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Heartland International Film Festival
The Heartland International Film Festival is a film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival was first held in 1992, its goal is to "inspire filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...s and audiences through the transformative power of film". Grand Prize and Audience Choice Award-winning films References {{Reflist, 2 External linksOfficial website Film festivals in Indiana Festivals in Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film (e.g. horror films), or on a subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck, do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. The most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice, Cannes, Berlin (the original ''Big Three''), Toronto, and Sundance. History The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pray The Devil Back To Hell
''Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066. The film documents a peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace. Organized by social worker Leymah Gbowee, the movement started with praying and singing in a fish market. Leymah Gbowee organized the Christian and Muslim women of Monrovia, Liberia to pray for peace and to organize nonviolent protests. Dressed in white to symbolize peace, and numbering in the thousands, the women became a political force against violence and against their government. Their movement led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia, the first African nation with a female president. The film has been used as an advocacy tool in post-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judgement (2014 Film)
''The Judgment'' ( bg, Съдилището) is a 2014 Bulgarian drama film directed by Stephan Komandarev. It was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot The film takes place in Bulgaria by the Rhodope Mountains, near the Turkish border. A widower, Mityo, needs money to forestall foreclosure on his home. He drives a milk tanker but business is slow, so he reluctantly accepts a job smuggling migrants over the border into Bulgaria. (A character in the film describes the migrants as "Gypsies, Arabs, and blacks"; many of them are presumably Refugees of the Syrian Civil War.) The work reminds Mityo of his military service in the late 1980s, assigned to the Bulgarian border guard, where his task was to prevent citizens from ''leaving'' the Eastern Bloc. Cast * Assen Blatechki as Mitio * Ovanes Torosian as Vasko * Ina Nikolova as Maria * Predrag Manojlovic as The Captain * as Kera * Meto Jov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Hope Grows
''Where Hope Grows'' is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Chris Dowling and starring David DeSanctis, Danica McKellar, Kerr Smith, Brooke Burns, William Zabka, Kristoffer Polaha and McKaley Miller. It was released on May 15, 2015, by Roadside Attractions. Plot A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store. Calvin Campbell is a retired baseball player and a father to Katie Campbell, an independent teenager. One day when he goes shopping for alcohol at the local market he meets an employee of the market. He talks to Produce and is shocked when Produce gives him a hug. After freezing at home plate, professional baseball player Calvin Campbell retired from the Detroit Tigers and retreated to his hometown in St. Matthews, Kentucky where he put his life on hold for years to nurse his damaged pride. Locked in self-pity, Calvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness (2014 Film)
''Happiness'' is a 2013 French-Finnish documentary film written, directed and produced by Thomas Balmès. The film had its world premiere at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in November 2013 and premiered in-competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on 17 January 2014. It won the Documentary World Cinema Cinematography Award at the festival. The film premiered at 2014 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in ''Views of the World'' section, on 16 March 2014. It also premiered at 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival on 27 April 2014. Synopsis In 1999, when Jigme Singye Wangchuck authorized television and the Internet throughout Bhutan, it had a rapid impact on the country. The film follows events through the eyes of an eight year old monk named Peyangki, praying eagerly for a TV set in Laya, the last village in Bhutan to be connected to the internet and global media. Reception ''Happiness'' received mixed to positive reviews upon its premiere at the 2014 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth (2013 Film)
''Siddharth'' is a 2013 Indian-Canadian drama film directed by Richie Mehta. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It depicts story of a person who sends his son to work to a distant place for money who later gets lost. Plot A man from Delhi goes out to find his missing son and expects that whoever took him returns him unharmed. Cast * Rajesh Tailang as Mahendra Saini * Tannishtha Chatterjee as Suman Saini * Anurag Arora as Ranjit Gahlot * Shobha Sharma Jassi as Meena Gahlot * Geeta Agrawal Sharma as Roshni * Amitabh Srivasta as Om Prakash * Mukesh Chhabra Mukesh Chhabra (born 27 May 1980) is an Indian film director, casting director, acting workshop director, and actor who has cast several actors for movies including director Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, Abh ... as Mukesh-Bhai * Khushi Mathur as Pinky Saini * Irfan Khan as Siddharth / Chai Kid / Kamathipura Child * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bottle In The Gaza Sea
''A Bottle in the Gaza Sea'' (french: Une bouteille à la mer, fra-que, Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza) is a 2011 drama directed by Thierry Binisti. The film, an international co-production shot in French, Hebrew and Arabic, is based on the French young adult novel ''Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza'' by Valérie Zenatti, originally published in 2005 and adapted for the screen by Zenatti and Binisti. Zenatti taught Agathe Bonitzer Hebrew in preparation for starring in the film. ''Film Movement''. 1 June 2016. Plot Tal ( Agathe Bonitzer) is the 17-year-old daughter of recent French immigrants to |
Head Over Heels (2012 Film)
''Head over Heels'' is a 2012 British stop motion animated short film written and directed by Timothy Reckart. The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for the 85th Academy Awards. It also won the first Annie Award for Best Student film and the Cartoon d'Or for Best European Animated Short. After being nominated for an Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD. In March 2015, the film was posted online together with special features awww.headoverheels.tv Plot After many years of marriage, husband and wife Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. They live separate, parallel lives, never talking, barely even looking at each other. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, it brings their love crashing down, and the couple who can't agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together. Awards * 40th Annual Annie Awards, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
678 (film)
''678'', released internationally as ''Cairo 6,7,8'', is a 2010 Egyptian political thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Diab. The film focuses on the daily public sexual harassment of three women of different social backgrounds in Egypt. The film won the Top Prize at the 2010 Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Plot Low-income government employee Fayza is sexually assaulted on her way home from work, first in a taxi and then a bus. At home, she resists her husband's attempts to be intimate. She attends a free weekly self-defence class, but instructor Seba forces her to leave because she denies being sexually harassed due to shame. On her way home, Nasr attempts to grope Fayza and she defends herself with a pin from her hijab, causing her to be removed from the bus. After attending a football game, Seba is separated from her physician husband in the crowd and sexually assaulted. Her husband becomes distant due to guilt while her mother discourages her from reporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime After Crime (film)
''Crime After Crime'' is a 2011 award-winning documentary film directed by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler, an incarcerated victim of domestic violence whose case was taken up by pro bono attorneys through The California Habeas Project. Synopsis ''Crime After Crime'' tells the dramatic story of the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of domestic violence. She was wrongly convicted of the murder of her abusive boyfriend and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when two rookie land-use attorneys step forward to take her case. Through their perseverance, they bring to light long-lost witnesses, new testimonies from the men who committed the murder, and proof of perjured evidence. Their investigation ultimately attracts global attention to victims of wrongful incarceration and abuse and becomes a matter of life and death once more. Production Potash produced ''Crime After Crime'' ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dog (film)
''Red Dog'' is a 2011 Australian comedy-drama family film written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. It stars Koko as the title character, Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, and John Batchelor. The film is based on the true story of Red Dog and uses the 2002 novel '' Red Dog'' by Louis de Bernières as the primary source. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards, ''Red Dog'' was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including best feature film. The film was also nominated for seven AACTA Awards and won for Best Film. The film was theatrically released on 4 August 2011 by Roadshow Film Distributors. The film was followed by a prequel, '' Red Dog: True Blue'' released in 2016, and a spin-off documentary '' Koko: A Red Dog Story'' released in 2019. Plot In 1979, a man named Thomas drives his truck into Dampier, Western Australia late one night, having transported a previously ordered statue of William Dampier to the town. Upon enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ways To Live Forever (film)
''Ways to Live Forever'' is a 2010 drama film by director Gustavo Ron based on the award-winning 2008 novel of the same name written by Sally Nicholls. The film stars Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, and Greta Scacchi. The film is produced by Life&Soul Productions, El Capitan Pictures, and Formato Producciones. It was distributed via Karma in Spain, World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation for North America, and InTandem for the rest of the world. Cast *Robbie Kay as Sam: A 12-year-old boy who likes to know facts. He is dying of leukemia. He has a list of things he wants to do before he dies. The book ''Ways to Live Forever'' is presented as the book he is writing. * Alex Etel as Felix: Sam's friend who has cancer. He has a wheelchair, and is straightforward. *Ben Chaplin as Daniel: Sam's father, a quiet man. *Emilia Fox as Amanda: Sam's mother. *Eloise Barnes as Ella: Sam's younger sister. *Phyllida Law as Gran: Sam's grandmother. *Greta Scacchi as Mrs. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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