On Thursday, 21 November, principal photography began on Martin Turk’s newest fiction feature, titled Washed and Buried, on location in Val Canale, Italy. The region is known for its local rituals and traditions, which served as inspiration for the film’s story. It follows Nadja, a successful 40-year-old lawyer, who returns to her remote hometown to fulfil her late grandmother’s enigmatic final wish, making her face her with long-forgotten places and encounters, as well as hidden family truths that challenge her perception of the past. On the occasion of the start of shooting, the director said: “Washed and Buried is both a physical and…
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LOS ANGELES — NODO Film Systems – Inertia Wheels MAX has been named the recipient of the upcoming Society of Camera Operators (SOC) Technical Achievement Award. The SOC has additionally recognized two other technologies with Honorable Mentions: the TRINITY 2 Ecosystem by ARRI Americas, Inc., and the Mantis by Blkbrd LLC This award category recognizes groundbreaking technologies that advance the art and craft of camera operation and will be presented during the SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards weekend on February 15, 2025, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Eligible technologies include new devices or techniques, innovations that improve existing tools, or significant…
The Social Justice Film Awards, an independent sidebar event of the Taipei Film Festival, celebrated its 13th year by collaborating with National Chengchi University’s International College of Innovation (ICI) course Introduction to Global Studies. The awards ceremony and post-screening discussion were held at the university’s College of Communication Theater, featuring bilingual presentations in Mandarin and English. The top honors were shared by Islands, Within (由島至島) by director Lau Kek Fuat and The Clinic (診所) by director Midi Z, both of which explore complex geopolitical and social landscapes, expanding Taiwanese audiences’ perspectives on Asia. The event also included a thought-provoking dialogue between the filmmakers and NCCU…
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin is the latest offering from prolific faith-based production company, Angel Studios. Written and directed by Todd Komarnicki, the film is an ambitious attempt at capturing the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident who chose resistance against Hitler’s tyranny. The story opens with a tender glimpse into Bonhoeffer’s childhood, set against the idyllic backdrop of his family’s country estate. Here, we see a young Dietrich playing with his older brother, Walter. This opening sequence establishes the deep bond within the Bonhoeffer family, this in turn makes the subsequent death of Walter in World…
Giorgio Moroder, who has won three Oscars and two Grammys for film music (out of a total of four Grammys won) will receive a lifetime achievement award from The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) during its 35th annual holiday dinner, to be held at the Sheraton Universal ballroom in Los Angeles on Dec. 11. At that same event, composers Hoyt Curtin and Carl Stalling will posthumously be inducted into the SCL Hall of Fame. Curtin composed themes for such Hanna-Barbera series as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Josie and the Pussycats, Scooby-Doo, Jonny Quest and The Smurfs. He served as music director…
Among all the competitive nominees, the 37th Golden Rooster Awards, one of the most prestigious industry honors in China, has awarded the Best Foreign Language Film to the US movie Oppenheimer. Industry experts have weighed in on the film’s impact, noting that it met the awards’ criteria, which includes professionalism, artistry, innovation, and diversity. Oppenheimer, a historical biopic directed by Christopher Nolan, resonated with Chinese audiences through its anti-war narrative, achieving a commendable 452-million-yuan ($62 million) box office take during its run in the Chinese mainland. An anonymous film industry insider who has been involved in previous Golden Rooster Awards selections…
The Berlin International Film Festival has announced that renowned US filmmaker Todd Haynes will preside as the President of the International Jury for its milestone 75th edition in 2025. Haynes, celebrated for his innovative storytelling and deep exploration of complex themes, brings decades of acclaimed cinematic experience to one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. “Todd Haynes is a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range; his body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his,” remarked Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle. “Ever since his debut feature Poison won the Teddy Award in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his filmmaking,…
From the first frames of Emilia Pérez, writer-director Jacques Audiard (Dheepan, Rust and Bone, The Sisters Brothers) makes it clear this is going to be a musical. Not a backstage-style musical where the numbers take place in a performance context, nor a classic Broadway-to-Hollywood musical, where characters erupt into song only at moments of heightened emotion. Here, the songs seem to emerge from the landscape that surrounds the characters, even before we meet them: A long aerial shot of Mexico City by night echoes with an eerie multivocal chant. This turns out to be the combined voices of the city’s junk salesmen, patrolling…
Winner of 2023 Bridging The Borders Award for 23rd edition of Polish Film Festival LA has been announced on Thuersday November 7th 2024 in opening night of the festival held at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. The winner of the “Bridging the Borders Award for the Best Short Film” at this year’s Polish Film Festival Los Angeles is BE SOMEBODY. Polish screenwriter/director Michal Toczek lovingly and humorously depicts a family who adopt lucrative new identities after moving into the apartment once inhabited by Solidarity leader Lech Walesa. https://youtu.be/TQIlJGMzBUI?si=q7K12HX0UM2_pJ65 Special Jury Mention goes to Piotr Matyja’s THE ONLY SON, which reveals…
On the opening track of Love, Guess Who?? Autre Ne Veut’s first album in nearly a decade, the singer thrusts us right into the moment where they lose control: “I was on the phone when I had it with you.” It’s a visceral way to kick off the follow-up to 2015’s Age of Transparency, which constantly finds Arthur Ashin in the throes of despair, negotiating space with others, itching to move on and, ultimately, feel better. Ashin may have reservations about the part of their personhood that the record represents, but that’s as reflective of the time it took to let the songs…