XII. BROOKLYN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL June 5 - June 14 @ Brooklyn Heights Cinema 2009 WINNERS GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN   Best Feature Film BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN   Best Documentary (AKA Diane Seligman Award) THE HILLSIDE CROWD by BERNI GOLDBLAT   Best Short Subject: THE CHAMBERMAID by ANN HOLMGREN   Best Animation PASSAGES by MARIE-JOSEE SAINT-PIERRE   Best Experimenta...

XII. BROOKLYN INT'L FILM FESTIVALJune 5 - June 14 @ Brooklyn Heights Cinema 2009 WINNERS GRAND CHAMELEON AWARDBREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN Best Feature Film BREAKING UPWARDS by DARYL WEIN Best Documentary (AKA Diane Seligman Award) THE HILLSIDE CROWD by BERNI GOLDBLAT Best Short Subject: THE CHAMBERMAID by ANN HOLMGREN Best AnimationPASSAGES by MARIE-JOSEE SAINT-PIERRE Best Experimental filmSOARING, ROARING, DIVING by MIRIAM HARRIS & JULIET PALMER SPIRIT AWARDS Short Subject THE DI...

Last Thursday saw the 32nd Sao Paulo International Film Festival come to an end with a double success for THE STRANGER IN ME (DAS FREMDE IN MIR). Director Emily Atef won the prize for the „Best Film", and the prize for „Best Actress" went to Susanne Wolff. Wim Wenders, the festival's guest of honour, was presented with the „Humanity Award".German films were not only in large numbers in the competition, but also in the festival's other sections. Altogether, the festival showed 29 German fil...

Peter Fonda is Jury President at the 4th Zurich Film FestivalFestival Programme announcement: 2 World Premieres in the International CompetitionThe festival administration announced the programme and the members of this year’s jury at their press conference on September 11, 2008. The 4th Zurich Film Festival will present selected films by young filmmakers from around the world in the cinemas corso and Le Paris. In order to encourage the creation of new films, The Zurich Film Festival will pres...