After my review of the wonderful movie , Io Capitano, I was offered the opportunity to Interview Italian film composer Andrea Farri, who did the beautiful score for the film. I thought the music was an extremely important element of the powerful film. As one of Italy’s most in-demand young composers with a distinctive approach to scoring. Traveling as a young child, his experiences on the road inspired him to start playing and writing music when he was only 9 years old, and soon after, he began composing for theatre and dance companies when he was just 17. Some of his past credits include Romulus (2022), The Hanging…
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.
Burbank, CA – June 23rd, 2024: Today, Cinema Without Borders Foundation announced the winnwers of CWB’s Bridging The Borders Award for the 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival. The Bridging The Borders Award at the 2024 Palm ShortFest will be given to the most successful film in bringing the people of our world closer together. Bridging The Borders Award is presented by Cinema Without Borders Foundation and award sponsored and prize provided by 360 MEDIA. The winner of Bridging the Borders Award will receive a cash prize of $2000 At the Shortfest Award ceremony Keely Badger and Vladek Juszkiewicz,…
On Saturday May 18th 2024, East Los Angeles College, Cinema and Without Borders Foundation in cooperation with the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, L’Agence du court métrage, Villa Albertine Los Angeles and Sony Classic Pictures will celebrate the ninth edition of the annual ELAC International Animation Day Festival, dedicated to French Animation. This event will be held at East Los Angeles College, located at 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Screenings will be held at the Building S1 Screening Room 112. Free parking will be available in Structure 4. On the corner of W Floral Drive…
Cinema Without Borders is proud to present Bridging The Borders Award for the 16 year at the prestigious SEEfest, South East European Film Festival LA. Bridging The Borders Award offered by Cinema Without Borders goes to a feature film that helps bringing people of our world closer together. Winner will be announced on May 8th during the closing ceremony of the 19th Edition of the festival at the Fine Arts theater. SEEfest will run from May 1th to May 8th. Jury members for MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award are: KEELY BADGER Keely Badger is the Founder and Chief Marketing Officer…
FAMILIA by Rodrigo Garcia, is one the best movies I have watched in recent years. FAMILIA. Rodrigo turns a simple family gathering into a suapensful drama based on relashinship between members of a family that must say farewell to an olive orchard and a house that they have emotional attachments to it. Rodrigo who is one of the best character developer in recent history of cinema, just by using dialouges introduces you the characters of his film so well that after twenty minutes to the film, you feel like you have known them forever. FAMILIA is also an entertaining film…
CLUB ZERO happens at an international boarding school, where an unassuming, yet rigorous, Miss Novak (Mia Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on “conscious eating.” Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class – to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak’s discussions soon become increasingly disordered and extreme. A suspicious headmistress, concerned parents and the failing health of her students lead everyone to question the inscrutable Miss Novak’s motivations for teaching the class. As a few devoted pupils…
In THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, a visionary new thriller that drops viewers into an extraordinary world where mutations in human genetics cause people to transform into hybrid creatures, François (Roman Duris) does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, François embarks with Emile (Paul Kircher), their 16-year-old son, on a quest to find her with help from a local police officer (Adèle Exarchopoulos). From acclaimed director Thomas Cailley, the film world premiered as the opening night selection of Cannes Un Certain Regard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWAJXTcEEOU The…
Our choice for Movie of the Month is FAMILIA, a wonderful and masterfully made movie directed by Rodrigo Garcia. We introduce our picks for Movie of the Week through a video presentation of the film. https://vimeo.com/916833373?share=copy Leo owns an olive ranch in the Guadalupe Valley. He also has four children: Rebeca, Julia, Mariana, and Benny. Each month he brings the family together for a catch-up, but this time, there is another more important reason to meet. We will discover the secrets, memories, dreams, and motivations of each member of the family, as we delve deeper into the most private and…
In Blaga’s Lessons, Bulgaria’s Oscar Entry, directed by Stephan Komandarev, when a retired, recently widowed teacher falls prey to a phone scam, she’s left robbed of her life savings. Desperate to pull through, she accepts an alluring yet suspicious offer for work that will turn her life upside down and force her to make a decision beyond her principles. https://youtu.be/8Xb7i3m6jbU?si=EDP_CQRJju8LzPTp The following is our interview with Stephan Komandarev, director of Blaga’s Lessons: Bijan Tehrani: Blaga’s Lesson deals with elderly abuse by making them victims of fraud crimes, what motivated you to make it? Also please tell us about the trilogy that…
The award winning documentary film director and producer, Susan Morgan Cooper, grew up in a tiny village in Wales where her parents produced plays to raise money for charity. Shortly after arriving in America, she landed a small role in a Clint Eastwood film, but found film editing more fascinating than acting. In 1991, when Susan met a 16-year-old girl from Croatia, displaced by The Balkan War, she felt compelled to make her first documentary, Mirjana- One Girl’s Journey. She went on to produce and direct a documentary television series called Heroes and Sheroes about ordinary people doing extraordinary things…