The Arpa International Film Festival (ARPA) returns to the Egyptian Theatre, Sept 22-24. Produced by produced by AFFMA and founded by Sylvia Minassian in 1997, the festival’s mission is to ” cultivate cultural understanding and global empathy, creating a dynamic forum for international cinema with a special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of Diaspora, exile and multi-multiculturalism. A strong emphasis is placed on ideals of independent thought, artistic vision, cultural diversity and social understanding.””Arpa is the name of a river that flows through Armenia. As water provides a source of life and energy, so does…
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A First time collaboration between The American Cinematheque, Festival International de Cine en Guadalajara, University de Guadalajara Los Angeles, University of Guadalajara Foundation/USA, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles presents a weekend of films from the famed Guadalajara Film Festival.Opening Night: Thursday, September 8TEQUILA: THE STORY OF A PASSION. Egyptian Theatre • Thu, September 8 • 7:30pmDiscussion following with director Sergio Sánchez Suárez and actress Daniela Schmidt.EQUILA: HISTORIA DE UNA PASION2011, Quality Films, 103 min, Mexico, Dir: Sergio Sanchez SuarezIn the Mexican town of Tequila in 1942, honor is paramount. Problems begin when Antonio (Unax Ugalde) falls in love with…
Three of the films that highlight the 2011 Latin American Showcase, “Women on the Verge”, study the oft painful responsibilities of familial love.There must be something in the water- Argentina has exporting a crop of powerful, subjective film makers: Lucrecia Martel, who first grabbed international attention in 2001 with “La Cienega” (The Swamp (2001), followed by “The Holy Girl” and “The Headless Woman” emerged with a visual style that peeped at her characters from atypical intimate vantage points. A trick she uses in common with Claire Denis that is developing into part of the lexicon of a generation of female…
The 2011 Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) announced their hosts for the upcoming family-friendly film festival to take place at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood August 12-14. Valente Rodriguez, currently starring on TV Land’s “Happily Divorced”will help launch the weekend-long film festival as the Opening Night Gala host. Rizwan Manji, from NBC’s “Outsourced”will be the Master of Ceremonies for the FGFF Closing Night Awards ceremony. The three-day event features films aimed at both adult and family audiences that highlight positive themes, happy endings, laughter, and capture the beauty of the world. Valente Rodriguez will serve as the host for Opening Night presentation…
CLUJ, Romania — The Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) concluded its successful 10th edition — and its first as a newly accredited A-level film festival by the international film organization FIAP — by handing out two of its top prizes to the Argentinean filmmaker Miguel Cohan for his debut feature, No Return. Cohan was awarded the 15,000-euro Transylvania Prize for his detective yarn after sharing the screenwriting trophy with co-writer Ana Cohan at the festival’s closing gala June 11, before an audience of 1,000 guests at the National Theatre of Cluj. Cohan’s film was cited by the competition jury as…
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) concluded its 2011 edition with a star studded red carpet, the award ceremony and a special presentation of one of this summer’s most anticipated films, Cowboys & Aliens on Monday, July 25, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Directed by blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau, the action-thriller was co-written and co-produced by Mexican-born Roberto Orci. The evening served as the closing event of the nine-day festival celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2011. See www.latinofilm.org for more information.LALIFF announced the award winners at its Closing Night Awards Ceremony sponsored by AT&T with Chile’s POST…
Every year at the Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival and Market, Cinema Without Borders’ Bridging The Borders Award goes to a short film that helps to bring people of the world and different cultures closer together. In 2011 the winning film will receive a HP EliteBook 8760w mobile workstation (Prize and promotional support provided by HP) also CWB’s Special Jury Award winner will receive a copy of Adobe Premier Pro CS 5.5 provided by Adobe. The five nominees for the 2010 CWB Best International Short Film are Bekas (Sweden), David and Goliath (USA), The Promised Land (Israel), Salar (Bolivia), and…
Palm Springs International ShortFest Short Film Festival is one of the most amazing film events on our planet, where you witness the future of cinema and the birth of new, great filmmakers. Palm Springs International ShortFest Market also opens new horizons for filmmakers, who are given opportunities to create more movies. Now in its 17th year, the Palm Springs International ShortFest has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. To learn more about 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest Short Film Festival and Market, we had an interview…
Cinema Without Borders and The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, an educational institution for career preparation in the visual and culinary arts, recently held its inaugural animation event, The Ollies Animation Festival. The event, which is named after animation great Ollie Johnson, showcases work from aspiring filmmakers, industry professionals and animation legends. The festival also honored industry pioneer and marvel Phil Mendez for his contributions as an artist and animation filmmaker to the industry with Cinema Without Borders Life Achievement Award 2011. Mendez has been writing, drawing, designing, directing and entertaining millions of people for over 40 years…
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival showcases new films from Greek filmmakers worldwide. Their foremost goal is to promote Greek Cinema and cultural exchange while bridging the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. Orpheus Awards are given to the most outstanding new films in the dramatic, documentary and short film categories.To provide our readers with more information about 2011 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival we spoke to Angeliki Giannakopoulos, who co-founded the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival with Ersi Danou.Bijan Tehrani: What’s new at this year’s Los Angeles Greek Film Festival?Angeliki Giannakopoulos: Well this year is our fifth year, and…