The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival came to a close on Saturday, May 27 after two weeks of films, celebrities, parties and interviews in the small city on the French Riviera. Now that the prizes have been given out, we can start looking at what could be top contenders for next year’s Oscars. Let’s analyze the results from this year’s festival and see this history that each category has when it comes to the Academy Awards.
Over the past several years the festival has been a springboard for major players in the Oscar derby. We’ve really seen it be an influence in the International Feature category where in-competition films have been nominated a regular basis. Recent Cannes films that ended up being top awards contenders in above the line categories include “Triangle of Sadness,” “Drive My Car,” “Parasite,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “BlacKkKlansman.
Over the past several years the festival has been a springboard for major players in the Oscar derby. We’ve really seen it be an influence in the International Feature category where in-competition films have been nominated a regular basis. Recent Cannes films that ended up being top awards contenders in above the line categories include “Triangle of Sadness,” “Drive My Car,” “Parasite,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “BlacKkKlansman.
- 5/28/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
For the past 40 Cannes Film Festivals, Alexandre has been putting on a show.
As the head bartender at the Mondrian Cannes — the établissement formerly known as The Grand — he’s been mixing cocktails and charming post-premiere revelers since 1983. Alexandre — it’s always “Alexandre,” no last name, like Prince or Madonna — is, for festival regulars, as familiar and welcome a sight as Cannes’ iconic red carpet. With a tall, lean frame and sharp Gallic nose, he darts between tables like a more elegant version of Monsieur Hulot, instantly recognizable with his striking bald head and those playful eyes that spring open in delight and surprise at every new guest.
Over the years, Alexandre has served festival grandees and Hollywood royalty. Johnny Depp and Jim Jarmusch, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De Niro. Isabella Rossellini.
He has his stories.
“Sitting right there: Tony Curtis. And there, Bo Derek,” Alexandre begins. “He goes over,...
As the head bartender at the Mondrian Cannes — the établissement formerly known as The Grand — he’s been mixing cocktails and charming post-premiere revelers since 1983. Alexandre — it’s always “Alexandre,” no last name, like Prince or Madonna — is, for festival regulars, as familiar and welcome a sight as Cannes’ iconic red carpet. With a tall, lean frame and sharp Gallic nose, he darts between tables like a more elegant version of Monsieur Hulot, instantly recognizable with his striking bald head and those playful eyes that spring open in delight and surprise at every new guest.
Over the years, Alexandre has served festival grandees and Hollywood royalty. Johnny Depp and Jim Jarmusch, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De Niro. Isabella Rossellini.
He has his stories.
“Sitting right there: Tony Curtis. And there, Bo Derek,” Alexandre begins. “He goes over,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After two years of cancellations and delays, the Cannes Film Festival finally returned to the south of France during the month of May. The winners of this year’s festivities were announced on Saturday, May 25. How many of these will become major players in this year’s Oscar derby? Below let’s review the results from the 75th installment of the international festival and examine the history each serves as a forecaster for the Academy Awards.
In recent years, Cannes has served as a launching pad for films that have become major contenders in awards season. This is particularly true in the International Feature category which, for the past several years, has had several nominees that were screened in competition. It’s also been true in other categories, including several above the line races, with films like “Drive My Car,” “Parasite,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “BlacKkKlansman” having their premieres on the Croissette.
In recent years, Cannes has served as a launching pad for films that have become major contenders in awards season. This is particularly true in the International Feature category which, for the past several years, has had several nominees that were screened in competition. It’s also been true in other categories, including several above the line races, with films like “Drive My Car,” “Parasite,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “BlacKkKlansman” having their premieres on the Croissette.
- 6/6/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Mirjana Karanović, an actor best known for her starring role in Emir Kusturica’s “When Father Was Away on Business” and Jasmila Žbanić’s Golden Bear winner “Grbavica,” is preparing to direct her second feature, “Mother Mara.” This follows her directorial debut, “A Good Wife,” which competed in Sundance’s World Cinema – Dramatic section in 2016, and screened at more than 40 festivals.
Producer Snezana van Houwelingen pitched the new project at Venice Gap-Financing Market last week. Karanović will also star in “Mother Mara,” alongside Vucic Perovic.
The success of “A Good Wife” was “very beneficial” for Karanović, she says. Meeting with the audience gave her directorial self a confidence boost, allowing to believe she can direct again. It also made pitching and finding partners for “Mother Mara” easier, van Houwelingen says.
“Mother Mara” follows a successful businesswoman and single mother who suddenly loses her 18-year-old son Nemanja to a heart attack.
Producer Snezana van Houwelingen pitched the new project at Venice Gap-Financing Market last week. Karanović will also star in “Mother Mara,” alongside Vucic Perovic.
The success of “A Good Wife” was “very beneficial” for Karanović, she says. Meeting with the audience gave her directorial self a confidence boost, allowing to believe she can direct again. It also made pitching and finding partners for “Mother Mara” easier, van Houwelingen says.
“Mother Mara” follows a successful businesswoman and single mother who suddenly loses her 18-year-old son Nemanja to a heart attack.
- 9/12/2021
- by Anna Tatarska
- Variety Film + TV
Describing its world premiere on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival as “magic,” Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanović (“No Man’s Land”) called his latest feature “a love letter to our city,” offering it as a beacon of hope in troubled times to the people of Sarajevo.
Speaking to Variety the day after the premiere, Tanović described an emotional night as his feel-good film “Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair” opened the festival’s 27th edition.
“For me, the Sarajevo Film Festival is my home. Sarajevo is my home,” he said. “Last night was beautiful, because…we are getting out of this dire situation in which we were in a bad place for quite some time. We still are – we didn’t get out of this mess yet. So to put a bit of humor and a funny look on everything we’ve gone through helps. Last night was beautiful because everybody came out happy.
Speaking to Variety the day after the premiere, Tanović described an emotional night as his feel-good film “Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair” opened the festival’s 27th edition.
“For me, the Sarajevo Film Festival is my home. Sarajevo is my home,” he said. “Last night was beautiful, because…we are getting out of this dire situation in which we were in a bad place for quite some time. We still are – we didn’t get out of this mess yet. So to put a bit of humor and a funny look on everything we’ve gone through helps. Last night was beautiful because everybody came out happy.
- 8/15/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
After going virtual last year and not handing out any prizes due to the Covid pandemic, the 2021 Cannes Film Festival returned to form by announcing its winners on July 17. How many of these will figure in the upcoming Oscar race? We recap the results from the 74th edition of this foremost of film festivals and review its history as a forecaster of the Academy Awards.
The top award at Cannes is the Palme d’Or. Over the years, 40 winners of this prize have amassed 135 Academy Award nominations. Seventeen of these have claimed a combined 32 Oscars. This year, the Palme d’Or went to French filmmaker Julia Ducournau‘s “Titane.” Her dramatic thriller centers on a father reunited with his son who was missing for a decade during which several unexplained crimes were committed. Ducournau is the second woman to take this top prize following Jane Campion‘s breakthrough in 1993 with “The Piano.
The top award at Cannes is the Palme d’Or. Over the years, 40 winners of this prize have amassed 135 Academy Award nominations. Seventeen of these have claimed a combined 32 Oscars. This year, the Palme d’Or went to French filmmaker Julia Ducournau‘s “Titane.” Her dramatic thriller centers on a father reunited with his son who was missing for a decade during which several unexplained crimes were committed. Ducournau is the second woman to take this top prize following Jane Campion‘s breakthrough in 1993 with “The Piano.
- 7/18/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is remembering cast member Mira Furlan, who died Wednesday at the age of 65. The actress played marooned scientist Danielle Rousseau on the ABC drama, appearing in 20 episodes over the series’ six seasons.
“Danielle Rousseau moves into the light,” Lindelof lamented on Instagram Friday. “Rest In Peace, Mira… We are deeply grateful for all you did to protect the island.”
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“Danielle Rousseau moves into the light,” Lindelof lamented on Instagram Friday. “Rest In Peace, Mira… We are deeply grateful for all you did to protect the island.”
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- 1/22/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Actress Mira Furlan, who played Minbari Ambassador Delenn on “Babylon 5” and Danielle Rousseau on “Lost,” has died. She was 65.
Furlan’s agent Chris Roe confirmed her passing to TheWrap via the following statement:
“It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of Mira Furlan. She was a woman full of kindness, strength and compassion. Mira passed away on Wednesday, January 20, following complications from West Nile Virus. She died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles, surrounded by her family. We will all continue to celebrate her life and legacy, and know she’ll always be here with us.”
On Thursday, “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a lengthy statement accompanied by this tweet: “It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her. But as with all things, we will catch up with her in time,...
Furlan’s agent Chris Roe confirmed her passing to TheWrap via the following statement:
“It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of Mira Furlan. She was a woman full of kindness, strength and compassion. Mira passed away on Wednesday, January 20, following complications from West Nile Virus. She died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles, surrounded by her family. We will all continue to celebrate her life and legacy, and know she’ll always be here with us.”
On Thursday, “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a lengthy statement accompanied by this tweet: “It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her. But as with all things, we will catch up with her in time,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Mira Furlan, the Croatian actress who portrayed the Minbari ambassador Delenn on the 1990s sci-fi series Babylon 5, has died. She was 65.
Furlan died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles of complications from West Nile virus, her manager, Chris Roe, announced.
On the big screen, Furlan starred in Emir Kusturica’s Palme d’Or-winning When Father Was Away on Business (1985); in Cirkus Columbia (2010), directed by Bosnia’s Danis Tanovic; and in Seaburners (2014), a Berlin Festival entry from Turkish helmer Melisa Onel.
She also was known for her recurring turn as the French researcher Danielle Rousseau on ABC’s Lost.
Furlan appeared on ...
Furlan died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles of complications from West Nile virus, her manager, Chris Roe, announced.
On the big screen, Furlan starred in Emir Kusturica’s Palme d’Or-winning When Father Was Away on Business (1985); in Cirkus Columbia (2010), directed by Bosnia’s Danis Tanovic; and in Seaburners (2014), a Berlin Festival entry from Turkish helmer Melisa Onel.
She also was known for her recurring turn as the French researcher Danielle Rousseau on ABC’s Lost.
Furlan appeared on ...
- 1/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mira Furlan, the Croatian actress who portrayed the Minbari ambassador Delenn on the 1990s sci-fi series Babylon 5, has died. She was 65.
Furlan died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles of complications from West Nile virus, her manager, Chris Roe, announced.
On the big screen, Furlan starred in Emir Kusturica’s Palme d’Or-winning When Father Was Away on Business (1985); in Cirkus Columbia (2010), directed by Bosnia’s Danis Tanovic; and in Seaburners (2014), a Berlin Festival entry from Turkish helmer Melisa Onel.
She also was known for her recurring turn as the French researcher Danielle Rousseau on ABC’s Lost.
Furlan appeared on ...
Furlan died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles of complications from West Nile virus, her manager, Chris Roe, announced.
On the big screen, Furlan starred in Emir Kusturica’s Palme d’Or-winning When Father Was Away on Business (1985); in Cirkus Columbia (2010), directed by Bosnia’s Danis Tanovic; and in Seaburners (2014), a Berlin Festival entry from Turkish helmer Melisa Onel.
She also was known for her recurring turn as the French researcher Danielle Rousseau on ABC’s Lost.
Furlan appeared on ...
- 1/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mira Furlan, best known for her roles as Minbari Ambassador Delenn on Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau on Lost, has died at the age of 65.
Furlan died of undisclosed causes on Wednesday. Her death was confirmed the following evening on Twitter. Shortly thereafter, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a touching tribute.
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Furlan died of undisclosed causes on Wednesday. Her death was confirmed the following evening on Twitter. Shortly thereafter, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a touching tribute.
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- 1/22/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Actress Mira Furlan, who played Minbari Ambassador Delenn on the sci-fi drama series Babylon 5, passed away Jan. 20. She was 65.
Furlan’s death was announced by her official Twitter account and confirmed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, who paid tribute to the accomplished actress.
“It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her,” he wrote. “Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer and a friend to everyone in the cast and crew of Babylon 5, and we are all devastated by the news.
Born in the Croatian capital Zagreb in 1955, Furlan was a well known, award-winning theater, film and TV actress in the former Yugoslavia. She starred in numerous plays, TV series and films, including Emir Kusturica’s Palm d’Or-winning and Oscar-nominated 1985 film When Father Was Away On Business.
Furlan emigrated to the U.
Furlan’s death was announced by her official Twitter account and confirmed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, who paid tribute to the accomplished actress.
“It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade had gone down the road where we cannot reach her,” he wrote. “Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer and a friend to everyone in the cast and crew of Babylon 5, and we are all devastated by the news.
Born in the Croatian capital Zagreb in 1955, Furlan was a well known, award-winning theater, film and TV actress in the former Yugoslavia. She starred in numerous plays, TV series and films, including Emir Kusturica’s Palm d’Or-winning and Oscar-nominated 1985 film When Father Was Away On Business.
Furlan emigrated to the U.
- 1/22/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Mira Furlan, best known for her roles as Delenn on “Babylon 5” and Danielle Rousseau on “Lost,” died on Wednesday. She was 65.
Her Twitter account announced the news on Thursday, and “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski posted a tribute to the actress later that night.
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— Mira Furlan (@FurlanMira) January 22, 2021
While a cause of death has yet not been revealed, Straczynski said the cast and crew of “Babylon 5” had “known for some time now that Mira’s health was fading.” “We kept hoping that she would improve,” he wrote. “In a group email sent to the cast a while back, I heard that she might be improving.”
However, Straczynski said he later got the call from “Babylon 5” co-star Peter Jurasik that Furlan’s husband, director Goran Gajić, was “bringing her home.”
“Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer, and a...
Her Twitter account announced the news on Thursday, and “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski posted a tribute to the actress later that night.
pic.twitter.com/uVlatjUocZ
— Mira Furlan (@FurlanMira) January 22, 2021
While a cause of death has yet not been revealed, Straczynski said the cast and crew of “Babylon 5” had “known for some time now that Mira’s health was fading.” “We kept hoping that she would improve,” he wrote. “In a group email sent to the cast a while back, I heard that she might be improving.”
However, Straczynski said he later got the call from “Babylon 5” co-star Peter Jurasik that Furlan’s husband, director Goran Gajić, was “bringing her home.”
“Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer, and a...
- 1/22/2021
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
“Do You Remember Dolly Bell?,” the directorial debut of iconic Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, has joined Heritage Online, the Locarno Film Festival’s recently launched platform for classic movies.
Set in Sarajevo in the mid-1960s, the film—an irreverent, coming-of-age story about a young man who falls in love with a prostitute—earned Kusturica the Golden Lion for best first film at the Venice Film Festival in 1981. It was the first of several prestigious international awards the director has won over the course of his heralded career, including the Palme d’Or for “When Father Was Away on Business” (1985) and “Underground” (1995).
“Dolly Bell” is the highlight of a rich trove of films that Film Center Sarajevo is trying to bring back into the public eye, according to the center’s director, Ines Tanović. The Fcs has the rights to 88 films produced in modern-day Bosnia-Herzegovina between 1950 and 1994, when the former Yugoslavia was dissolved,...
Set in Sarajevo in the mid-1960s, the film—an irreverent, coming-of-age story about a young man who falls in love with a prostitute—earned Kusturica the Golden Lion for best first film at the Venice Film Festival in 1981. It was the first of several prestigious international awards the director has won over the course of his heralded career, including the Palme d’Or for “When Father Was Away on Business” (1985) and “Underground” (1995).
“Dolly Bell” is the highlight of a rich trove of films that Film Center Sarajevo is trying to bring back into the public eye, according to the center’s director, Ines Tanović. The Fcs has the rights to 88 films produced in modern-day Bosnia-Herzegovina between 1950 and 1994, when the former Yugoslavia was dissolved,...
- 8/8/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
With the six Oscar nominations Bong Joon Ho‘s “Parasite” scored on Monday morning, the film became the latest to have won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and score an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Only one film has actually succeeded in winning both of those honors: Delbert Mann‘s “Marty,” which prevailed in 1955.
Since the Palme d’Or was established, 15 other films have managed to take the top prize at Cannes and make it into the Best Picture race: “Marty” (1955), “Friendly Persuasion” (1957), “M*A*S*H” (1970), “The Conversation” (1974), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Apocalypse Now” (1979), “All That Jazz” (1979), “Missing” (1982), “The Mission” (1986), “The Piano” (1993), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Secrets & Lies” (1996), “The Pianist” (2002), “The Tree of Life” (2011) and “Amour” (2012).
See 2020 Oscar nominations: Full list of Academy Awards nominees in all 24 categories
The top prize from the French film festival is not always a reliable barometer for what will get in at the Oscars.
Since the Palme d’Or was established, 15 other films have managed to take the top prize at Cannes and make it into the Best Picture race: “Marty” (1955), “Friendly Persuasion” (1957), “M*A*S*H” (1970), “The Conversation” (1974), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Apocalypse Now” (1979), “All That Jazz” (1979), “Missing” (1982), “The Mission” (1986), “The Piano” (1993), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Secrets & Lies” (1996), “The Pianist” (2002), “The Tree of Life” (2011) and “Amour” (2012).
See 2020 Oscar nominations: Full list of Academy Awards nominees in all 24 categories
The top prize from the French film festival is not always a reliable barometer for what will get in at the Oscars.
- 1/16/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival has wrapped and the two films that looked well-positioned for this year’s Oscars (Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” and Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life”) both went home empty-handed.
Cannes’ coveted Palme d’Or went to South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s comedy-drama, “Parasite.” The film, about two families from different classes that find themselves on a collision course with each other, had the most glowing reviews of this year’s entries. Bong is now the first Korean director to win the top honor. The film’s win here could catapult it into serious Oscar consideration. Since 1955, 39 winners of this top honor have amassed a total of 129 Academy Award nominations, with 28 Oscar wins spanning 16 films. And 15 Palme d’Or champs scored Best Picture nominations: “Marty” (1955), “Friendly Persuasion” (1957), “M*A*S*H” (1970), “The Conversation” (1974), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Apocalypse Now...
Cannes’ coveted Palme d’Or went to South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s comedy-drama, “Parasite.” The film, about two families from different classes that find themselves on a collision course with each other, had the most glowing reviews of this year’s entries. Bong is now the first Korean director to win the top honor. The film’s win here could catapult it into serious Oscar consideration. Since 1955, 39 winners of this top honor have amassed a total of 129 Academy Award nominations, with 28 Oscar wins spanning 16 films. And 15 Palme d’Or champs scored Best Picture nominations: “Marty” (1955), “Friendly Persuasion” (1957), “M*A*S*H” (1970), “The Conversation” (1974), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Apocalypse Now...
- 5/26/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Ian McKellen will attend the festival on behalf of the BFI and British Council’s Shakespeare on Film programme.
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will head the jury for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff), which will run June 11-19.
Kusturica has won the Cannes Palme d’Or twice, for When Father Was Away On Business in 1985 and Underground in 1995.
This year’s Siff will also present a special Shakespeare on Film programme with the British Film Institute and British Council. Ian McKellen will attend Siff and take part in an event on June 12 to discuss his 1995 film Richard III, directed by Richard Loncraine.
Siff will also build on its collaborations with the Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and Busan International Film Festival (Biff). In 2015, Siff recommended three Chinese features to Tiff – Young Love Lost, which was selected for Tiff’s Asian Future section, and River and...
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will head the jury for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff), which will run June 11-19.
Kusturica has won the Cannes Palme d’Or twice, for When Father Was Away On Business in 1985 and Underground in 1995.
This year’s Siff will also present a special Shakespeare on Film programme with the British Film Institute and British Council. Ian McKellen will attend Siff and take part in an event on June 12 to discuss his 1995 film Richard III, directed by Richard Loncraine.
Siff will also build on its collaborations with the Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and Busan International Film Festival (Biff). In 2015, Siff recommended three Chinese features to Tiff – Young Love Lost, which was selected for Tiff’s Asian Future section, and River and...
- 2/14/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Love is the Perfect Crime and The Notebook among competition titles.Scoll down for competition line-up
France’s end-of-year, alpine Les Arcs European Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its fifth edition (Dec 14-21).
In a joint statement, the event’s Paris-based co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop, who both hail from Les Arcs, said: “Les Arcs is celebrating its fifth year. It’s been five years of cinephile pleasures, surprises, discoveries, snowflakes, faith, hard work and storms - both figuratively and literally.”
A total of 12 titles selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal Arrow. The international jury will be announced at a later date.
The contenders include French Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Love is the Perfect Crime, which also opens the festival, Hungary’s foreign language Oscar submission The Notebook by Janos Szasz, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida and Bosnian Jamila Zbanic’s For Those Who Can Tell No Tales about...
France’s end-of-year, alpine Les Arcs European Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its fifth edition (Dec 14-21).
In a joint statement, the event’s Paris-based co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop, who both hail from Les Arcs, said: “Les Arcs is celebrating its fifth year. It’s been five years of cinephile pleasures, surprises, discoveries, snowflakes, faith, hard work and storms - both figuratively and literally.”
A total of 12 titles selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal Arrow. The international jury will be announced at a later date.
The contenders include French Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Love is the Perfect Crime, which also opens the festival, Hungary’s foreign language Oscar submission The Notebook by Janos Szasz, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida and Bosnian Jamila Zbanic’s For Those Who Can Tell No Tales about...
- 11/6/2013
- ScreenDaily
Love is the Perfect Crime [pictured] and The Notebook among competition titles.
France’s end-of-year, alpine Les Arcs European Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its fifth edition running Dec 14-21.
“Les Arcs is celebrating its fifth year! It’s been a first five years of cinephile pleasures, surprises, discoveries, snowflakes, faith and hard work, and storms - both figuratively and literally,” said the event’s Paris-based co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop, who both hail from Les Arcs, said in a joint statement.
A total of 12 titles selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal Arrow. The international jury will be announced at a later date.
The contenders comprise French Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Love is the Perfect Crime, which also opens the festival, Hungary’s foreign language Oscar submission The Notebook by Janos Szasz, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida and Bosnian Jamila Zbanic’s For Those Who Can Tell No Tales about...
France’s end-of-year, alpine Les Arcs European Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its fifth edition running Dec 14-21.
“Les Arcs is celebrating its fifth year! It’s been a first five years of cinephile pleasures, surprises, discoveries, snowflakes, faith and hard work, and storms - both figuratively and literally,” said the event’s Paris-based co-founders Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin and Guillaume Calop, who both hail from Les Arcs, said in a joint statement.
A total of 12 titles selected by artistic director Frédéric Boyer will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Crystal Arrow. The international jury will be announced at a later date.
The contenders comprise French Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Love is the Perfect Crime, which also opens the festival, Hungary’s foreign language Oscar submission The Notebook by Janos Szasz, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida and Bosnian Jamila Zbanic’s For Those Who Can Tell No Tales about...
- 11/6/2013
- ScreenDaily
Last we heard from Emir Kusturica, the acclaimed Serbian director of “Underground,” “When Father Was Away On Business,” and “Life Is A Miracle,” he was planning a feature starring himself and Monica Bellucci. That was in May, but the word was that he was ready to get moving on production. Now, we hear news of his next project. It will start filming in December in the U.S., and while Kusturica's there, he's also scheduled to meet with Barack Obama. Kusturica is very interesting indeed. Did we mention he lives in a recreated medieval Serbian town that he built himself?Anyway, this next project is slated to be about someone arguably even more interesting: Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the current president of Uruguay. If you've not been keeping up with Uruguayan politics, we'll let you off this one time, but really, you should be. Mujica is an ex-guerilla who lives on...
- 8/13/2013
- by Ben Brock
- The Playlist
As we all know, “Palme d’Or” is French for Feather Button Hand of Gold Achievement. Or something. Google Translate wasn’t loading this morning. Regardless, it’s as prestigious as awards get, although it hilariously almost never lines up with the Oscars (for good reason). Past winners include Barton Fink, Taxi Driver, Mash, The Third Man, Black Orpheus, La Dolce Vita, The Wind That Shakes the Barley and nearly one hundred other films that should be on a rental queue somewhere. That list also includes Michael Haneke‘s The White Ribbon which took the price in 2009 and, as of yesterday, his latest film Love (Amour). That’s 2 wins for the director in 4 competition years. It ties him for Most Palmes d’Or Ever (no director has won more than two), where he joins Alf Sjoberg (Iris and the Lieutenant, Miss Julie); Francis Ford Coppola (The Conversation, Apocalypse Now); Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, The Best Intentions...
- 5/28/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Amour: director Michael Haneke, Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Louis Trintignant The Cannes Film Festival 2012‘s Palme d’Or winner? Well, though the two — critical raves, Palme d’Or — don’t always go hand in hand, the most widely acclaimed presentation at Cannes this year was Michael Haneke‘s tale of love and death, Amour / Love, starring veterans Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, and Isabelle Huppert. So, I’m betting on Amour. [See also Cannes 2012: Best Actor Predictions; Cannes 2012: Best Actress Predictions; several Amour review snippets; the French-language Amour trailer.] In case Amour does take home the Palme d’Or, that’ll be Michael Haneke’s second win in three years: Haneke’s The White Ribbon, about Germany’s Nazi generation (long before they became Nazis), received Cannes’ top prize in 2009. That would also be a record-breaking small gap between Palme d’Ors: Bille August had to wait four years (Pelle the Conqueror, 1988; The Best Intentions, 1992); Francis Ford Coppola five years (The Conversation, 1974; Apocalypse Now, 1979, tied with Volker Schlöndorff’s The Tin Drum...
- 5/27/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Emir Kusturica
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will preside over the Jury of Un Certain Regard at the 64th Festival de Cannes. The 2011 edition of the festival will take place from May 11-22, 2011.
Un Certain Regard is an Official Selection section at Cannes, alongside the Competition section. It presents around twenty films from countries the world over that are “characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic”.
Emir Kusturica has received the Palme d’Or at Cannes twice, in 1985 for When Father Was Away on Business, and then in 1995 for Underground.
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan was screened in Un Certain Regard at the festival last year.
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will preside over the Jury of Un Certain Regard at the 64th Festival de Cannes. The 2011 edition of the festival will take place from May 11-22, 2011.
Un Certain Regard is an Official Selection section at Cannes, alongside the Competition section. It presents around twenty films from countries the world over that are “characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic”.
Emir Kusturica has received the Palme d’Or at Cannes twice, in 1985 for When Father Was Away on Business, and then in 1995 for Underground.
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan was screened in Un Certain Regard at the festival last year.
- 3/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Look at your calendars guys, spring is coming, and it’s the perfect time to start our little chat about the upcoming 64th Festival de Cannes that will, this time, be held from 11th to 22nd May!
As usual, we’re all interested to see who will be in charge, or if you prefer – who will preside the Un Certain Regard jury, we’re here to inform you that Emir Kusturica, the Serbian film-maker is on board for that one!
Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films from countries the world over that are characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
We’re not surprised with this decision. Emir Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for his second film When Father Was Away on Business and then, ten years later, his second...
As usual, we’re all interested to see who will be in charge, or if you prefer – who will preside the Un Certain Regard jury, we’re here to inform you that Emir Kusturica, the Serbian film-maker is on board for that one!
Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films from countries the world over that are characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
We’re not surprised with this decision. Emir Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for his second film When Father Was Away on Business and then, ten years later, his second...
- 3/25/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has been named president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes (May 11-22).
Each year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, presents about 20 films characterized by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for “When Father Was Away on Business.” Ten years later, his won his second Palme d’Or for “Underground.”...
Each year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, presents about 20 films characterized by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for “When Father Was Away on Business.” Ten years later, his won his second Palme d’Or for “Underground.”...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has been named president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes (May 11-22).
Each year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, presents about 20 films characterized by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for “When Father Was Away on Business.” Ten years later, his won his second Palme d’Or for “Underground.”...
Each year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, presents about 20 films characterized by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for “When Father Was Away on Business.” Ten years later, his won his second Palme d’Or for “Underground.”...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Festival de Cannes has tapped Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica to be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th festival which runs from 11 to 22 May. Each year Un Certain Regard, which runs alongside the official competition, showcases about twenty films from around the world. Cannes has awarded Kusturica two Palmes d’Or, in 1985 for his second film When Father Was Away on Business, and ten years later, for Underground. The Prix Un Certain Regard is given out on the closing weekend of the fest; last year it went to Hong Sang Soo for Ha Ha Ha.
- 3/25/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Two-time Palme d'Or winnter Emir Kusturica--in 1985 for "When Father Was Away On Business" and in 1995 for "Underground"--will be returning to the Croisette this year, but this time, he won't have a film in his hands. The director has been chosen to head the jury for the Un Certain Regard programming of the upcoming festival. Run parallel to the official competition films, this section of the festival is dedicated to visionary, original work looking for international exposure. Hong Sang-soo's "Hahaha," Yorgos Lanthimos's "Dogtooth" and Sergey Dvortsevoy's "Tulpan" were the last three winners, which should give you an idea of…...
- 3/25/2011
- The Playlist
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes, from 11th to 22nd May 2011. Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic. Emir Kusturica received the Palme d’Or in 1985 for When Father Was Away on Business. Ten years later, his second Palme d’Or for Underground made him a member of that elite group of directors who have twice been honoured. Accompanied by a jury made up of artists, journalists and festival directors, Emir Kusturica will award the Prix Un Certain Regard, together with the other festival awards, over the closing weekend. The 2010 Prix Un Certain Regard was awarded to Hong Sang Soo for Ha Ha Ha, which was recently released in France.
- 3/25/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
You've won the prestigious Palme d'Or twice within the span of ten years for the films "When Father Was Away on Business" and "Underground"--a repeat winner's feat that puts you in an elite group of six filmmakers that includes Francis Ford Coppola and the Dardenne brothers--you're world renowned for your whimsical, whirling dervish-like serio-comedies (the aforementioned pics, plus "Time of the Gypsies," and more) and yet still, you haven't had proper U.S. theatrical distribution for your last four films, making it twelve years since one of your features has been shown stateside (1998's "Black Cat, White Cat" was the last…...
- 2/7/2011
- The Playlist
63 countries have now announced their Oscar submissions. Last year we had 65 films and the most ever, if my data is correct, was 2008 in which 67 countries competed for the coveted 5 slots. (If 10 is the number for Best Picture, shouldn't the corresponding prize for subtitled features, also be 10? ) In other words, numbers-wise, we're just about finished. The deadline has already passed but some countries are quiet about their submissions. The "official" official list will arrive any minute now... or next week depending on the speed with which AMPAS does their paperwork. Soon is the point.
A naked blue moment from Puerto Rico's Miente a.k.a. Lie. Spanish is the
language to know in this category. 11 of the 63 entries are in Spanish!
I've updated all the pages so you can see the info. The major contending countries, those frequently in the hunt, have all announced their representative films.
Afghanistan to France
(23 films.
A naked blue moment from Puerto Rico's Miente a.k.a. Lie. Spanish is the
language to know in this category. 11 of the 63 entries are in Spanish!
I've updated all the pages so you can see the info. The major contending countries, those frequently in the hunt, have all announced their representative films.
Afghanistan to France
(23 films.
- 10/11/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Rome -- Iconic actor Robert De Niro will receive the Taormina Arte Award during this 56th edition of the Taormina Film Festival, organizers said Monday.
The 67-year-old De Niro, who took home Oscars for Best Supporting Actor in "The Godfather Part II" in 1975 and for Best Actor in "Raging Bull" six years later, will also host a Masters Class for festival goers interested in learning about De Niro's views on his craft.
The June 12-18 festival famous for its ancient Greek Theatre and its views of the Mt. Etna volcano, also said it would launch the Roma-Mediterranean Award for Dialogue Between Cultures. The prize, which will be presented in association with The Hollywood Reporter, will go to Emir Kusturica, the Bosnian film director who won a Goldn Palm in Cannes for "Underground" in 1995 and for "Otac na sluzbenom putu" (When Father Was Away on Business) ten years earlier.
The Taormina...
The 67-year-old De Niro, who took home Oscars for Best Supporting Actor in "The Godfather Part II" in 1975 and for Best Actor in "Raging Bull" six years later, will also host a Masters Class for festival goers interested in learning about De Niro's views on his craft.
The June 12-18 festival famous for its ancient Greek Theatre and its views of the Mt. Etna volcano, also said it would launch the Roma-Mediterranean Award for Dialogue Between Cultures. The prize, which will be presented in association with The Hollywood Reporter, will go to Emir Kusturica, the Bosnian film director who won a Goldn Palm in Cannes for "Underground" in 1995 and for "Otac na sluzbenom putu" (When Father Was Away on Business) ten years earlier.
The Taormina...
- 5/10/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Third International Kustendorf Film and Music Festival opened on Wednesday in Serbia with Johnny Depp present as guest of honour.
Johnny Depp and Emir Kusturica | Kustendorf
The festival is organized by film director Emir Kusturica, in his Drvengrad (wood town), the village which was created by Kusturica for his film, “Life is a Miracle“.
The festival started in an unusual manner- without saying a word, Kusturica removed flags covering Johnny’s nearly life-sized bust, which was followed by impressive fireworks.
In addition to the statue, Johnny also received the “Award for Future Movies.”
Johnny Depp and his statue | Kustendorf
“I am completely shocked because I could not have imagined that such a magical and beautiful place could be home to a movie festival, of the kind I’ve never been to before. Unlike other festivals, people can communicate and get to know each other here. I’m impressed with this place,...
Johnny Depp and Emir Kusturica | Kustendorf
The festival is organized by film director Emir Kusturica, in his Drvengrad (wood town), the village which was created by Kusturica for his film, “Life is a Miracle“.
The festival started in an unusual manner- without saying a word, Kusturica removed flags covering Johnny’s nearly life-sized bust, which was followed by impressive fireworks.
In addition to the statue, Johnny also received the “Award for Future Movies.”
Johnny Depp and his statue | Kustendorf
“I am completely shocked because I could not have imagined that such a magical and beautiful place could be home to a movie festival, of the kind I’ve never been to before. Unlike other festivals, people can communicate and get to know each other here. I’m impressed with this place,...
- 1/15/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Celebrating the cinematic personalities born on 11/24. Even if you're not cinematic, you're probably a personality. Wish yourself a happy one in the comments. There's no way there's been no Scorpios (or now) Saggitarians reading. Speak up when it's your big day!
Garret, Shirley and 'Izzy'
1913 Geraldine Fitzgerald actress (Wuthering Heights, The Mango Tree, Rachel Rachel)
1942 Billy Connolly, comedian, actor, 'Mr. Brown' (he who was beloved by Judi Dench) and 'Barry' (he who was poisoned by Michelle Pfeiffer)
1949 Manuel De Sica composer (The Garden of the Fitzi Continis), Son of Vittorio
1954 Emir Kusturica two-time Cannes winning Serbian filmmaker behind Underground & When Father Was Away on Business (Oscar nominee)
1964 Garret Dillahunt, terrific actor who has lately specialized in the skin-crawlingly creepy (The Road, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and the endearingly pathetic (No Country For Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) but a...
Garret, Shirley and 'Izzy'
1913 Geraldine Fitzgerald actress (Wuthering Heights, The Mango Tree, Rachel Rachel)
1942 Billy Connolly, comedian, actor, 'Mr. Brown' (he who was beloved by Judi Dench) and 'Barry' (he who was poisoned by Michelle Pfeiffer)
1949 Manuel De Sica composer (The Garden of the Fitzi Continis), Son of Vittorio
1954 Emir Kusturica two-time Cannes winning Serbian filmmaker behind Underground & When Father Was Away on Business (Oscar nominee)
1964 Garret Dillahunt, terrific actor who has lately specialized in the skin-crawlingly creepy (The Road, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and the endearingly pathetic (No Country For Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) but a...
- 11/24/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
As the 11-day film festival drew to a close, the AFI Fest 2006 juries awarded prizes Sunday to a wide range of international contenders. Taking home the international feature competition's narrative grand jury prize was rookie filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic's Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams, Bosnia and Herzegovina's official entry for the 2006 best foreign language Oscar, starring Mirjana Karanovic (When Father Was Away on Business) as a mother dealing with the Third Balkan War. Strand Releasing is distributing the film in the U.S.
The international documentary grand jury prize went to Mark Verkerk's Dutch-French co-production Buddha's Lost Children, about a Thai Buddhist monk who fights for orphans. Verkerk also received a $10,000 grant from Aquafina.
Winning feature audience awards in a tie were Carla Garapedian's rock activist docu Screamers and Lucy Walker's Tibetan climbing docu Blindsight, plus Swiss filmmaker Fredi M. Murer's narrative film Vitus, about a gifted boy who rebels against his doting parents.
Receiving special mention was the Danish feature from Peter Schonau Fog, The Art of Crying, starring Jannik Lorenzen.
The international shorts competition jury awarded the grand jury prize to Disappearing, directed by American Stefanie Berk, who took home a $10,000 camera package from Dalsa Digital Cinema.
The international documentary grand jury prize went to Mark Verkerk's Dutch-French co-production Buddha's Lost Children, about a Thai Buddhist monk who fights for orphans. Verkerk also received a $10,000 grant from Aquafina.
Winning feature audience awards in a tie were Carla Garapedian's rock activist docu Screamers and Lucy Walker's Tibetan climbing docu Blindsight, plus Swiss filmmaker Fredi M. Murer's narrative film Vitus, about a gifted boy who rebels against his doting parents.
Receiving special mention was the Danish feature from Peter Schonau Fog, The Art of Crying, starring Jannik Lorenzen.
The international shorts competition jury awarded the grand jury prize to Disappearing, directed by American Stefanie Berk, who took home a $10,000 camera package from Dalsa Digital Cinema.
- 11/13/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the 11-day film festival drew to a close, the AFI Fest 2006 juries awarded prizes Sunday to a wide range of international contenders. Taking home the international feature competition's narrative grand jury prize was rookie filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic's Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams, Bosnia and Herzegovina's official entry for the 2006 best foreign language Oscar, starring Mirjana Karanovic (When Father Was Away on Business) as a mother dealing with the Third Balkan War. Strand Releasing is distributing the film in the U.S.
The international documentary grand jury prize went to Mark Verkerk's Dutch-French co-production Buddha's Lost Children, about a Thai Buddhist monk who fights for orphans. Verkerk also received a $10,000 grant from Aquafina.
Winning feature audience awards in a tie were Carla Garapedian's rock activist docu Screamers and Lucy Walker's Tibetan climbing docu Blindsight, plus Swiss filmmaker Fredi M.
The international documentary grand jury prize went to Mark Verkerk's Dutch-French co-production Buddha's Lost Children, about a Thai Buddhist monk who fights for orphans. Verkerk also received a $10,000 grant from Aquafina.
Winning feature audience awards in a tie were Carla Garapedian's rock activist docu Screamers and Lucy Walker's Tibetan climbing docu Blindsight, plus Swiss filmmaker Fredi M.
- 11/13/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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