Director Rishav Kapoor’s short film ‘Next, Please’ is a story of love and cynicism straddling both history and future. The film, which stars actor Jim Sarbh, has quite an ambitious and innovative plot, as it explores modern dating in virtual reality, where a woman embarks on a quest for love and finds herself transported to a 1950s ‘aunty bar’.
An extremely topical film that deals with the complexities of modern relationships and virtual dating, as well as the problems that come with it, ‘Next, Please’ is thematically something very different.
The film has been written by Chaitanya Tamhane as well as produced by him.
Talking about working with the ‘Court’ director, Rishav said that the duo has aimed to break new ground with their film. Elaborating on his collaboration with the acclaimed Marathi director, Rishav stated: “Bringing a Chaitanya Tamhane screenplay to life was an immensely exciting opportunity. It...
An extremely topical film that deals with the complexities of modern relationships and virtual dating, as well as the problems that come with it, ‘Next, Please’ is thematically something very different.
The film has been written by Chaitanya Tamhane as well as produced by him.
Talking about working with the ‘Court’ director, Rishav said that the duo has aimed to break new ground with their film. Elaborating on his collaboration with the acclaimed Marathi director, Rishav stated: “Bringing a Chaitanya Tamhane screenplay to life was an immensely exciting opportunity. It...
- 10/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Director Rishav Kapoor’s short film ‘Next, Please’ is a story of love and cynicism straddling both history and future. The film, which stars actor Jim Sarbh, has quite an ambitious and innovative plot, as it explores modern dating in virtual reality, where a woman embarks on a quest for love and finds herself transported to a 1950s ‘aunty bar’.
An extremely topical film that deals with the complexities of modern relationships and virtual dating, as well as the problems that come with it, ‘Next, Please’ is thematically something very different.
The film has been written by Chaitanya Tamhane as well as produced by him.
Talking about working with the ‘Court’ director, Rishav said that the duo has aimed to break new ground with their film. Elaborating on his collaboration with the acclaimed Marathi director, Rishav stated: “Bringing a Chaitanya Tamhane screenplay to life was an immensely exciting opportunity. It...
An extremely topical film that deals with the complexities of modern relationships and virtual dating, as well as the problems that come with it, ‘Next, Please’ is thematically something very different.
The film has been written by Chaitanya Tamhane as well as produced by him.
Talking about working with the ‘Court’ director, Rishav said that the duo has aimed to break new ground with their film. Elaborating on his collaboration with the acclaimed Marathi director, Rishav stated: “Bringing a Chaitanya Tamhane screenplay to life was an immensely exciting opportunity. It...
- 10/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Distributor, Day for Night has acquired a trio of Asian titles for U.K. and Ireland at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market.
Day for Night is acquiring the late Pema Tseden’s “Snow Leopard” from Rediance. Pema Tseden, the Tibetan art house film director known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon,” died at 53 earlier this year. The film explores the complicated coexistence of animals and people on the Tibetan plateau. After a snow leopard kills nine rams owned by a herder, a bitter conflict ensues between the herder who wants to kill the snow leopard and the father who wants to release it.
“Snow Leopard” world premiered at Venice and subsequently played Toronto and will next be at Tokyo.
“Next Sohee” by Korean filmmaker July Jung (“A Girl at My Door”), which premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week in 2022 and played at Busan and London, has been...
Day for Night is acquiring the late Pema Tseden’s “Snow Leopard” from Rediance. Pema Tseden, the Tibetan art house film director known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon,” died at 53 earlier this year. The film explores the complicated coexistence of animals and people on the Tibetan plateau. After a snow leopard kills nine rams owned by a herder, a bitter conflict ensues between the herder who wants to kill the snow leopard and the father who wants to release it.
“Snow Leopard” world premiered at Venice and subsequently played Toronto and will next be at Tokyo.
“Next Sohee” by Korean filmmaker July Jung (“A Girl at My Door”), which premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week in 2022 and played at Busan and London, has been...
- 10/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Indian actor Jim Sarbh has been recognized with an International Emmy best actor nomination for hit SonyLIV series “Rocket Boys.”
In the series, created by Nikkhil Advani, directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment, Sarbh plays Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, credited as the father of the Indian nuclear program. Alongside him is Ishwak Singh playing Vikram Sarabhai who pioneered India’s space research program.
Since debuting in 2014 with “Shuruaat Ka Interval,” Sarbh has racked up an impressive array of credits including the acclaimed “Neerja” (2016), Toronto title “A Death in the Gunj” (2017), hits “Padmaavat” and “Sanju,” Rotterdam film “Jonaki,” Toronto selection “The Wedding Guest” (all 2018), Sundance film “Photograph” (2019) and 2023 hit “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.” He also has a recurring lead role in the immensely popular Prime Video series “Made in Heaven.”
Next up for Sarbh are: an interview show with Zoya Hussain; a new film with Pannu,...
In the series, created by Nikkhil Advani, directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment, Sarbh plays Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, credited as the father of the Indian nuclear program. Alongside him is Ishwak Singh playing Vikram Sarabhai who pioneered India’s space research program.
Since debuting in 2014 with “Shuruaat Ka Interval,” Sarbh has racked up an impressive array of credits including the acclaimed “Neerja” (2016), Toronto title “A Death in the Gunj” (2017), hits “Padmaavat” and “Sanju,” Rotterdam film “Jonaki,” Toronto selection “The Wedding Guest” (all 2018), Sundance film “Photograph” (2019) and 2023 hit “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.” He also has a recurring lead role in the immensely popular Prime Video series “Made in Heaven.”
Next up for Sarbh are: an interview show with Zoya Hussain; a new film with Pannu,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mumbai, June 29 (Ians) ‘Rrr’ star Ntr Jr, who is currently busy with the shooting of his film ‘Devara’, has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation behind the Oscars, as a new member along with Ram Charan, Karan Johar2, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Mani Ratnam and Chaitanya Tamhane, M.M. Keeravani, Chandrabose, K.K. Senthil Kumar and documentary filmmaker Shaunak Sen.
As members, they all will have several roles including but not limited to voting for the nominees for the annual Oscars ceremony. The Academy has also added international stars like Taylor Swift and Ke Huy Qwan.
Meanwhile, Ntr Jr is reuniting with ace filmmaker Koratala Siva for ‘Devara’ which is currently being shot in Hyderabad. The film, which also stars actors Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor, is slated to hit the screens on April 5, 2024.
He will also be working with Kgf director Prashant Neel...
As members, they all will have several roles including but not limited to voting for the nominees for the annual Oscars ceremony. The Academy has also added international stars like Taylor Swift and Ke Huy Qwan.
Meanwhile, Ntr Jr is reuniting with ace filmmaker Koratala Siva for ‘Devara’ which is currently being shot in Hyderabad. The film, which also stars actors Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor, is slated to hit the screens on April 5, 2024.
He will also be working with Kgf director Prashant Neel...
- 6/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
NewsFilmmaker Karan Johar and music composer Mm Keeravani are also among those invited to be Academy members who will be eligible to vote for films and artists competing for the Oscars. A total of 398 artists and executives across the world were extended invitations to become members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2023. The Academy is the organisation that presents the annual Academy Awards or the Oscars. Among those who received the prestigious invitations from India include actors Ram Charan and Jr Ntr, filmmakers Mani Ratnam, Karan Johar, Chaitanya Tamhane, and Shaunak Sen, production designer Sabu Cyril, cinematographer Kk Senthil Kumar, producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, music composer Mm Keeravani, and lyricist Chandrabose. Telugu actors Ram Charan and Jr Ntr garnered global fame for their film Rrr, which bagged several international awards including the Oscar for best original song for ‘Naatu Naatu’. The two of them have been invited under the ‘Actors’ category.
- 6/29/2023
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
Memento International is set to represent global rights to “Omen,” the feature debut of Belgian-Congolese artist-turned filmmaker Baloji which is slated to world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.
Baloji previously directed several short films including “Zombies” which played at the BFI London film festival. Blurring the lines between reality and the realm of dreams, “Omen” follows Kofi, who return to his birthplace after being ostracized by his family. The movie explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them intertwined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa.
The film stars Marc Zinga Lucie Debay (“Our Men”) and Eliane Umuhire (“Birds Are Singing in Kigali”).
“I like to describe ‘Omen’ as a chimerical film, an ode to the imaginary and the visceral, evoking the spirits of the departed as much as the boundless energy of childhood,...
Baloji previously directed several short films including “Zombies” which played at the BFI London film festival. Blurring the lines between reality and the realm of dreams, “Omen” follows Kofi, who return to his birthplace after being ostracized by his family. The movie explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them intertwined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa.
The film stars Marc Zinga Lucie Debay (“Our Men”) and Eliane Umuhire (“Birds Are Singing in Kigali”).
“I like to describe ‘Omen’ as a chimerical film, an ode to the imaginary and the visceral, evoking the spirits of the departed as much as the boundless energy of childhood,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer clinched the best film award in the main Official Competition of the 66th London Film Festival with her latest feature Corsage, starring Vicky Krieps.
The historical drama, which is also the Austrian entry for the best international feature film Oscar race, follows the disgruntled Empress Elisabeth (Krieps), a 19th-century royal who, upon turning 40, begins to rebel against her carefully orchestrated public image.
The festival jury, headed by producer Tanya Seghatchian, actor Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), filmmaker/playwright Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami), filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), and journalist Charles Gant described the film as a “mesmerizing and original interpretation of the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth.”
“The jury was completely seduced by Vicky Krieps’ sublime performance of a woman out of time trapped in her own iconography and her rebellious yearning for liberation,” the jury said...
The historical drama, which is also the Austrian entry for the best international feature film Oscar race, follows the disgruntled Empress Elisabeth (Krieps), a 19th-century royal who, upon turning 40, begins to rebel against her carefully orchestrated public image.
The festival jury, headed by producer Tanya Seghatchian, actor Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), filmmaker/playwright Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami), filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), and journalist Charles Gant described the film as a “mesmerizing and original interpretation of the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth.”
“The jury was completely seduced by Vicky Krieps’ sublime performance of a woman out of time trapped in her own iconography and her rebellious yearning for liberation,” the jury said...
- 10/16/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The London Film Festival has revealed its jury line-up for this year’s awards.
The Official Competition jury is led by “Power of the Dog” and “Cold War” producer Tanya Seghatchian (pictured), while the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) jury will be headed up by director and actor Nana Mensah whose directorial debut “Queen of Glory” won the Best New Narrative Director prize at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for Best Documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film “What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire.”
Finally, the Immersive Art and Xr Competition will be led by photographer Misan Harriman, while producer and director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor will lead the jury selecting the best short film.
See below for the full jury lists:
Official Competition
Seghatchian is joined this year by: actor...
The Official Competition jury is led by “Power of the Dog” and “Cold War” producer Tanya Seghatchian (pictured), while the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) jury will be headed up by director and actor Nana Mensah whose directorial debut “Queen of Glory” won the Best New Narrative Director prize at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for Best Documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film “What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire.”
Finally, the Immersive Art and Xr Competition will be led by photographer Misan Harriman, while producer and director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor will lead the jury selecting the best short film.
See below for the full jury lists:
Official Competition
Seghatchian is joined this year by: actor...
- 10/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Power Of The Dog’ Producer Tanya Seghatchian To Lead London Film Festival Jury
Film producer Tanya Seghatchian has been announced as the jury president for the Official Competition of the 66th BFI London Film Festival, running from October 5 – 16. Seghatchian will be joined by British actor Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), filmmaker and playwright Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami), filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), and journalist Charles Gant. The jury will award the festival’s Best Film Award.
Luc Besson, James Gray, Gabe Polsky Booked For Rome’s Talks Program
Luc Besson, Gabe Polsky, James Gray, Stephen Frears and Mario Martone will be among the filmmakers setting down at the Rome Film Festival (Oct 13-23) for its two new talk sections Paso Doble and Absolute Beginners.
French filmmaker Besson will kick off the new Absolute Beginners devoted to directors speaking about their experiences on their first features.
Film producer Tanya Seghatchian has been announced as the jury president for the Official Competition of the 66th BFI London Film Festival, running from October 5 – 16. Seghatchian will be joined by British actor Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), filmmaker and playwright Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami), filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), and journalist Charles Gant. The jury will award the festival’s Best Film Award.
Luc Besson, James Gray, Gabe Polsky Booked For Rome’s Talks Program
Luc Besson, Gabe Polsky, James Gray, Stephen Frears and Mario Martone will be among the filmmakers setting down at the Rome Film Festival (Oct 13-23) for its two new talk sections Paso Doble and Absolute Beginners.
French filmmaker Besson will kick off the new Absolute Beginners devoted to directors speaking about their experiences on their first features.
- 10/4/2022
- by Zac Ntim, Melanie Goodfellow, Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Festival unveils 2022 competition juries.
The BFI London Film Festival has announced its jury line-up for this year’s event.
The official competition jury is led by The Power Of The Dog and Cold War producer Tanya Seghatchian, while the first feature competition jury, which grants the Sutherland Award, will be headed up by Queen Of Glory director and actor Nana Mensah.
Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for best documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire.
The immersive art...
The BFI London Film Festival has announced its jury line-up for this year’s event.
The official competition jury is led by The Power Of The Dog and Cold War producer Tanya Seghatchian, while the first feature competition jury, which grants the Sutherland Award, will be headed up by Queen Of Glory director and actor Nana Mensah.
Italian filmmaker Roberto Minervini will lead the jury selecting the winner of the Grierson Award for best documentary after winning the award in 2018 for his film What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire.
The immersive art...
- 10/4/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
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Tanya Seghatchian, who produced Jane Campion’s 2021 awards darling The Power of the Dog, has been named head of the official competition jury for the 2022 BFI London Film Festival, which kicks of on Wednesday, Oct. 5 with the world premiere of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
Seghatchian, who earned a BAFTA last year when The Power of the Dog claimed the best film honor, will lead the jury that also includes Game of Thrones and Star Wars star Gwendoline Christie, One Night in Miami writer and Soul co-director Kemp Powers, Chaitanya Tamhane, the Indian director behind Court and The Disciple, and journalist Charles Gant.
The lineup of films in Lff’s main competition includes Santiago Mitre’s Argentina, 1985, Clement Virgo’s Brother, Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, The Damned Don’t Cry from Fyzal Boulifa, Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men, Hlynur Pámason’s Godland,...
Tanya Seghatchian, who produced Jane Campion’s 2021 awards darling The Power of the Dog, has been named head of the official competition jury for the 2022 BFI London Film Festival, which kicks of on Wednesday, Oct. 5 with the world premiere of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
Seghatchian, who earned a BAFTA last year when The Power of the Dog claimed the best film honor, will lead the jury that also includes Game of Thrones and Star Wars star Gwendoline Christie, One Night in Miami writer and Soul co-director Kemp Powers, Chaitanya Tamhane, the Indian director behind Court and The Disciple, and journalist Charles Gant.
The lineup of films in Lff’s main competition includes Santiago Mitre’s Argentina, 1985, Clement Virgo’s Brother, Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, The Damned Don’t Cry from Fyzal Boulifa, Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men, Hlynur Pámason’s Godland,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canada’s Riceboy Sleeps wins Platform Prize.
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans has bolstered its awards season prospects by winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Sunday (September 18).
The award is a highly reliable bellwether of Academy voter attention. In the last ten years every TIFF audience award winner has earned a best picture Oscar nomination and three have gone on to win awards season’s top prize: Nomadland in 2021, Green Book in 2019, and 12 Years A Slave in 2014.
The Fabelmans earned a rapturous reception at its world premiere on September 10 and immediately announced itself in the awards race,...
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans has bolstered its awards season prospects by winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Sunday (September 18).
The award is a highly reliable bellwether of Academy voter attention. In the last ten years every TIFF audience award winner has earned a best picture Oscar nomination and three have gone on to win awards season’s top prize: Nomadland in 2021, Green Book in 2019, and 12 Years A Slave in 2014.
The Fabelmans earned a rapturous reception at its world premiere on September 10 and immediately announced itself in the awards race,...
- 9/18/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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The Toronto Film Festival has set Canadian director Patricia Rozema as chair of its 2022 Platform competition jury.
Rozema, whose director credits include I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, Mansfield Park and co-writing HBO’s Grey Gardens, will be joined on the jury by Iram Haq, a Norwegian Pakistani filmmaker, and Mumbai-based filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane.
Haq’s feature debut I Am Yours premiered at Toronto in 2013, and her second feature, What Will People Say, competed in the Platform program in 2017. Tamhane’s debut feature film, Court, premiered at Venice in 2014, and his second film, The Disciple, debuted in Venice in 2020, where it won the Golden Osella for best screenplay before landing at Netflix.
This year’s Platform competition will open with the Emily Brontë movie Emily, with Sex Education breakout Emma Mackey playing the author in the movie from writer-director Frances O’Connor and U.S.
The Toronto Film Festival has set Canadian director Patricia Rozema as chair of its 2022 Platform competition jury.
Rozema, whose director credits include I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, Mansfield Park and co-writing HBO’s Grey Gardens, will be joined on the jury by Iram Haq, a Norwegian Pakistani filmmaker, and Mumbai-based filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane.
Haq’s feature debut I Am Yours premiered at Toronto in 2013, and her second feature, What Will People Say, competed in the Platform program in 2017. Tamhane’s debut feature film, Court, premiered at Venice in 2014, and his second film, The Disciple, debuted in Venice in 2020, where it won the Golden Osella for best screenplay before landing at Netflix.
This year’s Platform competition will open with the Emily Brontë movie Emily, with Sex Education breakout Emma Mackey playing the author in the movie from writer-director Frances O’Connor and U.S.
- 8/18/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Aryan Vyas
There’s no doubt that these are arduous times. And it’s during such challenging times that we resort to art that’s made to enrich the soul. As the new year is upon us, I revisited one of my top favorite films from the past year- Chaitanya Tamhane’s “The Disciple”. Soon upon rewatching, I was certain that it was one of the best character studies I had watched in a while. Luckily around the same time, as a tribute to 100 years of Satyajit Ray’s cinema, Amazon Prime started streaming a bunch of the legendary artist’s work on their platform. It didn’t take me long to realize that Ray’s 1958 film, “Jalsaghar (The Music Room)”, had become my favorite movie of his. What blew my mind further, is when I realized that Ray had made the film just after “Aparajito”, before he went...
There’s no doubt that these are arduous times. And it’s during such challenging times that we resort to art that’s made to enrich the soul. As the new year is upon us, I revisited one of my top favorite films from the past year- Chaitanya Tamhane’s “The Disciple”. Soon upon rewatching, I was certain that it was one of the best character studies I had watched in a while. Luckily around the same time, as a tribute to 100 years of Satyajit Ray’s cinema, Amazon Prime started streaming a bunch of the legendary artist’s work on their platform. It didn’t take me long to realize that Ray’s 1958 film, “Jalsaghar (The Music Room)”, had become my favorite movie of his. What blew my mind further, is when I realized that Ray had made the film just after “Aparajito”, before he went...
- 1/5/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
The Middle East premiere of caustic Spanish comedy “Official Competition” will open the Cairo Film Festival, which has assembled a rich roster of international titles for its upcoming 43rd edition, to be held in person Nov. 26-Dec. 5.
Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, who are co-directors of the colorful pic starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas — which turns on a billionaire businessman determined to bankroll a memorable movie — are expected, barring complications, to attend the regional launch of their Venice-premiering comedy.
Cairo, which is the grande dame of the Arab world’s cinema shindigs — and the only festival in the Middle East and North Africa region to be accorded category “A” status by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations in Paris (Fiapf) — has been subjected to some disruption lately caused by Saudi Arabia’s deep-pocketed Red Sea Festival.
The Red Sea Festival in May decided to move the dates for...
Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, who are co-directors of the colorful pic starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas — which turns on a billionaire businessman determined to bankroll a memorable movie — are expected, barring complications, to attend the regional launch of their Venice-premiering comedy.
Cairo, which is the grande dame of the Arab world’s cinema shindigs — and the only festival in the Middle East and North Africa region to be accorded category “A” status by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations in Paris (Fiapf) — has been subjected to some disruption lately caused by Saudi Arabia’s deep-pocketed Red Sea Festival.
The Red Sea Festival in May decided to move the dates for...
- 11/8/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s wartime romance was named best film at the 15th edition.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife Of A Spy picked up best film at the 15th Asian Film Awards (Afa), held at the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) tonight (October 8).
The Japanese wartime romance, which won a Silver Lion in Venice last year, also picked up awards for best actress (Aoi Yu) and costume design (Koketsu Haruki).
Zhang Yimou was named best director for his Cultural Revolution drama One Second, which recently opened the San Sebastian film festival. Zhang’s other nominated feature, spy thriller Cliff Walkers, won in...
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife Of A Spy picked up best film at the 15th Asian Film Awards (Afa), held at the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) tonight (October 8).
The Japanese wartime romance, which won a Silver Lion in Venice last year, also picked up awards for best actress (Aoi Yu) and costume design (Koketsu Haruki).
Zhang Yimou was named best director for his Cultural Revolution drama One Second, which recently opened the San Sebastian film festival. Zhang’s other nominated feature, spy thriller Cliff Walkers, won in...
- 10/8/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s period action drama “Wife of a Spy” was the biggest winner at the 15th edition of the Asian Film Awards. It collected three major prizes including the best film award.
The 18 prizes were handed out Friday evening at a hybrid ceremony with the in-person component held at Busan’s Paradise Hotel. Organizers said that 80 nominees attended either in person or online. Among those in Busan to tread the Afa red carpet were Korean stars and prize-winners Lee Byung-hun and Yoo Ah-in.
Directors Lee Chang-dong and Hamaguchi Ryusuke were also in attendance, along with Korean stars Jun Jong-seo, Park Jeong-min, Jang Yoon-ju, Kim Hyun-bin and Gong Seung-yeon.
“Wife of a Spy” was conceived as a TV film. A theatrical version debuted last year at the Venice Film festival and there won the Silver Lion. It enjoyed a high-profile festival career with subsequent stops at San Sebastian, El Gouna and Hainan,...
The 18 prizes were handed out Friday evening at a hybrid ceremony with the in-person component held at Busan’s Paradise Hotel. Organizers said that 80 nominees attended either in person or online. Among those in Busan to tread the Afa red carpet were Korean stars and prize-winners Lee Byung-hun and Yoo Ah-in.
Directors Lee Chang-dong and Hamaguchi Ryusuke were also in attendance, along with Korean stars Jun Jong-seo, Park Jeong-min, Jang Yoon-ju, Kim Hyun-bin and Gong Seung-yeon.
“Wife of a Spy” was conceived as a TV film. A theatrical version debuted last year at the Venice Film festival and there won the Silver Lion. It enjoyed a high-profile festival career with subsequent stops at San Sebastian, El Gouna and Hainan,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Patrick Frater and Rebecca Souw
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy (Afaa) revealed the nominees for the 15th Asian Film Awards today. Thirty-six films from eight Asian regions will compete for 16 awards. China’s One Second, South Korea’s The Book of Fish, India’s The Disciple, and two Japanese films, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and Wife of a Spy, compete for this year’s “Best Film Award.”
Three Hong Kong films were nominated for this year’s Afa, including Drifting, directed by Jun Li, nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Limbo, directed by Cheang Pou-soi, was nominated for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best sound; Adam Wong’s The Way We Keep Dancing was nominated for Best Original Music.
The Afaa is honoured that legendary South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong will be this year’s Jury President. Lee was the lifetime award recipient at the 13th Asian Film Awards.He won the “Best...
Three Hong Kong films were nominated for this year’s Afa, including Drifting, directed by Jun Li, nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Limbo, directed by Cheang Pou-soi, was nominated for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best sound; Adam Wong’s The Way We Keep Dancing was nominated for Best Original Music.
The Afaa is honoured that legendary South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong will be this year’s Jury President. Lee was the lifetime award recipient at the 13th Asian Film Awards.He won the “Best...
- 9/9/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
As the film industry attempts to regain its footing from a tumultuous year, it seems many of our most-anticipated (some long-delayed) titles will be arriving in the back half of 2021. But the midway point still has plenty to recommend. As we do each year, we’ve rounded up our favorite films thus far.
While year’s end will bring personal favorites from all our writers, think of the below entries (and honorable mentions) as a comprehensive rundown of what should be seen before heading forward. As a note: this feature is based solely on U.S. theatrical and digital releases from 2021, with the majority widely available, where listed.
We should also note a number of films that premiered on the festival circuit last year also had a qualifying award, therefore making them 2020 films by our standards—including I Carry You With Me, Minari, The Truffle Hunters, and The Father. Check out our picks below,...
While year’s end will bring personal favorites from all our writers, think of the below entries (and honorable mentions) as a comprehensive rundown of what should be seen before heading forward. As a note: this feature is based solely on U.S. theatrical and digital releases from 2021, with the majority widely available, where listed.
We should also note a number of films that premiered on the festival circuit last year also had a qualifying award, therefore making them 2020 films by our standards—including I Carry You With Me, Minari, The Truffle Hunters, and The Father. Check out our picks below,...
- 6/23/2021
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. While many theaters are still focused on a selection of new releases, there’s a handful of worthwhile repertory screenings taking place.
Museum of the Moving Image
Paths of Glory and 2001 play, the latter on 70mm this Friday; non-Kubrick films include Fantasia, The Piano, and (at the Queens Drive-In) Carrie.
Bam
Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi, newly restored, kicks off Bam’s return to repertory programming.
IFC Center
George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park, about which a whole lot more here, continues.
Paris Theater
With his excellent new film The Disciple available at alternating times, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court screens.
Film Forum
As a new 4K restoration of La Piscine debuts, 8½ and The Ladykillers continue.
Film...
Museum of the Moving Image
Paths of Glory and 2001 play, the latter on 70mm this Friday; non-Kubrick films include Fantasia, The Piano, and (at the Queens Drive-In) Carrie.
Bam
Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi, newly restored, kicks off Bam’s return to repertory programming.
IFC Center
George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park, about which a whole lot more here, continues.
Paris Theater
With his excellent new film The Disciple available at alternating times, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court screens.
Film Forum
As a new 4K restoration of La Piscine debuts, 8½ and The Ladykillers continue.
Film...
- 6/11/2021
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria.The lineup for the Cannes 2021 official selection has arrived, featuring new titles from Sean Baker, Julia Ducournau, Bruno Dumont, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Mia Hansen-Løve, and even Sean Penn. This year's festival will also see the French premiere of F9, the latest of the Fast and Furious franchise, at a public screening. Cannes has also announced its roster for the Directors' Fortnight (which includes Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir Part II!), Critics' Week, and Acid. In collaboration with Kino Lorber, Dedza Films has announced the June 11 release of an international short film omnibus showcasing the works of emerging filmmakers from underrepresented communities. Founded by former Kino Lorber intern Kate Gondwe, Dedza will also be publishing a scrapbook of essays by 10 aspiring film critics on the selection of films. Rob Zombie has confirmed his next film,...
- 6/9/2021
- MUBI
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Killers of the Flower Moon (2021)From Osage News, the first official image from Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, featuring Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio. Recommended VIEWINGFollowing the release of his series The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins has also released The Gaze, a 50-minute non-narrative video piece that captures the show's background actors in moments of stillness. The film challenges the notion of the "white gaze" by pursuing what Jenkins refers to as "the Black gaze; or the gaze distilled." Shudder has released an official trailer for George A. Romero's The Amusement Park, a restoration of the long-lost 1973 film. Originally a commissioned work by the Lutheran Society, The Amusement Park was shelved for its terrifying depiction of elder abuse. The film will premiere on Shudder on June 8. Over at Ecstatic Static,...
- 5/12/2021
- MUBI
Photo: ‘The Disciple’/Netflix From the first moments, Chaitanya Tamhane’s deeply felt film ‘The Disciple’ lets us know its protagonist, a devoted aspiring Northern Indian Classical singer, is someone who spends a lot of his time blending in. A concert is going on, a serene setting in some kind of community center. The singer is an elderly man, a guru, with superhuman vocal chords, whose traditional Hindustani vocalizations (I only later found out classical performances are largely improvised) immediately establish the film as deeply authentic and spiritual. We get a closer look at the stage, see the interesting various Indian musical instruments, and only when the camera closes in on one of his accompanists, do we meet our hero, one of two tanpura players, Sharad Nerulkar. He is watching the guru with wide eyes before closing them in a moment of tranquility. He is the guru’s biggest fan,...
- 5/2/2021
- by Jacqueline Postajian
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
About Endlessness (Roy Andersson)
Watch an exclusive clip for the film, which is also now in theaters.
“What should I do now that I have lost my faith?” is the question that animates About Endlessness; this being the new film by Roy Andersson, it is delivered in a doctor’s waiting room, over and over again, in a creaky voice, by a dumpy man in late middle age who continues his plaint even after the doctor and his receptionist gruntingly force him outside into the hallway, from whence they can hear him scratching at the door like a zombie. About Endlessness is Roy Andersson’s fourth film of this...
About Endlessness (Roy Andersson)
Watch an exclusive clip for the film, which is also now in theaters.
“What should I do now that I have lost my faith?” is the question that animates About Endlessness; this being the new film by Roy Andersson, it is delivered in a doctor’s waiting room, over and over again, in a creaky voice, by a dumpy man in late middle age who continues his plaint even after the doctor and his receptionist gruntingly force him outside into the hallway, from whence they can hear him scratching at the door like a zombie. About Endlessness is Roy Andersson’s fourth film of this...
- 4/30/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“Nomadland” wins four awards, including Best Feature; “Sound of Metal” wins three and “Promising Young Woman” takes two
“Nomadland” won Best Feature at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were announced live Thursday, and for the first time in primetime.
“Nomadland” took home four prizes, including Best Feature, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, as well as Best Editing and Best Cinematography. “Sound of Metal” also had a big night, winning Best First Feature, Best Supporting Male Paul Raci and an upset win for Best Male Lead Riz Ahmed. Carey Mulligan also won Best Female Lead for “Promising Young Woman,” and Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Female for “Minari.”
The coronavirus resulted in moving the Indie Spirits ceremony, now in its 36th year, away from its usual slot as an afternoon hangout in a tent near the Santa Monica pier on the Saturday before the Oscars to now taking place Thursday,...
“Nomadland” won Best Feature at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were announced live Thursday, and for the first time in primetime.
“Nomadland” took home four prizes, including Best Feature, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, as well as Best Editing and Best Cinematography. “Sound of Metal” also had a big night, winning Best First Feature, Best Supporting Male Paul Raci and an upset win for Best Male Lead Riz Ahmed. Carey Mulligan also won Best Female Lead for “Promising Young Woman,” and Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Female for “Minari.”
The coronavirus resulted in moving the Indie Spirits ceremony, now in its 36th year, away from its usual slot as an afternoon hangout in a tent near the Santa Monica pier on the Saturday before the Oscars to now taking place Thursday,...
- 4/23/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Film slate includes talent such as Taapsee Pannu and Dhanush, while series include Bombay Begums and second season of Delhi Crime.
Netflix introduced a slate of 40 Indian films, series and documentaries at its “See What’s Next India 2021” event today, presided over by Monika Shergill, vice president of content for Netflix India, and Srishti Behl Arya, director, International Original Film.
The film slate sees Netflix teaming with major Mumbai-based production houses such as Reliance Entertainment, T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment.
With Dharmatic, Netflix is producing anthology Ajeeb Daastaans and Vivek Soni’s romantic drama Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
Netflix introduced a slate of 40 Indian films, series and documentaries at its “See What’s Next India 2021” event today, presided over by Monika Shergill, vice president of content for Netflix India, and Srishti Behl Arya, director, International Original Film.
The film slate sees Netflix teaming with major Mumbai-based production houses such as Reliance Entertainment, T-Series, Emmay Entertainment, Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment.
With Dharmatic, Netflix is producing anthology Ajeeb Daastaans and Vivek Soni’s romantic drama Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
- 3/3/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is following in the footsteps of “The Disciple,” acquiring the worldwide rights to the Indian drama that is executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón. The film won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival ahead of earning an Independent Spirit award nomination on Tuesday for Best International Feature.
“The Disciple” is in the Marathi language and set in Mumbai, and was written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane. Netflix plans to release it on its service soon.
The film tells the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for.
Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit all star in the drama.
“The Disciple” is in the Marathi language and set in Mumbai, and was written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane. Netflix plans to release it on its service soon.
The film tells the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for.
Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit all star in the drama.
- 1/27/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Marathi-language drama is nominated in the best international feature category of the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Netflix has picked up world rights to Chaitanya Tamhane’s Marathi-language drama The Disciple, which won best screenplay at last year’s Venice film festival and is executive produced by Alfonso Cuaron.
Earlier this week, the film was nominated in the best international feature category of the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
It also won the Fipresci prize at Venice and the Amplify Voices Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Produced by Vivek Gomber’s Zoo Entertainment, the film tells the story of a...
Netflix has picked up world rights to Chaitanya Tamhane’s Marathi-language drama The Disciple, which won best screenplay at last year’s Venice film festival and is executive produced by Alfonso Cuaron.
Earlier this week, the film was nominated in the best international feature category of the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
It also won the Fipresci prize at Venice and the Amplify Voices Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Produced by Vivek Gomber’s Zoo Entertainment, the film tells the story of a...
- 1/27/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
'The Disciple' is a Marathi drama film written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón. The film was awarded the Fipresci International Critics Prize and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. Earlier this week, the film was nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category. The Disciple will soon release exclusively on Netflix and stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles.
'The Disciple' is the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by,...
It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. Earlier this week, the film was nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category. The Disciple will soon release exclusively on Netflix and stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles.
'The Disciple' is the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Netflix has taken world rights to Venice Film Festival Best Screenplay winner and Spirit Award nominee The Disciple, which is executive-produced by Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron.
Written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane, the well-received Mumbai-set drama charts the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for.
Starring are Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit. Vivek Gomber produces.
Endeavor Content and New Europe Film Sales struck the deal with Netflix.
The film was awarded the Fipresci prize in Venice as well as the Best Screenplay award before going on to play at Toronto, where it won an Amplify Voices Award.
Written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane, the well-received Mumbai-set drama charts the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for.
Starring are Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit. Vivek Gomber produces.
Endeavor Content and New Europe Film Sales struck the deal with Netflix.
The film was awarded the Fipresci prize in Venice as well as the Best Screenplay award before going on to play at Toronto, where it won an Amplify Voices Award.
- 1/27/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“First Cow,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Minari,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and “Nomadland” scored Best Feature Film nominations for the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards, with “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” leading the pack with seven nominations. “Minari” had six film nominations, and “Nomandland” wound up with five.
And for the first time Film Independent recognized the best in TV. “A Teacher,” “I May Destroy You,” “Little America,” “Small Axe” and “Unorthodox” all landed nominations for Best New Scripted Series. “Unorthodox” and “Little America” each scored three nominations.
Nominations for the 36th annual ceremony were announced Tuesday via Film Independent’s website and YouTube channel by Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins and Olivia Wilde.
Though the awards are generally held the Saturday afternoon before the Oscars ceremony, the show has been moved up to a primetime slot on Thursday, April 22 and will air on IFC that will also be simulcast on AMC+ and...
And for the first time Film Independent recognized the best in TV. “A Teacher,” “I May Destroy You,” “Little America,” “Small Axe” and “Unorthodox” all landed nominations for Best New Scripted Series. “Unorthodox” and “Little America” each scored three nominations.
Nominations for the 36th annual ceremony were announced Tuesday via Film Independent’s website and YouTube channel by Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins and Olivia Wilde.
Though the awards are generally held the Saturday afternoon before the Oscars ceremony, the show has been moved up to a primetime slot on Thursday, April 22 and will air on IFC that will also be simulcast on AMC+ and...
- 1/26/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Caste Him If You Can: Bahrani Returns with Genre-Tinged Social Issue Saga
American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani remains an unpredictable cinematic master, a signature of his output ever since his arrival on the festival circuit in the late 2000s, when Roger Ebert hailed his 2007 sophomore film Chop Shop as one of the best films of the decade, all the way through his last offering, the HBO produced remake of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (2018). Over a decade later, Bahrani’s interests may seem to fluctuate in a superficial sense but are also intriguingly linked.
His latest film The White Tiger, an adaptation of the 2008 novel by Aravind Adiga, brings the director to India, a country whose cinematic output remains associated with Bollywood productions.…...
American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani remains an unpredictable cinematic master, a signature of his output ever since his arrival on the festival circuit in the late 2000s, when Roger Ebert hailed his 2007 sophomore film Chop Shop as one of the best films of the decade, all the way through his last offering, the HBO produced remake of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (2018). Over a decade later, Bahrani’s interests may seem to fluctuate in a superficial sense but are also intriguingly linked.
His latest film The White Tiger, an adaptation of the 2008 novel by Aravind Adiga, brings the director to India, a country whose cinematic output remains associated with Bollywood productions.…...
- 1/22/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
After highlighting the most overlooked films of 2020, today we’re putting a spotlight on the films that need a home to be seen in the first place: the 40 or so films (and honorable mentions) that we loved on the festival circuit that are still seeking U.S. distribution.
Acting also as a 2020 preview, we hope that highlighting these titles spurs some distributor interests and a release in the next twelve months. Featuring favorites from Berlinale, SXSW, Sundance, TIFF, NYFF, Rotterdam, and beyond, make sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest distribution updates. As we move into 2021, one can also track all of our upcoming festival coverage here.
200 Meters (Ameen Nayfeh)
In a time where the Israeli occupation of Palestine is still causing the deaths of children, the separation of families, and the oppression of Palestinian citizens, a film like 200 Meters becomes even more necessary and relevant.
Acting also as a 2020 preview, we hope that highlighting these titles spurs some distributor interests and a release in the next twelve months. Featuring favorites from Berlinale, SXSW, Sundance, TIFF, NYFF, Rotterdam, and beyond, make sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest distribution updates. As we move into 2021, one can also track all of our upcoming festival coverage here.
200 Meters (Ameen Nayfeh)
In a time where the Israeli occupation of Palestine is still causing the deaths of children, the separation of families, and the oppression of Palestinian citizens, a film like 200 Meters becomes even more necessary and relevant.
- 12/29/2020
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
FilmApart from this, 12 films have been selected in the ‘Malayalam Cinema Today’ category and seven in the ‘Indian Cinema Now’ category.Tnm StaffLijo Jose Pellissery’s Churuli and Jayaraj’s Hasyam have been selected for competition at the 25th edition of the prestigious Iffk (International Film Festival of Kerala) in Thiruvananthapuram. The two Malayalam films have been selected for competition in the International category and will be screened at the Iffk, which will be held from February 12 to February 19 next year. Filmmaker Mohit Priyadarshi’s Hindi film Kosa and Akshay Indiker’s Marathi film Chronicle of Space or Sthalpuran have also been selected in this category. Further, 12 Malayalam films have been selected to compete in a category named ‘Malayalam Cinema Today’. These are: Gramavrikshathile Kuyil (Cuckoo on the Village Tree) by Kp Kumaran, C U Soon by Mahesh Narayan, Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam (The First Secret to Happiness) by Don Palathara,...
- 12/25/2020
- by Sreedevi
- The News Minute
Movies were already facing a distribution crisis before the pandemic. With only a handful of deep-pocketed buyers dominating the festival markets, and many buyers wary of anything save for safe commercial bets, it has become increasingly difficult for daring international cinema to break through the North American market. At the same time, the pandemic has forced a lot of distributors to rethink their role in film culture, as they’ve worked within the constraints of home viewership to reach eager audiences beyond those with easy access to the arthouse.
Early innovation by companies such as Kino Lorber and Oscilloscope helped pioneer the notion of the “virtual cinema” release that brought recent acquisitions to national audiences while creating a modest pipeline for theaters. Companies like IFC and Magnolia, well-entrenched in the VOD space for over a decade, churned along. Neon and Bleecker Street embraced their Hulu output deals while others, from Array to Grasshopper and Mubi,...
Early innovation by companies such as Kino Lorber and Oscilloscope helped pioneer the notion of the “virtual cinema” release that brought recent acquisitions to national audiences while creating a modest pipeline for theaters. Companies like IFC and Magnolia, well-entrenched in the VOD space for over a decade, churned along. Neon and Bleecker Street embraced their Hulu output deals while others, from Array to Grasshopper and Mubi,...
- 12/7/2020
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Indian premieres include Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance.
India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) is taking place as an online event (October 29-November 4) with a line-up of Indian premieres and talk events with Asif Kapadia and Venice best screenplay-winning director Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple).
Indian premieres include recent festival award winners such as Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Babyteeth, winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor at Venice; and Visar Morina’s Exile, which...
India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) is taking place as an online event (October 29-November 4) with a line-up of Indian premieres and talk events with Asif Kapadia and Venice best screenplay-winning director Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple).
Indian premieres include recent festival award winners such as Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Babyteeth, winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor at Venice; and Visar Morina’s Exile, which...
- 10/19/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
These should be the best of times for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category. After all, last year’s winner, “Parasite,” went on to win additional Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. The year before, “Roma” won in the category that was then called Best Foreign Language Film, then added Best Director and Best Cinematography awards.
With the Academy adding more members outside the United States every year, the international category is becoming more and more of a powerhouse. But can it continue that clout this year, when production and exhibition has been curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic and there may well be fewer entries than usual? And regardless of the number of entries, is there anything out there that feels like the next “Roma” or “Parasite”?
The answer is almost certainly no on the second question, but it’s premature to draw any conclusions on the first.
With the Academy adding more members outside the United States every year, the international category is becoming more and more of a powerhouse. But can it continue that clout this year, when production and exhibition has been curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic and there may well be fewer entries than usual? And regardless of the number of entries, is there anything out there that feels like the next “Roma” or “Parasite”?
The answer is almost certainly no on the second question, but it’s premature to draw any conclusions on the first.
- 10/16/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 9th edition of the Dharamshala Film Festival is going online for the first time. Its highlights include the Indian premiere of Massoud Bakhshi’s Sundance grand jury prize winner “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,” and a conversation with Oscar-winner Asif Kapadia (“Amy”).
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition like 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and Manila.
The Dharamshala festival directors will be in conversation with Kapadia and also with Chaitanya Tamhane, director of this year’s Venice and Toronto award-winning title “The Disciple.
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition like 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and Manila.
The Dharamshala festival directors will be in conversation with Kapadia and also with Chaitanya Tamhane, director of this year’s Venice and Toronto award-winning title “The Disciple.
- 10/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Time (dir. Garrett Bradley)Top Picksdoug DIBBERN1. Time (Garrett Bradley)2. Days (Tsai Ming-liang)3. Gunda (Viktor Kossakovsky)4. The Woman Who Ran (Hong Sang-Soo)5. The Disciple (Chaitanya Tamhane)6. The Salt of Tears (Philippe Garrel)7. Red, White and Blue (Steve McQueen)8. The Calming (Song Fang)9. Night of Kings (Philippe Lacôte)10. Malmkrog (Cristi Puiu)Daniel KASMAN1. Figure Minus Fact (Mary Helena Clark)2. Her Socialist Smile (John Gianvito)3. Untitled Sequence Of Gaps (Vika Kirchenbauer)4. Labor of Love (Sylvia Schedelbauer)5. Beginning (Dea Kulumbegashvili)6. The Disciple (Chaitanya Tamhane)7. Red, White and Blue (Steve McQueen)8. Isabella (Matías Piñeiro)9. The Calming (Song Fang)10. Humongous! (Aya Kawazoe)Michael SICINSKI1. Figure Minus Fact (Mary Helena Clark)2. Lovers Rock (Steve McQueen)3. Her Socialist Smile (John Gianvito)4. The Inheritance (Ephraim Asili)5. Apiyemiyeki? (Ana Vaz)6. The Human Voice (Pedro Almodóvar)7. Time (Garrett Bradley)8. Isabella (Matías Piñeiro)9. The Last City (Heinz Emigholz)10. Trust Study #1 (Shobun Baile)Correpondences#1 Daniel Kasman introduces the 2020 festival and reviews Lovers...
- 10/14/2020
- MUBI
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Jean-Luc Godard at the 2018 press conference for The Image Book.From longtime collaborator Fabrice Aragno on Facebook comes word of a new Jean-Luc Godard project. We don't know much, but it appears that the movie will be shot on film, perhaps Godard's first since Notre Musique in 2004 and a shift from his 2018 digital essay film, The Image Book. Park Chan-wook's new film will be a romantic murder mystery starring Tang Wei and Park Hae-il (who previously starred in The Host), entitled Decision to Leave. The film is said to be the story of a police officer who suspects a dead man's wife of his murder. Recommended VIEWINGThe Wexner Center for the Arts' series Cinetracts '20 is now available for free online. Artists from around the world including Charles Burnett, Cauleen Smith, Tony Buba,...
- 10/14/2020
- MUBI
“Do you know anything about magic?” Chaitanya Tamhane asks, smiling at the Adriatic Sea glittering warm and emerald ahead of us. It’s the last few seconds we have together, and I regret this has come so late. On my way to the interview, I’d promised myself we’d touch upon something the writer-director-editor had mentioned in an earlier chat: his affiliation with the Spanish School of magic. I didn’t know anything about magic—much less what the Spanish School is or does, exactly—but the connection seemed curiously relevant to his second feature, The Disciple, which unveiled in Venice in early September before resuming its festival tour in Toronto and New York. Tamhane’s sophomore effort is his second Venice entry: his feature debut, Court, nabbed the top award in the Orizzonti sidebar in 2014. That film followed an Indian folk singer who finds himself accused of inciting a worker to commit suicide,...
- 10/13/2020
- MUBI
Ia Sukhitashvili stars in Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature Beginning, co-written with Rati Oneli, executive produced by Carlos Reygadas and Gaetan Rousseau, stars Ia Sukhitashvili with Oneli and Kakha Kintsurashvili. Matthieu Taponier, the editor of László Nemes’s Oscar-winning film Son Of Saul, starring Géza Röhrig was also the editor and co-writer with Nemes and Clara Royer on Sunset (Napszállta), featuring Juli Jakab and Vlad Ivanov. Taponier edited Beginning, shot by Arseni Khachaturan with music by Nicolas Jaar.
Koné Bakary in Night Of The Kings
During the Rethinking World Cinema panel discussion with Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings), Louis Henderson and Olivier Marboeuf (Ouvertures) at the New York Film Festival, I sent in the following comment and question for Dea Kulumbegashvili: You worked with Matthieu Taponier, the editor of László Nemes’s Son Of Saul and Sunset. Can you talk about your collaboration with him?...
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature Beginning, co-written with Rati Oneli, executive produced by Carlos Reygadas and Gaetan Rousseau, stars Ia Sukhitashvili with Oneli and Kakha Kintsurashvili. Matthieu Taponier, the editor of László Nemes’s Oscar-winning film Son Of Saul, starring Géza Röhrig was also the editor and co-writer with Nemes and Clara Royer on Sunset (Napszállta), featuring Juli Jakab and Vlad Ivanov. Taponier edited Beginning, shot by Arseni Khachaturan with music by Nicolas Jaar.
Koné Bakary in Night Of The Kings
During the Rethinking World Cinema panel discussion with Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple), Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings), Louis Henderson and Olivier Marboeuf (Ouvertures) at the New York Film Festival, I sent in the following comment and question for Dea Kulumbegashvili: You worked with Matthieu Taponier, the editor of László Nemes’s Son Of Saul and Sunset. Can you talk about your collaboration with him?...
- 10/7/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
12 Hour Shift (Brea Grant)
Any professional dealing with routine levels of stress and trauma is bound to develop a morbid sense of humor–and the funny horror-comedy 12 Hour Shift might become a cult classic amongst nurses. Written and directed by Brea Grant and set in a small rural hospital in Arkansas in 1999, the film finds cynical ER nurse Mandy (Angela Bettis) about to start what she thinks is a routine twelve-hour shift. Her definition of routine involves a scheme to poison patients with bleach while shift supervisor Karen (Nikea Gamby-Turner) harvests their organs for a local black market dealer. Things don’t go as planned when Mandy’s cousin by marriage,...
12 Hour Shift (Brea Grant)
Any professional dealing with routine levels of stress and trauma is bound to develop a morbid sense of humor–and the funny horror-comedy 12 Hour Shift might become a cult classic amongst nurses. Written and directed by Brea Grant and set in a small rural hospital in Arkansas in 1999, the film finds cynical ER nurse Mandy (Angela Bettis) about to start what she thinks is a routine twelve-hour shift. Her definition of routine involves a scheme to poison patients with bleach while shift supervisor Karen (Nikea Gamby-Turner) harvests their organs for a local black market dealer. Things don’t go as planned when Mandy’s cousin by marriage,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Chaitanya Tamhane’s second feature-length film, The Disciple, trains its camera on characters to explore their entire person. Tamhane intentionally stages his characters, and by considering their proximity to each other, you understand their relationship to the scene and each other. Without much in the way of inciting incidents, the story moves forward by watching Aditya Modak as Sharad, the eponymous disciple of a particular Indian classical music tradition. We see Sharad try and fail at his craft through his youth into middle age.
The Disciple is the antithesis of the film school logic “write what you know.” The film is the marriage of Chaitanya Tamhane’s personal nightmare of failing at movie-making despite having international auteur status and exploring something totally outside his purview. Tamhane knew nothing Indian classical music before his research began; he says writing what he knows would bore him.
We spoke with Chaitanya Tamhane during...
The Disciple is the antithesis of the film school logic “write what you know.” The film is the marriage of Chaitanya Tamhane’s personal nightmare of failing at movie-making despite having international auteur status and exploring something totally outside his purview. Tamhane knew nothing Indian classical music before his research began; he says writing what he knows would bore him.
We spoke with Chaitanya Tamhane during...
- 9/30/2020
- by Joshua Encinias
- The Film Stage
The Notebook is covering the NYFF with an on-going correspondence between critic Doug Dibbern and editor Daniel Kasman.Above: Gunda.Hey, Danny—I know what you mean when you wonder whether or not we’re actually attending a film festival. I’ve never been a fan of digital streaming or projection or of watching movies at home, each of which flattens and diminishes the inherently sensual aspects of the movies. And I’m worried that we’re living through some sort of shadow experience even more now because we usually watch these films for the festival on two of the biggest screens in the city: the Walter Reade and Alice Tully Hall, packed in tightly with sold-out crowds, which always intensifies the fact that movies aren’t just visual—they’re auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory, too.So like you, I’ve been struggling to recreate some simulacrum of the theater experience at home.
- 9/28/2020
- MUBI
With the Main Slate of the 58th New York Film Festival offering so many great choices to view, it is easy to overlook the gems featured in other strands.
Screening with Terence Dixon’s Meeting The Man: James Baldwin In Paris (1971) in the Revivals programme, is the newly restored Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1974). William Klein’s incomparable documentary is much more than a boxing film chronicling the fights of Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston, and George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali.
Klein, famous for his depiction of the fashion world in his satire Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, a milieu he knew well as a photographer for Vogue, here portrays the famous and...
Screening with Terence Dixon’s Meeting The Man: James Baldwin In Paris (1971) in the Revivals programme, is the newly restored Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1974). William Klein’s incomparable documentary is much more than a boxing film chronicling the fights of Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston, and George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali.
Klein, famous for his depiction of the fashion world in his satire Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, a milieu he knew well as a photographer for Vogue, here portrays the famous and...
- 9/26/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: aKasha.We've been alerted by the programming team at the Toronto International Film Festival that Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka (aKasha), along with five other artists, has been sentenced to two months in prison.Speaking of TIFF, Chloé Zhao's Nomadland won the disrupted festival's People's Choice Award. Other notable winners this year include Michelle Latimer's Inconvenient Indian, Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple, and Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning.The great French actor Michael Lonsdale has died at the age of 89. Lonsdale's career range was incredible, including Jacques Rivette's epic Out 1, the James Bond film Moonraker, Marguerite Duras's India Song, and Spielberg's Munich. His physically towering presence was one of the great connective tissues across international cinema.Recommended VIEWINGSpike Lee has been having a big year, first with Da 5 Bloods...
- 9/23/2020
- MUBI
Filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane is a happy man lately. His second feature film, The Disciple, has won at two of the biggest film festivals on the planet. The director says the accolades act as an important achievement for the independent film movement in India.
Tamhane's Marathi-language film bagged Best Screenplay award and the International Critics' Prize by Fipresci at the 77th Venice Film Festival. The last Indian film to win the Fipresci award at Venice was Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Mathilukal" in 1990. And now, the film has won the Amplify Voices Award presented by Canada Goose at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. This is the third award for the film during its back-back film festival journey.
"We didn't make the film with any expectations. We made a film which we believed in and had conviction, and hoped for the best. The reception of the film has exceeded our expectations," Chaitanya told Ians.
Tamhane's Marathi-language film bagged Best Screenplay award and the International Critics' Prize by Fipresci at the 77th Venice Film Festival. The last Indian film to win the Fipresci award at Venice was Adoor Gopalakrishnan's "Mathilukal" in 1990. And now, the film has won the Amplify Voices Award presented by Canada Goose at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. This is the third award for the film during its back-back film festival journey.
"We didn't make the film with any expectations. We made a film which we believed in and had conviction, and hoped for the best. The reception of the film has exceeded our expectations," Chaitanya told Ians.
- 9/23/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Oscar bellwether bodes well for Golden Lion winner
Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland starring Frances McDormand has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) People’s Choice audience award.
The award is usually a strong indication of at least an Oscar nomination – all winners have done so in the last 10 years, while Green Book and Slumdog MIllionaire won the ultimate prize – and Chloé Zhao’s Venice Golden Lion winner about itinerant life on the fringes has earned plaudits from critics.
Nomadland screened at TIFF and Venice, plays New York Film Festival, and was also an official selection of the cancelled Telluride Film Festival.
Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland starring Frances McDormand has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) People’s Choice audience award.
The award is usually a strong indication of at least an Oscar nomination – all winners have done so in the last 10 years, while Green Book and Slumdog MIllionaire won the ultimate prize – and Chloé Zhao’s Venice Golden Lion winner about itinerant life on the fringes has earned plaudits from critics.
Nomadland screened at TIFF and Venice, plays New York Film Festival, and was also an official selection of the cancelled Telluride Film Festival.
- 9/20/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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