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Big Sunday on the Lido

Alex Deleon, Venice   

Alice Vikander and Eddie Redmayne on Danish Girl poster   [10:45] THE DANISH GIRL: Class!  Both Redmayne and wife in the film, Alicia Vikander, are superb. Classy pastel shaded photography provides perfect support for period feeling. Exquisite sets and decor. The central subject aside from the obvious gender transformation is the search for self and marital fidelity in the face if an impossible marital situation. Great psychodrama, great everything ~~ ...

 

Everest sketch by Nesta at Venice Film Festival

Nesta Morgan in Venice

Everest, telling and retelling a story that's true, a tremendous responsibility. The objective to draw from nature, with intimacy, the metaphor for Mountain. Emily Watson as the emotional conduit, the bystander playing a real character, a lovely place to be. (Hawkes, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kormakur, Clarke and Emily Watson) Check Nesta's sketches from Venice (and Cannes).   ...

 

Frederick Wiseman's latest documentary 'In Jackson Heights' explores one of the Most Diverse Neighborhoods in the United States

Frederick Wiseman's latest  documentary 'In Jackson Heights' explores one of the Most Diverse Neighborhoods in the United States ... at extremely great length.   Frederick Wiseman, 85, the dean of American documentarians, received a Golden Lion for Life Achievement here last year Frederick Wiseman's 40th documentary since his famous insane asylum study, Titicut Follies" of 1967, titled  "In Jackson Heights", is about a racially and ethnically mi...

 

No lack of stars on The Lido this year, with Competition Jury, a Star Lineup in its Own Right

By Alex Deleon <filmfestivals.com             

Fourth year Festival director Alberto Barbera has announced in "La Stampa" that in order to stimulate recently declining public interest there will be a recharged emphasis on big name stars on the red carpet at the 2015 festival. A list of A-listers as long as your sleeve expected to tread the carpetry includes the likes of: Johnny Depp, Eddie Redmayne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Diane Kruger, Tilda Sw...

 

First highlights and films to watch from Venice

Christopher Plummer is a 90 year old Holocaust  Avenger in Atom Egoyan's "Remember"    "Remember" Atom Egoyan (Canada, Germany). A new film from Canadian-Armenian Atom Egoyan is always an event and the current entry takes up a most peculiar subject: a 90 year old Jewish Holocaust survivor out to get revenge on a former Nazi Camp guard who murdered his family some seventy years ago and is living in the States under a...

 

Video: Press conference and photocall of “The Danish Girl” (Venezia 72)

The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegene. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. VENEZIA 72The Danish Girl by Tom Hooper - UK, USA, 120’ language: English - s/t Italian Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Ben Whishaw, Matthias Schoenaerts      Director’s...

 

Video: 72nd Venice Film Festival - Opening Ceremony (September 2nd)

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Video: 72nd Venice Film Festival - Kick-off

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Video: Red Carpet of "L'attesa", "The Danish Girl" and "Equals" - Saturday September 5th

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Video: Tribute to Orson Welles at 72. Mostra del Cinema

Tuesday September 1st, Sala Darsena (Palazzo del Cinema) at Lido di Venezia - Pre-Opening of the 72nd Venice Film Festival entirely dedicated to Orson Welles, for the centennial of his birth, and to two of his “Venetian” masterpieces inspired by Shakespeare and remarkably found and restored – The Merchant of Venice (1969, a film that was thought to have been lost) and Otello (1951) ...

 

Video: Press conference and photocall of "Everest (3D)" (Out of Competition)

Venice Full Line Up 6 sections in the official selections and 2 autonomous sections

OFFICIAL SELECTION Venezia 72 International competition of feature films, presented as world premieres  Out of Competition Important works by directors already established in previous editions of the Festival   Orizzonti An international competition dedicated to films that represent the latest aesthetic and expressive trends in international cinema Venice Classics A selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema &nb...

 

Four International Juries at the 72nd Venice Film Festival:

VENEZIA 72     Alfonso Cuarón (President)     Elizabeth Banks     Emmanuel Carrère     Nuri Bilge Ceylan     Hou Hsiao-hsien     Diane Kruger     Francesco Munzi     Pawel Pawlikowski     Lynne Ramsay ORIZZONTI     Jonathan Demme (President)     ...

 

Full Venice Calendar of events, presentations and talks

  Wednesday September 2nd - 100 autori, the Cinetelevisiva Association, in collaboration with Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days – the autonomous section dedicated to the auteur and independent cinema – inaugurates at the Villa degli Autori (Lungomare Marconi 56) the exhibition with free admission, Il disegno del cinema, with boards of the cartoonist and storyborder Davide De Cubellis and it will be open throughou...

 

French director Bertrand Tavernier to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 8 September Tavernier will present a selection of rare films for the Venice Classics section   In his recommendation to the Board of Directors for the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Alberto Barbera writes: “Tavernier is a complete, instinctively non-conformist, staunchly eclectic auteur. His filmography as a whole constitutes a body of work that is in part incongruous within the context of French cinema over the past forty ...

 

Biennale College - Cinema: announced the 12 projects of the 4th edition 2015/16

A 10-day workshop to be held from October 3rd to 12th 2015 Projects from Canada, China, Germany, India, UK, Italy, Holland, Romania, Venezuela, and USA     The first 12 projects have been selected for the fourth edition of Biennale College – Cinema 2015/16,submitted by teams composed of directors and producers who will take part in the first 10-day workshopto be held in Venice from October 3rd to 12th 2015. The international Call was ...

FRANCOFONIA by Alexander Sokurov premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

FRANCOFONIA by Alexander Sokurov tonight premiered at the Venice Film Festival.   The Louvre Under NAZI Occupatio N The goals of State and Art seldom coincide In view of the threat of war triggered by Germany’s invasion of the Sudetenland, the Louvre’s art collections were packed up on September 27 and 28, 1938 on the orders of its director, Jacques Jaujard, and transported by lorry to the Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley, according to a ...

 

FREE IN DEED, a film by Jake Mahaffy in World Premiere in Venice

FREE IN DEED, a film by Jake Mahaffy with David Harewood, Edwina Findley Produced by Mike S. Ryan, Michael Bowes, Brent Stiefel  USA/New Zealand 2015, 98 mins     Press Screenings: Thursday, September 10th, 19:45, Sala Pasinetti / 22:30, Sala Volpi   Official Screening: Friday, September 11th, 17:30, Sala Darsena Repeat Screening: Saturday, September 12th, 15:30, Palabiennale           Set...

 

6 movies from Argentina in Venice

official competition The Clan Pablo Trapero The new film from Argentine auteur Pablo Trapero (Crane World, White Elephant) recounts the astonishing true story of a seemingly normal middle-class family that trafficked in the kidnapping, ransoming and murder of the wealthy. 6 sep 09:00 hs Sala grande 6 sep 11:30 hs Sala Darsena 6 sep 20:15 hs ...

 

MA A Film By Celia Rowlson-Hall premiered at the 2015 Venice Film Festival

MA will premiere at the 2015 Venice Film Festival on Saturday, September 5th at 10:00pm   Synopsis: In this modern-day vision of Mother Mary’s pilgrimage, a woman crosses the scorched landscape of the American Southwest. Reinvented and told entirely through movement, the film playfully deconstructs the role of this woman, who encounters a world full of bold characters that are alternately terrifying and sublime. MA is a journey into the visceral and the surreal, ...

 

A flickering truth by Pietra Brettkelly screens in Venice

A FLICKERING TRUTH A Film By Pietra Brettkelly     Synopsis: Film preservation is a challenge all over the world, but on this scale of crisis Afghanistan ranks near the very top. The miniboom in film production that followed the establishment of the state Afghan Film organization in 1965 came to an end with the ascension of the Taliban, which viewed cinema as Western culture that needed to be expunged. The country's film history might well have have been lost forever, if not f...

 

Final Cut in Venice

The third edition of the FINAL CUT IN VENICE workshop will take place from September 7th to September 8th, 2015 during the Venice Film Market of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival (Venice Lido, 2nd – 12th September 2015). The Festival’s purpose is to provide concrete assistance in the completion of films from Africa and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria; and to offer producers and directors an opportunity to present films still...

 

First Light by Vincenzo Marra in Venice Days

Recreation Media’s newest acquisition, FIRST LIGHT - La Prima Luce, premiering at the 2015 Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days/Giornate Degli Autori’s Official Selection section. Directed by Vincenzo Marra (Bridges of Sarajevo, The Trial Begins, Sailing Home), FIRST LIGHT stars Riccardo Scamarcio (My Brother is and Only Child, Pasolini, Burnt). It is produced by Paco Cinematografica, in collaboration with Rai Cinema, and will be released theat...

 

'Behind the white glasses: A Portait of LINA WERTMULLER' in competition in the Venice Classic section

BEHIND THE WHITE GLASSES A Portait of LINA WERTMULLER, an Official Selection of the Venice Film Festival in competition in the Venice Classic section with Harvey Keitel, Martin Scorsese, Giancarlo Giannini, Nastassja Kinski, Rutger Hauer and Sophia Loren among many others.   A highly entertaining and intimate portrait of a witty, colorful, larger than life personality.   Lina Wertmüller is an iconic image of Italian and world cinema: s...

 

Carlos Saura’s new film ARGENTINA selected in Venice Days

Argentina by Carlos SAURA With the participation of: Soledad Pastorutti, Chaqueño Palavecino, Dino Saluzzi, Roxana Amed Live performance – Argentina / Spain / France – 2015 – Spanish ...

 

Brian De Palma to receive Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2015 Award

                              The award will be given on September 9th in the Palazzo del Cinema   the documentary De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow to screen out of competition The Biennale di Venezia and Jaeger-LeCoultre are pleased to announce that the great American directorBrian De Palma wi...

 

Venezia 72 Juries headed by Alfonso Cuarón

The selection is complete for the members of all three international Juries (Venezia 72, Orizzonti, “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film) at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2015), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by the Biennale di Veneziachaired by Paolo Baratta.     Venezia 72 The distinguished members of the Jury for the Venezia 72&nbs...

 

Jonathan Demme to preside over the International Jury of the Orizzonti section

The members of the international Jury of the Orizzonti section, in addition to its president, American director Jonathan Demme, are: · French director and screenwriter Alix Delaporte, in competition in Venice in 2014 with Le dernier coup de marteau (The Last Hammer Blow), for whichRomain Paul won the “Marcello Mastroianni” Prize · Spanish actress Paz Vega, who rose to international stardom in 20...

 

TOUTES LES NEWS EN FRANCAIS

Lancement de la Mostra, l'Everest au sommet.

THE GIRL KING

2015, Colour, Germany, Canada, Finland, Sweden, World Competition 

Production Team

Director : Mika Kaurismäki

Screenwriter : Michel Marc Bouchard

Cinematographer : Guy Dufaux

Editor : Hans Funck

Cast : Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant, Laura Birn, Hippolyte Girardot, François Arnaud, Patrick Bauchau

Music : Anssi Tikanmäki

Film production and Sales : Prod.: Marianna Films / Triptych Media/ Galafilm / Starhaus Filmproduktion / Anagram.

Synopsis

It’s the 1600s and Queen Christina is set on making Sweden the most sophisticated country in Europe. Having been raised as a prince under strict Lutheran control, the enigmatic, flamboyant, and unpredictable queen faces powerful resistance in her quest to educate her subjects and end the bloody Thirty Years War between the Protestants and Catholics. Amidst all this, Christina struggles to come to terms with an irresistible passion for her lady in waiting, the stunning Countess Ebba Sparre. Her quest to understand love runs parallel with her quest to understand humanity and the violent and restrictive forces conspiring against her. Torn between the conflict of political and personal aspirations, Christina chooses to make one of the most controversial decisions in history. 

Director

Born in Orimattila, Finland in 1955, Mika Kaurismäki studied film in Germany and his first film, his graduation production, THE LIAR (1980), was an overnight sensation; it marked the beginning of the cinema of the Kaurismäki brothers and started a new era in the Finnish cinema. Eventually, Mika established a base and second home in Brazil and concentrated on international co-productions, among them, CONDITION RED (1995), L.A. WITHOUT A MAP (1998), HONEY BABY (2004), BRASILEIRINHO (2005, shown at the MWFF), THREE WISE MEN (2008), BROTHERS (2011), ROAD NORTH (2012). 

 

Projections

Friday September 4, 2015 - 07:00 PM - CINÉMA IMPÉRIAL
Sunday September 6, 2015 - 04:30 PM - CINÉMA IMPÉRIAL

What does the future holds for the Festival des Films du Monde?, Dr. Norman Cornett, a recognized academic of Montreal, has a few ideas he shared during the 39th edition with Leopoldo Soto for filmfestivals.com viewers.

The Zinemira Award 2015 will go to Karmele Soler

The 63rd San Sebastian Film Festival will present eight feature films in the Zinemira section, dedicated to films produced in the Basque Country. Four world premieres and another four titles from this year’s production make up the selection.

All of the premieres compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award, alongside the remaining productions with a minimum of 20% Basque production presented as a world premiere in any of the Festival sections. The Irizar Award is decided by a specific jury and comes with €20,000 gross for the producer or producers of the winning film.   

ZINEMIRA

Section dedicated to Basque film organised by the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Basque Government Department of Culture and the Filmoteca Vasca; with the sponsorship of Irizar and EITB; and the collaboration of EPE/AVE and IBAIA.

Screening in Sydney from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 October, the Antenna Documentary Film Festival today announces its full program.

With 47 films from 21 countries, Antenna celebrates its fifth year – bringing Sydneysiders the very best documentaries from Australia and around the world. From culturally confronting documentaries, innovative in style and exceptional in form, to emotionally evoking films, Antenna promises a festival with the richest and most diverse line-up yet.

"We have watched almost a thousand films in the last few months to select what I believe is a great representation of the most exciting films showing currently on the international circuit,” said Festival Director David Rokach.

Antenna kicks off Opening Night with the Australian premiere of Venice Film Festival winner On the Bride’s Side. A film that sounds like a romantic Euro-comedy as conceived by foreign policy reporters, Italian journalists disguise their Palestinian and Syrian refugee friends as a wedding party, then spirit them across Europe to asylum in Sweden. This emotionally charged journey juxtaposes the harsh system refugees face against the bravery and compassion of the journalists, who risked prison sentences in their attempts to get everyone to safety.

Another very topical film is the Hot Docs 2015 winner Warriors from the North offers chilling insight into the current trend of Western Muslim youth joining radical groups abroad. The film follows a father’s desperate attempt to extract his son from Al-Shabab and bring him home, as well as a young Somali-born Dane whose two close friends killed themselves in suicide attacks in Mogadishu. Enlightening and agonising, the film’s subjects talk openly about religion, family, social isolation and culture shock.

As promised, Antenna brings its audiences a series of confronting documentaries through first-hand accounts. One of the Australian competition films this year, Molly Reynolds’ Another Country offers a personal account of the clash between Indigenous culture and government policy, with the help of legendary actor David Gulpilil.  In Racing Extinction, Louie Psihoyos, Oscar-winning director of The Cove, urges audiences to join his mission to save the ocean. Using hidden cameras, Psihoyos exposes the illegal underground trade in endangered aquatic species, revealing the realities of mass extinction's impending doom.

Featuring the eminent and insightful intellectual Noam Chomsky, Requiem for the American Dream mourns the death of America’s egalitarianism with the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the affluent. Filmed over four years, it captures Chomsky’s wisdom on the continuing erosion of America’s democracy, their capitalist system putting them on the leaderboard in terms of inequality.

Antenna keeps pushing boundaries with two films delving into private spaces. The Cult of JT Leroy follows the story of its mysterious literary namesake. Captivating readers and celebrities alike with a gritty memoir of his teen prostitution and heroin addiction, JT Leroy was catapulted to literary stardom at 19 years of age. But lurking just beneath the pages was a secret that would snowball into a scandal of grand proportions. The Ground We Won, on the other hand, is the story of a Kiwi town’s rugby team of farmers and their determination to redeem themselves after a series of bitter losses. With unprecedented access into men’s sacred spaces and rituals, the film offers  refreshing insight into male sporting culture and the hierarchy, humour and debauchery it entails.

An example of soulful documentary filmmaking, Thank You For Playing is a portrait of how people deal with grief using technology in the 21st Century. The film follows father and game developer Ryan Green, who creates a video game to communicate the experience of his son’s diagnosis and failed treatment of terminal cancer. While programming provides him with an avenue to cope with his grief, the game ironically and painfully duplicates his anguish.

Antenna invites audiences to toast the 2000-year-old tradition of artisanal sake-making in foodie favourite The Birth of Sake. Documenting the dying art, it unveils the meticulous approach employed by the Yoshida Brewery, a 144-year-old family-owned brewery in Northern Japan. The film tracks the team of men, led by a veteran brewmaster, through the six-month sake-making season as they work to keep the 2,000-year-old tradition alive.

Music’s universal eminence is celebrated through three powerful films from different countries. B-Movie: Lust and Sound in West-Berlin revisits the vibrant music and arts scene of 1980s West Berlin, where the city was like a B-movie – ugly and poor, but wild, creative and incredibly sexy. No Land’s Song follows the story of an Iranian female composer’s rebellious act to perform solo in public, which has been banned since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.  A political thriller and at the same time a musical journey, this film never loses sight of its real centre: the female voice. Finally, Dominguinhos is an evocative and sensual portrait of legendary Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer José Domingos de Morais, or Dominguinhos, chronicling his life, loves and music.

The occasionally surreal, frequently outrageous film The Sandwich Nazi follows deli owner Salam Kahlil; art collector, former male escort, amateur musician, and Lebanese-Canadian sandwich maker. In the midst of a documentary overflowing with dick jokes, other parts of his life emerge – compassion, philanthropy and a painful secret that runs under his affable exterior. This heartfelt and humorous film is bound to captivate audiences just when they least expect it.

The festival will culminate with the this year’s Sundance and SXSW hit Finders Keepers, preceded by announcing awards for Best International Feature Documentary, Best Australian Feature Documentary and Best Australian Short.

For tickets and more information, visit www.antennafestival.org 

FESTIVAL DETAILS

Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 October 2015

Palace Verona – 17 Oxford Street, Paddington
Chauvel Cinema – 249 Oxford St, Paddington (Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd)                        

Museum of Contemporary Art– 140 George St, The Rocks

General Admission – Adult $19, Concession $16

Multi Passes – 5 films: $85, 10 films: $150

KEY LINKS

Website: http://antennafestival.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Antenna-International-Documentary-Film-Festival/158554644191954

Twitter: https://twitter.com/antennafestival

Instagram: https://instagram.com/antennafestival

 THE FABULOUS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Burns Court Cinemas and USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus, 

Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015.

Scheduled to be held at Burns Court Cinemas in downtown Sarasota and USF Sarasota/Manatee campus, September 18, 19 and 20, the fifth annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival is continuing its tradition of celebrating diversity with 3 days of the best of LGBTq cinema.  The Fabulous IFF is a broken rules and Harvey Milk Festival co-production with all the proceeds going to HMF.  Tickets $8.50, opening and closing night films $10 are available at  www.fabulousiff.com, https://squareup.com/market/broken-rules-productions and at Burns Court Cinemas on the days of the festival.  New this year: the centerpiece film will be a free outdoor presentation on the Sarasota/Manatee campus in the courtyard, with donation suggested.

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival six awards winning films - DROWN, FOURTH MAN OUT, IN THE GRAYSCALE, LIZ IN SEPTEMBER, OUT TO WIN, TANGERINE are all eligible for the audience award.

Opening Night Film TANGERINE presented by Watermark Media, it’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block after being locked up for 28 days.  She and her best friend Alexandra take us on this rip-roaring odyssey through the various subcultures of Los Angeles in search of her rumored unfaithful pimp boyfriend (James Ransone).  FOURTH MAN OUT presented by USF and Stew Carrier from the BOX Office Bulls starring Evan Todd, Parker Young and Chord Overstreet is a funny, touching film following Adam, a car mechanic, coming out to his best friends on his 24th birthday.  This is a refreshingly unique take on coming out of the blue collar closet.  DROWN directed by Dean Francis known for his highly regarded “Boys Grammar,” is a superb drama exploring the forces unleashed by deep-rooted unsatisfied desires. This powerful film, not for the faint of heart, delivers strong performances.  Closing Night Film OUT TO WIN is a documentary examining the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world.  The locker room is one of the final frontiers for LGBT visibility in this country and OUT TO WIN celebrates the pioneers who have worked to make the world of sports a more diverse and inclusive one. Featuring interviews with Martina Navratilova, Brittney Griner and John Amaechi among others.  LIZ IN SEPTEMBER directed by Fina Torres (WOMAN ON TOP), is shot on a beautiful Caribbean beach where a tight-knit group of lesbian friends, lovers, and cordial exes meet every year to relax and let their guard down, without having to hide who they are, until Eva, a straight stranger, crashes the party.  IN THE GRAYSCALE this tenderly told tale of sexual discovery follows Bruno (Francisco Celhay) who faces challenging decisions about his identity.  This film which offers no easy answers, has earned comparisons to Andrew Haigh’s Weekend for its beautifully realized portrayal of two men in love. 

We are proud to add two locally made shorts: 

LET ME GO a Ringling School of Art + Design production directed by Nathaniel Allen Turner, will precede FOURTH MAN OUT at the free centerpiece screening on the USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus.

WHEN THE PARTY ENDS directed by KT Curran produced by Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida and SOURCE Productions, will precede the Closing Night Film OUT TO WIN

Sarasota Film Society, USF Sarasota/Manatee & Stew Carrier from the Box Office Bulls, Watermark Media, Janice & John Shelton, Embracing Our Differences, Smokin’ Joes, RCMoore Construction, Sarasota Day, Through Women Eyes, WolfeVideo.com and Strand Releasing are among the Fabulous IFF sponsors making this festival a reality.  M.A.D.E. is our Opening Night Party sponsor, Ain’t No Thang food truck will be at the USF Sarasota/Manatee campus for the centerpiece presentation and will donate a percentage of their sales to the Harvey Milk Festival.  The complete list of sponsors is featured on the Fabulous IFF web site, www.fabulousiff.com. 

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival

Burns Court Cinemas (506 Burns Lane, Sarasota, FL 34236)

USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus’ Courtyard (8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243) bring chairs and blankets.

Friday, September 18, 2015

8:15 PM  Watermark Media presents TANGERINE ( USA, 88 min.)

Saturday, September 19, 2015

3:30 PM  LIZ IN SEPTEMBER (Venezuela, in Spanish with english subtitles 100 min.) 

5:45 PM  DROWN (Australia, 96 min.) 

8:15 PM  USF Sarasota/Manatee & Stew Carrier from the Box Office Bulls present FOURTH MAN OUT (USA, 86 min.) in the courtyard, bring blanket and chairs.  Selby Auditorium is the back up plan in case of inclement weather.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

5:00 PM IN THE GRAYSCALE ( Chile, in Spanish with english subtitles, 101 min.) 

7:45 PM  OUT TO WIN (USA, 99 min.) 

Tickets to films available on www.fabulousiff.com, https://squareup.com/market/broken-rules-productions and at Burns Court Cinemas on festival days.

Opening Night Party - $3 beer and light bites

M.A.D.E. (1990 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236)

With local guest celebrity stylist Dylonn Cole bar-tending, all his tips will be donated to the Harvey Milk Festival

Friday, September 18, 2015

10 PM

Centerpiece Food Thing

Ain’t No Thang Food Truck will be serving tasty bites, a percentage of their proceeds will go to the Harvey Milk Festival

The sixth edition of the American Film Festival (AFF) will take place at the New Horizons Cinema in Wroclaw, Poland from October 20-25, 2015.

AFF presents the latest American films by both internationally acclaimed and emerging filmmakers. The festival aims to introduce new names and phenomena from American cinema to Polish audiences and to dismantle stereotypes about the function and integration of American films in the European film industry. The films presented at AFF 2015 will contribute to various panel discussions, lectures, and talks on a variety of social, political, and cultural themes. The festival is housed in the New Horizons Cinema, one of the largest cinemas in Europe, with nearly 3,000 seats and nine screens, and located in the heart of Wroclaw, near one of the largest market squares in Europe.

As the European Capital of Culture 2016, Wroclaw is gearing up to celebrate one of it's most culturally and artistically stimulating years to date, with AFF as 2015's final cinematic attraction. AFF has recently garnered global attention by scoring a nomination in the Polish Film Institute Awards and for being selected as one of MovieMaker's 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World. 

The Polish Film Institute (PISF) 2015 Awards

Awards created in 2008 to show appreciation for the efforts of many cinema enthusiasts and organizers who propagate knowledge about cinema, promote Polish films in Poland and abroad, educate young views, publish information about films, and organize festivals, retrospectives, exhibitions, and meetings with creators.
Nominated: Polish Film Event Award, American Film Festival 2014.
Winners to be announced at the Gdynia Film Festival on September 16, 2015.

MovieMaker's 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World 2015
American Film Festival 2015

"Cool theaters: screens of IMAX proportions. Cool audiences: fashionable young crowds and the hottest new bands. Cool digs: five-star accommodations, fancy dinners and tours of the local castles. No wonder Wroclaw is a hot ticket for U.S. moviemakers, 'dignitaries' to the 'best festival in Poland and perhaps all of Eastern Europe.' Celebrating a different kind of American cinema than what traditionally permeates those far-flung shores, AFF doesn't just showcase indies, it nurtures them: Panelists love their U.S. in Progress program, which awards cash prizes to features in post."

Just announced, the first titles of AFF 2015 include:

Dope by Rick Famuyiwa
Produced by Forest Whitaker, Pharrell Williams, and Puff Daddy
Polish premiere

Experimenter by Michael Almereyda
With Winona Ryder, Peter Sarsgaard, and John Leguizamo
European premiere

Krisha by Trey Edward Shults
With Krisha Fairchild
Polish premiere

Ned Rifle by Hal Hartley
With Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, and Liam Aiken
Polish premiere

The full AFF 2015 program will appear at www.americanfilmfestival.pl on October 7 at noon. The selected films will screen in one of the following selections:

Spectrum to feature contemporary American cinema and new feature films, including films by renowned filmmakers and new talents (In Competition).
American Docs to feature the most important documentary productions of the season (In Competition).
Highlights to feature newest well-known titles and premiere screenings by renowned directors.
On the Edge to feature discoveries, experiments, author films, or traditionally unacknowledged forms or unaccepted subjects.
Retrospectives to create a background for the presentation of contemporary films and by linking the present day and past years of American cinema.
Special Screenings and Festival Favorites to feature pre-premieres, select screenings, or 2015 festival favorites from around the world.

NOTE: The winning film of the AFF Audience Award competition from Spectrum will be awarded $10,000, and the winning film from American Docs will be awarded $5,000. Both awards are funded by BNY Mellon.

Ticket Prices & Important Dates

AFF passes go on sale online on September 14 at noon (sale ends October 11 or when the limited number of passes is sold out).

Online and box office ticket sales at New Horizons Cinema begin October 13 at 9am.

Applications for Media Accreditiation for the 6. American Film Festival will be accepted from 14th of September 2015.

Media contact:

Agata Burdzy, +48 606884810, agata.burdzy@snh.org.pl

The Anniversary Programme 2015 - Eastern Europe Between New Urbanity and a Traditional Understanding of Homeland

Facts:

- 25th FilmFestival Cottbus from 3 to 8 November

- ca. 160 Films

- prizes worth a total of 77,750 euro

- Focus: "Eastern Europe by the Cities"

- first prominent guests confirmed: István Szabó / Marianne Birthler

- new locations: Space Flight Planetarium / art museum Dieselkraftwerk /

  Gutsökonomie Castle and Park Branitz

From 3 to 8 November, Cottbus will take a look at Eastern European cinematography for the 25th time, which has always also reflected the geopolitical situation of the day. "The global mood naturally has an impact on the contributions to the anniversary edition of the FilmFestival Cottbus.

The filmmakers reflect upon the past, present and future, make statements, document events, or seek to change the viewers´ perspective," says Programme Director Bernd Buder. "But don’t worry!" he adds. "We will by no means only show gloomy cinema from Central and Eastern Europe. Many filmmakers comment on society with black humour or from a very personal perspective or shoot genre films that can indeed - both in technical and narrative terms – measure up to international competition."

This year, twelve contributions will take part in the Feature Film Competition for the coveted glass figurine named "Lubina" (Sorbian for "the charming one") and give an overview of the most important trends in current Eastern European cinema. The same applies to the Short Feature Competition with nine to 15 films demonstrating how the short film has become an independent art form in Eastern Europe and simultaneously providing an opportunity to discover young talents. The U 18 German-Polish Youth Film Competition draws comparisons between the daily life of adolescents in Germany and its Eastern neighbours. In the frame of the 25th FilmFestival Cottbus, prizes worth a total of 77,750 euro will be awarded. On the occasion of the anniversary, the Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten (GWFF) will increase the prize money of the Main Prize for Best Film to 25,000 euro. While the Competition presents the entire diversity of Eastern European cinema ranging from arthouse films to comedies, the Spectrum section addresses special target groups with unusual films plumbing the boundaries of cinema, from experimental film to the horror genre. The series National Hits features blockbusters from Central and Eastern Europe, some of which were larger audience successes at home than international film hits from Hollywood.

The Focus in 2015 deals with "Eastern Europe by the Cities", capturing the urban spirit of Eastern European metropolises, but also the attendant, radical social changes, such as gentrification and migration from the land.

Filmmakers direct their cameras to the contradictions between the search for individual freedom and the  construction of representational architecture – challenges that not only Eastern European societies are facing. With films dedicated to Islam in Eastern Europe, the FilmFestival Cottbus addresses another highly topical theme: How do historical extreme situations, such as the invasion of Afghanistan by Soviet troops or the massacre of Muslims during the war in Bosnia, effect Islamic consciousness in Eastern Europe and beyond? What liberties does Islamic everyday culture offer, and what are its constraints?  Since 2010, the Polskie Horyzonty (Polish Horizons) have been inviting the audience to explore Poland’s contemporary film scene – since "Ida" won an "Oscar", one of the world’s leading cinematographies. The Russkiy Den (Russian Day) has a similar ambition, presenting a cross-section of Russia’s rich film production.

The German-Polish-Russian Film Forum "Change in Remembrance" invites guests to a "trialogue" between these two countries and Germany, with a film series presenting the different reflections on and interpretations of the transformation processes that have taken place from the 1990s until today in

(East) Germany, Poland and Russia.  Furthermore, there will be a top-class panel discussion attended by, among others, the former human rights activist and retired Federal Commissioner for Stasi Documents, Marianne Birthler.

Opportunities to enter into a dialogue with film professionals are provided during the entire festival week by the Film Talks (Q & A) and the MasterTalks introduced last year – succinct eynote speeches by professionals of the film industry. This year’s speakers include the Hungarian cult director István Szabó, "Oscar" award-winner and Honorary President of the FilmFestival Cottbus.

The aim to make guests from around the world aware of regional filmmakers and themes is pursued during the festival week by the Homeland | Domownja section. The 13th Cottbus FilmShow, staged on the evening before the opening of the festival, offers insights into regional filmmaking. The event functions as a "small" festival for committed and talented filmmakers from the region. The FilmFestival Cottbus is at home in selected and extraordinary festival venues. The large auditorium of the State Theatre Cottbus provides the glamorous setting for the opening of the 25th festival edition on 3 November, 2015, while the awards ceremony on 7 November will be held in the Stadthalle Cottbus, which functions as the festival centre. In addition to the Stadthalle, films will be screened in the successfully established network of venues – from the historical Weltspiegel, to the Kammerbühne and Glad-House-Halle, which are transformed to cinema halls, to the municipal cinema Obenkino.

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the FilmFestival Cottbus additionally invites the audience to special places in the city. The entertainment hall of the Gutsökonomie will present a special on the Branitz Park and Castle as a shooting location, the Space Flight Planetarium will show fulldome films and the art museum Dieselkraftwerk will feature a screening corresponding with the Focus theme, "Eastern Europe by the Cities", as well as an installation dedicated to modern, socialist, urban development concepts of the 1930s. A varied supporting programme with concerts, exhibitions, readings and festival parties provides entertainment beyond the cinema seat.

The festival is substantially supported by the State of Brandenburg, the Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg, the City of Cottbus as well as the MEDIA - Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

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WITH NEW NAME, NEW DIRECTOR AND UNBRIDLED MOMENTUM

MiFo LGBT Film Festival: October 9 – 18, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale
 

The newly named MiFo LGBT Film Festival kicks off its Fort Lauderdale edition October 9, 2015 with two weekends of dramas, comedies and documentaries that touch upon various aspects of  lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life. Now in it 7th year, MiFo includes 7 documentaries, 18 shorts and 28 narratives, including 13 premieres.

Presented by Merrill Lynch, Showtime and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Office of Film, Music & Entertainment, MiFo is one of the most highly regarded LGBT film festivals in the nation.

The 2015 MiFo Festival in Fort Lauderdale will take place on Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11; and on Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, October 18.  Screenings will be held at the Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 East Sunrise Boulevard; Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th   Street; and Opening Night at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.

There is meaning and momentum behind the new moniker.  "MiFo" joins together the Miami and Fort Lauderdale LGBT film festivals under one umbrella and one brand name, to solidify South Florida’s leadership position in LGBT film and media. The Miami Festival recently celebrated its 17th year with record attendance, while Fort Lauderdale enters its 7th solid year with an unprecedented 45 films.

To foster this progressive environment and rebranding effort, MiFo has appointed Victor M. Gimenez as its new Executive Director.  “Victor brings together business expertise, film knowledge and activism at this consequential time,” said Mark Gilbert, MiFo Board Chair. “He will continue moving MiFo forward as one major South Florida brand.”

As executive director, Gimenez is responsible for business development, corporate sponsorship, membership relationship and customer service. Gimenez had served as MiFo Board Chair since 2014, and has held various roles during the past five years. Prior to MiFo, he worked in construction management and ran his own business. An avid movie lover, Gimenez currently is active on the boards of several cultural and social organizations.

“Both Miami and Fort Lauderdale festivals have earned widespread acclaim individually,” said Gimenez. “Together under one brand we will continue to grow exponentially, thanks to their combined size and the benefits of combined marketing efforts.  As we continue into the 21st Century, MiFo will highlight the vibrancy of South Florida’s LGBT community,  solidifying our position of pre-eminence. The result will be greater support from our community and our sponsors as we debut World premieres, North American premieres and East Coast premieres.”

Look for updates on movies, times and happenings by visiting MiFo at www.MiFofilm.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mifofilmfest
The MiFo LGBT Film Fest is committed to its mission: To inspire, entertain and educate the public, encourage a sense of community through international and culturally diverse film, video and other media that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender experience.

Eighteen new Russian films will premiere at the 12th Russian Resurrection Film Festival, playing at venues in Australia and New Zealand during October and November.
 

International guests at the festival include director Sergei Mokritsky, whose 2015 war epic Battle for Sevastopol, will open the festival in Canberra, Brisbane and Auckland.

Battle of Sevastopol tells the true story of a young Soviet woman who joins the Red Army in 1941 to fight the Nazi invasion. Lyudmila builds a reputation as one of the deadliest Soviet snipers. When tragedy hits, she is pulled out of combat to join a diplomatic delegation to the USA, where she develops an unlikely friendship.

Another war epic based on a true story, Battalion, will open the festival in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. A huge box office hit in Russia, this is the story of the First Russian Women’s Battalion, led by the peasant Maria Bochkareva. It is set in the spring of 1917 at the height of the First World War. The battalion was formed with the idea that women warriors would shame timid soldiers into resuming their combat duties.

Battalion is directed by Dmitriy Meskhiev, whose 2004 film, Our Own, is also part of this year’s festival retrospective of six World War II classics.

Russian Resurrection Film Festival director, Nicholas Maksymow, said the lineup of films this year was particularly strong and would create a deeper understanding of Russia.

“Through a varied and uncompromising presentation of Russian culture, we can provide audiences with the diversity of voices and ideas that are present in Russian cinema and society,” he said. “Russian cinema is evolving and developing every day.”

As part of the festival, there will be an exhibition by Russian photographer Vladimir Maksimov, who worked on the 2014 film Territory, set in Russia’s far north – where the tundra meets the Arctic. Maksimov will be visiting Australia with his exhibition of landscapes that delves behind the scenes of the making of the film. 

The Russian Resurrection Film Festival receives the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture, Russkiy Mir Foundation, Event Cinemas, ACMI and Rialto Cinemas.   

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Video: The Bronze Zenith for the First Fiction Feature Film: La Linea Delgada Amarilla (The Thin Yellow Line) from Celso Garcia

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Fipresci Award in Montreal for "The visitor" by Mehmet Eryilmaz

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Venice 2015 Dailies and Awards

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Krigen (A War), directed by Tobias Lindholm, 5th September 2015, Venice Film Festival sketch by Nesta

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Venice honored Brian de Palma with an Award

> San Sebastian Dailies  September 18-26, 2015

Canadian films in San Sebastian

PARA MINHA AMADA MORTA (To My Beloved) in Competition in San Sebastián

Fortissimo Films acquires rights to Paula Ortiz’s (DE TU VENTANA A LA MÍA) epic tragedy LA NOVIA (THE BRIDE)

The People's Choice Award 2015

Opening Gala presenters at the 63rd edition of the San Sebastian Festival

British actress Emily Watson will receive the Donostia Award in recognition of her prestigious film career

59 000 festival tickets sold in one single day, a record!

Paprika Steen president of the jury

EZAE sponsors the Youth Award at the San Sebastian Festival

‘DESDE ALLA’ from Venice to San Sebastian

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Best from TIFF - Leopoldo Soto 's editorial choice

TIFF 15: The Apostate - Interview with Federico Veiroj

DDI has acquired the worldwide sales rights for METANOIA

Fortissimo Films announced the licensing of North American distribution rights of Ray Yeung’s FRONT COVER to Strand Releasing

Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek set to star in DRUNK PARENTS

Fortissimo Films acquires rights to Lech Majewski’s (THE MILL & THE CROSS, THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS, BASQUIAT)

125 M$ equity financing agreement with the government of the Caribbean island nation of Antigua

Johnny Depp at TIFF as a Mobster!

Toronto Honored Ingrid Bergman with August Retrospective

 

Brad Bird talks animation at TIFF

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First feature by french actor director Thierry Sebban. Produced by la Petite Reine (The Artist) and Diabolo Films (The Suicide Shop).
Synopsis:  Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life.  Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1  Directed by Thierry Sebban  Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux... Email us for a screener

 

Rooted in Peace by Greg Reitman

 

ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015

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"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".

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Synopsis:  Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life.  Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1  Directed by Thierry Sebban  Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux... Email us for a screener

 

Rooted in Peace by Greg Reitman

ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015

Documentary by SUNDANCE alum GREG REITMAN (Sundance Audience Award Winner for fhis first documentary 'Fuel')

Starring: Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Pete Seeger, Ted Turner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".

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5 french films pre selected for the Oscars

La Belle Saison de Catherine Corsini,  Dheepan by Jacques Audiard, La Loi du Marché by Stéphane Brizé, Marguerite by Xavier Giannoli, Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven.  The selection committee will gather a second time september 22 to announce the final choice for France.     ...

 

Telluride Film Festival 2015 Line up announced

 

42nd TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL  2015 PROGRAM   Twenty-seven new feature films to screen in the main program Danny Boyle, Adam Curtis and Rooney Mara to receive Silver Medallion Awards Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 42nd edition of the Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best ...

 

World Cinema at the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

At 60 km/h A selection of 17 films in this year's "World Cinema" at the 64th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg   Great cinema from all over the world. New top films by world famous directors are running in the category "World Cinema" of this year's official programme. A selection of the best movies from Cannes, Toronto, Locarno or Venice including seven German Premieres and two films of the European Film Award's shortlist.   &nb...

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Russian Resurection Festival rolls out 18 new films in 2015

 

Eighteen new Russian films will premiere at the 12th Russian Resurrection Film Festival, playing at venues in Australia and New Zealand during October and November.   International guests at the festival include director Sergei Mokritsky, whose 2015 war epic Battle for Sevastopol, will open the festival in Canberra, Brisbane and Auckland. Battle of Sevastopol tells the true story of a young Soviet woman who joins the Red Army in 1941 to fight the Nazi invasion. Lyudmila builds a rep...

 

OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN named of Best Visions of the future by the Austin Chronicle

  In their annual “Best of Austin” edition, the Austin Chronicle critics singled out our 15th month old festival for commendation, making it a critics pick in Entertainment and labelling it “Best Visions of the Future.” The Chronicle got right to the heart of what we are trying to do saying:    "Science fiction isn’t just about space ships and lasers. It’s about what it means to be a human in stra...

 

The newly named MiFo LGBT Film Festival kicks off its Fort Lauderdale edition October 9, 2015

HELLO MiFo! CURTAIN TO RISE ON MiFo LGBT FILM FESTIVAL WITH NEW NAME, NEW DIRECTOR AND UNBRIDLED MOMENTUM MiFo LGBT Film Festival: October 9 – 18, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale   The newly named MiFo LGBT Film Festival kicks off its Fort Lauderdale edition October 9, 2015 with two weekends of dramas, comedies and documentaries that touch upon various aspects of  lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life. Now in it 7th year, MiFo includes 7 documentaries, 18 shorts ...

 

Highlights from FilmFestival Cottbus from 3 to 8 November

 

The Anniversary Programme 2015 - Eastern Europe Between New Urbanity and a Traditional Understanding of Homeland   Facts: - 25th FilmFestival Cottbus from 3 to 8 November - ca. 160 Films - prizes worth a total of 77,750 euro - Focus: "Eastern Europe by the Cities" - first prominent guests confirmed: István Szabó / Marianne Birthler - new locations: Space Flight Planetarium / art museum Dieselkraftwerk /   Gutsökonomie Castle and Park Branitz  ...

 

American Film Festival named one of the 25 coolest Festivals in the World

The sixth edition of the American Film Festival (AFF) will take place at the New Horizons Cinema in Wroclaw, Poland from October 20-25, 2015. AFF presents the latest American films by both internationally acclaimed and emerging filmmakers. The festival aims to introduce new names and phenomena from American cinema to Polish audiences and to dismantle stereotypes about the function and integration of American films in the European film industry. The films presented at AFF 2015 will contribute ...

 

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival 2015 Highlights

 

 THE FABULOUS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Burns Court Cinemas and USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus,  Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015.   Scheduled to be held at Burns Court Cinemas in downtown Sarasota and USF Sarasota/Manatee campus, September 18, 19 and 20, the fifth annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival is continuing its tradition of celebrating diversity with 3 days of the best of LGBTq cinema.  The Fabulous IFF is a broken rule...

 

“Masters of J-Horror” Special Feature in Tokyo Fest

  Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa             Director Hideo Nakata             Director Takashi Shimizu   ©Sayuri Suzuki The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will take place from October 22 to 31. This year, TIFF will have a special feature entitled “Masters of J-Horror” screening chilling works of the ...

 

Viennale-Trailer 2015: Xiao Kang (by Tsai Ming-Liang)

This year, the Viennale has once again succeeded in garnering a great director of world cinema for the creation of the traditional festival trailer. At the Viennale’s invitation, the Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang, known through works such as REBELS OF THE NEON GOD, THE RIVER, THE HOLE and WAYWARD CLOUD, created a short, approximately two-minute homage to Lee Kang-sheng – the actor who has appeared in almost all of Tsai Ming-liang’s films over the past thirty years and s...

 

Shriekfest Film Festival announces 2015 Schedule

 

Shriekfest Film Festival : 45 FILMS * 4 DAYS/NIGHTS / OCTOBER 1-4TH, 2015   SHRIEKFEST INTERNATIONAL HORROR/SCI FI FILM FESTIVAL is thrilled to announce the full, expanded schedule for the FIFTEENTH annual horror film festival, returning to Raleigh Studios Chaplin theatres, October 1-4th, 2015.  Festival Director Denise Gossett says  "We are so honored to once again be at the same location we've been at for all 15 years!  That says a lot about a location&...

 

Jalopnik Film Festival Announces Lineup, Move to Los Angeles

  The Jalopnik Film Festival is going on a road trip for 2015, motoring west to Los Angeles for its 3rd Annual edition, set to run the weekend of Friday, September 25th through Saturday, September 26th, complete with Mazda as its new presenting sponsor.   The fest will kick off on Friday at the Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar with a gala screening of Adam Carolla’s new documentary Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, followed by a Q&A with Carolla and an aft...

 

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15 European Documentaries Selected for 28th European Film Awards

 

European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the first ever EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year's European Film Awards.  The change follows a decision by the EFA Board to “acknowledge the growing importance of European documentary cinema,” says Israeli producer Marek Rozenbaum, EFA Board Member on the documentary committe...

 

Director Masato HARADA to be the focus of JAPAN NOW at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (c)naonori kohira   Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that Masato HARADA will be the first Director in Focus of TIFF’s new section JAPAN NOW. Masato HARADA is the award-winning director of such works as “Bounce Ko Gals,” “Climber’s High,” “Chronicle of My Mother” and “The Emperor i...

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The Director of Ida will preside the London BFI Fest

 

AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI to head-up LFF Official Competition Jury   With fellow jurors Christine Vachon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristin Scott Thomas and Mabel Cheung The 59th BFI London Film Festival announces this year’s Official Competition Jury.   President of the Official Competition jury is three-time BAFTA winner and LFF Best Film (2013) prize winner PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI, whose IDA garnered him both the BAFTA and Oscar® for Foreign Language Film. Prev...

 

Andrzej Zulawski to preside over CinEast’s international jury

The renowned Polish film director Andrzej Zulawski will be the president of the international jury of the 8th edition of CinEast, the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, held from 8 to 25 October 2015.     The CinEast (pronounced “ciné-East”) festival showcases the latest cinematographic works by directors from the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The 2015 edition will be held from 8 to 25 October 2015 in a dozen venu...

 

Liam Hemsworth will be awarded a special Golden Eye Award in Zurich

The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) announced today that Liam Hemsworth will be awarded a special Golden Eye Award recognizing “The New A-Lister” at this year’s Festival, taking place September 24th – October 4th. The announcement was made by ZFF Directors Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht.   ZFF’s Golden Eye Award stands to recognize achievement on the highest levels and in his case distinguishes young talent who have made their mark on a global scale and are o...

 

Kiefer Sutherland to receive Zurich Film Festival's Golden Eye Award

Sutherland’s latest Film FORSAKEN selected for Gala Premiere   Golden Globe®, Emmy®, and Screen Actors Guild® winner, Kiefer Sutherland will be the recipient of the Zurich Film Festival’s prestigious ‘Golden Eye’ award. The Golden Eye tribute will take place on September 25, 2015 at the Corso Cinema with Sutherland in attendance. Kiefer Sutherland’s latest western-inspired film, FORSAKEN, in which he stars alongside his father Golden...

 

Denver Society's JoAnna Cintrón, has been selected as one of 12 Coors Light Líderes

 

Denver Film Society (DFS) Marketing & Communications Manager, JoAnna Cintrón, has been selected as one of 12 Coors Light Líderes for her exceptional contributions to the Latino community as co-founder of CineLatino. The field was narrowed down to 12 candidates nationwide and is now open for the public to vote for Cintrón online and on their mobile devices at www.coorslightlideres.com starting today through October 29, 11:00am (Central Time).   "It is truly a...

 

 

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The Girl King de Mika Kaurismäki est rajouté à la sélection des films en compétition à Montréal

  Le FFM annonce que le film The Girl King d’Aki Kaurismaki fera partie de la compétition mondiale du 39e FFM en première mondiale. Le film est coproduit par Galafilm et Triptych Media (Canada), Marianna Films (Finlande), Starhaus Filmproduktion (Allemagne) et Anagram (Suède). « J'ai été séduit par le scénario de Michel-Marc Bouchard, l’histoire unique d’une femme extraordinaire. Les perso...

 

 

La Brabançonne de Vincent Bal en clôture du Festival de Montréal

Le FFM annonce que le film de clôture du 39e FMM sera La Brabançonne de Vincent Bal. Produit par Peter Bouckaert pour Eyeworks (producteur entre autres de Ben X, Le verdict, Marina presentés et primés au FFM) cette comédie met en vedette Amaryllis Ouitterlinden, Arthur Dupont, Jos Verbist, Marc Weiss, Koen Van Impe, Philippe Résimont.   L’harmonie flamande Sainte-Cécile et l’harmonie w...

 

Forte progression du nombre d inscriptions grace au partenariat avec Filmfestivals.com

La date limite d’inscription des courts métrages était le 14 juin 2015 et plus de 1200 inscriptions ont été soumises cette année au Festival des films du monde incluant les quelque 400 films étudiants canadiens et étrangers . Ceci représente une croissance de 42,68 % par rapport à l’année 2014.  Sur 726 films déjà visionnés on a répertorié 64 pays d‘origine pour ces c...

 

 

Louis L. Roquet siègera au conseil d’administration du Festival des films du monde.

Le Festival des films du monde est heureux d’annoncer que Louis L. Roquet, Président du conseil d’administration d’Investissement Québec ait accepté de siéger sur le conseil d’administration du Festival des films du monde.  « Je suis très honoré que Louis L. Roquet ait accepté mon invitation » a déclaré Serge Losique président du FFM qui précise « l’expertise de Lou...

Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.

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Un nouveau directeur du cinéma chez Canal+

C'est Didier Lupfer qui succède à Nathalie Coste-cerdan à la direction du Cinéma de Canal+, un poste qu il avait occupé de 2000 à 2005, à l'issue de la fusion TPS/CanalSat.  ...

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 THE FABULOUS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Burns Court Cinemas and USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus, 

Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015.

Scheduled to be held at Burns Court Cinemas in downtown Sarasota and USF Sarasota/Manatee campus, September 18, 19 and 20, the fifth annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival is continuing its tradition of celebrating diversity with 3 days of the best of LGBTq cinema.  The Fabulous IFF is a broken rules and Harvey Milk Festival co-production with all the proceeds going to HMF.  Tickets $8.50, opening and closing night films $10 are available at  www.fabulousiff.com, https://squareup.com/market/broken-rules-productions and at Burns Court Cinemas on the days of the festival.  New this year: the centerpiece film will be a free outdoor presentation on the Sarasota/Manatee campus in the courtyard, with donation suggested.

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival six awards winning films - DROWN, FOURTH MAN OUT, IN THE GRAYSCALE, LIZ IN SEPTEMBER, OUT TO WIN, TANGERINE are all eligible for the audience award.

Opening Night Film TANGERINE presented by Watermark Media, it’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block after being locked up for 28 days.  She and her best friend Alexandra take us on this rip-roaring odyssey through the various subcultures of Los Angeles in search of her rumored unfaithful pimp boyfriend (James Ransone).  FOURTH MAN OUT presented by USF and Stew Carrier from the BOX Office Bulls starring Evan Todd, Parker Young and Chord Overstreet is a funny, touching film following Adam, a car mechanic, coming out to his best friends on his 24th birthday.  This is a refreshingly unique take on coming out of the blue collar closet.  DROWN directed by Dean Francis known for his highly regarded “Boys Grammar,” is a superb drama exploring the forces unleashed by deep-rooted unsatisfied desires. This powerful film, not for the faint of heart, delivers strong performances.  Closing Night Film OUT TO WIN is a documentary examining the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world.  The locker room is one of the final frontiers for LGBT visibility in this country and OUT TO WIN celebrates the pioneers who have worked to make the world of sports a more diverse and inclusive one. Featuring interviews with Martina Navratilova, Brittney Griner and John Amaechi among others.  LIZ IN SEPTEMBER directed by Fina Torres (WOMAN ON TOP), is shot on a beautiful Caribbean beach where a tight-knit group of lesbian friends, lovers, and cordial exes meet every year to relax and let their guard down, without having to hide who they are, until Eva, a straight stranger, crashes the party.  IN THE GRAYSCALE this tenderly told tale of sexual discovery follows Bruno (Francisco Celhay) who faces challenging decisions about his identity.  This film which offers no easy answers, has earned comparisons to Andrew Haigh’s Weekend for its beautifully realized portrayal of two men in love. 

We are proud to add two locally made shorts: 

LET ME GO a Ringling School of Art + Design production directed by Nathaniel Allen Turner, will precede FOURTH MAN OUT at the free centerpiece screening on the USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus.

WHEN THE PARTY ENDS directed by KT Curran produced by Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida and SOURCE Productions, will precede the Closing Night Film OUT TO WIN

Sarasota Film Society, USF Sarasota/Manatee & Stew Carrier from the Box Office Bulls, Watermark Media, Janice & John Shelton, Embracing Our Differences, Smokin’ Joes, RCMoore Construction, Sarasota Day, Through Women Eyes, WolfeVideo.com and Strand Releasing are among the Fabulous IFF sponsors making this festival a reality.  M.A.D.E. is our Opening Night Party sponsor, Ain’t No Thang food truck will be at the USF Sarasota/Manatee campus for the centerpiece presentation and will donate a percentage of their sales to the Harvey Milk Festival.  The complete list of sponsors is featured on the Fabulous IFF web site, www.fabulousiff.com. 

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival

Burns Court Cinemas (506 Burns Lane, Sarasota, FL 34236)

USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus’ Courtyard (8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243) bring chairs and blankets.

Friday, September 18, 2015

8:15 PM  Watermark Media presents TANGERINE ( USA, 88 min.)

Saturday, September 19, 2015

3:30 PM  LIZ IN SEPTEMBER (Venezuela, in Spanish with english subtitles 100 min.) 

5:45 PM  DROWN (Australia, 96 min.) 

8:15 PM  USF Sarasota/Manatee & Stew Carrier from the Box Office Bulls present FOURTH MAN OUT (USA, 86 min.) in the courtyard, bring blanket and chairs.  Selby Auditorium is the back up plan in case of inclement weather.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

5:00 PM IN THE GRAYSCALE ( Chile, in Spanish with english subtitles, 101 min.) 

7:45 PM  OUT TO WIN (USA, 99 min.) 

Tickets to films available on www.fabulousiff.com, https://squareup.com/market/broken-rules-productions and at Burns Court Cinemas on festival days.

Opening Night Party - $3 beer and light bites

M.A.D.E. (1990 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236)

With local guest celebrity stylist Dylonn Cole bar-tending, all his tips will be donated to the Harvey Milk Festival

Friday, September 18, 2015

10 PM

Centerpiece Food Thing

Ain’t No Thang Food Truck will be serving tasty bites, a percentage of their proceeds will go to the Harvey Milk Festival

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September 10 to 20, 2015

TIFF 2015 Awards announced

TIFF boasts a 9% increase in Industry attendance

 

Lyon Lumière Festival 7th edition reveals the Program

        From Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October 2015 The 7th edition of the Lumière festival will be held from Monday 12 to Sunday October 18 in Lyon. Last year, 135,000 festivalgoers attended 320 screenings in 65 venues in the Lyon Metropolis. This year, there will be new features to discover and experience, to take full advantage of the films, the city of Lyon and the festival week. The spirit of the festival: Created in 2...

Video: TIFF 2015 Penelope Cruz, presents "Mama"

Video TIFF 2015 THE MARTIAN Press Conference

 

Video TIFF Industry 2015 : WHERE TO INVADE NEXT with Michael Moore

 

Video TIFF Industry 2015: Stephen Frears

 

 

Video: Press Conference | TIFF 2015 Keith Richards Under the Influence

Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist attended the Toronto International Film Festival to support of the documentary 'Keith Richards: Under the Influence' directed by Morgan Neville  ...

 

TIFF Industry Video 2015: STATE OF MARKETING: Lorenzo Soria, President of the HFPA on trends in marketing and exhibition

The annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, celebrates the best in motion pictures and television; and largely sets the standard of what the broad cinephile public comes to understand as ‘acclaim’ within the industry. The Association views, interviews, and reports on over 300 films each year all around the world in preparation for the Awards. With insight on some of the most talked-about films campaigns of the year, Lorenzo Soria, President...

 

By Martin Petrov Interview by Martin I. Petrov    Piero Messina is born in Sicily and has worked as an assistant director alongside Paolo Sorrentino for This must be the night and The great beauty (La Grande Bellezza). The wait is his first feature film and premiered in competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. The film was selected for the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival, where we met the directo...

 

TIFF 15: Review of Stonewall by Roland Emmerich

Stonewall, dir. by Roland Emmerich, US, 2015  By Martin Petrov “You ran away? You got kicked out? You feel lost? Welcome to New York!” is the welcoming line that takes us down to Christopher street in Greenwich village, where it all started.  Danny (Jeremy Irvine), a young teenager who just escaped family and hometown after his peers discover he is a homosexual, arrives in New York City to study at Columbia. Only that Danny’s nature brings him straight t...

 

TIFF 15: Review of Demolition by Jean-Marc Vallée

    Demolition, dir. by Jean-Marc Vallée, US 2015    By Martin I. Petrov        A normal man’s reaction to his wife’s tragic death would be grief and depression. For Davis Mitchell (Jake Gyllenhaal), is a chance to rediscover his own self in a loud, tragelaughic and destructive emotional torpedo, involving a lot of… deconstruction.    Davis is a successful investment banker...

 

TIFF the public's film festival

Lineups around the block Toronto streets for movie tickets, rush lines are accompanied by well meaning shouting at you volunteers the norm. I was able to catch The Danish Girl and Black Mass while being moved along one by one. Both films worth the kind abuse of  well uber TIFF staff. I was happy to catch both films in a full house in the morning to evening screenings.     The crowd density appears somewhat thinner than last year, the industry perhaps a tad quiter yet the se...

 

One moment on King Street at LIGHTBOX Hotel Transylvania

Time is a fleeting moment in Toronto as   heads bob across the path sitting at a cafe on a sunny afternoon. Thank you TIFF for bringing us all together. From left to right day to the night, you graced us with your energy and creativity.       ...

 

Best from TIFF - Leopoldo Soto 's editorial choice

PATRICIO GUZMAN, AMONG THE BEST OF TORONTO´S CRITICS SELECTION OF 40th TIFF According to TIFF, prestigious critics, Bruce Kirkland`s , (“The Sun”)  Choice Selection by: Leopoldo Soto   MASTERS:   • The Pearl Button (El Boton de Nacar): Superb Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzman (Nostalgia for the Light) returns with another film being hailed as a masterpiece. Still haunted by the disappeared people of the fascist Pinochet regime, Guzman explore...

 

TIFF 15: The Apostate - Interview with Federico Veiroj

  Director Federico Veiroj  Interview: Martin I. Petrov    Everyday, we have millions of choices to make, but how many of them are unaffected by societal norms or imposed by others?   In his third feature film, Spanish-Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Veiroj, depicts the story of Gonzalo, a young man who decides to apostatise. Humorous, extravagant and smart, the story takes us on a journey through Gonzalo’s life, as he is confronted with his deepes...

 

DDI has acquired the worldwide sales rights for METANOIA

DDI President, Jason Moring, announced today that DDI has acquired the worldwide sales rights for METANOIA and attached Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon to the project.   METANOIA stars David Tennant (Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), will be directed by Robert Mullan, produced by Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond, and executive produced by Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy. The film is a co-production between Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions.   ME...

 

Fortissimo Films announced the licensing of North American distribution rights of Ray Yeung’s FRONT COVER to Strand Releasing

Fortissimo Films announced today the licensing of North American distribution rights of Ray Yeung’s FRONT COVER to Strand Releasing. FRONT COVER received its World Premiere in Competition at the recent Seattle International Film Festival and will unspool next week as the Opening Film of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.  Strand plans for an extensive North American Festival run and a multi-market theatrical release starting in New York City from spring 2016. The English-...

 

Johnny Depp at TIFF as a Mobster!

  Johnny Depp at TIFF 2015 kisses his love and NEW wife and talks like MOB. They wed in February after three years together, and there's certainly no shortage of passion between Amber Heard and her husband Johnny Depp. The couple couldn't keep their hands off each other as they attended the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Black Mass on Monday. Amber, 29, cosied up to Johnny, planting a tender kiss on her 52-year-old partner's lips as they walked t...

 

Brad Bird talks animation at TIFF

Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor, who began his career as an animator.   Bird developed a love for the art of animation at an early age and was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of Disney's legendary Nine Old Men. He was part of one of the earliest graduating classes of the California Institute of the Arts alongside John Lasseter and Tim Burton. Afterwards, Bird worked as an animator ...

 

Tango this at TIFF/ Divided by life, united by Tango

Click on the image to watch the trailer   DCP - HD - 2015 - 85 min - Argentina, Germany   Directed by German Kral Produced by German Kral Filmproduktion, Lailaps Pictures From Executive Producer Wim Wenders, Rodrigo Furth, Jakob Abrahamson Original Language Spanish Co-producer Birgit Rothörl, Josef Brandmaier  With the participation of Schubert International Filmproduktions, Monogatari Fi...

 

Special Presentation at TIFF: The Danish Girl directed by Tom Hooper

Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) stars as Lili Elbe, the 1920s Danish artist who was one of the first recipients of sexual reassignment surgery, in this biopic directed by Oscar winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech). Tom Hooper's gorgeous new feature continues his march through some of the fascinating byways of history. The Danish Girl, drawn from the fact-based novel by David Ebershoff and similar in spirit to Hooper's magnificent The...

 

A Sunny Afternoon at TIFF into the evening

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Whirlwind TIFF impromptu film screenings and industry conference

Under rainy skies gathering at the 5-7 at the UK film HQ's in the Hyatt on John street close to the LIGHTBOX.   ...

 

Roskino's presence in Toronto

Maria Guskova’s acclaimed short ‘The Return of Erkin’, winner of the prestigious Cannes Cinéfondation award, is featuring in the Short Cuts section at the Toronto International Film Festival with the support of ROSKINO. ‘The Return of Erkin’ (28 min.) is Maria Guskova’s graduation project at the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, class of Irakli Kvirikadze and Andrey Dobrovolsky. The film tells the story of a man named Erkin who is t...

 

Nicolas Chartier gives a keynote at TIFF Moguls

Financing day at TIFF Industry Conference, With TIFF Moguls, influencal, movers and shakers...Nicolas Chartier ...

 

TIFF Artistic Director, Cameron Bailey recalls some of his most memorable festival moments.

Meeting with Madonna, Godard, Snoop Dog...and more goosebumps ...

 

Cameron Bailey: what film can do to you...

TIFF Artistic Director, Cameron Bailey recalls some of his most memorable festival moments.   ...

 

Diastème comments on the censorship of his new film "French Blood".

French director Diastème comments on the censorship of his new film "French Blood". Marco is a skinhead, tried and true. With his buddies, Braguette, Grand-Guy, and Marvin, he beats up Arabs and sticks up posters of far right political parties. Until the moment that he suddenly feels, in spite of himself, all this hatred desert him. But how do you get rid of the violence, anger, and stupidity inside of you? It's the story of a son of a bitch who attempts to become some...

 

TIFF 2015 - The Forbidden Room : Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson's Wild Phantasmagoria to Play at Toronto

THE FORBIDDEN ROOM     Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson's Wild Phantasmagoria to Play at Toronto   NEW TRAILER HERE! http://bit.ly/1OCnaUX   TIFF PRESS DAY: Sept. 17 (w/ Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson) Opens Theatrically on October 7       Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2015 Opening Night - Berlin Film Festival / Forum Section 2015 Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival 2015 Offici...

The 10TH LONDON KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL will run 2-14 November

The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF), which runs from 2-14 November and this year celebrates its 10th Anniversary, is delighted to reveal details of their 2015 programme. Boasting 51 films across features and shorts, a host of UK Premieres, retrospectives and newly introduced Emerging Directors and Documentary strands, the 2015 Festival offers UK audiences a fantastic opportunity to discover the very best in Korean cinema. With works from established filmmakers including Bong Joon-ho, to up-and-coming directors and renowned Korean actors, this Festival guarantees to offer something for everyone.

As part of this year’s 10th Anniversary, the 2015 Programme sees the introduction of an Audience’s Choice strand, where the public were asked to vote for their favourite Opening/Closing films of the LKFF over the last 9 years. The top three films will be screened at this year’s festival and includes the 2009 UK theatrically released ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD’ from Kim Jee-woon, his take on a Western with the backdrop of 1930s Manchuria.

The Festival is pleased to unveil its Opening Gala as the UK Premiere of JK Youn’s drama ‘ODE TO MY FATHER’ starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Yunjin. The second highest-grossing film in the history of Korean cinema, the film premiered at this year’s Berlinale where it garnered rave reviews.    When the Korean War breaks out, a young boy named Duk-soo vows to take care of his displaced family in place of his missing father. His lifelong promise spans over 60 years, leading him through a monumental journey of hope, dedication, and personal sacrifices.  Director JK Youn, Producer Kil Young-min and lead actor Hwang Jung-min will attend the Opening Gala which premieres at BFI Southbank.

This year’s Closing Gala is the European Premiere of Zhang Lu’s quirky story ‘LOVE AND…’, a film which represents the diversity of Korean cinema.  Zhang Lu’s work offers a rare glimpse in to Korea’s modern history through war, migration and separation. His Closing Gala starring Park Hae-il, Moon   So-ri,  and Ahn Sung-ki, is an offbeat comedy which captivatingly explores the dualities of life through colour and black and white, love and madness, acting and being, as well as presence and absence, in a witty four-chapter  interlinking conundrum.

Emerging Directors, programmed by renowned film critic and commentator Tony Rayns, one of the world’s leading experts on Asian cinema, will see works from hugely talented directors such as Lee Kwang-kuk (‘A MATTER OF   INTERPRETATION’ about a small time actress and her encounter with a detective who soon discovers their lives are intertwined in a strange way), who has worked with Hong Sangsoo on a number of acclaimed films between 2005 and 2009, and Jang Kun-jae (‘A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA’), both of whom have promising careers as auteurs in Korea’s independent film scene.

This year’s actor focus strand shines a spotlight on one of Korea’s most talented actors, Hwang Jung-min. Starring in over 40 films spanning 15 years, he has become one of the most important actors in Korean cinema. His films screening in the Festival include his very first film the 2001 modern classic ‘WAIKIKI BROTHERS’ directed by Lim Soon-rye; Im Sang-soo’s ‘A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE’; detective action comedy ‘VETERAN’ and the Opening Gala ‘ODE TO MY FATHER’.

Classics Revisited, which is programmed by Dr Mark Morris, a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, shines the spotlight on one of Korea’s most notable auteurs, Chung Chang-hwa.  Having directed over 58 films including the renowned ‘FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH’, he was the first Korean director to work abroad in Hong Kong for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest Studios between 1969 -1977.  LKFF is delighted to announce that Chung Chang-hwa will be attending this year’s Festival to present a number of his films to UK audiences. Films screening here will include hit crime-drama ‘A BONANZA’ about a man who, having sacrificed relationships with those closest to him in search of a gold mine, will soon discover that finding the gold is a lot more straight-forward than keeping hold of it, and ‘SUNSET ON THE SARBIN RIVER’ about a Korean youth who becomes a Japanese army officer.

Films of commercial or critical success during 2014-2015 in Korea and at international film festivals will be showcased in ‘Hits from 2014-15’. This strand looks to bring some of the biggest box office hits and the award-winning films to the UK screens with a wide array of interesting, thrilling and poetic stories. Films in this section include gripping crime thriller ‘THE CLASSIFIED FILE’, based on a real-life Busan kidnapping case from 1978; Oh Seung-uk’s ‘THE SHAMELESS’ starring Jeon Do-yeon, a hard-boiled melodrama between a detective, who never realized that what they had was love, and a killer's lover, who wanted to believe it was; and ‘TWENTY’, a radiant comedy about three best friends.

Six critically acclaimed films from the Busan International Film Festival 2014 will be shown as special screenings giving audiences an opportunity to see some of the highlights of last year’s Festival. Programmed by Busan International Film Festival programme director for Korean cinema, Nam Dong-chul, films screening here include Kim Dae-hwan’s family drama ‘END OF WINTER’, about a feuding family trapped in a house together and forced to address their issues, and Hong Seok-jae’s conspiracy theory thriller ‘SOCIALPHOBIA’.

For the first time, this year’s Festival will include a Documentaries strand, showcasing four important, moving and inspiring documentary films. Selected by Ricardo Matos Cabo and Matthew Barrington on behalf of the Essay Film Festival titles include Kim Eungsu’s emotive film ‘THE CITY IN THE WATER’ and Kim Jeong-keun’s ‘THE ISLAND OF SHADOWS’ about working life in the Hanjin Shipyard.

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Korea’s biggest film distribution company CJ, LKFF will be presenting a standout selection of the company’s portfolio from their 20 year history, including a wide range of titles from big blockbusters to independent and auteur titles. Film’s screening in this strand include the newly black and white mastered version of  the dramatic and heart-wrenching ‘MOTHER’ directed by Bong Joon-ho, which tells the story of a single mother who takes the law into her own hands to clear her son’s name when he is accused of murdering a young girl.  Also screening in this strand are Hwang Dong-hyeuk’s fun and touching feature ‘MISS GRANNY’ and Choo Chang-min’s ‘MASQUERADE’, a tale of the paranoid 15th ruler of Korea's Joseon Dynasty, King Gwanghae

Guests expected to attend this year’s Festival include:

Director JK Youn (Ode To My Father), producer Kil Young-min (Ode To My Father), actor Hwang Jung-min (Ode To My Father), director Hwang Dong-hyeuk (Miss Granny), director Chung Chang-hwa (A Bonanza), director Zhang Lu (Love And…), director Lee Kwang-kuk (A Matter of Interpretation), director Jang Kun-jae (A Midsummer’s Fantasia), programmer Nam Dong-chul, director Baek Jae-ho (We Will Be OK), director Kim Dong-myung (The Liar) and director Kim Eungsu (The City In The Water).

Events and screenings will take place at BFI Southbank, Picturehouse Central, Picturehouse Hackney, Odeon Kingston, Odeon Panton Street, Picturehouse Ritzy and Regent Street Cinema.