It’s no secret that hundreds of filmmakers, actors and cinema enthusiasts have been inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s films over the years. With March 23rd representing the 100th Anniversary of his birth, the master of cinema is as influential today as he ever was. Established greats such as Martin Scorsese credit Kurosawa as being a major influence in their life’s work. In a recent interview, Scorsese couldn’t stress enough the importance of Kurosawa, “Let me say it simply, Kurosawa was my Master.”
To celebrate Kurosawa’s 100th Anniversary, the Green Planet Movie Awards has managed to pull in two of Japan’s top directors Shinya Tsukamoto and Hitoshi Iwamoto for the March 23rd event to attend in person an open screening of Kurosawa’s most famous and influential picture “Seven Samurai.” “To be able to screen one of Kurosawa’s and indeed the world cinema’s greatest films to the public,...
To celebrate Kurosawa’s 100th Anniversary, the Green Planet Movie Awards has managed to pull in two of Japan’s top directors Shinya Tsukamoto and Hitoshi Iwamoto for the March 23rd event to attend in person an open screening of Kurosawa’s most famous and influential picture “Seven Samurai.” “To be able to screen one of Kurosawa’s and indeed the world cinema’s greatest films to the public,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
The DGA announced Friday the winners of its 2009 student film awards for African-American, Asian-American, Latino and female directors.
In the African-American category, Rashaad Ernesto Green of Nyu ("Premature"), Edward Osei-Gyimah of USC ("Kwame") and Sharon Hill of UCLA ("Shades of Gray") took the prizes.
In the Asian-American category, Theresa Wu of Columbia University ("Smoke and Mirrors"), Edward Kim of UCLA ("To Wander in Pandemonium") and Ken Ochiai of AFI ("Half Kenneth") were the winners.
Antonio Mendez Esparza of Columbia University ("Una y Otra Vez"), David Martin-Porras of UCLA ("Ida y Vuelta") and Jessica McMunn Macias of UCLA ("Soleil") won the Latino category.
And Eliza Subotowicz of Columbia University ("Ben"), Erika Cohn of Chapman University ("When the Voices Fade") and Rebecca Cremona of Art Center College of Design ("Magdalene") took the prizes in the womens category.
All the winning films will be screened and the awards presented in ceremonies at DGA...
In the African-American category, Rashaad Ernesto Green of Nyu ("Premature"), Edward Osei-Gyimah of USC ("Kwame") and Sharon Hill of UCLA ("Shades of Gray") took the prizes.
In the Asian-American category, Theresa Wu of Columbia University ("Smoke and Mirrors"), Edward Kim of UCLA ("To Wander in Pandemonium") and Ken Ochiai of AFI ("Half Kenneth") were the winners.
Antonio Mendez Esparza of Columbia University ("Una y Otra Vez"), David Martin-Porras of UCLA ("Ida y Vuelta") and Jessica McMunn Macias of UCLA ("Soleil") won the Latino category.
And Eliza Subotowicz of Columbia University ("Ben"), Erika Cohn of Chapman University ("When the Voices Fade") and Rebecca Cremona of Art Center College of Design ("Magdalene") took the prizes in the womens category.
All the winning films will be screened and the awards presented in ceremonies at DGA...
- 11/13/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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