Here are some ambiance parting views of the magnificent scenery near the Festival of Kars headquarters moving on towards Lake Cildir. Courtesy of Mustafa Küpeli (Istanbul).....
Twixt Lake and Land -
ON the way to Lake Cildir, Eastern Turkey
Sultry Farewell with tree
Erkan OGUR at Kars, November 2007
An eighteenth-century palace that once was the property of a Portuguese nobleman was redone at a cost of Rs 140 million for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), being held at Goa, on the west coast currently. It began on November 23 and goes on till December 3, 2007. ...
Beyond the Lake Cildir, Turkey
The Isak Pasha Palace in Dogubeyazit, Turkey overlooks a deep valley and the mighty Mount Ararat. The fortress goes back to the 17th-century and was constructed by Isak Pasha, then governor of the area. A spectacular mixture of Seljuk, Ottoman, Persian, Georgian and Armenian architectural styles, the inside still boasts sculptured marble, limestone floors and the 2 doors were originally made of gold. Mosaics, the
Magificent Sarıkamış Toprak Hotel located in Northeast Turkey welcomed a busload of 'Festival on Wheels Guests'. This is a new ski resort entirely built by a Turkish architect and boasts the longest ski track in the country with excellent dry, powdery snow.
The pists lead through pine forests and the views, which festival attendees saw from the chairlift were breathtaking.
The tracks rise to altitudes over 8,530 feet above sea level and include Turkey's longes...
AFI FEST announced the audience and jury award winners today. Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to all the filmmakers who submitted their films. JURY AWARDS Grand Jury Prize Shorts: SPIDER (Directed by Nash Edgerton) Grand Jury Prize for Feature: MUNYURANGABO (Directed by Lee Isaac Chung) Grand Jury Prize for Documentary: tie between AFGHAN MUSCLES (Directed by Andreas Mol Dalsgaard ) and OPERATION FILMMAKER (Directed by Nina Davenport) Best Animated short: I MET THE WALRUS ...
LOVE IN THE TIME OF TECHNOLOGY By JANE MOUNTAIN, Contributing Writer for AFI online dailies Technology has invaded and seized control of our world. Computers are as common as cars, and on the street we listen to our iPods, talk on our cell phones, and punch keys on our PDAs. Technology has also led to a revolution in filmmaking, from special effects-laden blockbusters, to independent shorts, to the thousands of homemade mini-movies shared on YouTube every day. Whether this is a good thing...
Another good surprise in my jury duty in Funchal Fest: the quality of the films in compettion, I cant comment yet of course but watch out for some excellent surprises. Can't resist to share with you the beauty of the pool at Pestana Casino Park, Madeira...
View from the 3rd floor...seaview to the festival program
2 good news in my first day at Funchal fest as a jury member: Air Portugal found my luggage: no need to buy a lousy toothbrush Second good news: I get wifi in my room and balcony at the Casiono Madeira, enough for a power breakfast with my laptop.Got to do the newsletter for filmfestivals.com, watch a movie from the competition, and attend a few outlook tasks this morning.Film session start at 3pmBruno Chatelin...
Girls On The Run by SHANNON DUNN for AFI oline Dailies When Dorothy admitted to Toto they weren't in Kansas anymore, she knew quite certainly she was in for a bumpy ride. It may be almost 70 years since audiences embraced the Wizard of Oz and that young girl on the run, but little has changed on the cinematic scene when it comes to women - young and old - who face and embrace turmoil to find an inner strength they didn't know they had. From female screenwriters who tell a real-life tale through...
Way before Hollywood colonized the Southland, before even the Spanish Missionaries came to spread the word of God, the Tongva Indian tribe inhabited Los Angeles. As with most Indian tribes, they had a very close - almost spiritual - connection to the land. A simple "nga" sound gave words a sense of place. While we've inherited names like Cahuenga (the place of the mountain), Topanga (where the mountain meets the sea) and Tujunga (the place of the old woman), the city has most certainly...
TCIFF HIGHLIGHTS in pictures ...
Opening Gala photosEnjoy our gallery from the opening night gala of Eastern Promises. BFI Chairman Anthony Minghella and Festival Artistic Director Sandra Hebron Livia Guigglioli, Colin Firth David Cronenberg Naomi Watts Elle MacPherson Sam Taylor-Wood and Jay Jopling Naomi Watts, David Cronenberg, Vincent Cassel Stephen Frears Terry Gilliam Vincent Cassel...
