September is here again, and it's time to delve into the cinematic bounty of the Wavelengths section of the Toronto International Film Festival, that rambunctious and idiosyncratic corner of the Reitman Machine largely cordoned off from commercial concerns and set aside for lovely and sometimes difficult film art. Despite the ever-changing profile of Tiff, stalwart programmer Andréa Picard has [cue needle-scratching-record sound] What? Yes, last year at this time, the avant-garde community thought we were seeing Ms. Picard leaving this position behind. Fortunately for us all, Tiff won her back.
And this is where things get interesting. Starting with this 2012 edition of the festival, the Wavelengths section is a much more broadly based, festival-wide category. In essence, it now subsumes the old Visions designation, which was Tiff’s home for formally challenging, feature-length arthouse fare. This merger, which may seem like a bit of a shotgun wedding to some, does in fact make sense.
And this is where things get interesting. Starting with this 2012 edition of the festival, the Wavelengths section is a much more broadly based, festival-wide category. In essence, it now subsumes the old Visions designation, which was Tiff’s home for formally challenging, feature-length arthouse fare. This merger, which may seem like a bit of a shotgun wedding to some, does in fact make sense.
- 9/11/2012
- MUBI
By merging the former Visions into the Wavelengths section, Cameron Bailey has essentially made a new incontournable programme. Headed by Andréa Picard, the section which at a time was populated by medium to short run times now includes some of the bigger names in innovative feature film filmmaking who have no qualms about bending the medium. This year the sections includes long, medium and short length works from the likes of Ben Rivers, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Carlos Reygadas (pic of his controversial Post Tenebras Lux above), Wang Bing, Mati Diop (actress from Claire Denis and Antonio Campos films) and our very own writer Blake Williams who makes it two for two at Tiff with Many a Swan – he previously had Coorow-Latham Road programmed last year. Here’s the complete A to Z listing and well-worth reading descriptions.
Pairings
The Capsule Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 37’ A bevy of gorgeous Gothic...
Pairings
The Capsule Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 37’ A bevy of gorgeous Gothic...
- 8/14/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Akira Yoshizawa, who was born 101 years ago on March 14, was honored on the day with an origami-themed Google doodle.
Yoshizawa is recognized as the "grandfather of modern origami" according to the official Google blog. He's credited not only with creating new origami techniques but with developing a notation system that helped future practicers of the art to follow his innovative footsteps.
Google worked with origami master and laser physicist Robert J. Lang to create the customized doodle.
"While there were other Japanese artists who explored their country's folk art contemporaneously with Yoshizawa, his work inspired the world through a combination of grace, beauty, variety and clarity of presentation," writes Lang. "To him, each figure, even if folded from the same basic plan, was a unique object with a unique character."
While honing his craft, Yoshizawa worked in a factory, trained as a Buddhist monk and served in the Japanese medical corps in World War II.
Yoshizawa is recognized as the "grandfather of modern origami" according to the official Google blog. He's credited not only with creating new origami techniques but with developing a notation system that helped future practicers of the art to follow his innovative footsteps.
Google worked with origami master and laser physicist Robert J. Lang to create the customized doodle.
"While there were other Japanese artists who explored their country's folk art contemporaneously with Yoshizawa, his work inspired the world through a combination of grace, beauty, variety and clarity of presentation," writes Lang. "To him, each figure, even if folded from the same basic plan, was a unique object with a unique character."
While honing his craft, Yoshizawa worked in a factory, trained as a Buddhist monk and served in the Japanese medical corps in World War II.
- 3/15/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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