Resurrection of an Important Festival, after 3 years
Lekha Shankar, in N.Delhi
The Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival of Indian, Asian and Arab Cinema, one of the pioneering festivals for Asian cinema, founded by the dynamic Aruna Vasudev, made a come-back after three years, to New Delhi, India, pleasing the many film buffs in the country.
After all, this is the Indian capital city’s only film festival, at a time when nearly every city in the country, ...
‘JAN DARA’- Steamiest Version of Famous Thai Erotic Tale
I'm just back from the premiere of the steamiest version of possibly the steamiest (and cruellest) novel in Thai literature 'Jan Dara' .
The story of a sex-crazed house where a father despises his son and sexually lures every woman he encounters, of older women who seduce young boys, of maids who beckon virgin-masters, and servants who violate virgin mistresses. This is not a ...
Bangkok seems to have become a movie-hub, judging by the numerous film festivals that have been spinning in the city, almost back-to-back, this year.The Embassies have mostly been responsible for these , and deserve credit for whipping up the cinematic pulse of the city.Apart from the French, Italian and EU film festivals ,which have become regular events in the cinema-calendar of the country (they are held in both Bangkok and Chiangmai), this year, we had new festivals from ...
The first five films for the Competition of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival have been confirmed. The selected productions and co-productions are from Indonesia, Spain, the People’s Republic of China, Hongkong/China, the Philippines, Great Britain, Germany, the USA and France. What’s more, five films are set for the Berlinale Special: the Indian-German co-production Don – The King Is Back, the documentary Marley by Kevin Macdonald from Great Britain and the USA, the Spanish film...
A surprisingly large number of films in the programme of the 41st Berlinale Forum revolve around family, relationships and identity. Although exploring the human psyche is the number one subject for independent filmmakers from the whole world, the majority of these films in this year's selection can also be read politically within the context of social change and political upheaval. In this way, artist Kelvin K. Park's documentary Cheonggyecheon Medley places the threatened demolition of a tr...
The 41st Forum: Cracks in the Facade A surprisingly large number of films in the programme of the 41st Berlinale Forum revolve around family, relationships and identity. Although exploring the human psyche is the number one subject for independent filmmakers from the whole world, the majority of these films in this year’s selection can also be read politically within the context of social change and political upheaval. In this way, artist Kelvin K. Park’s documentary Cheonggyecheon Medley p...
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival is now accepting entries (feature, shorts, documentaries, music videos, etc.) for LA, February 2010 (LAST CALL for LA Fest) and NYC 2010. If you want to submit a film, please visit http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102952828493&s=66391&e=0017OHZ1aYA0OXi_oboMSlOVQjqNLyHJf2YtZ7fpatDY9CfGCSDszbBY4IpxL2yKneqLAd6CQ0N_oCV2X6BuVcp052SkG0Hyg3z9X-d5MqtWaKVTt4eTzK8Sw==
LA Festival screenings w...
A film festival coveriung the creative pool of film makers throughout the Asian-Pacific region. The focus country in 2005 is China (incl. Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong). The main topic: Women behind the camera.
Thrilling mysterious and ultimately moving, The Coffin is a spine-chilling horror about the beauty of life and death and coming to face with living and dying. The new film by award winning director, Ekachal Uekrongtham, which was shot on actual locations of temple, real cemeteries, and ancient meditation caves, symbolizes the beauty of horror. The film is inspired by true Thai ritual of lying in coffins to get rid of bad luck and prolong life, it is a super natural thriller about a young man & w...
Peter Fonda is Jury President at the 4th Zurich Film FestivalFestival Programme announcement: 2 World Premieres in the International CompetitionThe festival administration announced the programme and the members of this year’s jury at their press conference on September 11, 2008. The 4th Zurich Film Festival will present selected films by young filmmakers from around the world in the cinemas corso and Le Paris. In order to encourage the creation of new films, The Zurich Film Festival will pres...
The fifth edition of the International Animation Film Festival "Fantoche" ended with a new attendance record - despite the beautiful weather. The festival’s main prizes went to productions from Canada, Japan, the US, Russia and Austria. Early Sunday evening in Baden: the last screenings of a total of 515 films from 37 countries took place. Over 20’000 visitors attended the 116 programmes. This is a continuation of the last four editions’ growing success and is also a new record. The Fantoc...
The Italian journalists so far think that George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck is the best film in the international competition but the journalists don’t select the awards. Still, often what film critics think turns out to be right. Add to the list Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener , screened today at the fest, another strong contender for the Lion. The Venezia 62 international jury is composed of the Chinese scriptwriter and author Acheng, French filmmaker Claire Denis, Israeli ...
