Sentences with phrase «films in competition represented»

Three other films in competition represented «promotions» for their directors, who had all had their previous outings featured in other sections of the festival, but the results were uneven at best.

Not exact matches

According to the Sundance press release «115 feature - length films were selected, representing 28 countries by 40 first - time filmmakers, including 25 in competition.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival presented 119 feature - length films, representing 32 countries and 51 first - time filmmakers (including 27 in competition), and 65 short films.

Strangely, even though this side story is a superfluous toss - in that has next to nothing to do with Google or the competition, their romantic comedy interplay represents the best moments of the film.

In a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by womeIn a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by womein official competition were directed by women.

Its opening film is the British - produced mountaineering thriller Everest, featuring Anglo - American glamour in the shape of Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin; its competition strand has an impressive list of international auteurs, including Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl), Alexander Sokurov (Francofonia), Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) and Charlie Kaufman (Anomalisa); and a number of authentic coups, including the world premiere screening of Black Mass, the much - hyped gangster film featuring Johnny Depp as James «Whitey» Bulger, and a first look at Beasts of No Nation, the African - set war thriller that represents Netflix's most serious shot yet across Hollywood's bows.

Jarmusch is also represented with a second film, his Iggy Pop chronicle «Gim me Danger,» in an out - of - competition, midnight screenings slot.

Genre played a welcome role in the Competition, represented by a black - and - white neonoir (F.J. Ossang's 9 Fingers, winner of the Best Director prize), an allegorical werewolf film from Brazil (Good Manners, from the team of Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas, winner of a Special Jury Prize), and a comic reimagining of a popular gothic parable (Serge Bozon's Madame Hyde, which won the Best Actress award for its star, Isabelle Huppert).

Both of this year's films representing transgender people offer objectively outstanding artistic experiences; «A Fantastic Woman» and «Strong Island» are vehicles for seeing a trans person in a fundamentally different way, more so than in any Oscar competition yet.

Lee represented the sole win for an American in a competition very light on US films.

Based on the life of dramatist Heinrich von Kleist, that ended in a double suicide with his lover, the film shot back in February of last year, so no doubt it's ready and Hausner is must be hoping to return with it to Cannes for the fourth time — though this may represent her best chance yet to crack into the main competition line - up.

The film is a sweet but slipshod effort that hardly represents the director's strongest work; with several more deserving films in competition going unawarded, its selection feels like a nod to the more mainstream contingent of the competition.

In addition, he paid tribute to Pierre Rissient, who passed away this week at the age of 81 as he was preparing to travel to the festival to represent Korean director Lee Chang Dong's film Burning which is in competitioIn addition, he paid tribute to Pierre Rissient, who passed away this week at the age of 81 as he was preparing to travel to the festival to represent Korean director Lee Chang Dong's film Burning which is in competitioin competition.

Long criticized for the lack of women directors represented, this year Cannes will see the Coppola and Ramsay films, as well as Naomi Kawase's Radiance premiering in competition, a short film directed by Kristen Stewart, the Campion series, and seven films directed by women in the independent - minded Directors» Fortnight section.

Several bikes also represented the Giro d'Italia competition, filmed by a camera man inside an original 500, just like in the 60s.