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50th Telluride Film Festival
The 50th Telluride Film Festival took place between August 31 and September 4, 2023, in Telluride, Colorado. Marking the fiftieth edition of the festival, Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Curtis, Ethan Hawke, Rachel Kushner, Steve McQueen, and Mira Nair, all of them past guests, were invited to return as Guest Directors. The poster for Telluride Film Festival's fiftieth anniversary, designed by Luke Dorman, was released in July 2023. Dorman is the Principal Graphic Designer at Meow Wolf. The event's programs was revealed one day before its start, as customary, though it is entirely possible to predict some of the event's titles based on the films' premiere status shared by other festivals, such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. The marketing material for Andrew Haigh's ''All of Us Strangers'' also shared it's place on the selection a few days before officially confirmed by the festival's line-up. Filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, Alice Rohrwacher and Wim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telluride, Colorado
Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875, and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed. The town was founded in 1878 as "Columbia", but due to confusion with a California town of the same name, was renamed Telluride in 1887 for the gold telluride minerals found in other parts of Colorado. These telluride minerals were never found near Telluride, but the area's mines for some years provided zinc, lead, copper, silver, and other gold ores. Telluride sits in a box canyon. Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it, with Bridal Veil Falls situated at the canyon's head. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. A free gondola connects the town with its companion town, Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, located in Downtown Toronto. TIFF's mission is "to transform the way people see the world through film". Year-round, the TIFF Bell Lightbox offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support, and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. TIFF Bell Lightbox is located on the north west corner of King Street and John Street in downtown Toronto. In 2016, 397 films from 83 countries were screened at 28 screens in downtown Toronto venues, welcoming an estimated 480,000 attendees, over 5,000 of whom were industry professionals. TIFF starts the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September in Canada) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandro (film)
''Cassandro'' is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams from a screenplay co-wrote by Williams and David Teague. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo and Bad Bunny. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2023, and was released by Amazon MGM Studios in a limited release on September 15, 2023, prior to streaming via Prime Video on September 22, 2023. Plot In the late 1980s, gay wrestler Saúl Armendáriz lives in El Paso, Texas with his mother, regularly crossing the border to Ciudad Juárez to participate in lucha libre wrestling matches. He begins wrestling as ‘El Topo’ until he meets a new trainer, Sabrina, who inspires him to compete as an ''exótico'' and trains him to be a winner within this role. He develops the identity of ‘Cassandro’ and begins to confront elements of his identity and explore his personal relationsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Nichols
Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films ''Take Shelter'' (2011), ''Mud'' (2012), and '' Loving'' (2016), which have been critically acclaimed. Career Nichols studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He wrote his first screenplay, ''Shotgun Stories'', with actor Michael Shannon in mind to play the lead, and contacted the actor through a former teacher. The film was shot on a budget of only $250,000, and released in 2007. Later, Nichols moved into larger independent productions with 2011's ''Take Shelter'', also starring Shannon, and 2012's ''Mud'', starring Matthew McConaughey, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, Nichols acted as President of the Jury of the 7th Rome Film Festival. His 2016 sci-fi drama film '' Midnight Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bikeriders
''The Bikeriders'' is a 2023 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. It tells a fictional story inspired by the 1967 photo-book of the same name by Danny Lyon and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, and Norman Reedus. ''The Bikeriders'' premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 1, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. Premise Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who is married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny, recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny. Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband's untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny's attention. As l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Utopia
''Beyond Utopia'' is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Madeleine Gavin. The film debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary centers around Pastor Seungeun Kim, a South Korean human rights activist and director of the Caleb Mission, which has rescued over 1,000 North Korean defectors since 2000. Release ''Beyond Utopia'' debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023. The film was screened at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the "Documentary Showcase" section on October 8, 2023. In the United States Roadside Attractions and Fathom Events acquired distribution rights and released the film on a two-day screening on October 23, and October 24, 2023. Independent Lens acquired broadcast television rights to the film, setting a January 9, 2024, broadcast. Reception Writing for ''/Film'', Ben Pearson awarded the film a score of 9 out of 10 and found the handheld footage to be "nothing short of extraordinary." '' Variety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Molloy
Christine Molloy, is a UK-based artist known for her works of theatre, interactive art, and film. Life and career Molloy was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied theatre in the late 1980s at Dartington College of Arts, UK, alongside her partner Joe Lawlor. They both graduated in 1992. Since then Molloy and Lawlor have together made works of theatre, interactive art, and film, as creative partnership Desperate Optimists which also became the name of their production company. In a 2016 article in Sight and Sound, Sophie Mayer described their filmmaking process as 'a unique merging of community arts (with months spent developing relationships and stories) and vérité documentary'. Please see the Desperate Optimists Desperate Optimists is the creative partnership of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, which began in 1992. In an interview in 2008, Lawlor explained how they took inspiration from the title of Nicolas Mosley's book Hopeful Monsters. The artistic wor ... page for a lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselm (film)
''Anselm'' (german: Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit) is a 2023 German 3D documentary film directed by Wim Wenders, chronicling the art of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer. The film had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023 as a special screening, where it competed for the L'Œil d'or. Synopsis Described as "immersive", the film focuses on painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer. The project illuminates his work, life journey, inspiration, creative process, and the artist's fascination with myth and history. The aim is to "blur" the boundary between film and painting. Cast * Anselm Kiefer as Anselm * Daniel Kiefer as Anselm (young man) * Anton Wenders as Anselm (child) Production Karsten Brünig produced the documentary for Road Movies Filmproduktion. Wenders shot the film at 6K resolution and in the 3D format, which he previously utilized for his 2011 documentary ''Pina''. It was shot over the course of two years, in Germany, France and Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Triet
Justine Triet (born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, '' Age of Panic'', was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Triet, Justine 1978 births Living people French film directors French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French film editors French film producers People from Fécamp French women film editors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatomy Of A Fall
''Anatomy of a Fall'' (french: link=no, Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French courtroom drama thriller film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the and the Palm Dog Award and competed for the Queer Palm. It continued to win awards, including the National Board of Review Award for Best International Film and two Golden Globes Awards, for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. It was released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, receiving critical acclaim, with praise for Triet's direction and screenplay co-written with Harari and Hüller's performance, and sold over one million admissions in France. Plot In an isolated mountain chalet near Grenoble, Samuel Maleski is playing music in his attic so loudly that his wife, bisexual novelist Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Heineman
Matthew Heineman is an American filmmaker. The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman "one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today", while Anne Thompson of ''Indiewire'' wrote that Heineman is a "respected and gifted filmmaker who combines gonzo fearlessness with empathetic sensitivity." He recently received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First Time Feature Film Director from the Directors Guild of America for his narrative debut ''A Private War'', making Heineman and Martin Scorsese the only filmmakers ever nominated for both narrative and documentary DGA Awards. ''A Private War'' stars Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci, and Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike as legendary war reporter Marie Colvin. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival before being released nationwide by Aviron Pictures. It was a ''New York Times'' Critics' Pick and ''Variety'' hailed the film as "Heineman's astonishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh (; born 7 March 1973) is a British filmmaker. Early life Haigh was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. He read History at Newcastle University. Career Haigh worked as an assistant editor on films such as ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' and ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' before debuting as a writer/director with the short film ''Oil''. In 2009 he directed his first feature-length film, ''Greek Pete'', which debuted at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The film is set in London and centers on male prostitution, chronicling a year in the life of rent-boy Pete. ''Greek Pete'' won the Artistic Achievement Award at Outfest in 2009. Haigh's second feature, the highly acclaimed romantic drama ''Weekend (2011 film), Weekend'' about a 48-hour relationship between two men (played by Tom Cullen (actor), Tom Cullen and Chris New), premiered on 11 March 2011 at the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Emerging Visions. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
