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Films Day 4

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Films Day 4Nominees for the Golden PalmOLD BOY by PARK Chan-wook SHREK 2 by Andrew ADAMSON, Kelly ASBURY and Conrad VERNON Out of CompetitionDAWN OF THE DEAD by Zack SNYDER Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION by Xan CASSAVETES EPREUVES D'ARTISTES by Gilles JACOB A Certain RegardMOOLAADE by Ousmane SEMBENENELLY by Laure DUTHILLEUL Cannes ClassicsTHE BATTLE OF ALGIERS by Gillo PONTECORVO COLLEGE by James HORNE starring Buster Keaton!...

Press conferences May 14

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Nominees for the Golden PalmMondovino by Jonathan Nossiter Press Conference: "Mondovino"Jonathan Nossiter's Mondovino made it into the official selection, a story of the globalization of wine over three continents. The drink of the gods—or what he calls “the sole guardian of Western civilization” has lost its personal stamp and perhaps its soul. "It is the reflection of the land from which it came and should also reflect its cultivator," one of the sad conclusions the filmmaker has come to...

Un Certain Regard

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Un Certain Regard10 ON TEN directed by Abbas KIAROSTAMIA TOUT DE SUITE directed by Benoît JACQUOTALEXANDRIE... NEW YORK directed by Youssef CHAHINEBIENVENUE EN SUISSE directed by Léa FAZERCRONICAS directed by Sebastián CORDERODEAR FRANKIE directed by Shona AUERBACHDON'T MOVE directed by Sergio CASTELLITTOEARTH AND ASHES directed by Atiq RAHIMIHOTEL directed by Jessica HAUSNERKONTROLL directed by Nimród ANTALLU CHENG directed by YANG ChaoMARSEILLE directed by Angela SC...

Caméra d'Or

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Caméra d'OrBIENVENUE EN SUISSE directed by Léa FAZERDAWN OF THE DEAD directed by Zack SNYDEREARTH AND ASHES directed by Atiq RAHIMIKONTROLL directed by Nimród ANTALLU CHENG directed by YANG ChaoNELLY directed by Laure DUTHILLEULSCHIZO directed by Guka OMAROVASOMERSAULT directed by Cate SHORTLANDTHE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON directed by Niels MUELLER...

Out of Competition

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BAD EDUCATION directed by Pedro ALMODOVARBAD SANTA directed by Terry ZWIGOFFBORN TO FILM directed by Frédéric SOJCHERBREAKING NEWS directed by Johnnie TODAWN OF THE DEAD directed by Zack SNYDERDE-LOVELY directed by Irwin WINKLEREPREUVES D'ARTISTES directed by Gilles JACOBFIVE directed by Abbas KIAROSTAMIHENRI LANGLOIS THE PHANTOM OF THE CINEMATHEQUE directed by Jacques RICHARDHOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS directed by ZHANG YimouI DIED IN CHILDHOOD... directed by Georgiy PARADJA...

Films Day 3

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Today's films from the official selection are:Nominees for the Golden PalmMondovino by Jonathan Nossiter Life Is A Miracle by Emir Kusturica Out Of Competition Five by Abbas KIAROSTAMI Born To Film by Frédéric SojcherThe 10 Th District Courts by Raymond Depardon A Certain Regard Earth And Ashes by Atiq Rahimi Lu Cheng by Yang Chao A Tout De Suite by Benoît Jacquot Special Cannes Classics Features Pickpocket by Robert Bresson Le Voyage D'amélie by Daniel Duval Moira Sullivan...

Cannes Lances Troy

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Cannes lanced the battlefield world of 'Troy' set for worldwide release on Friday, following suit with "Matrix Revolutions" of last year. The event of the day was of course the arrival of Brad Pitt, nicely snagged, with the woman who snagged him Jennifer Aliston. It is Brad Pitt's first time in Cannes, and he hoped to visit 'the haunts of old artists". Question from a critic at the press conference: "is your Greek wife as difficult as fighting a Trojan war?" "She liked the pith helmet and asked ...

Films Day 2

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Today's films from the official selection are:Nominees for the Golden PalmNobody Knows (Daremo Shiranai) is by Kore-Eda Hirokazu (Japan), and his film Distance was in the official selection in 2001. His fourth feature treats the true story that took place in 1988 "Affair of the Four Abandoned Children of Nishi-Sugamo" where four children fathered by different men and abandoned by their mother learn how to survive and talk care of each other.Consequences Of Love (Le Conseguenze Del...

Today's pick

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Showing today: a selectionNOBODY KNOWS by KORE-EDA Hirokazu (in compétition)CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE by Paolo SORRENTINO (in compétition)SALVADOR ALLENDE by Patricio GUZMAN (out of compétition) TROY by Wolfgang PETERSEN (out of compétition) 10 ON TEN by Abbas KIAROSTAMI (Un certain regard) BIENVENUE EN SUISSE by Léa FAZER (Un certain regard)...

Mondovino, competes for the Palme D'or

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A few hours after the opening of the 57th festival began, Thierry Frémaux announced that Mondovino by Jonathan Nossiter would be the 19th film in the official selection for the Palme d'or and will be screened at the Grand Théâtre Lumière on May 14. The film was originally placed out of competition. ...

Silver anniversary of Fantasporto splash in Cannes

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Going now to its 25th edition, Fantasporto has brought to Portugal for the first time the films of such names as David Cronenberg, André Tarkovsky, Brian de Palma, John Carpenter, Alain Resnais, David Lynch, Pedro Almodovar, Andrzej Zulawski, Ridley Scott, Luc Besson, Peter Greenaway, Neil Jordan, Jean-Jacques Beneix, Joel and Ethan Cohen, Sam Raimi, Brian Yuzna, Peter Jackson, Hal Hartley, Anthony Minghella, Quentin Tarantino, Roberto Rodriguez, Danny Boyle, Paul Anderson, David Fincher, James...

Hunting of the President closing event at USA Fest

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34TH ANNUAL USA FILM FESTIVAL – APRIL 22-29CLOSING NIGHTThe Hunting of the PresidentWho would have thought that the most miserable and preoccupying interludes of the Clinton administration would make such a riveting, even entertaining, film? Based on the best-selling Joe Conason and Gene Lyons book of the same name, Clinton friend and Hollywood producer Harry Thomason, along with co-writer/director Nickolas Perry, have managed just that. Wittily constructed and intercut with Hollywood, movie...

A Monument for D. W. Griffith’s “In Old California”

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NEW HOLLYWOOD MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED ON MAY 6, 2004 with Mayor James K. Hahn attending. Monument at Hollywood & Vine to Honor D. W. Griffith’s “In Old California” – First Film Shot in HollywoodThe Beverly Hills Film Festival and Thomas Bond II, Biography Company’s CEO, announced the erection of a black granite monument commemorating the first film shot in Hollywood, D. W. Griffith’s “In Old California.”At 2:30 p.m., Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn plans to inaugurate the monumen...

23 German films in Cannes

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The Export-Union of German Cinema will be presenting 23 new German films at the Marché du Film at the film festival in Cannes (12 – 23 May 2004) on behalf of German producers and distributors. The following German films can be seen in the market from 14 – 19 May in 36 screenings: · Äshäk, Tales from the Sahara by Ulrike Koch· Aus Liebe zum Volk by Eyal Sivan and Audrey Maurion· Autobahnraser by Michael Keusch· Blueprint by Rolf Schübel· The Dark Side of Our Inner Space by Roland Re...

Dutch films day by day

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WEDNESDAY MAY 12THE SECOND MEMORY by Bea Visser17:03 SFC - the Short Film CornerA photographer's model, from found photos taken in the early fifties in Prague, was brought back to life (11 min.).Dir: Bea de VisserProd: Bea de Visser THURSDAY MAY 13A FATHER'S AFFAIR by Maarten Treurniet9:30 Palais D - Market ScreeningSome things you have to say, no matter how difficult. Some things you can't say, no matter how necessary (drama - 105 min.).Dir: Maarten TreurnietProd: 24fps features THE EMPEROR'S W...

Think Pink: Miami G&L Fest

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THINK PINK: THE MIAMI GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2004Miami, a city of vibrant pastel colors, was showing off its pink as it celebrated the 6th edition of the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (April 23-May 2). The event brought out Miami’s colorful and diverse gay community (and friends) to a showcase of films from the US and overseas, with a special caliente dash of the best of gay and lesbian Latin films.Programmed by Carol Coombes, formerly of the London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, ...

Miami Gay & Lesbian award winners

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6TH ANNUAL MIAMI GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL April 23 - May 2Festival winners were announced at the closing film ceremony held at the Regal Cinemas in Miami.Best FeatureBrother to Brother, directed by Rodney EvansInvokes the glory days of the Harlem Renaissance through the memories of Bruce Nugent, who co-founded the revolutionary literary journal Fire!! with Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Wallace Thurman. As an elderly man, Nugent meets a gay, African-American teenager in a homeless sh...

Cala My Dog gets 9 Chinese awards nominations

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CALA, MY DOG! Wins Five Chinese Film Media Awards For Celestial PicturesCala, My Dog!, won in five of the nine categories that the film was nominated at the 4th Annual Chinese Film Media Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Shenzhen, China on 25 April, 2004. The five awards Cala swept home for Celestial were:Best FilmBest Director: Lu XuechangBest Actor: Ge YouBest Supporting Actress: Li QinqinMost Popular Actor in the Mainland (Silver): Ge You A delighted William Pfeiffer, CEO of Celestial ...

International Critic's Week

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INTERNATIONAL CRITICS WEEKFeature filmsTawfik Abu Wael, "Atash" (Thirst) (Israel/Palestine)Fernando Eimbcke, "Temporada de patos" (Duck Season) (Mexico) Eléonore Faucher, "Brodeuses" (France) Mohamed Asli, "À Casablanca les anges ne volent pas" (Morocco/Italy) Keren Yedaya, "Or" (Mon trésor) (France) Fabrice du Welz, "Calvaire" (Belgium/France/Luxemburg) Carole Laure, "CQ2" (Seek You Too) (Canada/France)Short FilmsArnaud Demuynck, "Signes de vie" (France/Belgium)Georges Schwitzgebel, "L'homme...

Cleveland awards Born into Brothels

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HIGHLIGHTS FROMTHE 28th CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF)MARCH 18-28, 2004TOWER CITY CINEMAS ON THE AVENUE AT TOWER CITY CENTERCLEVELAND, OHIOAWARD WINNERSThe Roxanne T. Mueller Award for Best Feature Film (audience choice award) goes to BORN INTO BROTHELS directed by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski (USA).Runners up include HOME OF THE BRAVE directed by Paola di Florio (USA), BUDDY directed by Morten Tydlum (Norway), A PANTHER IN AFRICA directed by Aaron Matthews (USA), KOPS directed by J...

Buenos Aires awards Parapalos and 15

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BUENOS AIRES 6 ° FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE AWARDSOFFICIAL PRIZESInternational CompetitionBest picture: “Parapalos”, by Ana Poliak (Argentina)Best Director: Royston Tan for “15 (Fifteen)” (Singapore)Special prize of the Jury:“Las horas del día”, by Jaime Rosales (Spain)Best Actor: Pietro Sibille, for “Días de Santiago” (Peru)Best Actress: Hwang Jeong-min, for “Save the Green Planet!” (South Korea)Argentina brand-new novelties CompetitionBest picture: “U...

One World announces its awards

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One World, 6th Annual Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Prague, Czech Republic, 15-22 April 2004The Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic Award for the Best Film:Arna's Children, directed by Juliano Mer Khamis and Danniel ArnaDanniel, Israel, Netherlands, Palestine When you sign on as a juror for the One World International Human Rights Film Festival you know you will be meeting people whose rights are being wronged and whose stories are deeply moving. But few of us jurors expected to m...

Tribeca features in competition

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Features in competition at Tribeca FestivalMay 1 - 9, 20041/2 Price [HALFP] France 62 min preceded by Paper Route A rare attempt to portray children's activities utterly without sentimentality, this debut by a 21-year-old actress follows a trio of kids aged 7, 8, and 9 as they fend for themselves in a world nearly free of adults. The film drew considerable attention in Paris after Chris Marker likened it to Breathless in its depiction of something we've never before seen on screen. ( more....

Laifafest opening night program

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LAIFAFEST 2004OPENING NIGHT FILM PRESENTATIONTuesday, April 20, 2004 • 7:30 PM • Arclight Cinemas"OUR ITALIAN HUSBAND" MARITI IN AFFITTODirector: Ilaria BorrelliStarring: Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Brooke Shields, Chevy Chase and Pierfrancesco FavinoOUR ITALIAN HUSBAND is a romantic comedy that tells the story of an Italian woman who flies across the Atlantic to New York City in search of her husband and finds him married to another woman. Two wives, four children and one husband must find a wa...

The Green Butchers win Melies d Or

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« The Green Butchers » and « El tren de la bruja » win the Méliès d’Or for Best European Fantastic Film.The 8th Méliès d’Or Ceremony for Best European Fantastic Film took place this Saturday, April 17th 2004 at the occasion of the 20th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival. The Jury, presided by Dutch filmmaker Rudolf van den Berg, has awarded the Méliès d’Or for Best Fantastic Feature to « The Green Butchers » directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and the Méliès d’Or for Best Fanta...

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