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Writer/Director Dito Montiel and Executive Producer Sting
Thursday, October 19---With the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival already in high gear, a number of special guests and VIPs are expected in town over the next few days, bringing some film star power to South Florida audiences.
Tonight, writer/director Dito Montiel will be present at the screening of his debut film A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS. The film, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, was a d...
Wednesday, October 18----The first of several professional panels was held today at the Turks and Caicos International Film Festival, exploring the connection between cinema and music. An intimate group of filmmakers, musicians, industry executives, film critics and cultural officials convened at the Palms Resort for a lively discussion of the challenges and opportunities of mixing the two art forms. The discussion was led by film journalist David Poland, along with film director Sanaa Hamri a...
Tuesday, October 17----The Turks and Caicos International Film Festival, a unique mix of films and music events, hit the beach on Tuesday evening in a series of kick off events that lived up to their hype. The event, which runs through this weekend, will feature the international premieres of over 30 films, as well as offer provocative seminars, special events, live music concerts and, of course, glamorous parties all set in the natural beauty of this Caribbean island archipelago.
The Festiva...
Prof. Satish Bahadur: A veteran teacher
Prof Satish Bhadur is a person who can not be framed within details of his Biodata. He has retained the true vrata- vow of a teacher. He recognizes the potential of the student and help him to grow. He seems to have decided very beginning that his job is to work at grassroots and keep doing all the time. In the Era of competing and achieving, and possibilities of self growth at international level, he is working for his fellow student and teach them Lang...
Saturday, October 14----Aside from all the films, the parties, the music concerts and other special events, the Woodstock Film Festival offers local filmmakers and visiting film talents an intensive education on all aspects of the filmmaking and distribution process through an exhaustive series of professional seminars. Drawing mainly on film executives, film critics and film mavens from Manhattan (only 100 miles to the south), the Festival offers a rare opportunity to get the lowdown on the s...
Tupac Shakur
Friday, October 13----The First Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival begins next week on Tuesday, October 17, and runs through Saturday evening, October 21. As part of the celebration of the fusion of music and cinema, the TCIFF will honor two innovative and talented artists: composer John Debney and the late actor/musician Tupac Shakur, ten years after his death.
Award-winning composer John Debney will be recognized for his unique ability to create memorable wor...
Né au Bénin en 1967, Idrissou Mora-Kpaï a quitté son pays à l’âge de 19 ans et après un séjour en Algérie et en Italie, il s’installe en Allemagne où il fait des études de cinéma dans la section réalisation. Après quoi, il s’installe à Paris où il réalise son premier doc « Si-Gueriki, la Reine mère » qu’il a tourné au nord du Bénin et pour lequel il a reçu plusieurs prix dont celui du meilleur documentaire francophone à Namur en Belgique. Son film « Arlit, deuxiÃ...
Le festival a choisi pour son Jury Cinéma un Président libanais: Elias Khoury (Liban)
(Né en 1948 à Beyrouth. Chroniqueur, essayiste, critique littéraire et romancier, Elias Khoury est actuellement Rédacteur en Chef du supplément culturel du quotidien libanais al-Nahar après l’avoir été pour al-Safir. Il tient une rubrique hebdomadaire dans le quotidien arabe paraissant à Londres al-Quds al-Araby. Il est parmi les meilleurs écrivains arabes de sa génération. De ses roman (tradu...
Hommage au Prix Nobel de littérature, l’Egyptien Naguib Mahfuz –1911/2006
« L’importance de N. Mahfouz scénariste n’est pas moindre que celle de Mahfuz romancier. Peut-être même que sa présence cinématographique dépasse-t-elle de beaucoup sa présence littéraire. L’écart culturel qui sépare Mahfouz de ceux qui œuvrent dans le cinéma est moindre que celui qui le sépare de ses collègues romanciers. D’un autre côté, le cinéma offre à Mahfuz la possibilité d’influ...
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