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Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a non-profit film festival held in the Bahamas. Open to both locals and international visitors, the festival was founded by Leslie Vanderpool in 2004. BIFF also hosts a youth film workshop that aims to provide young Bahamians with information and resources on filmmaking. The 2015 BIFF showcased several women-driven films such as '' Carol'' and '' Janis: Little Girl Blue''. BIFF was listed among the 25 coolest film festivals in the world by ''MovieMaker Magazine''. Awards The following is a list of awards given at the Bahamas International Film Festival. Grand Jury Audience awards First Look Honors Bahamian Tribute Award * 2009: Gavin McKinney Career Achievement Award * 2005: Spike Lee * 2006: Nicolas Cage * 2007: Daryl Hannah * 2008: Laurence Fishburne * 2011: Heather Graham * 2013: Danny Glover * 2017: Grace Jones Rising Star Honoree * 2007: Naomie Harris * 2008: Anna Faris * 2009: Sophie Okonedo * 2011: Zoë Kravitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population. The archipelagic state consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes The Bahamas' territory as encompassing of ocean space. The Bahama Islands were inhabited by the Lucayan people, Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-Taino language, speaking Taíno, for many centuries. Christopher Columbus was the first European to see the islands, making hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle Of An Escape
''Chronicle of an Escape'' ( es, Crónica de una fuga), also known as ''Buenos Aires, 1977'', is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, based on the autobiographical book ''Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré'' written by Claudio Tamburrini. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman, and stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri and Nazareno Casero. The film tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983). Winner of the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, it was Argentina's entry for the 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, and director Israel Adrián Caetano was nominated at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for a Golden Palm. Plot On 23 November 1977, during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, Claudio Tamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Trapero
Pablo Trapero (born 4 October 1971) is an Argentine film producer, editor, and director. at the He is considered to be a big creative force in . Biography Pablo Trapero was born in San Justo, Argentina in 1971. In 1999 he directed his first feature, ''Mundo Grúa'', which won the Critics Prize at Venice. In 2002, he opened his production company, Matanza Cine, that produces films for fellow filmmakers, as well as his own. His second feature, ''El Bonaerense'' (2002) premiered at Cannes, ''Familia Ro ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion's Den (2008 Film)
''Lion's Den'' ( es, Leonera) is a 2008 Argentine drama film directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Pablo Trapero. Addressing motherhood within the prison system, it stars Martina Gusmán, Elli Medeiros and Rodrigo Santoro. The film competed in the Competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. It was Argentina's official submission for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot In Buenos Aires, the independently minded student Julia Zárate awakens in her apartment with gore everywhere, her lover Nahuel stabbed, and their shared lover Ramiro covered with blood but alive. Julia is pregnant and is sent to a special prison wing for mothers and pregnant prisoners to await trial. She befriends Marta, a fellow prisoner who has two children and helps her to understand prison life as a mother. Julia delivers Tomás and her mother tries to kidnap him, causing a prison riot. When Ramiro accuses her of murdering Nahuel, her chances of raising Tomás fall. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Lunch
''Cold Lunch'' ( no, Lønsj}) is a 2008 Norwegian drama film directed by Eva Sørhaug, starring Ane Dahl Torp, Pia Tjelta and Aksel Hennie. It was Sørhaug's début as a director. Plot The plot of Cold Lunch has multiple dramatic threads set off when Christer (Aksel Hennie) tries to stop a communal washing machine to retrieve rent money left in one of his pockets. Removing a fuse from the building's main power supply sets in motion a number of events affecting the lives of residents in the building. Reception Reviewers were somewhat split in their assessment of the film. In a review for Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, Eirik Alver gave the movie a " die throw" of five and called it thematically "recognizable". Jon Selås of Verdens Gang ''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siatta Scott Johnson
Siatta Scott Johnson (Arabic: سياتا سكوت جونسون born 1974), is a Liberian filmmaker and a broadcast journalist. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentary ''Iron Ladies of Liberia''. Apart from direction, she is also a reporter, producer. She also is a founding member of Omuahtee Africa Media. Personal life She was born in 1974 in Buchanan, Liberia. She was then raised in rural Grand Bassa County. In the early 1990s, Johnson fled from Grand Bassa with the outbreak of war. Later she settled in Monrovia during the end of the civil war in 2003. When the schools reopened after war, Johnson completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from the University of Liberia. Then, she took certificates in political reporting from the University of Liberia and later in media from the Press Union of Liberia and United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). She also holds a diploma in journalism from the Liberia Institute of Journalism. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Junge
Daniel Junge (born ) is an American documentary filmmaker. On February 26, 2012, he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for the film '' Saving Face'', which he co-directed along with Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Life and career Raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Junge is an alumnus of Cheyenne East High School and Colorado College and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Junge made his feature debut with ''Chiefs'', a documentary about the Wyoming Indian High School basketball team. The film won the Grand Jury Award at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival and broadcast on PBS's ''Independent lens''. Junge was selected by ''Filmmaker Magazine'' as one of their "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2002. Subsequent feature documentaries by Junge include ''Iron Ladies of Liberia]'' which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and aired on over 50 broadcasters as part of the "Why Democracy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Ladies Of Liberia
''The Iron Ladies of Liberia'' (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's first year in government. Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa's first female president. Synopsis The film opens with journalist Siatta Scott Johnson's narration over Johnson-Sirleaf's inauguration on 16 January 2006. Among the distinguished guests in attendance are the then first lady of the USA Laura Bush, secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, and South African president Thabo Mbeki. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first ever freely elected female head of state in Africa. Momentarily archive footage is shown of events in Liberia during the 14 year civil war—scenes of public executions, child soldiers and maimed victims–scenes reoccurring briefly throughout the documentary. Then the president's cabinet is shown, Sirleaf appoints women in high administrative posts dubbed “the Iron Ladies”; Beatrice Munah Sieh is appointed the natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners '' Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and ''Crash'' (2005), the latter of which he also directed. Haggis also co-wrote the war film ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) and the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008). He is the creator of the television series '' Due South'' (1994–1999) and co-creator of ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (1993–2001), among others. Haggis is a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and seven-time Gemini Award winner. He also assisted in the making of "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". In November 2022, he was found liable in a civil trial which alleged he raped publicist Haleigh Breest and he was required to pay $10 million in damages. Early life Paul Edward Haggis was born in London, Ontario, the son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Valley Of Elah
''In the Valley of Elah'' is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Haggis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon. Its title refers to the Biblical valley where the battle between David and Goliath took place. Paul Haggis's ''In The Valley of Elah'' is based on actual events, although the characters' names and locations have been changed. The screenplay was inspired by journalist Mark Boal's "Death and Dishonor", an article about the murder case published in ''Playboy'' magazine in 2004. It portrays a military father's search for his son and, after his body is found, subsequent hunt for his son's killers. The film explores themes including the Iraq War, abuse of prisoners, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Plot On November 1, 2004, Hank Deerfield – a gravel trucker and retired military police sergeant living in Tennessee with his wife Joan – is notified that his son Mike, a soldier recently returned from Iraq, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Through With White Girls
''I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)'' is a 2007 independent romantic comedy film starring Anthony Montgomery and directed by Jennifer Sharp. The film was shot in Los Angeles over the course of twenty-four days. Plot Jay Brooks (Montgomery), a black man, vows to give up dating white women in favor of dating black women, only to fall in love with a biracial woman. Cast * Anthony Montgomery as Jay Brooks * Ryan Alosio as Matt McKenzie * Lia Johnson as Catherine Williamson * Lisa Brenner as Molly * Johnny Brown as Sam Moore * Jeff Wadlow as Billy * Alaina Reed Hall as Jerri Hall * Lamman Rucker as Drake Moore * Kellee Stewart as J.C. Evans * Lynn Chen Lynn Chen () is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Vivian Shing in the film ''Saving Face (2004 film), Saving Face'', a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awar ... as Candace Awards References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premium (film)
''Premium'' is a 2006 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Pete Chatmon, and starring Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldaña, and Hill Harper. Cast * Dorian Missick as Cool * Zoe Saldana as Charli * Hill Harper as Ed * Eva Pigford as Farrah * Tonya Pinkins as Marva * Sean Nelson as Austin Price * Novella Nelson as Jayme * Keith Nobbs as Derick * Frankie Faison as Phil * William Sadler as Cole Carter Accolades * 2006 Miami International Film Festival, World Cinema Competition * 2006 UrbanWorld Vibe Film Festival, Honorable Mention Audience Award * 2006 Bahamas International Film Festival, New Visions Award, Special Jury Prize * 2006 BMW Blackfilm.com Film Series (Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta) * 2006 American Black Film Festival, Official Selection * 2006 Pan African Film Festival, Closing Night Film, Atlanta, Georgia * 2006 Newark Black Film Festival The Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF), held every summer since 1974 at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
