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Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, es, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The festival is managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Buenos Aires City. It is not officially affiliated with FIAPF, but it has become well known internationally. History The festival had its first edition in April 1999 and it was organized by the Secretaryship of Culture of the Government of Buenos Aires City. The festival is held in the most important movie theatres of Buenos Aires, but also feature free open-air screenings in parks and squares all over the city. In the first year the festival had 146 guests, among them Francis Ford Coppola, Todd Haynes, Paul Morrissey and others. That year the festival screened more than 150 national and international films and had approximately 120,000 spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abderrahmane Sissako
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film ''Bamako'' received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film ''Timbuktu'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Biography Soon after his birth Sissako's family emigrated to Mali, his father's country, where he completed part of his primary and secondary education. Sissako returned briefly to Mauritania, his mother's land, in 1980. Then he left for Moscow, where he studied cinema at the VGIK (Federal State Film Institute) from 1983 to 1989. Sissako settled in France at the beginning of the 1990s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitra Farahani
Mitra Farahani (in fa, میترا فراهانی; born 1975) is an Iranian filmmaker and painter who currently lives in Paris. Biography Mitra Farahani was born on January 27, 1975 in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. Farahani has a degree in graphic art (1997) from Islamic Azad University in Tehran. After graduation she moved to Paris in 1998. In 1999, she lived in Hamburg briefly. In 2000, she studied at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. The film ''Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr'' (2004) is about her artistic pursuits. She was arrested on June 17, 2009, by the Iranian government, on her arrival in Tehran from Paris and held in Evin Prison. It is said that her arrest is linked to the crackdown of opposition by the Iranian government following the Presidential election, and by angering the Iranian government by making non-Islamic films outside Iran. The Iranian government released her from prison on 30 June 2009. After having screened several of her film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Strickland (director)
Peter Strickland (born 1973) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films ''Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), ''The Duke of Burgundy'' (2014) and ''In Fabric'' (2018). Life and career Strickland was born in 1973 to a Greek mother and British father, both teachers, and grew up in Reading, Berkshire, where he was a member of Progress Theatre, directing his own adaptation of ''The Metamorphosis'' by Franz Kafka. In 1997, his short film ''Bubblegum'' was entered in the Berlin Film Festival. He made a short version of what would become ''Berberian Sound Studio'' in 2005. For most of the 2000s, he lived in Slovakia and Hungary. His first feature, the low-budget rural revenge drama ''Katalin Varga'', was financed by an inheritance from an uncle and filmed in Romania over a period of 17 days in 2006. It won the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year in 2009. His second, ''Berberian Sound Studio'', is a psychological thriller set in a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berberian Sound Studio
''Berberian Sound Studio'' is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland. The film, which stars Toby Jones, is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio. Plot British sound engineer Gilderoy (Toby Jones) arrives at the Berberian film studio in Italy to work on what he believes is a film about horses. During a surreal meeting with Francesco, the film's producer, Gilderoy is shocked to find the film is actually an Italian giallo film, ''The Equestrian Vortex''. He nonetheless begins work in the studio, at one point made to do Foley work, using vegetables to create sound effects for the film's increasingly gory torture sequences, and mixing voiceovers from session artists, Silvia and Claudia, into the score. As time passes, and Gilderoy feels more and more disconnected from his mother at home, he begins to fear he's out of his depth. Gilderoy's colleagues seem increasingly rude – to both himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadav Lapid
Nadav Lapid () is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. Film critics consider him to be among the most internationally acclaimed filmmakers from Israel. Biography Lapid was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He is the son of writer and film editor , he studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University, moving to Paris after his military service in the Israel Defense Forces. He returned to Israel to pursue a degree at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. Lapid is married to Naama Preis, an Israeli actress; they reside in Tel Aviv. Career Lapid's debut feature film ''Policeman'' won the Locarno Festival Special Jury Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2011. His 2014 film '' The Kindergarten Teacher'' was featured in the 2014 International Critics' Week. Lapid was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. He became a recipient of the Chevalier des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policeman (film)
''Policeman'' ( he, השוטר, translit. Ha-shoter) is a 2011 Israeli drama film directed by Nadav Lapid. ''Policeman'' won multiple awards at the 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival. Plot Klein plays Yaron the head of a counter terrorist organization. There is a hostage drama near the end of the film. Yaron's wife is pregnant. The film explores Yaron's difficulties in compartmentalizing his professional and domestic lives. Cast * Tracy Abramovich * Ben Adam as Yotam * Michael Aloni as Nathanael * Roy Arad * Meital Barda as Nili * Lior Raz * Ariel Barone * Noam Boker * Moris Cohen * David Dector * Miri Fabian * Shlomi Hayun * Gal Hoyberger as Ariel * Ady Jakubovitz * Yiftach Klein as Yaron * Yaara Pelzig as Shira * Rona-Lee Shimon Rona-Lee Shimon ( he, רונה לי שמעון; born January 9, 1983) is an Israeli actress and model. She is known primarily for her leading role in '' Fauda''. Early life Rona-Lee Shimon was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Jewish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamar (film)
''Alamar'' (''To the Sea'') is a 2009 Spanish-language documentary-style film about a boy visiting his father on the Banco Chinchorro. It is by Pedro González-Rubio. ''Alamar'' won best picture and the audience award at the seventh Morelia International Film Festival The Morelia International Film Festival (''Spanish'': ''Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia''; FICM) was founded in 2003 in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, México. It is an annual event that takes place during the second week of October. F .... The Hollywood Reporter Oct 10, 2009 References External links * 2009 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Gomes (director)
Miguel Gomes (born 1972) is a Portuguese film director. He studied cinema at Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). Biography Trained at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Superior School of Theatre and Film Lisbon), Gomes worked initially as a film critic and author of theoretical writings on cinema. His films include '' The Face You Deserve'' (2004), ''Our Beloved Month of August'' (2008) and ''Tabu'' (2012). ''Tabu'' was a winner of the Alfred Bauer Prize for Artistic Innovation and the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. His 2015 film '' Arabian Nights'' was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography Short films * Christmas Inventory (2000, ''Inventário De Natal'') * 31 Means Trouble (2001, ''31'') * Kalkitos (2002) * Canticle Of All Creatures (2006, ''Cântico Das Criaturas'') Feature films *'' The Face You Deserve'' (2004) *''Our Beloved Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Beloved Month Of August
''Our Beloved Month of August'' ( pt, Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto) is a 2008 Portuguese film directed by Miguel Gomes. Reception As of 31 October 2008, the film has grossed more than €89,000. It won the Critics Award at the 2008 São Paulo International Film Festival. At the 2008 Valdivia International Film Festival it also won the Critics Award and the award for Best Film. It was the Portuguese submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the 81st Academy Awards The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 .... References External links * 2008 films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s romance films Films directed by Miguel Gomes Golden Globes (Portugal) winners Portuguese romance films Films shot in Portugal {{2000s-romance-film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Yong Kim
So Yong Kim (born 1968) is a Korean American independent filmmaker. She has made four feature films: ''In Between Days'', '' Treeless Mountain'', ''For Ellen'', and '' Lovesong''. So Yong Kim is a recipient of the New York Foundation’s Video Artist Grant, Puffin Grant, MacDowell Colony Media Fellow for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Sleipnir Nordik Arts Travel Grant. She has exhibited her installations and films/videos in Austin, Chicago, New York, London, Marseilles, Reykjavik, Milwaukee, Gothenburg, Osnabruck, and Tokyo. Early life She was born in Busan, South Korea, in 1968 and moved to Los Angeles, California to live with her mother at the age of 12. She studied painting, performance and video art at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned her MFA. Career In 2003, Kim also produced the award-winning Icelandic feature Salt, directed by her husband and creative partner Bradley Rust Gray, with whom she has established a fertile working relationship. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Between Days (film)
''In Between Days'' ( ko, 방황의 날들, italic=yes) is a 2006 drama film directed by So Yong Kim about a young girl from Korea and her coming of age in her new surroundings. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was released into select theaters on June 27, 2007. Plot Aimie is a teenage Korean immigrant newly transplanted to the snow-bound city of Toronto with her divorced mother. She experiences difficulty in adapting to her dreary new environment and misses her father back in Korea. One of her lone sources of comfort is her best friend Tran, who is also a Korean immigrant but is more Assimilation (sociology), assimilated than her. Aimie starts to harbor feelings for Tran but also isn’t sure she wants to be his girlfriend, and the two are confronted with their ambivalent romantic feelings for one another. This manifests in mixed communication between the two teens, wherein one expects the other to read his or her mind, often followed by passive-aggressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
