Experiments In Cinema v9.72 is running April 14-21 at several venues across Albuquerque, New Mexico, primarily the Guild Cinema, but with satellite screenings at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Southwest Film Center.
Special Programs: On April 16, there will be a selection of short films written, produced and directed by local students through Basement Films’ youth outreach endeavor. On April 17, there will be a program, curated by Antoni Pinent, of cameraless films from Spain. On April 18, first Stephen Kent Jusick will present short films from the Mix NYC queer film festival; then Greg DeCuir, Jr. will present films from Belgrade’s Ciné-club produced between 1960 and 1980. April 19 will host another night of films from Belgrade, this time curated by Miodrag Milošević.
After Festival Night: While film screenings end on the 20th, on April 21 Gerry Fialka will lead two discussions and screening/event programs, first on contemporary documentary films and then...
Special Programs: On April 16, there will be a selection of short films written, produced and directed by local students through Basement Films’ youth outreach endeavor. On April 17, there will be a program, curated by Antoni Pinent, of cameraless films from Spain. On April 18, first Stephen Kent Jusick will present short films from the Mix NYC queer film festival; then Greg DeCuir, Jr. will present films from Belgrade’s Ciné-club produced between 1960 and 1980. April 19 will host another night of films from Belgrade, this time curated by Miodrag Milošević.
After Festival Night: While film screenings end on the 20th, on April 21 Gerry Fialka will lead two discussions and screening/event programs, first on contemporary documentary films and then...
- 4/15/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
A still from When Hari Got Married
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
- 3/26/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Young female filmmakers took home the lions share of awards in Emirates and International Shorts competitions of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.Scroll down for full list of winners
The next generation of Emirati filmmakers will made up in large part by women, guaging by the winners of the Emirates Film Competition (Efc) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The ceremony to announce the ‘Black Pearl Awards’, held at the Emirates Palace, saw all six student prizes won by women including Noura Al Zarouni for her narrative short I Don’t Understand and Reem Al Meqbali for her short documentary Oops!.
Hosting the event, presenter Said Al mamari said: “Congratulations to the female winners. And they say it’s a macho society!”
Now in its 12th year, this year’s selection comprised 49 short films from across the Gulf region, including 36 from the UAE.
The Efc jury was led by Ahmed Rachedi (Algeria) and comprised Oday Rasheed (Iraq...
The next generation of Emirati filmmakers will made up in large part by women, guaging by the winners of the Emirates Film Competition (Efc) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The ceremony to announce the ‘Black Pearl Awards’, held at the Emirates Palace, saw all six student prizes won by women including Noura Al Zarouni for her narrative short I Don’t Understand and Reem Al Meqbali for her short documentary Oops!.
Hosting the event, presenter Said Al mamari said: “Congratulations to the female winners. And they say it’s a macho society!”
Now in its 12th year, this year’s selection comprised 49 short films from across the Gulf region, including 36 from the UAE.
The Efc jury was led by Ahmed Rachedi (Algeria) and comprised Oday Rasheed (Iraq...
- 10/30/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Some 300 short films from 30 different countries will be showcased at festival where medieval architecture shares top billing
Film festivals may take place all over the UK, but not many are able to engage quite so seamlessly with the natural surroundings as the Aesthetica short film festival in York.
iThe festival's 15 unexpected screening sites have been chosen to allow filmgoers to experience the rich, medieval history of York while taking in the best of contemporary short film.
Cherie Federico, Aestheica's director, says the festival is a chance to "turn a city into a cinema". Locations include the medieval King's Manor buildings, which was the seat of government for Tudors and Stuarts and is now home to the University of York's archaology department.
Thirteen Thirty One, a quirky gastropub in York's Latin Quarter, has its own cinema, complete with reclining seats and table service, and is also one of the venues.
Aesthetica...
Film festivals may take place all over the UK, but not many are able to engage quite so seamlessly with the natural surroundings as the Aesthetica short film festival in York.
iThe festival's 15 unexpected screening sites have been chosen to allow filmgoers to experience the rich, medieval history of York while taking in the best of contemporary short film.
Cherie Federico, Aestheica's director, says the festival is a chance to "turn a city into a cinema". Locations include the medieval King's Manor buildings, which was the seat of government for Tudors and Stuarts and is now home to the University of York's archaology department.
Thirteen Thirty One, a quirky gastropub in York's Latin Quarter, has its own cinema, complete with reclining seats and table service, and is also one of the venues.
Aesthetica...
- 10/9/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
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