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Edmonton International Film Festival
The Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Landmark Cinemas at Edmonton City Centre. It is supported by and partnered with Telefilm Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton City Council, and the Edmonton Arts Council.https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9860cf2131d951fa9508cb/t/5fc69bb8f81c9a2a0c8c1232/1606851533917/2020+Program+Guide+-+FINAL.pdf The festival schedule consists of over 150 films of various genres, ranging from short to feature-length, domestic to foreign, studio to independent, and from dramatic work to documentary. The EIFF showcases films that are produced within 20 months of each festival, selected on the basis of story, quality, and originality. The Festival also presents, other films that have garnered a ' buzz' around the festival circuit, along with filmmaker talks, Q&As, gala screenings, spotlights on local filmmakers, and shorts with lunch, amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmark Cinemas
Landmark Cinema of Canada Inc. is a Canadian cinema chain. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Landmark operates 40 theatres with 325 screens, primarily in Ontario and western Canada. Its holdings include much of the former Empire Theatres chain which it acquired in late 2013, and some Famous Players locations divested as part of that chain's purchase by Cineplex Entertainment. Landmark is the second-largest cinema chain in Canada after Cineplex. It was acquired by Belgian company Kinepolis in 2017 for $123 million. History Landmark Cinemas is the umbrella name originally covering the holdings of Towne Cinemas, Rokemay Cinemas, and occasionally May Theatres. It was adopted in 1974 after the purchase of Rothstein Theatres, which was the first big expansion for the company, adding about 15 locations (some closed immediately or sold and were never operated by Landmark). Another expansion took place in 1984, when it purchased most of the Alberta and British Columbia assets of Canadian Odeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramatic Work
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film ''The Perfect Human'' (1968). He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company Sunset Productions. Early life Born on 14 June 1937 in Aarhus, Denmark, Leth studied literature and anthropology in Aarhus and Copenhagen and was a cultural critic (jazz, theatre, film) for leading Danish newspapers from 1959 to 1968. His interest in Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski had a profound influence on his work. He traveled in Africa (1961), South America and India (1966) and Southeast Asia (1970–71). His first book was published in 1962. He has written 10 volumes of poetry and eight non-fiction books. Film career Leth made his first film in 1963 and has since made 40 more, many distributed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Klein
Naomi A. Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism, organized labour, left-wing politics and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism, ecofascism and capitalism. As of 2021 she is Associate Professor, and Professor of Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia, co-directing a Centre for Climate Justice. Klein first became known internationally for her alter-globalization book ''No Logo'' (1999). '' The Take'' (2004), a documentary film about Argentina's occupied factories, written by her and directed by her husband Avi Lewis, further increased her profile, while ''The Shock Doctrine'' (2007), a critical analysis of the history of neoliberal economics, solidified her standing as a prominent activist on the international stage. ''The Shock Doctrine'' was adapted into a six-minute companion film by Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón, as well as a feature-length documentary by Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison (born July 21, 1926) is a retired Canadian film and television director, producer, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades for ''In the Heat of the Night (film), In the Heat of the Night'' (1967), ''Fiddler on the Roof (film), Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971) and ''Moonstruck'' (1987). Other highlights of his directing career include ''The Cincinnati Kid'' (1965), ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966), ''The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film), The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968), ''Jesus Christ Superstar (film), Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973), ''Rollerball (1975 film), Rollerball'' (1975), ''F.I.S.T. (film), F.I.S.T.'' (1978), ''...And Justice for All (film), ...And Justice for All'' (1979), ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984), ''Agnes of God (film), Agnes of God'' (1985), ''Other People's Money'' (1991), ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film ''Herakles'' in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as ''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' (1972), ''The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'' (1974), '' Heart of Glass'' (1976), '' Stroszek'' (1977), ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979), ''Fitzcarraldo'' (1982), ''Cobra Verde'' (1987), ''Lessons of Darkness'' (1992), ''Little Dieter Needs to Fly'' (1997), ''My Best Fiend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, producer, and musician born in Calgary, Alberta. Gross is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the popular Canadian television series ''Due South'' as well as for his 2008 war film '' Passchendaele'', which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. Gross acted as executive producer on ''Due South'' in addition to starring, wrote seven episodes including the two-part series finale, and wrote and sang songs for the soundtrack of the series. He later found success with another Canadian television series, ''Slings & Arrows'' and ''Republic of Doyle''. Early life Gross was born in Calgary, Alberta, the son of Renie Gross (née Dunne), a writer and art historian, and Robert "Bob" Gross, a career soldier, colonel, and tank commander. His family moved to Arlington, Virginia in his adolescence, where Gross attended Yorktown High School. He credits drama teacher Timothy Jecko as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald (born July 8, 1968) is an American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer. Life Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey, where he was raised and graduated from Bergenfield High School. While pursuing his university degree in Manhattan at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, he spent a semester as an exchange student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and permanently moved to Halifax after completing his studies. Fitzgerald continues to reside in Nova Scotia. He has described himself as a "struggling Catholic". Career In Canada, Fitzgerald worked extensively as a trio with performance artists Renee Penney and Michael Weir for several years as the Charlatan Theatre Collective. ''The Hanging Garden'' He launched his career in film, releasing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy ''No Small Affair''; his breakout role came in 1986, in the John Hughes-written film ''Pretty in Pink''. In 1998, he wrote and produced the independent film '' Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five''. Although he gained fame with his early film roles, it took several years to find success on television as none of his star vehicles, including ''The Famous Teddy Z'', '' Partners'', and '' The Trouble with Normal'', lasted more than 22 episodes. In 2003, he was cast in a co-leading role as Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', a major hit for twelve seasons for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards (in 2009 and 2012). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011. Cryer's other film appearances includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MovieMaker
''MovieMaker'' is a magazine, website and podcast network focused on the art and business of filmmaking with a special emphasis on independent film. The magazine is published on a quarterly basis. See also * List of film periodicals Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ... References External links * 1993 establishments in Washington (state) Bimonthly magazines published in the United States English-language magazines Film magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1993 Magazines published in Los Angeles Magazines published in Seattle {{trade-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards 2020
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Stephanie Allain and Lynette Howell Taylor and was directed by Glenn Weiss. Three months earlier in a ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood held on October 27, 2019, the Academy held its 11th Annual Governors Awards ceremony. ''Parasite'' won four awards including Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to win that award. Other winners include ''1917'' with three awards, ''Ford v Ferrari'', '' Joker'', and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' with two awards, and '' America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscars
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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