Author: CWB News Department

Italian Culturel Institute of Los Angeles will hold an screnning of [S]COMPARSE, a documentary by Antonio Tibaldi on Thursday, April 5 at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 1023 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles CA. Screening will be followed by Q&A with the film director. [S]COMPARSE On a small, isolated island between Sicily and Africa, a film crew lands to shoot a large-scale feature film, Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese. The filmmaker and his entourage settle on the island providing employment to the locals, but disrupting their bucolic daily rhythm. A large group of Africans are brought to the island from Sicily, to work…

Thursday, April 5 the University of Redlands is hosting the screening of the award winning documentary “Fordson: Faith, Fasting and Football.” This is a powerful documentary about a predominately Arab-American Muslim high school football team in Detroit. The documentary was directed by Rashid Ghazi, a University of Redlands graduate who will attend the screen and be available after to answer audience questions. The event is free, and starts at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel.

Over the past two decades, Belgian cinema has risen to prominence in the international filmmaking arena, boasting richly diverse films that consistently garner critical praise and worldwide anticipation. From the unsettling but still urgently relevant MAN BITES DOG to the quirky and vibrant tale of identity mix-up in TOTO THE HERO, the monumental saga DAENS and the Oscar nominated films EVERYBODY FAMOUS, BULLHEAD and A CAT IN PARIS, and the string of critically-lauded dramatic works by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (with the recently acclaimed THE KID WITH A BIKE), the Belgian film industry Has proven its dexterity in tone and…

FILTER Magazine and Roadside Attractions have teamed up to present a new pre-festival highlight — an inaugural free movie screening for music fans arriving to the desert on Thursday, April 12. Partnering with Roadside Attractions, FILTER Magazine will present the West Coast premiere screening of David Mackenzie’s new film TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE in Palm Desert. The film was shot entirely on location at Scotland’s famous T in the Park music festival. TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE follows indie music star Adam (Luke Treadaway — ATTACK THE BLOCK, CLASH OF THE TITANS) and feisty punk-rock girl band leader Morello (Natalia Tena — “Games…

March 18, 2012 – This year, the Farhang Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously presented to two individuals: the acclaimed scholar, publisher, and researcher, Iraj Afshar, in recognition of a lifetime of dedication to Persian language bibliography and unmatched supporting role in the development of Iranian studies around the world; and to Dr. Hossein Ziai, the professor of Islamic and Iranian Studies and the director of Iranian Studies at UCLA, for his extraordinary contributions to the advancement of Iranian studies through scholarly research, writing and teaching. The 2012 Farhang Heritage Award was presented to Dr. Abbas Milani for his distinguished record…

Columbia College Chicago honored top alumni working with their Semester in LA program on March1 at the Beverly Hilton. Two alumni were awarded as “Speaker of the Year” in recognition of their contributions as guest educators for the Semester in LA Program and successes in the entertainment industry. Additionally, one Columbia College Semester in LA student was awarded “Student of the Year,” who graduated summa cum laude from Columbia in 2011. For further information on Columbia College Chicago, visit www.colum.edu

Last month Magdalena Říčná opened her new exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic. The opening took place on a beautiful Tuesday, many nice people came and the pictures and graphics of my friend, Magdalena were really magnificent. She is a very modern person and so she is trying new techniques. Lenka had there a series of pastels with an African theme—large black papers with African dancers impressively portrayed; she is nearing abstract art and expression. She also exhibited winter landscapes and some works from Italy and the Highlands. I shared my admiration of her work with her with some short words,…

“Delicacy” is David Foenkinos’ adaptation of his award-winning novel “La Délicatesse,” which he co-directs with his brother, Stephane. It begins as a story of loss and grief, but soon becomes a story about a kiss—a crazy first kiss—and how two people go about unraveling the significance of such a kiss in the face of prejudice. Nathalie, played by Audrey Tautou (Amelie, Coco Before Chanel) is a happy young Parisian who is devastated by the tragic loss of her husband, Francois (Pio Marmaï). In response, she throws herself into her work, remaining emotionally cut-off, until one day she openly kisses her…

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 6, 2012 — HP today introduced new multicore updates and increased expandability on its powerful line of HP Z Workstations. The new workstations feature the latest eight-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, offer up to 512 gigabytes (GB) of DDR3 memory, and support multithreaded workstation applications that professionals rely on. The latest additions to the industry-leading line of HP Z Workstations also feature third-generation PCI Express technology, providing customers increased performance and seamless integration of new graphics cards. HP Designs Workstations with Customer Needs in Mind HP Workstations are used by some of the world’s…

Los Angeles (March 6, 2012) The annual Los Angeles Irish Film Festival’s founder and director, Lisa McLaughlin, has been named Los Angeles 2012 Irish Woman of the Year by the Mayor and City Council of Los Angeles. Los Angeles resident, McLaughlin, originally from Donegal, Ireland, and other Irish Honorees of the year, will be honored at the 137th Annual Irish Day Civic Ceremonies on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Los Angeles City Hall in the Council Chambers, Downtown Los Angeles. McLaughlin will be feted at a Special Luncheon immediately afterwards and then introduced at the Official City of Los Angeles…