Cinema City Festival 2012 gathers some of the most significant European names from the world of film, they are passing on valuable knowledge, experiences to a young Serbian filmmaker, but also to those already considered to be successful professionals. For the first time Serbia hosts board members of the prestigious European Film Academy, the most significant film institution in Europe along with numerous directors and producers.
The third day of Cinema City went by very quickly, honorin...
Tonight, during the Closing Ceremony of this 65th Festival de Cannes, the official Jury presided over by Nanni Moretti revealed the award winners.
Bérénice Bejo hosted Audrey Tautou and Adrien Brody on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to the best film among the 22 in Competition.
Claude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueyroux starring Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche and Anaïs Demoustier, was screened at the end of the ceremony.
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Un Certain Regard 2012 presented 20 films directed by 26 directors hailing from 17 different countries.
Four of the works were first films.
Presided over by Tim ROTH (actor, director), the Jury was comprised of Leïla BEKHTI (actress), Sylvie PRAS (head of cinema - Centre Pompidou Paris, artistic director - La Rochelle Festival), Tonie MARSHALL (director, producer) and Luciano MONTEAGUDO (critic - Pagina/12 - Buenos Aires).
“This was an extraordinarily strong group of fi...
The 2012 Cannes Film Festival has been well on its way, already being five days since the excitement and buzz of the opening day have passed. This leaves the contest wide open for anyone to bring home the big prize, and at ÉCU, we know it’s going to be one hell of a competition! Stay tuned for the rest of the Festival, there are still many incredible films yet presented, filled with much cinematic talent from all over the world!
The official line-up of the main category, ‘In Competi...
Filmmaker and 2010 Palme d’Or winner, Apichatpong Weerasethakul is presenting the new MUBI edition LomoKino camera in Cannes today (Saturday 19 May), and discussing his new short film ASHES, which he shot on a LomoKino.
The first ever clone of the popular hand-cranked analogue movie camera is designed by MUBI and endorsed and signed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His 20 minute short film ASHES shot on the camera is a first step into production by MUBI, the global online film pla...
Alongside the films in Competition, the Official Selection Un Certain Regard also welcomes its own Jury which will announce his awards during a ceremony on stage at the Debussy Theater, on Saturday, May,26.The Jury, presided over by British actor and director Tim Roth, is composed of five personalities of cinema. They will have to choose among the twenty films in Un Certain Regard Selection.
Tim Roth (actor and director), President of the Jury Leïla Bekhti (actress) Tonie Marshall...
English actor and director Tim Roth will be the president of the Un Certain Regard Jury, part of the Festival de Cannes Official Selection, for which twenty films will be announced at the same time as those for the Competition during the press conference on April, 19th.
He is an English actor who began his career in television before moving on to cinema with The Hit directed by Stephen Frears, Tim Roth made his first appearances at Cannes with Reservoir Dogsand Pulp Fiction b...
Stephanie Leon ... Stella (right) of LABRADOR (Out of Bounds, 2011) at the Un Certain Regard Cannes premier.
photo by Vanessa McMahon
Frederikke Aspock, director of LABRADOR (Out of Bounds, 2011) at the Un Certain Regard Cannes premier.
photo by Vanessa McMahon
The acclaimed Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev (mostly known for his internationally acclaimed film THE RETURN, 2003) held the world premier of his latest film ELENA (2011) at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the 'Un Certain Regard' category, where it won the Special Jury Prize. The film screened last week to audiences in Skopje, Macedonia at the 10th annual 'CINEDAYS'. -Vanessa McMahon photos by Dimitra FourkalidouAndrey Zvyagintsev ...
The German director Andreas Dresen and his longtime producer Peter Rommel will be
honoured on October 1st, 2011 during the 19th edition of Filmfest Hamburg with the
Douglas-Sirk-Award. This award is given each year to a personality who has
rendered outstanding services to film culture.
Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel says,“ This is the first time Filmfest Hamburg has decided to honour filmmakers from Germany. We wanted to emphasize and reward an outstanding and continuous partn...
The first two titles for the 64th edition’s Concorso internazionale have already been confirmed. Un amour de jeunesse by Mia Hansen-LøveThe Concorso internazionale will screen as international premiere the third feature film from French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve, Un amour de jeunesse. After starting out as an actress Mia Hansen-Løve made her directorial debut with a short film, Après mûre réflexion, screened at Locarno in 2004. Her first feature, Tout est pardonné (2007), was selected f...
press conference to RESTLESS (2011) at 64th Cannes Film Festival which screened in the Un Certain Regard category. Actress Mia Wasikowska and director Gus Van Sant answered questions to eager international Cannes press.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Click to view the trailers of the winning films.
Palme d'Or
THE TREE OF LIFE by Terrence MALICK
The Tree of Life - Official Trailer [VO-HD] par Eklecty-City
Grand Prix
BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA (Once Upon A Time In Anatolia) by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
THE KID WITH A BIKE by Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE
Award for the Best Director
Nicolas WINDING REFN for DRIVE
Jury Prize
POLISS by MAÏWENN
Best Performance for an Actor
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Click to view the trailers of the winning films.
Palme d'Or
THE TREE OF LIFE by Terrence MALICK
The Tree of Life - Official Trailer [VO-HD] par Eklecty-City
Grand Prix
BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA (Once Upon A Time In Anatolia) by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
THE KID WITH A BIKE by Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE
Award for the Best Director
Nicolas WINDING REFN for DRIVE
Jury Prize
POLISS by MAÏWENN
Best Performance for an Actor
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The official Jury of this 64th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Robert De Niro, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony.
Mélanie Laurent hosted Jane Fonda on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d'or to the best film among the 20 in Competition.
Christophe Honoré's closing film Beloved starring Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel and Milos Forman, was screened at the end of the...
The official Jury of this 64th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Robert De Niro, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony. Mélanie Laurent hosted Jane Fonda on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d'or to the best film among the 20 in Competition. Christophe Honoré's closing film Beloved starring Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel and Milos Forman, was screened at the end of the ceremony in the presence ...
Director of this film is Mohammad Rasoulof. ...
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof (AFP/File, Rafa Rivas)
AFP
CANNES, France — Iranian dissident Mohammad Rasoulof won the Cannes
prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section Saturday but
could not attend because of "Kafkaesque" authorities at home.
Rasoulof's
wife received the prize for "Be Omid e Didar" (Goodbye) on his behalf
after mounting speculation about whether the director, who is appealing a
lengthy jail sente...
Un Certain Regard 2011 presented 21 films directed by 22 directors hailing from 19 different countries. Two of the works were first films.
Presided over by Emir KUSTURICA (Director, actor and musician - Serbia), the Jury was comprised of: Elodie BOUCHEZ (Actress - France), Peter BRADSHAW (Critic-The Guardian - United Kingdom), Geoffrey GILMORE (Chief Creative Officer-Tribeca Enterprises - USA), Daniela MICHEL (Director of the Morelia Festival - Mexico).
PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD Ex-æ...
The Jury Un Certain Regard welcomes:
Emir KUSTURICA, President - director, actor & musician (Serbia)
Elodie BOUCHEZ, actress (France)
Peter BRADSHAW, critic, The Guardian (United Kingdom)
Geoffrey GILMORE, Chief Creative Office Tribeca Enterprises (USA)
Daniela MICHEL, Director of the Morelia Festival (Mexico)
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Competition
The Artist, directed by Michel HAZANAVICIUS, is joining the Official Competition, now composed of 20 feature films.
It is "OSS 117" director Hazanavicius's latest film - a French production in English language - starring John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Missi Pyle and James Cromwell. The film was previously announced as screening out of competition, but Cannes programmers made the switch today. The black and white silent film tells...
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury presided by Michel GONDRY will welcome Julie GAYET, Jessica HAUSNER, Corneliu PORUMBOIU and João Pedro RODRIGUES.
They will have to choose First, Second and Third prize winners from the sixteen final-year films featuring in the 2011 Cinéfondation Selection. These three films will walk away with prize money of 15,000€, 11,250€ and 7,500€ respectively.
The prizes will be awarded by the Jury on Friday 20th May during a ceremony in the Salle ...
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes, from 11th to 22nd May 2011.
Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their a...
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes, from 11th to 22nd May 2011.Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic. Emir Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for When Father Was Away on Business. Ten years later, his second Palme d’Or for Underground made hi...
