In a packed theater and a very successful award ceremony—arranged by Cinema Without Borders and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, in collaboration with Art Institute Of California-Los Angeles—Will Vinton, a master of Claymation and an Academy Award winner, received his Life Achievement Award. The night began with a reception at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, where guests enjoyed the delicious Italian food prepared by Obika Restaurant, along with Italian wine and coffee. The world of animation was well represented, with guests Phil Roman, Phil Mendez, Terry Thoren, Will Vinton, and Sarah Baisley, along with Italian/American animators…
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Palm Springs – June 23, 2013— Today, the Palm Springs ShortFest International Short Film Festival and Market named That Wasn’t Me from Spain, directed by Esteban Crespo as the winner of 2013 HP’s Bridging the Borders Award, offered by Cinema Without Borders. Tryouts from US/Spain, directed by Susana Casaren, took home Cinema Without Border’s Special Jury Award. Esteban Crespo, director of That Wasn’t Me, the winner of the 2013 HP’s Bridging the Borders Award, received an HP Elitebook 8770W mobile workstation with a built-in HP DreamColor display, an approximate $5000 value. The award’s generous sponsors, Hewlett-Packard, provided the prize. This…
Every year at the Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival and Market, HP’s Bridging The Borders Award, presented by Cinema Without Borders and sponsord by HP, goes to a short film that helps to bring people of the world and different cultures closer together. In 2013 the winner of HP’s Bridging The Borders Award will receive received an HP Elitebook 8770W mobile workstation with an approximate $5000 value. The prize was provided by HP, who sponsors the award.The runner up film will receive a certificate for an upcoming Method Acting Intensive with a value of $2000 from Lee Strasberg Theatre…
CWB has been on an epic search to find the best DSLR for shooting video. We are aware that many of our readers are documentary filmmakers—trailblazers often looking for new styles of filmmaking—and they require the ability to move their cameras with ease during lengthy shots. This could spell trouble as far as focus goes. And though there are a number of DSLR cameras, including Nikon 5100, that claim they have auto-focus capabilities, our tests have shown that few measure up to the standards that filmmakers require. For example, when you shoot with the Nikon 5100 and you’re changing angles,…
Burbank, CA – May 17, 2013 – Today, Cinema Without Borders declared the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, one of the most active artistic organizations in Los Angeles with extensive presentations of Italian cinema and other arts to the public in creative ways, as the winner of the 2013 CWB “Seal Of Excellence.” “Under the strong leadership of Mr. Alberto Di Mauro and hard work of an amazing team, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angels has taken huge steps during 2012/2013 to introduce of new and old Italian cinema through festivals and film screenings. What attracted international film…
A few days ago a young student of filmmaking called our office and inquired about what program he should master to make a living editing films. He had been told by his professors that Final Cut Pro is the way to go. I told him that—yes—Final Cut Pro is used by a lot of independent filmmakers, but if you want to work with major studios and post houses, Avid Media Composer is the best choice. The reality is that if you have used Avid Media Composer for editing your film, you’d be hard-pressed to try any alternatives. Avid Media Composer…
Burbank, CA – Saturday March 23, 2013 – Today, Cinema Without Borders and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute announced Golsa Sarabi as the first winner of their “Young Acting Talent Award”. Golsa Sarabi received this award for her outstanding acting talent, her passion for the arts of theatre and cinema, as well as her brave appearance on the international stage of the Queen of The Universe Pageant in the name of her country of origin, Iran. Golsa found herself amongst the top ten candidates for the Queen of The Universe Pageant 2013 and also received the “Queen of…
Tonight Curfew, a film by Shawn Christensen received the Live Action Short Film Oscar. In an interview prior to the Oscar Award ceremony, when we asked about the chances of Curfew winning the Oscar and impact of it Shawn Christensen told Cinema Without Borders that: ” I have no idea. All the films are so different. I almost think it comes down to a matter of taste. I imagine someone who likes Curfew not liking any other one, or someone liking another one not liking Curfew.. I feel it just comes down to taste and they’re all so strong! I have…
Tonight, Amour, the Austrian film directed by Michael Haneke, received the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. In the Cinema Without Borders reader’s poll, our audience chose Amour over the other 2013 Nominees. However Bijan Tehrani, Editor In Chief of CWB, believes that another film may have been more deserving.”In 2012, the much-hyped A Separation won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film amongst lackluster competition. This year, I was personally surprised that Amour won the Oscar despite the presence of the amazing picture The War Witch as a fellow nominee. Amour provided a captivating subject and fantastic performances, but The…
Călin Peter Netzer wins Berlinale 2013 Golden Bear for his film Child’s Pose and Camboziya Partovi receives Best Script Silver Bear on behalf of Jafar Panahi for Parde (Closed Curtain). Here is a list of the awards: PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURYGOLDEN BEAR for the Best FilmPoziţia CopiluluiChild’s Pose by Călin Peter Netzer JURY GRAND PRIX (Silver Bear)Epizoda u životu berača željezaAn Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker by Danis TanovićALFRED BAUER PRIZE (Silver Bear)Vic+Flo ont vu un oursVic+Flo Saw a Bear by Denis CôtéAWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR (Silver Bear)David Gordon Green for Prince Avalanche AWARD FOR BEST…