2015 Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles 2015 that was held from October 13 to October 22 was a great success, attracting international film fans to watch the latest and best of Polish cinema.To look back at the festival, we had an interview with Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles founder and director, Vladek Juszkiewicz. Bijan Tehrani: Looking back at the 2015 Los Angeles Polish Film Festival, how happy are you with the outcome?Vladek Juszkiewicz: I do not think we have reasons to complain. Attendance was pretty good. The program was diversified; everybody could find something to watch and enjoy. Some of…
Author: Bijan Tehrani
Bijan Tehrani
Bijan (Hassan) Tehrani Founder and Editor in Chief of Cinema Without Borders, is a film director, writer, and a film critic, his first article appeared in a weekly film publication in Iran 45 years ago. Bijan founded Cinema Without Borders, an online publication dedicated to promotion of international cinema in the US and around the globe, eighteen years ago and still works as its editor in chief. Bijan is has also been a columnist and film critic for the Iranian monthly film related medias for 45 years and during the past 5 years he has been a permanent columnist and film reviewer for Film Emrooz (Film Today), a popular Iranian monthly print film magazine. Bijan has won several awards in international film festivals and book fairs for his short films and children's books as well as for his services to the international cinema. Bijan is a member of Iranian Film Writers Critics Society and International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). He is also an 82nd Golden Globe Awards voter.
A century ago, Nikola Tesla dreamed of sending free wireless energy from a mysterious tower and lab called Wardenclyffe. Deteriorating for decades, the remains of his great work were almost lost forever. Until a grateful world united to save it. TOWER TO THE PEOPLE tells how Tesla’s perpetual struggles against the day’s corporate titans were ultimately vindicated generations later- using technology the visionary himself helped develop. Experience the mystifying past, inspirational present and exciting future of Tesla’s most ambitious experiment for humanity… at a lab called Wardenclyffe. Joseph Sikorski director of TOWER TO THE PEOPLE is an award-winning writer/director/producer whose…
McKay is a New York-based Emmy award-winning independent producer and director who hails from Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Ireland, and who created this new venture out of the multi city film festivals that he previously founded and produced in New York (Irish Film New York) and San Francisco, and co-founded in Los Angeles.Cinema Without Borders: Please tell us about Irish Screen America (ISA) and its goals.Niall McKAY : Irish Screen America, formerly known as Irish Film New York, supports and guides Irish media-makers by showcasing their work and fostering partnerships in the two largest cities for the entertainment industry in the…
THE SHADOW FOREST directed by Andrzej Cichocki won Cinema Without Borders Bridging The Borders Award for the Best Short Film at 2015 Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles. Here is the jury statement: “Cinema Without Borders Bridging The Borders Award for the Best Short Film at Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles goes to a film that shows that fear does not know any borders. Man has shared the fear of being hunted over the centuries and just in tragedy of those looking for a better place to live. The winner our award uses the language of filmmaking at its best to…
Polish short film INTERRUPTION shows when confronted to the hard situations in life, everyone tends to react differently. How we take it often depends on our physical endurance and our baggage of experiences. The film tells the story of a family, which during their normal day activity learns about some terrible news. INTERRUPTION has won Cinema Without Borders Special Jury Award at the 2015 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles. Adam Suzin, director, writer and cinematographer of INTERRUPTION was born in 1992 in Warsaw, Poland. A 3rd-year Cinematography student at The Lodz Film School. He participated in the ‘World from Down…
From the 1970s thru the 1990s, there was no hipper, no more outrageous comedy in print than The National Lampoon, the groundbreaking humor magazine that pushed the limits of taste and acceptability – and then pushed them even harder. Parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle, the Lampoon eventually went on to branch into successful radio shows, record albums, live stage revues and movies, including ANIMAL HOUSE and NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION, launching dozens of huge careers on the way. Director Douglas Tirola’s documentary DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON – tells…
Magdalena Lazarkiewicz, screenwriter and film director is one of the guests of Polish Film Festival Los Angeles that two of her films will be screened at the festival: KARSKI and DISAPPEARANCE. Magdalena studied cultural knowledge at the University of Wroclaw (graduated in 1976). In 1977-1978, she was the literary director of the Jaracz Theatre in Olsztyn. In 1982 she graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television University of Silesia in Katowice. During her film studies she worked as assistant to Andrzej Wajda and her film debut came from under her Professor Krzysztof Kieslowski’s patronage and since then has been…
In 2015 edition of Polish Film Festival. Los Angeles ‘Warsaw By Night’ will be screened, we had an interview with Alex Gruz, who is the music composer for this beautiful film. Alex Gruz is a young Warsaw-born and UK-based composer with a strong focus on innovation, and emotion. His constant thirst for finding new sounds and capturing the beauty of the moment translates into deep, moving pieces that subtly enhance the emotion of a scene they are written for. As a conceptualist, Alex writes his music with strong attention to detail, making sure his pieces are coherent and well thought…
In EAST SIDE SUSHI we witness that years of working in the food industry have made Juana’s hands fast-very fast. She can slice and dice anything you throw at her with great speed and precision. When Juana gives up her fruit- vending cart in order to find a more secure job, she lands a position as a kitchen assistant at a local Japanese restaurant. It is here she discovers a whole new world of cuisine and culture, far- removed from everything she has ever known. While working in the restaurant, Juana secretly observes the sushi chefs and eventually teaches herself…
Ave Maria – Palestinian, 2015, 14 Minute Running TimeAdditional Countries: France, GermanyNorth American PremiereA Jewish family’s car breaks down outside a nunnery during Shabat, inadvertently knocking off the head of the Virgin Mary. The driver’s mother and wife are eager to return home. After exhausting all options they turn to the nuns for help.DIRECTOR: Basil KhalilProducer: Eric DupontEditor: Basil KhalilScreenwriter: Daniel Yáñez Khalil, Basil KhalilCinematographer: Eric MizrahiMusic: Jamie SerafiPrincipal Cast: Maria Zreik, Maya Koren, Huda Al-Imam, Shady Srour, Ruth Farhi For Oscar consideration screening info please check http://www.laemmle.com/films/39781 – today September 17 is the last chance to see this film.