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Anne Fontaine (filmmaker)
Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, she went as a young child to live in Lisbon, where her father, Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, is a music professor and cathedral organist. In adolescence she moved to Paris and trained in dance with Joseph Russillo while continuing her academic education, including philosophy. Her husband is Philippe Carcassonne, the film producer, and they have an adopted son, Tienne, who was born in Cambodia. While still dancing, she was picked by Robert Hossein to play Esmeralda in a 1980 theatrical production of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and around this time started to use the name Anne Fontaine. She continued with acting and became known for her roles in comedies like ''Si ma gueule vous plaît...'' (1981) and ''P.R.O.F.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
70th Berlin International Film Festival
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian. The festival opened with the opening gala presented by actor Samuel Finzi followed by the world premiere of the film ''My Salinger Year'' which was selected for the Berlinale Special section. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film ''There Is No Evil'', directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Jury Main competition The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury * Jeremy Irons, actor (United Kingdom) - Jury President * Bérénice Bejo, actress (France / Argentina) * Bettina Brokemper, producer (Germany) * Annemarie Jacir, filmmaker and poet (Palestine) * Kenneth Lonergan, playwright and filmmaker (United States) * Luca Marinelli, actor (Italy) * Kleber Mendonça Filho, film director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coco Before Chanel
''Coco Before Chanel'' (french: Coco avant Chanel) is a 2009 biographical drama film directed and co-written by Anne Fontaine. The film stars Audrey Tautou and details the early life of French fashion designer Coco Chanel. The film premiered in Paris on 6 April 2009 and was released in France and Belgium on 22 April 2009. As of 21 December that year, it had grossed $43,832,376 worldwide. The production budget was $23 million. Instead of releasing ''Coco Before Chanel'' in the United States itself, Warner Bros. Pictures let Sony Pictures Classics handle the release there. The film grossed $6 million in the United States. ''Coco Before Chanel'' was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, three European Film Awards, six César Awards and the Oscar for Best Costume Design. Plot The film opens showing Gabrielle Chanel and her sister Adrienne being abandoned by their father at an orphanage in Aubazine. Gabrielle waits every Sunday for their father to visit them, but he never shows up. We l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country. Since its creation in 1953 it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of ''Vertigo'', by Alfred Hitchcock (who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of ''Star Wars''. It was the first festival attended by Roman Polanski and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Bong Joon-ho and Pedro Almodóvar. José Luis Rebordinos has served as the director of the festival since 2011. History The festival was founded in 1953 with the first festival starting on September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Shell
The Golden Shell ( es, Concha de Oro; eu, Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replaced by the Silver Shell. Six directors have won the Golden Shell twice: American director Francis Ford Coppola (in 1969 & 1984), Spanish director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (in 1982 & 1986), Mexican director Arturo Ripstein (in 1993 & 2000), Spanish director Imanol Uribe (in 1994 & 1996), Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (in 2004 & 2006), and Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta (in 2011 & 2018). Award winners *denotes first win for a nation See also * Silver Shell for Best Director * Silver Shell for Best Actress * Silver Shell for Best Actor * Donostia Award * Sebastiane Award Sebastiane Award is a prize delivered in September, since 2000, to a film or documentary screened during the San Sebastián International Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Adaptation
The César Award for Best Adaptation (french: César de la meilleure adaptation) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the original category (César Award for Best Writing) was split into two awards, the other being César Award for Best Original Screenplay. Winners and nominees 1980s The César Award for Best Writing was awarded from 1986 to 2005. 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *César Award for Best Original Screenplay *César Award for Best Writing *Magritte Award for Best Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay References External links Official website César Award for Best Adaptationat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Adaptation Adaptation In biology, adaptation has three related meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in an open-air venue that seats 8,000 spectators. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. Other awards include the Leopard of Honour for career achievement, and the Prix du Public, the public choice award. History The Festival del film Locarno kicked off on 23 August 1946, at the Grand Hotel of Locarno with the screening of the movie ''O sole mio'' by Giacomo Gentilomo. The first edition was organized in less than three months with a line-up of fifteen movies, mainly American and Italian, among which was ''Rome, Open City'' directed by Roberto Rossellini, ''And Then There Were None'' dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Leopard
The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films are chosen by a jury. The award went under many names until it was named the ''Golden Leopard'' in 1968. The festival was not held in 1951 and the prize was not awarded in 1956 and 1982. As of 2009 René Clair and Jiří Trnka Jiří Trnka (; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czechs, Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is ... are the only two directors to have won the award twice, both of them winning in consecutive years. Golden Leopard winners For the first two years the award was known as ''Best Film'' (''Miglior film''). Then for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Lion
The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). In 1954, the prize was permanently named Golden Lion. Previously, the equivalent prize was the ''Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia'' (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the '' Coppa Mussolini'' (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film. History The prize was first awarded in 1949. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Writing
The César Award for Best Writing (french: César du meilleur scénario, dialogues ou adaptation (1976-1982); ''César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation'' (1986-2005) is a discontinued award given by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma from 1976 to 2005. It was split into César Award for Best Original Screenplay and César Award for Best Adaptation in 2006. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s The César Award for Best Adaptation and the César Award for Best Original Screenplay were awarded from 1983 to 1985. 1990s 2000s See also *César Award for Best Adaptation *César Award for Best Original Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Original Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1984, when the original category (BAFTA Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Venice International Film Festival
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997. Jury The following people comprised the 1997 jury: * Jane Campion (New Zealand) (head of jury) * Ronald Bass (USA) * Véra Belmont (France) * Peter Buchka (Germany) (critic) * Nana Dzhordzhadze (Georgia) * Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) * Charlotte Rampling (UK) * Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) * Francesco Rosi (Italy) * Marco Bellocchio (Italy) (short films) (head of jury) * Clare Peploe (UK) (short films) * Olivier Assayas (France) (short films) Official selection In competition Autonomous sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for this section: * ''The Fifth Season'' (''Fasl-e panjom'') by Rafi Pitts (Iran) * ''Gummo'' by Harmony Korine (United States) * '' Marie from the Bay of Angels'' (''Marie Baie des Anges'') by Manuel Pradal (France) * '' Masumiyet'' (en. ''Innocence'') by Zeki D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Osella
The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions. The name derives from the ''osella'', a medal awarded by the Doges of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ... to various persons between 1521 and 1797. Best Cinematography Best Director Best Original Music Best Screenplay Best Set Design Outstanding Technical Contribution References External links Venice Film Festival - Overview on ''IMDb''{{Venice Film Festival Italian film awards Lists of films by award Venice Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with ''La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and the Dead'', directed by Sam Raimi. Carole Bouquet was the mistress of ceremonies. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1995 Official Selection: * Jeanne Moreau (France) Jury President *Gianni Amelio (Italy) * Jean-Claude Brialy (France) * Nadine Gordimer (South Africa) * Gaston Kabore (Burkina Faso) * Michele Ray-Gavras (France) * Emilio Garcia Riera (Mexico) *Philippe Rousselot (France) *John Waters (USA) *Mariya Zvereva (Russia) Camera d'Or The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1995 Camera d'Or: *Michel Deville (Director) (France) President *Alberto Barbera (director of the Musée du Cinéma) (Italy) *Caroline Million-Rousseau (Cinephile) (France) *Didier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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