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Florent-Emilio Siri talks to CWB's editor Rachel O’Meara about his film MY WAY
The French film Director, Florent-Emilio Siri, began his movie making career with the 1998 social film “Une Minute de Silence” (“One Minute of Silence”), which had good underground success. He continued in 2002 with the action film “Nid de Guêpes” (“The Nest”), before directing two critically acclaimed and highly successful “Splinter Cell” games - “Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow” and ”Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory”. The actor / producer Bruce Willis asked Siri to direct his big-budget 2005 action thriller ”Hostage”, which gained... Full story
News And Issues
2012 Cannes Film Festival Jury members' comments on judging films
The Feature Films Jury presided over by the Italian Director, Nanni Moretti, explained what it intends to do in a press conference held a few hours before the Opening Ceremony:Nanni Moretti :"We're going to meet up every other day to... Full story
Darryl Macdonald received the first Cinema Without Borders' Friend Of International Cinema Award
Last Thursday, on the evening of May 10th, Cinema Without Borders held the award ceremony for the First Annual Friend Of International Cinema Award at the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles. The evening began with Italian wine and Persian appetizers... Full story
7th South East European Film Festival awards announced
(Los Angeles, May 8, 2012) - South East European Film Festival, SEE Fest 2012 concluded Monday night at UCLA’s Bridges Theater in Los Angeles with the screening of the Turkish epic FUTURE LASTS FOREVER, an exploration of the parallel pasts... Full story
New in LA: Headhunters from Germany & Norway, directed by: Morten Tyldum and Elles from France, Poland and Germany, directed by Malgoska Szumowska.... 
New in NY: Turn Me On, Dammit! from Norway, directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen and Late Bloomers from UK, directed by: Julie Gavras.... 
New in May: Albert Nobbs from UK & Ireland, directed by: Rodrigo García & We Need to Talk About Kevin from UK,, directed by: Lynne Ramsay.... Conversations Without Borders
"Lebanon is surprising – even to the Lebanese", Fareed Majari, director of SEX & BEIRUT
Fareed C. Majari director of Sex & Beirut is the new director of the Goethe-Institute Los Angeles. He studied English and Slavonic Studies in Marburg,... Full story
Kang Je-kyu talks about his film, MY WAY, the most expensive film ever made in Korea
My Way, an epic telling of a WWII story that no one has ever heard before, is the latest film from Korea’s game-changing Director Jegyu... Full story
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Festivals
Michal Sedlacek talks about the The first annual Czech Filmfest 2012
The first annual Czech Filmfest 2012 will take place at the Cinefamily Theater in Hollywood between May 16 to May 24, 2012. The festival will introduce both new and classic Czech movies to film audiences in Los Angeles, and several successful directors and actors will be present to promote their... Full story
Film Reviews
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen's Turn Me On Dammit!
There’s a phone on the floor, and lying next to it is a teenage girl with her hand down her pants, masturbating to... Full story
Notebook
2012 Farhang Lifetime Achievement Award
March 18, 2012 - This year, the Farhang Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously presented to two individuals: the acclaimed scholar, publisher, and researcher, Iraj Afshar,... Full story
Columbia College Chicago honored top alumni
Columbia College Chicago honored top alumni working with their Semester in LA program on March1 at the Beverly Hilton. Two alumni were awarded as “Speaker of... Full story
Magdalena Říčná, an artist that always is trying new techniques
Last month Magdalena Říčná opened her new exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic. The opening took place on a beautiful Tuesday, many nice people came and... Full story
Cinema-Tech
Ken Muche, 4G, and the future of wireless connectivity.
Last week we had the opportunity to speak with Ken Muche, Director of Public Relations for Verizon Wireless in Southern... Full story
HP announces new Z Workstations
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 6, 2012 — HP today introduced new multicore updates and increased expandability on its powerful line... Full story
ACT OF VALOR shows the power of HP
In theaters this week, “Act of Valor,” the first feature film from the media company Bandito Brothers, harnesses the power... Full story
HP announces Z1 All-In-One Workstation, filmmakers' dream editing system
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 14, 2012 – HP today unveiled the world’s first all-in-one workstation with a 27-inch diagonal display. Designed like... Full story
CWB's Top Ten products of 2011 for filmakers & film fans
Happy Holidays, film fans! Cinema Without Borders has put together a list of our Top Ten Products of 2011. We... Full story
