of Europe: those defended through our work, through the history of the people; a history which is the cement of the European identity, and the wealth of our diversity.
The European filmmakers call to the Member states to ditch this perilous project for European culture.
Jean Pierre et Luc Dardenne...
- 6/13/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The European film industry and European Commission (EC) at loggerheads over the question of the “cultural exception”, as director Costa-Gavras and The Artist actress Bérénice Bejo weighed in to the debate.
Speaking in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening after a meeting of European film-makers with EC president José Manuel Barroso, Greek director Costa-Gavras could hardly contain his anger and frustration as he dubbed Barroso “a very dangerous man for European culture”.
“After 1 ½ hours discussion, the man has only one idea in his head [and this] is to exclude the idea of cultural exception, that you can’t exclude it [from negotiations],” Gavras said.
This new low point in relations between representatives of the European film community and the EC comes just over two years after a delegation of France’s L’Arp, comprising Costa-Gavras, the late Theo Angelopoulos, Cristian Mungiu and Radu Mihaileanu met Barroso on the eve of the public hearing on the future of Media in March 2011.
At that time...
Speaking in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening after a meeting of European film-makers with EC president José Manuel Barroso, Greek director Costa-Gavras could hardly contain his anger and frustration as he dubbed Barroso “a very dangerous man for European culture”.
“After 1 ½ hours discussion, the man has only one idea in his head [and this] is to exclude the idea of cultural exception, that you can’t exclude it [from negotiations],” Gavras said.
This new low point in relations between representatives of the European film community and the EC comes just over two years after a delegation of France’s L’Arp, comprising Costa-Gavras, the late Theo Angelopoulos, Cristian Mungiu and Radu Mihaileanu met Barroso on the eve of the public hearing on the future of Media in March 2011.
At that time...
- 6/12/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The debut feature of India’s Anand Gandhi adds to prizes won in Dubai and Tokyo.
This year’s Transilvania International Film Festival (Tiff) came to a close at the weekend in Cluj-Napoca with the awarding of the main prize, the Transilvania Trophy, to Indian feature debutant Anand Gandhi’s Ship Of Theseus.
The Competition Jury - comprising directors Cristi Puiu and György Pálfi, UK producer Lynda Myles, German actress Franziska Petri and Tribeca’s Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer - said Ship Of Theseus was evidence of “a new major talent of world cinema”.
The film’s also won the Best Cinematography Award for the work of DoP Pankaj Kumar.
Both prizes were accepted in Cluj on their behalf by the film’s Hungarian sound designer Gabor Erdelyi who spoke about the shoot as being a life-changing experience.
Fortissimo Films is handling international sales.
The Best Directing Award went to Japan’s Rikiya Imaizumi for I Catch...
This year’s Transilvania International Film Festival (Tiff) came to a close at the weekend in Cluj-Napoca with the awarding of the main prize, the Transilvania Trophy, to Indian feature debutant Anand Gandhi’s Ship Of Theseus.
The Competition Jury - comprising directors Cristi Puiu and György Pálfi, UK producer Lynda Myles, German actress Franziska Petri and Tribeca’s Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer - said Ship Of Theseus was evidence of “a new major talent of world cinema”.
The film’s also won the Best Cinematography Award for the work of DoP Pankaj Kumar.
Both prizes were accepted in Cluj on their behalf by the film’s Hungarian sound designer Gabor Erdelyi who spoke about the shoot as being a life-changing experience.
Fortissimo Films is handling international sales.
The Best Directing Award went to Japan’s Rikiya Imaizumi for I Catch...
- 6/10/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Vienna — Arnold Schwarzenegger is praising Austria – and not because it's the country of his birth.
Arriving in Vienna on Wednesday ahead of the launch of his energy and climate change project, Schwarzenegger lauded "all the great things in Austria that are happening regarding climate change."
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will be joined by Austrian Chancellor Werner Fayman and other Austrian leaders at what organizers describe as the opening meeting of Schwarzenegger's R20 initiative Thursday.
The project is intended to focus on the role of states, regions, cities and provinces in working to achieve U.N. and European Union environmental goals.
Schwarzenegger, an action film star and ex-California governor, is beloved in his native Austria despite weathering some personal scandals, including revelations that he had an extra-marital affair.
Arriving in Vienna on Wednesday ahead of the launch of his energy and climate change project, Schwarzenegger lauded "all the great things in Austria that are happening regarding climate change."
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will be joined by Austrian Chancellor Werner Fayman and other Austrian leaders at what organizers describe as the opening meeting of Schwarzenegger's R20 initiative Thursday.
The project is intended to focus on the role of states, regions, cities and provinces in working to achieve U.N. and European Union environmental goals.
Schwarzenegger, an action film star and ex-California governor, is beloved in his native Austria despite weathering some personal scandals, including revelations that he had an extra-marital affair.
- 1/31/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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