Fans of Battle Royale are going to lose their heads over Signal 100, the latest splatterfest from Japan that’s been spilling blood all over Screambox for the past year.
Today’s the film’s first anniversary and the perfect time to revisit this ultra-gory horror gem.
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the film…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
Singal 100, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Prime Video, Roku,...
Today’s the film’s first anniversary and the perfect time to revisit this ultra-gory horror gem.
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the film…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
Singal 100, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Prime Video, Roku,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) has unveiled 26 in-development projects for the 22nd Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), which will become part of the newly expanded Hkiff Industry Project Market.
The lineup features both veteran and rising filmmakers including Koji Fukada, Hong Khaou, Jang Kun-jae, Qiu Jiongjiong, Patiparn Boontarig, Wang Xiaoshuai, Teruhisa Yamamoto, and Zhang Lu. The projects cover comedy, horror, action, romance and family drama, including seven first features, two animations and a string of cross-country collaborations.
Scroll down for full list of projects
“The selection is a testament to the resurgence of diversity and the revitalisation of international collaborations,...
The lineup features both veteran and rising filmmakers including Koji Fukada, Hong Khaou, Jang Kun-jae, Qiu Jiongjiong, Patiparn Boontarig, Wang Xiaoshuai, Teruhisa Yamamoto, and Zhang Lu. The projects cover comedy, horror, action, romance and family drama, including seven first features, two animations and a string of cross-country collaborations.
Scroll down for full list of projects
“The selection is a testament to the resurgence of diversity and the revitalisation of international collaborations,...
- 1/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Fans of Battle Royale are going to lose their heads over Signal 100, the latest splatterfest from Japan that’s now spilling blood all over Screambox!
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the Screambox Exclusive…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
The film, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
This month’s Screambox Exclusive titles also include Dawning, In Dreams, and Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow as well as a collection of Severin Films cult classics from the likes of Dario Argento,...
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the Screambox Exclusive…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
The film, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
This month’s Screambox Exclusive titles also include Dawning, In Dreams, and Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow as well as a collection of Severin Films cult classics from the likes of Dario Argento,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
This entire month has been loaded with fresh new nightmares, and we’re not slowing down in the final full week of January 2023. We’re getting Eight More new releases this week alone!
Here’s all the new horror releasing January 24-January 27, 2023…
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Universal and Blumhouse’s theatrical horror hit M3GAN is now available at home, the fan favorite film surprise-released for PVOD rental and/or purchase this morning.
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to.
When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece,...
Here’s all the new horror releasing January 24-January 27, 2023…
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Universal and Blumhouse’s theatrical horror hit M3GAN is now available at home, the fan favorite film surprise-released for PVOD rental and/or purchase this morning.
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to.
When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece,...
- 1/24/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fans of Battle Royale are going to lose their heads over Signal 100, the latest splatterfest from Japan that’s heading to Screambox on January 24th!
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the Screambox Exclusive…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
The film, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
Signal 100 was written by Watanabe Yusuke with Keiichi Hashimo and Kenzô Ishiguro acting as producers.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Samsung, Comcast, Cox, and Screambox.
Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale and Black Rat.
In the Screambox Exclusive…
“A group of high school students are forced into an assignment where they are hypnotized and will commit suicide on an unknown command in Signal 100.
The film, which is based on the manga series of the same name, features a stellar young cast including Shôdai Fukuyama (Scams), Yûta Koseki (Familiar Wife) and the award-winning actress Kanna Hashimoto.
Signal 100 was written by Watanabe Yusuke with Keiichi Hashimo and Kenzô Ishiguro acting as producers.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Samsung, Comcast, Cox, and Screambox.
- 1/10/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
An unusual partnership between Kazakhstan and Japan is behind the film “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time” and it is not just a co-production. The film is in fact co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japanese Lisa Takeba – who allegedly met at a party in Cannes – and stars among others, Kazakh film actress Samal Yeslyamova, winner of best actress at Cannes for “Ayka” in 2018, and Japanese actor Mirai Moriyama. The film had its premiere at Busan International Film Festival on the 3rd of October and it is being screened in cinemas around Japan as I write. The odd English title may sound a bit arcane, while the Japanese one – which translates “Olzhas’ White Horse” – goes straight to the point; however, the simple explanation is that “Roads of Time” is the series of paintings by Kazakh artist Gali Myrzashev which are shown during the end credits.
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
- 2/6/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
When most movie fans think of horses in motion pictures, they tend to gravitate naturally to Hollywood blockbusters like Hidalgo or The Horse Whisperer, or even European cinematic projects like The Mustang or The Turin Horse.
However, there are plenty of amazing Asian movies that cater for horse lovers everywhere.
Here we take a look at just some of them, and discover the ways in which Asian directors, producers, and actors go about incorporating long-nosed beasts into their movies.
Horses have long been mainstays of Asian cinema because they have been ever present in popular culture since the beginning of time Grand Prix – Yun-ho Yang
The most well-known horse racing movies tend to focus on horses and jockeys from places like the US and UK, where big races like the Grand National and Gold Cup take place.
But that is not to say that horse racing movies do not pop up in other far-flung places.
However, there are plenty of amazing Asian movies that cater for horse lovers everywhere.
Here we take a look at just some of them, and discover the ways in which Asian directors, producers, and actors go about incorporating long-nosed beasts into their movies.
Horses have long been mainstays of Asian cinema because they have been ever present in popular culture since the beginning of time Grand Prix – Yun-ho Yang
The most well-known horse racing movies tend to focus on horses and jockeys from places like the US and UK, where big races like the Grand National and Gold Cup take place.
But that is not to say that horse racing movies do not pop up in other far-flung places.
- 4/6/2021
- by Peter Adams
- AsianMoviePulse
Of this year’s 49 selections at the Black Movie International Independent Film Festival – Geneva, 12 — that is, roughly 25% — of them hail from Asia. The net is as wide as it is expansive: films range from the west reaches of the Caucasus in Azerbaijan to multiple entries from S. Korea. The notable Korean presence only speaks to the increased interest in S. Korean cinema as well, as their four entries include festival hits like Kim Yong-hoon’s “Beasts Clawing at Straws” and Berlinale Silver Bear “The Woman Who Ran” (Hong Sang-soo).
Black Movie International Independent Film Festival – Geneva first emerged from a desire to showcase African films. In 1999, the Black Movie expanded to include other members of the Global South — especially focusing on Asia and Latin America. Black Movie is known for its discovery of auteur cinema, including showcases of Apitchatpong Weerasethakul, Jia Zhangke, Carlos Reygadas, Wang Bing, Takashi Miike, João Pedro Rodrigues in Switzerland.
Black Movie International Independent Film Festival – Geneva first emerged from a desire to showcase African films. In 1999, the Black Movie expanded to include other members of the Global South — especially focusing on Asia and Latin America. Black Movie is known for its discovery of auteur cinema, including showcases of Apitchatpong Weerasethakul, Jia Zhangke, Carlos Reygadas, Wang Bing, Takashi Miike, João Pedro Rodrigues in Switzerland.
- 1/20/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2020 celebrates versatile Asian cinema
Celebrating its eighth edition, Helsinki Cine Aasia is the only festival of contemporary Asian cinema in Finland. This year the festival hosts the Finnish premieres of 18 films from eight East and Southeast Asian countries. In addition, a series of classic films based on traditional East Asian theater is screened at Kino Regina. Helsinki Cine Aasia takes place at Korjaamo, Kino Regina and Cinema Orion from Thursday March 12 to Sunday March 15, 2020.
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2020 opens with the Tibetan film “Balloon”. The latest film from Tibet’s best-known filmmaker Pema Tseden has already won accolades at several film festivals, including Venice and Chicago, as well as the main prize at Tokyo FILMeX. Set in Tibet in the 1980’s during the one-child policy, the warm-hearted and slightly humorous film illustrates the difficulties of combining the traditional with the modern. A Buddhist couple raising a herd of...
Celebrating its eighth edition, Helsinki Cine Aasia is the only festival of contemporary Asian cinema in Finland. This year the festival hosts the Finnish premieres of 18 films from eight East and Southeast Asian countries. In addition, a series of classic films based on traditional East Asian theater is screened at Kino Regina. Helsinki Cine Aasia takes place at Korjaamo, Kino Regina and Cinema Orion from Thursday March 12 to Sunday March 15, 2020.
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2020 opens with the Tibetan film “Balloon”. The latest film from Tibet’s best-known filmmaker Pema Tseden has already won accolades at several film festivals, including Venice and Chicago, as well as the main prize at Tokyo FILMeX. Set in Tibet in the 1980’s during the one-child policy, the warm-hearted and slightly humorous film illustrates the difficulties of combining the traditional with the modern. A Buddhist couple raising a herd of...
- 2/26/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Yuliya Kim was born in 1986. After acquiring a Master in finance from Moscow State University, she worked from 2011 to 2016 at Kazakh Film. Between 2012 and 2015, she was a general manager at Eurasia Film Festival in Almaty. in charge of International guests and juries. Since 2012, she collaborated on many films from internationally acclaimed directors such as Darezhan Omirbayev, Yerlan Nurmukhambetov, Farkhat Sharipov, which won numerous prizes at most prestigious Film Festivals. Since 2019, she is in charge of Almaty Film Festival in Kazakhstan.
On the occasion of her presence in at Fica Vesoul as part of the International Jury, we speak with her about her work as a producer in Kazakhstan films, her cooperation with the directors, the current situation of the local film industry, Almaty Film Festival, and many other topics.
I saw that “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time“, a film that you produced, was picked up by Gaga International and was released in Japan.
On the occasion of her presence in at Fica Vesoul as part of the International Jury, we speak with her about her work as a producer in Kazakhstan films, her cooperation with the directors, the current situation of the local film industry, Almaty Film Festival, and many other topics.
I saw that “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time“, a film that you produced, was picked up by Gaga International and was released in Japan.
- 2/22/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
An unusual partnership between Kazakhstan and Japan is behind the film “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time” and it is not just a co-production. The film is in fact co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japanese Lisa Takeba – who allegedly met at a party in Cannes – and stars among others, Kazakh film actress Samal Yeslyamova, winner of best actress at Cannes for “Ayka” in 2018, and Japanese actor Mirai Moriyama. The film had its premiere at Busan International Film Festival on the 3rd of October and it is being screened in cinemas around Japan as I write. The odd English title may sound a bit arcane, while the Japanese one – which translates “Olzhas’ White Horse” – goes straight to the point; however, the simple explanation is that “Roads of Time” is the series of paintings by Kazakh artist Gali Myrzashev which are shown during the end credits.
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
- 1/31/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
There’s a distinct focus on the future at the 24th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff), even in a year in which the Korean cinema industry has been celebrating its past.
In total this year, Biff is presenting the current work of 13 directors who have previously been in the running for the festival’s main New Currents award, including its 2015 winner Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Walnut Tree), whose latest production The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Japan’s Lisa Takeba, opened this 24th edition of the festival Thursday.
Much is being made of the influence the festival ...
In total this year, Biff is presenting the current work of 13 directors who have previously been in the running for the festival’s main New Currents award, including its 2015 winner Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Walnut Tree), whose latest production The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Japan’s Lisa Takeba, opened this 24th edition of the festival Thursday.
Much is being made of the influence the festival ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s a distinct focus on the future at the 24th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff), even in a year in which the Korean cinema industry has been celebrating its past.
In total this year, Biff is presenting the current work of 13 directors who have previously been in the running for the festival’s main New Currents award, including its 2015 winner Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Walnut Tree), whose latest production The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Japan’s Lisa Takeba, opened this 24th edition of the festival Thursday.
Much is being made of the influence the festival ...
In total this year, Biff is presenting the current work of 13 directors who have previously been in the running for the festival’s main New Currents award, including its 2015 winner Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Walnut Tree), whose latest production The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Japan’s Lisa Takeba, opened this 24th edition of the festival Thursday.
Much is being made of the influence the festival ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cumbersome title aside, “The Horse Thieves: Roads of Time” represents . This highly unusual co-production, co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (“Walnut Tree”) and rising Japanese director Lisa Takeba, feels honest to the point of naïve, marked by a gentle pace, with only the widescreen vistas of dusty red hills backdropped by sharply sculpted white mountains, and a late swerve into Western genre territory, lending this small-scale tale its epic dimensions.
Representing as it does a collaboration that straddles the entire region, it is perhaps a pity that the film itself is not a little more bombastic, as well as a surprise that this hybridization of different cinematic traditions does not yield something more multi-layered. Instead, even given the presence of Samal Yesyamova, Cannes Best Actress winner for 2018’s “Ayka,” “Horse Thieves” is heartfelt but a little too straightforward to feel anything but minor, just like the key in which its sad-eyed drama plays.
Representing as it does a collaboration that straddles the entire region, it is perhaps a pity that the film itself is not a little more bombastic, as well as a surprise that this hybridization of different cinematic traditions does not yield something more multi-layered. Instead, even given the presence of Samal Yesyamova, Cannes Best Actress winner for 2018’s “Ayka,” “Horse Thieves” is heartfelt but a little too straightforward to feel anything but minor, just like the key in which its sad-eyed drama plays.
- 10/3/2019
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Audiences watching Busan’s opening night film “The Horse Thieves” will get to see a universal and somewhat linear tale of greed, cruelty and man’s uneasy place in nature. Behind the scenes, however, it was a learning and co-operative experience between film makers from different cultures.
A rare Kazakhstan-Japan co-production, “Horse Thieves” was co-directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japan’s Lisa Takeba. It stars Samal Yeslyamova, Cannes prize winner for her performance in “Ayka,” opposite Japanese heart throb Moriyama Morai, known for his roles in “Rage” and 2004 smash hit “Crying out Love in the Center of the World.”
Having agreed to cooperate, the two directors held multiple, prolonged Internet phone calls in order to shape the story and the script. They examine the consequences that flow from the slaying of a horse farmer who had taken his flock to market.
“Our initial plan on the set was for a division of labor,...
A rare Kazakhstan-Japan co-production, “Horse Thieves” was co-directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japan’s Lisa Takeba. It stars Samal Yeslyamova, Cannes prize winner for her performance in “Ayka,” opposite Japanese heart throb Moriyama Morai, known for his roles in “Rage” and 2004 smash hit “Crying out Love in the Center of the World.”
Having agreed to cooperate, the two directors held multiple, prolonged Internet phone calls in order to shape the story and the script. They examine the consequences that flow from the slaying of a horse farmer who had taken his flock to market.
“Our initial plan on the set was for a division of labor,...
- 10/3/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
It Stopped Raining, which premieres in A Window On Asian Cinema, also on Gaga’s Busan slate.
Japan’s Gaga Corp has picked up international rights to Busan International Film Festival (Biff) opening film, The Horse Thieves – Roads Of Time, directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Lisa Takeba.
Gaga has worldwide rights excluding Cis, which is being handled by Julia Kim, and China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Korea and Mongolia, which are being handled by Tokyo-based Vap.
Described as a Kazakhstani Western, the film will receive its world premiere at Biff’s opening ceremony tonight (October 3). Starring Samal Yeslyamova, who won...
Japan’s Gaga Corp has picked up international rights to Busan International Film Festival (Biff) opening film, The Horse Thieves – Roads Of Time, directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Lisa Takeba.
Gaga has worldwide rights excluding Cis, which is being handled by Julia Kim, and China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Korea and Mongolia, which are being handled by Tokyo-based Vap.
Described as a Kazakhstani Western, the film will receive its world premiere at Biff’s opening ceremony tonight (October 3). Starring Samal Yeslyamova, who won...
- 10/3/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The organizers of Busan International Film Festival, which officially gets underway tomorrow (October 3), are bracing themselves for typhoon Mitag to impact the event’s opening days. As a precaution, the festival has cancelled its traditional pre-opening gala, which was set to take place today, according to the local Yonhap News Agency. The event’s opening night, which will be a screening of Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Lisa Takeba’s The Horse Thieves, Roads of Time is still expected to take place. According to accuweather.com, the typhoon is predicted to be the strength of a category 2 hurricane (“extremely dangerous”) and could impact the South Korean coast into Thursday. Last year’s Busan festival was also affected by a typhoon, Kong-Rey, which caused several outdoor events to be relocated.
UK filmmaker Rose Glass, whose Saint Maud was a Toronto hit after debuting in the Midnight Madness program, is the recipient of this...
UK filmmaker Rose Glass, whose Saint Maud was a Toronto hit after debuting in the Midnight Madness program, is the recipient of this...
- 10/2/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda is being honoured as this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year.
The 24th Busan International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time, a Kazakhstan-Japan co-production, co-directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Lisa Takeba.
For the first time in the festival’s history, both the opening and closing films have directors who were previously selected for the festival’s New Currents competition for first and second features. Nurmukhambetov previously won the New Currents Award at Biff’s 20th edition with Walnut Tree.
The closing film, also receiving its world premiere,...
The 24th Busan International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time, a Kazakhstan-Japan co-production, co-directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Lisa Takeba.
For the first time in the festival’s history, both the opening and closing films have directors who were previously selected for the festival’s New Currents competition for first and second features. Nurmukhambetov previously won the New Currents Award at Biff’s 20th edition with Walnut Tree.
The closing film, also receiving its world premiere,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
“The Horse Thieves, Roads of Time,” co-directed by Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japan’s Lisa Takeba, has been set as the opening film of next month’s Busan International Film Festival.
“Although Kazakh films are not very familiar [to our audiences], the country has produced masterworks for the past five years,” said festival director Jay Jeon at the festival’s first press conference held in Busan on Wednesday morning. “Thieves” tells the tale of a man who is murdered on his way home after selling his horses at a market. Nurmukhambetov previously directed 2015’s “The Walnut Tree,” which won the Busan festival’s New Currents main competition section.
This year’s lineup includes two Venice selections, Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “The Truth” and David Michod’s “The King” as gala presentations. Other gala presentations are Wayne Wang’s U.S.-Korea co-production “Coming Home Again,” and Robert Guediguian’s “Gloria Mundi.” Busan confirmed...
“Although Kazakh films are not very familiar [to our audiences], the country has produced masterworks for the past five years,” said festival director Jay Jeon at the festival’s first press conference held in Busan on Wednesday morning. “Thieves” tells the tale of a man who is murdered on his way home after selling his horses at a market. Nurmukhambetov previously directed 2015’s “The Walnut Tree,” which won the Busan festival’s New Currents main competition section.
This year’s lineup includes two Venice selections, Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “The Truth” and David Michod’s “The King” as gala presentations. Other gala presentations are Wayne Wang’s U.S.-Korea co-production “Coming Home Again,” and Robert Guediguian’s “Gloria Mundi.” Busan confirmed...
- 9/4/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Selection includes films from Siddiq Barmak, Yoon Gaeun and Min Bahadur Bham.
In South Korea, the Busan International Film Festival (Biff)’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has announced 28 titles from 17 countries for this year.
The 20th Apm’s selection includes projects from Golden Globe best foreign language film award winner Siddiq Barmak (Osama) and Berlinale Generation director Yoon Gaeun (The World Of Us).
Afghan filmmaker Barmak’s Georgia-France co-production The Pass is a wartime drama about two soldiers from opposite sides who are forced to cooperate in order to cross a dangerous mountain pass alongside refugees.
Korean director Yoon’s Sora is a drama about a middle school girl who finds out a secret about the new kid in the neighborhood.
According to organizers, the number of projects submitted to Apm this year went up “almost 25%” from the previous year to reach 317. In the 19 previous years, “a total of 499 projects have been selected with more than 220 of...
In South Korea, the Busan International Film Festival (Biff)’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has announced 28 titles from 17 countries for this year.
The 20th Apm’s selection includes projects from Golden Globe best foreign language film award winner Siddiq Barmak (Osama) and Berlinale Generation director Yoon Gaeun (The World Of Us).
Afghan filmmaker Barmak’s Georgia-France co-production The Pass is a wartime drama about two soldiers from opposite sides who are forced to cooperate in order to cross a dangerous mountain pass alongside refugees.
Korean director Yoon’s Sora is a drama about a middle school girl who finds out a secret about the new kid in the neighborhood.
According to organizers, the number of projects submitted to Apm this year went up “almost 25%” from the previous year to reach 317. In the 19 previous years, “a total of 499 projects have been selected with more than 220 of...
- 8/14/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
World premieres include closing film The Chosen: Forbidden Cave from Kim Hui; competition line-up includes Coin Locker Girl, which played in Cannes Critics’ Week.
In South Korea, the 19th Bucheon International Film Festival (BiFan) unveiled its line-up today with a record 64 world premieres. The fest has selected 235 films from 45 countries, with 14 international premieres.
World premieres include closing film The Chosen: Forbidden Cave, a Korean shamanist horror film which is the sophomore feature from The Neighbors director Kim Hui; Bucheon Choice: Feature competition film The Tattooist, a Korean thriller directed by Lee Suh; and Sion Sono’s Tag, which is part of a special retrospective on the Japanese director and also in The Masters section.
International premieres include Chung Lee’s Taiwanese film The Laundryman, a previous participant at BiFan’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) It Project market and competing in the Bucheon Choice: Feature section; and Hong Kong director Derek Kwok’s action film Full...
In South Korea, the 19th Bucheon International Film Festival (BiFan) unveiled its line-up today with a record 64 world premieres. The fest has selected 235 films from 45 countries, with 14 international premieres.
World premieres include closing film The Chosen: Forbidden Cave, a Korean shamanist horror film which is the sophomore feature from The Neighbors director Kim Hui; Bucheon Choice: Feature competition film The Tattooist, a Korean thriller directed by Lee Suh; and Sion Sono’s Tag, which is part of a special retrospective on the Japanese director and also in The Masters section.
International premieres include Chung Lee’s Taiwanese film The Laundryman, a previous participant at BiFan’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) It Project market and competing in the Bucheon Choice: Feature section; and Hong Kong director Derek Kwok’s action film Full...
- 6/16/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The 19th Fantasia International Film Festival is right around the corner. Though the full lineup for the festival won't be unveiled until early next month, the second wave of Fantasia titles have been revealed and horror fans have a lot to look forward to.
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A little over one month away, the Fantasia Film Festival announced it’s second wave of titles this morning. Fantasia Film Festival holds a special place in the hearts of Sound on Sight and we could not be more excited for their upcoming edition which promises to be bigger and better than ever. Arguably the largest genre film festival in the world, Fantasia will run from July 14th to August 4th this year and feature a large number of world and international premieres. The full-lineup, including special events, will be announced on July 7th.
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Justine Smith
- SoundOnSight
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, Ringo Lam’s Wild City and Miguel Angel Vivas’ Extinction among titles playing at Montreal’s genre film festival.
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
- 6/11/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), Asia’s largest genre film fest, has announced 21 titles from 12 countries to be presented during the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) genre film project market.
Dubbed It Project, the market has in past years showcased films such as Arvin Chen’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? and Lisa Takeba’s Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory, which have screened at festivals including Tribeca, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Naff will run July 19-22 during BiFan, which will run July 16-26. Previously known as PiFan, the fest changed its name earlier this year in belated accordance with the current system of Romanizing Korean names. Thus it now uses ‘Bucheon’ instead of ‘Puchon’ to indicate the pronunciation of the name of the satellite city of Seoul that hosts this fest.
Aside from arranging business meetings, Naff will hand out post-production awards and a total of KW66m ($59,300) in cash prizes.
BiFan said this...
Dubbed It Project, the market has in past years showcased films such as Arvin Chen’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? and Lisa Takeba’s Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory, which have screened at festivals including Tribeca, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Naff will run July 19-22 during BiFan, which will run July 16-26. Previously known as PiFan, the fest changed its name earlier this year in belated accordance with the current system of Romanizing Korean names. Thus it now uses ‘Bucheon’ instead of ‘Puchon’ to indicate the pronunciation of the name of the satellite city of Seoul that hosts this fest.
Aside from arranging business meetings, Naff will hand out post-production awards and a total of KW66m ($59,300) in cash prizes.
BiFan said this...
- 6/3/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
When Lisa Takeba's sophomore feature, Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam you may have thought to yourself, "That movie with the TV-headed guy looks like it might be a little bit odd." You would be correct. I know this thanks to the freshly released teaser, which calls to mind some of Ishii Katsuhito's more manic moments. Haruko the young lady lives alone and talks to TV everyday. She witnessed her father's affair when she was a teenager. Since then she has been closed to herself to paranormal phenomena and drifted apart from her family. One day, the TV at Haruko's house turns into human figure and shows his feelings. Haruko is surprised but happy to have the TV man living together...
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- 2/23/2015
- Screen Anarchy
(I'll never yell at my television again, lest it suddenly changes into an attractive member of the opposite sex... hey, wait-a-minute!) Last year, Japanese director Lisa Takeba presented her first feature film The Pinkie at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as a World Premiere. It was an incredibly quirky, absurd and energetic little genre-bending sci-fi rom-com which I liked a lot. This year she was back in Rotterdam, and she brought her second film, again as a World Premiere: a slightly longer "incredibly quirky, absurd and energetic little genre-bending sci-fi rom-com", called Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory. This new film tells the story of Haruko, who has been bullied all her life for being an outsider, always wishing something strange and interesting would happen to her. She...
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- 2/12/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás represent Argentina with their directorial debut “La Mujer de los Perros”. Festival director Rutger Wolfson made the announcement that the ‘Hivos Tiger Awards Competition’ includes projects from Latin America, Thailand, U.K. & U.S.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
The 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) will be held January 21 to February 1, 2015, overlapping this year with Sundance (January 22 – 31) which is coming later than usual
Iffr’s line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015 consist of 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each, awarded by the Festival’s five Tiger jury members. From its inception in 1995, the Competition has been dedicated to discovering, celebrating and awarding emerging international film talent. Eleven of the 13 competing films are World Premieres and the remaining two are International Premieres.
Contenders, “La Mujer de los Perros” and “Vanishing Point” were both partly financed by Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) as were “Another Trip to the Moon” by Ismail Basbeth, “La Obra del Siglo” by Carlos Quintela and “Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes” by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero.
The Hivos Tiger Awards jury is comprised of acclaimed stage and screen actress Johanna ter Steege, director of the Filmoteca Española Jose Maria Prado Garcia, Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer, award winning Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš. The winners, selected by the jury, will be announced at the Hivos Tiger Award Ceremony on Friday, January 30th.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Full Line-Up
“Above and Below” by Nicolas Steiner (Switzerland/ Germany) – International Premiere
The film is a rough and rhythmic roller coaster ride seating five survivors in their daily hustle through an apocalyptic world. A mind-blowing, cinematic exploration of contemporary existence in the U.S.
Trip to the Moon" by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) – World Premiere
The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
“Bridgend" by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark) – World Premiere
Over a five-year period in Bridgend, Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. Hannah Murray convinces as the 'new girl in town' in Danish Rønde’s feature debut.
“Gluckauf" by Remy van Heugten (The Netherlands) – World Premiere
Social drama about the oppressive relationship between a father and a son who, as modern outlaws, struggle to survive in the depleted Dutch province of Limburg.
“Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory” by Lisa Takeba (Japan) – World Premiere
Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.
“Impressions of a Drowned Man” by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus/ Greece/ Slovenia) – World Premiere
A man who doesn’t know who he is meets his former love. She tells him he is a famous poet, Kostas Karyotakis, who killed himself in 1928. Every year he returns on the anniversary of his death.
“La Mujer de los perros” (Dog Lady) by Laura Citarella & Verónica Llinás (Argentina) – World Premiere
The protagonist of Dog Lady is a woman who lives in a poor area with a pack of dogs, in a house like so many other humble shacks in the urban sprawl of Greater Buenos Aires.
“Norfolk” by Martin Radich (U.K.) – World Premiere
As a man's unspeakable past starts to catch up with him, two very different worlds collide and he is finally forced to confront what is right and what is wrong in order to protect his family's future.
“La Obra del siglo” (Work of the Century” by Carlos Quintela (Cuba/ Argentina/ Germany) – World Premiere
Three Cuban men, obliged by circumstance to live together under the same roof, pass their days in the ElectroNuclear City.
“Parabellum” by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Argentina/ Austria/ Uruguay) – World Premiere
In the company of housewives, professionals and a retired tennis instructor, Hernán is part of a middle-class community that is preparing for the eventual arrival of the end of the world at a holiday resort in the marshy Tigre delta.
“Tired Moonlight” by Britni West (U.S.) – International Premiere
Combustible dreams fail to ignite as a lonely, middle-aged woman is confronted by lost love in a glorified-pit-stop town.
“Vanishing Point” by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand) – World Premiere
A drama depicting life in different paths. As two men delve deep down in search for what could heal their pains, through the path of imagination, they see themselves in each other.
“Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel Fernández Molero (Peru) – World Premiere
Internet cafés and slackers, not-so-innocent schoolgirls and amateur porn using Google Glass: things in Lima, the Peruvian capital, are pretty similar to contemporary reality, virtual or otherwise, in the rest of the world. Cinema meets digital psychedelia.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) offers carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's Tiger Awards Competitions, Bright Future, Spectrum and Limelight sections contain new work by auteurs from all over the world including many World Premieres. In the Signals section, Iffr presents retrospectives and themed programmes. Iffr actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab.
- 1/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition includes films from Latin America, Thailand, the UK and Us.Scroll down for full list of titles
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) has confirmed its line-up for the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2015, with 13 projects by first and second time feature filmmakers from across the world competing for three prizes of €15,000 each.
Eleven of the 13 competing films will receive their world premieres at Iffr with the remaining two films screening as international premieres.
The five Tiger jury members include actress Johanna ter Steege; Filmoteca Española director Jose Maria Prado Garcia; Dutch born, Australian auteur Rolf de Heer; Japanese producer Shozo Ichiyama; and former Tiger Award winning director Maja Miloš.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Jan 30.
The selection includes La Mujer De Los Perros, from Argentinan filmmakers Laura Citarella and Verónica Llinás, which centres on a woman who lives on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with a pack of dogs...
- 1/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
With a little over a month to go before the 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival kicks off in South Korea, the festival's Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market has unveiled the 21 new genre features to be highlighted this year.From 156 submitted projects from 24 different countries, 17 of the selected projects hail from Asia, including 6 from South Korea. Highlights include Yubari Grand Prix winner Lisa Takeba's new sci-fi film Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory, Antony Szeto's Wild Cat from China, Jason Gray's feature debut Where Wolves Fear To Prey, as well as The Shadow Zone, from My Wife is a Gangster director Jo Jin Kyu.During Naff's 4-day event, filmmakers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to assembled producers and investors...
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- 6/5/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Present at the festival with her fun, flashy and energetic film The Pinkie, was Japanese director Lisa Takeba. After making some short films, The Pinkie is her first feature film. Next to filmmaking, Takeba wrote the scenario of a Nintendo DS videogame and also writes novels for mobile phones. I met up with Takeba-san in the press room of the festival to ask her some questions about her new film and what the process of making a motion picture is like to her.
How is the festival up to now?
It is fun! This year, last year as well, it is a lot of fun.
If you compare it to your last visit here, is it a different experience?
Last year I was here with a short film (Wandering Alien Detective Robin, which you can view here). Also different from last year is that my film has more screenings this time,...
How is the festival up to now?
It is fun! This year, last year as well, it is a lot of fun.
If you compare it to your last visit here, is it a different experience?
Last year I was here with a short film (Wandering Alien Detective Robin, which you can view here). Also different from last year is that my film has more screenings this time,...
- 3/10/2014
- by Thor
- AsianMoviePulse
Iffr: The Pinkie (2014) Review Plot74% Acting73% Directing75% Style75%Crazy fun entertainmentFast-paced, filled with enjoyable momentsCould have been longer than 65 minutesHumor and style isn't for everyone75%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (0 Votes)0%
After visiting the festival in 2013 with the short film Wandering Alien Detective Robin (which you can view here), beginning director Lisa Takeba returned to this year’s edition with her first feature film The Pinkie; an energetic, over the top and fun debut that has something for everyone. Bringing the audience a mix of comedy, sci-fi, drama, a twist of craziness and even some bloody action, The Pinkie surely is an enjoyable 65 minute ride.
The story follows Ryosuke (Ryota Ozawa), a guy who since the age of 5 has to deal with stalker Momoko (Miwako Wagatsuma), a girl that just can’t leave him alone. She adores him and even had plastic surgery to be Ryosuke’s type, but he wants nothing to do with her.
After visiting the festival in 2013 with the short film Wandering Alien Detective Robin (which you can view here), beginning director Lisa Takeba returned to this year’s edition with her first feature film The Pinkie; an energetic, over the top and fun debut that has something for everyone. Bringing the audience a mix of comedy, sci-fi, drama, a twist of craziness and even some bloody action, The Pinkie surely is an enjoyable 65 minute ride.
The story follows Ryosuke (Ryota Ozawa), a guy who since the age of 5 has to deal with stalker Momoko (Miwako Wagatsuma), a girl that just can’t leave him alone. She adores him and even had plastic surgery to be Ryosuke’s type, but he wants nothing to do with her.
- 3/8/2014
- by Thor
- AsianMoviePulse
The Winners of the Fantastic Off Theater Competition at this year's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival were announced Sunday night, with Lisa Takeba's The Pinkie awarded the Grand Prix by the jury made up of Saito Takumi, Thomas Nam, Tom Mes and headed by Kichitaro Nagishi.Gun Woman, directed by Mitsutake Kurando, won the Special Jury Prize, while its star, Iguchi regular Asami was given a special mention for giving the stand-out performance of the competition, as the titular blood-splattered heroine.The Hokkaido Governor's Prize, also awarded by the jury, went to Ueda Atsushi's School Girls' Gestation, while the critics' Cinegar Award was also given to The Pinkie. The Sky Perfect Movie Channel Award went to Wang Cheol-min's Old Men Never Die from South Korea.The Grand Prix includes...
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- 3/4/2014
- Screen Anarchy
(Talk about a film trying hard to wrap you around its little finger...) Lisa Takeba's feature film debut The Pinkie was one of the many World Premieres this year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. A flashy little comedy drama with science fiction, crime and horror genre influences, it also features a totally absurd plot and ditto characters. Read on... The Story: Young slacker Ryosuke drifts from pretty girl to pretty girl, but his latest conquest turns out to have a Yakuza boyfriend. Before Ryosuke can say "Wait, what?", gangsters chop of his pinkie as punishment. The pinkie ends up with Momoke, a girl who has been stalking Ryosuke from kindergarten onward. Delighted with her find, Momoke buys a cloning kit and uses the pinkie...
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- 2/19/2014
- Screen Anarchy
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014
Bright Future
World Premieres
Above: The Pinkie
About Sarah (Elisa Miller, Mexico, United Kingdom)
Bella Vista (Vera Brunner-Sung, USA)
Creator of the Jungle (Jordi Morató (Spain)
La distancia (Sergio Caballero, Spain)
Dzma/Brother (Téona Mghvdeladze & Thierry Grenade, France, Georgia)
L’éclat furtif de l'ombre (Alain-Pascal Housiaux & Patrick Dechesne, Belgium, Germany)
Edén (Elise DuRant, USA, Mexico)
Helium (Eché Janga, Netherlands)
History of Eternity (Camilo Cavalcante, Brazil)
Hotel Nueva Isla (Irene Gutiérrez & Javier Labrador, Cuba, Spain)
The Iranian Film (Yassine el Idrissi, Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt)
Jacky au royaume des filles (Riad Sattouf, France)
L for Leisure (Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn, USA, Mexico, France, Iceland)
Little Crushes (Aleksandra Gowin & Ireneusz Grzyb, Poland)
Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin’s Theory (Ismail Fahmi Lubish, Indonesia)
Oilfields Mines Hurricanes (Fabian Altenried, Germany, Iceland)
The Pinkie (Lisa Takeba, Japan)
The Quiet Roar (Henrik Hellström, Sweden, Norway)
Sitzfleisch (Lisa Weber, Austria)
The Songs of Rice (Uruphong Raksasad,...
Bright Future
World Premieres
Above: The Pinkie
About Sarah (Elisa Miller, Mexico, United Kingdom)
Bella Vista (Vera Brunner-Sung, USA)
Creator of the Jungle (Jordi Morató (Spain)
La distancia (Sergio Caballero, Spain)
Dzma/Brother (Téona Mghvdeladze & Thierry Grenade, France, Georgia)
L’éclat furtif de l'ombre (Alain-Pascal Housiaux & Patrick Dechesne, Belgium, Germany)
Edén (Elise DuRant, USA, Mexico)
Helium (Eché Janga, Netherlands)
History of Eternity (Camilo Cavalcante, Brazil)
Hotel Nueva Isla (Irene Gutiérrez & Javier Labrador, Cuba, Spain)
The Iranian Film (Yassine el Idrissi, Morocco, Netherlands, Egypt)
Jacky au royaume des filles (Riad Sattouf, France)
L for Leisure (Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn, USA, Mexico, France, Iceland)
Little Crushes (Aleksandra Gowin & Ireneusz Grzyb, Poland)
Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin’s Theory (Ismail Fahmi Lubish, Indonesia)
Oilfields Mines Hurricanes (Fabian Altenried, Germany, Iceland)
The Pinkie (Lisa Takeba, Japan)
The Quiet Roar (Henrik Hellström, Sweden, Norway)
Sitzfleisch (Lisa Weber, Austria)
The Songs of Rice (Uruphong Raksasad,...
- 1/13/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Picks include the latest documentary from Ai Weiwei [pictured].
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the selections for its Bright Future and Spectrum programmes (list of premiere titles below).
Across both sections there are 37 world premieres.
Bright Future is comprised of 63 films, all first and second features. Bright Future includes five films supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, including Carlos Armella’s Las voces.
Five films from Bright Future will compete in the Big Screen Award Competition, including telepathic dwarf thriller La distancia by Sergio Caballero; and Riad Sattouf’s Jacky au royaume des filles starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other notable seelctions include Burrowing director Henrik Helstrom’s second feature The Quiet Roar, about a dying woman who reconnects with her past through an acid trip.
Spectrum, focusing on artistic and experimental cinema, includes 69 films, including three supported by the Hubert Bals Fund. Five Spectrum Films, including Jos de Putter’s See No Evil and Oxana Bychkova’s Another...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the selections for its Bright Future and Spectrum programmes (list of premiere titles below).
Across both sections there are 37 world premieres.
Bright Future is comprised of 63 films, all first and second features. Bright Future includes five films supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, including Carlos Armella’s Las voces.
Five films from Bright Future will compete in the Big Screen Award Competition, including telepathic dwarf thriller La distancia by Sergio Caballero; and Riad Sattouf’s Jacky au royaume des filles starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other notable seelctions include Burrowing director Henrik Helstrom’s second feature The Quiet Roar, about a dying woman who reconnects with her past through an acid trip.
Spectrum, focusing on artistic and experimental cinema, includes 69 films, including three supported by the Hubert Bals Fund. Five Spectrum Films, including Jos de Putter’s See No Evil and Oxana Bychkova’s Another...
- 1/13/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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