Author: CWB News Department

On July 30, 2014, German film director, screenwriter and media artist Harun Farocki died at the age of 70. Harun Farocki was one of the world’s most important representatives of documentary film and media art. The vast majority of his cinematic works are documentaries and experimental films that reflect on the exploration of social and political realities.Over the years six of his films have been presented in the programme of the Forum of the Berlin International Film Festival. Other productions have screened in the Berlinale Special and Retrospective. Among these were: Etwas wird sichtbar (Before Your Eyes, 1982), Bilder der…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – July 31, 2014 – The first Indonesian film festival in Los Angeles is set to be held on September 3rd & 4th at The Regent Theater in Westwood Village. This 2-Day Festival will screen a number of critically praised feature films and a compilation of short films to showcase Indonesian talents and beauty.Besides inviting the film enthusiasts in L.A. to attend the screening of Indonesian feature and short films, LAIFF also invites the people who work in the film industry to join its workshop program. Focusing on the industry growth and Indonesia as an exquisite location…

July 30th, 2014 (New York, NY) – Drafthouse Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are thrilled to announce the Gallery opening of The Dog: Images of a Real Bad Boy – Photographs By Marcia Resnick, in conjunction with the theatrical release of Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren’s documentary The Dog.On Wednesday, August 6th at 7:00pm the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s The Furman Gallery at the Walter Reade Theater will premiere photos taken by Marcia Resnick of The Dog himself, John Wojtowicz, the inspiration for Al Pacino’s character in Dog Day Afternoon, at his most candid in the…

Great Neck, NY (July 30, 2014) – From November 3-9, 2014 the Gold Coast Arts Center in collaboration with the Town of North Hempstead will present the 4th annual Gold Coast International Film Festival (GCIFF), and everyone’s invited—again—to join us for fantastic films, parties, panels, and fanfare!The feature films at the Festival are curated and the category is not open to individual submissions; however there is still room for the very best in short films to make the cut and submissions are being accepted at the website at www.goldcoastfilmfestival.org through the online platform Film Freeway.Short film awards include both a…

THE CUT by Fatih Akin will have its world premiere in the Venezia 71 Competition at the Venice International Film Festival. The competition for the Golden Lion also features the debut film by the German-Turkish film-maker Kaan Müjdeci SIVAS (TR/DE, Müjdeci GmbH) as well as two other German co-productions. Director Philip Gröning is a member of the jury. The German film FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER by Rüdiger Suchsland (Looks Filmproduktionen) will screen in Venice Classics. Apart from THE CUT and SIVAS, the Competition also includes 3 HEARTS by Benoît Jacquot (FR/DE/BE, Pandora Filmproduktion) and A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH…

Cinema Without Borders offers a pair of tickets for screening of the “The Guest” to one of our readers that enters his/her name here by sending an email to us. ‘The Guest’ will be screened at Sundance Next Fest n LA on August 10th.THE GUESTSynopsis:A soldier (Dan Stevens) introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.THE GUEST visits theatres in September.Release Date:September 17, 2014Studio:PicturehouseDirector:Adam WingardWriter:Simon BarrettStarring:Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe,…

CANNES, France (AP) — The richly ruminative Chekhovian drama “Winter Sleep” was awarded the Palme d’Or on Saturday, bestowing the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor on an intimate, wintery epic set on Turkey’s Anatolian steppe.Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan accepted the award, handed out by Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman at the French Riviera festival. In his speech, Ceylan alluded to anti-government protests in Istanbul that began a year ago and have raged following a recent mining disaster that killed hundreds.”I want to dedicate the prize to the young people in Turkey and those who lost their lives during the last…

Iranian actress Leila Hatami is in trouble with authorities of the Islamic Republic after she was photographed kissing the president of the 67th Cannes Film Festival.A picture published by Iranian media shows the 41-year-old actress shaking hands with the 83-year-old Gilles Jacob and kissing him on the cheeks. Under Islamic law, which has been in force in Iran since 1979, a woman cannot have physical contact with a man who is not a family member.Iran’s Deputy Culture Minister Hossein Noushabadi criticised Hatami’s act at the Cannes Festival, saying it undermined the image of chastity.”I hope that those who attend international…

SEATTLE — May 15, 2014 — This evening, at the Opening Night Gala in McCaw Hall, the Seattle International Film Festival announced that it has purchased the SIFF Cinema Uptown (with the “Angels of the Uptown”) and has also signed a lease for the Egyptian Theatre, (thank you, Seattle Central Community College) securing these two neighborhood landmarks as year-round SIFF Cinema and Festival venues. Managing Director Mary Bacarella and Artistic Director Carl Spence took to the stage to make the announcement, which signals a tremendous future of growth for the organization that’s now celebrating its 40th anniversary. SIFF Cinema UptownIn October…

Since the 1960s, Croatian cinema has combined a haunting, often savagely bleak outcry against political and personal repression with humor, lyricism and a tenderness born of constant conflict and adversity. However, it was little known before late 2000, when the American Cinematheque and CAMEO presented “Wednesdays in Croatia,” the first comprehensive overview of Croatian cinema ever mounted on the West Coast. This year Kino Croatia’s series opens with the latest hit comedy from director Vinko Brešan, THE PRIEST’S CHILDREN. A priest – albeit a phony one – plays a central role in Krsto Papić’s FLOWER SQUARE. Dalibor Matanić’s HANDYMEN follows…