Japan was the big winner at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival which ended on Saturday evening with the Golden St. George trophy for best film going to Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s My Man (Watashi-No Otoko) [pictured].The film, which also received the Silver St. George best actor honours for Tadanobu Asano, had its international premiere in Moscow and was the first Japanese film to win the grand prix since Kaneto Shindo’s Will To Live received the honour
Japan was the big winner at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival which ended on Saturday evening with the Golden St. George trophy for best film going to Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s My Man (Watashi-No Otoko) [pictured].
The film, which also received the Silver St. George best actor honours for Tadanobu Asano, had its international premiere in Moscow and was the first Japanese film to win the grand prix since Kaneto Shindo’s Will To Live received the honour in 1999.
Kumakiri...
Japan was the big winner at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival which ended on Saturday evening with the Golden St. George trophy for best film going to Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s My Man (Watashi-No Otoko) [pictured].
The film, which also received the Silver St. George best actor honours for Tadanobu Asano, had its international premiere in Moscow and was the first Japanese film to win the grand prix since Kaneto Shindo’s Will To Live received the honour in 1999.
Kumakiri...
- 6/29/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
35th edition of the festival runs June 19-28.
The Us documentary Red Army about the Soviet Red Army hockey team will open the 36th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival (Miff), which runs from June 19-28.
Directed by Gabe Polsky, the film was first shown at last month’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in the Us by Sony Pictures.
Speaking at this week’s press conference, programme director Kirill Razlogov exxplained that documentaries have always played “a special role” at the festival - “documentaries are practically in all of the programmes” - and said that it was “symbolic” to open with a documentary.
The festival will be rounded off on June 28 at the Pushkinsky Cinema with a screening of Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Veteran Russian actor-director Gleb Panfilov (Vassa) will head the international jury for the main competition and will be joined by the German actress Franziska Petri, Georgian...
The Us documentary Red Army about the Soviet Red Army hockey team will open the 36th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival (Miff), which runs from June 19-28.
Directed by Gabe Polsky, the film was first shown at last month’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in the Us by Sony Pictures.
Speaking at this week’s press conference, programme director Kirill Razlogov exxplained that documentaries have always played “a special role” at the festival - “documentaries are practically in all of the programmes” - and said that it was “symbolic” to open with a documentary.
The festival will be rounded off on June 28 at the Pushkinsky Cinema with a screening of Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Veteran Russian actor-director Gleb Panfilov (Vassa) will head the international jury for the main competition and will be joined by the German actress Franziska Petri, Georgian...
- 6/12/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The L.A. Turkish Film Festival will present films by six of Turkey’s leading directors at its third edition set to run from March 6th to 9th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
The festival will kick off with Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun and will include Q&As with the directors after each screening.
More than 25 filmmakers and actors will travel to this year’s Latff from Turkey, with most of their films making their North American and Us debuts.
The festival program will also host the annual shorts competition focusing on the work of ten up-and-coming filmmakers. The finalists are selected each year by film critic Elvis Mitchell, host of NPR’s “The Treatment.” The winner will be announced at a red-carpet awards gala on Sunday night.
The shorts competition jury is headed by celebrated director Reha Erdem, who directed My Only Sunshine (Gunesin Oglu). He will be joined by Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, Saadet Aksoy, award-winning Turkish actress, Jacques Thelemaque, writer-director and president of the La Filmmakers Alliance, and Bill Dill, award-winning cinematographer and university professor.
On Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 pm will be Yozgat Blues from writer/director Mahmut Fazil Coskun . It is the story of two singers arriving in a provincial town looking for a break in their lives. The film won Best Director at the San Sebastian Festival (2013).
On Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm will be Meryem (Meryem) from writer-director Atalay Tasdiken. It is about a small-town teenage-bride whose husband leaves and fails to come back, while another young man who was in love with her returns from military service, traumatized. It won the top at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 2 pm will be Eye Am (Gozumun Nuru) directed by Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu. It is a film based on Saracoglu’s life about a passionate young film student facing blindness, who has to wait to find out his fate after an operation. It won the best feature award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013).
On Saturday, March 8th at 8 pm will be Thou Gild’st the Even (Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi) written and directed by Onur Ünlü, about the ordinary lives of the inhabitants of a small town with extraordinary powers. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard Section (2013) and received accolades at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Istanbul Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
On Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm will be Cycle (Devir) directed by Dervis Zaim. It tells the story of shepherds preparing for an annual competition who face the loss of their traditional way of life. It was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul Film Festival (2013).
On Sunday, March 9th at 4 pm will be Singing Women (Sarki Soyleyen Kadinlar) directed by Reha Erdem, about a group of women living on an island who find solace in singing as they face hardships. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (2013).
- 3/5/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Mahmut Fazil Koscum’s comedy drama wins top prize at Turkey’s Gloden Boll Film Festival.
Yozgat Blues, a comedy drama from director Mahmut Fazil Koscum, took the top prize at the 20th Golden Boll Film Festival in Adana, Turkey.
The film, about a music teacher and occassional performer in Istanbul who heads to the provinces for a gig, also won best actor for Ercan Kesal and best supporting actor for Tansu Bicer.
The jury, headed by Berlin’s Efm director Beki Probst, handed four awards to Deniz Aksay Katiksiz’ family drama Nobody’s Home, including a special jury prize; best actress award, shared by Ahu Tukpence and Lale Bser; best supporting actress (Melis Ebeler); and most promising young actor Savas Alp Basar.
Reha Erdem was crowned best director for Jin, which won an additional distinction for Most Promising Young Actress, Deniz Hasguler.
Historical drama The Long Way Home (Eve Donus) went home with Best Music (Mihaly...
Yozgat Blues, a comedy drama from director Mahmut Fazil Koscum, took the top prize at the 20th Golden Boll Film Festival in Adana, Turkey.
The film, about a music teacher and occassional performer in Istanbul who heads to the provinces for a gig, also won best actor for Ercan Kesal and best supporting actor for Tansu Bicer.
The jury, headed by Berlin’s Efm director Beki Probst, handed four awards to Deniz Aksay Katiksiz’ family drama Nobody’s Home, including a special jury prize; best actress award, shared by Ahu Tukpence and Lale Bser; best supporting actress (Melis Ebeler); and most promising young actor Savas Alp Basar.
Reha Erdem was crowned best director for Jin, which won an additional distinction for Most Promising Young Actress, Deniz Hasguler.
Historical drama The Long Way Home (Eve Donus) went home with Best Music (Mihaly...
- 9/23/2013
- by dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru)
- ScreenDaily
Berlin -- German, Turkish and Israeli cinema will have pride of place at the 36th Ghent International Film Festival (Oct. 6 -17), with films from the three countries accounting for half of the titles in competition.
Andreas Dresen's "Whiskey With Vodka" and Florian Gallenberger's German Film Prize winner "John Rabe", the Israeli films "Zion and his Brother" from Eran Merav and "Eyes Wide Open" by Haim Tabakman and both Miraz Bezar's "The Children Of Diyarbakir" and "There" from directors Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu will compete for this year's Ghent Grand Prize.
Other titles in the competition lineup include "Applause" from Danish director Martin Pieter Zandvliet, and "Altiplano" from Belgians Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Dutch director Ester Rots' drama "Can Go Through Skin," and Norwegian title "Troubled Water" by Erik Poppe.
Cyrus Nowrasteh's "The Stoning of Soraya M.," a drama set in 1980s Iran starring James Caviezel and Shohreh Aghdashloo,...
Andreas Dresen's "Whiskey With Vodka" and Florian Gallenberger's German Film Prize winner "John Rabe", the Israeli films "Zion and his Brother" from Eran Merav and "Eyes Wide Open" by Haim Tabakman and both Miraz Bezar's "The Children Of Diyarbakir" and "There" from directors Hakki Kurtulus and Melik Saracoglu will compete for this year's Ghent Grand Prize.
Other titles in the competition lineup include "Applause" from Danish director Martin Pieter Zandvliet, and "Altiplano" from Belgians Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Dutch director Ester Rots' drama "Can Go Through Skin," and Norwegian title "Troubled Water" by Erik Poppe.
Cyrus Nowrasteh's "The Stoning of Soraya M.," a drama set in 1980s Iran starring James Caviezel and Shohreh Aghdashloo,...
- 9/24/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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