With all eyes on Sochi for the Olympic Games for most of this month, Indiewire's latest curated selections for Hulu's Documentaries page explores host country Russia. Watch these and other docs now for free!Modern-day politics, ideology, and the cult of personality around Russia's president is the focus of Lise Birk Pederson's bracing "Putin's Kiss."Cyril Tuschi's "Khodorkovsky" reveals how the country's former richest citizen became a political prisoner after challenging President Putin.Post-Soviet prisoners are also the subject of Maria Yatskova-Ibrahimova's "Miss Gulag," focused on a Siberian prison camp beauty pageant.A pair of films offer cross-cultural exchanges through music: Nina Gilden Seavey's "The Ballad of Bering Strait" follows a Russian country band as it adjusts to life in rural Tennessee, while Petter Ringbom's "The Russian Winter" chronicles former Fugees musician John Forté's re-emergence from prison to recording an album in...
- 2/14/2014
- by Basil Tsiokos
- Indiewire
Kim Longinotto’s India-uk production Salma is one of the first five names announced for screening at the Documentary Edge Film Festival 2013, an international documentary film festival in Aukland, New Zealand. The festival will be held from April 10 – 21, 2013. Another edition of the festival will run in Wellington from May 8 – 19, 2013.
The other names announced are: Unraveled (USA) by Marc H Simon, How to Survive a Plague (USA) by David France, The Russian Winter (USA) by Petter Ringbom and Her Master’s Voice (UK/USA) by Nina Conti.
Thirteen year old Salma, a Muslim girl in a South-Indian village, is locked up by her family for 25 years; not allowed to study and forced into a marriage. She covertly takes up composing poems on scraps of paper. Eventually she escapes and lands up in the hands of a publisher. Salma becomes a celebrated Tamil poet, discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions...
The other names announced are: Unraveled (USA) by Marc H Simon, How to Survive a Plague (USA) by David France, The Russian Winter (USA) by Petter Ringbom and Her Master’s Voice (UK/USA) by Nina Conti.
Thirteen year old Salma, a Muslim girl in a South-Indian village, is locked up by her family for 25 years; not allowed to study and forced into a marriage. She covertly takes up composing poems on scraps of paper. Eventually she escapes and lands up in the hands of a publisher. Salma becomes a celebrated Tamil poet, discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions...
- 3/5/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
We at the Tribeca Film Festival always like to go that extra mile. As the Festival winds down, we introduce our new and exciting Day In The Life series, which goes beyond the screens and into the lives of Festival filmmakers. John Forte, the musician, star and executive producer of The Russian Winter, is the first to capture our eye. As much an inspirational concert tour as it is a personal journey of John Forte, The Russian Winter is about sharing the gift of music and learning from those around us. The fascinating documentary follows Forte and his band on a three-month tour in Moscow and beyond, where they collaborate with local musicians, perform for a host of unlikely audiences, and learn various ways to communicate with a foreign world. In this exclusive trailer, we follow the Grammy-nominated producer/singer/songwriter as he gathers the musicians and friends featured in...
- 4/28/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "The Russian Winter Premiere at Tribeca".Natasha Bedingfield attending "The Russian Winter" premiere during the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival -in New York City.Photo copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos. Sarah Ziff attending "The Russian Winter" premiere during the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival -in New York City.Photo copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos. Petra Nemcova attending "The Russian Winter" premiere during the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival -in New York City.Photo copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos. John Forte and Petra Nemcova attending "The Russian Winter" premiere during the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival -in New York City.Photo copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos. Sarah...
- 4/23/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
On Friday night, the inspirational documentary The Russian Winter had its world premiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. This event had Tff crowds buzzing and drew celebrities like Natasha Bedingfield, Petra Nemcova, Sara Ziff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ben Taylor and many more. Perhaps the biggest thrill on the red carpet was the appearance of many of the musicians featured in the film: in addition to Bedingfield, Russian artists Sunsay and Alina Orlova crossed continents to be at the premiere in support of John Forte and the film. The Russian Winter is a stirring music documentary to be sure, but in many ways it is just as much a road movie. The film follows former Fugees member John Forte from his early years growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, to the prestigious Philip Exeter Academy, which he attended on scholarship, to a prison cell in Texas following a drug arrest, and ...
- 4/22/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Spend your first Festival Friday checking out these free events and panels! Oh, and some more films, of course, including the invasion of The Goonies to the Tribeca Drive-In! (It's free, so bring the kiddoes.) Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper - Biography on Film 1:00 Pm: Barnes and Noble Union Square Price: Free Join us as Tff filmmakers Ramona S. Diaz (Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey), Petter Ringbom (The Russian Winter), Andreas Koefoed (Ballroom Dancer), and Daniel A. Miller (Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie), and more discuss the unique ways in which they explored the life of a real individual and shaped that person's story into a film. Moderated by Basil Tsiokos, documentary consultant and Sundance Film Festival programming associate. Tribeca Talks Industry: Film and Brands 2:30 Pm: Sva Theater Price: Free Join producer and director Brett Ratner, American Express' Vice President of Global Media, Sponsorship and Experiential Marketing Rich Lehrfeld,...
- 4/20/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Yesterday I posted a Preview of some of our most anticipated films at this year.s Tribeca Film Festival. Since there are a lot of other things going on besides movie screenings, I thought I.d share with you some of the coolest events also taking place as part of Tff. Unfortunately I will be unable to attend nearly all of these events but hopefully some of you will be able to check them out!
100 Years of Universal
In celebration of 100 years of Universal Pictures, join us for a conversation with iconic actors and directors Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal.s extraordinary history. Moderated by Film Editor for Deadline Hollywood Mike Fleming.
****This event will be streamed for Free at TribecaFilm.com today at 3 Pm! ***
Meet The Filmmakers At Apple
The SoHo and 14 St. Apple stores will...
100 Years of Universal
In celebration of 100 years of Universal Pictures, join us for a conversation with iconic actors and directors Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal.s extraordinary history. Moderated by Film Editor for Deadline Hollywood Mike Fleming.
****This event will be streamed for Free at TribecaFilm.com today at 3 Pm! ***
Meet The Filmmakers At Apple
The SoHo and 14 St. Apple stores will...
- 4/19/2012
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Zak Hilditch's Transmission The film lineup for the 2012 Tribeca Online Film Festival has been unveiled. Four world premiere feature selections from the Tribeca Film Festival, and five short films, three of which are world premieres, will be available during the online Festival at tribecaonline.com. Each film will have limited screening windows and capacity. Reservations begin on April 10 for American Express Cardmembers and April 16 for the general public. Online viewers will be able to vote for Best Feature Film ($10,000 prize) and Best Short Film ($5,000 prize). Winners will be announced at the Tribeca festival awards on April 26. Both Tribeca festivals run April 18-29. There will also be a "social voting competition": The feature and short that receive the most Facebook likes will each receive a separate $500 prize." Those winners will be announced on April 30. Below is the Tribeca Online Film Festival movies (synopses from the Toff press release): Babygirl,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Tribeca: As the subject and executive producer of The Russian Winter, how would you describe the film in your own words? John FortÉ: The Russian Winter documents our nine-week tour through Moscow, Russia and beyond. Our primary mission was not only to share our own music, but also to collaborate with Russian artists. We wanted to immerse ourselves in the culture and to learn how people on the other side of the world view their lives. We were privileged enough to be able to donate all the proceeds to local charities and other organizations, including The Happy Hearts Fund. We didn't just issue checks; we showed up and visited these orphanages and hospitals to share our music. Tribeca: How did The Russian Winter come to fruition? John FORTÉ: It originally started as a plan for a weekend trip, but Russia seemed like a long way to go for...
- 3/29/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Film Selections
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
- 3/8/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new big batch of films have been added to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival line-up, and while there aren't a lot of big premieres in the bunch, there's a lot to catch up with for those of you (and us) who didn't attend Tiff 2011, Sundance 2012, etc. etc.
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
- 3/8/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Tribeca 2012 Announces Final Line-Up Including ’2 Days,’ ‘Take This Waltz,’ ‘Sleepless Night’ & More
After an initial unveiling earlier this week, Tribeca Film Festival 2012 have announced the rest of their feature film line-up and it is a surprisingly strong one. We’ve got lots of great films that have premiered at previous fests.
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
- 3/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
HollywoodNews.com: The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
- 3/8/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Spotlight and Cinemania programs today, including Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary, Mansome, period drama Cheerful Weather for the Wedding with Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones (right), and Struck By Lightning, written by Glee’s Chris Colfer. “It was important that we head into Tribeca’s second decade highlighting projects that were attuned to the pulse of our cultural climate,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, in a release. “That said, both consciousness and levity play a prominent role in this year’s selection. We are also eager to introduce audiences to a group of...
- 3/8/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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