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Home (2008 Swiss Film)
''Home'' is a 2008 Swiss drama film directed by Ursula Meier, starring Isabelle Huppert and Olivier Gourmet. The film was the official Swiss submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) and Michel (Olivier Gourmet) live with their three children in a house next to an uncompleted highway. They use the deserted road as a recreation area. For example, they put an inflatable swimming pool on it and the son and his friends use the highway to ride their bicycles. As it has been ten years since the highway was abandoned, they believe that it will not be completed. One day, without warning, construction workers begin to upgrade the road and the highway opens to traffic. Despite noise from passing traffic, the family remains in the house. Previously, the father would simply walk across the highway in order to access his car to get to work. This becomes harder as the highway becomes busier. He and his children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Meier
Ursula Meier (born 24 June 1971) is a French- Swiss film director and screenwriter. Career A native of Besançon, the capital of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, near the Swiss border, Ursula Meier graduated from Belgium's Institut des Arts de Diffusion nstitute of Visual Artsand served as assistant director to the internationally-renowned Swiss auteur, Alain Tanner, on his films ''Fourbi'' (''Gear)'' (1996) and ''Jonas et Lila, à demain'' (''Jonas and Lila, 'Till Tomorrow'') (1999). She won her first major film award for the 1998 short, ''Des heures sans sommeil'' (''Sleepless)'', which received the Special Jury Prize at the Festival International du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand as well as the International Grand Prize at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival and a Best Short Fiction Film nomination at the Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv. In 2002, her film ''Tous à table'' (''Table Manners''), which had already won the Audience Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Cinematography
Awards for best cinematography ...
The following are the winners of the César Award for Best Cinematography ( French: ''César de la meilleure photographie''). Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Lumières Award for Best Cinematography *Academy Award for Best Cinematography *BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography *Magritte Award for Best Cinematography References External links * César Award for Best Cinematographyat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Cinematography Cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to foc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Drama Films
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2008 Drama Films
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2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Huppert On Screen And Stage
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in films directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard and Michael Haneke. She has also starred in numerous stage productions, in Paris and around the world. Her first big break came in Bertrand Blier's ''Les Valseuses'' (1974), which was a success in France. Huppert's first English-language film was ''Rosebud'' (1975), directed by Otto Preminger and starring Peter O'Toole. As of 2022, she has appeared in 22 films that have been screened ''In Competition'' at the Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes she has won the Best Actress Award twice, for her roles in ''Violette Nozière'' (1978) and '' The Piano Teacher'' (2001). She has also won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for ''The Lacemaker'' (1977), and two Volpi Cups at Venice for '' Story of Women'' (1988) and ''La Cérémonie'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Film Prize
The ''Swiss Film Award'' (formerly ''Swiss Film Prize'', also called ''Quartz'') (french: Prix du cinéma suisse, german: Schweizer Filmpreis, it, Premio del cinema svizzero, rm, Premi dal film svizzer) is the national film award of Switzerland, first given out in 1998. History Between 1998 to 2008 the Prize was given during the Solothurn Film Festival. From 2009 onwards the festival hosts the ''Night of Nominations'' announcement. Since then, every nomination film receives a cash-prize. Also since 2009, the ceremony has been moved to March in a more glamorous atmosphere and with a broadcasting on television. 2009 was the last year where the Jury was composed of people from the Swiss state and the Federal Office of Culture. Until that year, the award was called ''Viewfinder'' and changed its appearance every year with different designers being approached to give it a distinctive look. Since 2009 the prize awarded is a Cristal-like statue, designed by Alfredo Häberli, called "'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík International Film Festival
Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF; is, Alþjóðleg kvikmyndahátíð í Reykjavík ) is an international film festival held annually in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents. One way of doing so is having a competitive category (named ''New Visions'') exclusively limited to a director's first or second feature-length film. At each festival, a number of awards are given out. The main award is the ''Discovery of the Year'' award, also called Golden Puffin, given by an international jury. The international federation of film critics FIPRESCI send a jury to RIFF from 2006. Also, the audience can vote for their favorite film from the whole programme. Lifetime achievement awards and creative excellency awards are given to well-known film directors who have achieved excellence in their work. History Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) was founded in 2004 by a group of film enthusiasts and professionals with the goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Del Plata Film Festival
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata) is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF in Latin America, and the oldest in this category in the Americas. The festival is organized by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA). History Created in 1954 by Jesus Miller, it was not considered to be a competitive festival, it was just an exhibition of selected international movies; during this stage the event was named ''Festival Cinematográfico Internacional'' (''International Cinematographic Festival''). In the early years famous international guests such as Mary Pickford, Gina Lollobrigida, Edward G. Robinson and Errol Flynn attended the event. The festival continued in this way until 1959, when the Argentine Film Critics Association took charge of running it; during this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumières Award For Best Cinematography
The Lumières Award for Best Cinematography — Prix CST (french: Prix technique CST de la meilleure photo) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 2008. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the other nominees. 2000s 2010s See also *César Award for Best Cinematography The following are the winners of the César Award for Best Cinematography ( French: ''César de la meilleure photographie''). Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Lumières Award for Best Cinematography ... External links Lumières Award for Best Cinematographyat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lumieres Award For Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Awards for best cinematography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Lumières Awards
The 14th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 19 January 2009. The ceremony was presided by Jeanne Balibar. '' The Class'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. See also * 34th César Awards The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009. Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet ... References External links * * 14th Lumières Awardsat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:14th Lumieres Awards Lumières Awards Lumieres Lumieres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of Film Critics
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium. At present it has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. FIPRESCI Award The FIPRESCI often gives out awards during film festivals (such as at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
