Of Iran’s many problems, Western viewers may be most familiar with issues surrounding violence against women — most recently with the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and slogan following the death of Mahsa Amini — and freedom of speech, with the films of Jafar Pahani and the travel bans and imprisonment of thinkers and artists like him. Empty Nets [+], the debut feature by German-Iranian filmmaker Behrooz Karamizade, premiering in the Crystal Globe Competition of this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, shows that life in Iran can be difficult even when looking at more ordinary situations, away from the more extreme examples of oppression…
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Burbank, CA – June 26, 2023: Today, Cinema Without Borders announced the winner of the 2023 MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award at Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival. Two members of CWB jury, Keely Badger and Vladek Juszkiewicz, announced the MOZAIK Bridging The Borders award at ShortFest’s award ceremony on June 25th. https://vimeo.com/841521905?share=copy Here is CWB jury statement: MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award Jury Statement – 2023 SHORTFEST Palm Springs International Film Festival “Good Morning, Everyone! Welcome to the 2023 MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award at SHORTFEST. My name is Keely Badger, I serve as the Executive Director of MOZAIK…
Burbank, CA – May 22, 2023: Today, Cinema Without Borders announced jury members for MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award for the 2023 Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival. The Bridging The Borders Award at the 2023 Palm ShortFest will be given to the most successful film in bringing the people of our world closer together. MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award is presented by Cinema Borders and award sponsored and prize provided by MOZAIK. The winner of Bridging the Borders Award will receive a cash prize of $1500. Cinema Without Borders’ jury members to decide the 2023 winner of the MOZAIK…
In 2023, the Festival de Cannes wishes to reaffirm its mission to support the creations of younger generations and transmit our passionate interest in films. The Résidence is one of the foremost projects among the initiatives included under the new “Cinéma de Demain” banner. Since its creation in 2000, the Résidence has assisted more than 250 filmmakers with their screenplays. Many of these directors have gone on to achieve international success, such as László Nemes with Son of Saul (Grand Prix at the 2015 Festival de Cannes, Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016), Lukas Dhont with Girl (Caméra d’or…
Cinema Without Borders announced the winner of the MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award at the award ceremony of the18th edition of SEEFEST, held at the UCLA Bridges Theater on Wednesday May 3rd. CWB Foundation is proud to offer its Bridging The Borders Award for 17 year at the prestigious SEEFEST South East European Film Festival LA. Keely Badger, the executive director of MOZAIK Philanthropy, Bridging the Borders Award sponsor and Bijan Tehrani, Editor in Chief of Cinema Without Borders and Cinema Without Borders Foundation President, inbound the the Honorary Mention and the Winner of the Bridging the Borders Award. https://vimeo.com/823915127?share=copy…
If you are in LA, don’t miss watching THE ISLAND on this Saturday, April 29th, 8pm, at the UCLA Bridges Theater. This amazing and beautiful feature animated film is directed by Romanian filmmaker Anca Damian. Anca will attend the screening of THE ISLAND at SEEFEST. The Island, a new feature animation film by the celebrated Romanian director Anca Damian, is a surreal, comedic reinterpretation of the Robinson Crusoe tale, speaking of current affairs through visual poetry and symbolism. The film is a colorful, poetic and funny musical fable. https://youtu.be/Jy-Mxqg3C7A Born in Romania, Anca Damian studied at the Academy of Theatre…
Tonight All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger from Germany won the OSCAR for the Best International Film, and it was a surprise as a much better film, Argentina 1985 was among the nominees. https://vimeo.com/807397394 All Quiet on the Western Front Germany – Directed by Edward Berger https://youtu.be/hf8EYbVxtCY War breaks out in Germany in 1914. Paul Bäumer and his classmates quickly enlist in the army to serve their fatherland. No sooner are they drafted than the first images from the battlefield show them the reality of war. Other nominees were: EO Poland – Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski https://youtu.be/rrBeSQbdXmw…
Principal photography has wrapped on Following Harry, a documentary that offers an inside view of 96-year-old civil rights icon Harry Belafonte’s continuing mission of social justice. The film directed and edited by Susanne Rostock is being readied for premiere at fall film festivals. Belafonte, who celebrated his birthday on March 1, executive produces Following Harry. He, Rostock and producer Julius Nasso previously collaborated on the 2011 documentary Sing Your Song, a film that examined both Belafonte’s groundbreaking career in entertainment and his key role in the Civil Rights Movement. Following Harry is a present-tense account of Belafonte’s ongoing dedication to…
My Sunny Maad, a Czech-Slovak-French co-production directed by Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlátová, has won a César Award, France’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, in the category of Best Animated Feature Film. This year’s César Awards were handed out during a gala ceremony in Paris on Friday evening, with Dominik Moll’s crime thriller The Night of the 12th winning for Best Feature Film. Brad Pitt made a surprise appearance at the awards show to honor his 1999 film Fight Club. Competing alongside My Sunny Maad for the Best Animated Feature César was directors Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre’s Little Nicholas – Happy as Can Be? (Le Petit Nicolas: Qu’est-ce qu’on attend…
LOS ANGELES – They only each run about three minutes, but in that short time “soundies” are helping to preserve Black history from decades ago. Soundies were short films often depicting a musical performance that could run before or after feature films in movie houses around the nation. The reels, many of which were made in the 1940s, typically featured musicians of all races, but they are particularly significant for preserving performances from Black luminaries like Louis Armstrong, Dorothy Dandridge, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller in the prime of their careers. For Black performers, soundies were an opportunity for exposure…