By Paul Douglas Grant. Saying goodbye to this luminary figure, we know his legacy endures through the flourishing diversity and dynamism within the Filipino film landscape, in all its vernacular forms.” On November 1, 2023, the Filipino film community faced a profound loss as Teddy Co, a powerful influence on […]
Adaptation, and the “Elite Community” of Filmmaking: An Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro
By Ali Moosavi. As an overall trend I’m thinking the world is in a very precarious situation at the moment and why is it that the majority of films at this major film festival are about this elite community of film makers and artists and conductors and intellectuals? That did […]
Call for Submissions – The Second Annual REEL EAST FILM FESTIVAL (August 21-23, 2015)
April 29, 2015
The Reel East Film Festival is seeking exciting, uncompromising and unique visions from around the world to present at our Second Annual event at the historic Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, NJ on August 21-23, 2015. We are looking for short films in the following categories: Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, Student and […]
56th BFI London Film Festival | 10-21 October, 2012
By Deborah Allison. After nine years under the directorship of Sandra Hebron, the London Film Festival has seen some substantial changes in the company of its new director Clare Stewart. Without wishing to do disservice to Hebron’s tenure, I’m pleased to say that most have been positive. This year’s stripped-back […]
VCU/University of Richmond French Film Festival | Richmond, Virginia, 27–29 March 2009
By Tim Palmer. For the contemporary cinephile – especially a lover of world cinema – the sight of 1800 people applauding a complex film adaptation of a Marguerite Duras novel, after a packed Saturday lunchtime screening, is real cause for optimism. On Saturday 28 March 2009, this lively scene was […]