Sentences with phrase «local film community»

The work of important filmmakers like Fruit Chan, Manoel de Oliveira, Sally Potter, Barbet Schroeder, Takeshi Kitano, Fernando Trueba, Tsui Hark, Stan Brakhage, Chantal Ackerman, Philippe Garrel, Abel Ferrara, Nagisa Oshima, Volker Schlöndorff, Youssef Chahine, Arturo Ripstein, Béla Tarr, Tsai Ming - liang, Im Kwon - Taek, Hou Hsiao - hsien, Edward Yang and Agnès Varda — all way passed the early stages of their career and all still active today — remain largely unknown to the majority of the local film community.

Not exact matches

In his film, Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson play two missionary priests to 1639 Japan, who must face unimaginable violence while bringing the Gospel to local communities.

I felt it was essential to give this film over to the people who are affected by the issues it explores, and we are currently arranging free screenings for people on estates and in local communities.

County leaders are forming a community advisory board of local film professionals and others to make the most of the asset.

The Throwaways is a documentary film featuring a formerly incarcerated homeless man, Ira McKinley, and his struggles to reintegrate into and also change his local community in Albany, New York.

Finally, Rosalie Burgher, who recently received a state Senior of the Year award for her years of service to the Olive Free Library and other community organizations, nominated local engineer, former film technician and anti-fracking organizer Jim Sofranko, with a second from his wife.

As the film progresses, both Thomas, and Catherine the local school teacher in a sleepy midwest community (played by Virginia Madsen) wind up opposing Gabriel's hunt for the dark soul, and therein lies the majority of the film's action.

McFarland, price USA is the rare sports film that embraces its genre but steps above it, information pills offering a heartfelt glimpse of a struggling poor community that is united over a local sports team.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

Variety reports that Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson have joined the film, which will see «the beloved bear, happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, embark upon a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.»

Our setting is a small backwater community, yet catastrophes and contretemps fairly tumble over one another within minutes of the film's start: two members of the local constabulary gone missing, the several - days - ripe corpse of a young woman turned up at lakeside, another cop shot in the foot by a whacked - out hermit, and wait, is there yet one more dead woman to be discovered out there?

Cage plays Colin Pryce (making the film's tagline — «Power always comes at a price» — that much funnier), a Louisiana politician who comes to national attention after an impassioned speech to Congress about the devastating impact of the BP oil spill on local communities.

We were extremely proud to present the island, the locals and the film community with many jobs for over four months.

Set between the first and second films, Sgt Davis Tubbs (Brandon Smith) assembles a task force to destroy the Creeper once and for all while growing closer than ever before to learning the secrets of its dark origins, as the monster terrorizes a local farming community.

The film crew actually arranged for it to be fixed up, for which the local community, which hasn't used the church for a while, was overwhelming grateful.

TUGG, which allows communities to «lobby» for a screening of a film in a local theater, is also involved.

Sundance Institute hosts community programs both year - round and at the annual Sundance Film Festival to offer local Utah audiences the chance to experience independent film, theatre, and music through free screenings and discussions.

His interests include listening to music, watching and making films, and helping his local and tribal community.

The movie is based on Hillary Jordan's novel of the same name and follows the unlikely friendship of two World War Two veterans, one white and one black, as they return from war and find common ground as their families face difficulty in their local community, and the actress signed up for the film in the hope the director could turn the story into something «big and epic».

From the Ferguson uprising, to the global reach of the Black Lives Matter movement, this film gives an authoritative storytelling voice to the black Ferguson community, focusing on letting activists and local citizens speak.

Heritage Schools includes a range of stimulating projects including creating local heritage films, community exhibitions and some have even campaigned to have their local war memorial included on the National Heritage List for England.

Thanks to Heritage Schools, half a million children have already taken part in a range of stimulating projects including creating local heritage films, community exhibitions and some have even campaigned to have their local war memorial included on the National Heritage List for England.

The «Learn, Create and Share» pedagogy includes a multi media / tech culture that includes digital links between the schools and homes, community television and film festivals and links to government agencies and local, national and international learning and business partnerships.

Students have the opportunity to showcase their film at community screenings, travel to local film festivals, and speak about their work in front of a variety of audiences.

The film takes an intimate look at the truth behind these laws and the effect they have on local communities, following Lakewood (a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio) as city council proposes and eventually passes a ban on «pit bulls,» citing the state law as one of their primary reasons.

The local community has been reticent in coming forward about the town's incredible historical and geological relevance (the mountains around the town are the oldest in the world, dating back 3.5 billion years) but that will all soon change with the imminent release of both the Disney version of Jock of the Bushveld, and the film about Cockney Liz (legendary «barmaid» who became known as Cockney Liz because of the accent in which she chose to sing, despite her obvious refinement and musical talent.

The luxurious hotel will host a function for 50 film officials, representatives and community supporters next week (Thursday 10th of December) including New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and local Queenstown MP Bill English as they gather to pitch for continued support and new film business for the destination.

Willats engaged members of the local community to accompany him on walks in the housing estates near the South London Gallery, recording observations of their environment using photography, audio and Super 8 film.

Representing the diversity and uniqueness of the Los Angeles community, the exhibition highlights important works from legendary L.A. artists who remain vital and influential alongside those emerging from renowned local art schools, visionary artists associated with various street cultures and subcultures, and crossover artists connected to performance, music, and film.

Encompassing a great number of performance, film, discursive, music, and dance programs, the Public Program connects questions and issues in the international discourse about contemporary art and design with local interests and communities.

As part of its commitment to the San Francisco Bay Area, YBCA supports the local arts community and reflects the region's diversity of people and thought through its performing arts, visual arts, film and video programs, and public programming that are curated thematically around «big ideas;» which illustrate the connections and associations between the works.

Savannah Urban Garden Alliance (SUGA) will host an art show and four - night film series in August introducing the community to urban gardening concepts and providing information on opportunities for community involvement in local gardens.

UAG / ROOM Gallery further promotes an active dialogue between UCI residents and the local and international art communities through colloquia, conferences, visiting artist lectures and theme - based films series, all of which are open to the public.

The film presents a series of mini-dramas, recalling past community events described in archived issues of Roundabout, and provides an insight into issues prevalent at the time, such as continuity of local life, community and togetherness.

Searching for alternatives to museum - based exhibition practices, the artists in this exhibition sought to engage directly with local communities, often incorporating popular strategies from film, architecture, and theater, and grappling with political oppression.

Artist Matt Stokes has made a film tracing a story set within the local Bangladeshi community.

I will be working collaboratively with the artist to build relationships in the local community, to develop a public project that may take the form of classes, talks, readings, dinners, walks, murals or performance / film / music events.

«Having worked on this passion project over the past several years, it is a joy to now share the film with our local community.»

Other ongoing programs include a free printmaking workshop that provides artists and amateurs 10 weeks of instruction in basic printmaking techniques; an educational services program offering tours and discussions, led by local work - study students, for school, college and community groups visiting the museum; and poetry readings, film programs, music, dance and dramatic presentations, lectures, workshops and slide discussions on Afro - American art.

That same template established in the documentary course through which I worked with Prof. Maria Luskay and energetic student teams to create six films that capture the reality that any environmental solution will fail if it does not integrate the economic needs and norms of local communities.

«As Hollywood prepares to celebrate their nominees for best performances and films down the street, Global Green is calling for nominations for the local green heroes who are tirelessly working to make their communities healthier and greener,» said Petersen.

The film crew actually arranged for it to be fixed up, for which the local community, which hasn't used the church for a while, was overwhelming grateful.

That highlighted the need for a range of different improvements: allow more time in the community beforehand, better planning around the filming, formal agreements with the producers, and that we wanted more involvement through the Council, and local groups like the «Mums and Bubs» and Women's and Men's Health.

Outside of the office, Blake exudes his passion for luxury through his involvement in the Dallas art scene, volunteering with the local non-profit Art Conspiracy and participating in the production of the short film Moving Cities Dallas, which highlights the intersection of art and commerce within the community.