By Gary M. Kramer and Michael Miller. Silverdocs, the all-documentary film festival held at the AFI Theatre in Silver Spring, MD, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. There were many memorable films on a wide variety of subjects from competitors vying for the coveted spot as the human specimen at […]
Sheffield DocFest June 2012
By James Murray-White. This year’s Sheffield DocFest felt like the most buoyant, optimistic and stimulating festival experience so far, of the 3 I’ve attended. With over 2,500 delegates attending the 5 days, and 83 films screening, including 10 outdoors; half a dozen pitching sessions and several million pounds of funding […]
Cannes 2012: Palme d’love
By Marcin Radomski. This year’s Cannes Film Festival was a special event for the filmgoers. It was the 65th anniversary under the patrona of the forever beautiful Marilyn Monroe. This international event boasts having the largest film festival audience in the world. Cannes festival gathers film lovers, film professionals, filmmakers […]
CinemAfrica 2012
By Daniel Lindvall. The warm winds of the Arab Spring swept through the thirteenth edition of Stockholm’s African film festival, CinemAfrica (March 21-25). Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia together supplied ten out of fourteen films (excluding the shorts, but including two Franco-Moroccan co-productions). The making of 18 Days involved ten […]
Bristol Radical Film Festival | 27th February – 4th March, 2012
By Steve Presence. Organised by students and lecturers at the University of the West of England, Bristol, the first Bristol Radical Film Festival showed that explicitly political cinema – and audience demand for it – is alive and kicking. Held in a variety of venues over the course of a […]
31st Istanbul Film Festival Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts
June 6, 2012
By N. Buket Cengiz. This year’s Istanbul Film Festival abounded with films about young people, and the winner of the Golden Tulip, The Loneliest Planet (2011), was one such film. Julia Loktev, a Brooklyn-based Russian film director, explores in this film the fragility of a seemingly secure relationship between two […]
SXSW Film Festival 2012
By Jacob Mertens. Nestled in the heart of the Austin Convention Center, I stand in a line that stretches around the perimeter, coiling in on itself like a writhing boa constrictor. Herein lies the hub of SXSW, hosting event registration, the Vimeo Theater, and several floors of conference rooms and […]
1980-something
By Guilhem Caillard. A look at two striking films presented at this year’s 35th Göteborg International Film Festival (Sweden). Known for its emphasis on Nordic cinema, the Göteborg International Film Festival, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year, has once again lived up to its reputation. Among the eight feature-length […]
The Fourth Dimension (2012) and other Highlights from the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival
By Janine Gericke. This year’s San Francisco International Film Festival, which ends on May 3, has offered an array of spectacular films. One of the many films that stood out for me was the anthology film The Fourth Dimension. The Fourth Dimension brings together three short films by U.S. director […]
55th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 19-May 3, 2012
By Janine Gericke. This year’s San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) has an astounding lineup, including a wide array of narrative features, documentaries, short films, and special presentations. Special Events Two of the SFIFF’s former directors have passed away in the last year and, to honor them, two of this year’s tentpole events […]