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Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival is an annual festival hosted in Uppsala, Sweden since 1982. As of 2002 the winner of the award "Uppsala Grand Prix" and the winner of the Uppsala Film Jackdaw for Best Children's Film are eligible for an Academy Award nomination. retrieved on 11 February 2010. The Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden's premier arena for short film, shows more than 300 short films along with lectures and seminars that give an insight into Swedish film, culture and history. Swedish and international filmmakers and other professionals attend. Award winners Uppsala Grand Prix is the main award of the festival.References < ...
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Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Located north of the capital Stockholm it is also the seat of Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiology, ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is home to Scandinavia's largest cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral, which was the frequent site of the coronation of the Swedish monarch until the late 19th century. Uppsala Castle, built by King Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa, served as one of the royal residences of the Swedish monarchs, and was expanded several times over its history, making Uppsala the secondary capital of Sweden during its Swedish Empire, greatest extent. Today it serves as the residence of the Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radu Jude
Radu Jude (; born 28 March 1977) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Biography In 2003, Jude graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Media University of Bucharest. He worked as an assistant director for feature films including ''Amen.'', directed by Costa-Gavras and '' The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'', directed by Cristi Puiu. He directed several short films, among them ''Corp la corp'' (2003), ''Marea Neagră'' (2004), ''Lampa cu căciulă'' (2006) – the most awarded Romanian short film of all time, winner of grand prizes at Sundance, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Grimstad, Hamburg, Bilbao, Huesca, Trieste, Montpellier, Cottbus, Aspen, IndieLisboa, Brussels, Mediawave, Kraków, Almería, Valencia, Uppsala and selected, among others, at Toronto, Telluride, New Directors/New Films Festival, Tampere, Rotterdam. His short films ''Dimineața'' (2007) and ''Alexandra'' (2007) were selected in over 30 festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, San Francisco, Cottbus, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Ménard
Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), Welsh poet * Jean Nicolas (1913–1978), French international football player * Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1799–1848), English antiquary * Paul Nicolas (1899–1959), French international football player * Robert Nicolas (1595–1667), English politician Nicolás * Adolfo Nicolás (1936–2020), Superior General of the Society of Jesus * Eduardo Nicolás (born 1972), Spanish former professional tennis player Other uses * Nicolas (wine retailer), a French chain of wine retailers * ''Le Petit Nicolas'', a series of children's books by René Goscinny See also * San Nicolás (other) * Nicholas (other) * Nicola (other) * Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Nance
Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his directing debut ''An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'', and as the creator of the avant-garde TV program ''Random Acts of Flyness'', which is produced by his production company MVMT and airs on HBO. Early life Nance was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned his MFA from New York University where he studied visual art. Career Nance's 2012 film ''An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'' incorporates an earlier short film, animation and an original score. It premiered in the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier section in 2012 and was also screened as part of the 2012 New Directors/New Films Festival in New York. Scholar Terri Francis has described it as "...an experimental film...that recreates the unspoken space amid friendship and relationships. Starring Terence Nance himself and the girl with whom he is caught up in this difficult dance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörn Threlfall
Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2010. Vladimir Lenin made his last stop in Sweden at the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ... in Jörn during his return from exile in 1917. References Populated places in Västerbotten County Populated places in Skellefteå Municipality {{Västerbotten-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue Line (Lebanon), the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea; its location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabs, Arabian hinterland has contributed to History of Lebanon, its rich history and shaped Culture of Lebanon, a cultural identity of demographics of Lebanon#Religious groups, religious diversity. It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East. Lebanon is home to roughly six million people and covers an area of , making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, second smallest country in continental Asia. The official language of the state is Arabic, while French language, French is also formally recognized; the Lebanese Arabic, Lebanese dialect of Arabic is used alongside Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Dib
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the Francophone world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname '' Rai'',. likewise meaning "king".. It also arose independently in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ''ruadh'', meaning "red". Given name * Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer and fiddler * Roy Andersen (born 1955), runner * Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Roy Anderson (American football) (born 1980), American football coach * Sir Roy M. Anderson (born 1947), British scientific adviser * Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director * Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), footballer from Sweden * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farahnaz Sharifi
Farahnaz ( fa, فرحناز, from Arabic فرح (faraḥ) meaning ''joy'', ''gladness'' and Persian ناز (nâz) meaning ''cute'') is a Persian given name for girls common in Iran, South Asia and Central Asia. People with this name include: Given name * Farahnaz Forotan (born 1992), Afghan journalist. * Farahnaz Ispahani, Pakistani American writer and former politician * Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 1963), Pahlavi princess See also * Farah (name) *Naz (name) Naz ( fa, ناز) is the Persian word for "coy" or "cute". It is a popular feminine given name in Pakistan and Turkey. Naz is also used as a synonym for pride. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Naz Aydemir (born 1990), Turkish vol ... {{given name Persian feminine given names Feminine given names Urdu feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Talvensaari
Elina may refer to: *Elina (Epirus) an ancient Greek fortified town in the region of Epirus *'' Elina: As If I Wasn't There'', a 2002 Swedish film *Elina, protagonist of the '' Barbie: Fairytopia'' series of animated films * ''Elina'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae Elina is also a feminine given name in several European languages. Elina as a given name may refer to: * Elīna Babkina (born 1989), Latvian basketball player * Elina Born (born 1994), Estonian singer *Elina Bystritskaya (1928 – 2019), Russian actress *Elina Danielian (born 1976), Armenian chess player * Elina Duni (born 1981), Swiss-Albanian singer *Elina Eggers (born 1987), Swedish diver *Elina Fuhrman (born 1969), Russian-American journalist *Elīna Garanča (born 1976), Latvian opera singer *Elina Guseva (born 1964), Azerbaijani-Russian handball player *Elina Haavio-Mannila (born 1933), Finnish social scientist and professor * Elina Hirvonen (born 1975), Finnish writer *Elina Karok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Sitaru
Adrian Sitaru () is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He is the author of several short films, of which ''Valuri'' ("Waves", 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous prizes. Notably, he also worked with Costa Gavras in the making of Amen. (2002). His first feature film, ''Pescuit sportiv'' ("Hooked"), for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened in film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 ''Premiers Plans'' Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his latest short film, ''Colivia'' ("The Cage") won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...). Selected filmography * '' The Fixer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Fiala And Ulrike Putzer
Severin, Séverin or Severinus may refer to: People * Severin (given name) * Severin (surname) Places * Caraș-Severin County, a county in Romania * Severin County, a defunct county in Romania that was merged into the present Caraş-Severin County * Drobeta-Turnu Severin, a city in Romania, capital of the Mehedinţi County * Severin, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia * Severin na Kupi, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia * Severin, Germany, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Banate of Severin, a territory in the Kingdom of Hungary Other * Severin Elektro GmbH, a German electric appliance manufacturer * Severin Training Center, a subsidiary of the Danish cooperative FDB * Severin Films, an American film production and distribution company See also * Saint Severin (other) * Severian (other) * Severina (other) * Severine (other) * Severino, an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variant of the name, sometimes also used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
