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American Film Festival In Poland Shows Its Most Attractive Program Yet

American Film Festival In Poland Shows Its Most Attractive Program Yet

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 04:00 AM PDT

If you're a Polish citizen and you've ever wondered how it feels like to take part in one of the major film festivals now is your chance to get a glimpse of the spectacular on your home soil. Though American Film Festival isn't a regular stop on the crowded festival map for most of the devoted cinephiles from around the globe, it doesn't stop to astound with its impressive selection of fresh American indies with each subsequent year. Still a baby when it comes to festivals, the 4th edition of Wroclaw's own favorite event gathers most of recent hits that premiered during some highly popular film festivals like Sundance, Cannes, or Toronto.To make a long story short it's crucial to list just a couple of...

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Busan 2013: Tarantino Declares BIG BAD WOLVES Best Film Of The Year

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Yesterday in a regular screening of Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's Israeli thriller Big Bad Wolves, Quentin Tarantino, who had popped into Busan to have a chat with Bong Joon-ho, was in attendance. Sitting mere seats away from me, we watched the film and upon its conclusion Tarantino eventually took the microphone at Q & A time and asked Navot, who was in attendance some questions. He also clearly stated that he loved the film so much, heaped a lot of other positive words of praise on it and then excitedly concluded that "This is not only the best film of Busan, it is the best film of the year."We love the film on Twitch and are so happy and excited to share Tarantino's praise...

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Ben Wheatley Is Headed To Gallifrey

Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:30 AM PDT

Strap in kids, because Dr Who is about to get weird. Given that we already have a John Hurt vs Peter Capaldi, Bad Doctor vs Good Doctor confrontation in the works for the upcoming season that's not exactly news but the BBC is turning in a surprising direction to make it happen. Word is out that Kill List and Sightseers director Ben Wheatley is on the director roster for the upcoming season of the BBC staple. There doesn't appear to be any official word about his involvement, or how many episodes he will direct, but the Tweet above - and you better believe Empire would not have retweeted it unless there was something to it - indicates that he's on board for at least one...

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Feratum 2013: José Mojica Marins' Visit In Quotes And Exclusive Photos

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:30 PM PDT

The visit of Jose Mojica Marins (Ze do Caixao/Coffin Joe) was by far the best thing Feratum 2013 offered. It was incredible and I had the luck to stay close to him in Tlalpujahua first and later in my hometown Mexico City, where the complete Ze do Caixao trilogy was screened (on October 8). Mojica Marins was a participant of pretty much every Feratum event: you could see him at the opening and closing/award ceremony or even just walking the streets of Tlalpujahua together with one of his sons (I saw them once, at the public plaza). Three Mojica Marins events happened during his first ever visit to Mexico: a press conference, the "masters of horror master class" (alongside Gary Pullin and Rodrigo Gudiño) and a...

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Latin America Presents Its Oscar Contenders

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:00 PM PDT

A total of ten Latin American countries have submitted entries to the 2014 Oscar race in the foreign language category. The list has some surprises and a few strong contenders, revealing a very diverse and fresh panorama of the region's film industry: no less than seven films were directed by young newcomers and even the most experienced director on the list has no more than three features in the bag. Click through below to see all the submissions and discover a few works by some of the most promising names of the new Latin American cinema....

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Sitges 2013: IN THE NAME OF THE SON Wins Méliès d'Or Award

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival has just kicked off and they are already handing out the hardware. Belgian drama Au Nom De Fils, In The Name Of The Son, has taken home the coveted Méliès d'Or Award for the Best European fantastic film of 2013. It joins a fraternity of winners like Vanishing Waves, Let The Right One In and Martyrs. 2013-10-11 Sitges, SpainAU NOM DU FILS / IN THE NAME OF THE SON wins the 2013 Méliès d'Or Award -Best European Fantastic Feature FilmThe 2013 Méliès d'Or Award - for Best European fantastic film went to IN THE NAME OF THE SON directed by Vincent Lannoo. The award was handed out at the Méliès d'Or award ceremony during the 46th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival...

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Five Flavours Film Festival Is A Dream Come True For Polish Fans Of Asian Cinema

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Polish people who are in desperate need of some film-related Asian touch during those cold autumn months mustn't search for the right moment any longer. Early November is a perfect time for all the local cinephiles to hide in a warm cinema auditorium and relax with a bunch of exotic, fascinating, often demanding titles from all over Asia. Five Flavours Film Festival is in its seventh year and though still not as famous as it should be considering the impressive programme, it's probably the only reliable connection between this part of Europe and some solid Asian cinema. The main treat of this year's edition is the official Polish premiere of Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster. Apart from that the audience will find a notable bunch of low-budget,...

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Warsaw Film Festival Starts Today With Tons Of Promising European Indies

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT

If you haven't booked your tickets yet now is the perfect time! The Warsaw Film Festival starts today and it has many splendid goodies to offer throughout the 10 eventful autumn days (October 11-20). Opening with Uberto Pasolini's Still Life, the festival offers more than 200 films from all over the world. Though the focus is mostly on European productions and people who wanted to see more Asian art house movies might be a little disappointed, this deliberate move proves to be the festival's main strength right after one takes a closer look at the day-to-day schedule. There is a lot of hidden gems in this year's programme so be careful while choosing the films that you want to see because it's really easy to...

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Indiecan Goes It Alone, Gets Canadian Rights For Isaac Cravit's SOLO

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Canadian psychological thriller Solo will have its Toronto Premiere at Toronto After Dark on October 21st. And fresh on the heels of word that Solo is the first acquisition of the new Shock Til You Drop distribution label in the US comes word Canuck upstart distribution house Indiecan have picked up Canadian rights for Isaac Cravit's when-you-go-out-in-the-woods-today thriller flick! The film stars Degrassi alumnus Annie Clark. Toronto, CanadaOct 10, 2013Indiecan Entertainment has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to Isaac Cravit's debut feature length thriller Solo. Solo is written and directed by Isaac Cravit and produced by Chris Bennett and Robert Budreau for Lumanity Productions. In 'Solo', a tense psychological thriller, Annie Clark (Degrassi) plays a teenage girl who is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on...

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Ayacucho International Film Festival Announces Its First Edition

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

In recent years, Peru has become home to many film festivals. Joining the veteran Lima Film Fest, which wrapped up its 17th edition a couple of months ago, are other events such as Lima Independiente, focused on indie films; the Latin American Digital Film Festival (FIACID); Transcinema Non-Fiction Film Festival; and Outfest, for gay and lesbian themed films. Local film fans are certainly spoiled for choice, and now they have another event to look forward to, the recently announced Ayacucho International Film Festival (FICA)The fest has the distinction of being the first of its kind to be held outside the capital city of Lima, usually the go-to host for events of this type. This break in tradition represents a chance to bring the best in...

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Review: INNERE BLUTUNGEN (Internal Bleeding) Is A Truthful Found Footage Exposure Of Rural Austria In The 60s

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Austrian cinema just loves to look at Austria with contempt. It is not contempt as hate but contempt as patriotism, with black humor and an endless search for sick little stories about crazy people. The whole country is represented as a great psychiatric institution with your everyday ultra-violent sexual abuses, racism, domestic quarrels and violating teenagers. The undisputed king of the Austrian cinema of humiliation is Ulrich Seidl and Innere Blutungen by Florian Sedmak and Anatol Bogendorfer sometimes seems to be a perfect research starting point for Seidl's upcoming features. But there is also another common approach in Austrian cinema, namely the diverse use of found footage. The directors try to combine both streams with an experimental documentary consisting entirely of read out newspaper articles...

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