Silver Lake Film Festival’s many curated programs have included the following: “Reel Politik”, a series of documentaries that demonstrated the power of cinema to influence social change, called agitprop; “New Croatian Cinema”, curated by Ziggy Mkrich, festival director of the Dubrovnik International Film Festival, and underwritten by the Croatian Ministry of Culture; a tribute to revolutionary spirit Tina Modotti; “Green Films,” a slate of environmental documentaries whose executiv...

The Dubrovnik International Film Festival has announced its winners:Winnners of DIFF 2005 are:FEATURE FILMSBEST FILM: FROZEN: Directed by Juliet McKeon (UK)BEST DIRECTOR: ZHOOREK Directed by Ryszard Brylski (POLAND)BEST SCREENPLAY: OPROSTI ZA KUNG FU Written and Directed by Ognjen Svilicic (CROATIA)BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FROZEN Cinematography by Philip Robertson (UK)DOCUMENTARIESSVE PET Directed by Dana Budisavljevic (CROATIA)SHORT FILMSPHAID Directed by Chris Frey (USA)AUDIENCE AWARDGOLEMATA VO...

The Dubrovnik International Film Festival (DIFF) (www.DUBROVNIKiff.org) completed its second annual festival on May 30, 2004 in the beautiful Marin Drzic Theater in the heart of Dubrovnik. Awards were presented on closing night to films in competition in five categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director,Best Screenplay, Best Documentary Film and Best Short Film.The honor for Best Feature Film was bestowed upon SILENCE OF THE SEA(Iran), which tells the story of an Iranian man’s desire to return...

THE SECOND ANNUAL DUBROVNIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Dubrovnik International Film Festival (DIFF)(www.DUBROVNIKiff.org) is announcing the sequel to last year’s highly successful inaugural film festival will commence on May 27 and close on May 30, 2004. Set in the picturesque Adriatic coastal city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, with its perfect combination of sun and medieval architecture, DIFF 2004 will celebrate creativity, extraordinary filmmakers and artistic diversity that both enlighte...