Head South.International Film Festival Rotterdam have announced the lineup for their 53rd edition, which will take place between January 25 to February 4. Opening FILMHead South (Jonathan Ogilvie)The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire.Tiger COMPETITIONThe Ballad of Suzanne Césaire (Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich)Flathead (Jaydon Martin)Grey Bees (Dmytro Moiseiev)Kiss Wagon (Midhun Murali)Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others (Farshad Hashemi)MosesLa Parra (Alberto Gracia)Praia Formosa (Julia De Simone)Rei (Tanaka Toshihiko)Reise der Schatten (Yves Netzhammer)She Fell to Earth (Susie Au)sr (Lea Hartlaub)Swimming Home (Justin Anderson)Under a Blue Sun (Daniel Mann)Milk Teeth.Big Screen COMPETITIONAire: Just Breathe (Leticia Tonos Paniagua)Children of War and Peace (Ville Suhonen)Confidenza (Daniele Luchetti)Eternal (Ulaa Salim)Milk Teeth (Sophia Bösch)The Old Bachelor (Oktay Baraheni)Portrait of a Certain Orient (Marcelo Gomes)Seven Seas Seven Hills (Ram)Steppenwolf (Adilkhan Yerzhanov)TenementThe Worst Man in London (Rodrigo Areias...
- 12/18/2023
- MUBI
Polish cinematographer Ula Pontikos will mentor the female cinematographers.
US actor and filmmaker Edward Norton has joined the programme of the third Ponta Lopud Film Festival in Croatia, where he will give lectures and workshops to emerging talent from the Balkan region.
Fight Club and American History X actor Norton will give a main masterclass to all participants in this year’s event, before conducting further sessions focusing solely on the eight actors.
Scroll down for the selected participants.
Polish cinematographer Ula Pontikos, who has shot films including Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Weekend and Lilting as well...
US actor and filmmaker Edward Norton has joined the programme of the third Ponta Lopud Film Festival in Croatia, where he will give lectures and workshops to emerging talent from the Balkan region.
Fight Club and American History X actor Norton will give a main masterclass to all participants in this year’s event, before conducting further sessions focusing solely on the eight actors.
Scroll down for the selected participants.
Polish cinematographer Ula Pontikos, who has shot films including Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Weekend and Lilting as well...
- 4/26/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 9/16/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 9/14/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 9/14/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 9/14/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Mubi takes most of the world on the IFFR 2021 title.
Mubi has bought Norika Sefa’s Kosovar-North Macedonian feature Looking For Venera for North America, Latin America, the UK, Spain and Italy from UK sales outfit Film Republic.
The film is about a Kosovar teenager’s life with several generations of family in a crowded house. It won the special Jury award on debut at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2021 and went on to win further prizes at the Sarajevo, Split, Hong Kong and Trieste film festivals.
Busy slate
Additionally Film Republic has added Adrian Silvestre’s Spanish debut My...
Mubi has bought Norika Sefa’s Kosovar-North Macedonian feature Looking For Venera for North America, Latin America, the UK, Spain and Italy from UK sales outfit Film Republic.
The film is about a Kosovar teenager’s life with several generations of family in a crowded house. It won the special Jury award on debut at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2021 and went on to win further prizes at the Sarajevo, Split, Hong Kong and Trieste film festivals.
Busy slate
Additionally Film Republic has added Adrian Silvestre’s Spanish debut My...
- 2/12/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Next month’s Mubi lineup for the U.S. has been unveiled and a number of our recent festival favorites that were awaiting distribution will be coming to the service, including Mr. Bachmann and His Class, Ballad of a White Cow, Madalena, Taste, The Monopoly of Violence, and For Lucio.
One of last year’s great films, Hong Sangsoo’s The Woman Who Ran, will also be arriving, alongside Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45, the Safdies’ Heaven Knows What, Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, and Leo McCarey’s Love Affair, with the latter two pairing for a Valentine’s Day double feature.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
February 1 | The Monopoly of Violence | David Dufresne | From France with Love
February 2 | Looking for Venera | Norika Sefa | Festival Focus: Rotterdam
February 3 | Madalena | Madiano Marcheti | Festival Focus: Rotterdam
February 4 | Honey Cigar | Kamir Aïnouz | From France with Love
February 5 | …and...
One of last year’s great films, Hong Sangsoo’s The Woman Who Ran, will also be arriving, alongside Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45, the Safdies’ Heaven Knows What, Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, and Leo McCarey’s Love Affair, with the latter two pairing for a Valentine’s Day double feature.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
February 1 | The Monopoly of Violence | David Dufresne | From France with Love
February 2 | Looking for Venera | Norika Sefa | Festival Focus: Rotterdam
February 3 | Madalena | Madiano Marcheti | Festival Focus: Rotterdam
February 4 | Honey Cigar | Kamir Aïnouz | From France with Love
February 5 | …and...
- 1/20/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Amidst all the horrors of a war-torn decade that she would largely like to forget, one memory stands out for Kosovar filmmaker Kaltrina Krasniqi: the day her mother surprised the family with a VHS player. “We were so, so excited,” she tells Variety. “We really didn’t believe until she opened it that it was true.”
Beginning with the break-up of the former Yugoslavia in 1991 and ending with the conclusion of the bloody Kosovo War in 1999, Krasniqi and her family spent much of the ‘90s holed up in their apartment, occasionally venturing out to the 007 video club across the street to rent movies. “It wasn’t really safe to be out,” she says. “We spent the entire decade using that VHS player to watch films.”
It was the start of the director’s love affair with cinema, and the first step on a journey that this week takes her...
Beginning with the break-up of the former Yugoslavia in 1991 and ending with the conclusion of the bloody Kosovo War in 1999, Krasniqi and her family spent much of the ‘90s holed up in their apartment, occasionally venturing out to the 007 video club across the street to rent movies. “It wasn’t really safe to be out,” she says. “We spent the entire decade using that VHS player to watch films.”
It was the start of the director’s love affair with cinema, and the first step on a journey that this week takes her...
- 9/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom,” a prison drama about a gay man repeatedly incarcerated under a draconian law outlawing homosexuality in West Germany, won the award for best feature film at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
The Austrian director took home the Heart of Sarajevo at Thursday night’s ceremony, while leading man Georg Friedrich won the award for best actor for a film that won the runner-up prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar. The prizes were handed out by a jury led by Serbian actress Jasna Đuričić and including American writer-director Mike Cahill, Hungarian director Lili Horvát, Vienna Film Festival artistic director Eva Sangiorgi, and Austrian Film Commission executive director Martin Schweighofer.
Serbia’s Milica Tomović was named best director for “Celts,” which follows three generations who converge at a child’s birthday party against the backdrop of the former Yugoslavia’s painful breakup. The trio of Flaka Latifi,...
The Austrian director took home the Heart of Sarajevo at Thursday night’s ceremony, while leading man Georg Friedrich won the award for best actor for a film that won the runner-up prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar. The prizes were handed out by a jury led by Serbian actress Jasna Đuričić and including American writer-director Mike Cahill, Hungarian director Lili Horvát, Vienna Film Festival artistic director Eva Sangiorgi, and Austrian Film Commission executive director Martin Schweighofer.
Serbia’s Milica Tomović was named best director for “Celts,” which follows three generations who converge at a child’s birthday party against the backdrop of the former Yugoslavia’s painful breakup. The trio of Flaka Latifi,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Will.i.am, Ashley Banjo, Charlene White to Headline ITV’s Black History Month Shows- Global Bulletin
Programming
Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Ashley Banjo, presenter Charlene White and actor Jimmy Akingbola (“In the Long Run”) will lead U.K. broadcaster ITV’s programming for Black History Month this October.
The programming includes “Will.i.am: The Blackprint,” a one-hour documentary that follows Will.i.am’s personal exploration of what it means to be Black and British, in the country he calls his second home.
In summer 2020, Banjo was thrust into the centre of the Black Lives Matter movement when the pro equality routine performed by his troupe Diversity became one of the most complained about moments in U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s history. A year on from then, “Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White” (working title), and having won a BAFTA as a recognition of the importance of his routine, Banjo goes on a journey into his own past...
Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Ashley Banjo, presenter Charlene White and actor Jimmy Akingbola (“In the Long Run”) will lead U.K. broadcaster ITV’s programming for Black History Month this October.
The programming includes “Will.i.am: The Blackprint,” a one-hour documentary that follows Will.i.am’s personal exploration of what it means to be Black and British, in the country he calls his second home.
In summer 2020, Banjo was thrust into the centre of the Black Lives Matter movement when the pro equality routine performed by his troupe Diversity became one of the most complained about moments in U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s history. A year on from then, “Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White” (working title), and having won a BAFTA as a recognition of the importance of his routine, Banjo goes on a journey into his own past...
- 7/22/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
10 feature world premieres in the selection.
Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 20 features in the competition programme for its 27th edition, which will run in-person from August 13-20.
Nine films have been chosen for the Feature Film section of the programme for fiction titles, including two world premieres – Dušan Kasalica’s Montenegrin-Serbian title The Elegy Of Laurel, and Cristina Grosan’s Hungarian film Things Worth Weeping For.
Other films in the Feature Film section include Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina, which won the Camera d’Or for best debut film at Cannes Film Festival last week; and Norika Sefa’s Looking For Venera,...
Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 20 features in the competition programme for its 27th edition, which will run in-person from August 13-20.
Nine films have been chosen for the Feature Film section of the programme for fiction titles, including two world premieres – Dušan Kasalica’s Montenegrin-Serbian title The Elegy Of Laurel, and Cristina Grosan’s Hungarian film Things Worth Weeping For.
Other films in the Feature Film section include Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina, which won the Camera d’Or for best debut film at Cannes Film Festival last week; and Norika Sefa’s Looking For Venera,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
10 feature world premieres in the selection.
Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 20 features in the competition programme for its 27th edition, which will run in-person from August 13-20.
Nine films have been chosen for the Feature Film section of the programme for fiction titles, including two world premieres – Dušan Kasalica’s Montenegrin-Serbian title The Elegy Of Laurel, and Cristina Grosan’s Hungarian film Things Worth Weeping For.
Other films in the Feature Film section include Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina, which won the Camera d’Or for best debut film at Cannes Film Festival last week; and Norika Sefa’s Looking For Venera,...
Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 20 features in the competition programme for its 27th edition, which will run in-person from August 13-20.
Nine films have been chosen for the Feature Film section of the programme for fiction titles, including two world premieres – Dušan Kasalica’s Montenegrin-Serbian title The Elegy Of Laurel, and Cristina Grosan’s Hungarian film Things Worth Weeping For.
Other films in the Feature Film section include Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina, which won the Camera d’Or for best debut film at Cannes Film Festival last week; and Norika Sefa’s Looking For Venera,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
A total of 47 films will compete at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival across its four competitive sections. The event will feature 18 world premieres and three international premieres.
The program is open for films from Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Awards on offer include the Heart of Sarajevo for Feature Film, for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.
Competition Program – Feature Film
The Elegy Of Laurel, Dušan Kasalica – World premiere
Things Worth Weeping For, Cristina Grosan (Hungary) – World premiere
Bebia, À Mon Seul DÉSIR, Juja Dobrachkous – Regional premiere
Celts, Milica Tomović (Serbia) – Regional premiere
Great Freedom, Sebastian Meise – Regional premiere
Looking For Venera, Norika Sefa (Kosovo) – Regional premiere
Moon, 66 Questions, Jacqueline Lentzou – Regional premiere
Murina, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović – Regional premiere
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, Luàna Bajrami – Regional premiere
Competition Program – Documentary Film
Bosnian Broadway, Jasmina Beširević (Croatia) – World premiere
Disturbed Earth, Kumjana Novakova, Guillermo Carreras-Candi – World premiere
Divas, Máté Kőrösi (Hungary) – World premiere
Every Sunday, Keti Papadema (Cyprus) – World premiere
Horizon, Tanja Deman (Croatia) – World premiere
The Same Dream (Romania) – World premiere
When We Were Them, Danis Tanović, Damir Šagolj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – World premiere
ŽŽŽ (Journal About ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK), Janko Baljak (Serbia) – World premiere
Sunny, Keti Machavariani (Georgia) – European premiere
Factory To The Workers, Srđan Kovačević (Croatia) – Regional premiere
Les Enfants Terribles, Ahmet Necdet Çupur – Regional premiere
Looking For Horses, Stefan Pavlović – Regional premiere
Recipe For Hate, Filip Čolović (Serbia) – Regional premiere
Reconciliation, Marija Zidar – Regional premiere
Soldat Ahmet, Jannis Lenz (Austria) – Regional premiere
Landscapes Of Resistance, Marta Popivoda – B&h premiere...
The program is open for films from Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Awards on offer include the Heart of Sarajevo for Feature Film, for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.
Competition Program – Feature Film
The Elegy Of Laurel, Dušan Kasalica – World premiere
Things Worth Weeping For, Cristina Grosan (Hungary) – World premiere
Bebia, À Mon Seul DÉSIR, Juja Dobrachkous – Regional premiere
Celts, Milica Tomović (Serbia) – Regional premiere
Great Freedom, Sebastian Meise – Regional premiere
Looking For Venera, Norika Sefa (Kosovo) – Regional premiere
Moon, 66 Questions, Jacqueline Lentzou – Regional premiere
Murina, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović – Regional premiere
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar, Luàna Bajrami – Regional premiere
Competition Program – Documentary Film
Bosnian Broadway, Jasmina Beširević (Croatia) – World premiere
Disturbed Earth, Kumjana Novakova, Guillermo Carreras-Candi – World premiere
Divas, Máté Kőrösi (Hungary) – World premiere
Every Sunday, Keti Papadema (Cyprus) – World premiere
Horizon, Tanja Deman (Croatia) – World premiere
The Same Dream (Romania) – World premiere
When We Were Them, Danis Tanović, Damir Šagolj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – World premiere
ŽŽŽ (Journal About ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK), Janko Baljak (Serbia) – World premiere
Sunny, Keti Machavariani (Georgia) – European premiere
Factory To The Workers, Srđan Kovačević (Croatia) – Regional premiere
Les Enfants Terribles, Ahmet Necdet Çupur – Regional premiere
Looking For Horses, Stefan Pavlović – Regional premiere
Recipe For Hate, Filip Čolović (Serbia) – Regional premiere
Reconciliation, Marija Zidar – Regional premiere
Soldat Ahmet, Jannis Lenz (Austria) – Regional premiere
Landscapes Of Resistance, Marta Popivoda – B&h premiere...
- 7/22/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Kosovar drama is directed by first-timer Norika Sefa.
UK-based sales agent Film Republic has picked up international rights, excluding Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia, to Norika Sefa’s well-received debut Looking For Venera, a Kosovar drama that has won awards at Rotterdam, Hong Kong and Valencia film festivals this year.
The film is about life in a small town where a quiet teenager is searching for privacy from several generations of her family.
It won the Special Jury award in the Tiger Competition at IFFR 2021.
Kosovo’s film industry is small but growing, with war drama Hive winning three...
UK-based sales agent Film Republic has picked up international rights, excluding Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia, to Norika Sefa’s well-received debut Looking For Venera, a Kosovar drama that has won awards at Rotterdam, Hong Kong and Valencia film festivals this year.
The film is about life in a small town where a quiet teenager is searching for privacy from several generations of her family.
It won the Special Jury award in the Tiger Competition at IFFR 2021.
Kosovo’s film industry is small but growing, with war drama Hive winning three...
- 7/9/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Mainland China youth drama “The Day is Over” was named the best Chinese-language film in the Firebird Young Cinema competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The already celebrated Iranian film “The Wasteland,” directed by Ahmad Bahrami won the equivalent award in the overseas section.
The 45th edition of the festival kicked off on April 1 and will complete its run on Monday.
“The Day is Over,” directed by Qi Rui, tells a tale of mounting tragedies for a young girl who is humiliated by her classmates and ultimately hides out in a pond. The jury praised it for “aptly portraying contemporary society’s lack of care for the young generation and the subsequent impact on the development of their personal values”.
In the same section, “Summer Blur” garnered two awards: best director for Han Shuai for his “impressive ability in portraying the characters’ psyche” and best actress for Huang Tian.
The 45th edition of the festival kicked off on April 1 and will complete its run on Monday.
“The Day is Over,” directed by Qi Rui, tells a tale of mounting tragedies for a young girl who is humiliated by her classmates and ultimately hides out in a pond. The jury praised it for “aptly portraying contemporary society’s lack of care for the young generation and the subsequent impact on the development of their personal values”.
In the same section, “Summer Blur” garnered two awards: best director for Han Shuai for his “impressive ability in portraying the characters’ psyche” and best actress for Huang Tian.
- 4/11/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Idea is a solution to the problem of closed cinemas and no physical events.
Hotels will host screening rooms and red carpets for local residents as part of the 26th Vilnius International Film Festival, which is taking place from March 18 – April 24 this year.
The Lithuanian festival has partnered with six of the city’s hotels for what it describes as “the full festival experience”, including red carpets and step-and-repeat marketing boards in communal areas; and films playing in hotel rooms that will have been transformed into screening rooms.
There will also be goody bags and special decorations in the hotel rooms,...
Hotels will host screening rooms and red carpets for local residents as part of the 26th Vilnius International Film Festival, which is taking place from March 18 – April 24 this year.
The Lithuanian festival has partnered with six of the city’s hotels for what it describes as “the full festival experience”, including red carpets and step-and-repeat marketing boards in communal areas; and films playing in hotel rooms that will have been transformed into screening rooms.
There will also be goody bags and special decorations in the hotel rooms,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Rotterdam Winners
This year’s virtual International Film Festival Rotterdam has crowned the winners from its film program. Southern India-set Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S won the Tiger Award, while I Comete – A Corsican Summer by French filmmaker Pascal Tagnati and Looking for Venera by Norika Sefa from Kosovo both won Special Jury Awards. The Vpro Big Screen Award went to El perro que no calla by Ana Katz from Argentina and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award. The festival named its industry winners last week. “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format,” said festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Goteborg Fest Awards
Tigers, directed by Ronnie Sandahl, won the 2021 Dragon Award Best Nordic Film as this year’s Goteborg Film Festival came to a close over the weekend.
This year’s virtual International Film Festival Rotterdam has crowned the winners from its film program. Southern India-set Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S won the Tiger Award, while I Comete – A Corsican Summer by French filmmaker Pascal Tagnati and Looking for Venera by Norika Sefa from Kosovo both won Special Jury Awards. The Vpro Big Screen Award went to El perro que no calla by Ana Katz from Argentina and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award. The festival named its industry winners last week. “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format,” said festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
Goteborg Fest Awards
Tigers, directed by Ronnie Sandahl, won the 2021 Dragon Award Best Nordic Film as this year’s Goteborg Film Festival came to a close over the weekend.
- 2/8/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Edge of DaybreakTiger AwardPebbles (Vinothraj P.S.)Special Jury Award (Tiger Competition)I Comete - A Corsican Summer (Pascal Tagnati)Looking for Venera (Norika Sefa)Vpro Big Screen AwardThe Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Ana Katz)IFFR Audience AwardQuo vadis, Aida? (Jasmila Žbanić)Tiger Short AwardSunsets, everyday (Basir Mahmood)Terranova (Alejandro Pérez Serrano, Alejandro Alonso Estrella)Maat Means Land (Fox Maxy)Fipresci AwardThe Edge of Daybreak (Taiki Sakpisit)Knf AwardManifesto (Ane Hjort Guttu)IFFR Youth Jury AwardNight of the Kings (Philippe Lacôte)...
- 2/7/2021
- MUBI
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the competition award winners for its expanded 50th anniversary edition. Southern India-set Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S won the Tiger Award, while I Comete – A Corsican Summer by French filmmaker Pascal Tagnati and Looking for Venera by Norika Sefa from Kosovo both won Special Jury Awards. The Vpro Big Screen Award went to El perro que no calla by Ana Katz from Argentina and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award.
Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format. The expanded Tiger Competition included 16 films that reflect the plurality of voices and visions of talent that will continue to deliver great cinema for years to come. What we learned from this experience is that as resilient as the industry is,...
Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “In these most challenging of times, we are incredibly proud to have brought an outstanding selection of titles in our reimagined festival format. The expanded Tiger Competition included 16 films that reflect the plurality of voices and visions of talent that will continue to deliver great cinema for years to come. What we learned from this experience is that as resilient as the industry is,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Indian drama “Pebbles,” by Vinothraj P.S., won the main competition Tiger Award at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Sunday. Taking the top prize in the Big Screen Competition sidebar was Argentine filmmaker Ana Katz’s “The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet.”
Set against a backdrop of grinding poverty and drought-stricken villages in southern India, “Pebbles” follows a troubled father, angry that his wife has left him, and his young son as they embark on a difficult journey through desolate landscapes on one of the hottest days of the year.
“In the midst of many admirable and ambitious works, the jury was blown away by a seemingly simple and humble film we fell in love with instantly,” the Tiger Award jury said. “Creating a maximum impact with a minimum in means, the filmmaker reaches his goal with the same conviction and determination as his main characters.
Set against a backdrop of grinding poverty and drought-stricken villages in southern India, “Pebbles” follows a troubled father, angry that his wife has left him, and his young son as they embark on a difficult journey through desolate landscapes on one of the hottest days of the year.
“In the midst of many admirable and ambitious works, the jury was blown away by a seemingly simple and humble film we fell in love with instantly,” the Tiger Award jury said. “Creating a maximum impact with a minimum in means, the filmmaker reaches his goal with the same conviction and determination as his main characters.
- 2/7/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Winners hailed from India, France, Kosovo, Argentina and Bosnia.
Vinothraj P.S.’s Pebbles has scooped the Tiger Award, worth €40,000, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The Tiger jury, including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Orwa Nyrabia, Hala Elkoussy, Helena van der Meulen and Ilse Hughan, said the Indian drama was “a lesson in pure cinema, captivating us with its beauty and humour, in spite of its grim subject”.
Set in a rural village in southern India, Pebbles follows an alcoholic father and his young son as they embark on an eight-mile walk under scorching sun in a bid to reunite with his wife,...
Vinothraj P.S.’s Pebbles has scooped the Tiger Award, worth €40,000, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The Tiger jury, including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Orwa Nyrabia, Hala Elkoussy, Helena van der Meulen and Ilse Hughan, said the Indian drama was “a lesson in pure cinema, captivating us with its beauty and humour, in spite of its grim subject”.
Set in a rural village in southern India, Pebbles follows an alcoholic father and his young son as they embark on an eight-mile walk under scorching sun in a bid to reunite with his wife,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers in virtual Rotterdam discussion included Vinothraj P.S., Selim Mourad, Pascal Tagnati and Norika Sefa.
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Filmmakers in virtual Rotterdam discussion included Vinothraj P.S., Selim Mourad, Pascal Tagnati and Norika Sefa.
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
Four Tiger competition directors shared their hopes the platform provided by the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will be a springboard to further international exposure.
Speaking at the festival’s virtual daily press conference on January 3, the filmmakers with features in the main competition said they were missing sharing their stories with an audience in-person but remained hopeful the titles would be seen worldwide.
“One major reason we wanted to tell our story to the world is that, when Indian films are mentioned, it is always related to Bollywood,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam had to forego a physical event for its 50th anniversary edition, but it’s aiming to reach a wider audience with expanded competition sections and showcases that include promising new voices and established filmmakers alike.
Under new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, IFFR has reduced the overall number of films from the more than 270 feature films that unspooled last year while beefing up the main Tiger Competition, which celebrates innovative works from up-and-coming filmmakers, from 10 to 16 titles. Also expanded was the Big Screen Competition, which bridges the gap between popular, classic and arthouse cinema.
The revised competitions “encapsulate IFFR’s spirit as a platform for the discovery of visions that pique our curiosity and capture our imagination,” Kaludjercic says.
Female self-realization is one subject that is explored in a number of films vying for this year’s Tiger Award, namely Karen Cinorre’s U.S. title...
Under new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, IFFR has reduced the overall number of films from the more than 270 feature films that unspooled last year while beefing up the main Tiger Competition, which celebrates innovative works from up-and-coming filmmakers, from 10 to 16 titles. Also expanded was the Big Screen Competition, which bridges the gap between popular, classic and arthouse cinema.
The revised competitions “encapsulate IFFR’s spirit as a platform for the discovery of visions that pique our curiosity and capture our imagination,” Kaludjercic says.
Female self-realization is one subject that is explored in a number of films vying for this year’s Tiger Award, namely Karen Cinorre’s U.S. title...
- 2/1/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
During today’s press conference, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced vital details for its 2021 edition. IFFR 2021 will also take place from 1 to 7 February, and will be opened by film “Riders of Justice” by Anders Thomas Jensen and the Robby Müller Award recipient Kelly Reichardt. They will also be part of IFFR Talks, next to Benoît Jacquot, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Nicolás Jaar. IFFR 2021 will also be the first year for new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic — who is also debuting IFFR’s online format. The entire online programme will be available to audiences across the Netherlands, and the Press / Industry screenings, IFFR Talks programmes accessible worldwide. Premieres will have Q&As and live interaction will be available to limited ticket capacity for 72 hours.
Next year’s slate also shows plenty of promise. Of the 16 films selected for the festival’s Tiger Competition, 6 hail from different points...
Next year’s slate also shows plenty of promise. Of the 16 films selected for the festival’s Tiger Competition, 6 hail from different points...
- 12/23/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Looking for VeneraThe first titles for the International Film Festival Rotterdam's hybrid multi-part 50th edition program have been revealed. Under new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, the newly-organized and extended IFFR 2021 will feature a new program structure, with competition sections to be presented between 1 – 7 February. The festival will resume again between 2 – 6 June with Bright Future (the festival's existing section dedicated to emerging film talent) and what will be the festival's latest and largest section, Harbour. In February the festival will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of Amsterdam's Eye Filmmusuem, while in June IFFR's own 50th year will be celebrated with a special anniversary program. Tiger COMPETITIONAgate mousse (Selim Mourad)Bebia, à mon seul désir (Juja Dobrachkous)Bipolar (Queena Li)Black MedusaA Corsican Summer (Pascal Tagnati)The Edge of Daybreak (Taiki Sakpisit)Feast (Tim Leyendekker)Friends and Strangers (James Vaughan)Gritt (Itonje Søimer Guttormsen)Landscapes of Resistance (Marta Popivoda)Liborio (Nino Martínez Sosa...
- 12/22/2020
- MUBI
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) has unveiled the line-up for its 50th edition, with the Mads Mikkelsen-starring Riders Of Justice set to open the fest.
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
- 12/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The 50th anniversary event will take place in February and June.
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
- 12/22/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Anders Thomas Jensen’s action comedy “Riders of Justice,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam. The festival will be staged in two parts this year: the first, in a hybrid format, running Feb. 1-7, and the second, hopefully a physical event, June 2-6. The awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 7.
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Nine feature films currently in post-production will be presented this week as part of Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Works in Progress section, a highlight of the festival’s Eastern Promises industry program.
The selected projects, which come from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa, will be pitched to an audience of industry guests on July 1 at 2 p.m. in Karlovy Vary’s Cas Cinema, followed by one-on-one meetings the next day. The best project will receive a €100,000 award that will enable the film to be completed at leading post-production facilities in Prague.
“Our main purpose is to help discover projects with good international potential that could travel beyond the region of Central and Eastern Europe,” said Karlovy Vary head of film industry office Hugo Rosak, programmer Lenka Tyrpakova and Wip manager Vojtech Strakaty by email.
The festival receives around...
The selected projects, which come from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa, will be pitched to an audience of industry guests on July 1 at 2 p.m. in Karlovy Vary’s Cas Cinema, followed by one-on-one meetings the next day. The best project will receive a €100,000 award that will enable the film to be completed at leading post-production facilities in Prague.
“Our main purpose is to help discover projects with good international potential that could travel beyond the region of Central and Eastern Europe,” said Karlovy Vary head of film industry office Hugo Rosak, programmer Lenka Tyrpakova and Wip manager Vojtech Strakaty by email.
The festival receives around...
- 6/28/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
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