Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007
FILMS from Lebanon, Iran, Indonesia, Korea and Türkiye will vie for the best feature award at the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the Gold Coast next month.
Nominations for the awards, being presented at the Sheraton Mirage Resort on November 13, were announced in Singapore last night.
Two of this year's features, Lucky Miles, centred on refugees lost at the top of Australia, and the autobiographical The Home Song Stories, will fly the flag for Australia at the awards.
Michael James Rowland and Helen Barnes are finalists in the screenplay section for their Lucky Miles script.
International star Joan Chen has earned a nomination for best actress for her performance in Tony Ayres's film The Home Song Stories. The finalists in the awards, organised by Queensland Events and the State Government, were selected by the nominations council who saw 34 competing films last week in Brisbane.
The best feature film section will see Caramel (Lebanon), Night Bus (Iran), Opera Jawa (Indonesia), Secret Sunshine (Korea) and Takva: A Man's Fear of God (Türkiye) vying for the top award.
The jury judging the awards will be headed by Indian actress Shabana Azmi.
Opera Jawa and Takva: A Man's Fear of God screened at this year's Brisbane International Film Festival in August.
Contenders for best actor are Sasson Gabai (The Band's Visit), Antropov Evgeniy (Hard Hearted), Deok-Kwan Ryu (Like A Virgin), Mehrdad Sedighian (Night Bus) and Erkan Can (Takva: A Man's Fear of God).
Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Al Masri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisele Aouad, Siham Haddad and Asiza Semaan, all appearing in Caramel, have been nominated for best actress, together with Ms Chen, and Hanan Turk (Cut and Paste), Baran Kosari in Mainline, and Do-Yeon Jeon in Secret Sunshine.
Two special programs about the Asia Pacific Screen Awards are being made for telecast through the region by CNN International.
Scene by Scene: Films of Asia Pacific will be screened on CNN International on November 10.
Coverage of the awards ceremony will be included in Best Films of Asia Pacific to be telecast on November 17.
source: news.com.au
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Saturday, Jun 23, 2012
The Second "Kazakhstan Montage of Cinemas: Film & Cultural Festival" launches at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Los Angeles on Aug. 3 for a one-week celebration of Kazakh cinema and culture, including musicians.
The festival is a stellar opportunity for directors, producers, location scouts, and the general public to get an understanding and appreciation of this exotic locale without leaving home.
Sweeping from the Caspian Sea on its Russian border to the Altai Mountain range on the Chinese border, Kazakhstan has a rich nomadic history as well as a powerful current tapestry of cultures. Since gaining independence in 1991, the Central Asian Republic has embraced its remarkable filmmaking past that dates back to the 1930's, when Sergei Eisenstein made his classic “Ivan the Terrible” in this mystic land, and has even given rise to several "New Wave" movements.
Opening night on Aug. 3rd begins with a reception at 7 pm, and includes a program of live entertainment until 11 pm, at the DGA Theater.
Sponsored by Kazakh Geographic Society (KazGeo.kz ), helixfilmsinc.com , the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Los Angeles, the festival includes Advisory Board Members Steven-Charles Jaffe (GHOST, K19), David Marconi (Screenwriter, ENEMY OF THE STATE), and Ambassador Erlan Idrissov.
Tickets cost $10 (including free parking) can be purchased from the festival’s website. "Kazakhstan Montage of Cinemas: Film & Cultural Festival 2012" will be held Aug. 3 - 9 at the Directors Guild of America on 7920 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, California
For more information, please see www.kazakhfestival.com - KazakhFilmFestLA@gmail.com
Source : HelixFilmsInc.com
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
The 65th Festival de Cannes drew to a close tonight with the closing awards ceremony hosted by Academy Award nominated actress Berenice Bejo.
The top prize was captured yet again by Michael Haneke for his portrait of an elderly couple Amour. This is the second time he has bested Jacques Audiard who was also in competition with De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone). Haneke becomes one of the few two-time Palme d'Or winners alongside Alf Sjoberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Bille August, Emir Kusturica, Shohei Imamura, and Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne and only the second after August to win with consecutive films – his previous Palme d'Or was for his 2009 film Das weiße Band (The White Ribbon).
Matteo Garrone picked up his second Grand Prix for his film Reality. Previously, he had won in 2008 for Gomorrah.
The surprise winner for the Jury Prize was Ken Loach with The Angels' Share. He previously won the Palme d'Or in 2006 with The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
Another previous Palme d'Or winner won Best Screenplay. Cristian Mungiu who made 4 luni, 3 săptămâni þi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) returned with După dealuri (Beyond the Hills), and it also shared the Best Actress for its stars Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur.
In spite of the heavy American representation in the selection, the only American film to win a prize was Benh Zeitlin's Un Certain Regard entry Beasts of the Southern Wild which won the Camera d'Or for first film. Last night, it had won the FIPRESCI international critics' prize.
Complete list of winners for the 65th Festival de Cannes
Palme d'Or
Amour, Michael Haneke (France-Germany-Austria)
Grand Prix
Reality, Matteo Garrone (Italy-France)
Jury Prize
The Angels' Share, Ken Loach (U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy)
Best Director
Carlos Reygadas, Post tenebras lux (Light After Darkness) (Mexico-France-Germany-Netherlands)
Best Actress
Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur, După dealuri (Beyond the Hills) (Romania-France-Belgium)
Best Actor
Mads Mikkelsen, Jagten (The Hunt) (Denmark-Sweden)
Best screenplay
Cristian Mungiu, După dealuri (Beyond the Hills) (Romania-France-Belgium)
Caméra d'or
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin (U.S.)
PALME D'OR FOR BEST SHORT FILM
SESSÝZ-BE DENG (SILENCE), REZAN YEÞÝLBAÞ
Source : www.ensonhaber.com
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