At 5’2, Mickey Rooney may have been small in stature, but he had a huge personality and was one of the biggest stars in the heyday of the Golden Era of Hollywood. He had one of the longest careers of any entertainer, with a body of work that spans nine decades in the industry, including vaudeville, films, television, radio and the stage.
Rooney was born Joe Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, so his fans around the world are celebrating his 100th birthday! At 17 months old, he made his stage debut in his parent’s vaudeville act, and made his motion picture debut in 1926. In 1927, he starred in the first of several short films in the “Mickey Maguire” series, and adopted the stage name “Mickey Rooney.” He made 78 of these comedies, and also received great notices in films such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1935). Then in 1937, he made the...
Rooney was born Joe Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, so his fans around the world are celebrating his 100th birthday! At 17 months old, he made his stage debut in his parent’s vaudeville act, and made his motion picture debut in 1926. In 1927, he starred in the first of several short films in the “Mickey Maguire” series, and adopted the stage name “Mickey Rooney.” He made 78 of these comedies, and also received great notices in films such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1935). Then in 1937, he made the...
- 9/23/2020
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kirstie Alley has signed on to star in A Family Affair, an indie film written and directed by Tim Bartell. The plot follows a professional photographer Robert, in a midlife crisis with a young wife, who falls for his tough-love mother-in-law, the actress Olivia, (Alley). Both are beset by life: Robert with an ailing mother of his own and Olivia with her distant daughter. The pair find an unusual mix of guilt, solace, and laughter in a secret affair. Eventually, they must choose which means more to them: their desire to make things right with his wife and her daughter, or their love for each other. Bartell and Jeff Solema of Go East Media are producing the project with an eye to begin production in April 2020 in Los Angeles. Alley, who most recently guest-starred on ABC’s The Goldbergs, is repped by Buchwald and Untitled Entertainment.
- 11/28/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The one and only new girl in town, Tony Award winner Linda Lavin, joins Rob and Kevin for a phone chat that discusses not only her appearances in A Family Affair, It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman, Broadway Bound, and Last of the Red Hot Lovers, but what inspires her as an artist, what it was like making the rounds during her formative years, and how she like to collaborate with directors and writers.
- 1/28/2019
- by Behind the Curtain
- BroadwayWorld.com
Serena Williams is back!
The 36-year-old tennis champion returned to the court over the weekend, marking her first public tennis appearance since welcoming her 3-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, and marrying Alexis Ohanian.
She and sister Venus Williams took part in a few rounds of their favorite sport as they hosted “A Family Affair, Presented by Oath” at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C. to raise money for their Compton-based Yetunde Price Resource Center.
The sisters launched the center in 2016 and named it after their eldest sister, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003. The charity...
The 36-year-old tennis champion returned to the court over the weekend, marking her first public tennis appearance since welcoming her 3-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, and marrying Alexis Ohanian.
She and sister Venus Williams took part in a few rounds of their favorite sport as they hosted “A Family Affair, Presented by Oath” at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C. to raise money for their Compton-based Yetunde Price Resource Center.
The sisters launched the center in 2016 and named it after their eldest sister, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003. The charity...
- 12/5/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Armie Hammer's latest film, Call Me By Your Name, is unlike anything the actor has done in the past, which he admits in Out Magazine's November issue scared him at first.
In the film, which is already generating Oscar buzz, the 31-year-old actor portrays Oliver, a graduate student who sparks a romantic relationship with Eli, a 17-year-old boy who lives at the cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera where Oliver is staying.
In the interview released on Wednesday, Hammer admits he initially demurred accepting the offer, telling the publication, "It seemed so subtle, so personal, and so real that I didn’t know if I could do that as an actor."
Photo: Nino Muñoz for Out Magazine
Exclusive: It's A Family Affair! Armie Hammer's Brings His Adorable Kids to 'Cars 3' Premiere
"I didn’t know if I had it in me to give such a tender performance. It scared...
In the film, which is already generating Oscar buzz, the 31-year-old actor portrays Oliver, a graduate student who sparks a romantic relationship with Eli, a 17-year-old boy who lives at the cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera where Oliver is staying.
In the interview released on Wednesday, Hammer admits he initially demurred accepting the offer, telling the publication, "It seemed so subtle, so personal, and so real that I didn’t know if I could do that as an actor."
Photo: Nino Muñoz for Out Magazine
Exclusive: It's A Family Affair! Armie Hammer's Brings His Adorable Kids to 'Cars 3' Premiere
"I didn’t know if I had it in me to give such a tender performance. It scared...
- 10/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Children, divers, icthyologists and stoners alike will find plenty to float their boats in Wonders of the Sea 3D, a somewhat unlikely collision of two truly world-renowned names: Jacques Cousteau and Arnold Schwarzenegger. A family affair for several descendants of legendary explorer and Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Cousteau, completed near-exactly two decades after his death, it is co-produced, enthusiastically introduced and co-narrated by California's most famous former governor, a landlubber not previously noted for marine escapades.
A feast for the eyes but something of a trial for the ears, the film is simultaneously cutting edge in its...
A feast for the eyes but something of a trial for the ears, the film is simultaneously cutting edge in its...
- 9/30/2017
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By now, it’s a well-established fact that Ava Phillippe is the spitting image of her mother Reese Witherspoon. In fact, the genetics run so strong in that family it can sometimes be difficult to tell which one is which. But this pair aren’t just blessed with good looks, they’re also blessed with great style. Something that becomes abundantly clear if you’ve ever seen Reese grace the red carpet or Ava attending any number of Chanel events, but also if you’ve ever seen the super cute, southern-tinged designs the actress creates for her own brand Draper James.
- 6/7/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Star Wars has been a worldwide phenomenon since it debuted in 1977. The franchise is widely credited with launching the age of the modern blockbuster and is directly responsible for the many cinematic universes we see in film today. Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012 breathed new life into the franchise after a disappointing prequel trilogy, and fans are excited to see what the future holds. But what does it mean to be a Star Wars fan? We came up with a few things most Star Wars fans do.
The Lightsaber
Every huge Star Wars fan has one. It may just be the one their mom bought them at Wal-mart when they were a kid or it may be a fancy Force FX replica. Either way, they own one and have at least considered wearing it in public. They battle with their friends, making the iconic humming and clashing noises as they fight.
The Lightsaber
Every huge Star Wars fan has one. It may just be the one their mom bought them at Wal-mart when they were a kid or it may be a fancy Force FX replica. Either way, they own one and have at least considered wearing it in public. They battle with their friends, making the iconic humming and clashing noises as they fight.
- 11/17/2016
- by GeekTyrant
- GeekTyrant
Doc festival opens in Amsterdam; Dogwoof, Autlook ready new titles.
Europe’s biggest and longest established doc festival, Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) launched its 29th edition last night (November 16) with a screening of Guido Hendrikx’s refugee-themed Stranger in Paradise, in the Carré Theatre, one of Amsterdam’s biggest venues, in the presence of the Dutch culture minister, Jet Bussemaker.
This will be the final festival under the creative control of co-founder Ally Derks, who will be stepping down officially at the 30th anniversary edition of Idfa next year. Derks will shortly be starting a fellowship at ‘Robert Bosch Stiftung’ in Berlin. Barbara Visser will take over her duties as interim artistic director.
“I’m very proud to be standing here in this beautiful Carré Theater. It’s the 29th Idfa, my last, and how amazing to have the opening in such a huge place. Who could have even imagined this 29 years ago? I remember...
Europe’s biggest and longest established doc festival, Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) launched its 29th edition last night (November 16) with a screening of Guido Hendrikx’s refugee-themed Stranger in Paradise, in the Carré Theatre, one of Amsterdam’s biggest venues, in the presence of the Dutch culture minister, Jet Bussemaker.
This will be the final festival under the creative control of co-founder Ally Derks, who will be stepping down officially at the 30th anniversary edition of Idfa next year. Derks will shortly be starting a fellowship at ‘Robert Bosch Stiftung’ in Berlin. Barbara Visser will take over her duties as interim artistic director.
“I’m very proud to be standing here in this beautiful Carré Theater. It’s the 29th Idfa, my last, and how amazing to have the opening in such a huge place. Who could have even imagined this 29 years ago? I remember...
- 11/17/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Doc festival opens in Amsterdam; Dogwoof, Autlook ready new titles.
Europe’s biggest and longest established doc festival, Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) launched its 29th edition last night (November 16) with a screening of Guido Hendrikx’s refugee-themed Stranger in Paradise, in the Carré Theatre, one of Amsterdam’s biggest venues, in the presence of the Dutch culture minister, Jet Bussemaker.
This will be the final festival under the creative control of co-founder Ally Derks, who will be stepping down officially at the 30th anniversary edition of Idfa next year. Derks will shortly be starting a fellowship at ‘Robert Bosch Stiftung’ in Berlin. Barbara Visser will take over her duties as interim artistic director.
“I’m very proud to be standing here in this beautiful Carré Theater. It’s the 29th Idfa, my last, and how amazing to have the opening in such a huge place. Who could have even imagined this 29 years ago? I remember...
Europe’s biggest and longest established doc festival, Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) launched its 29th edition last night (November 16) with a screening of Guido Hendrikx’s refugee-themed Stranger in Paradise, in the Carré Theatre, one of Amsterdam’s biggest venues, in the presence of the Dutch culture minister, Jet Bussemaker.
This will be the final festival under the creative control of co-founder Ally Derks, who will be stepping down officially at the 30th anniversary edition of Idfa next year. Derks will shortly be starting a fellowship at ‘Robert Bosch Stiftung’ in Berlin. Barbara Visser will take over her duties as interim artistic director.
“I’m very proud to be standing here in this beautiful Carré Theater. It’s the 29th Idfa, my last, and how amazing to have the opening in such a huge place. Who could have even imagined this 29 years ago? I remember...
- 11/17/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
The nominations for the 29th European Film Awards were announced this Saturday in Seville. Four films which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival are included in the race for Best European Film, including the Palme d’Or winner “I, Daniel Blake” and Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle.”
Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” leads the pack with six nominations including Best Film and Best Director. Among the Best Actress and Actor nominees this year are Isabelle Huppert for her critically acclaimed role in “Elle” and Hugh Grant for his charming performance in “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
Read More: British Independent Film Award Nominations: ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Leads with 7
The Efa, in collaboration with the European Film Academy and Efa Productions, honor the greatest achievements in European cinema.
The 2016 European Film Awards will take place on December 10 in Wroclaw, Poland.
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Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” leads the pack with six nominations including Best Film and Best Director. Among the Best Actress and Actor nominees this year are Isabelle Huppert for her critically acclaimed role in “Elle” and Hugh Grant for his charming performance in “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
Read More: British Independent Film Award Nominations: ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Leads with 7
The Efa, in collaboration with the European Film Academy and Efa Productions, honor the greatest achievements in European cinema.
The 2016 European Film Awards will take place on December 10 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Read More: 2016 Ida Documentary Awards Nominations Include ‘13th,’ ‘The White Helmets’ and ‘Fire At...
- 11/5/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Maren Ade’s comedy received five nominations, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake received four.
A quartet of films that premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival dominate this year’s European Film Academy Awards nominations, which were revealed this morning at the Seville European Film Festival.
Acclaimed Germany comedy Toni Erdmann was nominated for five prizes: best film, best director, best screenplay, best actress and actor.
Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake scored four nominations, including best film, best director for Ken Loach, best screenplay for Paul Laverty and best actor for Dave Johns.
Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta received three nominations (best film, best director and best actress for Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte jointly) as did Paul Verhoeven’s Elle (best film, best director and best actress for Isabelle Huppert).
More than 3000 Efa members will now vote for the winners.
The awards will be handed out at the 29th annual ceremony in Wroclaw (Poland...
A quartet of films that premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival dominate this year’s European Film Academy Awards nominations, which were revealed this morning at the Seville European Film Festival.
Acclaimed Germany comedy Toni Erdmann was nominated for five prizes: best film, best director, best screenplay, best actress and actor.
Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake scored four nominations, including best film, best director for Ken Loach, best screenplay for Paul Laverty and best actor for Dave Johns.
Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta received three nominations (best film, best director and best actress for Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte jointly) as did Paul Verhoeven’s Elle (best film, best director and best actress for Isabelle Huppert).
More than 3000 Efa members will now vote for the winners.
The awards will be handed out at the 29th annual ceremony in Wroclaw (Poland...
- 11/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
A total of 145 feature documentaries were submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 89th Academy Awards.
Out of those films the members of the Academy’s documentary branch will select a shortlist of 15 features that will be announced in December, and the five nominations will be announced on January 24.
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Among the titles included in the list are Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” the Sundance Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner “Weiner” by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, Raoul Peck’s Toronto Film Festival Audience Award winner “I Am Not Your Negro,” the visually stunning “Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience” by Terrence Malik and Otto Bell’s “The Eagle Huntress.”
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This year Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees’ film “Amy” about British singer Amy Winehouse...
Out of those films the members of the Academy’s documentary branch will select a shortlist of 15 features that will be announced in December, and the five nominations will be announced on January 24.
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Among the titles included in the list are Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” the Sundance Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner “Weiner” by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, Raoul Peck’s Toronto Film Festival Audience Award winner “I Am Not Your Negro,” the visually stunning “Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience” by Terrence Malik and Otto Bell’s “The Eagle Huntress.”
Read More: Oscars 2017: 10 Documentary Shorts Vie for Nominations
This year Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees’ film “Amy” about British singer Amy Winehouse...
- 10/29/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
A Family Affair
The Scottish Mental Health Arts And Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for 2016 has been awarded to A Family Affair, it was revealed today. Director Richard Warden described the film, which chronicles one man's attempts to make sense of his family's past, as "deeply sensitive" and "one of most accomplished documentaries I've ever seen."
"I am extremely honoured: it means so much to me that the film doesn't only resonate with me but it resonates with, well, in fact, total strangers - with other people who might have similar experiences or similar stories," said director Tom Fassaert, who is looking forward to visiting Scotland to attend the festival.
The prize for best feature in the drama category went to Czech film David, which explores a troubled young man's attempt to become independent of his parents. Families were also a theme in Lima, which won Best Animation, and crISIS,...
The Scottish Mental Health Arts And Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for 2016 has been awarded to A Family Affair, it was revealed today. Director Richard Warden described the film, which chronicles one man's attempts to make sense of his family's past, as "deeply sensitive" and "one of most accomplished documentaries I've ever seen."
"I am extremely honoured: it means so much to me that the film doesn't only resonate with me but it resonates with, well, in fact, total strangers - with other people who might have similar experiences or similar stories," said director Tom Fassaert, who is looking forward to visiting Scotland to attend the festival.
The prize for best feature in the drama category went to Czech film David, which explores a troubled young man's attempt to become independent of his parents. Families were also a theme in Lima, which won Best Animation, and crISIS,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Titles include Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea.Scroll down for full list
The European Film Academy has unveiled the 15 documentaries that have been recommended for nomination for this year’s European Film Awards.
The selection includes Fire At Sea, Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary about the refugee crisis that won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
Other titles include Tom Fassaert’s A Family Affair, which opened Idfa last Nov; Pieter-Jan De Pue’s The Land Of The Enlightened, which won a cinematography award at Sundance in January; and The Event, from Palme d’Or nominated director Sergei Loznitsa.
Efa Members will now vote for five documentary nominations ahead of an awards ceremony on Dec 10 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Ten documentary festivals each put forward one film, which received its world premiere at the respective festival’s latest edition. The festivals included Idfa (Netherlands), Cph:dox (Denmark), Visions du Réel (Switzerland), DokLeipzig (Germany), Docslisboa...
The European Film Academy has unveiled the 15 documentaries that have been recommended for nomination for this year’s European Film Awards.
The selection includes Fire At Sea, Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary about the refugee crisis that won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
Other titles include Tom Fassaert’s A Family Affair, which opened Idfa last Nov; Pieter-Jan De Pue’s The Land Of The Enlightened, which won a cinematography award at Sundance in January; and The Event, from Palme d’Or nominated director Sergei Loznitsa.
Efa Members will now vote for five documentary nominations ahead of an awards ceremony on Dec 10 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Ten documentary festivals each put forward one film, which received its world premiere at the respective festival’s latest edition. The festivals included Idfa (Netherlands), Cph:dox (Denmark), Visions du Réel (Switzerland), DokLeipzig (Germany), Docslisboa...
- 8/16/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Festival also confirms Michael Moore set to compile next year’s ‘Top 10’.
At a packed ceremony in Amsterdam last night, the 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) announced its prizes.
In previous years, the Idfa award ceremony was held during the festival’s final weekend but the event was brought forward to Wednesday night so that more industry delegates and filmmakers could attend.
Among the main prizes, Jerzy Sladkowski’s Don Juan won the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Ukrainian Sheriffs by Roman Bondarchuk won the Idfa Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary.
The prize for the best Dutch documentary went to Ester Gould for A Strange Love Affair With Ego.
The festival’s opening film A Family Affair by Tom Fassaert was awarded the Idfa Special Jury Award for Dutch Documentary.
Attendance / Michael Moore
Festival organisers expressed their happiness at ticket sales. Attendances fell sharply at the beginning of the festival as a direct...
At a packed ceremony in Amsterdam last night, the 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) announced its prizes.
In previous years, the Idfa award ceremony was held during the festival’s final weekend but the event was brought forward to Wednesday night so that more industry delegates and filmmakers could attend.
Among the main prizes, Jerzy Sladkowski’s Don Juan won the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Ukrainian Sheriffs by Roman Bondarchuk won the Idfa Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary.
The prize for the best Dutch documentary went to Ester Gould for A Strange Love Affair With Ego.
The festival’s opening film A Family Affair by Tom Fassaert was awarded the Idfa Special Jury Award for Dutch Documentary.
Attendance / Michael Moore
Festival organisers expressed their happiness at ticket sales. Attendances fell sharply at the beginning of the festival as a direct...
- 11/26/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Austrian filmmaker’s new documentary to be ready in time for Cannes.
Details have emerged during International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) of the Ulrich Seidl’s latest project, a new feature doc titled Auf Safari about trophy hunting in Africa
The film has already been shot and is expected to be completed in time for Cannes next May.
Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær of Danish Documentary Production has boarded the project as co-producer.
“He (Seidl) is following trophy hunters in Africa. But Ulrich Seidl is always Ulrich Seidl so he is doing it a bit more profoundly,” said Dyekjær.
Seidl has been shooting the project for many years but is now ready to finalise it and is completing the sound in Denmark with Mainstream, the company regularly used by Lars Von Trier.
There has been intense interest in (and condemnation of) big game hunters since a Minnesota dentist shot dead a much loved lion on a safari trip in...
Details have emerged during International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) of the Ulrich Seidl’s latest project, a new feature doc titled Auf Safari about trophy hunting in Africa
The film has already been shot and is expected to be completed in time for Cannes next May.
Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær of Danish Documentary Production has boarded the project as co-producer.
“He (Seidl) is following trophy hunters in Africa. But Ulrich Seidl is always Ulrich Seidl so he is doing it a bit more profoundly,” said Dyekjær.
Seidl has been shooting the project for many years but is now ready to finalise it and is completing the sound in Denmark with Mainstream, the company regularly used by Lars Von Trier.
There has been intense interest in (and condemnation of) big game hunters since a Minnesota dentist shot dead a much loved lion on a safari trip in...
- 11/23/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
All screenings cancelled of a film following the frontman of Eagles Of Death Metal, who were on stage at the Bataclan.
The aftershock from last Friday’s Paris terror attacks have been felt at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), whose latest edition opened on Wednesday night with the world premiere of Dutch director Tom Fassaert’s intimate feature doc, A Family Affair.
On Thursday, it was confirmed that all screenings of The Redemption Of The Devil, Alex Hoffman’s film following Jesse ‘the Devil’ Hughes, frontman of Eagles of Death Metal, were to be cancelled.
Eagles Of Death Metal were performing at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris last Friday night when the venue was attacked by gunmen, who killed 89 people.
A statement said: “We regret to say the documentary The Redemption of the Devil has been cancelled. More information on refunds to follow.”
More than 300 films
The cancellation has done little to dampen spirits at what is...
The aftershock from last Friday’s Paris terror attacks have been felt at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa), whose latest edition opened on Wednesday night with the world premiere of Dutch director Tom Fassaert’s intimate feature doc, A Family Affair.
On Thursday, it was confirmed that all screenings of The Redemption Of The Devil, Alex Hoffman’s film following Jesse ‘the Devil’ Hughes, frontman of Eagles of Death Metal, were to be cancelled.
Eagles Of Death Metal were performing at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris last Friday night when the venue was attacked by gunmen, who killed 89 people.
A statement said: “We regret to say the documentary The Redemption of the Devil has been cancelled. More information on refunds to follow.”
More than 300 films
The cancellation has done little to dampen spirits at what is...
- 11/20/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
George Gittoes. Snow Monkey and Bill Guttentag and Michael Ware.s Only the Dead will screen at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa).
Filmed in Afghanistan in 2014 when foreign forces leave and an internal power struggle begins, Snow Monkey will screen in official competition at the festival which runs November 18-29.
Produced by Lizzette Atkins and Gittoes, the final film in his What the World Needs Now! trilogy premiered at Miff this year and followed the lives of those living in the Yellow House at Jalalabad, a collective of artists, film makers and social revolutionaries as they again face the threat of a Taliban-ruled society. It was funded through Screen Australia's Signature Documentary program.
Only the Dead, which follows Ware, an Australian journalist for CNN and Time Magazine as he journeys through the deepest recesses of the Iraq War, will unspool in the Best of Fests section. Patrick McDonald produced with Ware.
Filmed in Afghanistan in 2014 when foreign forces leave and an internal power struggle begins, Snow Monkey will screen in official competition at the festival which runs November 18-29.
Produced by Lizzette Atkins and Gittoes, the final film in his What the World Needs Now! trilogy premiered at Miff this year and followed the lives of those living in the Yellow House at Jalalabad, a collective of artists, film makers and social revolutionaries as they again face the threat of a Taliban-ruled society. It was funded through Screen Australia's Signature Documentary program.
Only the Dead, which follows Ware, an Australian journalist for CNN and Time Magazine as he journeys through the deepest recesses of the Iraq War, will unspool in the Best of Fests section. Patrick McDonald produced with Ware.
- 10/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
George Gittoes’s Snow Monkey (pictured) and Nick Read’s Bolshoi Babylon among the 15 titles in competition.
The 28th Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) has unveiled its line-up, including its main competition.
The festival, which runs Nov 18-29, will comprise 319 titles (from 3,425 submissions), 78 of which receive their world premieres at Idfa. A total of 50 Dutch productions are included in the program, spread across the various strands.
A total of 15 films will compete in the Idfa Competition for Feature-Length Documentary, including Tom Fassaert’s A Family Affair, which opens the festival on Nov 18.
The jury, made up of Laurent Bécue-Renard (France), Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad), Hanna Polak (Poland), Jonathan Rosenbaum (USA) and Barbara Visser (the Netherlands) will present the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, a cash prize of €12,500 ($14,000) and the Idfa Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary worth €2,500 ($2,800).
The titles include (synopses provided by Idfa):
Bolshoi Babylon by Nick Read (Russia / UK)
A revealing...
The 28th Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) has unveiled its line-up, including its main competition.
The festival, which runs Nov 18-29, will comprise 319 titles (from 3,425 submissions), 78 of which receive their world premieres at Idfa. A total of 50 Dutch productions are included in the program, spread across the various strands.
A total of 15 films will compete in the Idfa Competition for Feature-Length Documentary, including Tom Fassaert’s A Family Affair, which opens the festival on Nov 18.
The jury, made up of Laurent Bécue-Renard (France), Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad), Hanna Polak (Poland), Jonathan Rosenbaum (USA) and Barbara Visser (the Netherlands) will present the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, a cash prize of €12,500 ($14,000) and the Idfa Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary worth €2,500 ($2,800).
The titles include (synopses provided by Idfa):
Bolshoi Babylon by Nick Read (Russia / UK)
A revealing...
- 10/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Documentary festival to open with the new film from the director of An Angel In Doel.
The 28th Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is to open on Nov 18 with A Family Affair by Dutch director Tom Fassaert.
It marks Fassaert’s first feature since An Angel in Doel, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2011, where it was awarded an special mention.
In A Family Affair, Fassaert explores the history of his own family and centres on his 95-year-old old grandmother Marianne - a model in the 1950s who put her two sons into a children’s home before emigrating to South Africa, away from the rest of her family.
When Fassaert’s father and Marianne become embroiled in conflict, the director travels to South Africa on his grandmother’s request to help her with her will - and get to the bottom of the enduring myths and legends surrounding her.
The film, produced...
The 28th Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is to open on Nov 18 with A Family Affair by Dutch director Tom Fassaert.
It marks Fassaert’s first feature since An Angel in Doel, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2011, where it was awarded an special mention.
In A Family Affair, Fassaert explores the history of his own family and centres on his 95-year-old old grandmother Marianne - a model in the 1950s who put her two sons into a children’s home before emigrating to South Africa, away from the rest of her family.
When Fassaert’s father and Marianne become embroiled in conflict, the director travels to South Africa on his grandmother’s request to help her with her will - and get to the bottom of the enduring myths and legends surrounding her.
The film, produced...
- 9/22/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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