During the final phase of the Mozambican Civil War, which spanned 15 years over the 1970s-1990s, well-armed anti-government rebels cut off access to basic commodities in the African country. Caught in the middle of a brutal conflict, desperate civilians attempted to survive by any means available, traveling hundreds of miles to trade locally produced salt for sugar in neighboring Malawi.
Licinio Azevedo’s involving Portuguese-language feature The Train of Salt and Sugar insightfully personalizes that journey for an imperiled group of travelers, representing an auspicious awards-season debut for Mozambique’s emerging national cinema.
Azevedo zooms in on the waning years of the...
Licinio Azevedo’s involving Portuguese-language feature The Train of Salt and Sugar insightfully personalizes that journey for an imperiled group of travelers, representing an auspicious awards-season debut for Mozambique’s emerging national cinema.
Azevedo zooms in on the waning years of the...
- 1/15/2018
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The final deadline for submitting each country’s film for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar was October 2. Last year 85 were finally deemed eligible by the Academy; this year the number is a record 92. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants. These films are vying for the initial shortlist of 9, and final five nominations to be announced on January 23. See the final list below.
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The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
- 10/5/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The final deadline for submitting each country’s film for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar was October 2. Last year 85 were finally deemed eligible by the Academy; this year the number is a record 92. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants. These films are vying for the initial shortlist of 9, and final five nominations to be announced on January 23. See the final list below.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
- 10/5/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders documentary to screen in Locarno on Tuesday.
Philipp Hoffmann’s Rushlake Media and Elizabeth Sheldon’s Juno Films have partnered on their first co-acquisition, taking A Campaign Of Their Own ahead of a screening in Locarno this week.
Rushlake Media has come on board to handle world sales, while Juno will distribute in North America and Australia.
Lionel Rupp directed A Campaign Of Their Own, which examines the 2016 Us presidential campaign and the aftermath through the eyes of activist Jonathan Katz.
Michael David Mitchell produced and co-wrote the film, which follows Katz as he rallies behind the primary campaign of Democrat hopeful Bernie Sanders and questions the nomination process once Sanders concedes the nomination to Hillary Clinton.
A Campaign Of Their Own is a Zooscope Production with the support of Cinéforom and Loterie Romande and the support of Swiss Films.
The documentary screens on Tuesday in Locarno’s Panorama Suisse section for Swiss films that...
Philipp Hoffmann’s Rushlake Media and Elizabeth Sheldon’s Juno Films have partnered on their first co-acquisition, taking A Campaign Of Their Own ahead of a screening in Locarno this week.
Rushlake Media has come on board to handle world sales, while Juno will distribute in North America and Australia.
Lionel Rupp directed A Campaign Of Their Own, which examines the 2016 Us presidential campaign and the aftermath through the eyes of activist Jonathan Katz.
Michael David Mitchell produced and co-wrote the film, which follows Katz as he rallies behind the primary campaign of Democrat hopeful Bernie Sanders and questions the nomination process once Sanders concedes the nomination to Hillary Clinton.
A Campaign Of Their Own is a Zooscope Production with the support of Cinéforom and Loterie Romande and the support of Swiss Films.
The documentary screens on Tuesday in Locarno’s Panorama Suisse section for Swiss films that...
- 8/7/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Feature marks third announced by new sales and distribution venture.
Elizabeth Sheldon’s freshly minted Juno Films has picked up all North American rights to Jedd and Todd Wider’s documentary To The Edge Of The Sky.
The film follows the battle of four American mothers whose sons are diagnosed with the fatal degenerative disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – the number one genetic killer of boys.
As the parents fight the Food And Drug Administration to gain access to a potentially life-saving drug, the filmmakers chart their evolution into leading political activists.
The film becomes the third on distribution and sales company Juno Films’ slate after Sheldon announced the launch this week with Licinio Azevedo’s Train Of Salt And Sugar and Heidi Specogna’s Cahier Africain.
”To The Edge Of The Sky captures the evolution of four mothers from caregivers for their terminally ill children, with all of the ensuing stress and strain on their personal...
Elizabeth Sheldon’s freshly minted Juno Films has picked up all North American rights to Jedd and Todd Wider’s documentary To The Edge Of The Sky.
The film follows the battle of four American mothers whose sons are diagnosed with the fatal degenerative disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – the number one genetic killer of boys.
As the parents fight the Food And Drug Administration to gain access to a potentially life-saving drug, the filmmakers chart their evolution into leading political activists.
The film becomes the third on distribution and sales company Juno Films’ slate after Sheldon announced the launch this week with Licinio Azevedo’s Train Of Salt And Sugar and Heidi Specogna’s Cahier Africain.
”To The Edge Of The Sky captures the evolution of four mothers from caregivers for their terminally ill children, with all of the ensuing stress and strain on their personal...
- 8/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Elizabeth Sheldon, the former Chief Operations Officer of Bond/360, has launched a new film distribution and sales company called Juno Films and has acquired her first films for release. The first is Train of Salt and Sugar from filmmaker Licinio Azevedo, which will be financially supported by Railroad Development Corporation (Rdc) with a national theatrical release in early 2018. The film, which won the Independent Italian Critic's Prize at Locarno in 2016 and the Best…...
- 8/1/2017
- Deadline
Outfit to specialise in distribution strategy in North America.
Former Bond/360 and Kino Lorber senior executive Elizabeth Sheldon has launched distribution and sales company Juno Films specialising in investment, sponsorship and distribution strategies in North America.
Shedon kicks off with Licinio Azevedo’s Train Of Salt And Sugar and Heidi Specogna’s Cahier Africain as she seeks to curate critically acclaimed films for all rights releases including theatrical and festivals, educational, digital and broadcast.
Train Of Salt And Sugar will receive financial support from Railroad Development Corporation (Rdc) ahead of an early 2018 national theatrical release. The film follows citizens on a dangerous train journey through Mozambique during the civil war.
Rdc chairman Henry Posner III said: “As the former operator of this railway, which served as the region’s lifeline during the civil war, we see supporting the film as a way of honouring its historic legacy. This builds on our initial support of publication of the...
Former Bond/360 and Kino Lorber senior executive Elizabeth Sheldon has launched distribution and sales company Juno Films specialising in investment, sponsorship and distribution strategies in North America.
Shedon kicks off with Licinio Azevedo’s Train Of Salt And Sugar and Heidi Specogna’s Cahier Africain as she seeks to curate critically acclaimed films for all rights releases including theatrical and festivals, educational, digital and broadcast.
Train Of Salt And Sugar will receive financial support from Railroad Development Corporation (Rdc) ahead of an early 2018 national theatrical release. The film follows citizens on a dangerous train journey through Mozambique during the civil war.
Rdc chairman Henry Posner III said: “As the former operator of this railway, which served as the region’s lifeline during the civil war, we see supporting the film as a way of honouring its historic legacy. This builds on our initial support of publication of the...
- 8/1/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Scheduled to screen at the twenty third (23rd) edition of the Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco), which will take place from February 23 to March 2, 2013, is a drama from Mozambique, directed by Licinio Azevedo, titled, Virgem Margarida (Virgin Margarida) - a feature film, set in 1975, as revolution swept the streets of its capital Maputo, ridding it of prostitutes and other so-called *undersirables*. The women are then sent to re-education camps, to become "new women." However, unfortunately for her, 16-year-old Margarida is mistakenly taken; the problem is she's not a prostitute; she's...
- 1/30/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Many things in the history of Mozambique and Mozambican cinema are directly connected with the political and artistic aspirations of the 70s. In 1975, the last African country to win its independence after a 10 years struggle, ex-Portuguese colony Mozambique becomes a people's socialist republic with plans to create a national cinema production system. It is destined for education, propaganda and "fighting the remnants of colonial mentality." The young Inc (National Film Institute) "imports" professionals, committed filmmakers willing to participate into the building of a people's cinema and television. Among them are Ruy Guerra, Mozambican born pioneer of Brazilian Cinema Novo, Cuban and Yugoslavian technicians, then joined by Jean Rouch and Jean-Luc Godard, both willing to experiment with new ways in filmmaking… In the 80s, president Machel's death coupled with guerrilla attacks launched by the apartheid governments of South Africa and Rhodesia destabilize Mozambique to the point of civil war. The cinema program dies.
- 9/11/2012
- MUBI
Above: Ernie Gehr's Auto-Collider Xv.
The vast bulk of Tiff's 2012 has been announced and listed here, below. We'll be updating the lineup with the previous films announced, as well as updating links to specific films for more information on them in the coming days. Of particular note is that the Wavelengths and Visions programs have been combined to create what is undoubtedly the most interesting section of the festival. Stay tuned, too, for our own on the ground coverage of Tiff.
Galas
A Royal Affair (Nikolai Arcel, Demark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany)
Argo (Ben Affleck, USA)
The Company You Keep (Robert Redford, USA)
Dangerous Liaisons (Hur Jin-ho, China)
Emperor (Peter Webber, Japan/USA)
English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, India)
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (Shola Lynch)
Great Expectations (Mike Newell, UK)
Hyde Park on Hudson (Roger Michell, UK)
Inescapable (Ruba Nadda, Canada)
Jayne Mansfield's Car (Billy Bob Thorton, USA/Russia)
Looper (Rian Johnson,...
The vast bulk of Tiff's 2012 has been announced and listed here, below. We'll be updating the lineup with the previous films announced, as well as updating links to specific films for more information on them in the coming days. Of particular note is that the Wavelengths and Visions programs have been combined to create what is undoubtedly the most interesting section of the festival. Stay tuned, too, for our own on the ground coverage of Tiff.
Galas
A Royal Affair (Nikolai Arcel, Demark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany)
Argo (Ben Affleck, USA)
The Company You Keep (Robert Redford, USA)
Dangerous Liaisons (Hur Jin-ho, China)
Emperor (Peter Webber, Japan/USA)
English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, India)
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (Shola Lynch)
Great Expectations (Mike Newell, UK)
Hyde Park on Hudson (Roger Michell, UK)
Inescapable (Ruba Nadda, Canada)
Jayne Mansfield's Car (Billy Bob Thorton, USA/Russia)
Looper (Rian Johnson,...
- 8/22/2012
- MUBI
From Mozambique comes drector Licinio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida (Virgin Margarida) - a feature film, set in 1975, as revolution sweeps the streets of its capital Maputo, ridding it of prostitutes and other so-called *undersirables*. The women are then sent to re-education camps, to become "new women." However, unfortunately for her, 16-year-old Margarida is mistakenly taken; the problem is she's a virgin. The film tells her story. Here's a full synopsis: Mozambique 1975. The revolutionary government wants to eradicate all the traces of colonialism. Prostitution being one of them. All the prostitues are taken to the most isolated...
- 8/14/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The globe-trotting section of this year’s Contemporary World Cinema programme has your Sundance (in a pair of excellent titles in Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere and James Ponsoldt’s Smashed) and has select items from several sections from this year’s Cannes ranging from Pablo Stoll Ward’s 3, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Aida Begic’s Children of Sarajevo, Catherine Corsini’s Three Worlds, Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise: Love, and they must see In The Fog a masterwork from Sergei Loznitsa and will be padded by world premiere items such as Annemarie Jacir’s When I Saw You, Lenny Abrahamson’s What Richard Did and Sion Sono’s The Land of Hope (see pic above). Here’s the entire list of items that make up this year’s section:
3 Pablo Stoll Ward, Uruguay/Germany/Argentina North American Premiere For Rodolfo (Humberto de Vargas), life at home feels empty and cold,...
3 Pablo Stoll Ward, Uruguay/Germany/Argentina North American Premiere For Rodolfo (Humberto de Vargas), life at home feels empty and cold,...
- 8/14/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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