March 15, 2009–Israeli-German co-production For My Father took home the Grand Prix at the March 14 closing ceremony of the 13th Sofia International Film Festival, with a special jury award going to local favorite Zift. The main program of the 13th edition of Sofia International Film Festival ended with a Gala screening of Wim Wenders' new movie “Palermo Shooting”.
SXSW Film Fest 2009: Mumblecore Has Made It!
March 12, 2009 by
Joe Swanberg's ALEXANDER THE LAST is one of three “mumblecore” films screening at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival that will also be available in 30 million homes across the country via IFC Films' Festival Direct on-demand platform.
Lion's Den: Interview With Director pablo Trapero
March 9, 2009 by
Cannes Film Fest 2008–The starting point was the idea of talking about motherhood. I had made two previous films, “Rolling Family” was about a big family, and then “Born and Bred” was based on a father, and so I was looking to make a film about a mother–Pablo Trapero
Tribeca Film Fest 2009: Woody Allen's Whatever Works Opening Night
March 2, 2009 by
March 2, 2009–The eighth Tribeca Film Festival will open April 22 with Woody Allen's world premiere of “Whatever Works.”
Venice Film Fest 2009: Ang Lee Head of Jury
February 27, 2009 by
Feb 27, 2009–Director Ang Lee will head the main jury of the 66th Venice Film Festival. A two-time Golden Lion winner, in 2005 for “Brokeback Mountain,” and in 2007 for “Lust, Caution” Lee was praised by festival head Marco Mueller as “one of the most successful directors at creating a dialogue between the filmmaking cultures of the East and West.”
