Moscow – To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, the government of St Petersburg is launching an international film forum, scheduled to be held in Russia's "cultural capital" from May 2 through 5.
The event's organizers said that the mission of the forum, which is to feature screenings, retrospectives, photography exhibitions, round-table discussions and conferences focused on war-themed cinema, is "to use the language of cinema to discuss issues of peace in the world and the improvement of relations between different generations and different cultures."
With renowned Russian film director Alexei German as the forum's president, the event is to feature the premieres of Florian Gallenberger's "John Rabe," Lancelot von Naso's "Ceasefire" and several recent Russian features.
Among the forum's guests are expected to be directors Fyodor Bondarchuk and Alexander Sokurov, actor Antonio Banderas, producer Andrew G. Vajna, actress Melanie Griffith and head of Twentieth Century Fox Cis Hans-Bodo Mueller.
The event's organizers said that the mission of the forum, which is to feature screenings, retrospectives, photography exhibitions, round-table discussions and conferences focused on war-themed cinema, is "to use the language of cinema to discuss issues of peace in the world and the improvement of relations between different generations and different cultures."
With renowned Russian film director Alexei German as the forum's president, the event is to feature the premieres of Florian Gallenberger's "John Rabe," Lancelot von Naso's "Ceasefire" and several recent Russian features.
Among the forum's guests are expected to be directors Fyodor Bondarchuk and Alexander Sokurov, actor Antonio Banderas, producer Andrew G. Vajna, actress Melanie Griffith and head of Twentieth Century Fox Cis Hans-Bodo Mueller.
- 4/28/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany --This year's Zurich Film Festival will be remembered most not for any the films or for the stars but for the guest that never made it. The arrest and continued incarceration of director Roman Polanski overshadowed all other events in Zurich this year and briefly put the young festival at the center of an international media storm.
Attention has since shifted, given the Adhd nature of the news cycle, and the fifth Zurich Film Festival wrapped up Sunday out of the media spotlight.
There was some Hollywood dazzle to close, with Morgan Freeman in town to receive this year's Golden Icon award and Michael Keaton picking up a career achievement honor.
The festival's top honor however, awarded by another VIP -- jury president Debra Winger -- went to "Wolfy" a traumatic mother-daughter tale from Russian director Vasilij Sigarev. "66/67 -- Fairplay is over," a soccer hooligan drama from directors...
Attention has since shifted, given the Adhd nature of the news cycle, and the fifth Zurich Film Festival wrapped up Sunday out of the media spotlight.
There was some Hollywood dazzle to close, with Morgan Freeman in town to receive this year's Golden Icon award and Michael Keaton picking up a career achievement honor.
The festival's top honor however, awarded by another VIP -- jury president Debra Winger -- went to "Wolfy" a traumatic mother-daughter tale from Russian director Vasilij Sigarev. "66/67 -- Fairplay is over," a soccer hooligan drama from directors...
- 10/5/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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