An international film, Amour from Austria receives five Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Haneke), Lead Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Foreign Language Film and Original Screenplay (Michael Haneke). AMOUR2012, Sony Pictures Classics, 127 min., France, Dir. Michael Haneke.This heart-breaking look at love in the twilight of life won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was named best film of the year by Time magazine. The latest film from acclaimed writer-director Michael Haneke is the story of retired music teachers Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) and George (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who are living a quiet life in their…
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The 14th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. (SFFLA) sets sail with its annual immersion into the world of Nordic film Jan 12, 13, 19, 20 at the Writers Guild Theater 135 S. Doheny in Beverly HIlls with a program of films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden which will extend across the waters to Baltic neighbors, with offerings from Latvia and Lithuania, along with a Norwegian-German co-production. Films include Oscar submissions (with Denmark, Iceland, and Norway’s entries already “short-listed” for Academy “Best Foreign Language Film” nomination), additional current feature films, several North American premieres, documentaries and shorts – including two…
2013 Golden Globe’s Foreign Language Film Award nominees are RUST AND BONE, KON-TIKI, AMOUR, A ROYAL AFFAIR and THE INTOUCHABLES. AMOUR, A ROYAL AFFAIR, KON_TIKI and THE INTOUCHABLES are also included in shortlist for best Foreign Language Film Oscar. RUST AND BONE (DE ROUILLE ET D’OS)2012, Sony Pictures Classics, 120 min., France, Dir. Jacques Audiard.Single father and would-be kickboxer Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) is working as a nightclub bouncer when he meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), who works at a marine park training killer whales. When Stephanie’s legs are amputated after an accident, she draws closer to Ali, but the young man’s…
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®. Seventy-one films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:Austria, “Amour,” by Michael HanekeCanada, “War Witch,” by Kim NguyenChile, “No,” by Pablo LarraínDenmark, “A Royal Affair,” by Nikolaj Arcel.France, “The Intouchables,” by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano.Iceland, “The Deep,” by Baltasar Kormákur.Norway, “Kon-Tiki,” by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.Romania, “Beyond the Hills,” by Cristian MungiuSwitzerland, “Sister,” by Ursula Meier.Foreign Language Film nominations for 2012 are again being determined…
Akan Satayev’s sweeping national epic MYN BALA is the official entry from Kazakhstan for foreign language at the 85th Academy Awards. In the spirit of a Kazakh BRAVEHEART, inspired by true events that took place in Kazakhstan in the early 18th century, MYN BALA (translated ‘the thousand boys’) tells the epic story of young people who rose up against a brutal Mongol army (the Zungharian oppressors) occupying their lands. With its spectacular landscapes, fascinating historical subject matter, lavish costumes, flawless production values, strong narrative, enthralling action scenes and compelling performances, MYN BALA, fittingly commemorates the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence…
More than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin, the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2012:AMOURFrance / Germany / Austria, 127 minWritten & directed by Michael Hanekeproduced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012:Michael Haneke for AMOUR EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012:Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012:Jean-Louis Trintignant in AMOUR EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012:Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt) CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012:Sean Bobbitt for SHAME EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012:Joe Walker for SHAME EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012:Maria Djurkovic…
On Monday , December 3 at 7 pm, WHITE TIGER, Russian Oscar Entry, will be screened at the Landmark in West LA. Q&A with the director & reception will follow the screening WHITE TIGER, directed by Karen Shakhnazarov is A major international project involving Russian and German actors. WHITE TIGER is based on a novel Tankman by Ilya Boyashov. World War II is drawing to a close….furious and prolonged fighting is exhausting both the Soviet and the fascist troops. The more decisive the advance of the Soviet army, the more often White Tiger, a huge, indestructible fascist tank, appears in…
The 2012 edition of the Cinema Italian Style festival will take place November 13-18, 2012. The six-day celebration of Italian cinema will be held at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, and at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, and showcase classic Italian films and contemporary productions, including several U.S. premieres. Tuesday November 13 – 7:30 PM Pre-opening dedicated to Carlo PontiEGYPTIAN THEATRE TWO WOMEN (LA CIOCIARA), 1960, Surf Film, 100 min. Dir. Vittorio De Sica. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Oscar® for Best Actress – the first ever awarded for a non-English-language…
Since 2009, under the tutelage of the Goethe-Institut in Cairo, curators from Arab countries and Germany have compiled 139 independent and experimental films and videos from the Arab world and made them accessible to international audiences. Comprising of feature films, documentaries, and video art this multi-facetted program mirrors the diversity of the Arab world and challenges the often one-dimensional image of the region still prevalent in the West. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 7.30 pm presented by Yazan Khalili, Ramallah Yazan Khalili was born in 1981, and lives and works in and out of Palestine. Khalili has a degree in architecture…
Los Angeles, California (November 1, 2012) – Award-winning actress Anoush NeVart best known for her roles in Sex and the City 2, Must Love Dogs, 90210, Cries from Ramah and Carter’s Wish has received the Best Actress award at the 2012 Tokyo Short Short Film Festival for her portrayal of “Dahab”in the critically acclaimed film HIGH CARD TRUMPS. “I am honored to receive this award. I dedicate it to the men and women who serve our country. HIGH CARD TRUMPS is about honor and duty to the country and to our families. On this Veterans Day I dedicate my work…