Milcho Manchevski in Aruba Sound like a RHCP album??? :-) Well, it's not. No, this is the latest film by celebrated Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski (Before the Rain, 1994; Dust 2001; Shadows, 2007). This week Milcho has attended the 2nd annual Aruba International Film Festival to showcase his latest film, MOTHERS, as well as his Golden Lion award-winning film BEFORE THE RAIN. He will also attend a 'Conversations With' discussing at length his career as an award-winning filmmaker and...
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES AWARD CEREMONY AND PARTY MONDAY, JUNE 12th
Children of God, winner of the Caribbean spotlight (Location: Gold Coast)
Winners of the Aruba International Film Festival’s Caribbean Spotlight Series (CSS) Competition were announced on Tuesday night at a special Festival event held at Gold Coast Aruba.
Encouraged by tremendous local support last year, AIFF expanded its popular "Spotlight" series this year, which was created to showcases movies ...
Woody Allen's latest film: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011), premiered this year at Cannes on May 11 in the Lumiere Theater. From Cannes Press Release summary: The romcom, which was shot last year in the French capital, brings together a broad international cast, including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Léa Seydoux.Following London (Match Point) and Barcelona (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), it’s the turn of Par...
Woody Allen's latest film: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011), premiered this year at Cannes on May 11 in the Lumiere Theater. From Cannes Press Release summary: The romcom, which was shot last year in the French capital, brings together a broad international cast, including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Léa Seydoux.Following London (Match Point) and Barcelona (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), it’s the turn of Pa...
Cate Blanchett's new thriller "Hanna" will open the Sydney Film Festival with the Academy Award winner gracing the red carpet.
Directed by Joe Wright ("Atonement"), "Hanna" will bookend the festival with the closing night film, Mike Mills' "Beginners", starring Ewan McGregor.
"Of course we're very excited to be opening with 'Hanna', the new film by Joe Wright, and to have Sydney Film Festival's patron Cate Blanchett on the red carpet for our o...
Alexandru Maftei, Romania Lisa Aschan, Sweden Claudio Cupellini, Italy David Dusa, FranceJannicke Systad Jacobsen, Norway Yasemin Samdereli, Germany Zuzana Liová, Slovak RepublicMatus Zajac, Valdís æskarsdóttir,Iceland Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium Ben Wheatley, United Kingdom Who makes exciting stories work on screen? Who is the person behind touching pictures, amazing film scenes and breathtaking moments in cinema? Ten directors from across Europe will be spotlighted as creative heads of passio...
RESTLESS (2011)SUMMARY: “The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII”.During the press conference at Cannes I sat next to actor Henry Hopper’s mother and she said, ‘that’s my son!’ with pride and a twinkle in her eye. Many say that RESTLESS (2011) is a tribute to French cinema. It may even hint to a touch magical realism meets Woody Allen (just read this sweet ...
press conference to RESTLESS (2011) at 64th Cannes Film Festival which screened in the Un Certain Regard category.Actress/producer Bryce Dallas Howard, writer Jason Lew, actress Mia Wasikowska, actor Henry Hopper and director Gus Van Sant all answered questions to eager international Cannes press. photo by Vanessa McMahon
press conference to RESTLESS (2011) at 64th Cannes Film Festival which screened in the Un Certain Regard category.
Gus Van Sant answered questions to eager international Cannes press.
photo by Vanessa McMahon
press conference to RESTLESS (2011) at 64th Cannes Film Festival which screened in the Un Certain Regard category. Actress Mia Wasikowska and director Gus Van Sant answered questions to eager international Cannes press.photo by Vanessa McMahon
press conference to RESTLESS (2011) at 64th Cannes Film Festival which screened in the Un Certain Regard category. Actor Henry Hopper and director Gus Van Sant answered questions to eager international Cannes press.photo by Vanessa McMahon
RESTLESS (2011)SUMMARY: “The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII”.During the press conference at Cannes I sat next to actor Henry Hopper’s mother and she said, ‘that’s my son!’ with pride and a twinkle in her eye. Many say that RESTLESS (2011) is a tribute to French cinema. It may even hint to a touch magical realism meets Woody Allen (just read this sweet ...
SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011)One of the films in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival was SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011) by writer/director Julia Leigh. While one might recall the sweet animated Disney film SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) or the classic fairytale in reference to this title, this film is a far cry from these classics with the same name; rather, this ‘sleeping beauty’ is about the erotic desires of a young woman and her ‘female gaze’, as opposed to the much discussed, much debated cinem...
SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011)One of the films in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival was SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011) by writer/director Julia Leigh. While one might recall the sweet animated Disney film SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) or the classic fairytale in reference to this title, this film is a far cry from these classics with the same name; rather, this ‘sleeping beauty’ is about the erotic desires of a young woman and her ‘female gaze’, as opposed to the much discussed, much debated cinem...
Kamen Kalev’s second feature The Island, which tells the story of a young couple heading to a remote island in the Black Sea where their relationship is questioned, was invited to the Directors Fortnight section of the 64 Cannes International Film Festival.
The film was first pitched as a project during Sofia Meetings’04. The cast includes the French model and actress Leticia Kasta, the Danish actor Thure Lindhart and their Bulgarian fellow actors Boyka Velkova, Russi Chanev, Mihai...
Claudia CardinaleIn the past couple of years you haven’t been appearing on the big screen that often, perhaps you don’t have offers for the more interesting roles that you want?
Claudia Cardinale: That’s not true; I have been involved in various productions in recent years, mainly by younger directors. Last year I worked in Tunisia, which was the backdrop for Mehdi Ben Attia’s film Le fil, Istanbul (Signora Enrica) and then in New York for Joy de V. by a student of Werner Herzog. ...
press conference for RESTLESS (2011) by Gus Van Sant at Cannes 2011.
press conference for RESTLESS (2011) by director Gus Van Sant (right) at Cannes 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
press conference for RESTLESS (2011) with actor Henry Hooper (left) and director Gus Van Sant (right) at Cannes 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
press conference for RESTLESS (2011) by Gus Van Sant at Cannes 2011. Producer is actress Bryce Dallas Howardphoto by Vanessa McMahon
Cast of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) pose for red carpet at Cannes 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cast of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) pose for red carpet at Cannes 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cast of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) pose for red carpet at Cannes 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cast of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) pose for red carpet at Cannes 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
Writer and director Julia Leigh of SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011), in competition at Cannes 2011
photo by Vanessa McMahon
