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Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) is an annual film festival held since 2003 in Zagreb, Croatia. Focusing on promoting young and upcoming filmmaker, the festival is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential cultural events in Croatia. It also regularly features several international programmes for the filmmaker's first or second films made. Each festival edition usually features three international competition programs (for feature films, short films, and documentary films), and one short film competition program for Croatian filmmakers. In addition, the festival often hosts non-competitive screenings, such as selections of children's films or screenings of debut works made by established film directors. Since 2006 the festival's main award is called Golden Pram. From 2003 to 2005 the main award was called Golden Bib. Awards Prizes are awarded in the following categories: * The Zlatna kolica ''(Golden Pram Pram or PRAM may refer to: a bulbous growth on seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Heisenberg
Benjamin Heisenberg (born 9 June 1974) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed sixteen films since 1995. His film '' Schläfer'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film, ''The Robber'', was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. He is the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg, via his father Martin Heisenberg. He is co-editor and co-publisher of the German film magazine ''Revolver''. Early life Benjamin Heisenberg was born in Tübingen, Germany to Martin Heisenberg and Apollonia, Countess of Eulenburg. His father was professor of neurobiology at the University of Würzburg, and Benjamin grew up in small village near there. In 1993, he studied at the academy of fine arts in Munich. He finished his studies in 1998, winning the "Debütantenpreis", given to the three best students of the year. Filmography * 1995: Es zogen einst (shortfilm) * 1996: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkpoint (2003 Film)
''Checkpoint'' (original title: ''Machssomim'') is a 2003 documentary film by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, showing the everyday interaction between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at several of the regions Israel Defense Forces checkpoints. The film won five awards at various film festivals, including Best International Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, best feature-length documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Although the film was generally well received, it was also controversial and reactions from audience members and critics were sometimes very angry. The film was produced with the support of The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television. Synopsis ''Checkpoint'' is shot in cinéma vérité style with no narration and very little context. Shamir himself is absent from the film except for o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Load
''The Load'' ( sr, Терет, Teret) is a 2018 Serbian war drama film directed by Ognjen Glavonić. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Golden Pram Award for Best Feature Film at the 2018 Zagreb Film Festival. Plot During the 1999 NATO bombing of Kosovo, Vlada is a middle aged man hired to act as a courier to Belgrade through Kosovo of a mysterious truck transport, the contents of which are left undisclosed to him. This being his third excursion driving, he’s advised not to stop for any reason once he departs. After being dropped off at the site where the truck waits for him, he begins his journey but is soon rerouted by a burning car wreck at a bridge, forcing him to detour to a nearby riverbed. He finds a group of refugees who give directions and one sells him cigarettes. A young man named Paja approaches him asking to ride with him to Belgrade, but he refuses. Despite Paja propositioning him with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Diab
Mohamed Diab ('' ar, محمد دياب'', , born 1978) is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film ''Cairo 678'' ''(Les Femmes du bus 678)'', which was released a month before the Egyptian revolution, and for directing Disney's Marvel series '' Moon Knight''. Career ''El Gezeira'' '' El Gezeira'', released in 2007, is inspired by the true story of the rise of a ruthless drug lord who lived on an island in Upper Egypt. The film set box office records and is often referenced in Egyptian pop culture. The sequel ''El Gezeira 2,'' released in 2014, begins with the escape of the drug lord from prison during the Egyptian revolution and his rebound to power back home on the island. The film set new Egyptian box office records becoming the highest grossing Egyptian and Arabic film of all time. Diab was only the writer of the film, while Sherif Arafa directed it. ''Cairo 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clash (2016 Film)
''Clash'' ( ar, اشتباك) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mohamed Diab. It was officially selected by the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and was the opening film of the Festival's Un Certain Regard section that year. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It won the award for Best Film at the 2016 International Film Festival of Kerala. Set just after the political events of June 2013, the film is shot entirely in the confines of a police van containing Muslim Brotherhood members and pro-army supporters, as well as other people belonging to neither of these factions. Cast * Nelly Karim * Hany Adel * Mohammed Alaa * Khaled Kamal * Ali Altayeb * Mai Elghety * Hosni Sheta * Ahmed Malik * Mohamed Gamal Kalbaz * Ashraf Hamdi Reception The film has a rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews. Deborah Young of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' states the film "will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Nemes
László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; ; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, ''Son of Saul,'' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. He is the first Hungarian director whose film has won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Son of Saul'' is the second Hungarian film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2016, Nemes was a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Early life Nemes was born in Budapest as the son of a Jewish mother and the Hungarian film and theatre director András Jeles. He moved to Paris at the age of 12. Nemes became interested in filmmaking at an early age and began filming amateur horror films in the basement of his Paris home. After studying History, International Relations and Screenwriting, he started working as an assistant director in France and Hungary on short and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Saul
''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, and follows a day-and-a-half in the life of Saul Ausländer (played by Géza Röhrig), a Hungarian member of the '' Sonderkommando''. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was also shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. It is the ninth Hungarian film to be nominated for the award, and the first since István Szabó's '' Hanussen'' in 1988. It is the second Hungarian film to win the award, the first being Szabó's ''Mephisto'' in 1981. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the first Hungarian film to win the award. Plot In October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levan Koguashvili
Levan Koguashvili ( ka, ლევან კოღუაშვილი; March 18, 1973) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. He studied in Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography after graduating school. Biography Levan Koguashvili was born in 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He began his studies at the State Institute of Film and Theatre in Tbilisi, and then worked as a journalist for independent television after civil war broke out in Georgia. He studied Film Directing at the Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow between 1994 and 1999. He Graduated from the Tisch School of Art's Graduate Film Program in New York City in 2006 and he made several short films and documentaries. His 2006 short film, The Debt, was an Official Selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and his documentary, Women from Georgia, was selected for the Panorama section of the 2009 Sarajevo Film Festival. Levan lived in New York City where he made several short films and documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Dates
''Blind Dates'' ( ka, Brma Paemnebi) is a 2013 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Koguashvili. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the Best Feature Film award at the 2014 Zagreb Film Festival. Cast * Kakhi Kavsadze Kakhi Kavsadze ( ''K’akhi K’avsadze''; June 5, 1935 – April 27, 2021) was a Georgian and Soviet film, television and stage actor. Early life He was born in Tbilisi. After his birth, his parents moved to Tkibuli. His father David Kavsadze ... * Andro Sakvarelidze as Sandro * Ia Sukhitashvili as Manana References External links * 2013 films 2013 drama films 2010s Georgian-language films Drama films from Georgia (country) {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Batra's Hindi-language debut feature film ''The Lunchbox'' premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail). Batra also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014. ''The Lunchbox'' was the highest-grossing foreign film in North America, Europe and Australia for 2014 grossing over US$25 Million. The film was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language in 2015. He then directed the English-language film '' The Sense of an Ending'' (2017), an adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel. 2017 also saw the release of Batra's ''Our Souls at Night'' on Netflix. Batra's latest film is '' Photograph'', released in 2019. Early life and background Ritesh grew up in a middle-class family in Mumbai, India. His father Joginder Batra, worked in the Merchant Navy of India and his mother Manj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lunchbox
''The Lunchbox'' is a 2013 Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ritesh Batra. Produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap and Arun Rangachari, ''The Lunchbox'' is an international co-production of studios in India, the US, Germany and France. It stars Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur alongside Bharti Achrekar, Nakul Vaid and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in supporting roles. ''The Lunchbox'' was screened at International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and later won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award also known as Grand Rail d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in theatres in India on 20 September 2013. ''The Lunchbox'' was a box-office success and received unanimous critical acclaim. It was Khan's highest-grossing Hindi film, until it was surpassed by ''Hindi Medium'' (2017). ''The Lunchbox'' was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards . Plot In Mumbai, Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
