Philippe Bober’s Coproduction Office, whose recent films include Jessica Hausner’s Cannes Competition title “Club Zero” and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness,” has kicked off international sales on Gust Van den Berghe’s “The Magnet Man.” The Paris and Berlin based production and sales outfit is attending this week’s Mia Market in Rome.
Van den Berghe’s previous films, “Blue Bird” (2011) and “Little Baby Jesus of Flandr” (2010), have both premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
“The Magnet Man,” which is in post-production, tells the tragicomic tale of how our greatest talents can become our greatest flaws, and how unpredictable our lives can be.
The film follows Lucien, who is a human magnet: everything made of iron sticks to his body. Rural Belgium at the beginning of the 20th century is no place for his unusual natural talent. One day, he accidentally gets attached to...
Van den Berghe’s previous films, “Blue Bird” (2011) and “Little Baby Jesus of Flandr” (2010), have both premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
“The Magnet Man,” which is in post-production, tells the tragicomic tale of how our greatest talents can become our greatest flaws, and how unpredictable our lives can be.
The film follows Lucien, who is a human magnet: everything made of iron sticks to his body. Rural Belgium at the beginning of the 20th century is no place for his unusual natural talent. One day, he accidentally gets attached to...
- 10/11/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Tamar Braxton and Vince Herbert have called it quits.
“At this time we can confirm Ms. Braxton has made an extremely difficult decision and has filed for divorce from Vincent Herbert,” her rep tells People in a statement.
“Collectively, their son Logan and his well-being during this extremely unfortunate process is most important. We ask that everyone respects her privacy during this incredibly difficult time. She appreciates everyone’s love and prayers.”
Braxton, 40, filed for divorce from the 44-year-old music producer in Los Angeles County just one month shy of their nine-year anniversary, TMZ first reported Wednesday. Braxton and Herbert share a 4-year-old son,...
“At this time we can confirm Ms. Braxton has made an extremely difficult decision and has filed for divorce from Vincent Herbert,” her rep tells People in a statement.
“Collectively, their son Logan and his well-being during this extremely unfortunate process is most important. We ask that everyone respects her privacy during this incredibly difficult time. She appreciates everyone’s love and prayers.”
Braxton, 40, filed for divorce from the 44-year-old music producer in Los Angeles County just one month shy of their nine-year anniversary, TMZ first reported Wednesday. Braxton and Herbert share a 4-year-old son,...
- 10/25/2017
- by Char Adams and Sarah Michaud
- PEOPLE.com
Miguel Gomes’ Arabian Nights wins Fipresci Jury prize at New Horizons festival.
Belgian director Gust Van den Berghe’s third feature Lucifer has won the $22,000 (€20,000) Grand Prix in the International Competition at the 15th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (July 23 - Aug 2) in Poland’s Wroclaw.
Set in a Mexican village at the base of a volcano, Lucifer is the third instalment in Van den Berghe’s triptych about the emergence of human consciousness after Little Baby Jesus of Flandr and Blue Bird, previously shown in Wroclaw in 2012.
Lucifer received its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival last October and won the Grand Prix at the Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia’s Tallinn in November.
The International Competition Jury, which included filmmakers Anna Sosnal, Reha Erdem, and Noaz Deshe and festival programmer Diane Henderson, also gave a special mention to Carlos M. Quintela’s Rotterdam winner The Project Of The Century.
Other awards...
Belgian director Gust Van den Berghe’s third feature Lucifer has won the $22,000 (€20,000) Grand Prix in the International Competition at the 15th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (July 23 - Aug 2) in Poland’s Wroclaw.
Set in a Mexican village at the base of a volcano, Lucifer is the third instalment in Van den Berghe’s triptych about the emergence of human consciousness after Little Baby Jesus of Flandr and Blue Bird, previously shown in Wroclaw in 2012.
Lucifer received its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival last October and won the Grand Prix at the Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia’s Tallinn in November.
The International Competition Jury, which included filmmakers Anna Sosnal, Reha Erdem, and Noaz Deshe and festival programmer Diane Henderson, also gave a special mention to Carlos M. Quintela’s Rotterdam winner The Project Of The Century.
Other awards...
- 8/3/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to Outrage Watch, HitFix's semi-regular rundown of entertainment-related kerfuffles. Not anxious enough already? Get your fix of righteous indignation below, and stay posted for outrage updates throughout the week. Is Taylor Swift a copycat? That's the charge being lobbed today (and, as pointed out by Jezebel's The Muse, for awhile now) by fans of top-selling K-Pop group 2NE1, whose music video for "Come Back Home" (released in March of last year) bears some admittedly striking similarities to T-Swift's "Bad Blood" clip (released this past May). The story was first reported by Kpopstarz back in May but seems to be bubbling up again in part thanks to yesterday's heavily-publicized T-Swift/Nicki Minaj debacle. Here's a side-by-side screenshot comparison of both videos: Photo Credit: YouTube/Kpopstarz So do the visual parallels constitute plagiarism on Swift's part? Homage? Or simply an accidental convergence of influences? Many 2NE1 fans seem convinced of the...
- 7/22/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
If you need another reason to obsess over Idris Elba, he just broke a nearly 90-year "flying mile" speed record in the UK on Thursday. In the "flying mile," a car's speed is timed between two points one mile apart from each other. The driver is also allowed to get up to speed before entering the timed zone. Idris, who drove on Pendine Sands beach in southern Wales, averaged 180.4 mph and hit a top speed of 186.4 mph, beating out motor racing journalist Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1927 record of 174.8 mph. Malcolm drove a Napier-Campbell Blue Bird race car, while Idris drove his Bentley Continental Gt Speed. According to Bentley, Idris's car was a standard production car and was not modified for the test. The impressive task was captured for Idris Elba: No Limits, a new Discovery Channel series that will air in July. And with skills like this, those rumors...
- 5/8/2015
- by Caitlin-Hacker
- Popsugar.com
Another reason Idris Elba is oh so swoon-worthy! The British actor just broke the "flying mile" speed record while driving his Bentley in south Wales on Thursday, May 7. "Flying mile" is a car's speed between two points within one mile. Elba, 42, averaged 180.4 mph, beating out Sir Malcolm Campbell's impressive 174.8 mph record from 1927. Campbell drove a Napier-Campbell Blue Bird race car at the time. "I'm absolutely elated to have broken the flying mile at Pendine Sands," the Avengers: Age of Ultron star said Thursday, [...]...
- 5/7/2015
- Us Weekly
Belgian director Gust Van den Berghe concludes his triptych on the emergence of human consciousness that began with Little Baby Jesus of Flandr and continued with Blue Bird, the enticingly titled Lucifer. Speaking of consciousness, a better-suited mythological figure in the Western canon would be hard to find. The script is adapted from a 1645 play of the same name written by Joost van den Vondel, from which, supposedly, John Milton drew inspiration for his Paradise Lost. Van den Berghe's previous indigo-tinged film Blue Bird was also an adaptation of 1908's symbolist play by Belgian literature Nobel Prize laureate Maurice Maeterlinck. The director keeps the classic three-act structure, introducing each act with a particular title, Paradise, Sin and Miracle, that bears more figurative than literal meaning. A ladder...
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- 2/5/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Zvyagintsev, Hazanov and Harö projects set for 2nd Northern Seas Film Forum.
Projects by Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elena Hazanov and Klaus Harö are among 24 projects being presented at the 2nd Northern Seas Film Forum (Oct 6-8) co-production market during the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum (Oct 1-11).
Zvyagintsev, who won best screenplay at this year’s Cannes with Leviathan, is in talks with Russian producer Vasily Korvyakov and Fyodor Druzin of the UK-Russian production outfit Curb Denizen to direct the $5m drama No Tolstoy about the legendary writer’s wife and family fighting over his inheritance after his death.
Russia’s Oscar selection committee yesterday submitted Leviathan to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards.
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky told journalists that he would support the film’s Russian theatrical release so that it can be released on more than 1,000 prints by A Company in cooperation with 20th Century Fox Russia on Nov...
Projects by Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elena Hazanov and Klaus Harö are among 24 projects being presented at the 2nd Northern Seas Film Forum (Oct 6-8) co-production market during the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum (Oct 1-11).
Zvyagintsev, who won best screenplay at this year’s Cannes with Leviathan, is in talks with Russian producer Vasily Korvyakov and Fyodor Druzin of the UK-Russian production outfit Curb Denizen to direct the $5m drama No Tolstoy about the legendary writer’s wife and family fighting over his inheritance after his death.
Russia’s Oscar selection committee yesterday submitted Leviathan to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards.
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky told journalists that he would support the film’s Russian theatrical release so that it can be released on more than 1,000 prints by A Company in cooperation with 20th Century Fox Russia on Nov...
- 9/29/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Bas van der Ree will take up the job at the beginning of July.
As the Dutch seek to attract international movies to shoot in the region, the Netherlands Film Fund has appointed veteran industry figure Bas van der Ree as Netherlands Film Commissioner. He will take up the job at the beginning of July.
It follows an inaugural call for applications for a new 30% cash rebate incentive, which saw 37 projects looking to access the rebate, which was launched in Cannes last month. These included both minority and majority Dutch coproductions. A decision on which will receive support should be taken by mid-July.
“Van der Ree is very experienced with production of feature films, documentaries, television films and also commercials,” said Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, of the new commissioner.
“He has a broad experience within different kinds of media production. That’s important for a Film Commission to have. It is not...
As the Dutch seek to attract international movies to shoot in the region, the Netherlands Film Fund has appointed veteran industry figure Bas van der Ree as Netherlands Film Commissioner. He will take up the job at the beginning of July.
It follows an inaugural call for applications for a new 30% cash rebate incentive, which saw 37 projects looking to access the rebate, which was launched in Cannes last month. These included both minority and majority Dutch coproductions. A decision on which will receive support should be taken by mid-July.
“Van der Ree is very experienced with production of feature films, documentaries, television films and also commercials,” said Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, of the new commissioner.
“He has a broad experience within different kinds of media production. That’s important for a Film Commission to have. It is not...
- 6/20/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Bas van der Ree will take up the job at the beginning of July.
As the Dutch seek to attract international movies to shoot in the region, the Netherlands Film Fund has appointed veteran industry figure Bas van der Ree as Netherlands Film Commissioner. He will take up the job at the beginning of July.
It follows an inaugural call for applications for a new 30% cash rebate incentive, which saw 37 projects looking to access the rebate, which was launched in Cannes last month. These included both minority and majority Dutch coproductions. A decision on which will receive support should be taken by mid-July.
“Van der Ree is very experienced with production of feature films, documentaries, television films and also commercials,” said Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, of the new commissioner.
“He has a broad experience within different kinds of media production. That’s important for a Film Commission to have. It is not...
As the Dutch seek to attract international movies to shoot in the region, the Netherlands Film Fund has appointed veteran industry figure Bas van der Ree as Netherlands Film Commissioner. He will take up the job at the beginning of July.
It follows an inaugural call for applications for a new 30% cash rebate incentive, which saw 37 projects looking to access the rebate, which was launched in Cannes last month. These included both minority and majority Dutch coproductions. A decision on which will receive support should be taken by mid-July.
“Van der Ree is very experienced with production of feature films, documentaries, television films and also commercials,” said Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, of the new commissioner.
“He has a broad experience within different kinds of media production. That’s important for a Film Commission to have. It is not...
- 6/20/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Recently,CBS served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Mentalist" season finale episode 22 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Blue Bird," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting as Patrick might finally express his true feelings for Teresa before she leaves for D.C., and more. In the new, 22nd episode press release: a reopened cold case could be the last time that Jane and Lisbon work together unless he's able to admit his true feelings for her. Press release number 2: A new lead in a cold case will require Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C. with Agent Pike, giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action. Guest stars will feature: Skylar Brown (Colt), Josiah Blount (Barry), Kara Royster (Kiley), James Austin Kerr (Vince), Genesis Sol...
- 5/11/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
This episode proves that Avery is the Zen master of the Nashville music scene. Where once he had a fancy car, a record contract and a hot older manager, he’s now embraced the reality of his life working at the Blue Bird. Sure, he’s dating country music star, Juliette Barnes, but he’s offering up little [&hellip
Nashville 2.15 Review: “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy Anymore”...
Nashville 2.15 Review: “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy Anymore”...
- 3/1/2014
- by Jenni Wright
- TVovermind.com
Review by Sam Moffitt
I never was a fan of Shirley Temple, far from it. I do recall seeing most of her movies years ago. Back in the Sixties Channel 11, in St. Louis, used to have a Shirley Temple Theater on weekend afternoons. My sister Judy, for some reason, had to watch those Shirley Temple films. So I can recall seeing Bright Eyes, the Little Colonel, Heidi, Little Miss Marker and what have you.
To say I was not impressed would be a major understatement. Even as a young kid I realized there was a strict formula to Shirley’s movies, namely her sunny disposition and optimistic outlook would win over cranky old adults and straighten out bratty little kids, who were usually the villains, in her films, and that was about all.
I do recognize and respect Shirley Temple’s place in film history. She was the biggest star...
I never was a fan of Shirley Temple, far from it. I do recall seeing most of her movies years ago. Back in the Sixties Channel 11, in St. Louis, used to have a Shirley Temple Theater on weekend afternoons. My sister Judy, for some reason, had to watch those Shirley Temple films. So I can recall seeing Bright Eyes, the Little Colonel, Heidi, Little Miss Marker and what have you.
To say I was not impressed would be a major understatement. Even as a young kid I realized there was a strict formula to Shirley’s movies, namely her sunny disposition and optimistic outlook would win over cranky old adults and straighten out bratty little kids, who were usually the villains, in her films, and that was about all.
I do recognize and respect Shirley Temple’s place in film history. She was the biggest star...
- 2/24/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A number of Nashvillians hit relative low points in "Never No More." But with help from others, or on their own doing, each found a way to pull themselves back up by the end of the hour.
Deacon Claybourne, whose self-destructive behavior has found him miserable following the accident, has also realized the hand injury he suffered in the car accident may hurt his chances of ever playing guitar again.
Since he can do nothing but feel sorry for himself, Deacon's first reaction is to cast up his hand, sell all of his guitars and never even think about being the man he has been ever again.
Luckily for him - and us - Scarlett talks some sense into her uncle, screaming at him to "Man Up!" That, of course, leads to Deacon taking a saw to his cast in hopes of saving his hand in physical therapy. It's a...
Deacon Claybourne, whose self-destructive behavior has found him miserable following the accident, has also realized the hand injury he suffered in the car accident may hurt his chances of ever playing guitar again.
Since he can do nothing but feel sorry for himself, Deacon's first reaction is to cast up his hand, sell all of his guitars and never even think about being the man he has been ever again.
Luckily for him - and us - Scarlett talks some sense into her uncle, screaming at him to "Man Up!" That, of course, leads to Deacon taking a saw to his cast in hopes of saving his hand in physical therapy. It's a...
- 10/3/2013
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Marilyn King, the youngest and last surviving member of the swing-era vocal group The King Sisters, died Wednesday of cancer in Laguna Niguel, Calif. She was 82. King’s great-nephews are brothers Win and Will Butler of The Arcade Fire. The King Sisters, originally from Utah and founded in 1931, appeared in several films and released more than 150 records for labels including Blue Bird, RCA Victor, Capitol and Warner Bros. throughout the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Marilyn began subbing for her sisters in their popular singing quartet (the original girls were Luise, Alyce, Donna and Yvonne) by age 13
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- 8/8/2013
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lance Edmands’ debut film Bluebird is inspired by the Robert Frost poem, “The Last Word of the Blue Bird.” As he summates, “the poem tells the story of a little girl named Lesley who finds a bluebird, which she befriends. But when winter comes, the bird tells her that it must fly south.” The bird must escape the inhospitable environment of the wintry north if it hopes to survive. Edmands says, “The poem was used to teach children about loss.” It is exactly this loss and striving to find an environment to live in that he captures in his film.
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- 4/20/2013
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
Pixie Lott is to make her TV acting debut in BBC One's Inspector George Gently.
The '60s detective drama - starring Martin Shaw - will start shooting a new television film next month.
'Mama Do' singer Lott will play Megan, an entertainer at the Blue Bird Holiday Camp in 1969.
The popstar previously made her feature film debut in 2010, appearing in big-screen comedy Fred: The Movie.
"I love the fact that Inspector George Gently is a period drama set in the '60s and I can't wait to play the role of Megan," said Lott.
"It will be great to be filming in the North East, and getting to play a role that gives me a real feel for the period."
Series producer Matthew Bird added that the cast and crew were "delighted" to welcome Lott onto the show.
"Pixie was very excited about joining the cast and we are...
The '60s detective drama - starring Martin Shaw - will start shooting a new television film next month.
'Mama Do' singer Lott will play Megan, an entertainer at the Blue Bird Holiday Camp in 1969.
The popstar previously made her feature film debut in 2010, appearing in big-screen comedy Fred: The Movie.
"I love the fact that Inspector George Gently is a period drama set in the '60s and I can't wait to play the role of Megan," said Lott.
"It will be great to be filming in the North East, and getting to play a role that gives me a real feel for the period."
Series producer Matthew Bird added that the cast and crew were "delighted" to welcome Lott onto the show.
"Pixie was very excited about joining the cast and we are...
- 3/27/2013
- Digital Spy
There is the great music, and there is the juicy drama - but one of the main reasons Nashville has been so good in its first season is the fact that Deacon Claybourne is just so easy to love. That was never more obvious than in "Dear Brother."
The someone-doesn't-like-celebrating-a-birthday bit has been done to death in every medium, but the same old story didn't feel so old here due in large part to Chip Esten being so darn charming.
Whether it was every time he talked about watching Old Yeller on his special day, the fact that he didn't cause a fuss when he showed up to the surprise he never wanted or how concerned he was for Rayna when finding out about the divorce, Deacon was unbelievably likeable throughout the hour.
If I had Kip Moore, Vince Gill, and whoever Pam Tillis is showing up to My birthday party,...
The someone-doesn't-like-celebrating-a-birthday bit has been done to death in every medium, but the same old story didn't feel so old here due in large part to Chip Esten being so darn charming.
Whether it was every time he talked about watching Old Yeller on his special day, the fact that he didn't cause a fuss when he showed up to the surprise he never wanted or how concerned he was for Rayna when finding out about the divorce, Deacon was unbelievably likeable throughout the hour.
If I had Kip Moore, Vince Gill, and whoever Pam Tillis is showing up to My birthday party,...
- 2/28/2013
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Gust Van den Berghe has made two films (trailers below), both of which premiered at the last two Cannes. Part of a trilogy, his first was a re-imagination of the Three Wise Men with a cast entirely comprised of actors with down syndrome. His second, Blue Bird is about two African on the hunt for a mysterious bird. We'll be bringing you a review of that soon. Now, he's cpmpleting it with the devil.
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- 4/18/2012
- QuietEarth.us
To mark the release of Everything’s Rosie on DVD February 6th, Universal Pictures UK have given us 2 copies to give away.
New girl in town, Rosie, is the star of animated pre-school series ‘Everything’s Rosie’, one of the top rating shows on CBeebies. Rosie, Raggles and their friends are delighting their young audience with stories packed with adventures centred on discovery, play, fun and friendship.
Everything’S Rosie ‘The Greatest Show In The Garden And Other Stories’ is the first ever DVD from the series. With over two hours of fun, the DVD features 13 episodes from the show and a free Rosie height chart.
Rosie is a bright and enthusiastic role model for pre-schoolers, who, along with her friends, Raggles the rabbit, Will, Holly, Big Bear, Blue Bird and Oakley the ancient oak tree, takes every day experiences that pre-schoolers might face for the first time and find...
New girl in town, Rosie, is the star of animated pre-school series ‘Everything’s Rosie’, one of the top rating shows on CBeebies. Rosie, Raggles and their friends are delighting their young audience with stories packed with adventures centred on discovery, play, fun and friendship.
Everything’S Rosie ‘The Greatest Show In The Garden And Other Stories’ is the first ever DVD from the series. With over two hours of fun, the DVD features 13 episodes from the show and a free Rosie height chart.
Rosie is a bright and enthusiastic role model for pre-schoolers, who, along with her friends, Raggles the rabbit, Will, Holly, Big Bear, Blue Bird and Oakley the ancient oak tree, takes every day experiences that pre-schoolers might face for the first time and find...
- 1/26/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Breaking out around the time where Nyff is on its last legs, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (October 12 to 23) kicks in with about four times the size in volume, and obviously more of an eclectic range. This year is the festival's big 40 - and for the occasion they've commissioned some of the names who've been a part of the festival to each contribute a short film in the context of what is being called the "Cartes Blanches" series. Denis Côté, Deco Dawson, Sophie Deraspe, Rodrigue Jean, Zacharias Kunuk, Marie Losier, Catherine Martin, Bruce McDonald, Théodore Ushev and Denis Villeneuve will each submit a four minute short. For their opening and closing festival items they've got the distinction of showing off Foreign Film Oscar selected items in Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar and selected as the opener well before it was announced as France's submission for Oscar is Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli.
- 9/27/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Today, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc), which will take place between October 12 to 23. Here's the complete line-up of feature films according to the press release we received.
Opening and closing
The 40th edition of the Fnc kicks off on Wednesday, October 12, with Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli (France) at Cinéma Impérial (Centre Sandra & Leo Kolber, Salle Lucie & André Chagnon). This critically-acclaimed second feature by Valérie Donzelli (The Queen of Hearts) tells the love story of Roméo and Juliette who are battling to save their sick child. The director and her producer Edouard Weil will be in attendance.
Ten days later, on Saturday, October 22, Monsieur Lazhar (Quebec/Canada) by Philippe Falardeau will close the Festival. Selected to represent Canada at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lahzar shows the efforts of an Algerian schoolteacher to help his Grade 6 students come to terms with their teacher’s death.
Opening and closing
The 40th edition of the Fnc kicks off on Wednesday, October 12, with Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli (France) at Cinéma Impérial (Centre Sandra & Leo Kolber, Salle Lucie & André Chagnon). This critically-acclaimed second feature by Valérie Donzelli (The Queen of Hearts) tells the love story of Roméo and Juliette who are battling to save their sick child. The director and her producer Edouard Weil will be in attendance.
Ten days later, on Saturday, October 22, Monsieur Lazhar (Quebec/Canada) by Philippe Falardeau will close the Festival. Selected to represent Canada at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lahzar shows the efforts of an Algerian schoolteacher to help his Grade 6 students come to terms with their teacher’s death.
- 9/27/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
I will soon post a list of films I have already seen that I highly recommend as well as a list of my most anticipated films screening at this year’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema. For now here is the press release from the festival. Make sure you read carefully because there are a ton of great films to check out.
Montreal, Tuesday September 27, 2011– Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma will be celebrating its 40th edition from October 12 to 23. For the past 40 years, Canada’s oldest film festival has offered film buffs a selection of the year’s most exciting new films — a bold lineup with plenty of whimsical and surprising elements, but one that also turns its lens on social realities and the evolution of film and new technologies. Over the course of this year’s 11-day Festival, audiences of all ages can take in features and shorts, fiction films and documentaries,...
Montreal, Tuesday September 27, 2011– Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma will be celebrating its 40th edition from October 12 to 23. For the past 40 years, Canada’s oldest film festival has offered film buffs a selection of the year’s most exciting new films — a bold lineup with plenty of whimsical and surprising elements, but one that also turns its lens on social realities and the evolution of film and new technologies. Over the course of this year’s 11-day Festival, audiences of all ages can take in features and shorts, fiction films and documentaries,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma has announced their line up for the films competing for the Louve d’Or, a prize of $15 000 awarded to the best film. This marks the festivals 40th year and once again the line up is stellar. If you are not familiar with the festival than now is the time to do so. I honestly think it is the best film festival I have ever been to. While Fantasia may be the most fun, the Fnc not only picks the best of Venice, Cannes and Tiff, but they don’t focus on red carpets, celebrities, nor do they overcharge for tickets. Its classy, laid back and more importantly, all about the movies. Here is the first wave of films announced.
Behold the Lamb, John Mcllduff (Royaume-Uni)
Black Blood, Miaoyan Zhang (Chine)
Blue Bird, Gust Van Den Berghe (Belgique)
Elena, Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russie)
Les Géants, Bouli Lanners (Belgique)
The Island,...
Behold the Lamb, John Mcllduff (Royaume-Uni)
Black Blood, Miaoyan Zhang (Chine)
Blue Bird, Gust Van Den Berghe (Belgique)
Elena, Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russie)
Les Géants, Bouli Lanners (Belgique)
The Island,...
- 9/21/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
To follow up on yesterday's roundup of Un Certain Regard remainders...
"The Tati-inspired dance trio of Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy are at it again, crafting an awfully similar follow-up to their previous feature, Rumba." Blake Williams for Ioncinema: "The Fairy is light on magic and the supernatural, but flutters breezily along with joke-a-minute fluff…. As in their other films, the 'plot' — this one involving a wish-granting fairy — is only really a conceit by which to give the illusion of continuity to what is essentially a string of short films." Screen's Fionnuala Halligan's enjoyed it, though: "Theirs is an old-fashioned, almost silent, routine (their first feature L'Iceberg was virtually wordless) blended beautifully with an arresting dance element." In the Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Mintzer notes that "Tati's hand is evident in the exceptionally precise art direction and camerawork by regulars Nicholas Girault and Claire Childeric."
"The Silver Cliff was...
"The Tati-inspired dance trio of Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy are at it again, crafting an awfully similar follow-up to their previous feature, Rumba." Blake Williams for Ioncinema: "The Fairy is light on magic and the supernatural, but flutters breezily along with joke-a-minute fluff…. As in their other films, the 'plot' — this one involving a wish-granting fairy — is only really a conceit by which to give the illusion of continuity to what is essentially a string of short films." Screen's Fionnuala Halligan's enjoyed it, though: "Theirs is an old-fashioned, almost silent, routine (their first feature L'Iceberg was virtually wordless) blended beautifully with an arresting dance element." In the Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Mintzer notes that "Tati's hand is evident in the exceptionally precise art direction and camerawork by regulars Nicholas Girault and Claire Childeric."
"The Silver Cliff was...
- 6/1/2011
- MUBI
The sales agent and production company had one heck of a year in 2010 with Le Quattro Volte and Aurora, this year they got two features (Blue Bird and Play) and a Boro in the Box (40-minute film) all playing in the Directors' Fortnight. Of interest we have Ilya Khrzhanovsky still working on Dau (see pic above) --- a Cannes 2012 selection folks? Here's the Coproduction Office slate: Blue Bird by Gust Van Den Berghe - Completed Boro In The Box by Bertrand Mandico - Completed Play by Ruben ÖSTLUND - Completed Meteora by Spiros Stathoulopoulos - Post-Production Paradise (Working Title) by Ulrich Seidl - Post-Production Dau by Ilya Khrzhanovsky - Production L'homme Qui Cache La Foret by Bertrand Mandico - Development Memory Hotel by Heinrich Sabl - Post-Production...
- 5/13/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
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