Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSHard Truths.Mike Leigh’s forthcoming Hard Truths will reunite him with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, star of Secrets and Lies (1996). It will be the British director’s first film set in the present day since Another Year (2010).Jia Zhangke has divulged some details of We Shall Be All, now in the early stages of post-production. In production off and on since 2001, the film will be his first feature since Ash Is Purest White (2018). “I travelled with actors and a cameraman to shoot, without a script, without any obvious story,” the director told Variety. “This is a work of fiction, but I have applied many documentary methods.”Robert Bresson’s rarely seen Four Nights of a Dreamer is being restored by MK2 Films, set for a spring release.
- 2/28/2024
- MUBI
The full lineup has been unveiled for the festival’s 36th edition.
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today revealed the lineup for its 36th edition, including 20 world premieres across its two competition strands.
The festival, set to run October 23 to November 1, will feature 15 titles in its main Competition section led by Japan and China, which each have three films in the selection.
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From China are crime drama A Long Shot from debut feature director Gao Peng; Snow Leopard by late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, which premiered at Venice; and Dwelling By The West Lake by Gu Xiaogang,...
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today revealed the lineup for its 36th edition, including 20 world premieres across its two competition strands.
The festival, set to run October 23 to November 1, will feature 15 titles in its main Competition section led by Japan and China, which each have three films in the selection.
Scroll down for full list
From China are crime drama A Long Shot from debut feature director Gao Peng; Snow Leopard by late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, which premiered at Venice; and Dwelling By The West Lake by Gu Xiaogang,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Equal numbers of Chinese and Japanese titles adorn the main competition section of the Toyo International Film Festival, which was announced on Wednesday – three each.
Among the Chinese films is “Snow Leopard,” the last feature by the late Pema Tseden, and “Dwelling by the West Lake,” directed by Gu Xiaogang, the surprisingly inexperienced joint recipient of this year’s Kurosawa Award.
The full competition with 15 titles, set to play between Oct. 23 and Nov. 1, includes the world premiere of Russian director Alexei German Jr.’s “Air” and Filipino director Sheron Dayoc’s “The Gospel of the Beast.”
The trio from Japan are: “(Ab)Normal Desire,” by Kishi Yoshiyuki; “A Foggy Paradise,” by Kotsijui Yohei; and “Who Were We,” by Tomina Tetsuya.
The festival’s gala selection appears designed for entertainment pleasure. In addition to the previously-announced “Perfect Days” and “Godzilla Minus One,” set as the festival’s opening and closing films,...
Among the Chinese films is “Snow Leopard,” the last feature by the late Pema Tseden, and “Dwelling by the West Lake,” directed by Gu Xiaogang, the surprisingly inexperienced joint recipient of this year’s Kurosawa Award.
The full competition with 15 titles, set to play between Oct. 23 and Nov. 1, includes the world premiere of Russian director Alexei German Jr.’s “Air” and Filipino director Sheron Dayoc’s “The Gospel of the Beast.”
The trio from Japan are: “(Ab)Normal Desire,” by Kishi Yoshiyuki; “A Foggy Paradise,” by Kotsijui Yohei; and “Who Were We,” by Tomina Tetsuya.
The festival’s gala selection appears designed for entertainment pleasure. In addition to the previously-announced “Perfect Days” and “Godzilla Minus One,” set as the festival’s opening and closing films,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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What if human consciousness could be digitized? Would the digital version still be human, or would it be a meaningless string of data that no longer has a soul? In Neil Sharpson’s When the Sparrow Falls, the Caspian Republic is the last holdout nation of natural-born humans. There, the populace refuses to submit to the Machine, believing that neither digital humans nor AI have souls. Unfortunately, the Caspian Republic is also a totalitarian nightmare of a nation, where not one but two police organizations could disappear you in the night.
Nikolai South, whose first-person narration leads readers through this strange future, is an agent for State Security. When he’s called in to the office of the Deputy Director, he believes it’s the end: though he’s stayed under the radar of both the State and Party Security for more than twenty years,...
What if human consciousness could be digitized? Would the digital version still be human, or would it be a meaningless string of data that no longer has a soul? In Neil Sharpson’s When the Sparrow Falls, the Caspian Republic is the last holdout nation of natural-born humans. There, the populace refuses to submit to the Machine, believing that neither digital humans nor AI have souls. Unfortunately, the Caspian Republic is also a totalitarian nightmare of a nation, where not one but two police organizations could disappear you in the night.
Nikolai South, whose first-person narration leads readers through this strange future, is an agent for State Security. When he’s called in to the office of the Deputy Director, he believes it’s the end: though he’s stayed under the radar of both the State and Party Security for more than twenty years,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
“Told you sparrows bring bad luck.”
Every director has a passion project of his or her own. Although every project is one they had always been planning to do or were interested in doing, the difference to other project, sometimes is quite huge, which, of course, is not necessarily a positive aspect. Directors like Stanley Kubrick or Terry Gilliam have worked on their individual projects for many years, sometimes with no conclusion in sight, as in the case of the former and his “Napoleon” project.
In the case of Chinese director Johnnie To, “Sparrow” (2008) definitely qualifies as a passion project in the body of the work of the director. For a director and producer, who sometimes released three to four different films per year in his career, “Sparrow” is quite the oddity. Shooting took place over a period of three years during which he released many famous entries of his body of work,...
Every director has a passion project of his or her own. Although every project is one they had always been planning to do or were interested in doing, the difference to other project, sometimes is quite huge, which, of course, is not necessarily a positive aspect. Directors like Stanley Kubrick or Terry Gilliam have worked on their individual projects for many years, sometimes with no conclusion in sight, as in the case of the former and his “Napoleon” project.
In the case of Chinese director Johnnie To, “Sparrow” (2008) definitely qualifies as a passion project in the body of the work of the director. For a director and producer, who sometimes released three to four different films per year in his career, “Sparrow” is quite the oddity. Shooting took place over a period of three years during which he released many famous entries of his body of work,...
- 8/7/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Terracotta Distribution:Daily proceedings of a band of pick-pockets are disrupted by the sudden appearance of a beautiful and mysterious lady, who turns the tables on them. Following her trail, the pick-pockets are led to a face-off on the streets of Hong Kong with a rival pick-pocket gang, with both gangs vying for the possession of this enigmatic lady. A comedy caper with comparisons to French New Wave work such as 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg', Sparrow has the stylish trademarks of a Johnnie To film, with a wonderful jazz-tinged soundtrack and a photographic blend of the nostalgic old Hong Kong and the modern sky-scraper city.Sparrow is a wonderfully lyrical and breezy little film from a director whom we are not used to seeing make breezy little films. ...
- 7/7/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Sam Voutas' independent Chinese sex shop comedy Red Light Revolution has one of its first distribution deals, and this one is in the UK. The venerable Terracotta Distribution, home of Ik-Yang June's Breathless and Johnnie To's Sparrow among others, has taken up the challenge of bringing Red Light Revolution to UK screens. Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Terracotta founder Joey Leung said, ""We want to show the U.K. that there's more to Asian film than just guns and ghosts," a noble cause.Red Light Revolution recently screened at The Terracotta Far East Film Festival, one of the UK's premiere showcases for new Asian films, where it won the audience award just weeks ago. The director likens the film to something along the lines of The Full...
- 6/30/2011
- Screen Anarchy
One of the the most prolific directors in Hong Kong, let alone the world, Johnnie To is a filmmaker who I’m surprised has never been asked to join the Criterion Collection with any number of his films. Until now, perhaps. Not only did IFC Films pick up his critically acclaimed film Vengeance (which was put out by Mpi Home Video) but they also recently asked him what his 10 favorite Criterion films were, which you can see right here. He’s very short and sweet as to why he loves these films, but while perusing the list, one can see his influence and how he crafts his films.
So we here at the Criterion Cast like to play guessing games and are wishful thinkers, so here’s a top 10 Johnnie To films that we wish could enter the Criterion Collection. Remember, a lot of hands are on these films, in...
So we here at the Criterion Cast like to play guessing games and are wishful thinkers, so here’s a top 10 Johnnie To films that we wish could enter the Criterion Collection. Remember, a lot of hands are on these films, in...
- 6/18/2011
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
A man gets dressed in his bedroom; a bird flies in; he catches it and sets it loose again, only for it to return; the room is silent; the man smiles; a flute flurries over the top. Is Sparrow (2008) really a Johnnie To film? Yes – and the Exiled (2006) director is kicking it back in style. Sparrow is a nonchalant little piece, all style and little plot.
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- 5/3/2011
- by Matt Groizard
- CineVue
Updated through 4/20.
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux announced that, out of 1715 submissions, 49 features from 33 countries have been selected in total for this year's Cannes Film Festival — four of them made by women, a record. 19 titles are lined up for the Competition so far, leaving room for surprise announcements from here on to the Opening Ceremony on May 11.
Competition
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Inhabit. As noted yesterday, here's what Variety's Justin Chang had heard as of this past weekend: "In late March, it seemed that Almodóvar, a Cannes veteran who won prizes for All About My Mother and Volver, might skip the event altogether this year. Since 2004's Bad Education, the helmer has presented every one of his films in competition at the May fest, usually following a spring local release. The Sept 2 Spanish release date for The Skin That I Inhabit (which Sony Classics will release Stateside in...
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux announced that, out of 1715 submissions, 49 features from 33 countries have been selected in total for this year's Cannes Film Festival — four of them made by women, a record. 19 titles are lined up for the Competition so far, leaving room for surprise announcements from here on to the Opening Ceremony on May 11.
Competition
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Inhabit. As noted yesterday, here's what Variety's Justin Chang had heard as of this past weekend: "In late March, it seemed that Almodóvar, a Cannes veteran who won prizes for All About My Mother and Volver, might skip the event altogether this year. Since 2004's Bad Education, the helmer has presented every one of his films in competition at the May fest, usually following a spring local release. The Sept 2 Spanish release date for The Skin That I Inhabit (which Sony Classics will release Stateside in...
- 4/21/2011
- MUBI
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Anticipated art films like Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life,' starring Brad Pitt, Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest, 'The Skin I Live In' will all debut at this year's Cannes Film Fest; now we know who'll be deciding which of these films deserve those all-important prizes.
Members of the jury have just been announced, including Jude Law and Uma Thurman, who'll serve with previously announced jury president Robert De Niro.
The rest of the international members of the Cannes jury:
Actress-producer Martina Gusman (Argentina), known for her films 'Carancho' and 'The Lion's Den;' critic-writer Linn Ullmann (Norway), daughter of director Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann who appeared in several of her father's films as a child; Olivier Assayas (France) of the mini-series 'Carlos' and 'Paris, je t'aime;' director Johnnie To...
Anticipated art films like Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life,' starring Brad Pitt, Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest, 'The Skin I Live In' will all debut at this year's Cannes Film Fest; now we know who'll be deciding which of these films deserve those all-important prizes.
Members of the jury have just been announced, including Jude Law and Uma Thurman, who'll serve with previously announced jury president Robert De Niro.
The rest of the international members of the Cannes jury:
Actress-producer Martina Gusman (Argentina), known for her films 'Carancho' and 'The Lion's Den;' critic-writer Linn Ullmann (Norway), daughter of director Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann who appeared in several of her father's films as a child; Olivier Assayas (France) of the mini-series 'Carlos' and 'Paris, je t'aime;' director Johnnie To...
- 4/19/2011
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
"The finest Western you'll see this year is set in aristocratic 16th-century France, in the heat of Counter-Reformation," declares Nick Pinkerton. Segueing into his interview with Bertrand Tavernier, Aaron Hillis, also in the Voice, sums up the gist of The Princess of Montpensier: "Adapted from Madame de la Fayette's classic novel, the film concerns a nubile, wealthy heiress (Mélanie Thierry) who loves a rugged hothead from the wrong clan (Gaspard Ulliel), but is forced by her father to marry another prince (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet), leaving her to dwell on the too-modern desire for free will — defiantly bucking against the rigid traditions of her breed." Back to Pinkerton: "The setting always serves the performers rather than vice versa — though the film is also greatly enhanced by the costuming, the rugged French countryside photographed in outdoor-adventure CinemaScope, and Philippe Sarde's baroque-tribal score, its martial and romantic poles matching a tale of...
- 4/18/2011
- MUBI
The reputation of Hong Kong director Johnnie To rests on such stylish gangster films as Election (2005), a dark study of the contest for the leadership of a long-established triad. Sparrow, which has taken three years to reach this country, is a beautifully made, deliberately puzzling thriller in which a team of Hong Kong pickpockets (led by the handsome Simon Yam) are taken for a painful ride by a beautiful femme fatale working for an ageing big-time criminal. It's a film of considerable style but little substance. A sparrow apparently is a harbinger of bad luck as well as Chinese underworld slang for pickpocket.
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- 4/16/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Meek's Cutoff (PG)
(Kelly Reichardt, 2010, Us) Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Paul Dano, Will Patton. 102 mins
Take away the epic music, the widescreen vistas, the male chauvinism, the gunfights, and just about every other Hollywood western convention, and you get this sparse, haunting evocation of American pioneering – which is probably far closer to how the west was really won. This group of settlers breaks away from the Oregon trail only to wander through an uncharted desert limbo in a trance of thirst, tension and uncertainty. Putting women's roles and the hardships of frontier survival very much to the fore, the result is a western unlike any other.
Your Highness (15)
(David Gordon Green, 2011, Us) Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman. 102 mins
A medieval stoner-com, dude! Which sounds like a great idea if you're baked, but not if you remember how Year One, that caveman stoner-com, turned out.
Scream 4 (15)
(Wes Craven,...
(Kelly Reichardt, 2010, Us) Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Paul Dano, Will Patton. 102 mins
Take away the epic music, the widescreen vistas, the male chauvinism, the gunfights, and just about every other Hollywood western convention, and you get this sparse, haunting evocation of American pioneering – which is probably far closer to how the west was really won. This group of settlers breaks away from the Oregon trail only to wander through an uncharted desert limbo in a trance of thirst, tension and uncertainty. Putting women's roles and the hardships of frontier survival very much to the fore, the result is a western unlike any other.
Your Highness (15)
(David Gordon Green, 2011, Us) Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman. 102 mins
A medieval stoner-com, dude! Which sounds like a great idea if you're baked, but not if you remember how Year One, that caveman stoner-com, turned out.
Scream 4 (15)
(Wes Craven,...
- 4/15/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 2 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs) UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 15th April 2011
Synopsis: Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 2 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs) UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 15th April 2011
Synopsis: Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite...
- 4/12/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A bit of news here from the UK's Terracotta Distribution, who have just announced that they've picked up rights to a pair of slightly older Hong Kong titles. Terracotta will be releasing Oxide Pang's The Detective and Johnnie To's Sparrow in the UK.
Of the two films, The Detective is generally considered one of the Pang's better works and certainly one of the best of the solo efforts from the Brothers while Sparrow is, in my opinion, a pretty wonderful bit of work that takes Johnnie To's normal crime tropes and spins them sideways into a jazzy film that has as much in common with lighthearted classic musicals as it does with his normal tales of hitmen and gangsters.
There's a lot of risk in releasing films like this - high profile and with English subtitled DVDs long available in their country of origin - so I'll...
Of the two films, The Detective is generally considered one of the Pang's better works and certainly one of the best of the solo efforts from the Brothers while Sparrow is, in my opinion, a pretty wonderful bit of work that takes Johnnie To's normal crime tropes and spins them sideways into a jazzy film that has as much in common with lighthearted classic musicals as it does with his normal tales of hitmen and gangsters.
There's a lot of risk in releasing films like this - high profile and with English subtitled DVDs long available in their country of origin - so I'll...
- 11/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
2010 has been a crap year for Hollywood so far, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been a wide array of extremely compelling releases that bypassed the multiplex. So before we enter the season of prestige pictures and festival stunners, here are my five favorite films of the year that weren't seen much beyond the major markets but deserved larger audiences (and that larger audiences deserved in turn). For those interested, I've also included the info about when you might be able to check out the movies you missed.
5. Vengeance
Johnnie To's latest isn't his greatest, but it might be the most brutally fun and deliriously stylized film of his career. To continues to find new facets of the Hong Kong underworld to explore in his unique and increasingly balletic fashion, time melding the succinctly cold dynamics of his favorite milieu with the fluid slo-mo frenzy of his pickpocketing comedy Sparrow.
5. Vengeance
Johnnie To's latest isn't his greatest, but it might be the most brutally fun and deliriously stylized film of his career. To continues to find new facets of the Hong Kong underworld to explore in his unique and increasingly balletic fashion, time melding the succinctly cold dynamics of his favorite milieu with the fluid slo-mo frenzy of his pickpocketing comedy Sparrow.
- 8/11/2010
- by David Ehrlich
- Cinematical
The danger of making a light and fluffy caper movie is the risk you end up with a film so insubstantial it threatens to float away leaving nothing behind. Arvin Chen's Au Revoir, Taipei wants to be a charming little confection, the kind of matinee entertainment where nothing really bad ever happens and the audience remains glued to the screen from beginning to end, but despite some gorgeous production values and one or two moments of cinematic flair the whole is far too short and too scattershot to ever really gel.
The title refers to the lead, Kai (Jack Yao), a shiftless Taiwanese youth who's been half-heartedly pursuing a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Faye, not long decamped to Paris. Kai dreams of visiting her, and spends long hours in a local bookstore teaching himself halting French while pretty clerk Susie (Amber Kuo) looks on, bemused.
The conflict originates...
The title refers to the lead, Kai (Jack Yao), a shiftless Taiwanese youth who's been half-heartedly pursuing a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Faye, not long decamped to Paris. Kai dreams of visiting her, and spends long hours in a local bookstore teaching himself halting French while pretty clerk Susie (Amber Kuo) looks on, bemused.
The conflict originates...
- 8/11/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Ho-Cheung Pang, the man that introduced me to another side of Hk cinema. Not hindered by the limitations of genre cinema or the pretensions of arthouse, his films are quirky and lovable author pieces. Love In A Puff is no exception to the rule. A fun, little romantic comedy set in the hidden back alleys where smokers gather to share a cigarette, possibly even more. Even for non-smokers there is plenty to enjoy.
Love In A Puff feels like a continuation of Pang's previous film, Trivial Matters. A semi-realistic snippet of modern day society. Still very stylized and cinematic, but not as staged or acted as his previous work (Isabella or Exodus). Those not too taken with this new style need not fear, Pang will return with the crafty-looking horror flick Dream Home later this year.
In 2007 Hong Kong followed many other countries by prohibiting smoking on the work floor.
Love In A Puff feels like a continuation of Pang's previous film, Trivial Matters. A semi-realistic snippet of modern day society. Still very stylized and cinematic, but not as staged or acted as his previous work (Isabella or Exodus). Those not too taken with this new style need not fear, Pang will return with the crafty-looking horror flick Dream Home later this year.
In 2007 Hong Kong followed many other countries by prohibiting smoking on the work floor.
- 7/26/2010
- Screen Anarchy
[Our thanks to Josh Hurtado for the review. He'll be covering the Asian Film Festival of Dallas for us again, which should make for a good counterpoint to the views by Liz Reed, who's also writing about the fest for Twitch.]
The ninth annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas opens on Friday with a special premiere presentation of Au Revoir Taipei, the debut feature from Arvin Chen. Is it a worthwhile debut? Read on...
Au Revoir Taipei follows a lovesick Kai through a crazy night as he attempts to reconnect with a former love that has flown off to Paris to study. Kai is about the most pathetic character you can conjure.The film opens on him sending his girlfriend off to the airport to fly away, and everyone watching the film knows that this is goodbye except Kai.In fact, he begins loitering in a local book store, learning French from borrowed books in the honest expectation that they will rendezvous in Paris and resume their happily ever after.Using a tool possibly borrowed from one of the great romantic films about unrequited love, Chungking Express, Kai even leaves seemingly...
The ninth annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas opens on Friday with a special premiere presentation of Au Revoir Taipei, the debut feature from Arvin Chen. Is it a worthwhile debut? Read on...
Au Revoir Taipei follows a lovesick Kai through a crazy night as he attempts to reconnect with a former love that has flown off to Paris to study. Kai is about the most pathetic character you can conjure.The film opens on him sending his girlfriend off to the airport to fly away, and everyone watching the film knows that this is goodbye except Kai.In fact, he begins loitering in a local book store, learning French from borrowed books in the honest expectation that they will rendezvous in Paris and resume their happily ever after.Using a tool possibly borrowed from one of the great romantic films about unrequited love, Chungking Express, Kai even leaves seemingly...
- 7/23/2010
- Screen Anarchy
[Thanks to our friend Josh Hurtado for providing an advance look at the schedule.]
It is July. For me this means gearing up for my annual marathon movie event, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. The organizers have been tossing hints at titles out via facebook and Twitter, but yesterday they finally let the cats out of the bag.
This year Affd is screening 30+ features as well as their usual shorts programs. I'm pretty sure this may be their biggest festival ever in terms of variety. The schedule looks great, with some really awesome titles and some surprises (which are almost always my favorite part!). Affd has a newly redesigned website that makes it easy to explore the titles, watch trailers, make your own schedule, and learn about the events. Facebook friends and Twitter followers are always the first to know about cool events and news, so be sure to check them out there as well as the official site for all the latest!
It is July. For me this means gearing up for my annual marathon movie event, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. The organizers have been tossing hints at titles out via facebook and Twitter, but yesterday they finally let the cats out of the bag.
This year Affd is screening 30+ features as well as their usual shorts programs. I'm pretty sure this may be their biggest festival ever in terms of variety. The schedule looks great, with some really awesome titles and some surprises (which are almost always my favorite part!). Affd has a newly redesigned website that makes it easy to explore the titles, watch trailers, make your own schedule, and learn about the events. Facebook friends and Twitter followers are always the first to know about cool events and news, so be sure to check them out there as well as the official site for all the latest!
- 7/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Sydney -- PIFF Window on Asian Cinema entry "The Sparrow," a crime adventure from Hong Kong director Johnnie To, led the way at the second Asia Pacific Screen Awards with four nominations Tuesday.
Turkish film "Three Monkeys," directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and screening in the Pusan International Film Festival's World Cinema section, received three noms.
The films are in the running for best feature film alongside "Om Shanti Om" (India), "The Red Awn" (China) and "Tulpan" (Kazakhstan).
Six of the nominated films, including "Monkeys," "Tulpan" and the animated feature "Waltz With Bashir" (Israel), are co-productions with European countries, indicating the international flavor of the awards.
"Sparrow" also picked up nominations for directing, cinematography and acting (Simon Yam), while "Monkeys" also received nods in the director and cinematography categories.
"Once again, the nominees represent the creativity and breadth of talent that exists in the burgeoning film industries of our region,...
Turkish film "Three Monkeys," directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and screening in the Pusan International Film Festival's World Cinema section, received three noms.
The films are in the running for best feature film alongside "Om Shanti Om" (India), "The Red Awn" (China) and "Tulpan" (Kazakhstan).
Six of the nominated films, including "Monkeys," "Tulpan" and the animated feature "Waltz With Bashir" (Israel), are co-productions with European countries, indicating the international flavor of the awards.
"Sparrow" also picked up nominations for directing, cinematography and acting (Simon Yam), while "Monkeys" also received nods in the director and cinematography categories.
"Once again, the nominees represent the creativity and breadth of talent that exists in the burgeoning film industries of our region,...
- 10/2/2008
- by By Pip Bulbeck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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