Author: CWB News Department

Un Certain Regard 2011 presented 21 films directed by 22 directors hailing from 19 different countries. 2 of the works were first films.Presided over by Emir KUSTURICA (Director, actor and musician – Serbia), the Jury was comprised of: Elodie BOUCHEZ (Actress – France), Peter BRADSHAW (Critic-The Guardian – United Kingdom), Geoffrey GILMORE (Chief Creative Officer-Tribeca Enterprises – USA), Daniela MICHEL (Director of the Morelia Festival – Mexico). PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD Ex-æquoARIRANG by KIM Ki-DukHALT AUF FREIER STRECKE (Stopped on Track) by Andreas DRESENSPECIAL JURY PRIZEELENA by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEVDIRECTING PRIZEBÉ OMID É DIDAR (Au revoir) by Mohammad RASOULOF

New York, NY – May 20, 2011 – Donald B. Krim (b. October 5, 1945), the President of Kino International and co-President of Kino Lorber Inc., one of the most prestigious independent film distribution companies in the United States, died at his New York home on May 20, 2011, after a one-year battle with cancer. He was 65. As the President of Kino International, Don helped introduce some of the world’s most revered film directors to American audiences; among many others, Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together; Fallen Angels); Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher); Amos Gitai (Kippur; Kadosh); Aki Kaurismäki (The Match Factory…

Goethe Institute’s Hollywood Talks Shop is in its seventh season and we welcome animator Simon Ottoto our famous “Show and Tell”, where industry insiders share their thoughts on Hollywood and provide an entertaining and informative look behind the scenes.Simon Otto, who served as Head of Character Animation on the Oscar-nominated hit film, “How to Train Your Dragon,” will present his insights on how he and his team created the animation for this DreamWorks Animation film. In addition to overseeing the animation of the film, Simon has been instrumental in developing the look of the characters, their personalities, and the overall…

The Late submission deadline for the 7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival is this Friday, May 20th! HollyShorts takes place August 11-18, 2011 at various locations in Hollywood, CA. You can submit now by visiting www.hollyshorts.com or www.withoutabox.com/login/4655 The May HollyShorts monthly screening audience choice winner is EMERGENCY CONTACT, written by and starring Clint Childs. His short picked up the most votes and with the win gets an automatic bid into the 7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival. Pick up this month’s MovieMaker Magazine and see the break on HSFF in the festival guide section. HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Hollywood, California – USA August 11 to…

NZHERALD, By Catherine Field: There are few things that a politician fears more than ridicule but this is especially so in France, where snigger-angst is etched in the genes. Put yourself in the thin skin and elevator shoes of President Nicolas Sarkozy as he contemplates an upcoming movie about his controversial rise to power. La Conquete (The Conquest), to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival which opens tomorrow, is being promoted in the press as an unprecedented mix of eye-popping skullduggery and ego-popping comedy. Drawing on what its makers say are real-life events and verbatim conversations, La Conquete vows…

Hollywood Reporter – CANNES – Arrested together with Jafar Panahi while they were preparing a new film, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has succeeded, under what the Cannes Film Festival refers to as “semi-clandestine conditions,” in completing Goodbye, a dark tale focusing on a young woman lawyer and openly attacking the blind repression of Iranian civil society. A slow-moving mood piece in which women are virtually the only actors on screen, it is a powerful statement against the political regime in art film format, of chief interest to afficionados. Still, the international wave of sympathy for Rasoulof and Panahi’s plight and…

This year, the Festival de Cannes was opened by Bernardo Bertolucci. The Italian Director was awarded an honorary Palme d’or by Gilles Jacob, in the presence of the Jury and the Mistress of Ceremonies, Mélanie Laurent.”I stand before you tonight, and seen from here, the cinema is a magical thing.” With these words Mélanie Laurent welcomed the Jury presided by Robert de Niro onto the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière. At his side, actresses Uma Thurman and Martina Gusman, Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi, the writer Linn Ulmann, Jude Law and directors Johnnie To, Olivier Assayas and Mahamat Saleh…

New York, NY [April 30, 2011] – The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winner of the Heineken Audience Award – Give Up Tomorrow – tonight at Eye Beam in New York City. The film’s director, Michael Collins, will receive a cash prize of $25,000.Throughout the Festival, which kicked off on April 20, audiences have been able to vote for the Heineken Audience Award by completing nomination ballots upon exiting screenings of TFF films. Films in the World Narrative Competition, World…

The Cinéfondation, by looking out for creative talent wherever it arises, can be seen as a laboratory that enables the Festival de Cannes to play its forward-looking role to the full. Applying the same principles of artistic excellence and geographical diversity, the Cinéfondation performs its role upstream of the Festival selection processes. This year, the Selection of the Cinéfondation is screening 16 graduate films including two animated movies, representing eleven countries and three continents 1,589 films were viewed, originating from 360 film schools in 82 countries. Four new schools are represented this year and, for the first time, the selection…

Hollywood Reporter – Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life will join a host of international titles when the 64th annual Festival de Cannes goes back to its roots with films from fest vets including The Dardenne brothers, Pedro Almodovar, Lars von Trier and Nanni Moretti plus high-profile out-of-competition titles promising red carpets burning with A-list Hollywood talent.After more than a year of waiting, fest artistic director Thierry Fremaux finally got to plant Malick’s Tree of Life at the famous festival. The film’s director and stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are expected to make Croisette cameos, with Penn set for…