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An Iranian film, Se Rokh, or Trois Visages, or Three Faces is described as follows, "Three actresses at different stages of their career. One from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today known throughout the country and a young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory." The director is Jafar Panahi, and unfortunately he is being detained by the Iranian government on the grounds of making "anti-Iranian propaganda" and even though people like Asghar F...
Tonights first movie is called Les filles du soleil, or The Girls in the Sun, it follows a group of Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists and a French journalist who’s goal is to cover these women and their fight for freedom. It is directed by Eva Husson and stars Goldshifteh Farhani and Emmanuelle Bercot and will be showing in the Grand Theatre Lumiere at 18:30.
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In the 2001 scene of the Dotang local underworld, one of the heads of the underworld Bin, falls for Qiao. There time together is short lived as when Bin is attacked by rival gang members, Qiao steps into save him, costing her freedom as she's put away for five years. Upon her release, Qiao goes to find Bin but he refuses to be with her. Ten years pass and Bin goes to find Qiao. This is Jhang Hu Er Nv, or The Ash is Purest White, directed by Jia Zhang-Ke tonight at 19:30 in the Grand Theatr...
With a recent desire to be abstract, director Jean-Luc Goddard will be showing his next film Le Livre D'Image, or The Picture Book. Little is known about this movie except for the short mysterious synopsis "Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand." The movie will be showing tonight in the Grand Théâtre Lumière at 16:30.
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The first of tonight’s shows entitled Plaire, Aimer Et Courir Vite, or Sorry Angel, is a gay love story set in France. It following the affair of Jacques (played by Pierre Deladonchamps) a 39 year old Parisian writer and Arthur (played by Vincent Lacoste), a student from Brittanny France looking to greater understand himself and his sexual preferences. Directed by Christophe Honore and will be showing tonight at 18:30 on the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
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Tonight’s film Leto (L’Ete) will whisk the audience back to 80’s Leningard Russia, Modern-Day St. Petersburg, where the underground rock scene was very popular and it’s here that Viktor Tsoi arrives with the desire to become famous. He meets his idol, Mike and his wife Natasha, and they help Viktor become well-known and make his name unforgettable. The Director Kirill Serebrennikov will be unable to attend the showing tonight as he is under house arrest in Russia, but h...
In an effort to showcase new talent in the field of film, Egyptian director A. B. Shawky will be showing his film Yomeddine tonight as one of the contestants of the festival, and it will be showing at the Grand Theatre Lumiere tonight at 18:30. Yomeddine is a dramatic comedy about a recently cured lepor named Beshay played by Rady Gamal who, after his wife disappears, treks across the Egyptian desert to discover his roots. Following him along this journey is a Nubian orphan he takes care of, a...
The applications for the 24thedition of the Caminhos Film Festival are now open. From the 1st of May until the 31st of July the works for the Selection Caminhos and Selection Essays, as well as the works for the other sections of the festival, can be submitted via FilmFreeway.
The Caminhos Film Festival has been, since 1988, one of the main references in the cinematographic panorama of Portugal. Presenting itself as the only festival ded...
Fifteen-year-old Belgian filmmaker/actress Ivana Noa will present her new short horror film “Fictional Character” as an official selection of the CineYouth Festival. The festival showcases short films by directors ages 6-22 from around the world. CineYouth is held in Chicago from April 20-22, 2018 and is part of the Chicago International Film Festival. https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/cineyouth/
An established named in the youth film world, ...
The 13th Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival has announced their first film GHOST STORIES (2017) which has already been hailed as the best British horror in recent years.
In GHOST STORIES, a skeptical professor Philip Goodman investigates three strange cases of ghost sightings that take him on a bone-chilling journey. Based on a popular play, the film was directed by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson. Starring Andy Newman with a memorable role from Martin Freeman&n...
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Five-film package of Iran in Mumbai
Bleeding Heart (Delkhoon) was the first film to be screened in the festival comprising five Iranian films. The festival is being organised by Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mumbai, and the Federation of Film Societies of India, Maharashtra, at Ravindra Mini Theatre, until January 26, 2018.
I could not make it to this film but caught up with the second film, Hello Mumbai (Salaam Mumbai), shown on 23rd January. As the name gives away, this is...
MIFF VIII: S. Korea’s My Turn first film at Audi 1
South Korean film My Turn will be the first film to be screened at Auditorium 1, Films Division Complex. Here is the full screening programme at this auditorium. Remember, screenings will also be held at five other venues: AUDI – II, J.B Hall, R.R II Theatre, R.R III Theatre and the Russian Centre for Science & Culture.
15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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MIFF 2018, VI
The oldest and largest film festival for non-feature films in South Asia, Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation films (28 Jan – 03 Feb 2018),
which began in 1990, is organised by the Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. The Organising Committee of MIFF is headed by the Secretary, I&B, and consists of eminent film personalities, documentary makers and film critics.
This year, th...
MIFF 2018, V
A total of 24 films are scheduled to be screened in the National Prism section at the Mumbai International Film Festival, to be held in Mumbai, during January 28-February 3. These have been clubbed under three categories: short fiction, up to 45 minutes; documentaries up to 60 minutes and documentaries above 60 minutes. Here is the list. It includes Breaking all the Way, directed by Sunita Malpani, who has worked in TV serials and feature films, and produced by Films Division. En...
MIFF 2018, III
Films in the National Competition section of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation films have been categorised into Long Documentaries (above 60 minutes), Short Documentaries (up to 45 minutes), Short Fiction (up to 45 minutes) and Animation. Altogether, 43 films will be shown, varying in length from 6 minutes to 112 minutes.
LIST OF FILMS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION IN MIFF-2018
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MIFF 2018, II
Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation Films, which begins on 28 January, 2018 in Mumbai, has released the list of films to be screened in four sections. Here is the list of films selected for the International Competition section, in the two duration-based categories, 45 or less and no specified duration. The shortest of the lot runs for 15 minutes while the longest is a marathon 183 minutes long. Films come from India, Canada, Australia,...
British Urban Film Festival to return in June 2018
The British Urban Film Festival is to return in June 2018. Taking place 4 – 9 June, the six day event will feature UK and international premieres of short films and feature length titles. Also returning will be the annual Live Script Readings (now in its’ 6th year) which will showcase the work of 3 writers selected by BUFF's panel of script judges.
The showpiece BUFF Awards r...
16th Third Eye Asian Film Festival opens in Mumbai on 21 December
Prabhat Chitra Mandal, one of India’s oldest and most active film societies that is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, in collaboration with P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, is holding its 16th Third Eye Asian Film Festival in Mumbai, supported by the Department of Culture, Government of Maharashtra. The festival will be inaugurated on Thursday, the 21st of December, 2117. The inauguration will be followed ...
Indie Film Showcase @ Park City - Special Sponsored Event Opportunity - One Spot Remaining
Cloud 21 and Kultura PR are producing an exclusive event at Sundance on Sunday, January 21 from 2 - 4 PM at a location on Main Street, Park City.
The event will feature a panel of six film industry individuals, moderated by our exclusive media partner Indie Entertai...
IFFI Goa 2017, XI: International Competition to feature 3 Indian entries and 12 country premieres
Village Rockstars, the mouse that roared, the sleeper that rocked the Mumbai Film Festival and the International Children’s Film Festival of India, a few weeks ago is one of the entries selected for the International Competition section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, November 20-28. Iran’s A Man of Integrity, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes th...
IFFI Goa 2017, IX: TV Sponsorship package still open
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on its home page has listed the following Proposal as the No. 1 item under News. It invites proposals for sponsorship of TV coverage of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, November 2017.
Event Details:
• Ground Event: IFFI at Panjim Goa from 20thto 28th November 2017. ...
IFFI Goa 2017, VII: Pablo César’s film on Tagore to close IFFI 2017
Head of the Indian Panorama Selection Jury, eminent director of raved films like Kahaani, Sujoy Ghosh, did not like the turn the selection saga was taking, and has decided to disassociate himself with this decision. The gesture is merely symbolic, as the selection process has long been completed and the festival screenings of Panorama Films will begin on 21st November, less than seven days from now. No...
IFFI Goa 2017, IV: No Director, no Jt. Director, but the Indian film lists are out
Press Information Bureau (PIB), Mumbai, is largely invested with managing the media at International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Their home page has the following address: http://pibmumbai.gov.in/#
On this home page, you are greeted with a pop up about the government’s cleanliness drive. Click on the cross at the top right hand corner there, and the pop-up closes.
Now you are led to a site whose addr...
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