Despite the recent earthquake, the government of Chile is going ahead with plans for development in the cinema, tourism and cultural sector. Having invested in hundreds of thousands of Euros to boost the ideal setting of Chile for film production for overseas filmmakers, the campaign is now bearing fruition with the ongoing lensing of the ultimate James Bond movie QUANTUM FOR SOLACE, set in that country.
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Raul Ruiz
Despite the recent earthquake, the government of Chile is going ahead with plans for development in the cinema, tourism and cultural sector. Having invested in hundreds of thousands of Euros to boost the ideal setting of Chile for film production for overseas filmmakers, the campaign is now bearing fruition with the ongoing lensing of the ultimate James Bond movie QUANTUM FOR SOLACE, set in that country.
For the last 20 years Chile has been considered one of the st...
ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GEORGE CLOONEY FOR
"THE AMERICAN"
Ischia Film Festival, the only international competition dedicated to film location, gives the Foreign Award 2010 to "The American", directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney. shot in Abruzzo and based on the novel " A very private Gentleman" by Martin Booth, tells the story of an artful assassin with a lengthy record. When an assignment goes wrong , in Sweden, and a lover ends ...
Farewell poster
by Marc Halperin
One of the films I looked forward to watching at the LA Film Festival was Farewell which premiered last November at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. Ever since I was a child I have had a fascination for these stately airships. Maybe it was the archival footage of the Hindenburg or just the Led Zeppelin album cover?
Farewell tells the story of Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the only female passenger on the first journey ...
One of the films I looked forward to watching at the LA Film Festival was Farewell which premiered last November at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. Ever since I was a child I have had a fascination for these stately airships. Maybe it was the archival footage of the Hindenburg or just the Led Zeppelin album cover? Farewell tells the story of Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the only female passenger on the first journey around the world of the Graf Zeppelin in 1929. The film wa...
In these days of high cost travel and rapidly shrinking bank accounts, I quietly considered the bundle I had saved by not needing to board the Concorde to attend the hit London production of the Victorian satire LONDON ASSURANCE, the latest offering from the National Theatre's worldwide satellite broadcasts. Sitting in the plush, air-conditioned environment of the Jacob Burns Film Center thirty miles from New York City, I could only marvel at the experience of a delicious "nig...
ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GEORGE CLOONEY FOR THE AMERICAN
Ischia Film Festival, the only international competition dedicated to film location, gives the Foreign Award 2010 to "The American", directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney. shot in Abruzzo and based on the novel " A very private Gentleman" by Martin Booth, tells the story of an artful assassin with a lengthy record. When an assignment goes wr...
SEBBE (Babak Najah, Sweden/Finland)
Films from Germany, Sweden and Romania dominated the award winners for the 50th edition of the Zlin Film Festival. Awards were announced at the Festival’s Awards Gala on Saturday, June 6th, which was televised live on Czech Television. Live presenters at the show included the now-grown talents of child stars whose films were honored in the Festival’s previous fifty years.
THE CROCODILES by German director and co-writer Christi...
21st International Filmfest Emden-Norderney Numerous premieres on the North Sea coast
The International Filmfest Emden-Norderney will be taking place for the 21st time with 89 films from 23 countries. 37 films are being shown in Emden and Norderney as German premieres, eleven of them world premieres. 21 feature and documentary films will be competing for the Bernhard Wicki Award, the DGB Film Award, the NDR Young Directors Award and the EZetera Film Award.
Opening films: "M...
So it seems that this year, destiny wanted to keep us (and your films) from getting to Cannes. Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland's unpronounceable volcano and its resulting ash cloud, inclement weather, train strikes and general mayhem all round have conspired to make life difficult but nothing stops ÉCU from getting to Cannes! So it is with pleasure that I am able to announce that the European Independent Film Festival - Europe's foremost festival for independent filmmakers -will be at Cannes...
It's that time of year again...
After huge storms and surfable waves in the Mediterranean last week, the opening of the Cannes International Film Festival yesterday looked like it would be blessed with sun... until the skies opened on the red carpet premiere of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, out of competition.
Today, however, the sunny blue skies of the Côte d'Azur seem to have returned; the beaches are beginning to be populated with beautiful people, and throngs are crow...
On her TrentoFilmfestival debut last year, young French director Marianne Chaud won the Italian Alpine Club's Gold Gentian. This year, her second entry, Himalaya, le chemin du ciel, has won the top prize of all: the 58th Gran Premio "Città di Trento" - Gold Gentian for Best Film
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UDINE Teatro Giovani: Photo : Helen Dobrensky
23rd April/1st May 2010 - Teatro Nuovo “Giovanni da Udine” and
Visionario
FAR EAST FILM 12
50 thousand spectators:
a record-breaker for the twelfth edition!
The Korean masterpiece Castaway On The Moon triumphs at the Audience
Awards
2010!
In the spotlight is also Japan, with Accidental Kidnapper, and
Indonesia,
with The Dreamer.
UDINE – A time of success for Far East ...
Denny Tedesco decided to make his film debut THE WRECKING CREW about a subject close to his heart. His father had been a studio musician who played backup for some of the reigning giants of the recording industry. But as the son of a musician who stayed in the shadows for his career, Tedesco was also aware of the difficult choices and somewhat unfulfilled lives these people endured. So, his choice for his directorial debut seems inspired...a tribute to the unsung musicians who play ...
50 thousand spectators: a record-breaker for the twelfth edition!
The Korean masterpiece Castaway On The Moon triumphs at the Audience Awards 2010! In the spotlight is also Japan, with Accidental Kidnapper, and Indonesia, with The Dreamer.
A time of success for Far East Film 2010. And if talking about a record-edition is almost a tradition by now, talking about it for twelve consecutive years is truly something else: it really is a record within a record, both on the level ...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentLOS ANGELES, CA: While the world may be doing some serious Spring Cleaning after the Icelandic volcano ashfall subsides, in Los Angeles actors, writers and directors looking for creative Spring cleaning will end up with the only industrial strength antidote for artistic malaise in this town: Candace Silvers.Phil Silvers' fully reloaded daughter Candace took a personal sojourn from actor to reactor; from frightened backstage ingenue to powerhouse pee...
By Maria Esteves - March 10, 2010
The snowy winter conditions, news of designer Alexander McQueen's death and recent Haiti's earthquake set the tone at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York Fall/Winter 2010 (MBFW/FW10) which celebrated its final season in the iconic Bryant Park Tents, February 11-18, 2010. Produced by IMG Fashion, this season included over 80 outstanding shows in the Tents hosted by designers from all over the world such as Custo Barcelona, Perry Ellis, Diane von Furstenber...
If you believe that, set aside 40 minutes and prepare to be astonished. It's the running time for "Rabbit à la Berlin," a history of the Wall told from the POV of wild rabbits who lived between East and West Berlin. Heavily guarded, grassy and predator-free, the Death Zone they called home for 28 years let them to do what rabbits do. They flourished.
But in time some tried escaping their safe animal farm for West Berlin. And since the fall of the Wall, the furry rodents have bee...
Not counting The Cocoanuts 's Marx brothers, any fool can thrive in Florida during boon times. To ride a bust takes vision, though, which must be what the Miami International Film Festival has. For its 27th edition (March 5-14, 2010), the Festival has reportedly seen a 35 percent bump in advance ticket sales, and surely that makes it a seer. The MIFF is produced and hosted by Miami-Dade College. With jobs down and campus admissions up, the only major film festival with such academic credentials...
Second Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF-2010) held at India’s Pink City Jaipur of Rajasthan screened 87 films, representing 21 countries (five continents) at OTS’ Bhagwat Singh Mehta Auditorium from January 29-31 amid jam packed and spell bound viewers. 12 films were awarded in different categories. "Le Grand Sault", a Canadian entry, winning the award for the Best short film. The 15 minute film has been made by Herve Demers of Canada. Amfuem made by Rainer Strecker of Germany won th...
Ooh la la, PCA ushers in 4 more French Films under the programming begun this past fall called, La Cinematheque (click link to see trailer of each film). Delayed a week due to snow, next Thursday, February 25, 6:45pm, Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street) the series starts off with Les Boreaux De Dieu (God’s Office), directed by Claire Simon - An “auteur” filmmaker captures women talking candidly about sex, pregnancy and abortion.
Ray Murray, Artistic Director:
“Thanks to th...
Missoula, MT - The judges of the seventh annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival have selected this years award winning films in the four competitive categories: Best Feature, Big Sky Award, Best Short Film and Best Mini Doc (under 15 minutes). The awards were announced Thursday evening at the awards ceremony at The Loft in downtown Missoula.
The Best Feature Award was given to Chinese-Canadian director Lixin Fan for Last Train Home. The emotionally gripping film draws us into t...
Scorcese's SHUTTER ISLAND is a P.U. production from Paramount --- a film to commit suicide over after use. But Ben Kingley and Max Van Sydow have at last found their ecological niches in cinema history -- as -- uncompromising ultimate GHOULS! I would have ankled this piece of unmitigated water torture after thirty minutes, but I was wedged into a balcony seat at the Friedrichstadt Palast theater and couldn't extrude my body without disturbing the whole balcony, and was therefore condemned to su...
By Maria Esteves - February 17, 2010
Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief was held at the world-renowned Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, New York, on Sunday, February 7, 7:00pm-4:00am. Dancers were elated in the spirit as recording artist Kenny Bobien sang "Father."
By Maria Esteves - February 17, 2010
Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief was held at the world-renowned Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, New York, on Sunday, February 7, 7:00pm - 4:00am. Dancers were elated in the spirit as recording artist Dawn Tallman sang "You are Why."
