Exclusive: Leon Siminiani fiction-doc wins at Mubi’s Dialogue of Cultures festival, which plans expansion.
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from Nov 4-14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from Nov 4-14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
- 11/19/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Leon Siminiani fiction-doc wins at Mubi’s Dialogue of Cultures festival, which plans expansion.
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from November 4 -14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from November 4 -14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
- 11/19/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Mubi is proud to present the 2nd Dialogue of Culture International Film Festival (Dciff), hosted globally online by Mubi. This free film festival will run online from November 1 – 14, 2013, and be available exclusively on Mubi.
The Dciff is the world's first film festival dedicated to the worldwide phenomenon of people in search of their identity in the era of mass migration and globalization. Its goal is to jumpstart a dialogue between cultures through the universal language of cinema.
The festival program includes films from across the globe, giving voice to multiple perspectives on issues of culture and identity. To create a global dialogue and promote better understanding between cultures, the participating filmmakers, producers, and rights holders have agreed to show their films online for free. The Dciff and Mubi are proud to bring these vital and necessary films to a global audience.
The 2013 Program:
After the Battle (Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt/France) Alì Blue Eyes (Claudio Giovannesi,...
The Dciff is the world's first film festival dedicated to the worldwide phenomenon of people in search of their identity in the era of mass migration and globalization. Its goal is to jumpstart a dialogue between cultures through the universal language of cinema.
The festival program includes films from across the globe, giving voice to multiple perspectives on issues of culture and identity. To create a global dialogue and promote better understanding between cultures, the participating filmmakers, producers, and rights holders have agreed to show their films online for free. The Dciff and Mubi are proud to bring these vital and necessary films to a global audience.
The 2013 Program:
After the Battle (Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt/France) Alì Blue Eyes (Claudio Giovannesi,...
- 11/1/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Films include Almodovar’s I’m So Excited and Coixet’s Yesterday Never Ends.
A total of 11 Spanish films have selected for the Made in Spain section of the 61st San Sebastian Festival (Sept 20-28).
The selection includes:
15 Años Y Un Día (15 Years + 1 Day)
Gracia Querejeta
The latest film from Gracia Querejeta won four awards at the Malaga Film Festival, including Best Film. The relationship between a conflictive teenager and his grandfather Max, a retired soldier. When Jon is expelled from school, Marga, his mother, decides to pack him off to Max in the hope that he will bring him back into line. The two will confront their limitations and their fears.
Los Amantes Pasajeros (I’m So Excited)
Pedro Almodóvar
In his latest film, Pedro Almodóvar brings us a very mixed bag of travellers in a life-threatening situation on board a plane flying to Mexico City. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general...
A total of 11 Spanish films have selected for the Made in Spain section of the 61st San Sebastian Festival (Sept 20-28).
The selection includes:
15 Años Y Un Día (15 Years + 1 Day)
Gracia Querejeta
The latest film from Gracia Querejeta won four awards at the Malaga Film Festival, including Best Film. The relationship between a conflictive teenager and his grandfather Max, a retired soldier. When Jon is expelled from school, Marga, his mother, decides to pack him off to Max in the hope that he will bring him back into line. The two will confront their limitations and their fears.
Los Amantes Pasajeros (I’m So Excited)
Pedro Almodóvar
In his latest film, Pedro Almodóvar brings us a very mixed bag of travellers in a life-threatening situation on board a plane flying to Mexico City. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general...
- 8/29/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Yesterday we gave you an overview about the exciting London Indian Film Festival that is running from July 18th to the 24th. Today we thought we would give you the full list of films and events that will be featured at the Beyond Bollywood film festival!
Films
B.A. Pass | Dir. Ajay Bahl | Hindi, Punjabi, with English subtitles
The Graduate meets film noir in this sizzling tale of seduction and betrayal where a young man is seduced by a gorgeous cougar who leaves him entranced, that is until she farms him out to entertain her lady friends with dangerous consequences. The film’s steamy trailer drew millions of hits on YouTube and the eroticism of the film has drawn the ire of India’s moral police.
Bombay Talkies | Dirs. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Anurag Kashyap | Hindi, Marathi with English subtitles | Closing Film.
Mumbai’s spectacular homage to 100 years of...
Films
B.A. Pass | Dir. Ajay Bahl | Hindi, Punjabi, with English subtitles
The Graduate meets film noir in this sizzling tale of seduction and betrayal where a young man is seduced by a gorgeous cougar who leaves him entranced, that is until she farms him out to entertain her lady friends with dangerous consequences. The film’s steamy trailer drew millions of hits on YouTube and the eroticism of the film has drawn the ire of India’s moral police.
Bombay Talkies | Dirs. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Anurag Kashyap | Hindi, Marathi with English subtitles | Closing Film.
Mumbai’s spectacular homage to 100 years of...
- 6/28/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the opening night film of the 4th edition of the London Indian Film Festival (July 18-25).
Closing the festival will be Bombay Talkies directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar. Both these films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
The centrepiece ‘In conversation’ on Saturday 20th July at the BFI Southbank, will be with Actor Irrfan Khan talking to award winning director of Senna, Asif Kapadia. Read Irrfan Khan to conduct Masterclass at London Indian Film Festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan will conduct a Masterclass ‘Life in Pictures’ on July 19.
The winner of the annual Satyajit Ray short film competition will be announced at the end of the festival.
Complete list of films to be screened at London Indian Film Festival:
Monsoon Shootout by Amit Kumar
Bombay Talkies by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar
Pune...
Closing the festival will be Bombay Talkies directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar. Both these films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
The centrepiece ‘In conversation’ on Saturday 20th July at the BFI Southbank, will be with Actor Irrfan Khan talking to award winning director of Senna, Asif Kapadia. Read Irrfan Khan to conduct Masterclass at London Indian Film Festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan will conduct a Masterclass ‘Life in Pictures’ on July 19.
The winner of the annual Satyajit Ray short film competition will be announced at the end of the festival.
Complete list of films to be screened at London Indian Film Festival:
Monsoon Shootout by Amit Kumar
Bombay Talkies by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar
Pune...
- 6/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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