Powerhouse producers Valeriy Fedorovich and Evgeniy Nikishov, the creative duo behind Netflix’s first Russian original series, “Anna K,” quietly left 1-2-3 Production in early March and are now focused on their Moscow-based shingle MC2.
Though the announcement was formally made just days removed from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Fedorovich said the plan to leave the Gazprom-Media-backed production outfit had been set in motion long ago.
“When we set up our own company, it was clear that we [would] have to say goodbye to 1-2-3 Production,” Fedorovich told Variety. “We used to work for others; now we want to work for ourselves.”
As the co-heads of the Moscow-based outfit which they launched in 2018, Fedorovich and Nikishov were the creative force behind the plague thriller “To the Lake,” a series that made top 10 lists across the globe after it was acquired by Netflix, and wrapped production last year on...
Though the announcement was formally made just days removed from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Fedorovich said the plan to leave the Gazprom-Media-backed production outfit had been set in motion long ago.
“When we set up our own company, it was clear that we [would] have to say goodbye to 1-2-3 Production,” Fedorovich told Variety. “We used to work for others; now we want to work for ourselves.”
As the co-heads of the Moscow-based outfit which they launched in 2018, Fedorovich and Nikishov were the creative force behind the plague thriller “To the Lake,” a series that made top 10 lists across the globe after it was acquired by Netflix, and wrapped production last year on...
- 5/26/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The thriller is directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkan Yerzhanov.
Russian-French sales outfit Riverlet Films has sold The Assault, which premiered in competition at Rotterdam this year, to Kinovista for France and all French-speaking countries. A theatrical release is planned for autumn 2022.
The Assault is directed by Kazakh Adilkan Yerzhanov, whose previous credits include Tallinn competition title Herd Immunity and Cannes Un Certain Regard premiere The Gentle Indifference Of The World.
Yerzhanov also wrote the script for the Russian-language title, which follows a group of unidentified people who appear to be terrorists as they seize a village school in Kazakhstan, taking the children hostage,...
Russian-French sales outfit Riverlet Films has sold The Assault, which premiered in competition at Rotterdam this year, to Kinovista for France and all French-speaking countries. A theatrical release is planned for autumn 2022.
The Assault is directed by Kazakh Adilkan Yerzhanov, whose previous credits include Tallinn competition title Herd Immunity and Cannes Un Certain Regard premiere The Gentle Indifference Of The World.
Yerzhanov also wrote the script for the Russian-language title, which follows a group of unidentified people who appear to be terrorists as they seize a village school in Kazakhstan, taking the children hostage,...
- 4/12/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Russian Filmmakers Union KinoSoyuz issue declaration entitled ‘No To War’.
Internationally-renowned Russian directors Alexei Popogrebsky, Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Marina Razbezhkina, Boris Khlebnikov and producers Evgeny Gindilis, Natalia Manskaya and Natalia Drozd are among the signatories of a declaration protesting at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a declaration entitled ‘No To War’, the Union of Cinematographers and Professional Cinematographic Organisations and Associations of Russia (known as KinoSoyuz) said that it had “received with pain and anger” the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
“No national, political or geopolitical value can be more important than the most and fundamental value - the value of human life.
Internationally-renowned Russian directors Alexei Popogrebsky, Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Marina Razbezhkina, Boris Khlebnikov and producers Evgeny Gindilis, Natalia Manskaya and Natalia Drozd are among the signatories of a declaration protesting at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a declaration entitled ‘No To War’, the Union of Cinematographers and Professional Cinematographic Organisations and Associations of Russia (known as KinoSoyuz) said that it had “received with pain and anger” the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
“No national, political or geopolitical value can be more important than the most and fundamental value - the value of human life.
- 2/25/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
A record 5,100 short films were submitted to the Cairo Film Festival’s short film competition this year, thanks to a new collaboration with FilmFreeWay. Around 1,200 shorts are sent in more usually for the region’s only A-list festival. The section comes with the added bonus of the winning film being submitted to the Oscars’ long list.
“We expanded the team to nine people, including volunteers, so we could properly assess each one,” Marouan Omara, the director of the Short Film Competition, tells Variety.
More than 3,800 shorts were submitted via the FilmFreeWay platform alone.
This year, 22 films are vying for the Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film, which comes with a $5,000 prize, sponsored by Clacket Media.
Ten of the films are by women directors. Five come from Egypt. Five from the Arab/Africa region. There are 12 international films.
“The selected films are diverse and show underrepresented communities and countries,” says Omara.
“We expanded the team to nine people, including volunteers, so we could properly assess each one,” Marouan Omara, the director of the Short Film Competition, tells Variety.
More than 3,800 shorts were submitted via the FilmFreeWay platform alone.
This year, 22 films are vying for the Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film, which comes with a $5,000 prize, sponsored by Clacket Media.
Ten of the films are by women directors. Five come from Egypt. Five from the Arab/Africa region. There are 12 international films.
“The selected films are diverse and show underrepresented communities and countries,” says Omara.
- 11/29/2021
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
In the weeks following the inaugural edition of the Key Buyers Event, a showcase for new Russian productions held in Moscow last fall, Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova reached out to scores of international guests who had made the trip to the Russian capital. After what was largely perceived as a successful event, in which dozens of Russian titles sold to foreign buyers, Markova wanted to understand what else the film promotion body could do to support the continued growth of the Russian industry.
One piece of advice stood out. “Not many Russian names are known abroad,” says Markova. The consensus among many of the buyers in attendance was that “this is definitely what [Roskino] should work on: you should promote your actors, your producers, your directors. You should show the world you exist.”
For the Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, an online platform to showcase and promote Russian content that takes...
One piece of advice stood out. “Not many Russian names are known abroad,” says Markova. The consensus among many of the buyers in attendance was that “this is definitely what [Roskino] should work on: you should promote your actors, your producers, your directors. You should show the world you exist.”
For the Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, an online platform to showcase and promote Russian content that takes...
- 6/10/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Indie Sales has scooped up international sales rights to Natalia Meschaninova’s Russian drama “Core of the World,” which will make its international premiere at Toronto in the Contemporary World Cinema section.
Written by Meshchaninova, Boris Khlebnikov and Stepan Devonin (who also stars), “Core of the World” centers on Egor, a lonely veterinarian who works in a remote farm in rural Russia and at a hunting dog special training center using domesticated foxes. Egor, who has endured a violent relationship with his mother, only wants to care for the animals and feel part of the close-knit family he works for; but his world begins to unravel when animal rights activists come into play.
The film is produced by Ctb Film Company and Just a Moment.
Nicolas Eschbach, Indie Sales CEO and co-founder, pointed out his company previously teamed up with Ctb Film Company twice before on internationally-driven, successful Russian films: “Salyut-7” and “Arrhythmia,...
Written by Meshchaninova, Boris Khlebnikov and Stepan Devonin (who also stars), “Core of the World” centers on Egor, a lonely veterinarian who works in a remote farm in rural Russia and at a hunting dog special training center using domesticated foxes. Egor, who has endured a violent relationship with his mother, only wants to care for the animals and feel part of the close-knit family he works for; but his world begins to unravel when animal rights activists come into play.
The film is produced by Ctb Film Company and Just a Moment.
Nicolas Eschbach, Indie Sales CEO and co-founder, pointed out his company previously teamed up with Ctb Film Company twice before on internationally-driven, successful Russian films: “Salyut-7” and “Arrhythmia,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Lila Avilés’ “The Chambermaid,” Natalia Meschaninova’s “Core of the World” and Celia Rico’s “Journey To a Mother’s Room” have been selected for San Sebastián’s Kutxabank New Directors’ competition, which has consolidated over the years as one of the festival’s most exciting sections.
Also one of Europe’s strongest new talent showcases, offering a €50,000 cash prize for the winning film, the New Directors’ showcase is the biggest sidebar at the highest-profile festival in the Spanish-speaking world, a constant fount of firm fest favorites and select titles which break out to world sales, as well as a snap-shot of major contemporary trends in world cinema.
This year, the selection runs a broad gamut. There is a brace of female directors who bring a woman’s sensibility to films, tracing growing sorority, (“Journey To a Mother’s Room) the contemporary inhibition of masculinity (“Core of the World...
Also one of Europe’s strongest new talent showcases, offering a €50,000 cash prize for the winning film, the New Directors’ showcase is the biggest sidebar at the highest-profile festival in the Spanish-speaking world, a constant fount of firm fest favorites and select titles which break out to world sales, as well as a snap-shot of major contemporary trends in world cinema.
This year, the selection runs a broad gamut. There is a brace of female directors who bring a woman’s sensibility to films, tracing growing sorority, (“Journey To a Mother’s Room) the contemporary inhibition of masculinity (“Core of the World...
- 7/12/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The winners from Series Mania Lille/Hauts-de-France were presented tonight during the closing ceremony at Nouveau Siegle in Lille, France. The international competition ran from April 27 through this evening, honoring the cream of contemporary drama series.
Leading the way was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won the Audience Award as the crowd favorite among new titles screening their first series, with votes collected after each screening. The series was created and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (USA), with production by Picrow and Amazon Studios. Its France broadcaster is Amazon Prime Video
The international jury, presided by Chris Brancato and composed of Maria Feldman, Maria Schrader, Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Lemaitre, gave four awards among the 10 series presented in world premiere.
The Grand Prize went to On The Spectrum, created by Dana Idisis and Yuval Shafferman (Israel), with direction by Yuval Shafferman and production from Sumayoko Mtd. The jury called it “a superb,...
Leading the way was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won the Audience Award as the crowd favorite among new titles screening their first series, with votes collected after each screening. The series was created and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (USA), with production by Picrow and Amazon Studios. Its France broadcaster is Amazon Prime Video
The international jury, presided by Chris Brancato and composed of Maria Feldman, Maria Schrader, Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Lemaitre, gave four awards among the 10 series presented in world premiere.
The Grand Prize went to On The Spectrum, created by Dana Idisis and Yuval Shafferman (Israel), with direction by Yuval Shafferman and production from Sumayoko Mtd. The jury called it “a superb,...
- 5/5/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Plzen winnners also announced.
Rainer Sarnet’s dark folklore fairytale November received the €10,000 Golden Lily award for best film at goEast’s closing ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany on Tuesday (24 April).
The International Jury headed by Golden Bear winner Ildikó Enyedi praised the Estonian filmmaker’s third feature ”for the powerful vision, the true poetry, the free humour” as well as “the courage of the producer [Katrin Kissa] to fight for this vision.”
Produced by Homeless Bob Production, November is handled internationally by the UK-based sales company One Eyed Films.
Meanwhile, the City of Wiesbaden’s Best Director Award went to...
Rainer Sarnet’s dark folklore fairytale November received the €10,000 Golden Lily award for best film at goEast’s closing ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany on Tuesday (24 April).
The International Jury headed by Golden Bear winner Ildikó Enyedi praised the Estonian filmmaker’s third feature ”for the powerful vision, the true poetry, the free humour” as well as “the courage of the producer [Katrin Kissa] to fight for this vision.”
Produced by Homeless Bob Production, November is handled internationally by the UK-based sales company One Eyed Films.
Meanwhile, the City of Wiesbaden’s Best Director Award went to...
- 4/26/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Klim Shipenko's Salyut-7, a historic space epic, was awarded 2017’s best Russian movie at the Golden Eagles ceremony, which was held at Moscow’s film studio Mosfilm on Jan. 26.
Andrei Zvyagintsev picked up the best director’s award for Nelyubov (Loveless), which recently earned an Oscar nomination in the best foreign language film category.
Anastasiya Palchikova collected the best screenplay award for Bolshoi, a story on the iconic Russian theater, directed by Valery Todorovsky.
Irina Gorbacheva, the female lead of Aritmiya (Arrhythmia), a drama directed by Boris Khlebnikov, collected the best actress trophy, and Yevgeny Mironov was awarded as the...
Andrei Zvyagintsev picked up the best director’s award for Nelyubov (Loveless), which recently earned an Oscar nomination in the best foreign language film category.
Anastasiya Palchikova collected the best screenplay award for Bolshoi, a story on the iconic Russian theater, directed by Valery Todorovsky.
Irina Gorbacheva, the female lead of Aritmiya (Arrhythmia), a drama directed by Boris Khlebnikov, collected the best actress trophy, and Yevgeny Mironov was awarded as the...
- 1/27/2018
- by Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A total of 36 projects will be in Berlin.
Source: X-Filme
Run Lola Run
The Berlinale co-production market (February 17 – 21, 2018) will welcome 36 new feature film projects that are looking for co-producers. In addition, five production companies will be introduced in the ‘company matching’ programme.
Projects include new films by Todd Solondz, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Aisling Walsh and Franka Potente.
Scroll down for lineup
Hundreds of movies have resulted from the previous fifteen editions of the event. Two films to emerge from recent editions confirmed for this year’s Competition section of the Berlinale are Figlia mia (Daughter of Mine) directed by Laura Bispuri and Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot by Philip Gröning.
For the 2018 market, 21 feature film projects with budgets ranging from €750,000 to €6m, were selected from 326 submissions. The projects, which will be presented by their producers already have either production support from their home countries, or financing of at least 30 percent in place.
Two additional film projects...
Source: X-Filme
Run Lola Run
The Berlinale co-production market (February 17 – 21, 2018) will welcome 36 new feature film projects that are looking for co-producers. In addition, five production companies will be introduced in the ‘company matching’ programme.
Projects include new films by Todd Solondz, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Aisling Walsh and Franka Potente.
Scroll down for lineup
Hundreds of movies have resulted from the previous fifteen editions of the event. Two films to emerge from recent editions confirmed for this year’s Competition section of the Berlinale are Figlia mia (Daughter of Mine) directed by Laura Bispuri and Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot by Philip Gröning.
For the 2018 market, 21 feature film projects with budgets ranging from €750,000 to €6m, were selected from 326 submissions. The projects, which will be presented by their producers already have either production support from their home countries, or financing of at least 30 percent in place.
Two additional film projects...
- 1/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- ScreenDaily
A forensic dissection of a medical marriage in crisis, Arrhythmia takes place in contemporary Russia, but it could equally be set anywhere where doctors and paramedics struggle to maintain their humanity under life-or-death work pressures. Writer-director Boris Khlebnikov originally planned his sixth feature as a comedy, but the tone turned darker and heavier as he began researching the lives of real Russian health professionals. The end result is a film that has the bright look and brisk pace of a comedy, but the visceral emotional kick of a serious art house drama.
Set for a domestic release in September, Arrhythmia...
Set for a domestic release in September, Arrhythmia...
- 7/13/2017
- by Stephen Dalton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Czech title Little Crusader takes Crystal Globe; works in progress winners announced.
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 20 - July 8) closed last night with a packed awards ceremony, whose winners included Czech movie Little Crusader, UK director Ken Loach and Us stars Jeremy Renner and Uma Thurman.
Scroll down for full list of winners
According to organisers, the festival was attended by 13, 734 accredited visitors. Of that number 11, 554 had festival passes, 398 were filmmakers, 1,165 film professionals, and 617 journalists.
There were a total of 505 film screenings and a total of 140 067 tickets were sold. A total of 207 films were shown: 179 feature films (144 full-length and 35 short) and 28 documentary films.
23 films received their world premiere, while 18 had their international premiere and 13 their European premiere. 183 screenings were personally presented by delegations of filmmakers. 96 Press & Industry screenings were held.
According to a festival release, 1,248 film buyers, sellers, distributors, film festival programmers, representatives of film institutions, and other industry professionals were accredited for the...
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 20 - July 8) closed last night with a packed awards ceremony, whose winners included Czech movie Little Crusader, UK director Ken Loach and Us stars Jeremy Renner and Uma Thurman.
Scroll down for full list of winners
According to organisers, the festival was attended by 13, 734 accredited visitors. Of that number 11, 554 had festival passes, 398 were filmmakers, 1,165 film professionals, and 617 journalists.
There were a total of 505 film screenings and a total of 140 067 tickets were sold. A total of 207 films were shown: 179 feature films (144 full-length and 35 short) and 28 documentary films.
23 films received their world premiere, while 18 had their international premiere and 13 their European premiere. 183 screenings were personally presented by delegations of filmmakers. 96 Press & Industry screenings were held.
According to a festival release, 1,248 film buyers, sellers, distributors, film festival programmers, representatives of film institutions, and other industry professionals were accredited for the...
- 7/9/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Czech title Little Crusader takes Crystal Globe; works in progress winners revealed.
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 20 - July 8) closed last night with a packed awards ceremony, whose winners included Czech movie Little Crusader, UK director Ken Loach and Us stars Jeremy Renner and Uma Thurman.
Scroll down for full list of winners
According to organisers, the festival was attended by 13, 734 accredited visitors. Of that number 11, 554 had festival passes, 398 were filmmakers, 1,165 film professionals, and 617 journalists.
There were a total of 505 film screenings and a total of 140 067 tickets were sold. A total of 207 films were shown: 179 feature films (144 full-length and 35 short) and 28 documentary films.
23 films received their world premiere, while 18 had their international premiere and 13 their European premiere. 183 screenings were personally presented by delegations of filmmakers. 96 Press & Industry screenings were held.
According to a festival release, 1,248 film buyers, sellers, distributors, film festival programmers, representatives of film institutions, and other industry professionals were accredited for the...
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 20 - July 8) closed last night with a packed awards ceremony, whose winners included Czech movie Little Crusader, UK director Ken Loach and Us stars Jeremy Renner and Uma Thurman.
Scroll down for full list of winners
According to organisers, the festival was attended by 13, 734 accredited visitors. Of that number 11, 554 had festival passes, 398 were filmmakers, 1,165 film professionals, and 617 journalists.
There were a total of 505 film screenings and a total of 140 067 tickets were sold. A total of 207 films were shown: 179 feature films (144 full-length and 35 short) and 28 documentary films.
23 films received their world premiere, while 18 had their international premiere and 13 their European premiere. 183 screenings were personally presented by delegations of filmmakers. 96 Press & Industry screenings were held.
According to a festival release, 1,248 film buyers, sellers, distributors, film festival programmers, representatives of film institutions, and other industry professionals were accredited for the...
- 7/9/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Boris Khlebnikov’s Aritmiya (Arrhythmia) took home the Grand Prix at Russia’s main national film festival Kinotavr, which drew to a close Wednesday in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi.
Focused on the breakdown of a marriage between two doctors, the drama will have its international premiere later this month in the official selection of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Rezo Gigineishvili was named best director for Zalozhniki (Hostages), a retro thriller which premiered in the Panorama Special section of this year's Berlinale. The film's director of photography, Vladislav Opelyants, received best cinematography honors.
Kantemir Balagov's Tesnota (Closeness), which premiered...
Focused on the breakdown of a marriage between two doctors, the drama will have its international premiere later this month in the official selection of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Rezo Gigineishvili was named best director for Zalozhniki (Hostages), a retro thriller which premiered in the Panorama Special section of this year's Berlinale. The film's director of photography, Vladislav Opelyants, received best cinematography honors.
Kantemir Balagov's Tesnota (Closeness), which premiered...
- 6/14/2017
- by Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Films by Rainer Sernet, Jun Geng, Pat Collins and Miransha Naik to play at Czech festival.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (30 June – 8 July) has announced the four films in its official selection - out of competition section.
The titles will be presented for the first time to European audiences at the event.
The films are: Estonian coproduction November, directed by Rainer Sernet and winner of the best cinematography award at this year’s Tribeca; Free And Easy (pictured) directed by Jun Geng, which won the Special jury prize at Sundance; Pat Collins’ Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite, which had its premiere at SXSW and Juze from director Miransha Naik, first seen at the Hong Kong Film festival.
Films competing at Karlovy Vary this year include Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula and Birds Are Singing In Kigali from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze. The latter...
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (30 June – 8 July) has announced the four films in its official selection - out of competition section.
The titles will be presented for the first time to European audiences at the event.
The films are: Estonian coproduction November, directed by Rainer Sernet and winner of the best cinematography award at this year’s Tribeca; Free And Easy (pictured) directed by Jun Geng, which won the Special jury prize at Sundance; Pat Collins’ Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite, which had its premiere at SXSW and Juze from director Miransha Naik, first seen at the Hong Kong Film festival.
Films competing at Karlovy Vary this year include Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula and Birds Are Singing In Kigali from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze. The latter...
- 6/9/2017
- by [email protected] (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
The 2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its 12-film competition lineup, including two films from directors who previously won the fest’s Crystal Globe award.
Read More: 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Will Honor Ken Loach, James Newton Howard and More
“Birds Are Singing in Kigali,” the last film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014, was completed by Krauze’s co-director and wife, Joanna Kos-Krauze. The film focuses on the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Krauze’s film “My Nikifor” won the Crystal Globe and the award for Best Director at the festival in 2005.
Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili also returns to the fest with the drama “Khibula.” The film is “an archetypal story inspired by journey of the newly independent Georgia’s first president.” Ovashvili’s “Corn Island” won the Crystal Globe in 2014.
The 2017 edition of Kviff will also include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama “Arrhythmia,” Václav Kadrnka...
Read More: 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Will Honor Ken Loach, James Newton Howard and More
“Birds Are Singing in Kigali,” the last film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014, was completed by Krauze’s co-director and wife, Joanna Kos-Krauze. The film focuses on the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Krauze’s film “My Nikifor” won the Crystal Globe and the award for Best Director at the festival in 2005.
Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili also returns to the fest with the drama “Khibula.” The film is “an archetypal story inspired by journey of the newly independent Georgia’s first president.” Ovashvili’s “Corn Island” won the Crystal Globe in 2014.
The 2017 edition of Kviff will also include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama “Arrhythmia,” Václav Kadrnka...
- 5/30/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival announced the lineup for the 52nd edition of the prestigious Czech Republic festival and it includes a surprise American entry in competition. Rachel Israel‘s “Keep The Change,” which debuted to strong notices at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in April, will compete alongside new films from Boris Khlebnikov, Ofir Raul Graizer, Alen Drljević and Karma Takapa among others.
Continue reading Tribeca Favorite ‘Keep The Change’ Part of 52nd Karlovy Vary Film Festival Competition at The Playlist.
Continue reading Tribeca Favorite ‘Keep The Change’ Part of 52nd Karlovy Vary Film Festival Competition at The Playlist.
- 5/30/2017
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The final film from Krzysztof Krauze and new project from Giorgi Ovashvili to play in main competition.Scroll Down For Competition Line-ups
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30 - July 8) has unveiled the competition titles in its Official Selection, East of the West and Documentary sections.
Main competition
The 12-strong main competition will comprise eight world premieres and four international premieres, including Birds Are Singing In Kigali (pictured), the final film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014.
The project, which depicts the consequences of the Rwandan genocide, was completed by his co-director and wife Joanna Kos-Krauze.
Other films in competition include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Peter Bebjak’s criminal thriller The Line and Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula. Ovashvili returns after winning the Kviff Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014.
East of the West
The East of the West strand will open with Ilgar Najaf...
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30 - July 8) has unveiled the competition titles in its Official Selection, East of the West and Documentary sections.
Main competition
The 12-strong main competition will comprise eight world premieres and four international premieres, including Birds Are Singing In Kigali (pictured), the final film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014.
The project, which depicts the consequences of the Rwandan genocide, was completed by his co-director and wife Joanna Kos-Krauze.
Other films in competition include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Peter Bebjak’s criminal thriller The Line and Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula. Ovashvili returns after winning the Kviff Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014.
East of the West
The East of the West strand will open with Ilgar Najaf...
- 5/30/2017
- by [email protected] (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
The final film from Krzysztof Krauze and new project from Giorgi Ovashvili to play in main competition.Scroll Down For Competition Line-ups
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30 - July 8) has unveiled the competition titles in its Official Selection, East of the West and Documentary sections.
Main competition
The 12-strong main competition will comprise eight world premieres and four international premieres, including Birds Are Singing In Kigali (pictured), the final film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014.
The project, which depicts the consequences of the Rwandan genocide, was completed by his co-director and wife Joanna Kos-Krauze.
Other films in competition include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Peter Bebjak’s criminal thriller The Line and Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula. Ovashvili returns after winning the Kviff Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014.
East of the West
The East of the West strand will open with Ilgar Najaf...
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30 - July 8) has unveiled the competition titles in its Official Selection, East of the West and Documentary sections.
Main competition
The 12-strong main competition will comprise eight world premieres and four international premieres, including Birds Are Singing In Kigali (pictured), the final film from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, who died in 2014.
The project, which depicts the consequences of the Rwandan genocide, was completed by his co-director and wife Joanna Kos-Krauze.
Other films in competition include Boris Khlebnikov’s new drama Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Peter Bebjak’s criminal thriller The Line and Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula. Ovashvili returns after winning the Kviff Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014.
East of the West
The East of the West strand will open with Ilgar Najaf...
- 5/30/2017
- by [email protected] (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Acclaimed Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili returns to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival next month with Khibula, a story inspired by the life of the first, and ill-fated, president of the newly independent former Soviet state in the early 1990s.
Ovashvili, who won the Czech festival’s Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014, will be competing against other former Karlovy Vary laureates, including Russian director Boris Khlebnikov’s film of the breakdown of a marriage between two medics, Arrhythmia, and Rwandan genocide-themed film Birds Are Singing in Kagali, the last film of late Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, which was completed by his wife...
Ovashvili, who won the Czech festival’s Crystal Globe for Corn Island in 2014, will be competing against other former Karlovy Vary laureates, including Russian director Boris Khlebnikov’s film of the breakdown of a marriage between two medics, Arrhythmia, and Rwandan genocide-themed film Birds Are Singing in Kagali, the last film of late Polish director Krzysztof Krauze, which was completed by his wife...
- 5/30/2017
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: French outfit is collaborating with Russia’s Ctb on the title.
Indie Sales has acquired Russian director Boris Khlebnikov’s relationship drama Arrhythmia in a mid-market addition to its Cannes sales slate.
It is Khlebnikov’s sixth feature after the High Noon-inspired A Long And Happy Life, about a remote farming community fighting the compulsory purchase of its land, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale in 2013.
His new feature revolves around a couple whose busy lives at an accident and emergency department threaten to tear them apart unless they can find a binding force to keep them together.
The sales acquisition marks a second collaboration between Paris-based Indie Sales and the Moscow-based Ctb Film Company, which is one of the main producers on the film.
“We are delighted to team-up with Ctb Film Company again after the space exploration picture Salyut-7 that we are currently showing at the market,” Indie Sales CEO and...
Indie Sales has acquired Russian director Boris Khlebnikov’s relationship drama Arrhythmia in a mid-market addition to its Cannes sales slate.
It is Khlebnikov’s sixth feature after the High Noon-inspired A Long And Happy Life, about a remote farming community fighting the compulsory purchase of its land, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale in 2013.
His new feature revolves around a couple whose busy lives at an accident and emergency department threaten to tear them apart unless they can find a binding force to keep them together.
The sales acquisition marks a second collaboration between Paris-based Indie Sales and the Moscow-based Ctb Film Company, which is one of the main producers on the film.
“We are delighted to team-up with Ctb Film Company again after the space exploration picture Salyut-7 that we are currently showing at the market,” Indie Sales CEO and...
- 5/22/2017
- ScreenDaily
Russian filmmakers Alexander Sokurov and Alexey Fedorchenko are among the latest to speak out in public in support of their Ukrainian colleague Oleg Sentsov.
“The story about Sentsov’s arrest appeared from the very beginning to be rather fantastic,” Sokurov said in a statement for the Russian discussion forum Snob.
“The investigating organs have somewhat exaggerated the ability of film directors for criminal political activities.”
The director, whose latest film Francofonia will have its world premiere in Venice next month, said he was “confident” that there wasn’t any extremism in Sentsov’s actions and “nothing more extremist than civil protest”.
Meanwhile, Alexey Fedorchenko (Angels of the Revolution) declared that “protecting the freedom of innocently accused people is not something that only filmmakers must do, but all the inhabitants of our country”.
Alexey German Jr, whose last feature Under Electric Clouds screened at the Berlinale in February, described what was now happening to Oleg Sentsov as “a...
“The story about Sentsov’s arrest appeared from the very beginning to be rather fantastic,” Sokurov said in a statement for the Russian discussion forum Snob.
“The investigating organs have somewhat exaggerated the ability of film directors for criminal political activities.”
The director, whose latest film Francofonia will have its world premiere in Venice next month, said he was “confident” that there wasn’t any extremism in Sentsov’s actions and “nothing more extremist than civil protest”.
Meanwhile, Alexey Fedorchenko (Angels of the Revolution) declared that “protecting the freedom of innocently accused people is not something that only filmmakers must do, but all the inhabitants of our country”.
Alexey German Jr, whose last feature Under Electric Clouds screened at the Berlinale in February, described what was now happening to Oleg Sentsov as “a...
- 8/24/2015
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Redmayne lauded for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for Best Director to Kyrgyzstan’s Marat Sarulu for Move...
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for Best Director to Kyrgyzstan’s Marat Sarulu for Move...
- 12/1/2014
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Other prizes included a Best Actor prize for Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for...
Belgian director Gust van den Berghe’s Lucifer was presented with the Grand Prix – including a €10,000 grant from the City of Tallinn - at the 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 14-30) at the weekend.
This is the first year that Tallinn’s International Competition was held with Black Nights now operating as a Fiapf-designated non-specialised competitive festival.
Van den Berghe’s third feature had its world premiere in Rome’s Cinema d’Oggi competition at the Rome Film Festival in October and is being handled internationally by the Paris/Mexico-based sales company Ndm.
The International Jury including Finnish actress Kati Outinen and film-makers Andrei Proshkin (Russia) and Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland) awarded the prize for Best Cinematographer to Erik Põllumaa for his work on Estonian film-maker Martti Helde’s In The Crosswind and for...
- 12/1/2014
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
New legislation banning use of obscene words came into effect yesterday [July 1].
Russia’s arthouse film-makers are preparing for hard times ahead as new legislation came into effect on Tuesday [July 1] banning the use of obscene words in films, stage plays, musical performances, and the media.
Speaking to Business FM, director Boris Khlebnikov [pictured] said that there had been obscene language in almost all of his films because it was “somehow necessary”.
However, there hadn’t been any such language in his last film, the rural-set A Long And Happy Life, which had been part-funded by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Culture.
“The most curious thing was that four old ladies came up to me one after another, said they liked the cinema, but that people don’t speak like that in the countryside,”Khlebnikov recalled. “It is impossible to reproduce rural speech without swearing.”
Set on the Kola peninsula north of Murmansk, A Long And...
Russia’s arthouse film-makers are preparing for hard times ahead as new legislation came into effect on Tuesday [July 1] banning the use of obscene words in films, stage plays, musical performances, and the media.
Speaking to Business FM, director Boris Khlebnikov [pictured] said that there had been obscene language in almost all of his films because it was “somehow necessary”.
However, there hadn’t been any such language in his last film, the rural-set A Long And Happy Life, which had been part-funded by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Culture.
“The most curious thing was that four old ladies came up to me one after another, said they liked the cinema, but that people don’t speak like that in the countryside,”Khlebnikov recalled. “It is impossible to reproduce rural speech without swearing.”
Set on the Kola peninsula north of Murmansk, A Long And...
- 7/2/2014
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Peter Webber to head jury, David Puttnam to deliver lecture during fifth edition of the Ukranian festival.
Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice and the Camera D’Or recipient Party Girl [pictured] are among the 12 films selected for the International Competition at the fifth edition of the Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff), which runs July 11-19.
UK director Peter Webber will head the jury composed of Ukrainian film-maker Sergei Loznitsa, Israeli actress Jenya Dodina, Belorussian actress-director Olga Dykhovichnaya and French actor-critic Jean-Philippe Tessé.
The other films in the running for the Golden Duke award are:
Bryan Reisberg’s social and psychological drama Big Significant Things (Us)Levan Koguashvili’s feelgood film Blind Dates (Georgia)Director and painter Lech Majewski’s Field of Dogs (Poland)Alonso Ruizpalacios’ road movie debut Güeros (Mexico)Valentin Hotea’s social and psychological drama Roxanne (Romania)Anna Melikyan’s Kinotavr award-winner Star (Russia)Maximilan Erlenwein’s psychological thriller Stereo (Germany)Tribeca winner [link=nm...
Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice and the Camera D’Or recipient Party Girl [pictured] are among the 12 films selected for the International Competition at the fifth edition of the Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff), which runs July 11-19.
UK director Peter Webber will head the jury composed of Ukrainian film-maker Sergei Loznitsa, Israeli actress Jenya Dodina, Belorussian actress-director Olga Dykhovichnaya and French actor-critic Jean-Philippe Tessé.
The other films in the running for the Golden Duke award are:
Bryan Reisberg’s social and psychological drama Big Significant Things (Us)Levan Koguashvili’s feelgood film Blind Dates (Georgia)Director and painter Lech Majewski’s Field of Dogs (Poland)Alonso Ruizpalacios’ road movie debut Güeros (Mexico)Valentin Hotea’s social and psychological drama Roxanne (Romania)Anna Melikyan’s Kinotavr award-winner Star (Russia)Maximilan Erlenwein’s psychological thriller Stereo (Germany)Tribeca winner [link=nm...
- 6/11/2014
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Call for directors, producers and sales agents to give their films for free to festivals in troubled Ukraine.
Cannes’ Thierry Fremaux, the Berlinale’s Christoph Terhechte and Venice chief Alberto Barbera are among 92 people working at 60 festivals in 38 countries to have answered a call to show solidarity with their Ukrainian festival colleagues.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, the initiative’s coordinator, Warsaw Film Festival director Stefan Laudyn, explained: “When we heard the news from Ukraine, after a quick email and SMS exchange with Sara [Norberg of Helsinki Iff ¨Love & Anarchy¨], Tiina [Lokk of Black Nights F], Tudor [Giurgiu of Tiff/Cluj] and the Stefans [Uhrik and Kitanov of Febiofest and Sofia Iff], we decided to prepare a letter of support and sent it to our friends at film festivals worldwide.”
In the letter, the six festival chiefs called on directors, producers and sales agents to give their films “willingly and for free to all film festivals in Ukraine” and also not to charge any screening fees from Ukrainian festivals this year.
In addition, they asked national...
Cannes’ Thierry Fremaux, the Berlinale’s Christoph Terhechte and Venice chief Alberto Barbera are among 92 people working at 60 festivals in 38 countries to have answered a call to show solidarity with their Ukrainian festival colleagues.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, the initiative’s coordinator, Warsaw Film Festival director Stefan Laudyn, explained: “When we heard the news from Ukraine, after a quick email and SMS exchange with Sara [Norberg of Helsinki Iff ¨Love & Anarchy¨], Tiina [Lokk of Black Nights F], Tudor [Giurgiu of Tiff/Cluj] and the Stefans [Uhrik and Kitanov of Febiofest and Sofia Iff], we decided to prepare a letter of support and sent it to our friends at film festivals worldwide.”
In the letter, the six festival chiefs called on directors, producers and sales agents to give their films “willingly and for free to all film festivals in Ukraine” and also not to charge any screening fees from Ukrainian festivals this year.
In addition, they asked national...
- 3/14/2014
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆ From Boris Khlebnikov, one half of the directing duo responsible for 2003's Koktebel, comes A Long and Happy Life (2013), a pensive and meekly existential drama about one man's solitary fight against corruption and turmoil in Russia. Sasha (Aleksandr Yatsenko) has recently moved from the city and bought a farm in order to start up a new life away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. However, whilst he's managed to escape the frantic pace of urban living and met a local sweetheart in which to share his dream, the bureaucracy and political corruption that infects Russian society has already taken hold of this isolated idyll.
The state is buying up local land from small agricultural businesses, offering a lucrative compensation, yet failing to consider the lives of the families who have harvested this land for generations. The villagers begin to rise up in rebellion against this attempt to buy up their homes and Sasha,...
The state is buying up local land from small agricultural businesses, offering a lucrative compensation, yet failing to consider the lives of the families who have harvested this land for generations. The villagers begin to rise up in rebellion against this attempt to buy up their homes and Sasha,...
- 10/13/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
European Film Academy reveals titles of the films on this year’s selection list.Scroll down for full list
The European Film Academy and Efa Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list - the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013.
A total of 32 European countries are represented. In the 20 countries with the most Efa Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a selection committee consisting of Efa Board Members and invited experts have included further films.
In the coming weeks, the 2,900 Efa members will vote for the nominations in the categories European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on Nov 9 at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.
A seven-member jury will decide on the awards recipients in the categories European Cinematographer, Editor, Production...
The European Film Academy and Efa Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list - the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013.
A total of 32 European countries are represented. In the 20 countries with the most Efa Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a selection committee consisting of Efa Board Members and invited experts have included further films.
In the coming weeks, the 2,900 Efa members will vote for the nominations in the categories European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on Nov 9 at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.
A seven-member jury will decide on the awards recipients in the categories European Cinematographer, Editor, Production...
- 9/9/2013
- by [email protected] (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
- 9/4/2013
- ScreenDaily
Richard Lormand's films are always a key to the best films at the festivals of Berlin, Venice and Cannes. If he reps them, you want to see them. And here they are:
Boris Khlebnikov's A Long And Happy Life: (Isa:Films Boutique) It takes conviction to decide to make a movie like this one, and that conviction permeates throughout, highlighting a strong, convincing performance by leading actor Alexander Yatsenko. Good script and skillful filmmaking also make this powerful tale of the little guy fighting the system all the more watchable. The idyllic beauty of the seaside village location and its surroundings becomes even more intriguing thanks to cinematographer Pavel Kostomarov (a Berlinale winner for Outstanding Artistic Achievement for his work in How I Ended This Summer).
Thomas Arslan's Gold: (Isa:The Match Factory) I'll be as guilty as anyone else who simply refers to this great movie as "the German western". Yet it's so much more in terms of every single aspect of filmmaking - script, direction, acting, cinematography, art direction, etc. (from the same production team as Christian Petzold's Barbara)... Yes, as an American, I get a real kick out of this adventurous western journey being mostly in German (authentically as it's about a group of Germans). But that alone would never have been enough to keep me glued to the screen in anticipation... And if you aren't a Nina Hoss fan yet, this one will convert you. To carry a film like this, it takes more than being one of the most accomplished actresses around - it takes a star.
Felix Van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown: (Isa:The Match Factory) The country and western motif continues with this Flemish gem and its sidebar nod to bluegrass music. Yes, bluegrass, and it rocks, especially when sung by leading actors Johan Heldenbergh and Veerle Baetens. Their performances are nothing less than incredible, and this is, without a doubt, one of the most heartbreaking films I've seen in a long time. Just thinking about it can bring a lump to my throat. The saddest feel-good movie I've ever seen. Felix van Groeningen is definitely a director to watch out for.
Sebastien Lifshitz's Bambi: (Isa:Doc & Film International) Only months since he debuted the groundbreaking doc Les Invisibles in Cannes, Sebastien Liftshitz offers us the inspirational Bambi, an affectionate portrait of French transsexual Marie-Pierre Pruvot. Sebastien has a probing eye of rare sensitivity which he has used in all of his films, such as the Teddy Award-winning fiction feature Wild Side. I was deeply moved by what Bambi's story represents today, and this is due just as much to sharp directorial skill as to the fascinating human subject.
Jacques Doillon's Love Battles (Mes Seances De Lutte): (Isa:Doc&Film International) This film can literally boast kick-ass performances by leading couple Sara Forestier and James Thierree. You gotta see it to believe it. I didn't see this one coming and I still can't quite figure out where it came from. Intense, moving, captivating... Jacques Doillon remains on the up, already sharing this new feature since recently premiering You Me And Us (Un Enfant De Toi) at November's Rome Film Festival. He proves once again that he is a master at dissecting the dramatic intricacies of the couple.
Danis Tanovic's An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker: (Isa:The Match Factory) There's so much injustice around and I love it when a director makes it his or her passion to say something about it. In this case, it's Oscar-winner Danis Tanovic, this time showing us life in a different kind of wartime - the struggles of daily life for the underprivileged and discriminated against. It takes a natural born filmmaker to pick up a Canon and start making a movie because he's mad as hell about a real event that happened in his own backyard.
David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche: (Isa: Cinetic International) Let's welcome David Gordon Green back to the Berlinale - he hasn't shown a film here since his debut George Washington. Since then, he's had an eclectic career from sensitive indies to mainstream comedies. Prince Avalanche offers the best of both of those worlds and highlights two uber-talented American actors - Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.
Boris Khlebnikov's A Long And Happy Life: (Isa:Films Boutique) It takes conviction to decide to make a movie like this one, and that conviction permeates throughout, highlighting a strong, convincing performance by leading actor Alexander Yatsenko. Good script and skillful filmmaking also make this powerful tale of the little guy fighting the system all the more watchable. The idyllic beauty of the seaside village location and its surroundings becomes even more intriguing thanks to cinematographer Pavel Kostomarov (a Berlinale winner for Outstanding Artistic Achievement for his work in How I Ended This Summer).
Thomas Arslan's Gold: (Isa:The Match Factory) I'll be as guilty as anyone else who simply refers to this great movie as "the German western". Yet it's so much more in terms of every single aspect of filmmaking - script, direction, acting, cinematography, art direction, etc. (from the same production team as Christian Petzold's Barbara)... Yes, as an American, I get a real kick out of this adventurous western journey being mostly in German (authentically as it's about a group of Germans). But that alone would never have been enough to keep me glued to the screen in anticipation... And if you aren't a Nina Hoss fan yet, this one will convert you. To carry a film like this, it takes more than being one of the most accomplished actresses around - it takes a star.
Felix Van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown: (Isa:The Match Factory) The country and western motif continues with this Flemish gem and its sidebar nod to bluegrass music. Yes, bluegrass, and it rocks, especially when sung by leading actors Johan Heldenbergh and Veerle Baetens. Their performances are nothing less than incredible, and this is, without a doubt, one of the most heartbreaking films I've seen in a long time. Just thinking about it can bring a lump to my throat. The saddest feel-good movie I've ever seen. Felix van Groeningen is definitely a director to watch out for.
Sebastien Lifshitz's Bambi: (Isa:Doc & Film International) Only months since he debuted the groundbreaking doc Les Invisibles in Cannes, Sebastien Liftshitz offers us the inspirational Bambi, an affectionate portrait of French transsexual Marie-Pierre Pruvot. Sebastien has a probing eye of rare sensitivity which he has used in all of his films, such as the Teddy Award-winning fiction feature Wild Side. I was deeply moved by what Bambi's story represents today, and this is due just as much to sharp directorial skill as to the fascinating human subject.
Jacques Doillon's Love Battles (Mes Seances De Lutte): (Isa:Doc&Film International) This film can literally boast kick-ass performances by leading couple Sara Forestier and James Thierree. You gotta see it to believe it. I didn't see this one coming and I still can't quite figure out where it came from. Intense, moving, captivating... Jacques Doillon remains on the up, already sharing this new feature since recently premiering You Me And Us (Un Enfant De Toi) at November's Rome Film Festival. He proves once again that he is a master at dissecting the dramatic intricacies of the couple.
Danis Tanovic's An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker: (Isa:The Match Factory) There's so much injustice around and I love it when a director makes it his or her passion to say something about it. In this case, it's Oscar-winner Danis Tanovic, this time showing us life in a different kind of wartime - the struggles of daily life for the underprivileged and discriminated against. It takes a natural born filmmaker to pick up a Canon and start making a movie because he's mad as hell about a real event that happened in his own backyard.
David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche: (Isa: Cinetic International) Let's welcome David Gordon Green back to the Berlinale - he hasn't shown a film here since his debut George Washington. Since then, he's had an eclectic career from sensitive indies to mainstream comedies. Prince Avalanche offers the best of both of those worlds and highlights two uber-talented American actors - Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.
- 2/9/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Boris Khlebnikov‘s latest project titled A Long and Happy Life is one of the movies that will compete for the Golden Bear statue (aka the award for the best film) at this year’s Berlin Film Festival which runs from 7 – 17 February. Today, we’re here to start our little chat about the powerful modern film which examines the conflict that emerges between the dream of a long & happy life, and the dream of freedom, independence, and the right to choose… Boris Khlebnikov directed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Alexander Rodionov, which follows a city boy turned farmer named Sasha who...
- 2/6/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 7-17.
In competition:
Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn (A Long and Happy Life), director Boris Khlebnikov.
Prince Avalanche, David Gordon Green.
Uroki Garmonii (Harmony Lessons), Emir Baigazin.
Vic+Flo ont vu un ours (Vic+Flo Saw a Bear), Denis Cote.
W imie … (In the Name of), Malgoska Szumowska.
Camille Claudel 1915, Bruno Dumont.
Elle s’en va (On my Way), Emmanuelle Bercot.
Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza (An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker), Danis Tanovic.
Gloria, Sebastian Lelio.
In competition:
Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn (A Long and Happy Life), director Boris Khlebnikov.
Prince Avalanche, David Gordon Green.
Uroki Garmonii (Harmony Lessons), Emir Baigazin.
Vic+Flo ont vu un ours (Vic+Flo Saw a Bear), Denis Cote.
W imie … (In the Name of), Malgoska Szumowska.
Camille Claudel 1915, Bruno Dumont.
Elle s’en va (On my Way), Emmanuelle Bercot.
Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza (An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker), Danis Tanovic.
Gloria, Sebastian Lelio.
- 1/28/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside Movies
A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 7-17.
In competition:
"Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn" ("A Long and Happy Life"), director Boris Khlebnikov.
"Prince Avalanche," David Gordon Green.
"Uroki Garmonii" ("Harmony Lessons"), Emir Baigazin.
"Vic+Flo ont vu un ours" ("Vic+Flo Saw a Bear"), Denis Cote.
"W imie ..." ("In the Name of"), Malgoska Szumowska.
"Camille Claudel 1915," Bruno Dumont.
"Elle s'en va" ("On my Way"), Emmanuelle Bercot.
"Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza" ("An Episode in the Life of an Iron
Picker"), Danis Tanovic.
"Gloria," Sebastian Lelio.
"Gold," Thomas Arslan.
"La Religieuse" ("The Nun"), Guillaume Nicloux.
"Layla Fourie," Pia Marais.
"The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," Fredrik Bond.
"Nugu-ui Ttal-do Anin Haewon" ("Nobody's Daughter Haewon"), Hong Sangsoo.
"Paradies: Hoffnung" ("Paradise: Hope"), Ulrich Seidl.
"Parde" ("Closed Curtain"), Jafar Panahi and Kambozia Partovi.
"Pozitia Copilului" ("Child's Pose"), Calin Peter Netzer.
"Promised Land,...
In competition:
"Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn" ("A Long and Happy Life"), director Boris Khlebnikov.
"Prince Avalanche," David Gordon Green.
"Uroki Garmonii" ("Harmony Lessons"), Emir Baigazin.
"Vic+Flo ont vu un ours" ("Vic+Flo Saw a Bear"), Denis Cote.
"W imie ..." ("In the Name of"), Malgoska Szumowska.
"Camille Claudel 1915," Bruno Dumont.
"Elle s'en va" ("On my Way"), Emmanuelle Bercot.
"Epizoda u zivotu beraca zeljeza" ("An Episode in the Life of an Iron
Picker"), Danis Tanovic.
"Gloria," Sebastian Lelio.
"Gold," Thomas Arslan.
"La Religieuse" ("The Nun"), Guillaume Nicloux.
"Layla Fourie," Pia Marais.
"The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," Fredrik Bond.
"Nugu-ui Ttal-do Anin Haewon" ("Nobody's Daughter Haewon"), Hong Sangsoo.
"Paradies: Hoffnung" ("Paradise: Hope"), Ulrich Seidl.
"Parde" ("Closed Curtain"), Jafar Panahi and Kambozia Partovi.
"Pozitia Copilului" ("Child's Pose"), Calin Peter Netzer.
"Promised Land,...
- 1/28/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The Festival has changed over the decades from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrity actors, paparazzi, and luxury lounges set up by companies that are not affiliated with Sundance.
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/10/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Critics' Week has already begun celebrating its 50th anniversary by posting 50 video interviews with directors and actors who've seen their work debut in this section at Cannes. We're celebrating, too. In association with the 4+1 Film Festival, Mubi is presenting a retrospective of some of the greatest films first seen in Critics' Week over the past half-century. And even though the first 1000 views of each of the films will be free to you, the viewer, the rights holders will carry on receiving their duly earned revenue.
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
- 5/14/2011
- MUBI
242 feature length pics which 95 world premiers.. Wow, I wish I was going, but our lucky Toronto correspondent Rick McGrath will be there instead. (Very lucky Toronto correspondent) Among the standouts are:
Some serious Greek weirdness I'm dying to see in Dogtooth.
Lars Von Triers insanity leaks out in Antichrist. (review)
The long awaited scifi awesomeness starring Jared Leto, Mr. Nobody.
And Locarno winner from the hip UK firm Warp X, She, A Chinese.
List of remaining flicks after the break.
Special Presentations
Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael, France/Germany/Canada/Belgium
North American Premiere
Mr. Nobody tells the story of Nemo (Jared Leto), the world's oldest man. In 2092, Mars has become a trendy vacation destination and humans have achieved immortality, thanks to advances in genetics. At the age of 120 years, Nemo is the last mortal left on Earth. His death is drawing near, and media from all over the world...
Some serious Greek weirdness I'm dying to see in Dogtooth.
Lars Von Triers insanity leaks out in Antichrist. (review)
The long awaited scifi awesomeness starring Jared Leto, Mr. Nobody.
And Locarno winner from the hip UK firm Warp X, She, A Chinese.
List of remaining flicks after the break.
Special Presentations
Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael, France/Germany/Canada/Belgium
North American Premiere
Mr. Nobody tells the story of Nemo (Jared Leto), the world's oldest man. In 2092, Mars has become a trendy vacation destination and humans have achieved immortality, thanks to advances in genetics. At the age of 120 years, Nemo is the last mortal left on Earth. His death is drawing near, and media from all over the world...
- 8/20/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Toronto -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday (August 20) unveiled its final selections, including international premieres for South Korean director Lee Hey-jun's "Castaway on the Moon" and Mike Sandejas' "If I Knew What You Said," from the Philippines.
And the Masters sidebar added the latest work by veteran auteurs Lars von Trier, Amos Gitai, Francois Ozon, Michael Haneke and Margarethe von Trotta.
Hey-jun's offbeat romantic drama will unspool as part of the Contemporary World Cinema sidebar, which added 34 titles as Toronto finalized a September slate that comprises 335 films from 64 Countries.
The Cwc program also booked international premieres for two Australian films, Rachel Perkins' "Bran Nue Dae" and Robert Conolly's "Balibo," Cesc Gay's "V.O.S.," from Spain, Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi's "The Double Hour" and Henrique Goldman's "Jean Charles," a British/Brazilian co-pro.
North American premieres fill out the rest of the Cwc sidebar, which includes a...
And the Masters sidebar added the latest work by veteran auteurs Lars von Trier, Amos Gitai, Francois Ozon, Michael Haneke and Margarethe von Trotta.
Hey-jun's offbeat romantic drama will unspool as part of the Contemporary World Cinema sidebar, which added 34 titles as Toronto finalized a September slate that comprises 335 films from 64 Countries.
The Cwc program also booked international premieres for two Australian films, Rachel Perkins' "Bran Nue Dae" and Robert Conolly's "Balibo," Cesc Gay's "V.O.S.," from Spain, Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi's "The Double Hour" and Henrique Goldman's "Jean Charles," a British/Brazilian co-pro.
North American premieres fill out the rest of the Cwc sidebar, which includes a...
- 8/20/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moscow -- Kinotavr, Russia's main film festival, will kick off its 20th edition in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sunday, featuring mostly films that were made before the global downturn hit the local film industry.
Festival organizers admit that the wide choice of movies for the main competition is unlikely to last, as the film industry struggles to stay afloat.
"This year, we selected 12 feature films out of 62 that were submitted," Sitora Aliyeva, the festival's programming director, told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that the selection committee is unlikely to have that many movies to choose from next year, given a sharp decline in local production.
According to Aliyeva, the economic downturn also hit the festival itself. "Our budget was cut roughly by half," she said. "The program is one day shorter and the number of guests and journalists has declined."
Among the features selected for the main competition...
Festival organizers admit that the wide choice of movies for the main competition is unlikely to last, as the film industry struggles to stay afloat.
"This year, we selected 12 feature films out of 62 that were submitted," Sitora Aliyeva, the festival's programming director, told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that the selection committee is unlikely to have that many movies to choose from next year, given a sharp decline in local production.
According to Aliyeva, the economic downturn also hit the festival itself. "Our budget was cut roughly by half," she said. "The program is one day shorter and the number of guests and journalists has declined."
Among the features selected for the main competition...
- 6/5/2009
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kinotavr festival nods keep it 'Simple'
LONDON -- Alexei Popogrebsky's debut as a solo director, "Simple Things" -- a drama about a dying actor who begs a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a valuable masterpiece -- swept the board at the closing awards ceremony of Russia's top national film festival, Kinotavr, late Monday.
Popogrebsky -- who first gained critical attention as co-director with Boris Khlebnikov of the award-winning "Roads to Koktebel" in 2003 -- won Kinotavr's Grand Prix and also picked up best director while the film's Sergei Puskepalis took best actor at the closing of the festival's 18th edition in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Leonid Bronevoy won the award for best male role for his part in the film.
The film -- one of the highlights in a competition lineup criticized for lax editing and confused storytelling -- also shared the Russian Critics Award with Alexei Balabanov's gruesome tale of a mid-1980s provincial Soviet psychopath, "Cargo 200".
Balabanov -- responsible for such classics as the gangster movie "Brother" and sepia-toned semi-pornographic tale "About Freaks and Men" -- caused a sensation at Sochi with his new film's uncompromisingly bleak and violent images of a young woman taken hostage and sexually abused for the benefit of a crazed police officer.
Popogrebsky -- who first gained critical attention as co-director with Boris Khlebnikov of the award-winning "Roads to Koktebel" in 2003 -- won Kinotavr's Grand Prix and also picked up best director while the film's Sergei Puskepalis took best actor at the closing of the festival's 18th edition in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Leonid Bronevoy won the award for best male role for his part in the film.
The film -- one of the highlights in a competition lineup criticized for lax editing and confused storytelling -- also shared the Russian Critics Award with Alexei Balabanov's gruesome tale of a mid-1980s provincial Soviet psychopath, "Cargo 200".
Balabanov -- responsible for such classics as the gangster movie "Brother" and sepia-toned semi-pornographic tale "About Freaks and Men" -- caused a sensation at Sochi with his new film's uncompromisingly bleak and violent images of a young woman taken hostage and sexually abused for the benefit of a crazed police officer.
- 6/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zellweger, 'Potter' set for Karlovy Vary
SOCHI, Russia -- Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger will present Chris Noonan's Beatrix Potter biopic, Miss Potter, at the 42nd edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, organizers said Thursday.
The actress, who has won acclaim for roles in such films as Chicago and Bridget Jones's Diary, will tread the red carpet in the Bohemian spa town and take the stage to present Potter, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the children's writer and illustrator.
In a separate development, Russian director Alexei Popogrebsky, whose debut as a solo director, Simple Things (Prostye Veshchi), is screening this week in competition at the 18th edition of the Russian national film showcase Kinotavr, confirmed Thursday that the film will unspool in the main competition at Karlovy Vary.
Popogrebsky, whose Koktebel, co-directed with Boris Khlebnikov, won Karlovy Vary's East of the West sidebar in 2003, said another joint work, Free Floating (Svobonoye Plaviniye), also will screen in that category at this year's Karlovy Vary event.
The actress, who has won acclaim for roles in such films as Chicago and Bridget Jones's Diary, will tread the red carpet in the Bohemian spa town and take the stage to present Potter, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the children's writer and illustrator.
In a separate development, Russian director Alexei Popogrebsky, whose debut as a solo director, Simple Things (Prostye Veshchi), is screening this week in competition at the 18th edition of the Russian national film showcase Kinotavr, confirmed Thursday that the film will unspool in the main competition at Karlovy Vary.
Popogrebsky, whose Koktebel, co-directed with Boris Khlebnikov, won Karlovy Vary's East of the West sidebar in 2003, said another joint work, Free Floating (Svobonoye Plaviniye), also will screen in that category at this year's Karlovy Vary event.
- 6/8/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Wolfhound' leads pack for Central
MOSCOW -- Top Russian sales and production shingle Central Partnership on Monday announced its Cannes market titles, with a slate of 16 features, including domestic boxoffice hit "Wolfhound".
"Wolfhound" -- a fantasy thriller that took in more than $20 million at the home boxoffice and has notched up more than 30 international sales -- will spearhead a wide range of genres and directors old and new.
Veteran director Kira Muratova's latest film, Ukrainian-Russian co-production "Two in One", a stylish two-hour drama about an aging theater actor's search for love and the diabolical trap his daughter sets for him that will either save or damn him, is an art-house highlight among a pack of more commercial features.
The film, which stars Renata Litvinova and Bogdan Stupka, screened in the world narrative feature competition section at the recent Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Other festival favorites include Boris Khlebnikov's "Free Floating", voted best Central and Eastern European film last year at the 22nd Warsaw International Film Festival, and Yuri Moroz's "The Spot", which was in competition last year at Karlovy Vary.
"Wolfhound" -- a fantasy thriller that took in more than $20 million at the home boxoffice and has notched up more than 30 international sales -- will spearhead a wide range of genres and directors old and new.
Veteran director Kira Muratova's latest film, Ukrainian-Russian co-production "Two in One", a stylish two-hour drama about an aging theater actor's search for love and the diabolical trap his daughter sets for him that will either save or damn him, is an art-house highlight among a pack of more commercial features.
The film, which stars Renata Litvinova and Bogdan Stupka, screened in the world narrative feature competition section at the recent Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Other festival favorites include Boris Khlebnikov's "Free Floating", voted best Central and Eastern European film last year at the 22nd Warsaw International Film Festival, and Yuri Moroz's "The Spot", which was in competition last year at Karlovy Vary.
- 5/8/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Russians enjoy Berlin's bounty
Russia's latest homegrown blockbuster, fantasy epic "Wolfhound", was never likely to be in competition here, but with a home boxoffice of $20 million and counting since its release in late December, it's a natural for the European Film Market.
Produced by Moscow's fast-growing indie outfit Central Partnership -- which last year struck an astute strategic alliance with Prof-Media, the media wing of Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin's vast Interros industrial holding -- and directed by rising young helmer Nikolai Lebedev, "Wolfhound" (Volkadov) is spearheading the company's sales campaign in Berlin.
The $10 million budget film, shot on location in Slovakia and specially built sets in Moscow, tells the story of the prehistoric village of Galirad, whose leader must learn that love and kindness, not revenge, are the only true purposes in life.
It had already sold theatrically to 30 territories before EFM where this week it sold to Germany and German-speaking territories, Romania, Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia as the company's spearhead sales push.
Others among the 15 titles Central Partnership is selling in Berlin (not all of which it produced) include horror movie "Dead Daughters", already in development for a U.S. remake with Gold Circle Films; Boris Khlebnikov's "Free Floating", which earned Khlebnikov a best director nod at Russia's Sochi Film Festival last year; and anti-terrorist actioner "Moscow Mission".
"Berlin is our first big sales push of the year and we don't want to focus only on the U.S.
Produced by Moscow's fast-growing indie outfit Central Partnership -- which last year struck an astute strategic alliance with Prof-Media, the media wing of Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin's vast Interros industrial holding -- and directed by rising young helmer Nikolai Lebedev, "Wolfhound" (Volkadov) is spearheading the company's sales campaign in Berlin.
The $10 million budget film, shot on location in Slovakia and specially built sets in Moscow, tells the story of the prehistoric village of Galirad, whose leader must learn that love and kindness, not revenge, are the only true purposes in life.
It had already sold theatrically to 30 territories before EFM where this week it sold to Germany and German-speaking territories, Romania, Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia as the company's spearhead sales push.
Others among the 15 titles Central Partnership is selling in Berlin (not all of which it produced) include horror movie "Dead Daughters", already in development for a U.S. remake with Gold Circle Films; Boris Khlebnikov's "Free Floating", which earned Khlebnikov a best director nod at Russia's Sochi Film Festival last year; and anti-terrorist actioner "Moscow Mission".
"Berlin is our first big sales push of the year and we don't want to focus only on the U.S.
- 2/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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