Dubai-based sales agent Cercamon will handle international sales on Fabian Hernández’s “Un Varón” (A Male), which has its world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
“Un Varón” tells the story of Carlos, who lives in a youth shelter in the center of Bogotá – a refuge meant to help mitigate the harshness of daily life. He longs to spend Christmas Day with his family, but as he leaves the shelter, he’s confronted with the brutality of his neighborhood, which is ruled by the law of the strongest and dominated by the ideal of the alpha male. Carlos must prove he belongs, even while these expressions of masculinity clash deep inside him with the decisions he must make in order to survive.
Cercamon’s founder, Sebastien Chesneau, said: “‘Un Varón’ touches us by the way the protagonist’s sensitivity is shown in this tough and masculine world. In order to fit into this environment,...
“Un Varón” tells the story of Carlos, who lives in a youth shelter in the center of Bogotá – a refuge meant to help mitigate the harshness of daily life. He longs to spend Christmas Day with his family, but as he leaves the shelter, he’s confronted with the brutality of his neighborhood, which is ruled by the law of the strongest and dominated by the ideal of the alpha male. Carlos must prove he belongs, even while these expressions of masculinity clash deep inside him with the decisions he must make in order to survive.
Cercamon’s founder, Sebastien Chesneau, said: “‘Un Varón’ touches us by the way the protagonist’s sensitivity is shown in this tough and masculine world. In order to fit into this environment,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
A panel composed of representatives from A-list festivals got together on Sunday for an online talk staged by documentary film festival Visions du Réel to discuss the place of documentary films at their events.
The speakers were Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, U.S. programmer and selection committee member of the Venice Film Festival, Cristina Nord, head of the Berlinale Forum, Eva Sangiorgi, director of the Viennale, and Frédéric Boyer, artistic director of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Asked to outline their selection criteria, most panelists agreed theirs was a director-driven approach based on individual submissions.
“It’s first and foremost about inviting films that are truly inspiring and ground-breaking: it’s always interesting when you discover something that you haven’t seen before,” said Nord, adding that documentaries hold a significant place in the Berlinale’s independently curated, experimental Forum section, where they represent roughly half of the films selected.
“Our objective...
The speakers were Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, U.S. programmer and selection committee member of the Venice Film Festival, Cristina Nord, head of the Berlinale Forum, Eva Sangiorgi, director of the Viennale, and Frédéric Boyer, artistic director of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Asked to outline their selection criteria, most panelists agreed theirs was a director-driven approach based on individual submissions.
“It’s first and foremost about inviting films that are truly inspiring and ground-breaking: it’s always interesting when you discover something that you haven’t seen before,” said Nord, adding that documentaries hold a significant place in the Berlinale’s independently curated, experimental Forum section, where they represent roughly half of the films selected.
“Our objective...
- 4/12/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Dubai-based sales agent Cercamon is launching a dedicated documentary feature label and will unveil its first slate of titles at this year’s European Film Market, including Constantin Wulff’s Berlinale Forum selection “For the Many – The Vienna Chamber of Labor.”
The company plans to handle 8 to 10 documentaries per year across all markets, with former Doc & Film International and Mediawan Rights exec Suzanne Nodale tapped to oversee all acquisitions and sales of the slate.
A specialist in documentary sales, Nodale has worked on titles such as Gianfranco Rosi’s Oscar-nominated “Fire at Sea,” Gregory Monro’s International Emmy Award winner “Kubrick by Kubrick” and “Banksy Most Wanted,” a Tribeca Film Festival selection from directors Aurelia Rouvier and Seamus Haley.
“I am thrilled to have Suzanne joining the team to expand the reach of Cercamon,” said the company’s CEO, Sebastien Chesneau. “I have known her since she first stepped...
The company plans to handle 8 to 10 documentaries per year across all markets, with former Doc & Film International and Mediawan Rights exec Suzanne Nodale tapped to oversee all acquisitions and sales of the slate.
A specialist in documentary sales, Nodale has worked on titles such as Gianfranco Rosi’s Oscar-nominated “Fire at Sea,” Gregory Monro’s International Emmy Award winner “Kubrick by Kubrick” and “Banksy Most Wanted,” a Tribeca Film Festival selection from directors Aurelia Rouvier and Seamus Haley.
“I am thrilled to have Suzanne joining the team to expand the reach of Cercamon,” said the company’s CEO, Sebastien Chesneau. “I have known her since she first stepped...
- 1/24/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Forum adds 10 more titles; Classics includes Godard, Pasolini, Russell.
New films from Jonathan Perel and Max Linz are among 17 new titles added to the Forum section at the 2022 Berlinale; while the Classics section has programmed seven digitally restored titles ahead of next month’s festival.
Argentinian filmmaker Jonathan Perel will participate with the world premiere of documentary Camouflage, about a writer who embodies a man with an obsession with Argentina’s biggest military unit.
Perel’s previous films include Berlinale 2020 title Corporate Responsibility.
German director Linz is in the festival with the world premiere of his new film L’Etat Et Moi,...
New films from Jonathan Perel and Max Linz are among 17 new titles added to the Forum section at the 2022 Berlinale; while the Classics section has programmed seven digitally restored titles ahead of next month’s festival.
Argentinian filmmaker Jonathan Perel will participate with the world premiere of documentary Camouflage, about a writer who embodies a man with an obsession with Argentina’s biggest military unit.
Perel’s previous films include Berlinale 2020 title Corporate Responsibility.
German director Linz is in the festival with the world premiere of his new film L’Etat Et Moi,...
- 1/17/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Waldheim Waltz director Ruth Beckermann: "Roland Barthes wrote that it's strange that some people when they speak about culture, they go back to nature." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Ruth Beckermann's documentary on Kurt Waldheim, The Waldheim Waltz, is Austria's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film and was a Spotlight on Documentary selection of the 56th New York Film Festival. The director, cinematographer, writer, narrator and producer of The Waldheim Waltz, edited by Dieter Pichler (Constantin Wulff's Ulrich Seidl: A Director At Work) joined me for a conversation at the Hudson hotel the afternoon following her New York festival première at the Walter Reade Theater of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Roland Barthes and nature, Claude Lanzmann and Shoah, Us Congressman Tom Lantos and Kurt Waldheim's son, Austrian folklore and an American-style election campaign came up in the first instalment.
Ruth Beckermann on Kurt Waldheim's presidential...
Ruth Beckermann's documentary on Kurt Waldheim, The Waldheim Waltz, is Austria's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film and was a Spotlight on Documentary selection of the 56th New York Film Festival. The director, cinematographer, writer, narrator and producer of The Waldheim Waltz, edited by Dieter Pichler (Constantin Wulff's Ulrich Seidl: A Director At Work) joined me for a conversation at the Hudson hotel the afternoon following her New York festival première at the Walter Reade Theater of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Roland Barthes and nature, Claude Lanzmann and Shoah, Us Congressman Tom Lantos and Kurt Waldheim's son, Austrian folklore and an American-style election campaign came up in the first instalment.
Ruth Beckermann on Kurt Waldheim's presidential...
- 10/17/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man, Simon Stone.s The Daughter, Jeremy Sims. Last Cab to Darwin and Jen Peedom.s feature doc Sherpa will have their world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival.
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
- 5/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Eleven Swiss films and five Swiss co-productions will screen during the 10th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25-Oct 5).
This year two local films will be vying for the Golden Eye in the festival’s International Feature Film Competition: Simon Jaquemet’s well-received debut Chrieg, which had its world premiere last week in San Sebastian, and Bruno Deville’s comedy Bouboule.
The Swiss films to screen in the festival’s new competition Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria comprise: Children Of The Arctic by Nick Brandestini, who won the Golden Eye at the Zff in 2011 with his documentary Darwin; Dark Star – Hr Gigers Welt by Belinda Sallin; Die Demokratie ist los! by Thomas Isler; and Zu Ende leben by Rebecca Panian.
Out of competition titles include Claudio Fäh’s epic Northmen: A Viking Saga and co-production The Wonders, directed by Alice Rohrwacher, which premiered in Cannes.
Daniel von Aarburg’s documentary Carl Lutz – Der Schweizer Schindler will be screened in the...
This year two local films will be vying for the Golden Eye in the festival’s International Feature Film Competition: Simon Jaquemet’s well-received debut Chrieg, which had its world premiere last week in San Sebastian, and Bruno Deville’s comedy Bouboule.
The Swiss films to screen in the festival’s new competition Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria comprise: Children Of The Arctic by Nick Brandestini, who won the Golden Eye at the Zff in 2011 with his documentary Darwin; Dark Star – Hr Gigers Welt by Belinda Sallin; Die Demokratie ist los! by Thomas Isler; and Zu Ende leben by Rebecca Panian.
Out of competition titles include Claudio Fäh’s epic Northmen: A Viking Saga and co-production The Wonders, directed by Alice Rohrwacher, which premiered in Cannes.
Daniel von Aarburg’s documentary Carl Lutz – Der Schweizer Schindler will be screened in the...
- 9/27/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Opening date: Friday, Jan. 24
NEW YORK -- A long overdue documentary portrait of one of our most important avant-garde filmmakers, Martine Kudlacek's "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" never quite achieves the stylistic distinction of its subject's best work. But this well-organized, fairly comprehensive account of this prototypical bohemian Village artist, who died in 1961 at age 44 from a cerebral hemorrhage, should become an essential element of film scholarship. And, with its copious footage of the highly attractive and colorful filmmaker herself -- she appeared in most of her own works -- it could well spark interest in a Hollywood biopic. The film is playing an exclusive theatrical engagement at New York's Anthology Film Archives.
Largely unknown today, Deren, who emigrated from the Ukraine with her parents at age 5, started her artistic career as a dancer. Later, in collaboration with her husband, Czech filmmaker Alexander Hammid, she pioneered the independent avant-garde film movement with a series of short B&W 16mm films made in the 1940s, including their best-known work "Meshes of an Afternoon", which won an award at the 1947 Cannes International Film Festival. She was the first filmmaker to win a Guggenheim Award and also was one of the first to self-promote, by leasing New York's Provincetown Playhouse to show several of her films.
Featuring excepts from most of her films, as well as footage shot in Haiti for a project that was never completed, this documentary also includes interviews with many of Deren's contemporaries and colleagues, including Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Amos Vogel, Judith Malina and Hammid, who she divorced in 1947. Many testify as to Deren's colorful and mercurial personality, recalling such moments as when she threw a refrigerator across a kitchen in a fit of rage. Deren herself is also heard from, in excerpts from recordings of lectures she gave about her films.
IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN
Zeitgeist Films
Credits:
Director-Screenwriter: Martina Kudlacek
Producers: Johannes Rosenberger, Constantin Wulff, Navigator Film
Cinematographer: Wolfgant Lehner
Editor: Henry Hills
Music: John Zorn
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
NEW YORK -- A long overdue documentary portrait of one of our most important avant-garde filmmakers, Martine Kudlacek's "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" never quite achieves the stylistic distinction of its subject's best work. But this well-organized, fairly comprehensive account of this prototypical bohemian Village artist, who died in 1961 at age 44 from a cerebral hemorrhage, should become an essential element of film scholarship. And, with its copious footage of the highly attractive and colorful filmmaker herself -- she appeared in most of her own works -- it could well spark interest in a Hollywood biopic. The film is playing an exclusive theatrical engagement at New York's Anthology Film Archives.
Largely unknown today, Deren, who emigrated from the Ukraine with her parents at age 5, started her artistic career as a dancer. Later, in collaboration with her husband, Czech filmmaker Alexander Hammid, she pioneered the independent avant-garde film movement with a series of short B&W 16mm films made in the 1940s, including their best-known work "Meshes of an Afternoon", which won an award at the 1947 Cannes International Film Festival. She was the first filmmaker to win a Guggenheim Award and also was one of the first to self-promote, by leasing New York's Provincetown Playhouse to show several of her films.
Featuring excepts from most of her films, as well as footage shot in Haiti for a project that was never completed, this documentary also includes interviews with many of Deren's contemporaries and colleagues, including Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Amos Vogel, Judith Malina and Hammid, who she divorced in 1947. Many testify as to Deren's colorful and mercurial personality, recalling such moments as when she threw a refrigerator across a kitchen in a fit of rage. Deren herself is also heard from, in excerpts from recordings of lectures she gave about her films.
IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN
Zeitgeist Films
Credits:
Director-Screenwriter: Martina Kudlacek
Producers: Johannes Rosenberger, Constantin Wulff, Navigator Film
Cinematographer: Wolfgant Lehner
Editor: Henry Hills
Music: John Zorn
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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