South East European Film Festival, SEE Fest 2011 concluded Monday night in Los Angeles with the screening of the Austrian documentary that explores the roots of the famed Balkan Gypsy music, “GYPSY SPIRIT: HARRI STOJKA, A JOURNEY” directed by Klaus Hundsbichler. The big winner of this year’s festival was Romanian MEDAL OF HONOR directed by Calin Peter Netzer, which won Cinema Without Borders award for Best Feature Film. The jury members Bijan Tehrani, editor in chief, James Ulmer, international editor, and Turkish director Atil Inac who won this award last year, gave the overall top score to the Romanian film.…
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Luz Aguado
Luz Aguado was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and grew up in East Los Angeles. She is the oldest of four siblings. Prior to attending The Art Institute, Luz was a student at the University of California Riverside where she studied biology and aspired to become a medical doctor. Now she studies Media Arts and Animation at The Art Institute of Los Angeles and hopes of one day having the opportunity to work for Disney Animation Studios. Three dimensional animation and the innovative techniques that have given animation a more realistic appearance is something that she wishes to focus on while at The Art Institute.
Iranian photographer, filmmaker, Abbas Hojatpanah will hold an exhibition of his photos and screening of his documentaries in Sweden with the help of Exile Film Festival.Abbas, started his filmmaking in Iran and in NIRT and then continued his work as a photographer and filmmaker during the last 25 years in Los Angeles.Cinema Without Borders: Please tell us about your background as a filmmakerAbbas Hojatpanah: Not everybody started their involvement in art with filmmaking; have you ever thought about how many film directors have a background of being a painter or sculptor? I graduated from the University of Tehran with a…
Cinema Without Borders is proud to report that The King’s Speech, an international motion picture from England, had an outstanding and unforgettable night at this year’s 83rd Annual Academy Awards. The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler, took home four awards out of its twelve nominations. The film won Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor for Colin Firth, and—the highest honor of all—Best motion picture.The film portrays England’s Prince Albert (Colin Firth) in his struggle to overcome his crippling speech impediment. With her husband set to take control of the throne, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham…
Exciting news for International film fans: The Academy Awards has announced its shortlist of nine films which are in the running for its Best Foreign-Language Film Award nomination. The Academy Awards is slated for February 27th, and the Foreign-Language Film Award shortlist is providing some early surprises! Aside from a number of expected films, the list contains some notable exclusions, as well as some unexpected inclusions. Without further ado, The Academy Awards’ Shortlist for the Best Foreign-Language Film Award:“Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”) – Algeria – Rachid Bouchareb, director“Incendies” – Canada – Denis Villeneueve, director“In a Better World” –…
January 16, 2011 – Hollywood, CA— The Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film was awarded to In A Better World from Denmark. The film, directed by Susan Bier, beat out Biutiful(Spain), I Am Love, The Concert, and The Edge. Susan Bier accepted the award with an emotional speech:“Thank you so much!” she exclaimed. “Hollywood foreign press, I am really surprised and extremely honored. I was in the company of some fantastic directors, so thank you to all of you. Thank you to the great actors, the fantastic crew, the Danish film institute., and—in this particular context— thank you to Michael…
It’s that time of year again, and film fans around the world are giddy with excitement for the award season. First up is the 2011 Golden Globes Awards, hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais. On Sunday, January 16th, Gervais and Co. will deliver numerous accolades to deserving nominees in categories such as Best Performance and Best Motion Picture, amongst others. At Cinema Without Borders, we are eagerly anticipating the hotly contested Best Foreign Language Film Award. International Film Fans understand the magnitude of the outcome, as the winner will garner unprecedented attention and a prestigious title. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association…
More than 2,300 members of the European Film Academy, filmmakers from across Europe, have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Tallinn, European Capital of Culture 2011, the following awards were presented:EUROPEAN FILM 2010THE GHOST WRITER, France/Germany/UK. directed by Roman Polanski, written by Robert Harris & Roman Polanski. produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde & Roman PolanskiEUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2010: Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITEREUROPEAN ACTRESS 2010: Sylvie Testud in LOURDESEUROPEAN ACTOR 2010: Ewan McGregor in THE GHOST WRITEREUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2010: Robert Harris & Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITERCARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD…
Santa Barbara, CA–The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, January 27 – February 6, will open the 2011 Festival with the film SARAH’S KEY. Already receiving critical acclaim across the world, the French film will make its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara Festival’s opening night event. The filmstarsKristin Scott Thomas and is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, both of whom are scheduled to be in attendance. Opening night will take place at the Arlington Theatre on Thursday, January 27, 2011.Remarked SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling, “From its triumphant unveiling in Toronto to its recent accolades in France and Tokyo, SARAH’S KEY…
CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE 2010 will kick-off on November 9 at the Egyptian Theatre with the U.S. premiere of THE OFFICIAL ITALIAN ENTRY – BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM at the ACADEMY AWARDS 2010, La Prima Cosa Bella (The First Beautiful Thing) by Paolo Virzì, the internationally acclaimed director of My Name is Tanino. The director and leading actress Micaela Ramazzotti will be in attendance. Passione’s helmer John Turturro and internationally acclaimed photographer Douglas Kirkland will be the recipients of this year’s Cinema Italian Style award. The CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE 2010 series runs November 9-20 in Los Angeles. Screenings will take place…
Burbank, CA October 20, 2010 – Cinema Without Borders, an independent publication dedicated to international cinema, has announced the HP Z Workstation Series, in combination with NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, as the most ideal and cost-effective Film Editing system for independent and international filmmakers. The 2010 iteration of the prestigious Seal of Excellence award, received by the Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival in 2008, is bestowed upon HP, NVIDIA and Adobe for offering Excellence in film editing tools.“Our team of editors, reviewers and experts examined and reviewed an HP Z400 System armed with the…