by Allan Tong for FILMbutton Rebels attack a poor village somewhere in Africa and force 12-year-old Komona to shoot her parents in cold blood. The rebels force her into their child army where they regularly beat her and teach her to fire an AK-47. After drinking “magic milk” Komona sees her dead parents, who warn […]
by James Olsen for FILMbutton We Were Here Director: David Weissman Cast: Eileen Glutzer, Paul Boneberg, Guy Clark, Daniel Goldstein, Ed Wolf In We Were Here, Weissman introduces us to five people who were in San Francisco when the AIDS epidemic began. In one way or another, each was affected with the changes to the […]
from berlinale Generation 2011: Opening Films and Programme Highlights Generation’s new premiere venue in the House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) provides a perfect setting for the section’s opening celebrations: seating almost 1.000, it is one of Berlin’s biggest and most beautiful cinemas. Generation 14 plus will open with the Australian film […]
from berlinale 61st Berlinale: World Cinema in the Panorama After visiting Asia, North and South America as well as many European countries to view and select films, 24 works – that is just under half of the 50 films to be presented in the Panorama section – are now certain. They provide lively insight into […]
from efp Ten talented European newcomers will find themselves in the spotlight as participants in the 14th SHOOTING STARS showcase taking place February 12-14 at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. Selected from a ‘longlist’ of 25 candidates proposed by member organisations of European Film Promotion (EFP), the ten young actors were chosen by a […]
