One look at the well-produced brochure and the handy schedule told me that a whole lot of personnel and corporate bodies had contributed, in cash and in effort, to put FFFF together. For the forty- two odd films screened, the festival sponsors and partners thanked for their participation numbered the same. With such support, a much better show could have been put up. But that’s another story.
Question arose, why were there only 42 films in three days and three venues? Because many films...
IFFI Goa 2015, Festival Diary, VIII: Did the best ones win?
Without any doubt, my favourite for Best Picture was Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia) directed by Ciro Guerra. The Jury, too, found the black and white film about the Amazon, its rape by greedy foreigners and the destruction of the mythical but pristine lives of its native inhabitants “mind-blowing”, which is reason for feeling vindicated. This is the eighth or ninth time, out of eleven IFFIs at Goa, that my pick for the...
Continuing short reviews of films, seen at the 46th International Film Festival of India.
(See Festival Diary I, II, III, IV and V for more coverage)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: India: Zoya Akhtar
Dude, this was released in 2011! So how come you are writing about it now? Simple. I saw it NOW! Daughter of a writer-poet father, one of India’s best-known, and an actress who was famous as a child star, Zoya is perhaps not as famous as her brother Farhan, who is an actor-director-producer-wr...
Czech director based in Los Angeles, Ester Brym, has a new film in the works. After her multi-Award winning feature Butterflies that profiled the Internet celebrity, her 2nd feature is much more personal and visually stunning. Autumn of Route 66 documents ones journey through the history, the incredible experience of driving the first American highway, Mother of all roads, the Route 66.
Brym is currently in late post-production stage and raising finishing funds to complete the ...
Teaser for new feature documentary by director Ester Brym, the Autumn of Route 66
Director: Michael Madison.
Driven by a promise, fueled by revenge. Inspired by Bullitt, True
Romance and Vanishing point, the Mojave desert is the backdrop for this
heartfelt story of betrayal and redemption. An ecclectic collection of
unique characters that include Japanese gangsters, an Italian
proctologist, an Armenian art dealer and a hero with a very cool car set
the stage for this modern crime thriller shot on RED and edited on CS4
with a totally tapeless workflow. The top notch cast includes Toshi
Toda, Robert Rusler, Alana Stewart and Brian Mcguire.Check out the
iinterviews with the cast, behind the scenes videos and hundreds of
stills shot during production here on Facebook. Make sure to watch the
trailer in 1080p. You can see the trailer at: http://www.vimeo.com/11069907
