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21st Busan International Film Festival
The 21st Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 15, 2016 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Sol Kyung-gu and Han Hyo-joo. A total of 301 films from 69 countries were screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres. A new Vision-Director Award was given to two promising directors of newly produced independent films in the Korean Cinema Today-Vision section, who have shown the most outstanding production skills. The winner will get a cash prize reward of 5,000 USD sponsored by MEGABOX. Five major South Korean domestic filmmakers' groups, including the Producers' Guild of Korea and the Directors' Guild of Korea, have boycotted this year's festival over a bitter dispute with the municipal government of Busan since the screening in 2014 of a controversial documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster in spite of the opposition from Busan mayor and BIFF organizing committee Chairman Suh Byung-soo. Program O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Quiet Dream
''A Quiet Dream'' () is a 2016 South Korean drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu and starring Han Ye-ri alongside several Korean directors playing her potential suitors, including Park Jung-bum, Yoon Jong-bin and Yang Ik-june. It made its world premiere as the opening film of the 21st Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2016. Synopsis A story about a young woman Ye-ri (Han Ye-ri) who runs a bar and takes care of her unconscious paralyzed father, and three men (Yang Ik-june, Park Jung-bum, Yoon Jong-bin) who frequent the bar trying without much success to win her heart. This strange trio's interactions with Ye-ri offer funny moments and barbed quips galore, as the men compete feebly for the woman's attention. Cast * Han Ye-ri as Ye-ri * Yang Ik-june as Ik-june, a gang member * Park Jung-bum as Jung-bum, a North Korean defector * Yoon Jong-bin as Jong-bin, an epileptic man * Lee Joo-young as Joo-young * Lee Joon-dong as Ye-ri's father * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage (2016 Film)
is a Japanese suspense mystery drama film directed by Lee Sang-il, based on Shuichi Yoshida's mystery novel of the same name. It was released in Japan on September 17, 2016. Plot The movie has three separate stories that are connected through a murder that takes place at the beginning in a suburban neighborhood in Tokyo. A mysterious man, whose face we never see, brutally murders a married couple in their home and paints the word “rage” on the door their blood. Detectives Kunihisa Nanjō (Pierre Taki) and Sōsuke Kitami (Takahiro Miura) investigate the double homicide and discover that the perpetrator has gone through plastic surgery to escape the authorities. Then, we are shown the lives of three young men living in different parts of modern-Japan who might be the murderer. In Chiba, a reclusive newcomer Tashiro Tetsuya ( Matsuyama Kenichi) arrives in town and befriends Aiko ( Miyazaki Aoi), a problematic young woman who was working in a brothel for a few months. She had on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Yellow Bird
''A Yellow Bird'' is a 2016 Singaporean-French drama film directed and co-written by K. Rajagopal and starring Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Huang Lu, and Seema Biswas. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Siva (Sivakumar Palakrishnan) a Singaporean-Indian man is released after in prison for contraband smuggling. Unable to find forgiveness from his mother, he begins a quest to locate his ex-wife and daughter. Just as he finds solace and hope in the company of an illegal Chinese prostitute (Huang Lu), he is confronted with an unbearable truth about his family. How far he will go in order to redeem himself from guilt? Cast * Sivakumar Palakrishnan as Siva * Huang Lu * Seema Biswas Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), for which she won the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garin Nugroho
Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director. Biography Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually had seven children. As a child, he attended an Islamic elementary school, later attending Catholic secondary schools. His father owned a lending library and enjoyed writing, leading Nugroho to start writing from a young age; he later quit writing because he felt his father to be too critical. He also enjoyed exploring, and would bathe in the Code River fed by the cold lahar runoffs from Mount Merapi; he notes that the sulfur, which was brought to the river by the lava, was good for his skin. After graduating from Kolese Loyola high school in 1981, Nugroho went to Jakarta to study filmmaking at the Jakarta Institute of Arts (''Institut Kesenian Jakarta'', or IKJ), as well as law and politics at the University of Indonesia (UI). After stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the list of longest films, longest narrative films on record. Diaz is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Filipino filmmakers. Diaz started making films in the late 1990s. His first international exposure was at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 1999 with his directorial debut Serafin Geronimo: Kriminal ng Baryo Concepcion (The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion). The Hong Kong event went on to present his next two features: Naked Under the Moon in 2000 and Batang West Side in 2001. European film festivals only caught on with ''Norte, the End of History'' (2013), which was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and received much critical praise. Diaz's subsequent films have likewise received positive critical attenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lullaby To The Sorrowful Mystery
''A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery'' ( fil, Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis) is a 2016 historical fantasy drama film directed by Lav Diaz. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At the film festival, it won the Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear, 2nd Prize). The film was released on 26 March and was distributed by Star Cinema. Cast * John Lloyd Cruz as Isagani * Piolo Pascual as Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra * Hazel Orencio as Gregoria 'Oryang' De Jesus * Alessandra De Rossi as Ceasaria Belarmino * Susan Africa as Aling Hule * Joel Saracho as Mang Karyo * Bernardo Bernardo as Lalake / Tikbalang * Cherie Gil as Babae / Tikbalang * Angel Aquino as Androgynous / Tikbalang * Sid Lucero as Basilio * Ely Buendia as Musikero * Bart Guingona as Kapitan Heneral * Kuya Manzano as Padre Camorra * Menggie Cobarrubias as Padre Florentino * Ronnie Lazaro as Sebastian Caneo Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (, , ) is a Thai filmmaker and politician. In the 2019 Thai general election, Singular they, they were elected to the Thai parliament representing the Future Forward Party. Tanwarin is a kathoey, and became the first ever openly transgender member of parliament in House of Representatives (Thailand), Thailand's House of Representatives. Biography Tanwarin was born October 23, 1973 in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province. They graduated from Khon Kaen University. After working as an English language, English teacher, Tanwarin entered the entertainment industry as a writer and director. Removal from office In October 2020, the Constitutional Court of Thailand removed Tanwarin from power, finding them guilty of rules barring lawmakers from owning stock in media companies. Tanwarin's removal has been tied to a broader crackdown on 2020 Thai protests, Thailand's pro-democracy movement, with one commentator in the ''Bangkok Post'' writing that they were "unjustly re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmakeractress Aparna Sen, Sen Sharma appears primarily in arthouse independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema. She has also acted in mainstream films like ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' for which too she has received awards. Making her debut as a child artist in the film ''Indira'' (1983), Sharma debuted as an adult in the Bengali thriller '' Ek Je Aachhe Kanya'' (2000). She first gained attention with the English-language film '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' (2002), which was directed by her mother, and received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. Her appearance in the drama ''Page 3'' (2005) got her wider recognition, and she has since starred in a number of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Death In The Gunj
''A Death In The Gunj'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Konkona Sen Sharma. The film features an ensemble cast of Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh and Ranvir Shorey. Produced by Ashish Bhatnagar, Vijay Kumar Swami, Raagii Bhatnagar, Abhishek Chaubey, and Honey Trehan under the banners of Studioz IDrream and MacGuffin Pictures, it is Sen Sharma's directorial debut feature. Principal photography began in February 2016 and was completed in March 2016 after a six-week shoot in McCluskieganj, Jharkhand. The film released on 2 June 2017 and received eight nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) for Massey, Best Supporting Actress for Tillotama Shome and won Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director for Konkona Sen Sharma. Plot In McCluskieganj, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) an old Anglo-Indian town in 1979, two men, Nandu and Brian, stare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include ''Kandahar''; his latest documentary is '' The Gardener'' and latest feature '' The President''. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented at international film festivals in the past ten years. The director belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. ''Time'' selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film ''Kandahar'' as one of the top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice Film Festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Life Makhmalbaf was born in Tehran on May 29, 1957. At the age of 15, he became involved in a milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Tabrizi
Kamal Tabrizi ( fa, کمال تبریزی, born 28 October 1959) is an Iranian film director. He was born in Tehran, with his parents having moved there from Tabriz. A newly released picture shows that he was as a photographer and reporter among the 1979 hostage takers at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Kamal Tabrizi graduated from Tehran University of Art at Faculty of Cinema and Theater. Biography After graduating from Cinema & TV from Art University in Tehran;He went to the war front of Iran-Iraq war (1981~1989) as a director and photographer and has made his first documentary on war ''Martyrs'' which won the best documentary award in Tashkent Film Festival. He taught Cinema and direction in Young Cinema Society and Film making Educational Center for some years and arranged many workshops on cinema. He made his first feature film ''Passage'' in 1988. Since then he has made more than 18 feature films, including two co-productions with Japan ("Wind Carpet" (2001) which was the bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nontawat Numbenchapol
Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thai : นนทวัฒน์ นำเบญจพล; born May 2, 1983) is a Thai documentary film director and cinematographer. After graduating from the Visual Communication Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, Rangsit University, Numbenchapol has pursued his career as a filmmaker. His notable works include ''Boundary (ฟ้าต่ำแผ่นดินสูง)'' and ''By the River (สายน้ำติดเชื้อ).'' Filmography ''Boundary (ฟ้าต่ำแผ่นดินสูง : Fahtum Pandinsoong)'' In 2013, after ''Numbenchapol'''s debut documentary Feature film, feature ''Boundary (ฟ้าต่ำแผ่นดินสูง)'' that examines the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia was premiered at 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, it had been banned by Thai ministry of culture as "a treat to national security and international relations" despite the fact that rating system has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
