The 9th edition of Life After Oil International Festival had been physically held in Villanovaforru, Sardinia, and wrapped at the Closing Ceremony Saturday September 24, after four intense days of free films, guests, music, good food sports and a five-a-side football tournament. The Jury formed by journalists and industry members and a special Jury composed by Fridays for Future, UniCa LGBT from University of Cagliari, the Villanovaforru’s Reception Centre for asylum seekers (Erc) and the Institute of Higher Education Sanluri Vignarelli Audience, announced the award winners at the Ceremony.
Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and possible alternatives. Denounces against all types of exploitation and the stories of hope for a fairer world. Life After Oil, is the only film festival in Sardinia that specifically deals with issues relating to the environment and human rights at an international level. Conceived and directed by Massimiliano Mazzotta, the event has...
Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and possible alternatives. Denounces against all types of exploitation and the stories of hope for a fairer world. Life After Oil, is the only film festival in Sardinia that specifically deals with issues relating to the environment and human rights at an international level. Conceived and directed by Massimiliano Mazzotta, the event has...
- 9/25/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Italy’s David di Donatello Awards historically have been dominated by men in the key best picture, film, and producer categories. And this year is no exception.
All told, out of a total of 145 movies vying for the top Italian film prizes 17 are directed by women, which amounts to a mere 12%.
Women account for roughly 30% of the 1,578 voters for the Davids, which throughout their 66-year history have never seen a woman score the best director statuette. And that percentage marks a definite improvement over past editions.
Sadly significant fact: Lina Wertmuller – who in 1975 became the first woman nominated for a best director Oscar for “Seven Beauties” – has never been nominated for a David. That says a lot. Though Wertmuller was honored with a career David in 2010.
On the bright side, this year there are two women directors (out of five competing) in all of the prizes’ main categories.
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s “Miss Marx,...
All told, out of a total of 145 movies vying for the top Italian film prizes 17 are directed by women, which amounts to a mere 12%.
Women account for roughly 30% of the 1,578 voters for the Davids, which throughout their 66-year history have never seen a woman score the best director statuette. And that percentage marks a definite improvement over past editions.
Sadly significant fact: Lina Wertmuller – who in 1975 became the first woman nominated for a best director Oscar for “Seven Beauties” – has never been nominated for a David. That says a lot. Though Wertmuller was honored with a career David in 2010.
On the bright side, this year there are two women directors (out of five competing) in all of the prizes’ main categories.
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s “Miss Marx,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Valentina Pedicini's Faith is exclusively showing on Mubi starting December 2, 2020 in the Undiscovered series.A pulsing techno beat. Strobing lights. A voice, demanding movement. And bodies, bodies, bodies. Sweaty, exhausted, ecstatic. Valentina Pedicini’s Faith opens with what could be a club sequence, driven by rhythm and entranced with the physicality of its subjects. As the viewer has been made aware by a brief introduction, the voice commanding the room is that of a kung fu master, and the room is a gym in a monastery, inhabited by a religious community called Warriors of Light. Pedicini’s stylistic choice to introduce them in such a surprisingly earthly way is undeniably bold, but she’s not interested in mere shock value. Rather, her approach is a testament to the idiosyncrasies of the group as a documentary subject, and to...
- 12/18/2020
- MUBI
Beginning with shaven-headed acolytes dancing to techno, Valentina Pedicini’s extraordinary film is all about power
This documentary will be the last film we see from Italian director Valentina Pedicini who died last month tragically young, aged 42, from liver cancer. And what an extraordinary film it is, opening with an intoxicating rave scene: a room full of lithe muscular men and women dressed all in white, some with shaved heads, dancing furiously to German techno. They are monks, disciples of the Master: the oldest man in the room, a martial arts expert who 20 years ago opened a monastery in the Italian hills where he trains “warrior monks” in Catholicism and kung fu. He is the god of his little universe.
At the start, Faith could be a quirky tale about a bunch of wacky eccentrics as it follows the monks’ daily routines and rituals: combat training, prayer, boxing lessons for teeny toddlers,...
This documentary will be the last film we see from Italian director Valentina Pedicini who died last month tragically young, aged 42, from liver cancer. And what an extraordinary film it is, opening with an intoxicating rave scene: a room full of lithe muscular men and women dressed all in white, some with shaved heads, dancing furiously to German techno. They are monks, disciples of the Master: the oldest man in the room, a martial arts expert who 20 years ago opened a monastery in the Italian hills where he trains “warrior monks” in Catholicism and kung fu. He is the god of his little universe.
At the start, Faith could be a quirky tale about a bunch of wacky eccentrics as it follows the monks’ daily routines and rituals: combat training, prayer, boxing lessons for teeny toddlers,...
- 12/2/2020
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Mubi, the premier streaming service for curated independent films, has revealed its picks for December. The selection of films coming exclusively to Mubi includes the world premiere of Benoit Toulemonde’s “Tripping With Nils Frahm,” an extraordinary musical trip that brings a unique concert experience to the screen, and “Cold Meridian,” the latest experimental short film by acclaimed director Peter Strickland. Mubi will also exclusively present “Liberté”, a period-piece provocation by visionary Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra as well as Kirill Mikhanovsky’s award-winning comedy “Give Me Liberty.” For those in the mood to relive the vibrant 90’s rave scene, Mubi is excited to present the streaming premiere of “Beats” from Scottish director Brian Welsh and executive producer Steven Soderbergh.
Also in December, Mubi is proud to launch a retrospective dedicated to prolific South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. Capturing the pleasures and perils of attraction in anti-romantic comedies, this selection includes...
Also in December, Mubi is proud to launch a retrospective dedicated to prolific South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. Capturing the pleasures and perils of attraction in anti-romantic comedies, this selection includes...
- 12/2/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The ‘Notturno’ director talked about the discovery in his filmmaking process during an IDFA masterclass.
Golden Lion and Golden Bear-winning director Gianfranco Rosi has made an impassioned plea for creative freedom for documentary makers.
During his IDFA masterclass hosted by festival director Orwa Nyrabia, Rosi spoke of his “enormous hate” of commissioning editors who force documentary makers to stick by the script.
“We [documentary filmmakers] have to experiment constantly. We have to find a language, a challenge and [a way of] not repeating ourselves,” Rosi told Nyrabia. “That is what is fantastic about documentary – that you’re able to experiment and challenge yourself.
“[The commissioning editors] give you...
Golden Lion and Golden Bear-winning director Gianfranco Rosi has made an impassioned plea for creative freedom for documentary makers.
During his IDFA masterclass hosted by festival director Orwa Nyrabia, Rosi spoke of his “enormous hate” of commissioning editors who force documentary makers to stick by the script.
“We [documentary filmmakers] have to experiment constantly. We have to find a language, a challenge and [a way of] not repeating ourselves,” Rosi told Nyrabia. “That is what is fantastic about documentary – that you’re able to experiment and challenge yourself.
“[The commissioning editors] give you...
- 11/23/2020
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Taking to the stage of the eerily quiet Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam—just after the sad news of the death of Italian documentary filmmaker Valentina Pedicini, at the age of 42, had been made public—Gianfranco Rosi, Guest of Honor at documentary festival IDFA, put on a brave face as he settled down for his masterclass with the festival’s artistic director Orwa Nyrabia.
Rosi’s latest film “Notturno,” a mosaic of war stories from the Middle East, was lucky to premiere to a live and present audience at the Venice Film Festival in September, before Italy returned to lock down. But, for the most part, he is becoming as acquainted with the mechanics of Zoom meetings as the rest of us are, and IDFA was no different: the audience for this thoughtful and enlightening one-on-one—some 250 people or more—were watching from the comfort, or perhaps confines, of their own homes.
Rosi’s latest film “Notturno,” a mosaic of war stories from the Middle East, was lucky to premiere to a live and present audience at the Venice Film Festival in September, before Italy returned to lock down. But, for the most part, he is becoming as acquainted with the mechanics of Zoom meetings as the rest of us are, and IDFA was no different: the audience for this thoughtful and enlightening one-on-one—some 250 people or more—were watching from the comfort, or perhaps confines, of their own homes.
- 11/23/2020
- by Damon Wise
- Variety Film + TV
Valentina Pedicini, the Italian director whose credits include the 2019 award-winning documentary Faith, has died at the age of 42.
Italian media is widely reporting that she had been ill for some time and her condition worsened in recent days. She was admitted to hospital in Rome, before passing away today.
Pedicini was best known for her feature doc Faith, which premiered at IDFA in 2019 and had a successful run on the festival circuit, picking up awards at DocsBarcelona and Belgium’s Docville.
She also directed 2017’s Dove cadono le ombre (Where The Shadows Fall), a drama about a lesser known chapter of Swiss history, and 2013’s From The Depths, a documentary shot 500 meters below sea level in a coal mine following a female miner.
Filmitalia, the Italian promotional body, posted the following statement on its website (translated from Italian):
“With you a piece of the future of Italian cinema disappears,...
Italian media is widely reporting that she had been ill for some time and her condition worsened in recent days. She was admitted to hospital in Rome, before passing away today.
Pedicini was best known for her feature doc Faith, which premiered at IDFA in 2019 and had a successful run on the festival circuit, picking up awards at DocsBarcelona and Belgium’s Docville.
She also directed 2017’s Dove cadono le ombre (Where The Shadows Fall), a drama about a lesser known chapter of Swiss history, and 2013’s From The Depths, a documentary shot 500 meters below sea level in a coal mine following a female miner.
Filmitalia, the Italian promotional body, posted the following statement on its website (translated from Italian):
“With you a piece of the future of Italian cinema disappears,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Italian director Valentina Pedicini, known on the festival circuit for observational 2019 doc “Faith,” about power dynamics within a reclusive spiritual sect of kung fu practitioners, as well as other female-centric works, died on Friday of liver cancer, her publicist said. She was 42.
“Faith” world premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) last year and went on to play at many other prominent festivals including Berlin’s Critics’ Week, Copenhagen’s Cph:dox and DocsBarcelona, where it won the top prize.
Variety critic Guy Lodge in his IDFA review praised Pedicini’s immersive work for being “disciplined and intriguingly opaque as the men and women it studies,” while also “attempting to unlock the nature of the group through mesmeric observation of routine and ritual,” he wrote. Lodge also noted that “Faith” marked Pedicini’s potential international breakout, which despite the coronavirus pandemic had been indeed occurring.
Born in the Southern...
“Faith” world premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) last year and went on to play at many other prominent festivals including Berlin’s Critics’ Week, Copenhagen’s Cph:dox and DocsBarcelona, where it won the top prize.
Variety critic Guy Lodge in his IDFA review praised Pedicini’s immersive work for being “disciplined and intriguingly opaque as the men and women it studies,” while also “attempting to unlock the nature of the group through mesmeric observation of routine and ritual,” he wrote. Lodge also noted that “Faith” marked Pedicini’s potential international breakout, which despite the coronavirus pandemic had been indeed occurring.
Born in the Southern...
- 11/20/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The non-fiction film festival’s tenth edition will take place online this year, running from 9 to 15 September. Open City Documentary Festival will host its tenth annual festival this year, bringing together filmmakers, industry professionals and film enthusiasts from the UK and globally to celebrate the art of documentary filmmaking. In response to the pandemic, this year’s edition will take place entirely online from 9 to 15 September, and will be the first available to access internationally. The programme features 48 new films and 10 cross-media projects, with 54% of the selected filmmakers being women or non-binary. Among the festival’s three world premieres, three international premieres, five European premieres and 29 UK premieres, highlights from the European productions include Valentina Pedicini’s Faith, Amel Alzakout and Khaled Abdulwahed's Purple Sea, and Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, all of which featured at prominent festivals this year and the last. Special events this year...
Taking place online and at drive-ins from 3 to 12 September, the 22nd edition of Israel's biggest documentary festival will include a new competition strand and an award fund of €84,700. The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv, set to take place 3-12 September in a hybrid form, combining online and drive-in screenings, has revealed its full programme, after announcing the Israeli Competition line-up back in June (read the news). The International Competition includes 11 films: Radu Ciorniciuc's Acasă – My Home (Romania/Finland/Germany), Alexander Nanau's Collective (Romania/Luxembourg), Teboho Edkins' Days of Cannibalism (France/South Africa/Netherlands), Valentina Pedicini's Faith (Italy), Natalija Yefimkina's Garage People (Germany), Laura Herrero Garvin's La Mami (Mexico/Spain), Maite Alberdi's The Mole Agent (Chile/USA/Germany/Netherlands/Spain), Anabel Rodríguez Ríos' Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (Venezuela/UK/Brazil/Austria), Benjamin Ree's The Painter and the Thief (Norway), Paloma Sermon-Daï's...
The film by Italy’s Valentina Pedicini has triumphed at the Catalonian gathering, which was held online and which managed to beat its own audience record, with 130,000 viewers tuning in via Filmin. It wasn’t necessary to travel all the way to Barcelona this year in order to enjoy the city’s International Documentary Film Festival: all audiences needed to do was connect to the Filmin platform, and they could enjoy the meticulously curated programme of its 23rd edition. This allowed people from all over Spain to watch the big winner of the event, Faith, directed by Italian filmmaker Valentina Pedicini. Indeed, many of the 130,000 viewers did so – a figure that exceeded all expectations and which broke the gathering’s own record. Joan González, its director, could not disguise his delight: “Four years ago, we had more than 10,000 viewers for the first time; two years ago, we passed the 25,000-viewer.
As planned, the Bologna-based festival dedicated to the best in the biopic genre will unfold between 5- 15 June, helmed for the first time by Leena Pasanen. Forty-three films hailing from 26 countries will be screened within the 16th edition of Bologna’s Biografilm Festival, which is set to unfold online this year and will also see Finland’s Leena Pasanen, the former artistic director of Dok Leipzig, at the wheel of the event for the very first time. The festival will unspool as planned between 5 – 15 June and will open with Faith by Valentina Pedicini. “It’s a great thrill to present the Biografilm audience with works by some of the great masters and by renowned and multi-award-winning talent, but also to home in on a number of first works, which account for no less than 45% of films across the two competitions”, Pasanen affirms. “I’m especially proud to be...
The Berlinale in recent years has been a prime launching pad for Italian films directed by women, which though fewer in number to their male counterparts, make up a considerable portion of the country’s representation on the festival circuit — Alice Rohrwacher (“Happy as Lazzaro”) at Cannes, Susanna Nicchiarelli (“Nico”) at Venice, and Berlin regular Laura Bispuri (“Daughter of Mine”) are all festival faves.
Here is a compendium of new and upcoming Italian films and TV series directed by women including two (out of nine Italian titles overall) in Berlin this year.
“Ordinary Justice”
This first feature by Chiara Bellosi, who previously made several docs, looks at a day in a Turin courthouse where the lives of two women and a young girl on opposite sides of a murder case intersect. In Berlin, Generation 14Plus.
“Faith”
An observational doc by Valentina Pedicini is about a reclusive spiritual sect of kung...
Here is a compendium of new and upcoming Italian films and TV series directed by women including two (out of nine Italian titles overall) in Berlin this year.
“Ordinary Justice”
This first feature by Chiara Bellosi, who previously made several docs, looks at a day in a Turin courthouse where the lives of two women and a young girl on opposite sides of a murder case intersect. In Berlin, Generation 14Plus.
“Faith”
An observational doc by Valentina Pedicini is about a reclusive spiritual sect of kung...
- 2/22/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s strong Italian presence at Berlin — a total of nine films in various sections, three of which are in competition — is one of several indicators pointing to an upbeat 2020 for cinema Italiano.
The other positives are that box office is picking up thanks to the Hollywood studios finally releasing more movies day-and-date with the rest of the world in the summer, just as the country’s production pipeline is percolating with a promising mix of new works by masters such as Nanni Moretti and promising up-and-comers like Susanna Nicchiarelli.
Government funding has been increased with more than €400 million ($436 million) allocated for various support schemes, including generous tax incentives for foreign shoots.
The batting average for Italian movies at the local box office, where 2019 admissions were up 14%, is still too low. There were 29 feature films last year that did not even gross much more than €1 million ($1.09 million). Still, the picture could be worse.
The other positives are that box office is picking up thanks to the Hollywood studios finally releasing more movies day-and-date with the rest of the world in the summer, just as the country’s production pipeline is percolating with a promising mix of new works by masters such as Nanni Moretti and promising up-and-comers like Susanna Nicchiarelli.
Government funding has been increased with more than €400 million ($436 million) allocated for various support schemes, including generous tax incentives for foreign shoots.
The batting average for Italian movies at the local box office, where 2019 admissions were up 14%, is still too low. There were 29 feature films last year that did not even gross much more than €1 million ($1.09 million). Still, the picture could be worse.
- 2/22/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It took Italian director Valentina Pedicini more than a decade to make observational documentary “Faith,” about a reclusive spiritual sect of kung fu practitioners led by a domineering man known as the Master.
Or rather. Eleven years went by between the time when Pedicini made a short doc about the sect and when she then returned to their isolated community in rural Italy and spent more than three months with the Master and his devoted acolytes who consider themselves both Shaolin monks and devout Christians.
In their community, Pedicini was granted unique access to a way of life defined by discipline, emotional abuse, and, ultimately, submission.
When she returned, after 11 years, she felt that it was almost as if she’d been researching them for all that time.
And “they saw my return as some type of mysterious sign,” she says. “The Master saw in my return a great courage...
Or rather. Eleven years went by between the time when Pedicini made a short doc about the sect and when she then returned to their isolated community in rural Italy and spent more than three months with the Master and his devoted acolytes who consider themselves both Shaolin monks and devout Christians.
In their community, Pedicini was granted unique access to a way of life defined by discipline, emotional abuse, and, ultimately, submission.
When she returned, after 11 years, she felt that it was almost as if she’d been researching them for all that time.
And “they saw my return as some type of mysterious sign,” she says. “The Master saw in my return a great courage...
- 11/25/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
“Faith” is a flexible concept in Valentina Pedicini’s documentary of the same title. Her subjects, a self-isolated group of kung fu practitioners in rural Italy referred to as the Warriors of Light, are beholden to a range of conflicting higher powers. That they simultaneously identify as Shaolin monks and devout Catholics seems complicated enough; that they live largely in thrall to their human Master, a rigorous martial arts trainer with complete control over their routine and environment, casts a tangle of question marks over their religious devotion. It’s a pretty irresistible subject for any docmaker, though a lurid exposé is not really what Pedicini is after: Rather, “Faith” is as disciplined and intriguingly opaque as the men and women it studies, attempting to unlock the nature of the group through mesmeric observation of routine and ritual.
Premiering in competition at Idfa, “Faith” represents a potential international breakout for Italian docmaker Pedicini,...
Premiering in competition at Idfa, “Faith” represents a potential international breakout for Italian docmaker Pedicini,...
- 11/23/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
The 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) opened Wednesday with gender parity, inclusion, and young talent front and center.
Twenty-one year-old Canadian-Vietnamese director Carol Nguyen — whose short “No Crying at the Dinner Table” screens at the festival — kicked off the evening, reflecting Idfa’s commitment to young talent and women filmmakers. Nguyen said that she was optimistic about the position of women in film.
“Within the last few years alone, we have seen a rise of diverse representation in mainstream media,” Nguyen said. “Society and our audiences are more conscious than ever about the lack of gender and racial parity in film. Film festivals have even set gender parity goals for themselves. We are all demanding it.” Nguyen added that there is still a lot more work to be done, and that everyone must act together to achieve parity.
In his opening speech, Orwa Nyrabia, Idfa’s artistic director,...
Twenty-one year-old Canadian-Vietnamese director Carol Nguyen — whose short “No Crying at the Dinner Table” screens at the festival — kicked off the evening, reflecting Idfa’s commitment to young talent and women filmmakers. Nguyen said that she was optimistic about the position of women in film.
“Within the last few years alone, we have seen a rise of diverse representation in mainstream media,” Nguyen said. “Society and our audiences are more conscious than ever about the lack of gender and racial parity in film. Film festivals have even set gender parity goals for themselves. We are all demanding it.” Nguyen added that there is still a lot more work to be done, and that everyone must act together to achieve parity.
In his opening speech, Orwa Nyrabia, Idfa’s artistic director,...
- 11/20/2019
- by Damon Wise and Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The festival unveiled its complete selection and this year’s jury members during a press conference earlier this week. Earlier this week, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) announced the full programme of its 32nd edition, set to run from 20 November-1 December. The event will be opened by Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, an Iranian-Norwegian co-production that explores the secluded world of five young women living in a small juvenile detention centre. This year, the feature-length competition will host 12 world or international premieres, with a strong focus on humanist filmmaking taking centre stage. The European productions and co-productions selected include Jørgen Leth’s I Walk (Denmark), Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández’s In a Whisper (Spain/France/Switzerland/Cuba), Kivu Ruhorahoza’s Europa, “Based on a True Story” (Rwanda/UK/Switzerland), Valentina Pedicini’s Faith (Italy), Laura Herrero Garvín’s La Mami (Mexico/Spain) and Maasja Koms’s Punks...
- 10/25/2019
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Shoring up artistic director Orwa Nyrabia’s commitment to showcasing more women’s stories and platforming more women’s voices, Idfa has announced that this year’s festival features the highest percentage of female filmmakers in the event’s 31-year history: 64% of competition titles and 47% of the total program.
“Reaching a fairer representation was much easier than it seemed to be,” noted Nyrabia. “We only had to keep our goal in mind. The outstanding films that found their way to us this year was a humble reminder that we are in the presence of exceptional female filmmakers.”
The festival opens with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s “Sunless Shadows,” which depicts five young Iranian women complicit in the murders of abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Oskouei’s film competes in the Feature-Length Documentary Competition alongside Jørgen Leth’s “I Walk”; Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández’s “In a...
“Reaching a fairer representation was much easier than it seemed to be,” noted Nyrabia. “We only had to keep our goal in mind. The outstanding films that found their way to us this year was a humble reminder that we are in the presence of exceptional female filmmakers.”
The festival opens with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s “Sunless Shadows,” which depicts five young Iranian women complicit in the murders of abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Oskouei’s film competes in the Feature-Length Documentary Competition alongside Jørgen Leth’s “I Walk”; Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández’s “In a...
- 10/24/2019
- by Damon Wise
- Variety Film + TV
Festival brass say 64% of competition titles directed by women, representing record 47% of total programme.
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
- 10/23/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival brass say 64% of competition titles directed by women, representing record 47% of total programme.
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
- 10/23/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival brass say 64% of competition titles directed by women, representing record 47% of total programme.
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) has unveiled the line-up for its 32nd edition, which is set to take place from Nov 20-Dec 1.
At present, 64% of the festival’s competition titles are directed by women, representing 47% of the total programme - the highest in the festival’s history.
Idfa will open with the world premiere of Mehrdad Oskouei’s Sunless Shadows, about five young Iranian women who are all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law.
The flagship 12-strong Best Feature-Length Documentary competition line-up includes I Walk,...
- 10/23/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
ZamaThe programme for the 2017 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Darren Aronofsky, Lucrecia Martel, Frederick Wiseman, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Abdellatif Kechiche, Takeshi Kitano and many more.COMPETITIONmother! (Darren Aronofsky)First Reformed (Paul Schrader)Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton)The Leisure Seeker (Paolo Virzi)Una Famiglia (Sebastiano Riso)Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)Angels Wear White (Vivian Qu)The Whale (Andrea Pallaoro)Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh)Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz)Ammore e malavita (Manetti Brothers)Jusqu'a la garde (Xavier Legrand)The Third Murder (Hirokazu Kore-eda)Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (Abdellatif Kechiche)Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh)L'insulte (Ziad Doueiri)La Villa (Robert Guediguian)The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro)Suburbicon (George Clooney)Human Flow (Ai Weiwei)Downsizing (Alexander Payne)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesOur Souls at Night (Ritesh Batra)Il Signor Rotpeter (Antonietta de Lillo)Victoria...
- 7/27/2017
- MUBI
Venice sidebar to screen eleven world premieres; first screening of Ermanno Olmi doc.
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the 1960s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza (Attempted Suicide In Youths).
The documentary follows the pioneering work of the emergency psychiatric branch of the Policlinico di Milano.
Meanwhile, new short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice...
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the 1960s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza (Attempted Suicide In Youths).
The documentary follows the pioneering work of the emergency psychiatric branch of the Policlinico di Milano.
Meanwhile, new short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice...
- 7/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Venice sidebar to screen eleven world premieres; first screening of Ermanno Olmi doc.
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
New short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice Days’ Women’s Tales Project, sponsored by Miu Miu, the women’s fashion brand.
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the ’60s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza.
Iranian director...
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
New short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice Days’ Women’s Tales Project, sponsored by Miu Miu, the women’s fashion brand.
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the ’60s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza.
Iranian director...
- 7/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Scarlett Johansson is already an award-winner for "Her" and she does not even appear in the movie, just her voice! Spike Jonze's science-fiction romance may by the dark horse this awards season. Now, I haven't seen the movie yet but I can't wait!
Johnsson was given the Best Actress award at the recently concluded Rome Film Festival. Matthew McConaughey took home the Best Actor trophy for "Dallas Buyers Club" which also won the Audience Award. Scott Cooper's "Out of the Furnace" starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, and Woody Harrelson won the Best First or Second Feature trophy.
Here are all the winners of the 2013 Rome Film Festival:
Competition
Golden Marc Aurelio Award for Best Film: Tir by Alberto Fasulo
Best Director Award: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Sebunsu kodo (Seventh Code)
Special Jury Prize: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk
Best Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
Best...
Johnsson was given the Best Actress award at the recently concluded Rome Film Festival. Matthew McConaughey took home the Best Actor trophy for "Dallas Buyers Club" which also won the Audience Award. Scott Cooper's "Out of the Furnace" starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, and Woody Harrelson won the Best First or Second Feature trophy.
Here are all the winners of the 2013 Rome Film Festival:
Competition
Golden Marc Aurelio Award for Best Film: Tir by Alberto Fasulo
Best Director Award: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Sebunsu kodo (Seventh Code)
Special Jury Prize: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk
Best Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
Best...
- 11/19/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson win actor prizes.Scroll down for full list of winners
Tir, the first narrative film by Italian director Alberto Fasulo, has picked up the Golden Marc Aurelio Award for best film at the 8th Rome Film Fesival.
The docu-drama explores the current econmic crisis as seen through the eyes of a former professor who becomes a trucker to solve his money problems. It stars Slovenian actor Branko Zavrsan (No Man’s Land).
Fasulo is best known for documentaries including White Noise (Rumore bianco). Tir is being sold internationally by Fandango Sales.
One of 18 competition titles, Tir beat heavyweight Us titles including Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club, Spike Jonze’s Her and Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace.
However, all three of those films did manage to secure wins at the festival on Saturday evening.
Scarlett Johansson, who walked the red carpet at Rome earlier in the festival, won the best...
Tir, the first narrative film by Italian director Alberto Fasulo, has picked up the Golden Marc Aurelio Award for best film at the 8th Rome Film Fesival.
The docu-drama explores the current econmic crisis as seen through the eyes of a former professor who becomes a trucker to solve his money problems. It stars Slovenian actor Branko Zavrsan (No Man’s Land).
Fasulo is best known for documentaries including White Noise (Rumore bianco). Tir is being sold internationally by Fandango Sales.
One of 18 competition titles, Tir beat heavyweight Us titles including Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club, Spike Jonze’s Her and Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace.
However, all three of those films did manage to secure wins at the festival on Saturday evening.
Scarlett Johansson, who walked the red carpet at Rome earlier in the festival, won the best...
- 11/17/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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