On 2 July, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s new elegant industry hub, the Imperial Spa, hosted the International Industry Insight session. One of the panels held in the afternoon, titled “Celebrating Diversity: The Relevance of Diversity and Inclusion within Central Eastern European Cinema,” was moderated by Deadline journalist Diana Lodderhose and saw the participation of Fatih Abay, Diversity & Inclusion Officer at the European Film Academy. Abay landed his European Film Academy post after working in academia and other research fields related to the topics of diversity and inclusion for 15 years. First, he touched on the body’s continuous efforts to ensure the largest…
Author: CWB News Department
CWB News Department
CWB News Department, collects and republishes most important news and stories about International and Independent cinema, by noting the original source of the articles
The 23nd annual Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, announced the winners in its competition categories at an awards ceremony at Racket NYC. Winners of the Audience Award will be announced at a later date. Taking home the award for Best Animated Short in the Shorts Competition is In the Shadow of the Cypress (Iran), directed and produced by Barfak Studio founders Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi. Originally titled Dar Saaye Sarv, the 2D piece centers on a former captain who struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder while trying to be a caring father to his daughter. (Watch the trailer here.) https://youtu.be/LVzZ3CVanPk?si=0OuAjq_XHjGnF5cK…
Alexandre Dumas’ 1,200-page adventure tale doesn’t condense easily, but a pair of French directors have cracked it brilliantly, underscoring what the story has to say about revenge. Last year, in bold defiance of post-pandemic doomsayers, French distributor Pathé doubled down on its commitment to the big-screen experience with its extravagant, no-expense-spared adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers” — a starry two-part tentpole that featured dynamic single-take swashbuckling sequences and a delectably wicked turn from Eva Green. As theatrical events go, it was fun, if not especially faithful to the book, demonstrating that the French could rival the Americans in…
Burbank, CA – May 29, 2024: Today, Cinema Without Borders Foundation announced jury members for 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 Cinema Without Borders Foundation’ jury members to decide the 2024…
The three words “you burn me” are a surviving fragment (or micro-poem) by Sappho, and make up the title of this hour-long reverie from the Argentinian film-maker Matías Piñeiro, a multilayered essay or dramatised exchange musing on the nature of death, desire and love. It is, in fact, an adaptation of the chapter Sea Foam from the Italian author Cesare Pavese’s 1947 volume Dialogues With Leucò, which imagines conversations between mythic figures. This film shows us a dialogue between Sappho (supposed by unreliable romantic myth to have thrown herself into the Ionian sea in the anguish of heartbreak) and the…
The UCLA Film & Television Archive will continue its long tradition of bringing the best cinema from Iran and the Iranian diaspora to Los Angeles. Ever mindful of the ongoing struggles facing Iranian filmmakers in their native country, this year’s program champions the work of new and emerging directors while bringing back to the screen a long-thought-lost landmark of Iranian cinema. Making its world restoration premiere, writer-director Marva Nabili’s The Sealed Soil (1977) is the earliest complete surviving feature film directed by an Iranian woman and returns to the big screen almost 50 years after Nabili smuggled a workprint of…
The 2024 Tribeca Festival jury has been announced with a star-studded filmmaker lineup. This year, David O. Russell, Selma Blair, Asghar Farhadi, Kim Cattrall, Francesca Scorsese, and more will select the winning projects in the film, games, and audio storytelling sections across the 17 competition categories. In addition to the awards in competition categories, the Nora Ephron Award, created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer, will be presented. The festival, presented by OKX, will take place from June 5 through 16. “We are thrilled to once again welcome a diverse group of remarkable filmmakers,…
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 celebrated the ninth edition of the annual ELAC International Animation Day Festival, dedicated to French Animation. This event was held at East Los Angeles College. The goal of the ELAC International Animation Festival is to give an in-depth and entertaining introduction to contemporary international animation. Screenings of short, animated films from around the world, analyses, and Q&As with a panel of well-known animation…
May 8th 2024 – Cinema Without Borders announced Bridging The Borders Awatd winners at SEEfest 2024. Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels (Mila Turajlić, Serbia/France, 2022) won Cinema Without Borders’ Bridging the Borders Award for the Best Documentary Film. In her impressive documentary, Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels, Mila Turajlić explores the treasure trove of 35mm films preserved in Belgrade’s Filmske novosti. That Serbian archive of countless newsreels made for President Tito and the Yugoslavian cinema audiences from 1954 until 1980 not only idealizes the accomplishments of that independent leader but also reveals the story of the creation of…
“A Trip Elsewhere,” a provocative new film from director J.R. Sawyers. Set against the backdrop of the 2020 pandemic, four troubled souls embark on an LSD trip seeking escape. What begins as a fleeting indulgence descends into a record-breaking overdose, plunging them into a shared, comatose dreamscape. To break free, this unlikely group – a paramedic, a film producer, a waitress, and a programmer – must face their deepest fears and find redemption within a psychedelic labyrinth. “A Trip Elsewhere” delves into the complexities of mental health and the surprising connections forged in life’s darkest hours. https://vimeo.com/941298216?share=copy J.R. Sawyers is…