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71st San Sebastián International Film Festival
The 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival ran 22–30 September 2023 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 30 September 2023, with '' The Rye Horn'' winning the Golden Shell, being the first film directed by a female Spanish director to win said award. Background In May 2023, actor Javier Bardem was announced as a recipient of a Donostia Award as well as the main feature of the 71st edition's official poster. An early subset of the official selection film slate was announced on 7 July 2023. New official selection titles were announced on 14 July 2023. In August 2023, '' The Boy and the Heron'' was announced as the out-of-competition opening film. Later that month, Spanish director Víctor Erice was announced to be the recipient of a Donostia Award. The entire official selection line-up was announced on 25 August. On 8 September, it was announced that Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki would receive a Donostia Award, presented to him virt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boy And The Heron
is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film's Japanese title references Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 novel '' How Do You Live?'' but is not an adaptation of it. The film stars the voices of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shinobu Otake. Described as a "big, fantastical film", it follows a boy named Mahito Maki who moves to the countryside after his mother's death, discovers an abandoned tower near his new home, and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron. Miyazaki announced his retirement in September 2013 but later reversed this decision after working on the short film ''Boro the Caterpillar'' (2018). He began storyboarding for a new feature-length project in July 2016, and official production began in May 2017. The film's title was announced in October 2017, targeting a release around the 2020 Summer Olympics. By May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike
From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). It was the longest actors' strike against the film and TV studios in Hollywood history. Its duration overlapped significantly with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Along with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike (which ended on September 27, 2023), it was part of a series of broader Hollywood labor disputes. Both the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes contributed to the biggest interruption to the American film and television industries since the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 just three years prior. In addition to standing in solidarity with the writers, the strike was led by changes in the industry caused by streaming and its effect on residuals, as well as other new technologies like AI and dig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Coixet
Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “ Catalan auteur.” Early life Isabel Coixet was born in Sant Adrià del Besòs next to Barcelona on 9 April 1960. She started filming when she was given an 8 mm camera on the occasion of her First Communion. After obtaining a BA degree in history at Barcelona Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Amor
''Un amor'' () is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Coixet and Laura Ferrero based on the novel of the same name by Sara Mesa. It stars Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian. Plot Freelance translator Nat settles in the countryside village of La Escapa, finding a hostile environment and a cruel landlord keen on sexist microagressions. Neighbor Andreas, locally dubbed as "the German", awkwardly offers Nat free home repairs in exchange for sexual penetration. Nat, despite early reluctance, ends up accepting, paving the way for a self-consuming passion. Cast Production Penned by Isabel Coixet and , the screenplay is an adaptation of the 2020 novel ''Un amor'' by Sara Mesa. The film was produced by Buena Pinta Media, Perdición Films and Monte Glauco AIE with the participation of RTVE, TV3, Movistar Plus+, ICAA, and Gobierno de La Rioja. Shooting locations in La Rioja included Nalda, Ribafrecha, and Villalobar. Release ''Un amor'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven Jackson
Raven Jackson (born 1990) is an American filmmaker and television writer. A graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, she released several short films before making her feature film debut with '' All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'' (2023). She is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow. Biography Raven Jackson was born in 1990 in Tennessee, to a mother from Mississippi. She is a native of Clarksville, Tennessee, and "grew up fishing on the Cumberland River". She graduated from Austin Peay State University in 2012, and she obtained her first MFA at The New School's writing program. Despite being uncertain about filmmaking without a background of technical experience, she decided to apply to New York University, and she obtained another MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts's graduate film program. Her NYU thesis film was called ''Nettles'', and it appeared at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival. She later released another short film, ''A Guide To Breathing Underwater' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Martelli
Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich (born April 16, 1983) is a Chilean film and television actress and director best known for her roles in the films ''B-Happy'' and '' Machuca''. She starred with the famous Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the Chilean-Italian film '' Il Futuro'', based on Roberto Bolaño's novel A Little Lumpen Novelita. Her feature debut ''1976'' was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at the Director's Fortnight section. Biography On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in Santiago de Chile. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of Italian descent, and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent. Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In 2010, she enrolled at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she graduated with a master's degree in film studies. She started acting in her teenage years. Martelli played the main role in the film ''B-Happy'' by Gonzalo Justiniano. Later she had roles in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. Cannes is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside Venice and Berlin, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film festivals, alongside Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. History The early years The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1938 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of high-ranking official and historian Philippe Erlanger and film journalist Robert Favre Le Bret decided to set up an international cinematographic festival. They found the support of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Petzold (director)
Christian Petzold (born 1960) is a German film director and screenwriter. Petzold is part of the 21st century Berlin School (filmmaking), Berlin School film movement. His films have received international recognition and acclaim. He is known for his frequent collaborations with actresses Nina Hoss and Paula Beer. Petzold won the Silver Bear for Best Director for his film ''Barbara'' (2012) at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Petzold started his career with his "Ghosts Trilogy" which consist of the films ''The State I Am In (film), The State I Am In'' (2000), ''Ghosts (2005 film), Ghosts'' (2005), and ''Yella (film), Yella''. He has earned further acclaim directing ''Jerichow (film), Jerichow'' (2008), ''Barbara (2012 film), Barbara'' (2012), ''Phoenix (2014 film), Phoenix'' (2014), ''Transit (2018 film), Transit'' (2018), ''Undine (2020 film), Undine'' (2020), and ''Afire'' (2023). Early life and education Born in Hilden and raised in Haan, where he graduated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Luengo
Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in the television series ''Riot Police (TV series), Riot Police'' (2020). She has since featured in films such as ''Girlfriends (2021 film), Girlfriends'' (2021), ''The Replacement (2021 film), The Replacement'' (2021), ''Cork (film), Cork'' (2022), ''The Room Next Door'' (2024), and ''Family Affairs (film), Family Affairs'' (2024), as well as in television series such as ''Red Queen (TV series), Red Queen''. She also received industry recognition for her role in the monologue play ''Prima Facie (play), Prima Facie''. Life and career Early life and education Victoria Luengo Saez was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca, but after four years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona, where she was raised. She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lantos
Robert Lantos (born 3 April 1949) is a Hungarian-Canadian film producer. Life and career Lantos was born on 3 April 1949 in Budapest, the son of Ágnes (Bodor) and László Lantos, a mechanic and truck company owner. Lantos spent much of his childhood in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his family fled after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He immigrated to Canada in 1963. Lantos is Jewish. Lantos studied literature at McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a BA (1970) and an MA (1972). Following graduation from McGill, he founded Vivafilm which imported and distributed foreign films across Canada. He later started a production company, RSL Entertainment, which produced fifteen films, most notably George Kaczender's '' In Praise of Older Women'' and Ted Kotcheff's '' Joshua Then and Now''. Lantos co-founded the Canadian film and television company Alliance Communications Corporation with partners Victory Loewy, John Kemeny, Stephen J. Roth, and Denis Héroux. He was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Lacombe
Brigitte Lacombe (born December 23, 1950, in Alès, France) is an American photographer based in New York City. In May 2009, she published a collection "Lacombe anima/persona" with her photographs covering her work from 1975 to 2008. Her work has been published in many magazines, including '' Vanity Fair'', '' Glamour'', ''The New Yorker'', '' GQ'', ''New York'' and ''The New York Times Magazine''. Lacombe is famous for her raw techniques for shooting her portraits: “The situation I create is devoid of production values… I try to make it as bare as possible so it’s about them as them. And that’s it.” "“I know that once I set the tone by bringing people to a set that I want – meaning the lights, the intimacy of the space, the quietness, and the fact I stay one-on-one with them – I’m asking for the person in front of me to collaborate with me. It’s not just me imposing something; I want an exchange”. At age seventeen, Lacombe left school to pursue photography as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Gallego
Cristina Gallego is a Colombian producer, writer and director. Career Gallego began her career in 2004 producing ''Wandering Shadows'', a film by her then husband Ciro Guerra. In 2009 while producing another Guerra film ''The Wind Journeys'' the pair befriended members of the Wayuu people, Wayuu community. They spent the following ten years researching material for their film ''Birds of Passage (film), Birds of Passage'' which follows a Wayuu people, Wayuu family as they abandon traditions and fall into the drug trade. Gallego made her directorial debut with the film which she codirected with Guerra. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. In 2019 she announced she would team up with Guerra again to co-direct the miniseries ''Cortes (miniseries), Cortes''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
