Christie CP4220 cinema projector to be used for movie screenings; Christie 6P laser projection system on static display at UFO Moviez’s booth Photo Christie®, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is proud to be the exclusive projection partner of Big Cine Expo 2017, taking place at the Chennai Trade Centre, August 8-9. A Christie CP4220 DLP digital cinema projector, which delivers 4K resolution and 22,000 lumens of brightness, has been deployed for movie screenings throughout the event. In addition, Christie’s valued partner UFO Moviez India will showcase a static display of the Christie…
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Young Portuguese director Pedro Cabeleira is introducing his first feature-length outing, Damned Summer [+], in the Filmmakers of the Present competition of the Locarno Film Festival. He graduated from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 2013 and founded the production company Videolotion. Cineuropa talked to him about making the film under severe budgetary limitations. Cineuropa: Could you describe the process of making Damned Summer? Pedro Cabeleira: I started planning the film in February 2014. I finished at the school in 2013, and I knew I wanted to make a feature film. I was planning one with my friend, but the idea for the story became really…
Estonian film Portugal by Lauri Lagle is the big winner at the seventh edition of First Look, one of Locarno Festival’s Industry Days most well established initiatives, focusing on cinema from a different region each year. Running for three days (4-6 August), First Lookaimed to showcase cinema from the Baltics with Six Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films, currently in post-production, presented by their producers to sales agents, programmers and industry professionals. The project was organised by Markus Duffner with support this year coming from the Estonian Film Institute, Latvia Film Centre and Lithuanian Film Centre. The selected projects for this edition were: El Padre Medico – Vytautas Puidokas (Lithuania/Brazil) Producer: Paulius Juočeris Paradise 89 – Madara Dišlere (Latvia/Germany) Producer: Aija Bērziņa…
After nine years that Abolhassan Davoudi’s fans have been waiting to see his award-winning film, The Motherland, finally it starts its public screening in Iran today. Motherland deals with the search for identity and has won two awards at Fajr Film Festival for Audience Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay (by Farid Mostafavi). Motherland has also been nominated for the Best Actor (Massud Raygan), Best Supporting Actress (Pegah Ahangarani) and Best Film (Abolhassan Davoudi). https://youtu.be/XySV249wAhA Abolhassan Davoudi has also been co-writer of the Motherland. Other crew members are Nezam Kiaie and Abbass Rastegarpour , sound engineers, Bahram Dehghan, Editor…
Nine Albanian short films made their debut this weeks at Dokufest, Kosovo’s largest international documentary and short film festival which is holding its 16th edition in the historic city of Prizren, just 18 km from the Albania-Kosovo border. The Albanian movies competed in the national category where several Kosovo and Albanian-Macedonian directors showcased their latest productions. The Albanian atmosphere at this year’s festival was also present with a concert by the Albanian Iso-Polyphonic Choir featuring Italy-based Kosovo jazz pianist Robert Bisha and an exhibition showcasing pictures by the landmark Marubi museum of photography in Shkodra with a rich collection dating…
The Film Society of Lincoln Center unveiled the 25-picture Main Slate today for the 55th New York Film Festival with a roster that features hometown stories from U.S. filmmakers and a host of international festival award winners. Among the directors whose work will be showcased are 2017 Cannes laureates Ruben Ostlund (The Square) and Robin Campillo (BPM (Beats Per Minute)); as well as NYFF veterans Aki Kaurismäki (The Other Side Of Hope) and Agnieszka Holland (Spoor) who are returning to NY following triumphs in Berlin. Also on deck is Italy’s Luca Guadagnino with his lauded Call Me by Your Name…
Woody Allen officially revealed the cast of his new untitled feature film starring Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”), Elle Fanning (“The Beguiled”), and Selena Gomez (“Spring Breakers”). The film has already secured theatrical distribution through Amazon Studios. Allen’s latest completed theatrical film is “Wonder Wheel” starring James Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, and Kate Winslet, which will make its world premiere as the closing night film of the New York Film Festival in October. Produced by Letty Aronson, Erika Aronson, and Ed Walson, and financed by Amazon Studios, the drama is set in Coney Island during the 1950s…
The 20th edition of African Cinema Festival will take place in the Moroccan central city of Khouribga from Sept. 9-16, the organizers announced in a statement on Tuesday. The festival was scheduled to start on September 2, but organizers decided to delay it a week later as the first date will coincide with Eid Al Adha. Up to 14 feature films from 14 countries will compete for the festival’s prestigious Grand Prix Sembene Ousmane, according to the festival’s statement. The festival jury consists of seven members and will be presided over by the Moroccan poet and author Abdellatif Laabi. Launched…
Iraq Invades Kuwait, tanks and troops pour over the border. Over 160,000 Indian oil workers are suddenly trapped in the crossfire. Overnight the Indian Embassy abandons the country. Now, only one man can save the workers from becoming hostages trapped in a foreign land. Indian sensation Akshay Kumer plays a wealthy and powerful Indian businessman who must suddenly choose between helping his fellow countrymen or fleeing to safety with his family. This tense, tightly drawn drama of life and death, friend and foe is one of the finest films to come out of India. Moreover, the story is true and…
The Bratislava-based Lumiére cinema had a record number of visitors in the first half of this year, with Slovak movies also being popular with audiences. Almost 55,000 visitors bought a ticket in this period, the most sold since the venue was re-opened in 2011. “We know we are halfway through a total reconstruction but already the cinema is very comfortable for viewers,” CEO of the Slovak Film Institute (SFÚ) Peter Dubecký told the TASR newswire, adding that he was very optimistic about the future, and that he foresees one million for Slovak cinemtography in total and 100,000 visitors for Lumiére…