As a result, a relaxed, improvisational feeling pervades the fest, unlike
any other film festival I've attended.
In
other film festival news, Cannes, set for May 8 - 19, will for the first time since 2014, boast a female - majority jury, with Cate Blanchett presiding.
No other film festival is as prestigious as Cannes.
The other film festival new is for «Fading Gigolo `, which will open the 10th Annual Boulder International Film Festival which runs 13 - 16th February 2014.
And
no other film festival has seen more controversy and outrage.
Written, directed, and produced in Wake County, the documentary, «Certain Proof: A Question of Worth,» debuted in April at Colorado's Vail Film Festival and is slated for screening at four
other film festivals.
, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year (in 2017) before playing at a few
other film festivals.
This film first premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, and will likely show up at
other film festivals but nothing is schedule yet.
The film is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this month, and will likely play at
other film festivals as well, including at Fantastic Fest.
This first premiered at the Neuchâtel Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland, and has played at a few
other film festivals this year including at the Sitges Film Festival and FilmQuest Festival.
It has been directed and written by Alex Ross Perry («The Color Wheel», «Impolex»), and has already landed several awards at a handful of
other film festivals such as Locarno International and Philadelphia Film Festival.
A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story, as this indie flick did itself proud in the award department in the Australian version of the Oscars (won 13 awards, including best film, director, actor and actress) and was viewed in competition at Cannes and at a number of
other film festivals throughout the world including the prestigious Edinburgh Festival.
The rest of the day was taken up with films that had already played at
other film festivals and arrived at Fantastic Fest with major buzz.
Amazon is pumping hundreds of millions of dollars in bidding on movies and shows that debut at Sundance or
other film festivals.
By going green TIFF is a forerunner in the film industry and hopefully many
other film festivals will follow TIFF's example.
The film made its debut at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, won honors at
other film festivals and was nominated for an Emmy.
Not exact matches
According to Fremaux, the
film festival had wanted to screen two Netflix
films this year, in particular The
Other Side Of The Wind, an unfinished project by Orson Welles.
Unlike
other festivals that screen
films in the hopes of getting a bigger distribution deal, Ellison's crew plans to use social media and
other tech to turn these
films into year round events, it says.
Nominated for awards at both the Pan African
Film Festival, Bronzelens
Film Festivals, and
others, it's no wonder TV One, the network dedicated to delivering real life and entertainment programming from the African American point of view, has decided to acquire and air this historical
film on Saturday, January 9, 2016.
At the
other end of the cup spectrum, Pamela Anderson reportedly quipped last year at an Italian
film festival: «My boobs have had the career; I'm just tagging along.»
Here you will find all videos related to the Brave New Voices
festival, the Off / Page Project, the Bigger Picture, Raise Up Project, Life is Living, and
other films from Youth Speaks» local and national programming.
Critic and
film historian Cole Smithey is available for speaking engagements, radio and television appearances, teaching opportunities,
film festival juries, seminars, and
other film related events.
Also earning the highest Metascore of the
festival, the
film is a «tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie,» according to Owen Gleiberman of Variety, with a «remarkable performance» by Mary Kay Place in the title role as a widow who spends her days caring for
others, including her drug - addicted son.
Also excluded are
films that first debuted at
other major
festivals earlier this year; you can find reviews for those
films in our Cannes Recap and our Sundance Recap.
The
festival programme continues until Sunday 20 November with a number of
other film and documentary premieres, including Driving with Selvi, the story of a former child bride, who escapes her violent marriage and becomes South India's first female taxi driver and The Innocents a compelling French drama about a young doctor becoming the sole hope for an isolated convent.
Below is my list of the 10
films that I would deem as «must - see» this year as well as a few
others recommendations that I will try to catch as well during the
festival.
Other films that are definitely worth checking out that played at TIFF (and other festivals): Adam Wingard's rapturous and playful The Guest, Palm d'Or winner Winter Sleep, latest from master filmmakers Jean - Pierre and Luc Dardenne Two Days, One Night, 3 and a half hour epic Li» l Quinquin, harrowing street life portrait Heaven Knows What, ambitious and transcending Jauja, and Mike Leigh's exemplary Mr. Tu
Other films that are definitely worth checking out that played at TIFF (and
other festivals): Adam Wingard's rapturous and playful The Guest, Palm d'Or winner Winter Sleep, latest from master filmmakers Jean - Pierre and Luc Dardenne Two Days, One Night, 3 and a half hour epic Li» l Quinquin, harrowing street life portrait Heaven Knows What, ambitious and transcending Jauja, and Mike Leigh's exemplary Mr. Tu
other festivals): Adam Wingard's rapturous and playful The Guest, Palm d'Or winner Winter Sleep, latest from master filmmakers Jean - Pierre and Luc Dardenne Two Days, One Night, 3 and a half hour epic Li» l Quinquin, harrowing street life portrait Heaven Knows What, ambitious and transcending Jauja, and Mike Leigh's exemplary Mr. Turner.
Two
other films I have to mention as runner - ups: Zhang Yimou's Coming Home made me cry more than any
other film at the
festival, and the last shot is heartbreaking, but oh so beautiful.
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors,
film festival programmers and
other working
film professionals.
I don't think
film festival mega-stars like Lars von Trier or Abbas Kiarostami or Wong Kar - Wai are nearly well - known or influential enough to have this kind of impact, on movie fans in general or on
other filmmakers.
The Act of Killing, on the
other hand, was one of the most talked about
films of the
festival — and the popular choice for the SFP.
I'm sure there are plenty of
others that I have missed, but it made for some fun jokes between the
festival - goers to repeatedly see the same actors pop up in various
films.
The
film, as well as Adams, received praise from critics throughout its
festival run, also earning two Golden Globe and nine BAFTA Award nominations, among
other accolades.
CBS Films then took the
film to a number of
festivals and
other events across the country.
Those who caught two of the actor's
other films at
festivals earlier this year have been touting Unbroken star Jack O'Connell as one of the breakout performers of the year, and while Starred Up already enjoyed a limited release, the...
I always go out of my way to talk about the
other people I meet at the
festival, and not just the
films, because they are just as important as the movies.
Several
other films that have been building steam on the
festival circuit will play at the
festival as well.
Other polarizing
films included Darling, Bone Tomahawk, Follow and Demon (which won best horror feature at the
festival to many people's surprise
EDA Awards presented at
Festivals are often a
film's first award, and boosts industry and public awareness of the winner, often leading to sales,
other festival appearances and funding for the filmmaker's future projects.
Other questions running through my mind are whether Frenchwoman Huppert might want to avoid making the
festival too much of a local affair, and whether Audiard's all - male
film will resonate as strongly with a mostly female jury.
In addition to presenting our Annual Awards and Top Ten List, members of the Indiana
Film Journalists Association stay active throughout the year serving on
film festival juries, attending and sponsoring special screenings, appearing at
film and genre - specific conferences, and speaking to civic groups, schools, media outlets and many
other places.
Only
films that are world premieres are eligible for our U.S. Dramatic Competition program, but U.S. narrative feature
films that have previously screened at up to two
other festivals anywhere in the world are still eligible for our out - of - competition programs.
As a Sundance opener and an official Berlin
film fest entry, the
film clearly has creative credentials, but I'm not sure what segment of the public,
other than committed
festival customers, will find it wholly satisfying.
Spend a few days at a
film festival and the movies start talking to each
other.
While I have never attended the
festival as press for anything
other than
film, I have attended a few interactive panels and comedy events over the past nine years since I started attending the
festival.
The
film debuted at the 2015 Sundance
Film Festival, followed by
other festivals including the Hamptons, London, Tallgrass, NewFest and Philadelphia.
The
festival will give world premieres to a number of
other films (see list below) and the North American premier to Brad Silberling's An Ordinary Man starring Ben Kingsley.
The
film is also to screen at
other international
film festivals which include Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic
Film Festival, Skopje
Film Festival, Macedonia, Dundee Horror
Film Festival, Scotland, Fright Night
Film Fest in Kentucky USA, which is the largest genre
festival in mid America.
We blend in
other topics as well, ranging from the state of modern
film festival - ing, nannys, and
other such fun stuff.
Bening and eight
other international celebrity jurors will hand out the awards at the
festival, including the Golden Lion for best
film and Silver Lion for best director and the grand jury prize.