Production lot has previously housed international productions including Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Studio Babelsberg is returning to the development of in-house German-language production and co-productions with local producers.
To this end, the studios on the outskirts of Berlin have set up a joint production outfit, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH (literally translated as Dream Factory Babelsberg) with producer Tom Zickler, who left Barefoot Films (which he co-founded with actor-filmmaker Til Schweiger) last summer after 12 years.
The studio’s new production arm, which will be managed by Zickler with Studio Babelsberg’s vice president and COO Christoph Fisser, begins operations on February 1, 2017.
For Zickler, this new venture will be a form of homecoming. He worked on the studio lot in the mid-1980s when it was the East German state-run Defa Studios.
In addition, the Babelsberg studio lot was also the address for his first production company before he joined forces with Schweiger and actor André Hennicke in 1996 to...
Studio Babelsberg is returning to the development of in-house German-language production and co-productions with local producers.
To this end, the studios on the outskirts of Berlin have set up a joint production outfit, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH (literally translated as Dream Factory Babelsberg) with producer Tom Zickler, who left Barefoot Films (which he co-founded with actor-filmmaker Til Schweiger) last summer after 12 years.
The studio’s new production arm, which will be managed by Zickler with Studio Babelsberg’s vice president and COO Christoph Fisser, begins operations on February 1, 2017.
For Zickler, this new venture will be a form of homecoming. He worked on the studio lot in the mid-1980s when it was the East German state-run Defa Studios.
In addition, the Babelsberg studio lot was also the address for his first production company before he joined forces with Schweiger and actor André Hennicke in 1996 to...
- 1/13/2017
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Dortmund Film Festival’s annual symposium about women in the film industry’s entitled "Get NetWorked Up" was a successful and inspiring meeting. Some of the information can be found on their website, in German and English. Please feel free to spread the info as well as the video Women Make Great Films.
Just three of the 23 films at this year's Berlinale Competition were made by women film directors, that's 13%.
Speaking in his opening address at the "Get NetWorked Up" event on 12 February 2015, Dr Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth – was not alone in emphasizing how outrageously low that statistic is. About 200 women filmmakers, producers and networkers attended the symposium, a joint venture of the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival founded by Indiewire’s own Melissa Silverstein. Amma Asante, maker of the beautiful film “Belle” also spoke. See Women in Hollywood’s interview .
In her welcome speech, Silke J. Räbiger, Director of the Dortmund | Cologne Women's Film Festival, pointed out that commitment to gender equality has been articulated since the 1980s. Currently, the main concern of network members is to learn from one another how to pull together as well as to discuss actual steps as to how the objectives can best be achieved. What the networks, associations and initiatives all have in common, she added, was a strong desire not to stand by and simply watch contracts, money, reputation and careers leave women behind.
Anna Serner , CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, reported on the equality contract introduced in 2012, considered now by many countries to be a model worth emulating. Thanks to the Film Agreement between government, parliament, film producers and television broadcasters, 50% of any film promotion budget must, by the end of 2015, be awarded to women in the fields of direction, screenplay or production. Preliminary results are positive, as the figures testify. However, they also indicate that this development still requires much effort. She also emphasized that any declaration of the will to change must come from the top: "It's essential that the head of organization shows that everyone involved really wants to make this come true."
Women make great films The women film-makers who gave statements for the video “Women Make Great Films” also described their anger and frequent experiences of discrimination. It was film-director Jasmila Žbanić who initiated and prepared the video (designed as a work-in-progress) for the event. In the polemic words of film-director Jennifer Reeder: "I am a film-maker and I have a vagina. This is a big problem for a lot of people in the film industry." The desire for change and a strong community is clearer than ever and there is no doubting the fact that "women make great films."
"Women making film is a radical act". With this quote from film-director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), the symposium chair Melissa Silverstein (Athena Film Festival / Women and Hollywood) then opened the discussion to the various representatives from international women's film networks.
Writer and film-director Esther Gronenborn, representing Pro Quota Film Direction, was first off. This association, which now consists of more than 250 German women film directors, is committed to the eponymous quota – i.e. to an equal share of film funding. Everyone was shocked by the statistics recently published by The German Federal Association of Film & TV Directors, Ms Gronenborn explained. Yet even though producers, TV managers and film promoters in Germany are all very understanding, they invariably pass responsibility on to each other – in a vicious circle. A media state contract with an equality clause and government support as in Sweden is the stated goal of Pro Quota Film Direction.
Kate Brown from Ewa – European Women Audiovisual Network compared the film business with the Rocky Mountains. While men pave the way with all the appropriate gear, women are equipped with high heels and bags full of stones. So if diversity is to be ensured, policies aimed at true equality between women and men in all positions across the industry are long overdue. Ewa provides such professional development opportunities in the form of workshops and online courses for its members. An even wider reach via networking is currently a main aim.
Film-director Beryl Richards, Vice Chair at Directors UK – an association with over 5,000 film-director members – explained the situation in Britain. There too, there is an alarming gender imbalance in the film and television world, not to mention the stereotyped roles affecting both men and women. Figures supplied by an equality campaign for film and TV revealed that women are represented in the independent sector by only 18 per cent … and then only in the low-budget range.
Tamara Dawit was on hand to represent Film Fatales, a new network for women film directors in the Us. Regular meetings provide contact partners to discuss issues with and/or share information with like-minded people.
Get out of the isolation!
All in all, the feeling of togetherness evinced was also tangible in the subsequent discussions between panel and audience: Together, an awareness of the problem has been created. Together, pressure can be exerted on the pressure on the institutions responsible. "Free the spirits," as Melissa Silverstein aptly put it. New structures in which women find role models are needed, which is precisely what networks such as Film Fatales, Ewa and Pro Quota are all about: women film-makers sharing their knowledge and experience, working together and supporting each other. And last but not least, more women must become active in the crucial institutions.
Let's dream a little
There is perhaps still a lack of confidence in the visions and stories as narrated by women. Stories important enough to be told and reflect a facet of society. Change will only happen if women filmmakers have the chance to get the same financial support as their male colleagues. Change will only happen when those responsible recognize that women's work is lucrative and if the government intervenes with legislation. The goal must be a 50% quota in TV and film. "How crazy is this: a dream to be equal", asked Melissa Silverstein. Which is why it is important that women also be trained in business matters. When vital resources are at stake, "you need 95% business and 5% art in order to succeed", said Tamara Dawit.
Amma Asante was the last speaker. The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and director (“Belle”) spoke impressively of her career, of the obstacles that she repeatedly came up against as a dark-skinned woman and her fight for the greater visibility of a minority in the film industry. But she also stressed the strength that she gathered from the community: "I belong to a community that is women." And finally, she encouraged all present to Be a warrior queen!
The organizers, the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival – themselves members of the International Women Film Festival Networks (Iwffn) – are now calling for a similar event to be held at the Cannes Film Festival which, over the years, has made a poor name for itself due to the extremely low proportion of women in its selection of films.
A propos the recent L.A. Times article on the scarcity of women directors (0!) up for the 2015 Academy Awards is worth reading here.
Just three of the 23 films at this year's Berlinale Competition were made by women film directors, that's 13%.
Speaking in his opening address at the "Get NetWorked Up" event on 12 February 2015, Dr Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth – was not alone in emphasizing how outrageously low that statistic is. About 200 women filmmakers, producers and networkers attended the symposium, a joint venture of the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival founded by Indiewire’s own Melissa Silverstein. Amma Asante, maker of the beautiful film “Belle” also spoke. See Women in Hollywood’s interview .
In her welcome speech, Silke J. Räbiger, Director of the Dortmund | Cologne Women's Film Festival, pointed out that commitment to gender equality has been articulated since the 1980s. Currently, the main concern of network members is to learn from one another how to pull together as well as to discuss actual steps as to how the objectives can best be achieved. What the networks, associations and initiatives all have in common, she added, was a strong desire not to stand by and simply watch contracts, money, reputation and careers leave women behind.
Anna Serner , CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, reported on the equality contract introduced in 2012, considered now by many countries to be a model worth emulating. Thanks to the Film Agreement between government, parliament, film producers and television broadcasters, 50% of any film promotion budget must, by the end of 2015, be awarded to women in the fields of direction, screenplay or production. Preliminary results are positive, as the figures testify. However, they also indicate that this development still requires much effort. She also emphasized that any declaration of the will to change must come from the top: "It's essential that the head of organization shows that everyone involved really wants to make this come true."
Women make great films The women film-makers who gave statements for the video “Women Make Great Films” also described their anger and frequent experiences of discrimination. It was film-director Jasmila Žbanić who initiated and prepared the video (designed as a work-in-progress) for the event. In the polemic words of film-director Jennifer Reeder: "I am a film-maker and I have a vagina. This is a big problem for a lot of people in the film industry." The desire for change and a strong community is clearer than ever and there is no doubting the fact that "women make great films."
"Women making film is a radical act". With this quote from film-director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), the symposium chair Melissa Silverstein (Athena Film Festival / Women and Hollywood) then opened the discussion to the various representatives from international women's film networks.
Writer and film-director Esther Gronenborn, representing Pro Quota Film Direction, was first off. This association, which now consists of more than 250 German women film directors, is committed to the eponymous quota – i.e. to an equal share of film funding. Everyone was shocked by the statistics recently published by The German Federal Association of Film & TV Directors, Ms Gronenborn explained. Yet even though producers, TV managers and film promoters in Germany are all very understanding, they invariably pass responsibility on to each other – in a vicious circle. A media state contract with an equality clause and government support as in Sweden is the stated goal of Pro Quota Film Direction.
Kate Brown from Ewa – European Women Audiovisual Network compared the film business with the Rocky Mountains. While men pave the way with all the appropriate gear, women are equipped with high heels and bags full of stones. So if diversity is to be ensured, policies aimed at true equality between women and men in all positions across the industry are long overdue. Ewa provides such professional development opportunities in the form of workshops and online courses for its members. An even wider reach via networking is currently a main aim.
Film-director Beryl Richards, Vice Chair at Directors UK – an association with over 5,000 film-director members – explained the situation in Britain. There too, there is an alarming gender imbalance in the film and television world, not to mention the stereotyped roles affecting both men and women. Figures supplied by an equality campaign for film and TV revealed that women are represented in the independent sector by only 18 per cent … and then only in the low-budget range.
Tamara Dawit was on hand to represent Film Fatales, a new network for women film directors in the Us. Regular meetings provide contact partners to discuss issues with and/or share information with like-minded people.
Get out of the isolation!
All in all, the feeling of togetherness evinced was also tangible in the subsequent discussions between panel and audience: Together, an awareness of the problem has been created. Together, pressure can be exerted on the pressure on the institutions responsible. "Free the spirits," as Melissa Silverstein aptly put it. New structures in which women find role models are needed, which is precisely what networks such as Film Fatales, Ewa and Pro Quota are all about: women film-makers sharing their knowledge and experience, working together and supporting each other. And last but not least, more women must become active in the crucial institutions.
Let's dream a little
There is perhaps still a lack of confidence in the visions and stories as narrated by women. Stories important enough to be told and reflect a facet of society. Change will only happen if women filmmakers have the chance to get the same financial support as their male colleagues. Change will only happen when those responsible recognize that women's work is lucrative and if the government intervenes with legislation. The goal must be a 50% quota in TV and film. "How crazy is this: a dream to be equal", asked Melissa Silverstein. Which is why it is important that women also be trained in business matters. When vital resources are at stake, "you need 95% business and 5% art in order to succeed", said Tamara Dawit.
Amma Asante was the last speaker. The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and director (“Belle”) spoke impressively of her career, of the obstacles that she repeatedly came up against as a dark-skinned woman and her fight for the greater visibility of a minority in the film industry. But she also stressed the strength that she gathered from the community: "I belong to a community that is women." And finally, she encouraged all present to Be a warrior queen!
The organizers, the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival – themselves members of the International Women Film Festival Networks (Iwffn) – are now calling for a similar event to be held at the Cannes Film Festival which, over the years, has made a poor name for itself due to the extremely low proportion of women in its selection of films.
A propos the recent L.A. Times article on the scarcity of women directors (0!) up for the 2015 Academy Awards is worth reading here.
- 2/26/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Fantastic Fest 2009, which takes place in Austin, Texas, USA Sept 24-Oct 1, 2009 has a bunch of female-directed horror films, both shorts and features, that rock! Celia Rico's Dos Manos Zurdas y un Racimo de Ojos Manchados de Gris, Tracie Laymon's Inside, Alicia Conway's Rite, Barbara Brancaccio's documentary Cropsey, and Esther Gronenborn's Kaifeck Murders are all screening this year. Find out synopses and more below...
Dos Manos Zurdas y un Racimo de Ojos Manchados de Gris
(dir. Antonio Trashorras and Celia Rico, Spain, 19 min)
A love letter to the surreal, bloody classic giallos, by the screenwriter of The Devil's Backbone.
Inside (dir Tracie Laymon, USA, 13 min)
What do you do when there's something growing inside of you? You get rid of it.
Rite (dir. Alicia Conway, USA, 9 min)
Blossoming to adulthood is no picnic. A dreamish, jarring vision of growing up.
Cropsey
(dir. Barbara Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman,...
Dos Manos Zurdas y un Racimo de Ojos Manchados de Gris
(dir. Antonio Trashorras and Celia Rico, Spain, 19 min)
A love letter to the surreal, bloody classic giallos, by the screenwriter of The Devil's Backbone.
Inside (dir Tracie Laymon, USA, 13 min)
What do you do when there's something growing inside of you? You get rid of it.
Rite (dir. Alicia Conway, USA, 9 min)
Blossoming to adulthood is no picnic. A dreamish, jarring vision of growing up.
Cropsey
(dir. Barbara Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman,...
- 8/11/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Directed by Esther Gronenborn
Written by Christian Limmer & Sönke Lars Neuwöhner
Featuring Benno Fürmann, Alexandra Maria Lara
Review by Hal MacDermot
A lonely forest at twilight, the haunting sound of a piano, a young girl walks alone, she looks back perhaps to see if she’s being followed. Will she find a wolf? No, but she will find a farmhouse full of dead bodies with their heads smashed in. Kaifeck Murder is a beautifully shot horror/thriller/fairy tale with fine performances from Benno Fürmann (Jerichow, Mutant Chronicles) and Alexandra Maria Lara, (Control & Youth Without Youth). The film draws inspiration from the true life unsolved murder of 6 people in small German village back in 1922. This is a story of superstition and community in the vein of the original Wicker Man, or even Neil Jordan’s gothic horror fairy tale “The Company of Wolves.” Don’t expect a slash fest, but...
Written by Christian Limmer & Sönke Lars Neuwöhner
Featuring Benno Fürmann, Alexandra Maria Lara
Review by Hal MacDermot
A lonely forest at twilight, the haunting sound of a piano, a young girl walks alone, she looks back perhaps to see if she’s being followed. Will she find a wolf? No, but she will find a farmhouse full of dead bodies with their heads smashed in. Kaifeck Murder is a beautifully shot horror/thriller/fairy tale with fine performances from Benno Fürmann (Jerichow, Mutant Chronicles) and Alexandra Maria Lara, (Control & Youth Without Youth). The film draws inspiration from the true life unsolved murder of 6 people in small German village back in 1922. This is a story of superstition and community in the vein of the original Wicker Man, or even Neil Jordan’s gothic horror fairy tale “The Company of Wolves.” Don’t expect a slash fest, but...
- 8/5/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Year: 2009
Directors: Esther Gronenborn
Writers: Christian Limmer & Sönke Lars Neuwöhner
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 7.8 out of 10
A lonely forest at twilight, the haunting sound of a piano, a young girl walks alone, she looks back perhaps to see if she’s being followed. Will she find a wolf? No, but she will find a farmhouse full of dead bodies with their heads smashed in. Kaifeck Murder is a beautifully shot horror/thriller/fairy tale with fine performances from Benno Fürmann (Jerichow, Mutant Chronicles) and Alexandra Maria Lara, (Control & Youth Without Youth). The film draws inspiration from the true life unsolved murder of 6 people in small German village back in 1922. This is a story of superstition and community in the vein of the original Wicker Man, or even Neil Jordan’s gothic horror fairy tale “The Company of Wolves.” Don’t expect a slash fest, but...
Directors: Esther Gronenborn
Writers: Christian Limmer & Sönke Lars Neuwöhner
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 7.8 out of 10
A lonely forest at twilight, the haunting sound of a piano, a young girl walks alone, she looks back perhaps to see if she’s being followed. Will she find a wolf? No, but she will find a farmhouse full of dead bodies with their heads smashed in. Kaifeck Murder is a beautifully shot horror/thriller/fairy tale with fine performances from Benno Fürmann (Jerichow, Mutant Chronicles) and Alexandra Maria Lara, (Control & Youth Without Youth). The film draws inspiration from the true life unsolved murder of 6 people in small German village back in 1922. This is a story of superstition and community in the vein of the original Wicker Man, or even Neil Jordan’s gothic horror fairy tale “The Company of Wolves.” Don’t expect a slash fest, but...
- 8/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Must Love Death Directed by Andreas Schaap *** The first feature by director Andreas Schaap has had made some big impressions amongst Fantasia movie-goers. Clearly one of the more surprising and original films of the festival, it blends two seemingly opposite genres, the romantic comedy and extreme horror. These are the horror films one expects to see at the festival. Simultaneously good-natured and mean spirited, the film boasts some excellent and professional production values considering its film school origins. A brave, unapologetic and truly independent achievement. The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle Directed by David Russo **** A strange and oddly charming film which openly refers to itself as toilet humor but also toilet tragedy, toilet inspiration, etc. You can call it an acid-vision experimental art house feature or a zany pseudo-subversive gender farce or you can simply sum it up as brilliant. It's a moving exploration of gender while touching on topics like commitment,...
- 7/14/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Film festivals are often a conumdrum for me because I sometimes wonder how they get started and, more to the point, who picks the films that get shown at them. My problem is that the films selected for many of the festivals don’t usually seem all that appealing (at least to me) and are often a collection of “art for art’s sake” films overwhelmed by their own sense of self-importance.
Fortunately, I don’t have this problem with the Fantastic Fest in Austin, which runs from September 24th to October 1st. The films selected for this festival represent an eclectic mix of genres and filmmakers and what I consider to be some of the most interesting, innovative and creative films being produced today. Sure, they’re not all potential Hollywood blockbusters, nor are they for everyone, but they are all pretty much guaranteed to be interesting, entertaining and in their own way,...
Fortunately, I don’t have this problem with the Fantastic Fest in Austin, which runs from September 24th to October 1st. The films selected for this festival represent an eclectic mix of genres and filmmakers and what I consider to be some of the most interesting, innovative and creative films being produced today. Sure, they’re not all potential Hollywood blockbusters, nor are they for everyone, but they are all pretty much guaranteed to be interesting, entertaining and in their own way,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
That's right, the first 32 titles have been announced for Austin's Fantastic Fest and the opening film will be the latest from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) which stars Jemaine Clement (Eagle vs Shark)! I think I'm going this year!
Also playing will be the likes of...
Nicholas Refn's Bronson (review)
Pieter Van Hees Dirty Mind (review)
Esther Gronenborn's Kaifeck Murder (review coming shortly)
Lawrence Gough's Salvage (review)
Cory McAbee's Stingray Sam (review)
Full list of features and shorts after the break.
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition
The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it's fifth volume. Here's your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june, 2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos,...
Also playing will be the likes of...
Nicholas Refn's Bronson (review)
Pieter Van Hees Dirty Mind (review)
Esther Gronenborn's Kaifeck Murder (review coming shortly)
Lawrence Gough's Salvage (review)
Cory McAbee's Stingray Sam (review)
Full list of features and shorts after the break.
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition
The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it's fifth volume. Here's your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june, 2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos,...
- 7/13/2009
- QuietEarth.us
The organizers of Austin, TX’s Fantastic Fest have revealed the first round of movies playing at this year’s event, which runs September 24-October 1. The festival will be playing dozens of full-length and short films in all genres, beginning with a special opening-night showing of Gentlemen Broncos, the latest from Napoleon Dynamite’s Jared Hess.
Among the fright features confirmed for screening at Fantastic Fest ’09 are: Tom Shankland’s much-praised Brit shocker The Children (pictured); Barbara Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman’s chilling documentary Cropsey (see feature story here); Anthony Diblasi’s Clive Barker adaptation Dread; Nobuhiko Obayashi’s surreal 1977 schoolgirls-in-trouble spooker House; Ti West’s early-’80s-horror homage The House Of The Devil (see review here); German director Esther Gronenborn’s psychological chiller Kaifeck Murder; the revenge opus Rampage, from the unstoppable Uwe Boll; Kerry Prior’s unusual vampire opus The Revenant (see item here); Salvage, from British filmmaker Lawrence Gough,...
Among the fright features confirmed for screening at Fantastic Fest ’09 are: Tom Shankland’s much-praised Brit shocker The Children (pictured); Barbara Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman’s chilling documentary Cropsey (see feature story here); Anthony Diblasi’s Clive Barker adaptation Dread; Nobuhiko Obayashi’s surreal 1977 schoolgirls-in-trouble spooker House; Ti West’s early-’80s-horror homage The House Of The Devil (see review here); German director Esther Gronenborn’s psychological chiller Kaifeck Murder; the revenge opus Rampage, from the unstoppable Uwe Boll; Kerry Prior’s unusual vampire opus The Revenant (see item here); Salvage, from British filmmaker Lawrence Gough,...
- 7/13/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
It is time boys and girls, the first wave lineup for Fantastic Fest 2009 has been announced, and we are bringing it to you right… now:
Also, Do Not forget to go buy your damn tickets!
Features:
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition. The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it’s fifth volume. Here’s your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation.
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june,
2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos, brutality and humor. First-time director Yang Ik-June plays an angry thug named who gets involved in a dysfunctional relationship with a high-school girl. It eventually becomes apparent that the pair are linked in ways that neither of them realize.
Bronson
(dir. Nicholas Winding Refn,...
Also, Do Not forget to go buy your damn tickets!
Features:
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition. The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it’s fifth volume. Here’s your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation.
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june,
2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos, brutality and humor. First-time director Yang Ik-June plays an angry thug named who gets involved in a dysfunctional relationship with a high-school girl. It eventually becomes apparent that the pair are linked in ways that neither of them realize.
Bronson
(dir. Nicholas Winding Refn,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Scott
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ok, so I'm lazy.. I copy and pasted the press release, which is after the break, and we have reviews of quite a few of the films playing, including White Lightnin', Left Bank, Blood River, Cryptic, Deadgirl, The Horsemen, I Sell the Dead.. with Kaifeck Murder coming soon (once I can figure out what to write).
Movies I'm really interested in seeing: French Pa flick Mutants, Smash Cut, Possibility of an Island, Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, and Thirst.
But alas, I won't be there. Instead, a friend of ours will be providing some reviews for the week he is there, so everyone give a big thanks to DirtyRobot! Woop!
Check out the film greatness after the break! Oh, and there's more to come...
The past 12 months have been a treasure trove for sharp, individualistic visions of the unusual. Keep your hands on the bars as we give you a...
Movies I'm really interested in seeing: French Pa flick Mutants, Smash Cut, Possibility of an Island, Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, and Thirst.
But alas, I won't be there. Instead, a friend of ours will be providing some reviews for the week he is there, so everyone give a big thanks to DirtyRobot! Woop!
Check out the film greatness after the break! Oh, and there's more to come...
The past 12 months have been a treasure trove for sharp, individualistic visions of the unusual. Keep your hands on the bars as we give you a...
- 6/30/2009
- QuietEarth.us
While we wait for the schedule for Fantasia 2009 to be finalized, we did receive a couple of press release announcing the fest's line-up, and per usual, those of you who are planning to attend are in for one helluva genre extravaganza.
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
- 6/30/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The 2009 Seattle International Film Festival (May 21-June 14) lineup includes three very different and incredibly interesting horror/thrillers directed by women: Katharine Windfeld's The Escape, about terrorists and the female journalist they target; Kaifeck Murder by Esther Gronenborn, about a small Bavarian village plagued by a series of grisly murders; and talhotblond directed by Barbara Schroeder, about the dangers of meeting and getting murdered by people on the Internet...
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- 5/2/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Which will include Coppola's Tetro which premiers at Cannes for a total of 392 films which includes 31 world premiers and 203 narrative features. Man, Siff always has good stuff, I wish I could go. Any writers in Seattle want to provide coverage for us?
Check out some of the premiers after the break.
World Premieres
Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle, directed by Kevin Tomlinson (USA, 2009)
Dancing Across Borders, directed by Anne H. Bass (USA/Cambodia, 2009)
Facing Ali, directed by Pete McCormack (Canada, 2009)
The Hills Run Red, directed by Dave Parker (USA, 2009)
Icons Among Us, directed by Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt (USA, 2009)
I’m No Dummy, directed by Bryan W. Simon (USA, 2009)
Pop Star On Ice, directed by David Barba (USA/Canada/Russia/Japan, 2009)
The Spy and the Sparrow, directed by Garrett Bennett (USA, 2009)
talhotblond, directed by Barbara Schroeder (USA, 2008)
The Whole Truth, directed by Colleen Patrick (USA,...
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Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle, directed by Kevin Tomlinson (USA, 2009)
Dancing Across Borders, directed by Anne H. Bass (USA/Cambodia, 2009)
Facing Ali, directed by Pete McCormack (Canada, 2009)
The Hills Run Red, directed by Dave Parker (USA, 2009)
Icons Among Us, directed by Michael Rivoira, Lars Larson, Peter J. Vogt (USA, 2009)
I’m No Dummy, directed by Bryan W. Simon (USA, 2009)
Pop Star On Ice, directed by David Barba (USA/Canada/Russia/Japan, 2009)
The Spy and the Sparrow, directed by Garrett Bennett (USA, 2009)
talhotblond, directed by Barbara Schroeder (USA, 2008)
The Whole Truth, directed by Colleen Patrick (USA,...
- 5/1/2009
- QuietEarth.us
More Filmart news
London -- Market regulars across the world are familiar with European sellers such as Germany's Bavaria Media, France's Celluloid Dreams or Spain's Latido Films -- and those names are to be given a market boost in Hong Kong.
The three are among a slew of European-based films and sales banners being supported by movie promotion and trade body European Film Promotion traveling to Filmart this week.
The promotion body, which gets funding from the European Union's Media Program, said the Filmart support from its Film Sales Support cash pool is a first for companies traveling to Hong Kong.
Overall, 18 films will feel the love from the Fss support plan, which also offers financial help for films at selected non-European markets from 2009 onward.
To date, Fss had only been on offer for films at international festivals, the organization said.
An Efp executive said much of the decision to...
London -- Market regulars across the world are familiar with European sellers such as Germany's Bavaria Media, France's Celluloid Dreams or Spain's Latido Films -- and those names are to be given a market boost in Hong Kong.
The three are among a slew of European-based films and sales banners being supported by movie promotion and trade body European Film Promotion traveling to Filmart this week.
The promotion body, which gets funding from the European Union's Media Program, said the Filmart support from its Film Sales Support cash pool is a first for companies traveling to Hong Kong.
Overall, 18 films will feel the love from the Fss support plan, which also offers financial help for films at selected non-European markets from 2009 onward.
To date, Fss had only been on offer for films at international festivals, the organization said.
An Efp executive said much of the decision to...
- 3/22/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When I saw that Todd over at Twitch mention Kaifeck Murder was the best film he'd seen yet at the European Film Market I was quite happy, and even happier so with his review. When I saw this film announced last year I was immediately intrigued, and after checking out Esther's previous work alaska.de I got kind of excited. I proceeded to look for an English subbed copy of alaska.de and after many emails, all I had was an offer of a German copy which really does me no good. So there it lay, until now. From the trailer, Kaifeck Murder looks like it straddles the line of both mystery and horror and I'm pretty excited to see it.
A job brings the photographer Marc to the remote and mysterious village of Kaifeck, Bavaria, when he feels a weird connection to a tale of gruesome murders on a...
A job brings the photographer Marc to the remote and mysterious village of Kaifeck, Bavaria, when he feels a weird connection to a tale of gruesome murders on a...
- 2/11/2009
- QuietEarth.us
BERLIN -- German indie Kinowelt on Monday announced the first slate of projects for its newly formed production company, Neue Kinowelt Filmproduktion.
Run by producers Hermann Florin and Boris Schonfelder and Kinowelt managing director Bertil le Claire, the first film on tap for NKF will be the mystery thriller "Kaifeck Murder".
Scheduled to begin shooting in late October with Esther Gronenborn at the helm, "Murder" is being produced in partnership with 24 Frames Film and stars Benno Furmann. Pro7 has German television rights.
Other notable projects include "Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatuut," based on the popular German puppet-series from the '70s; best-seller adaptation "Russendisko"; and Middle Ages-comedy "Zwei Ritter geben Vollgas", directed by and featuring German star Til Schweiger.
German-language Bollywood musical "Indisch Heiraten", political comedy "Superland" and "Der Mann aus Ardistan", a biopic about German author Karl May's travels to the Far East, are among the projects in development.
NKF Projects will be financed with Kinowelt's profits from its home entertainment, licensing and theatrical-distribution divisions, according to le Claire.
Run by producers Hermann Florin and Boris Schonfelder and Kinowelt managing director Bertil le Claire, the first film on tap for NKF will be the mystery thriller "Kaifeck Murder".
Scheduled to begin shooting in late October with Esther Gronenborn at the helm, "Murder" is being produced in partnership with 24 Frames Film and stars Benno Furmann. Pro7 has German television rights.
Other notable projects include "Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatuut," based on the popular German puppet-series from the '70s; best-seller adaptation "Russendisko"; and Middle Ages-comedy "Zwei Ritter geben Vollgas", directed by and featuring German star Til Schweiger.
German-language Bollywood musical "Indisch Heiraten", political comedy "Superland" and "Der Mann aus Ardistan", a biopic about German author Karl May's travels to the Far East, are among the projects in development.
NKF Projects will be financed with Kinowelt's profits from its home entertainment, licensing and theatrical-distribution divisions, according to le Claire.
- 8/28/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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