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Best Direction Award (Locarno International Film Festival)
The Best Direction Award is an award given at the 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, sh .... It is awarded to the best directed film in the international competition section. Award Winners References External links * {{Locarno International Film Festival Locarno Festival Swiss film awards Lists of films by award ... [...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] |
Mark Donskoy
Mark Semyonovich Donskoy (russian: Марк Семёнович Донско́й; – 21 March 1981) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and studio administrative head. Biography Mark Donskoy was born in Odessa in a Jewish family. During the Civil War, he served in the Red Army (1921-1923), and was held captive by the White Russians for ten months. Freed and discharged from military service, he studied psychology and psychiatry at the Crimean Medical School. In 1925 he graduated from the legal department of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Crimean M.V. Frunze University in Simferopol. He then worked in investigative bodies, in the Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR, and in the bar association. He released a collection of short stories about his life called “Prisoners” (1925). Donskoy began his career in film in 1926. He worked in the script department, then as an assistant director in Moscow, later as an editing assistant in Leningrad. In 1935 he became the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Ying
Liang may refer to: Chinese history * Liang (state) (梁) (8th century BC – 641 BC), a Spring and Autumn period state * Wei (state) (403–225 BC), a Warring States period state, also known as Liang (梁) after moving its capital to Daliang ** Kaifeng, a city formerly known as Daliang (大梁) ** Liang (realm) (梁), a fief held by various princes under imperial China * Liang (Han dynasty kingdom) (梁), a kingdom/principality in the Han dynasty * Liang Province (涼州), an administrative division in ancient China covering present-day Gansu, Ningxia, and parts of Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia * Former Liang (涼) (320–376), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (386–403), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (397–414), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Northern Liang (涼) (397–439), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (400–421), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Liang d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Night Falls (2012 Film)
''When Night Falls'' is a docudrama from Chinese independent film director Ying Liang. The film is based on the real-life criminal case of Yang Jia, a Chinese man who killed six police officers after being arrested and beaten for riding a bicycle without a license. After the film's screening, threats of arrest from Chinese authorities resulted in Ying being exiled from Shanghai. Ying won best director at the Locarno Film Festival. Plot summary The film focuses on a partly fictionalized account of the real-life case of a Chinese man who killed six policemen after he was continually harassed by them. The incident started after he was beaten and taken into custody for riding a bicycle without a license. The plot is from his mother's perspective. Production The film is based on the criminal case of a Chinese man named Yang Jia, who was arrested and beaten because he rode a bicycle without a license. Despite repeated complaints by Yang Jia, the police would not stop their harassme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Sitaru
Adrian Sitaru () is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He is the author of several short films, of which ''Valuri'' ("Waves", 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous prizes. Notably, he also worked with Costa Gavras in the making of Amen. (2002). His first feature film, ''Pescuit sportiv'' ("Hooked"), for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened in film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 ''Premiers Plans'' Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his latest short film, ''Colivia'' ("The Cage") won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...). Selected filmography * '' The Fixer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Intentions (film)
Best Intentions may refer to: *''The Best Intentions'', 1992 Swedish film * ''Best Intentions'' (album), by American rock band We Are the In Crowd 2011 *"Best Intentions", Russell Hitchcock from self-titled album 1988 *"Best Intentions", The Tyde from ''Twice'' *"Best Intentions", Robbie Williams from ''The Heavy Entertainment Show ''The Heavy Entertainment Show'' is the eleventh studio album by English recording artist Robbie Williams. It was released on 4 November 2016 through Columbia Records. It features guest appearances from Rufus Wainwright and John Grant. The al ...'' 2016 *"Best Intentions" (Les Bonnes Intentions), 2018 French film by Gilles Legrand {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling (film)
''Curling'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2010. The film stars Emmanuel Bilodeau and Philomène Bilodeau as Jean-François and Julyvonne Sauvageau, a father and daughter who are living in virtual isolation in rural Quebec. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival, where Emmanuel Bilodeau won the award for Best Actor and Côté won the award for Best Director. The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010. The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Director (Côté) and Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ... (Emmanuel Bilodeau). At the 17th Lumières Awards in 2012, the film was a nomine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Mizgiryov
Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Alexey may also be romanized as ''Aleksei'', ''Aleksey'', ''Alexej'', ''Aleksej'', etc. It has been commonly westernized as Alexis. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambourine, Drum
''Tambourine, Drum'' (russian: Бубен, барабан) is a 2009 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey Mizgiryov. Plot The film tells about the head of the library, Katya, who falls in love with a sailor who leaves her for her friend. As a result, Katya is ready to give the apartment to someone who kills her opponent. Cast * Natalya Negoda as Katya * Elena Lyadova as Friend * Dmitriy Kulichkov as Sailor * Sergey Neudachin as Igor * Aleksandr Alyoshkin as Andrey * Oleg Vasilkov Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blesse ... as Ignat * Eleonora Ilchenko * Liubomiras Laucevicius References External links * {{IMDb title, id=1435475 2009 films 2000s Russian-language films Russian drama films 2009 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Côté
Denis Côté (born November 16, 1973) is an independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. Life and career Côté was born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. He studied film at Collège Ahuntsic in Montreal and founded nihilproductions around 1994. He made a number of short films, including ''Kosovolove'' (2000) and ''La sphatte'' (2003). He has also been a film critic on radio, at ici magazine from 1999 to 2005, and vice-president of the Quebec association of film critics (''Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma'', or AQCC). In 2005, his first feature film, '' Drifting States (Les états nordiques)'', won the Golden Leopard - Video at the Locarno International Film Festival (in a tie with '' The Masseur''), as well as the Woosuk Award (Indie Vision) at the Jeonju International Film Festival. His 2007 film '' Our Private Lives (Nos vies privées)'' was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That She Wants (film)
''All That She Wants'' (french: Elle veut le chaos) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2008. The film centres on Coralie (Eve Duranceau), a young girl living with her stepfather Jacob (Normand Lévesque), who keeps her isolated for her protection due to his criminal past; however, Coralie is preparing to rebel against her circumstances. The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas, , and Olivier Aubin. The film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Locarno Film Festival. It won the festival's award for Best Direction. Release ''All That She Wants'' was released on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ... and video-on-demand on July 7, 2009 by . References External links * 2008 drama films Canadian drama films 2000s French-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Ramos
Philippe Ramos (born 1966) is a French film director, screenwriter and film editor. He directed an adaptation of ''Moby-Dick'': ''Capitaine Achab'' with Valérie Crunchant and Frédéric Bonpart in 2004. Ramos is considered to be associated with the "new" French New Wave, alongside directors such as Yves Caumon, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, and François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli .... He directed the 2011 historical film '' The Silence of Joan''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Philippe Living people French film directors 1966 births French screenwriters French film editors People from Drôme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
