Festivals
Winners at 66th Cannes Film Festival
Steven Spielberg‘s jury awarded these films the top prizes at the 66th Cannes Film Festival at the Palais: Palme d’Or Blue Is The Warmest Color, dir: Abdellatif Kechiche Grand Prize Inside Llewyn Davis, Ethan and Joel Coen Best Director Amat … Continue reading
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New York Niche Film Festivals: Cambodia
As part of the month long Season of Cambodia Arts festival in New York, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and noted Cambodia documentary filmmaker Rithy Panh presented Old Ghosts, New Dreams: The Emerging Cambodian Cinema. The festival ran from … Continue reading
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New York Niche Festivals: Japan Cuts
JAPAN CUTS was launched as an annual event by the film department of the New York based Japan Society in 2007. It arranged co-presentations of Japanese films at the New York Asian Film Festival followed by additional days of programs … Continue reading
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New York Tribeca 2013: Documentaries
With an estimated 325,000 people participating in community based happenings such as the family street fair and the sports day and about 125,000 attending screenings, panels and related events the 2013 film festival had the largest audience since 2006. 89 … Continue reading
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New York: KINO! 2013 New Films from Germany
The longest running showcase for German Films in the United States, KINO! featured from April 18 – 24 at the Museum of Modern Art award winning selections. They were chosen from the last edition of the Berlinale and other major … Continue reading
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New York Niche Fests: KinofestNYC 2013
Organized through grass root efforts the Kinofest is a niche film festival based in New York’s East Village. It is aimed at the Ukrainian and increasingly Russian communities in the New York metropolitan area and presented its fourth edition this … Continue reading
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New York: 2013 New Director / New Films
Held from March 20 – 31, the New Director / New Films series is arranged as an annual event by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art and had its 42nd edition this year. Established … Continue reading
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New York City: First Time Fest wrapped
The First Time Fest, FTF, was held this year in New York City from March 1-4 at the prestigious Players Club for the panels, meeting, and the opening and closing awards ceremonies while at nearby a multiplex cinema all screenings … Continue reading
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Interview with Wieland Speck, Director of the Panorama Program
Wieland Speck is in charge of the Panorama program of the Berlinale and the famed TEDDY competition, devoted exclusively to films with gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender themes. Set up in 1985 as an official Berlinale program the Panorama focuses … Continue reading
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Interview with Beki Probst, Director of the European Film Market
In 2013, the Berlinale had another successful year as the largest audience-oriented international film festival selling 303,000 tickets. Total professional accreditations reached 19.630 including 3.694 members of the press. 404 films were featured in its public programs and 816 were … Continue reading
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