Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man, Simon Stone.s The Daughter, Jeremy Sims. Last Cab to Darwin and Jen Peedom.s feature doc Sherpa will have their world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival.
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
- 5/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Farhang Foundation will sponsor the UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema, curated by UCLA Film & Television Archive.This year marks the 26th anniversary of the popular film series, which kicks off on Sat., April 25, at 7:30 p.m. with the much-anticipated film, Tales (Ghesse-ha), directed by the award-winning filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. Rakhshan Bani-Etemad weaves the stories of seven characters linked by shared struggles — social, economic, and political — into a film that is both a microcosm of Iranian working-class society, and with graceful narrative finesse, Bani-Etemad and her co-screenwriter Farid Mostafavi give the impression that they are casually eavesdropping on […]...
- 4/16/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s controversial feature picked up the screenplay award at Venice.
Iranian drama Tales (Ghesse-ha) has been sold by Paris-based sales agent Noori Pricture to Benelux (Contact Film) and Latin America (Cineplex).
The LatAm deal was closed in Toronto while the Benelux agreement was made in Venice, where the film won the best screenplay award for director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Farid Mostafavi.
The film knits together the stories of seven characters linked by shared struggles - social, economic, political - to create a microcosm of Iranian working-class society.
It marks the end of an eight-year hiatus from narrative filmmaking from Bani-Etemad, who has previously won festival awards with features including Under the City’s Skin (2001) and Our Times (2002).
Bani-Etemad shot Tales two years ago but it could not be shown during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Its frank depiction of contemporary Iranian society, of the plight of women in the country and of the difficulties facing...
Iranian drama Tales (Ghesse-ha) has been sold by Paris-based sales agent Noori Pricture to Benelux (Contact Film) and Latin America (Cineplex).
The LatAm deal was closed in Toronto while the Benelux agreement was made in Venice, where the film won the best screenplay award for director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Farid Mostafavi.
The film knits together the stories of seven characters linked by shared struggles - social, economic, political - to create a microcosm of Iranian working-class society.
It marks the end of an eight-year hiatus from narrative filmmaking from Bani-Etemad, who has previously won festival awards with features including Under the City’s Skin (2001) and Our Times (2002).
Bani-Etemad shot Tales two years ago but it could not be shown during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Its frank depiction of contemporary Iranian society, of the plight of women in the country and of the difficulties facing...
- 9/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Manuel here to catch us up on the winners of the 71st Venice Film Festival.
The big story (as far as Us-based coverage goes) is the "shutout" of Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman. As it turns out, the Alexandre Desplat-led jury went with another feathered-titled film. Find the full list of winners below.
Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence by Roy Andersson
Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Silver Lion (Best Director): Andrej Koncalovskij, The Postman's White Nights
Best Actor: Adam Driver in Hungry Hearts
Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher in Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award (Best Young Actor): Romain Paul in Le Dernier Coup De Marteau
Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi, Ghesseha (Tales)
Special Jury Prize: Sivas by Kaan Müjdeci
An Emmy nomination. A Venice Film Festival Award. A plum role in an iconic franchise's upcoming entry.
The big story (as far as Us-based coverage goes) is the "shutout" of Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman. As it turns out, the Alexandre Desplat-led jury went with another feathered-titled film. Find the full list of winners below.
Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence by Roy Andersson
Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Silver Lion (Best Director): Andrej Koncalovskij, The Postman's White Nights
Best Actor: Adam Driver in Hungry Hearts
Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher in Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award (Best Young Actor): Romain Paul in Le Dernier Coup De Marteau
Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi, Ghesseha (Tales)
Special Jury Prize: Sivas by Kaan Müjdeci
An Emmy nomination. A Venice Film Festival Award. A plum role in an iconic franchise's upcoming entry.
- 9/7/2014
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Well, you gotta give Venice points for originality. Two years ago the Golden Lion went to the odd Korean film, Pieta. Last year it went to the Italian film Sacro Gra (which also won best film at the Seville Film Festival). This year, instead of handing out the awards to Birdman, including Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for the Silver Lion and Michael Keaton for Best Actor, as I would have, well, take a look for yourself.
Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson Silver Lion (not, as one might guess for second place for Best Film, this is for Best Director): Andrej Končalovskij for the film Belye Nochi Pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna (A Postman’S White Nights) Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Golden Osella
Best Screenplay
Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Ghesseha
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Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson Silver Lion (not, as one might guess for second place for Best Film, this is for Best Director): Andrej Končalovskij for the film Belye Nochi Pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna (A Postman’S White Nights) Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Golden Osella
Best Screenplay
Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Ghesseha
...
- 9/6/2014
- by keithsim
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
Venice awards go to Roy Andersson dark comedy, Andrei Konchalovsky drama, Hungry Hearts.Scroll down for full list of winners
Roy Andersson’s lauded absurdist comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence has scooped the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Silver Lion for Best Director went to Andrei Konchalovsky for The Postman’s White Nights while Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence took home the Grand Jury Prize.
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor went to Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts, while Best Actress went to Alba Rohrwacher for the same film.
Romain Paul took the Best Young Actor Award for Le Dernier Coup De Marteau while Best Screenplay went to Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales (Ghesseha).
The Special Jury Prize went to Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci and the Lion of the Future Award for Debut Film went to Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (India) along with a...
Roy Andersson’s lauded absurdist comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence has scooped the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Silver Lion for Best Director went to Andrei Konchalovsky for The Postman’s White Nights while Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence took home the Grand Jury Prize.
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor went to Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts, while Best Actress went to Alba Rohrwacher for the same film.
Romain Paul took the Best Young Actor Award for Le Dernier Coup De Marteau while Best Screenplay went to Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales (Ghesseha).
The Special Jury Prize went to Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci and the Lion of the Future Award for Debut Film went to Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (India) along with a...
- 9/6/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Venice — The 71st Venice Film Festival can hold its head high as having had its fair share of exceptional films in the 2014 Competition for Alexandre Desplat's jury to pick from. Going in, I was still kind of hoping for the Golden Lion for "Birdman," partly because it's excellent and partly because its excellence is spread across so many categories -- an amazing cast, especially Michael Keaton's lead turn, career-best direction from Alejandro G. Inarritu, cinematography that defies belief -- which would have made an all-rounder award feel fair. I also hoped for a big prize for "A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Contemplating Existence" and maybe nods for "In The Basement," "99 Homes" or "The Look Of Silence." In the event, the winners were as follows… Golden Lion: "A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence," by Roy Andersson Grand Jury Prize: "The Look Of Silence," by Joshua Oppenheimer...
- 9/6/2014
- by Catherine Bray
- Hitfix
The International Jury for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, presided over by composer Alexandre Desplat, has presented the Golden Lion to Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. Among the other awards presented: Silver Lion for Best Director to Andrey Konchalovskiy (The Postman's White Nights) and the Grand Jury Prize to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence. The Coppa Volpis for Best Actor and Best Actress go to the two leads in Saverio Costanzo's Hungry Hearts, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher, while the award for Best New Young Actor or Actress goes to Romain Paul (The Last Hammer Blow). Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales. We've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 9/6/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
The International Jury for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, presided over by composer Alexandre Desplat, has presented the Golden Lion to Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. Among the other awards presented: Silver Lion for Best Director to Andrey Konchalovskiy (The Postman's White Nights) and the Grand Jury Prize to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence. The Coppa Volpis for Best Actor and Best Actress go to the two leads in Saverio Costanzo's Hungry Hearts, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher, while the award for Best New Young Actor or Actress goes to Romain Paul (The Last Hammer Blow). Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales. We've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 9/6/2014
- Keyframe
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