Sundance Film Fest has always served as a launching pad to the careers of unknown actors: Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine Ryan Gosling, The Believer Narges Rashidi, “Under the Shadow” Babak Anvari’s wartime creeptacular has already drawn well-deserved comparisons to another Sundance-premiered horror hit, “The Babadook,” […]
Shok: Kosovo’s First Oscar Nominated Film
January 28, 2016 by
“Shok conveys in the best way the message of the Kosovo Albanian children reality during the war. Suffering and the tragedy of those innocent, the hope and will for human survival. Even today, children are war’s greatest victims and this film is a call on humanity to react.”
Sundance Film Fest 2016: How Netflix, Amazon and New Kids on the Block Change the Independent Scene
January 20, 2016 by
Variety Reports: Weeks before Sundance, Netflix acquired global streaming rights to Tallulah, a dramatic comedy starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney. The deal, wrapped up quickly with a big price tag, signifies the dramatic changes of the independent film industry. Little Miss Sunshine Versus Happy, Texas “There’s been an insane influx of money,” says Eamonn Bowles, […]
Kindergarten Teacher: Nadav Lapid’s Israeli Film about Obsessive Teachers and Genius Pupils
December 15, 2015 by
One of the most original–and intense–Israeli films in years, Nadav Lapid’s The Kindergarten Teacher presents in this tough expose the tale of a female teacher who gets fanatically obsessed with one child who shows special gifts for poetry.
Tharlo: Tibetan Drama from Pema Tseden Wins Tokyo Filmex Top Award
November 28, 2015 by
Nov 28, 2015–Tibetan director Pema Tseden’s drama, Tharlo, about a shepherd’s encounter with the big city, was awarded the Grand Prize at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Filmex. The film premiered in this year’s Venice Orrizonte section and was later screened the Busan International Film Fest. The jury chairman was Busan festival director Lee Young-kwan. […]
