Organisers aim to reset cultural agenda with war documentaries, art installations and experimental performance
One of the world's longest-running film festivals has abandoned red carpet photocalls and star-studded premieres in an attempt to rip up the traditional format seen at Cannes and Venice.
Next month's Edinburgh international film festival will instead feature a harrowing war documentary shown to British troops, 24-hour art gallery installations, an experimental performance event by Mike Skinner, and events curated by Gus Van Sant, Tilda Swinton and Bella Freud.
Formal red carpet photocalls for stars have been dropped by James Mullighan, the festival's new Australian director. Events would not be staged for their "guest wattage" or their "guest 'photobility' on a red carpet", he said.
The festival has also left its traditional home at the Filmhouse cinema and instead film-makers and artists will be invited to mingle with audiences in new venues at an Edinburgh University...
One of the world's longest-running film festivals has abandoned red carpet photocalls and star-studded premieres in an attempt to rip up the traditional format seen at Cannes and Venice.
Next month's Edinburgh international film festival will instead feature a harrowing war documentary shown to British troops, 24-hour art gallery installations, an experimental performance event by Mike Skinner, and events curated by Gus Van Sant, Tilda Swinton and Bella Freud.
Formal red carpet photocalls for stars have been dropped by James Mullighan, the festival's new Australian director. Events would not be staged for their "guest wattage" or their "guest 'photobility' on a red carpet", he said.
The festival has also left its traditional home at the Filmhouse cinema and instead film-makers and artists will be invited to mingle with audiences in new venues at an Edinburgh University...
- 5/18/2011
- by Severin Carrell
- The Guardian - Film News
If it's too cold to leave the house for your local theater, there's plenty of options if you stay inside online, on demand and on DVD. What follows is your guide to all the new releases coming your way between now and April.
Online and On Demand
My French Film Festival
Thanks to bids for Oscar consideration, the winter is traditionally one of the rare times foreign films get plenty of attention in the States, particularly at West Coast festivals such as Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. However, Francophiles in particular will be excited to know you won't have to go to California or New York -- or even Paris for that matter -- to be able to catch some of the most recent cinema from France since uniFrance is unveiling My French Film Festival, which is being billed as the "first exclusively online film festival celebrating French talent" that...
Online and On Demand
My French Film Festival
Thanks to bids for Oscar consideration, the winter is traditionally one of the rare times foreign films get plenty of attention in the States, particularly at West Coast festivals such as Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. However, Francophiles in particular will be excited to know you won't have to go to California or New York -- or even Paris for that matter -- to be able to catch some of the most recent cinema from France since uniFrance is unveiling My French Film Festival, which is being billed as the "first exclusively online film festival celebrating French talent" that...
- 1/11/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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