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Festivals - France - Wave of French films set to hit Toronto
2008-08-22 05:00:07Led by Jean-Francois Richet's much-awaited Death Instinct (see news) - the first instalment of a two-part film about the gangster Jacques Mesrine, which will screen at the gala presentation - a wave of French films will unfurl over the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (September 4-13), with almost 40 productions and co-productions selected. Pre-sold internationally by Kinology...
Venice 2008 - Venice Days - Sorrentino and Garrone present never-before-seen images of latest films
2008-08-23 05:00:05Matteo Garrone and Paolo Sorrentino will also be at the fifth edition of Venice Days, starting August 28 at the Venice Film Festival. On September 3, at the Lido's Hotel Excelsior, the directors of Gomorrah and Il Divo will receive the SIAE Creativity Award. For the occasion, the filmmakers (award-winners at the latest Cannes Film Festival) will present never-before-seen material from...
Box Office - France - Gomorrah gets off to an excellent start
2008-08-23 05:00:06Having garnered 140,876 admissions in its first week on release in French theatres, Italian director Matteo Garrone's compelling Gomorrah (see Focus) has got off to an impressive start. Winner of the Grand Prize at the latest Cannes Film Festival, the title boasts the second highest per screen average (1164 viewers), after US blockbuster The Dark Knight (1551 viewers). Launched by Le...
Releases - Belgium - A light but impressive selection of new releases
2008-08-27 05:00:09The last week in August is light on new releases, but heavy on major names. For once, European titles monopolise Belgian screens this week. Although there are only three new films hitting theatres (two of which are US co-productions), audiences will nonetheless have the chance to discover three works - hailing from Belgium, France and the UK - which represent different trends in European film,...
Fabio Ferzetti - Venice Days General Delegate: "I choose the surprising vitality of Central-Eastern Europe cinema"
2008-08-27 05:00:09Founded five years ago to showcase the best of European cinema, for its second edition Venice Days expanded beyond this specific territory to include the entire world. The independent section - which is promoted during the Venice International Film Festival by ANAC (Filmmakers Associations) and the filmmakers of API (Independent Directors and Producers) - continues, however, to pay attention...
Production - Sweden - Börje Hansson new head of SF Production
2008-08-28 05:00:09The established Swedish producer Börje Hansson has been appointed Head of Production for the Swedish major Svensk Filmindustri (SF). He will take on his new position on November 1st, reporting directly to SF Sweden's managing director Tobias Lennér. His predecessor, Johan Mardell who had overseen the production of the group's biggest ever production Arn, The Knight Templar, left the...
Venice 2008 - Out of competition - Oliveira's seven minutes of humour
2008-08-28 05:00:09“Festivals are not like the Olympics: each film is different, there are no records. It's impossible to determine who the winner is”. These are the words of Manoel de Oliveira, who will turn 100 in December but remains - according to festival director Marco Müller - “the youngest of the filmmakers at the 65th Venice International Film Festival”. Averse to awards...
Venice 2008 - Venice Days/Slovenia - Möderndorfer offers dark Landscape of his country
2008-08-29 05:00:09Presented by Roberto Barzanti, president of the Venice Days Association, Slovenian writer-director Vinko Möderndorfer's second feature film Landscape No. 2 screened to heartfelt applause today on the Lido. Part historical intrigue, part thriller, part sexfest, in the film, which Möderndorfer adapted from his eponymous novel, electrical appliance repairman Polde (Janez Hočevar) and his...
Venice 2008 - Horizons - The noble intentions of PA-RA-DA
2008-08-29 05:00:09It will not suffice to appease the controversy sparked by German daily ‘Der Spiegel' (which in the last few days has accused the Venice Film Festival of protectionism), but the figure is nonetheless significant: Venice is screening at least three Italian titles (excluding documentaries) filmed in a foreign language, and thus destined to be released on the local market in their...
Venice 2008 - Out of competition - Puccini according to Paolo Benvenuti
2008-08-30 05:00:10The challenging work of Paolo Benvenuti has never been so beautiful: his latest film, Puccini e la fanciulla (“Puccini and the Young Girl”), co-directed with his romantic and professional partner Paola Baroni, screens today at the Venice Film Festival. The title is not vying for the Golden Lion, but only because Müller and his team of selectors wanted to keep it out of competition....
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