Jean-Pierre Dardenne who headed the Cinnefoundation and Short Films Jury
RUSSIA’S ‘ROAD TO’ WINS CINEFONDATION AWARD AT 65TH CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Young Russian Filmmaker Taisia Igumentseva wins E15,000
Managing Director of ROSKINO Catherine Mtsitouridze announced today that the Russian film director Taisia Igumentseva was awarded with the First Cinefondation Prize and €15,000 during the 65th Cannes Film Festival for the ...
I saw "Lawless" last night at La Licorne theatre in Cannes La Boca. Directed by John Hillcoat, "Lawless" is an official selection film in the Cannes Film Festival. While the film was captivating and kept you turning your head in fear, and disgust, throughout, it left you feeling little for it and thinking nothing of it. Lawless is based on the Bondurant brothers, who lived in Franklin Country, Virginia during the Depression. The Bondurant...
Shon Gale and Ethan Moore
A camera, a laptop, and seven days. Could you make a short film that would ultimately be chosen by an international film
festival?
Ethan Moore and Shon Gale of The University of Arizona created a short film titled “Caution Wet Floor,”
featuring a hitman and a botched execution. Their short film won best comedy at
The University of Arizona and is one of the top 30 Campus MovieFest films from
the United States being screened at ...
The Yellow Affair has joined forces with Anagram Film, Marianna Films, Triptych Media, Starhaus Filmproduktion and Arsam International to represent the upcoming film KRISTINA OF SWEDEN for world sales.
The announcement of world sales follows the introduction of Swedish production company Anagram Film - coming in as the last piece of the coproduction puzzle.
Veteran director Mika Kaurismäki, who will direct the film, is delighted with the arrival of the newcomers. ‘We’re very happy...
Film to Open on 1500 Screens with Special Telecast Intro from Moscow-based Ginzberg
Cannes – Newly established US distributor, New World Distribution (NWD) and Los Angeles based Winnol will join forces to release Russian box-office hit and film festival favorite ‘Generation P’ on 1500 screens and then innovatively across all VOD/mobile platforms on September 12th. An independent US/Russian co-production, “Generation P” was directed by Victor Ginzburg a...
A-Z of VOD Panel
Presented by Watchmedia, 19 May, 10:30-11:30, UK Pavilion
Chair: Mike Gubbins, Film and Media Consultant
Speakers:
Peter Dutton, Co-founder, The Movie Partnership
Peter Gerard, CEO and Co-Founder, Distrify
Uri Levanon, Digital Consultant, Watchmedia
When your film is up against big names, such as Disney and Warner Bros, do you have the same chance
Variety and the Russian Pavilion Cannes would be delighted if you
would participate in a coproduction networking session on:
"Russia, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia - Building the Bridges for Coproduction"
Speakers include:
Darius
Jabolnski, President of Apple Film Production
Alexei
Popogrebsky, Director
Leonid
Demchenko, Eurimages Russian National Representative
Village International, Pavilion #...
Joseph Baird, 28, acted in and produced "The Percipient," a short film competing in the Cannes Court Metrage at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Percipient"is 29 minutes long and centers on a boy named Jack who recently lost his father in Afghanistan. When Jack receives a teddy bear as a gift from his mother, strange things start happening around the house. Jack swears he's not the culprit, but he always gets blamed. When Jack tells his mother about his friend who...
Starting today, Saturday 19 May, DDA is holding a tournament on the 335.3 cm (132”) HP VantagePoint, an immersive multi-touch wall for the chance to win an HP SpectreXT and tickets to one of the evening premieres.
Every day the lounge will be open for people to compete on either Angry Birds as single player or Tap Game as a team of 2. At the end of each day the person and team with the highest score will receive tickets to one of the following day’s red carpet premieres...
A long line of fans were crowded in front of Hotel Martinez on Wednesday. When asked who they're waiting for, they say "anybody". It is known that many stars make this hotel their home during the Cannes Film Festival, as the town's population doubles and it is turned into an international metropolis. Fans who spot a crowd will blindly join, dying to see a glimpse of "anybody".
While leaving the Palais des Festivals this evening with my friend Clay Thomas, we ran into Jared Gilman, 13, the young up-and-coming actor of "Moonrise Kingdom". He expressed his love of acting and his gratitude to Wes Anderson for his acting advice. Anderson advised Gilman and his co-star Kara Hayward to write letters like they do in the movie. When asked what his favorite films are, Gilman expressed th
DE ROUILLE ET D'OS
SYNOPSIS
Ali suddenly finds himself in charge of Sam, his 5 years old
son that he barely knows. Penniless and without friends, he leaves the north of
France to seek shelter at his sister’s in Antibes. Even though she and her
husband do not have much money, they make a room for them in their garage and
take care of Sam.
Ali finds work as a bouncer at a local nightclub. After diffusing a fight one
evening, he meets Stephanie a beautifu...
BAAD EL MAWKEAA (AFTER THE BATTLE)
SYNOPSIS:
Mahmoud was one of the horsemen coerced by lowly henchmen
for Mubarak's regime into carrying out attacks on protesters in Tahrir Square
on February 2, 2011.
He has since lost his job. Humiliated and ostracized, he
lives near the Pyramids with his wife and sons.
His family is on the brink of despair when he meets Reem,
a secular Egyptian divorcee who works in advertising.
She is a fervent revolutiona...
The Cannes Film Festival commences as the stars walk the red carpet to see the film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson.
Photo by Lillian Schrock
