Vitagraph Films has picked up Oscar and Golden Globe nominee “The Baader-Meinhof Complex” for theatrical distribution in the United States. Directed by Uli Edel and based on the book by Stefan Aust, “The Baader-Meinhof Complex” tells the true story of militant revolutionary group The Red Army Faction (RAF), which terrorized Germany with bombings and assassinations in the 1960s and ’70s. Starring Martina Gedeck (“The Lives of Others”), Moritz Bleibtreu (“Run Lola Run”), and Bruno Ganz (“Downfall”), “The Baader-Meinhof Complex” became a huge box-office success and stirred much controversy in Germany, where the RAF remains a politically volatile subject. Vitagraph plans…
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The 25th Anniversary Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented by Visual Communications (VC), runs April 30 to May 7, 2009, celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month with a slate of 35 feature films and 146 shorts and videos from both Asian Pacific American and Asian international directors from 26 countries. Venues include the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theatres, Downtown Independent Theatre, The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, and the Aratani/Japan America Theatre.Sundance hit film CHILDREN OF INVENTION from director Tze Chun will open the festival on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the DGA…
Recently, Bijan Tehrani, Editor In Chief of Cinema Without Borders, was a guest on the The Screenwriters Radio Show hosted by Monica McKinney.Bijan talked about his work as a writer, director, art instructor, and magazine editor. He also told The Screenwriters Radio Show audience about his personal life and reasons for leaving Iran, his country of origin. A hot, new Southern California entertainment industry “Radio on TV” show is bridging the creative gap globally! The Screenwriters Radio Show features exciting and informative interviews with professionals from a variety of entertainment industry disciplines (actors, directors, producers, writers, etc). Each Show is…
Muslim-American filmmaker Justin Mashouf will be screening his feature-length documentary, “Warring Factions,” on May 2nd as a part of the 3rd Annual Noor International Film Festival—the largest Iranian film festival in America. After screening the 70-minute documentary, Mashouf will speak about his experiences in Iran, his detention by Homeland Security and the confiscation of his video footage on suspicion of terrorism.”Warring Factions” is 24-year-old Mashouf’s first feature-length documentary. Filming began in April 2007, capturing his experiences as a multi-ethnic Iranian-American exploring his Muslim identity in a post-9/11 world. In the wake of rising international tensions, he is cornered into answering…
WHITE ON RICE will premiere at this year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sunday, May 3rd at 6:30PM at the DGA 1 Theatre.Director Dave Boyle (“Big Dreams Little Tokyo”) returns with his feature film WHITE ON RICE, the comedic story of Jimmy (Hiroshi Watanabe – “Letters from Iwo Jima”), a misguided 40 year old divorcee trying to navigate his way through a new life in America and out of his sister Aiko’s (Japanese Academy Award winner Nae) basement. Disgraced by his disgruntled brother-in-law Tak (Mio Takada – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”), the immature yet adorable Jimmy spends…
Iranian Kurd filmmaker Bahaman Ghobadi has released an open letter regarding Saberi’s arrest, conviction, and imprisonment. “To Roxana Saberi, Iranian with an American passport”If I kept quiet until now, it was for her sake. If today I speak, it is for her sake. She is my friend, my fiancée, and my companion. An intelligent and talented young woman, whom I have always admired.It was the 31st of January. The day of my birthday. That morning, she called to say she would pick me up so we would go out together. She never came. I called on her mobile, but it…
“Niloofar” a film by Sabin El Gamyel, will participate in Los Angeles Third Annual Noor Film Festival. Nilufar screening is schaduled for Saturday, May 2nd at 8:45 pm Fine Arts Theater.Shot entirely in Iran in 2007, Niloofar poetically focuses on a young Iraqi girl just entering puberty. This new phase in her life marks her entry into the circle of women, which brings with it new cultural obligations that leave little room for her own personal quest.Meet director Sabine El Gemayel for a Q&A; when The Noor Film Festival screens her first feature film on Saturday, May 2nd at 8:45…
10th Polish Film Festival Los Angeles will be opened on April 22 at Egyptian Theatre and will continue until May 3, 2009. Here is a list of Polish Film Festival LA events:April 22 – Gala Opening at the Egyptian Theatre. Performance by Wendy Waldman, Mietek Szczesniak and H. B. Barnum Life Choir with Scott Babsoch, Phil Parapino, Kenny Edwards. Presentation of Amicus Poloniae (Friend of Poland) Awrad to to Jane Kaczmarek & Tom LaBonge (Awarded by Ambassador of Poland to USA.)Presentation of Pola Negri Award to Scott Wilson for his collaboration with Krzysztof Zanussi in “The Year of the Quiet…
Nearly a quarter century, 24 years of exploration and construction of queer imaginary. With a discerning eye and thanks to a sharp and sensible look, year after year the Festival has grown into one of the most significant occasions promoting a frank dialogue between the GLBT community and the general public. The Festival has presented various Italian premieres and has marked the debut of significant film authors such as François Ozon, Gus Van Sant, Derek Jarman, Todd Haynes, Eytan Fox, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Alain Guiraudie, Auraeus Solito, Christophe Honoré and Brillante Mendoza.FESTIVAL SECTIONS International CompetitionsThree competitive sections with three international juries:Feature…
Film Movement announces that UNDER THE BOMBS, about an expatriate returning to her native Lebanon in search of her son during the 2006 war, will be available on DVD beginning Tuesday, May 5th, 2009. All Film Movement releases include a short film—this month’s selection is Porn, from Poland. The DVDs will be available at Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com), and also through major retailers such as Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix and at Passion River Films (www.passionriver.com).Synopsis of UNDER THE BOMBS: During a cease-fire in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006, a Christian taxi driver brings an untraditional Shiite woman from Beirut to the heart…