Joint directors Farnoosh Samadi and Ali Asgari’s must-see live action short film The Silence has been selected for over 400 film festivals around the world and won many prestigious film awards, including Oscar-qualifying awards at Leeds International Film Festival and Hamptons International Film Festival. The film stars Fatma Alakus, Cahide Ozel and Valentina Carnelutti (Medici: Masters of Florence) and shares a strong…
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FILM – Game’s Jeannie Donohoe “Casting can be very instinctual”
GAME – Trailer from Jeannie Donohoe on Vimeo. Director Jeannie Donohoe’s award-winning film Game is a story about pushing boundaries to achieve your goals. The film stars Rick Fox (Dope, He Got Game), Nicole Williams (film debut; Univ. Nevada point guard) and Tye White (People Vs. OJ Simpson, Drumline). AJ Green, a new kid in town, shows up at the high school boys basketball varsity…
FILM REVIEW – French: Makes you think about the your changes in life
Poor, rich, old, young, everyone has a dream. Earning (more) money? Buying a (new) house? Getting a (new) job. We have all thought about this. However, for some people, their dreams are more achievable than for others. Mostly it depends on health, wealth and, how sad it’s still is, on race. That’s exactly what French (or Le bleu…
FILM – Absinthe star Larry Cech “always go after your dreams”
Absinthe plays homage to the beautiful black and white old Hollywood stories and shares actual quotes from legends including James Brown, Janis Joplin, Frida Khalo and Marilyn Monroe. This avant-garde film stars two of France’s most beloved actresses Oscar-nominee Marie-Christine Barrault and Cesar-nominee Brigitte Fossey, as well as American actor Larry Cech. The film was directed by Michelle Figlarz and produced by Larry Cech, Raul Torres and Monica Cooper. Absinthe…
FILM – Night Dancing Director Barney Cokeliss “Night Dancing was shot in just one, very long day”
Director Barney Cokeliss beautiful and evocative film Night Dancing was selected to World Premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival and will have its UK premiere at the forthcoming 2018 the British Short Film Festival. The film stars Jason Thorpe (Fast and Furious 6), Louise Tanoto (Tom Dale Company), Jacob Ingram-Dodd (Punchdrunk) and Alister Cameron (Foyle’s War). Every night, Bob is transfixed by the vision of a woman dancing…
FILM REVIEW – The Zim: A fascinating story that makes us think about the past and the future
The Zim – Official Trailer from Alexander Bedria on Vimeo. Nowadays, it might be better, but certainly not solved, but the race dispute between black and white has been proven very problematic and bloody in the past. Most of the time movies, which focus on this topic, tell the story from the side of the…
FILM – BIFA reveals the longlists for four new talent categories
Today, the British Independent Film Awards revealed their longlists in four new talent categories, which honours 45 new British writers, producers, directors and upcoming talent from over 30 different movies. The first one category is The Douglas Hickox Award that goes to a director who made his or her debut on the big screen the…
FILM – Pop Up Screens announces its cinema in the snow programme for Winter 2017
Want to relive the biggest and greatest Christmas movies on the big screen while enjoying a delicious hot chocolate or a heart-warming festive mulled wine? Then you definitely need to pay a visit to the Hackney showroom that will be turned into the cosiest cinema you’ll ever spend your time in. Between the 8th of…
FILM REVIEW – The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Yorgos Lanthimos at his best with a stellar assemble
Dogtooth in 2009. The Lobster in 2015. The Killing of a Sacred Deer this year. It seems that Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos has a thing for animals. Also one for Colin Farrell (but don’t we all?). After working on The Lobster, both gentlemen came together again to make The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Lanthimos…
RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL – Atsuko Hirayanagi: “Independent movies tell more a human story and that’s very important”
With Oh Lucy!, the Randaince film festival opens with a Japanse-American coproduction, starring Josh Hartnett and Shinobu Terajima. Our celebrity journalist Liselotte Vanophem spoke to director Atsuko Hirayanagi right before the UK premiere and had a chat about the exciting but nerve-wracking experience of having your film opening a film festival, about the difference in…
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