The director’s film ’Killing A Traitor’ is playing in the Harbour strand.
Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Masoud Kimiai has been prevented from travelling to International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) from Iran owing to his support of the protests currently happening in the country.
Kimiai was due to attend IFFR where his title Killing A Traitor is receiving its international premiere in the festival’s Harbour strand.
IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic confirmed the reason for Kimiai’s lack of attendance yesterday (January 31) at a talk held by the International Coalition for Filmmakers At Risk (Icfr). She said: “Masoud...
Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Masoud Kimiai has been prevented from travelling to International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) from Iran owing to his support of the protests currently happening in the country.
Kimiai was due to attend IFFR where his title Killing A Traitor is receiving its international premiere in the festival’s Harbour strand.
IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic confirmed the reason for Kimiai’s lack of attendance yesterday (January 31) at a talk held by the International Coalition for Filmmakers At Risk (Icfr). She said: “Masoud...
- 2/1/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti (“The Salesman”) is being released on bail from Evin Prison.
Nadereh Hakim Elahi, Alidoosti’s mother, revealed her release via an Instagram post.
The actor’s attorney, Zahra Minooei, tweeted about her release, saying: “Today, my client Ms. Taraneh Alidoosti will be released from Evin Prison after posting bail.”
The actor, who starred in four films directed by Asghar Farhadi, was jailed Dec. 17 after taking part in demonstrations to fight against the oppressive Iranian regime. She was also sanctioned for standing in solidarity with imprisoned Iranian filmmakers, notably Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Over 600 artists around the world had signed a petition urging Iran to release the actor.
In an online campaign launched under the title “Justice for Taraneh Alidousti,” Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Juliette Binoche, Alfonso Cuaron, Ken Loach Emma Thompson, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Ian McKellen and Isabelle Huppert...
Nadereh Hakim Elahi, Alidoosti’s mother, revealed her release via an Instagram post.
The actor’s attorney, Zahra Minooei, tweeted about her release, saying: “Today, my client Ms. Taraneh Alidoosti will be released from Evin Prison after posting bail.”
The actor, who starred in four films directed by Asghar Farhadi, was jailed Dec. 17 after taking part in demonstrations to fight against the oppressive Iranian regime. She was also sanctioned for standing in solidarity with imprisoned Iranian filmmakers, notably Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Over 600 artists around the world had signed a petition urging Iran to release the actor.
In an online campaign launched under the title “Justice for Taraneh Alidousti,” Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Juliette Binoche, Alfonso Cuaron, Ken Loach Emma Thompson, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Ian McKellen and Isabelle Huppert...
- 1/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Iranian filmmaker is producer of Dariush Mehrjui’s ‘A Minor’.
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian has been barred from travelling to the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) by authorities – the latest in a series of sanctions that have sparked the creation of a new protest organisation.
Dormishian had been due to attend the world premiere of Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor in Goa, a film on which he is producer and is playing in competition at Iffi. However, Dormishian was not granted a permit to leave Iran, his passport was confiscated at the airport, and he was referred to a court of law for prosecution.
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian has been barred from travelling to the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) by authorities – the latest in a series of sanctions that have sparked the creation of a new protest organisation.
Dormishian had been due to attend the world premiere of Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor in Goa, a film on which he is producer and is playing in competition at Iffi. However, Dormishian was not granted a permit to leave Iran, his passport was confiscated at the airport, and he was referred to a court of law for prosecution.
- 11/28/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian was preparing to attend the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) last week to debut a new film he produced when he was stopped at the Tehran airport by authorities and told that he was barred from leaving his home country. The director’s passport was then confiscated and he was referred to an Iranian court for prosecution. It remains unclear what charges he may face.
Representatives for Dormishian say they believe he was detained because of his recent posts to Instagram voicing support for those speaking out during Iran’s ongoing, nationwide protests. He has been especially vocal in his criticism of the government’s crackdown on filmmakers, expressing solidarity with imprisoned directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Dormishian was due to attend the Iffi in Goa in support of fellow director Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor, which...
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian was preparing to attend the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) last week to debut a new film he produced when he was stopped at the Tehran airport by authorities and told that he was barred from leaving his home country. The director’s passport was then confiscated and he was referred to an Iranian court for prosecution. It remains unclear what charges he may face.
Representatives for Dormishian say they believe he was detained because of his recent posts to Instagram voicing support for those speaking out during Iran’s ongoing, nationwide protests. He has been especially vocal in his criticism of the government’s crackdown on filmmakers, expressing solidarity with imprisoned directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Dormishian was due to attend the Iffi in Goa in support of fellow director Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor, which...
- 11/28/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian was set to accompany “A Minor,” a new film that he produced, to the International Film Festival of India this week, but he was stopped at the airport and barred from leaving his home country by Iranian authorities. His passport was confiscated was referred to courts for criminal prosecution. The film, which was directed by Dariush Mehrjui, went on to play at the festival on Thursday and Friday.
In a statement sent to IndieWire, representatives for Dormishian attributed his detainment to a recent series of Instagram posts that he made criticizing Iran’s government. He was particularly critical of the regime’s crackdown on filmmakers, expressing solidarity with Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both of whom have been imprisoned for speaking out against injustices in Iran. Rasoulof was arrested in early 2022, and Panahi was arrested and sentenced to a six year prison sentence after visiting his...
In a statement sent to IndieWire, representatives for Dormishian attributed his detainment to a recent series of Instagram posts that he made criticizing Iran’s government. He was particularly critical of the regime’s crackdown on filmmakers, expressing solidarity with Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both of whom have been imprisoned for speaking out against injustices in Iran. Rasoulof was arrested in early 2022, and Panahi was arrested and sentenced to a six year prison sentence after visiting his...
- 11/27/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian has been barred by Tehran from travelling to the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where ‘A Minor’, a film he produced was due to play in competition, reports ‘Variety’.
Dormishian is the latest member of Iran’s film community to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views. He had been invited by Iffi to accompany the film that was directed by Dariush Mehrjui. The Iranian authorities did not grant him a permit to leave Iran. The film played on Thursday and Friday this past week.
‘A Minor’ tells a story of a woman who is torn between her free-thinking daughter, who wants to study music, and her more conservative husband.
When Dormishian went to the airport, his passport was confiscated. “He was referred to a court of law for prosecution,” sources close to the filmmaker informed ‘Variety’. It is not clear...
Dormishian is the latest member of Iran’s film community to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views. He had been invited by Iffi to accompany the film that was directed by Dariush Mehrjui. The Iranian authorities did not grant him a permit to leave Iran. The film played on Thursday and Friday this past week.
‘A Minor’ tells a story of a woman who is torn between her free-thinking daughter, who wants to study music, and her more conservative husband.
When Dormishian went to the airport, his passport was confiscated. “He was referred to a court of law for prosecution,” sources close to the filmmaker informed ‘Variety’. It is not clear...
- 11/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Iranian filmmaker Reza Dormishian, producer of Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor, which is set to have its world premiere in competition at the on-going International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa, has not been granted a permit to leave Iran, so is unable to attend the event.
Dormishian’s passport was confiscated at the airport and he was referred to an Iranian court of law for prosecution. Throughout the current nationwide protests in Iran, Dormishian has been sharing posts on his Instagram account to show support for the protestors.
Born in 1981 in Tehran, Dormishian is a screenwriter, director, documentary filmmaker and producer, with credits including Hatred, I’m Not Angry!, A Minor and No Choice, which have screened at major film festivals and won several awards. His movies have often criticized aspects of Iranian society and have been subject to heavy censorship and lengthy bans in his home country.
Dormishian’s passport was confiscated at the airport and he was referred to an Iranian court of law for prosecution. Throughout the current nationwide protests in Iran, Dormishian has been sharing posts on his Instagram account to show support for the protestors.
Born in 1981 in Tehran, Dormishian is a screenwriter, director, documentary filmmaker and producer, with credits including Hatred, I’m Not Angry!, A Minor and No Choice, which have screened at major film festivals and won several awards. His movies have often criticized aspects of Iranian society and have been subject to heavy censorship and lengthy bans in his home country.
- 11/27/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker Reza Dormishian has been barred by Iranian authorities from traveling to the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where “A Minor,” a film he produced was due to play in competition.
He is only the latest member of Iran’s film community to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views.
Dormishian had been invited by Iffi to accompany the film that was directed by Dariush Mehrjui. However, the Iranian authorities did not grant him a permit to leave Iran. The film played on Thursday and Friday.
“A Minor” tells a story of a woman who is torn between her free-thinking daughter, who wants to study music, and her more conservative husband.
When Dormishian went to the airport his passport was confiscated. “He was referred to the court of law for prosecution,” sources close to the filmmaker report. It is not clear if Dormishian was arrested...
He is only the latest member of Iran’s film community to be sanctioned by the Iranian regime for expressing anti-government views.
Dormishian had been invited by Iffi to accompany the film that was directed by Dariush Mehrjui. However, the Iranian authorities did not grant him a permit to leave Iran. The film played on Thursday and Friday.
“A Minor” tells a story of a woman who is torn between her free-thinking daughter, who wants to study music, and her more conservative husband.
When Dormishian went to the airport his passport was confiscated. “He was referred to the court of law for prosecution,” sources close to the filmmaker report. It is not clear if Dormishian was arrested...
- 11/27/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Reza Dormishian was born in 1981 in Tehran. He studied English Language and in 1997 started writing as a film critic for several newspapers. He was an assistant to some prestigious Iranian filmmakers, including Dariush Mehrjui and worked as a screenwriter. He started making short films in 2002. His first feature film, “Hatred”, has been selected in Montreal and Venice Film Festival. His next movies are all selected and awarded in international festivals.
Fatemah Motamed-Arya was born in Tehran, Iran in 1961. From her very young age, she participated in theater dramas and muppet shows in Kanoon-e-Parvaresh in Tehran. She is a graduate of the Tehran Art Academy. She has won more than 30 acting awards. She has won more than any other Iranian actress and earned recognition as Best Iranian Actres ever. She apparead in more than 45 long features under supervision of people such as Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Abbas Kiarostami or Bharam Beyzai…...
Fatemah Motamed-Arya was born in Tehran, Iran in 1961. From her very young age, she participated in theater dramas and muppet shows in Kanoon-e-Parvaresh in Tehran. She is a graduate of the Tehran Art Academy. She has won more than 30 acting awards. She has won more than any other Iranian actress and earned recognition as Best Iranian Actres ever. She apparead in more than 45 long features under supervision of people such as Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Abbas Kiarostami or Bharam Beyzai…...
- 2/16/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In the vast plethora of misery porn that comes from West Asia (or at least picked from European film festivals) it is a joy to stumble upon a movie that manages to be entertaining throughout its duration, even if its focus is on social issues. Reza Dormishian, in his sixth feature, has struck gold in this approach.
“No Choice” screened at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
The story revolves around three women. Street girl Golbahar is a baby-making machine for her pimp Mojtaba, who sells her offspring to his rich clients. All hell breaks loose when they realize her tubes have been tied during a miscarriage operation in the hospital, without her consent. Sara Nedayi, a tough attorney from a middle class background, takes up the case of the young girl, believing that the doctors in the hospital somehow exploited the young girl. With the help of a doctor friend,...
“No Choice” screened at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
The story revolves around three women. Street girl Golbahar is a baby-making machine for her pimp Mojtaba, who sells her offspring to his rich clients. All hell breaks loose when they realize her tubes have been tied during a miscarriage operation in the hospital, without her consent. Sara Nedayi, a tough attorney from a middle class background, takes up the case of the young girl, believing that the doctors in the hospital somehow exploited the young girl. With the help of a doctor friend,...
- 2/15/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Here are all the winners of the 28th Vesoul Iff Asian Cinemas that took place from the 1st to the 8th of February in Vesoul, France.
Honorary Golden Cyclo:
(offered by the Agglomeration Community and the city of Vesoul)
Mrs. Leila Hatami, actress, Iran for her entire career, and Mr. Kôji Fukada, director, Japan for the all of his work.
Cyclo D’Or:
(offered by the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), International Jury: President: Ms. Leila Hatami, actress (Iran), members: Ms. Suha Arraf, director (Palestine), Ms. Tran Bich Quan, distributor, producer (France), Mr. Zig Dulay, director (Philippines)
Yanagawa by Zhang Lu (China) Beautiful, strong images, based on a powerful and perfectly told story, lead us to the discovery of brotherly relationship and love
Grand Jury Prize:
Along The Sea by Fujimoto Akio (Japan) Exposing a calm, restful nature on the one hand, harsh and merciless on the other, the film confronts...
Honorary Golden Cyclo:
(offered by the Agglomeration Community and the city of Vesoul)
Mrs. Leila Hatami, actress, Iran for her entire career, and Mr. Kôji Fukada, director, Japan for the all of his work.
Cyclo D’Or:
(offered by the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), International Jury: President: Ms. Leila Hatami, actress (Iran), members: Ms. Suha Arraf, director (Palestine), Ms. Tran Bich Quan, distributor, producer (France), Mr. Zig Dulay, director (Philippines)
Yanagawa by Zhang Lu (China) Beautiful, strong images, based on a powerful and perfectly told story, lead us to the discovery of brotherly relationship and love
Grand Jury Prize:
Along The Sea by Fujimoto Akio (Japan) Exposing a calm, restful nature on the one hand, harsh and merciless on the other, the film confronts...
- 2/9/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Zhang Lu’s “Yanagawa” (China), Hong Sung-eun’s “Aloners” (South Korea) and Fujimoto Akio’s “Along the Sea” (Japan/Vietnam) were among the top award winners at France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas.
“Yanagawa,” which opened the 2021 Pingyao Film Festival, won the Golden Cyclo, the festival’s top honor awarded by the international jury. “Aloners,” which has previously won awards at Jeonju and Torino, won the international jury prize and the Netpac jury award.
The grand jury prize went to San Sebastian, Tokyo and Fajr player “Along the Sea,” which also won the festival’s critic’s choice award and the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) jury prize. The Inalco jury also recognized Da Fei’s “The Coffin Painter” (China).
The international jury accorded special mentions to Chung Mong-Hong’s Venice selection “The Falls” (Taiwan), Brillante Mendoza’s Busan Kim Ji Seok Award winner...
“Yanagawa,” which opened the 2021 Pingyao Film Festival, won the Golden Cyclo, the festival’s top honor awarded by the international jury. “Aloners,” which has previously won awards at Jeonju and Torino, won the international jury prize and the Netpac jury award.
The grand jury prize went to San Sebastian, Tokyo and Fajr player “Along the Sea,” which also won the festival’s critic’s choice award and the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) jury prize. The Inalco jury also recognized Da Fei’s “The Coffin Painter” (China).
The international jury accorded special mentions to Chung Mong-Hong’s Venice selection “The Falls” (Taiwan), Brillante Mendoza’s Busan Kim Ji Seok Award winner...
- 2/8/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicks off Feb. 1 with a gala screening of Iranian auteur Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s 2001 Cannes winner “Kandahar” and will conclude on Feb. 8 with Kazakhstan filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov’s “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time.”
The guest of honor at the festival’s 28th edition will be Japanese filmmaker Fukada Koji, who will be presented with an Honorary Cyclo at the opening ceremony. All 10 of Fukada’s features and four shorts will be presented at Vesoul, marking the first complete retrospective for the filmmaker. In all, 20 films from Japan will play at the festival, including Nakano Ryota’s “The Asadas” and Miyazaki Hayao’s “My Neighbor Totoro.”
The festival also pays tribute to Chinese master Xie Fei, whose masterpiece “Woman Sesame Oil Maker” won the Berlin Golden Bear in 1993.
This year, the international competition jury is presided over by Leila Hatami, Berlin Silver...
The guest of honor at the festival’s 28th edition will be Japanese filmmaker Fukada Koji, who will be presented with an Honorary Cyclo at the opening ceremony. All 10 of Fukada’s features and four shorts will be presented at Vesoul, marking the first complete retrospective for the filmmaker. In all, 20 films from Japan will play at the festival, including Nakano Ryota’s “The Asadas” and Miyazaki Hayao’s “My Neighbor Totoro.”
The festival also pays tribute to Chinese master Xie Fei, whose masterpiece “Woman Sesame Oil Maker” won the Berlin Golden Bear in 1993.
This year, the international competition jury is presided over by Leila Hatami, Berlin Silver...
- 2/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Leila Hatami, Iranian actress, silver bear in Berlin for A Separation by Ashgar Faradhi, an Iranian film with one million admissions in France, will be the president of the international Jury. The other members are: Suha Arraf, director (Palestine), Zig Dulay, director (Philippines), Yerlan Nurmukhambetov, director (Kazakhstan), Tran Bich Quan, distributor-producer (France).
Koji Fukada, the rising star of Japanese directors, will present all of his films in world premiere.
Both will receive a Cyclo d’or d’honneur for their entire career or their work during the opening ceremony on February 1, 2022.
Moshen Makhmalbaf, multi-award-winning Iranian director, and Atiq Rahimi, Afghan director, Goncourt Prize 2008, signatories of the appeal of July 29, 2021 “let’s save Afghan artists! », will present several films during the Afghan Day.
A tribute will be paid to filmmaker Marc Haaz, technical director of Fica, who died tragically, at the age of 33, on July 30, 2021.
The complete films of Xei Fei,...
Koji Fukada, the rising star of Japanese directors, will present all of his films in world premiere.
Both will receive a Cyclo d’or d’honneur for their entire career or their work during the opening ceremony on February 1, 2022.
Moshen Makhmalbaf, multi-award-winning Iranian director, and Atiq Rahimi, Afghan director, Goncourt Prize 2008, signatories of the appeal of July 29, 2021 “let’s save Afghan artists! », will present several films during the Afghan Day.
A tribute will be paid to filmmaker Marc Haaz, technical director of Fica, who died tragically, at the age of 33, on July 30, 2021.
The complete films of Xei Fei,...
- 1/30/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Reza Dormishian is one of the most original directors in Iranian cinema, and No Choice (Majboorim) is another example of his ability to enthrall with hard-hitting social critique. Though it doesn’t land the punch in the stomach that made audiences take notice of I’m Not Angry! (social inequality, capital punishment) and Lantouri (acid attacks on women, capital punishment), the story is an engrossing, well-made and well-acted human rights drama cum legal procedural set in the world of Tehran’s homeless population.
This is one female-centered film that happily takes being a woman professional for granted. Stars Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as a respected gynecologist and ...
This is one female-centered film that happily takes being a woman professional for granted. Stars Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as a respected gynecologist and ...
- 11/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Reza Dormishian is one of the most original directors in Iranian cinema, and No Choice (Majboorim) is another example of his ability to enthrall with hard-hitting social critique. Though it doesn’t land the punch in the stomach that made audiences take notice of I’m Not Angry! (social inequality, capital punishment) and Lantouri (acid attacks on women, capital punishment), the story is an engrossing, well-made and well-acted human rights drama cum legal procedural set in the world of Tehran’s homeless population.
This is one female-centered film that happily takes being a woman professional for granted. Stars Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as a respected gynecologist and ...
This is one female-centered film that happily takes being a woman professional for granted. Stars Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as a respected gynecologist and ...
- 11/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Films include Shepherds and Butchers with Steve Coogan; Don’t Call Me Son from Anna Muylaert; and a documentary about a director and actress who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il.
The Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed the selection for this year’s Panorama strand, comprising 51 films from 33 countries. A total of 34 fiction features comprise the main programme and Panorama Special while a further 17 titles will screen in Panorama Dokumente.
A total of 33 films are world premieres, nine are international premieres and nine European premieres. The 30th Teddy Award is also being celebrated with an anniversary series of 17 films.
Notable titles include Shepherds and Butchers from South Africa, which is set toward the end of Apartheid and stars Steve Coogan as a hotshot lawyer who faces his biggest test when he agrees to defend a white prison guard who has killed seven black men. What ensues is a charge against the death penalty itself, in a case...
The Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed the selection for this year’s Panorama strand, comprising 51 films from 33 countries. A total of 34 fiction features comprise the main programme and Panorama Special while a further 17 titles will screen in Panorama Dokumente.
A total of 33 films are world premieres, nine are international premieres and nine European premieres. The 30th Teddy Award is also being celebrated with an anniversary series of 17 films.
Notable titles include Shepherds and Butchers from South Africa, which is set toward the end of Apartheid and stars Steve Coogan as a hotshot lawyer who faces his biggest test when he agrees to defend a white prison guard who has killed seven black men. What ensues is a charge against the death penalty itself, in a case...
- 1/21/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Films include Shepherds and Butchers, starring Steve Coogan; Don’t Call Me Son from Anna Muylaert; and a documentary about a director and actress who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to make films.
The Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed the selection for this year’s Panorama strand, comprising 51 films from 33 countries. A total of 34 fiction features comprise the main programme and Panorama Special while a further 17 titles will screen in Panorama Dokumente.
A total of 33 films are world premieres, nine are international premieres and nine European premieres. The 30th Teddy Award is also being celebrated with an anniversary series of 17 films.
Notable titles include Shepherds and Butchers from South Africa, which is set toward the end of Apartheid and stars Steve Coogan as a hotshot lawyer faces his biggest test when he agrees to defend a white prison guard who has killed seven black men. What ensues is a charge against the death penalty itself...
The Berlinale (Feb 11-21) has completed the selection for this year’s Panorama strand, comprising 51 films from 33 countries. A total of 34 fiction features comprise the main programme and Panorama Special while a further 17 titles will screen in Panorama Dokumente.
A total of 33 films are world premieres, nine are international premieres and nine European premieres. The 30th Teddy Award is also being celebrated with an anniversary series of 17 films.
Notable titles include Shepherds and Butchers from South Africa, which is set toward the end of Apartheid and stars Steve Coogan as a hotshot lawyer faces his biggest test when he agrees to defend a white prison guard who has killed seven black men. What ensues is a charge against the death penalty itself...
- 1/21/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Plus… Carol producer Christine Vachon to receive special Teddy Award.Scroll down for full list of new additions
Berlin Film Festival (Feb 11-21) has announced that its Panorama Special strand will open on Feb 12 with Daniel Burman’s The Tenth Man (El rey del once) and the previously announced War on Everyone by John Michael McDonagh.
Argentinian director Burman opened the main programme of Panorama in 1988 with his debut A Chrysanthemum Bursts in Cinco Esquinas (Un crisantemo estalla en cinco esquinas). After presenting further works in Panorama and Competition, including Lost Embrace (El abrazo partido) which won two Silver Bears in 2004, Burman is to return with a portrait of multi-layered life in Once, the Jewish quarter of Buenos Aires.
Another Argentinian film in the Panorama is Maximiliano Schonfeld’s The Black Frost (La helada negra). In his second film, Schonfeld uses elegiac images to explore a world disconnected from time, where ancestors...
Berlin Film Festival (Feb 11-21) has announced that its Panorama Special strand will open on Feb 12 with Daniel Burman’s The Tenth Man (El rey del once) and the previously announced War on Everyone by John Michael McDonagh.
Argentinian director Burman opened the main programme of Panorama in 1988 with his debut A Chrysanthemum Bursts in Cinco Esquinas (Un crisantemo estalla en cinco esquinas). After presenting further works in Panorama and Competition, including Lost Embrace (El abrazo partido) which won two Silver Bears in 2004, Burman is to return with a portrait of multi-layered life in Once, the Jewish quarter of Buenos Aires.
Another Argentinian film in the Panorama is Maximiliano Schonfeld’s The Black Frost (La helada negra). In his second film, Schonfeld uses elegiac images to explore a world disconnected from time, where ancestors...
- 1/14/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Other winners included Winter Sleep, The Dark Horse and Red Amnesia.
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan has won Best Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa).
Taking place at Brisbane’s City Hall, this year’s ceremony saw Nuri Bilge Ceylan scooping his third Apsa for Achievement in Directing for Winter Sleep, while Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Lü Zhong (Red Amnesia) won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress, respectively.
Other winners included Dong Kinsong for Achievement in Cinematography for Black Coal, Thin Ice, Nima Javidi taking home Best Screenplay for Melbourne and Isao Takahata’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya winning Best Animated Feature Film.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk commented: “This evening’s winners have displayed cinematic excellence through their films and they should be congratulated on their achievements. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards are a unique testament to the vibrancy, diversity and divergence...
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan has won Best Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa).
Taking place at Brisbane’s City Hall, this year’s ceremony saw Nuri Bilge Ceylan scooping his third Apsa for Achievement in Directing for Winter Sleep, while Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Lü Zhong (Red Amnesia) won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress, respectively.
Other winners included Dong Kinsong for Achievement in Cinematography for Black Coal, Thin Ice, Nima Javidi taking home Best Screenplay for Melbourne and Isao Takahata’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya winning Best Animated Feature Film.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk commented: “This evening’s winners have displayed cinematic excellence through their films and they should be congratulated on their achievements. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards are a unique testament to the vibrancy, diversity and divergence...
- 12/11/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Ahead of the 2014 ceremony, Apsa also announce Reza Dormishian as recipient of Apsa Academy Netpac Development Prize.
Emile Sherman will be the 2014 recipient of the Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region.
The King’s Speech producer will receive the award at the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) on Dec 11 and will be inducted into the Apsa Academy.
Luis Alberto Scalella, president, International Federation of Film Producers Associations (Fiapf), commented: “Having been strongly involved in several international productions met by great critical acclaim and global audiences (The King’s Speech, Shame), Sherman is also deeply committed to producing films and television series with a strong connection with Pacific culture, including the recently acclaimed Top of the Lake.”
Previous winners of the Apsa Fiapf Award include Lee Choon-yun and Zhang Yimou.
Apsa have also announced that Reza Dormishian is the recipient of this year’s Apsa Academy Netpac Development Prize for his...
Emile Sherman will be the 2014 recipient of the Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region.
The King’s Speech producer will receive the award at the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) on Dec 11 and will be inducted into the Apsa Academy.
Luis Alberto Scalella, president, International Federation of Film Producers Associations (Fiapf), commented: “Having been strongly involved in several international productions met by great critical acclaim and global audiences (The King’s Speech, Shame), Sherman is also deeply committed to producing films and television series with a strong connection with Pacific culture, including the recently acclaimed Top of the Lake.”
Previous winners of the Apsa Fiapf Award include Lee Choon-yun and Zhang Yimou.
Apsa have also announced that Reza Dormishian is the recipient of this year’s Apsa Academy Netpac Development Prize for his...
- 12/2/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Leviathan leads contenders; 36 films from 21 countries in the running.
Films in the running for the 2014 Apsa for Best Feature Film include Winter Sleep (Turkey, France, Germany), Leviathan (Russia), I’m Not Angry (Iran), The Owners (Kazakhstan), and Memories on Stone (Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany).
Leviathan, also nominated for Achievement in Cinematography for Mikhail Krichman, has received three nominations in total, the most for any film.
In total, 36 films from 21 countries are in the running for awards.
Nominees vying for the award in the Achievement in Directing category are: Rolf de Heer (Charlie’s Country, Australia), Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Russia), Im Kwon-taek (Revivre, South Korea), Rakhshan Banietemad (Tales, Iran) and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Turkey, France, Germany).
For the first time, a film from Syria has received a nomination, with Silvered Water, Syria Self-portrait (Syria, France) nominated for the Apsa for Best Feature Documentary.
Films from the China and Russia lead the nominations with six each, closely followed...
Films in the running for the 2014 Apsa for Best Feature Film include Winter Sleep (Turkey, France, Germany), Leviathan (Russia), I’m Not Angry (Iran), The Owners (Kazakhstan), and Memories on Stone (Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany).
Leviathan, also nominated for Achievement in Cinematography for Mikhail Krichman, has received three nominations in total, the most for any film.
In total, 36 films from 21 countries are in the running for awards.
Nominees vying for the award in the Achievement in Directing category are: Rolf de Heer (Charlie’s Country, Australia), Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Russia), Im Kwon-taek (Revivre, South Korea), Rakhshan Banietemad (Tales, Iran) and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Turkey, France, Germany).
For the first time, a film from Syria has received a nomination, with Silvered Water, Syria Self-portrait (Syria, France) nominated for the Apsa for Best Feature Documentary.
Films from the China and Russia lead the nominations with six each, closely followed...
- 10/28/2014
- ScreenDaily
The festival’s 25th edition will feature a contribution from Ai Weiwei and competition titles including Whiplash, Nightcrawler and Foxcatcher.
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 5-16) is to present its Achievement Award to Us actress Uma Thurman.
The Kill Bill star will will visit Stockholm to receive the prestigious Bronze Horse and meet the audience during an exclusive “Face2Face”.
Thurman will also take part in the inauguration ceremony, which will include the unveiling of an ice sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Weiwei was a Stockholm jury member last year but since he wasn’t allowed to leave China, he sent an empty chair named ”The Chair for Non-attendance” as symbol of his absence.
He is still not allowed to leave China so will send a design that will be portrayed in the form of a large ice sculpture symbolising this years’ Spotlight theme - Hope.
Brazil
The festival will focus this year on Brazil...
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 5-16) is to present its Achievement Award to Us actress Uma Thurman.
The Kill Bill star will will visit Stockholm to receive the prestigious Bronze Horse and meet the audience during an exclusive “Face2Face”.
Thurman will also take part in the inauguration ceremony, which will include the unveiling of an ice sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Weiwei was a Stockholm jury member last year but since he wasn’t allowed to leave China, he sent an empty chair named ”The Chair for Non-attendance” as symbol of his absence.
He is still not allowed to leave China so will send a design that will be portrayed in the form of a large ice sculpture symbolising this years’ Spotlight theme - Hope.
Brazil
The festival will focus this year on Brazil...
- 10/16/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A still from Phoring
Phoring, directed by Indranil Roychowdhury, picked up the Vincent Ward prize at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.
The newly established prize consists of a two month all paid trip to the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand as an artist in residence.
Roychowdhury shared the Vincent Ward prize with Iranian director Reza Dormishian (I’m not Angry).
Phoring was nominated for the Asian New Talent award, the the second competition program of the festival, aiming at discovering and promoting young directors. Revolving around an adolescent boy growing up in a back-of-beyond township in North Bengal, the film released in India in September last year.
The 17th session of the Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off on June 14 and came to an end on June 22.
Phoring, directed by Indranil Roychowdhury, picked up the Vincent Ward prize at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.
The newly established prize consists of a two month all paid trip to the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand as an artist in residence.
Roychowdhury shared the Vincent Ward prize with Iranian director Reza Dormishian (I’m not Angry).
Phoring was nominated for the Asian New Talent award, the the second competition program of the festival, aiming at discovering and promoting young directors. Revolving around an adolescent boy growing up in a back-of-beyond township in North Bengal, the film released in India in September last year.
The 17th session of the Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off on June 14 and came to an end on June 22.
- 6/24/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from Phoring
Bengali-language film Phoring, directed by Indranil Roychowdhury, has been nominated for the Asian New Talent award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (June 14-22).
The Asian New Talent award is the second competition program of the festival, aiming at discovering and promoting young directors. From the 10 competition films, the winners of Best Film and Best Director are awarded approximately Usd 48,000.
Phoring, the story of an adolescent boy growing up in a back-of-beyond township in North Bengal, released in India in September last year.
The other nominations in the Asian New Talent award category are 10 Minutes by Yong-seung Lee (Korea), Angels Come Together by Hamid Mohammad (Iran), The Blue Bone by Cui Jian (China), Concrete Clouds by Lee Chatametikool (Thailand), Homeland by Nao Kubota (Japan), I’m Not Angry! by Reza Dormishian (Iran), No Smoking by Dong Xinwen and Wu Gang (China) and The Tale Of Iya...
Bengali-language film Phoring, directed by Indranil Roychowdhury, has been nominated for the Asian New Talent award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (June 14-22).
The Asian New Talent award is the second competition program of the festival, aiming at discovering and promoting young directors. From the 10 competition films, the winners of Best Film and Best Director are awarded approximately Usd 48,000.
Phoring, the story of an adolescent boy growing up in a back-of-beyond township in North Bengal, released in India in September last year.
The other nominations in the Asian New Talent award category are 10 Minutes by Yong-seung Lee (Korea), Angels Come Together by Hamid Mohammad (Iran), The Blue Bone by Cui Jian (China), Concrete Clouds by Lee Chatametikool (Thailand), Homeland by Nao Kubota (Japan), I’m Not Angry! by Reza Dormishian (Iran), No Smoking by Dong Xinwen and Wu Gang (China) and The Tale Of Iya...
- 6/2/2014
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Mostofa S. Farooki’s Ant Story and John Carney’s Begin Again are among the films that will compete for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff).
Begin Again was recently acquired for Chinese distribution by Ivanhoe Pictures and Beijing Galloping Horse, while Ant Story premiered at last year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Organisers said the full Golden Goblet line-up has yet to be announced but will also include Volker Schlöndorff’s Diplomatie; Thai filmmaker Tom Waller’s The Last Executioner; Greek filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris’ Mikra Anglia; Maiko wa Lady, from Japan’s Masayuki Suo; Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s Predestination (Australia); Jeanne Herry’s She Adores Him (France); Mehdi Rahmani’s Snow (Iran); Zhang Meng’s The Uncle Victory (China); and Marko Nabersnik’s The Woods Are Still Green (Germany).
As previously announced, Gong Li will serve as president of the Golden Goblet jury, which also includes...
Begin Again was recently acquired for Chinese distribution by Ivanhoe Pictures and Beijing Galloping Horse, while Ant Story premiered at last year’s Dubai International Film Festival.
Organisers said the full Golden Goblet line-up has yet to be announced but will also include Volker Schlöndorff’s Diplomatie; Thai filmmaker Tom Waller’s The Last Executioner; Greek filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris’ Mikra Anglia; Maiko wa Lady, from Japan’s Masayuki Suo; Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s Predestination (Australia); Jeanne Herry’s She Adores Him (France); Mehdi Rahmani’s Snow (Iran); Zhang Meng’s The Uncle Victory (China); and Marko Nabersnik’s The Woods Are Still Green (Germany).
As previously announced, Gong Li will serve as president of the Golden Goblet jury, which also includes...
- 5/29/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Hoàng Phi in Nước (2030) by Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ
The following titles join the previously announced films screening as part of the Panorama section:
Asabani Nistam! (I'm Not Angry!), (Reza Dormishian), Iran - International Premiere
Blind, (Eskil Vogt), Norway / Netherlands - European Premiere
Difret, (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari), Ethopia - European Premiere
Fieber (Fever), (Elfi Mikesch), Luxembourg / Austria - World Premiere
Güeros, (Alonso Ruízpalacios), Mexico - World Premiere
Highway, (Imtiaz Ali), India - World Premiere
Ieji (Homeland), (Nao Kubota), Japan - World Premiere
In Grazia di Dio (Edoardo Winspeare), Italy - World Premiere
Love Is Strange, (Ira Sachs), USA - International Premiere
Mo Jing (That Demon Within), (Dante Lam), Hong Kong, China - World Premiere
Na kathese ke na kitas (Standing Aside, Watching), (Yorgos Servetas), Greece - European Premiere
Night Flight, (LeeSong Hee-il), Republic of Korea - World Premiere
Nước (2030), (Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ), Vietnam - World Premiere
Patardzlebi (Brides), (Tinatin Kajrishvili), Georgia / France
Risse...
The following titles join the previously announced films screening as part of the Panorama section:
Asabani Nistam! (I'm Not Angry!), (Reza Dormishian), Iran - International Premiere
Blind, (Eskil Vogt), Norway / Netherlands - European Premiere
Difret, (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari), Ethopia - European Premiere
Fieber (Fever), (Elfi Mikesch), Luxembourg / Austria - World Premiere
Güeros, (Alonso Ruízpalacios), Mexico - World Premiere
Highway, (Imtiaz Ali), India - World Premiere
Ieji (Homeland), (Nao Kubota), Japan - World Premiere
In Grazia di Dio (Edoardo Winspeare), Italy - World Premiere
Love Is Strange, (Ira Sachs), USA - International Premiere
Mo Jing (That Demon Within), (Dante Lam), Hong Kong, China - World Premiere
Na kathese ke na kitas (Standing Aside, Watching), (Yorgos Servetas), Greece - European Premiere
Night Flight, (LeeSong Hee-il), Republic of Korea - World Premiere
Nước (2030), (Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ), Vietnam - World Premiere
Patardzlebi (Brides), (Tinatin Kajrishvili), Georgia / France
Risse...
- 1/19/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
A total of 24 world premieres are included in the Berlinale’s Panorama selection, which has added a number of Asian productions.
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
- 1/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Plus Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, is celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary this year and, ComingSoon.net is heading to Poland at the end of next month to cover the festival. Today, Plus Camerimage has revealed the lineup of films selected for the festival.s main competition which includes a diverse slate of acclaimed films from around the globe. The entries are: . Ben Affleck.s Argo ; USA, 2012; Cinematographer: Rodrigo Prieto . Benh Zeitlin.s Beasts of the Southern Wild ; USA, 2012; Cinematographer: Ben Richardson . Rufus Norris. Broken ; UK, 2012; Cinematographer: Rob Hardy . Reza Dormishian.s Hatred (Boghz); Iran, 2012; Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani . Leos Carax.s Holy Motors ; France, 2012; Cinematographer: Yves Cape,...
- 10/23/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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