Evidently, there is a lonely whale out there in the ocean somewhere whose song can be heard at 52 hertz. Similarly, some lonely souls in contemporary Taipei sing at a frequency they hope will connect them to the love of their lives in the fluffy romantic confection 52Hz, I Love You, the latest from budding Taiwanese superstar director Wei Te-Sheng.Wei made his way to the international stage when his musically inclined romance, Cape No. 7, became Taiwan’s all-time box office champ in 2008 to that time (besting the likes of Titanic, The Dark Knight and The Return of the King),...
- 1/25/2017
- by Elizabeth Kerr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hong Kong-based Mei Ah Entertainment Group has announced a slate of six films at Hong Kong Filmart, including a film centred on a half-butterfly woman and China’s answer to Boyhood.
Based on Cai Jun’s popular suspense novel, Butterfly Cemetery 3D is a $12m fantasy thriller about a half-butterfly woman directed by Joe Ma and produced by Manfred Wong.
The effects-heavy film was shot mainly in Budapest and stars Zhang Li and Vivian Dawson.
Wong is the producer of a further two projects, of which the first is an untitled crime thriller by Philip Yung. Inspired by a true story, the film follows a village woman who travels across China to track down the murderer of her husband over 17 years. It is also produced by Julia Chu, who produced Yung’s critically acclaimed Port Of Call.
The second is Yu Zhong’s Growing Up, a coming-of-age drama that follows Wu Zang Suet, the child star...
Based on Cai Jun’s popular suspense novel, Butterfly Cemetery 3D is a $12m fantasy thriller about a half-butterfly woman directed by Joe Ma and produced by Manfred Wong.
The effects-heavy film was shot mainly in Budapest and stars Zhang Li and Vivian Dawson.
Wong is the producer of a further two projects, of which the first is an untitled crime thriller by Philip Yung. Inspired by a true story, the film follows a village woman who travels across China to track down the murderer of her husband over 17 years. It is also produced by Julia Chu, who produced Yung’s critically acclaimed Port Of Call.
The second is Yu Zhong’s Growing Up, a coming-of-age drama that follows Wu Zang Suet, the child star...
- 3/15/2016
- ScreenDaily
Baseball has been used many times in cinema to tell tales of triumph and tragedy. The New York Asian Film Festival brings us Kano, the true story of how the sport brought together three very separate racial groups in 1930s Japanese-occupied Taiwan. Here's our chat with the director, Umin Boya.The Lady Miz Diva: Many people coming to the festival will know you from Seediq Bale, and that you had acted for a long time. What made now the right time for you to director your first feature? Umin Boya: Actually, I have been a director for about seven or eight years now, but I usually work in TV movies. This is my first feature film. It's because of Wei Te-Sheng, the director of Seediq Bale. ...
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- 7/17/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Sing Choong Foo’s animation features voice talents of Zhang Ziyi and Wang Leehom.
Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to animated feature Where’s The Dragon, directed by Sing Choong Foo.
The project has attracted major voice talents including Zhang Ziyi (The Grandmaster) and Wang Leehom (Lust, Caution). Currently in post-production, it is being lined up for release in late 2014 or early 2015.
The story follows a ten-year-old girl who teams up with animals from the Chinese Zodiac to search for a lost dragon and save the world from a treacherous conspiracy. Voice cast also includes Michael Wong, Fish Leong and Maggie Chiang.
George Lee and Sew Yee Liew are producing the film through Beijing DeTao Masters Academy and Hong Kong-based Colour Engineering.
Born in Malaysia, Sing has worked on visual effects for Hollywood films including Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, Men In Black 2 and Beowulf.
More recently...
Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to animated feature Where’s The Dragon, directed by Sing Choong Foo.
The project has attracted major voice talents including Zhang Ziyi (The Grandmaster) and Wang Leehom (Lust, Caution). Currently in post-production, it is being lined up for release in late 2014 or early 2015.
The story follows a ten-year-old girl who teams up with animals from the Chinese Zodiac to search for a lost dragon and save the world from a treacherous conspiracy. Voice cast also includes Michael Wong, Fish Leong and Maggie Chiang.
George Lee and Sew Yee Liew are producing the film through Beijing DeTao Masters Academy and Hong Kong-based Colour Engineering.
Born in Malaysia, Sing has worked on visual effects for Hollywood films including Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, Men In Black 2 and Beowulf.
More recently...
- 5/16/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The Taipei Film Festival has unveiled the 12 films that have been selected for its International New Talent Competition, including the world premiere of local production Partners In Crime.
Directed by Chang Jung-chi (Touch Of The Light), Partners In Crime tells the story of three high school boys investigating the death of a classmate.
The competition line-up also include Taiwanese drama Exit, directed by Chienn Hsiang, along with first and second films from elsewhere in Asia, such as Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds, and titles from Europe and Latin America.
Over the past nine years, the New Talent competition has helped launch the careers of several notable local directors, including Doze Niu (Monga), Yang Ya-che (Bf*Gf) and Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale).
Entrants compete for the Grand Prize, with a cash award of $20,000, and Special Jury Prize ($10,000), both selected by an international jury, along with an audience award.
The Taipei...
Directed by Chang Jung-chi (Touch Of The Light), Partners In Crime tells the story of three high school boys investigating the death of a classmate.
The competition line-up also include Taiwanese drama Exit, directed by Chienn Hsiang, along with first and second films from elsewhere in Asia, such as Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds, and titles from Europe and Latin America.
Over the past nine years, the New Talent competition has helped launch the careers of several notable local directors, including Doze Niu (Monga), Yang Ya-che (Bf*Gf) and Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale).
Entrants compete for the Grand Prize, with a cash award of $20,000, and Special Jury Prize ($10,000), both selected by an international jury, along with an audience award.
The Taipei...
- 5/2/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The 50th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has announced its line-up with six Chinese-language world premieres including Wan jen’s It Takes Two To Tango and a new series of Q&A events titled Encounters With The Masters.
The festival, with an emphasis on Chinese-language cinema, will run from Nov 8-28 in the Taiwanese capital.
The festival’s world premieres include:
Taiwanese New Wave director Wan Jen’s It Takes Two To Tango;
rising Taiwanese director Lien Yi-chi’s police thriller black comedy Sweet Alibis;
Raye’s documentary on stray dogs in Taiwan, The Twelve Nights;
Wei Te-sheng-produced documentary Pusu Qyuni, directed by Tang Hsiang-chu;
Hong Kong director Ho Hong’s debut feature Doomsday・Party;
Malaysian director Yeo Joon-han’s second psychological thriller In the Dark, starring young Taiwanese actor Wang Po-Chieh.
Encounters With The Masters features nine high-profile directors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China who have been invited to screen key films accompanied by Q&As...
The festival, with an emphasis on Chinese-language cinema, will run from Nov 8-28 in the Taiwanese capital.
The festival’s world premieres include:
Taiwanese New Wave director Wan Jen’s It Takes Two To Tango;
rising Taiwanese director Lien Yi-chi’s police thriller black comedy Sweet Alibis;
Raye’s documentary on stray dogs in Taiwan, The Twelve Nights;
Wei Te-sheng-produced documentary Pusu Qyuni, directed by Tang Hsiang-chu;
Hong Kong director Ho Hong’s debut feature Doomsday・Party;
Malaysian director Yeo Joon-han’s second psychological thriller In the Dark, starring young Taiwanese actor Wang Po-Chieh.
Encounters With The Masters features nine high-profile directors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China who have been invited to screen key films accompanied by Q&As...
- 10/10/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Taipei-based sales company Ablaze Image has picked up international rights to Kano, produced by Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale), and Yee Chih-yen’s long-awaited third feature.
Kano, a $10m sports drama based on a true story, marks the directorial debut of Umin Boya (also known by his Chinese name Ma Chih-Hsiang). Set in the 1920s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the story focuses on a multi-ethnic baseball team making its way to Japan’s high school baseball championship.
Wei Te-sheng and Jummy Huang, the creative team behind Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale, are producing the film which is currently in post-production for a February 2014 release. The cast includes Japanese actors Masatoshi Nagase, Takao Osawa, Maki Sakai and Togo Igawa.
Yee Chih-yen’s Lefty Sky (working title) is the Taiwanese director’s first film in 11 years since his award-winning Blue Gate Crossing.
Produced by Lee Lieh (Zone Pro Site: The Moveable...
Kano, a $10m sports drama based on a true story, marks the directorial debut of Umin Boya (also known by his Chinese name Ma Chih-Hsiang). Set in the 1920s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the story focuses on a multi-ethnic baseball team making its way to Japan’s high school baseball championship.
Wei Te-sheng and Jummy Huang, the creative team behind Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale, are producing the film which is currently in post-production for a February 2014 release. The cast includes Japanese actors Masatoshi Nagase, Takao Osawa, Maki Sakai and Togo Igawa.
Yee Chih-yen’s Lefty Sky (working title) is the Taiwanese director’s first film in 11 years since his award-winning Blue Gate Crossing.
Produced by Lee Lieh (Zone Pro Site: The Moveable...
- 9/30/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Jim Jarmusch's 1989 movie "Mystery Train," financed by a Japanese consortium and executive-produced by two Japanese men, put Jarmusch on the world map and turned the then-22-year-old Masatoshi Nagase, a high-school dropout, into a Japanese star. Fast forward to 2012, and Nagase is in Taiwan as part of the cast of a flick about a 1931 Taiwan baseball;; team that made history at a high-school tournament in Japan. The movie is titled "Kano," and it's being produced by Wei Te-sheng, who wrote the script based on a real historical event that rocked...
- 1/14/2013
- by Dan Bloom
- The Wrap
Tepenin Ardi (Beyond the Hill, Turkey/Greece) has taken out the Best Feature Film award at the sixth Asia Pacific Screen Awards, held on Friday night in Brisbane.
Over 700 Australian and international guests attended the event, which took place at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Australia, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film for Happy Feet 2, lost out to the Japanese film Momo E No Tegami (A Letter to Momo). Awards and High Commendations.were awarded to.multiple countries and areas of Asia Pacific including India, Indonesia, Iraqi-Kurdistan, Israel, Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and for the first time, Iraq, which took out the Best Documentary Feature Film Award for In My Mother.s Arms. Japanese composer, actor and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto received the 2012 Apsa Fiapf award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. An Oscar®, Grammy® and two-time Golden...
Over 700 Australian and international guests attended the event, which took place at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Australia, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film for Happy Feet 2, lost out to the Japanese film Momo E No Tegami (A Letter to Momo). Awards and High Commendations.were awarded to.multiple countries and areas of Asia Pacific including India, Indonesia, Iraqi-Kurdistan, Israel, Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and for the first time, Iraq, which took out the Best Documentary Feature Film Award for In My Mother.s Arms. Japanese composer, actor and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto received the 2012 Apsa Fiapf award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. An Oscar®, Grammy® and two-time Golden...
- 11/26/2012
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
I previously reviewed Warriors of the Rainbow upon its domestic theatrical release, my thoughts are below, along with some comments on the international version and the Blu-ray edition.For thousands of years historians have filled millions of pages with the stories of brave warriors defending their homelands against insurmountable odds, and for as long as there have been narrative films, these stories have been told and retold to varying effect. Wei Te-sheng's Warriors of the Rainbow is the latest in a long line of such films. The battle between indigenous tribes and the march of either imperialism or modernity is a frequently visited subject. Taiwan's indigenous peoples suffered such an incursion in the first half of the twentieth century as a part of Japan's rabid...
- 8/7/2012
- Screen Anarchy
An adolescent’s sixteenth birthday marks a turning point in life when maturation occurs at a much more rapid pace and the teenager begins to be faced with difficult and important decisions that will shape their future. The same can be said of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, set to kick off its sixteenth edition tomorrow: its Super Sweet Sixteen promises to be nothing if not interesting. That’s not to say that the main focus of North America’s largest genre film festival is changing; in fact, between prolific director Takashi Miike’s festival opener For Love’s Sake – fresh from Cannes and having its North American premiere – and the Canadian premiere of animation studio Laika’s Paranorman, which closes the fest three weeks later, filmgoers will have a whopping 160 films from around the world to choose from. Sitges eat your heart out.
Where Fantasia seems to be...
Where Fantasia seems to be...
- 7/18/2012
- by Jason Widgington
- IONCINEMA.com
Earlier this year, audiences experienced “Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” a pulse-pounding, action-heavy epic that told the story of tensions between rural Taiwanese and invading Japanese soldiers. What some audience members didn’t know is that the two-and-a-half hour epic wasn’t even close to the full story, and now NY Asian Film Festival-goers have had a chance to experience the full four and a half hour version of director Wei Te-Sheng’s sprawling epic. Though you won’t see it in American history books (in fairness, there ain’t a lot in American history books), this film tells a very dark chapter of Taiwanese history. Once the land came under the rule of Japan, the visiting armies found the indigenous people took unkindly to Japanese attempts to “civilize” their lands. The resulting war, between the technologically superior Japanese and their “savage” counterparts raged on until Taiwain’s Seediq.
- 7/9/2012
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Baseball movies attract baseball fans and, if they're done well, they attract a broader swath of moviegoers as well. From "Field of Dreams" to "The Babe Ruth Story" to "Moneyball," Hollywood seems to love baseball, too -- on the mound, in the dugout, rounding third and often with that love story on the side. Now comes a baseball movie from Taiwan that is to start shooting in September, with Taiwan's Umin Boya directing from a script by Wei Te-sheng, the local wunderkind who gave the world "Cape No. 7" and "Seediq Bale." "Kano" is set in 1931 in Taiwan,...
- 7/2/2012
- by Dan Bloom
- The Wrap
This July 4th New Yorkers are offered a truly momentous way to spend the day, as the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival will be screening the uncut, two-part Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale from Taiwanese upstart Wei Te-Sheng. Here are thoughts from our correspondent Alexander Thebez: Taiwanese filmmaker Wei Te-Sheng, who is known for his well-received Cape No. 7, returns to the big screen with a film that demands to be acknowledged. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale was first released in the Us in 2011. However, its initial release resulted in about two hours worth of the film being left on the cutting room floor. For the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival, I had the opportunity to see the film in...
- 7/2/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Film – from King Kong to Avatar – has long been drawn to those threshold encounters where nothing is the same again
When James Cameron took a step on to technological terra incognito in 2009 with Avatar, he leaned on an old fascination for his storyline: indigenous peoples. That moment where hard eyes met uncomprehending ones, and see themselves reflected back, has still got it. It's in the nature of cameras to be pointed at the unknown, or at least point to where the unknown once was. No surprises then that cinema – from King Kong to Nanook of the North, classic westerns to mondo, Malick arthouse to Cameron powerhouse – has long been drawn to those threshold encounters where nothing is the same again.
The idea of a place's original inhabitants is a powerful one in uncertain times when countries and cultures look to fix a sense of their own identity, and the shifting...
When James Cameron took a step on to technological terra incognito in 2009 with Avatar, he leaned on an old fascination for his storyline: indigenous peoples. That moment where hard eyes met uncomprehending ones, and see themselves reflected back, has still got it. It's in the nature of cameras to be pointed at the unknown, or at least point to where the unknown once was. No surprises then that cinema – from King Kong to Nanook of the North, classic westerns to mondo, Malick arthouse to Cameron powerhouse – has long been drawn to those threshold encounters where nothing is the same again.
The idea of a place's original inhabitants is a powerful one in uncertain times when countries and cultures look to fix a sense of their own identity, and the shifting...
- 6/27/2012
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Taiwanese films have been causing an increasing stir both at home and abroad, none more so than historical blockbuster “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale”, which tells the true story of a 1930s aboriginal revolt against the Japanese invaders. The film is certainly the very definition of epic, being the most expensive Taiwanese production to date, split into 2 parts, boasting a combined running time of a staggering four and a half hours – trimmed down to a still length 153 minutes for the international cut. Directed by Wei Te Sheng, who also helmed local mega hit “Cape No.7”, the massively popular film was produced by none other than Hong Kong action legend John Woo, and features a pan-Asian cast of big name stars and first time performers, including Lin Ching Tai (“10+10”) in the lead, Ando Masanobu (“The Butcher, The Chef & The Swordsman”) from Japan, Tanaka Chie “(Cape No.7”), Vivian Hsu (Hot Summer...
- 6/25/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
It’s that time again. The Fantasia Film Festival is once again imminent, ready to take over Montreal for three weeks with a barrage of genre films and oddball features from all over the world. Running from July 19th to August 7th, this year’s iteration promises to be another insane smorgasbord of the world’s wildest movies. Besides the initial list of films that have been confirmed below, expect another 10,000 or so when the full lineup is revealed.
We can also expect appearances from Tony Todd and Mark Hamill, promoting their new movie Sushi Girl, directed by Ken Saxton, as well as a spotlight on Jennifer Lynch (!), which will include her new feature Chained and the Hissss making-of documentary Despite the Gods. The Documentaries from the Edge section is getting a boost this year as well, though only two titles ( My Amityville Horror and We are Legion: The Story...
We can also expect appearances from Tony Todd and Mark Hamill, promoting their new movie Sushi Girl, directed by Ken Saxton, as well as a spotlight on Jennifer Lynch (!), which will include her new feature Chained and the Hissss making-of documentary Despite the Gods. The Documentaries from the Edge section is getting a boost this year as well, though only two titles ( My Amityville Horror and We are Legion: The Story...
- 6/18/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7. Read on for the latest!
The full 2012 lineup of programming and special events will be revealed next month, and we've got all the preliminary details for you below!
Fantasia Proudly Presents The World Premiere Launch Of A Unique, All-star Travelling Art Show
If They Came From Within: An Alternative History of Canadian Horror Movies
Cinematheque Quebecoise, July 20– July 29
Opening gala July 20, 5Pm
Imagine an alternative universe of Canadian horror movies that didn’t get made, couldn’t get made and maybe even shouldn’t get made… but we’d still love to see.
Rue Morgue magazine Editor-in-Chief Dave Alexander brings together some of Canada and Quebec’s most celebrated genre filmmakers with some of the country’s best...
The full 2012 lineup of programming and special events will be revealed next month, and we've got all the preliminary details for you below!
Fantasia Proudly Presents The World Premiere Launch Of A Unique, All-star Travelling Art Show
If They Came From Within: An Alternative History of Canadian Horror Movies
Cinematheque Quebecoise, July 20– July 29
Opening gala July 20, 5Pm
Imagine an alternative universe of Canadian horror movies that didn’t get made, couldn’t get made and maybe even shouldn’t get made… but we’d still love to see.
Rue Morgue magazine Editor-in-Chief Dave Alexander brings together some of Canada and Quebec’s most celebrated genre filmmakers with some of the country’s best...
- 6/18/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
For thousands of years historians have filled millions of pages with the stories of brave warriors defending their homelands against insurmountable odds, and for as long as there have been narrative films, these stories have been told and retold to varying effect. Wei Te-sheng's Warriors of the Rainbow is the latest in a long line of such films. The battle between indigenous tribes and the march of either imperialism or modernity is a frequently visited subject. Taiwan's indigenous peoples suffered such an incursion in the first half of the twentieth century as a part of Japan's rabid march across Asia in an attempt to unite the entire continent under the rising sun flag, however, they would not go quietly into that good night.The story focuses...
- 4/30/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Opening in Us theaters on April 27th, Wei Te-Sheng’s epic retells the extraordinary 20th century story of the aboriginal tribes who first settled in Taiwan.
In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters…
Official Selection: Taiwan’S Official Selection For The 2012 Academy Awards, Venice Film Festival 2011
Official Plot Some eighty years ago, in the mountains of Taiwan, two races clashed in defense of their faiths. One race believed in rainbows, the other believed in the sun. Neither side realized that they both believed in the same sky
Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale is presented in its International version, with English subtitles.
Directed By: Wei Te-Sheng
Starring: Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su, Da Ching
Official Movie Website: www.
In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters…
Official Selection: Taiwan’S Official Selection For The 2012 Academy Awards, Venice Film Festival 2011
Official Plot Some eighty years ago, in the mountains of Taiwan, two races clashed in defense of their faiths. One race believed in rainbows, the other believed in the sun. Neither side realized that they both believed in the same sky
Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale is presented in its International version, with English subtitles.
Directed By: Wei Te-Sheng
Starring: Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su, Da Ching
Official Movie Website: www.
- 4/15/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Written and Directed by Wei Te-Sheng
Taiwan, 2011
Billed as the most expensive film in the history of Taiwanese cinema, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale had a lot of things going for it. It had the budget, a cast of fifteen thousand people, and was Executive Produced by the legendary John Woo. With ambitions to become the Asian equivalent of The Lord of the Rings, the film eventually peters and becomes nothing more than a lackluster rendition of the already lackluster 300.
The film takes place in the early 20th century, documenting the 50-year long Japanese occupation of Taiwan and its indigenous people. After enduring decades of indignities and maltreatment, a coalition of 300 from various Seediq tribes, led by the illustrious Mouna Rudo (Lin Ching-Tai), stage a fierce rebellion to take back their land and way of life.
Nothing like 300, right?
Like all other...
Written and Directed by Wei Te-Sheng
Taiwan, 2011
Billed as the most expensive film in the history of Taiwanese cinema, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale had a lot of things going for it. It had the budget, a cast of fifteen thousand people, and was Executive Produced by the legendary John Woo. With ambitions to become the Asian equivalent of The Lord of the Rings, the film eventually peters and becomes nothing more than a lackluster rendition of the already lackluster 300.
The film takes place in the early 20th century, documenting the 50-year long Japanese occupation of Taiwan and its indigenous people. After enduring decades of indignities and maltreatment, a coalition of 300 from various Seediq tribes, led by the illustrious Mouna Rudo (Lin Ching-Tai), stage a fierce rebellion to take back their land and way of life.
Nothing like 300, right?
Like all other...
- 4/15/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
Terracotta Festival is proud to hold the European premiere of the Chinese movie Inseparable directed by Dayyan Eng, featuring Daniel Wu and Kevin Spacey on Sunday 15th April -Ticket Information Below
Ticket Information
Sunday 15 April 2012 (doors open 16:20)
Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7By
Box Office: Tel: +44 (0)20 7494 3654
Tickets: £8.00, £7.00 (concessions), £6.50 (Members)
Other Movies Showing At Terracotta Seediq Bale:
Director: Wei Te-Sheng, starring Masanobu Andô, Umin Boya, Da Ching
Production country: Taiwan, Languages: Aboriginal (Seediq)
Action saga produced by John Woo, tells the true story of Taiwan’s aboriginal Seediq tribes who were almost wiped out by Japanese colonisers in the 1930s.
Lead actor Da Ching will attend the festival to present the film, Q&A with audience and a masterclass.
Taiwan Party after the screening at our Terracotta café, upstairs at the Slug and Lettuce (Chinatown, lisle St, London)
One Mile Above (Kora)
Director: Du Jiayi,...
Ticket Information
Sunday 15 April 2012 (doors open 16:20)
Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7By
Box Office: Tel: +44 (0)20 7494 3654
Tickets: £8.00, £7.00 (concessions), £6.50 (Members)
Other Movies Showing At Terracotta Seediq Bale:
Director: Wei Te-Sheng, starring Masanobu Andô, Umin Boya, Da Ching
Production country: Taiwan, Languages: Aboriginal (Seediq)
Action saga produced by John Woo, tells the true story of Taiwan’s aboriginal Seediq tribes who were almost wiped out by Japanese colonisers in the 1930s.
Lead actor Da Ching will attend the festival to present the film, Q&A with audience and a masterclass.
Taiwan Party after the screening at our Terracotta café, upstairs at the Slug and Lettuce (Chinatown, lisle St, London)
One Mile Above (Kora)
Director: Du Jiayi,...
- 4/14/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
The 4th annual Terracotta Far East Film Festival is set to run April 12th -15th and will once again be hosted by PrinceCharles Cinema in the heart of London’s Chinatown.
With a stunning line-up of films hand-picked from the best of the region, encompassing diverse genres from comedy to drama to horror and everything in between, the festival will continue to hold exclusive Q&As, masterclasses and fabulous parties.
Each year the festival strives to improve on last year and to discover new talent: last year, the programme included a little known indie-comedy from China, Red Light Revolution, which ended winning the festival Audience Award.
This year, there will be a focus on Taiwan, given the strength of output in recent years. Most cineastes will be familiar with the works of Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Ang Lee already and Terracotta Festival are delighted to host the...
With a stunning line-up of films hand-picked from the best of the region, encompassing diverse genres from comedy to drama to horror and everything in between, the festival will continue to hold exclusive Q&As, masterclasses and fabulous parties.
Each year the festival strives to improve on last year and to discover new talent: last year, the programme included a little known indie-comedy from China, Red Light Revolution, which ended winning the festival Audience Award.
This year, there will be a focus on Taiwan, given the strength of output in recent years. Most cineastes will be familiar with the works of Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Ang Lee already and Terracotta Festival are delighted to host the...
- 4/4/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
The 4th annual Terracotta Far East Film Festival is set to run April 12th -15th and the full programme has just been announced. Once again hosted by Prince Charles Cinema in the heart of London’s Chinatown there’s a cracking line-up of films hand-picked from the best of the region, encompassing diverse genres from comedy to drama to horror and everything in between, the festival will continue to hold exclusive Q&As, masterclasses and of course partays! This year, there will be a focus on Taiwan, given the strength of output in recent years. Most cineastes will be familiar with the works of Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Ang Lee already and Terracotta Festival are delighted to host the UK Premiere for Seediq Bale by an emerging director Wei Te-sheng (Cape No. 7). Rising star Da Ching, lead actor of the film, will be attending the festival...
- 3/30/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Directed By: Wei Te-Sheng
Starring: Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su, Da Ching
Official Selection: Taiwan.S Official Selection For The 2012 Academy Awards, Venice Film Festival 2011
Wei Te-sheng’s epic film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history, which is little known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. It was to begin at a sports day meeting where the assembled tribesmen were to attach and kill the Japanese officials and would then broaden to sieges on police...
Starring: Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su, Da Ching
Official Selection: Taiwan.S Official Selection For The 2012 Academy Awards, Venice Film Festival 2011
Wei Te-sheng’s epic film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history, which is little known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. It was to begin at a sports day meeting where the assembled tribesmen were to attach and kill the Japanese officials and would then broaden to sieges on police...
- 3/26/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Trailer, poster and images from Warriors of the Rainbow (Sàidékè balái) arrive. Well Go USA's action drama finds theaters on April 27th, under the helm of scribe Wei Te-Sheng (Cape No. 7). Starring are Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su and Da Ching. The film reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history, which is little known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. It was to begin at a sports day meeting where the assembled tribesmen were to attach and kill the Japanese officials...
- 3/26/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster and images from Warriors of the Rainbow (Sàidékè balái) arrive. Well Go USA's action drama finds theaters on April 27th, under the helm of scribe Wei Te-Sheng (Cape No. 7). Starring are Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su and Da Ching. The film reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history, which is little known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. It was to begin at a sports day meeting where the assembled tribesmen were to attach and kill the Japanese officials...
- 3/26/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster and images from Warriors of the Rainbow (Sàidékè balái) arrive. Well Go USA's action drama finds theaters on April 27th, under the helm of scribe Wei Te-Sheng (Cape No. 7). Starring are Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya, Ando Masanobu, Kawahara Sabu, Vivian Su and Da Ching. The film reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history, which is little known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. It was to begin at a sports day meeting where the assembled tribesmen were to attach and kill the Japanese officials...
- 3/26/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Well Go USA have given Twitch the exclusive first look at the official Us one-sheet for 2011 Taiwanese Oscar submission Seediq Bale: Warriors of the Rainbow. Well Go are gearing up for a release of the film very soon, and by all accounts it's a winner.Here's Well Go's synopsis:Wei Te-sheng's epic film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history which is little-known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with...
- 3/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Sorry Angelina Jolie and Christian Bale. You're not on the list.
The Academy just refuses to show American stars the love — at least when it comes to the foreign language Oscar shortlist anyway.
Despite some legit contenders who hail from Hollywood this year, it's looking like those little gold men are being reserved for films nobody's heard of without Tinseltown star power attached.
Topping the list of potential nominees are Asghar Farhadi's Critics' Choice and Golden Globe-winning drama "A Separation" (Iran), Agnieszka Holland's Holocaust drama "In Darkness" (Poland), Joseph Cedar's Talmudic study "Footnote" (Israel), Philippe Falardeau's dramedy "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada) and Wim Wenders' 3-D dance documentary "Pina" (Germany).
Other titles that made the cut are Michael R. Roskam's crime-drama "Bullhead" (Belgium), Ole Christian Madsen's comedy "SuperClasico" (Denmark), Roschdy Zem's social-conscience piece "Omar Killed Me" (Morocco) and Wei Te-sheng's epic "Warriors of...
The Academy just refuses to show American stars the love — at least when it comes to the foreign language Oscar shortlist anyway.
Despite some legit contenders who hail from Hollywood this year, it's looking like those little gold men are being reserved for films nobody's heard of without Tinseltown star power attached.
Topping the list of potential nominees are Asghar Farhadi's Critics' Choice and Golden Globe-winning drama "A Separation" (Iran), Agnieszka Holland's Holocaust drama "In Darkness" (Poland), Joseph Cedar's Talmudic study "Footnote" (Israel), Philippe Falardeau's dramedy "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada) and Wim Wenders' 3-D dance documentary "Pina" (Germany).
Other titles that made the cut are Michael R. Roskam's crime-drama "Bullhead" (Belgium), Ole Christian Madsen's comedy "SuperClasico" (Denmark), Roschdy Zem's social-conscience piece "Omar Killed Me" (Morocco) and Wei Te-sheng's epic "Warriors of...
- 1/19/2012
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
The Year of the Dragon could be a good one for Taiwan director Wei Te-sheng, whose rebellion epic Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale was the only film from East Asia to find itself on the Academy's best foreign-language film Oscar shortlist Wednesday. Noticeably absent among Asia's contenders is Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War starring Oscar winner Christian Bale, China's most expensive production to date and its highest-grossing Chinese film for 2011. Zhang was looking for his fourth foreign-language film nomination and his first nod with his Rape of Nanjing story. If Warriors makes the last five
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- 1/19/2012
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced its shortlist for the year's best foreign language film award at the upcoming Oscars, a list that is already inciting outrage not just for its inclusions but its surprising omissions.
Those that have reached this semi-final round ahead of the five final nominees to be announced on Tuesday include:
Asghar Farhadi's Golden Globe-winning drama "A Separation" (Iran)
Agnieszka Holland’s sewer-set Holocaust drama "In Darkness" (Poland)
Joseph Cedar's Talmudic dueling academics tale "Footnote" (Israel)
Philippe Falardeau’s dramedy "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada)
Wim Wenders’ 3D dance documentary "Pina" (Germany)
Michael R. Roskam's crime-drama "Bullhead" (Belgium)
Ole Christian Madsen's light comedy "SuperClasico" (Denmark)
Roschdy Zem's drama "Omar Killed Me "(Morocco)
Wei Te-sheng's 2-part epic "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale" (Taiwan)
As only one film per country can be submitted, certain films were already ruled ineligible...
Those that have reached this semi-final round ahead of the five final nominees to be announced on Tuesday include:
Asghar Farhadi's Golden Globe-winning drama "A Separation" (Iran)
Agnieszka Holland’s sewer-set Holocaust drama "In Darkness" (Poland)
Joseph Cedar's Talmudic dueling academics tale "Footnote" (Israel)
Philippe Falardeau’s dramedy "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada)
Wim Wenders’ 3D dance documentary "Pina" (Germany)
Michael R. Roskam's crime-drama "Bullhead" (Belgium)
Ole Christian Madsen's light comedy "SuperClasico" (Denmark)
Roschdy Zem's drama "Omar Killed Me "(Morocco)
Wei Te-sheng's 2-part epic "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale" (Taiwan)
As only one film per country can be submitted, certain films were already ruled ineligible...
- 1/19/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed, India’s official entry to the Oscars couldn’t make it to the shortlist of nominations for the 84th Academy awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the final nine contenders for the foreign language category from the 63 foreign-language films that initially qualified.
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng...
Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed, India’s official entry to the Oscars couldn’t make it to the shortlist of nominations for the 84th Academy awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the final nine contenders for the foreign language category from the 63 foreign-language films that initially qualified.
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng...
- 1/19/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The sixty-three films eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Oscars have been culled down to nine movies, and the resulting list is a bit surprising. Not making the cut is The Flowers of War, with Christian Bale [1], or Miss Bala, the Mexican film [2] that did well at festivals last year. Meanwhile the Belgian film Bullhead, which got a good reception at Fantastic Fest [3], did make the list, as did likely favorite to win A Separation, which took home a Golden Globe this past weekend. Get the full list after the break. The possible contenders for the Oscar are -- and note this is not a nomination list, but the shortlist from which nominations can be chosen: Bullhead, directed by Michael R. Roskam (Belgium) Monsieur Lazhar, directed by Philippe Falardeau (Canada) SuperClasico, directed by Ole Christian Madsen (Denmark) Pina, directed by Wim Wenders (Germany) A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran) Footnote,...
- 1/19/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Anders W. Berthelsen, Paprika Steen, Sebastián Estevanez in Ole Christian Madsen's SuperClásico The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of nine films still in contention for the 2012 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Belgium, Bullhead, Michael R. Roskam, director; Canada, Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau, director; Denmark, Superclásico, Ole Christian Madsen, director; Germany, Pina, Wim Wenders, director; Iran, A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, director; Israel, Footnote, Joseph Cedar, director; Morocco, Omar Killed Me, Roschdy Zem, director; Poland, In Darkness, Agnieszka Holland, director; Taiwan, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, Wei Te-sheng, director. As in the past five years, the Best Foreign Language Film nominations are being determined in two phases. The information below is from the Academy's press release: The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members,...
- 1/18/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director;
Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar, director;
Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem, director;
Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland, director;
Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng, director.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2011 are again being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films between mid-October and January 13. The group.s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy.s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director;
Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar, director;
Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem, director;
Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland, director;
Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng, director.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2011 are again being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films between mid-October and January 13. The group.s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy.s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
- 1/18/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With just six days until Oscar nominations, the Academy has released the finalist list for Best Foreign Language Film. Iran's wondrous A Separation (see my top ten list) might just go all the way. While it's true that most pundits are already predicting just that, I've been more cautious. Masterpieces are often tripped up in this category by more heartwarming or traditonally baity mass-appeal films in the final heat. The biggest surprise here might be the omission of Lebanon's 'can't we all get along' musical Where Do We Go Now? which some pundits, including myself, had suspected might be a real threat given its populist pull. It won the People's Choice at Toronto which generally bodes well for Oscar traction. Not this time.
Poland's "In Darkness" is "A Separation"'s chief rival now; it's a Holocaust drama.
The Finalist List
Belgium (5 noms) "Bullhead" Michael R. Roskam Canada (5 noms | 1 win) "Monsieur Lazhar...
Poland's "In Darkness" is "A Separation"'s chief rival now; it's a Holocaust drama.
The Finalist List
Belgium (5 noms) "Bullhead" Michael R. Roskam Canada (5 noms | 1 win) "Monsieur Lazhar...
- 1/18/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Academy has announced what I would determine to be a rather solid shortlist of Foreign Language contenders for the 2012 Oscars based on what I've heard and what I've seen so far. Of course, there are films that didn't make the cut that will likely have people up in arms. One such film is one we profiled here recently, Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now?, which won the Cadillac People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Mexico's highly touted Miss Bala, Zhang Yimou's The War of Flowers, Aki Kaurismaki's Le Havre and Jose Padhila's Elite Squad: The Enemy Within were also among films many thought may stand a chance or were at least critical favorites. However, strong favorite A Separation made the list as did Win Wenders' 3D dance documentary Pina along with a personal favorite of mine in Bullhead, which is essentially this year's Dogtooth if you ask me,...
- 1/18/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: The Academy has narrowed the number of films competing for the Foreign Language Oscar to nine ahead of the nominations being announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. They are:
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director;
Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar, director;
Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem, director;
Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland, director;
Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng, director.
The films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2011 are again being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films between mid-October and...
hollywoodnews.com: The Academy has narrowed the number of films competing for the Foreign Language Oscar to nine ahead of the nominations being announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. They are:
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director;
Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar, director;
Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem, director;
Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland, director;
Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng, director.
The films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2011 are again being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films between mid-October and...
- 1/18/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Originally made up of over sixty-three films, The Academy has narrowed down their contenders for the Best Foreign Oscar to just nine.. It is no surprise that Iran’s A Separation, from Asghar Farhadi made the list, a film that was number two on my best films of the year countdown. Another appearing was Belgium’s Bullhead, a film that made our own Jared Mobarak‘s best of the year, as well as Wim Wender‘s Pina.
Notably missing are Mexico’s Miss Bala, Finland’s Le Havre, as well as the big Tiff winner, Lebanon’s Where Do We Go Now?. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Once upon a Time in Anatolia from Turkey also got high notices, but was missing from the list. Check out the full thing below in the press release, but my money is on A Separation to pick up the award.
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Notably missing are Mexico’s Miss Bala, Finland’s Le Havre, as well as the big Tiff winner, Lebanon’s Where Do We Go Now?. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Once upon a Time in Anatolia from Turkey also got high notices, but was missing from the list. Check out the full thing below in the press release, but my money is on A Separation to pick up the award.
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- 1/18/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Golden Globe champ "A Separation" from Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi and Germany's 3D documentary "Pina" are among the nine entries still in contention for Best Foreign-Language Film. "Pina," Wim Wenders film about dancer Pina Bausch, is also among the 15 films on the Documentary Feature shortlist. It would make Oscar history if it reaps bids in both categories. Also in the running for the five slots to be announced Tuesday: "Bullhead," Michael R. Roskam (Belgium) "Footnote," Joseph Cedar (Israel) "In Darkness," Agnieszka Holland (Poland) "Monsieur Lazhar," Philippe Falardeau (Canada) "Omar Killed Me," Roschdy Zem (Morocco) "Superclasico," Ole Christian Madsen (Denmark) "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," Wei Te-sheng (Taiwan) Among the notable snubs: "Declaration o...
- 1/18/2012
- Gold Derby
It looks like the patented end-of-the-year release strategy for Angelina Jolie's directorial debut may not yield any Oscar gold.
The Academy has just released a list of the nine foreign-language films that will advance into the next round of voting for the 84th Academy Awards – out of a total of 63 that qualified – and Angelina's Bosnian war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey is not on the list.
In the Land of Blood and Honey was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and did actually win two awards: The Stanley Kramer award from the Producer's Guild and, not surprisingly, the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award from the Sarajevo Film festival.
Despite the limited box office success of In the Land of Blood and Honey, at least Angelina can sleep tight knowing that someone cared, and now focus her energy on rooting for Brad Pitt's Moneyball chances.
The Academy has just released a list of the nine foreign-language films that will advance into the next round of voting for the 84th Academy Awards – out of a total of 63 that qualified – and Angelina's Bosnian war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey is not on the list.
In the Land of Blood and Honey was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and did actually win two awards: The Stanley Kramer award from the Producer's Guild and, not surprisingly, the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award from the Sarajevo Film festival.
Despite the limited box office success of In the Land of Blood and Honey, at least Angelina can sleep tight knowing that someone cared, and now focus her energy on rooting for Brad Pitt's Moneyball chances.
- 1/18/2012
- TheInsider.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed down the Foreign-Language field to 9 qualifying films. Belgium, "Bullhead," Michael R. Roskam, director; Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar," Philippe Falardeau, director; Denmark, "Superclásico," Ole Christian Madsen, director; Germany, "Pina," Wim Wenders, director; Iran, "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi, director; Israel, "Footnote," Joseph Cedar, director; Morocco, "Omar Killed Me," Roschdy Zem, director; Poland, "In Darkness," Agnieszka Holland, director; Taiwan, "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," Wei Te-sheng, director.
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- 1/18/2012
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nominations for the 6th annual Asian Film Awards were announced in Hong Kong today:
Best Film
A Separation (Iran) Postcard (Japan) The Flowers of War (Mainland China) Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Hong Kong/Mainland China) Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan) You Don’t Get Life a Second Time (India)
Best Director
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Lovely Man Sono Sion, Guilty of Romance Tsui Hark, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Wei Te-sheng, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Zhang Yimou, The Flowers of War
Best Actor
Chen Kun, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Donny Damara, Lovely Man Andy Lau, A Simple Life Park Hae Il, War of the Arrows Yakusho Koji, Chronicle of My Mother
Best Actress
Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture Michelle Chen, You Are the Apple of My Eye Eugene Domingo, The Woman in the Septic Tank Leila Hatami, A Separation Deanie Ip,...
Best Film
A Separation (Iran) Postcard (Japan) The Flowers of War (Mainland China) Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Hong Kong/Mainland China) Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan) You Don’t Get Life a Second Time (India)
Best Director
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Lovely Man Sono Sion, Guilty of Romance Tsui Hark, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Wei Te-sheng, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Zhang Yimou, The Flowers of War
Best Actor
Chen Kun, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Donny Damara, Lovely Man Andy Lau, A Simple Life Park Hae Il, War of the Arrows Yakusho Koji, Chronicle of My Mother
Best Actress
Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture Michelle Chen, You Are the Apple of My Eye Eugene Domingo, The Woman in the Septic Tank Leila Hatami, A Separation Deanie Ip,...
- 1/18/2012
- MUBI
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and the other nominations for the 2012 Asian Film Awards have been announced. The 6th Annual Asian Film Awards was presented by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) “to recognize excellence of film professionals in the film industries of Asian cinema.” This year’s award ceremony will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 19, 2012.
The full listing of the 2012 Asian Film Awards nominations have been announced.
Best Film
A Separation (Iran)
Postcard (Japan)
The Flowers of War (Mainland China)
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan)
You Don’t Get Life a Second Time (India)
Best Director
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Lovely Man
Sono Sion, Guilty of Romance
Tsui Hark, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Wei Te-sheng, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Zhang Yimou, The...
The full listing of the 2012 Asian Film Awards nominations have been announced.
Best Film
A Separation (Iran)
Postcard (Japan)
The Flowers of War (Mainland China)
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan)
You Don’t Get Life a Second Time (India)
Best Director
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Lovely Man
Sono Sion, Guilty of Romance
Tsui Hark, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Wei Te-sheng, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Zhang Yimou, The...
- 1/18/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Hong Kong – Director Tsui Hark’s 3D extravaganza The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate leads the Sixth Asian Film Awards nominations with seven nods, closely followed by Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale by Taiwan’s Wei Te-sheng, and The Flowers of War by China’s Zhang Yimou, with six nominations each. Fresh off its Best Foreign Language film win at the Golden Globes, Iran’s A Separation received nominations in five categories, while Peter Chan’s Wu Xia shines in the technical categories, with four nominations. Organized by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, the awards will name winners in 14
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- 1/18/2012
- by Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
French-Spanish period costumer "Farewell My Queen," directed by Benoit Jacquot, will open this year's Berlinale, which runs from February 9 to 19. The "upstairs downstairs" drama adapted from Chantal Thomas's novel stars Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette and Lea Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen as servants in Versailles at the start of the French Revolution. The film will compete for Berlin's Golden Bear. The festival is awarding Meryl Streep an honorary Golden Bear this year. The feature films to date in the Berlinale Panorama program are: 10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung,...
- 1/4/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
Following up the initial announcement of titles, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival revealed it will open with the period drama Les Adieux à la reine (Farewell My Queen) today. From director Benoît Jacquot, the drama stars Inglourious Basterds lead Diane Kruger, as well as Léa Seydoux who broke-out in Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol this year. Based on, Chantal Thomas’ novel we have the first stills of the film (from Lumiere via The Playlist) that follows the “first few days of the French Revolution from the perspective of the servants at Versailles.”
Kruger, who plays Marie Antoinette here, has only appeared in one big film following her post-Basterds role with Unknown, but I look forward to her future work, especially with this film. I thought Seydoux was great as an action villain in Ghotocol and excited to see her career rise. Check out the stills below,...
Kruger, who plays Marie Antoinette here, has only appeared in one big film following her post-Basterds role with Unknown, but I look forward to her future work, especially with this film. I thought Seydoux was great as an action villain in Ghotocol and excited to see her career rise. Check out the stills below,...
- 1/4/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Berlinale's announced today that 20 films are now lined up for its Panorama program. All in all, around 50 titles will make up the main program, Panorama Special and Panorama Dokumente.
10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung, Chang Tso-Chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-Che and others, Taiwan — see a full report from the Taipei Film Commission: "Funded by the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Republic of China Centenary Foundation, 10+10 [is] a movie comprised of 20 short films by 10 renowned and 10 emerging Taiwanese filmmakers."
Death For Sale by Faouzi Bensaïdi, France
With Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane Elmechrafi, Faouzi Bensaïdi
Die Wand (The Wall) by Julian Roman Pölsler, Austria/Germany
With Martina Gedeck — Synopsis from The Match Factory: "(1.) The wall is a highly unusual exploration of solitude and survival. (2.) It is the story of a woman who is separated from the...
10+10 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Toon, Wu Nien-Jen, Sylvia Chang, Chen Guo-Fu, Wei Te-Sheng, Chung Meng-Hung, Chang Tso-Chi, Arvin Chen, Yang Ya-Che and others, Taiwan — see a full report from the Taipei Film Commission: "Funded by the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Republic of China Centenary Foundation, 10+10 [is] a movie comprised of 20 short films by 10 renowned and 10 emerging Taiwanese filmmakers."
Death For Sale by Faouzi Bensaïdi, France
With Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labiad, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane Elmechrafi, Faouzi Bensaïdi
Die Wand (The Wall) by Julian Roman Pölsler, Austria/Germany
With Martina Gedeck — Synopsis from The Match Factory: "(1.) The wall is a highly unusual exploration of solitude and survival. (2.) It is the story of a woman who is separated from the...
- 1/4/2012
- MUBI
One movie that made waves in Venice recently was Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's "Seediq Bale," and how the shy and quiet cineaste came to make what many in his own country said was an impossible movie to make is a story worth repeating – and archiving for future film school students everywhere. The movie itself is a trailblazer and will go down in film history as one of Taiwan's finest contributions to the world of cinema. It's based on Taiwan's storied past during the Japanese Colonial Period (1895-1945), when the emperor of...
- 12/8/2011
- by Dan Bloom
- The Wrap
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