| Rupavahini celebrates Silver Jubilee with film classics | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:57:21 PM by Blog57 Team | | Celebrating its Silver Jubilee, Rupavahini is to screen a series of latest Sinhala,Hindi and French classics and world famous English films during the month of January. This special programme will include Benette Ratnayake's recently released ‘'Sulanga’ (The Wind) which will be telecast at the newly introduced 12. 30 pm film belt on January 28 Sunday. .... | |
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| | | Korean Film Festival Attracts International Stars | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:56:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Korean film superstar HA Ji-Won, from the Duelist will be making a special guest appearance at the 2006 Korean Film Festival, in Auckland. HA Ji-Won has achieved much success in the Korean Film world, receiving the Grand Bell award as the Best New Actress of 2000 with her debut film Truth or Dare, and a Blue Dragon award for Best Supporting Actress with her second film, the popular melodrama Ditto (2000). At the 2006 Korean Film Festival we see her play a detective and master of armed conflict in the Duelist (Screening Auckland December 7 and Christchurch December 5). This event proves to be a real attraction for many other Korean stars and dignitaries, yet to be announced. The Korean Film festival is in Auckland December 1-7, Wellington December 4-6 and Christchurch December 5-7.... | |
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| | | Film fest directorate decides on invitees: Rane | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 6:59:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | Panaji, Nov 10 : Capping the controversy on superstar Amitabh Bachchan reportedly not being invited to the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here, Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane said it is the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and not the state government that decides on the list of invitees."We have not received the list of invitees till date, so we don't even know whether Bachchan is invited for the festival," Rane told a press conference, seeking to distance the state from the controversy."Responsibilities for holding film festivals are divided. The list of invitations is DFF's look-out. They will bring the invitees," Goa Chief Secretary J P Singh, who was also present, said.Media reports about Bachchan not being invited to the IFFI 2006, scheduled to be held in Goa during November 23-December four, sparked a controversy.Rane said once Goa takes over the entire management of IFFI by 2008, it will decide on its own list of invitees.... | |
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| | | Meet the toppers | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 1:09:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | By his own description, George Corraface's first experience as prexy of the Thessaloniki fest was "quite crazy," as the thesp was thrown into the job last year without much preparation. Still, he enjoyed the experience and now, in his second year, he is optimistic that under his leadership the fest will trigger a new wave of energy and passion in Greek cinema. "Film festivals are a wonderful tool for adding a new dynamism to a local film industry, because they can create an atmosphere of openness and enthusiasm," he says. Corraface is one of Greek cinema's few international faces, having starred in pics including "Christopher Columbus" and "Not Without My Daughter." Born and still a resident in Paris, he's of Greek origin and has been a local box office draw for the last 15 years.... | |
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| | | Tunisia: 40th Edition of Carthage Film Festival - Nov. 11-18 | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:08:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | For a full week, moviegoers will be able to indulge in their favourite pastime by attending one of Africa's oldest movie festivals. The Carthage Film Festival which this year runs into its 40 th edition, will take place from November 11 to 18, 2006 in several locations around the capital. The opening ceremony will take place in Le Colisee cinema, in the capital's city center. More than 300, African, Arab and foreign movies will be presented during this year's event which is fittingly placed under the motto 'cultural diversity'. This year's edition will also comprise several categories of films: long feature films, short films, a 'panorama' section, an 'information' category especially designed for video features, and an 'international' section. It is precisely within the latter category that the Sultanate of Oman and Saudi Arabia will take part for the first time in the festival.... | |
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| | | Latest offerings to screen at 10th Reel Asian International Film Fest | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:56:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | The latest films from Asia and the Asian diaspora worldwide will be featured in Toronto next month during the 10th annual Reel Asian International Film Festival. This year's event will unspool 76 contemporary feature-length and short films from 17 different countries around the globe, including China, Germany, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines. After This, Our Exile, director Patrick Tam's first feature in 17 years, will open this year's festival. The film premiered earlier this month at film festivals in Rome and South Korea (Pusan International Film Festival). Starring former pop star and actor Aaron Kwok, the gritty film tells the story of a former playboy turned delinquent father whose gambling addiction slowly tears his family apart.... | |
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| | | Award-Winning Feature Documentary Film, A Land Out of Time, Exposed Public Lands Grab for Oil and Gas Development | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 2:55:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | ASPEN, Colo. (PRWEB) October 20, 2006 -- A new documentary film exposes what has been called the biggest land grab in U.S. history. Produced and directed by Mark Harvey, A Land out of Time portrays the government's rush to lease tens of millions of acres of public land and drill tens of thousands of oil and gas wells throughout the Rocky Mountain West, from New Mexico to Montana. The film tells the story from the perspective of ranchers, hunters and outfitters being pushed off the land after several generations. .... | |
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| | | Latino film fest comes on strong | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 2:57:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | In the five years since its founding, the Boston Latino International Film Festival has become a regional powerhouse, presenting an eclectic program of both new and internationally recognized films. Running from Oct. 20 to 29, the 10-day fest opens Friday with a 5 p.m. reception at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and a 7 p.m. screening of Juan Carlos Cremata Malbertí's ``Viva Cuba" at the Harvard Film Archive. The film is a family-friendly story of two children whose parents want to keep them from being friends because of their class differences. It was Cuba's official entry to this past year's Academy Awards. Saturday features Mylène Moreno's ``Recalling Orange County," a documentary about Moreno's life in California and her observations about what it means to be an American of Mexican descent.... | |
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| | | Nayi Neralu to be screened in Karachi | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:53:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | BANGALORE: If acclaimed director Girish Kasaravallis films enter international film festivals, its accepted. However, this time, two of his films - Haseena and Naayi Neralu - have made it to a string of film festivals to be held across the world. Generally, Girish takes two to three years break before taking up a new film project. But this time, he directed Nayi Neralu a year after Haseena hit the screens. Girishs 2006 directorial venture Naayi Neralu (In the shadow of the dog) will be the first film to be screened at Kolkata Film Festival starting from November 17. The film will also be screened at the Karachi Film Festival in December, Palm Spring Film Festival in America, Bangkok Film Festival in January and Rote Dam Film Festival.... | |
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| | | Local Scene: 10/12/06 | | Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:54:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | "Weird Paul: A Lo Fi Documentary," a delightful film chronicling the life and work of quirky Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Paul Petroskey, has been making the rounds of film festivals. The next stop is England for a European premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival on Nov. 4. Weird Paul will accompany Stacey Goldschmidt's film there with live performances. HARDTRAVELIN' CD "Hardtravelin 2006: the year in (missing) seven inches" is a new CD that collects previously released tracks from Flotilla Way, Aydin and [Bleeped]upmess. The release show is tonight at 7 at the Mr. Roboto Project in Wilkinsburg with Flotilla Way (indie-pop with harmonies), Aydin (shoe-gazing spacerock with accordion), and Smells Like Gina (riot-grrl inspired rock) filling in for the now-defunct hardcore band that ends with "mess." Admission is $5; $4 for members.... | |
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