RED ARMY Director Gabe Polsky TIFF 14 Q&A
RED ARMY director Gabe Polsky & programmer Thom Powers after a screening of his film during TIFF 14. For more info on RED ARMY please visit our sister site FB Follows…
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Review – RED ARMY
by shael stolberg Sony Pictures Classics is now in the Oscar race for best documentary with the film “Red Army”. Director Gabe Polsky’s documentary is an engaging, human story about how the best hockey team in the world during the 70s – 80s and perhaps ever, came into being; the costs for the individuals involved […]
Women Behind the Camera: Fighting Gender Bias with Data
From IndieWire by Colin Brown Jane Campion remains the only woman director ever to get a hand on the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival when her film “The Piano” shared the Palme d’Or with “Farewell My Concubine” back in 1993. This week, the same New Zealand-born filmmaker notched up another Cannes milestone of […]
Review : Blue is the Warmest Colour
by allan tong for FILMbutton This year’s Palme d’Or winner at Cannes is a gripping, powerful, but also meandering three-hour journey through a young woman’s lesbian relationship. Carrying the picture is Adèle Exarchopoulos as Adèle, a high schooler who falls for the slightly older, blue-haired painter, Emma (Léa Seydoux). They fall into a torrid relationship. […]
Le Havre by Aki Kauismaki Opens November 4th in Toronto & Vancouver
from vk & associates FilmsWeLike, the independent distribution company headed by filmmaker Ron Mann is pleased to announce that Le Havre, Aki Kaurismäki’s acclaimed Cannes 2011 favourite and winner of that festival’s FIPRESCI Prize will open in Toronto on Friday, November 4th at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto and the International Village Vancouver. A political […]
Robert De Niro appointed President of the Jury for the 64th Festival de Cannes
from cannes The American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will be President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes, due to take place from May 11th to 22th 2011. When he accepted the invitation, Robert De Niro said : “The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it […]
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to 6 years in prison
Video overview of Jafar Panahi’s career. from the guardian The acclaimed Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison today, and banned from directing and producing films for the next 20 years, his lawyer said. Panahi, an outspoken supporter of Iran’s opposition green movement, was convicted of colluding in gathering and making […]
Films in Competition for Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes
The 63rd Festival de Cannes will welcome 9 films in Competition for the Short Film Palme d’Or, which will be awarded during the Closing ceremony on the 23rd of May. These nine short films, running between 10 and 15 minutes, represent a wide range of cinematic genres in animation, documentary and fiction. This equally balanced […]
63rd Cannes Film Festival Official Selections & Juries
