With the objective of “helping creative people achieve their goals” the South by Southwest Conference and Festival (SXSW) was established in 1987 in Austin, Texas with an emphasis on the merger of interactive productions, the film ,and music industries. Like other festivals, SXSW embraced digital platforms for its conferences, music showcases exhibitions, networking opportunities and film screenings in 2021. SXSW Online 2021 took place from March 16-20, though conferenc...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Here's a bright spot during all the COVID-19 closures and shuttering of art house cinemas... read on.
Curated by Screenmancer Staff
New York, NY (03/19/2020): Kino Lorber announces today that it is launching a virtual theatrical exhibition initiative called Kino Marquee to enable movie theaters shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak to continue to serve their audiences and generate revenue in this difficult time. The initiative also ...
Downsizing, review: Mini We
Once in a while, a movie comes along that renews our faith in creative writing and the ability of cinema to rise above its own decadence. Maybe it took a dozen ‘shrink’, ‘little’ and ‘antman’ films, from 1957 to 2015, to inspire the writers of Downsizing, the title itself a pun, but the resulting effort has a fresh new feel about it. After setting up a very interesting premise and some smooth as silk spellbinding VFX, the film th...
On Saturday, the 18th of July, the 11th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion with a magnificent closing ceremony.
Honorary Vicious Cat award for lifetime achievement was received by the legendary German actor Udo Kier.
In our competition programs, the following awards were given:
-VICIOUS CAT for best feature film: Ghoul (Czech Republic, 2015, Petr Jákl)
Special Mention: Idyll (Idila, Slovenia, 2015, Tomaž Gorkič)
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With great pride and joy we announce that this year's guest of honour and receiver of Honorary Vicious Cat award at Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival will be the legendary German actor Udo Kier, one of the most iconic faces of world cinema. In his amazing career he appeared in over 200 films, from low-budget horror and erotic films to celebrated arthouse films and Hollywood blockbusters. He collaborated with directors such as Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, ...
