Cartel Land, revisits similar territory with IFC's City of Ghosts, which follows a group of citizen journalists fighting Isis in Raqqa, Syria, before the recent liberation. New Century's Nowhere to Hide is director Zaradasht Ahmed's grim look at life in Central Iraq's triangle of death. And internationally renowned artist-activist Ai Weiwei's Human Flow, a Magnolia release, presents a close-up look at life in refugee camps spanning more than 20 countries.
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- 11/9/2017
- by Jordan Riefe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canadian dates have been announced for the North American release of Zaradasht Ahmed's documentary Nowhere to Hide. The award winning documentary will open here in Toronto and in Vancouver on June 30th. We have included the trailer below. Canadian Theatrical Locations: Friday, June 30 at Vancity Theatre- Vancouver BC Friday, June 30 at Carlton Cinema- Toronto On Friday, June 30 at Kingsway Theatre- Toronto On Nowhere to Hide follows male nurse Nori Sharif through five years of dramatic change, providing unique access into one of the world’s most dangerous and inaccessible areas – the “triangle of death” in central Iraq. Initially filming stories of survivors and the hope of a better future as American and Coalition troops retreat from Iraq in 2011, conflicts...
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- 6/13/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Open up any newspaper on any given day, and each headline will be best described as “here’s another way in which we live in divisive times.” Be it something as global as the rise of jingoism under the guise of “populism” or as specific as the fact that people in Flint, Michigan are still without clean drinking water, human rights are being challenged across the globe on a daily basis. And if politicians won’t speak for those without voices, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is here to show that filmmakers will pick up the slack.
Back once again for its 2017 series (its 28th year), The Hrwff 2017 begins on June 9 and will run until the 18th, and includes 21 feature documentaries and panel discussions that hope to shine a light on atrocities taking place in countries across the planet.
Opening this year’s festival is Zaradasht Ahmed’s Nowhere To Hide.
Back once again for its 2017 series (its 28th year), The Hrwff 2017 begins on June 9 and will run until the 18th, and includes 21 feature documentaries and panel discussions that hope to shine a light on atrocities taking place in countries across the planet.
Opening this year’s festival is Zaradasht Ahmed’s Nowhere To Hide.
- 6/9/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Danish doc examines Chinese-inflated property boom.
Danish project Dream Empire won the top prize at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday (12 March).
Director David Borenstein’s film about the inflated economic and real estate boom in China won the Golden Alexander award and a 5,000 Euros prize.
Produced by House of Real, the film is sold by Gunpowder and Sky Distribution (Us).
The Special Jury award and 2000 Euros went to the Indian, German, Finnish co-production Machines by Rahul Jain.
The film examines a huge giant textile factory in India and the human cost of mass production in a globalised world.
Produced by the director’s Jan Pictures, Pallas Film and IV Films and sold by Autlook Film Sales (Germany), the film was also the recipient of the Fipresci award.
A Special Mention went to the Greek, Belgian. Austrian co-production Shingal, Where Are You where director Angelos Rallis told the story of Yezidi refugees fleeing the Isis...
Danish project Dream Empire won the top prize at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday (12 March).
Director David Borenstein’s film about the inflated economic and real estate boom in China won the Golden Alexander award and a 5,000 Euros prize.
Produced by House of Real, the film is sold by Gunpowder and Sky Distribution (Us).
The Special Jury award and 2000 Euros went to the Indian, German, Finnish co-production Machines by Rahul Jain.
The film examines a huge giant textile factory in India and the human cost of mass production in a globalised world.
Produced by the director’s Jan Pictures, Pallas Film and IV Films and sold by Autlook Film Sales (Germany), the film was also the recipient of the Fipresci award.
A Special Mention went to the Greek, Belgian. Austrian co-production Shingal, Where Are You where director Angelos Rallis told the story of Yezidi refugees fleeing the Isis...
- 3/13/2017
- by alexisgrivas@yahoo.com (Alexis Grivas)
- ScreenDaily
I Am Not Your Negro The line-up for the 2017 Human Rights Watch Film Festival has been announced. The festival will run from March 6 to 17, featuring 16 award-winning international documentary feature films that grapple with the challenges of defending human rights around the world today. Audiences will also have an opportunity to watch selected festival titles online via Mubi.
The festival will open with Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated I Am Not Your Negro and close with Zaradasht Ahmed's Nowhere To Hide.
Festival creative director John Biaggi said: “In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, it’s more urgent than ever for the programme to highlight individuals and groups exhibiting courageous resilience in challenging times.
“Whether it’s Chinese migrant workers, a teenager from Hong Kong, internet sleuths, the indigenous Mayan population in Guatemala, elderly women revealing historic sexual exploitation, a female squash player from Pakistan or ‘the Egyptian.
The festival will open with Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated I Am Not Your Negro and close with Zaradasht Ahmed's Nowhere To Hide.
Festival creative director John Biaggi said: “In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, it’s more urgent than ever for the programme to highlight individuals and groups exhibiting courageous resilience in challenging times.
“Whether it’s Chinese migrant workers, a teenager from Hong Kong, internet sleuths, the indigenous Mayan population in Guatemala, elderly women revealing historic sexual exploitation, a female squash player from Pakistan or ‘the Egyptian.
- 2/3/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
World premieres include Fanny Ardant’s Stalin’s Couch [pictured], Elisabeth E. Schuch’s The Book Of Birdie, Erlingur Ottar Thoroddsen’s Rift, and Manuel Concha’s Blind Alley.
Goteborg Film Festival has announced its programme of nearly 450 films from 84 countries to screen during the festival’s 40th anniversary edition (Jan 27-Feb 6).
As reported earlier, the festival will kick off with Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland.
The eight films (all world premieres) competing for the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film – with a prize of $110,500 (Sek 1m) — are as follows:
Tom Of Finland by Dome Karukoski (Finland/Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Us)Beyond Dreams by Rojda Sekersöz (Sweden)The Ex-wife by Katja Wik (Sweden)Heartstone by Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (Iceland/Denmark)Sámi Blood by Amanda Kernell (Sweden/Denmark/Norway)Little Wing bySelma Vilhunen (Finland)The Man by Charlotte Sieling (Denmark)Handle With Care by Arild Andresen (Norway)
The Nordic documentary competition includes:
Citizen Schein by Maud Nycander, [link...
Goteborg Film Festival has announced its programme of nearly 450 films from 84 countries to screen during the festival’s 40th anniversary edition (Jan 27-Feb 6).
As reported earlier, the festival will kick off with Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland.
The eight films (all world premieres) competing for the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film – with a prize of $110,500 (Sek 1m) — are as follows:
Tom Of Finland by Dome Karukoski (Finland/Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Us)Beyond Dreams by Rojda Sekersöz (Sweden)The Ex-wife by Katja Wik (Sweden)Heartstone by Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (Iceland/Denmark)Sámi Blood by Amanda Kernell (Sweden/Denmark/Norway)Little Wing bySelma Vilhunen (Finland)The Man by Charlotte Sieling (Denmark)Handle With Care by Arild Andresen (Norway)
The Nordic documentary competition includes:
Citizen Schein by Maud Nycander, [link...
- 1/11/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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