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Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from 125 countries and programmed 271 films. Attendance has grown to nearly 43,000. The festival also offers a screenplay competition with features, teleplays and shorts categories and a web series competition. In addition to tendays of film screenings, the festival provides industry panels, music showcases, parties and receptions. The Nashville Film Festival is also an Academy Award 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 ind ... qualifying festival. Program and focus Films shown at the Nashville Film Festival include narrative features, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. After the war, the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base. Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Light In The Sky
''All the Light in the Sky'' is an American drama film directed by Joe Swanberg and written by Swanberg and Jane Adams, who also stars in the film, along with Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne, Lawrence Michael Levine, Larry Fessenden, and Lindsay Burdge. The film had its world premiere at the AFI on November 3, 2012. The film was released on video on demand on December 3, 2013, before being released in a limited release on December 20, 2013, by Factory25. Premise The film follows Marie (Jane Adams), an actress struggling with the prospect of aging, which becomes all the more apparent when her 25-year-old, aspiring actress niece Faye (Sophia Takal) arrives for a weekend stay. Cast * Jane Adams as Marie * Sophia Takal as Faye * Kent Osborne as Dan * Lawrence Michael Levine as Larry * Larry Fessenden as Rusty * Lindsay Burdge as Suzanne Production Director Joe Swanberg served as the film's cinematographer and editor. Release The film had its world premiere on November 3, 2012, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Collection
''The Invisible Collection'' ( pt, A Coleção Invisível) is a 2012 Brazilian drama film, directed by Bernard Attal and starring Vladimir Brichta, Walmor Chagas and Ludmila Rosa. It was shot in Salvador and Itajuípe, Bahia. Plot Beto's family owns a traditional antique store that is going through a financial crisis. To try to solve the situation, he travels to the town of Itajuípe, Bahia, in search of a rare collection of engravings which was acquired 30 years ago by a former client, the collector Samir. However, shortly upon arriving Beto faces strong resistance from his wife and his daughter Saada. Based on the short story by Stefan Zweig. Cast * Vladimir Brichta as Beto * Walmor Chagas as Samir * Ludmila Rosa as Saada * Clarisse Abujamra as Dona Clara * Wesley Macedo as Wesley * Frank Menezes as Nemias * Conceicão Senna as Dona Iolanda * Paulo César Pereio as Radio Host Festivals and awards * Gramado Film Festival: Audience award for Best Film, Best Supporting Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonali Bose
Shonali Bose (born 3 June 1965) is an Indian film director, writer and film producer. Having made her feature film debut in 2005, she has since won such accolades as a National Film Award, a Bridgestone Narrative Award, and a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award. Bose earned her breakthrough with her first feature film, the 2005 biographical drama '' Amu'', which was based on her own novel of the same name. The film which chronicles the attacks on Sikhs in Delhi in 1984, garnered critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English. Bose then worked as the assistant director for the 2012 war film ''Chittagong'', which she also co-wrote. Bose's status as a filmmaker grew following the critical and commercial success of the dramas '' Margarita with a Straw'' (2015) and '' The Sky Is Pink'' (2019). Inspired from the life of Malini Chib—her cousin and a disability rights activist, the former earned Bose a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita With A Straw
''Margarita with a Straw'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Shonali Bose. It stars Kalki Koechlin as an Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who relocates to America for her undergraduate education and comes of age following her complex relationship with a blind girl, played by Sayani Gupta. Revathi, Kuljeet Singh, and William Moseley play supporting roles. Produced by Bose in partnership with Viacom18 Motion Pictures, ''Margarita with a Straw'' was co-written by Bose and Nilesh Maniyar. The film deals with the challenging concepts of sexuality, inclusion, self-love, and self-acceptance. Bose conceived the idea for the film in January 2011 during a conversation with Malini Chib, her cousin and a disability rights activist, about the latter's desire to have a normal sex life. Inspired by Chib's story, Bose wrote the first draft of the film's script. After winning a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award for the draft, she modified the script to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Shagin
Anton Aleksandrovich Shagin (russian: Анто́н Алекса́ндрович Ша́гин, born 2 April 1984) is a Russian actor of theater, most famous for his role as Mels in '' Hipsters''. , retrieved 7 April 2010. Biography Anton Gorshkov (Shagin) was born in , Kalinin Oblast, , |
Tom Cullen
Thomas Cullen (born 17 July 1985) is a Welsh actor and director. He had roles in the independent film ''Weekend (2011 film), Weekend'' (2011), as Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in the television series ''Downton Abbey'', and as Sir Landry in the Historical fiction, historical drama series ''Knightfall (TV series), Knightfall''.. He also appeared in another historical drama playing the role of Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Thomas Seymour in Becoming Elizabeth. Early life Cullen was born in Aberystwyth. He is the son of two writers. His father is Irish and his mother is English. He spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School. He has two siblings. Before pursuing an acting career he was involved in music. He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with First Class Honours degree in Acting after spending a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cold Lands (film)
''The Cold Lands'' is a 2013 drama film directed by Tom Gilroy. It stars Silas Yelich as Atticus Garfield, Lili Taylor as his mother Nicole, and Peter Scanavino as Carter. The film premiered in February 2013 at the Berlin Film Festival and was screened at various festivals throughout 2013 and 2014. Plot After 11-year-old Atticus Garfield's ( Silas Yelich) mother Nichole (Lili Taylor) dies suddenly, Atticus runs away from home to live in the Catskills by himself, surviving on whatever he can find. While dealing with his mother's death and living alone in the wilderness, Atticus encounters a hippie named Carter (Peter Scanavino), who sells necklaces at festivals and lives in his car. The two become dependent on each other, though neither is comfortable with the alliance. Cast * Silas Yelich as Atticus Garfield *Lili Taylor as Nicole * Maggie Low as Maggie *Peter Scanavino as Carter *Nick Sandow as Foreman *John Ventimiglia as Jackson * Trace Henderson as Addison * Jonathan G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Yelich
Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Name and etymologies ''Silas'' is traditionally assumed to be the same as the ''Silvanus'' mentioned in four epistles. Some translations, including the New International Version, call him "Silas" in the epistles. Paul, Silas, and Timothy are listed as co-authors of the two New Testament letters to the Thessalonians, though the authorship is disputed. The '' Second Epistle to the Corinthians'' mentions Silas as having preached with Paul and Timothy to the church in Corinth (), and the First Epistle of Peter describes Silas as a "faithful brother" (). There is some disagreement over the original or "proper" form of his name: "Silas", "Silvanus", "Seila", and "Saul" seem to be treated at the time as equivalent versions of the same name in different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enemy Within (2013 Film)
''The Enemy Within'' ( el, Ο Εχθρός μου) is a Greek film, directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos. The film released in 2013 and it stars Manolis Mavromatakis and Maria Zorba. Tsemberopoulos has described the film as a social drama that "deals with whether morally conscious people can stick to their principles in the very difficult times we live in." The film premiered at the 2013 Athens International Film Festival. It won three awards in Hellenic Film Academy Awards Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civili ... in categories Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing. Plot A progressive and open-minded man, owner of a flower shop, lives in Athens with his family, his wife and two teenage children. His serene and ordinary life turns over when some burglars, invade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Milivojević
Boris Milivojević ( sr-cyr, Борис Миливојевић; born 26 November 1971) is a Serbian actor. Since his debut in 1983, Milivojević has garnered critical and commercial success for his roles in theatre and film. He has had lead roles in high profile Serbian films, including ''Munje!'' (2001), '' When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo'' (2004), '' The Red Colored Grey Truck'' (2005), '' We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back'' (2006), '' The Fourth Man'' (2007) ''St. George Shoots the Dragon'' (2009) and '' Monument to Michael Jackson'' (2014), and has composed a wide palette of critically acclaimed theatre roles in ''Hamlet'', ''Timon of Athens'', ''King Lear'', ''Macbeth'', ''Antigone'' and '' Noises Off!'' in theatres in Eastern Europe. He is a recipient of numerous accolades for his activity in Serbian film, theatre and television, including a Zoran Radmilović Award, two Ardalion Awards, three Serbian Oscars of Popularity, and a Golden Arena for Best Actor nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Applause (2009 Film)
''Applause'' (Danish: ''Applaus'') is a 2009 Danish film starring Paprika Steen from director/co-writer Martin Peter Zandvliet and Koncern Film. It tells the story of an actress's journey to reclaim her life and her family from the ravages of alcoholism and divorce. Plot The critically acclaimed and alcoholic actress Thea Barfoed has gone through turmoil, resulting in a divorce and the loss of custody of her two boys. Eager to break with the past, regain control over her life, and get her children back, she uses charm and manipulation to persuade her ex-husband, Christian, that she is ready and able to take back the mantle of motherhood; but she has not completely convinced herself. On stage, Thea plays Martha, the aggressive and wounded wife in ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' Off stage, the actress is mixed up in a drama that has many of the same tragic, toxic ingredients. As Thea contends with the rigorous demands of stage life and a past that haunts her, she must face he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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