Fund is dedicated to supporting audience development strategies; Meanwhile, Beta Cinema has acquired Toronto title Labyrinth of Lies.
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) is launching a distribution fund dedicated to supporting audience development strategies to accompany the releases of four EU or non-eu co-productions in at least three territories
Speaking exclusively to Screen at this week’s Locarno Film Festival, Tfl’s Olga Lamontanara explained: “This initiative really completes the circle and the successful projects will be able to make use of the experiences of the alumni from our audience design course which have been working on the implementation of audience engagement strategies.”
A total of four grants, worth a maximum of €43,000 each, will be awarded in 2014/15 to feature film projects which have been previously selected and developed at one of the Tfl programmes since 2008.
“Those applying must be a producer or sales agent from a country participating in the Media sub-programme,” outlined Lamontanara...
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) is launching a distribution fund dedicated to supporting audience development strategies to accompany the releases of four EU or non-eu co-productions in at least three territories
Speaking exclusively to Screen at this week’s Locarno Film Festival, Tfl’s Olga Lamontanara explained: “This initiative really completes the circle and the successful projects will be able to make use of the experiences of the alumni from our audience design course which have been working on the implementation of audience engagement strategies.”
A total of four grants, worth a maximum of €43,000 each, will be awarded in 2014/15 to feature film projects which have been previously selected and developed at one of the Tfl programmes since 2008.
“Those applying must be a producer or sales agent from a country participating in the Media sub-programme,” outlined Lamontanara...
- 8/13/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Move a house, find the Oily Man! Or, at least, that's what the villagers at the center of Liew Seng Tat's Toronto International Film Festival selection believe has happened in the upcoming comedy Men Who Save The World (Lelaki Harapan Dunia). The superstitious inhabitants of a small Malaysian village go to ever sillier extremes to exorcize the "ghost" they believe is haunting a dilapidated house, in this boisterous and richly observed rural comedy. Check out the trailer below, English subtitles included!...
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- 8/12/2014
- Screen Anarchy
If you wanted a snapshot of worldly issues then Tiff’s Contemporary World Cinema programme would certainly serve as a whirlwind passport. Loaded in Cannes Film Festival preemed items receiving their North American Premiere debuts (Jessica Hausner’s Amour Fou, Mélanie Laurent’s Breathe , Bruno Dumont’s P’tit Quinquin and Pascale Ferran’s Bird People are are just the tip of the iceberg) Tiff programmers have landed world premiere items from the likes of Cristián Jiménez, Ole Christian Madsen, Alex Holdridge & Linnea Saasen (we pic above) and Baran bo Odar. Along with the Canadian items mentioned last week, Here is the largest section’s offerings for 2014.
“Aire Libre,” Anahí Berneri, Argentina / International Premiere
“Amour Fou,” Jessica Hausner, Austria/Luxembourg/Germany / North American Premiere
“Behavior” (“Conducta”), Ernesto Daranas, Cuba / Canadian Premiere
“Bird People,” Pascale Ferran, France / North American Premiere
“Black Souls” (“Anime Nere”), Francesco Munzi, Italy / International Premiere
“Breathe” (“Respire”), Mélanie Laurent,...
“Aire Libre,” Anahí Berneri, Argentina / International Premiere
“Amour Fou,” Jessica Hausner, Austria/Luxembourg/Germany / North American Premiere
“Behavior” (“Conducta”), Ernesto Daranas, Cuba / Canadian Premiere
“Bird People,” Pascale Ferran, France / North American Premiere
“Black Souls” (“Anime Nere”), Francesco Munzi, Italy / International Premiere
“Breathe” (“Respire”), Mélanie Laurent,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
This morning the Toronto Film Festival added several more films to their lineup including the world premiere of Thomas McCarthy's The Cobbler which stars Adam Sandler as a New York City cobbler who, disenchanted with the grind of daily life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. The film co-stars Method Man, Ellen Barkin, Melonie Diaz, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman. Additionally, Sundance standouts Infinity Polar Bear and Laggies starring Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz were added to the Gala selection. Joining The Cobbler as new additions to the Special Presentations field include Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria starring Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche and Two Days, One Night from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne and starring Marion Cotillard. Both films made a splash at Cannes earlier this year,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Toronto film festival organisers have programmed features from 42 countries in the Contemporary World Cinema (Cwc) programme and unveiled eight South Korean selections in the City To City.
Cwc features latest work by Jessica Hausner, Rolf de Heer, Christian Zübert and Ryuichi Hiroki, among others.
For the third year, Tiff (Sept 4-14) has partnered with the University of Toronto’s Munk School Of Global Affairs on the Contemporary World Speakers series, pairing five films in selection with expert scholars.
The Contemporary World Speakers series is programmed in conjunction with the Tiff Adult Learning department.
Contemporary World Cinema
Wp = World premiere / Nap = North American premiere / IP = International premiere / Cp = Canadian premiere.
Aire Libre (Argentina), Anahí Berneri IP
Amour Fou (Austria-Luxembourg-Germany), Jessica Hausner Nap
Behavior (Conducta) (Cuba), Ernesto Daranas Cp
Bird People (France), Pascale Ferran Nap
Black Souls (Anime Nere) (Italy), Francesco Munzi IP
Breathe (Respire) (France), Mélanie Laurent Nap
Charlie’s Country (Australia), Rolf de Heer Nap
*John Stackhouse...
Cwc features latest work by Jessica Hausner, Rolf de Heer, Christian Zübert and Ryuichi Hiroki, among others.
For the third year, Tiff (Sept 4-14) has partnered with the University of Toronto’s Munk School Of Global Affairs on the Contemporary World Speakers series, pairing five films in selection with expert scholars.
The Contemporary World Speakers series is programmed in conjunction with the Tiff Adult Learning department.
Contemporary World Cinema
Wp = World premiere / Nap = North American premiere / IP = International premiere / Cp = Canadian premiere.
Aire Libre (Argentina), Anahí Berneri IP
Amour Fou (Austria-Luxembourg-Germany), Jessica Hausner Nap
Behavior (Conducta) (Cuba), Ernesto Daranas Cp
Bird People (France), Pascale Ferran Nap
Black Souls (Anime Nere) (Italy), Francesco Munzi IP
Breathe (Respire) (France), Mélanie Laurent Nap
Charlie’s Country (Australia), Rolf de Heer Nap
*John Stackhouse...
- 8/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Above: Pedro Costa's Horse Money
The Locarno Film Festival has announced their lineup for the 67th edition, taking place this August between the 6th and 16th. It speaks for itself, but, um, wow...
"Every film festival, be it small or large, claims to offer, if not an account of the state of things, then an updated map of the art form and the world it seeks to represent. This cartography should show both the major routes and the byways, along with essential places to visit and those that are more unusual. The Festival del film Locarno is no exception to the rule, and I think that looking through the program you will be able to distinguish the route map for this edition." — Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director
Above: Matías Piñeiro's The Princess of France
Concorso Internazionale (Official Competition)
A Blast (Syllas Tzoumerkas, Greece/Germany/Netherlands)
Alive (Jungbum Park, South Korea)
Horse Money (Pedro Costa,...
The Locarno Film Festival has announced their lineup for the 67th edition, taking place this August between the 6th and 16th. It speaks for itself, but, um, wow...
"Every film festival, be it small or large, claims to offer, if not an account of the state of things, then an updated map of the art form and the world it seeks to represent. This cartography should show both the major routes and the byways, along with essential places to visit and those that are more unusual. The Festival del film Locarno is no exception to the rule, and I think that looking through the program you will be able to distinguish the route map for this edition." — Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director
Above: Matías Piñeiro's The Princess of France
Concorso Internazionale (Official Competition)
A Blast (Syllas Tzoumerkas, Greece/Germany/Netherlands)
Alive (Jungbum Park, South Korea)
Horse Money (Pedro Costa,...
- 7/25/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
13 of the 17 films competing for the Golden Leopard are world premieres; Juliette Binoche to receive Excellence Award.
Full details of the line-up for the 67th Locarno Film Festival, which runs August 6-16, were unveiled at a press conference in the Swiss capital Berne today.
13 of the 17 films competing for the Golden Leopard in the festival’s International Competition section are world premiers including Syllas Tzoumerkas’s A Blast [pictured], Jungbum Park’s Alive (South Korea), Paul Vecchiali’s White Nights On The Pier (France) and Yury Bykov’s The Fool (Russia). International premieres include Alex Ross Perry’s hotly antipated Us comedy Listen Up Philip starring Jason Schwartzman who is expected to attend.
The Piazza Grande line-up includes the international premieres of Eran Riklis’ Dancing Arabs, Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens’ critically acclaimed Iceland set Land Ho! Which world premiered at Sundance, and Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria, which played in competition in Cannes. World premieres...
Full details of the line-up for the 67th Locarno Film Festival, which runs August 6-16, were unveiled at a press conference in the Swiss capital Berne today.
13 of the 17 films competing for the Golden Leopard in the festival’s International Competition section are world premiers including Syllas Tzoumerkas’s A Blast [pictured], Jungbum Park’s Alive (South Korea), Paul Vecchiali’s White Nights On The Pier (France) and Yury Bykov’s The Fool (Russia). International premieres include Alex Ross Perry’s hotly antipated Us comedy Listen Up Philip starring Jason Schwartzman who is expected to attend.
The Piazza Grande line-up includes the international premieres of Eran Riklis’ Dancing Arabs, Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens’ critically acclaimed Iceland set Land Ho! Which world premiered at Sundance, and Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria, which played in competition in Cannes. World premieres...
- 7/16/2014
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Mentors at the new writers’ workshop will include Fran Borgia and Tan Chui Mui.
The 25th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) is launching its first Southeast Asian Film Lab, which will run Dec 8-14.
Part of the Singapore Media Festival to be held at the end of the year, Sgiff aims to nurture regional culture and help build the Southeast Asian film industry with the new writers’ workshop for emerging talent.
Sgiff says the lab will “focus on stories capturing the collective experiences of the past, present and future Southeast Asia to be developed into feature length screenplays.”
Workshop mentors will include award-winning producer Fran Borgia and award-winning producer/director/actress Tan Chui Mui. Borgia’s credits include Boo Junfeng’s Cannes Critics’ Week film Sandcastle and Ho Tzu Nyen’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight film Here - both of which were feature directorial debuts. More recently he has produced films including UK-Ireland-Singapore co-production Mister John which premiered...
The 25th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) is launching its first Southeast Asian Film Lab, which will run Dec 8-14.
Part of the Singapore Media Festival to be held at the end of the year, Sgiff aims to nurture regional culture and help build the Southeast Asian film industry with the new writers’ workshop for emerging talent.
Sgiff says the lab will “focus on stories capturing the collective experiences of the past, present and future Southeast Asia to be developed into feature length screenplays.”
Workshop mentors will include award-winning producer Fran Borgia and award-winning producer/director/actress Tan Chui Mui. Borgia’s credits include Boo Junfeng’s Cannes Critics’ Week film Sandcastle and Ho Tzu Nyen’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight film Here - both of which were feature directorial debuts. More recently he has produced films including UK-Ireland-Singapore co-production Mister John which premiered...
- 7/15/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Mentors at the new writers’ workshop will include Fran Borgia and Tan Chui Mui.
The 25th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) is launching its first Southeast Asian Film Lab, which will run Dec 8-14.
Part of the Singapore Media Festival to be held at the end of the year, Sgiff aims to nurture regional culture and help build the Southeast Asian film industry with the new writers’ workshop for emerging talent.
Sgiff says the lab will “focus on stories capturing the collective experiences of the past, present and future Southeast Asia to be developed into feature length screenplays.”
Workshop mentors will include award-winning producer Fran Borgia and award-winning producer/director/actress Tan Chui Mui. Borgia’s credits include Boo Junfeng’s Cannes Critics’ Week film Sandcastle and Ho Tzu Nyen’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight film Here - both of which were feature directorial debuts. More recently he has produced films including UK-Ireland-Singapore co-production Mister John which premiered...
The 25th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) is launching its first Southeast Asian Film Lab, which will run Dec 8-14.
Part of the Singapore Media Festival to be held at the end of the year, Sgiff aims to nurture regional culture and help build the Southeast Asian film industry with the new writers’ workshop for emerging talent.
Sgiff says the lab will “focus on stories capturing the collective experiences of the past, present and future Southeast Asia to be developed into feature length screenplays.”
Workshop mentors will include award-winning producer Fran Borgia and award-winning producer/director/actress Tan Chui Mui. Borgia’s credits include Boo Junfeng’s Cannes Critics’ Week film Sandcastle and Ho Tzu Nyen’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight film Here - both of which were feature directorial debuts. More recently he has produced films including UK-Ireland-Singapore co-production Mister John which premiered...
- 7/15/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
With his nineteenth feature film - an incredible number given that he didn't appear on the scene until 2001 and also has a number of shorts, television projects and anthology projects to his credit - Malaysia's James Lee returns to the sort of arthouse drama where he made his name.Lee has worked a great deal in commercial film in recent years, enough that it's easy to forget how surprised people were when one of the founders of arthouse film collective Da Huang Pictures - along with Amir Muhammed, Tan Chui Mui and Liew Seng Tat - first stepped in to the genre world with the ultra bloody Histeria. But Lee is back with Da Huang for If It's Not Now, Then When and it's...
- 10/11/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The arrival of "Star Trek" signals the start of blockbuster season (in our orbit, "Wolverine" doesn't count), and the indie world wastes no time with responding in kind with a few big name players of its own.
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Atom Egoyan landed himself a Palme d'Or nomination at last year's Cannes for the latest of his patented multi-stranded narratives of introspection, this one a meditation on the marginalization of truth and the role of technology in the post-9/11 mindset. Devon Bostick stars as Simon, an orphaned student whose class assignment translating a newspaper article about the would-be martyrdom of a pregnant woman has personal ramifications when he writes a fictionalized op-ed from the perspective of the now-grown child that takes on a life of its own once it hits the web.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
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"Adoration"
Atom Egoyan landed himself a Palme d'Or nomination at last year's Cannes for the latest of his patented multi-stranded narratives of introspection, this one a meditation on the marginalization of truth and the role of technology in the post-9/11 mindset. Devon Bostick stars as Simon, an orphaned student whose class assignment translating a newspaper article about the would-be martyrdom of a pregnant woman has personal ramifications when he writes a fictionalized op-ed from the perspective of the now-grown child that takes on a life of its own once it hits the web.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
- 5/4/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
There's something weird about Sui. It's not just that he spends most of his time fixing and making store mannequins in his workshop. It's that he carts the dummies around with him, even taking one to bed.
That doesn't leave Sui (played by James Lee, a director in his own right) much time to care for his two young, motherless sons. And so the lads must mostly fend for themselves.
Malaysian filmmaker-writer Liew Seng Tat's first feature, "Flower in the Pocket," follows the cute, polite boys as they get into trouble in school, befriend a puppy (which their...
That doesn't leave Sui (played by James Lee, a director in his own right) much time to care for his two young, motherless sons. And so the lads must mostly fend for themselves.
Malaysian filmmaker-writer Liew Seng Tat's first feature, "Flower in the Pocket," follows the cute, polite boys as they get into trouble in school, befriend a puppy (which their...
- 5/4/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
Why are most mainstream film awards crap? I don’t know; don’t ask me.
The Festival Filem Malaysia (Malaysian film awards) continues to be a baffling, mind-boggling affair year after year. They once snubbed one of the most important Malaysian filmmakers, Yasmin Ahmad, with the excuse that her films continue to show nothing new or different. Like many other awards events, the decisions can sometimes be rather weird. For example, for this year’s awards, probably the worst film released this year, the laughable horror film Congkak, picked up four nominations, including, gulp, Best Director. That itself, is a horror story. It also got one for Best Sound, when the direction for the sound seemed to be to make everything as loud as possible.
But among the jury this year is independent filmmaker Amir Muhammad, whose mainstream film, Susuk, co-directed with Naeim Ghalili, picked up 8 nominations, including Best Cinematography (by Devan R.
The Festival Filem Malaysia (Malaysian film awards) continues to be a baffling, mind-boggling affair year after year. They once snubbed one of the most important Malaysian filmmakers, Yasmin Ahmad, with the excuse that her films continue to show nothing new or different. Like many other awards events, the decisions can sometimes be rather weird. For example, for this year’s awards, probably the worst film released this year, the laughable horror film Congkak, picked up four nominations, including, gulp, Best Director. That itself, is a horror story. It also got one for Best Sound, when the direction for the sound seemed to be to make everything as loud as possible.
But among the jury this year is independent filmmaker Amir Muhammad, whose mainstream film, Susuk, co-directed with Naeim Ghalili, picked up 8 nominations, including Best Cinematography (by Devan R.
- 8/5/2008
- by The Visitor
- Screen Anarchy
PARIS -- Jeon Soo-il's South Korean drama "With a Girl of Black Soil" received the Lotus prize for best film at the 10th annual Deauville Asian Film Festival. The film also took home the Lotus Air France International Critics prize at the festival, which kicked off Wednesday in the seaside town.
"Soil" has made waves along the festival circuit this year, winning both the C.I.C.A.E. award and the Lina Mangiacapre prize in Venice and earning a Golden Star award nomination at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
French director Patrice Chereau led a star-studded jury, which also gave a special prize to both Aditya Assarat's "Wonderful Town" from Thailand and Liew Seng Tat's "Flower in the Pocket" from Malaysia.
Helmer Jan Koenen's Action Asia jury, sponsored by Gallic TV network 13eme rue, chose Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly" as the best film in competition.
"Soil" has made waves along the festival circuit this year, winning both the C.I.C.A.E. award and the Lina Mangiacapre prize in Venice and earning a Golden Star award nomination at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
French director Patrice Chereau led a star-studded jury, which also gave a special prize to both Aditya Assarat's "Wonderful Town" from Thailand and Liew Seng Tat's "Flower in the Pocket" from Malaysia.
Helmer Jan Koenen's Action Asia jury, sponsored by Gallic TV network 13eme rue, chose Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly" as the best film in competition.
- 3/18/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AMSTERDAM -- The International Film Festival of Rotterdam's top prize, the Tiger Awards, have been awarded to young filmmakers from Thailand, Denmark and Malaysia.
The awards, worth 15,000 euros ($22,200) each, were presented Friday night during the closing ceremony.
The winning productions were "Wonderful Town" by Aditya Assarat (Thailand), "Flower in the Pocket" by Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia) and to "Go with Peace Jamal" by Omar Shargawi (Denmark).
The jury, headed by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, honored the winners for their "unconventional approach" (referring to "Wonderful Town", a drama about the tsunami), "excellent visual expression" (the family-drama "Flower in the Pocket)" and "captivating rhythm" (the social drama "Go With Peace Jamal").
The three Tiger Awards for short film were granted to "Ah, Liberty!" by Ben Rivers (U.K., 2007), "As I Lay Dying" by Ho Yuhang (Malaysia, 2007) and "Observando el cielo" by Jeanne Liotta (U.S., 2007).
The winner of the fourth "Prix UIP Rotterdam" for short film was presented to "Joy" by Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy (U.K., 2008).
The awards, worth 15,000 euros ($22,200) each, were presented Friday night during the closing ceremony.
The winning productions were "Wonderful Town" by Aditya Assarat (Thailand), "Flower in the Pocket" by Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia) and to "Go with Peace Jamal" by Omar Shargawi (Denmark).
The jury, headed by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, honored the winners for their "unconventional approach" (referring to "Wonderful Town", a drama about the tsunami), "excellent visual expression" (the family-drama "Flower in the Pocket)" and "captivating rhythm" (the social drama "Go With Peace Jamal").
The three Tiger Awards for short film were granted to "Ah, Liberty!" by Ben Rivers (U.K., 2007), "As I Lay Dying" by Ho Yuhang (Malaysia, 2007) and "Observando el cielo" by Jeanne Liotta (U.S., 2007).
The winner of the fourth "Prix UIP Rotterdam" for short film was presented to "Joy" by Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy (U.K., 2008).
AMSTERDAM -- British director Sophie Fiennes has won the Arte France Cinema Award, which was awarded during the closing night of Cinemart, the co-production market of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
Fiennes won the award, worth 10,000 euros ($14,700), for her project "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology," a production of the Kasander Film Co. (U.K./ Netherlands).
"Guide" continues the collaboration between philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek and Fiennes, who previously made "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema" (2006).
The eighth Prince Claus Fund Film Grant of 15,000 euros ($22,200) was awarded to the CineMart 2008 Project "In What City Does It Live?" by Liew Seng Tat, produced by Dahuang Pictures. The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant aims at supporting the first creative phase of the development of a film production.
Fiennes won the award, worth 10,000 euros ($14,700), for her project "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology," a production of the Kasander Film Co. (U.K./ Netherlands).
"Guide" continues the collaboration between philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek and Fiennes, who previously made "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema" (2006).
The eighth Prince Claus Fund Film Grant of 15,000 euros ($22,200) was awarded to the CineMart 2008 Project "In What City Does It Live?" by Liew Seng Tat, produced by Dahuang Pictures. The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant aims at supporting the first creative phase of the development of a film production.
AMSTERDAM -- British director Sophie Fiennes has won the Arte France Cinema Award, which was awarded during the closing night of Cinemart, the co-production market of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
Fiennes won the award, worth 10,000 euros ($14,700), for her project "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology," a production of the Kasander Film Co. (U.K./ Netherlands).
"Guide" continues the collaboration between philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek and Fiennes, who previously made "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema" (2006).
The eighth Prince Claus Fund Film Grant of 15,000 euros ($22,200) was awarded to the CineMart 2008 Project "In What City Does It Live?" by Liew Seng Tat, produced by Dahuang Pictures. The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant aims at supporting the first creative phase of the development of a film production.
Fiennes won the award, worth 10,000 euros ($14,700), for her project "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology," a production of the Kasander Film Co. (U.K./ Netherlands).
"Guide" continues the collaboration between philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek and Fiennes, who previously made "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema" (2006).
The eighth Prince Claus Fund Film Grant of 15,000 euros ($22,200) was awarded to the CineMart 2008 Project "In What City Does It Live?" by Liew Seng Tat, produced by Dahuang Pictures. The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant aims at supporting the first creative phase of the development of a film production.
Asian films have dominated the Tiger Awards at this year's Rotterdam Film Festival in Holland, with a total of six movies up for nomination.
A total of 15 films from countries around the world are competing at the festival, which seeks to recognise a director's first or second films.
Among the contenders include Malaysian director nm1356503 autoLiew Seng Tat[/link]'s Flower In The Pocket, Chinese filmmaker Wemg Shou-ming's Fujian Blue, Japanese director nm1115569 autoShingo Wakagi[/link]'s Waltz In Starlight, Filipino director nm2336847 autoJohn Torres[/link]' Years When I Was a Child Outside, and Thai moviemaker nm0039775 autoAditya Assarat[/link]'s Wonderful Town.
Danish filmmaker nm1494245 autoOmar Shargawi[/link] (Go With Peace Jamil), Swedish nm0429634 autoJens Jonsson[/link] (The King of Ping Pong) and the Ukraine's Igor Podolchak + nm0440061 autoDean Karr[/link] (Las meninas) are also up for awards.
The festival will take place between 23 January and 3 Feburary, and winners will take home a prize of $22,000 (GBP11,000).
A total of 15 films from countries around the world are competing at the festival, which seeks to recognise a director's first or second films.
Among the contenders include Malaysian director nm1356503 autoLiew Seng Tat[/link]'s Flower In The Pocket, Chinese filmmaker Wemg Shou-ming's Fujian Blue, Japanese director nm1115569 autoShingo Wakagi[/link]'s Waltz In Starlight, Filipino director nm2336847 autoJohn Torres[/link]' Years When I Was a Child Outside, and Thai moviemaker nm0039775 autoAditya Assarat[/link]'s Wonderful Town.
Danish filmmaker nm1494245 autoOmar Shargawi[/link] (Go With Peace Jamil), Swedish nm0429634 autoJens Jonsson[/link] (The King of Ping Pong) and the Ukraine's Igor Podolchak + nm0440061 autoDean Karr[/link] (Las meninas) are also up for awards.
The festival will take place between 23 January and 3 Feburary, and winners will take home a prize of $22,000 (GBP11,000).
- 1/8/2008
- WENN
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